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1 Daybreak s Environmental History Introduction Kennecott Utah Copper s Daybreak Community Development Team is dedicated to building an enduring community in the Salt Lake Valley. We manage our land holdings and are building Daybreak in ways that will ensure future generations have the opportunity to enjoy a great neighborhood, beautiful land, abundant water, and clean air. As part of Rio Tinto, a global mining company, Kennecott is well-versed in the reclamation needs of mining operations and is sensitive to the public s questions and concerns about past mining activities. We hope the information contained in this report will help you understand our significant work and commitment to ensure clean, safe soil and water in Daybreak.
2 History Utah s first mining district was born in the early 1860s when reports of significant mineral deposits in the Oquirrh Mountains were confirmed. Over the next 150 years, the industry went through enormous changes in prosperity and modernization. In 1989, one of the world s largest mining companies, Rio Tinto, purchased Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC). In 2001, Kennecott began planning the Daybreak community as a sustainable use of post mining land and as a showcase of the progressive thinking that embodies Rio Tinto.
3 Soil Conditions at Daybreak Kennecott has met and in some cases exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality s (UDEQ) standards for soil conditions for development at Daybreak. A small part (around 13%) of the community sits on the former site of evaporation ponds used in conjunction with mining operations in Bingham Canyon. The following chronicles the development and removal of soil beneath those holding ponds. In 1936, Kennecott constructed evaporation ponds to store and evaporate mine water originating from the Bingham Canyon watershed. Over time, additional ponds were constructed to increase capacity, and the area became known as the South Jordan Evaporation Ponds (SJEP). The ponds were used for mine water until 1965 and for periodic storage of runoff water until SJEP use was discontinued in Studies in the early 1990s concluded that there were elevated levels of heavy metals in the soil where the holding ponds had been located. Kennecott took responsibility for the impacts and agreed to reclaim and remediate the SJEP area. The removal work was undertaken pursuant to an EPA Administrative Order on Consent (AOC). A massive cleanup operation began in 1994 involving the removal of pond sediment and six additional inches of underlying native soil. The material removed from Daybreak was permanently relocated to the Kennecott Blue Water Repository as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) cleanup. At this time, some sediment, with a low concentration of lead and arsenic but an elevated sulfate concentration were consolidated onsite and capped with topsoil and re-vegetated. In 2001, the EPA issued a Record of Decision stating that the removal action satisfied the remedial objectives and EPA determined that no further action was required. An Operation and Maintenance Plan (O&M Plan) was established to address further management of the consolidation site. > Pursuant to agreements between the EPA, UDEQ and Kennecott, Kennecott began removing the remaining sediments at the consolidation site under the guideline of the O&M Plan. > In 2006, Kennecott, the EPA and the UDEQ entered into an agreement solidifying the unrestricted residential and commercial use cleanup standards for the entire site. > In early 2007, the consolidated pond sediment removal project was completed. > In 2008, the EPA and UDEQ issued a Consent Decree for the ground water cleanup efforts. Growing Conditions at Daybreak Daybreak integrates sustainable landscape practices into the community in a number of ways. We are committed to planting over 100,000 trees along all of the streets and in parks, which will diminish the urban heat island effect. Storm water runoff is collected in a variety of ways and filters down to recharge the aquifer beneath Daybreak. Residents are encouraged to plant a water wise landscape, limit turf areas that require a lot of supplemental water, and improve soil to better absorb water and encourage deeper roots. A list of plants that grow well at Daybreak is available through the Daybreak Community Association. Gardening is encouraged at Daybreak as a means of producing sustainable food supplies. Gardening opportunities are available to Daybreak residents at their home or at one of the Community Gardens, which have been constructed throughout Daybreak.
4 Water at Daybreak Daybreak and other southwest valley residents get their drinking and household water from the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD). Parks and open spaces at Daybreak are irrigated through the use of an innovative secondary water collection and distribution system. Secondary water (originating from Utah Lake) is piped in through existing pipelines and treated at a holding pond on the northern edge of the property. The water is distributed for irrigation to parks and open spaces. Southwest Valley Groundwater Groundwater in the southwest valley (including portions of South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton and Herriman), has been impacted by early mining operations in the Oquirrh Mountains. This water was found to contain higher than normal levels of sulfate. Sulfate (SO4) occurs naturally in most groundwater, with higher levels associated with historic mining districts. As water moves through soil and rock formations that contain sulfate or sulfide bearing minerals, some of the sulfate dissolves into the groundwater. At high levels, sulfate can give water a bitter taste and can have a laxative effect. The presence of the groundwater plume, which is approximately 250 to 450 feet beneath Daybreak, does not constitute a health or safety risk, or concern to individuals who live, work, or recreate at Daybreak, due to its depth below the surface. However, Kennecott is working with the UDEQ and the JVWCD and have implemented a clean-up plan that will have long-term environmental benefits. Here are the facts: The groundwater plume is approximately 250 to 450 feet beneath the surface of Daybreak. No groundwater containing sulfate in quantities greater than the drinking water standards is extracted and directly supplied as drinking water by the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. In August 2004, Kennecott signed an agreement to perform a groundwater clean-up in conjunction with the UDEQ and the JVWCD. The agreement outlines a plan to pump and treat groundwater. Two Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants have been built to treat the sulfate contaminated water and provide drinking water to the JVWCD. The western RO plant operated by Kennecott, also known as Bingham Canyon Water Treatment Plant located southeast of Copperton, began providing drinking water in June The eastern RO plant operated by JVWCD, located along 1300 West and 8200 South, is projected to be in full operation in the second quarter of The plant will treat groundwater extracted from wells located in the South Jordan area. The groundwater treatment project has a 40-year timeline that Kennecott will be financing. At the end of this period, the size of the plumes should have decreased substantially. The two RO plants will provide at least 7,000 acre feet of water conforming to drinking water standards per year to the JVWCD.
5 Air Quality Due to its unique topography and quickly growing population, Utah experiences a number of challenges in maintaining healthy air quality for its citizens, particularly in the more densely populated areas along the Wasatch Front. Kennecott is aware of these issues and impacts and has planned Daybreak to reduce carbon monoxide emissions from buildings and vehicles in the following ways: Because Daybreak is designed as a traditional neighborhood development, there is a reduction of vehicle miles traveled for daily needs because of a network of connected sidewalks, trails, and streets. According to a University of Utah study, 72% of students walk to Daybreak Elementary. Kennecott played a pivotal role in the development of the Utah Transit Authority s TRAX red line, which connects Daybreak to the University of Utah. Kennecott s portfolio contains three high performing LEEDcertified buildings in Daybreak, with several others awaiting certification. The Rio Tinto Regional Center was the first LEED Platinum-rated building in Utah. Every home in Daybreak is energy star rated and comes with a Home Energy Rating Score (HERS), which provides an index rating of each home s energy efficiency. Kennecott has implemented a vehicle idling reduction program for construction vehicles in Daybreak, which has resulted in a reduction in tailpipe emissions.
6 Environmental Commitment for Today and the Future Daybreak has been carefully planned to incorporate key social and environmental features in its design. These important choices demonstrate Rio Tinto s commitment to sustainable development and environmental quality. Daybreak homes are Energy Star -certified, making it the largest single Energy Star community in Utah and one of the largest in the country. In 2011, Daybreak introduced the new Energy Star 3.0 Standard, which makes each home 20% to 30% more energy efficient than a home built to the standard code. All homes in Daybreak are inspected by a third party to ensure compliance to the higher Energy Star 3.0 Standards. Daybreak has planned more than 1,000 acres as open space. This open space will be irrigated with secondary water and landscaped with a combination of sod and water-wise native plants. Daybreak uses a unique program with onsite builders and contractors to recycle three-quarters of all home construction waste. Daybreak s storm water management system has been designed to retain 100% of storm water onsite from a 100 year rain event, in an effort to preserve precious groundwater resources. Daybreak has a vigorous dust control program for construction activities far exceeding standard industry practice. Daybreak conducts noise and vibration monitoring to ensure that impacts from its construction activities are well-controlled. Daybreak is a member of the UDEQ s Clean Utah Program. Kennecott is a Rocky Mountain Power Blue Sky Visionary Partner, purchasing 100% of the electricity consumption needed for the development of Daybreak, from clean renewable energy sources. Envision Utah awarded Daybreak with six Governor s Awards for Quality Growth for sustainable development achievements at Daybreak Grand Achievement Award for Design and Planning Award of Merit for ecosystem approach to planting design, plant procurement and landscape maintenance Award for the West Bench Planning Summits in the Public Involvement category for the 2005 Council of Government Summits Award for Daybreak Elementary and Community Center for innovative public/private partnership. Daybreak Elementary has Silver LEED certification and has geo-thermal heating, making it one of the Jordan Districts most energy efficient schools Award for Daybreak Corporate Center/Rio Tinto Regional Center for earning the first LEED Platinum designation in Utah Salt Lake County/ Daybreak: Crosswalk Collaboration Portal/Active Street Maps National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) awarded Daybreak Best Smart Growth Community in the United States. Combined, these efforts will help ensure our natural resources will be available to future generations, and Utah will remain a healthy and desirable place to live. ISO certification: Daybreak is one of the first and largest planned communities in the United States developed under an environmental management system certified by the International Organization for Standardization. Additional information can be found online: Kennecott 4700 Daybreak Parkway South Jordan, UT Rio Tinto 2012 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Utah Department of Environmental Quality Rio Tinto ISO Environmental Certification Kennecott Utah Copper Daybreak
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These Breakfast Potatoes have a perfectly tender interior, with a gorgeously browned exterior, slightly moist, with just the right amount of flavor and seasoning. If you've been following my blog you've probably noticed by now breakfast is kind of my thang. I love a delicious breakfast meal served up any time of day. I mentioned before how I've posted all these main entrees for breakfast but I've never posted the sides I serve with them.
I've been making these potatoes for many years, so I'd hope I can say I've perfected the recipe. I've tried different cooking methods, different oils, played with seasonings and now here are the exact results I was looking for.
You can use plain old salt and pepper (if you want to be boring =) or you can add some pizzazz with the delicious seasoning blend listed. Below are a few things I wanted to list, that in my opinion, make the perfect breakfast potatoes:
How To Make Breakfast Potatoes
1. Pre-bake the potatoes. If they are cooked halfway before you fry them then they don't end up under cooked in the middle.
7. Leave the skins on when dicing. Less work (no peeling necessary), more taste and more vitamins. With that said why wouldn't you?
2. Extra Virgin Olive Oil was my favorite oil for frying. I've tried butter, bacon fat and vegetable oil and EVOO is where it's at. Not only do the potatoes taste better fried with EVOO but they are much better for you.
3. Season generously. I'm not saying over salt your potatoes, I'm saying a little flavor goes a long way. I love the flavors that garlic and onion powder add to these. Alternately if you love Potatoes O'Brian you could add diced onion, and diced green and red bell pepper.
4. Cover potatoes with a lid while frying, this helps the potatoes maintain some of the moisture as well as helping them evenly cook through.
5. Don't over-stir. If you stir too often you won't get the perfectly golden edges. Just think of flipping a pancake, you don't want to flip it before it's golden, it's the same with breakfast potatoes, you shouldn't "flip" them until they are golden.
6. Serve immediately. Potatoes get soggy after sitting too long after cooking. It's a silly thing but I always get frustrated when people are late for a breakfast meal I'm serving. Breakfast meals/sides aren't nearly as good cold or reheated. This includes breakfast potatoes.
All the above are my personal opinion. I'm not a professional chef (just wannabe =). They are tips I've found through personal experience through trial and error. I hope you love these potatoes and maybe even make them as often as I do (I make them at least once a week, sometimes even three).
Perfect Breakfast Potatoes
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- 5 small Russet Potatoes (total weight should be about 1.5 lbs)
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 - 2 tsp Herb Seasoning , to taste (recipe can be found below)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Meanwhile rinse and scrub potatoes then pierce each potato several times with a fork. Bake potatoes in preheat oven for 35 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool 30 minutes then chill overnight (alternately you could dice and cook potatoes immediately, I've just found it's more convenient to bake them ahead of time when I'm already making baked potatoes for dinner or baking another dish. Also, potatoes seem to cut cleaner if they've been chilled).
Dice chilled potatoes into 1/2" cubes. Pour extra virgin olive oil into a 10" non-stick skillet and heat over medium heat. Once hot, carefully pour diced potatoes into hot oil. Immediately sprinkle with Herb Seasoning then toss potatoes with a heat proof spatula. Cover pan with lid and cook potatoes, stirring every few minutes as they begin to lightly brown on bottom, about 8 - 12 minutes until potatoes have reached desired tenderness. Serve immediately.
Note: sometimes I like to sprinkle them with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese after frying (cheese is good over nearly everything). Also, they are delish drizzled with ketchup, yep I'm all American with my side of Ketchup =). It's like french fries without ketchup, it just shouldn't be done.
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A Chicago city councilman has apologized after a video surfaced showing strippers gyrating at a bachelor party held in the same building as his office.
Near the end of the 2:23 clip, Alderman Jason Ervin relaxes in a chair on a stage with his hands behind his head as rap music blares and strippers, seen only in silhouette, grind and writhe for several seated men.
Ervin, who represents the 28th Ward, admitted the video was taken at his bachelor party in 2012.
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David Cay Johnston writes that according to the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. economy is growing at less than 95 percent of its potential, and he argues that the country is losing much more tax revenue as a result.
David Cay Johnston received the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of tax policy while at The New York Times. He now teaches at Syracuse University College of Law and is the author of three books about taxes -- Free Lunch, Perfectly Legal, and The Fine Print.
Johnston writes that the U.S. economy is growing at less than 95 percent of its potential, according to the Congressional Budget Office, and he argues that the country is losing much more tax revenue as a result.
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Would you knowingly work for 95 cents on the dollar, especially if you were paying taxes on the full buck?
Right now the American economy is working at just 94.5 percent of its potential, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That means we are shorting ourselves almost $2,800 of annual economic output per person.
If our economic output were at its full potential, we could be enjoying an economy whose total output was $872 billion greater this year. That would be enough additional economic activity to restore full employment, which would mean much more tax revenue and an even faster shrinking of federal budget deficits.
All that extra output would also mean fewer demands for government services like jobless benefits and food stamps. Remember, one in every 52 Americans currently has no income except food stamps, and more than one in every five American children lives in poverty.
Potential GDP is not some pie-in-the-sky maximum output if everything worked perfectly. Rather, it is the sustainable output that is possible with our current base of people, plants, and equipment.
In its February 2013 economic outlook, the CBO took note of the sluggish economic recovery from the 2008 financial meltdown. The CBO said that actual GDP is expected to remain below potential GDP until 2017. The slowdown began in December 2007. That means we will spend at least a decade in the economic doldrums. Viewed another way, it means 10 years with the economic output that we could produce in only 9 1/2 years.
Think of it as 26 weeks of the entire nation being idle.
So how do we get out of the economic doldrums? How do we get sailing to a prosperous future instead of languishing?
An answer lies in our tax system, both now and in the long run.
Long term, a key way to restore economic output is by encouraging more savings and less private debt, especially student loan debt, which acts to depress spending and, in turn, investment.
An excellent immediate technique would be to end corporate cash hoarding. Of the more than $5 trillion in liquid assets held by American corporations, the top 16,000 companies hold almost all of it, while millions of smaller enterprises struggle with cash flow problems. Much of the cash and near-cash held by the biggest firms consists of untaxed profits tied to subsidiaries offshore -- money that could be used to pay dividends or worker bonuses or be invested in new plant and equipment, all of which would improve aggregate demand and could spark a cycle of growth (Tax Notes, Mar. 11, 2013, p. 1265 ).
Another way we can use our tax system to strengthen the economy, and the treasury, is to enact another stimulus package -- one that invests in the future through infrastructure and research.
To those readers screaming right now that we have borrowed too much and that financial Armageddon lies just around the corner, consider this: The blended federal interest rate on borrowed money has fallen by more than half, while the debt has tripled in the last dozen years.
There is no immediate debt crisis, no matter how much the Beltway echo chamber repeats that claim. And borrowing for productive output is always smart. Even House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said on March 18 there is no immediate debt crisis.
What we need to debate is how taxes can foster economic growth.
Using the 2009 President Obama stimulus money to keep teachers and police officers on the payroll had little effect, at least in the short run, according to Dartmouth economists James Feyrer and Bruce Sacerdote (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~bsacerdo/Feyrer_Sacerdote_Stimulus_2011_02_08.pdf). But infrastructure spending was "highly expansionary," their analysis of official data shows.
GDP and Potential GDP
(trillions of 2005 dollars)
Source: Congressional Budget Office, Department of Commerce, and Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington remains fixated on tax rates (and for Republican leaders, tax cuts), even though we have plenty of real-world data showing tax cuts don't work as promised. We know now that the George W. Bush tax cuts resulted in lower average incomes, less total income, and a sharp reduction in federal tax revenues during his terms and through Obama's first term (Tax Notes, Sept. 27, 2010, p. 1409 ).
Unfortunately, a large number of Americans are unaware of that fact and instead believe the myth that the Bush tax cuts resulted in more tax revenue. That is just as bad as polls showing that more than 90 percent of Americans believe that the federal budget deficit is growing when the fact is that it has been contracting rapidly since the first full fiscal year under Obama. This fiscal year's projected deficit is down 41 percent in real terms from fiscal 2009.
Asking which tax rate is best is the wrong question. We should be asking how we get the full potential out of our people, plants, and equipment, both now and in the long run.
We also need to ask how China can afford much better highways than the United States. Why do American trucks idle on pothole-riddled highways, wasting diesel fuel and throwing unnecessary volumes of minute particles into the air, instead of barreling along smoothly?
Why do we fail to repair or replace dams and bridges that we know are dangerous?
How much do we value the human lives that would be lost through the resulting preventable disasters?
How much would our economy grow, our tax revenues increase, our deficit shrink, and the efficiency of our economy improve if we undertook a multi-decade effort to rebuild our roads, bridges, dams, rails, pipelines, Internet, and electric grid to be the world's best instead of what they are now?
How many of the 22 million-plus Americans who have no work or want more work could be usefully employed if we had a serious program to improve and rebuild our infrastructure?
How many highly educated workers could be employed if we increased funding for basic research instead of cutting it? How much will the movements of key biological research scientists to China and India cost us in the long run? How much return on investment would we get by spending more tax dollars for research?
How can China, South Korea, and other countries afford to pay their best students to get advanced degrees while in America we cut tax dollars for higher education and raise tuition endlessly?
How much is aggregate demand for housing, automobiles, furniture, and everything else reduced by the incredibly high personal cost of a college education today?
How many great minds are being wasted because, as The New York Times reported March 17, hardly any poor but smart students even apply to our 238 most selective colleges and universities? (See http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/17/education/How-Top-Students-of-Different-Incomes-Apply-for-College.html.)
Making those sorts of questions the topics we debate would allow us to focus on economic growth and social stability. It would open our eyes to how speculators and monopolists are polluting our economy even as they withdraw vast sums from it.
What we need to get out of the economic doldrums is a sustained government program to invest in America -- not tax cuts or austerity budgets. That means more spending on infrastructure, paid higher education for top students who perform, and much more research, especially in biology, where the fortunes of this century will be much greater than the digital fortunes of the last.
Given the government's ability to borrow at what Global Financial Data says are the lowest interest rates in seven centuries, when is a better time to take on debt to make up for the private sector's reduction in spending? (See http://www.globalfinancialdata.com/News/Articles/Seven_Centuries_of_government_bond_yields.pdf.)
Relative to the economy, our federal debt burden is smaller than when the Constitution was adopted or at the end of World War II.
Borrowing, like taxing, is not without limits. But to put off until tomorrow, when interest rates will be higher, spending that today could be building a more prosperous future is as foolish as working for 95 cents on the dollar while paying taxes on the full buck.
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Llanfyllin Workhouse is a developing community centre and venue for the arts, music, creativity and education, with a strong commitment to green hub principles. The Workhouse is owned, managed and supported by the Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust (registered charity no.1091097).
Built in 1837, this imposing stone building served as a workhouse for up to 250 inmates until 1930, when it became a local authority institution and later a care home. It finally closed in 1983.
The Workhouse enjoyed a brief period of rejuvenation as an outdoor pursuits centre, before being left empty from the mid 80's. The historic yet rather austere buildings remained empty and derelict until local residents formed a charitable body to save the buildings. eventually taking full ownership in 2008. Work began soon after, clearing the site and preparing to renovate led by local volunteers as well as visitors from afar.
The buildings and surrounding land is now owned and run by the community, for the community.
The aim is to strive to be a leading force in the integration of education, arts, entertainment and employment using a holistic and sustainable approach based upon sound social and environmental principles. The Workhouse is developing as an exciting hub for education, music, local produce, green crafts and arts.
We want to attract people locally, across Wales, from the UK and beyond in creative events, courses and gatherings. We aim to provide valuable learning experiences for all ages and will have a broad spectrum of educational and training courses including green crafts, gardening, creative arts and performance skills. Besides generating its own activities,
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Dogs are welcome to visit but please keep them on a lead and pick up after them. Bins are provided. During events please check the dog policy with event organisers as dog policy does alter between events. Thank you.
The Workhouse History Group is carrying out research into the history of the building and of the Llanfyllin Poor Law Union. It has collaborated with The National Archives to catalogue the extensive, untapped collection of material held at Kew and has digitised the minutes of the Llanfyllin guardians in Powys Archives.This led in 2016 to the opening of the Workhouse History Centre, Wales's only workhouse museum funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and now open daily free of charge.
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Happy Monday everyone! While we always love a great Persian rug, sometimes an interior calls for something a little more whimsical. If that's the case, a boucherouite rug may be the answer. Originating from Morrocco, boucherouite rugs were often constructed weaving scraps of fabric in graphic patterns. Ironic since they have become synonymous these days with luxury.
The most iconic example of a boucherouite rug would have to be a Beni Ourain, pictured above. Now widely considered a timeless classic, his designs blend with an array of interior styles and always looks so rich. In the examples below, let's explore its more colorful cousin.Above, an eclectic modern interior layers multiple boucherouite rugs in a variety of patterns and colors. While each rug is distinctly unique, they all work together in the same way that a single more traditional carpet would.
Another great example, above, of layering boucherouite rugs in this open concept living room. I find that the use of multiple rugs lends to the airiness of the space and also exposes those amazing white-washed wide plank floors.
Boucherouite rugs are also perfect for children's rooms. Their vibrant colors and often loud patterns add a touch of fun and whimsy. They are also machine washable, a major plus!
You often see boucherouite rugs being used in monochromatic interiors like in this example, above. Their geometric patterns often translate towards a more modern, often minimalistic, aesthetic and provide a much needed pop of color without overwhelming the space.
Boucherouite rugs come in an extremely wide variety of patterns and colors. However, designs tend to lean either towards being more linear, like the rug on the left, or more geometric, often using the diamond shape, like the rug on the right. Do you have a boucherouite rug in your home? If so, we'd love to hear how you've incorporated them in to your interiors!


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This 25 year old CEO of the one-year old tech start-up InstaEDU says she has a long way to go to achieve her dream. But we'd say she's done more than most women have in a lifetime.
Alison Johnston started the San Francisco-based company where students can get high-quality, one-on-one academic help instantly online whenever they need it. Getting its first $1.1 million round of funding in May, Johnston and her co-founders (who all went to Stanford University , including her brother Dan Johnston and pal Joey Shurtleff) were able to provide the solution to the problem she spotted while previously running an in-home tutoring company called Cardinal Scholars.
She realized there was a gap in the market. Students have ever-changing schedules and learning preferences and she wanted to give them choices in who tutors them, along with flexible time options. And so, InstaEDU was born.
Johnston sat down to talk to The Grindstone about putting the skills learned at technology companies Box, Aardvark and Google to the ultimate test by launching her own. Sharing a cheat sheet of swift start-up success, she lets us in on what it's really like to be a CEO, how being a girl in the boy-dominated industry isn't all that bad and how her personal life has changed from being a new grad to boss with eight full-time employees.
What's it really like working for Google? Is it as much fun as everyone says?
It is a lot of fun. But, it's a lot of work too. It's by no means a nine-to-five job. People tend to think that because it's so creative and flat, then it must be easy. That's not the case. The company very much has an entrepreneurial spirit. I was very fortunate for the experience, which just kind of happened. I was working for Aardvark when it was bought by Google.
Working there means you have an amazing group of people to network with. In fact, people who have worked for Google and left have started a sort of alumni relationship, asking fellow "alums" to partner with them on new ventures and startups.
What does it take to work at a startup?
Startups are for people who want to make an impact and learn to do a million different things instead of just working in one department –from everything from PR and design to accounting.
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Executive summary
This report provides a summary of the responses to the government's consultation on 'High speed rail: Investing in Britain's future'.
The government believes investing in a national high speed rail network is the best value for money solution for enhancing rail capacity and performance in the United Kingdom. It launched a consultation on the proposed high speed rail strategy and its proposed route for an initial high speed line from London to the West Midlands. The consultation ran for 5 months, closing on 29 July 2011.
The government received 54,909 responses to this consultation. About 40% of the responses were submitted through the consultation website; the remaining 60% included paper response forms, individual letters and emails, detailed reports and organised responses. Close to 15,000 responses were identified as part of organised submissions. A response is considered part of an organised submission if its content is identical or nearly identical to numerous other responses, eg consisting of a pre-printed response postcard to which respondents add their details.
Members of the public submitted the great majority of responses. Organisations which responded included statutory agencies, local authorities, businesses and various representative groups. Responses came from regions across the UK, with concentrations in postcode areas in proximity to the proposed route from London to the West Midlands.
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Please note: 'Table A2.2: responding organisations by sector' in 'Appendix 2: list of participating organisations' of the above named report should include references to the following organisations and elected representatives:
- Christopher Pincher - Member of Parliament for Tamworth
- Kirklees Council
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
In the same table, 'Iain Steward - Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes South' should be listed as 'Iain Stewart'.
The first paragraph under the heading 'Question 6' on page 15 of the above report should read as follows:
A total of 36,918 consultation responses comment on the Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS), including 614 which express satisfaction or endorsement and 158 which express concerns that the AoS is insufficient.
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Two addendum reports to the 'High speed rail: investing in Britain's future consultation summary report' have since been published and separate written statements have been issued to Parliament about them on 17 July and 18 September 2012.
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- High speed rail, Investing in Britain's future consultation summary report addendum, 20 July 2012
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- High speed rail: Investing in Britain's future - the government's decisions
- High speed rail: Investing in Britain's future - decisions and next steps
- High Speed 2: Phase 1 Consultation Update, written ministerial statement by Secretary of State for Transport, 17 July 2012
- High Speed Rail: Phase 1 Consultation Update, written ministerial statement by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, 18 September 2012
- Review of the government's strategy for a national high speed rail network
- High speed rail strategic alternatives study: Update following consultation
- Review of strategic alternatives to High Speed Two
- Economic case for HS2: Updated appraisal of transport user benefits and wider economic benefits
- Economic case for HS2: Value for money statement
- Review of the technical specification for high speed rail in the UK
- Review of possible refinements to the proposed HS2 London to West Midlands route
- Summary of effects of HS2 London to West Midlands route refinements
- Review of HS2 London to West Midlands route selection and speed
- Review of HS2 London to West Midlands appraisal of sustainability
- Review of property issues
- HS2 revised line of route maps
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The Florida jury in the case of Michael Dunn has found him guilty on four charges, including three for attempted second-degree murder, but they couldn't reach a verdict on the most significant charge -- first-degree murder in the death of Jordan Davis.
After the decisions were read out Saturday night in court, Judge Russell Healey -- who moments before had said that the jury had reached a verdict on all counts -- declared a mistrial on the murder count.
This possibility had seemingly been floated around since 4:45 p.m. Saturday, when the 12 jurors sent a note saying they'd decided on four of the five counts that Dunn faces. But they hadn't unanimously reached a verdict "on count 1 or any of the lesser included offenses related to it."
Count 1 is first-degree murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Davis.
Jurors could have decided not to convict Dunn on that charge but instead find him guilty on lesser charges such as manslaughter. Or they could have acquitted him altogether on this count.
Earlier Saturday, Healey acknowledged that the jury of four white women, two black women, four white men, an Asian woman and a Hispanic man was "struggling, obviously." Healey answered their questions at this point -- including "self-defense and justifiable use of deadly force applies separately to each count."
"But it's not for want of trying to reconcile all of this," he said then. "I think we've got some analytical people in there who are trying to do just that -- trying to analyze this from every possible angle."
Echoes of Trayvon Martin's death
It was November 23, 2012, when Michael Dunn pulled into a gas station in Jacksonville, parking next to a red SUV full of teenagers.
Loud music was coming from that car, and Dunn expressed his displeasure.
What came next is a subject of dispute. Clearly, there were words exchanged. And without doubt, Dunn ended up opening fire on the vehicle, killing Davis.
But did one of the teens flash a gun? Dunn says so, but prosecutors say that's not true -- pointing to the fact the teens were unarmed. And was the defendant acting in self-defense? Again, the two sides come to opposite conclusions.
Some have compared the Dunn case to the trial of George Zimmerman in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, which, like the current trial, had racial overtones and claims of self-defense.
Martin's own parents have said as much, claiming Davis' killing is another reminder that in Florida, "racial profiling and stereotypes" may serve as the basis for illegitimate fear "and the shooting and killing of young teenagers."
But Dunn's defense attorney, Cory Strolla, told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Friday that the Zimmerman and Dunn cases aren't so similar.
There was a physical confrontation between Zimmerman and Martin, and police gave Zimmerman the benefit of the doubt about defending himself, Strolla said.
"My client did not wait to become that victim," he said. "My client did not wait to either get assaulted by a weapon or have someone potentially pull a trigger," he said.
Though a weapon was never found, Strolla maintains the youths could have had one. Dunn felt threatened and acted, he said.
"Now, does it sound irrational? Of course it sounds irrational. But have you ever been in that situation?" Strolla asked.
Given the attention and emotions tied to this case, a "comprehensive public safety plan" has been established ahead of a verdict, according to the Duval County joint information center handling the Dunn trial.
"All contingencies have been planned for," the statement said. "We will not discuss the specifics of any security plan. We will continue to protect the rights of those who choose to peaceably demonstrate."
Whatever the verdict, Davis' parents, Ron Davis and Lucia McBath, will never see their son again, they noted, adding, "We know that pain all too well. We walk with Jordan in defining his legacy to reflect our hopes by advancing love and tolerance in his memory, and continuing the fight against unjust gun laws."
"Tomorrow is my boy's 19th birthday," his mother tweeted Saturday. "I pray we will celebrate not only him but a just and righteous verdict. Patiently we wait."
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VCoug wrote:The Florida jury in the case of Michael Dunn has found him guilty on four charges, including three for attempted second-degree murder, but they couldn't reach a verdict on the most significant charge -- first-degree murder in the death of Jordan Davis.
Yeah but he still ducked 1st degree murder; he essentially got convicted on attempted murder of the teenagers in the car. Only in Florida can you kill an unarmed man and that not be considered murder. I suppose the moral of the story is that if you are a racist ****, you better kill whatever Black kid you're shooting at. If you don't, it's the only way you'll see jail time.


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Saturday Night Live has allowed itself the leeway to begin satirizing the President, and it's offered up a few memorable moments over the last few weeks. It's the job of the comedian to assault those in power, it may very well be the most important thing they do – especially in a "democratic" society. We must use all our tools to keep our "leaders" egos in check, and if the political class tries to silence the mockers, it's a sign that they need to be made fun of even more.
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"Warning: Paxil is not covered by Obamacare we promised that it would be, but it's not. And for that, we apologize."
This sketch was a lot of fun to watch; it was concise and accurate. The folks at Saturday Night Live have been missing comedy gold by not laughing at the President for the last five years — maybe they'll remedy that and use the next couple of years to laugh at the people in power. I don't think SNL or any other mainstream comedians (like Jon Stewart) are the "voice of the people," but they shouldn't take their "jobs" lightly. The clown's purpose is to bring the people in charge down a few notches and remind them that they aren't immune to failure and farce… indeed, they are just like us, no better.
Do your jobs guys, and stop sucking up just because the people in charge just happen to be liberals like you.
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