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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Civilian Headline Goal 2008
The Civilian Headline Goal 2008 sets out the EU's ambitions for civilian ESDP for the coming years and provides a firm basis to strengthen the capabilities needed.
Civilian Headline Goal 2008, approved by the Brussels European Council on 17 December 2004 [15863/04 - Not published in the Official Journal].
The EU is determined to share in the responsibility for global security. As underlined in the European Security Strategy, civil crisis management must therefore constitute an essential component of the European Union's external policy.
Ambitions and tasks
A coherent use of Community and civilian ESDP instruments in civil crisis management situations is of key importance.
The Member States have identified six priority sectors of civil crisis management:
- police;
- rule of law;
- civil administration;
- civil protection;
- monitoring missions;
- support for EU special representatives.
The document also notes that the EU should be able to contribute to security sector reform and support disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes.
The EU will deploy integrated and variable civilian crisis management packages that meet specific needs on the ground and contribute to strengthening local institutions by means of advice, training, monitoring and "substitution missions".
The EU must therefore be equipped to conduct several civilian ESDP crisis management missions concurrently including at least one large civilian substitution mission:
- at short notice;
- in a non-benign environment.
Sustainability and the high quality of the personnel involved in civilian crisis management will have to be at the core of Member States' efforts.
Rapid reaction is key to an effective response in acute crises. The EU has set the aim of being able to take the decision to launch a mission within 5 days of the approval of the Crisis Management Concept by the Council. Specific civilian ESDP capabilities should be deployable within 30 days of the decision to launch the mission.
ESDP civilian crisis management missions can be deployed autonomously, jointly or in close cooperation with military operations. The civil-military cell plays an important role in this respect.
A clear division of labour between Community efforts and ESDP activities and close cooperation with Community activities in the planning and implementation phases of ESDP civilian missions will be an important element to ensure coherence, taking into account planned future Community activity.
Process and way ahead
The Civilian Headline Goal will be developed under the auspices of the Council. It will be overseen by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and supported by the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) according to a systematic approach based on four stages:
- Development of key planning assumptions and illustrative scenarios (to be completed by April 2005).A number of strategic planning assumptions and illustrative scenarios will be developed and will serve to define the capacities necessary to achieve the 2010 Headline Goal.
- Drawing up of a Capabilities Requirements List (to be completed by July 2005).This list sets out needs in terms of personnel, equipment, planning, logistics and mission support, as well as command and control requirements and the multifunctional capability packages required.
- Assessment of national contributions and identification of capability shortfalls (end of 2005).Member State contributions to the Capabilities Requirements List will be examined by PSC and CIVCOM. Once the needs and resources available have been determined, the EU will be able to identify shortfalls and prioritise which resources to develop (Capabilities Improvement Plan).
- Civilian Headline Goal follow-up processIn order to meet capability needs, a system for providing a regular review of capabilities will be adopted.
The establishment of appropriate operational planning and mission support capabilities within the Council Secretariat to ensure the ability of the EU to conduct several civilian crisis management missions simultaneously must be addressed urgently.
The Civilian Headline Goal process should take into account work of the Headline Goal 2010 process. Experts in civilian crisis management from international organisations, in particular from the UN and the OSCE, should be consulted in order to facilitate a more effective response to demands from such organisations (particularly the UN).
Given the complexity of the conflicts and crisis management situations the EU is increasingly called on to deal with, demand for civilian instruments in the framework of the ESDP is growing. The first ESDP operation authorised by the Council (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a civilian operation (2003); in December 2004, three civilian missions and a monitoring mission were operational.
At the Civilian Capabilities Improvement Conference on 22 November 2004, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the EU welcomed the progress made under the Action Plan for Civilian Aspects of ESDP and called for the establishment of the Civilian Headline Goal, which identifies needs-driven goals enabling the EU to further define and build up its civilian capabilities before 2008.
Civilian Capabilities Improvement Conference - Ministerial Declaration (PDF ). Brussels, 21 November 2005 [14713/05 (Press 306) - Not published in the Official Journal].
Civilian Capabilities Improvement Conference - Ministerial Declaration (PDF ). Brussels, 13 November 2006 [Not published in the Official Journal].
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Everett Community College
Claremont, CA 91711
909.621.8069 (admissions)
Claremont Graduate University, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, and five highly regarded undergraduate colleges—Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer colleges—comprise The Claremont Colleges, a consortium unique in American higher education. Although located on contiguous campuses in the pleasant southern California city of Claremont, each institution has its own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, style, and mission.CGU is like no other graduate-level university in the nation. Founded in 1925, Claremont Graduate University is an independent institution devoted entirely to graduate study.
The School of the Arts and Humanities brings together art and music with English, cultural studies, history, and philosophy to create interdisciplinary programs that provide opportunities for
greater discourse between students and faculty in these fields. We are a community of scholars and artists, actively engaged in the pursuit of excellence, training to become tomorrow's
media experts, preeminent artists, and cultural leaders. Our programs are designed to provide the disciplinary depth as well as the cross-disciplinary flexibility to meet the challenges of today's world.
MFA Degrees: Digital Media, Drawing, Installation, Multimedia, New Genre, Painting, Performance, Photography, Sculpture
The degree requirements are in keeping with the recommendations of the CAA (College Art Association). The MFA Degree is a 60 unit degree accomplished in four semesters. Twenty-four units are in the Studio Practice field of concentration. Eight units are in Critical Theory, eight units in Art History, and four units in Writing/Thesis. The rest of the units are electives. Most students take the electives in studio art, but in the context of the full University, many other options are available.
The Claremont Graduate University admits only graduate students. Therefore, everything revolves around advanced work and theory. All energy is directed specifically towards the needs of an advanced level of practice.
How to Submit a CGU application
You have 3 choices:
1) You may apply online by completing the CGU online application Remember that you will need to mail all additional/supporting documents together in one large envelope to the Admissions Office – please write "ONLINE APPLICANT" on the exterior of the envelope to expedite your file's processing.
2) You may request a paper application by contacting your academic department of interest. Click here to link to the University Directory.
3) You can print out the entire application which is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) for your convenience. When mailing your application to the Admissions Office, please mail all additional/supporting documents together in one large envelope.
The University owns and operates a few rooms and apartments on campus, however, the majority of students attending Claremont Graduate University (CGU) live in off-campus accommodations that are not owned by CGU. The Real Estate and Housing Office can offer assistance with both on-campus and off-campus accommodations. For the Housing Website, and a list of local housing options.
Graduate Art Studios
Each student at CGU normally gets an individual studio measuring 24 by 12 feet with light track and skylight. There are 63 such work spaces in the CGU Art Building along with shops, technical classrooms, four galleries, and lecture rooms. The building was designed as an activity and art-making center for the sole support of graduate work. All students have 24-hour access to the building and to their studios. Continuing students are encouraged to use their studios over the summer. All studios are open to view except during intensive individual work periods. Critics, curators and dealers tour the studios throughout the year. Faculty, visiting artists, speakers and colloquia artists meet with participants in the building and in their studios.
Digital Art Studio
Students at CGU work closely with instructors to gain a deep understanding of Video Art production, Web and Multimedia development, and 2D digital processes. Knowledge is gained through a combination of hands-on demonstration and individual training. CGU is dedicated in providing artists with the latest in digital technology and the skill to use it. The Digital Art Studio is an arena for the promotion of growth as an Artist and to provide unlimited possibilities toward advancing New Media.
Metal and Wood Shop
The CGU Art Department shop area includes a spray booth, welding area, woodworking area, resin booth, and sculpture yard. Most woodworking tools are available, including a radial arm saw, table saw, panel saw, chop saw, a planer, a joiner, drill press, 20" disk sander, 36" belt sander, scroll saw, and a large and small wood band saw. Metal facilities include a metal band saw, drill press, metal bender, mill, lathe, roller, bench grinders, chop saw, gas welders, and a mig welder.

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Indeed I am. However I have lived in a few places, some which are far from NYC.Virgo wrote:You must be from the city.
Where I live, being a lay-Buddhist and being open about your religion-- absolutely not a problem at all, people are very accepting. However, walking around begging for alms with strange, unseen before religious robes on and a shaved head? You would get your first gun drawn on you within a few days, no b.s. and would be very lucky to not get shot.
In my county, I could easily see a rifle being drawn on me on my first alms round, no problem.
Of course there are many places where it would be foolish to attempt it. Rural Arkansas would not be a good place to start.
This is more of what I was referring to. I think there are many places that would embrace it if it were introduced properly.Virgo wrote:I am not trying to scare anyone though. I am sure there are many areas in the States where it is safe to go on alms round.


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Health care totalitarianism in the Green Mountain State
In 2011, the Vermont legislature enacted Act 48, Gov. Shumlin's Green Mountain Care law. A section little noticed at the time conferred upon the new Green Mountain Care Board the power to "set rates for health care professionals ... to be implemented over time, and make adjustments to the rules on reimbursement methodologies as needed."
At the time, most believed that this power of the board was necessary for the board to determine how much to pay doctors providing services within the "public-private universal health care system" created by the act -- always, of course, in light of available appropriations.
Rep. Cynthia Browning, D-Arlington. has a PhD in economics, and a penchant for asking important and sometimes troublesome questions. She read Act 48 and noticed that the board's power to regulate prices charged by medical providers extended to any service provided by any doctor in Vermont -- even a service offered privately to a patient paying directly out of pocket.
On March 19, Browning offered an amendment to this year's health care bill (H.107) to repeal the board's power to price-control -- and thus exterminate -- private medical agreements completely outside the coming single payer system. The liberal Democratic House voted it down 44-94. Only four Democrats voted for it.
The argument against the Browning amendment came down to this: if Vermonters with money could escape from Green Mountain Care, Vermont would end up with a two-tier system -- Green Mountain Care for ordinary people, and prompt, premium care for those who can pay for it. That would fly in the face of the sacred "principles of universal health care," where everybody pays and everybody gets whatever care the system can afford to deliver.
Of course, one of those sacred principles is "Every Vermonter should be able to choose his or her health care providers." Apparently that principle has already gone down the drain.
It's worth doing what the Green Mountain Care advocates resolutely refuse to do: look at 39 years of single payer in Quebec, just 60 miles north of Montpelier.
After years of health problems, including a hip replacement, George Zeliotis of Montreal got fed up waiting in declining health while the hard-pressed Quebec Medicare system delayed offering him treatment. So he went to his doctor, Jacques Chaloulli, and offered to pay him for health care. The government forbade it, and the two of them went to court.
In 2005 the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Quebec's prohibition on private contracting between patient and doctor. The court held that prolonged waiting is a denial of the access to health care promised by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
The lead opinion in the decision identified the issue as being whether the prohibition is "justified by the need to preserve the integrity of the public system." Justice Deschamps concluded that it was not, that long waits for medical care were Quebec's form of rationing scarce health care dollars, that the practice resulted in needless deaths, and that the prohibited private health care would likely have saved those lives.
The province's defense of its prohibition is precisely the rationale for totalitarianism: "to preserve the integrity of the (constipated, bureaucratic, unworkable) public system." That thought would be familiar to the late fascist dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini, with his motto "everything for the state, nothing against the state, nothing outside the state."
Gov. Shumlin's grand scheme of "universal" single payer health care can "work," on paper, only where the government completely controls the medical "universe." By preserving the board's power to drive out any doctor-patient private-pay alternative to Green Mountain Care, the 94 defenders of Act 48's power to destroy any and all private options have cast their lot with the forces of totalitarianism. The voters should emphatically remind them that the first word of our state's motto is "Freedom."
John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute (www.ethanallen.org).
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Which Phone Is Suitable for Arthur Kade?
When are you the most greatest individual in the entire Philadelphia metropolitan region, you can't be walking around with just any cell phone. Today, Arthur "Zoolander" Kade reveals the hot "Special Edition" phone he's getting, when he can afford it.
All of my friends have Crackberrys, and I have always refused to get one because I feel like it is to "Ordinary" and "General Population", in the representation of my brand, and I don't want to give the whole world another avenue to reach me, because everyone wants a piece, and now that they are seeing "The Journey" fully cross over to mainstream America, I am getting bombarded with phone calls from fans and journalists (Gawker posted my number months ago, and everyone around the world wants an interview about "The Journey") and emails, so having a BBM Pin would be death. Whatever technology Arthur Kade carries should be something only A Listers carry, or else I am tarnishing myself.
We're pretty sure all those calls were from the Chinese delivery guy, but no matter. In this never-before-seen video clip, Arthur shows off the exclusive, $8,000 phone that (listen carefully!) he would consider getting, if he could. It matches his shoulder line perfectly.


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Clarkson University Alumnus to Deliver Inaugural Matijevic Lecture
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Clarkson University alumnus Terry A. Ring, professor and chair of chemical and fuels engineering at the University of Utah, will deliver the Inaugural Egon Matijevic Lecture on Friday, October 1.
Ring's lecture, which will take place at 4:15 p.m. in Science Center Room 360, is titled "What is a Clarkson education good for?" and will focus on the impact his education at Clarkson has had on his successful international career. Light refreshments will be served at 4 p.m.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ring will also discuss his experiences both as a student at Clarkson, the University of California at Berkeley, and Cambridge University, and in the real world, including positions at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical, MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
The presentation is the first in a lectureship series endowed by Clarkson Professor Richard Partch and his wife, JoAnne, in recognition of Victor K. LaMer Professor of Colloid and Surface Science Egon Matijevic's outstanding teaching and research with Clarkson students for more than 50 years, and his internationally recognized achievements in colloid and surface chemistry.
Ring was born in Batavia, N.Y., studied at several universities in the United States and England and became an educator who has taught and done research in the U.S., China, Japan and Europe. His teaching ranges from colloidal chemistry and chemical engineering to materials science and engineering, with an emphasis on fundamentals and process modeling.
He received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Clarkson in 1972. He went on to receive a master of science in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, a master of science in physical chemistry from Clarkson, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Cambridge University (England).
Ring has published more than 125 journal articles in the areas of colloids and ceramics processing and nano-particle synthesis and one book, Fundamentals of Ceramic Powder Synthesis and Processing.
In 1988, he founded the Powder Technology Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Ring is also chairman of the board of directors of the Council for Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society, the interface between industry, the society and the nation.
For more information about the lecture, please contact Richard Partch at 315-268-2351 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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STUTTGART, Germany - WTA Live All Access Hour presented by Xerox is set for another exciting show from Stuttgart. Tune in at 2pm CET on Wednesday, April 23 to see all of your favorite WTA stars, including Agnieszka Radwanska, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic, Dominika Cibulkova, Ana Ivanovic and Andrea Petkovic.
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Chavez, Nieves in lineup as regulars given break
By Tyler Emerick / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- A trio of slumping mainstays were given the night off Tuesday as D-backs manager Kirk Gibson left Miguel Montero, Aaron Hill and Gerardo Parra out of the lineup against the Cubs.
Parra has tallied just two hits in his last 34 at-bats dating back to July 8, while Hill is 4-for-30 over his past eight games. Montero is batting .224 in July and is hitless in his last eight at-bats.
"I think with the struggles we've had, guys tend to grind more," Gibson said. "So we're kind of pulling them off a little bit, and hopefully they can work their way through and catch fire like other teams have done."
For Hill, Tuesday marked just the third time he hasn't been in the lineup since he came off the disabled list June 25. The second baseman hit .305 in his first 59 at-bats after being activated but hasn't been able to keep up the production.
"His swing has been off a bit of late," Gibson said. "I think he'll be fine, but just like everybody else, he expects to do it every time."
Replacing the regulars in the lineup Tuesday, Eric Chavez and Wil Nieves received their first starts since the All-Star break. Chavez injured his hip July 8 against the Dodgers and had been limited to a pinch-hitting role over the past two weeks.
"He feels healthy," Gibson said. "He's a good player, that's why we have him; he adds something to our lineup for sure."
As for Nieves, Gibson added that the veteran backup could get more playing time as the season moves along. The 35-year-old entered Tuesday hitting .357 in 70 at-bats this year while Montero has yet to put things fully together.
Reynolds cleared to play catch, test elbow
PHOENIX -- After six weeks of doctor prescribed inactivity, D-backs reliever Matt Reynolds is scheduled to throw Wednesday for the first time since he incurred a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his left elbow on June 11.
Reynolds will be examined by team physicians in the afternoon and barring any unforeseen issues, he'll begin a throwing program that will eventually end with a Minor League rehab assignment.
Although Reynolds will only be playing catch Wednesday, picking up a baseball again marks a big first step for the southpaw, who initially thought he might need Tommy John surgery to repair the elbow.
"It'll be exciting to get out there and start doing what I'm here to do," Reynolds said. "It feels like it's been a whole offseason since I've thrown."
Prior to this year, the 28-year-old had never been on the disabled list before, which made being idle the last month-and-a-half test his patience even more.
"It's been tough to be on the sideline and just watch them," Reynolds said. "I'm essentially a glorified cheerleader. You try to keep focused and understand that the final goal is to be back on the field, and that's what I'm working towards. These are my guys, and I want to go out there and battle with them."
Before hitting the DL, Reynolds was arguably the most consistent performer in the D-backs' bullpen, posting a 1.98 ERA in 30 games and working 19 consecutive scoreless outings to start the season.
Cahill to face rookies in next stage of rehab
PHOENIX -- Entering his fourth week on the disabled list, D-backs right-hander Trevor Cahill's path back to the club's starting rotation is beginning to become clear. The 25-year-old threw a bullpen session Tuesday and will start for the Arizona League (Rookie) D-backs on Thursday against the Angels.
If that outing goes well, Cahill will progress to the final step of his rehab, a Minor League assignment.
"He feels good, feeling stronger," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "His mechanics are better and he's pain free."
Cahill, whose rehab was slowed by shoulder soreness a couple of weeks ago, has been sidelined since July 1 with a right hip contusion. Before the injury, he was 3-10 with a 4.66 ERA in 17 starts. He'll throw between 60-70 pitches Thursday.
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"Without your help, we are hopeless"
Imagine yourself in a dry, hot, dusty landscape, where water sources are scarce, and where parents don't know whether they have enough food for their children for the day -- or where tomorrow's food will even come from. This is a glimpse into the West African country of Mali, where the regional drought and food crisis is intensifying quickly.
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Baobab trees dot the parched landscape in Mali. Severe drought is tightening its grip here and across West Africa.
You travel through the countryside in Mali, taking in the world unfolding around you -- the baobab trees with tortured branches; the mango trees, leaves heavy under the dust, guarding the roads; the empty, yellow, or grayish fields, thirsty for water.
"If we only had water, we could grow vegetables, crops here…but in places like this, you would have to dig 12-13 meters to get to some. And even then, you might not find any," comments Abraham, the driver, as if reading your thoughts.
You pass by market stalls. Near Bamako, Mali's capital city, you can see a palette of vegetables and fruits -- melons, bananas, tomatoes, lettuce, oranges, apples, peanuts, and baobab fruits. But as you drive deeper into the countryside, they become scarce -- mainly baobab fruits or powder, and peanuts.
Occasionally, you catch glimpses of a butcher, with one slab of goat meat hanging in the dusty, hot air. You can almost feel the dust in your eyes and your throat.
You ask Abraham what life is like where he lives and works. "Lots of the families there have nothing to eat," he says, adding that you can now only find women and children in many villages; the men have left, desperate to find work somewhere else to help their families.
Parents in Mali and across West Africa are telling stories of their children being so hungry that they have no energy to go to school or study.
How do people cope in the meantime? you ask. "Solidarity," he answers simply. "People help each other in these times. And as things get worse, we start selling our animals. The small ones go first -- chickens, for example. Then, gradually the larger ones -- the oxen, the donkeys."
"In these times" refers to the drought and food crisis engulfing Mali and other countries in West Africa. Some 3 million people are affected in Mali alone, of which 1.1 million are in need of immediate food assistance, according to World Food Program.
You look out the window again to distract yourself. You smile for just a few seconds as you pass a little girl stretched out on her belly on a bench, her playmate tickling and massaging her feet, which are lifted in the air. They are both laughing. No matter the place, kids are kids, you think to yourself.
But are they? You pass a desolate-looking school amid the surrounding barren landscape, and you wonder: What it would be like to grow up in a place like this? To go to school here?
You find answers as you reach your destination. A mother tells you she can't send her children to school anymore, because they're hungry, and, as a result, too tired to study or walk to the school in the first place. A father explains that he has sold most of his harvest to pay for school fees for his oldest son, as he really believes in the value of schooling. But he was still behind on the payments and didn't know what to do. Worse, he had had to pull his second son out of school; education for two children was simply unaffordable.
Maria, mother of 11, shows what she has left to feed all of her children for the rest of the day.
The situation is bad and getting worse. Village elders say the last time they faced such a dire situation was in 1973-74. They talk about how last year's harvest has either already run out, or is about to be gone. Prices of grains in some places are more than double last year's prices. In some communities, prices can go up 10 to 30 percent in a single week.
And the next harvest is not for at least eight months.
"If we are left to cope on our own, we are hopeless," says 65-year-old Zaniba. "Without your help, we are hopeless."
Another mother, 46-year-old Bessimba, echoes Zaniba's sentiments. "We only wish that God would bless us with rain so everyone has something to eat," she says.
Maria, a mother of 11 children, holds up a bowl of millet paste. "This is what we have left from this morning, and I am not sure this will be enough for all of us for dinner," she says.
"When we sleep at night, we worry about the next day," adds her husband, Sikiam.
The stories come in many forms, but the message is the same: People don't know how they will cope, or what they will do.
Which begs the question: What will we do?
Make a one-time gift to help provide life-saving food and care to places affected by extreme hunger, like West Africa. Your donation will help deliver emergency food aid, agricultural assistance, clean water, nutritional support, and more.
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SANFORD, Fla. - An Orlando company is bringing new technology to Central Florida, that it says, will add years to seniors independence.
People like 103-year-old Sanford resident Irving Jacobson. Jacobson, who lives in an apartment adjacent to his daughter, relies on the system to keep him safe.
Joy Winters, his daughter, had the system installed last month.
"He's been falling a lot the last couple of years," she said. "This system makes me feel more secure, if God forbid he falls and can't communicate, he can't push a button or he can't get to the phone this system being a motion sensor will detect that he's not in his bed or he's not in his chair. There could be trouble."
The system uses sensors placed throughout Jacobson's home that monitor his every move. Motion sensors are placed on the walls and doors. Pressure sensors are under cushions in his bed and favorite chair. Over time they remember patterns of behavior.
If patterns change, or movement stops, a call is placed to the home. If the call isn't answered or trouble is detected by the operator, caregivers are alerted.
Save A Senior CEO Dennis Lewis says it's a way to give seniors a sense of independence while still keeping them safe.
"It uses artificial intelligence and sensors to protect seniors who live by themselves. It can automatically detect if they have fallen, if they've lost consciousness," Lewis said. "They don't have to wear anything. They don't have to push buttons. There's no cameras, no microphones, no body's watching. It's just a very non-invasive way to make sure they stay safe at home."
Lewis says Save A Senior is perfect for anybody that lives alone.
"What we don't realize is how difficult and expensive growing old has become," Lewis says, "Everything we can do to help people stay in their homes, keep that independence, keep that spirit that Mr. Jacobson has alive it's great for them it's great for their families."
The device costs $1,695 to install and $100 a month to monitor. For more information go to SaveASenior.com.
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Administration failed to work with city teachers union
While I may agree the Race To the Top -- District (RTTT-D) grant was a lost opportunity for Pittsfield I do not agree with Dr. Noseworthy's reasons for this loss expressed in his column of Nov. 10. Instead of blaming the United Educators of Pittsfield (UEP) Dr. Noseworthy should look within his administration.
The RTTT-D grant required the inclusion of the local Asso ciation as a partner in crafting the grant. This inclusion would have precluded many of the concerns voiced by UEP members at a general membership meeting. Unfor tu nately, Dr. Noseworthy did not include association input until the grant had been written. When I served as UEP president I was frequently included in discussions and gave input regarding RTTT and other important issues. This inclusion was a major factor in Pittsfield receiving its first RTTT grant. Knowing the grant writers I believe that "For the ensuing three weeks a team at Mercer familiar with grant writing worked day and night to enter this competition with gusto Š" it is presumptuous and demeaning to think the UEP would not have been willing to contribute with the same gusto.
Dr. Noseworthy also is critical of the number of UEP members who voted on the proposed grant. The members present voted 135-41 against signing the grant. This is approximately 30 percent of the membership. Had we more time and notice maybe more members would have attended but since 30 percent is a greater turnout than the voters in many congressional elections, it is not really an argument that has validity. If Dr. Noseworthy had really wanted membership input, he would have included the membership when writing the grant.
Finally, I find Dr. Nose worthy's assertions a personal attack on President Yates and members of the Executive Board of the UEP. Comments made during meetings and negotiations can easily be taken out of context. The educators on the Executive Board have dedicated their lives to helping children. Without com pelling and complete texts of their conversations I could do nothing but dismiss Dr. Noseworthy's characterization of what took place during the meeting of Oct. 22.
In spite of the opinion of the Executive Board regarding RTTT-D, President Yates sought member input and gave the final decision to the UEP membership. President Yates had no personal agenda when she called the meeting and invited members of the administration to answer questions. This openness and opportunity to convince the UEP is not the act of a closed-minded individual but of a person trying to work with the administration In the end, the UEP voted not to endorse this grant because we felt it would not, as written, benefit the students of the Pitts field Public Schools. Whe ther the attendees were for or against the RTTT-D grant, both sides were given a fair op por tunity to present their arguments.
Dr. Noseworthy should stop blaming the UEP and Presi dent Yates. The UEP has al ways been ready to work with administrators for the benefit of our students. It cannot happen if the administration is not willing to work with the UEP.
I hope going forward we can work collaboratively on important issues that will benefit the students of the Pittsfield Public Schools. The RTTT-D grant re quired this collaboration but instead the UEP was faced with only the opportunity to sign after the fact. That signature would have required an ex planation of nonparticipation.
It is time to stop finger- pointing and move forward. This is a teachable moment. In the future, let the UEP work with the administration. Keep ing us up to date, allowing input as things proceed and truly making us a partner will bear many more successes. We have the best interest of our students in mind.
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A daughter of Seal and Vada Viola Langley Smith, she was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Dalark. She was a homemaker and a member of the Russellville Missionary Baptist Church. She loved spending time with family and grandchildren and enjoyed flowers, gardening, crocheting, cooking and needle work.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J. W. Harris; a son, Gary Harris; a brother, Claude Smith; and a sister, Geraldine Thomas.
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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by tennisdj, Mar 24, 2013.
Why in the crosses???? A shaped poly should be installed in the mains for the maximum benefit.
Yea but then you would have to put gut in the crosses, so I guess it's whether you want more playability out of the Solinco or the gut.
But that means the mains won't move, since the polys will be cutting into the gut...
She's a pro, I think she can decide what string set up she likes on her own, guys.
That's the spillover from the General Pro Players Discussion section, people who think their opinions have any weight on pros' decisions.
Just laugh, and then ignore and proceed.
You are making the presupposition that she is using a poly at all for enhanced spin. It is a bit like saying those with 18x20 string patterns should go to 16x18 for maximum benefit. One may get more spin from something but that is not necessarily a care or consideration for the person.
i think she has been using lux for a very long time. now she trying something new, i guess
Oh you didn't hear? The poasters on TW know all, better than all.........
What does "10 % pre-stretch" mean?
And why pre-stretch the natural gut mains but not the co-poly cross string?
(Not an expert so someone correct me if I am wrong)
Pre-stretching does 3 things I am ware of:
1: Alleviates coil memory.
2: It takes some of the elasticity out of the string making it less lively.
3: By taking out some elasticity tension maintenance is better.
The % refers to what % over reference tension to pre-stretch. 24kgs is about 53 lbs so the pre-stretch was about 58 lbs.
My guess: Because poly has little to no tensile strength; pre-stretching poly would take too much elasticity.
I've tried Tour Bite 16 mains, and Gut 16 crosses. Total waste of strings.
Poly in the crosses ala Federer, helps tame the power of the Gut and allows the gut mains to slide and snap back for more spin. I am a little suprised she is using a shaped poly in the crosses as opposed to a round smooth poly, but she obviously prefers Tour Bite.
Using Gut in the crosses, IMO, would be a waste. May as well just use a synthetic or multi.
Roger Federer does the same thing. Wilson gut in the mains LXN rough in the crosses. The mains are the primary string for power, control and feel. Some texture on the crosses ads more bite on the ball and poly strings in the cross allow for less movement on the mains, and tame the power of gut.
EDIT: Andy Murray on the other hand seems to like poly mains and gut crosses. There isn't really a right or wrong way to each his / her own.
Well she played really well last night
Why is there a Luxilon logo on the data sheet?
Tournament sponsor or partner?
It's the "Luxilon" stringing team.
She has good taste in Natural Gut! Wilson natural is the real VS Gut.
Ditto. Pretty sure Solinco is selling Tour Bite like crazy. It's very good in the entire racquet or as a main string blend. For me I've had succes with it not hurting my arm.
I never was super impressed with Solinco Tour Bite. Its probably just a feel thing though. I know I get better spin with RPM Blast, but I still like PHT better. I think it just comes down to feel. Strings for some pros are almost a superstition....
I agree with what you said. Some people are more willing to change than others but in the end, it boils down to a matter of feel.
Wouldn't they prefer to push their own product..?
It's not a matter of pushing their product. Of course they're promoting their own product, since Wilson distributes Luxilon strings globally, but on-site stringing services are there to serve any player, regardless of which racquet and strings he uses. Babolat are the French Open stringers but take care of players using Wilson and Head racquets, and Luxilon and Tecnifibre strings. Most players take string along with their racquets to the on-site stringers, so it's not as though the on-site stringers have much of a chance to push anything.
Seen this coming on Solinco's end. With Andy Murray's brother (Jamie) using tour bite, now Marion Bartoli & Ana Ivanovic uses the string. It's an amazing string for these pro's to try out. no harm done.
Hey, if it works, no harm done.
I'll notify Federer[I have him on the facebook].
Hi sorry , but how to print the datas of this string service into the poly bag , i don t think made a personal exlusive bags to Ana for the same tension , you have idea how it is ? tank you
They print stickers and put the stickers on the poly bags.
she's back to tour bite crosses. per the yonex Instagram account
I've done just the opposite, Gut in the mains, STB soft in the crosses, and it has been the best string combo I have ever used.
Have we seen any pros testing Solinco's new poly Hyper G such as Ana?
That string was specifically made for Donald Young and is being used by several pros. Recently, I have seen Noah Rubin and James McGee both using the Hyper-G. And it's quite prevalent on the College circuit.
Is Donald Young such a Persona that Solinco made a string specifically for him ?
I believe Hyper-G started as a prototype to fall in between Tour Bite and Tour Bite Soft and that DY was the first pro to use it. And while not a huge name, he still has a career-high ranking of #38 (and was a former #1 ITF World Junior) and has made almost $3M in career prize money.
Thanx for info. I didn't know about above data.
Also, they were probably making an investment for the future. If they could get an American pro who may potentially turn into a big star it would be very beneficial for them to get him under contract early and cheap.
Tour bite soft is a great cross string, a tad more crisp than a generic smooth poly cross.
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The legendary 10-time Grammy Award Winner, known for her smash hits including "I Feel for you", "I'm Every Woman", "Tell Me Something Good", "Ain't Nobody" and "Through The Fire" to name a few, is used to packing out concert halls and arenas around the world. As such this is an extremely rare opportunity to see this legend of popular music in the intimate club environment of Ronnie Scott's.Band Features: Chaka Khan (artist), Jean Paul Maunick (Bluey) - Guitar / Vocals Dave Ital - Guitar Matthew Cooper - Keyboards, Vanessa Haynes - Vocals, Immani - Vocals, Katie Hector - Vocals, Pete Biggins - Drums, João Caetano - Percussion, Francis Hylton - Bass, Sidney Gauld - Trumpet, James Anderson - Saxophone, Trevor Mires - Trombone
Chaka Khan is one of the world's most gifted and celebrated musicians, with a rich musical legacy, the 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner is looking forward to a celebration of a lifetime. A songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist, Chaka Khan has influenced generations of recording artists. She has the rare ability to sing in seven music genres, including R&B, pop, rock, gospel, country, world music and classical. Affectionately known around the world as Chaka, she is revered by millions of fans as well as her peers for hertimeless, classic and unmatched signature music style and ability. The late, great Miles Davis often said, "She [Chaka] sings like my horn." And the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin says, "[Chaka] is a one- of- a -kind, premier vocalist."
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Early on, she caught the attention of music icon Stevie Wonder, who penned her first smash hit with Rufus, "Tell Me Something Good." The single from the group's 1974 platinum-selling album, Rags to Rufus, earned Chaka her first GRAMMY® Award. With Chaka as the group's dynamic center, Rufus became one of the most popular acts around selling out shows throughout the country and dominating the airwaves with hit after hit with songs such as "You Got the Love," which Chaka co-wrote, "Once You Get Started," "Sweet Thing," "Everlasting Love," "Do You Love What You Feel?" and "Ain't Nobody," Chaka's second GRAMMY Award-winning song with Rufus. Rufus and Chaka Khan racked up five RIAA certified gold and platinum albums during their time together.
It was inevitable that a singer with Chaka's star power would eventually venture out on her own. In 1978, Chaka blazed onto the music scene as a solo artist with the release of the smash hit "I'm Every Woman" written byAshford & Simpson. Paired with the late producer extraordinaire, Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler), her catalog grew even more impressive with hits such as "Clouds," "Papillon," and "What 'Cha Gonna Do For Me?" It was during this time that Chaka began pursuing her love of jazz. She and Arif brilliantly re-worked the classic song "Night in Tunisia" with the song's originator, Dizzy Gillespie, on trumpet. Chaka also recorded an album of jazz standards titled Echoes of an Era, which featured such luminaries as Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White. Her crowning achievement in jazz was the GRAMMY® Award-winning tune, "Be Bop Medley." The song's album, titled Chaka Khan, also won a GRAMMY® for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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The Terrorism Studies Club (TSC) is a student organization at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies that seeks to enrich its members through a series of educational, professional, and social events. By providing a positive and multifaceted support environment, the Terrorism Studies Club aims to assist students in fulfilling their highest academic potential and embarking on successful careers as security and counterterrorism professionals.
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|Feb. 12, 2015
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|March 5, 2015
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|Dr. Michael Freeman
The Coercion Paradox and Counterterrorism
|April 2, 2015
|Morse B104
|Dr. Mahmood Monshipouri
Protests and Information Politics in the Digital Age
|May 7, 2015
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Marc Elliott, President
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Plot line: Sovay Rees is a wealthy beauty in 1794 England. Her family gives her everything she could ask for, but she wants more. So she runs away from London to wherever in England that the author wants. There, she meets a street urchin named Tristan DuGray. She teams up with him to make a living off of robbing stagecoaches (or whatever the Muggle transportation is). Some point after she and Tristan meet, Sovay meets a wizard named [whatever author wants name to be] in one of the stagecoaches she holds up. There is an interaction of whatever kind the author wants. Sovay cannot get the wizard out of her mind. There are a few chance encounters between Sovay and this wizard throughout the years. At some point, Tristan robs Sovay's parents and something (again, author's choice) happens from that.
Sovay falls for the wizard, who in turn loves her. But Tristan also loves Sovay, and there is a confrontation between him and the wizard. This twisted love triangle is part of the story. In the end, Sovay can end up with Tristan or this wizard. It doesn't matter which, author's choice.
Other details: This takes place in 1794 England, but I think I already said that. Whoever adopts this bunny will have a lot of free reign over it. Chapter POVs can be decided by the author (whether they want it to be third person, or first person from the POV of Sovay or the wizard or rotating POVs for each chapter or in each chapter).


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Colorado's top agriculture official and others expressed support Wednesday for a study that explains how much water is consumed by cities through food consumption. Colorado Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar and representatives of the Colorado Farm Bureau and other groups said during a Colorado Ag Water Alliance meeting that those numbers would help educate urban populations on the importance of the state's ag industry. They said increasing awareness and improving communication between agriculture and metro areas is critical to finding ways to prevent more of Colorado's irrigated farms from drying up.
State numbers show municipalities and nonag industries use only about 7 percent of Colorado's water.
However, Chris Kraft, a Morgan County dairyman who serves as a director for the Western Dairy Association, said those numbers don't factor in the food eaten by municipal residents. The water used to grow that food for urbanites, Kraft pointed out, is attributed to the agriculture industry, which, according to the state, uses about 85 percent of Colorado's water. Kraft and others expressed frustration that agriculture often takes heat for using so much more water than municipalities, even though water use in ag later benefits urban populations. To explain the dependency Colorado's cities have on local farms, Kraft referred to statistics that show 98 percent of all milk consumed in the state is produced only about 50 miles away from the consumer.
In addition to talks of the potential food-water study, the day also featured discussions how cities and the ag industry can lease and share water with one another in the future to maximize use of the resource. Some attendees agreed that agriculture can find ways to use water more efficiently, but also said urban areas share the responsibility in keeping needed water on farms.
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In 1969, Richter was posthumously awarded the Air Force Academy's Jabara Award for airmanship, and in 2005, he was named exemplar of the Academy's Class of 2008.
The public schools administration building in his hometown of Holly, Michigan was named in his honor.
The Holly High School Class of 1960 (Richter's class) annually bestows the Karl Richter Award to a Holly HS senior who excells in athletics. The 2007 award winner was Thomas C. Baker, who is currenlly a cadet (class of 2011) at the USAF Academy.


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Two recent acts of bravery bring up a clear point:
1. A nine year old boy in a Southern town was in the passenger seat of his parents' car with three siblings all under the age of three in the back. His mother darted into a convenience store, and a huge man (who was lurking nearby) jumped into the driver's seat, i.e., it was a car-jacking in the works. The nine year old had the courage and the presence of mind not to be "politically correct" which would have meant sitting quietly and obeying an adult. Nope, not at all. This kid grabbed the car keys and held them tight to his right side. The would-be carjacker hit the boy's head against the passenger door in an attempt to get the keys, and failed as the boy was resolute. As the boy said later, "I didn't want my family to be taken." The car-jacker ran from the car, fell, and was apprehended by police who had been called from the convenience store.
2. A young female (of course I'm proud) civilian police officer stopped an Army officer from continuing his murders of Fort Hood soldiers by standing up to him and shooting him numerous times while being shot three times herself. Unfortunately, except for military police (MPs) and civilian police, soldiers on a base do not carry weapons, and are, therefore, sitting ducks for the murderous rampage of "one of their own." As it turns out, by all media reports, the history of this so-called American Army officer was clearly one of a terrorist.
There was a history of his radical Muslim ideology. Reports against him had been made, but political correctness ruled the day. Because he had worshipped at a mosque with a radical imam who allegedly had made contact with two of the 9/11 hijackers and had written on the Internet Muslim extremist comments (which, I understand, included a defense of suicide bombers), had tried to indoctrinate patients and his school mates even complained about the political leanings of his class assignments and so much more, was no reason, many authorities have said, to assume he was a home-grown terrorist. That political correctness caused the death of 13 and serious injury to dozens. Never mind the fear it has generated on bases around the country and the world where the bullet or bomb can come from the "inside."
Instead of facing this threat (and please do remember the plots that were foiled against other military bases on American soil in the past several years), we are being told not to "jump to conclusions." Well, without jumping to the correct conclusions in a timely manner, hanging on instead to political correctness (meaning that no one should criticize or profile), our military men and women and their families have a good reason to be afraid and angry. They pay the price.
That nine year old boy didn't sit complacently and be a "good boy." He took charge to protect his own. We should do the same for our military and their families. Those who have expressed at any time any philosophy resembling radical Islamic hate should be marginalized, scrutinized, put under surveillance, and supervised.
The first obligation of the American government is not "Cash for Clunkers." It's for the safety of the populace. The morale of our military took a large hit when they discovered that they were not safe from worldwide terrorists at their own desks.
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I tried to install zonealarm free last night. It did not install properly, so I tried to remove it. It did not remove properly so I tried to reinstall it. After reinstalling the internet was working fine. I decided to check if my VPN connection would work. Unfortunately it didn't. So I reinstalled that. I still didn't work so I uninstalled both. I then reinstalled VPN (firewall setting mismatch). It still would not connect.
Eventually I had a problem with a file called cpes_clean_launcher which came up telling me to restart every time I restarted. At some point I deleted all instances of this file. My VPN still didn't work and I could not access the internet but my computer still had internet connection.
Since then I have tried reinstalling and uninstalling Zonealarm again.
I can now access the internet intermittently when Zone alarm is running but still can't get VPN to work. I value VPN access higher than having a firewall (Zone alarm did not turn off windows firewall when it installed).
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With the Fake Season starting to pick up momentum (John Garrett gave us a shoutout on Sportsnet during the Wolves-Heat game. Thanks John!), it's time we sat down and went over a few things. You will remember last week I asked you about several trades, and asked you to weigh in on them and if we should do them. The major trade offer was of course the Iginla trade. Let's look at the trade poll results first:
As you can see, the fans shot down the Hal Gill trade, preferring to put their faith in soft shooting Tanev for the time being. The Hejduk offer was a close one, but that gets nixed in the end. The Canuck killer won't be playing for Fake Vancouver any time soon.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 11:01 PM
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Overnight-parking ban eyed for part of Crescent Park
Original post made on Jul 30, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 11:01 PM
Comments (51)
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 30, 2013 at 11:44 pm
"...taking up their parking spaces..."
Lovely attitude, but it got you to Crescent Park, so why stop now?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:11 am
I don't live in this area of Crescent Park, but I have driven, biked and walked in that area. It is a mess at night, there are cars all over the place and people walking all over as well. There have been a few crimes there as well as report here.
I don't blame people for not wanting lots of strange cars at their curbs and to say there is something wrong with this is just blather.
This situation puts me in a contradictory place, as I have argued for letting people who need to, and residents at times park campers or RV or whatever in places, and I do not want to change that opinion.
However, this is a special case that is only enabled because of the proximity of the less densely parked streets of Palo Alto to the packed streets of East Palo Alto on the other side of the creek.
I think the solution here is to get rid of the bridge as is needed. The bridge has to go because the aperture under it backs up water in a rainstorm and could lead to flooding.
By removing the bridge and not replacing it with an auto or pedestrian bridge the problem is solved. Yes, it makes it more difficult to get to and from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto.
This is harsh, as it leaves EPA on the other side to solve a very tough problem, that is, the lack of parking places in their high density housing. EPA residents need to demand parking places. A park might be nice over there as well.
But why do Palo Alto streets need to serve as parking lots for EPA?
It used to be just a few cars, but for a while this whole area was filled with cars, and not only on Newell but all along the side streets as well. There is no way to get the EPA parkers to moderate their behavior.
Any one have an opposing view or a better idea?
The only permanent and full solution is to get rid of that screwed up bridge that should not even be there anyway. I'd be so curious to know what that area looked like when they build that bridge and why they build it.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 31, 2013 at 7:06 am
Palo Alto cannot solve EPA's problems. EPA need to create parking spaces for their own residents, as well as build their own public parks and athletic fields. Dependency on your neighbors is counter productive and destructive. EPA's priorities should include instilling some civic pride in their residents.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 7:14 am
My wife and I often go for a walk down Newell towards the bridge, then left onto Edgewood and around the neighborhood. We virtually *never* see anyone outside who lives on Edgewood or any of the streets in question, which is to say that Palo Altans in that area do not even *use* the streets they live on themselves.
If the streets aren't being used at all by the citizens that live there, it's hard for me to understand them having an issue with others parking on their street.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:03 am
I feel sure that it is not the cars being parked that is the real problem in this neighborhood, but the manners of those parking the cars. I have no problem with any cars being parked overnight outside my home, but if they are noisy, blocking driveways and leaving litter I would be very unhappy.
Being good neighbors with respect and manners makes a big difference. Those that are already doing this (and perhaps some may be Crescent Park residents or their visitors) are now being penalized.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:08 am
If the City of EPA would fix Woodland Ave and provide parking all along the creek side of the road the problem would be solved. The road is in really bad shape with potholes and bumps everywhere so the City should be looking at fixing soon.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:31 am
What about banning at Chaucer? With no overnight parking in Menlo Park, we're forever stuck with Menlo Park residents parking on Chaucer and Palo Alto Avenue.
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 31, 2013 at 9:55 am
I don't see why this is such a difficult problem to solve that it requires a journey to get there. Just do it. Put a residential permit program in place and problem solved!
On the subject of the bridge, I agree with the comment that it does not need to be there. To say the bridge is outdated and unsafe is an understatement, let alone contributing to the problem of flooding. It was not designed for the way it is being used today. Removing the bridge is the most effective way to solve a number of problems, including overflow parking.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jul 31, 2013 at 10:46 am
How about an over-night parking ban at Cubberly too while your at it. That area is be my daughter's path to and from school, but over the past few months the problem has gotten out of control and is no longer safe.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 31, 2013 at 11:45 am
I know people who live in the residential area across the Newell bridge in EPA. Too many people living in a small 2br space with like four cars to one appt' unit. And yes, they're litter bugs. Sidewalks and gutters lined with trash. They give zero cares about their own residential area or the environment. I support this parking ban.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 31, 2013 at 11:59 am
So while Crescent Park get their needs met, the dtn doesn't. curious. How about ban overnight street parking withoug res permits. Tired of the car/van and RV dwellers. They leave lots of mess on the street, including their blackwater
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Overnight parking ban? What about residents who own more than one car per household or have visitors? Where do we and our guests park if you completely ban overnight parking. Not everyone in Palo Alto lives in huge houses with double wide driveways.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:16 pm
The management of parking permits does not solve the problem, creates other problems like visitor problem - and costs money and police time to enforce.
Tearing down the bridge and not rebuilding it does solve the problem permanently.
It does not solve the Chaucer St. problem, but I don't think that is as much of a problem because the apartment density near Chaucer St. is nowhere near the Newell St. problem on the Menlo Park side.
This issue has nothing to do with other "non-bridged" parts of the city such as Cubberly.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:16 pm
On earlier threads I have been sympathetic to PA residents taking overflow parking and/or trash from a neighboring county. I only drove that way (over the bridge) once or twice since living here, it doesn't seem to make much sense. I can't speak for others closer/more affected, but perhaps the situation is leaning towards the bridge becoming pedestrian only.
With the updated ideas in this news report, my concern is that the "programs" our local politicians come up with may be too complex and require a hassle to get enforcement. Therefore, the problems, which are pretty straightforward, may not get solved and they need to be. Let's try to get simple solutions and enforcement, sooner rather than later.
When residents phone PA code enforcement, will they have the wo/man power to come out and take care of the problem promptly? Will they tow cars? How will they prevent/reduce/penalize those who dump trash on others' property? Why do you have to do a "one year program?"
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:20 pm
I agree with CrescentParkAnon - get rid of the bridge altogether. This reduces flood risk AND keeps the parking problem at bay! As others have suggested, let EPA deal with their parking issues, not Palo Alto.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:25 pm
A pedestrian-only bridge does not solve the problem. Drivers park over in Palo Alto, and the "pedestrianate" ;-) right over to their places in East Palo Alto.
Police enforcement is problematic because for trash and the like I think someone has to see and identify the litterer ... takes too much time.
The put up no-parking signs in Newell, but then when you drive or walk through this area you see cars up and down the side streets.
The bridge has to come down anyway according to the City, so why not take it down and see what happens. I think the bridge goes down and everyone goes about their lives without much being changed.
The only argument I've heard to support the need for that bridge is access for emergency vehicles, but University and Embarcadero are fine, and if they are not should be updated to fix whatever problem there is.
People need the parking spaces in front of their houses in Palo Alto.
The City is already to hands-on in terms of regulating what parking places are used for. Why don't they quit messing with residential areas and get some more parking downtown?
Our City government needs some focus, and some courage to say no to developers.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 1:07 pm
"I think the solution here is to get rid of the bridge ... The bridge has to go because the aperture under it backs up water in a rainstorm ..."
Agree in full
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 31, 2013 at 1:17 pm
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The bridge needs to go. It does not serve any purpose. People with cars go over through Univ and others cross over through Embarcadero.
In any case, the bridge is narrow and dangerous for pedestrians.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 31, 2013 at 1:36 pm
"The bridge needs to go."
Would that be a unilateral decision? DOes EPA have a say? or they do not because they are EPA?
Time for EPA to look at calming traffic on their part of University (hint, hint--no thorugh traffic from Palo Alto)
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 1:36 pm
To Chris Zaharias
I don't know when you are walking on Newell or Edgewood, but your statement that you "never see anyone outside who lives on Edgewood or any of the streets in question" is hard to understand.
Over the last year, there are 70-90 cars parked up and down these streets, arriving starting at 6-7 pm and getting pretty full by 11:30 pm or midnight. This has been verified by neighborhood leaders and the city of Palo Alto. Neighbors park their cars on the street a little also but there often isn't room when residents come home from work or when they have guests for dinner, given the number of cars that are already there throughout the evening. Many stay for a few days. Neighbors use the street and the neighborhood just like all who live in Palo Alto.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:06 pm
My brother's town in southern california, does not allow overnight street parking. An exception is made for resident's who have vistors/guests, and only then when a required permit is obtained.
It is all done online - go to the city website, fill out the permit form, pay the fee ($7/night), print it out and put it on your dash.
Solves the problem of keeping the streets from become parking lots. The fee discourages abuse, but it is fair when needed.
The city might want to consider this as an option.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:14 pm
>> An exception is made for resident's who have vistors/guests, and only then when a required permit is obtained.
>> It is all done online - go to the city website, fill out the permit form, pay the fee ($7/night), print it out and put it on your dash.
What a pain in the neck ... why should anyone have to pay to park or have their friends park in front of their own house ... that is ridiculous. It's even more ridiculous if they forget and then get a ticket or get towed. That is a screwball way to solve this problem.
And this comment, trying to nudge towards racism or something, kind of irks me too ...
>> DOes EPA have a say? or they do not because they are EPA?
Do you get to use reverse-racism and deny that the people in Palo Alto have the right to be unhappy and complain because they are complaining about less afflient minorities? This just gives me a headache.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:22 pm
CPA--cool your jets,
The question was a simple one--the bridge is also in EPA--so do they have a say in whether the bridge is removed or not. Simple as that--no racism or reverse-racism [portion removed.]
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:33 pm
No whining involved,
if you have a point then try to make it clearly.
> DOes EPA have a say? or they do not because they are EPA?
"Because they are EPA" does not factor in to any decision the bridge.
The bridge has to go so that in a major storm neither city floods in this area.
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a resident of Midtown
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:44 pm
"The bridge has to go so that in a major storm neither city floods in this area."
Maybe you should become aware of the plans for the bridge replacement. The current bridge is an issue when it comes to flooding. The replacement bridge will not have those problems.
But the question I asked, is since the bridge is also in EPA, do they have say or is it just you making the decision saying the bridge must go--sounds pretty unilateral to me.
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 2:50 pm
You asked if the bridge needed to go, not if it also needed to be replaced.
I'm drawing a distinction between the two.
I think that replacing the bridge is a waste of money, and should not be done,
this issue is just another reason why not.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 31, 2013 at 3:13 pm
When our son lived in an apartment in EPA, there was no parking garage for the development, so everyone parked on the street. Several times, his car windows were broken and anything inside was stolen.
The solution for him was to drive across the Newell Bridge and park there, then walk the short distance to his apartment on EPA. He did this for two years, until he could afford to move to a better neighborhood.
If EPA apartment complex owners would include parking spaces or garages with security cameras in their development plans, there would be far fewer cars being parked a Ross the bridge in Crescent Park!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 3:17 pm
It wasn't that long ago that PA put up a locked gate on the Chaucer Bridge. Perfectly legal. PA does not have to agree to another bridge at Newell.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 31, 2013 at 4:52 pm
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 5:27 pm
"Midtown guy", is this speeding you are talking about a part of the subject of parking?
There is nothing to indicate that the speeders are residents of East Palo Alto that park around the Newell Bridge, is there? I think we might both agree that the Palo Alto Police need to pick up traffic enforcement in certain areas.
Palo Alto Ave. follows the creek, then turns into Marlowe St. and then T's into University more or less a mile away from Newell St. So, what's your point here?
As a bike rider myself I try to stay off curvy roads where there are a lot of cars and it's harder for me to be seen. I know Palo Alto Ave. is a more scenic route, but cars have a harder time seeing you there.
Some of "those people" who are "service economy workers" probably do not speak English well and have a hard time trying to survive, but it sure seems like you are just picking on them. I'd wager there are just as many college students or lawyers in flashy cars driving down Palo Alto Ave. as well!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 6:39 pm
If EPA won't fix their parking issues, then Palo Altans should have the right to close the Newell Bridge. If EPA won't work with PA regarding the parking problem in Crescent Park, then PA shouldn't be hesitant to take steps to protect itself against the EPA parking invasion.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Jul 31, 2013 at 6:54 pm
The City of EPA is not to blame for the parking problems as much as the managment company of the apartments that border Newell. They allow each apt one parking space and charge $100 month for any additional spaces. I'd park offsite too.
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 31, 2013 at 6:55 pm
David-- I guess them EPA would have the right to close university avenue to prevent cut through traffic from palo alto.
Are the people parking in crescent park breaking the law by parking on that street ?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Actually, PA and EPA already do this but implementing their varikus traffic calming programs. EPA redirects traffic near the Home Depot center. PA does the same thing in DTN and CT.
Cities do what they need to do....
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Palo Alto may feel a social obligation to help EPA in some ways.
But helping with their parking problems isn't one of them.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:29 pm
East Palo Alto always gets a "pass" because Palo Alto is afraid of being called racist. I'm tired of it.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 31, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Menlo Park doesn't allow overnight parking on its residential streets.
Why doesn't Palo Alto implement the same policy. End of problem.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 9:22 pm
> Menlo Park doesn't allow overnight parking on its residential streets.
UH ... Last I checked East Menlo Park was not a different city from Menlo Park. There are cars all over the streets over in parts of East Menlo Park, and that is what some of the mentioned Palo Alto streets are starting to look like.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on Jul 31, 2013 at 10:56 pm
Banning overnight parking in Crescent Park would be a headache for the neighborhood. Blow up the bridge. There are other routes to enter Palo Alto. And there are plenty of Walter Hays and Jordan Middle School children riding their bikes on Newell Rd. Less traffic on Newell is safer.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 31, 2013 at 11:06 pm
CPA: if you're referring to the Menlo Oaks neighborhood, that area is unincorporated and does not have parking restrictions.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 31, 2013 at 11:17 pm
I don't think I saw any comment here about the effect closing the Newell bridge would have on traffic at the Woodland-University intersection specifically or at other Univ Ave intersections, Middlefield Road, or the Embarcadero-West Bayshore intersection as EPA residents commute to Stanford Industrial Park, shop at California Ave, Midtown, etc.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 1, 2013 at 6:35 am
Well it would force the cut through traffic to take roads that are designed for heavier and more frequent traffic.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Aug 1, 2013 at 7:41 am
"Blow up the Newell bridge" ??? I promise to drive through all the side streets like E. Crescent and Southwood if this happens. So will thousands of other drivers. Everyone needs to come up with valid solutions. Seriously. EPA deals with all the "outsiders" parking in our city when the International School in Palo Alto on Laura Lane and East Bayshore can't provide enough parking for their families.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 1, 2013 at 10:06 am
Jessica, I don't think anyone has a problem with your driving around as much as you want wherever you want .... the problem is too many people using other people's streets as their own personal parking lots ... and secondarily without even respecting them.
The problem is that those "thousands of other drivers" will not be using those streets if the bridge is removed ... because there is no logical reason to be driving through there. The bridge puts people from one small area of one city into a another small area of the other city where there is virtually nothing there commercially and no reason to have them connected. If I want to get to the 7-11 in EPA from PA .... I will have to go a little bit farther, or just go to the downtown 7-11 ... how many 7-11s do we need?
The other issues you mention with East Palo Alto is not the same as the parking is not all the time, overnight or in a quiet residential area.
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Bay Dweller makes a good point. Establishing a RPPP anywhere in this city should be formulaic at this point. If the neighbors need to vote as we did in College Terrace why not get on with it? If John Arrillaga can get an entire football stadium built in less than a year surely City Staff can repeat an already established procedure. Just do it for goodness sake. This should not have to be a major event.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Aug 1, 2013 at 2:18 pm
I empathize with many of the points that have been brought up so far. I do want to mention that Equity Residential and Woodland Park Apartments have a long history of ignoring the needs and complaints of its residents. In addition to the lack of adequate parking, residents also struggle to have simple necessary repairs completed in their units and a group of complexes has recently begun a legal battle with Equity because the quality of water in their units was found to have levels of manganese above the legal limits for several years. Equity has not shown itself to be responsive to the complaints and needs of its residents, and unfortunately, at the end of the day, they are the main force that can help alleviate this parking problem.
The problems that exist in EPA are systemic, and I don't think blame or burden to solve its problems can be placed on any one party. I certainly don't think it is Palo Alto's "responsibility" to solve EPA's parking problems, but at the same time, EPA's residents are also not in a good place to solve these problems either. Many do not speak English fluently, are not aware of their rights as renters, do not own property, may not be registered voters, and are struggling with a whole host of other issues that threaten their community (e.g., violence, subpar education, lack of access to health care, etc.).
I would like to be able to make some progress with EPA's city council and Equity on this parking issue, but given what i have mentioned above - Equity's apathy to the plight of its residents and the other issues that pose barriers to EPA residents trying to tackle this specific issue, I'm not sure anyone should get too hopeful about this parking issue in EPA being alleviated or get frustrated with EPA residents for not being able to make progress.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 1, 2013 at 4:58 pm
XDM is correct in saying that EPA should build parking all along the creek; PA should insist that the bridge replacement project include this. When ample parking is available on the east side of the bridge, the parking problem at Edgewood and Newell will disappear. Removing the bridge completely would simply force traffic onto the already over-burdened University Road.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 1, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Whoever is saying parking should be built along the creek side of Woodland is either blind, stupid or doesn't know the area. There're areas of Woodland where parking is allowed on both sides of the street, but for the most part, more parking can't safely be added. Widening a road is one thing, widening a road where there's a creek on one side is a whole other problem.
This problem didn't exist prior to Equity Residential purchasing a large number of properties on the west side. Complain to them, Christopher Peter is the manager: cpeter(at)eqrworld dotcom or woodlandpark(at)eqr dotcom or (866) 220-7449 or (650) 566-2000
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 1, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Plenty more cars can fit on Woodland. Simply make Woodland a one way, one lane for the few blocks surrounding Newell and have nose-in parking at an angle on both side of the street. Available parking will triple. Add meters and charge a nominal fee for overnight parking and EPA makes revenue. Win-Win.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Aug 2, 2013 at 9:20 pm
People are parking cars? And walking? The horror! Call the city! Enact an ordinance!
The things Palo Alto people complain about are ridiculous. #paloaltoproblems
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 2, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Edgewood resident, constricting Edgewood down to 1 lane so that parking can be increased on either side of it would be dangerous if there was a fire and emergency vehicles have to get in there.
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