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By Ryan McGreal
Published December 19, 2011
Salon magazine's Will Doig has been running a remarkable series of essays on the future of cities. In his latest, he explores the role of bicycles in slowing down the frenetic pace of city streets until they become safe, comfortable and attractive people places again.
The entire essay is well worth reading, but the following passage jumped out at me:
It feels strange to equate slowing down with moving ahead, but in some ways, slowing down cities, much like the slow-food movement, is about shrugging off some of the 20th century's ill-conceived "innovations."
This really articulates a lot of what motivates my thoughts on cities: not some reflexive get-off-my-lawn conservatism, but the sober recognition that you can't just throw out thousands of years of embedded knowledge about how to enable large groups of people to coexist peacefully and productively.
Of course, there are some amazing 19th and 20th century innovations that, either by design or happy accident, really are material improvements that make city living cleaner, safer, friendlier, more attractive and more rewarding:
and so on.
What all these innovations have in common is that they are compatible with or actively encourage density, by which I mean a lot of people and a lot of uses in close proximity.
Density is the magic pixie dust that turns agglomerations of people into engines of economic development, and anything that makes it easier and more pleasant for a lot of people to live close together is going to accelerate the creation of wealth.
In a dense urban environment, you don't need fast-moving vehicles, because you generally don't need to travel long distances to get where you are going. What you need are safe, comfortable streets that allow you to move at a human scale around your environment.
As Wesley Marshall and Norman Garrick explain, when we design streets to accommodate a variety of modes instead of allowing automobiles to dominate, that almost necessarily results in lower vehicle speeds.
Lower speeds, in turn, accomplish two tangible goals: they reduce the number of crashes and collisions, and also reduce the severity of injuries in the crashes and collisions that do occur. (Intangibly, they allow for a street environment that feels safer to pedestrians and cyclists and attracts more of them.)
Most of the 20th century, and particularly the latter half, was characterized by an almost frantic desire to break with the past and invent whole vocabularies of architecture and city design from scratch, with the inevitable result that a lot of authentic wisdom was discarded along with the conventional wisdom that had perpetuated so much historic misery.
We saw writers gleefully celebrate the act of "cutting away the rot of the Victorian age" by wiping away whole city blocks to drop in futuristic mega-projects for futuristic people. Could personal rooftop helipads and jetpacks be far off?
It's as if we became collectively incapable of distinguishing field-tested good ideas from self-serving prejudices, and so we tossed it all away just to be safe.
Now we're stuck undergoing the painful process of re-establishing those practices that actually did work - like "New Urbanism", which is nothing more than a modern code for traditional neighbourhood development, and "Shared Space", which is nothing more than a modern code for traditional mixed-use streets.
Thanks to the methods of inquiry to which we now have more or less general access, the process of reinventing and rediscovering what works shouldn't take nearly as much time - or as much random trial-and-error - as it did the first time around.
Yet it's still depressing to contemplate how much needless ecological destruction (not to mention personal alienation and depression) we will collectively suffer in the meantime.
It's also depressing to contemplate how tenaciously some people are clinging to these new, disruptive and unsustainable ways of living - and all, irony of ironies, in the name of tradition!
It's a strange world indeed when those who defend the recent, radical, unimpeded auto-mobility that is well-proven to attenuate community engagement can be regarded as conservatives, while those who defend traditional neighbourhood development are considered radicals.
(h/t to M Adrian Brassington for sending me the Salon article.)
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 19, 2011 at 21:08:09
So I'm curious how this concept of 'lower-speeds are good' fits in with LRT philosophies that include the need to have dedicated, right-of-way lanes, getting people from one side of the city to the other in the shortest possible time, that sort of thing.
Unless of course we're only looking at the downtown core as being the true beneficiary of slower overall speeds.
By Milton Friesen (anonymous) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 09:54:48
Ryan, thanks for the link to the Salon articles and your commentary on these issues. I've written a paper for a UWaterloo class that might be of interest. It examines how Christopher Alexander's work could point toward new approaches to planning. It's about 20 pages long but is, I think, mostly very readable. If it's of interest, I could post a link to the Google Doc version.
By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 15:58:17 in reply to Comment 72407
Hello Milton,
It is good to have someone with your background and interests here!
Although I am conflicted about the "Cardus" factor on your planning and design thinking :) I am familiar with your works and interests and admire your output in this field.
Your paper: Interrogative Planning - Questions to Orient both Theory and Practice - (if this is what you have referred to above) - is a great introduction for Hamiltonians to Christopher Alexander's work and its connections to a better way of approaching our urban design problems.
I would also like to draw your attention to a seminal book on urban design which could fundamentally alter our approach to urban design thinking - and directly impact our cities: "Principles of Urban Structure" written by Nikos A. Salingaros - a close friend and associate of Christopher Alexander.
This book although not referenced in your above paper, in my opinion sums up that 'body of knowledge' which has simply not been integrated into our planning and architectural curriculum across the world. Many of our urban development issues arise from this.
Although this book was first published in 2005, by Techne Press, Amsterdam - it is surprising that many in the urban design field have not heard of it. But then many architects and planners have also not heard of: Alexander R. Cuthbert's, Requiem for an era of urban design - which sums most brilliantly the urban design field of the last century .
It is my sincere hope that "Principles of Urban Structure" - which is a collection of important essays, written and published over the last fifteen years in various journals, becomes the foundational text upon which present and future generations of urban planners, designers and architects build their studies and practice. In my opinion the knowledge contained in this book is capable of reconnecting our fossilized humanity with the evolving science of urban design. The lost art of city design can only be found once again through such clear thinking.
Mahesh P. Butani
Comment edited by Mahesh_P_Butani on 2011-12-20 16:12:14
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 10:07:40 in reply to Comment 72407
Milton, I'd like to read that. I've been fortunate to have been directed to some quite-informative papers courtesy of UWaterloo students, so please, link away.
Comment edited by mystoneycreek on 2011-12-20 11:52:20
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 10:06:52 in reply to Comment 72407
I'd love to read it! Would you mind emailing me directly? My email address is: email@example.com.
By Milton Friesen (anonymous) | Posted December 22, 2011 at 11:44:49 in reply to Comment 72408
Ryan and others, the link in Mahesh's comment is the correct one for the paper and I've added his recommendations to my crowded reading list. I'd also highly recommend Fanstein's "Readings in Planning Theory" 3rd edition. Bryan Prince Booksellers can order it in, though it's a bit pricey - 66 dollars or thereabouts. It does have a very good representation of the field and is very readable. The other comments and input are very much appreciated. Whatever our level of engagement, we will all remain perennial students of our endlessly fascinating cities so hearing from each other is critical.
By highwater (registered) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 12:45:18
A commenter purporting to be Marvin Ryder just posted the following on the Hamiltonian:
"While I am a believer in the value of Light Rapid Transit to Hamilton, I think everyone needs to realize that this is a "long-term" action. No one should expect to see any significant construction begin before the year 2025 and possibly not before the year 2035."
By fast track (anonymous) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 14:51:53 in reply to Comment 72411
Here is a fast track solution that meets the needs of the city now without risking LRT failure due to lack of resources, space and ridership
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:20:18 in reply to Comment 72418
Here's the Bay Observer's proposed LRT route:
There are some serious problems with this alternative. For one thing, it preserves the one-way traffic flows of the Main-King de facto expressway. Sooner or later, we will convert our urban streets back to two-way, so building a fixed infrastructure that locks in an already badly dated traffic alignment for decades is going to seem increasingly ludicrous.
For another, it's confusing and disorienting - especially to visitors - to have the east and west branches of a transit line on different streets a block apart. It may make sense from a helicopter view, but at street level it fails to integrate transit into people's day-to-day lives, which is where it really needs to succeed.
This arrangement would further mean that not one but two streets are ripped up and disrupted during the construction phase. Not only that, but the construction will take much longer since the opposing rail tracks are no longer side-by-side.
Finally, this significant a change would mean much of the planning work already completed would be thrown out and staff would have to start from scratch. That in itself would push the completion date out by years.
The fact is that City staff and transportation consultants already extensively studied a number of possible alternative routes before settling on the current route. I don't agree with all of their criteria (for example, they put it on King rather than Main in part because it will be less disruptive to automobile traffic there), but the plan is well thought-out and will be Good Enough to build.
If we keep going back to the drawing board, we will never complete this project - which is doubtless why some LRT opponents are calling to rethink the route.
Comment edited by administrator Ryan on 2011-12-21 09:59:52
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 12:14:28 in reply to Comment 72435
If we keep going back to the drawing board, we will never complete this project - which is doubtless why some LRT opponents are calling to rethink the route.
How DARE they!
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 13:29:56 in reply to Comment 72411
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever, aside from flaccid political will, to wait that long before building LRT. With the right leadership, we could have shovels in the ground as early as 2013.
By Nox (anonymous) | Posted December 22, 2011 at 10:27:26 in reply to Comment 72413
Wait until the spring budget. there'll be austerity enough for everyone between now and the Pan Am Games.
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 13:34:16 in reply to Comment 72413
With the right leadership, we could have shovels in the ground as early as 2013.
Whenever it is that ground is broken, I'm hoping that we have the right design at hand, too. What I've seen so far, isn't. (Anyone seen the non-B-line centric 'double figure-8' concept? It holds much more merit than running LRT from Eastgate to McMaster.)
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 14:21:27 in reply to Comment 72414
Anyone seen the non-B-line centric 'double figure-8' concept?
Do you have a link to a representation of it?
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 20, 2011 at 14:40:24 in reply to Comment 72416
Do you have a link to a representation of it?
Apparently, I will soon. : )
In the meantime, maybe you could answer the question I posed at the top of this discussion...?
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:24:32 in reply to Comment 72417
Further to John's reply, I would argue that the B-Line planning process has been unduly influenced by the city's prevailing dedication to automobile traffic flow. There is a strong sense that LRT has to compete favourably with current driving times and that it should be minimally disruptive to existing traffic flows.
Frankly, I don't think that's the best way to look at it, but I don't see it as a deal breaker because the current plan does not prevent us from adjusting both LRT and vehicular traffic speeds at any time.
Comment edited by administrator Ryan on 2011-12-21 06:29:45
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 07:22:45 in reply to Comment 72436
Frankly, I don't think that's the best way to look at it...
But surely you're not surprised that the planning process has been 'unduly influenced' in this way. You can't be surprised. What were you expecting/hoping for...and why, given the basic construct of Hamilton...and of it more importantly not being a forward-thinking community?
Comment edited by mystoneycreek on 2011-12-21 07:23:19
By Ryan (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 08:11:27 in reply to Comment 72437
I'm continually surprised that the planning process has gone as well as it has, given the prevailing culture, bureaucratic inertia and the forces actively working against it.
Comment edited by administrator Ryan on 2011-12-21 08:12:10
By John Neary (registered) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 22:21:22 in reply to Comment 72417
So I'm curious how this concept of 'lower-speeds are good' fits in with LRT philosophies that include the need to have dedicated, right-of-way lanes, getting people from one side of the city to the other in the shortest possible time, that sort of thing.
In the meantime, maybe you could answer the question I posed at the top of this discussion...?
I'll bite, although since you are a smart guy I find it hard to believe that this question is meant to be anything other than rhetorical.
First, each LRT vehicle has the potential to take dozens or hundreds of personal automobiles off the street, thereby reducing the total high-speed traffic burden. Secondly, dedicated rights of way and signal preference don't typically allow LRT vehicles to travel faster than our current speed limits; they just reduce the amount of time spent at rest or at very low speeds. Thirdly, the dedicated right of way minimizes conflict between LRT and incompatible uses (e.g. me crashing my bike when my tire gets stuck in the track). Finally, LRT operators are held to a much higher standard of training than operators of personal automobiles.
No one's talking about putting LRT on streets that currently have low-volume, low-speed traffic.
By slow down? (anonymous) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 22:35:14 in reply to Comment 72431
I think you missed the question altogether. How does LRT slow down city life when in fact it is designed to speed it up? At least thats what I got out of the question
By John Neary (registered) | Posted December 20, 2011 at 22:55:03 in reply to Comment 72432
LRT can indirectly slow down city life by encouraging dense urban development. But its direct effect is to speed up travel within a city.
You guys are seeing a contradiction where there is none. Ryan's point is about the speed of _automobile_ traffic, not transportation in general. Two of the other items on his list (subways and bicycles) both speed up travel relative to competing modes of transportation.
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 07:55:36 in reply to Comment 72433
You guys are seeing a contradiction where there is none.
Did you actually read the article he linked to? (The one I pointed out to him in the first place)
But look around (if you have a second) and you might notice that a lot of the new ideas seeping into cities are aimed not at making them faster, but slowing them down. The buzziest mode of transport now is a bicycle. Streetcars, a pokey throwback, are returning. Walkable neighborhoods, traffic-calming measures and "slow zones" are catching on, and freeways are being torn down and replaced with lower-speed boulevards. Even things like sit-down pedestrian plazas and pop-up cafes seem to indicate a desire to slacken the pace.
Slower cities have a lot to recommend them. "It's not just a road safety issue," says Rod King, the creator of "20′s Plenty for Us," a movement to reduce London's speed limit to 20 miles per hour. "There are a lot of peripheral advantages to slowing down traffic." The advantages include increased biking because roads aren't so scary, the need for less infrastructure like speed bumps, and better air quality (racing from one traffic light to the next burns more fuel). Add in the public-safety benefits of slower cars (which are hard to overstate — a few extra miles per hour can literally kill) and putting on the brakes starts to look like a no-brainer.
For this reason, speed may be the next battleground for urban streets. Advocates for safer, more walkable and bikable cities have spent the last decade agitating largely for infrastructure: bike lanes, pedestrian plazas, curb bulb-outs and other concrete improvements. Now, they say, the fight is turning to "enforcement" — a demand for cities to crack down on dangerous driving.
So yes, I am a smart guy, no that wasn't a rhetorical question and yes, there is very much a contradiction at play...regardless of how much you don't want to acknowledge it.
Comment edited by mystoneycreek on 2011-12-21 07:56:05
By John Neary (registered) | Posted December 21, 2011 at 10:20:07 in reply to Comment 72439
I did indeed read the article before commenting. When Doig writes "streetcars", read LRT -- I don't think anyone is laying TTC-style track outside Toronto.
I still don't see why it's so hard to understand that replacing dozens of cars with one LRT vehicle reduces the overall burden of high-speed traffic. The choice before Hamilton isn't LRT versus neighbourhood streets designed for pedestrians and cyclists. It's LRT versus our current transportation system, which is 99% designed for the private automobile.
Would you argue that Ryan's position implies that we should get rid of our subways, intercity rail, and airlines? If not, why not?
By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 14:51:36
"LRT can indirectly slow down city life by encouraging dense urban development. But its direct effect is to speed up travel within a city." ~ John Neary
"...the creation of new theory demands that the best of the old falls under the microscope." ~ A. R. Cuthbert.
The Paradox of Intensification - (video) highlights the huge disconnect that exists between "evidence" and "evidence-based thinking" amongst Hamilton's urban enthusiasts.
What often appear as evil-intent and quickly labeled as disparagement of the enshrined notion of "LRT" - is in fact the slow grinding search for evidence.
Most of our trusted notions and impulses on planning and transit end up being just that - when we look back on how we have come to be where we are:
St. Clair LRT Almost Ready to Open ~ December 11, 2009, by Rick McGinnis
(public sentiments in 2009: "But the travesty and exceptionally poor planning of the St. Clair debacle, not to mention ideological, as opposed to research-based justification for the project, is not the way to promote transit-use in the city.")
*A Post Mortem for St. Clair's Construction ~ January 17, 2010 by Steve
(public sentiments in 2010: "At some point, one has to conclude that the TTC is congenitally incapable of operating a world-class light rail transit system. I'm going to suggest that point should come after two separate trial projects, St. Clair and Spadina, have both turned out to be profoundly mediocre; and BEFORE spending an additional $8 billion to find out that, no sir, the TTC really doesn't have any idea how to design, build, and operate street-level rail.")
Getting it Right - Lessons from the St. Clair Streetcar for the Implementation of Transit City ~ 7 January 2010, Les Kelman and Richard M. Soberman
("A report about the lessons learned from the St. Clair construction project and their implications for work on Transit City.")
Our public discourse around urban issues, however well meaning lacks the rigor and dispassion required to develop rational solutions to our highly complex problems.
In most cases our problems suffer from lack of definition and are solely driven by unexamined passions. And when our preconceived needs and unexamined passions are not immediately gratified we publicly punish those who dare to spend time examining evidence.
We kill a little bit of ourselves as a community with every biased discourse, we destroy the spirit of innovation and progress with every bit of punishment we inflict on others who do not toot our ideology.
Maybe nature is withholding progress from our community, until we mature enough to handle the responsibility which comes from seeking change.
Here is a recent example of what can happen when we fixate on ideology at the expense of evidence:Hundreds gather to celebrate cars returning to K Street, Sacramento ~ November 13, 2011
Change requires original thinking, which requires putting ideas under a microscope, which requires respect for diversity and opposing views, which requires us to stop publicly gang-banging people who offer answers to questions which we have not yet learned to frame correctly.
Mahesh P. Butani
Comment edited by Mahesh_P_Butani on 2011-12-21 16:05:06
By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted December 21, 2011 at 15:47:29 in reply to Comment 72463
The Paradox of Intensification - (video) highlights the huge disconnect that exists between "evidence" and "evidence-based thinking" amongst Hamilton's urban enthusiasts.
I just viewed the video.
My Christmas wish would be a discussion of what it proposes, led by Ryan, Jason and Mr. Neary.
(Oh, and to meet those who downvote my sincere and genuine Christmas wish. Bah-humbuggers!)
Comment edited by mystoneycreek on 2011-12-21 15:55:04
By Undustrial (registered) - website | Posted December 23, 2011 at 15:58:08
How does LRT slow down city life when in fact it is designed to speed it up?
Because it's about the pace of life, rather than individual trips.
Cars can make a trip very quickly, but a much greater cost than bikes or trains, both in terms of space and time. Because cities with high car ownership need a lot more space for roads and parking, the distances travelled generally increase. Cars enable people to live, work and shop much further than would be otherwise possible, so this encourages long distances. At the same time, because cars cost so much more money, this requires a fair bit of extra time at work, cutting into the time you have available to make those trips. Combine these two factors and you may be moving faster (less time x more distance), but you're probably not getting anywhere any quicker.
LRT needs far less space (one lane, no parking) and much less money. It encourages higher-density land use and therefore allows us to achieve the same goals with shorter trips. At the same time, it's less of a financial burden than a car, so people have more time. In any case, one train moving at 50kph is still better than a few dozen cars rolling down the same street at the same speed.
As far as the paradox of intensification goes, it really highlights how the problems of car culture are not confined to the suburbs...
By TnT (registered) | Posted December 24, 2011 at 14:25:33
I find the either or argument to be very disturbing in this city. The belief that cars and transit don't go together is off base. In theory nothing would be more economical and ecological then 100% public transit. The unravelling of the roads, houses, etc we have now is undoable. The reality is it has to be multiuse solution. The needs of the car are easy to sastiate with controls of systems in cities. Not driving at all costs. Not trucks at all costs. Also not bikes, trains, or taxis or whatever at all costs. It is like LRT or GO. We really can have it all.
Comment edited by TnT on 2011-12-24 14:29:30
By exactly (anonymous) | Posted December 24, 2011 at 15:29:23
What is needed is a dispassionate discussion rather than a passionate one. Ideals are wonderful but rarely practical when they stifle civil discourse and honest exchanges of ideas. Idealism must give way to practicality infused with idealism. Everyone would like to have it all and have it now but that too can get in the way of progress if there is no compromise to practicality and an all or nothing attitude. Simply understanding human nature and remembering you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar is also needed. I fear for the future as more and more, at every level, discourse is becoming confrontational to the point of disagreements when all parties agree because its the politically correct thing to do
By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted December 25, 2011 at 06:44:36
"...But those two towers should be signatures on our skyline." ~ TreyS
"...Most cities try to go taller with time and build their core neighbourhoods and skyline. We're trying to do the opposite..." ~ jason
Here is to looking at tall buildings and taller mistakes. Much like a cluster of tall buildings often pretends to be a city - this comment is pretending to believe that we are having a real discourse on architecture and urban futures here. How many of us would give up a limb to live in an unique, timeless and appropriately scaled urbane city rather than an inappropriately scaled cluster of date-stamped gheryish buildings?
Why is that we always associate tall and lean with sexy? or why is that to be considered "sexy" - we choose tall and lean - often with a rich dollop of fragmented fuzz or gooey ooze as its defining characteristics?
What about short, squat and sexy? or medium, dense and sexy? why do these words fail to light up our hormones as easily as tall, lean and sexy does?
Throw in a glass curtain wall and the combination: Tall, Lean and Sexy (TLS) starts to sizzle - and our synapses start to hyperventilate. We are on fire and our smoke filled brain makes us genuflect right there and then on the streets, in front of our TLS towers - screaming in reverence: Oh God... yes! yes! yes!!
Mile-high tower ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
The thought of architectural bestiality does cross the minds of elderly residents who have lived in one of those tall sexy things through the last power outage or the last time they forgot to pick up something on their way home, and had to go down all the way once again in inclement weather.
Now we are talking of a totally different kind of going all the way down here! but our preferences should be of no concern to them... besides those pesky elderly will soon be dead anyways, and after all it is our life and our future we are talking about here - so what right do they have anyways to judge us on what we worship?
You can almost feel the silent horror on the faces of the young mothers in strollers with little gurgling babies, as they pass us genuflecting on the streets screaming... yes! yes!! yes!!! One does begin to understand the true meaning of architecture, as we continue to ignore their disgust as they go up and down the TLS towers often twice and even three times a day, passing us as they traverse long hallways on longer elevator rides to their play dates in the park or their daily live/work rituals.
Why do shorter, glass encased buildings fail to mesmerize us any more?
The Bell building on King across from the art gallery simply does not cut it for us. It is simply short and stubby. Even its glass curtain wall fails to jiggle our testosterone. We simply go... ugh! at such sights, or worse, we glibly ignore its existence by politely saying: what building?
So, what is really going on here? Cultural conditioning? size bias? obsessive preferences? compulsive behaviour? genuine concern for density and sustainability? machismo? or benign pigheadedness?
Now before we jump to conclusions here and turn this into a local thing, let us be fair - we are not alone in our preference for architectural bestiality. Many cities across the globe are prone to the seductive charms of TLS towers. 2300 feet is way too short and stubby... we go blergh!
TLS definitely does seem to do things to a lot of people in many cities. But what is it that it really does?
Maybe it is time for a new kind of urban anthropology to emerge and shed light on our condition.
My guess is this has something to do with how it makes some people feel deep down inside - possibly related to mortality and the dubious need to triumph over natures processes.
I suppose tall, glassy, slender, well contoured objects energizes some, and makes them feel younger and in control. Age, contours and sex are after all the defining markers of our times. The word 'cool' may be trying to say all of this in a hurry.
This thing about TLS being an answer to density, ecology, livability, small foot-print on earth, distinctive urban signatures for economic development and ROI/EBITDA reasons, social or technological progress of mankind, celebration of the human spirit...etc., etc., is pure unmitigated blather which we know all too well deep inside, but come on, who has not failed to sneak a longing glance, sideways at a TLS goddess or otherwise, strutting down the street? We are hardwired for the unsustainable. Like moths we zoom in knowing well the repercussions. Hey, even our pastors fall prey to such longings... we after all are just humans.
Can you name a single invention or a social innovation worth mentioning in history which can be causally tied to the 'coolness' of a building?
TLS affirms that age is not going to catch up with the infatuated as yet, and possession of it or basking in its glory provides a physical manifestation of the abstract notion of power which is the ultimate aphrodisiac. It also gives the ultimate physical meaning to the abstract tonal ejaculation: "yes! yes!! yes!!! Oh God, yes! which is merely attempting to say: I have finally arrived - or in any case almost about to... so, come watch and share with me my fulfillment!
TLS becomes an extension of one's own self in many ways and propels libidinal energies which drives the 'gotcha have it right now' thinking. However, I really doubt that it could do anything for long-term fulfillment - which is why pharmaceutical companies are multi-billion dollar operations, and penthouses go for a premium - while couples in TLS situations most often than not, have a higher rate of split-ups while all psychiatrists upon graduation are pre-qualified for TLS condo mortgages.
Two-Mile-High tower, The Ultima ~ Eugene Tsui... a colossal disconnect in the name of Biophilia
But as many soon discover, TLS objects - animate or inanimate, end up requiring a lot more nurturing and maintenance - much more than their operating manual disclose. Thoughts about super high-maintenance and short shelf-life are never mentioned. They simply don't matter when one is genuflecting in deep-worship mode.
For the umpteenth time "evidence" based thinking clearly tells us: please! please!! stay away from TLS, please!!! it is not good for the heart and simply not good for the soul, let alone the old tired bones. But the libidinal energy is simply too intense to resist, let alone abstain.
The tallest spires in the city were a metaphorically connect with an higher power which set the limits to physical aspirations. Some of us thought it was pointing us towards unbridled heights - while all they were attempting was to attract a larger congregation from far and wide in order to physically structure society and give it an aesthetic and social meaning that was grounded in sustainability.
And while we once genuflected in front of them too, for entirely different reasons - the rational in our times has changed, our Gods are different now.
Is there any chance that the heights to which the church spires aspired is the optimum our civilization has been designed to handle - before it starts to fold on itself?
Remember back when the church spires were the tallest in the city - essentially a city's skyline signature?
Building anything higher than the height of the tallest spires in older cities was once taboo, for it not only marred the very distinctive skyline of the city, but more importantly, it also damaged society's sustainability and generated an aesthetic overreach.
Maybe there is a metaphysical, and in turn, a divine mathematical connection between societal sustainability and the height of church spires.
On the other hand, maybe there are no such connections. God after all is directly beamed into our private surround-sound chapels in our times via HDTV - be it on the sixth floor or the hundred and sixtieth.
But nonetheless, it is something worth looking into - for it must be a real puzzle for our seniors to watch some among us genuflecting in front of TLS objects - hands clasped, head bowed in reverence, moving rhythmically in self-pleasure, screaming yes! yes! yes! oh God! yes!! ...even, more! give me more!! now! yes!!
Evidence is nasty business. It is humbling, well-meaning, yet brutal and has a way of taking away our small pleasures and even smaller indulgences for the larger good. So we fight it everyday. To circumvent it we have invented a novel approach. We have usurped its very essence which gives us the latitude to say and do what we want by liberally sprinkling our conversations with: "evidence-based" talk - the ultimate co-option of 'evidence' to legitimize our frequent sideway glances.
The suburbanites are not the only ones who stand accused of being in denial of evidence - we urbanites are equally culpable of being unsustainable based on our weakness for the TLS.
Some thoughts on "crafting the city's future -- not just topping off the skyline.":
The San Francisco Paradox: When good cities have bad architecture. (Thread)
Nothing to lose with lower towers: Design would still be striking but fit in.
A voice from the past: 1, 2 which may help understand what really constitutes sexiness among the short and squat of architecture; and some tall ideas resurrected 3,4 to validate our own.
The blunt 'cutting-edge' of architectural design thinking in our times. (a, b, c, d)
A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! and hopefully we begin to worship the little things in our lives in the coming year 2012 - which just may be the defining year for the human race in our times.
Mahesh P. Butani
Comment edited by Mahesh_P_Butani on 2011-12-25 07:54:57
By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted December 29, 2011 at 17:26:19
For those who see city building as an object-oriented exercise, here is the ultimate turn-on which should put the smile back on every TLS lover - after the above blasphemy :)
But before you go and say: Oh Yes!! here is something: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -- to be mindful of... just in case it turns out that our economy - the chief planner of our cities, decides to do its own thing in the coming years.
When you look behind the TLS skylines and the iconography we have come to worship, you may discover that much of our urban devastation over the last century was planned by poor thinking and poorer social behaviour.
"It is the social environment and not the physical environment which is the primary determinant of the health and well-being of people who live in cities..." ~ Loren Hinkle, 1977 (from: A Plague on Your Houses, -"a frightening study of the way misguided and malevolent social policy can spark a chain reaction of enormous and unforeseen urban collapse" -- "a book which transcends the boundaries between politics, theory, empirical research and political activism" by Deborah Wallace and Rodrick Wallace.
In the context of Hamilton's lower-city regrowth, if we are cognizant of the social realities of our core neighborhoods... our skyline will take care of itself.
Rather than Cranespotting and TLSgrovin - which perpetuate taller thinking and more class disconnects, the more relevant discussions mid-size cities such as Hamilton ought be having could be around thoughts such as:
It is from such a mind-space that we will be able to develop the imagery for our urban futures which respects our emerging demographics while reflecting our economic realities.
Design's most critical element is to have people in mind ~ Yves Behar, fuseproject
Our conversations in 2012 should be about wholesome communities and not about superficial form-based thinking driven by ideologies of the last century.
The Hairy Ape (1922) by Eugene O'Neill.
There are patterns and there are -patterns-. The misguided cross-talk between the two here, is what is presently driving Hamilton's urban design conversations. We need to stop and realize the damage we are doing to our thinking and our expectations of Urban Futures.
Mahesh P. Butani
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By WRCU2 (registered) - website | Posted December 30, 2011 at 08:51:19 in reply to Comment 72559
I believe I now know why RTH has been relatively quiet this past week: IT has taken me three hours to browse half of the information presented in just one of Mahesh's comments, each of which is a great contribution in and of itself and in my humble opinion, far superior to many seasoned veteran contributions on this site.
Mahesh, you have come a long way in improving your writing style. I look forward to reading your clever presentations when my bot goes out and collects material from Raise the Hammer. Your opposing views are a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stagnant forum.
I don't even feel like rhyming after reading your well reasoned comments lately and if I were to choose one link from all the references you included in this thread which moved me the most, IT would be the 1958 interview with Frank Lloyd Wright from your insightful Christmas day post.
Frank Lloyd Wright - No, I mean seeing into the thing rather than looking at IT and coming out with something of it's characteristic ... nature, using the word nature again in a broad sense as the intrinsic character of whatever IT is.
Lyman Bryson - And its the kind of capacity to express an insight into..
FLW - That's IT what I believe we would call a creative individual, would be a man who could see inside and come out with something fresh, something vital to whatever IT happened to be he was doing.
You are opening closed doors and shuttered windows Mahesh where the air is strangely clear. I had no idea Mr. Wright and I shared similar experiences in our formidable teenage years.
Thanks for sharing and cheers.
Comment edited by WRCU2 on 2011-12-30 08:52:47
By Mahesh_P_Butani (registered) - website | Posted January 01, 2012 at 20:18:33
73 years of new year wishes and new resolutions. This year will be different, we say... Will it?
"Year by year our cities grow more complex and less fit for living. The age of rebuilding is here. We must remould our old cities and build new communities better suited to our needs". ~ The City, 1939
Patrick Geddes, Ebenezer Howard and Lewis Mumford's lives intersected in the early part of the last century leading to a serious search for alternatives to the big urban/suburban question of the time. The NY World Fair of 1939 provided an opportunity to highlight this question with this remarkable documentary film called "The City":
Here is an interesting question to kick off an yet another new year:
"To what extent and in what ways does urban form contribute to sustainability?" ~ Dimensions of the Sustainable City, by Mike Jenks, Colin Jones.
A very Happy New Year to all!
ps: After The Fair
Comment edited by Mahesh_P_Butani on 2012-01-01 21:23:30
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While the DeLorean-based time machine was cool, it was really the wet black 1985 Toyota Pickup SR5 from Back To The Future that most people we know still dream about. Freshly waxed by Biff Tannen, of course. Toyota agreed, building the Tacoma Truck Concept for last year's SEMA show to look somewhat similar to that original.
Our friends at PickupTrucks.com had the opportunity to drive this SEMA special that's a homage to McFly's classic '85 pickup truck, taking the BTTF out to Southern California's Johnson Valley OHV park, where the ultra extreme King of the Hammers cross-country/rock crawl race is held.
It's not just the exterior that looks like it's gone back in time. The BTTF's inside is retro too. The brown and tan interior features seats with genuine 20-year-old Recaro cloth inserts. And when we say "genuine" — we mean it. The surplus patterns were found in the corner of a Toyota warehouse.
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The Bengals have been pretty quiet since the start of free agency.
They've had a few players in for visits and watched a couple of others sign deals with other teams, but the only deal signed was defensive end Michael Johnson's franchise tender. That could be changing soon.
Geoff Hobson of the team's website reports that "indications" are that the Bengals are "closing in" on deals that will keep linebacker Rey Maualuga and cornerback Adam Jones in Cincinnati. Maualuga has drawn interest from the Cardinals and Giants, but remains a free agent and the Giants just signed Keith Rivers and Dan Connor. Bengals coaches said before free agency started that they'd like to have Maualuga back on a defense that carried the Bengals into the playoffs last season and his visits elsewhere likely set a price the Bengals are willing to pay.
Jones hasn't garnered the same interest from others despite a solid 2012 season. He'd be a useful piece for them to bring back for sub packages and they'd also like to bring back Terence Newman. Newman visited the Raiders last week, but Hobson reports the team would like to get a deal done with him in the next week as well. The return of both corners along with Leon Hall and Dre Kirkpatrick would give the Bengals good depth in the secondary heading into next season.


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Providence Gay Men's Chorus: 'God Save The Queens'
The Providence Gay Men's Chorus performed music from acclaimed British artists at their spring concert, "God Save the Queens," performed at the Greenwich Odeum June 8-10.
The song selections included classics as well as more contemporary tunes, such as Adele's "Skyfall," the theme from the 2012 James Bond film.
Highlights included a superb Beatles medley, which featured "Hey Jude," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Eleanor Rigby," "Let It Be," and "Yesterday."
The chorus also performed beautifully when they sang John Lennon's classic ballad, "Imagine."
Soloist Adam Rodriquez-Dunn gave a passionate performance of the Scottish folk ballad, "The Skye Boat Song," which featured bagpiper Alexander Bauhart.
The chorus' rendition of rock band Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" was rousing and spirited.
"Glad to Be Gay," featuring soloist Ron Bedig, was a poignant song which lamented the epidemic of anti-gay violence and sensationalized news stories about gays and lesbians.
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Matt Balsamo, Mark Lima and Stephen Fernandes delivered a playful "Three Little Maids from School" from Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado."
Greg Wright and Michael Foley were hilariously campy with their duet of Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."
The chorus also soared with a medley of songs from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera."
The show concluded with an invigorating showcase of Queen hits, including "We Are The Champions."
Once again, the PGMC was a pure delight and put on a show that would make the monarchy, as well as the LGBT community, beam with pride.
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SVNT Photo Gallery 2011
Sunday: The Welcome Dinner, The Rules of Success
Guest Speaker, Joel Achramowicz '79:A History of the Silicon Valley
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Atlassian, with Daniel Freeman '96 , ITAB Founding Member
Loud Dog, with Josh Orum '98 and Emily Meinhardt '10 SVNT '09
Entrepreneur Dinner, with Sunil Rajaraman '02 (Scripped.com) and Abhi Nemani '10 SVNT '09 (Code for America)
Tuesday: Microsoft, with Scott Mauvais '90
Google, with Jonathan Rosenberg '83 P'14
YouTube, with Shishir Mehrota
Technology & Law Discussion Panel and Dinner, with Noah Mesel '83 ITAB Founding Member, Hon. Edward Infante, and Jon Michaelson Esq.
Wednesday: SunPower with Jan Soderstrom P'09 & Matt Moone '09 SVNT '09
Facebook, with Randi Zuckerberg & Arielle Zuckerberg '11 SVNT '09
CMCSVAA Reception: Guest Speaker James Brock '83,
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Special Recognition of Bart Evans '70 ITAB Chair & Founding Member
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EMC, with Whitney Tidmarsh '88
Friday: KKR, with George Roberts '66 P'93
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Baby Bouquets
Tammy M. Anderson 11/21/2012 3:05:04 AMGreat details and colors, Mary. Beautiful macro. #1499534
Jack Gaskin 11/21/2012 3:26:59 AMVERY PRETTY & Congrats Used to have a few Jade Trees ( very similar ) and they would get these Flowers when all the conditions were just right.
JAck #10427718
Robert R. Goodman 11/21/2012 3:31:28 AMHi Mary,Amazing detail my friend.Beautiful capture,hope all is well!!!! #10427724
Jeff Robinson 11/21/2012 3:35:23 AMWonderful clarity and capture - Happy Thanksgiving! #10427731
Antonio Amen 11/21/2012 4:00:31 AMBeautiful Mary, well done. #10427793
Mary K. Robison 11/21/2012 5:07:57 AMThank you, Tammy, Jack, Bobby, Jeff, and Antonio. I appreciate your comments.
Marijana Fajgl 11/21/2012 2:25:41 PMThis is so beautiful, Mary! amazing colours and details.
Carol Eade 11/21/2012 5:43:45 PMBeautiful! #10428645
Ellen Hodges 11/21/2012 7:27:20 PMSuper pretty colors and capture, Mary!!! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!! #10428765
Avril Young 11/21/2012 8:53:51 PMwonderful capture and dof Mary, have a wonderful thanksgiving! #10428812
Mary K. Robison 11/22/2012 1:37:11 AMMarijana, Carol, Ellen, and Avril, I always appreciate your friendly comments. THANK YOU, all!
Ujjwal Mukherjee 11/23/2012 6:16:16 AMFabulous colours and details,Mary! Superb macro!! #10430033
frank w. degenhardt 11/23/2012 6:42:16 AMA gorgeous floral closeup Mary. I love the colors and how the edges are in that pretty red and then the buds that look like they are ready to bust open. Beautiful color balance and detail definition dear friend. #10430055
Mary K. Robison 11/23/2012 7:39:16 AMThanks so much for commenting on this, Ujjwal and Frank. You know I appreciate it! #10430126
JO ANN CLEVELAND 11/23/2012 10:57:44 AMThese are aswesom Mary, I have never seen these before, I love them!
jo ann c. #10430295
Barbara Waldoch 11/23/2012 8:48:18 PMFantastic capture of this Flapjack plant, Mary! #10430911
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 11/25/2012 1:00:41 AMOutstanding close-up, Mary. One of my favorite plants and this is sooooooo beautifully captured. #10432255
Nadia Paul 11/28/2012 4:15:37 PMWhat an awesome close-up capture Mary - beautifully detailed with wonderful colour! #10437133
Mary K. Robison 11/28/2012 7:14:45 PMJo Ann, Barbara, Kiki, and Nadia, thanks very much for commenting. I appreciate your positive feedback! #10437280
Wendy Stevenson 12/1/2012 5:40:29 AMBeautiful colour and patters in this great botanical image! Wonderful work Mary! #10444381
Laura E. Swan 12/3/2012 10:27:11 AMMy Dad wasn't much of a handyman or home & garden person, (executive management level jobs...12hrs a day!), but he did have a 6' x 4' cactus garden on the back deck in the hot sun that he loved very much. He had succulents in it, too, and many little varieties of cactus. Seeing this reminds me of he and his special "dad" garden. :)
Thank you. :)
-D.D. (See the REX thread for the explanation to D.D.) HeeHee
Love this one Mare and I hope you have a great day! #10448694
Mary K. Robison 12/4/2012 7:16:30 AMThank you both for your friendly and supportive words, Wendy and Doozy-Pom.
Eivor Kuchta 12/13/2012 1:25:10 PMGreat details and colors, Mary! #10463304
Mary K. Robison 12/27/2012 8:57:56 PMThanks very much, Eivor! #10481406
Ellen Hodges 12/27/2012 10:00:20 PMHuge congrats and very best luck with this gorgeous finalist, Mary!!! #10481582
Sherran Andersen 12/27/2012 10:44:54 PMCongrats Mary. #10481730
maria Warren 12/27/2012 10:49:25 PMbig congrats Mary this is beautiful :) #10481746
Laura E. Swan 12/27/2012 10:51:08 PMMare!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such a beautiful image! Crossing fingers for you!!!!
-Pommy!!!! :D #10481755
Nadia Paul 12/27/2012 11:44:11 PMCongratulations on this beautiful finalist Mary! #10481912
Reynaldo D. Reyes 12/28/2012 12:36:11 AMThis is soooo beautiful Mary! Love the way the edges came out so detailed, sharp with deep striking colors. Another commendation is waiting for this one. #10481988
Reynaldo D. Reyes 12/28/2012 12:37:35 AMOh wow! It already did. Congratulations Mary, I did not notice the badge right away. #10481992
Robert R. Goodman 12/28/2012 3:40:24 AMHi Mary,Congratulastions on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10482194
Mary K. Robison 12/28/2012 3:52:03 AMThank you, Ellen, Sherran, Maria, Pom, and Rey (twice)! :D
Mary K. Robison 12/28/2012 3:53:40 AMThanks to you, too, Bobby! #10482245
Tammy M. Anderson 12/28/2012 4:29:38 AMCongrats on a beautiful finalist, Mary. #10482394
Marijana Fajgl 12/28/2012 4:55:28 AMBig congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Mary! #10482510
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 12/28/2012 6:53:33 AMCongratulations on your amazing finalist, Mary. I hope it gets gold as well. #10482924
Jeff Robinson 12/28/2012 7:05:04 AMCongrats on your Finalist Mary! #10483001
Patrick Rouzes 12/28/2012 10:32:09 AMGlorious finalist, Mary! CONGRATS!
Tiia Vissak 12/28/2012 11:20:38 AMCongratulations! #10484162
Tiia Vissak 12/28/2012 11:20:39 AMCongratulations! #10484163
frank w. degenhardt 12/28/2012 11:23:41 AMA full page of beautiful colors and lines Mary. Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist dear friend. #10484187
Marilyn Cornwell 12/28/2012 12:04:19 PMA beautiful portrait! Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist! #10484411
Carol Eade 12/28/2012 5:33:41 PMBeautiful comp and colors, Mary, congratulations on your finalist! #10485357
Randy D. Dinkins 12/28/2012 6:09:14 PMGreat close up. These are those flowers that we often ignore, great job bringing them to the fore. Congratulations!! #10485517
Barbara Waldoch 12/29/2012 9:53:05 PMCongratulations on this beautiful finalist, Mary! #10488566
Mary K. Robison 12/29/2012 10:40:03 PMThanks, everyone ~ Tammy, Marijana, Kiki, Jeff, Patrick, Tiia, Frank, Marilyn, Carol, Randy, and Barbara ~ for your kind words and Congrats. Much appreciated! #10488590
Phyllis H. Burchett 12/30/2012 9:44:10 AMCongrats on this wonderful finalist Mary! #10489444
Carol L. Fowler 12/30/2012 9:46:57 AMBeautiful Finalist! Congrats! #10489455
Deborah C. Lewinson 12/30/2012 3:36:20 PMStunning finalist, Mary!
Congrats and best wishes for the next round!
Debby #10490071
Mary K. Robison 12/30/2012 5:57:43 PMThank you, Phyllis, Carol, and Debby. I appreciate your Congrats and encouraging words. #10490260
Ujjwal Mukherjee 12/30/2012 10:24:13 PMExcellent image and finalist,Mary! Congratulations and best wishes!! #10490559
Ellen Hodges 12/31/2012 2:45:27 AMHuge congrats on a fabulous winner, Mary!!! #10490745
Carolyn M. Fletcher 12/31/2012 3:12:58 AMBig congrats, Mary!! #10490781
Colette M. Metcalf 12/31/2012 3:22:38 AMWTG! Congrats on your WIN!!! #10490808
Tammy M. Anderson 12/31/2012 3:53:29 AMCongrats on a beautiful winner. #10490884
Mary K. Robison 12/31/2012 4:04:22 AMThanks very much for your Congrats, Ujjwal, Ellen, Carolyn, Colette, and Tammy.
Bojan Bencic 12/31/2012 4:30:05 AMBeautiful. Congratulations on your win, Mary! #10491001
Deborah C. Lewinson 12/31/2012 4:43:39 AMSo glad to see this get the gold badge, Mary!
Congrats on your wonderful win!
Debby #10491037
Avril Young 12/31/2012 6:10:25 AMcongrats on this outstanding win...stunning and so beautiful...
Phyllis H. Burchett 12/31/2012 6:15:38 AMBig congrats on this gorgeous winner Mary! #10491310
Kathryn Wesserling 12/31/2012 7:35:21 AMCongratulations on your wonderful little "nursery" and on a terrific image. It's just fascinating. I can't wait to see these little guys as they "grow up." #10491519
Debra R. Harder 12/31/2012 8:45:18 AMThis is a fabulous close-up, Mary! Huge congratulations on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER!! #10491797
Mary Beth Aiello 12/31/2012 9:36:00 AMOutstanding, Mary. Huge congrats. #10491919
Marijana Fajgl 12/31/2012 10:26:54 AMBig congratulations on your gold, Mary! #10492039
Photographer 12/31/2012 12:31:48 PMA Very BIG congrats to you for your outstanding 2nd Place Gold Mary. I am so Happy you Won For This Image. Your Gallery is outstanding. I feel honored to be viewing your great work. #10492423
frank w. degenhardt 12/31/2012 12:57:14 PMAbsolutely fantastic dear friend. Congratulations on the Second Place Win Mary. Way to go girl. #10492496
Patrick Rouzes 12/31/2012 3:04:26 PMVERY Happy to see this in the Winners Circle, Mary! It's a wonderous beauty! CONGRATS!
Carol Eade 12/31/2012 6:13:16 PMCongratulations on your beautiful winner, Mary! #10492975
Mary K. Robison 12/31/2012 7:22:32 PMThanks, everyone, for your warm and friendly comments and Congrats. I really appreciate your sharing my joy.
Karen Bacon 12/31/2012 7:24:18 PMCongratulations on this well deserved winner Mary! Have a Happy New Year! #10493064
Nadia Paul 12/31/2012 7:25:49 PMCongrats on a well deserved winner Mary! #10493067
Mary K. Robison 12/31/2012 7:32:54 PMThank you for your Congrats, Karen and Nadia!
Ujjwal Mukherjee 12/31/2012 7:57:03 PMCongratulations on your fabulous Winner,Mary!! #10493102
Mary K. Robison 12/31/2012 9:01:30 PMThanks for stopping by with your Congrats, Ujjwal!
Ann Coates 1/1/2013 12:56:33 AMCongratulations on your stunning gold Mary. #10493308
Mary K. Robison 1/1/2013 3:53:46 AMThank you, Ann. Happy New Year!
JO ANN CLEVELAND 1/1/2013 8:15:22 AMCongrats on this wonderful 2nd Place Gold Winner Mary!
Happy New Year!
jo ann c. #10493834
Jennifer L. Alder 1/1/2013 11:00:11 PMA wonderful win, Mary! Congrats :) #10494881
Mary K. Robison 1/2/2013 1:28:37 AMThanks for your Congrats, Jo Ann and Jen!
Robert R. Goodman 1/2/2013 10:03:01 AMHi Mary,Congratulations on your beautiful win!!!! #10495645
Mary L. Olson 1/2/2013 6:59:00 PMA lovely image, Mary. I am delighted that it won a gold badge!!! Congratulations. #10496457
Laura E. Swan 1/2/2013 8:36:49 PMMARE!!!! YOU DID IT!!!!!!!! Yippeeeeeee!!!!!
Pommy! :D xo #10496566
Mary K. Robison 1/3/2013 1:47:40 AMThanks very much for your comments and Congrats, Bobby, Mary, and Pom. I appreciate them!
Cindy Bendush 1/4/2013 4:10:37 PMFabulous color, light and detail Mary!Big congratulations on your beautiful winning image! #10499582
Mary K. Robison 1/4/2013 6:58:05 PMI appreciate your friendly and kind words, Cindy. THANKS!
Renee Doyle 1/6/2013 5:38:14 PMWOnderful full frame of colour! Congratulations on this beautiful winner Mary! #10502636
Thomas E. Hinds 1/12/2013 6:21:08 PMFabulous color and detail! This is just beautiful, Mary! Congratulations belatedly on this great Winner! #10512320
Merna L. Nobile 1/13/2013 11:04:02 AMJanuary is a month of reflection for me, I remember how privileged I was to observe all the outstanding work and beautiful photographs of the past year. For the last time this year, I would be honored to congratulate you for your spectacular work and willingness to share with all of us, Happy New Year, Merna Nobile #10513182
Mary K. Robison 1/14/2013 1:36:21 AMThank you, Renee, Thomas, and Merna, for your comments and Congrats. Much appreciated! Happy New Year! #10514161
Sharon Sawyer 1/20/2013 10:19:07 PMMary, HUGE congratulations on your beautiful & well deserved Second Place Win!!! #10525339
Mary K. Robison 1/21/2013 2:15:11 AMThanks very much for your kind words and Congrats, Sharon. I appreciate them! #10525487
Reynaldo D. Reyes 1/28/2013 3:48:17 AMVery nice and so deserving, Congratulations Mary for the 3rd time. I will be back soon! #10541509
Mary K. Robison 1/29/2013 3:14:54 AMThank you, Rey! I really appreciate your friendly comments and Congrats!
Heather Loewenhardt 1/30/2013 2:37:19 PMWow I missed this one Mary, simply gorgeous colouring and detail. Congrats on this awesome gold win. #10546397
Mary K. Robison 1/30/2013 7:09:52 PMThanks for stopping by, Heather. I appreciate it! Glad you like this. #10546811
Teresa A. Burnett 8/24/2014 7:55:07 PMThis is beautiful, Mary!! Fantastic color and detail!! Congratulations on your well deserved win!! #11115499
Mary K. Robison 8/25/2014 12:05:28 PMThanks very much, Teresa! #11116204
stanley sims 5/11/2015 2:51:56 PMI'm way behind in looking at the winners of the contest. Big congratulations on this superb photo Mary. #11300525
Mary K. Robison 5/11/2015 10:59:14 PMThanks for the comments and Congrats, Stanley. #11300705
Just found out via the Internet that these are florets, small buds that bloom to become a composite flower. I've had the succulent they're growing on for years, but don't recall ever seeing these little ones before.
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10-year-old boy with autism spends the night behind bars
Five months ago, John Haygood was expelled for kicking a para-professional in October
Five months ago, John Haygood was expelled for kicking a para-professional in October
Five months ago, John Haygood was expelled for kicking a para-professional in October
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A Florida Sheriff's Office says a 10-year-old boy was facing felony charges for battery on a school board authority.
John Haygood's mother recorded him being taken into custody at Okeechobee Achievement Academy Wednesday and posted the video to Facebook.
"I was extremely angry, that I felt like this was a power play. I felt like this was a, this is what you get. You can't do anything about it. We're going to arrest your son if he can't abide by the rules," said Louanne Haygood.
Haygood said she accompanied her son to school on Wednesday to take a state test five months after being expelled for kicking a para-professional in October.
"He didn't feel good with a para-professional. He told me that and I told him you got to go back to school," said Haygood. "He said, 'I don't want to go back to school. I don't like him. I don't like him. He hurts me.'
She did not deny her son's troubled history in school, but said his autism is responsible for his behavior.
Regardless of her child's previous incidents and her complaints regarding lack of resources for children with autism, Haywood said it should not have come to her son leaving in handcuffs.
"To go and have him arrested on school grounds in front of other students, in front of personnel, during school hours, they could've come to my house at any time to tell me what was going on," said Haywood.
"If I let my emotions go I'm going to lose it. I'm going to cry, cuss, rant, and rave. Nobody will listen to me. Oh, that's the crazy lady or whatever. I want something done. I want other kids to not have to go through this," said Luanne Haygood.
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Student lunch price is $3.00 for a complete meal at elementary schools which includes an entrée, 2 vegetable servings, a serving of fruit, and choice of low fat or fat free milk. Middle and High School student meals are $3.25. Students may also purchase milk separately for .50 cents, and we have a variety of low fat, low sugar snacks and frozen desserts that range in price from .50 cents to $1.25, with most items selling for .75 cents. We also serve breakfast at the start of every school day at the high schools for $1.50, at the middle schools for $1.25, and at the elementary schools for $1.25. Breakfast meals include a variety of whole grain and lean protein options served with 2 servings of fruit or a fruit and 100% juice, and low fat or fat free milk. Students who are approved for free meals or reduced price meals are automatically approved for free breakfast as well.
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We encourage prepayment of meals and snacks for your convenience. You may pay by check written out to West Hartford Nutrition Services and send it with your student to school, or pay on line at www.PAYPAMS.com. A nominal processing fee will be charged, and it will take 1-2 business days for the funds to be available in the cafeteria. You can also receive E-mail notification of your child's account balance at no charge, and check their purchases and account balance at any time using the PAYPAMS system. Students will use their student ID number to use their account in the cafeteria. This is automatically activated when a payment is made to their account. You may set up your student's account for purchasing meals only, or with a daily dollar limit that allows for purchase of a meal and a la carte items. Please contact your school cafeteria directly to set up this feature by calling the school's main number and asking for the cafeteria.
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All of our meals are baked or steamed; we do not have fryers in our kitchens. All of our bread and grain products are whole grain including pasta, rice, sandwich breads, breaded chicken and pizza crust. Students may choose 2 different vegetables with their lunch at no extra charge. Vegetable choices include salads, fresh cut up veggies, steamed veggies, or vegetable soup. Students may choose 1 serving of fruit with their lunch; a second serving can be purchased a la carte. Fruit choices include fresh, canned in light syrup or natural juice, or a 4 ounce serving of 100% fruit juice (offered 2 times per week as a fruit choice). All milk choices are 1% fat or fat free, and all meals are analyzed for their nutritional value and meet the US Dietary Guidelines for each age group. Thank you for your interest and participation in our program. We look forward to serving you.
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Author Notes: One of my favorite salads this time of year is Moroccan Orange Salad. They typically don't have greens or grains in them, or at least not the ones I've seen, but I went a little rogue from the standard when I wanted to turn this into more of a vegetarian main meal, while keeping the citrus and black olives firmly in place. The result is a very satisfying, healthy salad that hits the spot after all the sweets and heavy food of the holidays.
1. I recommend Navel oranges or some other seedless, similar citrus.
2. I keep a container of cooked grains in the refrigerator and one in the freezer at all times, making it easy to add some grains to salads and greens dishes. To cook quinoa, add 2 cups vegetable broth or water for every 1 1/3 cups of quinoa. Bring the liquid to a boil, add the quinoa, along with a smashed clove of garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for about 12 minutes. —TheWimpyVegetarian
Serves: 2
2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons sweet paprika (I use Pimenton de la Vera)
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large navel oranges
4 handfuls arugula (enough for two servings)
1 cup cooked quinoa grain (see headnote)
2 large shallots, peeled and slivered
20 kalamata olives, halved
3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
zest of 1 large lime
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- Make the dressing by whisking together the sherry wine vinegar, orange juice and spices until spices are dissolved. Whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Set aside.
- Slice off the top and bottom of the oranges. Setting them on their flat bottoms, carefully slice away the peel and pith, leaving the fruit completely intact. Slice horizontally in 1/4" -1/2" slices. Quarter each slice into bite-sized pieces if desired.
- In a large bowl, combine the arugula, cooked quinoa, olives, shallot, mint leaves and lime zest. Add the orange slices and drizzle 1/2 the dressing over the mixture. Toss and add remaining dressing as desired.
- Heap on a plate and top with the feta cheese.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Citrus Recipe
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NASA Imagery Shows Creation of 'Nemo' Blizzard
An animation of imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 shows two weather systems colliding and creating a blizzard of historic proportions in the U.S Northeast. Video has no sound. Courtesy NASA.
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Krishna is the only person in the whole history of human consciousness who is tremendously in love with life, with the poetry of life, with the music of life, with the dance of life. He is not at all life-negative, he is very affirmative. And he accepts life as it is; he does not put god and the world as opposites.
Krishna is far closer to life. The flute is the symbol of life. Dressed beautifully, standing in a dancing posture, the flute in his hands on his lips, it looks like he is going to sing a song at any moment. He looks so alive, and he is wearing a beautiful crown of flowers with peacock feathers. This is far truer to life. That's how life is. It is tremendous joy.


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From Tim Harrison lighthouse-e-news:
It has been believed for many years that a certain New England lighthouse had been demolished after it was automated in the early 1900's. It has now been found, still standing, all the way in California where it was moved by the government to replace another lighthouse that was being torn down.
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Summer is almost here and it's time for festive salads and sandwiches. As a child, I always loved egg salad, so I have come up with this fabulous substitute that mimics the taste and texture of my childhood favorite!
I like to make this salad ahead of time and serve it well chilled, but it's also tasty at room temperature, right out of the mixing bowl. Turmeric lends this salad a beautiful color and also has impressive health benefits. For a delectable luncheon entrée, serve a scoop of this salad atop mixed baby greens, garnished with cucumber slices and red bell pepper strips, with whole-grain crackers or flatbread on the side. Or try it as a delightful sandwich spread served on crusty rye bread with tomato, lettuce and dill pickle. Great for a summertime picnic!
Eggless Egg Salad
14 to 16 ounces firm regular tofu, drained
2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise, plus more as needed
1 heaping tablespoon dijon mustard
1 carrot, diced
1 small stalk celery, diced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or basil (optional)
1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
1⁄4 teaspoon ground turmeric
Freshly ground pepper
Put the tofu in a medium bowl and mash with a potato masher or large fork until crumbly. Add the vegan mayonnaise and mustard and mash until well combined and the mixture has the desired consistency. Add the carrot, celery, optional parsley, italian seasoning, salt, and turmeric and stir until thoroughly combined, adding more vegan mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon at a time, as needed to achieve the desired consistency. Season with pepper to taste. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
NOTE: This salad makes a super sandwich filling. Use whole- grain bread spread with vegan mayonnaise or mustard or both. Add romaine lettuce or sprouts and sliced tomato. Serve the sandwiches with dill pickle spears and sweet potato chips on the side if you like.
RECIPE: JAZZY VEGETARIAN, Lively Vegan Cuisine That's Easy and Delicious © LAURA THEODORE 2011/ Published by: Book Publishing Company


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Arcade Sushi Quick Tip – The Best Way to Connect Your PS3 Controllers to Your PC
So the next generation of consoles is out, which means it's about time for your last gen consoles to start collecting dust. Luckily, there will still be some use for those old PlayStation 3 controllers far after we have re-bought the entirety of our PS3 library on Sony's new PlayStation Now game streaming service.
Connect them to your PC! They are still perfectly good dual analog stick controllers with force feedback and everything. They are also pretty tough. so you could probably use your DualShock 3s on your PC gaming rig of choice, clear through the PS4's lifetime.
Early adopters of the PS3 remember what a hassle it was to connect a DualShock 3 to a PC. They didn't come with any native drivers and Sony never released official ones. As a result, you had to do this horrible song and dance that involved downloading unsigned drivers, restarting your PC in a different mode, using the drivers temporarily and then restarting your PC again to get it working correctly. It was a maelstrom of spaghetti programming and sadness.
Then, the DS3 tool, otherwise known as MotionJoy, came out. The DS3 tool allowed you to patch the standard drivers of your PC to handle a PS3 controller connection. For those of us who had at least a tiny bit of programming knowledge, this tool was a godsend. Unfortunately, for those of us who don't know much about programming or even basic driver setup, it posed a serious threat.
If you patched the wrong driver, suddenly your microphone, mouse or keyboard would stop working, and without a keyboard there weren't many ways you could fix the problem. Not to mention the DS3 tool would require an always-on internet connection and would feed you ads whenever it was active. Many fans noted that this essentially opened up a backdoor to your computer and if the creators wanted to feed malicious code to you, they could.
Enter the subject of our article, Better DS3. Better DS3 is an offline alternative to the original DS3 tool. It basically does everything that the original MotionJoy program did, just without the always on internet connection.
Here's what you do to quickly get your DualShock 3 working on your PC. First, download the DS3 tool and put it wherever you like. It's an extremely lightweight program and doesn't even need to install. Next, open the program… duh. Then, connect your DualShock 3 controller to your PC. You should see it show up in the "connected DS3 controllers" window of the program.
Now comes the tricky part. You will have to create a profile that determines how your DS3 controller operates. Essentially, Better DS3 allows you to emulate other types of PC controllers and your profile will determine what sort of controller your PlayStation 3 controller is pretending to be. We recommend XInput, the protocol that allows your PlayStation controller to emulate an Xbox 360 controller, for reasons more than just irony. XInput seems to have the most universal compatibility for PC games, especially indie titles. After you select an XInput profile, you can edit the profile to swap around buttons as you like. We suggest simply clicking the auto map button and calling it a day, though hardcore shooter fans have recommended swapping around the shoulder buttons, face buttons, and triggers.
Believe it or not, that's it; that's all you need to do to connect a DualShock 3 to your PC. But the fun doesn't stop there. Let's say you want to use your controller wirelessly. Provided that your PC is Bluetooth-compatible, this is a cinch. Just click the Bluetooth pairing button and disconnect the USB cable. Now your controller is ready to go full wireless.
Even better, the DS3 tool can mimic things other than a controller. You can set profiles that allow you to map your controller buttons to keyboard and mouse inputs. On one hand, this is phenomenal for indie games that only support keyboard inputs, like flash games or low budget titles. On another, very lazy hand, this allows you to use your controller as a long distance input device. Ever wanted to marathon Mad Men from Netflix but were too lazy to get up from your bed to open Netflix in a browser? Now you don't have to!
So that's it; a quick, safe and easy way to connect your PS3 controllers to your PC. Luckily, the DualShock 4 comes with its own drivers so you don't have to jump through hoops to get it to work, but you'll likely be using those for your PS4, so put those PS3 controllers to work.