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Undercurrents: the campaign film pioneers still setting the agenda
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Eifion Rees reports on the video journalists producing environmental and social justice films that influence public opinion - and consistently get closer to the issues than the mainstream media more...Solsbury Hill: Chronicle of a road protest
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This book's photographs by Adrian Arbib capture the spirit of a movement beginning to find its voice. more...Road rage
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Unnoticed by most of the media, New Labour has embarked on a roadbuilding scheme just as large as the one the Tories bragged was 'the biggest since the Romans'. All over the UK, however, ordinary people have noticed, and everyone – from doctors and teachers, to old-style road protestors – are once again saying: enough is enough. Paul Kingsnorth reports more...Tony Blair hits back at road pricing protesters
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Tony Blair today insisted that congestion would increase by 40% in under 20 years unless car use is deterred. more...Road pricing is 'part of the answer'
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Environmentalists have urged the government to support road pricing plans against a rising tide of protest. more...
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FSA testing is not woking
British Columbia's education system is changing, so it only makes sense to modify the current standardized testing model of the Foundation Skills Assessment Test.
The British Columbian government wants to modernize the education system by making it more flexible and responsive to students
I do agree a test to helps determine what area schools and teachers need to work on is a good idea, however the current model isn't
working. It's widely known that students who come from wealthy families tend to do better in school than those who come from less fortunate families.
A report done by Moneysense magazine stated Prince Rupert's unemployment rate was the second worst in Canada in the spring, which leads me to believe many of our school district's children fall under the likely-to-not-do-as-well-as-wealthy-students umbrella.
Example of this?
The Fraser Institute uses results to rank schools in British Columbia, with private schools nearly always performing better than public.
Another problem with FSA testing is there's little motivation for students to want to put all their efforts into the test. I remember being in Grade 7 and thinking if the test didn't count as part of my final grade, why even bother?
It's hard to motivate a child to care about performing at their greatest abilities on a test that doesn't even count as part of their grade, but just a way for the government to see what areas schools need to work on.
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Tampa, Fla. (July 19, 2012) A study comparing whether endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) derived from human placenta or those derived from human umbilical cord blood are more proliferative and better for forming new blood vessels has found that ECFCs derived from human placenta are more vasculogenic.
The study, carried out by researchers at the Indiana School of Medicine, is published in a recent issue of Cell Medicine [2(3)] and is freely available on-line at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/cm.
"Circulating ECFCs isolated from umbilical cord blood and those isolated from human placenta are phenotypically identical and have equivalent proliferative potential," said study lead author Michael P. Murphy, MD of the Indiana University's Department of Surgery. "After transplantation, the circulating placenta-derived ECFCs formed significantly more blood vessels in vivo than the ECFCs derived from umbilical cord blood, indicating not only that there are inherent functional differences between resident and circulating ECFC populations, but that the placenta-derived cells are more vasculogenic."
Umbilical cord blood and the extra-embryonic membranes of placenta are ideal sources of progenitor cells, said the researchers, because the tissues are discarded as medical waste and ethical concerns facing embryonic stem cells are avoided. The quantity of cells that can be derived from placenta, however, is much greater than the amount that can be derived from umbilical cord blood, making the placenta the more abundant source.
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These Personification Marriage poems are examples of Personification poems about Marriage. These are the best examples of Personification Marriage poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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Love and Pain Decided to get married I know it seems strange For you would have expected Love and affection to want to tie the knot After all…they were similar They socialized in the same set of word families The artistonyms Love and passion also wanted To be forever joined That everyone condoned and blessed But, oh, how everyone laughed At the strange request Of Love and Pain To be wed "What's wrong with your head? You two are from different worlds From antonym slums You can't unite And become one!" Love held on to Pain And would not let her go…. He smiled a knowing smile "There has never been One of us without the other We belong… For only when you truly encounter Love Will you experience Pain." Pain shed a tear And yet she smiled "Where Love exists I hover near… Have no fear Our union will produce Beautiful babies Love sires Joy A darling child Love fathers Peace And Tranquility, in turn These are the children we will bear But do beware Love can't survive, without Me For how would He know How would He be certain That he is alive….and well Were it not for ME! And so Love and Pain Were wed Amongst great fanfare It was a match made in heaven For never did they depart One from another Love and Pain? Not so insane Everyone did testify That one did not come Without the other They were tied together Inseparable Nothing could come between them Except their little babies The most beautiful mixed babies That eye shall ever see! Sweet harmony Of Love and Pain Who lived.......companionably ever after! Eileen Manassian Ghali
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Like the fragrance of honeysuckle clinging to the vine, Like sea spirit salt rides the inshore breeze, Like the sun dappled fields of summer, please... Be mine... my beautiful you... be mine. Like the flowers I bring you every so often, Like the ones I should bring you every day, Be wild and pure and wait there for me, To see and to take you, my beautiful you. Like the curves of your body, bending Behind the glisten of the glass shower stall, Like sweet nicknames floating down the hall... Be my mystery ever unfolding, my beautiful you. All the holidays, like yesterday, I still remember, Wrapped up with you around the tree… Leaves falling round us in a crisp September, As we walk through our seasons, you and me. And now the twilight's chimney smoke calls us, Back to the hearth and home we've made, With little ones who look like you and me, Our love's perfect union, our soul's sweet serenade. Through all the days of our days, I'll need you, So be the breath I cannot live without, The April morning's rain - mist for my midsummer's drought… All the holiday's I remember... Leaves falling round us in a crisp September. The fragrance of you floating through the hall, Into my soul's senses, please, be all... Worth recalling, worth living and dying for... My beautiful you, my beautiful you... Be Mine. To see my photopoems, Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonnetforge Or visit the website: www.gopoem.com What we Read, is Where we Go...
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When two person's get together, with vision of a wonderful world, some children and a family, and a dog with tail curled. Off to a fresh start, adapting new life and routine, for the dream to become real, without any motive or being mean. One is a boy, another is a girl, raising them with a twist and twirl, impossible to forget the first walk, or the first word or their little talk. Months and years pass by, memories began to fade, with no personal touch, or an effort being made. Then comes the anger, with stress compressed inside, and happiness dissolving, whom not either one can hide. Love once boulder, breaks easily into pieces, with emotions running high, connection completely ceases. Now is the time, to part ways from this life, and live like a sophomore, not husband and wife. No care about the young one's, who are too naive to understand, about the complications of life, what they find simply so grand. One legal paper seals off, the fate of a happy family, with a stroke of sign starts, this long lasting tragedy. Back to where it was, heart still feels like a change, the reminiscence of marriage, and the events of enrage. Seperate lives once again, the dream is a now nightmare, filled with hatred and pain, Nothing left except to glare. A past unforgettable, a future that could have been, and present so unbearable, like a film with an ending scene. How can a simple word, destroy so many fantasies, keeping sentiments intact, with nothing but worries. A journey full of moments, stuck together in a beautiful verse, mentally and physically hurting, divorce is a majestic curse.
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Today we release the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2016 Kits Patch for EA Sports Cricket07! ThePakistan Super League (PSL) (Urdu: پاکستان سپر لیگ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan composed of 5 member clubs. With the high demand for the Pakistan Super League PSL 2016 Patch for EA Sports Cricket07, we decided to release the kits first! We are now working on Face pack and roster which will soon be released too. Apart from this, graphics set have also been released by Syed's Stuff.
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'Rite of Spring': A rule-changing musical masterpiece
The first time I heard "The Rite of Spring" I was 13 or 14. As I remember it, the record was lying around the house, in a sleeve but without a jacket. I guess it was my mother's, though she didn't usually listen to such things. I probably vaguely knew who Stravinsky was (he had died just a couple of years before), but I really have no idea why I wanted to listen to that record, or who the performers were. Something to do, maybe. I grabbed a pair of headphones, put the needle down and ... was immediately gripped. The complexities of the music were no barrier to my enjoyment; the sheer momentum, the uncanny energy of the thing carried me along. I didn't even know the story of the ballet the music was created for.
Forty years later, "The Rite" still holds me in thrall. I enjoy every performance of it and every recording of it that I hear. "The Rite" just doesn't wear out. It still sounds as if it could have been composed yesterday. I listened to a recording of it again the other night and noticed, partway through, that my eyes were wet, as usual when I hear it. They aren't sentimental tears, for sure. They are tears of awe. Sometimes, even, the audaciousness of "The Rite" causes me to chuckle in delight.
It is as a concert piece, of course, not a ballet, that "The Rite" has become known. There are only a handful of pieces in classical music as influential – Beethoven's "Eroica" and Ninth Symphony, perhaps Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique," Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." It was a revolution that started with a solo bassoon. The riot that broke out at its premiere probably had as much to do with the dance as with the music, but it is well to remember that the jeering started during the prelude, before the curtain went up on the dancers.
So, what is so revolutionary about it? There had never been music like it, not even by Stravinsky. ("Petrushka," his preceding ballet, had only gone part way.) In "The Rite of Spring" Stravinsky turned the musical hierarchy on its head. Rhythm (and meter) is elevated to king, with melody (mostly snippets and shards, turned this way and that, as a Cubist would an object) and harmony (bi-tonal) in service to it.
"The Augurs of Spring," the second section of "The Rite," is a good example. Stravinsky just pounds a chord (E major, with E-flat major and a flatted 7th stacked on top of it) with strings playing heavy down strokes, the horns elbowing in with unpredictable off beats. Stravinsky doesn't change the chord, but holds it; a primitive beat rules.
Stravinsky's use of meter, too, was unique. Irregularity is the key, and he changes the numbers of beats in a bar – 5 beats, 9, 5, 7, 3, 4 – in quick succession, the orchestra running an obstacle course of accents and emphases. Repeated patterns of rhythms – ostinatos – drive the music forward, like engines gunning.
In an early run-through of the score, with Stravinsky hammering it out on the piano, Sergei Diaghilev is said to have asked the composer how long would it go on "this way." Stravinsky is said to have smiled and replied, "Till the end, my dear." You get a feeling when you listen to "The Rite" that the young composer was feeling his oats, throwing out the rules and attempting to shock – and succeeding at every turn.
The reader may find this all a bit technical, but the effect is thrilling and visceral. The orchestration is heavy on brass and percussion, and exotic instruments – alto flute, bass clarinet, bass trumpet, antique cymbals – charge the sound. Analysis breeds complexity, but in performance "The Rite" is as subtle as an uppercut to the jaw.
Recordings – there are something like 100 available, dating to the 1920s – are interesting to compare. Early on, orchestras had trouble playing "The Rite," but their audible strain seems in keeping with the music. (Indeed, Stravinsky composed strain into the score.) Pierre Monteux, who conducted the premiere, made a recording with a challenged Boston Symphony in the early '50s that's hard to beat. Present-day orchestras can sometimes make "The Rite" sound too easy. (Stravinsky thought that Berlin Philharmonic conductor Herbert von Karajan's recording was "too polished, a pet savage rather than a real one.") Still, there are many to admire. Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra perhaps say the last word on the muscular approach. It's ear-boggling. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the L.A. Philharmonic turn in a sleek, agile and frighteningly steely account. And of course there are Stravinsky's own fine recordings.
I still listen to the piece in something of an innocent way, as I did as a teen. The details of the scenario – ancient Russia, village elders, the commemoration of spring in a pagan rite with a virgin dancing herself to death – are, in the end, unimportant, as are the musical complexities. "The Rite" is an adrenaline-producing machine. Sit down, fasten your seat belt, turn it up and enjoy the ride.
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Local Man On 'No-Fly List' Back In San Diego San Diegan Kevin Iraniha Was Barred From Flying Home From Costa Rica After Appearing On List Earlier This Week 12:07 AM, Jun 8, 2012 Share Article Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next A man who was not allowed to board a flight from Costa Rica to San Diego because his name appeared on a "no-fly list" returned to the U.S. Thursday evening. » Sign Up For Breaking News Alerts» Like Us On Facebook» Follow Us On Twitter Kevin Iraniha, 27, managed to catch a flight from Costa Rica to Mexico City, and then on to Tijuana. Shortly after 7 p.m., Iraniha walked across the border into the U.S.Iraniha, a San Diego State University graduate who was born in the U.S., told 10News he never did anything wrong and was being discriminated against because hes Muslim. Iraniha was in Costa Rica studying international law and recently graduated."This is a clear violation of his civil and constitutional rights," said Hanif Mohebi, the executive director of the Council for Americal-Islamic Relations in Kearny Mesa.According to the Council of American-Islamic Relations, on June 5, Iraniha was not permitted to board a flight to the U.S. He was interviewed by the FBI regarding his political and religious affiliations and travel history, but the Council of American-Islamic Relations said Iraniha did not receive a clear reason for his placement on the no-fly list.Mohebi said, "We have dealt with this before, and once you get on them there is almost no way to get off of it."Iraniha had previously flown back and forth from his studies to San Diego without any issue, 10News learned.Aviation security expert Glen Winn said it doesn't matter how many times Iraniha went back and forth. He believes something in Iraniha's past caused authorities to add him to the list.10News learned Iraniha traveled to Egypt during the uprising and revolution, and the FBI came to the family's home in Lemon Grove and spoke with him at length."I've been living here since I was born. My dad has been here over 30 years and nothing has started until the last few months," said Iraniha's brother, Shervin.Shervin Iraniha told 10News his brother had also visited Palestine, but it was a humanitarian-type visit.Could his name appearing on a no-fly list be accidental? Winn said those kind of errors are a thing of the past."They've done filtering of that now and there shouldn't be any errors, although there are human errors in everything. The potential for errors here are 1 percent," said Winn.Trent Duffy of the Terrorist Screening Center would not reveal why Iraniha was added to the no-fly list. He told 10News, "A no-fly list means he can't fly into the country or use a domestic airline, but he can still travel A U.S. citizen can cross international borders and be allowed back in, but that doesn't apply to non-citizens on the list; they are barred from entry." Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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Kobe Bryant declared his season over after scoring 34 points before leaving the game with a likely torn Achilles tendon, as the Los Angeles Lakers kept their play-off hopes alive with a 118-116 win over Golden State.
Bryant said he felt a "pop" as he tried to beat Harrison Barnes to the outside with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter of their tight NBA contest.
"I felt like I got kicked. It is a move I make a million times and pop," Bryant said. "Just a freak situation I guess."
Lakers spokesman John Black said after the game that Bryant had a "probable torn Achilles".
"Bryant will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow to confirm the diagnosis," Black said.
The all-star guard and future Hall of Famer went one further insisting he already knows the extent of the injury and his season is over.
"I can't walk. I tried to put pressure on my heel to see if I can do it that way and there is nothing there," Bryant said. "I had no Achilles, that is the sensation. MRI, surgery and then recovery."
The Lakers still managed to secure the victory at Staples Centre arena without Bryant, as Steve Blake made two free throws with 42 seconds remaining before they held off Golden State to stay in the hunt for a post-season spot.
With just three games left in the season heading into Friday's contest, the fifth leading scorer in NBA history had been on a punishing pace trying to carry the Lakers on his back down the stretch. He tried playing entire quarters without taking a break and it finally caught up to him in the third quarter when he hurt his knee and foot on separate plays.
But he stayed in the contest until 3:08 in the fourth when he collided with Barnes, drawing a foul. He hobbled to the stripe and sank two free throws to tie the game 109-109 and then limped off the court for the final time and went to the dressing room.
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What is Gordon Hayward Worth?
There are a good deal of players in the NBA that can demand a maximum salary. LeBron James, for one, is well deserving of the max and then some. Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love, too, are well worth every penny their teams are allowed to pay them under the collective bargaining agreement.
According to various reports flying around the Internet, Gordon Hayward could be joining that elite company, with the Cleveland Cavaliers on the verge of offering the swingman to a deal that would reportedly start at around $15 million per year and total more than $60 million. On the contrary, there are reports that the Utah Jazz are ready to match any offer to their restricted free agent, which may be holding up Cleveland's offer.
The idea of Hayward in northeast Ohio is very intriguing. It comes on the heels of getting Kyrie Irving to put his name on a five-year, $90 million contract extension and, of course, picking up Andrew Wiggins with the top pick in the draft. Along with Dion Waiters, Tristan Thompson and last year's top overall pick, Anthony Bennett, you're looking at the core of the Cavs' roster for the foreseeable future.
The question that hovers around these rumors is how exactly Hayward came to be valued that highly.
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If you're surprised to see Hayward fetching that large of an offer, you're not alone. Last year in Utah, operating as the top option on offense for a very bad team, Hayward struggled mightily with Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap both taking up homes in the Southeast Division. While his counting stats all took a leap thanks to playing seven more minutes per game than he did in 2012-13. The rest of his stat line from this past season is not pretty, though.
MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | FG% | 3P% | eFG% | TS% | Usage Rate | |
2010-11 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 48.5 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 57.8 | 15.3 |
2011-12 | 30.5 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 45.6 | 34.6 | 50.3 | 56.8 | 17.8 |
2012-13 | 29.2 | 14.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 43.5 | 41.5 | 50.1 | 56.4 | 22.1 |
2013-14 | 36.4 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 41.3 | 30.4 | 45.4 | 52 | 23.1 |
Does this mean that Hayward is a bad player? I'd say no, not by any means. But it almost certainly means that he is not equipped to be a team's main creator. While he showed plenty of promise mostly coming off the bench in 2013, Hayward took a huge leap in responsibility for a team that had no intention of being good. While his usage rate didn't jump too much, he lost two guys in Jefferson and Millsap who soaked up 25 and 22 percent of possessions when they were on the floor, respectively. Hayward went from having the fifth-highest usage rate amongst Jazz regulars to being the top dog. The numbers show that he either wasn't ready for that kind of responsibility or isn't the type of player equipped to handle it.
Hayward's three-point shooting is on one hand concerning and at the other time explainable. It's not common for talented 23-year-olds to completely lose the ability to hit from deep, so there's probably something else up there. Namely, he lost the gravitational effect of Jefferson on the block. While his percentage from deep has fluctuated pretty greatly across his four seasons, the drop down to 30 percent appears to be from added degree of difficulty on a higher volume of shots.
This is what makes the fit in Cleveland so intriguing. The Cavaliers certainly have more than enough guys that demand the ball in their hand, and Kyrie and Waiters still haven't quite figured out how to play nice and share the ball. How dangerous could Hayward be operating on the wing without the ball, waiting for a kick out after Irving or Waiters slashes to the hoop? Would his already impressive assist numbers and rates (Hayward assisted on 24.1 percent of made baskets when he was on the floor in 2014) climb even higher when allowed to attack an already broken-down defense? Would Hayward's three-point percentage climb back up to a respectable rate when his looks come off of those kick outs instead of off the bounce? That's likely what Cleveland would be banking on if they offer him a contract at the max or something close to it.
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So does a player like that deserve a maximum salary? Hayward's salary will be somewhat smaller than some of his fellow maxed-out hoopers, thanks to the clause in the CBA known as the Derrick Rose Rule. If a player makes an All-NBA team twice, is voted as an All-Star starter twice or wins the MVP award, the maximum they can earn rises from 25 percent of the salary cap to 30 percent. Rose, obviously, and Durant are two of the big names who have met those benchmarks. Four years into his career, Hayward has come nowhere close. In fact, by our measurements, he was a harmful player. Hayward finished 2013-14 with a minus-4.6 nERD, meaning that the Jazz approximately lost 4.6 games because of Hayward. Utah only had three players finish better than zero in nERD last season, but Hayward was the fourth-worst on the team in the category.
Meanwhile, some of the swingmen in Hayward's soon-to-be pay grade - Durant ($17.8 million 2014 salary, 27.0 nERD), Griffin ($16.4 million, 12.6), LaMarcus Aldridge ($14.8 million, 5.0) and Russell Westbrook ($14.7 million, 4.2) all did a hell of a lot more to earn their hefty checks.
It's obvious that Hayward isn't in the class of player that generally earns the kind of salary he's about to be pulling in. So where does the former Butler star's performance put him in terms of his colleagues?
One of the best comparisons, production-wise, is another player who was a bit confounding when he entered his restricted free agency a few years back: Jeff Green.
2013-14 | PPG | APG | RPG | nERD | WS | Off Rtg | Def Rtg |
Gordon Hayward | 16.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -4.6 | 3.6 | 104 | 111 |
Jeff Green | 16.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -4.7 | 3.3 | 102 | 109 |
Their playing styles are very different; Hayward is a very strong decision maker with the ball capable of running an offense for times, whereas Green is bordering on being a stretch-4. Still, their production is very similar. Green is a bit more of a volume shooter from long range and is a little better at it, but they both come in at below-average from distance and mediocre on two-point attempts. They even get to the line and rebound at similar rates, despite the size differential between the two. Most tellingly, Green came in at a minus-4.7 nERD, 0.1 lower than Hayward, while Green posted 3.3 win shares and Hayward registered 3.6.
Here's the problem: Green is in the middle of a four-year, $36 million deal that was widely panned at the time. While Green's career arc is very different from Hayward's, having been traded while still on his rookie deal and also missing a year after heart surgery, he was still a very talented player who hadn't quite put it together. Now, he's stagnated as a pro and his contract doesn't seem moveable.
It seems likely that the Cavs, Jazz or whoever ponies up for Hayward is going to be paying nearly double what Green makes, while also paying him significantly more than All Stars like Stephen Curry, Rajon Rondo and DeMar DeRozan. Hayward is a nice player, and if and when he signs his new contract, his team will likely be banking on him improving all over the court. Should the Jazz want to fork over that kind of money for a guy who might not be capable of developing into a No. 1 option? Should the Cavaliers want to pay their second or third banana upwards of $15 million a year?
The answer should be no. But in this new NBA, with more teams coming into the summer with cap space to burn every year, teams are itching to throw money around.
That doesn't mean they can't be smart about it.


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This week, we talked about a handheld system that is near and dear to our hearts: the Gameboy. Sure, the graphics were simple and the screen was even simpler, but it has still withstood the test of time. A lot of people owned the original Gameboy and people are still buying DS's to this day. Some kids, at least at the elementary school I went to, were unimpressed with Nintendo's clunky ascetics and high price tag. They were what we called "Tiger-ites".
They played the Tiger Electronics games that were found hanging by the checkout at your neighborhood grocery store. Games like The Lion King, Sonic 2, Batman Returns, and countless others were found in these standalone handhelds. Even more primitive than the beast known technically the DMG-01, these games were almost always stripped-down versions of existing games. I have to admit as a child, I straddled the line between GameBOY and Tiger-ite.
I even remember being excited when I first saw the commercial for Tiger's answer to the Gameboy and upcoming Virtual Boy (a legend in its own right). A portable system that packed all of your favorite Tiger handhelds into one system. VIRTUAL REALITY (kinda...). Oh, and it also doubled as a terrible eye patch. The R-Zone!
The R-Zone used space age technology to project crappy LCD videogames onto a clear piece of plastic that was dangled in front of the user's face, like their dignity, ever-so-slightly out of reach. The images would actually be displayed first on a screen that was built into the game cartridge (a first, I'm sure),then using magic mirrors, they would make their way to the "screen", or plastic in front of the eye. There was a controller that was also connected to said headset that would allow the user to interact with the pictures on the screen. I wouldn't call it controlling the game as much as it was moving digital cardboard cutouts in a very awkward manner, hoping to accumulate a high score or beat a level or whatever goals these games try to set for the poor player.
Much like the Virtual boy it was competing with, the average person became nauseous after playing the system for only a few minutes. Not to mention that there was only one eyepiece, so you either had to play with one eye closed (which is also a lyric from an unreleased Metallica song entitled "Into the R-Zone"), or you had to train your brain to ignore the outside world and slip into a Tiger-induced dreamstate to become One with the poopy.
The games were actually just exact copies of the standalone Handhelds, only in cartridge form. What's better than buying a copy of a subpar game? Buying two copies. Though, I will admit, the version of Panzer Dragoon on the R-Zone, while choppy and unplayable, is MUCH more affordable than the FAR superior version for the Sega Saturn.
As for the mulitplayer on the system, there was... none...
Now on the to the volume control. Well, funny you should ask, because there was... none... either...
Well, at least you could save your high scores, by writing... them... down... Ugh.
On a positive note, this system did fail miserably. Tiger released a few more version of the system, both were actually handhelds, and by handhelds, I mean one was handheld and one was Baseball Glove-held. But they did even worse.
Tiger went on to make a truly remarkable handheld game(.com) system, but THAT... is a tale for another time.
Welp, that does it for this week. Be sure to check out this week's episode about the Gameboy. And NEXT week, were dusting off our Gateways, booting up our megabytes, jumping into cyberspace and doing other cliche' computer jargony-things as we check out some retro PC games. Until next time, BOOM!
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The best of 2013 on the big screen
Original post made on Jan 3, 2014
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Jan 3, 2014 at 10:07 am
Very disappointed that there was not a mention for my favorite of the year. Philomena was a phenomenally good movie, based on a true story, with so many undertones that it still provokes discussion long after viewing. Judi Dench was magnificent and deserves an Oscar for her role.
If you think a movie is more than just entertainment, if you want some thought provoking insights into the life of those involved in adoption, from the mother's point of view as well as the grown up child, then you have it here. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants more than a chick flick or an empty drama.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jan 3, 2014 at 10:38 am
Man of Steel is my pick for the top movie of the year. Superman rules and Judi Dench drools.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jan 3, 2014 at 10:46 am
Llewyn Davis is a stupid film; one feels nothing at all for the main character: Boring. BUT, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a pornographic film: T&A plus everything imaginable. And the "F" word is used hundreds of times in the 3 hours. Martin Scorcese's mother must be ashamed of him. I wanted to get up in the theater and shout: Porno Movie.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 3, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Animated and family films really deserve separate consideration!
I thought Frozen was one of the best Disney films in a very long time. It turned the typical across-a-crowded-room romance on its ear and was infused with themes of innocence, the difference between infatuation and relationship, and unconditional love.
I usually think songs inserted in films like these are maudlin and corny, but these were done just right, beautiful, infused with just the right amount of emotion and meaning, and catchy without taking you out of the story. The humor was on a whole other level than the usual Disney film. I especially loved the sequence in which the snowman dreams of what it would be like in summer, a sweet metaphorical interlude paralleling the young princess's naive imaginings of romance.
Plus, Frozen was just such a feast for the eyes. Anyone who enjoyed that extra artistic dimension of Kung Fu Panda will find the same here, in Nordic style. I'm ready to go out and buy some Scandinavian-themed stencils for my kitchen cabinets. It was worth seeing in 3D even just for the short film at the beginning and the beautiful credit imagery at the end, but it also delivered at most parts in between, especially in the opening sequence with the ice breakers. I saw the movie first without 3D, and the short film starter with Mickey Mouse was a completely different story with the added dimension, literally.
If I had any criticism, if you could call it that, it would be the desire to see the 3D technology conjure more depth in the very distance of big panoramic shots. In a few scenes it seemed like all the animation energy went into the foreground, understandably, but it occasionally gave the impression of almost a sound stage with a backdrop. In the most visually sweeping scenes, I would have liked to feel like the depth of the scenery extended into infinity. A very minor artistic quibble.
I am not someone who makes a habit of repeat-watching any film, no matter how good. I will watch Frozen again for the 3rd time when it comes out on DVD. I wouldn't turn down an invitation to see it again in a theater. It's such a visual joy, it's worth seeing in theaters and in 3D if you can still catch it — we saw it on New Year's Day at the Mtn Vw Cinemark in 3D, it may still be available.
a resident of Community Center
on Jan 3, 2014 at 1:38 pm
Best movie I saw this year was The Artist. It should get nominated for all the major awards, deservedly so.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jan 3, 2014 at 2:46 pm
WOLF was like watching porn. I've never watched a porographic movie, but I can't imagine anything worse than this. I was disgusted, shocked and sickened. What is this world coming to? I hope it doesn't even get mentioned at the Academy Awards.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 3, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Wolf should be a XX movie not R rated. I was also disgusted especially the way women were depicted only as sex objects. I agree with Willy Brown in his Chronicle critique, Sunday 12/29/13.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jan 4, 2014 at 7:36 am
Wolf was awesome. [Portion removed.] Wolf is Scorsese's best movie since Hugo. Wolf deserves all the alcolaids.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 4, 2014 at 8:31 am
Carol-- which film did you see? His first wife pushed him to carry on when he was ready to quit. The aunt was a strong willed woman who knew how to get what she wanted. One of the founders of the brokerage house was a woman ( remember how the main character singles he r out in the speech near the end).
There was no graphic sex, so it was not a porno. For those that complain that it was too intense, may I suggest a Disney film.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jan 5, 2014 at 12:47 pm
I thought Frances Ha, Her and Before Midnight were some of the best, too. Thanks for compiling these great lists.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 5, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Bru is a registered user.
Of the movies listed I'd have to say Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmim" was the best, most human, funny, had a point, nice acting and photography and something to think about.
Though I'd like to see a list of all the 1013 movies because I'm sure there was something as good or better, certainly as good or better than the movies on the list here.
"The East" was a movie that was pretty good, a point, a plot that does not insult your intelligence.
"The Way Way Back" was a pretty good family oriented movie with a good human aspect to it.
There were some OK movies that had some fatal flaws that were fun to see ... "Oblivion", "Mud", "Elysium", "Prisoners". All in all every year movies seem to be getting worse and I am enjoying old movies at the Stanford theater more.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jan 5, 2014 at 7:49 pm
THE ARTIST was LAST year, dude, and it DID win!
a resident of Downtown North
on Jan 6, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Did no one see American Hustlers? It was great: great story, great acting.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 6, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Thanks for the rec re: Way Way Back. I've been looking that one wondering if it's a downer. Sounds like it's worth a watch.
Yes, Oblivion was flawed, but it was still a much more satisfying movie than I expected. Better (with a similar idea) was Moon from a few years ago. Still, I thought Oblivion was worth watching.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 7, 2014 at 9:37 am
Inside Llewyn Davis is an outstanding movie, quintessential Coen Brothers. It is refreshing for accomplished filmmakers, yet Hollywood outsiders, to continue to produce such quirky and compelling work! The music is also a kick.
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If you didn't see the sneak -this line has both a girly and masculine side! There are papers for all the little loves in your life - for my page I was drawn to the girly colours most and went from there:
I created the background of the layout out of the "i love you" post it type notes in the line. I stitched them down side by side and then started my layering process:
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It's not a waste. They want to bring in competition. Me saying he would be the best is my opinion, but they need to win the job. It simply lends to the idea that Sanchez is not a lock to start next year.
Cutting Sanchez would be a terrible waste of precious cap dollars. It just cannot happen. If it were feasible under our cap situation he'd be cut already.
I don't care if we start camp with ten quarterbacks, let the best man win
Izdik also just left a team that saw the fa qb they paid a lot for get out played by a rookie. i hope he takes that thought in to consideration and not pay to much on Colb.
I'd rather have Barnes/Butler/Goodson than another POS QB. Just draft one in the early-to-middle rounds and let him compete with Sanchez and Garrard. Too many other holes to fill.
Kolb played behind the worst Oline in the league...it was a jailbreak on every play.
Plus teams just doubled Fitz.
Sanchez probably didn't worry about Garrard much but Kolb is a different story in that he played under Marty at Philly in the WCO.
My feeling is that there are only 3 QBs that can play in this league & have "some" success with a bad Oline.
Big Ben
Aaron Rogers
Cam Newton
So the fact that Kolb got the hell beat out of him last year behind a horrid line is not surprising.
I will tell you this, I watched some of those games & saw Kolb get up & keep trying to play without giving up.
There is something to be said for that!
Would LOVE a Kolb pick-up, it makes complete sense, and Kolb flourished under Mornhinweg.
Another thing to consider, with the FA defections we've been watching, don't think Idzik doesn't also consider the compensatory draft picks that will be awarded to the team next year as a result. I think this will impact how the team executes their FA plan this year, picking up a player like Kolb, irrespective of any contract, because he was released, does not impact the factors that determine compensatory picks for teams the following year.
Kolb is actually a decent QB Arizona was undefeated until he got knocked out for the year. That is his problem he is like chad he can't stay on the field. If they sign him expect to draft warmack. He will beat out everyone on the roster. Him staying on the field will be the problem.
Mark will beat them out in practice. When he wears the red shirt he is ok because he knows nobody is allowed to hit him in practice.. First big hit he takes next year and he once again will be playing like a scared girl... I hope rex comes to terms with this now.. he had his chances, let the other guys have a shot..
this is classic Mehta speculation only based on the connection between Kolb and Mornhenweg, there's no other weight to it
Even Sanchez is cuttable with a June 1st designation, you just don't save any cap space by doing so, I just wouldn't assume he's getting a roster spot, especially with new every QB we look to bring in. I suspect if we do succeed in bringing in multiple QB's, he might not even make it to training camp just to avoid the potential distractions. Plus, there's only so many reps in training camp, we're not going into camp with 6 QB's.
Kolb isn't that awful though...his numbers with Arizona...
15G, 14GS, 255-436, 58.5% comp, 3124 yards, 17 TD, 11 INT, 83.2 QB Rating.
Of course, he also took 57 sacks, which may be the result of poor pocket presence or could be the result of god awful Offensive Line play (or both), and that beating caused him to miss more time then not with injuries. So yeah, there's a reason he's likely available in spite of that solid looking line.


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OK, accuracy : I have no problem with vm1 when started on srv1 : it gets its IP (192.168.1.20 staticaly configured), I can access it. But when I disconnect srv1, even if the instance goes online on srv2, vm1 over srv2 doesn't get any IP, as far as eth0 doesn't exists anymore on srv2. Is this normal ? Do someone have a clue ? Thank you in advance, S. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Hi there, Once again many thanks for the time you spent achieving these howtos. It helps a lot !!! Sorry to burden, but I have questions regarding the "Virtual Machine Replication & Failover with VMWare Server & Debian Etch (4.0)" howto. It looks like I missed something... OK, I have 2 physical nodes: srv1: eth0 : 192.168.1.11/24 - eth1 : 172.16.0.1/20 (heartbeat) srv2: eth0 : 192.168.1.12/24 - eth1 : 172.16.0.2/20 (heartbeat) DRBD and Heartbeat are working well. # #srv1:~# cat /proc/drbd #version: 0.7.21 (api:79/proto:74) #SVN Revision: 2326 build by [email protected]l, 2008-07-22 22:14:19 # 0: cs:Connected strimary/Secondary ld:Consistent # ns:2236 nr:0 dw:100 dr:2237 al:0 bm:27 lo:0 pe:0 ua:0 ap:0 #srv1:~# #srv1:~# /etc/init.d/heartbeat status #heartbeat OK [pid 2645 et al] is running on srv1.site.local #[srv1.site.local]... #srv1:~# Here are the config files: *drbd.conf : resource vm1 { protocol C; incon-degr-cmd "echo '!DRBD! pri on incon-degr' | wall ; sleep 60 ; halt -f"; startup { wfc-timeout 10; degr-wfc-timeout 30; } disk { on-io-error detach; } net { max-buffers 20000; unplug-watermark 12000; max-epoch-size 20000; } syncer { rate 500M; group 1; al-extents 257; } on srv1.site.local { device /dev/drbd0; disk /dev/cciss/c0d0p7; address 172.16.0.1:7789; meta-disk internal; } on srv2.site.local { device /dev/drbd0; disk /dev/cciss/c0d0p7; address 172.16.0.2:7789; meta-disk internal; } } *ha.cf : logfile /var/log/ha-log gfile /var/log/ha-log logfacility local0 keepalive 1 deadtime 10 warntime 10 udpport 694 bcast eth1 logfacility local0 keepalive 1 deadtime 10 warntime 10 udpport 694 bcast eth1 auto_failback on node srv1.site.local node srv2.site.local ping 192.168.1.1 respawn hacluster /usr/lib/heartbeat/ipfail *authkeys : auth 1 1 md5 secret *haresources : srv1.site.local 192.168.1.10 drbddisk::vm1 Filesystem::/dev/drbd0::/var/vm::ext3 vmstart vmstart points to the correct files in /var/vm. VMWare server v.1.0.5 is installed and working on both servers, and the VMWare instance vm1.site.local is created on srv1. Hosts are declared in /etc/hosts. What I understood was when booting vm1, it will get the IP address (192.168.1.10 for instance) configured in haresources. But when I boot vm1, it gets an IP via DHCP. I can access its services via this IP, but I don't have failover. When disconnecting srv1, the instance goes online on srv2, but eth0 doesn't exists anymore ! It is declared in /etc/network/interfaces as dhcp but it's not up. Trying ifup eth0, I have : SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device (twice) Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up eth0 If I set another IP staticaly on vm1 (let's say 1.20), I don't have failover since I loose 1.20 as soon as I disconnect srv1... even if the VM switches to srv2, with 1.10 IP ! Once again, eth0 disappears. If I set the haresources's IP statically on vm1 (iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.10 ...), then I access srv1 (or srv2, depending which server holds the eth0:0...) instead of vm1. Could you please be so kind to explain with more details what sould theorically happend ? What if I want to configure several virtual machines ? Did I miss something ? Did I misunderstood ? Many thanks for your support, S.
Hi, please keep in mind that the entire configuration of heartbeat and drbd does NOT have anything to do with the virtual machines. The haresources IP address is the heartbeat IP address if configured correctly. NIC configuration for your virtual machines is done on the virtual machines, basically, whenever you talk about your vm's, it is all VMWare related and no longer tied to the HA part of the tutorial. So , what kind of OS are you running in your VM and are the VMWare tools installed ? Grtz, Thanis
to be continued Hi Thanis, first of all many thanks for your answer, maybe you're on vacations... Nice from you to take the time. OK, I worked a lot since last post, and ' got it, for sure, heartbeat and drbd are "by themselves". Commited. I now use vmware server 1.0.6 instead of 1.0.5, just in case... But same shit... Downgrading to 1.0.2, why not, it's my last chance !? Nevertheless, the mes is with ethernet card (these are HP servers, according to HP full compatible with debian etch. I don't know for vmware). No problem with the primary server (srv1). My vms bind AMD pcnet card as eth0 with its IP staticaly configured. But when moving to srv2, I always have the same error: SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device (twice) Bind socket to interface: No such device Failed to bring up eth0 ...at boot sequence, and no eth0 available. ifconfig -a shows that eth0 doesn't exists, but eth1 is there ! (It's not there on srv1...). I read several things about /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules. I tried to remove/tune it, successless. I want to use several (2-4) Linux vms and only 1 Windows 2003 server vm (specific purpose/service). How many did you try in your lab ? Which OS ? FYI, the problem is there with only Linux vms, and also with only the Windows vm. Gods love us ;-) Once again, no problem on srv1. But as soon as I disconnect it, srv2 holds back vmware instance, OK, but it's just like eth0 vanished ! That was my first try, I used a bridged network configuration (what kind of vmware network configuration did you use for your test lab ?). Now, I'm trying with a NAT config, I have a couple of possibilities. - tuning nat.conf for vmnet8 on both servers, so that they share the same "NATed network". What about MAC addresses ? They are the same for vmnet8. To be tested; - using a tunnel broker solution, but I'm not familiar to IPv6. To be tested; I'm still working on it... I can say I never saw something explicit in the log files, except the NIC failure... It's the main problem ! Sorry to ask, but could you please send a basic sketch of your topology when you did it ? I find your howto very interesting and knwoledgefull, but if you permit, not so detailled considering the topic, even for linux/vmware users. That's easy to say for me cause I never posted an howto, but I promise, if I succeed in doing this one, I sware I'll post something ! I'll keep you updated, once again many thanks for your time. Regards, S.
Hi Sebastien, Could it be that your second server is connected differently ? I have tried to recreate your issue, and get the same problem if for example that in Server1, nic0 is connected/installed ==> eth0, but in Server2, nic1 is connected/installed, and then VMWare will have a different physical nic ID to bridge. In this case, the virtual nic's are also different and that is why your vmware nic is eth0 on Server1, but eth1 on server2. Since you also have the same issue with Windows, you can be pretty sure it is related to VMWare, so it kind of falls outside of the scope. Other news: I will create a newer/bigger howto soon using the latest VMWare with the latest DRBD. I will also try to get the active/active mode of drbd up & running. Grtz, Thanis
Hi Thanis, Thanks for your quick answer. Both servers (same model) are identically configured : - eth0 : LAN 192.168.1.11/24 for srv1, 192.168.1.12/24 for srv2; - eth1 : DRBD/Heartbeat 172.16.0.1/20 for srv1, 172.16.0.2/20 for srv2; When you did the lab to reproduce my problem, did you succeed in achieving the howto without issues ? Great news is the new improved how-to version !!! Once again thanks for your time, Kind regards from Paris/France, S.
Hi sebastien, of course I had no problems with the howto, I wrote it myself But I really stress that your problem is VMWare config related, I have no clue as to why you are having this issue without seeing your actual environment. I think that the vmware config on the second server is bridged to the wrong NIC, but like I say, I cannot be sure at all. Perhaps we should wait for the other thread of Bart Van Kleef, to see if he has the same issue as you do. Grtz, Thanis
Hi Thanis, Of course, you did it so it worked for you... But, which versions (vmware server 1.0.2 ? drbd 0.7 OK, heartbeat package ?) are you using ? What kind of VMware network config did you use ? Another question, regarding vmstart script, second line case "$1" , do I have to name case "$2" if I add another vm ? I don't want to abuse, so don't hesitate to throw me over the window if you're feeling I'm doing it, but it's possible to grant you an ssh access to the cluster, if you want. Thank you again and again, S.
Hi sebastien, let's wait for Bart first and then we'll see. If I could have ssh access if all else fails that would be great The "case" statements are for the start/stop/status arguments. Grtz, Thanis
No srv1-eth0, srv2-eth0, too First, Great article. Second, I hope someone is still listening to this thread... I have a customer that wants to do something like this, but not spend $30k getting it going with VMWare Fusion. We saw this and HAD to try it. I have the exact same problem as sebastienp? SRV1 works great, everything fails over so fast it's unbelievable (easy when you realize what is going on). The vm moves over to SRV2 when I pull the eth0 cable out of SRV1.. but no eth0 on SRV2. I even started over and created a new vm on SRV2.. same thing when I fail it back to SRV1... everything moves over, but no eth0. The /etc/network/interfaces file says there is an eth0.. but when trying to bring it up manually, the vm just says there isn't an eth0. I fail it back to where ever I created the original vm and the eth0 is fine and accessible. I am using old Gateway pc's as a test, but they are identical. I have a different set of cards for eth1 (SRV1 has a 3c905 and SRV2 has a Digital).. so I don't think that is causing anything. Anyone ever get this resolved? Thanks!
Did you try to manually bring up the VM on the other host by any chance? Using the VMWare Console? If so, did you specify 'keep' or 'create' when you tried to bring up the 'copy' on the other host? If you selected 'create' then the virtual MAC addresses of the ethernet cards changed and that may be causing your issue. You must select 'keep' to keep the virtual machine ID (and all virtual NIC mac addresses) identical or Linux will think it's a new interface. Hence the eth1 designation now. (it still knows about eth0 having mac address X, so it adds eth1 with the new mac address). I've had this issue a few times myself so what I do on the vmware server 'clusters' I build with this is I move one of the vm's by hand to the other server (by killing heartbeat) while I have the vmware console up and running. I shutdown the vm, kill heartbeat (to make everything move) then manually 'start' the VM on the 2nd box. That time I get the prompt about creating/keeping/always create/always keep. Pick always keep and you should be OK. Any questions fire away... i'm actually in process of building a new pair of servers this week using DRBD 8.3 & VMWare Server 2.0. (need a bunch of changes from the howto to get it to work but not too bad so far). --Chris
Chris, Thanks for getting back to me! I can't believe I didn't think about that.. With the release of Xen 5 from Citrix (for free!), I changed my direction for this customer. Funny, though. Your article made me get totally immersed in the drbd stuff. I had always wanted to get more into the cluster stuff, but just never jumped in and started reading. Now, the drbd stuff (with Heartbeat) just looks like it could do SO much. Again, thanks for your post! ..and if you haven't seen the new free stuff from Xen, you should check it out. It does the VMotion stuff.. (which is what I was really interested in for this customer). Thanks all, ipguruu99
Yes, Xen is quite nice... unfortunately a lot of my hardware doesn't play too well with it (no VT bit). So I use it when I can. Also an FYI for those playing with VMWare Server 2.0 and all this HA/DRDB stuff. The workaround for moving the VM between machines is a little different. You're no longer prompted in the GUI for the 'always keep' or 'always create' options. So moving the VM between them can be a problem. The fix is to add the following line to the .vmx file for each of your virtual machines. It will keep the UUID (mac address ,etc) the same as you shutdown/suspend and move between hardware. uuid.action = "keep" I'm still working on some details for doing all this automagically on vmware 2.0. Will post when done. Right now my play environment is a pair of Dell 2850's using the Proxmox bare metal install. Then I installed VMware Server on top of it. So I can use OpenVZ/PVE and VMWare at the same time on the same host. Pretty spiffy. --Chris


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Storm Drains and the Chesapeake Bay
Storm drain labeling is an effective, low-cost method of educating residents about water quality problems in our streams, lakes, rivers and the Bay. NVSWCD is currently recruiting volunteers to lead storm drain labeling projects.
Storm drains are located throughout the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. What we do in our yards and communities affects the Bay through the storm drainage system.
When it rains, the water running along the gutters in the street vanishes down storm drains. Where does the water go? The water in a storm drain does not go to a treatment plant. This runoff drains directly into a local stream. All our local streams in Fairfax County feed into the Potomac River, which empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Nothing is removed from the water. That means pet waste, yard debris, fertilizer, motor oil, pesticides and trash all have the potential to flow into our streams and the Chesapeake Bay.
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How Can I Help?
Volunteering to lead a storm drain labeling project is a fun way to give back to the community and help protect our natural world. Each project focuses on a neighborhood, informing people who live there about the dangers of dumping anything into a storm drain. Project leaders also emphazise that there are many things we can all do to prevent non-point source pollution.
Volunteers provide the legwork needed to educate residents and label the storm drains; NVSWCD provides all the supplies and materials. Groups that may wish to participate include homeowner and civic associations, scout and youth groups, school groups or conservation/environmental groups. Individuals and families are also welcome to volunteer. Volunteers start out by meeting with a staff member for a project orientation, and proceed to:
- Organize the project, including obtaining the approval of the local homeowner's or civic association and recruiting additional volunteers.
- Educate the community about non-point source pollution. Project leaders can write an article for a community newsletter and/or place fliers on doors of homes in the project vicinity to explain the connnection between storm drains and our streams.
- Label the storm drains with a "No Dumping" message. Groups will use pre-printed plastic markers and adhesive to label the storm drains.
NVSWCD will help you every step of the way!
- Read the step-by-step guide to storm drain education projects.
- Apply to lead a storm drain marking project.
- Share information about this volunteer opportunity with others: Download a promotional flier.
The Fairfax County Storm Drain Education Program is a joint venture of Fairfax County, the Virginia Department of Transportation - Northern Virginia District and NVSWCD.