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Dean buddy, I tried to simplify this for you as best I could. I tried to keep some of the tangent variables out of this so you could understand the basic math. I have done my best to ignore some of your comments regarding how the free market didn't work and now the forced competition(oxymoronic no?) will, to avoid you more confusion. You seem to put little weight on the things we know will happen, yet lean on unlikely scenarios. You tell us you are in the industry, but you don't seem to have a clue about compliance and the regulatory issues, current or projected, or basic human behavior, and the insurance business. While you seem to be able to net out some of the expected costs in this shell game, you don't seem to comprehend the huge administrative expenses this creates and the hardship on the private sector. The current system has lots of holes. We can all agree it needs work. But...I'm afraid you've been sold on a bill that will have little effect on the real issue... At a huge cost. Tea party talking points? Really? " Say, here's a thought- why don't we actually wait a bit and see if it works out?"We have no choice.
Edited by BFThorp on 10/26/2013 11:31:30 MDT.
I'm at a point in my life where I've really come to hate these terms as they are meaningless to me. I'm a liberal as defined by the dictionary as I try to avoid group think and dogma but I'm a conservative based on my ideas of spending less than we earn as a country? I'm a liberal because I support gay marriage but in reality this is a conservative position as this is a right already guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. I believe that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right but I believe that universal healthcare should be one of the highest priorities for our country so I'm a tea bagging conservative and bleeding heart liberal at the same time?Edit to add: I've been called a tea bagger and a bleeding heart liberal which is why I threw those terms in there.
Edited by IDBLOOM on 10/26/2013 11:48:46 MDT.
Damn, Fred. Condescending much? "Simplify" stuff for me? I "don't comprehend" or "don't have a clue?" Wow. Hubris. I have to tell you, that all sounds remarkably arrogant. (Can I ask what you do for a living, or why you feel that you are so competent to judge such things? Because maybe I'm talking out of the side of my face, here.) I feel that I have made cogent points. You can disagree with them, but dismissing them in the way that you are is arrogant. I'll call that one like I see it. I OTOH have expressed uncertainty on many of the issues, and have even pointed out ways that the ACA can fail, even if I find them to be unlikely. I generally find it to be a bad sign when someone has such CERTAINTY that they are right on such a complex issue, as you you seem to. That smells of dogma.You accuse me of weighting factors preferentially, and ignoring others. Again, wow. Look in the mirror, Brother. At least I am capable of expressing anything other than certitude in my own infallibility. Frankly, yes, IMO you sound like you're scaremongering- regurgitating all of those Cruz talking points that have been so thoroughly debunked. So, check out FactCheck or Politifact. Sort of like my questions about how you feel about COBRA and letting poor people die in the street, you're furiously trying to avoid the subject. You just refuse to open your mind even a tiny bit on this. Just as a thought experiment why don't you pretend that you might be misinformed, and look up all of this ACA stuff on those sites, and actually read the whole articles. See what you think of them. (Some of them *gasp* are actually critical of Obama.) It is ALWAYS a good idea to read something from the other side of a debate with an open mind once in a while. If your opinions aren't changed then you can honestly say that you have considered the issue seriously. There is an old saying about religion: "I fear the man of only ONE book." I would expand that to a fear of a man of only one news source...Heck, I try to be balanced and informed. I have read the stuff that Cruz et al have said about the ACA, for instance. I then researched it- including via those fact checking websites- and found most of it to be outright deceptions.And I'll tell you a dirty secret- I used to be quite opposed to the ACA. You can probably find threads here on BPL where I made that stance. But that position was based on a poor understanding of what it was and what it intended to accomplish. Once I had the time to get above the propaganda (from both sides) I was at least willing to try it. If nothing else, it seems much more rational than COBRA. I also found that the right-wing propaganda on this issue was much more egregious lies than the left-wing stuff. (Sort of the opposite of the gun debate.) Now my biggest problem with the ACA is all of the crappy provisions that were included for political reasons.So, I can be swayed on issues. (Another recent one involves L.L. Bean, oddly enough.) I'm willing to hear the other side. Can you say the same? And by that I don't mean arguing with people on an internet forum- that doesn't count. I mean actually researching an issue in a way that includes opinions dissenting from your own, rather than just listening to demagoguery.I mean, if you come back in a few hours and say that you went through all those critiques on the fact-checking sites, and you still think that the ACA is absolutely, 100% destined to cause the downfall of America... ok. At least I would know you aren't just a FoxNews robot.You have made some decent points. I can give credit where it is due. (OTOH, according to you absolutely everything I've said is nincompoopery.) The ACA has problems- I've said it many times. Taken as a whole, though, I'm not inclined to buy your argument that it will lead to economic ruin, the collapse of the US healthcare system, communism, white flight, global warming, herpes, inter-species marriage, or any other disastrous effect which you care to attribute to it.EDIT--- I'm not sure where this came from:"I have done my best to ignore some of your comments regarding how the free market didn't work and now the forced competition(oxymoronic no?) will, to avoid you more confusion."One of the problems in the past was that there wasn't a free market. Heck, I'm all for markets- that's one of the things I like about the ACA- that it did away with the insurance monopolies that were in place in many regions. Do you think monopolies are a good thing? As a conservative, I surely don't.
Edited by acrosome on 10/26/2013 12:17:01 MDT.
So, I wikipediaed "Sabra and Shatila"Horrible - massacred a bunch of people in retaliation but then it turned out they retaliated against the wrong peopleAnd further horrible that there are so many attrocites in the worldWho is the leader that Obama shook the hand of? If it was the Israeli leader we better not go there, that would send this down the chaff toilet worse than arguing about guns : )Nelson Mandella spent years (decades?) in prison. Rather than plotting his revenge, he learned their language and became a fan of their sports (soccer?). They probably killed more people than at Sabra and Shatila? Reconciliation is more important than revenge. I don't think you can blame Obama for shaking the hand of a world leader. You can't just ignore past attrocities either. Difficult to come up with solutions.
@Ken H. From last weekend, actually Thursday/ Sunday
Edited by Kat_P on 10/26/2013 12:14:16 MDT.
I agree, we better leave than one be. I still disagree with you about it, but that issue would start Chaff War 3.
I do understand the old saying that "Under an eye for an eye the whole world is blind." On the other hand, sometimes we must make sacrifices in the interests of justice. Finding the balance is difficult, and likely to be a neverending struggle and debate until the human race goes extinct.
I'll tell you what, Fred. I have grown weary of this discussion, and it is clearly getting acrimonious, which I regret. I have noticed that happening more and more during political discussions in recent years, and I hope that it is merely a sign of the times rather than something inherent in myself. So I'll bow out now and let you get the last licks in so that you can feel good about yourself. This is my parting gift to you, by way of making amends. I have to take my kid to 'Boo at the Zoo', anyway.If we meet on the trail someday, please don't shiv me. :)
Edited by acrosome on 10/26/2013 12:28:40 MDT.
Not at all. Not fond of the circle game. You continue to ask questions that have been answered and retread old ground. If you want to convince someone how great this thing is going to be, you might find it easier if you picked someone more distanced from the industry.Edited after reading some of your edits and last post. I can't tell you what I do for a living on a public forum because of compliance and regulatory policies. If you would like to know, you can request through a PM ... Include your email address. I will not respond with a PM. No worries, I don't use shivs... I'm a gun guy. :)
Edited by BFThorp on 10/26/2013 12:58:36 MDT.
certainly no reason to suspect the information going around in a for profit industry, that is doing very well at profiting, would be biased toward preserving that very profitable industry, over making strides towards becoming a nation that has a functional health care system.Perhaps finding someone further from the profits would be beneficial for discussion.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: fantastical on 10/26/2013 10:44:41 MDT Reply Report Post Print View"You just seem to snipe at others in chaff...not only this thread but many others. I do too at times. You're not perfect....go take a hike and explore...post a trip report...offer advice on hikes...(which you obviously rarely do..... )""I am far from perfect, you are right about that. I do hike, I don't post trip reports of places that have dozens of them already. I rarely have better advice than others give here.I snipe, but it is only noticeable to you because it isn't toward the people you dislike. I also refrain from posting when incoherent"and what does incoherent mean? That I am a drunk? Is that what you are getting at? Well Kat, I am diabetic, and I rarely drink. Nice of you to judge someone that you barely know....no? In fact that is rather rude to be honest. But then again you are the moral fiber of BPL. I don't take drugs neither if you need to know....have not in many many years.....but if you want to talk about your vices, let's shoot away sweety."I try and walk my talk, but I fall and fail too. I think I try pretty hard to maintain a civil tone"Really? then why call someone a drunk Kat? Is that civil...me not think so! Hypocrite....You pass judgement on others here constantly but play by a different law....BUT I am not a pansy...far from! I can call a spade a spade and not worry about it, and YOU, girl, are a spade. YOU owe me an apology. And as for your hiking....yeah....have fun going to the same 2-3 places each time...Here is a hint, variety is the spice of life....go and explore some. Going to the same few places gets old. SEKI and Yosemite beckon you. lol....then maybe you can give advice about places you have been. F me
On to the rescue! Isn't this out of your realm? Normally you are attacking the big BPL machine and not rescuing your friends!"She has her right to voice an opinion. Have you Ken H. voted in every single election that you could? Every one? Or only the one you have an opinion on?Wow. Looks like the old days of Chaff when posts here and gear swap are the majority. I don't really know what you are all on about. Just an observation.Dean started the longest running Chaff thread in BPL history with the Carbon Flame War. I'll bet a gun thread would run pages and pages. Always do"Most elections Ken, yes. I have a BS in Poli Sci....so I have a love affair with politics. And that was a jibe towards her. Everyone has an opinion and they are obviously allowed to say as they please. But I do find it somewhat hypocritical and smug to have someone that is NOT a citizen of this country to have beliefs and criticism of this country when they do live hear and do not take part of the political system that is offered. A question to Kat, why live here and not be a citizen. Curious....and that is not a pointed question, just wondering. That will help me understand your situation much better.
She just meant that sometimes you post like a raving lunatic that is borderline BSC.
I have a BS in Poli Sci....Ken would you answer my question about the satire link?
Now now....I never said I was a good student :) I'm just a product of California's State college system. I barely got in and barely graduated....but I have that piece of paper!!!and Kat did mean that....She has seen me in my glory of drunkeness at some BPL gatherings...but then again, I was not the only one that over indulged at these events. So yeah, I do take it that way.
Edited by kennyhel77 on 10/26/2013 13:34:05 MDT.
But let's make this very clear....again. I am a diabetic and drinking and having a insipid disease like Diabetes is not a good match. Now where is Cameron, the resident troll to come and join in!
Edited by kennyhel77 on 10/26/2013 13:36:50 MDT.
I did jab, Ken. During the gun debate you posted stuff that some would call incoherent. You never got back when you said you would. On one post you said that you and I do not share values, then one page later you said the opposite. When I said I cannot vote you said that I still should have opinions and favor the left, since I am a woman, then today you write I should shhhhhhh since I cannot vote. There have been incoherent posts. Maybe you were just tired, I don't know. I should have made my point more veiled, but I did not. My bad. I should explore more places, ok.Want to talk about my "vices" ..go for it. It'll be pretty boring.
Edited by Kat_P on 10/26/2013 17:29:14 MDT.
Ken,I somehow doubt that you'll object to this Canadian's opinion....
Ohhhh sorry that I did not get back in due proper time! I work two jobs and if you noticed, I don't post here that much because I am busy....then, on top of that, life gets in the way and you forget that you were SUPPOSED to answer a post. My bad. Again, your tone sucks at times, but you feel you try to do a good job at it....fail
No Ken, you are misunderstanding me. You said you would get back to an issue, then wait a day and just jump in with another rant, never going back to unfinished business. I am not saying you abandoned a thread.
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? To those involved in raising funds for the American Cancer Society. Local Relay for Life teams are staging special events to meet their team goals for this year's 24-hour relay at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds in May. River View High School staff and club members spent an afternoon conducting fun challenges, and local community members will be taking part in the annual "Fools on the Roof." Cancer affects so many members of our community, and even the smallest contributions will help.
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The state Senate voted unanimously today to help transform Blue Cross Blue Shield into a nonprofit mutual insurance company that will have to begin paying taxes to the state and local governments.
The bill was the exact same one passed by the Senate last year, but vetoed by Gov. Rick Snyder after the House added language that would require customers to purchase a special rider if they wanted abortion coverage.
"It's Groundhog Day," said state Rep. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township. "I'm sorry these bill are before us again, but here we are."
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To make science and engineering cool, Grant Imahara says just add duct tape.
The co-host of the popular TV show Mythbusters told a Des Moines Area Community College crowd Thursday that duct tape was one way the show accidentally made science and engineering cool again.
Everybody has stories about using duct tape, he said. Of course, most dont try to lift a car with it.
In an hourlong keynote speech related to the schools Celebrate Innovation Week, Imahara shared lighthearted anecdotes from the show, while letting the crowd know that science is at the heart of what the show does.
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Imahara had some fun razzing his co-hosts during his presentation.
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Wait. This is a question? Did you people see Drew Brees? The only quarterback right now in the same stratosphere with Aaron Rodgers is Brees and dare I say it...they are playing on the same level. Brees, Brees, Brees, Brees. One more time. BREES!
|Drew Brees, QB, Saints
He didn't just dissect the Giants' defense; he shredded it, throwing so accurately and maneuvering so expertly he looked as if he was running a 7-on-7 drill. I feel for Brees. In any other year he'd be the NFL MVP. In any other year, the Saints might be a slam dunk for the Super Bowl. In any other year, he wouldn't have to go to Green Bay to get to the top.
|Pete Prisco
|Will Brinson
| Drew Brees, QB, Saints
I was there to see Brees' performance on Monday night in New Orleans against the Giants, and was it impressive. He threw four touchdown passes and ran in for another. Brees is on pace to break Dan Marino's single-season record for passing yards.
|Drew Brees, QB, Saints
There's really nothing better than a quarterback performing a clinical dissection of a defense, and that's precisely what Brees did on Monday night, becoming the first quarterback to throw for 350 yards, four passing touchdowns and rush for another score in a beatdown of the Giants.
|Josh Katzowitz
|Ryan Wilson
|Beanie Wells, RB, Cardinals
There were some, including myself, who were pretty confident we'd never see a stat line like this (27 carries, 228 yards, one TD) from Wells. But, after the Cardinals used a second-round pick on running back Ryan Williams, Wells seems extra motivated this season. And after hurting his knee in the fourth quarter Sunday, he returned and busted out a 53-yard run.
| Beanie Wells, RB, Cardinals
The Cardinals thought so much of Wells, their 2009 first-round pick, that they selected running back Ryan Williams in the second round of the 2011 draft. Williams went down with a season-ending injury in training camp and Wells has finally emerged as a top-flight back. He rushed for 228 yards against the Rams, more than 50 coming after what looked like a serious knee injury.
|Eye on Defense Award
|Terrell Suggs, LB, Ravens
Another easy choice given the way Baltimore's defense performed on Thanksgiving night. They sacked San Francisco's Alex Smith nine times and shut down the 49ers' running game. Now, I think the 49ers are extremely overrated, but that was still an impressive performance.
| Baltimore Ravens, DST
The Ravens sacked San Francisco's Alex Smith nine times, clinching an important victory in their drive to win their division. I might nominate Terrell Suggs for this award because of his three sacks ... except teammate Cory Redding had 2.5 and Haloti Ngata had two. Nope, this one goes to Chuck Pagano and his entire defensive unit.
|Connor Barwin, DE, Texans
Barwin was all over the field for the Texans on Sunday, getting four sacks against the Jaguars last week. With Mario Williams gone, Barwin has emerged as a top pass rusher for the NFL's top-rated defense.
|Terrell Suggs, LB, Ravens
Alex Smith likely spent Thanksgiving night in full-body heat pack, giving thanks that he actually managed to survive against the Ravens defense, which sacked him nine times on Thursday night. Suggs picked up three of those en route to terrorizing Smith all night in a dominant defensive effort.
| Connor Barwin, DE, Texans
This was the kind of production the Texans have salivated about when they drafted the former tight end/University of Cincinnati basketball player in the second round in 2009. Against the Jaguars, Barwin dominated with a franchise-record four sacks and 10 tackles. Barwin now has 6.5 sacks in the past three games.
| Terrell Suggs, LB, Ravens
I'm not sure if the 49ers' offensive line was tired from the short week or the constant barrage of pressure, but by the second half of their Thanksgiving night game against the Ravens, they had no answer for Baltimore's four-man pass rush and Terrell Suggs in particular. Suggs had three sacks and the Ravens sacked Alex Smith nine times.
|Eye on Special Teams Award
|Johnny Knox, WR, Bears
Peterson is quickly becoming one of the most feared weapons in football. I think he's surpassed DeSean Jackson as a return specialist and is Devin Hester-light. He's immensely talented and I get the feeling we'll be talking about this guy for years.
| Patrick Peterson, CB/KR, Cardinals
OK, it's time to start asking the same question here that we pose with Devin Hester: Why in the world punt to this guy? I mean, he already beat St. Louis in one game with a return. So the Rams let him do it again. He has four returns for touchdowns, and that's enough for me. Someone, anyone, start kicking the ball away from him.
|Patrick Peterson, CB/KR, Cardinals
He returned his fourth punt for a touchdown this season last Sunday against the Rams, tying an NFL record. All four have been 80 yards or more. Amazing.
|Shane Lechler, P, Raiders
Anyone who can keep the ball out of Devin Hester's hands deserves some recognition, and Lechler did just that, limiting the specialist to seven yards on two returns. He also gets credit for kicking the punt of a lifetime, as he boomed a net 60- and gross 80-yard bomb.
| Shane Lechler/Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders
These two were the co-MVPs in the Raiders win against the Bears, with Janikowski kicking a franchise-record six field goals and Lechler winning the battle against Devin Hester, including an 80-yard (!) punt. Lechler and Janikowski are the only two players from the last Raiders playoff squad, and these two, if they keep playing like this, will lead Oakland back again.
| Patrick Peterson, CB/KR, Cardinals
Peterson is the new Devin Hester: teams are going to have to give serious consideration to just not kicking him the ball. Or, at the very least, the Rams need to have that conversation. Peterson has twiced returned punts for touchdowns against St. Louis, and twice it was the difference in the game. Peterson has taken four punts to the house this season and there's still five games to go.
|Eye on Coaching Award
|Sean Payton, HC, Saints
Can't stand Payton. He's a phony, abusive of the local media, and overall a very nasty man but damn he can coach. He picked apart not a great Giants defense but a solid one. Made it look like child's play. It was amazing to watch. You rarely see a team so totally dissected.
| John Harbaugh, HC, Ravens
He beat an opponent that won its four previous games in EST, was a field goal in overtime from being unbeaten, but he beats his younger brother, too. Trust me, this was a huge hurdle for Baltimore, which has one winning opponent (Cincinnati) on its schedule ... and that's the season finale. Winning the division is crucial to the Ravens, and they just took a big step in that direction. Who's got it better than Harbaugh and the Ravens? Noooooobody!
|John Fox, HC, Broncos
Say what you want about the read-option, but Fox has created a winning environment with Tim Tebow and that crazy offense. They have turned into a playoff contender, thanks to that big win at San Diego in overtime.
|John Harbaugh, HC, Ravens
Even though the game was in Baltimore, the matchup didn't look good for the Ravens. But John took Jim out in the backyard and sicked his defense on lil' bro's QB at Thanksgiving. The result? A dominant defensive effort that put the Ravens in the AFC driver's seat.
| John Harbaugh, HC, Ravens
He knocked off his brother's squad on Thanksgiving, and at the same time, he exposed some major flaws in the 49ers roster. John Harbaugh's teams have been wishy-washy as hell this year, but if the Ravens can beat one of the NFC's best with relative ease, you have to figure that Baltimore will be a force in AFC playoffs.
| Gary Kubiak, HC, Texans
The 7-3 Texans were supposed to beat the 3-7 Jaguars, but Houston began the game with backup Matt Leinart, and by the final whistle, third-stringer T.J. Yates was the starter. The Texans are currently the No. 1 team in the AFC but barring some Tim Tebow-inspired magic, this could be the high point of their season.


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Building water distribution system -- The piping that conveys water from building water service pipe to the point of usage. The water distribution system begins after the water meter connection and includes all potable water supply piping inside the building.
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I have Windows 7. I've been able to open Sublime Text 2 just fine, until recently. Every time I try to open Sublime Text 2, I receive the error message
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Video game publisher Activision has released a brand-new trailer in commemoration of the worldwide launch of developer Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 video game.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is available on the Xbox, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC. The title is scheduled for release in North America on November 18, 2012, for the new Wii U game system from Nintendo.
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Re: Last horror movie you watched?
Rabid is probrably my least favorite Cronenberg film. It's pretty dated and hard to stay on top of. I dont know if you liked The Brood or Shivers you should check this one out. It's still definentally worth a view. Just not a buy IMO.


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Stalled for years in environmental review and public uncertainty, the project to build bus rapid transit on Geary Boulevard is gaining momentum, with new designs and a new target opening date.
After a grueling recession and a long period of underbuilding, construction is making a vigorous comeback in San Francisco: The SF Planning Department reports more than 6,000 new units under construction. The backlash, however, comes in the form of rising rents— exacerbating unaffordability in what was already one of the country's least affordable cities.
Middle-wage jobs are becoming scarcer as more and more job growth takes place at the high and low ends of the wage spectrum. How can we create opportunity for low-wage workers to move up? Past efforts to address this issue have sometimes emphasized the differences between workers in different wage groups. But this often masks the specific information needed to solve the challenge.
The No. 1 crisis facing San Francisco today is the skyrocketing cost of housing. As high prices push people out, the City of Oakland faces a wave of new arrivals — and new challenges. Here's how we got into this situation, and what we can do about it.
Since rolling out on August 29, Bay Area Bike Share has logged an estimated 21,138 bicycle trips and 4,380 casual members. Not bad for a pilot program. But in order for it to last — and grow — it's important to ask how we can translate this initial success into a long-term one.
Climate scientists have raised concerns that the latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is "too conservative," referring to its lowered projections on the range of future warming based on a slight lack of temperature increase over the last decade. Despite this possibly encouraging bit of news, the IPCC's fifth major assessment continues to report unequivocal warming due to human causes.
Earlier this year a new ordinance requiring energy audits for existing commercial buildings in San Francisco went into effect. The audits identify upgrades a property owner can make to improve overall building efficiency. So far, the first 195 building audits have identified 32 gigawatt-hours of potential annual energy savings, with a value of $6 million. ...
One of the biggest challenges urban farmers face is access to land. Signed into law on September 28, the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Act — introduced by Assembly Member Phil Ting and supported by more than 25 organizations across the state — will increase the use of privately owned, vacant land for urban agriculture and improve land security for urban ag projects.
As BART ridership continues to grow much faster than expected, the agency is exploring ways to increase capacity and improve service. The study currently underway, called BART Metro Vision, looks to when BART would serve more than double today's ridership, and works to measure which investments will deliver the most benefits to Bay Area rail transit.
This month the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) unanimously approved the final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. When finished in the spring of 2018, the BRT line will serve the two miles on Van Ness Avenue from Lombard Street to Mission Street.
The City of San Francisco has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-envision the troubled San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA). SFHA is a federally recognized public corporation with a commission appointed by the local government and a mission to provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income people.
In the June issue of The Urbanist, we explored the idea of removing Highway 280 north of 16th Street in San Francisco in order to reconnect the Mission Bay and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. This summer, the Center for Architecture presented a design competition to consider what might happen next. Here's a look at the winning entries and the ideas they propose for transforming this urban barrier into a healthy neighborhood connection.
In connection with our current exhibition, SPUR is thrilled to announce The Museum of the Phantom City: Unbuilt San Francisco, a free phone app that brings lost treasures of architecture and planning into contemporary life.
As rents and home values in San Francisco continue to explode, residents and policy makers are trying to make sense of what this means for the city. Is San Francisco an anomaly within the region or a prophecy of things to come? SPUR will co-host two forums on the housing market to explore some of this question and more.
The word "infrastructure" connotes things like pipes, conduits, steel and concrete, but when it comes to solving urban water management challenges, there are a growing number of solutions that are equally engineered yet more nature-based. While "grey" or traditional infrastructure remains an essential part of safe and effective design for flood control and urban watershed management, it is no longer the only tool in the toolbox.
The San Jose Flea Market hosts one of the country's most extensive collections of items for sale, building upon San Jose's legacy as a city of many people and cultures. The flea market opened in 1960 with 20 vendors brought together by George Bumb, a man with a vision to sell usable items that he saw being sent to landfills. Since then it has grown to become the largest continuous flea market in the nation, welcoming 4 million visitors a year.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has given the green light for the Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) to take the lead coordinating the city's support of urban agriculture. Among SPUR's recommended priorities for this program are developing a strategy to reduce community garden waiting lists and operating as a "one-stop-shop" for the people seeking assistance with urban agriculture projects.
For a group like SPUR — one that works to promote transit, walking and biking as primary forms of mobility — there's no question that a transit strike is a major setback. It instills in people the sense, consciously or unconsciously, that they cannot count on transit being there when they need it.
While many parts of San Francisco are full of fresh food retailers, other neighborhoods lack greengrocers of any size. According to the SF Health Department, some areas of the city — including Treasure Island, the Tenderloin, Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley, among others — have limited to no fresh food retail options.
We're often asked for recommended reading on urban planning and policy. It's the sort of request we love, but it's hard to commit to a manageable number of titles.
In the past few years, there's been a lot of attention on income inequality and the shrinking middle class, particularly as job growth nationally has remained sluggish. Despite an economic boom in the Bay Area, many workers are still struggling. SPUR is part of a new initiative to identify ways we can increase economic opportunity at the local and regional level.
Bus rapid transit (BRT) projects can be transformative, as we have learned from cities like Cleveland in the U.S. and global examples like Mexico City. But making space on streets for travel modes other than the car is a challenge for cities and transit operators around the world. The Bay Area has five BRT projects in development today, and each has met with difficulty and delays.
Before we paved the streets of San Francisco, little creeks and wetlands were abundant. Today, as in most cities, these natural water features have been replaced by a sewer network that effectively throws away rainwater instead of finding ways to reuse it. But a new 20-year, $6 billion capital program could be the start of a new approach to stormwater management.
Last month the San Francisco Planning Department released a draft of the Central Corridor Plan, the result of several years of planning efforts. The plan represents an enormous opportunity to build on the substantial transit investment in the area, including the $1.6 billion Central Subway project, as well as existing transit in the form of the 4th and Caltrain station and the N-Judah Muni line, as well as many frequent local buses.
This week, SPUR and the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District will close Annie Alley to car traffic and host a series of outdoor public events. What is it about an alley that inspires urban invention? As we kick off our week of investigation, we pause to reflect on the humble alley and its role in the city.


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BURRRRRRRRPPPPP. Oh, sorry. We've been stuffing ourselves to the gills around here with soul food from every corner of this fair city. And in the Food & Drink Issue you can see where, exactly, we've been doing it. In "The Place," we profile a longtime Philly soul staple, Elena's Soul Showcase Lounge & Cafe. "The Main Course" spells out a bit of the long and storied history of this great, comforting cuisine. In "The Sides," we shine a light on the soul food sides that have been inching toward center stage for quite some time, and are now poised for their close-up. And if the very thought of heavy, fried chicken, mac 'n' cheese and stewed greens with pork is making you feel bloated, don't worry: We've got a piece on how some soul food chefs are making a conscious effort to cook healthier. We've also thrown in a mac 'n' cheese recipe that you'll want to try immediately. Dig in.
The Place: Elena's Soul Showcase Has a Rich History Steeped in Soul and Soul Food
By Elliott Sharp
Twelve people are swigging beers and sipping cocktails at Elena's Soul Showcase Lounge & Cafe (4912 Baltimore Ave.). On the TVs hanging above the rows of booze, the volume turned down so as not to interrupt conversation, the Celtics are losing to the Lakers. At the far end of the long bar, a man in his 40s recalls when his mother brought home the family's first microwave. "We messed that cake up so bad, man," he says. Everyone laughs.
After filling up my guts with perfectly gold fried whiting, crispy fried chicken wings, potato salad, green beans, mac 'n' cheese and candied yams, I post up at the bar next to a gentleman in a newsboy hat named James. "I moved to Hazel Avenue in West Philly in the early 1970s, and had never been across Baltimore Avenue until a friend said, 'Hey man, you gotta come check this place out,'" the 72-year-old Philly native says. "So I walked in one night and it was startling! It was packed, the music was loud, and everyone was dressed up."
When James, a theater-turned-television actor who has appeared in episodes of HBO's The Wire and Homicide: Life On The Street, first stepped through the doors, Elena's was called Leroy's Showcase Lounge. James has been drinking and socializing here ever since, but the raw-food diet he's maintained for several years keeps him away from the soul food. "I gotta stay healthy," he says. "I'm gonna live to be at least 100."
Leroy's became Elena's in 2008 when 39-year-old Philadelphian and former downtown party promoter Algernong Allen (everyone, including James, calls him Al) bought the spot and named it after his mother. "I came in with a date in the late '90s," he says about his first Leroy's experience. "It was chill. After that, every time I wanted a cheap drink or had a date, I'd come here. It's still mellow, but we have more energy now."
Leroy's opened in 1976, but before that it was called Ted Knight's Showcase Lounge. "Ted employed Leroy as a porter," says Allen. "The legend goes that one day Leroy hit the lottery and bought the bar from Ted." When Allen was researching the liquor license, he discovered the building's history goes back even further. It was called Al's Tavern in 1948; then he found an old receipt with 4912 Baltimore on it that said Steelman's Cafe. He also tracked down a photo from 1911 that shows the side of the building with "Steelman's Cafe. Fine Wine & Spirits. Ladies & Men." It was a meat market after that and, following Prohibition, it became Al's.
Now, at Elena's, there's an old photo of the Temptations above the bar. "They played here," Allen says, continuing the history lesson. "Back in the day, this part of West Philly was a hot spot for black musicians, so a lot of people came in and out." Philadelphians Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Patti LaBelle, the Staple Singers, the O'Jays—they all played, drank and ate here back in the Ted Knight and Leroy days. The name of the bar has changed, but it's always been about soul food and music. Now there's regular jazz, soul and hip-hop at Elena's.
"It's a black bar, but it's for everyone, just like how Bennigan's is an Irish bar, but for everyone," Allen says. "It's a place for us to share our culture. Everything's merging together. You know, the skate-punks listen to the same music as the hip-hop cats, and Elena's reflects this diverse urban experience. People feel comfortable here. They don't have to dress fancy or talk fancy. It's all about being yourself. That's the vibe."
The crowd grows significantly at 10 p.m. Thursday night open-mic host and local MC Hezekiah is playing songs produced by J Dilla, the legendary hip-hop producer who would have turned 38 last week had he not died in 2006. "Rest In Peace James Yancey aka Jay Dilla," Hezekiah says over a Dilla-produced Common track. Running a bit late, the band finally shows and they quickly set up drums, guitar, bass and keyboard. They leap into the break of the Dilla track and improvise slightly on the melody. Hezekiah turns Dilla down as the band takes over, and a young MC hops up from the bar and grabs the microphone. He leans into the groove and starts spitting.
The Main Course: Necessity and Ingenuity Inform the Dominant Dishes of Soul Food
By Brian Freedman
Soul food is as emblematic of America as anything you can eat: Within the wisps of smoke curling up from a hunk of just-smoked meat, encased in the snappy crust of a leg of fried chicken, wrapped up in the funk emanating from a dish of chitlins, lies so much of our story as a nation.
People, you may have noticed, are fat. Real fat. And getting bigger every day. But lost in the endless conversations about the no-longer-new obesity epidemic that threatens to sink our country into a pit of health-care debt we can never pay is a very real and glaringly obvious fact: We're all a hell of a lot skinnier than we could be.
PW's drunks think Locust Bar is the best straight bar that's turning into a gay bar. They also think Abby's Desert Lounge is the best place to catch an awesome cover band. Cheers!
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Hi there! I have been testing ST2 for the last couple of weeks - it's a really really great editor and I love the plugin system and the usability features. However, there's one major drawback that will not allow me to move forward and it's the total lack of XML support (besides syntax highlighting).
I have been using Eclipse for the past 10 years and I am fairly used to features such as XML-validation, DTD/Schema-validation, code completion based on DTD/Schema, etc. - it would be great if ST2 would just have a decent validation feature or plugin, but it's having none of those.
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I got back from Toronto tonight...unfortunately, I did not succeed in my mission to get to a LCBO with a good selection (they kept us busy and with training during the day and evening dinners etc. The LCBO by my hotel was closed by the time I had a chance to get into it..10-8:00..so I had to settle for the duty free shop. The selection at Pearson Intl Airport is somewhat limited...various bottlings of Crown Royal, Gibsons, Wisers De Luxe, VSOP etc. I did pick up a Crown Royal Limited Edition...I have not tasted it yet. I tried CR and Gibson's at the hotel bar...both are nice, light, easy drinking whiskys.
Interestingly, the Ltd Edition is not on the CR site:
The CR Ltd Edition is 80 proof...The bottle states "Truly Majestic. Limited Edition is blended with distinguished batch-distilled whiskies to create an exceptionally smooth and rich taste that could only come from the kingdom of Crown Royal."
I will taste it soon....
"Batch distillation[1] refers to the use of distillation in batches, meaning that a mixture is distilled to separate it into its component fractions before the distillation still is again charged with more mixture and the process is repeated. This is in contrast with continuous distillation where the feedstock is added and the distillate drawn off without interruption."
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Date 2013-11-04 08:11:58 Location : Asia:China
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Happy goal KIDS English is a newly established Early Childhood Education Training center under Web Education Group. Aimed at helping early learners acquire English, Happy goal uses the 'K.I.D.S.' method, (Key Intelligence Development System) a special curriculum specifically tailored and developed by Oxford University Press.
We are currently seeking full time teachers for our center in our new schools opening in the greater Shanghai area. We need qualified and experienced teachers to join our professional and hard working team. You will be part of a team of committed teachers who can add value to the school in many ways.
Our first school opened in 2011 and since then we've been growing rapidly. We now have 10 schools in shanghai and 6 schools around shanghai providing engaging and effective communicative English classes to students from 3 to 12 years old.
Main Responsibilities:
- Maximum of 22 classes teaching per week
- Lesson planning
- Use audio / video materials in classes
- Cooperate with TAs in ensuring the constructive communication and efficient operation of the centre
- Attend centre social events
- Bachelors degree
- TEFL certificate (No TEFL? We recommend INTESOL)
- Native English speaker from UK, USA, Canada, Australia,or New Zealand
- Plenty of passion and energy
We offer:
* On the job training
* Competitive salary
* Flight reimbursement
* Transportation Allowance
* Assessment Allowance
* 5 days paid holidays + 12 days Chinese public holidays
* Paid and sponsored Z visa plus Foreign Expert Certificate (FEC)
* Medical Insurance
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The pre-second term exodus from the Obama administration continued Thursday with the retirement of Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has also announced she is leaving ahead of Obama's second term, which will begin Jan. 20. The president has nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as Obama's replacement.
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Duct tape has plenty of uses, but this is one you probably shouldn't try.
They're nothing to sniff at; duct tape diapers used to smuggle cocaine.
Two women were caught coming into JFK Airport wearing them. They flew in from the Dominican Republic.
A K-9 alerted and responded to one suspect's mid-section. The other suspect walked with an "awkward gait."
Strip searches revealed each was carrying over three kilos of cocaine in their duct tape diapers.
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Justin Sochor Named Ohio State Head Diving Coach
Aug 14, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Justin Sochor was named head coach of the Ohio State diving team, TJ Shelton, associate athletics director for sports administration, announced Tuesday. Sochor, a native of Worthington, Ohio, becomes just the fourth coach in the program's 82-year history.
"I am confident that Justin has what it takes to lead our very successful diving program both in the classroom and in the diving well," Shelton said. "During the interview process, Justin articulated a vision that would focus on the overall development of the student-athlete. We are excited to have Justin join our coaching staff at Ohio State."
Sochor, who was head coach for Team USA at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, is no stranger to the remarkable Buckeye diving program.
The 2010 USA Diving Junior National Coach of the Year, Sochor transitioned from a three-year stint at the helm of the U.S. Elite Diving Academy to the program manager and head coach of the Ohio State Diving Club in 2010. Sochor, who was a volunteer assistant coach for the Buckeyes from 2007-10, worked closely with former 35-year Ohio State diving head coach Vince Panzano and considers his predecessor as his coaching mentor.
"Mike Peppe, Ron O'Brien and Vince Panzano. For more than 80 years, these three men have created the finest diving community for student-athletes to achieve their highest level of success personally, competitively and academically," Sochor said. "These coaches have inspired me to continue the tradition of excellence at this great university. I am truly honored and humbled to step forward as the fourth head diving coach of the Buckeyes."
Most recently, Sochor led the Ohio State Diving Club to back-to-back overall national titles at the 2013 USA Diving Junior National Championships Aug. 10 in Minneapolis, Minn. The OSU boys club also claimed a national championship.
In 2012, Sochor left his position with the club team to take full leadership as interim diving coach for the Scarlet and Gray during the Women's Big Ten Championships. With his guidance, the Buckeyes swept the diving events as former OSU diver Bianca Alvarez dominated the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events with scores of 360.65 and 410.65, respectively, while current OSU diver Cheyenne Cousineau completed the sweep with a winning score of 326.10 on the 10-meter platform. In 2010, he also guided the Ohio State men's squad to its first Big Ten championship in 54 years.
Sochor has coached the Buckeyes to multiple NCAA All-American performances, including first and second place finishes at the 2008 NCAA National Championships on the women's 3-meter event when Chelsea Davis and Alvarez earned the Top 2 spots, respectively.
As a coach at the junior and national team levels, Sochor has collected 78 individual national medals, including 22 golds, 25 silvers and 21 bronzes. Below are some recent successes guided by Sochor:
Sochor has passion, dedication, innovation and knowledge of diving that is clear to all who meet him. He has been named head coach for many different national team competitions and is known for leading his divers to national and international success.
A former varsity diver and Cleveland State University graduate with a degree in psychology, Sochor founded American Flyers Diving, Inc. in 1996. He developed his club into one of the largest diving clubs in the Midwest, bringing nearly 100 new divers into the sport each year. As a Viking, Sochor was a four-time collegiate conference champion and was named the 1995 Athlete of the Year. From 1992-1997, Sochor was a professional high diver/entertainer at Sea World.
Sochor lives in Powell, Ohio with his wife, Katie, son, Mason and daughter, Sydney.
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Jadecavy wrote:I wanted Jack Layton to win.
Qyot27 wrote:The irony was so strong last night I had to keep myself from posting because I feared Murphy's Law would kick in and partially invalidate what I was about to say.
When the projections won it for Obama, immediately the complaints from my parents started about how the Electoral College has overwritten the will of the people and the process is so unfair if he didn't win the popular vote and whatall (taking the time now to note that they are Republicans, or at least my dad is)...and they went to bed. Two hours later...
Granted, I vaguely remember them saying the same thing in 2000 with all the ridiculousness when Gore won the popular vote but lost the College (and we live in Florida, so we had front row seats), and I'm inclined to agree that having a straight popular vote is less contentious on the whole, even though I was happy when the initial EV count was in. But how many do you wanna bet will stand up to defend the Electoral College because it got them Bush, but now talk out the other side of their mouth and started to decry it just because they lost before the popular vote further secured that fact? That's where the irony really was/would have been.
BasharOfTheAges wrote:The funny part ends up being, Obama now has the popular vote too, so all the bitching over it was for naught. All the people claiming Romney had it did so before counting CA... the state with the most people voting by a huge margin and the one that's heavily (D).
It really is all about making up your own little world and getting pissed when reality comes a-knockin. It was never really as close as all the news reports made it seem. That was just a naritive to get out the vote and keep people glued to their TVs. And i'm pretty damn impressed at how many people showed up.
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