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The beginning of my busman's holiday in Maine greeted me with a hefty pile, measured in feet, of DVDs and CDs for my attention. Fortunately I have been able to have review discs on the deck pretty much constantly. Even managed to sneak in a viewing of the rather amusing Wakeman DVD; it's with the great man we start.
DVD Review
Rick Wakeman: The Other Side
In probably the mellowest of DVDs in my review pile, Rick Wakeman performs a solo show on piano and mic. He does no singing but fills the bits between with anecdotes and tales of the songs. Think of it as a "Storyteller's" where the performer does not have to just do the hits. Rick plays songs from his entire career including The Strawbs as well as taking a classical take on a couple of Beatles tracks. Wakeman also demonstrates his ability to hold a room with his chat not just his spectacular piano playing. His tale of his first performance as a 5-year old is most amusing.
Needless to say this is a must for fans or admirers of the great man. Fans of Yes might appreciate seeing another side to sometime Yes keyboardist Rick. A pleasant, amusing and fascinating way to spend slightly over 100 minutes. What is not to like?
CD Reviews
Ken Hensley: Blood on the Highway
A concept album of sorts about the early '70s history of this great man recalling his days in Black Foot and Uriah Heep. New material that sounds modern and fitting is what you find here. He has invited a whole bunch of mates along including Glenn "I have to over sing everything" Hughes, Jorn Lande, John Lawton and Eve Gallagher. This CD was recorded in Alicante in Spain, and it drips with class and talent. There is nothing on here that one could consider a dud or filler. The 14 tracks never sound tired or dull. Every track clearly demonstrates the talent of the man.
A must for the fans of the man and his past bands, this is also a testament to a time of great importance for heavy rock. A real treat for hard rock fans of any age.
Ted Nugent: Love Grenade
What can you say about Uncle Ted that hasn't been said before? Slightly mad, totally outrageous and always over the top without so much as breaking a sweat. In the midst of a sell-out tour of the U.S. in support of this CD he has taken swipes at his critics every chance he gets. Like most of the man's output, the CD is a mixed with at least one complete turd of a song.
That said tracks like "Broadside" and "Girl Scout Cookies" make this the perfect CD for the Indian Summer in the next few weeks. Over the top, in your face, brash and cranky, it's old Ted doing what he does best. Jack Blades of Damn Yankees and Night Ranger is along to play bass on a few tracks and produce the CD with Nugent. Nugent pays tribute to the band that gave him his start with a new version of "Journey to the Center of the Mind" by the Amboy Dukes.
Will it win him new fans? Probably not. It will keep his followers happy as they head to his gigs nearby and the rest of us can sit back imaging what its like to see him live in 2007. Girls, guns and rock & roll…wtf is there not to like?
Schenker & Schwarz: Live Together
Guitar extraordinaire and unreliable German nutcase Schenker and some German bloke called Siggi Schwarz do some impressive guitar dueling on this CD recorded live in 2004. Rather than having it a boring wankfest, bassist for the night Martin Hesner does an admirable job, with a bit of German butchering of the English language, of singing the tracks from Schenker's past like "Doctor, Doctor" & "Rock Bottom" and other blues rock classics.
He holds his own on tracks like 'Wishing Well' and the cheeky bonus track "Ice-cream Man." This is far from essential, but hearing two great blues guitarists have a wail of a time playing some great songs ain't a bad way to spend an hour or so. Jack Daniels optional, but useful, of course.
Poison: "Poison'd"
Yep, you guessed it; Poison has jumped on the bandwagon of almost every group from the '80s and released a covers album. Not the worst of these outings or the best; this CD seems to be a stopgap until the band gets its arse in gear and does some new material. Fortunately they don't go for all the clichés and have some interesting choices on here like 'What I like about You" by the Romantics and "Just What I Needed" by The Cars. They sound like they are having a good time, but don't really add much to the tracks.
Is this a must buy? Well no, but if you are a big fan of Poison, and considering the crowds they get there are quite a few of you, then you might be interested in seeing how they cover this stuff. Fun for a few spins at least…good for yer CD changer.
Jon Anderson: The Mother's Day Concert
Excruciatingly high-range singer Jon Anderson gets mellow and organic on this live CD playing a selection of tracks both from his past and others. What is most obvious about this CD is that the gig was never meant to be released. The recording is pretty lame and sounds like those bootleg tapes that get handed around in college. You can hear people talking during the tracks at times and it sounds weedy. Of course the hippies in the audience probably couldn't care less. One highlight is a stripped down version of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and "I'll find my Way Home."
This comes from a series called "The Lost Tapes," one has to wonder whether they should have stayed that way. One for Jon Anderson/Yes completists only.
Well that is yer lot for this first week of autumn. This was the week we learned the mighty Led Zep is actually going to tour again. As always stay safe and check out live music as often as you can.
For me its back to the pile to find the hidden gems. Maybe checking out the CD covers below will give you a hint at one that meets with my approval.
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As a field producer for CNN Newsstand, Kaili Rubin '93 is always on the go. CNN Newsstand is a general interest television news magazine launched this past September, which airs every night from 10 -11pm eastern time (on CNN, of course). With seven shows a week to prepare for, Kaili never finds herself searching for things to do. Some of her specific assignments in the past have included writing a profile of Jon Stewart, covering the Sundance Film Festival and writing and producing the CNN Newsstand show opening. Currently, Kaili is working on a special segment of the show entitled Reporter's Notebook, which presents the 'story behind the story' of reporters who have conducted interviews with famous people.
While at Dartmouth, Kaili was a Classical Studies major, with a "strong side interest in filmmaking and screenwriting". She took a lot of courses in film studies, such as Screenwriting with Professor Rapf and Production with Jim Brown. During her off term, Kaili worked for Young and Rubicam (an ad agency in NYC) and also helped Dartmouth Professor Mark Decker with an independent film he was making in LA.
Kaili started her job search in the fall of '94, after taking a year off to go backpacking. She used the Center for Professional Development alumni network to make contacts with alumni in the field she was interested in. She would "call up complete strangers" and conduct an informational interview. "The Alumni Network is great," she said.
After making a variety of alumni contacts and conducting an independent job search, Kaili landed her first job as an assistant to the creative director of the Cartoon Network. Working as an executive or production assistant is a "good first step in the entertainment industry," said Kaili. "It's a great way to learn and get in on the ground floor. You always have to start at the bottom, but eventually your hard work will be rewarded. If you do a good job, people will recognize it. If it's something that you love to do, you'll be successful in the end."
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When I came across this cake, I just loved the name and knew I'd love to make one! So, today was the day that I finally met (or made…) my Lady Maria Luisa… (does anyone know who that is, by the way?)
This cake is similar to Victorian sponge cake since it is filled with jam. However, there is one thing that makes this popular Colombian treat unique… Yes! Dulce du leche! Oooh, once again.., my favourite milky caramel has come into play! (See home made dulce de leche) With the raspberry jam, I've spread a generous amount of dulce de leche.
A slightly denser sponge with a hint of orange juice…, melt-in-mouth icing sugar followed by intensive kick of jam and caramel….Humm, what a treat! Absolutely delicious!
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Engendering Foreign Direct Investment: Family Structure, Labor Markets and International Capital Mobility
In this paper I develop a theoretical foundation for analyzing how gender roles in the household affect foreign direct investment in a developing country context. It is argued that the extent to which women and men share the costs of social reproduction at the household level is a central determinant of women's labor supply and the profitability of investment. I combine a model of family structure with a structuralist macromodel to investigate the effects of various public policies on women's wages and employment. A major goal is to specify the constraints imposed by international capital mobility on the prospects for increased equality and living standards for women. Published in World Development, July 2000, 28(7): 1157-72.
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HOUSING ELEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA October 25, 2010 5:30 p.m. City Council Conference Room City Hall at 420 Litho Street
Agenda (pdf 87kb)
Each agenda item will be considered in the following manner: 1) Staff will provide a presentation/overview; 2) the Housing Element Committee (HEC) will discuss the item; 3) the public may comment on the item; and 4) the HEC will discuss the item and take action. The HEC may, at its discretion, consider agenda items out of the order in which they are listed. The public may comment on any item on the agenda that has not previously been subject to public comment. To give everyone an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of different points of view, the Committee requests that members of the audience who speak: 1) Always address the Chair; 2) State his or her name and address; 3) State views succinctly, and; 4) Limit comments to three minutes. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Linda Pfeifer (City Council Rep) Vice-Chair Joan Cox (Planning Commission Rep) Mike Kelly (City Council Rep) Stan Bair (Planning Commission Rep) Steve Flahive (City Resident) Chris Visher (City Resident) Kim Stoddard (City Resident) Joel Paul (City Resident) Vacant (City Resident) 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 13, September 20, September 27, and October 11 (pdf 393kb) 4. DISCUSSION: HEC NEXT STEPS (Staff and Committee, 15 minutes; end at 5:50pm) a. HEC Goal Recap b. Work Program Update c. First Community Workshop Memorandum (pdf 426kb) 5. EVALUATION OF 1995 HOUSING ELEMENT (Cox and Stoddard, 15 minutes; end at 6:05 pm) Memorandum (pdf 104kb) 6. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS (Staff and Committee, 20 minutes; end at 6:25pm) a. Liveaboards (Pfeifer, Cox) b. Accessory Dwelling Units in Single Family Districts (Schinsing, Visher) (pdf 3mb) c. Vacant Land (Kelly) d. Underdeveloped Parcels/Multi-Unit Parcel Opportunities (Pfeifer, Flahive, Bair, Stoddard) e. Additional Communication 7. HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT (Staff, 5 minutes; end at 6:30pm) Chart (pdf 165kb) 8. COMMUNICATIONS a. Staff b. HEC Members 9. AGENDA TOPICS FOR NEXT MEETING 10. ADJOURN – Next Meeting: November 8, 2010
Agendas are available at the Community Development Department and posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the entrance to City Hall, 420 Litho Street. Recordings of the meetings are maintained at the Community Development Department.
Special Needs - In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (28 C.F.R. 35.102-35.104, ADA Title 11), if you need special assistance to participate in a Housing Element Committee meeting, please call 289-4128. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. City of Sausalito Community Development Department 420 Litho Street Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 289-4128 | www.ci.sausalito.ca.us Jeremy Graves, Community Development Director Mary Wagner, City Attorney Lilly Schinsing, Associate Planner-Project Manager Heidi Burns, Associate Planner Alison Thornberry, Assistant Planner Kayla Platt, Planning Intern Alberto Viana, Administrative Aide I
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Fruit & Vegetable Gardening
Is this your first or second (even third) year of gardening? Are you growing something you've never grown before? Feel a bit too shy to ask what you think might be silly questions?
Tell us why you decided to garden! Go ahead and ask those silly questions! We're glad to have you in our group and we're happy to answer any questions!
This is my first year gardening, I decided to garden for more than a few reasons that I can't even put an order of importance on because I think it's all important. To know where my food comes from, to teach my toddlers where food comes from and to watch things grow and to enjoy the fruits (or veggies) of their labor , and to save $. I've been reading up in here, getting the tips/solutions. You have such a great group!
Well, this is my third year, but the first two I didn't do much. My first year, I only had a little garden space, about 2ft by 8 feet so I only got some cucumbers and carrots out of it. Last year, the garden in our new house was so overgrown I was only able to clear out enough space to plant a tomato and a green pepper plant (I also attempted pumpkins and watermelon, but that didn't work.
This year I'm going all out. We're tearing up that old overgrown garden and starting from scratch. I'm expecting my second baby, and I want to make homemade baby food for this little one. I want my family to start eating healthier, fresh fruits and veggies right from the garden. I'm also learning how to do home canning, so I want to make fresh things that I could go buy at the store.
I've been doing this [container gardening] for too many moons to remember.
I love fresh veggies and sharing my abundance with others. Friends ask me each year what are you growing this year. And even make suggestions about what would be good.
This year I have tomatoes big and small [grape], sweet peppers and two types of hot peppers,cabbage,collard greens and sunflowers,just for fun!
This is my 2nd year but the 1st at my new house in a new state (we are moving this coming weekend). I know I am getting a late start on the things I want to grow but I am hoping I can get something done. I am happy that I have the ability to grow in spring summer and fall in TX, where we are moving to. I am disappointed that there is a lot of shade where we are moving to but I know this will make me more creative in my approach to the garden.
I have a compost pile that I started last summer and I am bagging up the compost and taking it with me so I can create better soil at the new house. A huge positive of the new house is the fact that there is a fenced off composting area already set up so I can just add to it when we get there. The kids are extremely happy about that too. :) We are going to plant some seeds either today or tomorrow to get some plants started ahead of time. Probably some lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes and peas.
Last year we planted squash, bush beans, corn, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, sugar snap peas & pumpkins. The lettuce & squash grew abundantly. The carrots, bush beans and corn tried but did not flourish. The peas didn't do much at all due to too much direct sun. The broccoli was attacked by green caterpillars because the white butterflies wouldn't stop laying their eggs on the leaves. The pumpkins, which would have been very productive, were killed off by powdery mildew that eventually attacked the squash too. Overall, I believe it was a good crop for a 1st try.
Have a GREAT week!!
I am just now starting out, I prefer to do container gardening because our soil is not really good. I bought my first tomato plant, which was a big one, already blooming! Can anybody give me any tips to growing tomatoes in a container so it will produce healthy tomatoes. We live in SE Tx, so it is hot here!
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LeWeb'13 London
Leaders of the Sharing Economy converge on London: Airbnb, Etsy, Yelp, Zipcar and...Burning Man
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The program of LeWeb'13 London focused on the New Sharing Economy with thought leaders and key players shaping the sharing movement: Airbnb, ETSY, ZipCar, TaskRabbit, LendingClub and so many more.
This movement represents a major economic, social and cultural shift and is redefining the ways goods and services are exchanged, valued and created. We explored the economics of the sharing economy movement and why it might mean the end of consumerism, as we know it. We also featured a number of totally new players who launched at LeWeb London, such as Lily Cole, Chris Chabot and Julien Smith.
The sharing economy is entirely based on new communities forming with new values and LeWeb London brought the most breakthrough communities to the stage: Burning Man gathers 50,000 people in the desert with no money and no marketing allowed, while Summit acquired a mountain in Utah to host their own community.
We saw amazing demos from some great companies and had in-depth discussions about funding and the financial sector in the New Sharing Economy. For established industries, the sharing marketplace – with rapidly shifting social, cultural and technological disruptions – is forcing them to respond too. There is no doubt that its reach is vast.
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A 5.4:1 gear ratio makes the Winch a good reel for crankbaits
Producing this powerful low speed retrieve is an oversized "Duragear" made of heavy duty and corrosion resistant brass. The frame and sidecovers, same as other Revos, are made of X-Craftic aluminum alloy. In addition the Revo Winch uses eleven HPCR bearings, a six pin centrifugal braking system, and Abu's smooth Carbon Matrix Drag system, all put together to give this powerhouse a relatively low total weigh in of only 8.54 ounces.
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Skeet Reese not only put his name on the reel but made improvements to fit his personal needs
The reel gets a major upgrade when it comes to the bearings, having 10+1 HPCR bearings versus the Premier's 6+1. Aside from the bearing upgrade you will notice the larger handle and knobs for more power and torque upon retrieve. The handle is 105.35 mm in length compared to the Premier's 90.02 mm. And lastly, the Revo Premier used magnetic brakes but Skeet opted to use a centrifugal brake system for his reel.
Here's the Revo Skeet Reese and Premier. The Skeet reel was based off of the Premier
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looks pretty decent...M.I.A , Arcade Fire and Bjork on the same day! And the Beastie Boys...
looks pretty decent...M.I.A , Arcade Fire and Bjork on the same day! And the Beastie Boys...
Dance Tent!
I was hoping for a little more differentiation from Coachella. Oh well, for $65, you can't complain.
I was going to go to Coachella for Bjork. She's all I wanted to see. Then Coachella sold out. So it's Day 1 of Sasquatch!, and then down to Portland for Arcade Fire at the Schnitz, and then home to Eugene.
All the festivals are starting to look identical.
Hopefully the Pitchfork Festival stays solid this year...
It's a pretty good line-up overall but nothing to WOW imo.
i was like "ehh.. no big miss since i'm seeing bjork at coachella" ...then i saw "the dandy warhols"
arrrrrg! i want to see them so bad.
also, i don't care if you think that makes me queer. :P
Most of these bands will come on their own tour so dont worry so much... I like it that I know they either come to Cali before or after this..
Edit: I am now old school.... Sweet
best thread ever.
coachella vet: 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09......
I'm happy with my decision to shell out the extra $ to get down to Coachella from Vancouver. The Sasquatch line-up is pretty "meh" this year.


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When Mike Shanahan was fired from his post as the Denver Broncos head coach after a disappointing 2008 season, on the way out the door he told reporters someone would have to be stupid to come in and mess with the team's offense.
His successor, Josh McDaniels, did just that, running Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler out of town a few weeks after his arrival and Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall the year after.
Now, McDaniels is adding more fuel to some fans' ire by shipping young star tight end Tony Scheffler to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick.
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Perhaps McDaniels received so little in return for the NFL's leading-yard-per-catch tight end because he made it so publicly clear through the "deal" he was offering that he had no use for Scheffler any longer. The Denver Post drives that point home, writing that Scheffler couldn't be happier to be out of Denver and in Detroit.
Scheffler's exuberance is somewhat understandable, considering he grew up an avid Lions fan in Michigan. But going from the Broncos to the Lions---for years an NFL doormat---shouldn't be a good development in Scheffler's career.
The Post also points out that three of four of Shanahan's 2006 draft picks---Cutler, Marshall, and Scheffler---have been run out of town by McDaniels, with the only one remaining being defensive end/linebacker hybrid Elvis Dumervil.
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Boxing Legend and Mayor of Nicaragua's Capital, Alexis Arguello, Found Dead
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Two killed in crash on Sagtikos Parkway in Commack
There are 22 comments on the Newsday.com story from May 3, 2009, titled Two killed in crash on Sagtikos Parkway in Commack. In it, Newsday.com reports that:
Two people were killed in a crash on the Sagtikos Parkway in Commack Sunday after a southbound car lost control and spun into oncoming traffic, state police said.Join the discussion below, or Read more at Newsday.com.
"Slappy X. Sanchez, Esq." Since: Jun 08 9,772 Location hidden |
May 4, 2009
How may people are going to come here and say it's the road's fault, there aren't enough cops patrolling the Sagtikos, they didn't mean to hurt anyone, it was raining, the tires were bald or any other of the myriad of excuses the bleeding hearts come up with?
The only sympathy I have here is for the person who was hit by this inconsiderate moron - and their family. |
May 4, 2009
As I am reading about this senseless loss of life I am having powerful thoughts about wanting to wantonly torture people like this freak who was driving the Mustang that killed somebody's mom and grandmother.
The fact that he is dead has absolutely no meaning to me. In fact, I wish he survived so I could kick his friggin ball-bag in. Is this normal? Why is that so many people morph into little s-hits when they get behind the wheel of a car? My condolences to the family and friends of the innocent victim of this crime. |
May 4, 2009
He was an ass clown passing in the right lane.
Darwin in action. Good thing he didn't have a chance to breed. |
May 4, 2009
But swine flu is the real killer!!
Close the schools, stay at home, lock your doors. |
May 4, 2009
Couple of things that crossed my mind after viewing the pics in the paper. With the Mustang getting T-boned by the Cadillac, I could see the guy in the Ford getting killed, but the Caddy's passenger compartment looks relatively intact and the airbags deployed. So I wonder how the woman was killed? Unless she wasn't wearing her belt. Another odd thing....don't we have an animal control group (shelter) that could be called to take care of an animal found in a situation such as this? While the woman who volunteered to take this dog home was no doubt well intentioned, I'm surprised they would just yell out for volunteers, without any idea where the dog would wind up.
A terrible accident and my thoughts are with both families. |
May 4, 2009
They don't morph into little s-hits when they get behind the wheel. They are little s-hits in every aspect of their lives. And any minute now, Mommy, or girlfriend will be crying how "wonderful he is". NOT My condolences to the womans family. |
May 4, 2009
You are a complete IDIOT. Many people in my family live well into their 90s. And I know 70 years olds that would run circles around your dumb YOUNG butt. Try not posting on line, unless you want everyone to know how ignorant you are. |
May 4, 2009
Maybe they should start cracking down on car dealerships that use and abuse these cars before they sell them to us. Would be interesting to know if the loser that was driving the Mustang, actually worked for Syosset Ford. Sympathies to the family & friends of the woman in the Cadillac, and what extremely poor judgement to just hand off the dog, who is just as much in shock and in need of medical attention, as the unfortunate owner. This just added more unease & tension to the already greaving family. Gee, next time there's an accident on the parkway, and the mother doesn't make it - as long as the kids LOOK ok, just hand them off to some passerby, so they can have a nice place to sleep! Ridiculous!
"Slappy X. Sanchez, Esq." Since: Jun 08 9,772 Location hidden |
May 4, 2009
What the he11 do car dealerships have to do with what happened? Here's a new excuse everybody: it's the CAR DEALERSHIP'S FAULT! |
May 4, 2009
Slappy I agree with you regarding the elderly lady killed. These young punks think they're God especially with these so called "muscle cars" a Mustang in the rain is like driving in the snow. Those cars like the Camaro are death traps in the rain. Even if you;re going the speed limit or below I don;t trust them. the tires aren't reliable on wet or snowy roads plus they have Rear wheel drive. My condolences to the innocent woman's family & and also to the young man's family. Hope you're well Slappy. WE may agree differently but I respect you anyway. Be well. |
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May 4, 2009
I love the secondary theme of this article:
"crash claims lives... dog is ok" |
May 4, 2009
I agree about calling the shelter for the dog,how ever they are so over crowed now the poor thing will just be another "expired over the limit stay" animal. Hopefully the person that took the dog will care for it properly. |
May 4, 2009
I don't doubt that the person who offered to take the dog home would care for it properly. It just seemed like an odd thing for them to do. I'm sure someone from the victims family would come forward quickly. |
May 4, 2009
True |
May 5, 2009
Holy crap. You people are unbelievable. Long Islanders are all trailer trash to different degrees. You raise exactly what you are so stop trashing a young man who lost his life. He has a family too and you have3e no soul for the cruel things you write.
May 5, 2009
Another great job by the DOT. They tear up the median trees that would have stopped the car from crossing over. This was last year. Then, instead of just replacing it with a guardrail right away or leaving the natural barrier and installing a guardrail next to it, they waste more time and money installing 'temporary asphalt walkways' for...uh...all the pedestrians that walk down the median it seems.
They could have spent the same amount of time/money and had guardrails installed right away, and saved a life as well as maintained night visibility without motorists being blinded by oncoming headlights. But we get 8 wasted months of 'workers' leaning on shovels. What do you expect for the highest taxes in the nation? |
May 5, 2009
It's amazing how all of you can sit behind your screen in anonimmity and write about something you know nothing about. This was a good kid who made a bad decision and unfortunately it cost him his life as well as somebody else's. Don't act as if you have lived your life as a saint and your kid, nephew or neice never got behind the wheel of a car when they were drinking, high, wacked out on some type of drug or thought they were invincible. For all of those heartless bastard's who posted here, which are most of you, next time let it be your kid, brother, friend or somebody you know that was a good person to have a fatal decision come their way. You should all rot in hell.
May 6, 2009
These azzholes, sanchez, ohwell, todd a couple of others are missing. Constantly seek out sights where a teen was injured or killed and talk out their azzes constantly. Sitting home collecting welfare or are illegal aliens of this country. They are always the first to comment, ALWAYS, and they use the same lines each story. Ignore and they go away. They will constantly taunt other kids, family members, loved ones & friends, relentlessy. They are truly just pissed off at their mother's for giving birth to them or not aborting them. Oh, by the way did the gambler get run over by a truck on the Jersey Tpke. OOPS!!! Just don't feed into them, it's sex for them because they can't get any.
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the kid driving the mustang was the owners son of syosset ford yes these sport cars are dangerous to much power and its easy to floor the throttle rest in peace to the people who perished here
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Solange Knowles +her orange bike
Because today has been such a good day, I'm taking advantage with these shiny forces of the universe. Sun, Sol, Solange: this bright lone star with great music genes +showing that celebrities are just like us, well at least sometimes, out in town +with their bikes.
Solange has a very fun fashion style, she was featured in Vogue's 'Best Looks of 2012". La CTX is working on a plan to raid her closet (+maybe now her bike too!) +we have enjoyed exchanging myriads of images +links this whole year ogling over her what-she-wore fotos around the internets. I like to see her doing her own thing while slowly separating herself from her big sister's shadow.
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Where do i apply for officer, here?
Where do i apply for officer, here?
I got the demo and didn't realize it was an MMO until I got in the first public room.
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Main Class: Recon
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Other Characters? (if so, list with levels): Robotics lvl 9
Previous AvA experience?: I was in MC alliance before, fought few AvA battles.
Why do you want to be an officer?: I have a great deal of experience especially with Recon class, i want to help new players and help to establish AvA in out Alliance.
Yeah, sitting on a place getting your scores up is the way to go to help the team. In other words, Meleecon ftw. ( Unless you are in PvE)
I even get better scores with a bombercon than the other snipercons.
Not saying that the snipercon sucks, it's just that you are judging meleecons because 75% don't know how to play one. There are some good meleecons, gothofury for example, if you look up on youtube.
I have slaughtered so many meleecons, and i've only seen one maybe two good ones and if you think that getting rid of enemy turrets doesn't help the team then you can go fuck yourself.
EDIT: Since snipercons have higher damage output AND they can stay out of turrets reach they are much better at taking them out and all things like Turrets, other snipercons, medstations, beacons, assaults that just sit there and shoot.
For how long have you played? A week?
I've been changing back and forth. I'm sniper right now, and it seems to help the team more with turrets and snipers and everything else. Also, I'm level 14 on my Recon now, so one more level and I've maxed it for the demo. I need to get $40 somehow. By time I do, I'll probably have a level 15 everything. I've got Robotics and Recon almost done.
It seems like it would be fun to be a meleecon, but I can only use 4 skill points until I can buy the game.
Erm sorry, five points. It doesn't seem to help too much.
Remember though how durable assaults are without any bonus from armor they have 34% resistance to range damage in the tank tree. Along with having 3500hp. Even without a medic thats 5 shots to kill with the ballista's protection reduction.
You also need to remember how limited turrets FOV are, very easy to get behind.
Meleecons and bombcons are quite good in AvA.
That guy actually aren't very good at all, he would've died 100 times of not their medic.
Sniper could've done the same job more efficent.
He's damned effective, though. I'm not normally a fan of meleecons, but if anyone could pull that off, I'd be proud to have him on my strike force.
Anyway, slowly making progress with all this shit. Suicide is now my recon officer. I still need three more (assault, medic, robotics) so if you'd like to, go ahead and fill out that app form and post it in here.
The meleecon has a different purpose then the snipercon, snipercon just kills stuff. The meleecons make your teammates not die, they distract multiple people and think about it; a couple people chasing after a single person with melee weapons are easy kills for teammates. KDR doesn't matter in Global Agenda, map control wins the game; preventing others from having it helps your team just as much. I want to see a snipercon that effective at close range combat.
Did i ever say anything about KDR? Snipercons doesn't HAVE to be good at close range (even thou i slaughtered many meleecons at meleerange with my [ddrddd] Ballista) they can do the same job and better from farther away. While Meleecon can only do stuff at melee range Snipers are good at anything from 10 feet to as far as they can see.
It's the Snipers who control the map, they're even better at area denials than sentries, since they can wtfpwn anything that isn't an Assault in 2-3 shots at any range. That includes Beacons and Turrets in hard to reach places.
This discussion will not lead anywhere, we have different opinions on how an engagement works.
Yeah, Snipercons do the job when taking out Turrets and anything else like that. And they're still effective against other players too. Meleecons are good against them too, but only if they can get to the turret itself.
The Facepunch agency is no more.
Due to the name Facepunch having a somewhat ill history with certain MMOs, we have since changed the name to something that I believe is much, much better.
Say hello to BATMANS. That is seriously the name, it's great, I know.
I'm going to get us all into BATMANS, because Facepunch agency is no more. We're an elite squid (yes, squid) of bacon (yes, bacon) hunters, out for justice and righteousness.
So, everyone, go look up BATMANS in the agency center, and apply.
A SUCCESSFUL KNIGHT OF PVE. Sort of.
This is one of the MMOs I am going to try after I get bored of my current one. How comparable is it to other MMOs? Are there places where you get a group of people to go through it, sorta like an instance/dungeon from most other MMOs?
Global Agenda is not really an MMO in standard way, it's more of TPS with some MMO influences.
All of PvE are instances. Next patch should bring in other forms of PvE but for now there is only "instances".
guys i bring sad news
i'm leaving global agenda for wolfquest, the gameplay to wolfquest is just so much better and it's got great pvp and pve, better than global agenda
i'm so sorry
Who are you going to leave Leadership to?
Oh right, he's back now.
But anyway, we need everyone to apply to BATMANS. I'll be getting on after I'm done with some finals stuff to accept people and get promotions done. Possibly some training, even.
i'm back now? no
And suddenly everything died...
By the way Suicide, I'm not even a meleecon, I'm a bombercon, but I still think meleecons can do more.
Looked cool until I saw it charges a monthly fee.
Nothing's dead now, and I've just finished finals week so I can commit to GA full-force.
There isn't a monthly fee unless you want to pay for its perks. If you pay it you get access to AvA after Sandstorm finishes and a higher cap for Conquest and Mercenary tokens. You also get more content, more frequently.
Mass Effect sale today made me go crazy, and I bought the second. Going to be playing that for a while.
Agreed. I went out and bought both of them today. :D
Kinda sucks though, My PC has gone to hell, and I can't get on GA or even load up ME until my new one comes in the mail. :/
Batmans is a terrible name.
Subscription free?
Fuck yeah beam me up.
I never played this shit and the download will be done by tomorrow.
I'll still read the thread but now im going to sleep.
What should i know?
Eh. It's great seeing as how it'll be "no subscriptions boo thos r gay," but I honestly lost interest. The combat was never very fluid. It was just "whoever shoots first wins (unless it's a snipercon, in which case, you're dead 100% of the time)," and "oh did i mention that everything can absorb hundreds of bullets, regardless of class or spec, except you?"
Were you even there for the naming thing? No?
Actually, I logged on yesterday and the only members were literally me and Systematik. If I decide to get back into it, we all should probably think of a better name.
Oh man, I just felt the first wave of "pre-'non-subscription' veteran player" elitism. This isn't going to be fun.
Trying out the beta, Sasasing ingame add me :3
I can't log in, is it down for anyone else too?
Alliance i'm in just have taken 1/5 of the EU AvA map, it's fucking awesome.
Hey! I'm dethzord, the guy who hated that combat medic :3:
Awesome fro here!
SASASING BUY THE GAME ALREADY. :c
Downloading the Demo, if I love it; I'm totally getting it on Thursday.
I ALREADY BOUGHT IT /caps
but you weren't online!


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North River (Hudson River)
North River is an alternate name for the southernmost portion of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City and northeastern New Jersey in the United States.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The colonial name for the entire Hudson was given to it by the Dutch in the early seventeenth century, the term fell out of general use for most of the river's 300+ mile course during the early 1900s.[7] However it still retains currency as an alternate or additional name among local mariners and others[8][9][10] as well as appearing on some nautical charts[11] and maps. The term is used for infrastructure on and under the river, such as the North River piers, North River Tunnels, and the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
At different times "North River" has referred to the entire Hudson; the approximate 160-mile portion of the Hudson below its confluence with the Mohawk River, which is under tidal influence; the portion of it running between Manhattan and New Jersey; and just the short length flowing between Lower Manhattan and Hudson County, New Jersey. Its history is strongly connected to New York Harbor's shipping industry, which shifted primarily to Port Newark in the mid-20th century due to the construction of the Holland Tunnel and other river crossings and the advent of containerization.[12]
The names for the lower portion of the river appear to have remained interchangeable for centuries. In 1909, construction of two tunnel projects was under way: one was called the North River Tunnels, the other, the Hudson Tubes. That year the Hudson-Fulton Celebration was held, commemorating Henry Hudson, the first European to record navigating the river, and Robert Fulton, the first man to use a paddle steamer, named the North River Steamboat, to sail up it, leading to controversy over what the waterway should be called.[13][14][15]
Origin of the name and early usage[edit]
The origin of the name North River is generally attributed to the Dutch.[16] In describing the major rivers in the New Netherland colony, they called what is now the Hudson the North River, the Connecticut the Fresh River, and the Delaware the South River.[17] Another theory is that the "North" River and "East" River were so named for the direction of travel they permitted once having entered the Upper New York Bay.[18]
In 1808 the Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin, issued his report of proposed locations for transportation and communication internal improvements of national importance. The North River figures prominently among his proposals as the best route toward western and northern lands; similar routes were chosen for the Erie Canal and other early canals built by the state of New York. He notes the following in reference to the North and Hudson Rivers:[19]
"What is called the North River is a narrow and long bay, which in its northwardly course from the harbor of New York breaks through or turns all the mountains, affording a tide navigation for vessels of eighty tons to Albany and Troy, one hundred and sixty miles above New York. This peculiarity distinguishes the North River from all the other bays and rivers of the United States. The tide in no other ascends higher than the granite ridge or comes within thirty miles of the Blue Ridge or eastern chain of mountains. In the North River it breaks through the Blue Ridge at West Point and ascends above the eastern termination of the Catskill or great western chain.
"A few miles above Troy, and the head of the tide, the Hudson from the north and the Mohawk from the west unite their waters and form the North River. The Hudson in its course upwards approaches the waters of Lake Champlain, and the Mohawk those of Lake Ontario."
"North River" on maps[edit]
Hagstrom Maps, formerly the leading mapmaker in the New York metropolitan area, has labeled all or part of the Hudson adjacent to Manhattan as "North River" on several of its maps. For instance, on a 1997 Hagstrom Map of Manhattan, the stretch of river between Hudson County, New Jersey and Lower Manhattan (roughly corresponding to the location of the North River piers) was labeled "North River", with the label "Hudson River" used above Midtown Manhattan.
On a 2000 map of "Northern Approaches to New York City" (part of Hagstrom's New York [State] Road Map), the entire river adjacent to Manhattan was labeled "Hudson River (North River)", with just "Hudson River" (no parenthetical) appearing further north at Tappan Zee. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's current charts call the lower river the "Hudson",[20] and the United States Geological Survey lists "North River" as an alternative name of the Hudson River without qualifying it as any particular portion of the river.[21]
North River piers[edit]
Piers along the Hudson shore of Manhattan were formerly used for shipping and berthing ocean-going ships.[22] In shipping notices, they were designated as, for example, "Pier 14, North River". Most of the piers that once existed in lower Manhattan fell into disuse or were destroyed in the last half of the 20th century, although a number have been adapted to new uses. As with the river, the name "North River piers" has largely been supplanted by "Hudson River piers", or just by a pier and number, e.g., "Pier 54".
The remaining piers are Pier A at the Battery and piers ranging from Pier 25 at North Moore Street to Pier 99 at 59th Street. Many of these piers and the waterfront between them are part of the Hudson River Park which stretches from 59th Street to the Battery. The park, a joint project between New York City and New York State commenced in 1998, consists of several non-contiguous parcels of land and piers totaling 125 acres (0.51 km2), plus another 400 acres (1.6 km2) of the river itself.[23] Several piers are being rebuilt as part of the park project, with approximately 70% of the planned work complete as of early 2011.[24]
Piers above Pier 40 have addresses approximately that of Manhattan's numbered streets plus 40 – thus, for example North River Pier 86 is at West 46th Street.
Historical and current use[edit]
- Pier A is a designated national and New York City landmark. The building on the pier dates to 1886, and was used by the city's Department of Docks, Harbor Police, and was later a fireboat station. The pier was closed and renovated from 1992 to November 2014, after which it reopened.
- What little remained of Piers 1 through 21 were buried under landfill from the World Trade Center construction project in 1973 and turned into Battery Park City.
- Pier 25 is a sports and docking facility at the foot of North Moore Street and part of Hudson River Park.[25]
- Pier 34 is a pair of narrow piers which connect to a ventilation building for the Holland Tunnel.
- Pier 40 contains various playing fields, long-term parking spaces and the Trapeze School of New York on the roof (during the summer).
- Christopher Street Pier is part of Hudson River Park.
- Pier 51 and 84 house two water-themed playgrounds, part of Hudson River Park.[26][27]
- Pier 52 and 53, opposite Gansevoort Street, form the "Gansevoort Peninsula", created with landfill. This peninsula is home to the last vestige of what was once Thirteenth Avenue in Manhattan. The peninsula is currently a Sanitation Department storage and parking facility. At the end of Pier 53 is the FDNY's Marine 1 fireboat facility. The facility occupies a new building completed in 2011.[28][29]
- Pier 55 is not in use. Plans arose in November 2014 for a new park designed by Heatherwick Studio, with estimates of the 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) park between $130 million[30] and $160 million.[31] Major backers include Barry Diller and Diane von Fürstenberg's joint foundation, which contributed $100 million to the project[30] with plans to give up to $130 million.[32] The city and state vowed to give $17 million and $18 million, respectively.[31] The park, a partnership between Diller and von Furstenberg's foundation, the city and state, and Hudson River Park Trust, would float completely above the water.[32] If the project is approved, construction would begin in 2015 and end in 2018 or 2019.[31]
- Pier 57 was built to a unique concrete design in 1952 to replace a burned wooden structure. It has served as a shipping terminal and a bus depot, but has been vacant since 2003. It is currently under development as a commercial and retail complex anticipated to re-open in 2017.
- The Chelsea Piers entertainment complex is located at piers 59 through 62, from West 17th to West 22nd Street. In the early 1900s, Chelsea Piers was used by the Cunard and White Star lines, and was the intended destination of the Titanic as well as the final berth of the Lusitania.
- Pier 63 was the location of a barge formerly serving the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, now situated at Pier 66a.
- Pier 66 has a public boathouse and is also the home of Pier 66 Maritime.
- Pier 79 is the West Midtown Ferry Terminal, used by NY Waterway while Pier 83 is used by Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises. The two companies played a prominent role in the rescue of passengers from US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency water landing on the Hudson in January 2009. Pier 79 connects to a Lincoln Tunnel vent shaft.
- Pier 84 is a stop for New York Water Taxi and has a bicycle rental shop and other businesses serving primarily tourists.
- Pier 86 at West 46th Street is home to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, the centerpiece of which is the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier that served from World War II to the Vietnam War. This pier once served as the passenger ship terminal for the United States Lines.
- Piers 88 through 92 are part of the New York Passenger Ship Terminal, where a number of modern cruise ships and ocean liners dock. In 1942, the USS Lafayette (formerly SS Normandie) caught fire at Pier 88, remaining capsized there for a year.
- Pier 94 was formerly part of the Passenger Ship Terminal, and now houses the "Unconvention Center", the second-largest exhibition hall in New York City.[33][34]
- Pier 99 houses the West 59th Street Marine Transfer Station, used by the New York City Sanitation Department.
Railroads and ferries[edit]
Prior to the opening of the North River Tunnels and the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad tubes in the early 1900s,[35] passengers and freight were required to cross the river for travel to points east. This led to an extensive network of intermodal terminals, railyards, ferry slips, docks, barges, and carfloats. The west shore of the river from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century was home to expansive facilities operated by competing railroads.[36] Most are now gone, allowing for public access to the waterfront at piers, parks, promenades and marinas along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. New ferry slips and terminals exclusively for pedestrian use have been built.
- Communipaw Terminal was in operation from 1864 to 1967. It was owned by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and also hosted trains of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Reading Company. The CRRNJ's main ferry ran to pier 11 at Liberty Street. The historic landmark is now a major feature of Liberty State Park and ferry terminal for service to Ellis Island and Liberty Island. The terminal is adjacent to the Big Basin of the Morris Canal (used to ship anthracite from the mines of Pennsylvania) which entered the harbor at the river's mouth.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Station was the location of the first waterfront terminal in 1834, and its larger successor was used until 1961. Regular ferry service from Paulus Hook had begun in the early Dutch colonial period. The original station was built by the New Jersey Railroad to meet the world's first steam ferry service which had been initiated in 1812 by Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston. During the Pennsylvania Railroad era in the 20th century the station was called Exchange Place, local nomenclature for the streetcar terminus and Hudson and Manhattan Railroad tube station. The main ferry ran to Cortlandt Street. The district is now sometimes known as Wall Street West due to the concentration of financial concerns and skyscrapers located there. Today ferry service travel to Battery Park City Ferry Terminal, Pier 11 at Wall Street, and the West Midtown Ferry Terminal.
- Pavonia Terminal operated from 1861 to 1958. The terminal, completed in 1889 by the Erie Railroad, was at the end of the Long Dock which extended into the partially landfilled Harsimus Cove. The Jersey City Terminal was also used by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, but was called by the name given to the seventeenth century New Netherland settlement of Pavonia. Ferry service began in the 1840s. The main Pavonia Ferry later ran to Chambers Street and 23rd Street. Pavonia's Erie trains were moved to Hoboken Terminal between 1956 and 1958, and the ferries and terminal abandoned. The terminal and yards have now been developed into the residential and commercial district of Pavonia-Newport.
- Hoboken Terminal is the last of the Hudson River terminals still in use and is now operated by New Jersey Transit. Regular ferry service was started in 1834 by John Stevens. Train service began in 1863 by the Morris and Essex Railroad and was taken over by Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which built the terminal in 1908. The DL&W later consolidated with the Erie to create the Erie Lackawanna Railway which, after becoming part of Conrail, operated until the state takeover in the 1970s. The main routes of the Hoboken Ferry ran to Barclay Street, Christopher Street and 23rd Street; these ferries operated until 1967. Today New York Waterway ferries travel to the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal, Pier 11 at Wall Street and the West Midtown Ferry Terminal.
- Weehawken Terminal operated from 1884 to 1959 as the terminus for New York Central Railroad's West Shore Railroad division as well as for the New York, Ontario and Western Railway. The extensive Weehawken Yards also handle freight for the Erie Railroad with the New Jersey Junction Railroad. The New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge is now a historic site. The main Weehawken Ferry travelled directly across the river to 42nd Street and for a time was part of route of the Lincoln Highway. Other ferries included those to 14th Street and Cortland Street. The original tunnel under Bergen Hill is now used by the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. Ferry service is now provided from Weehawken Port Imperial to West Midtown Ferry Terminal, BPC Ferry Terminal, and Wall Street.
- The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway terminus in Shadyside, Edgewater was opened in 1894 for the shipment of coal and other products. This led to extensive landfilling and industrial growth including plants of Hess Oil and Chemical, Lever Brothers, Alcoa, and the Ford Motor Company. Many workers from Manhattan used the ferry from 125th Street to reach their jobs. The factories of Edgewater have been demolished, the brownfields redeveloped for residential, retail, and recreational uses. The ferry now travels from Edgewater Landing to West Midtown Ferry Terminal.
Fixed crossings[edit]
The last crossing to be built was the south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel in 1957, but in 1962, another deck was added to the George Washington Bridge.[37] Since 2003, various proposals have been made to add a new train line. This includes an extension of the nearly-completed 7 Subway Extension, the canceled Access to the Region's Core, and the proposed Gateway Project.
See also[edit]
- List of ferries across the Hudson River to New York City
- Timeline of Jersey City area railroads
- New York Harbor
- Geography of New York Harbor
- List of New Jersey rivers
- List of New York rivers
- List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey
- ^ The Random House Dictionary (2009) ("Part of the Hudson River between NE New Jersey and SE New York.")
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,'Fourth Edition (2006) ("An estuary of the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City flowing into Upper New York Bay.")
- ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary (2005) ("The lower course of the Hudson River, between New York City & NE N.J.")
- ^ The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (2009) ("An estuary of Hudson River between SE New York & NE New Jersey" )
- ^ Joint Report With Comprehensive Plan and Recommendations New York, New Jersey Port and Harbor Development Commission (1926)
- ^ McCarten, John (July 4, 1959). "Harbor Display". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer."F.Y.I",The New York Times, May 15, 1994. Accessed January 17, 2008. "The North River was the colonial name for the entire Hudson River, just as the Delaware was known as the South River. These names went out of use sometime early in the century, said Norman Brouwer, a historian at the South Street Seaport Museum."
- ^ North River Historic Ship Society
- ^ The Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition
- ^ North River Power Squadron
- ^ City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center - James Glanz, Eric Lipton - Google Boeken
- ^ Pettengill, G. T. (March 2, 1908), "Hudson, Not North River", The New York Times, retrieved 2011-01-25
- ^ Cox, Edwin M. (October 6, 1909), "Hudson or North River", The New York Times, retrieved 2011-01-25
- ^ "Hudson and not North River", The New York Times, September 26, 1909, retrieved 2011-01-25
- ^ "The North River in New Netherland". World Digital Library. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Sam. "Brooklyn Murders, Depression Love, a Glamorous Librarian", The New York Times, June 24, 2007. Accessed January 6, 2008. "You may even be directed to the sewage treatment plant in West Harlem, practically the last vestige of the name that, legend has it, the Dutch bestowed on the tidal estuary navigated by Henry Hudson to distinguish it from the South River, now known as the Delaware."
- ^ Dougherty, Steve. "MY MANHATTAN; Away From the Uproar, Before a Strong Wind", The New York Times, May 31, 2002. Accessed January 17, 2008. "'Because it's the river you sail to go north,' Captain Freitas explained. 'To sail east, to Long Island Sound, you would take the East River.'"
- ^ Portions of the Gallatin Report, 1808, Included in the Preliminary Report of the Inland Waterways Commission, 1908
- ^ Chart 12335
- ^ GNIS Detail - Hudson River
- ^ The Talk of the Town: Pier 1 : The New Yorker
- ^ Stewart, Barbara (June 1, 2000). "Hudson River Park On Restored Piers Approved By U.S". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/vision-and-progress/planning-and-construction
- ^ Pier 25 | Hudson River Park
- ^ Chelsea Waterside Play Area | Hudson River Park
- ^ Pier 84 Play Area | Hudson River Park
- ^ http://marine1fdny.com/history_new.php
- ^ http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID-Hudson.htm
- ^ a b West, Melanie G. (17 November 2014). "Hudson River Park Gets $100 Million Launch". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Here's The Spectacular $165 Million Park Planned For The Hudson River". Gothamist. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ a b "With Bold Park Plan, Mogul Hopes to Leave Mark on New York's West Side". The New York Times. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Pier 94 New York—The Unconvention Center
- ^ Fried, Joseph P. (2009-08-13). "The City Hopes to Double the Size of Manhattan's No. 2 Convention Center, in the West 50's". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ *Open Pennsylvania Station To-night, The New York Times November 26, 1910 page 5
- ^ "GREAT RAILROADS AT WAR Fighting to Secure Lands on Jersey Shore". New York Times. December 15, 1889. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ PANYNJ, "History Across the Hudson", The Star Ledger, retrieved 2011-03-15
Further reading[edit]
- A Guide to a Hudson River Park Walk from Battery Park to Riverside Park
- Wired New York - Hudson River Piers
- North River Historic Ship Society: Historic Vessels of New York Harbor
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Twitter needs more diversity on its board.
But adding a woman won't necessarily do the trick.
Twitter, the social superstar that will go public soon, is in the crosshairs for what is perceived as a lack of diversity on its board because it doesn't list a single woman as a director. What's more, Twitter only has one female in a senior-level executive position.
That prompted a testy Twitter exchange between CEO Dick Costolo and oft-quoted academic Vivek Wadhwa, who criticized Twitter in an article in The New York Times. It also led to calls that Twitter immediately fix this supposed gender imbalance by putting a woman on the board. Right now. Or, at least before it goes public.
Related: Twitter CEO Spars With Tech Entrepreneur Over Lack of Women on Board
Such demands miss the point. Twitter needs diversity on its board, but not in the way you might think.
First, it helps to know who is on the board. Costolo has a seat, as do Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams. Then there's Peter Fenton of venture firm Benchmark Capital, former DoubleClick CEO David Rosenblatt, and former Netscape executive Peter Currie. Rounding out the group is former News Corp. president Peter Chernin. (Full disclosure: I worked for Chernin when I was director of business news at FOX News.)
This is no doubt a qualified board: Chernin obviously knows media, and Rosenblatt, given his DoubleClick tenure, can certainly help Twitter build on its monetization strategy. Currie is a respected manager of tech companies, as well.
But, truth is, all the other members could go and it wouldn't have an impact. Dorsey and Williams founded the company, but they have new companies to manage now: Dorsey runs Square, while Williams is CEO of Medium. Their minds are on startups, not on governing a public company.
Related: Twitter's IPO Will Make All These People Millionaires and Billionaires
Fenton is a giant in the venture world, but Twitter is leaving that behind. The connections Fenton could bring are now less important.
What Twitter needs is more diversification of experience, and in two ways:
First, it needs to find more overseas board members. Twitter's growth potential is in monetizing its foreign audience. It's estimated that roughly 75 percent of Twitter users come from international markets, though only 25 percent of revenue does. As the Times noted, in the second quarter of this year, each American user represented about $2.17 in ad revenue to Twitter, contrasted with 30 cents for a user outside the U.S.
Put aside that Twitter's board is made up of white men. It is made up of American white men. Clearly, a director who can help shape a workable international strategy is needed. Running a company that does business overseas doesn't cut it. You need someone who has run an overseas business. A little foreign accent would spice up the corporate conversation.
Second, it would help if Twitter went down the economic ladder a bit. Twitter has a large urban-dwelling audience, second only to Facebook, according to data from the Pew Center. Blacks and Latinos are more likely to use Twitter than other social networks. Taking Facebook out of the mix, Pew found Twitter was more popular than other networks for users making less than $50,000 a year.
Related: Twitter Makes IPO Filing Public
That's a huge opportunity. Put aside that Twitter's board is made up of white men. Now, also put aside that it is made up of American white men. It is made up of American white men who don't live in cities – the "inner" kind, since I'm sure they have their share of pieds-a-terre. Finding someone who knows the urban, black or Hispanic markets, and how to increase the yield there, will be vital for Twitter's growth. Here, the board falls short.
Would it be nice if Twitter could kill two birds with one stone by getting a woman who brought those two knowledge bases? Sure. But the decision has to made by what the business demands of the company. Miley Cyrus is a rich, successful woman. She would also make an insufficient (though admittedly entertaining) steward of the company's corporate governance. It isn't about the woman, but what a woman would bring to the table.
In the end, it is up to the board itself in a free market to govern itself. Twitter needs help and needs a better, more diverse board. But, despite the pressure from the outside for gender or racial parity, the directors should be mindful that not all equality is created equal.
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Japan avalanche kills seven high school students, teacher
TOKYO An avalanche in central Japan on Monday killed seven high school students and a teacher who were among a group of almost 50 on mountain climbing training, police said.
SAN FRANCISCO An international tribunal that will weigh in on Chevron Corp's two-decade dispute over pollution in Ecuador has set a timeline that runs into 2014, according to a Chevron regulatory filing on Thursday.
The panel, formed via The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, is hearing a dispute over whether Ecuador violated a treaty with the United States requiring it to guarantee Chevron a fair trial.
An Ecuador court ruled against Chevron in February 2011. Last week, damages stemming from that hotly contested decision were increased to $19 billion from $18.2 billion.
Chevron said the international tribunal will hear by late November about the scope of a 1998 settlement and release agreement given by Ecuador's government to Texaco, the company that operated in Ecuador.
Chevron, based in San Ramon, California, east of San Francisco, purchased Texaco in 2001.
"On July 9, 2012, the Tribunal indicated that it wanted to hear the remaining issues in January 2014," Chevron disclosed in its quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.
Ecuador's attorney general has argued the tribunal has no jurisdiction because the bilateral trade agreement between the United States and his country went into effect five years after Texaco ended operations in Ecuador in 1992.
But earlier this year, the three-person panel reinforced its interim order that Ecuador suspend court-awarded payments of claims against Texaco, which was accused of polluting the rain forest and sickening people there. Some of those residents sued the company.
Chevron says it uncovered through U.S. courts evidence of fraud by lawyers for the Ecuadorean plaintiffs, which the lawyers deny. The second-largest U.S. oil company is pursuing racketeering and fraud charges against the plaintiffs and their attorneys, and a New York judge ruled this week the fraud case could go ahead.
Meanwhile, since Chevron has no assets in Ecuador, the Ecuadorean plaintiffs have launched legal actions in Canada and Brazil to enforce their $19 billion award. Their spokeswoman says the New York case is "irrelevant" to the other actions.
Anticipating such a global legal battle, Chevron filed for the arbitration in September 2009. The panel includes a Chevron-named member, Horacio Grigera Naon of the American University law college, one named by Ecuador, Oxford Professor Vaughan Lowe, and London lawyer V.V. Veeder, chosen by the other two.
(Reporting by Braden Reddall in San Francisco; Editing by David Gregorio)