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It seems whenever I stop at the thrift store, I often pick up several similar items and I immediately have a new collection. Whether it's wood bowls, vintage needlework or celluloid brooches, I tend to find things in multiples. Here are my latest finds...vintage ceramic vessels (for lack of a better word). These pieces were definitely made to hold something specific...a candle, a few stems of flowers...I'm not entirely sure. I'm also not sure why I was drawn to these...probably the thirty-nine cent price tag more than anything.
These made me smile, and made me feel a bit nostalgic for my childhood. All are carved with "norma '74" on the bottom. They may one day hold a tiny succulent-who knows.
These could very well become pincushions.
And this last one? Well, it looks pretty ridiculous holding pears, but did look awfully cute holding olives at a recent brunch we had.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
December 2012 Newsletter
Welcome to RatLines! WEB SITE: Visit our new website at www.castyouranchorhobby.com. The new website has clearer pictures, is more searchable and has features that we will be adding overtime. It might sound like fun updating a website but trust us – it wasn't. We offer information directed solely for model ship builders. You'll find useful tips, a wide variety of kits, tools & parts for all your shipbuilding needs. What comes after the foghorn? Bounty: Progressing. Got interrupted by the website update. Year three is starting off by building the masts and yards. This is the part I like best. When I'm rigging I feel a bit like a surgeon. Good news is that if I make a slip I don't kill the patient. I make a lot of slips so I guess I'll stick with model ships and pass on human bodies! Membership Site. We're looking at establishing a site for our customers to be able to interact with. In addition to the usual FAQs, Classifieds and build logs, we'll be adding interesting sections on how to bring your model to life through videos and pictures. Check out this site for an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAWwecrobv4 Another idea is to provide slides of detailed building of parts. It's almost impossible to watch a video while you're building and one picture is usually not enough so multiple pictures that you can hang in your workshop could be very useful. More information to come. Fittings Catalogue: Don't' forget we can send you a printed copy of our Ship Model Fittings Catalogue. Just contact us!!! Speaking About Santa: Cast Your Anchor is has been gearing up for the big event. Let's face it, there's going to be snow here soon. What better way to hibernate inside this winter by building your dream ship. Cast Your Anchor is well stocked right now. We look forward to hearing you.
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Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they redact their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.
As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.
Those featured on this list need to do their research.
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SAVE was one of the nation's first organizations dedicated to the prevention of suicide. Our work is based on the foundation and belief that suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide. Through raising public awareness, educating communities, and equipping every person with the right tools, we know we can SAVE lives.
Quote ~ "Basically, here's how it works: the nerves in our brain don't touch each other, but rather pass messages from one to the next through chemicals called neurotransmitters. We need just the right amount of this chemical between the nerves to pass the exact same message to the next nerve. If there isn't enough of that chemical, the message doesn't get passed along correctly and in this case, depression or a depressive illness can result. When it comes to depressive disorders the chemicals most frequently out of balance are serotonin and norepinephrine. A person living with depression does not always have the same thoughts as a healthy person. This chemical imbalance can lead to the person not understanding the options available to help them relieve their suffering. "
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text: In Chinese culture, Yin and Yang represent the two opposite principles in nature. Yin characterizes the feminine or negative nature of things and yang stands for the masculine or positive side. Yin and yang are in pairs, such as the moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and active, etc. But yin and yang are not static or just two separated things. The nature of yinyang lies in interchange and interplay of the two components. The alternation of day and night is such an example. Here is a summary of the characteristics of yinyang. Yin and yang are opposite in nature, but they are part of nature, they rely on each other, and they can't exist without each other. The balance of yin and yang is important. If yin is stronger, yang will be weaker, and vice versa. Yin and yang can interchange under certain conditions so they are usually not yin and yang alone. In other words, yin can contain certain part of yang and yang can have some component of yin. It is believed that yinyang exists in everything.


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A very sad day approaches.
Those of you old enough to remember Gopher may proceed to shed a quiet, ASCII-art tear. Gopher document type 0.
For those of you that don't know what Gopher is, here's my quick summary:
* It existed before the web.
* It is an extremely simple protocol designed to be an Internet-wide filesystem, though the bit that let you mount the Internet like a disk never quite happened, though still could. (actually I think I saw a FUSE gopher implementation recently)
* It pretty much does everything that WAP does, but about 50 times simpler. Why smartphones invented WAP instead of just using Gopher is still a mystery to me.
* XML-RPC is usually extreme overkill when you could use a simple protocol like Gopher
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text: Meeting diverse people from all over the world, experiencing different cultures and visiting new places – studying abroad is an exciting opportunity. It will also give you skills that are relevant not just at university but in your entire life. In today's increasingly globalised world, whatever work you go on to do, you will likely find yourself travelling, be it for business, further study, or simply to experience other cultures. If you study abroad, you will gain skills that are transferrable to virtually any place or situation: you will be sensitive to cultural differences and better able to adapt to unfamiliar environments. Study abroad will likely improve your ability to speak another language or to learn a new one; it will also give you experience of working with non-native English speakers. The department of Politics and History is involved in a number of international exchanges which provide Brunel students both with the chance to study abroad, and the experience of studying alongside visiting students from other countries when they are in London. Our partner institutions include the following: Politics Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic) Freie Universität Berlin, JFK Institute (Germany) Sciences Po Rennes (France) Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) University of Helsinki (Finland) Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) University of Southern Denmark (Denmark) State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport (USA) University of California (all campuses, USA) University of Nottingham, Ningbo (China) History Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic) Erasmus Universitaet, Rotterdam (Netherlands) Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) University of Helsinki (Finland) University of Southern Denmark (Denmark) State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport (USA) University of California (all campuses, USA) University of Nottingham, Ningbo (China) Contact us If you have any specific questions or would like further information about our study abroad exchange programmes, please email the International Coordinator: Dr. Filippo Del Lucchese or visit the Brunel International website. Returning student Lamarah Williams Steele comments: "One of the main reasons I chose to come to Brunel was because of the many opportunities to study abroad or do a work placement. For my second year, I went on exchange to our partner institution, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, in China. Ningbo, a relatively small city in Chinese terms, is located three hours south of Shanghai and 45 minutes away from Hangzhou, a place that is commonly referred to a part of 'heaven on earth'. My exchange in China was an eye-opening academic and cultural experience. Although at an English institution, I had the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of Mandarin as well as experience - and begin to understand - Chinese culture. As an International Politics student, I found studying international relations theory in a developing country phenomenal; it opened my mind and widened my world view. In addition to this, during Chinese New Year, I was able to travel to Japan and Malaysia, and at the end of the year spent some time in Hong Kong. China is a beautiful country, and being there on exchange was a truly amazing and enriching experience. It exceeded all of my expectations and I've made friends from all over the world. It's overwhelming to think that I have just returned from a year abroad, and despite how daunting it was initially, no words are sufficient to sum it up. While it was challenging, it was also so rewarding, and I urge everyone to make use of the opportunity".


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As a nation, we have a propensity to discard things en masse. Corporate controlled media, the food industry, and in fact, industry in general has shifted over the past few decades toward more throwing away than creating. We delegate creativity elsewhere. fostering an antiquated educational system that leans more toward the dollar as a deity than what can be created with the illusory power of money. Simply put, Americans have been led to believe that throwing something away is cheaper or more advantageous than keeping it. This mode of thought has spread to all aspects of our once civilized civilization.
You may, reading the above paragraph, wonder what the hell my point is since this behavior is so entrenched that no one really cares to change. My point is that we have discarded people. As a predatory species, humanity has a tendency toward the old concept of survival of the fittest, hence a primal propensity (there's that word again) toward putting aside the elderly, children who are not our own, animals, and people we regard as "other."
As a supposedly advanced society where intellect should overtake that primal propensity, we should embrace each other without the illusion of "otherness" based on prejudice. No one is born with prejudice or disdain for that which seems different from us....it is a learned behavior, pushed ironically by people with ulterior motives in the guise of religion or other branches of power. The powerful do not have to prey on the weak, but let's face it, when unchecked and unbalanced, power in the hands of human beings can and will get out of hand.
Witness what is happening in our country right now.
Despite the reality that we have always been a melting pot of all nations on the earth, opening our doors to a perceived freedom from oppression, we have ironically chosen to collectively oppress segments of our own population fueled by the illusion of separateness, mainly as a survival mechanism...again that primal propensity. We use the illusion of "not enough money" or "not enough food." These are lies. We produce enough food to feed the world, and throw away nearly that much every year and yet we have starvation right in our own country. I know, I have witnessed it, lived it, and continue to fight against it.
The president taking a stand against injustice and speaking for Trayvon Martin inspired me to write about what I have been observing for years now...we not only discard things, we discard each other. Most notably over temporal, illusory things like race, religion, age, sex, you name it, we have a landfill of sorts to throw it in.
We wonder why more prisons than schools are being built and why African Americans are by and large the most populous in those prisons. What better way to rob those you are afraid of, who have little power of their own to defend themselves, than to throw them in a box, or a symbolic landfill. Is it any wonder why a discarded people resort to whatever means they have to survive.
The president sought to rise above the walls of injustice and against all odds, has risen to the most powerful, if only symbolic power, position on this planet. But not everyone has those skills or abilities. When a people is oppressed and treated as less than human, can you really justify your belief that they would, by nature, just collectively ignore that and just brush off their shoulders and succeed when everything is against them? Try putting yourself in Trayvon Martin's shoes. Try thinking that it could be your child walking home with candy and iced tea as "weapons."
Try imagining what it's like to be pre-judged as something you are not.
I went through nearly my entire life being judged as something I wasn't. I was called stupid, I was called a fag, and other names I won't bother you with here. My mentioning that is to support the fact that I know full well what it's like to be pre-judged based on perceptions. I struggle with this as I catch myself pre-judging people, perhaps as a result of having that experience so often myself.
We need to stop bullying each other. The illusion is that we're separate; that we're different from each other other than just individuality. Our younger children seem to get it, maybe because they are closer to the divine than we are, having not learned our prejudices and as witnessed in recent times, having exceeded those prejudices.
You can blame music for that. Music and pop culture, whether we agree with it or not, has brought people together and erased borders. I have witnessed it.
If we want to survive as a species, we need to stop throwing each other away. We are all Trayvon. We are all one. And boy, I struggled with that every day, especially when I see people acting like pods in government. But as we all know, The Invaders are fictional characters representing symbols that should stand as sign posts...next exit: The Reality Zone.
Be cool, be nobody's fool and don't dismiss the bliss.
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Tips for Finding a Decent Sofa on a Small Budget
The sofa issue can be a huge elephant in the room when you're setting up a new apartment with next to nothing. The truth is that sofas are expensive and real treasures are hard to find (unless you're Dana, whose apartment is shown above. She always seems to find the best sofas for under $200 at thrift stores.) To help you with your search, we've compiled a few tips...
- Before you start shopping, measure your space. It also helps if you have an idea of the color and style you want, but try not to limit yourself too much or you'll never find something that fits your decor and budget.
- Shop craigslist, thrift stores, and yard sales. You'll find amazing deals, but you'll also have to take your time sifting through some pretty unappealing options. Before you buy, make sure to inspect the sofa in person for stained upholstery or a broken frame.
- Unless you're a professional upholsterer or an especially skilled crafter, don't buy a sofa with rips and stains, thinking you'll be able to pull off a DIY upholstery job. Sofas often contain springs, tufted buttons, and rounded corners that can be very difficult to properly re-upholster if you're a beginner.
- Shop warehouse, floor model, and going-out-of-business sales for deeply discounted sofas. You probably won't be able to return your purchase, so bring a tape measure to make sure that the sofa will work in your space.
- If you have a dream sofa in mind, save up for it, and make do in the mean time. You can always use a pair of armchairs as a sofa substitute until you get the real thing.
- Search blogs for budget sofa round-ups. For ideas from Apartment Therapy, click here, here, and here.
- If you have an IKEA sofa, you can customize it with a Bemz slipcover. They come in several patterns, and they're tailored to fit pretty much any IKEA line you're looking for.
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I got my marking done and all the marks recorded and then reported to the professor. I also reported the student's progress or performance on this assignment. I also reported what was going on in the labs in the past few weeks and what will be going on in the next two weeks. It is week 8 now and there are only three weeks left after tonight. But I have two more assignments to grade before the term and my work duties end.
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XFX launches first custom HD 7970 card
Ryan Martin / 7 years ago
While all the other graphics card manufacturers have been sending out reference HD 7970 graphics cards with new stickers XFX has managed to design and produce a custom cooled HD 7970 in the same time frame. The XFX R7970 Double Dissipation card makes use of a reference AMD PCB but with a custom cooler featuring two 92mm PWM fans. XFX have factory overclocked the card to 1000 MHz core and 5.70 GHz effective memory on the black edition variant. While the normal Double Dissipation variant sticks to AMD reference clock speeds of 925 MHz / 5.50 GHz.
The card is equipped with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory across a 384-bit wide memory interface. It uses the same display output arrangement as every other HD 7970, with one dual-link DVI, an HDMI 1.4a, and two mini-DP connectors, the only difference being it features a custom-designed rear-panel bracket with XFX branding. A review is out already, you can read a full review of this card here courtesy of KitGuru.
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2002 Final Rankings
AP-UR, Coaches-UR, BCS-UR
first priority with the new coaching staff
is to lay a long-term foundation. Short-term
measures need to include (1.) playing hard
and aggressively while (2.) injecting discipline
and accountability back into the program.
Unfortunately, these traits don't necessarily
guarantee instant wins, but will eventually
pay off (by season's end or in 2004).
Morris could squeeze five wins out of this
team, thanks primarily to an out-of-conference
schedule that isn't too far-fetched and
the continued woes at Kansas. However, improving
on last year's three-win season will be
a challenge. The point differential in Baylor's
nine losses was an astonishing 38 points
per game; hence the need for new blood in
the program. Coaches and players have to
look at this whole scope realistically.
Baylor may not beat any good teams this
year, but they should (at least) stay more
competitive in their losses.
good corps of receivers and a decent line
(though oversized) are all part of the offensive
package. There is a decent group of linebackers
and capable DBs in numbers. The big concern
will be up front, on the defensive line.
But none of this should be new to fans in
Waco - the program hasn't won more than
three ballgames in six entire seasons. The
last time Baylor was considered a legitimate
national power (1980), guys like Mike Singletary
and Walter Abercrombie were in uniform.
So it has been proven - national prominence
can be achieved even in this part of the
Lone Star State.
Morris showed the ability to make order
out of chaos when he took over the Kentucky
program two years ago. There is a tremendous
recruiting base in the state just loaded
with Division I-A prospects. Baylor has
five coaches on staff that have strong Texas
ties and good relationships with high school
coaches. If Baylor cannot sign 20 to 25
recruits annually, then something is wrong.
The short-term prognosis for Baylor football
is still not very good, but better times
are on the horizon.
Aaron Karas, 251-150-13, 1792 yds., 6 TD
Rushing: Rashad Armstrong, 159 att.,
647 yds., 4 TD
Receiving: Robert Quiroga, 49 rec.,
556 yds., 1 TD
Scoring: Jonathan Golden, 9 TD, 54
Punting: Jeremy Parker, 73 punts,
35.6 avg.
Kicking: none
Tackles: Derrick Cash, 64 tot., 50
Sacks: Khari Long, 4.5 sacks
Interceptions: Derrick Cash, 2 for
60 yds.
Kickoff returns: Robert Quiroga,
4 ret., 15.5 avg.
Punt returns: J.T. Thompson, 7 ret.,
3.1 avg.
by James Johnson
running back Rashad Armstrong returns as the feature
back for new head coach Guy Morris' offense. Armstrong
earned the starting spot with five games remaining
in 2002. He finished strong, becoming the first
Baylor back with consecutive 100-yard games against
Big 12 opponents since 1997. Armstrong was the
Junior College Offensive Player of the Year in
2001 and will be an important weapon in the Bears'
receiver Robert Quiroga becomes their "go
to guy". He was the Bears' second leading
receiver, but more importantly had a strong finish,
catching 42 passes in Baylor's final seven games.
Quiroga was primarily a possession receiver in
2002, but his speed (he is also a star of the
Bears' track team) will make him the primary weapon
to stretch opponents' defenses.
quarterback Aaron Karas set the school single-season
record for completion percentage last season (59.8%),
but that did not earn a vote of confidence from
Coach Morris, who said about his offense "I
think the biggest question is the trigger man-do
we have one?"
is this possible? Karas' 13 INTs vs. only six
TD passes last year is definitely a cause for
concern. Another factor - when opponents lead
by three touchdowns or more, which all but three
of Baylor's did last season, passes between the
20-yard lines are much easier to complete.
Karas will have success while a game is still
in doubt remains an unanswered question. His backups
are both unproven with only 23 pass attempts between
them, so Karas will have plenty of opportunity
to reestablish himself as the Baylor quarterback.
any Bear quarterback be able to stay in an upright
position long enough to be effective? Baylor gave
up an alarming total of 52 sacks in 12 2002 games.
Now we don't want to say the Bears' offensive
linemen were a bit chubby, but hiring Richard
Simmons as an offensive line coach is a good plan.
Large OLmen are very much in vogue these days,
but not if they can't move. Baylor's current starting
guards on the depth chart, redshirt freshman Akeen
Rettig and sophomore Lequalan McDonald, are listed
at 362 and 352 pounds respectively. Given the
speed and agility of defensive linemen in the
Big 12, that is not going to work when the season
gained a reputation as an offensive wizard at
Kentucky, where he helped put together some prolific
offenses. At Baylor, he inherits a team that was
shut out four times last season and, during a
six-week stretch of conference games, put up a
total of only 30 points. The offensive line will
improve over 2002's version, which will give the
Bears a more potent offense, but still far short
of Morris' Wildcat teams.
Robert Quiroga
Coordinator John Goodner brings his unusual defensive
scheme with him from Kentucky. For his basic defense,
he uses four down linemen, two linebackers, and
five defensive backs (4-2-5), but two of the backs
line up near the line of scrimmage to often present
an eight-man front (4-4-3). Movement and stunts
keep opponents off balance, creating favorable
match-ups, if done well. This scheme should be
a good fit with the personnel on hand since their
strengths are at defensive back and linebacker.
We'll let Head Coach Guy Morriss explain:
closest thing I could compare us to is like Joe
Lee Dunn's defense over at Mississippi State with
the two outside safeties, the two inside linebackers,
the four down linemen and a three-deep shell.
We're not a soft, sit back and read, soft cover
two, or anything like that and watch people snitch
down the field on us. We're going to be more of
an aggressive style of defense. We'll blitz a
little bit. I think recruits enjoy playing that
kind of game: offensively wide open and defensively
very aggressive."
top returning tackler is outside safety Derrick
Cash. He has made big plays throughout his career
and is fifth in school history with 189 career
yards in interceptions returns. Cash will be counted
on to fortify against the run.
DB's will shoulder a very heavy load while the
front wall attempts to stop teams from ramming
the ball down Baylor's throat for another season.
Matters became a little more difficult in the
secondary when team interception leader and punt
return specialist Bobby Hart got dismissed from
the team for disciplinary reasons. The local talent
from Waco leaves a huge void at CB to which only
the spring can divulge answers.
John Garrett will be counted on to anchor the
middle of the defense. Garrett suffered a season-ending
knee injury in the fifth game of 2002, and was
limited during spring practice while he recovers.
He is expected to be at full strength when the
season starts, and his playmaking is sorely needed.
In 25 career games, he has 21 tackles for loss,
three sacks, three fumble recoveries, and six
passes defended.
biggest concern by far is the defensive line.
When a team's defense allows over 41 points and
over 405 yards per game, it is hard not to improve
on that the following season. Baylor should accomplish
that this year, but not by a whole lot. The defensive
line is small, which will make the Bears vulnerable
to teams running right up the gut, and it will
probably take some time for the players to adjust
to the new defensive scheme(s). It is unlikely
Baylor will allow over 60 points three times like
they did last year, but opponents still won't
have much trouble scoring.
Derrick Cash
person most important to Baylor's special teams this
year will be assistant coach Mark Nelson. He is regarded
as one of the nation's best in this area. During his
two years at Kentucky, Nelson developed the Wildcats'
kicking teams into the best all-around unit in the SEC.
will need some magic this season to work with a very
inexperienced unit.
None of last year's primary kick returners are back,
nor is their placekicker. The return jobs will be wide-open
going into the season, and three youngsters will vie
for the kicking position. Fresh blood here is an asset
- it is an obvious breeding ground for the underclassmen
and backups. Look for Nelson's impact on special teams
to translate in the season's ladder-half. Improved play
from the lesser-knowns will assuredly cause positive
competitive results in many areas, especially defensively.
This is bankable for sizeable improvements in all special
teams dimensions.
Parker, a sophomore, returns for his second season as
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A schematic of the Pier 40 Performing Arts Center plan by The Related Companies.
Pier 40 fields would stay open under Cirque plan
By Lincoln Anderson
Responding to community complaints that its Pier 40 redevelopment plan would close the W. Houston St. piers sports fields for up to 18 months, The Related Companies has retooled its proposal so that the fields would remain open throughout the construction.
The developer is now proposing phased construction, building the pier project in successive sections, so that about half the piers footprint would always be open for use as sports fields.
Relateds plan calls for a pedestrian walkway extending down the middle of the pier at W. Houston St., creating both a view and retail corridor. Under the phased development, the piers existing two-story shed south of Houston St. would be razed and the pier deck covered with artificial sports turf, creating 4.5 acres of interim sports fields. The interim field space would be equal in size to the piers existing sports fields, located in its protected courtyard and on the roofs southeast corner.
Meanwhile, Related would develop the piers north half, where the existing pier shed would be incorporated into the project. New fields would be added on top of the structure on the piers north side; once these fields were ready, the players would then move to this area, and the development of the piers southern side would start.
Related says the fields they would build would be better than the piers current fields, in that the turf will be installed over a layer of soft sand, as opposed to rubber.
Related recently hired Jay Kriegel, former executive director of NYC2012 the organization that tried to lure the Olympics to New York City, to work on the project. Dep. Mayor Daniel Doctoroff, a Hudson River Park Trust board member, led the citys Olympic bid effort, but Kriegel dismissed the importance of his previous relationship during a recent interview with Downtown Express and The Villager.
Regarding the pier, Kriegel said uninterrupted use of the fields is now sacrosanct as far as the developer is concerned.
That issue is such a rally cry for the community. We heard that loud and clear uninterrupted play, Kriegel said.
Related is pitching a $626 million plan to outfit the 14-acre pier with a Cirque du Soleil theater, multiplex of small movie theaters showing independent films, music hall, banquet space, four restaurants and more. Meeting the requirement of the Hudson River Park Trust, the parks operator, the developer must keep at least as much open sports field space as currently exists on the pier. Related would exceed the sports fields requirement by 40 percent by adding additional field space.
At a May 3 public hearing in Greenwich Village on Relateds plan, called Pier 40 Performing Arts Center, and a rival plan, The Peoples Pier, more than 1,500 people turned out, most to voice support for keeping the existing fields, and preferably for increasing the piers amount of athletic space. At the time, Related was proposing having the young Little Leaguers and Downtown United Soccer Club members use barges to play on during the interim of the construction.
As Tom Ellett, Greenwich Village Little League president, put it then: We say no to interim fields! We say no to removing our fields! We say no to rooftop fields! We say no to baseball on barges!
Although their plan now features uninterrupted use of the sports fields, the amount of traffic-drawing commercial activity on the pier another major community concern would be the same. The developer estimates the pier would draw 2.7 million visitors annually and, on average, 7,400 per day.
Asked about the projects impact on the surrounding community and the Hudson River Park, Kriegel said, This area is not really one of the hot spots for traffic. Pier 40 is located a few blocks away from Canal St. and the Holland Tunnel. The block of Houston St. between West and Washington Sts. spanned by the St. Johns Building is a designated pollution hot spot.
As for the issue of putting ball fields on the roof, Anthony Fioravanti, a Related vice president, said they are doing wind studies and believe that the Hudson Rivers prevailing winds are from the north. They are considering using the existing 40-foot gantry structure on the piers north rooftop which would be preserved under their plan to attach wind netting.
Related would invest $35 million to upgrade the piers infrastructure. They would install new support piles, using a special truck that would drill a hole in the pier deck and then screw not pound a pile into the river bottom.
Local reaction to Relateds new phased construction plan, however, was not particularly positive.
I think that was one point, Tobi Bergman, director of P3, the local youth sports advocacy group, said of keeping the fields open during construction. It doesnt focus on the core issue. For us, this is a park. Is this going to be a park? Or is this going to be a tourist center where children also get to play ball?
Echoed Assemblymember Deborah Glick, The problem with the proposal is not whether they do phased development. The problem is the use of the waterfront and dramatic overdevelopment.
Downtown Express will give an update on The Peoples Pier plan the other development project being considered for Pier 40 in an upcoming issue.
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Well, today is the 15th anniversary of this blog (Catherine Motuz reminded me, as she did 5 years ago), and it's been quiet for a bit. This is largely because most of my spare energy for the last month or so has been spent on gradually refining the edits for the next album, and assessing the possibilities for how to release it. The digital bit is easy, but what about the physical copies? Just put together a continuous running order for a CD, or go for something a bit shorter but more lavish-looking on vinyl? A 10" LP in a gatefold sleeve would be great fun (and we could just about afford it), but the lead times for vinyl could delay everything just too much.
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