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Will you watch the Watchmen?
I don't blog much. I get busy. Really busy.
I also don't blog because I don't believe in blogging for the sake of blogging. I feel I should blog only when I feel something is important enough to bring to readers' attention.
Lacking that, I'm going to blog about the Watchmen movie, which comes out Friday (March 6).
In many cases, a book is turned into a movie. "Watchmen" was a series of comic books in the mid-1980s that was reprinted in one volume in the format now known as the graphic novel.
"Watchmen" was definitely not kiddie stuff. This book's Superman was losing touch with humanity and it's version of Batman was a man who saw things only in black and white and didn't have a problem with killing if it would help meet his objectives.
"Watchmen" made comic books okay for adults. In fact, try finding a Richie Rich or Mickey Mouse comic book now. It's virtually impossible.
But the fundamental thing about "Watchmen" was that it asked this question:
What kind of person would actually become a superhero?
And the answer was thought provoking and sort of scary.
The kind of people who would become superheroes would be the kind you wouldn't want to be superheroes.
Alan Moore, the writer, deconstructed the superhero and his motives. Then put them back together again in a context that could be more easily related. Only one of the superheroes in "Watchmen," Dr. Manhattan, actually has super powers. The rest of the heroes run around in masks and costumes but are no mightier than you or I.
Without spoiling the movie, here's a take on the characters and the situation that is expected to be in the film and how it compares to the book.
Time: Both the novel and the movie take place in an alternate version of 1985. Dr. Manhattan tilted the scales toward the United States in the Cold War and the Vietnam War ended in victory because of him. A grateful nation repealed the 22nd Amendment and Richard Nixon is still the president. The movie studio originally wanted to update the movie to the time of the Gulf War, but director Zach Snyder decided to keep the Cold War setting.
Heroes: Heroes began running around in the 1940s but fell out of favor during the 1960s. Congress passed a law outlawing costumed vigilantes and as the novel begins, only three remain active. Dr. Manhattan and the Comedian both operate under government sanction while Rorschach operates outside the law. The fact that there were active superheroes caused superhero comic books to fall out of favor. In the novel, pirate comics are the best-selling ones and one, Tales of the Black Freighter, is used to tell a part of the story in a different way. There wasn't room in the movie to include the Black Freighter story but it is supposed to be included as an extra when Watchmen is released on DVD.
Characters: The characters were originally going to be ones that DC Comics had recently acquired from Charlton Comics. But when executives saw that the story line could make those characters unusable after the series was complete, they requested that Moore create original characters.
Dr. Manhattan is based somewhat on Charlton's Captain Atom. He is, again, the only one with true superpowers, gained in a laboratory accident. He is the most powerful man in the world, although most of his powers deal with teleportation and the manipulation of time and atomic structure. The problem is that he is so far superior to other humans that he is beginning to lose touch with his humanity.
Rorschach is based roughly on The Question but has some elements of Batman without the gadgets. He has issues, but discussing them might serve as a spoiler. He refuses to quit working as a hero when costumed vigilantes are made illegal. Due to trauma while handling one particularly gruesome case, there is no longer a trace of his original identity, Walter Kovacs. He refuses to compromise and sees only good and bad. There is no middle. And he'll use any means necessary to enforce his ideals. He is named for his mask, which is white with a special liquid sealed between two layers that moves around in random patters that are equal on each side as in a Rorschach inkblot test.
The Comedian was based mostly on the Peacemaker but if you wanted to compare him to a war-based hero like Sgt. Rock, it's understandable. He was one of the original 1940's heroes, the only one of those who remains active. He did the "grunt" work in Vietnam while Dr. Manhattan got the glory. He "gets" why heroes do what they do and knows it's not for the reasons they should do it.
Nite Owl is based on Charlton's version of the Blue Beetle. Even his airship is like Blue Beetle's. Dan Drieberg is actually the second Nite Owl, inspired by the adventures of the original, who gave him permission to use the identity when he retired. Drieberg was quite capable when he was active but now he's in his early 40's, out of shape and insecure. Rorschach brings him out of retirement to aid in the case that serves as the movie's plot.
Silk Spectre is the daughter of the original. There really wasn't a Charlton character serving as her template but it would be fair to compare her to a reluctant version of Black Canary. She never wanted to be a superhero but her mother groomed her for the role and she doesn't really fight it. As the novel begins, she's Dr. Manhattan's girlfriend. But that's a set up by the government in an attempt to keep Manhattan focused on humanity rather than drifting away. The first Silk Spectre changed her last name from Juspeczyk to Jupiter because, in the 1940's, it didn't matter how many lives you saved as long as you fit in. The first Silk Spectre also had an uneasy relationship with the Comedian.
Ozymandias, the smartest man in the world, goes public after retirement and becomes a celebrity and a self-made media mogul. His Charlton model was Thunderbolt, who wasn't even really a major character for that company (and, in fact, DC no longer even owns the rights to that version of Thunderbolt, letting them revert back to the character's creator). Ozymandias has developed his mind as much as humanly possible and is probably also one of the more physically gifted of the Watchmen heroes. Only The Comedian, as far as main characters are concerned, would possess greater natural physical strength.
What makes this superhero movie different from most others is that, although the Watchmen have been in print for almost 25 years, a majority of the audience the filmmakers hope to capture have probably never heard of them. With Superman, Spider-Man, the Hulk and even Iron Man, there has been enough told about these heroes in various media that a greatly-detailed origin story isn't necessary to tell their tale.
There's another difference with the Watchmen. Their entire story was told in 1986-87 in 12 issues and there has never been any sort of ongoing series with them. In fact, there's not going to be any source material to create a sequel, even if there is sufficient demand, because there are no other Watchmen stories to base one upon.
I hope you can forgive my geekiness for this one blog and also that this small guide can help you enjoy the movie a bit more if you decide to attend. Realize that the movie has an R rating. There was some nudity in the comic book and there will probably be some in the movie.
It's probably fair to offer up this one spoiler, in case you're thinking of taking the kids anyway: Dr. Manhattan eventually begins to consider clothing unnecessary.
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Jets, Pats fined a collective $72,750 for melee
That was one expensive Week 2 Thursday night melee between the New York Jets and New England Patriots.
Final tally: Two Jets offensive linemen and three Patriots defenders were docked a combined $72,750 in fines after Jets center Nick Mangold cut down cornerback Aqib Talib following an interception in New England's 13-10, a person familiar with the penalties imposed by the league told USA TODAY Sports.
That person requested anonymity because the league has not made the amounts of the fines public.
Jets guard Willie Colon was socked $34,125 for two separate violations. Colon was fined $26,250 for unnecessary physical contact in bumping a game official and he was hit for $7,875 for striking an opponent with his fist. Colon told reporters Friday he would appeal his fine.
Jets tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson was fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness, which in his case was throwing punches at Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork.
Colon and Ferguson were both ejected for igniting the fight.
Three Patriots defenders (Wilfork, Alfonzo Dennard and Michael Buchanan) were each docked $7,875 for unnecessary roughness penalties assessed for taking a swing at Jets players.
And finally, Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was fined $17,750 for roughing Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith with a hit to the head and neck area.
OTHER FINES: Elsewhere around the league, Tennessee Titans running back Jackie Battle was fined $21,000 for lowering the crown of his helmet into a defender, a league spokesman said Friday.
It's believed Battle is the first player fined under the rule, which passed at the league meetings in March. He lowered his helmet into Houston Texans cornerback Danieal Manning in the Titans' loss last weekend.
After issuing more than $320,000 for violations in Week 1, the NFL surged past the $400,000 mark in Week 2, thanks in large part to fines imposed on four defensive backs for illegal hits: Tampa Bay's Dashon Goldson ($100,000, reduced from a one-game suspension), Washington's Brandon Meriweather, Tennessee's Bernard Pollard and Houston's Kareem Jackson ($42,000 each).
Other players fined for infractions in Week 2 games included:
Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans ($21,000 for striking a defenseless player in the head and neck area with his shoulder, injuring Chargers receiver Malcom Floyd).
Lions defensive tackle Israel Idonije ($15,750 for roughing the passer).
Bears cornerback Charles Tillman ($15,750 for a horse collar tackle).
Redskins center Will Montgomery ($10,000 for an illegal peelback block).
Titans center Robert Turner ($10,000 for an illegal peelback block).


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LxWxH: 105x85x73 cm
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Weight: 13 kg
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Gates Extends Army Tours in Iraq to 15 Months
By Jim Garamone
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WASHINGTON, April 11, 2007 - All soldiers in the U.S. Central Command area of operations will serve 15-month tours in the region beginning immediately, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.
"Effective immediately, active Army units now in the Central Command area of responsibility and those headed there will deploy for not more than 15 months and return home for not less than 12 months," Gates said, during a Pentagon news conference.
This policy applies to all active duty Army units with the exception of two brigades currently in Iraq that have already been extended to 16 months. The policy does not apply to Marine Corps, Navy or Air Force units serving in Central Command. It also does not apply to Army National Guard or Army Reserve units deployed to the region.
The 15-month tour applies to active duty soldiers serving in Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and all the countries in the region. U.S. Central Command stretches from Kenya to Kazakhstan and Egypt to Pakistan.
Soldiers will receive an extra $1,000 a month for each month or portion of the month that they serve longer than 12 months, Gates said.
Gates called this policy an "interim change." The goal for active duty units is 12 months deployed followed by 12 months at home station. Ultimately, the Army would like to see soldiers deployed for 12 months and home for 24 months.
"My objective was to set clear guidelines that our commanders troops and their families could use in determining how future rotations in support of the global war on terror would effect them," Gates said.
Upon taking office in December 2006, Gates learned that even the sustaining the level of deployed Army forces needed before surging five brigades into Iraq would require active duty units to flow into Iraq before they had spent a full 12 months at home. He said this reality was a significant factor in his decision to recommend to President Bush that defense officials increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps over the next five years by 62,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines.
The deployment change is intended to provide better clarity, predictability and sustainability in how the Defense Department deploys active duty Army forces, Gates said.
He said the changes produce clear, realistic, executable, and long-term policy goals to guide the deployment of active duty forces. The change will also allow the Army to support the 20 brigade goal of the surge as long as it is needed, he said.
"Without this action we would have had to deploy five Army active duty brigades sooner than the 12-month at home goal," Gates said. "I believe it is fairer to all soldiers that all share the burden equally."
The secretary said he realizes his decision will ask a lot of Army troops and their families.
"We are deeply grateful for the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform and their commitment to accomplishing our mission," he said. "In the end, this new approach will better allow the Army to better support the war effort while providing a more predictable and dependable deployment schedule for our soldiers and their families."
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[June 10, 2014]
LINCOLN - For those who have been
constantly involved with the relocation of the Oasis after the
devastating fire on June 21, 2013, it may seem like it has been a
very long year. But, from an observation point it might be said,
"Wow, they accomplished all this in only a year?"
Accomplish it they have! The Oasis announced this week that they
will shut down their temporary home at St. John's United Church of
Christ on June 16. Between the 16th and 20th they will officially be
moving into their new location in the former Rusty's Clubhouse on
the city's far west side.
On June 23rd, one year and two days after the fire, the organization
will open the doors of the new location to the Oasis membership.
An official celebration of the new location with a Chamber ribbon
cut and open house has been set for Saturday, July 12th from 1 to 4
It was on Friday, June 21, 2013 at approximately 4:20 p.m. a storm
with heavy lightening was passing through Logan County. In the city
of Lincoln, business owners around the downtown square reported
hearing a loud noise and some said they felt the earth move as a
bolt of lightning arced and hit the roof of the Oasis.
Located in the heart of the city, and sharing walls with other local
businesses, the prospect of a fire at the Oasis held the
possibilities of dire consequences for an entire city block. Fire
units were called in from Sherman, Atlanta, Middletown, Emden,
Latham, Lincoln Rural, Beason and Hartsburg.
The city of Lincoln Fire Department led a battle against the fire
that included multiple sources of water going onto the Oasis as well
as adjoining buildings. Water tankers from other areas worked a
methodical relay, filling and dumping water into portable holding
ponds to keep everything flowing seamlessly.
The fire raged, with flames often visible from more than a block
away, and smoke filling the downtown area and beyond.
It took several hours and a large number of people, but by 7 p.m.
the worst was over. Firefighters stayed on the scene throughout the
night watching for flare-ups and hot spots.
In the morning light, the devastation to the Oasis looked pretty
bad, but the downtown business area had otherwise been spared.
For the board and executive director of the Oasis, the knee-jerk
reaction was to say, "We will rebuild."
In September, Ellen Burbage wrote in the Oasis newsletter an account
of the days that followed the fire and the decisions that had to be
made. Time was spent finding a temporary home so that much needed
services for area seniors could continue.
The board had to deal with insurance adjusters, structural
engineers, and many others.
Even though the hope had been to repair the Oasis, the board soon
found there were many hurdles that were going to be insurmountable
in the end. With the deluge of water used at the fire, and the time
of year being warm, mold quickly developed inside the building. The
west wall of the building was unstable and was going to have to be
shored up before anyone could really start restoration. In addition,
they learned the building was not up to current city building and
safety codes. Up to this point, they had not been required to
upgrade to meet city code because the codes were adapted after the
building was built. However, now that they were going to rebuild the
interior, those codes would have to be met.
A special committee had been formed to investigate the Oasis
options, and soon after all this was discovered, it was determined
that the more financially responsible thing would be to check into
buying or building a new site.
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In October, the committee announced they would be purchasing
the former Rusty's Clubhouse on the city's far west side. The
committee said they had looked at all the options before making
their decision. To build new was going to be extremely costly,
and they opted to look at what was already available.
There were several locations in Lincoln that had some potential.
But with each one there seemed to be some kind of draw-back,
until they reached Rusty's.
As the committee looked at the building, it had much to offer.
Plenty of space for growth, restroom facilities that were
already ADA compliant, easy entry for wheelchair traffic, and
for some the most important thing was it had tons of parking.
But even with all it had going for it, the site wasn't exactly
perfect. A former restaurant, the building contained an
industrial sized kitchen and was partitioned off into dining
areas as well as a sports bar.
On February 24, 2014, volunteers gathered at the new location
and conducted a sale of restaurant equipment and other fixtures.
Then on March 13th at the monthly potluck, executive director
Dom Dalpoas announced that Webster Construction would be
re-designing the interior of the building to fit the needs of
the Oasis group. The blueprints for a new floor plan were on
display and included office space, a workout room, computer lab,
gift shop, dining area and a social area complete with
At that same potluck, it was announced that Fricke Calvert
Schrader Funeral Home would be donating the exterior signage for
the new location.
With the announcement this week that the Oasis will be moving
into the new facility starting on the 16th and will open its
doors to the membership on the 23rd, a long year is quickly
coming to a triumphant end.
Be sure to mark your calendars for July 12 when the Oasis
invites everyone to come out and celebrate their new home. The
Lincoln Logan County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors will hold a
ribbon cut at 1 p.m. and the open house will then run to 4 p.m.
[By NILA SMITH]
Past related stories
06/22/2013 -
Blaze causes considerable damage to Oasis Senior Center
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02/25/2014 - Sale of restaurant
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Album 1 |
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03/15/2014 -
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Fricke-Calvert-Schrader to donate new lighted sign
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In keeping with a November 2006 peace agreement that ended their guerrilla insurgency, Nepal's Maoists joined an interim legislature in January 2007 and completed weapons decommissioning shortly thereafter. An interim constitution was promulgated on January 15. However, unrest among the Madhesi minority and tense relations between the Maoists and mainstream political parties led to the postponement of elections for a Constituent Assembly to April 2008. While significant improvements in law and order were made following the 2006 ceasefire, Maoist violence and extortion continued, and attacks on the press by both Maoist and Madhesi groups were commonplace in 2007.
King Prithvi Narayan Shah unified the Himalayan state of Nepal in 1769. Following two centuries of palace rule, the left-leaning Nepali Congress (NC) party won Nepal's first elections in 1959. King Mahendra abruptly dissolved Parliament and banned political parties in 1960, and in 1962 he began ruling through a repressive panchayat (village council) system. Many parties went underground until early 1990, when the NC and a coalition of Communist parties organized prodemocracy rallies that led King Birendra to lift the ban on political parties. An interim government introduced a constitution that vested executive power in a prime minister and cabinet responsible to Parliament but retained the monarch as head of state.
In Nepal's first multiparty elections in 32 years, Girija Prasad Koirala, a veteran dissident, led the NC to victory and formed a government in 1991. Torn by intraparty conflicts, the NC was forced in 1994 to call early elections, which it lost to the Communist Party of Nepal/United Marxist-Leninist, or CPN-UML. The Communists, however, failed to win a majority in Parliament. Separately, the more militant Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) launched a guerrilla insurgency in 1996 that eventually engulfed much of the countryside. Hopes for a more stable government rose after the NC won a majority in 1999 elections.
In June 2001, King Birendra's brother Gyanendra ascended the throne after a bizarre palace incident in which the crown prince apparently shot and killed Birendra and nine other members of the royal family before killing himself. In November, Gyanendra declared a state of emergency. The government's subsequent decision to use the army to fight the Maoists marked a sharp escalation in the conflict; an estimated 5,000 people were killed in 2002, and Nepal's infrastructure and economy were severely damaged.
Political instability increased in May 2002. Gyanendra assumed executive powers, postponed elections indefinitely, and installed a right-wing, royalist administration. In June 2004, former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who enjoyed somewhat more support than his predecessors, was reappointed with a mandate to hold elections and reestablish peace. However, the NC and three other parties refused to join the government, and Parliament remained dissolved. Meanwhile, fighting between the Maoists and security forces mounted, and periodic strikes and blockades crippled the economy.
In February 2005, Gyanendra once again dismissed the government, assumed executive powers, and imposed a state of emergency. His officials detained politicians, arrested thousands of party activists, outlawed demonstrations, and shut down numerous media outlets and other means of communication, such as telephone and internet services. Realizing that their attempts to engage the king were unlikely to bear fruit, the seven-party alliance (SPA) of mainstream political factions entered into talks with the Maoists in October 2005, yielding a 12-point agreement in November that called for an end to absolute monarchy and the restoration of democracy.
In March 2006, the SPA and Maoists began planning a series of strikes and rallies scheduled for April. Thousands took part in demonstrations across the country on a daily basis, with the general public—led by professionals, civil society and human rights activists, and the civil service—forming the core of most marches. The crowds surged in size after the king on April 21 offered to appoint a prime minister recommended by the SPA. The SPA and Maoists dismissed the offer as insufficient, demanding the restoration of Parliament and the election of a Constituent Assembly (CA) to write a new constitution. Gyanendra relented on April 24, agreeing to reinstate Parliament and follow the provisions of the November 2005 SPA-Maoist pact. Parliament quickly removed most of the king's powers, and the SPA announced plans for CA elections.
After months of Maoist-SPA tension over Maoist disarmament and the fate of the monarchy, the groups concluded a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in November 2006, stipulating that the Maoists place their weapons under UN monitoring and confine their fighters to camps across the country. The national army would lock up a similar number of weapons. The Maoists further agreed to disband their parallel government and join a new interim government alongside current members of Parliament. Maoists joined the new Parliament on January 12, 2007, and weapons decommissioning was finished later in the month. An interim constitution was promulgated on January 15.
Optimism following the peace agreement proved short lived, however, as violence broke out in mid-January in the Terrai plains region along the border with India. Following the promulgation of the interim constitution, the region's ethnic Madhesi population organized weeks of strikes and demonstrations, objecting to the lack of emphasis on federalism and minority rights in the charter. A violent police crackdown led to 30 deaths, and although the movement slowed in early February, tension continued throughout the year.
The combination of violence in the south and a lack of finalized election laws led to the postponement in May of CA elections, originally scheduled for June, to November. Meanwhile, the Maoists became concerned about their chances at the polls. Some 2007 opinion surveys placed them behind both the NC and the CPN-UML. In August, the Maoists issued 22 preconditions for their participation in the CA elections, including the immediate declaration of a republic and a shift to a fully proportional electoral system. The Maoists withdrew their ministers from the cabinet in September, saying their demands had been ignored. Following several rounds of talks to reconcile the groups, the government agreed to abolish the monarchy following CA elections, which had again been postponed to April 2008. The absent Maoist ministers returned to the government in late December following a parliamentary vote confirming the decision.
Nepal is not an electoral democracy. The government is operating under an interim constitution promulgated on January 15, 2007. The interim legislature is a unicameral, 330-seat body comprised of members of the House of Representatives—the lower house of the former bicameral Parliament—elected in 1999 and unelected Maoists who joined the government in January 2007. The upper house provided for under the 1990 constitution is defunct. The legislature elected former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the interim premier on April 1, 2007. Executive power is vested in the council of ministers, led by Koirala. The monarchy was pushed into the background after the April 2006 protests; King Gyanendra has no political power.
The interim constitution calls for a CA with 425 members, half elected through a first-past-the-post system and half through proportional representation. The CA will be tasked with writing a new constitution and paving the way for parliamentary elections. CA elections are currently scheduled for April 2008.
A wide range of political parties are currently in Parliament, although parties that opposed the April 2006 uprising are barred. Unlike the 1990 constitution, the interim constitution has no limitation on parties formed along ethnic lines. The Maoists registered as a political party in July 2007. While minorities and women are both poorly represented, the Maoists included 28 women and 11 Dalits ("untouchable" caste members) in their contingent of 73 lawmakers in the interim legislature. Representation in state institutions of ethnic minorities, lower castes, and women remains inadequate, although in August 2007, Parliament passed a civil service bill reserving 45 percent of posts for women, minorities, and Dalits.
Corruption is perceived to be endemic in politics and government, and enforcement of anticorruption regulations remains weak. Graft is particularly prevalent in the judiciary, with frequent payoffs to judges for rulings. Central bank governor Bijaya Nath Bhattarai was suspended in June 2007 on corruption charges, but his trial had not produced a verdict by year's end. Nepal was ranked 131 out of 180 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The legal environment for the press has improved significantly since the April 2006 uprising. Several restrictive media controls were repealed shortly after Parliament returned to power. The interim constitution promulgated in January 2007 provides for press freedom and specifically prohibits censorship, although these rights can be suspended during an emergency. Authorities are forbidden to close or cancel registrations for media outlets due to content. A freedom of information bill passed in July 2007 guarantees all citizens information from any sector, and entitles individuals to compensation if requests are not met within 15 days. In an effort to promote professionalism, the government passed legislation in September 2007 stipulating that media outlets can keep only 15 percent of their journalists on temporary contracts, and ensuring health benefits and social security for contract workers. The government maintains control of both the influential Radio Nepal, whose political coverage is supportive of official policies, and Nepal's main television station.
Violence and intimidation toward journalists increased significantly in 2007. At least 72 journalists were attacked or threatened in the first half of the year. While mainstream Maoist intimidation has decreased, the Young Communist League (YCL), an organization linked to the Maoists, attacked and intimidated journalists throughout the year. Among other incidents, YCL members in August attempted to abduct a journalist for Dristi Weekly and threatened him with death. Maoist-affiliated unions have also threatened newspapers and forcibly shut down production of the Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post in August. Violence related to the Madhesi movement has also affected journalists. Nine newspapers in western Nepal were forced to stop publishing in early January due to threats from Madhesi groups. In late January, demonstrators set fire to a radio station and attacked journalists in Birgunj. Cadres of the Madhesi Janatantrik Forum (MJF) political party in February attacked five journalists covering a protest in eastern Nepal. In November, Maoist leaders acknowledged their involvement in the murder of Birendra Sah, a reporter for Nepal FM radio. Although cases involving government forces were less common, police and soldiers have mistreated journalists in some instances.
The interim constitution identifies Nepal as a secular state, signaling a break with the Hindu monarchy. Although religious tolerance is broadly practiced, proselytizing is prohibited, and members of some religious minorities occasionally complain of official harassment, according to the U.S. State Department's 2007 Report on International Religious Freedom. Christian groups have considerable difficulty registering as religious organizations and thus are unable to own land. Tibetan groups have faced restrictions in organizing public events. There were occasional reports of Maoist threats and violence toward Hindu temples in 2007.
The government does not restrict academic freedom. More than 100 teachers were killed by security forces and Maoists during the civil conflict, and Maoists regularly targeted private schools in rural areas, often abducting and forcibly conscripting school children. Since April 2006, the number of attacks on schools has dropped.
Freedom of assembly is guaranteed under the interim constitution. Security forces had reportedly fired into unarmed crowds during the April 2006 demonstrations, but shoot-to-kill curfews and other restrictions on assembly were lifted following Parliament's return to power. Generally peaceful protests and strikes were commonplace throughout Nepal in 2007, but Madhesi protesters in Terrai clashed with the police in January and February, and at least 30 protesters were killed. The police were authorized to shoot at violent protesters amid a curfew in the area, and officers arrested Madhesi leaders. In the aftermath of the violence, Madhesis called for the resignation of the home minister and the formation of a commission of inquiry, but the government had not met either demand by year's end.
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) played an active role in the April 2006 protests, and conditions for the groups improved somewhat following the transfer of power. In May 2006, the government repealed a November 2005 code of conduct that had barred NGOs from work that would disturb social harmony. However, commentators criticized the government for not including NGO recommendations when drafting the interim constitution. Several NGOs reported threats and extortion by the YCL in western Nepal in 2007. At least one group was ordered under threat to appear before a local people's court. Developmental NGOs also faced threats and general unrest in the Terrai region during the year.
The labor act provides for the freedom to collectively bargain, and unions generally operate without state interference. A draconian labor ordinance put in place by Gyanendra's government was repealed in 2006, and restrictions on civil service members forming unions were lifted. By law, workers in a broad range of "essential" industries cannot stage strikes, and 60 percent of a union's membership must vote in favor of a strike for it to be legal. Although bonded labor was outlawed in 2000, it persists in rural areas, and the incidence of child labor has increased due to conditions created by the insurgency. A June 2006 report indicated there were more than a million child workers in Nepal.
The Supreme Court is a generally conservative institution, and is largely independent of the new government. The court filed several petitions in 2006 appealing Parliament's decision to revoke the monarchy's powers. Lower courts remain subject to political pressure and endemic corruption, and many Nepalese have only limited access to justice. Because of heavy case backlogs and a slow appeals process, suspects are often kept in pretrial detention for periods longer than their prospective prison sentences. Prison conditions are poor, with overcrowding common and detainees sometimes remaining handcuffed or otherwise fettered.
In ordinary criminal cases, police at times commit extrajudicial killings and cause the disappearance of suspects in custody. They also occasionally torture and beat suspects to punish them or to extract confessions. In June 2007, eight men were arrested and tortured in Bnake district. The government generally has refused to conduct thorough investigations or take serious disciplinary measures against officers accused of brutality.
Both the government and the Maoists have been accused of an array of human rights violations in the context of the insurgency, which claimed nearly 13,000 lives between 1996 and 2006. Prior to April 2006, the army and the poorly equipped police force were regularly implicated in extrajudicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary detentions, rapes, and the torture of suspected Maoists. In turn, Maoists killed, tortured, or kidnapped civilians, including suspected informers, landowners, local officials, teachers, and members of mainstream political parties. The rebels also set up "people's courts" that handed down summary justice and "people's governments" that levied taxes on local inhabitants. While the formation of a truth and reconciliation commission was called for in the November 2006 CPA, a bill to create the commission had yet to be enacted at the end of 2007.
The Maoists impounded their weapons under UN supervision in January 2007, and people's governments and courts were officially abandoned in February. Some 31,000 Maoist fighters are currently living in 28 camps throughout the country. However, Maoists have faced criticism for continued human rights abuses. The YCL, established by the Maoists following the CPA, has frequently kidnapped and beaten alleged criminals before handing them over to police. The group was responsible for over 23 kidnappings in June 2007 alone. YCL members have also attacked journalists and demanded protection payments from businesses across the country. In March, all commercial activities in Kathmandu were halted for several days as business owners protested threats, violence, and extortion by Maoist groups. Continued abuses have meant that few of the estimated 200,000 people displaced by the conflict have returned to their homes. In May, the United Nations reported that many of the displaced who did return were forced to stand trial in still-functioning Maoist courts.
Members of the Hindu upper castes dominate government and business, and low-caste Hindus, ethnic minorities, and Christians face discrimination in the civil service and courts. Despite constitutional provisions that ban caste-based discrimination, Dalits continue to be subjected to particularly severe exploitation, violence, and social exclusion. Nepal also provides asylum to more than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees.
Madhesis, plains-dwelling people with close connections to groups across the border in India, are often described in contrast to Pahades, or hill-dwelling people. Madhesis are underrepresented in politics, receive comparatively little economic support from the government, and until an amendment to the citizenship law in 2006 had difficulty acquiring formal citizenship due to Nepali language requirements. In December 2006, a strike called by the Nepal Sadbhavana Party, a Madhesi political party, turned violent and led to several injuries as Madhesis clashed with Pahades and local officials. Tensions flared again in January and February 2007, as Madhesis objected to the lack of emphasis on federalism and minority rights in the interim constitution. An uneasy peace was reached after the government promised increased inclusion of minority groups in political life. Madhesis have also clashed with Maoists; in March 2007 a dispute over a contested protest venue led to violence in which 27 Maoists were killed.
Women rarely receive the same educational and employment opportunities as men, and there are relatively few women in government and the civil service. However, the interim constitution reserves a third of all seats in the forthcoming CA for women. The government has taken few steps to curb violence against women or to assist victims, and authorities generally do not prosecute domestic violence cases. Amnesty International and others have documented a number of cases of custodial rape of women and girls by security forces and state-sponsored village militias. Thousands of women and girls are trafficked annually, many to Indian brothels. Because most prostitutes who return to Nepal are HIV-positive, nearly all returnees are shunned. In December 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that women under 35 would no longer need their parents' or husbands' permission to apply for a passport. Parliament in May 2006 unanimously backed a resolution under which children born to Nepalese women would be given full citizenship. While homosexuality is not outlawed, an "unnatural sex act" carrying a one-year jail sentence is used against gay men and transgender people. In December, the Supreme Court ordered the government to abolish all laws that discriminate against homosexuals.


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Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs Urges Consumers to Monitor Financial Accounts in Wake of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Data Breach
Atlanta, GA – Joe Doyle, Administrator of the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, encouraged Georgians and other consumers to monitor their credit statements to ensure their personal information is not compromised as a result of a data breach that impacted Wyndham Hotels & Resorts last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the latest victim in a data breach that was caught and disabled, but may have affected Georgia residents. Wyndham contacted affected consumers in December and notified them that unauthorized access to Wyndham systems had potentially compromised the personal data on their debit and credit cards. At this time, Wyndham believes no criminal identity theft related to the use of the consumer data has been identified.
The Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs encourages consumers to be vigilant and to report any suspicious contacts they receive or activity on their accounts to law enforcement. Affected consumers are encouraged to take the precautionary steps outlined in the Wyndham letter, including obtaining a free fraud alert from one of the credit reporting agencies.
If consumers believe at any time they are victims of identity theft, they should report this to the police and request that the national credit bureaus place a fraud alert on their credit reports. Consumers should also notify banks and creditors involved of questionable charges or accounts, keep records of all telephone calls and follow up in writing with credit bureaus, banks and creditors.
For more information, consumers may visit Wyndham's website at: http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/customer_care/data-claim.cfm.
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Two words: Guac bar. What is there not to love about a guacamole bar and everything else at the stylishly fun and exuberant new restaurant from the all-star combo of chef Josh Capon and owner/partner John McDonald? Designed to great effect and channelling a modernist Mexican vibe, with many items thoughtfully selected over several years by McDonald on his travels, ETBs interiors evoke a sultry, chic nod to Tijuana's past while also creating a vibrant warmth.
Check out all the touches in the tiled artwork, the framed vacation cards near the restaurant's entrance, the matador paintings, and the ink drawing of Clint Eastwood--stylishly whimsy indeed. Get your appetite and your thirst sated with a bustling menu of delicious eats from ceviche to a variety of tacos and platos fuertes, plus some truly smooth tequila options.
What Capon and McDonald do so well is to understand and extend a hospitality and graciousness that make patrons feel welcome, feel good, feel happy and satisfied, and feel that they are right where they should be on any given evening.
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Gun control bill in peril
The tough gun-control bill that President Barack Obama wants now has little, if any, chance of passing this Congress – it's struggling in the Senate and facing outright rejection in the House.
Vice President Joe Biden worked the phones Monday to try to salvage a bipartisan bill in the Senate but has come up short. Personal appeals from parents of Newtown victims and former Rep. Gabby Giffords haven't worked either.
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And even if Senate negotiators get to 60 votes, the House is certain to rewrite the bill – or discard it altogether.
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A defeat would mean that in just five months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, the best chance for new gun controls in 20 years is slipping away.
The reasons are many:
The National Rifle Association hasn't budged, and it warned supporters of the compromise Senate bill — authored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) — that the group would remember their vote when they are next up for reelection.
Speaker John Boehner's House Republican Conference is turned off by back-room deals and many House Republicans come from the South and the Mountain West, where gun ownership is a way of life.
And moderate red state Democrats and reluctant conservatives couldn't be persuaded to support even a bipartisan bill that falls far short of what gun control activists wanted.
It also, once again, displays the competing interests in the Capitol: A Senate attuned to national politics, and a House consumed with local, gerrymandered, constituencies.
And it shows the limits of Obama's power — he campaigned in Connecticut, and Colorado to urge Congress to give the victims of Newtown a vote.
This bipartisan proposal, which expands background checks and closes the controversial "gun show" loophole, is gaining nearly no steam in the House, and in the Senate, it's no better.
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Senate Democratic leadership considered pushing back the vote to Thursday or later. Manchin and Toomey said Monday evening that they were short of the votes they needed.
"I'm cautiously optimistic," Toomey said. "We're not there at the moment, but we're were working on it."
Manchin said he is "talking to everybody" about supporting the bill.
He will also appear Tuesday with Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a January 2011 shooting, to press Congress to pass the bill.


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What's the biggest political debate in California?
You could argue it's Democrats vs. Republicans, or liberals vs. conservatives, or environmentalists vs. developers, or unions vs. business.
I'd argue that, at election season at least, the real political debate in California is between rich, old white people and dead white people.
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The rich, old white people are the folks who run politics and sponsor ballot initiatives that drive debate. Look at the list of measures, and you'll see ballot initiative sponsorship is almost exclusively an old white person's game, with Chris Kelly, the former Facebook executive who sponsored Prop 35, as the exception. The sponsor of Prop 33, George Joseph, is past his 90th birthday.
In sponsoring initiatives, these rich, old white people may seem to be debating other interests and other rich people. But what these sponsors are really doing is trying to change California's monstrously complicated governing system.
And that system wasn't recently constructed. It's been built over the 160-year history of the state. Most of the people who built it -- by sponsoring ballot measures, issuing court decisions, or voting in initiatives and constitutional amendments -- are dead.
Indeed, the power of the dead is very strong in California, because our system, particularly our inflexible initiative system, makes it relatively easy to lock initiatives into law and amendments into the constitution that can't easily be altered by the living (too many Californians don't understand how haunted we are by the past, which is one reason why I think we should permanently move Election Day to Halloween).
So at election season, the rich old white folks argue with the dead white folks. And yes, today's rich old white folks dominate the debate -- conversations with the dead are mostly a one-way conversation. But the rich, old, white folks almost always fail -- because their measures lose or because their measures win but the consequences are not what they intended.
California's dead, at election season, are the toughest of opponents.


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Hindi television serials have become one of the major sources of entertainment in many households in the South Asian countries as well as in some
The writer provided plenty of information about the leading actresses of Indian television serials. Among the ten actresses, I just knew about Mona Singh of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin fame. So, upon reading the article I came to know about some other beautiful actress of Indian television. In the top ten list, the writer includes Aamna Shariff, Smriti Zubin Irani, Saakshi Tanwar, Shweta Tiwari, Gauri Hiten Tejwani, Juhi Parmar, Tina Parekh, Panchi Bohra, Mona Singh and Neha Bamb.


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The precise, ruthless efficiency of using a single bullet to kill someone in a game is kind of like poetry, huh? And that's exactly what this wonderfully edited montage by TheOkayrussia feels like, poetic. Reminds me of what a master of sumi-e can do in a single stroke of a brush.
This is why I love SWAT in Halo 4, or One In The Chamber in Black Ops II. Every game should have a one shot, one kill mode. Barring that, just gotta learn to aim for the head, huh?
Battlefield 3 | One Shot [TheOkayrussia]


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This human anatomy module is devoted to the lymph nodes, ganglionic areas and organs involved in oncological disease spread assessments. It has been produced from a scanner (computed tomography) with iodine injection of a healthy subject, covering the face, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis.
We selected a cross-sectional imaging approach usually used in oncological disease spread assessment: a cervico-thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT scan of a male subject.
The DICOM images were exported in .jpeg format then cropped and redimensioned using Adobe Photoshop. The images were then integrated into a module using Flash.
We have integrated on the left a vector skeleton diagram in order to locate navigation buttons and cross-references.
We first used the interactive captions to identify anatomical structures commonly used in oncologic imaging, particularly to determine the local and regional expansion and remote pre-treatment (TNM) or acting as limit for the classification of ganglionic areas:
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• Urinary system: kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, bladder, urethra and prostate.
• Arteries: the thoracic and abdominal aorta and its major branches.
• Veins: jugular veins, subclavian veins, brachiocephalic veins, superior and inferior vena cava, azygos vein, iliac veins and femoral veins and the portal system (portal vein, splenic vein, inferior and superior mesenteric veins).
• NB: Some structures were included in groups to which they do not belong in theory in order to facilitate navigation. For example, the spleen in the digestive system and the thyroid gland in the respiratory system.
We have represented lymph nodes by coloured bullets in order to better visualise their position. These are purely hypothetical anatomical locations; most nodes in this module are not visible in this healthy subject.
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Summary Meeting Notes: September 19, 2013 Neighborhood Centers PEG Meeting
Meeting #16 Summary Notes
Neighborhood Centers Policy Expert Group
Meeting Date: September 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
PEG Attendees: Jason Barnstead-Long, Andre Baugh, Kristin Cooper, Ivy Dunlap, Allen Field, Ryan Givens, Brett Horner, Denver Igarta, Jennifer Moore, Gary Oxman, Mark Raggett, Nick Sauvie, Alison Stoll
Key Points and Outcomes
- The Map App will be useful in helping the public explore relationships across policy concepts and issues, but staff will need to be clear as to what questions the public is being asked.
- The proposed prioritization of center investments on the basis of population and needs is a good direction, and is appropriately reflective of the Neighborhood Centers PEG's discussions.
Welcome, Introductions and Updates (8:00 a.m.)
Presenter: Steve Faust, Facilitator and Bill Cunningham, BPS
Summary: Steve welcomed everyone to the final meeting of the Neighborhood Centers PEG and thanked everyone for their participation over the past 16 months. The two items on the agenda for the meeting are a review of the Comprehensive Plan Map App and a discussion to reflect on the PEG's work and recommendations to BPS.
Bill reminded PEG members that there will be an all-PEG meeting on Friday, October 18 from 8:30 to 11am. The purpose of the meeting is for PEG members to discuss the products of the Comprehensive Plan – Working Draft Part 2 with members from other PEGs.
BPS staff will conduct targeted outreach with key stakeholder groups from October through December 2013, including neighborhood coalitions and groups interested in specific issues or areas. Any group will be able to request a presentation on the Comprehensive Plan Update for their neighborhood, business or organization. The Proposed Draft Comprehensive Plan should be ready in March 2014. Bill asked PEG members to stay involved and noted that they will be included in e-mails to providing project updates and announcing upcoming events.
Comprehensive Plan Map App Review (8:15 a.m.)
Presenters: Bill Cunningham, BPS
Summary: Bill demonstrated and explained the online "Map App," which will be the primary means of sharing the mapped land use and infrastructure concepts of Part 2 of the Comprehensive Plan update. BPS also is preparing a Companion Guide to aid community members in using the Map App and highlighting key issues and questions.
The Map App consists of two main layers: discussion layers and background layers. Discussion layers display policy concept mapping, many of which have been discussed by the Centers PEG, such as Centers, Corridors, Employment, and Public Transit. The background layers provide mapping of important background information to inform discussion of the policy concept mapping, such as demographics, zoning, transit access, and a variety of economic considerations. The Map App also includes a set of working maps related to a range of policy concepts, including the Urban Design Framework and Land Use Changes. An intent of the Map App is to support community discussion of the policy concept mapping by allowing community members to overlay different layers to explore relationships between a variety of concepts and topics.
The group reviewed the Centers layer. Bill explained that centers shown with dashed circles indicate there are questions about the potential center that need to be resolved. Users can click on a layer title or various map features to see descriptions of that layer or feature. The website also will include a video on how to use the tool. BPS staff are continuing to refine the Map App, but it should be ready for use by the public by early October.
PEG members made the following comments; BPS responses are in italics:
• Several concerns about color, line type, and size and spacing of fonts have been raised in other meetings, but have not changed. Staff are continuing to make refinements to the Map App graphics and text. An example of a change made to make text easier to read was the Map App convention of using white text on a black background.
• How detailed are the discussion layers – can they provide information on stormwater issues on a specific property? The purpose of the maps is to illustrate citywide mapping of policy options for discussion, so they were created at an appropriate scale with that in mind. They do not go down to the parcel layer.
• Brentwood-Darlington lacks good access to services and should have a center on the map to provide policy support for strengthening its small commercial node. Future work will zoom in to a district level and will identify small commercial areas that are important for local access to services, but are not intended to become full-service mixed-use districts.
• This tool will be very useful for neighborhood associations and other organizations that want to examine specific districts for grant writing or other purposes. BPS intends to maintain and improve the App over time and eventually try to merge the tool with portlandmaps.com.
• Bill displayed and explained the various parks layers. The parks discussion layer displays planned park improvements, while the park access layer shows areas that are not well-served by parks. A question to consider for the parks layers is whether the planned capital improvements are aligned with areas underserved by parks.
• If the intent of the Map App is to allow the public to review the maps and answer discussion questions on their own, the map may be too complex and difficult for many people to navigate. If the questions for the public include "are we getting this right?" and "what are the greatest priorities?," how will these questions be asked? Is there a way to quantify responses, such as through a survey? The questions are buried in the narratives and are not very prominent, which will make it difficult to prompt responses outside of a meeting context. BPS is developing a companion guide that will highlight four or five issue areas for discussion, including: centers and investments, employment, infrastructure and equity, and designing with nature. Each issue area will include a description of major issues and discussion questions.
• A PEG member expressed disappointment that this meeting did not provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion of the mapping elements, such as specific locations for centers. The purpose of this discussion is to provide a preview of the Map App to PEG members, explain how it functions, seek initial feedback on the tool, and to discuss questions that will be raised with the broader public in community outreach. Staff encourages PEG members to participate in the public outreach events to contribute to discussion of the mapped features.
• Bill displayed the Corridor layer which depicts major streets with high traffic, significant zoning capacity, and mixed use designations. A fundamental question for the public is whether or not these corridors and centers are the right locations for focusing services, growth and population.
• The Companion Guide will examine centers in terms of population size and needs. Bill shared a graphic that proposes to prioritize improvements in centers with high populations and high needs, such as the Gateway, Lents, Midway, Rosewood and Jade districts. This proposed approach responds to the Neighborhood Centers PEG's recommendations to focus on improvements in centers with major deficiencies and communities that have not had good access to opportunities. PEG member related that this population/needs graphic is a great tool that epitomizes the work of the PEG and allows people to see important information and resulting policy priorities all at once.
• This prioritization approach should align the work of other City bureaus and initiatives, such as PDC's neighborhood prosperity initiative.
• This is a good tool for displaying a lot of information in one place. Some people will get it and others will not. Regardless, it is good to use multiple outreach methods and tools to reach all segments of a diverse community.
• The Transportation discussion layer displays current planned Transportation System Plan improvements. These are large projects that receive outside funding. Discussion questions will include, "what projects are missing?," and "are there new priorities?"
• Bill displayed the natural resources layer and indicated that an important question is how growth should happen in Southwest, considering potential impacts on natural areas. This discussion may take place on the district level. He also shared the City Greenways layer. There needs to be better distinction in color between parks, greenways, habitat, etc., in the Greenways layer.
PEG Wrap Up (9:30 p.m.)
Presenters: Steve Faust, Facilitator, Bill Cunningham, BPS
Summary: Steve reviewed the Neighborhood Centers PEG Recommendations memo from May 2013. Major policy recommendations include: prioritizing improvements in centers with deficiencies, which was discussed earlier; strengthening the role of employment in centers; committing to a future planning process at the district level to plan for area-specific centers and small neighborhood commercial areas; and a focus on affordable housing and other efforts to support low-income households. Are there additional takeaways or priorities that BPS should consider?
PEG members had the following comments:
• The Map App tool does not include a housing layer. Need a background map showing housing affordability or cost-burdened households.
• The physical transitions between high- and lower-density areas is an important issue, as is the availability of affordable housing for families with children. Need to address the need for affordable family housing, given that development trends in close-in neighborhoods seem to be dominated by single-bedroom housing.
• The center priorities graphic is evidence of our PEG's work and priorities for centers. This is a good tool to convey the PEG's highest priorities.
• The next step is to look at the deficiencies and investments in infrastructure, land use mix, access to parks, affordable housing and to determine what to do.
• PEG members are encouraged to bring their knowledge and expertise to their organizations and neighborhood associations. They can invite BPS staff to present and facilitate discussions about the big questions.
• How do we get the whole City behind a priority in terms of capital funds and infrastructure investments? These priorities need to get into bureau plans.
• Look at past mistakes when evaluating capital budgets and zoning changes. East Portland has large areas of multi-family housing, not just along corridors. Should some of these areas be down-zoned? How can we develop better design standards and create more street connections?
• There should be two levels of analysis in the Map App; one at the policy level and one at the district level. Need to figure out what approaches are most needed in specific areas.
• Communicate the process to the public of how the City plans to encourage participation, and bring out the whole city into the process, including those who are not typically engaged in such processes.
• I value the time spent with this group and have gained insights on issues and areas from different people from different disciplines that may lead to new solutions and ideas.
• In community engagement efforts, convey what it means to be a "center" in terms of investments and potential future development impacts. Need to differentiate between town centers and neighborhood centers, and explain why a community might want to be identified as one versus another. How do the designations translate to on-the-ground change?
• Go beyond neighborhood associations and coalitions to talk with smaller groups that may be hard to reach or do not have access to online tools.
• PEG organizers did a good job of presenting the issues and welcoming different voices and translating them into policy refinements.
• Bill thanked PEG members for their efforts to tackle a diverse set of issues from a variety of perspectives including affordable housing, gentrification, design and historic preservation.
Public Comment (9:45 a.m.)
Outcomes of this process can be attributed to the quality of participants and preparation of staff. While it is good to have a citywide perspective on centers and corridors, there will be a need for area-specific plans. Need money in the City budget for this.
Next Steps (9:55 a.m.)
Barry Manning indicated that the City received a grant to examine mixed use zoning regulations in centers, corridors, transit station areas and neighborhood business districts. The project will include a public participation process and project advisory group.
Tom Armstrong thanked PEG members and encouraged their participation in the All-PEG meeting and future phases of the project. Bill offered his assistance to PEG members as a resource on questions related to the topics covered by the Neighborhood Centers PEG.
Adjourn (10:00 a.m.)
For more information, please contact Bill Cunningham, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-4203 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Steve Faust, Facilitator at 503-278-3456 or firstname.lastname@example.com.