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In the "Cow Days" episode of the Comedy Central series South Park, Officer Barbrady, officially declares "shenanigans" after discovering a carnival game is rigged. The declaration of shenanigans by an officer of the law gives the townspeople free rein to destroy the carnival with brooms.
I think its high time to declare "shenanigans" on the Erie County Legislature redistricting process. As I understand the law, declaration of shenanigans in Erie County gives the locals free rein to turn Spaulding Lake into a flexible lawn.
Due to the approval of a referendum measure in 2010, Erie County will be downsizing the number of legislators in time for the 2011 countywide election.
With the decision, next year's candidates will run for 11 new legislative districts, drawn to reflect census-based shifts in population. If all goes according to plan, 11 lawmakers will take their oaths of office in January 2012.
The question then became, who will draw those new legislature districts and what methodology will be used to draw them? The existing county law requires the Legislature to create a citizens advisory committee on redistricting, but that law does not stipulate that the Legislature follow the recommendations of the committee.
That Citizens Advisory committee, advertised as "non-partisan" is filled with active members of the Republican Party apparatus and various members of the Democratic Grassroots political club and the Erie County Democratic Committee. It also offers positions to the two Board of Elections chairmen, Dennis Ward (D) and Ralph Mohr (R). So, partisan arguing and bickering is the order of the day, as documented by Geoff Kelly from Artvoice after he attended the first meeting of the committee in early March.
So I wondered, as I considered these and other thorny issues, if many commission members on both sides of the political fence might secretly hope that time constraints would prevent the downsizing from occurring this year at all—that, come November, we will still have 15 legislators running along the current district lines, while the reapportionment process grinds slowly forward in the courts.
As the process has slowly marched on, I've been copied on several communications between the members of the committee that demonstrate Kelly was right to wonder if anyone was interested in meeting the deadlines for reapportionment. Or, these emails show that the most petty and awful among our community are spending way too much time arguing over such horrible nonsense. I report, you decide, or something like that.
Below are a series of e-mails between the Chairman of the Reapportionment Committee/Grassroots Muckety Muck Adam Perry and Democratic Elections Commissioner Dennis Ward which then branches off to include others. The exchange stems from Dennis Ward's request that Legislative Staff bring, and display, his "examples" of newly apportioned legislature districts at the public hearings so that they can be discussed. An objection was raised because it would give the public the impression that the maps being discussed at the hearing are official proposals and they are not. Ostensibly, the purpose of the public hearings was to get public feedback on reapportionment, not to discuss specific examples.
On to the rancorous nonsense…
From: Perry, Adam [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Wed 4/13/2011 11:40 AM
To: Perry, Adam; 'Jeremy Toth'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; Mohr, Ralph; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; Ward, Dennis; 'email@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'
Cc: Davis, John; Fiume, Bryan
Subject: Public Hearing Issues
Committee Members:
First, I apologize for my early departure last night. I did advise staff and a couple of Committee members that I would have to leave early, but I should have made that clear to all members and the audience at the beginning of the hearing. I do think attendance by all Committee members at all public hearings is important, which is another reason why it is my personal preference for fewer and better attended hearings at larger venues familiar to most citizens of the County.
Second, I understand that there has been a request by Mr. Ward to have the examples, maps, or whatever we are calling them (I'll call them diagrams), displayed at the next two public hearings. I also understand that there is a disagreement as to whether such a process should occur. I am stating for myself that I don't currently object to showing one of those diagrams as an example in the absence of substantial objections, but I oppose showing more than one. I also personally feel that the diagrams may be misleading and I would be inclined to vote against their use if there is substantial objection and we vote on the matter. Accordingly, I intend to poll the Committee by e-mail (and verifying with anyone who does not respond by e-mail tonight) as to whether the showing should be allowed. Assuming we vote to show a diagram, I also personally have no objection to allowing Mr. Ward a very short explanation of the diagram and an opposing view — if there is one — of his explanation. However, I do intend to subject this issue to a vote before the showing will be allowed within the public hearing venue. In any case, I do think we should re-emphasize that the diagrams are available on the website to the public.
Third, I believe we need to ask for a clarification from the Board of Elections commissioners on the issue of the software availability (I thought it was available some time ago and we were just waiting for the data), and how we address the counting issues based on the opinion of the County Attorney which is directly contrary to the opinion given by the Board of Elections on prisoner populations. I feel this is an important issue to have a clear understanding of in order to defend our process. Indeed, we were being urged by some to produce and distribute maps to the public which would have counted a statistically significant numbers of ineligible people and would have to have been produced without final Census date, and without correct designation of Census tracts, and without input from the public based on actual Census data, and without the software we were told was available to prepare the maps.
Adam W. Perry, Esq.
The vote to which Mr. Perry refers resulted in a decision from the committee to not display the maps. Of course, Mr. Ward was not very happy with that decision and rapidly took fingers to keyboard to send his indignant response. Note that he publicly copied Jay Rey of The Buffalo News on his reply.
—–Original Message—–
From: Ward, Dennis [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:46 PM
To: Perry, Adam; Jeremy Toth; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; Mohr, Ralph; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com
Cc: Davis, John; Fiume, Bryan; firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: RE: Public Hearing Issues
Members of the Commission:
I have never heard such absolute hypocracy about displaying the "examples" of how the ultimate map of the county Legislative Districts can be partially drawn. What is quite clear is that certain members of the Commission – those appointed by the ruling coalition of the County (the Chair and the Republican minority) have already made up their minds that they will split towns in violation of the provision of MHRL, Section 10 (1) and, more importantly, in violation of good public policy. It is apparent that the so-called "gerrymandering" of the drawing of lines has already begun – among those appointed to at least try to avoid that at the advisory commission stage.
The examples that I had submitted were merely suggestions of how to avoid dividing towns – assuming that the commission wishes to follow the law, and more importantly, what is good public policy. It was in no way meant to preclude any commission member from doing the same, with other groupings of towns which differ from those I included. On the day I presented them and when we decided to put them up on our webpage, the invitation was extended to all other commission members (indeed, any members of the public) to produce additional such examples of the grouping of towns, to assist the commission in its task of drawing lines. The fact that no other commission members have bothered to do any work outside of appearing at meetings it is not my concern. Maybe it should be.
At some point, this commission will be sitting down in so-called "work sessions" and reviewing whatever has been submitted to the commission for its consideration – be they maps, partial maps, examples of how drafting can be done, together with a background of what has been derived from the hearings and public comment we receive. We will need it all so that an intelligent discussion can be had and work can be done in arriving at a map (or maps) we will be recommending to the full Legislature. At least, I assume that we will have work sessions since otherwise, it will be clear that members of the commission are merely "tools" of those in the ruling "coalition" in the Legislature that has appointed them, who are only interested in retaining the incumbents.
That is not to say that commission members cannot bring maps, or partial maps, that they would like to discuss, to those commission work sessions. Any such submissions will be of help to the commission and will be the subject of discussion, in public, by the members of the commission. That is what "transparency" is all about. That will allow the public to watch the process and ensure that the rationale for any such maps is well grounded in the law and good public policy – not just a furtive effort to advance the agenda of certain incumbents.
I am particularly amused that a commission member would suggest that the displaying of such examples of how to draw the district lines without dividing towns would be "misleading". How, pray tell, and who would be misled? And misled about what – that it isn't possible to do? How will the public be able to evaluate the position of whether it is possible to avoid dividing towns without actually looking at examples of how it can be done?
What is quite clear is that certain members of this commission are now all weighing in on the side of not allowing the public to see something that is in the record of the commission and which apparently will become the focus of an internal debate about the legality and the wisdom of dividing towns in arriving at a "gerrymandered" legislative plan. There are members have generally remained silent throughout the proceedings, so far, but now are moved to speak (in the security of e-mail) to deny the public the right to see what will be debated by the commission. What are they afraid of?
If they have some secret "plan" that is superior to adherring to the principle of not dividing towns, let's hear from them – and let's see something as a work product. To this point, we have seen nothing. Are we to truly believe that a map will sometime in the future just suddenly "materialize" – and drop on to the laps of the commission – which will then simply rubber stamp it? Is there no willingness on the part of the commission members to do any work for the public to observe?
And finally, let us allow the public to see both sides of the argument. Lets have them able to comment on what is clearly becoming a major (if not the issue) of dispute – whether the age old practice of dividing towns to promote a gerrymandered plan is really a desirable tool. Perhaps people from the many towns will come in to actually request that their town to be divided – who knows? But those who do attend these public hearings ought to have the tools and the information to know the issues involved and to be able to speak on them.
As for the "permission" of the commission to display the "examples" – I don't need that nor will I abide by that. I will simply retrieve them myself from the Legislature as my work product. Since you are apparently taking the position that they are not a part of the commission's body of information. I will bring them to every public hearing and I will have them displayed – period. The public and the media have a right to all information available, and which will be used in the commission doing its work. That's what "open meetings" are all about.
I am shocked that any member of this commission, and in particular the chair, would be a part of suppressing public information. That reveals a story that itself needs to be told in public. I will see all my fellow members of the commission at the next public hearing tonight at 5 PM at ECC North.
Dennis E. Ward
Commission Member
This email about hypocrisy and undermining the will of the people from the elections commissioner who worked with his partner, Mr. Mohr, to keep the downsizing initiative off the ballot last November on technicalities. Mr. Perry replied to Ward's email with the following:
From: Perry, Adam [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:50 PM
To: Ward, Dennis; 'Jeremy Toth'; 'email@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; Mohr, Ralph; 'email@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; 'email@example.com'; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'; Perry, Adam
Cc: Davis, John; Fiume, Bryan; 'firstname.lastname@example.com'
Subject: RE: Public Hearing Issues
I will not respond to Mr. Ward's defamatory, misleading, and self-serving diatribe. I encourage others not to respond. His statements are not worthy of a response and not worthy of an individual admitted to practice law where duties of candor and civility are the rule and not an option. I intend to conduct all proceedings and communications with my colleagues in a professional and civil manner.
We're 2200 words in, still with me? If so, it appears Mr. Perry's guidance to not respond to Mr. Ward was ignored by committee member Emilio Colaiacovo.
—– Original Message —–
From: Emilio Colaiacovo
To: email@example.com ; email@example.com ; email@example.com ; email@example.com ; Ward, Dennis; Mohr, Ralph; firstname.lastname@example.com ; email@example.com ; Adam Perry ; Jeremy Toth ; firstname.lastname@example.com ; firstname.lastname@example.com ; firstname.lastname@example.com ; email@example.com
Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com ; Fiume, Bryan; Davis, John
Sent: Thu Apr 14 13:55:37 2011
Subject: RE: Public Hearing Issues
I find this amusing, since you were instrumental in trying to keep the public referendum on downsizing off the ballot last year. Does this constitute suppressing the will of the public or at the very least suppressing public information? I really don't want to get into this type of exchange with you, as I don't have the free time to go on and on. This isn't a contest on who can say more or the loudest. I think the process has been very deliberative and open. Many of us have concerns about your maps – my concern is I do not want the public to think that they constitute the work product of our committee, as they represent only your opinion (or the opinion of those you serve). I find the comments elicited from our public hearings important. I certainly do not wish to engage in map-drawing without first hearing from the public. While I don't believe my comments are hollow, you need not disparage others who take a contrary opinion of what you believe to be gospel. See you tonight. Emilio
Emilio Colaiacovo, Esq.
The email chain here continues on with some explanation from Mr. Ward and another reply from Mr. Colaiacovo. I've killed it here because I think we're past the point of it being informative.
The larger point here is that this process for reapportioning our legislative districts is being undertaken by a political class which seems more interested in sweeping together and hoarding the crumbs on the table as if they were political chits to be cashed in at a future date. Nowhere in this chain of emails does one find legitimate discussion about how to best realign our legislative districts to better represent the public and make government more efficient. This small-minded political bickering is exactly why Kevin Gaughan had recommended outside consultants to design a reapportionment proposal for the Legislature itself to consider and vote upon.
Instead, we'll get weeks of foot dragging, and backroom political bickering in order to avoid making a decision before petitions circulate for legislature candidates in early June.


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As NYT journalist Charles Duhigg mentions on This American Life, a reporter's job is to report the facts they find to readers and let them make an opinionated decision of their own. Mike Daisey admits his monologue did not live up to journalistic standards NPR originally had him agree to, but Mike Daisey is not a journalist, he is an artist and performer. Artists are held up to a completely different standard since their job is to express their creative skills and imagination, and sometimes an artist's creative vision overshadows their ethics.
In high school, my improvisation mentor would drill in my head during my weekly lessons, "good artists take risks and learn from failing often, but if you own your fails and make people believe they were intended, you know you're a great artist", and if this is a true statement, Mike Daisey is a great artist. If you have ever met a highly creative person, you know they think completely different and rationalize most things different than the "regular person" does. Ira Glass and everyone at NPR has every reason to be angry and frustrated with Daisey, but I think Daisey's incapability to flat out say, "I lied," correlates with his incapability to degrade the purpose of his art to his audience.
As an artist, two things are key: audience and context. An ideal audience is subjective to what kind of person an artist is as well as what they are trying to accomplish with their art. Some artist's ideal audience is everyone and anyone who will pay attention, a huge theatre full of people or just themselves. Other artists prefer their audience to be people who have prior knowledge and will understand their art or only people they know will appreciate their art. Then there is the context of art, which is equally as subjective. Some artists ideas are provoked by their interests, such as Dali's "The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory", inspired by his fascination with nuclear physics. Other's create art that captures their frustrations, such as Bob Dylan's Ballad of a Thin Man, who uses Mr. Jones as a synonym for society.
One's opinion on if the ends justify the means in Mike Daisey's case depend on what perspective you look at this controversy from. Taking this from a solely artistic standpoint, I would argue the purpose of Mike Daisey's art is to take his opinion on his subject matter of Apple's unethical supply chain issues and inform his audience of everyone and anyone who will listen, at whatever the cost. This is evident from Daisey's availability of the monologue to anyone who wants to hear or perform it as well as habitual lying to NPR when being asked about the integrity of his monologue. Artists are taught exaggeration is key to get a point across to an audience, and that is exactly what Mike Daisey did. Maybe he only visited three factories and only talked to fifty workers, but the exaggeration in his monologue got the point across to his audience much more effectively. In my opinion, nothing and no one is completely original. Some of the most influential artists throughout history, everyone from Mozart to James Cameron, took elements of other artists and elevated them to a main stream audience. Even Apple's first iPhone prototype took elements of competing technology companies. This is also exactly what Mike Daisey did, took news reports and stories from other people and elevated them in his art.
I think Mike Daisey and I have very similar ideas of how we want our art to be perceived. As a musician, composer and performer, my ideal audience is anyone who will feel emotion from what I perform, even if it's a different than what emotion I intended to provoke. Whether they leave more joyful or frustrated, I just want them to feel something. Last spring I was asked to write a composition for a band that visited Bucknell named Newspeak, who's name is derived from the thought limiting language in Orwell's 1984. I hung out, conducted and recorded with Newspeak for a whole day which was a blast, and their guitarist had the craziest beard ever. After writing bunch of different scores, I had trouble deciding which one to record given my limited time with them, but finally settled on the simplest and emotion provoking piece to my audience, Newspeak and myself. You can download my audio engineered cut here.

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When a player goes online to play his favorite game or even in to a land based casino, the last thing that would be on his mind would be the history of Poker chips. He would be wanting to be sure he had enough cash available to him for this very special evening especially if involved in a high dollar tournament.
That said, it is a question that ponders the mind fleetingly every now and then and the history of Poker chips when reflected upon takes one back in time to days gone by somewhere back in the 1800's.
It was at this time that gaming chips not only came in different shapes and sizes, but were also made out of different materials too. These were all designed to track ones winnings. Players back in these good old days didn't have neatly engraved clay chips or even plastic chips which didn't come around until the 20th century, players would use any valuable object that they could muster even jagged pieces of gold just as long as they weren't too large.
Plastic chips were to come along much later, along with such materials used today such as acrylic composite and clay composite. Clay chips can actually be traced back to the later 1800's, but going back to earlier times these were simply not available.
As well as using small gold trinkets in the early 1800's they would also use more basic kind of chips made out of wood but nothing too fancy at that time, oh no. Chip designs and the likes with smooth edges, really played no prominence to the players of this era and carried little significance in their thinking. They were just in attendance to play their game of Poker, accompanied by some late night drinking whilst on their quest to conquer the table, perhaps not too much has changed, after all!


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NPT: School district backs off: Neighborhood schools to remain open
For background on the issue, click here. Here's the news release just sent from the EPISD:
Officials from the El Paso Independent School District announced today
that Houston and Zavala elementary schools in Central El Paso and
Schuster Elementary School in Northeast El Paso will remain open for at
least two years. District officials indicated that there has been a
significant amount of support to keep the schools open and that they
want to give an opportunity to the supporters to help identify and
implement solutions.
Dr. Lorenzo Garcia, superintendent of EPISD commented: "We have
received a tremendous amount of community input asking us to take a
closer look. It is great to have this kind of community support for
these neighborhood schools and if we can focus this same energy on
increasing attendance and school involvement at these schools then it
can be a win-win situation; we will be diligent with taxpayer money and
students will continue to excel."
The District had recommended the closing of these schools due to low
attendance, aging buildings and the availability of nearby schools that
are newer and have more resources. Some parents, teachers and community
leaders want the District to take a closer look at adding programs to
attract more students to these schools, consider transportation costs to
bus children to and from nearby schools and the cost of improvements to
the older schools, and consider other ways to keep children in the
neighborhood from transferring to other schools.
Trustee Carlos Flores, who represents the Houston Elementary School
community stated: "We must remain accountable to our tax payers by
including them in critical decisions such as school closures, the Plan
for Excellence, and the future of the school district. By slowing down
this process, our district is committing time and effort to collaborate
with taxpayers in order to achieve the best results for the students in
the affected communities." Flores said that he is willing to take a
leadership role in these meetings and looks forward to the dialogue.
Garcia mentioned that the information that has already been collected
will be analyzed and used for a springboard for future community
meetings throughout the District. A task force will be created and
Garcia will ask the new Board president to assign a trustee to lead this
task force.
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This is a first!!!! I finally feel the citizens have a voice is our government's decisions and the EPISD's decsions. We who have family attending these public schools will work for their betterment. Thanks for giving us a chance.


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Covering TracksPosted: January 25, 2018 Filed under: Competitive Intelligence, Defending Against Competitive Intelligence, Tricks of the Trade | Tags: open records Leave a comment
January 25, 2018
I have been running into an interesting phenomenon – more and companies are taking steps to conceal their major construction/renovation filings made with local governments. It has been going on for a while, but seems to be increasing in the last 2-3 years.
That raises two, no, three questions: Why, How, and What Can I Do About It?
Major construction/renovation filings with local governments, such as building permits, zoning applications as well as applications for state waivers, such as dealing with highway/rail access or environmental issues, are all "tells". That is, they indicate the coming of an important action which the target, your competitor, does not want the public, and certainly its competitors, to know.
To be fair, such actions usually do not prevent the release of such information – but they substantially delay that release, whether to competitors or to the local press.
Here we are not talking about abusing open records acts by tactics such as improperly claiming ordinary data is confidential or a trade secret. What is done is making the filings under other names, to foil inquiries for or even attention paid to these records. That is done in at least two ways. One is to make them under the name of a subsidiary not identified with the parent. Another is to have another party to the transaction, such as the company managing the construction project, make the filings under its own name.
What Can You Do About It?
Well, not a lot. If you suspect that a competitor is going to engage in such a project on an existing site, you can ask the local government for filings covering the current address, as well as adjacent properties. If the issue is a competitor which may be building a new facility at a new address, then try to determine what areas are likely sites, and then follow real estate sales and leases on a micro level – checking local papers every week for "suspicious" transactions, and then drilling down at the municipal or county level, as appropriate.
Defense against CI is always improving which is why our CI strategies and processes must always try to get better, too.


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A certified Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS) and Medical Writer (MWC®), Liz has worked for many years to communicate the results of real world clinical research in the form of study reports, manuscripts, abstracts, and posters.


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Title: Ola tras ola (Wave After Wave)
Collection: Investigaciones y distracciones (Investigations and Distractions)
Format: 18x24 inches
A set of 12 original pieces made with aerosol, acrylic and paint marker on watercolor paper, each custom framed to 18x24 inches in size.
The lines of this collection carry the social narrative of distractions that keep us from focusing on real information. Whether it is purposeful to keep us entertained or used to stop us from looking further into those things with which we should truly be concerned?
Ola tras ola - Hand Drawn Original
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A vintage Ford Licensed PEDAL CAR Fire engine- This vintage Pedal car is in great condition, there can be some paint chipping and some pitting on the metal on the steering wheel but over all in great shape. The peddles and the toy still work. If you have any questions let us know. This item is from our local shop and we hope your child has as much fun with it as we have had.The item "Vintage FORD Fire Engine Pedal Car Classic Toy Fire engine Red 1970 or later" is in sale since Sunday, May 22, 2016. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Outdoor Toys & Structures\Pedal Cars\1970-Now". The seller is "soflapickers" and is located in Hollywood, Florida.
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Six websites designed by Sons & co have made it into the finals for this years Best Awards. I made the boys a chocolate cake to say "well done".
It is extra special because:
a) the walnut ampersand - pure genius on my part, and
b) I have snuck in a layer of black doris plum jam in the middle.
Unfortunately, I doubt Matt and I will be able to resist trying it tonight so it may not be all there when it reaches the office tomorrow. Sorry.
Thursday, 2 September 2010
1 comment:
- Jo Blair said...
yeah - nice job Sons & Co! Cake makers included!
- 2 September 2010 at 6:33 pm
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RELATED: N.Y. MTA prepares for snow with army of workers, equipment
"Making the decision to suspend our service was not one that was taken lightly," said SEPTA GM Jeffrey D. Knueppel. "But with the expected white-out conditions, sustained high winds and snow accumulation, we knew we had to shut down the majority of our system, for the safety of our network."
The authority was concerned that high winds would topple trees located near overhead wires, trapping trains and trolleys in inaccessible locations. Bus and trolley operators could have difficulty safely driving in whiteout conditions.
"In the end, it was the snow, not the winds, that most affected our region. We wouldn't have been able to safely and reliably transport passengers," Knueppel said. "Fortunately, we were able to keep the heart of our system, the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines, running throughout the storm, helping essential personnel to get to their work locations."
A multifaceted communication approach was key in delivering SEPTA's service plan before, during and after Jonas. Knueppel announced the plan at a press conference at SEPTA's headquarters, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, the morning before the stoppage. Throughout the weekend, Knueppel and Assistant GM, Operations, Ron Hopkins spoke at press events, at SEPTA's headquarters and along with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and other key city personnel at City Hall and the Office of Emergency Management.
The authority's Customer Service Call Center was staffed with extra personnel and the Social Media Team answered riders' questions submitted to the @SEPTA_Social Twitter feed. The Control Center also maintained service announcements on SEPTA's website and tweeted up-to-the-minute service advisories to the public. SEPTA Media Relations kept local news outlets informed with regular media advisories and phone interviews, tweeting photos of crews at work in the field preparing for a return to service.
SEPTA has purchased or leased new heavy equipment, such as vehicle managed snow blower and throwers and a brining system, to be better able to manage the elements.
"We tweeted and posted photos online to allow our customers to see how our crews were working around the clock to get our service back, battling extreme conditions," Knueppel said. "We also created a Webpage to help commuters understand the enormity of snow plowing and removal at our stations and to watch our contractors' efforts in not just clearning snow, but also removing it with front end loaders and trucks."
SEPTA's Airport Regional Rail Line and trolley routes were operating on Sunday, and, as roads were plowed, so were 35% of the authority's buses. The remaining 12 Regional Rail Lines, some of which travel on Amtrak territory, operated on Monday, Jan. 25, along with partial service on the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL). The NHSL has a top running electrified third rail, which was buried by drifting snow. Crews used a jet engine to dig out the rail and restore service on the entire route by the start of the service day the following Wednesday, Jan. 27. All SEPTA bus routes were also back in service by Wednesday.
"This was the fourth largest storm in Philadelphia's history," Knueppel said. "Our approach was to provide key service in the core of the city for hospital, emergency response and other essential workers, while making prudent decisions for the safety of our network. SEPTA will conduct after-action meetings with feedback from customers as well as frontline employees utilized for the process."
Heather Redfern is the Public Information Manager for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
While service continues to run in most parts of the country, public transit is viewed as a hotspot for possible contamination of COVID, putting everyone at risk — from the operators and conductors to the passengers.
Long after the initial threat of the pandemic has faded, Covid-19 will continue to be a catalyst for change.
Exactly what operational model will operators, cities, and public health authorities adopt once the restrictions are eased and we get back to "normal?"
Today everything is changing and this requires the industry and the tools it uses to be much more agile.
Imagine a robust public transit system, at the snap of a finger, could be in full swing in small- to mid-sized cities across the U.S.
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Phone: (514) 495-5231
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ROI Research On Investment is a specialized market research firm that produces validated lead generation services based on originally sourced intelligence. ROI monitors the trajectory of corporate investment by proactively gathering and analyzing market intelligence on areas such as industry trends, investment trends and specific businesses across a multitude of geographic locations and industrial sectors. ROI's research is customized to meet the specific needs of private and public sector clients. The ROI service is unique because proprietary research methodologies are directly related to a fundamental understanding of the corporate investment and site selection process. The ROI team is fluent in over 25 languages and regularly conducts in-market representation and qualified lead generation across Europe, North and South America, the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are important components of the interstellar medium and carbonaceous chondrites, but have never been identified in the reducing atmospheres of the outer solar system. Incompletely characterized complex organic solids (tholins) produced by irradiating simulated Titan atmospheres reproduce well the observed UV/visible/IR optical constants of the Titan stratospheric haze. Titan tholin and a tholin generated in a crude simulation of the atmosphere of Jupiter are examined by two-step laser desorption/multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry. A range of two- to four-ring PAHs, some with one to four alkylation sites are identified, with net abundance approximately 10(-4) g g-1 (grams per gram) of tholins produced. Synchronous fluorescence techniques confirm this detection. Titan tholins have proportionately more one- and two-ring PAHs than do Jupiter tholins, which in turn have more four-ring and larger PAHs. The four-ringed PAH chrysene, prominent in some discussions of interstellar grains, is found in Jupiter tholins. Solid state C-13 NMR spectroscopy suggests congruent-to 25% of the total C in both tholins is tied up in aromatic and/or aliphatic alkenes. IR spectra indicate an upper limit in both tholins of congruent-to 6% by mass in benzenes, heterocyclics, and PAHs with more than four rings. Condensed PAHs may contribute at most approximately 10% to the observed detached limb haze layers on Titan. As with interstellar PAHs, the synthesis route of planetary PAHs is likely to be via acetylene addition reactions.
Despite being plagued by heavily degraded DNA in palaeontological remains, most studies addressing the state of DNA degradation have been limited to types of damage which do not pose a hindrance to Taq polymerase during PCR. Application of serial qPCR to the two fractions obtained during extraction (demineralization and protein digest) from six permafrost mammoth bones and one partially degraded modern elephant bone has enabled further insight into the changes which endogenous DNA is subjected to during diagenesis. We show here that both fractions exhibit individual qualities in terms of the prevailing type of DNA (i.e. mitochondrial versus nuclear DNA) as well as the extent of damage, and in addition observed a highly variable ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear DNA among the six mammoth samples. While there is evidence suggesting that mitochondrial DNA is better preserved than nuclear DNA in ancient permafrost samples, we find the initial DNA concentration in the bone tissue to be as relevant for the total accessible mitochondrial DNA as the extent of DNA degradation post-mortem. We also evaluate the general applicability of indirect measures of preservation such as amino-acid racemization, bone crystallinity index and thermal age to these exceptionally well-preserved samples.
The Urey in situ organic compound analysis instrument, consisting of a subcritical water extractor ( SCWE) and a portable microchip capillary electrophoresis instrument called the Mars Organic Analyzer ( MOA), was field tested in the Atacama Desert, Chile, in June 2005. Soil samples from the most arid Yungay region were collected, biomarkers were extracted by the SCWE, and organic amine composition and amino acid chirality analysis was performed by the MOA. Samples collected from the top 1 cm of duracrust soil but shielded from the ambient environment by rocks were compared to the exposed duracrust. The shielded duracrust yielded amines and amino acids ranging from 50 to 100 ppb, while amino acid signals from the exposed duracrust were below blank levels. Samples from buried gypsum deposits located directly above a water flow channel contained amino acids ranging from 13 to 90 ppb. Chiral analysis revealed D/L ratios of 0.39 +/- 0.08 and 0.34 +/- 0.07 for alanine/serine and 0.78 +/- 0.06 for aspartic acid, indicating significant racemization of biologically produced amino acids. On the basis of the D/L ratios, we estimate sample ages ranging from 10(3) to 10(5) years. These results demonstrate the successful field testing of the Urey instrument, as well as the detection of biomarkers from past terrestrial life in one of the most arid and Mars-like regions on Earth.
The Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA), a microfabricated capillary electrophoresis (CE) instrument for sensitive amino acid biomarker analysis, has been developed and evaluated. The microdevice consists of a four-wafer sandwich combining glass CE separation channels, microfabricated pneumatic membrane valves and pumps, and a nanoliter fluidic network. The portable MOA instrument integrates high voltage CE power supplies, pneumatic controls, and fluorescence detection optics necessary for field operation. The amino acid concentration sensitivities range from micromolar to 0.1 nM, corresponding to part-per-trillion sensitivity. The MOA was first used in the lab to analyze soil extracts from the Atacama Desert, Chile, detecting amino acids ranging from 10-600 parts per billion. Field tests of the MOA in the Panoche Valley, CA, successfully detected amino acids at 70 parts per trillion to 100 parts per billion in jarosite, a sulfate-rich mineral associated with liquid water that was recently detected on Mars. These results demonstrate the feasibility of using the MOA to perform sensitive in situ amino acid biomarker analysis on soil samples representative of a Mars-like environment.
The Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA), a portable microfabricated capillary electrophoresis instrument being developed for planetary exploration, is used to analyze a wide variety of fluorescamine-labeled amine-containing biomarker compounds, including amino acids, mono-and diaminoalkanes, amino sugars, nucleobases, and nucleobase degradation products. The nucleobases cytosine and adenine, which contain an exocyclic primary amine, were effectively labeled, separated, and detected at concentrations < 500 nM. To test the general applicability of the MOA for biomarker detection, amino acids and mono- and diamines were extracted from bacterial cells using both hydrolysis and sublimation followed by analysis. The extrapolated limit of detection provided by the valine biomarker was similar to 4 x 10(3) cells per sample. Products of an NH4CN polymerization that simulate a prebiotic synthesis were also successfully isolated via sublimation and analyzed. Adenine and alanine/serine were detected with no additional sample cleanup at 120 +/- 13 mu M and 4.1 +/- mu M, respectively, corresponding to a reaction yield of 0.04% and 0.0003%, respectively. This study demonstrates that the MOA provides sensitive detection and analysis of low levels of a wide variety of amine-containing organic compounds from both biological and abiotic sources.
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The "Ten Truths" that comprise the SBB are always taught in an engaging and age appropriate manner while meeting common core standards.
Truth #1
Emotions are not mysterious visitors: they can be identified and understood.
Truth #2
You can change your compulsive behaviors if you change your thoughts and address your feelings.
Truth #3
Every behavior has a underlying purpose, and it's not always what we think.
Truth #4
We all sabotage ourselves unless we confront our internal saboteur.
Truth #5
All behavior requires permission so we must learn what we're permitting ourselves to do.
Truth #6
Emotional energy is finite and needs to be invested rather than wasted on wishing, worrying and whining.
Truth #7
Our relationships depend on self-empowermentand not enabling others.
Truth #8
Ego boundaries protect us from rejection, insult and intimidation.
Truth #9
You can trust people to be who they are, not who you want them to be.
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Time doesn't heal all pain. We heal ourselves bylearning how to let go.
Currently, the SBB is available in a number of Sarasota and Pinellas County public and private schools.
To date, over 10,000" students, 100 teachers, and 30 schools have participated in the Social Black Belt at the following schools:
Elementary Schools
- Pine View School, Osprey, FL
- Laurel Nokomis Elementary, Nokomis, FL
- Phillippi Shores Elementary, Sarasota, FL
High Schools
- Booker High School, Sarasota, FL
- Venice High School, Venice, FL
- Center Academy, St. Petersburg, FL
Middle Schools
- Laurel Nokomis Middle School ESE


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New OceanReports tool brings ocean data to your fingertips
22 April 2019
A new web-based interactive tool for ocean mapping and planning created by NOAA and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, will give everyone from ocean industries to coastal managers, students, as well as the general public the opportunity to be an ocean explorer from their own computer.
The new OceanReports web tool, available at http://www.marinecadastre.gov/oceanreports/ , provides users specialized "ocean neighborhood analyses" including maps and graphics by analyzing more than 100 ocean datasets instantaneously.
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Most weekdays around 2:30 p.m., students at Advanced Technologies Academy can be found fiercely focused on jamming.
Some are organized in rock bands, learning electric guitar, drums, bass and vocals. Others pluck instruments for a budding acoustic section. Some pick up instruments for the first time.
Meet the members of Rock 4 Change, an after-school rock band program that's the first of its kind in Clark County School District.
How can kids benefit from playing rock 'n' roll?
In more ways than you know, says Rock 4 Change creator Jeff Hinton, winner of a 2017 Heart of Education Award from The Smith Center.
"I'm trying to build skills that aren't taught in the classroom. Things like leadership, responsibility, organization, communication skills," says Hinton, also a history teacher. "These skills are paramount in a band."
A New Idea
To this day, Hinton credits music with helping him through a troubled youth.
"I didn't have a stable home life, let's put it that way," he says. "I immersed myself in music. I'm a self-taught guitar player, and I never stopped."
It eventually dawned on Hinton that playing an instrument provided more than just a distraction.
It cultivated creativity and discipline, and provided a meaningful pastime to fill many difficult hours.
"I realized the importance of music education," he says.
While joining the Marine Corps gave him the motivation to earn degrees in history and teaching, he feels that school would have meant more to him early on, if rock 'n' roll had somehow been part of it.
"As an adult looking back, I thought, 'What kind of school would have grabbed me and hooked me?'" he says. "I was into rock 'n' roll, and that kind of program didn't exist."
Music Meets Social Activism
He decided to change that.
Creating a GoFundMe account, Hinton raised $1,600 to purchase instruments and equipment for a rock band program.
In just the first year, "it's really taken off," he says.
Roughly 30 kids now participate. Maintaining a student-led approach, the program focuses on teaching students instruments, songwriting and collaborating as a band.
"We had a couple opportunities for the kids to play in front of the student body, and they really loved that," he says. "They were so motivated, and I took so much pride seeing that in their eyes."
Rock 4 Change is further organizing a benefit concert for Project 150, a nonprofit supporting homeless and disadvantaged students.
Hinton is also pursuing nonprofit status, to bring the program to more school campuses.
"I didn't just want to put instruments in kids' hands. I want this to mean something," Hinton says. "This isn't just changing students. It's changing the community."
Well-Deserved Recognition
Hinton was "just floored" to be named a winner at the second annual Heart of Education Awards, recognizing outstanding teachers in Clark County School District.
He also enjoyed experiencing the red-carpet awards gala for finalists at The Smith Center.
His $5,000 cash prize will help fund more instruments for his program, he adds.
"The Heart of Education Awards says, 'I recognize teachers, that what you're doing in your classroom really matters, the time and energy and effort,'" he says. "It's a wonderful thing to be a part of."
Nominate a Teacher
The Smith Center will accept nominations for the next Heart of Education Awards from September 12, 2017 – January 18, 2018. Nominate a teacher at www.TheHeartofEducation.org.
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Chikungunya: A Rare Viral Infection
Chikungunya is a very rare viral infection spread by mosquitos. It is most often found in Africa and Asia amongst elderly people. It can be difficult to diagnose, as symptoms can take weeks to develop after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Chikungunya can be mild and resolve on its own or it can be severe and require life-saving treatment.
What Causes Chikungunya?
Chikungunya is carried by mosquitos who have picked up the disease from rodents or other animals. Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti are the two main species of mosquito that carry the disease.
Types of Chikungunya
There is only one known type of chikungunya.
Chikungunya Symptoms
- Fever
- Painful, swollen joints
- Rash
- Chills
- Headache
- Muscle Pain
Diagnosing Chikungunya
Chikungunya can be diagnosed by your primary care physician. It can be a difficult condition to diagnose, since the symptoms are similar to many other conditions. Blood tests are usually used to confirm the infection.
Treating Chikungunya
Prevention is the best way to avoid chikungunya. Wearing protective clothing or insect repellant to avoid mosquito bites will reduce the chances of getting chikungunya. If you do acquire the condition, getting treatment right away can lead to a quicker resolution. Your doctor will likely recommend plenty of rest, fluids and possibly pain medications like Acetaminophen.


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This Sunday July 5th, Kryder will be making his debut at Avenue Beach Club in Long Branch, NJ as he'll be bringing the groove to the jersey shore with DJ Sevag and hosted by the beautiful Christy Mack! Get ready for some real fun in the sun filled with groovy and funky beats to fufill all your dancing needs. EDMNYC has teamed with Avenue to give a lucky winner plus a friend a chance to win two tickets plus two MTV Ibiza Mixed CDs by Kryder!
Contest: Win 2 Tickets + 2 MTV Ibiza Mixed CDs by Kryder
What: Kryder + Sevag @ Avenue Beach Club, Hosted by Christy Mack
When: Sunday, July 5th 2015
Where: Avenue Beach Club, Long Branch NJ


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PASS SQLSaturday is a free training event for professionals who use the Microsoft data platform. These community events offer content across data management, cloud and hybrid architecture, analytics, business intelligence, AI, and more. This event will be held on Jan 09 2016 at Microsoft, 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009, United States
SQLSaturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.
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2016 – A Year of Data Insights
We're living in a fast pace, data driven, data-centric era, and with major investments and upcoming releases, 2016 will be a year of data insights.
Kick-off SQL Saturday BI Edition by getting insights on how to monetize key opportunities in business intelligence, advanced analytics and machine learning by leveraging Microsoft Data Platform Solutions.
Dandy Weyn is Worldwide Technology Lead for the Microsoft Data Platform in the Enterprise Partner Group (EPG).
As part of the Worldwide CTO team he supports Microsoft's Global Blackbelts Specialist Sales Teams and Solution Architects in building out scalable hybrid and cloud data platform solutions for enterprise customers across Mission Critical and Advanced Analytics Workloads.
Prior to his current role he led an engineering and operations team for Data Platform and Business Analytics for a large US Retailer, and had technical product management roles on SQL Server and Business Analytics in Microsoft.
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Political Mirchi: TBJP leaders against Swami Paripurnanda?
While all the parties in Telangana are busy campaigning on behalf of their candidates, Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (TBJP) is yet to begin the exercise. Meanwhile, it is busy with another agenda, it appears. Swami Paripurananda joined BJP recently, in the presence of Amit Shah and Ram Madhav. They are planning to make him Chief Minister candidate, by making him contest from Jubilee Hills. However, TBJP chief Lakshman and others are opposed to this. They have written to Amit Shah regarding the matter. As such, Jubilee Hills has been omitted in the recently released list of candidates.
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Apartments have four bedrooms and enjoy lovely terraces and balconies
About the property......
The properties are set within a private gated complex consisting of three blocks and feature communal gardens and off street parking for all residents. Also on-site for all residents and guests there is a gym, a children's play ground, security, a central satellite system, a back up generator and an independent water tank on-site.
The three blocks have eight floors each with elevators. Block A has been completed and there are 4 of three bedroom apartments and one duplex apartment available. There is a choice of 12, two bedroom apartments, and 30 four bedroom apartments, as well as 6, six bedroom duplex apartments.
These lovely brand new Apartments offer spacious living areas and come with modern fitted kitchens. There are good sized bedrooms, fitted bathrooms and each home features its very own terrace or balcony. Each home is fitted with double glazing.
About the complex......
On site residents can use the gym facilities and there is a play area for the children. The complex sits in a great location as it is just a short walk down to the glorious beach as well as all shops, bars cafes, restaurants and all other local amenities.
Great location, easy walking distance to all amenities
About the location......
Alanya is on Turkey's southwest coast, with its harbour and castle. These Medieval buildings are perched on a rocky peninsula that splits the town's sandy beach into two.
A cosmopolitan mix of lively bars runs along the waterfront. With its two Blue Flag beaches are separated by a towering peninsula. Cleopatra Beach, on the western side, is the more popular of the two. It's a 2-kilometre stretch of sand with a dramatic view of the castle.
The town of Alanya is concentrated around the old harbour where you will find lively bars and restaurants, most of which stay open all year round. The town of Alanya boasts many 5 star hotels and countless boutiques tempting you with leather goods and jewellery.
Located in the lovely Kadipasa neighbourhood of Alanya are these superb newly built Apartments, which area ideally situated in a great location within walking distance to shops, restaurants, the beach and all local amenities.
Property Features
- Property Type: Apartment
- Roof Terrace: No
- Transfer Times from Airport: 1 hour 30 minute drive Antalya Airport
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Inland Area: No
- Golf Course Nearby: No
- Balcony: Yes
- Build Size: 0
- Freehold: Yes
- Off Plan: No
- Air Conditioning: No
- Local Amenities: Yes
- Distance to the beach: 10 minute walk
- Swimming Pool: No
- Sea View: No
- Mosquito Net: No
- Area of Historical Interest: Yes
- Terrace: Yes


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2018-19: Material World
Diploma 12 is interested in instrumenting change through the strategic implementation of architectural practice. Using the design of strategically deployed events as a catalyst, we will build material worlds of our own that are carefully crafted for future communities, creating visionary architectural models that reflect their precise ideals and dreams.
Odyssey by Ai Weiwei – fascinating depiction of refugees as greek tragedy heroes and cool graphics
Currently on show in the group show Everything at Once at 180 Strand
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The sprawling city of Atlanta is a cosmopolitan destination that beckons travelers to explore the New South. The city is teeming with a wealth of attractions, including vibrant nightlife, trendy hotels, museums and several retail districts. If you are looking for romantic things to do for a woman during your stay in Atlanta, the city offers a wealth of options that will provide indelible memories.
Sun Dial Restaurant Bar and View
Nothing says romance quite like an intimate dinner for two and the Atlanta area is teaming with a number of restaurants that fit the bill. However, restaurants are not created equally and some eateries rise above the rest. The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar and View, located in the heart of downtown, is a tri-level dining facility perched on the 72nd floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel. The revolving rooftop restaurant is an Atlanta institution, known for its scenic elevators, unobstructed city views, contemporary American cuisine and dimly-lit dining room, filled with cozy couples and the atmospheric sounds of soft music. Additionally, the upper levels of the facility offer an observation deck with telescopes and a revolving cocktail bar.
Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar and View
201 Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, GA 30303
Nottingham Shire and Carriage for Hire
Nottingham Shire and Carriage for Hire offers a memorable way to tour the downtown area. Cozy couples are transported through the city streets in open-air carriages drawn by English Shire draft horses. The tours are conducted by knowledgeable tour guides and last 15 to 60 minutes in duration. Noteworthy sights along the tour routes include Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center, the downtown business district, the Georgia Aquarium and Underground Atlanta. For the ultimate in romance, request a tour in a Cinderella carriage; they provide a memorable way to see the city while bringing the princess fairy tale to life.
Nottingham Shire and Carriage for Hire
556 Tift St. SW
Atlanta, GA. 30310
Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort
Located within a 20-minute drive of downtown, at picturesque Stone Mountain Park, the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort offers the perfect place to enjoy an extended romantic getaway. The AAA rated-four diamond resort is nestled within 3,300-acres of park lands filled with evergreen trees, hiking and biking trails, riverboats and a lake. The Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort offers 336 contemporary guest rooms with feather beds, marble bathrooms and private balconies with mountain or lake views. The property is teeming with a variety of romantic amenities, including a spacious lobby with hardwood floors and fireplaces, a full-service spa, saunas, Jacuzzis, outdoor pools, room service and several lakefront eateries that range from gourmet restaurants to cafes. Additional amenities include free parking and admission to Stone Mountain Park.
Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort
4021 Lakeview Crossing
Stone Mountain, GA 30083


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I was looking through my old PC games the other day, and noticed a copy of Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition. I decided to install this through Wine on Linux. The first disk install went fine, but when prompted to insert Disk 2, it would not read the disk.
One way around this is to load Wine in windowed mode. To do this this enter winecfg from the terminal, then select the graphics tab and check the Emulate a virtual desktop box, click OK.
After this re-install Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition, and when it asks for the Disk 2, simply go to your Linux file manager and click on the CD/DVD drive with Disk 2 inserted. What this will do is mount the drive. You should then be able to continue your installation.
So that you don't need to keep inserting the disk to play the game in the future, see if there is a patch NO-CD path available.
Sim City 4 Deluxe works without any issues in Linux. The game might be old for today's standard, but it is still fun to play.
You can pick up Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition box version from as little as £4.00 these days, through platforms like Ebay.
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"Be Kind" with Westside's World Language Department
The Be Kind movement is a campaign which has recently taken Westside and the Omaha area by storm. This month, Westside's World Language Department was chosen to adopt the campaign, and they decided to make a video showcasing students speaking the words, "Be Kind", in different languages.
"We collaborate[d] a lot in the department and we all thought that a video would be the [best option for us to contribute]," world language department chair Sara Percival, said. "We [liked the idea] a lot [because] a video is a good way to demonstrate how kindness is a universal language."
Percival said that students have been able to contribute to the video in many different ways.
"We've had students who have sent videos in, we've had students who have brought friends to record themselves saying 'be kind'," said Percival. "We've [even] had some students who were a little frightened to record themselves, but wrote it out for us so that we could use it later on."
Cameran Runge, a chair for the Be Kind campaign on Student Council, also played a large role in making the video.
"The [World Language] department reached out to us [when they first came up with the idea to make the video]. Usually [we are the ones] getting in contact with the clubs, but with the World Language Department it was more like, 'hey, we've got a really cool idea, want to do this?'"
Runge said that she was very impressed with the number of students and teachers in the video, and how many different countries people come from around the school. Overall, Percival says that it's less about the video itself, and more about the message behind it.
"It doesn't matter if you're in the video, make it a daily practice to use kindness and make someone else's day. The video's good, but [in the end] it's really the message, "Be Kind", that's the most important."
Hi my name is Will Eikenbary! I am a Managing Editor for Westside Wired this year. I am currently a Junior and this is my third year on Wired. If you have...


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South Fork of the Snake 10-03-14
Just a quick note to report that flow dropped last night to 3730cfs. With these lower flows think about shorter length floats. Floating the canyon will take the entire day day and not give you much time to stop and fish riffles unless you take two days and camp.


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Nigerian footballer Emmanuel Emenike gives fans a broader view of newly completed home with new picture he posted on social media.
The new house is located in the heart of Owerri and for his housewarming event, he invited Phyno, Osita Iheme, Daddy Showkey and many more.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post4223044037848878642..comments2020-05-04T17:15:50.677-07:00Comments on Idealistic Pragmatist: "Undemocratic?" Oh, that's just precious.Idealistic Pragmatisthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-30358685167793942292008-12-02T12:15:00.000-07:002008-12-02T12:15:00.000-07:00I really appreciate your article. I agree that par...I really appreciate your article. I agree that parliamentary democracy means that people elect their local MPs who then go to Ottawa and arrange themselves in groups once they arrive there. The popular vote does not elect the government. As a NDP voter I say bring down the Harper government - it did not represent my wishes anyway.
Coalitions are not unknown in Canadian/Alberta history. During the first term of the UFA government, 1921-1926, a Labour MLA served as a cabinet minister (althoug hthe UFA had a majaority of seats on its own). As well, Ontario had a coalition government UFO (United Farmers of Ontario)/Labour in 1919.
I touch on these matters and the King-Byng affair in my book Old Strathcona Before the Great Depression (available in Alhambra Books and other city bookstores!)
Like you, I also am originally from the US. Recently, I read how the Canada-US brain drain works both ways. Canada got you and me and Jane Jacobs and many other left-thinking people, while many business-oriented people move south. A young man I met in Utah said that he had moved from interior BC because he felt that as a white man he had a better chance of doing well in the US than if he had stayed in Canada.
Carry on the good work.
TomTomhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-3379106398093776112008-12-01T06:17:00.000-07:002008-12-01T06:17:00.000-07:00generalwolfe,Thanks for dialing down the scripted ...generalwolfe,

Thanks for dialing down the scripted panic.

I actually think it's very simple what the Bloc will want--the Bloc is out for Quebec. Not out for Quebec independence, at least not these days, but out for Quebec and its general interests. In that vein, they're willing to support the new minority coalition because they think the Conservatives have been tossing Quebec aside on fronts like arts funding and stimulus for the manufacturing sector, and they think they'd find a more sympathetic audience in the Liberals and the NDP. And just as things were when they worked with the Conservatives on the "less centralized federalism" ticket, the coalition doesn't have to compromise their principles to give the Bloc what they want, either--the Liberals and the NDP believe in arts funding and a stimulus package for the manufacturing sector too.

One thing you've got to understand: The Bloc isn't a protest vote, it's a province-centric vote. It's why they get so many votes from non-sovereigntists who are nonetheless Quebec-centred--they're perceived as being the only ones who are really going to fight for Quebec interests. So having an agreement with the Bloc that you'll help them get goodies for Quebec in exchange for them supporting your government will be a thorn in the side of the new government (if it happens), but that's nothing at all new. The Bloc will always be a thorn in the side of any minority government, so unless we're going to bring in proportional representation before the next election (thus cutting their power down to what they've earned instead of the inflated seat count they get with First Past the Post), we'd better all learn how to work with them.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-39272652773453360852008-11-30T23:32:00.000-07:002008-11-30T23:32:00.000-07:00Hmmm. This article argues that the Bloc supported...Hmmm. This article argues that the Bloc supported the Conservatives because the Cons prefer a less centralized federalism than the Liberals. This wasn't a concession - it's what the Conservative's principle is. The Cons have been favouring Quebec, but not to boost the Bloc but to undercut it. And I think that if the Libs and NDP hadn't expected the Bloc to support the '06 Conservatives they wouldn't have voted against.

So I think this would be more of a formal thing, unless the Libs/NDP would be willing to look for support from the conservatives who outnumber them if the Bloc asked for too much. I read an article that quoted the Bloc as saying they'd support the coalition if their stimulus helped Quebec manufacturing and forestry. It would prove that the Bloc is more than a protest vote for Quebecers.

Then again it seems that the reason the Bloc kept up this time was that Duceppe argued that he could prevent a majority for firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-73130123718986370322008-11-30T22:28:00.000-07:002008-11-30T22:28:00.000-07:00generalwolfe,Do you have reason to believe that th...generalwolfe,

Do you have reason to believe that their conditions of support would be different with a Liberal-NDP minority government than they were with a Conservative one? 'Cause I ain't seeing it.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-72980901725882699832008-11-30T22:25:00.000-07:002008-11-30T22:25:00.000-07:00Depends on the conditions of their support.Depends on the conditions of their firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-17506065212790809412008-11-30T22:04:00.000-07:002008-11-30T22:04:00.000-07:00generalwolfe,Oh, get real. How many bills of Harp...generalwolfe,

Oh, get real. How many bills of Harper's have only passed because of the Bloc's support? Relying on a party to help pass your legislation is not the same thing as forming government with them, and you know it.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-26010538971012400742008-11-30T21:39:00.000-07:002008-11-30T21:39:00.000-07:00You're right that they wouldn't be part of the gov...You're right that they wouldn't be part of the gov't in the way that in the wikipedia of the King/Byng affair King had 99 members to the Conservives 116. King had been PM before that election and didn't step down as PM, relying on the Progressive Party's 24 for support. The wiki says the Progressives had no cabinet members and so weren't part of the government.

But the NDP plus Liberals have fewer seats than the Conservatives, n'est pas? They need the bloc to reach the democratic number. But with the bloc they lose the claim to a democratic mandate too, I'd say.

It's a wonder to me that Harper is the supposedly sine qua non of putting partisanship before country when a coalition would rely on the support of the Bloc. And the NDP, for that firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-70770176398313887902008-11-30T20:35:00.000-07:002008-11-30T20:35:00.000-07:00generalwolfe,Whether or not people would or wouldn...generalwolfe,

Whether or not people would or wouldn't expect their government to include the Bloc, that isn't relevant in this case, because the proposed government wouldn't include the Bloc. Take another look at a couple of those news stories.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-43661253363887679052008-11-30T20:27:00.000-07:002008-11-30T20:27:00.000-07:00I guess the question then becomes whether the peop...I guess the question then becomes whether the people who voted Liberal and even NDP do so with the assumption that it would never mean those parties forming a government including the Bloc. If you can say that a democratic result specifically means what 50% percent of the people voted for and not how the voting shakes out through the system you would have to take it to that point.

It is perfectly constitutional for them to form a coalition. I don't imagine that Canadians will feel that it represents their democratic firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-55745850500672189282008-11-30T15:57:00.000-07:002008-11-30T15:57:00.000-07:00Candace,Whatever discussions were had, with whomev...Candace,

Whatever discussions were had, with whomever, at whatever time, your comment about "negating the election results" is simply ridiculous. Did you read this post at all?

We do not elect a government.

We elect a parliament.

That is what "parliamentary democracy" MEANS.

Forming a new government from the same parliament is not "negating the election results", no matter what Conservative talking points you want to parrot. For that matter, it is not illegal, unethical, or even unusual. It is how things work in parliamentary democracies.

Look it up if you don't believe me.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-25050764696820492022008-11-30T15:44:00.000-07:002008-11-30T15:44:00.000-07:00Sorry, but ""The opposition has been working on a ...Sorry, but ""The opposition has been working on a backroom deal to overturn the results of the last election without seeking the consent of voters,'' Harper said late Friday in the foyer of the House of Commons. "They want to take power, not earn it.'"

is back on the table now that Jack has admitted to making a deal with the Bloc, possibly right after the election, to basically negate the election results.Candacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-63101795780859470382008-11-30T13:23:00.000-07:002008-11-30T13:23:00.000-07:00The problem I have with your argument is the Bloc ...The problem I have with your argument is the Bloc being required to get that majority in place. And I would have that same problem if the Bloc were representing Albertans who wanted to separate from Canada.

The only thing wrong with this, Candace, is at this point the Conservatives also need the Bloc to hold a majority. Having lost the confidence of the Liberals and the NDP, the only way for either group to hold the confidence of parliament is by at least not alienating the Bloc.

In other words, as it stands this position cuts both email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-91967698802757273512008-11-30T12:43:00.000-07:002008-11-30T12:43:00.000-07:00It's totally legit -- I spent much of '04 and '05 ...It's totally legit -- I spent much of '04 and '05 advocating for an anti-Liberal Grand Coalition. So if the opposition wants to take down Harper, they can.

I just think it's hilarious.

Great theatre.Ben (The Tiger in Exile)https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-27208503164410933892008-11-30T08:16:00.000-07:002008-11-30T08:16:00.000-07:00The basic principle of the Canadian parliamentary ...The basic principle of the Canadian parliamentary system is that parliament is sovereign. This is the key to understanding the Westminister system, and it is fundamentally different than the US or other, similar presidential systems. Even in in New Zealand, which has multi-member proportional representation, parliament, not the executive, is sovereign.

Whosoever can command a majority in, or in the language of Westminister, "enjoy the confidence of, parliament, forms the firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-36426811710615967992008-11-29T23:46:00.000-07:002008-11-29T23:46:00.000-07:00Great post.And now I'm going to be a shrieking fan...Great post.

And now I'm going to be a shrieking fan girl and scream "eeeeee! IP said 'gripping hand'!"

I love it when I see casual references from sci-fi novels. :-firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-56009844362835545732008-11-29T17:30:00.000-07:002008-11-29T17:30:00.000-07:00Stephen Harper does know all this. He's just prete...Stephen Harper does know all this. He's just pretending not to.

He can't call himself a monarchist (he has, actually) and pretend he was elected President.Kurihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-20598052288337176422008-11-29T16:16:00.000-07:002008-11-29T16:16:00.000-07:00Your post is right on target. Canadians don't ele...Your post is right on target. Canadians don't elect a government, they elect a parliament. Parliament then essentially elects a government from its own ranks. If the Opposition strike a deal, Harper simply doesn't have the votes to 'firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-80300838913137308102008-11-29T15:03:00.000-07:002008-11-29T15:03:00.000-07:00Candace,Actually, this post isn't about what I thi...Candace,

Actually, this post isn't about what I think of this proposed coalition, just about the ridiculousness of the Conservatives calling a new government formed from duly elected MPs in a parliamentary democracy "undemocratic". So from what you say here, I don't think you have any problems with the specific points I make in this post.

As for what I DO think about this coalition:

- I'm not a fan of single-party minority governments, but I'm not a fan of multiparty minority governments, either. So I'm very concerned about that. Minority governments of any stripe or combination of stripes tend to promote strife and conflict. I'd like to see us using coalitions to get away from them, not using coalitions to continue them.

- On the other hand, I do think this new government, if it's formed, will be slightly more stable. Why? Because it will have a formal arrangement with a party outside of it to support it. And unlike you, I think that's this coalition's saving grace, not a dealbreaker. I do see where your concerns are coming from, but the fact is that Bloc won't even promote separatism right now as a part of their own agenda. If they won't do that, they're certainly not going to use it as a stick to pressure the Government of Canada. They will try to get the new government to do favours for Québec as a condition of their support, but that will be no more an issue with a new minority government than it would have been with the old Conservative one. The Bloc is simply not an issue here--at least no more an issue than they always are.

- On the other hand, the NDP and the Liberals have only very rarely been willing to set aside partisanship for the good of the country before. How do I know that they'll do that now? Will the new cabinet really function as a cabinet? Will the new caucus really function as a caucus? I want to try it, but I have my concerns. I would hate to see it not work out well and then have Canadians think that's how coalition governments are supposed to work. That wouldn't be worth it.

- On the gripping hand, and this is going to sound incredibly pessimistic coming from a professed idealistic pragmatist: I don't see what else can be tried. The Conservatives have made it clear that they're not going to govern like they have a minority, but continue to pretend they have a majority. Forming an actual MAJORITY coalition, together with the Bloc, wouldn't fly. And as for a grand coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberals--well, if that was ever going to be a possibility, it would have had to happen right after the election, not now. The status quo isn't working, and I'm willing to try something new.

All in all, I guess you could say that I do support this coalition, but warily, tentatively. And I really hope they can assuage my fears, and do a good job governing.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-21020822016192670822008-11-29T14:34:00.000-07:002008-11-29T14:34:00.000-07:00The problem I have with your argument is the Bloc ...The problem I have with your argument is the Bloc being required to get that majority in place. And I would have that same problem if the Bloc were representing Albertans who wanted to separate from Canada.

And I agree that calling a coalition "undemocratic" is BS.Candacehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-86012545911431286012008-11-29T12:32:00.000-07:002008-11-29T12:32:00.000-07:00Excellent summary — thanks for posting.Harper ruli...Excellent summary — thanks for posting.

Harper ruling without the backing of a majority of Parliament is the "undemocratic" thing here. Canadians did not elect the Conservatives to form the government. They certainly don't represent the interests or values of the majority of Canadians.

If the other parties form a coalition consisting of a majority of MPs, they will be the government we elected. I hope they fulfil that responsibility they volunteered for when they ran for office.Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-66446842780071300442008-11-29T11:40:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:40:00.000-07:00Not sure what Richard doesn't understand about thi...Not sure what Richard doesn't understand about this: it's basic Canadian politics 101. Best description I've yet read.

Oh, and I suspect Harper understands this. He's playing to those who firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-79210420252457487392008-11-29T11:36:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:36:00.000-07:00Eleven more seats and, yes, the Conservatives woul...Eleven more seats and, yes, the Conservatives would have a majority and could not possibly lose a no-confidence vote.

That is how the Canadian Parliament has worked for 141 years (and the British for long before that). Why is that so hard to believe?

Excellent post.Tyronehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-51925136148308884662008-11-29T11:04:00.000-07:002008-11-29T11:04:00.000-07:00Richard,I was going to invite you to present evide...Richard,

I was going to invite you to present evidence that what I've said in this post is incorrect, but who am I kidding--you won't find it. This is, in fact, how parliamentary democracies work, around the world. Canada is and has always been alone in its collective delusion that 37% is equivalent to "winning an election".Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-46493690018905959782008-11-29T10:59:00.000-07:002008-11-29T10:59:00.000-07:00So, eleven more seats and you'd be fine then?Inter...So, eleven more seats and you'd be fine then?

Interesting take -- you're probably a Canadian equivalent to a Ron Paul supporter in the US.

Honestly, do you believe the logic you've used in this foolish post?Unknownhttps://email@example.com


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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The New York Times, Metro Section, article on NYU and of course I wrote them a letter
if not I will put it up on this blog next week. How ironic NYU reps. say verbatim what I have been heard saying at rallies, on the radio to the mayor which is archived and you can find the link under "comments" on my first blog entry for this site last year...but we don't believe NYU and of course it will be only actions that could make us believe and we are still waiting...we that are left...
Many also feel too little too late...just look around the neighborhood and include all neighbors here in NYC the empire of NYU "occupies".
+ go to link, Scroll down to Oct 19th ...pick the top option for "archived link" which gives you the stream without down loadmove the cursor to 29 minutes (almost the end!!!) Suzannah B. TroyOCTOBER 19, 2007 Live from City Hall with Mayor Mike and John Gambling
You can hear me confront him about NYU mega dorming the East Village to death and more...including my demand for community outreach resource centers in every mega dorm...
Jan. 31 just got this email from Andrew Berman www.gvshp.org
1) For the first time, NYU agreed to a a set of "planning principles" to guide the university's future development. The principles were negotiated by a task force led by Borough President Stringer which includes GVSHP, other community groups, elected officials, and community boards. The principles include the University prioritizing identifying locations OUTSIDE of our neighborhoods for possible future growth (see gvshp.org/documents/NYUPlanningPrinciples.pdf). This is a significant change in NYU's practices GVSHP has long called for (see http://gvshp.org/NYUexpansion.htm#2Feb06)
2) NYU's public 'Open House' presented a variety of possibilities the university is contemplating for its future growth (see www.nyu.edu/nyu.plans.2031/pdf/OpenHousePresentation.jan30.pdf)
Both events were covered extensively in the press, including in:
AM NY (http://gvshp.org/documents/AMNYPlanningPrinciplesNYU.pdf)
NY 1 News (www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=8&aid=77996)
The New York Times (www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/nyregion/30nyu.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=karen+arenson+NYU&st=nyt&oref=slogin)
Metro NY(http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Village_skeptical_of_Godzilla_NYU_plan/11627.html).
GVSHP worked very hard to ensure that the planning principles emphasized the need for the university to look outside the neighborhood as much as possible when contemplating additional growth. We hope and expect that these principles will be a roadmap to further more specific and concrete agreements, and we intend to hold NYU to the letter and the spirit of this document.
However, clearly much work still needs to be done. NYU's plans still project the university adding 3 million or more square feet to our neighborhood over the next 25 years -- the equivalent of seventeen or more of their new 26-story mega-dorms on East 12th Street -- an amount we find completely unacceptable. Additionally, the University's plans reflect a great deal of thinking around the possibility of new developments in our neighborhood -- especially in and around the Washington Square Village and Silver Towers superblocks -- while plans for finding development sites outside our neighborhood remain vague and preliminary. GVSHP has long taken the position that NYU should remain within their existing footprint and envelope in our neighborhood -- rather than continuing to expand -- and that their first priority must be to find alternative sites for any new growth. While the university has taken some small concrete steps in the right direction -- such as agreeing to site a new graduate dorm in Downtown Brooklyn -- we are very concerned that the University does not appear to be moving as quickly or as resolutely on alternative locations for other new development as they are for local ones. Many members of the public who attended yesterday's Open House expressed similar reservations about the university moving ahead with ANY new development plans in our neighborhood until or unless they exhaust their options for satellite locations.
You can express your concerns directly to the university by going to their feedback page at http://www.nyu.edu/nyu.plans.2031/comments/.
GVSHP will continue to work hard through the Borough President's NYU Task Force and through our own efforts to prevent inappropriate development by the University in our neighborhood. We believe the planning principles agreed to by NYU give us increased leverage in this regard, providing a means to either steer the university away from such development, or to publicly call them on their failure to maintain written agreements they have made with GVSHP, elected officials, and a broad range of community groups.
Andrew Berman, Executive DirectorGreenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
2 comments:
- Suzannah B. Troy artist said...
Andrew Berman's email that I posted has a link to contact NYU so I did...here is what I emailed them....
my email to NYU -- I don't trust them but again I repeat what I have asked them for andmore
Category: News and Politics
go to www.suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com and read the nytimes post that I added Andrew Berman's info on NYU including the email address to contact NYU and tell them what you think...
I am repeating what I told Alicia Hurley and David Lehman when I met with them over a year ago and that is stop mega dorming the East Village to death. Every where you have NYU mega housing give us community outreach resource centers and that includes the store front on Lafeyette St which is NYU student housing. I gave them specifics on what these centers would offer. I am in historical digital archives asking for this on the John Gambling show to the mayor of NYC, on the village voice blog and many other places over the past year so if you try to exploit me and erase me it won't work. These community outreach resource centers will help community members and small businesses.
I also want you to get rid all the buses and trolleys -- as many as possible and hire George Bliss to build alternative transportations for the students and give the kids discounts for taking public transportation or walking. I want you to park all NYU vehicles on NYU property and not use Lafeyette St. as your public park lot for buses and trolleys.
I also want you to work with the NYPD to educate and keep the kids safe because there are lots of complicated problems with drugs and drinking. The NYPD including the Commissioner Kelly and the Commander of the 9th Precinct know of my concerns so again you cannot erase me and exploit my ideas.
I want you to communicate to your kids that the area has aging people and they have to be aware of them trying to just walk and get by...same with young couples and single mothers with children all who have complained to me about off campus college kids that are sharing apt dwelling and are very loud. The people are very sympathetic to your need to be young and party but they have children who need to sleep.
I have much more to say but I do feel you have exploited me, harmed with the St. Ann's mega speed build and I do not trust you so I am posting on myspace.
ps to email to NYU for our community Whole Earth Bakery needs help
Category: News and Politics
I posted on my myspace because I do not trust you at all and I want to add that you should help Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen to relocate asap. Peter's mother died fighting eviction and she died knowing we fought for her and one an extension. He is handicapped and wears hearing aids in both ears. He needs a lot of help and support getting moved which could be a project for an NYU class on business and community.
Also as I told your NYU reps when I met with them you have over 50,000 students and each one could volunteer to help the community and if need be you can give them credits but if they help maybe they will be more aware of the people that made the area so desirable and support us in our endeavor to remain here.
- February 1, 2008 at 2:35 AM
- Suzannah B. Troy artist said...
Sent this suggestion to NYU as well..
I also want you to put trees and green spaces on all roofs of mega supersized student housing and faculty housing, libraries, etc.
I also just got a letter from Sheldon Silver re: my concerns about NYU and transportation concerns which are for me environmental concerns as well.
Again because of my feelings I will post this on myspace.
- February 1, 2008 at 8:04 PM


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Monday, 20 August 2012
Blue and White Christmas
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Sweeeeeeeeet little Christmas image, I love it!ReplyDelete
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gorgeous card Helen. I love the sweet image, I agree it could be for either occasion. The papers and colours are really beautifulReplyDelete
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Gorgeous card Helen. Love that sweet image and lovely DP. I agree that this image works for Christmas too. Thanks for joining us at TG this week.ReplyDelete
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Thank you for joining us for this week's 'Oh So Girlie' challenge at Lili's Little Fairies with such a gorgeous card. Hope to see you again next week. Hugs Christine xReplyDelete
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Each week we will release "The Hierarchy" for each position. The Hierarchy will release players rank according to where we at NoHuddle believe they will fall for that particular week using a tiered system. The higher the tier, the better off, the lower the tier, the more you want to stay away from those players. All rankings are based on upcoming opponent, past performances, and projections for the current week. Here we go:
The King: (Represent the Elite at their position for the week- Top End TEs)
- Travis Kelce @ SD
The Princes: (Represent the TEs that should perform at solid TE1 levels)
- Jimmy Graham @ SF
- Greg Olsen @ TB
- Delanie Walker v. HOU
- Kyle Rudolph v. CHI
The Dukes: (Represent the TEs that should perform at as a low-level TE1
- Antonio Gates v. KC
- Zach Ertz v. DAL
- Eric Ebron v. GB
- CJ Fiedorowicz @ TEN
- Vernon Davis v. NYG
- Charles Clay @ NYJ
- Gary Barnidge @ PIT
The Viscounts: (Represents those with a shot to finish as a TE1)
- Dennis Pitta @ CIN
- Martellus Bennett @ MIA
- Jack Doyle v. JAX
- Jordan Reed v. NYG (Monitor Status)
- Jared Cook @ DET
- Jason Witten v. PHI
The Barons: (Shot in the dark, maybe something will stick with these TEs)
- Coby Fleener @ ATL
- Hunter Henry v. KC
- Dwayne Allen v. JAX
- Jermaine Gresham @ LA
- Dion Sims v. NE
All tiers in order of rank and based on .5 PPR
As always for further inquiries as to who to start or sit, contact us on twitter @No_HuddleFFB


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Journalist Liz Tracy is holding it down for the ladies as the only distaff music editor in the Village Voice/New Times chain. And she works my old turf, the 305 (and 954). We met last month at the MEOW Conference in Austin. She interviewed me prior to my appearance this Sunday at the Miami Book Fair.
Evelyn McDonnell on Writing the Story of the Runaways.