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Oh, dear, the end is in sight. Tomorrow I send Ascension of Peary to the book formatter. He will build the ebook and the CreateSpace book for me, I will review them. If they work, I can upload the ebook immediately. The CreateSpace book will have to wait for the cover artist to format it for the number of pages in the print book. In any event, they won't be available for sale until 9/18, although once they're accepted, they will be available for pre-sale. I'm very nervous and edgy, though I suppose this is reasonably normal.
There is some good news on another front. I have started two other books in the world I created for Ascension of Peary. One is moving better than the other, and I presented the first chapter to my writers workshop this past Wednesday. I was stunned by the number of positive reviews I got, with some raves, and most saying they wanted to read more. Some said it was the best I've written yet, which suggests that Stephen King is correct when he says you have to write a million words before you can call yourself a writer. I figure that's about where I am now in my fiction writing.
Goodness knows, I've written plenty of words in a legal context over the course of my career. I may have to subtract all the legal words from the fiction words to get the true number of how many words I've written. All that legal stuff was anti-writing.


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Humane Society 'seeks more funds,' yet Heartsong is operating clinic
Programs encourage reading this summer
Many children view summer break as a time for fun and relaxation, but it can also provide them with an opportunity to enhance their reading skills.
Eighth-grade math tutors are feted at luncheon
Sometimes, sitting down with the school principal can be a good thing. When the school superintendent is invited, the experience can become even more meaningful.
Zoning board denies request to slice size of development
A decrease in size for a planned unit development on Furys Ferry Road was denied Thursday by the Columbia County Planning Commission.
Amphitheater holds rock concert
Rock music will drift from the Columbia County Amphitheater on Sunday with the fourth concert of the Music Evolution Series.
Children's author will speak at library
A children's author from Evans looks forward to sharing her trials and tribulations with aspiring writers Saturday at the Columbia County Library.
Graduation ceremonies will be held Saturday
More than 1,300 high school seniors will undergo a rite of passage at James Brown Arena on Saturday when the Columbia County school system holds commencement exercises.
Commons residents aid deputy program
Mary Lou Reynolds says she feels happy to donate money for a cause she believes in. The seven-year resident of Washington Commons Retirement Residence contributed $20 to the Day With a Deputy program, which Columbia County deputies hold to help needy children.
Vets celebration makes changes
Guests at Columbia County's eighth annual Red, White and Blue Veterans Celebration will notice alterations this year.
Nutritionist receives state award
The nutrition manager at Stevens Creek Elementary School recently won a statewide award by starting a new breakfast program.
Group offers free child ID packet
On average, a child is reported missing every 43 seconds in the U.S. Members of the Martinez Masonic Lodge are offering free child identification this weekend to help law enforcement agencies find and return missing children to their homes.
Businessman offers grants
A Columbia County businessman is offering six $1,000 scholarships to 2008 high school graduates.
Author tells father's story of survival
Capturing the attention of about 100 sixth-graders is not an easy task, but Helen Korn Bissell had a spellbound audience at Evans Middle School on May 12.
Time capsule
As reported 40 years ago in the pages of The Columbia News, Thursday, May 23, 1968 :
Reuben A. Rentas, a third-year student in accounting at the University of Georgia, has been inducted into the University's Arch Society.
Current events
Columbia County's eighth annual Red, White and Blue Veterans Celebration will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday in front of the courthouse in Evans, and will feature performances by the Augusta Children's Chorale, the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and a fireworks show at dusk.
Adoption spotlight
This female Labrador retriever mix is about a year old and is available for adoption from Columbia County Animal Care and Control. For more information, call (706) 541-4077 or visit www.columbiacountyga.gov and follow the links to Animal Care and Control.
Richardson wins Marine's Award
JJ Richardson of Lewiston Elementary School shows off the Marine's Award he won at the adaptive games held at Evans High School on May 2.
Police blotter
A 20-year-old Augusta man drowned at Thurmond Lake on Saturday evening. Serrmaster Dozier, of Rosier Road, drowned about 7 p.m. while trying to swim to a sand bar at West Dam Recreation Area, said Columbia County Deputy Coroner Bonnie King.
Students receive scholarships
Evans High School vocational students who received scholarships are Brittany White (from left), Brooke Baity, Chad Abbott, April Henry, Lauren Beasley, Meagan Hamilton, Robert Payne, Kelli Barden and Anna Beth Thompson. Not present was Zachary Savage.
Class reunions
The Harlem High School class of 1979 is seeking classmates for a 30-year reunion to be held summer 2009.
The simple life is far less confusing
I believe I have finally become that person who was made fun of for not understanding how to operate a vehicle with automatic transmission, remember what their ZIP code was, or even how to operate a microwave oven.
Chamber wins with Cagle visit
Thursday morning, Columbia County's Chamber of Commerce will score its third coup in the past year by bringing in another top-level state official as an event speaker.
Join Saturday for patriotic celebration
Many things have changed since 2001. Thankfully, our community's unwavering patriotism and support for our military community remain strong.
Editorial cartoon
Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
Lakeside seeks new baseball coach
Lakeside's next baseball coach probably will not be known until after Westside's playoff run ends.
Newman's win total is astounding
When Georgia College and State University was knocked out of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament last week, it ended the season for several Columbia County products and ended the college career of one of GCSU's all-time best players.
Athlete Spotlight: Chelsea Maxwell and Nick Richards
Each year for nearly a decade, Greenbrier has awarded one senior athlete the Terry Holder Award, a scholarship funded by the school's athletic association. The format was changed this year, and a scholarship was awarded to one boy and one girl.
Camp Calendar
Evans High School will hold its basketball camp June 2-6 and June 23-27. The camps run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day and are open to ages 6-14. Cost is $100. For information, call Kevin Kenny at (706) 863-1198, or (706) 951-3686.
Sports calendar
The Columbia County Storm 9U travel baseball team is seeking players. To be eligible, players must be 9 years old. For information, call Shayne Vining at (706) 306-3728.
Panthers set sights on region championship
Lakeside ended spring football practice Friday with a scrimmage in front of a sizable crowd. The Panthers will start the 2008 season without coach Jody Grooms, who was suspended for two games after running an illegal play during the final game last season.
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|New York
Architecture Images-New York Bridges
George Washington Bridge
|Contemporary black and white images on this page copyright Dave Frieder ( www.davefrieder.com ). Special thanks to Dave Frieder for permission to use images.
|Othmar Ammann, Cass Gilbert
|between northern Manhattan and New Jersey
|Structural Expressionism
|Suspension Bridge
|Dave Frieder Gallery. Copyright Dave Frieder ( www.davefrieder.com )
|The "Little Red Lighthouse" under the George Washington Bridge in New York City, NY.
The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge[3], the
GWB[4], the GW[5], or the George[6]) is a suspension bridge spanning the
Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood in the
borough of Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey by means
of Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1/9. U.S. Route 46, which is entirely in
New Jersey, ends halfway across the bridge at the state border. The GW
is considered one of the world's busiest bridges in terms of vehicle
traffic;[7] In 2004, the bridge carried 108,404,000 vehicles, with
current AADT estimates of nearly 300,000 vehicles daily. The GW span is
the fourth largest suspension bridge in the United States.
The bridge contains two levels, an upper level with four lanes in each direction and a lower level with three lanes in each direction, for a total of 14 lanes of travel. Additionally, the bridge houses a path on each side of the bridge for pedestrian traffic. The speed limit on the bridge is 45 mph (70 km/h), though heavy traffic is common and frequently makes it difficult to reach such speeds.
Groundbreaking for the new bridge began in October 1927, a project of the Port of New York Authority. Its chief engineer was Othmar Ammann, with Cass Gilbert as architect. The bridge was dedicated on October 24, 1931, and opened to traffic the following day. Initially named the "Hudson River Bridge," the bridge is named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. The Bridge is near the sites of Fort Washington (on the New York side) and Fort Lee (in New Jersey), which were fortified positions used by General Washington and his American forces in his unsuccessful attempt to deter the British occupation of New York City in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War. In 1910 the Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a stone monument to the Battle of Fort Washington. The monument is located about 100 yards northeast of the Little Red Lighthouse, up the hill towards the eastern bridge anchorage.
When it opened, the bridge had the longest main span in the world; at 1,067 m (3,500 ft), it nearly doubled the previous record of 564 m (1,850 ft), which had been held by the Ambassador Bridge. (The record has since been exceeded numerous times.) The total length of the bridge is 1,451 m (4,760 ft).
As originally built, the bridge offered six lanes of traffic, but in 1946, two additional lanes were provided on what is now the upper level. A second, lower deck, which had been anticipated in Ammann's original plans, was added, opening to the public on August 29, 1962. This lower level was waggishly nicknamed "Martha" by some. The additional deck increased the capacity of the bridge by 75 percent, making the George Washington Bridge the world's only 14-lane suspension bridge, providing eight lanes on the upper level and six on the lower deck.
The original design for the towers of the bridge called for them to be encased in concrete and granite. However, due to cost considerations during the Great Depression and favorable aesthetic critiques of the bare steel towers, this was never done. The exposed steel towers, with their distinctive criss-crossed bracing, have become one of the bridge's most identifiable characteristics. Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) said of the unadorned steel structure:
"The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson is the most beautiful bridge in the world. Made of cables and steel beams, it gleams in the sky like a reversed arch. It is blessed. It is the only seat of grace in the disordered city. It is painted an aluminum color and, between water and sky, you see nothing but the bent cord supported by two steel towers. When your car moves up the ramp the two towers rise so high that it brings you happiness; their structure is so pure, so resolute, so regular that here, finally, steel architecture seems to laugh. The car reaches an unexpectedly wide apron; the second tower is very far away; innumerable vertical cables, gleaming against the sky, are suspended from the magisterial curve which swings down and then up. The rose-colored towers of New York appear, a vision whose harshness is mitigated by distance." (When the Cathedrals were White", 1947.)
Following the September 11th attacks on New York and Washington, the Port Authority prohibited people from taking photographs on the premises of the bridge due to the fear that terrorist groups might study any potential photographs in order to plot a terrorist attack on the bridge. As the enclosed lower level is more vulnerable to hazardous material (HAZMAT) incidents than the upper level and most HAZMATs have been prohibited there even before the September 11th attacks, all trucks have also been banned from the lower after the September 11th attacks due to the fear that concealed HAZMATs could cause major incidents.[citation needed]
The George Washington Bridge is home to the world's largest free-flying American flag. The flag, located under the upper arch of the New Jersey tower, drapes vertically for 90 feet (27 m). The flag's stripes are about 5 feet (1.5 m) wide and the stars measure about 4 feet (1.2 m) in diameter. Weather permitting, the flag is flown on Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day, as well as on dates honoring those lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks.[8][9]
Road connections
George Washington Bridge, Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections.The George Washington Bridge carries I-95, US-1, and US-9 between New Jersey and New York. US-46 terminates at the state border in the middle of the bridge. I-80 and NJ-4 also feed into the bridge but end before reaching it. On the New Jersey side of the Bridge, the Palisades Interstate Parkway connects directly to the bridge's upper level (there were plans to give direct access to the lower level from the parkway but the plan has been postponed), and the New Jersey Turnpike connects to both levels of the bridge.
On the New York side, the twelve-lane Trans-Manhattan Expressway heads east across the narrow neck of upper Manhattan, from the bridge to the Harlem River, providing access from both decks to 178th Street, the Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Drive on the West Side of Manhattan, and to Amsterdam Avenue and the Harlem River Drive on the East Side. The Expressway connects directly with the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, which spans the Harlem River as part of the Cross-Bronx Expressway (I-95), providing access to the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87). Heading towards New Jersey, local access to the Bridge is available from 179th Street. There are also ramps connecting the bridge to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, a commuter bus terminal with direct access to the New York City Subway at the 175th Street (A) station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line.
Night View of GWB from GE Building.Current tolls for cars are as follows: $6 if paying with cash, $5 peak hours with E-ZPass, and $4 off-peak hours with E-ZPass. A special discounted carpool toll ($1) is available for cars with three or more passengers, at all times, with E-ZPass, who proceed through a staffed toll lane (provided they have previously opted-in to the free "Carpool Plan"). Current tolls for motorcycles are $5 cash, $4 peak hours with E-ZPass, and $3 off-peak with E-ZPass. Trucks are charged $6 per axle, with significantly discounted off-peak and overnight tolls.[10] The toll is only charged one way (eastbound), which is how all Hudson River crossings from are tolled. Foot traffic and cyclists cross for free on sidewalks, one on each side of the upper deck, offering spectacular views of the Hudson River, the Manhattan skyline and the New Jersey Palisades. Pedestrians had to pay tolls of 10 cents shortly after the bridge opened, but non-motorized traffic is no longer tolled. The George Washington Bridge takes in approximately $1 million per day in tolls.
In January 2007, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a deal with Geico, the auto insurance giant, that included the posting of a large billboard on top of the toll plaza that said "Geico Drive Safely," and Geico signs on the tollbooths and approach roads, some of which would feature the insurer's signature gecko. The arrangement would have provided the agency with $3.2 million over two years.[11] A week later, however, the Port Authority cancelled the contract with Geico after criticism that the signs would mar the landmarked bridge, that the Port Authority had failed to negotiate a good price for the deal and that the placement of the signs might violate Fort Lee's regulations.[12]
Non-motorized access
The George Washington Bridge from Riverside DriveThe George Washington Bridge is also popular among sightseers and commuters traveling by foot, bicycle, or roller skates. Normally the North sidewalk is for pedestrians only, and the South sidewalk (accessible by a long, steep ramp on the Manhattan side of the bridge) is shared by bicyclists and pedestrians. The South sidewalk, while requiring a climb / descent of the ramp on the New York side, offers the easiest access for bicyclists, with a level surface from end to end. The South side entrance in Manhattan is at 178th Street, just west of Cabrini Boulevard. The North sidewalk requires stairway climbs and descents on both sides, always an inconvenience and obstacles to handicapped people, and a greater risk in poor weather conditions. The South sidewalk is accessible from the New Jersey side from Hudson Terrace, where an open gate allows pedestrians and bikes to pass. Passing just north less than one hundred yards on Hudson Terrace from the bike/ped entrance, walkers will find the start of the Long Path hiking trail, which leads after a short walk to some spectacular views of the bridge, and continues north towards Albany, New York.
From September 12, 2005 through September 2006, bicycle and pedestrian access to the George Washington Bridge was affected by Port Authority construction (tower painting including lead removal). Until June 18, 2006, the North sidewalk was closed for construction and the South sidewalk was open from 6:00 AM to midnight for both pedestrians and bicyclists. From June 19, 2006 to October 13, 2006 at approximately 3 p.m, the North sidewalk was open from 6:00 AM to midnight and the South sidewalk was closed at all times. From October 13, 2006 at approximately 3 p.m, the South sidewalk is open from 6:00 AM to midnight and the North sidewalk is closed at all times. The Port Authority explains that periodically closing either sidewalk is to remove contractor's equipment.[13]
Transportation Alternatives, a New York City advocacy group, has proposed an enhanced River Road connector in Fort Lee, which would create safer pedestrian and bicycle access to the George Washington Bridge on the New Jersey side of the bridge.[14]
Alternate routes
Motorists and trucks traveling from New England states towards Pennsylvania, or from the direction of Pennsylvania towards New England, often take the Tappan Zee Bridge crossing instead of the George Washington Bridge as this effectively bypasses New York City and the associated traffic.
The GWB in popular culture
The New York side of the George Washington Bridge as seen from the Hudson River, July 2005. The tarp on the tower is from restoration that was taking place at the time. Note the "Little Red Lighthouse."The George Washington Bridge is mentioned in the song "The Cause of Death" by Immortal Technique in a reference to an alleged news report that bombs had been planted on the bridge by four non-Arabs during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The GWB's first movie appearance was in Citizen Kane (1941), and it subsequently appeared in How to Marry a Millionaire, The In-Laws, Desperately Seeking Susan, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Manhattan Murder Mystery. The bridge features prominently in the 1997 movie Cop Land, its lower deck serving as a site for an important early scene and the entire bridge acting as a symbolic barrier between Manhattan and the small towns across the river in New Jersey. A memorable quote from Cop Land is when actor John Spencer speaks into his radio following the apparent suicide of a NYPD police officer: "We've got a man off the [censorship preserved] G.W.!"
In a scene in The Godfather (1972), enroute to a dinner meeting at which Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) plans to murder family enemy Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo (Al Lettieri) and Sollozzo's bodyguard, Police Captain Mark McCluskey (Sterling Hayden), the car in which they are riding is shown heading westbound across the New York/New Jersey state line on the George Washington Bridge. Michael, trying to hide his surprise that the car is not bringing them to the Bronx restaurant at which he plans to commit the murder (and at which a gun has been hidden for his use), asks Sollozzo, "We're going to Jersey?," and Sollozzo cryptically answers, "Maybe." Suddenly Sollozzo's driver, Lou, makes a screeching, harrowing U-turn across the center median, and the car heads back to New York City. In real life, however, the bridge used for filming the U-turn was not the George Washington Bridge, but the Queensboro Bridge over the East River.
Harry Belafonte encounters the bridge choked with abandoned cars in The World, the Flesh and the Devil.
The bridge's construction is featured in the 1942 children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward (ISBN 0-15-204571-6). In the book, a small lighthouse on the Manhattan shore fears it will be overshadowed and rendered useless by the bridge's tall towers and bright lights—but is reassured that the bridge's lights are for airplanes, not ships. The lighthouse does exist in real life and is currently owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
An episode of I Love Lucy concludes with the show's four main cast members beginning a motor trip from New York City to Hollywood, while driving across the George Washington Bridge and singing California, Here I Come.
In the film Network, William Holden's character twice tells the story of how, as a young reporter, he was awakened early in the morning to report on an accident on the bridge. His news crew is waiting for him on the bridge. So he hails a cab outside his apartment, and tells the driver, "Take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge!" And the driver tells him, "Don't do it, buddy! You're young! You've got your whole life ahead of you!"
In The Amazing Spider-Man comic books (issue #121), Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, is kidnapped and held at a bridge by the Green Goblin. The artwork depicts the Brooklyn Bridge, but the editor mistakenly labeled it as the George Washington Bridge. In addition to that, in Spider-Man: The Animated Series Mary Jane is thrown off the George Washington Bridge by the Green Goblin.
The bridge also appeared in X-Men as the team approaches the Statue of Liberty.
In Across the Universe, the lit-up bridge appears in the background of a shot showing a bus stopping at the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal.
American composer William Schuman wrote The George Washington Bridge for concert band in 1950.
The GWB appears in Stephen King's Dark Tower books, both in New York and the city of Lud.
In Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, the main character and her family drive across the bridge as they relocate from Manhattan to New Jersey.
On The Cosby Show, Cliff anticipates his daughter Sondra's moving out of the house, and says to help her leave, he would, "CRAWL across the George Washington Bridge..."
Babylon Rising: The Europa Conspiracy, By Tim Lahaye includes a fictional plot to detonate a dirty bomb over the George Washington Bridge.
A portion of one of the greatest car-chase scenes on film, The Seven-Ups starring Roy Scheider, takes place on the GWB. Also shown is the bus terminal that is part of bridge complex.
In the PlayStation 2 game, Metal Gear Solid 2, The Tanker Chapter starts out with Solid Snake leaping off of The George Washington Bridge onto the USS Discovery.
At the conclusion of the Tom & Jerry animated short Mouse in Manhattan, Jerry scrambles over the bridge to return home.
In an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, Ray states that he "ran out of things to say at the George Washington Bridge" to convince Debra that they are a boring couple. He also states that he would take the upper level because if it collapses, he would fall on the people on the lower level.
^ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - George Washington Bridge. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
^ 2005 NYSDOT Traffic Data Report: AADT Values for Select Toll Facilities. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
^ Rose, Lacey. "Inside The Booth", Forbes, March 2, 2006. Accessed January 15, 2008. "Like the PATH trains, which also connect New York to New Jersey, the G.W. Bridge is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a public agency that employees 7,000 workers and has annual revenues of $2.9 billion."
^ Toolen, Tom. "BRIDGES KEEP PHOTOGRAPHER IN SUSPENSE", The Record (Bergen County), September 27, 1995. Accessed January 15, 2008. "Frieder calls the GWB 'the most beautiful suspension bridge in the world...'"
^ Jones, Charisse. "Upkeep costs rise as USA's bridges age", USA Today, October 20, 2006. Accessed January 15, 2008. "The George Washington Bridge — locals call it 'the GW' — is one of a collection of dazzling spans that link New York's five boroughs or the city and New Jersey."
^ Barron, James. "PUBLIC LIVES; Bridge Photographer With a Taste for Trivia", The New York Times, July 22, 1998. Accessed January 15, 2008. "Mr. Frieder takes it for granted that anyone who has ever heard a radio traffic report will know that the G.W.B., a k a the George, is the George Washington Bridge."
^ George Washington Bridge turns 75 years old: Huge flag, cake part of celebration, Times Herald-Record, October 24, 2006. "The party, however, will be small in comparison to the one that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey organized for 5,000 people to open the bridge to traffic in 1931. And it won't even be on what is now the world's busiest bridge for fear of snarling traffic."
^ George Washington Bridge, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed May 28, 2007.
^ George Washington Bridge Interesting Facts, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed May 28, 2007.
^ Port Authority Toll Rates (reprint 2002), accessed October 22, 2006.
^ The New York Times. "With Ad Deal, Insurer Wades Into Bridge Traffic.", January 4, 2006.
^ Belson, Ken. "Agency Cancels Insurer's Ads for George Washington Bridge.", The New York Times, January 9, 2007.
^ George Washington Bridge: Pedestrians and Bicyclists Latest update, accessed October 22, 2006.
^ Support Grows in NJ for GW Bridge to "River Road" Connector Path, Transportation Alternatives Magazine, Summer 2003.
The two-level George Washington Bridge (GWB) crosses the Hudson River between upper Manhattan (West 178th Street) and Fort Lee, New Jersey and forms part of Interstate Highway I-95.
This suspension bridge was designed by
Othmar H. Ammann who was the Port Authority's Chief Engineer during that
time. Ground was broken for the original six-lane bridge in October
1927. The Port Authority opened the bridge to traffic on October 25,
1931. In 1946, two additional lanes were provided on the upper level.
The New Jersey approach system provides connections between both levels of the bridge and highways US-1, US-9W, US-46, NJ-4, I-80, I-95 and the Palisades Interstate Parkway.
The twelve-lane Trans-Manhattan Expressway, extending eastward from the bridge to the Harlem River between 178th and 179th Streets, connects both levels of the bridge with Amsterdam Avenue, the Harlem River Drive and the 181st Street Bridge over the Harlem River. The Expressway connects directly with the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, which spans the Harlem River as part of the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95), and the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87). Both the upper and lower levels connect to the Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Drive on the West Side of Manhattan. Sidewalks are available to the general public on both the north and south sides of the bridge. In New Jersey, the sidewalk entrances are located on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee. In New York, the south sidewalk is located near the corner of 178th Street and Cabrini Boulevard. The north sidewalk is located near the corner of 179th Street and Cabrini Boulevard.
Port Authority of NY and NJ GWB page
Opened to Traffic
Length of Bridge (between anchorages) 4,760
"The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson is the most beautiful bridge in the world. Made of cables and steel beams, it gleams in the sky like a reversed arch. It is blessed. It is the only seat of grace in the disordered city. It is painted an aluminum color and, between water and sky, you see nothing but the bent cord supported by two steel towers. When your car moves up the ramp, the two towers rise so high that it brings you happiness; their structure is so pure, so resolute, so regular that here, finally, steel architecture seems to laugh… The second tower is very far away; innumerable vertical cables, gleaming across the sky, are suspended from the magisterial curve that swings down and then up. The rose-colored towers of New York appear, a vision whose harshness is mitigated by distance." - Le Corbusier
BRIDGE: Soon after the Port Authority announced
the Hudson River bridge project in 1925, Ammann commissioned consultants
for various designs. Initial plans devised by the Port Authority and the
Regional Plan Association (RPA) called for a suspension bridge with a
2,700-foot-long main span, with piers approximately 400 feet beyond the
pierhead lines.
In a revolutionary
shift from prevailing suspension bridge design convention, Ammann
proposed eliminating the stiffening trusses that had been essential for
suspension bridges in an earlier age, when they were designed for heavy
rail traffic. Instead of using trusses, Ammann theorized that as the
weight per linear foot of long-span bridges increased, the deadweight of
the bridge deck and the four cables would be sufficient to resist heavy
wind, thereby eliminating the need for trusses. Each of the
106-foot-long floor beams weighed 66 tons. Even with a single deck only
10 feet deep, and a depth-to-span ratio of 1:120, neither heavy traffic
nor high winds caused the bridge to sway. However, the bridge was
designed to accommodate a second, truss-stiffened deck that could be
added later.
A Landmark Destination: The Bus Station
Pier Luigi Nervi's terminal at the George Washington Bridge is a powerful, handsome place, soot notwithstanding.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:01 a.m.
NEW YORK--A subway ride to MoMA QNS will take you to see the models for Santiago Calatrava's Transportation Hub for the World Trade Center site, a remarkable structure commissioned by the Port Authority of New York that raises technology to the highest level of beauty and utility. They will be on view until Sept. 27.
A subway ride to 178th Street and Broadway will take you to see Pier Luigi Nervi's bus terminal at the George Washington Bridge, an equally remarkable structure commissioned by the Port Authority more than 40 years earlier, when the Italian engineer was as celebrated as Mr. Calatrava is now.
Mr. Calatrava's models for a terminal yet to be built are ethereally empty and rendered in pristine white; Nervi's terminal, completed in 1962, is deeply discolored with soot and grime. But what separates these two buildings is more than time and distance, or past vs. future; it is New York's short memory.
Lavish praise has greeted Mr. Calatrava's glass and steel structure with its ribbed, winglike canopies that admit daylight above and below ground and can be opened to the sky. The same kudos marked the Port Authority's announcement of the Nervi commission, which was also hailed as a visionary act in the early 1960s.
Mr. Calatrava's position in the 21st century and Nervi's in the 20th are roughly equal. The two men share an international reputation for turning engineering into art. Both make complex things seem dramatically simple, so the untrained observer can sense with pleasure the play of forces held in equilibrium by elaborate calculations and an impeccable eye. In their talented hands, structural design achieves a rational elegance. Because engineering is the heart and soul of construction--the building's bones on which everything else depends for support and stability--structure trumps style.
But style is there--Mr. Calatrava's forms have extraordinary brio; Nervi, who died at 87 in 1979, practiced with a fine Italian hand. Mr. Calatrava's engineering is a kind of 21st century architecture parlante, transcending the utilitarian to mimick the forms of flight. Sometimes his extravagantly expressionistic gestures go overboard, but his soaring bird is spot on for New York, where tragic circumstances and an unparalleled opportunity require a symbolic act of aesthetic daring.
If Mr. Calatrava's building is a bird, Nervi's is a butterfly. The bus terminal's rooftop sets of butterfly trusses are echoed in the butterfly entrance canopy that is pure vintage 1960s. In Nervi's structural art, there are no superfluous moves. The beauty of his buildings relies on simple geometry and sophisticated prefabrication. The repeated V-shaped members of the bus terminal's concrete trusses echo the steel cross bracing of the George Washington Bridge.
Disturbed by reports from guardians of our modernist heritage that the building had suffered neglect and was threatened by change, I went back recently to see how it had fared. My last visit had been a hardhat climb over the newly constructed building with the maestro himself; no fear of heights could have kept me from the experience.
I found a strong, proud and handsome survivor. Nervi still comes through loud and clear. The building is enormously impressive; neither the soiled and darkened surfaces nor the descent of the concourse into bland tackiness could camouflage its quality. The Port Authority has been a decent, if clueless, caretaker. Bus stations are not known for their high-end ambience; they are often placed in marginal neighborhoods and are notoriously subject to transient abuse. The biggest threat to the building is that the Port Authority totally undervalues, what it is dealing with.
The terminal is a three-level structure that stretches from the George Washington Bridge to a single-story extension across Broadway. A bus turnaround connecting the two parts bridges Broadway. Buses arrive and depart on the lower and upper levels; between the two is the concourse, with its ticket booths and services.
Unlike Grand Central Terminal's high-end shops and services, there are no gourmet takeout stores or fancy restaurants for commuters on the run; the most conspicuous tenants are a dentist, a credit union, a video store and an off-track betting facility, which occupies the most space on the concourse and exudes an air of abandoned hope.
These uniformly dismal enterprises are housed in a zigzag of commercial construction on one side, paralleled by a zigzag of ticket booths on the other side, which may or may not be meant to echo the zigzag bus berths outside at street level. The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects reports in its journal Oculus that $14 million has been spent by the Port Authority over the past five years. The dominant design factor seems to be the overwhelming need for vigilant maintenance.
The place was spotlessly clean when I visited, and the restroom--that public barometer of quality of life--immaculate and functioning give or take a few broken hand dryers, was a clear demonstration of the problems faced and solved. Everything visible or usable--toilets, sinks, even mirrors--was of solidly wall-hung stainless steel. On that day, at least, the escalators were working.
Beyond a vandal-proof minimalism (and don't think trendy asceticism) the aesthetic goes casually downhill to a humdrum mix of bad signage and the unconsciously comic touch of a bronze bust of George Washington, a gift from the sculptor's son, shunted off into a neutral corner. Another bust, of O.H. Amman, the distinguished engineer of the George Washington Bridge, stands with its back to the entrance against a large and lifeless photograph of the bridge; it is a measure of the level of design sensibility that the real bridge is available by looking the other way. There is no sign of Nervi, although I understand his name appears on a plaque outside as consulting engineer, after the Port Authority's chief engineer, John M. Kyle. I don't grudge Mr. Kyle his conspicuous position; he was the man with the vision to hire Nervi.
Nothing suggests the drama at the top of the escalator that leads to the local commuter bus lines. The angled butterfly trusses, open for ventilation, frame an exhilarating view of the bridge. Huge central columns receive the weight of the trusses, tapering to a dancer's lightness at the floor. Small, curved-roof glass kiosks along the platforms provide attractive and appropriate protection. The narrow, striated pattern of Nervi's concrete aggregate is visible; this is a powerfully handsome place, soot notwithstanding.
There are on-again off-again proposals to maximize the land use; the idea of unused air rights is anathema to any self-respecting real-estate department, and the Port Authority is no stranger to development. One proposal would have built a cinema multiplex on top of the low Broadway structure. That has not materialized, but the possibilities are apparently being held open.
The argument is made that because construction over the Broadway section would not touch the main building, Nervi's design would not be compromised. That is ridiculous, of course; the two parts are continuous, and effectively one thing, and any addition will alter the perception and integrity of the whole. This does not mean that every option is foreclosed. But a large and sensitive talent would be required, something that seems to come sporadically to the Port Authority, like every 40 years. In conventional or commercial hands, anything at all would be a disaster.
Architecture is a mirror of its own moment, and some will prize this building for the hallmarks of Italian design of the '60s--those retro butterfly shapes and touches of aquamarine, and the fine Italian mosaic of the underside of the butterfly canopy that is clearly, and sadly, deteriorating. But unlike the nostalgic and lovable kitsch being championed by those who are unable or unwilling to make distinctions between what is important and what is not, Nervi's Port Authority bus terminal is a work of the first rank that demonstrates the art and science of reinforced concrete construction at its 20th-century highpoint, in the hands of one of its greatest masters. It is inconceivable that this building--in fact, any Nervi building--should not be a designated landmark. Under New York City law, it has already been eligible for a decade. It is time to look uptown.
Ms. Huxtable, the Journal's architecture critic, last wrote on Louis Kahn.
An Overlooked Modernist Masterpiece
Pier Luigi Nervi's bus terminal at the George Washington Bridge
Published in Blueprint, November 2000
Is intercity bus travel so declasse that it's hard for New Yorkers to take a bus terminal seriously? That's the only explanation for the indifference to the poured concrete masterpiece by Pier Luigi Nervi that spans Broadway at the Manhattan approach to the George Washington Bridge. The building -- a station and attached parking lot, one of Nervi's few completed projects outside Italy -- is a superb example of the poetry he wrought from ferro-concrete, exploring, as he put it, "the mysterious affinity between physical laws and the human senses." Now that affinity is threatened by a planned multiplex cinema, a 50,000 square foot building (not yet designed), to be constructed over the parking lot portion of the Nervi building. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the quasi-public organization that owns the terminal, hopes to move ahead with the plans after a structural survey is completed early next year.
It is the latest example of New York treating a significant building as a plinth for another, more profitable structure -- the same Port Authority is planning a skyscraper over its other terminal, near Times Square.
The Nervi building, completed in 1962, begins with a horizontal platform, raised about 30 feet over the street on angled concrete columns. Above the western half of the platform, a second series of columns support 14 triangular projections, bug-eyed clerestories that explore the otherwise neglected middle ground between Corbu and Gaudi. Striking from the outside (approached, as they usually are, from a drab section of Upper Broadway), they are nothing short of thrilling from the inside, where their concrete louvers funnel light to the waiting areas below with a mixture of precision and delight.
The other half of the platform -- a parking lot -- has nothing on it but cars, and that's where the theater will be built. But the Port Authority, which stands to make millions, hasn't said how the new building will be massed. Even if it the cinema never touches Nervi's skylights, it will obscure them from some directions and compete with them from others.
Like the Gwathmey-Siegel addition to Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, overhanging and threatening to overshadow Wright's rotunda, the cineplex will be a looming omnipresence.
Anything that touches -- or diminishes the effect of -- Nervi's geometry should be off the table. The building was inspired by the George Washington Bridge -- which Le Corbusier called "the most beautiful bridge in the world." Nervi's structure makes clear references to the bridge's criss-cross trusses, rethinking one idiom -- call it "erector set deco" -- in another.
As in his better-known Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Nervi (1891-1979) revels in structural predetermination -- the tracery of his vaults is as inevitable as the ribs of a wood canoe -- and in the plasticity of ferro-concrete (his movable forms were made of the same material as the finished building). The brain behind these eyes is both calculating and playful.
News of the planned cineplex has sent at least one architecture writer -- this one -- scurrying to see the condition of the terminal, which he hadn't visited in years. (It's common for owners to allow non-landmarked masterpieces to deteriorate to the point where no one cares what happens to them -- neglect becoming an excuse for more neglect.) In this case, while the building is far from pristine, the majesty of Nervi's creation is undiminished. The columns supporting the terminal roof are surprisingly moving (their tapering forms and striated surface suggest sequoias, yet without the slightest hint of kitsch). Above, concrete is rendered nearly weightless. The building is on a par with Saarinen's TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport, another reinforced concrete masterpiece that seems to leave the ground. But unlike Saarinen's building, which has achieved iconic status, Nervi's is little known. It has something to do with location, but a lot to do with the fact that boarding a bus to New Jersey (rather than, say, a plane to Paris) is something most New Yorkers prefer to do with eyes wide shut.
Second Look: George Washington Bridge Bus Station / Pier Luigi Nervi, 1963
One of Nervi's few completed projects outside Italy is a superb example of the poetry he wrought from ferro-concrete.
by Fred A. Bernstein
November 2, 2004
(Photo courtesy of The Port Authority of NY & NJ - Mara Herbert - Photographer)
Editor's note: Second Look is a new series based on Fred Bernstein's regular column in Oculus, the quarterly magazine of the AIA New York Chapter. It is reprinted here with permission.
Is intercity bus travel so déclassé that Americans can't take a bus terminal seriously? How else to explain their indifference to the poured concrete masterpiece by Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) that spans Broadway at the Manhattan approach to the George Washington Bridge? The structure – a station and attached parking lot, one of Nervi's few completed projects outside Italy – is a superb example of the poetry he wrought from ferro-concrete, exploring, as he put it, "the mysterious affinity between physical laws and the human senses."
In 1999, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the building, announced plans to build a 50,000-square-foot multiplex cinema over the parking lot. It was to be just one more example of an architecturally significant Manhattan building becoming a plinth for a more profitable structure. That, of course, was before September 11th; the plan is now on hold. Which is good news for fans of the building.
The Nervi building is essentially a horizontal platform, raised about 30 feet over the street on angled concrete columns. From the western half of the platform (which is linked by bus lanes to the George Washington Bridge), a second series of columns supports 14 triangular projections – bug-eyed clerestories that explore the otherwise neglected middle ground between Corbu and Gaudi. Striking from the outside (approached, as they usually are, from a drab section of Upper Broadway), they are nothing short of thrilling from the inside, where their concrete louvers funnel light to the waiting areas below with a mixture of precision and insouciance – as if painted by Picasso from a sketch by Escher.
The building was inspired by the Hudson River span; Nervi's structure makes explicit references to the bridge's criss-cross trusses, rethinking one idiom – call it "erector set deco" – in another. From above, the roof resembles one of the bridge's towers, pushed and pulled like taffy.
As in his better-known Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Nervi revels in structural predetermination – the tracery of his vaults is as inevitable as the ribs of a wood canoe – and in the plasticity of ferro-concrete (his movable forms were made of the same material as the finished building).
The Port Authority (which attributes the building to "John M. Kyle, chief engineer, and Pier Luigi Nervi, consulting engineer" on a plaque in front) has, of course, tinkered with the building over the years. Recent changes to the retail/ticketing concourse (below the bus platform) include materials that would have been an anathema to Nervi. A Port Authority spokesman said the PA has spent $14 million on capital improvements to the terminal since 1999, and that it "remains open to development opportunities at the site." For now, the building retains its power to inspire. The columns supporting the terminal roof are triumphant – their tapering forms and striated surface suggest sequoias, yet without the slightest hint of kitsch. Above, concrete is rendered nearly weightless. The building is on par with Saarinen's TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport, another reinforced concrete masterpiece that seems ready to leave the ground. But unlike Saarinen's building, which has achieved iconic status, Nervi's is under-appreciated. It has something to do with location, but a lot to do with the fact that taking a bus to New Jersey (rather than, say, a plane to Paris) is something most New Yorkers prefer to do with eyes wide shut.
Fred Bernstein, an Oculus contributing editor, studied architecture at Princeton University, and has written about design for more than 15 years. He also contributes to the New York Times, Metropolitan Home, and Blueprint.
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Everyone Deserves A Date, Including a Guy Named Dan
Last week, I received an email at work about my Meet Market column from a man named Dan. Here is what he sent me:
I am a reader of The New York Post and enjoy your Meet Market page. I noticed it says I can email you if I would be interested in winning a date. I would be interested in participating in this and would enjoy the opportunity of meeting a woman with your help. Kindly let me know how to proceed. Thank you.
I get this type of email from readers about once or twice a week, usually on Mondays, the day after the column has appeared in the paper. They always make me happier because they make my job easier; one more person for the column, one less person I have to coerce into participating.
I asked Dan if he was over 21 and lived in either NYC or the immediate area outside of NYC, as I do all people who reach out with interest. He replied he was 36-years-old and lived in Long Island. So I told him to fill out the questionnaire and to come in as soon as he could for the picture he has to take for the column. He said he would get started on the questionnaire and could come in the next day for the photo.
Dan arrived at the time he said he would, and I greeted him downstairs to take him up to our studio.
Most of the people who sign up for Meet Market reach out through through email, so I meet them for the first time in person at that downstairs greeting. I never know what they look like or how they are going to be. Usually they are excited to take their photo, shy or busy and want to get it over with.
Dan was none of these things. I could tell he was different than anyone else I met.
He was nerd-ish, badly dressed, with thick, black-rimmed eye glasses. He looked like a shorter version of Adam Levine if Adam Levine had a Forrest Gump-like haircut. None of this seemed out of the ordinary. What did seem peculiar was his slow, very slow, walk. I never waited so long for someone to get through the security gate. I felt rude for walking at a normal pace.
After the photo was done, I explained how Meet Market worked. He seemed to understand, so I asked him if he had any questions for me.
"Well, actually, I need to tell you something," he said.
"Okay," I said. "What's that?"
"I have OCD and Asperger's Syndrome."
I didn't flinch at what he said. If anything, I appreciated his candor, and I just made a mental note of his condition, saying to myself he will be a little harder to send out on a date. I told him I understood and I thanked him for the heads up while walking him back downstairs.
Down in the lobby, Dan shook my hand but then said he had more to tell me:
"I don't know how you usually set people up, and I'm going to fill out your questionnaire you gave me, but one thing I want to explain is I need a woman who doesn't mind being in control, doesn't mind taking charge. My condition makes it really hard for me to make even the easiest decisions. And I know some women are dominant, but they still want a man who takes charge. I'm not that kind of guy. It takes me forever to make a decision.
"I wanted to sign up for this because it's pretty hard for me to meet women the normal way," he continued. "I don't like clubs or places with loud music and approaching a girl doesn't work too well for me either. I will try to say this in the questionnaire, but I want you to tell whoever you set me up with about my condition. Oh, and I haven't been in a relationship since I was 19."
Look, I can't make my job too personal. I treat everyone professionally and as sensitive as I am to all the people who participate, my heart can't get in the way of my deadlines. Do I want the people I send out on blind dates to report back that they found the love of their life? Of course, but I learned very quickly that's not my job. I am not a match maker, nor am I trying to be. I just want to help people go out on memorable dates and share a good story about it in the paper.
Dan is different.
After he left, it was hard for me to shake the look on his face when he was telling me about all the problems he's had with dating and meeting women. He told me everything without a trace of self-pity, in a very-matter-of-fact tone, and the more I thought about his story the more I wanted to help him. Here was a guy who knew he had real mental challenges, but no longer wanted to be imprisoned by them.
I have talked to Dan several times since our first encounter and also received his questionnaire. I am pleased to report that with the exception of his conditions, he is a very like-able guy who any woman would be lucky to have. He holds a Master's in Education and has a certification to teach Social Studies. Currently, he is part of an agency that sends tutors to students who need individual attention in particular subjects.
But, more importantly than his resume, in all of our conversations Dan wants one thing: Love and to his credit, he has put a lot of thought into the type of woman he wants.
"I know I'm 36-years-old, but I might need someone who is around 23," he told me. "My therapist says since I have such inexperience with love and relationships, a woman that age might be better suited for me."
About wanting a woman who doesn't mind being in control, Dan is adamant she be okay with this. "More than someone being okay with my condition," Dan said. "I think my desire for a dominant woman has been the hardest thing for me to find."
And on his mental challenges, Dan said, "I just want someone who isn't going to run if they see me reacting to my OCD or the Asperger's. I want someone who believes I can get better."
On his questionnaire, Dan wrote, "I'm four-years away from being a real-life 40-year-old virgin." But that is only a side-effect of what Dan really wants. He told me, "I see all these people get to experience love, and it's like this chocolate bar, but I can't have it. That's why I need someone to help me meet someone."
Dan's story has affected me to the point where I'm bringing it over here and sharing it with you all. I need help finding Dan a date, and I know it won't be easy finding compatible participants so if you're reading this, I am hoping you can help me out.
I am looking for women, between the ages of 21-40 who live in NYC, and are interested in participating in Meet Market to possibly go out with Dan. For those who don't understand how Meet Market works, each week, I give one guy or girl the opportunity to pick a person among three different people of the opposite sex. Dan has faced enough rejection in his lifetime, so I'm making him a guy who chooses instead of putting him in a group to get chosen.
If you don't live in NYC but know someone who does and might be interested in giving this a chance, forward it to them. If you are in NYC and you yourself might be interested, please, email me at the address below:
Or you can click here to fill out this brief form.
All I said to Dan is I would help him get a date. I never promised to deliver him the love of his life; such a quest is far outside of my responsibilities and capabilities. But I can help him get off to a good start and give him what has eluded him for so very long. After all, it is my job, but Dan is a special case.
I want to help Dan go out on one date – just one free, nice, fun date. Certainly what happens after is entirely up to him, but the first date, I know I can do that with your help.
So please pass this along and help me find a date Dan, because everyone deserves a date, including people like him.


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THE second leg of the Triple Crown series, the 1,900-metre Carib Brewery Midsummer Classic, appears to a formality for trainer John O'Brien's unbeaten colt Momentum, who continues on the 2014 Triple Crown trail having won the first leg, the 1,800-metre NLCB Easter Guineas on April 21 at Santa Rosa Park, Arima.
Based on the opinions of the trainers of the other runners in the "Midsummer", Momentum will be a very short-priced favourite today.
The Express spoke with trainers Harriram "Pepsi" Gobin, Terrance Thomas and Derick Mosca, who have four of the nine runners in the race.
Gobin, who will saddle Jamaica-bred Bigman Bas and Soca Rhapsody, both of whom will be clashing with Momentum for the first time, declared: "Momentum is the horse to beat."
"Bigman Bas only had one start and he needed that run," Gobin stated. "I am expecting him to run a more improved race in the Midsummer Classic, because he is a much fitter horse for this race. "Soca Rhapsody had a setback and we missed some important races," he added. "On her return after two months, she did not have the competitive edge. She needed the run. If we get a wet/fast track, or rain before the race, she will run a grand race. There is the belief she is not a stayer, as she was beaten in her first two-turn race, but she needed the run."
Gobin, who now trains 2013 Horse of the Year Bigman In Town which has moved from O'Brien's barn, fancies the chestnut's chances in the 1,200-metre Carib Beer Santa Rosa Dash.
Asked about the other runners Gobin declared: "Definitely, Crime Of Passion is the horse to beat, and Sacred Trust to a lesser extent. Those will be the two horses."
Pressed about his opinion of highly-regarded three-year-old Coroneo, Gobin said: "I did not see him work, but I think the graded horse, Crime Of Passion, will be the horse to beat."
However, Coroneo has history on his side as Crime Of Passion won this event last year as a three-year-old.
Trainer Thomas, who has Freedomfigther in the Midsummer Classic line-up, pointed out, "He is a maiden, but is a Jamaica-bred and if that works in my favour I could be in the money. He has improved quite a lot, but there are a couple horses I am not paying them any mind.
"I have a good jockey (Reshawn Latchman), I will get a nice free passage," Thomas advised. "In his last race he got a bad passage. The word in the paddock is that Soca Rhapsody is not sure to get the trip. I am hoping they are right."
About Triple Crown contender Momentum, Thomas blurted out: "I think it is a formality with him. It is just going through the motions. I am not looking so high, I am looking lower down the ladder."
Mosca, who saddles maiden Surya, added: "From his past performances Momentum is hard to beat. I do not know who will run second. My horse, Surya, has some issues. We're just trying him to see how he will handle the competition, with level weights, so we will have a marker for the future races. He has stamina on his side. I am hoping for a little luck."
Mosca, who has the well-regarded Star Entertainer in the Dash, stated: "He is a classy horse. He always has something coming up (training issues). We always try to get him to the race. I think Glenn Mendez's horses, Signal Alert and Readbetweendlines, are the horses we have to beat.
"Crime of Passion is the horse to reckon with, from his Stewards Cup success, and should have been carrying the top weight, but with the weight on his side he will be hard to beat."


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Three former high-ranking Penn State officials, including the university's former president, Graham Spanier, were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges that they were part of a cover-up related to the child sexual abuse scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky.
After a two-day preliminary hearing, Harrisburg District Judge William Werner decided there was enough evidence against Spanier, retired university vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley to proceed with a trial, which could start this year.
That would be the next public chapter of the scandal, which threw the university and its most prominent athletic program into turmoil. Two weeks ago, Penn State's board of trustees authorized the payment of about $60 million to settle claims made by dozens of Sandusky's victims.
The numerous charges against the three men include perjury, conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children. During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors accused the men of knowing of abuse allegations against Sandusky but failing to properly report them. They are also accused of hiding information from investigators and lying to a grand jury.
The allegations stem from an incident in 2001, in which former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary said he saw Sandusky molesting a boy in a university shower. At Sandusky's trial, McQueary testified that he reported what he saw to Joe Paterno — Penn State's famed former coach — Curley and Schultz. Curley and Schultz have said McQueary did not make it clear the act was sexual in nature. Spanier denied knowing the full nature of the allegation.
But emails between the three men revealed that Spanier, Curley and Schultz had decided in 2001 to confront Sandusky themselves, instead of reporting the allegations.
Sandusky was convicted last year of 45 counts of sexual abuse of 10 boys. He is serving from 30 to 60 years in prison.


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Citigroup surprised investors with its performance figures for the first quarter of the year on Monday, as the banking group beat expectations comfortably with a sequential 60% jump in net income. Investor sentiment towards Citigroup had been low since February after the bank's Mexican unit was found to be involved in a multi-million dollar loan fraud, and the Federal Reserve's unexpected rejection of its capital plan for 2014 late last month only made matters worse (see Why The Fed Rejected Citigroup's Capital Plan). The ensuing investigations, as well as Citigroup's $1.125 billion mortgage settlement with institutional investors last week, pointed to a lukewarm earnings report for this quarter – a notion that was only cemented by JPMorgan's weaker-than-expected performance detailed last Friday, April 11.
But the Q1 results provided investors some comfort, as the bank's earnings for the year were 4% higher than the same period last year – and one of the best for the bank since the economic downturn of 2008. Consequently, the bank's shares gained 4.4% over trading following the results.
We have a $53 price estimate for Citigroup's stock, which is roughly 10% ahead of the current market price.
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Trading Revenues Responsible For Carrying Citigroup's Results
Citigroup generated revenues of $4.7 billion through its trading operations (fixed-income and equities taken together, adjusted for CVA/DVA) for the first quarter of the year. Although this figure is a good 15% below the $5.5 billion the bank reported for Q1 2013, there was a marked recovery compared to the previous quarter, when total trading revenues were only $2.9 billion.
It should be noted that low debt market activity over the latter half of 2013 hit trading revenues across investment banks for that period. Also, investment banks often report a peak in trading revenues for the first quarter. So the quarter-on-quarter improvement can be attributed largely to the cyclical nature of the industry, as well as the changes in overall macroeconomic conditions prevalent in the country between the two quarters. That said, trading operations contribute roughly 20-25% of the bank's total revenues and as much as 40% of total earnings in any given period. This is why Sales & Trading figures as the most valuable business segment in our analysis for the bank as shown in the chart above – making up almost one-third of its total share value.
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Citigroup's Citi Holdings division, often termed the "bad bank," was created in 2009 to house all the poor-performing and non-core assets that the group sought to dispose off over time. Since then, the bank has made significant progress managing this division, as it cut down total assets from roughly $900 billion at the peak of the economic crisis (more than 40% of Citigroup's total asset size) to $114 billion by the end of Q1 2014 ( around 6% of total assets). In the process, the Citi Holdings division has incurred significant quarterly losses over the years.
However, losses for the division have remained below $500 million for each of the last three quarters, with the $283 million in losses for Q1 2014 being 34% lower than that for the previous quarter and 65% lower than the figure for Q1 2013. Should this improvement continue, the bank could actually report the first ever quarterly profit for its Citi Holdings business by the end of this year.
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When last seen, Drew Lambert was running three successful businesses—a software service business and two furniture design/fabrication businesses—out of a co-op wood shop in Norwalk, Connecticut. Apparently three is not enough. We ran into Drew last week and found out he has another growing business he's running.
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Drew, what's this new business?
The new business, which we've dubbed "Ivy Rowe Furniture" provides high-end, customized sorority and dorm-room furniture with built-in storage and workspaces. We currently have a slate of business with a national sorority chapter, and plan to expand to include dorm-room furniture for colleges and prep schools. The idea is to provide durable, stylish, customizable furniture that makes the best use of a small space, and provides multiple configuration options for the students.
How did you come up with this idea?
Two years ago I was commissioned by Kim Norton-O'Brien, an interior designer based in Rhode Island to build four custom walnut chairs for a kitchen she was redecorating. She was apparently impressed enough with the work I had done for her that she contacted me to discuss a large project that she had taken on. Kim is a member of Alpha Phi Sorority, and has been very active nationally since she graduated. Kim had been working to redecorate an Alpha Phi house in Massachusetts, and based on her success was given the mandate to fully redecorate six properties across the country. The furniture she was initially interested in had come from a local custom furniture shop, which wound up being very expensive and was difficult to deal with. Knowing that this small shop couldn't handle the volume that was coming up, Kim asked for my help in finding a manufacturer that would work with her to build the bedroom furniture for the new houses, and could handle large, repeat orders in the future. I mentioned the idea to Dale Gardner, a friend from the woodshop, and we discussed potential ways to source the furniture for this project. Dale has over 30 years of woodworking experience, and I knew that he would be a great partner for this new venture. Together we contacted a number of manufacturers that we thought could handle the project, worked out the design details with Kim, and found the right place to produce her furniture. We had prototypes made, which we flew out to inspect and finalize, and settled on a final manufacturer. Our first order was installed in the Alpha Phi House at Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts in August.
Which part do you play in the value chain?
We work with the client to customize and finalize the order for the individual houses, based on floor plans, and then liaise with the manufacturer to coordinate fabrication of the furniture. The furniture is shipped to the installation site in assembled units, which we then install and connect. We have designed our furniture in such a way that a selection of standard desks, dressers, beds and shelves combine and connect to form multiple rooming options for our clients.
Now to the interesting part: who makes the furniture?
The manufacturer that we partnered with is called Crescent City Cabinets, and they are based in New Orleans, LA. They are cabinet makers by trade, but also do a lot of furniture fabrication and have the capacity to expand their operation as we grow. What we were really looking for was a shop with a CNC (computer numerical control) machine, which allows you to control all of the cutting via computer. We wanted our furniture to be consistent and easily replicated, but not mass-produced in a factory. The CNC machine allows a smaller shop to operate like a larger factory. CAD drawings of our products are loaded into the machine, and the material to be cut is loaded into the CNC. It cuts out exactly the pieces that are required to make a given piece of furniture, which are then assembled and finished by hand. This means less wasted materials (the computer optimizes materials usage) and more efficient production, while still allowing skilled cabinetmakers to do the final assembly of the product.
What alternatives did you consider before choosing this shop?
There was always the option to go overseas, but we felt strongly that we wanted to keep this company in the US. We wanted to have better control over the quality, wanted to keep the turnaround times down, and of course also wanted to support the furniture industry within the United States. Our product is extremely well-built, durable, and high-end, which is why we partnered with veteran domestic cabinetmakers to handle the fabrication. We spoke with multiple small manufacturers on the East Coast, Midwest, and South…because not only did we need the furniture to be of high-quality, but we needed to be within the price ranges dictated by our institutional clients. The New Orleans shop was the clear winner for not only quality and price, but also proximity to a lot of the jobs that we have lined up, which saves on shipping costs.
Why this one?
Well, there are obvious economic reasons for choosing any manufacturer over another. Some of them simply couldn't hit our numbers, so they were off the table. The shop in New Orleans was actually a referral from a larger international manufacturer with whom I had done business in the past for Broken Line Design, so we at least had a positive reference from the beginning. We were impressed with their responsiveness, the fact that they knew exactly what we were looking for, and their scalability. We also liked their story. Crescent City Cabinets occupies a warehouse space that was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina, and is located in an area that still has not been rebuilt following the devastation that occurred there. It's a shop that is run by lifetime locals to the area, and we liked the fact that we could help keep a small business such as theirs going for years to come if everything worked out. It is unfortunate that the fact that their economy still has not recovered from Katrina is one of the very reasons that they were able to meet our price targets (their costs are very low) but at least we can feel good about not only keeping their shop in business, but potentially allowing them to expand it in the future as we grow. Right now their current setup is sufficient to handle the volume we are giving them, but as we expand we anticipate the need for them to grow with us. There are lots of empty warehouses surrounding their shop, so perhaps one day we'll see them being used again.
What does the future look like for your business and theirs?
As I've said, we see a huge market out there for non-traditional, higher-end furniture for college students, and we hope to continue to grow and expand. We also plan to have our manufacturer grow along with us, which would just be great for everyone. Plus, one can always use an excuse to take a trip to New Orleans!
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So you can see why we thought it was worth returning to Drew's continuing story. No one coerced or incentivized him to choose this shop in New Orleans. It could have been anywhere, and of course people in every community need jobs. But in this case the little extra social value made the difference for Drew—helping out a devastated neighborhood that is still trying to recover, seven years after a disaster made by mother nature and weak levees. The economics were better than the competitors, but so was the social benefit—success and social value all mixed together. Every day these little differences of degree pass by our radar screens. Altruism and self-sacrifice to secure a social value for someone else is a great thing, and we could all stand to do at least a little of it each day. But all the more, doesn't it make sense to take every opportunity to go for the little social values that don't even require a sacrifice? To find them, we expect you have only to look.


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- The New York Times lets us know their top 10 books of the year. I've read exactly zero. Should I try Franzen again?
- One of my childhood heroes is battling cancer. More later.
- Andrew Breitbart, manufacturer of the Shirley Sherrod controversy last summer, continues his quest to be the biggest jerk in the western world.
- Beautiful little post from Josh Wilker here on grace and Doc Gooden.
- The Winklevoss twins, now and forever known as the "Winklevii" thanks to either Mark Zuckerberg or Aaron Sorkin, are still fighting their legal settlement. Mostly, though, they're fighting their supporting role in history, their walk-on status. It's awful when your story stops being your own. Welcome to the asterisk, kids. Most of us aren't even there.
- Karen Durbin at the Times gives us five movies worth another look. Two of them ("Un Prophete" and "A Film Unfinished") are among my favorite movies of the year. The other three ("Animal Kingdom," "Fish Tank" and "Never Let Me Go") I haven't seen. Now I will.
- Michael Cieply writes of the strong slate of documentaries in 2010 without once mentioning the best of the lot: "Restrepo."
- My friend Jerry Grillo posted this Vic Chesnutt remembrance on Facebook.
- My friend Jerry Grillo writes this remembrance of his Uncle Bill, who nearly pitched with Bob Feller, who recently passed away.
- My friend Andy Engelson writes about 20 untranslatable words. Here's to wabi-sabi. Here's to hyggelig.
- My friend Jim Walsh, as well as other Minneapolis music critics, list their best songs/albums/shows of 2010. From Jim's suggestions, and via the snippets on iTunes, I've already bought "Detroit Detroit" and "Sun's Gonna Shine."
Weclome to 2011, everyone. Let's get it right this time.
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Killebrew is one of the all-time greats. Incredible slugger and wonderful person. My daughter Sam and I met him about 10 years ago at, of all places, the Ty Cobb Museum in Royston, Ga. There was some kind of event going on, and I went to write about it, but really wanted to meet Killebrew. Sam and I were impressed at how normal-sized he was (as a kid, he always seemed larger than life to me), and of course how pleasant he was to visit with. A most 'un-Cobb-like' gentleman.
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Great Killebrew story, Jerry. More on him later.
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|Reviews for Last Ride
| 10th Squad 3rd Seat chapter 1 . 9/24/2015
Ai left and became Shiho, and then Shinichi and the others took down the Organization. Hell yes!
Vermouth was always my favorite.
| Lady of the Shards chapter 1 . 2/10/2014
*takes a deep breathe* Wow.
| BiblioMatsuri chapter 1 . 5/24/2013
Loose ends and tying them off, and secrets they'll take to their graves.
Ah, there she is, the girl born from ashes. (Haibara, ashes - couldn't resist.)
And a picture of madness. *shudders*
| active-imagination-rocks chapter 1 . 6/26/2011
Okay, first off, this is a little late in coming, so sorry for subscribing without any notice (I know some people like comments more than favorites). Second off, HUGE FAN! Really like your works, especially the Supernatural series (which is why I'm reviewing on it) and Unprofessional Opinion (Cade is the best! XD). Good storylines, developed characters, the whole shabang. I would read more of your works but except for DP and DC, I have no idea about the backstory so I get lost lD. The only complaint I have is really technical: it's hard to keep track of arcs since the chapters are seperated into individual stories. Small detail though. Seriously, good stuff and I look forward to reading more! XD (Sorry for the long paragraph; I tend to write alot)
| Viridian chapter 1 . 1/8/2011
Bittersweet in many ways. Did Conan and Haibara have to say their goodbyes like that though? With the Syndicate put away once and for all, surely they can trust a few more people with the truth?
| Rasei chapter 1 . 3/24/2010
I really like your supernatural series. It's well written and it's a great group of stories. This is the last one right?
one thing to consider is maybe having a list of you stories on which story is in which series.
| Dragon's Hitokiri chapter 1 . 1/21/2010
I just finished reading the entire series, I must say it was a wonderful read. A definite favorite.
| ArabianNinja chapter 1 . 12/30/2009
okay, i don't really get it ... could you explain that chapter to me? and is there another chapter to come or was that the ending of the story?
| softdreamer chapter 1 . 7/22/2009
I dunno if I reviewed before or not but good fic
I didn't read the whole "Supernatural" series mainly 'cause I didn't like the Ghostbusters crossover and the vampire idea
but anyway good writing style and I like the general idea of the teens cooperating...
| DarkBeta chapter 1 . 6/25/2009
oh, yes, confront an uninitiated group of cops with Magic Kaito (greetings, pink smoke, laughter!), and they'd turn to *anyone* who seemed to know what was going on. sort of the way Joker makes the Batman look good . . . in a gentler fashion, of course. Mike Tyler makes a great outsider's viewpoint, and a very real character. nicely done!
favorite lines: ". . . a fleet of curses that would have impressed Nakamori despite the language barrier." "(H)e may starch his underwear, but he has such wonderful toys." (mind resolutely *not* going there!) "I'm a Holmes otaku. I'm naturally suspicious of deaths at waterfalls."
poor Ran. scary, scary dream! true, but . . . it makes me want to find a story where Ran keeps them both. knowing what she knows of the "Edogawas", Ran's impulse to murder is entirely understandable. poor Conan/Shinichi too, for the pain of knowing how much he's hurting her. (well, at least he does know. the original Shinichi probably wouldn't have noticed.)
"given the lack of secured communications in this country"?
four witnesses could *too* be wrong (and frequently are). three detectives and a thief are probably a little more reliable than the average crowd tho'. myself, i'd lean on the physical evidence more (if i were a genius shrunken scientist, which i'm not).
with all best wishes,
| Ebil Stasia chapter 1 . 4/10/2009
Absolutely wonderful. This has definitely been one of my favorite Detective Conan fanfics.
| WindSoul17 chapter 1 . 4/1/2009
Your stories are incredible. I have read every single one in the DC universe. All have been very thrilling to read. I especially like the analysis made by Cade and the Ghostbusters crossover.
Wonderful work. Please continue writing.
| toru3 chapter 1 . 2/25/2009
PLEASE tell me there will be at least one more part T_T When the boys come home :)
| damncritic chapter 1 . 2/8/2009
wow.. is it really over? its a sad thing that even vermouth had to be caught in the end though, always liked her for protecting ran and shinichi.
the part about shinichi drowning conan was a bit creepy, it got me wondering if there would be another twist to the story since the scene felt 'evil'.
the 'taking down the organization' part was a bit fast though, i was expecting it to have been more detailed. and will there be another sequel for this? an epilogue of some sort that will say what happened to ai, how shinichi will get to go back to ran, if he ever tells her about conan, how the kids (ayumi, genta, mitsuhiko) would have grown up..
all in all, i liked it.
hoping for an epilogue. :P
| Lady Cinnibar chapter 1 . 12/1/2008
Brilliant story. Brilliant story line. Just... it's been driving me nuts most of this entire story. Baltimore. My home town. What Museum close enough to see the Bay? Seriously, the best place would be some sort of science exhibit at the Baltimore Aquarium or and Maryland Science Center, both are smack dab on the Inner Harbor. I have a link... search? len& :en-us&saX&oispell&resnum 0&ctresult&cd1&qmuseumsbaltimore& spell1.
The Visionary Art Museum and the Civil War Museum are the closest to actually seeing the harbor. The Walters is clear up by the Washington Monument, it's (I think) about eight to ten blocks north and five blocks west of the harbor, and there's skyscrapers in between. The BMA is clear up by Johns Hopkins, which is only a little bit south of University boulevard. The two choisces I listed earlier might be better, since both of them are literally on the water. Although, there's always Port Discovery which is in the same area, and there's the Baltimore World Trade Center, which has been known to host events inside its walls. Other than that... yeah, they can dredge bodies up from the water, they've done it often enough. Annapolis might be a better choice, if I remember my currents and depths right. The Inner Harbor area is also very well lit, he'd have to go out past the bay bridge to find an area not well lit enough to pick up a speedboat. Because you don't want to take a rubber raft out on the Bay if you don't have to bail out a sinking ship.
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We have a 93 i/o seaswirl 190. it makes a decent wake with no ballast and the prop trimmed up.i can get into the flats, but i want more .where in the boat should i place the weights.for ex. what percent in the front, middle, and back. Oh yeah i use 50 pnd sand bags.... I know,thats redneck right. u can see a little bit of the wake on my profile picture. thats with 2 people in the boat
distribute the weight evenly from front to back is it an open bow if so place a 600# sac in the bow and 600# along the back seat that should get u a decent wake going
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A hostel by avid backpackers, we seek to touch and inspire fellow backpackers, in our own ways, when our paths crossed. We want to share our stories and we want to hear the life-enhancing and mind-expanding journeys and to celebrate with fellow backpackers whom have reached the destinations of their dreams.
And with a good cause.. We strive to promote racial harmony and friendships without borders
If you share the hunger to live life to the fullest and to immerse yourself in this world crammed with wonders, if you share our above thoughts and feelings, come to our hostel, your perfect channel for strangers paths to cross and become friends.
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Coming in as groupies? Our bunks layout can be alter to suit your needs.
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Our communal area is filled with rugs and colored cushions, giving visions of the most laid-back mood that you are looking for, with a homely touch.
Challenge us on board games or movie marathon too!
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Sony Offers Ten Free PSP Game Downloads to PSPgo Registrants
As an incentive to boost PSPgo sales, today Sony has announced that those who register their PSPgo handheld after April 1, 2010 will get ten free full-game PSP downloads!
Select titles include Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, 2010 FIFA World Cup and Grand Theft Auto, and the deal is inline with their recent announcement of a PSP Essentials budget software range that will offer several triple-A titles available both on UMD and digitally for just £9.99.
To quote: "On PSPgo we've decided to innovate with that particular business model," SCE UK sales director Mark Howsen told MCV.
"Next month we're launching a free ten game offer. And this isn't just older titles - we've worked with third parties and there's some really good core products.
"We're using it as a method to drive the hardware as well by making the whole proposition much more appealing."
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05-27-2010 #2Okiri Guest
That's really random coming from sony.
05-27-2010 #3saviour07 Guest
i think it just shows how much of a bad move the PSPGo was for sony tbh, offering 10 full games just so you will buy the hardware? imagine that happening on the ps3, it just wouldn't!
also, i think the registration will be to prevent piracy of some sort by keeping tabs on what the registered PSP's fw is etc.
05-27-2010 #4OGroteKoning Guest
But on your second statement, I don't think so. If they want to check FW on the PSP's (any PSP), then this offer would have been extended to all PSP owners or at least half the amount of downloads.
So yes - its so they can market/promote the PSPGo ...
05-27-2010 #5CyanCaze Guest
This just proves that the PSP 2 is coming out
05-28-2010 #6arcness Guest
I bought the PSPGo thinking Sony would provide support for it. Boy was I wrong. And now I'm being penalized for buying it before everyone else?
What about the people who already bought the Go? They do things like this and then wonder why piracy ever occurred in the first place.
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05-29-2010 #8LIL935 Guest
Sony wants to show a winner in all its generosity, a price break and online squatter was that even by microsoft.
06-01-2010 #9imtoodvs Guest
like an idiot, i just registered. where the hell are my 10 free games.
i plan on selling it next month, i'd rather have an ipad, so 10 games will increase the value.


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The Sayville Ferry began the Fire Island run in 1894. For over one hundred years, Fire Island - with its wide ocean beaches, natural forests, wetlands and lively downtowns - has been an attraction for people from all over the world. Fire Island's central communities of Cherry Grove, Fire Island Pines, Water Island and Sailors Haven/Sunken Forest, a Fire Island National Seashore Park, are served by the Sayville Ferry, which is located on River Road in the South Shore hamlet of Sayville. Once on the island, the only means of transport is a hand-pulled wagon and the only rubber you burn is the soles of your shoes.
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A primarily gay community, the Fire Island Pines is in good part populated by members of the world of fashion and design. It is well-known for its upscale social life and beautiful harbor.
The scene is set for pure light-hearted fun in this high-spirited and primarily gay community that was named for a grove of wild cherry trees destroyed in the hurricane of 1938.
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This site blends Sunken Forest, a 300-year-old primeval holly forest, with Sailors Haven, a magnificent, wide ocean beach with all the amenities, including snack bar, picnic areas, lifeguards, restrooms and a marina.
Home to two hotels during the late 1800s and early 1900s catering to the likes of Teddy Roosevelt, Water Island has become a small private community of about 48 homes between The Pines and Davis Park.


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Currently building a new computer (posted in another thread), but I'll need a wireless adapter... as my room is some 100 feet from the router, with walls in between. At the moment I have an Airlink101 300n, but shows it doesn't support Windows 7. (my current computer is windows Vista).
http://www.airlink101.com/products/awlh6080.php (unless its fine to use for 7, since it works for vista)
I need an extended antenna, since I am far off from the router. My comp is on the ground, and having the antenna up high helps.
Is there a difference in USB vs. PCI?
Ones I have looked at, but would like advice - or if there is a better one suited for me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166046 (usb?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833320173 (very pricey)
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Zuku Fiber has unveiled the fastest internet speed in Kenya with speeds of up to 250 Mbps. Zuku Fiber is a leading provider of high-speed internet, entertainment and communication services in Kenya. The company's popular Triple Play services offer Home Internet, Television and Telephony services in Nairobi, Mombasa and surrounding towns.
On the occasion of the introduction of the 250 Mbps internet speed, Zuku Fiber Group CEO Mr. Thomas Hintze said 'The introduction of the 250 Mbps package offering the fastest internet speed in Kenya is designed to meet and satisfy the evolving customer needs for the consumption of streaming short videos, movies, real-time gaming and live video chat. These services require higher bandwidth and low latency internet services. I would like to encourage customers using such services to take up Zuku Fiber high speed packages in-order to enhance their experience and satisfaction when using these internet services'.
The package with the fastest internet speed in Kenya dubbed Home Advanced 250Mbps, comes a year after Zuku Fiber announced that it would invest Ksh 2.6 billion to upgrade its network infrastructure and services. These investments and continuing investments being made by Zuku Fiber have significantly improved the quality of service that Zuku Fiber offers to the market.
Mr Hintze also commented that, 'It is also notable that other leading Home Internet providers in the world are also upgrading their speeds due to changes in consumer consumption patterns towards the consumption of fresher streaming content and an exponentially increasing demand for video on demand services. These changes in consumer consumption patterns will necessitate the use of higher speeds in-order to optimise the customers use experience'.
To meet these changes in consumer demands amongst its customer base Zuku Fiber has also introduced a wide range of affordable new service packages to meet a wide variety of customer needs including 20Mbps, 50Mbps, 100Mbps and the 250Mbps package which is reckoned to be the fastest internet speed yet to be introduced on the African continent to date. These internet speeds are available in Zuku Fibers popular Triple Play packages offering three services at one price ie; Internet, TV and Telephony.
To celebrate Zuku Fibers introduction of the fastest internet speeds in Kenya all Zuku Fiber customers will shortly have their current package internet speed upgraded by upto 66% more speed at the same price they currently pay and at no additional cost to the customer. The newly introduced Home Advanced 250Mbps package includes 250Mbps internet speed, premium TV content through the Zuku TV, a free cable modem for internet service, a free TV set-top box, and telephony services. All Zuku Fiber packages are available at Zuku shops, from Zuku Sales Executives in Nairobi and Mombasa and on Zuku website.