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Yesterday was a very low-key day. I didn't end up doing anything specific with my son, but that wasn't non-deliberate. See, the day before I had been reading "In the Middle" by Nancie Atwell and she said something about getting rid of her structured plans and evolving with the kids. That really struck me: these highly structured plans do not work well with my son and so it's better to be able to flow with things. So I wrote down on Monday a page of different subject areas and some things to ask or mention with the idea that I would pick as things seemed to fit best. In the end, I only ended up bringing up about studying Canadian history like they do in school for grade 7 but that ours would be better, I thought. (He quipped that Canadians never did anything interesting, the little rat. We are so inundated by the many US battles and prominent figures and never really learn much about Canadian history and figures. I mentioned about the battles, that we tend to not to want to bring up the fact that we had this battle and that war and people got killed and he said it wasn't just that, but we didn't have interesting people like Benjamin Franklin. Aha! He's just provided a "key" to me as to what kind of focus I need to have: he's more interested in specific people and what they have accomplished than he is just general knowledge.) He spent the bulk of the morning reading from a Pearls Before Swine (his latest comic book passion; I really wonder if I'll be able to convert this passion into writing comics or something).
My daughter had her first day of online school. It took us an hour just to look through all the intro math stuff, look at the website and other things we were supposed to check and then email the teacher because a link didn't lead to where she said it would... We did end up looking at all the courses, although not necessarily as thoroughly as I had intended, but the brain can only handle so much. ;)
After that, we went out and got a Subway sandwich for my son and Tim Horton's sandwiches for me and my daughter (they were 3 doors down from each other :D) and came home and ate lunch and my daughter and I watched a recorded episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Then I let them have an hour turn for the day of computer/PS3 games, then it was take the dog to the vet at 4. It was not an exciting day, but it was a decent, gentle start to the school year.
Now it is pretty much the end of the second day. It's about 2pm. With my son today, I review part of the first Great Lesson with him and finished reading through it. I stopped every so often to really connect with what was being said, like thinking of the number of atoms the Earth contains. (Oh my!) My son made a comment yesterday that clearly showed he associated school work with "boring" math. The only thing I required of him last year was some handwriting here and there and a tiny bit of math. Now it's clear he finds math boring. (Well, I don't blame him: most of what I gave him was pretty boring!) And "school time" boring because of the things I expected of him. I'm completely reorganizing my thoughts with him and not going to go with expectations right now. I feel my job is to plant many, many seeds, to engage him in a variety of activities. Will he ever hit a point of actually choosing to do math? No clue. Not my concern at the moment. I know one project will be a stuffed animal sewing kit he got months ago that we haven't worked on yet.
I am reminded, sharply, of Maria Montessori's quote:
"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child."
I've been clearly not using a very correct educational procedure with my son!!
The above was written on Wednesday and I didn't manage to post. I think I'll just post it even though it seems incomplete. lol


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Andrew Gear in Oxford Diocese writes:
I was wondering if you were aware of any resources that have been produced to help use the healthy churches material with children / young people? Or if not if this is the sort of request which could be put out on the weekly mailing? Resources are available for adults, but the text and content is too dense to use with children and I'm trying not to reinvent the wheel.
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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, an updated version of the latest game in the hit fighting series exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC is now available physically and digitally in North America and Europe from January 19th. SFV: Arcade Edition provides the core content from the initial Street Fighter® V release and access to the downloadable content updates such as the previously released Cinematic Story Mode and Versus CPU Mode. SFV: Arcade Edition purchasers also get the Season 1 and 2 DLC characters** and a host of new features, all for MSRP $39.99. For European pricing, please check with local retailers.
SFV: Arcade Edition includes a wide variety of new modes and balance updates listed below, which will also be available for owners of the original Street Fighter V via a free update today. Current players of Street Fighter V and new owners of SFV: Arcade Edition will be placed into the same player pool, with PS4 and PC cross-platform play continuing to unite fans into a unified player base.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by PHOTO BY KENNY EK in Focus
The world according to Mo: "Parallel Lives," written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy, opens Allentown Public Theatre's 2013 season, 8 p.m. March 22, 23, 28 - 30, April 4 - 6 and 2 p.m. April 7, Antonio Salemme Foundation, Suite 203, 542 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. Variety has praised the two-person show as "a humorous romp with a feminist sensibility ... a smart, provocative show." Joshua Neth directs Jennifer Starr Foley, above left, and Samantha Beedle, above right, who play Mo and Kathy,...
Photos 'Peeled' at PSU LV
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by The Press in Focus
A reception for "Peeled: Photographs by Jane Noel" is 5 - 7 p.m. March 28, The Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley, third floor, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, where the exhibit runs March 28 - April 27. The exhibit, including "Analog 3," above, and reception is free and open to the public. In her last solo exhibit at Penn State Lehigh Valley, Noel presented photographs of the green space in her suburban neighborhood. In this body of work, she has turned...
Great Backyard Bird Count
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by BUD COLE Special to The Press in Focus
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual four-day event drawing participants of all ages to count birds visiting their backyards and surrounding areas.
The GBBC gives a real-time snapshot of what bird species are found in specific areas. The results are sent to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. The 16th annual count was Feb. 15 - 18.
My wife, Bev, and I have been participating and sending in our bird counts for about seven years. This is the first year that...
Spring Equinox Celebration at Hawk Mt.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary holds its annual Spring Equinox Celebration, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. March 23 in and around the Visitor Center.
The annual event is held on the Saturday closest to the spring equinox to herald the arrival of the spring season. Trail fees apply for non-members.
The day begins with "Raptors Up Close!," 11 a.m., followed a guided nature walk at 12:30 p.m. for all age skill levels. Those interested in the walk should sign up upon arrival, as participation is...
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An "Easter Nut Roll Sale" will be held, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. March 26, March 27, main lobby, Sacred Heart Hospital, 421 Chew St., Allentown.
Large 14-inch bakery fresh Kolache rolls with nut, apricot, poppy seed, raspberry or Lekvar filling will be available.
Pre-ordering is recommended. Call Beth Fogel, 610-776-5413.
Deadline to submit poems is March 15
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Submissions are now being accepted for the eighth annual award-winning Student Poetry Project.
In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, three poems will be selected in each of the Elementary, Middle School and High School categories and published in the April 24 and 25 Focus section in the Lehigh Valley Press newspapers.
The student whose poem is selected as the best poem in each category may have his or her photo published with the selected poem.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Civic Theatre of Allentown holds open auditions 7 p.m. March 18 for its May 4 -10 production of "Next to Normal," the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, in the upstairs rehearsal hall, 19th Street Theatre, 527 N 19th St., Allentown.
Callbacks are March 20.
Information: CivicTheatre.com, 610-432-8943
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A free informational session on adoption and child foster care is 6 p.m. March 21, Diakon Adoption & Foster Care, The Lutheran Home at Topton, One S. Home Avenue, Topton.
Diakon Adoption & Foster Care staff will explain foster parenting, the processes involved in adopting a child, talk about children available for adoption, and the foster-to-adopt program.
To attend: call 888-582-2230 or 610-682-1504.
THEATER REVIEW Changing the 'Born' identity in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by DOUGLAS GRAVES Special to The Press in Focus
The Crowded Kitchen Players' production of Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday" is a fast-paced comedy directed by Ara Barlieb about greed and sex in post-World War II Washington, D. C.
The play continues weekends through March 24 at McCoole's Arts & Events Place, Quakertown.
When smarmy, hard-drinking lawyer Ed Devery, played with erudite flair by Jay Fletcher, starts handing out cash, he finds congressional hands eager to be greased.
Jerry Brucker as Senator Norval...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by The Press in Focus
The energy and fun of the nation's largest free music festival is highlighted in the Musikfest 2013 poster and new festival logo unveiled by ArtsQuest.
The new logo and poster mark the start of the 30-year celebration for the Bethlehem-based event, which attracts up to one million people to the city each August. The 2013 Musikfest dates are Aug. 2 - 11, with more than 300 artists anticipated to perform on 14 different stages throughout the city during the event's 10-day run.


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8 X 10 inch Oil Painting on canvas board.
It was a hazy morning when I painted this one at Newport Harbor in Newport Beach. It looks like a peaceful scene doesn't it? Well, harbors are busy places, especially early in the morning. There were loud boats motoring past, a huge fuel tanker unloading diesel fuel with it's driver having a very loud conversation on his cell phone nearby and I was witness to a very heated exchange between 3 men that had something to do with a boat, fuel and the fact that one of the guys left his wallet in the car. I wish I was a faster painter, so that I could have captured it all on canvas!
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POINT GUARD Sherman Douglas, who lost his starting job earlier in the season, temporarily left the Boston Celtics for personal reasons, the team said Wednesday. It was not known when he would return. He played 20 minutes Tuesday night in Boston's 124-119 double-overtime victory at Minnesota but did not accompany the team to Indiana for Wednesday's game.
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The latest Disney Storybook Deluxe App is for the upcoming movie, Monsters University. We were given a download code to try out and review this app.Opinions are 100% my own.
After having seen about 40 minutes of the movie at a special event in April I was happy to see how true to the movie the storybook kept. Eva and I read the storybook together and it was funny, had movie clips and there were many interactive points in the app.
When the reader starts the app they have to take their photo for the student ID. The user can take a photo right then and there or pull an image from the photo albums. Then the user puts in their name and even signs the ID with their finger. They could even pick their Monsters University and fraternity or sorority affiliation. I thought that was a fun touch to the app.
What I wasn't as thrilled about was the games for this app. the image above shows 5 games but they are all essentially the same exact game and it is the same game from Monsters Inc. Storybook Deluxe. I would have liked to have seen something different for each game instead of tilt the screen and avoid objects.
Overall it is a nice fun app and does the story from the movie very well.
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During my tenure as Executive Director I have had the pleasure of working directly with talented, intelligent, caring, articulate University of Pennsylvania students. These students, and the relationships we have created with one another, will always remain one of the most significant highlights of my tenure here.
This spring we will say goodbye to three of these students – Melinda Angeles, Alex Lee, and Meredith Aska McBride.
Both Melinda and Meredith began their work-study positions at the Christian Association the first fall I served as Executive Director. Melinda applied for a graphics position and I fondly remember some of our initial conversations. What a pleasure to see her grow in self-confidence in her designs, which helped to better reflect some of our newest programs. Melinda had responsibility for all of the graphics design for our Open Mind for Africa program in honor of Dr. Louise Shoemaker. She skillfully utilized one of Dr. Shoemaker's favorite pictures of herself and designed sophisticated black and white program materials for our inaugural event.
Then last year, for the event featuring Nikki Giovanni, she again rose to the task incorporating key African images, along with the necessary information, into a cohesive and attractive design. In addition to incredible graphic design, Melinda's quiet presence and sweet smile made us all feel special when we talked with her. Her major of Environmental Studies is not one I knew much about and so I enjoyed being exposed to a whole new field of study.
I am not exactly sure at this point what specifically Meredith applied for when she started here as she has gracefully transitioned into different roles as we have needed. For the last two years in particular Meredith has taken the lead in preparing our electronic newsletter InProgress, which helped both Gary Bronson and I tremendously. Her dedication to the task reflects her strong work ethic. Meredith also has an innovative mind and her impetus helped to propel us to incorporating a blog building on our newsletter. The blog enables us to respond to timely social justice issues that we feel need to be highlighted. I have also had the sincere pleasure of learning more about the Penn student culture from Meredith, which has given me insight into the university's students. During her time with us Meredith converted to Judaism and she shared along the journey her individual discernment for this decision.
Alex, a graduate student in the Penn School of Design, joined us last year. From the beginning I appreciated Alex's ability to explain the vision of his designs. With his sketchpad close at hand he would show sketches of his vision and I always came away impressed with his ability to translate the words graphically. Our results from our campus culture surveys when graphically depicted by Alex combined an air of whimsy that added to the content. In addition to these incredible skills I will always remember fondly the many conversations Alex and I had about movies and books and family. Alex recommended a variety of movies to me, some of which I liked and some of which I did not so much, but all of which gave us additional content to discuss. His desire to continue to develop and mature as a person helped him to make the most of his graduate school experience.
Melinda, Meredith and Alex I will miss you. May God go with you in your journeys and may you always remember fondly your time with us at the Christian Association. Please keep in touch.


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- The Movie Itself
- 3.5 Stars
- HD Video Quality
- 3 Stars
- HD Audio Quality
- 4 Stars
- Supplements
- 1 Stars
- High-Def Extras
- 0 Stars
- Bottom Line
- Recommended
- Street Date:
- October 10th, 2017
- Reviewed by:
- Steven Cohen
- Review Date: 1
- January 8th, 2018
- Movie Release Year:
- 1972
- Studio:
- Kino
- Length:
- 140 Minutes
- Release Country
- United States
The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take
Among the pantheon of great Hollywood directors, few filmmakers are as revered as Billy Wilder. Responsible for a string of genuine masterpieces like Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment, Wilder is easily one of the medium's most influential and admired figures. That's not to say that every title in his filmography is a true classic, however, and of course he's got his fair share of lesser works as well. But thankfully, when you happen to be responsible for some of the greatest movies ever made, it turns out that even many of your comparatively lesser efforts still end up being rather solid films in their own right. Such is the case with Wilder's 1972 romantic comedy, Avanti! While it might not carry the same pedigree as some of his earlier pictures, the movie remains an amusing and very worthwhile entry in the director's oeuvre.
When his father dies in a car crash in Italy, Wendell Armbruster, Jr. (Jack Lemmon) hops on a flight to retrieve the body and bring it back to the states for his funeral. But while piecing together the full circumstances behind his dad's death, Wendell soon discovers that his father had a mistress who was killed in the accident as well. And it turns out that the mistress' daughter, Pamela Piggott (Juliet Mills), is staying in the same hotel. Though at first the pair seem at odds, a flirtation eventually develops that could see history repeat itself. Minus another car crash… hopefully.
Establishing a leisurely rhythm right off the bat, Wilder kicks off the movie with a lengthy, wordless comedic gag that sees Wendell swap his casual golf attire for a stranger's suit while on a plane. And though the image of the silly exchange is quite amusing on its own, the director takes his time before actually revealing the motivation behind the joke, offering a delayed payoff that eventually clues us in on Wendell's unexpected need for formal attire after the fact. The rest of the movie follows a similar comedic tempo, allowing dialogue and visual gags to evolve and build to mostly satisfying punchlines.
The majority of the humor ends up stemming from Wendell's agitated reactions to the various, increasingly elaborate setbacks he faces in his quest to get his father's body, along with a healthy dose of silly antics courtesy of the Italian hotel's eccentric staff (even if the script's reliance on stereotypes is disappointing). Likewise, the contentious romance and playfully dry banter between Wendell and Pamela is good for some laughs as well, and the chemistry between the leads is strong enough that many viewers will likely even find themselves rooting for infidelity (Wendell is a married man). With that said, like many of Wilder's previous films, the movie also a does a good job of blending in some genuinely serious elements as well, touching upon grief in a particularly affecting single-shot sequence that focuses on the pair viewing their parents' bodies.
Unfortunately, as well-crafted as the majority of the movie is, the film is not with some notable flaws, including a few troublesome elements that come across as very outdated. This is especially true of the weight and diet related comedy tied to Pamela's character, with several jokes that are pretty mean-spirited by today's standards. On that note, Lemmon's character makes some rather cruel jabs at her expense that make it hard to sympathize with him. And when coupled with Wendell's already cranky attitude, this can make him a little too unlikable at times. And though the movie's slower pace works fairly well, the long runtime (143 min) does lose some steam in its third act.
Avanti! never really comes close to competing with Billy Wilder's true masterpieces, but this relatively overlooked film is still a worthy effort from the director. Lemmon and Mills make for an amusing couple and there's some genuinely thoughtful filmmaking at work here -- even if some of the outdated weight jokes are likely to make you cringe.
Vital Disc Stats: The Blu-ray
Kino presents Avanti! on a BD-50 Blu-ray disc housed in a keepcase. After some warnings and logos, the disc transitions to a standard menu. The packaging indicates that the release is region A coded.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
The movie is provided with a 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Though quite decent overall and seemingly free from any unnecessary processing, the image here still shows some room for improvement.
The source is in pretty good shape but there are some intermittent signs of minor wear including specks and vertical lines throughout. A moderate to heavy layer of grain is also visible giving the image an appropriately filmic appearance. With that said, the picture can have a slightly fuzzy and noisy look in some instances. Detail is solid, though the film does a have comparatively soft appearance that lacks sharp fine textures in wider shots. Dimension is also lacking, leading to a predominantly flat look. Colors can pop nicely in certain objects, like flowers around the hotel, or specific wardrobe choices like a bright red sweater, but the palette mostly veers toward pastel hues and can come across a bit faded and dull. While contrast is balanced fairly well, black levels are a little elevated. I also detected some very minor shimmering around tight patterns like a striped shirt.
Avanti! arrives on Blu-ray with a respectable transfer, even if one does get the sense that the image could benefit from a new scan and a proper remastering.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
The film is presented with an English DTS-HD MA 2.0 track, along with optional English subtitles. Devoid of any major technical issues, this is a modest yet surprisingly effective mix.
Dialogue is full and clean throughout, making it easy to hear all of Wilder and frequent co-writer I.A.L Diamond's amusing dialogue. I detected some very minor pops, but the overall track is crisp and free from any age-related quirks. Effects work is fairly minimal, but there is appropriate ambience when called for, helping to liven up the Italian locations. Likewise, Carlo Rustichelli's lovely score comes through with pleasing range, giving ample presence to the film's beautiful central melody.
For a 46 year old movie, Avanti! sounds very good, avoiding many of the issues that some other films from this era can suffer from.
The Supplements: Digging Into the Good Stuff
Interview with Star Juliet Mills (HD, 11 min) – In this retrospective interview, the actress discusses how she got involved with the project, her weight gain for the role, and what is was like to work with the director and cast.
Interview with Star Clive Revill (HD, 15 min) – In this retrospective interview, the actor talks about getting ivolved with the movie, the script, and his theater career.
Trailer (HD, 3 min) – The film's trailer is included.
Additional Trailers – Trailers for One, Two, Three, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and Witness for the Prosecution are all included.
HD Bonus Content: Any Exclusive Goodies in There?
There are no HD exclusives.
Final Thoughts
Though it might not be one of the director's best films, Avanti! is still a solid effort from the legendary Billy Wilder. Some aspects of the script are a bit outdated, but the movie offers an amusing blend of comedy, romance, and pathos. On the technical front, the video transfer is a bit on the dull side yet still respectable and the audio mix has been nicely preserved. And while there aren't a ton of supplements, the included interviews are worthwhile. Recommended.
Technical Specs
- Blu-ray
Video Resolution/Codec
- 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s)
- 1.85:1
Audio Formats
- English DTS-HD MA 2.0
- English
- Interviews
- Trailer Gallery
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I wasn't even sure until yesterday afternoon whether I was willing to host the drinkalong tonight. The last few weeks have sucked right out loud (add to the general stressy bullshit of every day life the fact that I dislocated a damn rib WHILE COUGHING this week) and I've been feeling the most anti-social. But I realized yesterday that I really needed to talk to some people that weren't my husband or my dad, even if it's only for a few hours before I retreat back into my social media-less shell.
I'm not going to try to come up with rules or anything, cos right now I kind of don't give a fuck. I just want to watch a funny movie that I love and get trashed while not thinking about real life for a while.
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As a side note, I've read that people who dream and people who stay up late are usually very intelligent. Let me tell you what........if that's the criteria for brilliance, I must be a genius! You can ask me anything. Go ahead. Anything!
Well, over the last few weeks, I've been having these vivid dreams in which I've found myself with the same, recurring problem......I wasn't ready! So, today on Motherhood and Muffin Tops, we're going to do an exercise in dream analysis. The latest dream I had was last Friday night, so we'll start there and work our way back.
Dream 3: I was in the Miss America pageant. Now, I know what you're thinking....."well, that's not so far-fetched." And you'd be exactly right because you can just look at me and tell I've always been the pageant type who enjoys the spotlight and feels right at home on a national stage. And on stage with a microphone and in my swimsuit? Well, hello, that's even better. Where do I sign up?
Anyway, in my dream, you only had to turn in some forms to qualify to be in the Miss America pageant and, because some of my friends were doing it, I decided I would, too. I suppose if they'd signed up to jump off a cliff, I would have signed up for that, too. After I'd turned my paperwork in, I really didn't give it that much thought.......until we were all backstage and my hair wasn't doing right. I was looking in the mirror and thinking how I looked a lot like Bea Arthur and I wasn't sure that was the look the Miss America people were going for.
Anyway, I was standing there in my red dress, trying to do something with the frizz in my hair while I waited for my turn to perform my talent. "Wait a minute," I thought......"my talent!" I hadn't practiced. I had just put down on the form that I would sing Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" and I hadn't thought of it since. Not to mention, I'd never even sung a solo in my whole life. So, I panicked. I thought it would be a good idea to, at least, hurriedly hum the song all the way through in my head to make sure I knew all the words and, you know, trivial stuff like that. I mean, I was going to be singing on national television so I wanted it to be kinda good. "Every night in my dreams, I hear you, I feel you"......"this is easy enough," I thought......."that is how I know you go on." It was in my range. Everything was going swell. Then......"Oooooonce mooooooore you oooooooooopen the door." "Ok....this is a problem," I decided as I tried to hum other Celine songs real fast to see if I could find one more in my range. But, the Lord was merciful and I woke up before I started in with "The Power of Love" and sweated completely through my pajamas.
Dream 2: I was asked to be an angel in the live nativity along with my cousin, Amy. We dressed in our flowing, white gowns and majestic wings, and we were fitted with harnesses and wires which, when the time was right, would hoist us up into the air to fly above and around the audience. Well, the lights dimmed and, all of a sudden, I realized that I hadn't been to any of the practices. Dang it! So, I decided I'd just watch Amy and do whatever she was doing. The time came and we were flung up into the air......back and forth and all around the room. Amy was doing sort of an interpretive dance in the air with her arms gracefully waving and her legs moving in a beautiful scissor motion so I just tried to mimic her. Amy sprinkled fairy dust down on the audience and so I did, too. (The angels sprinkling fairy dust at Jesus' birth is one of those details that the gospels don't really address but we took some artistic liberties there.) Back and forth and around the ceiling we went.......the angels from the realms of glory, we were. Each in perfect unison.........except one of us on about a five second delay. I have never been so delighted to see the light of morning as I was that day.
Dream 1: This was, by far, the most traumatic. I had gotten to church and made it all the way up to the choir room where I realized I'd forgotten to wear a top. Now, there are few things that I hate more than when I forget to wear a top. That's just the worst. Anyway, I thought it would be fine since we wear choir robes but, on this particular Sunday, as luck would have it, we were told not to wear our robes. "Well, I better not sing in the choir today," I said, but my choir friends insisted it would be ok, you know, like choir friends are bad to do. "You'll be fine," they said. "There will be someone standing in front of you and no one will ever notice," they said. "Oh, ok, you're right," I agreed. So, I filed into the choir loft last.....the very end of the line.......and the chair in front of me? Empty. "This is just great," I said to myself. We stood to sing the first hymn and I suddenly felt confident that I could sing it by heart and make better use of my song book. I woke up and was so relieved that I wouldn't have to change churches after all.
Ok. So, I'm thinking. I've dreamed all of these in the last month and, while I'm no psychotherapist or dream interpreter, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it would seem that there's something that I am feeling woefully unprepared for in my life.
All I can say for sure is that, whatever it is, it will pale in comparison to trying to hit a high D on national television or discovering wardrobe deficiencies in the Lord's house.
If you are a psychotherapist or dream interpreter and have found my dreams to suggest something even more disturbing or serious, I don't want to know about it. Ignorance is not only bliss but it can also be your very best friend.
So, be careful out there in dreamland, people.
It can be a dangerous place.
Sweet dreams, y'all.


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You know those people -- yeah, those people -- who think they're the funniest humans on Earth, who believe they charm, bewitch, delight and allure with their personalities and humor?
Well, it may be our fault that they're annoying and boring us to tears.
Not our fault literally, but the fault of our society as a whole -- specifically, our society's penchant for politeness.
New research from Florida State University suggests that we avoid giving negative feedback or information to people because of social norms, which could thereby breed overconfidence in others. The study will be presented at the convention of the American Psychological Association this month.
"There's definitely no harm in some types of overconfidence, and I am not suggesting that we should stop living in a polite society. The worst that might come from someone believing that they are funnier than, in reality, they are is a bit of embarrassment or wasted effort auditioning for 'America's Got Talent,'" study researcher Joyce Ehrlinger, an assistant psychology professor at the university, said in a statement.
But "overconfident doctors and lawyers might offer their patients or clients poor advice," she added. "There are ways in which overconfidence is dangerous, and it might be important to set aside politeness in the service of helping people avoid the perils of overconfidence."
The research was the result of several experiments. In one, researchers had study participants with opposite views on a particular topic talk to one another about their opinions, each with the purpose of persuading the other person to see his or her side. The researchers found that the persuadee would often just smile or agree vaguely, but that this led to the persuader thinking that he or she was doing a fantastic job at persuading (even when that wasn't the case).
Maybe all those overconfident people should pay more attention to the laughter responses they get from people. Last month, University College London researchers presented a study at the Royal Summer Science Exhibition showing that fake, polite laughs are pretty distinguishable from the real deal, the Daily Mail reported.
"Most of our laughter is posed. We use it as a way of keeping conversation going, as a way of showing our friends we like them or impressing people," study researcher Sophie Scott told the Daily Mail. "They know it's not genuine, but I don't know if they always mind. You are appreciating what they are doing and getting a positive affiliation going."


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The World of Original Comic Art: Comic Art 101
Welcome to The World of Original Comic Art, a new recurring feature here at CraveOnline that is dedicated to a seldom explored area of comic book fandom.
The first thing that you need to know is that comic books are the marriage of words and pictures. It all starts with a script, but without the art, a comic is not a comic. Conversely, a piece of art (especially a sequential piece of art) can tell a story without words and still be a comic book. But there is an underlying script behind any comic book page, even if there aren't any words on it.
In the comic book industry, the division of labor usually breaks down this way. There's a writer, who comes up with the stories and dialogue. There's a penciler, who is the primary illustrator of the comic. The penciler actually has the hardest job, as he or she has to convincingly bring the writer's story to life. Comics are a visual medium, and it's always going to be the artwork that catches the eye of a potential reader before they can read any of the dialogue.
Covers are usually the artists' domain. This particular cover features the X-Men in pencils by artist Terry Dodson.
Next comes the inker, an artist whose role is often unappreciated outside of comic book circles. It's the inker who provides definition, shadows, and a greater sense of depth to the image. A good inker is worth his weight in gold, because he or she can elevate the penciler's work to another level.
Terry Dodson's wife, Rachel Dodson inked the X-Men cover above, and it serves as a good example of what an inker brings to the image.
Assuming that a comic book is in color, there's a specialized colorist who handles that job. Although some independent comics are deliberately rendered in black and white for stylistic purposes or to save money. Finally, the letterer is the person in charge of putting the words in place on the page. It's almost always done digitally now, but the lettering used to be physically pasted directly on to the original artwork.
This is the final version of the X-Men cover, as colored by Terry Dodson.
At larger comic book companies, there's an editorial team who guide the writer's story and scrutinizes the art team for any needed corrections or direction. It's also not uncommon for artists to also write their own books, or for indie comic book creators to do everything on their passion projects.
Now that I've laid out a very basic overview of what goes into a comic, you may have a better understanding about a key aspect of the original comic art world. There is only one of each page, which makes it a unique collectible. Once you have a published piece of comic book art, there's no one else out there who can get exactly what you have.
Several months ago, I wrote a post about the way that most comic books aren't truly valuable. Comic art is on the opposite end of that spectrum. It's highly sought after by collectors and the best pages can command very high prices.
To give you an example, let's start with Batman. That's a hero that almost everyone should know.
That particular page was drawn by Jim Lee, and inked by Scott Williams. It was published in All-Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder # 1 as page 22, from a script by Frank Miller.
And it sold for $7,000 last night at ComicLink's Featured Auction.
Of course, it helps that the page featured Batman and Robin. Popular characters do tend to drive up prices. But Jim Lee is also one of the most iconic artists in the comic book industry. Paired with his favorite inker, Scott Williams on DC's flagship character and it's a no-brainer.
Here's another example. This is a page from Avengers Vol. 3 # 19 by penciler George Perez, and inker Al Vey from a script by Kurt Busiek.
Casual Marvel fans may not recognize her, but that is the Scarlet Witch in the big panel on the left as she and the other Avengers battle Alkhema, the second bride of Ultron. This page sold for $1,300 on ComicLink. Not as much as the Jim Lee Batman page, but still a very respectable amount. Perez is also one of the most popular comic book artists, and he is considered to be one of the definitive Avengers artists.
Finally, this is a personal favorite page of mine from Incredible Hulk vs. Superman # 1. This is from a Marvel and DC crossover comic, which is something quite rare. The two companies haven't done an intercompany crossover for over a decade.
The artist on this page is Steve Rude, with Al Milgrom on inks. It's very nicely done and it's going to be auctioned on Heritage's website later this month. It will also likely sell for a much lower price than either of the two previous pages above. And it's not because this isn't a beautiful page. It simply isn't as attractive to some collectors as the Jim Lee Batman page or the Avengers page by Perez.
That's another thing about comic art: there are no set prices. Truthfully, a page is only worth what you're willing to pay for it. But the collector's market has exploded for comic art and prices are skyrocketing. Casual comic art fans may soon find themselves repeatedly outbid on high end pieces by people who seem to have money to burn.
It's entirely possibly that the current comic art market could eventually collapse and bring the prices down again. But that hasn't happened in the last 15 years, and it doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
There is another threat to the comic art collector market: the digital revolution. A growing number of comic artists are switching to pure digital artwork, which can be completed faster… but the tradeoff is that digital leaves no original art page to sell.
We're not yet at the point where new original comic artwork isn't appearing on a monthly basis. But that future does seem to be inevitable.
That's it for our initial column. Tweet me @BlairMarnell if you have any comic art questions for my next column. Or feel free to let me know if you have any comic art topics that you want me to cover!


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More Odds and Ends
My boss asked me to attend a Red Cross seminar for him the other day. He knew I would get more out of it than he would and it was a good excuse for him not to go to another meeting. Since I like that kind of stuff I jumped on the chance and learned a few things I want to share with you.
The seminar was meant to show employers the services the Red Cross offers, for a fee, to help them keep their employees trained. The main training that the RC offers in the first aid and CPR certification. Many organizations like my employer are mandated by the state to have certain classifications and percentage of employees trained. The RC not only offers the training but also makes a clearing house for record keeping for those folks.
According to the RC for every dollar that is spent on training and preparedness the return is between $4-$6. First Aid and/or CPR given to someone within the first few minutes of need can increase their chances of survival by up to 40%. They state that first responders are an average of 15 minutes from arriving on the scene. For those of use that live in the hinter boonies the VFD is even a longer response time.
One interesting thing I learned is that you can take refresher courses on line to keep your skills fresh. You still need to get re-certified every two years but the on line skills lab will help keep you sharp between sessions. The Red Cross offers a number of classes that might be of interest and useful to preppers. They might be a good resource for you to check out.
My wife and I cleared out a bunch of the deposit bottles and cans we had in the garage. We came up with over thirty dollars from them. I also cleared out the newspaper for recycling and loaded up some trash to dump off at work. We want to get the junk out and have more room to move around in there. Heavy winter coats and the shovels for clearing snow always seem to make it tighter during the winter.
Toolman is clearing out his garage for a different reason. He e-mailed me the other day to tell me he found the wrench he couldn't find a month or so back when he borrowed mine. I have the same problem. I borrowed a book from him once and it took me over three years to find it. It got put in a box for storage and moved to the basement. One thing I find is that my lack of organization cost me valuable time and money when I can not find something I know I have. I am always trying to improve on it.
One of my Labs is always trying to catch any of the critters that hang around the farm. He will spot one from the deck door and whine to be let out. He howls enough to scare the bejeezus out of anyone in the township and makes a mad dash for the critter. The critter runs away long before he can get to them. Well, up until today. He spotted a rabbit out by the field. I let him out and the rabbit sat for minute until it realized the dog was bee-lining for it. The rabbit went to hop off and it couldn't move. The poor thing's legs slipped on the ice and it fell over and rolled. It was still trying to stand up when the dog slid to a stop over it.
I have always told the dog that I didn't know why he chased those animals; he wouldn't know what to do if he caught one. Well, I was right. He stood over the rabbit and just sniffed it. He looked back at the house and wagged his tail and then nudged the rabbit off the ice and watched it hop away. My wife was terrified the dog was going to kill the "bunny" and dashed out to stop the carnage. Nothing to stop. The dog finally caught something and proved to me he has no idea what to do with something he caught. I laughed for a long while watching everything unfold.
I will not be posting until after the first of the year. I am getting surgery on my shoulder to repair a rotator cuff that has been bothering me for a long while. I am not even sure how it happened but suspect it wasn't one event but rather the cumulative effect of my years yanking on wrenches and moving heavy items. Look for me to return sometime in January or February with weekly postings.
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
EZ's baby jacket - Done
It turned out nicely, I think. Mehrnaz had her baby on the 28th. I went to visit them in the hospital today, but she'd left! Only 1 day in.
Oh, did I mention I have a new camera. Its my birthday gift. Pretty spiffy no?
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text: PHILADELPHIA — The national park containing the Liberty Bell and the hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed will close several buildings until summer because of a $400,000 deficit, park officials said Friday. Major attractions, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, will stay open, but nine other buildings in Independence National Historical Park, including a reconstruction of the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration, will close, officials said. The park has been chronically short of money in recent years. Although it has temporarily closed exhibits before, this year's closings are more extensive and longer.


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The other day I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and I saw this gem from Ken Jennings, the all-time undefeated Jeopardy champion:
If you ever feel bad about yourself, remember: you have it SO much more together than adults who don't drive.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) May 15, 2016
How did such a smart guy tweet such a dumb comment? It was especially ironic that this was tweeted out on the opening weekend of National Bike Week, the one week out of the year that there is a special push to get people out and riding. Massachusetts celebrates by having a statewide series of events, Bay State Bike Week. Check out the calendar and pick up a free donut or watch a bike-related movie near you!
(As a side note, I'll be pumping up tires and lubing chains near C-Town in Holyoke on Saturday, 5/21 from 10 to noon. Swing by and say hi!)
Since I couldn't put together a sufficient response to Ken Jennings in under 140 characters, I present to you this blog post on why I choose biking.
Do the M.A.T.H.
Way back when I was the Northampton Bike Week Coordinator for the Pioneer Valley Chapter of MassBike, then-President James Lowenthal cited a cool mnemonic: Do the M.A.T.H.
- Money
- Air
- Traffic
- Health
I save a ton of money by biking instead of driving. How much money? Let's take a look. First, calculating the cost of biking.
There are the fixed costs of the bicycle, the helmet, lights, gloves, shorts, etc. I also threw in the purchase of a "beater" winter bike with mountain bike tires that I ride when there is snow and salt on the roads. To make things easier, I've pretended that I bought all those things with a 5-year loan at a 5% interest rate. This works pretty well, because most of those items I keep for at least five years (in fact, my commuter bike is now almost exactly nine years old).
Then there are the "operating" costs of a bike – the ongoing annual costs. That includes tires, tubes, chains, etc., in addition to the periodic bus fares I have to pay when something like weather precludes biking (I estimated on the high end at 75 bus trips per year; I probably take more like 40 or 50).
So I'm guessing that I spend about $700 per year by doing a mix of biking and riding the bus. I might have omitted some things, but it's a good rough estimate.
Now on to the calculation should I choose to drive.
There are a couple of ways I can calculate this. One is by taking the average cost per mile as calculated by AAA. In 2015, they calculated a small sedan going 10,000 miles per year costs about $0.582/mile to operate, or $5,820 per year. It should be noted that AAA's methodology does not include the cost of parking, which ranges from "free" to "very expensive." Using their estimates, biking saves me about $5,000 per year.
Using the same methodology I used to calculate my bike costs, I get about the same number as the AAA estimate. I imagined that I purchased a Honda Civic Hybrid, which is probably the kind of car I would be interested in buying. I then threw in the driving costs I could think of, though I'm sure I missed some.
As you can see in the above calculations, by far the biggest expense in both examples is the cost of the car or bike. The rest of the stuff is pretty inexpensive in comparison.
It looks like by not buying a car, I'm saving roughly $5,000 per year. That's a lot of Bueno y Sano burritos!
Going by bike also helps to cut down on air pollution, both in terms of local air quality and global climate change. Focusing on climate change, the most likely impact in the Pioneer Valley is going to be the increasing frequency of extreme weather events like the tornado that cut through downtown Springfield in 2011.
More generally, though, Massachusetts is just going to get a lot hotter. And with that comes changes in trees (e.g. sugar maples dying out) and pests. By 2050, we could have the climate of present-day South Carolina.
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the Pioneer Valley is from transportation; riding a bike is basically carbon-neutral, and can reduce the size of that slice. I like maple syrup, which is reason enough to convince me to keep riding my bike.
Bicycling is also a much more efficient means of transportation than driving a car (though, honestly, driving a car is tremendously inefficient, so that's not saying much). Car travel demands lots of space – wide roads with few curves to maintain high speeds, and on-street parking or large parking lots to provide a place to put your vehicle once you arrive. This hunger for space is fundamentally incompatible with city life, where lots of people exist in close proximity to one another. Jarrett Walker refers to this as a "fact of geometry."
Marginally reducing the number of cars on the streets can have positive impacts on the overall traffic network. Even if you have antipathy toward cars and like seeing them sitting in traffic, you probably don't like the busloads of people on transit stuck with them. Bike lanes are an easy way to add capacity to a street and provide for more efficient transportation.
Finally, biking to work is the surest way that I can fit exercise into my daily schedule. I know that in the morning I am going to have to spend 45 minutes on my bike, and in the afternoon about the same – that's an hour and a half of exercise, 5 days per week. This is even better than the CDC recommendation of half an hour of aerobic exercise, five days per week. I joke that my bike is my gym membership (which saves me another $300 annually).
The importance of exercise can't be overstated. There is a lot of evidence correlating inactive lifestyles with obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and a host of other health issues. Together, the cost of our inactive, high-calorie lifestyles is estimated to be $190 billion per year. Now that's a lot of Bueno y Sano burritos.
The physical activity and health aspect of biking in particular hits close to home for me. I was very overweight in my younger years, and so today diet and exercise is a focus of mine. All of my grandparents died from heart or circulatory problems, and so strong heart health is literally a matter of life or death. Today, I still struggle to maintain a healthy weight, but am certainly leading a much healthier lifestyle thanks in no small part to my daily bike ritual.
Ken Jennings Got It So Wrong
While I may not have it totally "together," Mr. Jennings, I do think that my decision to go by bike (most of the time) is a pretty good one. I'm satisfied with my transportation habits, and think the Pioneer Valley would be better off if more people did the same. So give it a try! Here are some fun pictures of bikes to inspire you:
And also the Ballerina on a Bicycle, Lilly Yokoi:
Happy Bike Week!


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Riding the Green Line: Trains offer quiet, silky travel — at a leisurely pace
The weather was inauspicious Saturday for a media test run of Metro Transit's brand-new $957 million Green Line light-rail train, due to open June 14. Rain poured down from the heavens, and the temperature hovered in the low 50s.
But, the ride, from Union Depot in St. Paul to Target Field in Minneapolis, went off without a hitch. Several people marveled at the "new train smell" of the state-of-art, built-in-the-U.S. cars. (They even come with cruise control.) Most striking to me, however, was their quiet, almost silky travel along the tracks. There was none of the side-to-side, start-and-stop lurching, rumbling and screeching that riders have to deal with on New York City subways. Customarily impassive bureaucrats had trouble suppressing their enthusiasm. "We are excited about bringing this Green Line to life and connecting two great cities," said Mark Fuhrmann, director of New Starts rail projects.
I was 5 years old the last time I rode the rails between the two cities. Back then taking the train from the old Milwaukee depot in Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul was a standard field trip for kindergartners. The train ride lasted only about 10 minutes, and we returned on a bumpy, fume-filled bus that seemed to take hours to crawl through traffic. As I recall, somebody threw up. Nevertheless, the idea that trains were incredibly exotic and romantic remained with me until I had to ride MetroNorth to Grand Central Terminal from the far-flung reaches of Connecticut every single day.
Not particularly fast
Saturday's trip on the Green Line was not particularly fast. The train, of course, has to abide by traffic lights in both downtowns. And, in constrast to the Blue (Hiawatha) Line, where the train can pre-empt signals on cross-streets to allow it to sail through an intersection, the Green Line receives signal priority only. A technical sequencing system gives the train first shot at passing through an intersection, but if it is delayed at a station because, for example, crowds are slow to board or disembark (which usually takes only about 15 seconds), the train may lose its window of opportunity to move first. What's more, the train has to reduce its speed through the University of Minnesota campus to avoid causing vibrations that could ruin scientific experiments.
Still, the train sped up between Western Avenue and the university. Brian J. Lamb, Metro Transit's general manager, estimates that the full 11-mile trip now takes about 50 minutes, but engineers continue to tweak. Ideally, the end-to-end journey would last no more than 48 minutes, he said. Can you beat that driving from downtown to downtown? Most times, I would say yes, but during rush hours, I-94 turns into a parking lot, and the trip can take as long as an hour and a half. Then, you have to hunt down and pay for a parking space, all of which adds time (and expense) to the trip.
On blizzardy days, the train is bound to be more convenient than a car. It acts almost like its own plow, says Lamb, and Metro Transit plans to have crews on call to shovel out stations. In hopes perhaps of quelling reporters' criticism, Susan Haigh, chair of the Metropolitan Council, pointed out that many passengers would likely be traveling only partway, say, from the U of M to downtown Minneapolis, or from state office buildings at Robert Street to maybe Snelling. The speed would be speedy enough.
The leisurely run time may frustrate those coming by bus, for example, to Snelling, which eventually will become the nexus of all kinds of bus arterials. The Met Council plans to cover its seven-county jurisdiction with buses, both express and regular, to connect people to the train lines. From long and tedious experience, I can tell you that whenever a passenger has to change from one mode of transit to another, s/he loses time.
Once passengers arrive at the Green Line, however, they'll enjoy a comfortable trip — assuming that they can snag seats. There are enough for 68 people, though each car can hold a maximum of 200. The cool (and quiet) running will allow them to snooze, read, or, I guess, play pinochle with each other. (There is a message in this for residents living near the proposed Southwest LRT who anticipate being disturbed by the roar of trains bolting by every 10 minutes: That roar is more like a gentle shoosh.)
Pleasant vistas — until downtown Minneapolis
The trip through St. Paul's compact downtown, past state buildings and the Capitol, and the portion that runs through the U of M and over the Mississippi offer pleasant vistas. If I had to ride every day, I would look forward to passing those spots. And, if there was any place that might tempt someone to get off the train and shop, it would have to be Washington Avenue, on the U campus. Stores are close to the train, and a good third of the street has been given over to pedestrians.
Downtown Minneapolis, with the now deconstructed Metrodome and barely started Wells Fargo project, is a work in progress. And the stop at Hennepin & Fifth Street, which presents passengers with the sight of an eyesore surface parking lot next to the Cowles Center — well, all I can say is, Betsy Hodges, do something about it! At the final stop at Target Field Station is the new intermodal transit center, where people coming off the light rail, buses and the North Star commuter line will mingle.
As envisioned in architectural drawings, the $80 million plaza-like development is supposed to boast a lawn, trees and stores, but on Saturday morning, in a driving rain, I saw none of that. Nevertheless, the bones of the new plaza are there, and once MetroTransit adds the frippery, it could become a real place, where commuters could grab coffee, a newspaper, meet others and maybe occasionally enjoy a concert on the Greek theater-like stairs.
To build the light rail, and in hopes of boosting development, MetroTransit had to reconstruct University Avenue's entire infrastructure, ripping out the old trolley tracks, replacing sewer and water lines and installing new traffic lights. Unfortunately, much of that stuff doesn't show. Most of the scenery along University Avenue remains pretty bleak, lined with boarded-up stores, random buildings that don't connect physically or visually to the street, truck farms and industrial properties. As for the section that passes by the big-box stores — I can't imagine alighting from the train to hike across their parking lot Saharas to do any shopping. Retailers are going to have to start thinking about how to lure passengers in to their stores. Either they will have to rebuild their emporia, placing them closer to the street, or provide shuttles, like those at Disney World, to convey people to their doors.
Affordable housing plans
As we rode down University, Haigh ticked off various projects that the Met Council claims as part of the $2.5 billion in development that has already occurred along the line. The count, however, includes the $400 million Wells Fargo project in Minneapolis, $243 million for Union Depot and millions more in college student housing, which was about the only kind banks were willing to finance during the Great Recession. Many of the projects planned for University Avenue, the portion of the route most in need of regeneration, involve affordable housing, and Haig's biggest shout-out went to the Project for Pride in Living, which is erecting 108 units of low-income housing on top of retail stores.
The concentration of low-income housing in a low-income area may appease some residents who feared that the LRT would bring higher rents that would force them out. But it infuriates critics like University of Minnesota law professor Myron Orfield, who believes that such development merely intensifies the neighborhood's ghettoization. He insists that the area needs to attract more middle-income residents who can support the stores and service businesses that the community needs. In the meantime, to be blunt, it doesn't look as though hipsters are falling all over themselves to buy homes in Frogtown, possibly the poorest neighborhood on the line.
At Victoria Station, in the heart of the Rondo district, which was mostly leveled by the construction of I-94, reporters stepped out of the train to view a display of "public art," in this case, bronze plaques fixed to the walls that commemorate local notables, both living and dead, which were nominated by the neighborhood. It would have been nice if the plaques had included a little background on these people, like Pearla Mae Barnes, whom even Google couldn't identify for me.
Stations could use flowers, or a kiosk ...
A few weeks earlier, Gil Penalosa, executive director of 8-80 Cities, a Toronto nonprofit consulting group, visited the Twin Cities for a weeklong series of lectures on place-making sponsored by the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation. After a tour of the Green Line's new stations, he shook his head and commented that they needed more work. I saw what he meant. Right now, they're bright and shiny and serviceable, but they'd morph into real places if they had some flower boxes and maybe a kiosk where commuters could buy a newspaper, a cup of coffee or a doughnut — or grab a quick hot dog. You're probably saying, "C'mon, there are few subway stations in any city in the world that are actually interesting." That's true, but the Twin Cities should try to rise above.
Anyway, maybe neighborhoods can take charge of infusing life into the stations. Already seven of the 18 on the Green Line are planning celebrations of this important civic improvement with entertainment and food on the train's opening day. Festivities kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday on Union Depot's front lawn.
For more information, check metrotransit.org/greenline.
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This matches my experience
…of light rail in the other metro areas (Denver and St. Louis) where I've lived, except, perhaps, for speed. Both Denver and St. Louis light rail manage shorter trip times over 10 miles or so, but in St. Louis, the train rarely encounters a cross-street at grade, and it always has priority at the signal when it does. That's the case in Denver, too. Since that's NOT the case with the stupidly-named "Green Line," this might well be an operational issue that merits a revision, or at least a long and skeptical second look. If the goal is more riders, decreasing the travel time between the downtowns will only help.
And I heartily concur with Ms. Harris on the noise issue. By its very nature, light rail tends to be much more quiet than "commuter rail," and as the technology has improved, light rail only gotten more quiet in the years since I first used it in St. Louis, a generation ago. Before-the-fact complaints about noise from nearby residents are largely the result of knee-jerk prejudice against things that signal "urban," as opposed to "suburban." The same people complaining about light rail noise don't appear to be bothered by traffic noise, which is often quite a bit more severe in terms of decibel levels. Were it left up to me, I'd take regularly-scheduled light rail noise over unmuffled Harley-Davidson engines every time.
Erecting noise walls will lessen the sound, but significantly increase the ugliness. Residents of Lakewood (suburban Denver, where I was a planning commissioner and a city representative on a light rail planning committee) who insisted on noise walls quickly regretted their decision. Unlike the light rail tracks themselves, which could be easily crossed, even low (48") noise walls were enough of a physical barrier to effectively cut neighborhoods into pieces, and as any local ought to be able to testify, it's difficult, indeed, to build a noise wall that's aesthetically pleasing. Numerous local examples testify to the difficulty of that challenge.
$957 million. 11 miles in 50
$957 million. 11 miles in 50 minutes.
That is quiet, silky insanity.
And you're not done paying for it either, oh no. That "gentle shooshing" sound you hear is your pockets being emptied every year as operating costs race past revenue, as they have on every other light rail system in the country.
Enjoy that penuchle game.
That's an appropriate face
That's an appropriate face full of ice water! Back when this project was first proposed, I vaguely recall that only 4 or 5 stops were planned. What happened? Isn't there already a 94 bus to connect the M-SP downtown areas? So who will ride the LRT - sightseers and retirees?
It's not a speed service between cities
The 94 bus will still run efficiently from downtown to downtown. The train is not meant to replace the 94. Who will ride - sightseers and retirees? Why are there more than four stops? The neighborhood residents demanded and sued for more stops. We are the people riding the train. Most people aren't likely to be looking to get from downtown to downtown, but from Rainbow on University and Snelling (one of those big boxes that Ms. Harris thinks need a shuttle) to home in Frogtown; from our jobs in downtown Saint Paul, to the market on Western and University, and home on Fairview and University; from some really great restaurants in Little Mekong to the U of M for a meeting or class...The "extra" stops are very important for those of us that live along the line so everyone can access the great businesses and services along University. It will be faster than the 16 (which will still run - very important for the many elderly, disabled, and others who can't walk 1/2 a mile to the train station and are transit-dependent) and, hopefully, more reliable than the 50, which is what is most closely replaces.
If the purpose is to serve
If the purpose is to serve people going to the store, wouldn't a bus have been a better choice?
Why did the Met Council saddle the metro with a billion dollar down payment on an ongoing bill?...makes absolutely no sense at all unless you are a pie in the sky leftist pulling the levers of government like a child plays with a busy box.
Over 100 businesses
on University Avenue have closed or have moved away. For what?
The taxpayers spent about a Billion dollars for a redundant transportation system on fixed rails that isn't as useful for transporting people as the bus it's not replacing. For what?
Over 100 businesses have closed?
How could light rail construction, which did not block off all of University Avenue, have been more disruptive to small businesses than the massive tear-up of Lake Street a couple of years back--solely for the purposes of making it easier for cars?
The construction on
The construction on University was huge compared to the Lake Street work. Many businesses were almost totally inaccessible for months at a time. Even walking to them was difficult. Now that the construction is done, there is no longer parking on the street and a lot less traffic in general so it's tough going for many businesses.
Hate to be a Naysayer
I hate to be a naysayer, but I do not think the Green Line was a good idea or use of money.
I am a transit supporter and a frequent user of the current transit system.
There are several points I would like to make. First, 50 minutes between down towns is too long. This is only slightly less time than the Route 16 bus. Points have been raised that the train is not primarily meant to be used as a quick trip between the down towns. If this is the case why is the service on the 94 line being reduced and eliminated on the weekends?
This article talks about the Green Line being a catalyst for development, but not alot about how the service will help help get from point A to point B. I was under the impression that the primary goal of public transit was to move people not be a catalyst for development.
So, while I ride on the standing room only Route 21. (The bus is always standing room only no matter what time of day you ride). I will try not to think of how the money used on the Green Line could have been used to improve the transit system as a whole.
Light rail is an improvement to the transit system
These light rail lines are a part of the transit system, and they are a component of a major overhaul of that system that should have been done more than a decade ago. The bus system IS being improved as part of this project. Light rail allows redeployment and realignment of existing bus lines as well as the creation of new routes.
There is no pleasing some
There is no pleasing some people, I think. The service will take 48 minutes. If it took 38 minutes, these same people would be bashing the signal preemption that would be necessary to meet that speed. If it took 28 minutes, they would be bashing the order-of-magnitude cost increase necessary to grade separate the whole line.
As is, we're getting a high-capacity, very frequent mass transit service that connects major centers of employment, education, shopping, and entertainment. A diverse group of people will use it often, because the alternative is expensive, time consuming, or both. The gaps on University Ave will fill in...not tomorrow, but eventually. It's not perfect, but it will be pretty good. What more can we realistically expect from an infrastructure investment?
They refused to consider the obvious
Ninety percent of the problems with this fiasco could have been avoided if they had simply taken the advice from people who suggested that they elevate it. If they had elevated it none of the traffic issues, the pedestrian safety issues, would have mattered. But no, they knew better and so this will be a failure that the taxpayers will have to swallow and keep swallowing like no other in the history of this city.
Elevating the entirety of the
Elevating the entirety of the line would have cost vastly more. Maybe 5 or 10 times more. And it would be a permanent eyesore on University Ave. And again, the line would only be 10 or 15 minutes faster, end-to-end. Smart people looked at what that would take, and decided against it.
I wish they would have sprung for a tunnel through the East Bank, and at Snelling Ave, but those were both rejected because their high cost did not add enough value in terms of speed or additional riders.
Using this for shopping? If you live within a 1/4 mile of one of its few stops, maybe, in good weather. It sounds like a real wasted effort. If it doesn't have speed, there's no point. Streetcars are slow, they should have known that going in. Limited buses could have done the same, and trolley buses would have had the same benefit. Life spent on public transit is life spent wasting enormous amounts of time.
While I think that downtown Minneapolis to
downtown St. Paul is a great routing--one reason I don't go to downtown St. Paul more often is that I hate driving and parking there-- I agree with Jeffrey Brenner that the bus system could use major improvements.
There seems to be no thought as to how the whole system should work together. Supposedly the #6 will now connect with the Green Line, but it doesn't cross the river any more frequently than it did before, and its purported "frequent service" is worthy of that name only between downtown and 39th and Sheridan.
Saturday afternoon, I and three other people waited for a northbound #6 bus that never came. I don't know whether it broke down south of us or got snarled in the construction near the Crosstown, but we had to take the bus that was scheduled for half an hour later (which arrived the usual 10 minutes after the nearest time point). A younger friend who works part-time as a waitress has taken to riding her bicycle to her job because the buses are so undependable.
In Portland, one can download a phone app that will tell you where your bus is NOW, so that if you arrive at a stop a minute or two late, you know whether you've missed the bus or whether it is delayed. The "Next Trip" function here tells you only when the next bus is supposed to come in some ideal world.
I wonder if the people who run Metro Transit actually ride buses and trains themselves on a daily basis. If not, they need a riders' advisory committee to tell them where they're failing people who do not drive. For various reasons, I'm currently without a car, but I've suffered more irritation in the month or so that I've been transit-dependent here than I did for ten years of car-free living in Portland.
Karen, you put your finger on the right button.
For one thing, sure a lot of Metro Transit workers use the transit system, but it's not a good system. You have to realize that here in MN there has been stiff resistance to the very idea of transit for decades, that's one reason we have such a poor system. For decades every time republicans got into power they cut MTC budgets and demanded rate hikes for riders, and diverted funds to roads and HOV lanes.
It creates a circular arguments, the system sucks so why put more money into it? The less money we put into it the more the system sucks. And anyways EVERYONE wants to drive because that's the American way. You can see that mentality on display here in the comments.
So every time we try to improve the system we end up with underfunded half measures that take decades rather than years to implement. That's changed a little with the recession because more people like yourself need transit, and transit needs to improve. But whenever Republicans get into power in any way they block it, and they were in power for 8 years. This is why we have a commuter rail to nowhere (Big Lake instead of St. Cloud) and the first light rail line ran out to the Mall instead of between the cities. By rights the Green line should have been the FIRST line, but we have to fight tooth and nail to get this stuff through.
It can't all be blamed on the Republicans, these things are complex projects, but political obstructionism certainly causes delays.
Tester et al....
It's deja vu all over again with these transit haters. I hate to tell you this but we heard all of these complaints and "predictions" before the Hiawatha line went live. Some people never get tired of being wrong I guess.
Tens of thousands of people will use the Green, and like it. It's an economic asset to the cities that will attract people and economic development, even more so than the Blue Line.
I agree about the Green Line
Its route through the U campus will in itself generate a lot of ridership, and personally, I look forward to exploring downtown St. Paul without having to worry about driving in it or parking.
Says the guy
who will never use it nor deal with the hassle it causes auto traffic. I waited 6 minutes, SIX MINUTES! for the green turn light the other day on campus because a test train was moving through the area by TCF stadium.
Says the guy?
I'll be using it on Saturday.
Six minutes? Well, that clinches it. I mean there's NEVER more than 3 minute delay on ANY road ANY WHERE in the Twin Cities until now. There were never an traffic delays anywhere until LR came along. Clearly the LR has got to go! Dude, I sometimes wait that long and longer just get into 394 gridlock during rush hour.
Argle Bargle!
Six whole minutes?! Why, that's almost HALF your lifetime! How in the world did you ever deal with the delay?
You know what I think? I think you should sue them for pain and suffering, because that's the 'Murikan Way. Who do these people think they are? There should never be a six minute delay anywhere in our transportation system, EVER.
Thanks for making my point
The bureaucracy doesn't care about the people's inconvenience, they only care about the convenience of the bureaucracy. It's always been that way.
I fail to see how you were inconvenienced.
You had to wait for a whole six minutes? You must be terribly important. Perhaps you can get someone in government to solve your problem for you.
Pointed Rhetoric
Dennis, it appears you lost that point. But if it helps you to sleep better at night, then go ahead and own it.
I suppose in some people's world the government is always bad, private industry always good, and any inconvenience for them, no matter how slight, is always a horrible outrage.
Poor thing...
are you going to be alright? Maybe you should call Mark Levin's show and complain. I wait longer than that on ramps to merge onto 35 at rush hour...all for the pleasure of sitting there and going nowhere once I'm on it. Six minutes....and who are the entitled in this country?
Back to the Earth. First of all, I find little sympathy for the handful of people waiting at a traffic light while hundreds pass through in a more efficient mode of transportation.
Second, I frequently wait much longer than that at traffic lights along Central Avenue near/in Blaine. Why? Because 80 kajillion people are driving even further north and no one seems concerned with dozens or hundreds of idling cars waiting at stop lights. I would LOVE to have a light rail service that takes me to work or even to Downtown so I can ride the bus from there to work. Run it right down the middle of Central and put transit hubs at Downtown Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, Spring Lake Park, and Blaine. Or use University and do a similar route. Either way, there is lots of wasted time, efficiency, and money being stuck in traffic 20 miles from either Downtown and a good distance from any major freeway.
Then Blaine should have the LRT, not University
University Avenue was not a high traffic corridor and was well served by buses. It did not need LRT to alleviate any kind of transit problem. I94, on the other hand, does get congested and does need relief. The problem with the green line is that it isn't an express by any stretch and won't help I94 congestion much at all. The express bus will still be the best intercity option, but it isn't going to run as often.
Additionally, the green line only stops every half mile at best so it won't serve the locals either. The 16 bus is still the best local option but it's only going to run half as often now.
The green line is an unfortunate compromise which isn't going to be of much use in my opinion. Still, it's too late to worry about it. It's going to be a fixture for a generation so we just as well adapt to it.
> University Avenue was not a high traffic corridor and was well served by buses.
Says the guy who never rode the 16 or 50.
Those buses were/are packed to the brim. Projected future ridership would have completely overwhelmed the system. That's why we needed rail.
Yes and no
You won't get any argument from me about the green line being an unfortunate compromise. It's truly a pity that it couldn't have been made more express.
However, University really could use a more high volume option. Large corridors such as University really should be train lines, while buses should remain to service neighborhoods.
Overall, I think you missed my point. And have fun on the express bus!
The bureaucracy doesn't care about me
Living in a community with other people who also have to get somewhere... it's just so wrong! Again, this is the problem with Libertarians, they actually view citizenship and society as a form of personal oppression. It's privileged mentality on steroids.
FWIW, although NexTrip won't show you where your bus is, it does give a reality-based estimate of when the next one will arrive... but only if it's close enough to be meaningful. Meh.
I do recommend the OMG Transit app, which uses the same data but is more convenient to use and looks cooler.
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