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In the bowels of Block 37, right along State Street in the center of the Loop, is a tomb for former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's dream of ultra-fast express trains to O'Hare International Airport. It's an empty tomb. While that particular project may have been a little off-the-mark there is no reason the city should continue its struggle for better airport transit to no avail. All the pieces are there, and while City Hall is working towards making such connections a real thing, other parties aren't carrying their weight, preventing meaningful progress. If Metra and Amtrak worked better with City agencies the true potential of transit connections can easily be achieved at O'Hare. It is truly ridiculous that there is less movement, and one has to question the role of the latter parties in restraining this.
In recent weeks, mentions of a O'Hare-to-Loop train link have started to crop up. It started with an open letter Chicago Tribune transportation reporter Jon Hilkevitch recently wrote to the new Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter, Jr. emphasizing the need to revive plans for such a service during the new president's tenure. It came up again in the Tribune in a feature about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's goals for his second term in office, where the O'Hare-Loop link fell under the umbrella of Emanuel's potential legacy projects. Conveniently just days later the Mayor's Office published a press release announcing the ground breaking of a new intermodal facility at O'Hare consolidating major parking and car rental facilities and includes an extension of the automated people mover.
While this project is just another step forward in Emanuel's own perpetuating struggle to make O'Hare a better airport it also reopens the possibility of an express rail link that alludes the city. Although Daley's proposal was truly a dream train based on Shanghai's maglev airport link, the underlying concept is very attainable–impressively so. What eludes Emanuel and the City's renewed efforts is a coordination amongst several agencies. Hilkevitch puts pressure on Carter and the CTA to make a future rail link reality. This is in spite of the fact the CTA is the only transit operator in the region making a concerted effort to maintain and improve connections to O'Hare. The CTA can only do so much and finding a solution shouldn't burden just them; taking Hilkevitch's lead its time to revive a realistic plan for better rail service to O'Hare, but don't make the call just to the City and CTA, but now bring Metra and Amtrak into the fold.
O'hare could have a system of rail links similar to Heathrow International in London or Frankfurt-Main Flughafen in Germany–a layered system, which includes local metro, regional/commuter, intercity, and express airport trains and high-speed rail. To make this happen though planning needs to more aggressively engage all potential parties involved (every transit agency serving Chicago). How much the City can cajole Metra and Amtrak to play a part is up for debate. Certain facts should indicate that involvement of the two agencies should happen with ease. Lots of adjacent rail infrastructure is already under the control of Metra and low freight use in the area means passenger trains are at an advantage. But then again both agencies are cash strapped and Metra has given no indication that it is interested in making major service changes.
What's a girl to do?
Metra however presents the best opportunity for vastly improved services and the onus of pressure has to be increased. The agency already fails miserably in terms of what it provides to travelers at O'Hare. Metra operates its North Central Service (NCS) along Canadian National tracks that pass just east of O'Hare with a remote stop (O'Hare Transfer) at the airport and adjacent to the intermodal facility. While the City is failing to include an improved the station as part of the current project it wouldn't matter much, because the current service is so infrequent it would likely get little use anyhow. Metra only runs 11 trains in each direction a day (most during rush-hour) … on weekdays only! To say the least, Metra doesn't really cut it.
Frankly they don't even have to think very hard to make improvements. Two primary improvements exist: one is simply increasing service. This could also be a micro scale effort with potentially macro scale benefits making major investments more reasonable as they have broader positive impacts. Increasing service on the North Central Service means travelers have more access to the city and suburbs improving travel options for visitors and locals, something that gets lost with express options to the Loop alone. While this obviously includes getting more trains a day 7 days a week it should include a long-term effort to improve transfers between other Metra lines and the NCS, progressively bringing more people and places closer to O'Hare by train, especially where the NCS intersects with the other Metra lines in the suburbs.
The second option would ideally be done in combination with the first: running an express train from the O'Hare Transfer stop/intermodal station. Currently it takes 32 minutes to get from Union Station to O'Hare on Metra, while an express train would take less than 25 minutes. Metra could operate this in partnership with the CTA and Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to lower operating burdens too. Meanwhile, an intermediate stop at Western on the Near West Side facilitating transfers to other Metra lines would make the service an option for residents and visitors alike and facilitate transfers to Metra outside the Loop. This could even be used as an incentive to improve connections all around. For example, a new station just east of the current one at Western would provide riders the opportunity to transfer between four Metra lines (the Milwaukee District lines, Union Pacific West, and the North Central Service) and airport trains. This is more than just Metra going above and beyond, it is designing and planning in a way that reinforces transit use by improving existing problems, while role in new services along the way.
Where Metra can play its cards to improve access within the metropolitan region, Amtrak provides the chance to connect communities further afield by train. The proposed Black Hawk service is a good place to start. The new route will run from Chicago Union Station to Rockford with a future extension to Dubuque, IA. Using the Milwaukee District West tracks between Union Station and Elgin, it passes immediately south of O'Hare. Yet despite its proximity there is no air-to-train connection under development. Granted this requires one of three things: a new station entirely, a line configuration that spurs into the existing O'Hare Metra station and out again to the mainline, or new tracks looping north of O'Hare and back south again onto the mainline.
That said, the Black Hawk service if it stopped at O'Hare would play an even better role improving transportation in the Midwest compared to at the service sans an O'Hare stop. This is especially pertinent considering the possibility for extensions into Iowa to Waterloo/Cedar Falls and north towards Madison, WI. Ideally Amtrak would have figured out the benefit of stopping at O'Hare, and by not doing so it systemically let's a major improvement slip through the cracks.
This all costs money of course and financing continues to be a major if not the major roadblock to improvements. But it would be worth it and provide huge benefits even if high initial investments were part of this. The argument active parties need to take is that by bringing as many parties into establishing better connections they can share the costs of this system or others already proposed making it that much more attainable. Even at its most expansive a massive new infrastructure network inspired by connections to O'Hare would likely cost more than $2B. Shocking at first, it is similar in price to much less beneficial projects with a much smaller breadth of beneficiaries (such as the Illiana Tollroad) though. When one considers the number of parties involved it is clear the costs would be significantly less for each involved. That $2B suddenly seems much smaller.
Done right O'Hare has every chance of becoming as much an important multimodal transportation center as it is an important airport. And such a center would vastly improve access to the airport and its role as an international gateway to the entire region. The fact few well established plans exist to develop the kinds of intermodal connections brought up here and proposed by others is frustrating for the sheer reason that all the pieces are right there. The city is slowly beginning the process, but needs the full participation of every transit provider in the region, because they clearly all have a stake. And even though the costs may add up, taken into context they're actually rather manageable. It's finagling others to take part needs to happen now, because there is no reason it should be all on the City of Chicago.
One of Chicago's great assets is its airports and rail connections. It has remained a major transportation node in the United States despite decades of change since it first emerged as such. But this can't be sustained if the utmost connections between the different transportation networks aren't developed and maintained. The involvement of the City, local transit agencies, and Amtrak will fuel the airport and city's economic growth in relation to O'Hare and the growth of the agencies themselves through new passengers. It's a puzzle with a clear end product that just isn't being pieced together. Getting everybody to play their part is going to be the key to solving this conundrum.


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What's your purpose in life?/
Piggies can teach you a lot. Not a moment goes by opening a plastic bag without them 'oinking' with excitement. Each time they believe I am bringing them fresh grass from the garden. I try and give them a green treat every day, and they get just as excited each time. They will stand next to the cage opening, ready to dig in. As I put the grass in the grass, they will dive under it and bury themselves under the straws, so much that I can't even spot them.
They were made for grass, and grass was made for them: a perfect union. I believe each time they smell those handpicked straws, they connect with their purpose as a prey animal: to eat.
I also believe that we feel the same excitement when we discover something related to our purpose. When I deliver a training session, or watch Dr Phil, I forget time and become devoured by what I am doing in a good way. I get filled with excitement each time before talking to a group, or a new episode is out. That is because those above things relate to my purpose: I love analysing and helping people. (Thankfully I don't start 'oinking' like those fur balls at home!)
What is it that when you do it, you forget about space and time? What fills you up with excitement? The piggies can smell grass from the other end of the room. What are you looking forward to do, tomorrow, a week, a year from now?
Let me know and have a great week!
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I'm going to be in London in early June and I've tenatively booked a Premier Inn near Tower Hill and another near Earl's Court for the two separate parts of the stay. I had wanted to stay at the Ibis in Whitechapel again but the room configuration is such that there is no privacy for showering and I'm going with my niece so that's not going to work.
I happened upon someone recommending a travelodge in York so I had a look at the London ones and was wondering how they compare to Ibis and Premier Inn which I've stayed in a lot in different places. I'm guessing that travelodge is closer to Ibis, no toiletries, no frills but as long as they are comfortable and clean I don't really need the extras. Is there any of the chain that someone has stayed at and would recommend? The prebooking price is ridiculously cheap for London
Travellodges are fine but very basic as you suspect. Nothing wrong with them if your intention is to use them for sleeping-in and don't require 3-star or 4-star facilities.
I prefer Premier Inns to Travelodges - still quite basic but a nicer "feel".
I stayed in the Travelodge at Battersea some years ago and it was perfectly OK. The problem here is that it is not near a train station and so is a bit further away from the main tourist spots. (1/2 mile from Clapham Junction station)
Not sure of other locations.
I'm with John on this. There is not really a lot to choose between the "no-frills" options on offer in UK. I have stayed in Ibis, Premier Loidge, Travel Lodge, TravelInn etc. etc. I know you were happy enough with the Ibis Whitechapel and you will find the Premier's to be broadly similar. You will have no problems.
Having stayed in both, I much prefer Premier Inn. However, there is often quite a price difference and when it comes to that, Travelodge is absolutely fine. It's basic but does provide what I believe it called a hospitality tray (kettle, tea coffee), towels, soap but no shampoo, etc. A lot of the Travelodges have had complete makeovers or are new ones. We stay in the one in Waterloo in London - the location is excellent, near Waterloo Station, just around the corner from The Cut, on a big wide well-lit street, with super bus and tube connections. Plus it is a new one! Also the one in Greenwich but that is more out of the way unless the thrust of one's visit is in the area. The Travelodge at Marylebone is older but still absolutely fine, with good transport connections. Imho, Ibis and Premier Inn do not compare - Premier Inn is far better. There's nothing particularly wrong with Ibis but for some reason I would put it number three on my list, after PI and T. PI has incredibly comfortable beds!!
Thanks for all the feedback, I may just keep the Premier Inns then, I have stayed at the one in Earl's Court and it was a step up from the Ibis. The Ibis in Whitechapel was a decent place to stay, it was new when I stayed there last summer, but I don't like the shower being inside the bedroom instead of being inside the bathroom. I guess they did that to save space? But they should have created an actual enclosed bathroom for twin rooms.
That's certainly an odd arrangement. I suspect there were issues with e.g. plumbing which made it easier.
Yes, Travelodges are basic but (in my experience, though I haven't used them in London) perfectly ok. If I had to use a chain hotel (I rarely do) I too would prefer a Premier Inn. It is a step up from Travelodges.
I certainly wouldn't pay any extra for a Travelodge breakfast. Much better (and cheaper) to have breakfast in a nearby cafe.
Hawkhead, comfortable beds are becoming more important as I age ;-) The Ibis beds are usually pretty thin and I don't want my niece to think I'm a total cheapo ha ha I may still have a look at Waterloo though, maybe for the two nights on the end we can rough it...
Word has it that the suppliers of mattresses to Premier Inn are the same as those who supply mattress to all the Royal households! Whatever, I can thoroughly recommend the comfort!
In fairness to Travelodges, Ranger, in the last two years they have embarked on a programme of total refurbishment and upgrading.
Agree about Premier Inn beds. Was very impressed indeed by my Belfast room & bed...and the breakfast was good too.
Personally I hate Travelodge. The only good thing to be said is that you know what you're getting and the standard of hotels in London is often so low that Travelodge is a reasonable standard of size and plumbing etc.
I have never forgiven them for ruining the Ryan, or the spam e-mails!
Premier Inn (Whitbread Brewery who also own Costa) are a bit better, but also have the meal deal which, because of the parent company, is a great bargain. The breakfast is good and the evening meal and free drink of a surprisingly good standard.
All three are OK if you just want a bed and shower. I would put Premier Inn and Ibis above then Travelodge, but it probably depends on the age of the hotel.
I have stayed in the Marylebone Travelodge several times, and the twin or double rooms are fine, but the single room was really very small. Certainly don't pay for the breakfast in a Travelodge.
We stayed at Travelodge where-ever we could in England, mainly because of the price. [our exchange rate is bad]
We found them basic, clean, quiet and all had free parking which is what we wanted. We got some very good deals by booking early. As a budget traveller, I was happy with what I got for the price.
Just as a quick off-topic - Whitbread plc own brands Premier Inn, Costa Coffee, Table Table, Beefeater Estate, Brewers Fayre and Tay Barns. The breweries and brewing interests were sold in 2001 and the pub estate was sold in 2002. The name is still retained for some items but that is the only thing related to Whitbread plc. Safe to say that the Whitbread of today has nothing at all to do with beers or brewing or breweries.
Although I haven't eaten at Premier Inn, I was pleasantly surprised, on reading the menu, to see the variety and the relatively reasonable price for meals. Breakfast is still too expensive but they do have several options.
I'll have to take a look at breakfast if we stay there, I never eat breakfast at a hotel unless it's included. We usually forage at a supermarket or on the rare occasion go have a full English breakfast at a local place.
My PI stay included breakfast and what was provided was perfectly good. But I'd never pay for a hotel breakfast which wasn't included (I'd much rather go to a cafe), and wouldn't have paid for the PI breakfast if I'd had to do so. It wasn't so good that I considered it worth the extra £x if it wasn't included! :-)
That's right, the breakfast is an add on extra - but compared to some of the ripoff prices that hotels charge it's under ten quid for a reasonably good buffet and they will do you veggie sausages as well. The meal deal, with the evening meal as well is the real bargain, and handy if you are arriving late in the day.
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Album Review: El Dog – 'The Lamps Of Terrahead'
Emotive alt.rock just the right side of mawkish
When Aereogramme called it quits, declaring they didn't have "any fight left in us", it was a sad day for alternative rock. For better or worse, El Dog seem to have heard the Scottish quartet's lamented war cry and taken up arms in much the same vein with their debut. The over-arching emotive vocals of frontman Bob Rafferty, coupled with the band's ornate song structures can at times appear like a rockier version of Keane (as on 'If That Was The Last That We Met'). But the subtle string arrangements on 'Rebecca's Spine' and the esoteric guitar slurs opening 'Sham Rock' thankfully take more from emo legends Knapsack; exemplifying that when El Dog pick the right battles, they're onto a winner.
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Trial Profile
A Double-Blind, Controlled Phase 2b Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Modified Stem Cells (SB623) in Patients With Chronic Motor Deficit From Ischemic Stroke
Phase of Trial: Phase II
Latest Information Update: 17 Sep 2017
At a glance
- Drugs SB 623 (Primary)
- Indications Stroke
- Focus Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms ACTISSIMA
- Sponsors SanBio
- 05 Jul 2017 According to a SanBio Inc. media release, enrollment in this trial is expected to be complete in March 2018 and results are expected in 2019.
- 05 Jul 2017 According to a SanBio Inc. media release, the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a $20 million grant in support of this trial.
- 24 Apr 2017 Planned End Date changed from 1 Sep 2017 to 30 Sep 2019.


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Breaking out into the jeans and jumpers now. Even though you might not think its getting colder, it is. I'm feeling it in this seasons trend. Big coats and snuggly materials are coming out and I'm all ready for it.
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'Spirituality can help fight Maoism'
Maoism is prevalent in areas where there is a lack of spirituality said Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in an interview to Manoj Sharma.india Updated: Oct 08, 2009 01:36 IST
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was in Delhi on Wednesday en route to Germany and Israel. The spiritual and humanitarian leader, who with his Art of Living foundation has millions of followers the world over, is a keynote speaker at the second Israeli Presidential Conference, Facing Tomorrow, convened by Shimon Peres, the president of Israel.
He spoke to HT on a range of issues such as corruption, the plight of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, terrorism and how spirituality can help tackle these problems. Excerpts:
You speak your mind on various issues and participate in rallies against corruption and terrorism. As a spiritual leader, don't you fear this might make you unpopular with a section of people?
No, I am not worried about my popularity. My only concern is to curb violence in society by promoting spirituality and human values.
What do you think is the root cause of Maoism and how can it be tackled?
Maoism is prevalent in areas where there is a lack of spirituality. There are very poor areas even in Tamil Nadu, but Maoism has not taken roots there. The answer to the problem lies in socio-economic empowerment of people in these areas and instilling a sense of spirituality in them. Recently, a former Maoist leader joined the democratic process after he met Art of Living instructors in jail. He has also floated a political party in Jharkhand which will contest the coming assembly elections.
Many Union ministers are talking about austerity and are travelling in economy class. How do you look upon this?
Our leaders should lead by example. You have the moral right to preach austerity only when you practice it yourself. So, it is good that our leaders are talking about austerity.
But don't you think the ministers would do well to launch a campaign against corruption instead of resorting to symbolic gestures about austerity?
One of the reasons why corruption is rampant is the public apathy towards it. But yes, the political class and bureaucracy have to show more willpower to fight corruption.
Your Art of living courses are very popular with corporate houses. Recently, Union corporate affairs minister Salman Khurshid asked corporate houses to refrain from doling out 'vulgar' salaries to CEOs. What is your take?
I do not think it is practically possible to give equal salaries to everyone. But yes, there has to be lesser disparity in salaries at various levels. Besides, highly-paid people should share their wealth with the less-privileged. There is so much more they can do for the society.


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Life is pretty insane at the moment with everything ramping up a gear. So when I'm at home in the evenings and the weekends I'm living life in the slow lane and embracing the small pleasures in life.
10 Ways to Give the Gift of Calm This Christmas
If, like me, you suffer with an overly anxious mind you'll recognise the importance of self-care, especially around the busiest time of the year, Christmas. For me, it's important to carve out time each week to unwind, de-stress and pamper myself. Whether you're buying for yourself or a friend, these ten items will make that self-love process even better.
Mudeford Quay + My Faves = A Weekend of Dreams
My favourite childhood memories involve crab fishing at Mudeford Quay, breakfasts in the Noisy Lobster at Avon Beach and summer caravan stays at Hoburne Naish in Christchurch. This weekend, I got to relive all of that with the addition of Al and our besties, and it was pure bliss.
5 Things I Do When I Need Some Me Time
Every now and then I like to carve out an evening for myself, doing my favourite things, to take my mind away from all the stress, worry and general anxieties that tend to build up. There are five things that help relax my body and calm my mind.
6 Things To Do When You're Feeling Run Down
I look an actual state at the moment and should only leave the house while wearing a bin bag over my head. I have numerous, mountainous under-the-skin spots erupting, my lips are so chapped they're peeling and I took a fall at netball and have grazed everywhere, including my chin. My body needs some TLC and these are the six things I swear by to do it…
My 3 Night-Time Saviours That Take Me to the Land of Nod
I swear by these three wonder items to get me to sleep every night. Because sometimes I need a little extra help.
6 Things To Do When You Need Some Time Out
Recently I've been feeling run down and dealing with waves of anxiety. When it all gets a bit too much, these are the 10 things I like to do to unwind…
3 Ways to Get More Sleep
This post is dedicated to maximising the Zzzzzs. Seeing as I need around eight hours a night, sleep is extremely important to me. I have a well honed routine which helps me unwind and get to sleep as soon as my head hits my plump duck-feather pillow.


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Fans of the popular television show "The Walking Dead" know that the show follows a group of people trying to survive a postapocalyptic world dominated by reanimated dead humans who feed on the flesh of other living creatures. While they're referred to as "walkers" by everyone on the show, viewers are led to believe these creatures are "zombies."
Zombies have long been a subject of horror movies, video games and scary tales. Zombies are believed to be corpses without souls who have been reanimated through supernatural means. Unbeknownst to many, the lumbering undead on the search for fresh brains that makes up the contemporary zombie characterization actually trace their roots to the Caribbean.
Some speculate the word "zombie" was derived from West African languages. The Oxford English Dictionary says "zombie" is a word that was first recorded in English in 1819. It is related to words zumbi, meaning "fetish," and nzambi meaning, "a god."
The Los Alamos Arts Council and Los Alamos County and many arts groups in the area will celebrate National Month of Arts and Culture with an Evening of Arts and Culture Oct. 13.
The three-hour tour of the Arts District will be from 6-9 p.m. and include performers, artists, poets and others. There will be short programs in nine venues within the Arts District.
Patrons can pick up a program card – a guide to who is doing what, where and when – from an information booth at Fuller Lodge, or at any of the nine venues, then walk to each venue enjoying the arts diversity of Los Alamos.
This will be a way to celebrate local arts creativity and cultural diversity. There is no admission fee to experience the Evening of Arts and Culture, thanks to the generous support of all participating groups and the sponsors.
Join Pajarito Environmental Education Center's Jemez Mountain Herbarium curator Chick Keller at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2 for an easy walk to identify local wildflower species. It is free to attend the last Wildflower Walk of the season, and no advance registration is required.
You won't want to miss the last Wildflower Walk of the year.
Participants receive a plant list that, along with instruction from Keller, will help them learn how to identify the late blooming wildflowers in Los Alamos.
The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, located at 2600 Canyon Road, to carpool to the trailhead.
For more information, visit peecnature.org, email email@example.com or call 662-0460.
Enjoy Bandelier - And Other Public Lands - With No Entrance Fee on National Public Lands Day
Often just known as National Public Lands Day is generally billled as the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
On this day, thousands of people do volunteer work such as trail maintenance and litter pickup, while others make a special point of taking the day to enjoy the public lands that belong to everyone. To celebrate this special day, many federal lands, and some state parks as well, offer free admission.
This year in New Mexico, volunteer opportunities are as diverse as trail work projects on the Santa Fe and Lincoln National Forests (U.S. Forest Service), tagging monarch butterflies at the Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and work projects on the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument (Bureau of Land Management) and at Cochiti Lake (Army Corps of Engineers).
At Bandelier National Monument (National Park Service), no work projects are planned this year, and the emphasis is on exploring and enjoying this treasured part of the Jemez Mountains. No entrance fees will be collected that day. The bookstore will have everything on 15-percent discount.
WASHINGTON — In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact – and to finally customize ways to prevent and treat disease.
Why does one sibling get sick but not another? Why does a drug cure one patient but only cause nasty side effects in the next?
Finding out is a tall order. Today, diseases typically are treated based on what worked best in short studies of a few hundred or thousand patients.
"We depend on the average, the one-size-fits-all approach because it's the best we've got," said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
That's changing: The NIH's massive "All Of Us" project will push what's called precision medicine, using traits that make us unique in learning to forecast health and treat disease. Partly it's genetics. What genes do you harbor that raise your risk of, say, heart disease or Type 2 diabetes or various cancers?
Love, romance, action and science fiction collide Saturday at Bandelier National Monument's annual Opera on the Rocks event. Held at the Juniper Campground Amphitheater, this year's presentation will be excerpts from Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio," done Star Trek style.
"Though the opera's trappings may be out of this world, Mozart's memorable melodies remain intact. You really don't have to be a Star Trek fan or an opera fan. As long as you enjoy a good laugh and some impressive singing, you're going to have a really good time," said the Pacific Opera Project, the original creator of the concept.
Los Alamos' own opera guild, Opera Alta, will be staging the event Saturday, with all the characters singing in German.
Those looking to go can still purchase tickets at guildsofsfo.org. Those attending are encouraged to bring a jacket, warm clothing and dress as their favorite Star Trek character. Campers at the site are welcome to see the production too, ticket or no ticket. Food vendors include Sirphey, and beverages from Santa Fe Cider Works, Velarde and Gruet Winder and Black Mesa Winery.
The opening act with by drumming by renowned musician Cochiti Pueblo resident Arnold Herrera.
The second of the monthly Brown Bag Performances, will be presented at Fuller Lodge from noon-1 p.m. Oct. 4, and will feature trumpet player, Jan McDonald, leading the locally acclaimed Black Mesa Brass Quintet.
The program will present popular and classical tunes arranged for brass quintet and drum set. Favorites such as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Basin Street Blues," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," along with the music of Bach and Rossini will be featured in this toe-tapping, sassy and brassy performance.
All Brown Bag Series performances are informal and are free to the public.
The public is invited to attend and bring a lunch to munch on, while enjoying some gifted performers presenting uplifting and stress-relieving music.
McDonald has been a mainstay of the Los Alamos and Santa Fe music scene for decades. He is recognized nationally as an accomplished trumpet player and educator. He performs with many professional groups in New Mexico, and is the recipient of the Outstanding Secondary Educator Award and the Outstanding New Mexico Jazz Educator Award.
Black Mesa Brass Quintet was formed in 1990 and still has three of the original five members.
Their repertoire is an eclectic mix of classical, modern, pop, and jazz tunes.
Halloweekend returns to haunt Los Alamos on Oct. 27 and 28.
On Oct. 27, Los Alamos MainStreet hosts Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet in downtown Los Alamos from 4-6 p.m.
Main Street and Central Avenue, from 15th to 20th Streets, are closed to auto traffic and become a safe pedestrian area where local businesses and organizations distribute candy to costumed families.
While businesses in the downtown area open their doors to the public, this is also an opportunity for businesses and organizations that are not located in the downtown area to be involved.
In 2016, an estimated 5,000 people took part in the weekend's festivities.
Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild "Tomorrow's Heirlooms" Quilt Show from 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. at the Crossroads Bible Church in Los Alamos. Tickets for the show are $2 for adults and $1 for children under 12. There will be vendors from all over New Mexico, a Silent Auction and numerous quilts and other hand-made items to view. Tickets will be available for the Donation Quilt "Spinning Stars."
Los Alamos Little Theatre will present Alan Ayckbourn's "Communicating Doors," a time-traveling murder mystery, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Sept. 22-23. Visit lalt.org for more information.
Gentle Walks
at 9 a.m. at the Nature Center. A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained. Free.
Astronomy and Climate
at 7 p.m. at the Nature Center. Explore the relationships between astronomy cycles and climate with Chick Keller. Cost is $6/adult, $4/child.
Members of the Environmental Sustainability Board and staff from the county Eco Station will walk through White Rock and Los Alamos neighborhoods today to survey recycle roll carts at the curb.
The county staff will check the carts for the volume of recycling placed in them, in order to assist them in evaluating options for route pick up and frequency of pick up for the future brush roll carts that will be added to the system and distributed next year.
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New England NFL star Vince Wilfork has become a real-life hero, rescuing a woman from an overturned car with one hand hours after helping the Patriots progress to the Super Bowl.
The 147kg, 188cm defensive tackle was driving home in Massachusetts at 12.45am on Monday after the Patriots won the AFC championship with a 45-7 victory over the Colts when he passed the scene of a car crash.
Wilfork told reporters that it was just fortunate that he and his wife were able to provide assistance.
"I asked her was she okay, can she move, can she grab my hand, and kind of talked her through getting up and I actually pulled her out of the window," Wilfork said.
"I actually opened up the door and pulled her out. It wasn't a big deal…like I said, just seeing somebody that needed help and helped them."
Vince Wilfork pulled the woman from this car. (Supplied)
The 33-year-old said the crash had put the Patriots' Super Bowl berth into perspective.
"Here I am - won the most important game of our season. It flashed right in front of your eyes, your life, somebody that's in danger. I didn't think about anything that was going on in my life at the time. My job, like I say, the only thing I thought about was seeing there was somebody in there and getting them to safety," he said.
"When I did and we drove off, my wife and I kind of talked in the car and just said, you know, things are a lot more precious in life other than games or anything you accomplish in life."
Vince Wilfork is congratulated by Tom Brady. (AAP)
Wilfork's actions prompted local police to release a statement titled, "New England Patriots Player Vince Wilfork Lends a Helping Hand at Rollover Crash."
The female driver was later charged with driving under the influence and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
State Trooper Matt Guarino told ABC News that he arrived at the crash after working at the Patriots game.
"With him being able to just reach in and pull her out of there with one hand is classic Wilfork," he said.
"I've had a number of rollovers – sometimes you need to kick in the windshield to get people out."


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What would you include in a summer festival?
My favourite summer pastimes involve outdoor eating and drinking. I also enjoy listening to music in good company. How about a wander through a quintessential English village and a gentle climb up some rolling hills and back? If you had the chance to share this experience with people who had supported each other for the first half of the year would you be interested?
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S was the kind of person who was texting me morning, noon and night, every day. If he didn't hear back from me after an hour, he would send another text to see what I was doing. *Edit* on reading this paragraph after I typed it, I realised just how much of a red flag that is, and wonder how the hell I didn't think that at the time.
Just after midnight (when he starts his night shift) I got my first message. Incensed that I had not told him previously, not believing that I did not know what my profile said as "he knew what was on his profile, every minute of the day!. He demanded that I explained myself.
I responded, telling me I wouldn't be spoken to like that, especially after being honest. I said that I no longer wished to meet and, not knowing how best to end the message, finished with "take care". Turns out that telling someone to take care is not the best idea.
From just after midnight to the time when I eventually blocked him completely at 3.30am, he proceeded to call me every variation of the whore that he could think of. A "man like him would not be told to take care by a girl like me" apparently.
I don't know how many messages I received. One probably every five minutes for a good three hours. By the end, the combination of insults and thinly veiled (almost) threats, I was scared. What I should have done is save the conversation, screenshot the worst of it and ring 101 the next day. Hell, I could even have reported him to his employers considering that he was doing all of this on work time.
But I didn't think. I was scared. The level of rage directed at me was overwhelming and I will be honest, I felt really scared for a few days. Even though he knew what town I lived in but not my address, I found myself jumping at sounds outside when I let the dog outside. He was a self professed "techie" and he knew I blogged.
Along with blocking him on WhatsApp and blocking him from POF, I also deleted my profile. It is too easy to hide your true self on the internet. I know that my personality is more exaggerated on the internet when I talk on Twitter or speak on my blog. Because on here, I am unfiltered. This goes the same for people who wish to hide their true selves.
I consider myself as having a lucky escape. If I had not messaged him that day, I would have met up with him the following week. If we had clicked, I could have found out his true self when alone with him, heaven forbid at his place or somewhere on our own.
So I am done with online dating. My match, my soul match if I ever find one will have to find me in pre internet ways. I no longer trust the face on the internet.


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Dear Applicant,
I'm just an intern here. I haven't been dead for that long, which is why the powers that be—those esteemed/established members of the editorial board—have not (yet!) vested me with the authority to make final determinations on matters of either aesthetics or content, although since I was, in fact, charged with sifting through the sludge heap in which your particular application surfaced, I find myself provoked to respond to your query re: the rejection letter you recently received from our emerging Revelator in Residence Program.
The short answer to your (rather long) question is: no. The admissions committee (whose members semi-centennially rotate) don't consider the writing sample alone, but instead take into account the "whole applicant" according to a scored set of critical indices. For example: have you made significant accomplishments in a field that would shed legitimacy on a subsequent mystical turn? By this we mean computer science or theoretical physics, with social media entrepreneurship emerging as a possibility. Another contributing factor is do you have a meaningful publishing record—and I'm not just talking about that stapled zine you put together annually with your best friend. While I congratulate you and Nathanial that your print runs of "Parted in the Middle" have recently jumped from "about twenty five" to "seventy-plus," I will tell you right here that the committee's minimal circulation criteria starts at ten thousand. And if you legitimize clicks, or hits, or whatever rubric one uses for measuring the internet—that number just keeps going up.
Which brings me to my next point. Although your intention is surely earnest when you point to "independent publishing and d-i-y culture" as "the twin masts upon which hang the sails into which blow the winds of hope that propel forward our shared literary values," we think that you are more than just a little off the mark. Also: wordy.
In short, the committee selected a candidate whose online publishing record met if not exceeded her output of print collateral materials (formerly known as books). With a keen and mathematical rigor, this year's emerging revelator can track the calculus of blog hits-to-book contracts meticulously heeded by the last teetering giants of the publishing industry. Her writing sample included not only a proto-revelatory text— typo-free, in a contemporary and understated sans serif font, and syntactically pitched at an eighth grade level for broad accessibility—she also included in her portfolio a plan for cross-platform outreach to our targeted consumer base (formerly known as readership/converts), particularly in the growth markets of tablets, readers, and smart phones.
Frankly—and I'm saying this as someone who is generally invested in the more ineffable vectors of individual well being—it would serve you well in today's market to accept that the form of the book is changing, and, having accepted this inevitability (which is already upon us)—to allow your borderline irrational attachment to this particular form—which is, you have to admit, almost fetishistic at this point—to fall away from you in flaming sheaves.
Just drag all of that old haptic data to the trashcan icon on your mental screen. The way the cover creases. How pages pile up more heavily on one side as you read. The smell inside a paperback if you push your nose in deep. We admit readily, if not loudly, that it was not without a modicum of hesitation or discomfort that we uninstalled our preferences for the bound paper codex, but when we finally acquiesced to the procedure—what a relief. What a relief! To burn all of those almost-archaic impulses out of the senses in one terrific, blazing streak. Mourn, tear your hair, rip your clothing, pound the earth, as each nostalgic vestige of tactile memory whoosh rushes out of you, leaving—
What, exactly, I can't describe. A space for reading that is at once very now and very ancient. A thrilling simultaneity.
Which is to say—and I can sense that you're worried about this—that the new reading is exactly like the old reading, but with a friendlier user interface. More interactivity. Like if you're reading, say, a novel, or a haiku, and part of the way through a chapter or a syllable, perhaps, you want to look up something about the author, or that Japanese restaurant down the street—voila! No more tedious reaching into your pocket for the phone, or leaning over to get the laptop from the duvet where it nestled after last night's streaming video binge—just boom, tap the screen, and there you are, poking around in some previously unexplored corner of the world wide internet. The book no longer dominates the reading experience, but instead becomes, as you put it, "a degraded node in a horizontal field of meaning." But why degraded and not democratized, decentralized, delirious, ecstatic, free? Isn't this what the theorists anticipated when they hailed the death of the author? When the rallying cry went up for porous, reader-centric texts?
As for that which is revealed once you let go of the form—all I have to say is: alpha and omega, friend! The beginning and end. First and last. And so on. And on. And on. We're talking about blasting away illusory endpoints to reveal—writing without end.
We take a firm stand against the book's old architecture of containment, in which false promises of closure and resolution lurk. Front covers, back covers—mere flaps, trick doors, an illusionist's set piece. The spine—a fallible, dilapidated hinge. Did you really think that spines or covers could enclose much less express vertical vectors of meaning? Did you believe in the form's attendant lie of narrative, that inverted check-mark of rising action-climax-falling action favored by middle-grade novelists and creative writing instructors and also maybe like the ancient Greeks?
Ha, I say.
Ha, ha!
If you persist in clinging to this notion, we can only wish you the best of luck as a mouthpiece for some antiques clearing house, and suggest that you banish posthaste your aspirations for the Emerging Revelator Residency.
It's one big flow, now. Writing. As we always suspected it might be. A surge. A rain. An influx. It's infiltrated every surface; every surface wants to become a screen. Listen to the clicking of your fellow patrons at the public library as they scuttle about the internet looking for whatever, information, gossip, photographs, and sure—maybe in some cases—for "actual writing" per the narrow bandwidth of "remaining literary forms and venues" you identify in your letter of protest. Regard the long, crowded tables with good access to outlets. Now shift your gaze to the books. Where? Where? Ah, there they are—concealed behind the winding line for the quick-use computer station, dormant, unbrowsed, in the ever quainter-looking stacks.
Applicant. Reject. Reader. You. If you do consider applying again in the future, we ask that you remember one thing: Heaven has adopted a zero tolerance policy for the nostalgically inclined.
Very truly yours,
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So far we have been in Texas a week and it has a lot of real estate! Our first night was in Ft. Stockton about 5 hours from Las Cruces. After driving in rain most of the day and spending the morning getting 4 new tires put on the Fiver (my Christmas present), we decided to change plans from one night to two for a rest. The RV park had a restaurant run by family and we enjoyed a good and simple dinner…steak and trout!
The town was built in the late 1800s and had a "cute" downtown that was half full of business; the rest was out on the highway…even a Walmart! Both ends of the town had metal sculptures of cowboys up on hills as welcome/good bye. At the railroad station there were more metal figures…picture not so good…there are trees and metal!
Some impressions…
From El Paso to almost San Antonio the landscape is like Nevada…high desert with very few towns
- I-10 stretches have lots of windmills and numerous ledge cuts through layers of rocks…beautiful
- Oil and gas wells and numerous fort towns…remnants of pre Texas statehood?
- Texas Hill Country (where we are now at Canyon Lake) is really hilly and the roads just follow the hills
- At the bottom of some of these hills, there are signs marking the height of any flood waters!
- Churches have road signs announcing them…never seen that before
- Texas has Aquifers…signs on the road identify and it looks like mini basins…to collect water to go back to the aquifer?
- Pick em up trucks are EVERY where
- Fireworks are for sale in pop up shops along the road…guess they are legal?!
- River Walk in San Antonio ought to be in every city…our Christmas Day present
We try to travel on Interstates while dragging the Fiver…basically so I can help drive! Jack informs me these roads were built by Eisenhower to connect the states but also for the military to move troops, etc. quickly. It appears that these roads are now used mainly by monster trucks! In AZ, NM and TX the speed limit is the same for all vehicles…75 to 80. Trucks are passing trucks and us…we even pass trucks that might not be doing 70 plus. Our exploring is done on state roads…
Canyon Lake and the dam one can walk over about a mile. We have been here almost a week…very quiet by the lake with a herd of deer living on the grounds…a wildlife preserve. They wander around the trailer, sit down like a dog guarding us, and do not move away when we go outside! Our neighbor feeds them some kind of grain?
Moving on to Ft. Worth area on Wednesday. We will be there a couple of weeks visiting Linda and waiting for Jane to arrive on the 11th before we head west with Jane as a passenger on the couch…arriving at Joel and Sherry's .
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The first day of Advent was yesterday and there is still time to decide on a good Advent study or plan for you and your family. It really does not matter when you start- you could jump in December 23rd, because the point is that you are deciding to focus on remembering the reason for the season. In all of the busy things we do during this season, it is so good to slow down and rest. Lately, the word rest has been on my mind more than ever and this Advent season, that is exactly what I intend to do- rest.
Friends, less is always more. Below is a list of some great resources for Advent. As you browse this list, pick one thing. Do not attempt to do it all, because that is not necessary and you will end up resenting the season and frustrated. Pick one or even combine two and then set forth with a restful mindset in place.
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1. The Jesse Tree- We will be focusing on this as a family this year! I will definitely be sharing more about it. I participated in an ornament swap to prepare for this. The Jesse Tree is good for elementary aged children. Read more here.
2. Truth in the Tinsel- This is the perfect option for a family who has kids who love to create. I did this when my kids were between the ages of 3-6 years old and we always really enjoyed it. In order to make things easier, I set up a swap party with friends ahead of time. At the party, we brought our ornaments for one specific day and then swapped. You left with a bag for each day that contained the items you would need to prepare that ornament.
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3. Star from Afar- This is a new tradition for our family and we already have been loving playing with the nativity. I really like how this idea encourages kids to seek Jesus as they search for the star. The nativity set is perfect for little ones to play with as well. Read more here.
4. Shepherd on a Search- While we have not tried this yet, it seems like a wonderful idea! It is very similar to the Elf and a great way to put the focus on Jesus. Read more here.
5. The Giving Manger- I absolutely love the focus of this. During a time when so much focus is on gifts, this is a great way to turn our kids eyes onto others. Read more here.
6. Light em' Up- If you want to focus on acts of service this year, you need to check out this idea. Courtney Defeo is one of my favorite bloggers as she shares such amazing resources for families. Read more here.
7. The Elf- While the Elf does get a lot of hate from some, I have to say that I choose to see the good in him. You can easily incorporate the Elf into your own traditions! We have an Elf and he usually hides (never anywhere too clever) and the kids find him. Sometimes he has a little note, a Bible verse, or a treat. It has become a fun tradition for our family. I allow my kids to play with him and we have a lot of fun with our little guy. All of this to say, do not get stuck in a box when it comes to a tradition. Many times we just need to think a little and we can figure out how to use something. Read more here.
8. Intentional Christmas Cards- These cards are naturally one of our favorites and born out of my search to find a way to create meaningful and intentional moments as a family. Use code GIVETHANKS to get 10% off (ends Monday, November 28th at midnight EST). Read more here.
Options for the mama?
- She Reads Truth
- Light Breaks Through by Sarah Frazer
- He Is from Sacred Holidays
- Sweet Little Ones Printable Advent
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