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Kenneth S. MacKay, AIA has more than twenty years of experience in teaching architectural design studios, professional practice and building systems integration.
A practicing architect who has won several design awards for completed structures, he is also past president of AIA Buffalo/WNY and past board member of AIA New York State. MacKay received his professional degree in architecture from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University. He is the founder and owner of Kenneth MacKay Architecture. Both his built projects and his scholarly work focus on natural and artificial light, building systems integration and the role that each of these play in generating form and space. He was involved in the development of the construction technology and building systems integration elements for the US Department of Education Fund for Post Secondary Education Grant: Building Literacy – the Integration of Building Technology and Design in Architectural Education.


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Consensus Report
Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy (2011)Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Report in Brief >>
Biofuels offer an alternative to petroleum-based fuels. Interest in biofuels stems from their potential to improve U.S. energy security because they are produced from renewable domestic sources and from their potential to provide life-cycle greenhouse-gas benefits compared to fossil fuels. The Renewable Fuel Standard, which is a subtitle of the Energy Independence and Security Act enacted by Congress in 2007, mandates that 35 billion gallons of ethanol-equivalent biofuels and 1 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel be consumed in the United States by 2022.
The United States already has the capacity to produce 14 billion gallons of corn-grain ethanol (an amount close to the consumption mandate for conventional biofuels in 2022) and has infrastructure for producing 2.7 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel. However, the consumption mandate for cellulosic biofuels will not likely be met. Although the United States can likely produce adequate cellulosic feedstock to be converted into biofuels to meet the mandate, there are currently no commercially viable biorefineries to convert such plant matter into fuel. Even if commercial-scale technology was available by 2015, aggressive deployment of this technology—where capacity build rate would double the build rate for corn-grain ethanol seen in recent years—would be needed to meet the 2022 goal. However, policy uncertainty and high production costs may deter investors from supporting aggressive deployment in the timeframe necessary to meet the mandate.
Even if the Renewable Fuel Standard could be achieved, it may not be effective in addressing global greenhouse-gas emissions. Some of the key factors that influence environmental effects of biofuels are site specific and depend on the type of feedstocks produced, the management practices used to produce them, prior land use, and any land-use changes that their production might incur. In addition to greenhouse-gas emissions, production and use of biofuels affect air quality, water quality, water use, and biodiversity.
Click here to download an audio file (in .MP3 format) of the briefing which accompanied the report's release.
Key Messages
- Absent major technological innovation or policy changes, the RFS2-mandated consumption of 16 billion gallons of ethanol-equivalent cellulosic biofuels is unlikely to be met in 2022.
- Only in an economic environment characterized by high oil prices, technological breakthroughs, and a high implicit or actual carbon price would biofuels be cost competitive with petroleum-based fuels.
- RFS2 may be an ineffective policy for reducing global GHG emissions because the effect of biofuels on GHG emissions depends on how the biofuels are produced and what land-use or land-cover changes occur in the process.
- Absent major increases in agricultural yields and improvement in the efficiency of converting biomass to fuels, additional cropland will be required for cellulosic feedstock production; thus, implementation of RFS2 is expected to create competition among different land uses, raise cropland prices, and increase the cost of food and feed production.
- Food-based biofuel is one of many factors that contributed to upward price pressure on agricultural commodities, food, and livestock feed since 2007; other factors affecting those prices included growing population overseas, crop failures in other countries, high oil prices, decline in the value of the U.S. dollar, and speculative activity in the marketplace.
- Achieving RFS2 would increase the federal budget outlays mostly as a result of increased spending on payments, grants, loans, and loan guarantees to support the development of cellulosic biofuels and foregone revenue as a result of biofuel tax credits.
- The environmental effects of increasing biofuels production largely depend on feedstock type, site-specific factors (such as oil and climate), management practices used in feedstock production, land condition prior to feedstock production, and conversion yield. Some effects are local and others are regional or global. A systems approach that considers various environmental effects simultaneously and across spatial and temporal scales is necessary to provide an assessment of the overall environmental outcome of increasing biofuels production.
- Key barriers to achieving RFS2 are the high cost of producing cellulosic biofuels compared to petroleum-based fuels and uncertainties in future biofuel markets.

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KK Comes Through
The Phillies got yet another outstanding effort from a starting pitcher. This time, KK threw eight shutout innings and fanned a career-high seven in Coors Field, best known as a hitter's park.
With Roy-O ready to come off the DL, KK will most likely return to the bullpen. He's done a solid job this season bouncing between the pen and starting, not an easy job by any means.
Ryan belted two more homers, his 27th multi-homer game since 2006. Only Albert Pujols has more (29).
Win was the Phillies 70th, the first team in the majors to get there. In Phillies history dating back to 1900, the Phillies have done that only one other time, 1976, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Phillies have won six straight series on the road . . . Doc goes for his league-leading 14th win and a sweep this afternoon . . . Phillies re 31-29 at Coors, winning 14 of their last 20 there . . . During this 20-game stretch in 20 days, Phillies re 9-3 . . . Team flies to SF after today's game for four with the Giants. Saturday's game is on FOX.
Down On The Farm
Dominic Brown homered in Lehigh Valley's 3-2 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. SS Freddy Galvis and 3B Carlos Rivero made their AAA debuts after moving up from Reading . . . INF Steve Singleton, just promoted from Lakewood, made a dramatic debut, a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning that lifted Reading to an 8-4 win over Harrisburg. Reading trails first-place New Hampshire by 2 games . . . RHP David Buchanan, in his first start after being promoted from Lakewood, was an easy winner as Clearwater defeated Tampa, 10-3 . . . LHP Austin Wright, 8th rounder this summer out of Ole Miss, picked up the win as Lakewood bested Delmarva, 6-2. It was his first start after promotion from Williamsport. RHR Colby Shreve worked 2 scoreless innings. He hasn't allowed an earned run in last 19 innings, including none in July . . . OF Aaron Altherr had 3 hits, including a homer, in Williamsport's 7-2 win at Brooklyn . . . Gulf Coast League Phillies hit three home runs in the third inning in winning, 6-5, over the Pirates.
Alumni Thoughts
What changes would you like to see in Major League Baseball is a question posed to Phillies Alumni. From time to time, will be posting their responses.
Jack Baldschun, (RHP, 1961-65)
"A couple of things bug me in baseball today. When a pitcher is doing well in the late innings, leave him in until he falters. This business of the pitch count is a bunch of bull. Way too many times the new relief pitcher doesn't get the job done, but you can't go back. Someone sometimes has to suck it up and go nine. I would vote for the no DH. In the good ole' days, the manager had to manage. Remember Gene Mauch making about eight changes in one inning? The poor scorekeeper went nuts. Now there is very little weakness in the lineup.


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Talented fashion designer, Sue Wong hosted an informal fashion show at her magnificent home, The Cedars for LACMA's Costume Counsel High Tea Event.
Between showcasing fancy dresses from her fall 2013 Great Gatsby inspired collection, Sue spoke about more trivial times as a Chinese immigrant, and how she challenged her adversities towards establishing herself as the esteemed designer that she is today.
"I didn't know one word of English when I came to this country." "I was six and a half years old." It's safe to say the elegant and poised Sue Wong has come an extremely long way since her difficult transition from China to the U.S. Sue spoke of her passion for fine arts, and credits much of her success to following her dreams regardless of her conservative parents' wishes. "My parents struggled and they wanted me to have a safe and predictable profession." "…I knew that was not going to be for me." Sue ignored her parent's skepticism and continued to pursue her passion for the arts.
After graduating from the fashion department at LA Trade Tech, she went straight to work and has been professionally designing since the early age of nineteen. Sue Wong is an inspiration to all creatives who have been dissuaded from utilizing their talents and encouraged to entertain a more predictable career. In between sharing her moving story, Sue's two models showcased her sheath 1920's inspired dresses.
Beaded, embellished and embroidered with alluring patterns and feathers, every dress presented seemed to be more charming and romantic than the last. What makes Sue Wong's fashions different from other designers is that her passion for designing and creating is truly reflected onto her clothing.
The lavish detail and time that goes into her intricate designs is undeniable. Much like her Great Gatsby inspired collection; Sue Wong exemplifies boldness, elegance, glamour, sophistication, detail and passion.


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One of the hardest things to do is to follow up a massive success with another success but is exactly the predicament M. Night Shyamalan was in after the release of The Sixth Sense.
In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by his new co-host Christy Morris as well as Michael Schindler to talk about Unbreakable. We discuss a big announcement, our Shyamalan experiences, a unique comic book movie, David Dunn, Elijah Price, hero and villain, Robin Wright, photography, the score and our ratings.
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David Dunn (00:22:40)
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The Score (00:49:49)
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Ryan Gosling Attends His Mom's Graduation in Canada; Canada Freaks Out
Canadian folk hero Ryan Gosling returned home to his ancestral land Wednesday to attend the graduation of his mother, Donna, from Brock University. He brought Eva Mendes. Canada freaked out.
InsideHalton.com reported extensively on Gosling and Mendes' visit to a local Starbucks, noting that Mendes entered alone while Gosling waited outside (Why not go in and help her carry, Ryan Gosling? Too famous? Too famous for Starbucks?) and that the pair ordered a shit-ton of everything, including:
- an iced triple grande
- a venti red-eye
- a bottle of water
- a second bottle of water
- a banana chocolate chip muffin
- a blueberry muffin
InsideHalton.com also takes the prize for most clever bird references jammed into a write-up, titling their story Gosling ducks into Burlington this morning and opening with a line about "Eagle-eyed latte lovers." They do, however, lose points for neither referring to the couple as "lovebirds" nor employing the word "gander," in reference to the prerogative of the aforementioned eagle-eyed latte lovers.
As for the graduation ceremony itself, the most extensive reporting appears to have come from The Toronto Sun which notes that Donna Gosling's Ontario Son "jumped to his feet, clapping and taking pictures" when she received her degree (a Bachelor of Education – mazel tov, Donna).
Gosling was reportedly "affable" when approached by reporters but declined to give interviews saying, "This is my mom's day."
He also "playfully fenced" with a young boy-warrior he was training for combat while he waited to meet with his mom after the ceremony.
And wore a really pilly Lacoste sweater and faded black jeans.
And went to Niagara Falls.
The best part of the Sun coverage was this Inspector Clouseau-like exchange a reported had with a paparazzo who was camped out in some shrubbery near Ryan Gosling's car:
"A man could be seen hiding in bushes outside the auditorium, near where Gosling's vehicle was parked.
Asked what he was doing there, he said 'Just go, you're gonna blow our cover.'"
Whatever pictures that bushman managed to snap, they couldn't have been any better than the ones Instagrammed by attendees of the ceremony. Here's the best one, of Eva Mendes looking totally cute and Ryan Gosling looking like the crack-smoking teacher he played in Half Nelson.
There were many, many more, of varying quality (scroll down for blurry images of Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling, and the Mother Goose taken from various distances).
For the record, Brock University spokesman Kevin Cavanaugh said that, despite the presence of the One True Gosling, the ceremony was not too disrupted.
"It wasn't overshadowed by the presence of two of the hottest movie stars in the world."
Who do you guys think was the other hottest movie star present, and do you expect Eva Mendes was excited to meet him/her?
[Toronto Sun // InsideHalton // Image via AP // Maple Leaf via Shutterstock]


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Buy the DVD here The Day After Tomorrow - Forget the critics, this movie rocks period. I rather watch the special effect than character development which all critics are complaining about. They had some character development, and i'm glad they didn't go into it, because then they would've taken some of the effects out. This movie is like 2 hours long, but it felt short because of the non stop action. The acting wasn't bad, it wasn't superb either. GO WATCH THE THIS MOVIE !!!!! Buy the DVD here MAN on fire - typical denzel movie, it's like watching training day over except that denzel plays a good cop but even loves killing more than his character in training day. The girl in the movie stole the show tho. She was great. Buy the DVD here Man i can't wait for The Village, I,Robot, The terminal, Collateral, etc... so much.... Back to top Mikey_Life is good. Be inspired.Joined: 04 Oct 2003Posts: 1322Location: Fountain Valley, California (USA) Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject: Thank you for the reviews I felt that Troy wasn't that good... It seemed cliched to me. There were things borrowed from the LOTR movies and from other films as well (can't remember which.) To me, it was all too predictable. However, my girlfriend loved it Day After Tomorrow - I look forward to seeing it someday (and The Village, The Terminal) Back to top EddyInsane MemberJoined: 04 Oct 2003Posts: 327 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:11 pm Post subject: Yeah i have to agree it was cliche and predictable, like the ending with the trojan horse, i didn't know the story and i knew what was gonna happen. I feel liek this movie will ruined my anticipation for king auther and alexander. I only like LOTA part 3, i really liked troy tho. Back to top Mikey_Life is good. Be inspired.Joined: 04 Oct 2003Posts: 1322Location: Fountain Valley, California (USA) Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:29 pm Post subject: Keira Knightley I already know what movie I'm going to have to sit through: Harry Potter 3. Back to top GTFanJoined: 08 Dec 2003Posts: 51Location: SK, Canada Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:42 am Post subject: OH MIKEY's a Keira fan too!!! Yeah! Man is she beautiful or what!? As for the films mentioned... Van Helsing -absolutely terrible! okay there are interesting parts here and there (not to mention the short appearance of Josie Maran But overall, it was stuffed with way too much action and CGIs, it gave me a headache about half way through. It could've been better if they spend more than 10% of the film explaining and actually 'telling' the story. I am still confused what the relationship of Van Helsing and Dracula was!! I went with 4 other guys, and all of us either felt asleep or got close to falling asleep at one point or another during the movie. (5 out of 10) Troy -I can't say I was really disappointed with this film since I wasn't expecting much after reading some early reviews, but I really did wish it was better since I am a Greek mythology fanatic. Everything was 'ok' in Troy. But nothing reallys stands out. The battle scenes? Good. But not in the Gladiator level. The special effects? Good. But not in the LOTR level. The story? Well...screwed! Maybe it's all because I've read "The Iliad" (Homer's Greek Classic that Troy is 'based' on), I just feel very cheated that they changed so many things from the book, I was especially frustrated at the fact that they took the Gods out of the story, because that basically changed the whole reason & purpose of the war, it also affected the theme of the story. (7 out of 10) Haven't seen "The Day after Tomorrow" and I don't really want to see it. It just seems like disaster movies are all the same. 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LOS ANGELES — The Spirit rover shattered a one-day distance record on Mars, rolling nearly 70 feet across the planet's rocky surface, NASA said Tuesday.
The drive covered more than three times the greatest distance that NASA's tiny Sojourner rover ever traveled in a day on its own 1997 mission to Mars, mission manager Jim Erickson said.
"The basic goal was to drive as far as they could and see how things went in the time that they had," Erickson said of the drive, which ended late Monday without any problems.
Spirit drove "blind" about half the distance, following a planned route to a stopping point. For the second half of the short trip, the rover drove to a second stopping point, autonomously executed a turn, and then rolled onward before stopping, Erickson said.
NASA has sent Spirit toward a crater nicknamed "Bonneville" that sits about 800 feet from where the spacecraft landed. NASA hopes the six-wheeled rover eventually will cover as much as 140 feet a day, Erickson said.
Spirit's twin, Opportunity, also was on the move at its landing site, halfway around the planet.
Opportunity continued to "scoot and shoot" along an outcrop, driving along the rock formation while taking detailed pictures of the finely layered rocks. Initial results suggest the rocks formed from volcanic ash or compacted, windblown dust.
NASA sent the pair of rovers on an $820 million mission to look for geologic evidence that Mars was once a wetter place that might have been hospitable to life.
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Are you ready, kids? 'Cos we paid a lot for this
Amazon has signed a deal to stream Viacom's kiddies' TV shows for a rumoured whopping $200m.
The giant web bazaar said yesterday that it will get its hands on popular children's telly shows, including Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants, in the deal for its Prime subscribers in the US. Amazon-owned LoveFilm users in the UK and Germany will also get a portion of the 4,000 episodes.
Video streaming rights are a new battleground for services such as Netflix and Amazon's LoveFilm and Prime as they compete with each other and with traditional cable television firms.
A person familiar with the deal told Reuters that Amazon forked out more than $200m to Viacom for the multi-year licence, which a second source whispered would last over two years and include more content than what was available in a previous agreement between Viacom and Netflix.
Netflix stopped streaming Viacom-owned Nickelodeon shows just a few days ago, when its contract with the entertainment giant ran out.
Netflix chief exec Reed Hastings admitted in a CNBC interview last week that losing the Viacom content could hurt his service, although he said that the firm still had content from Disney and the Cartoon Network for children. ®


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How could 100+ IPBES State Members effectively participate in the forthcoming Platform's activities 2014-2018? IUCN recommends improving the current plan with priority given to capacity-building activities, setting up science-policy dialogues at national level, specifying burning conservation issues to tackle and harnessing the work of IUCN to the greatest extent.
The Platform should also specify the issues it intends to asses during its first five years of work, particularly on degradation of ecosystems, agriculture and biodiversity, pollination and scenarios methods.
IUCN reiterates that strategic partners are key for implementing essential activities of the Platform, including in the delivery of its work programme. The IPBES draft work programme underlines that IUCN is an indispensable partner for IPBES, both for implementing its work and for engaging stakeholders to support its activities.
These recommendations are part of the views submitted by IUCN on the draft IPBES work programme 2014-2018 and other documents. The recent public consultation on the programme saw broad participation from numerous governments, scientific networks and other conservation organisations.
In the coming weeks, the draft IPBES work programme will be revised by its experts and will be presented to the second session of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES-2), in December 2013, Turkey.
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Railroad company files, 1894-1935,
Railroad Commission of Texas. Transportation Division:
An Inventory of Transportation Division Special Authority Orders at the Texas State Archives, 1894-1935
Agency History
The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to prevent waste of the state's natural resources, to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, to prevent pollution, and to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide. It oversees hazardous materials pipelines and natural gas pipelines and distribution systems as well as propane, butane, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas. It works to make sure a continuous, safe supply of natural gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable price. Additionally, the Commission regulates surface mining for coal, uranium, and iron ore gravel, and conducts a program for reclaiming lands that were mined and abandoned before 1975.
The Railroad Commission of Texas had its origin in the demands of the shipping public in the late 1880s that insisted that railroads be subject to regulation based on public interest. An advocate for governmental regulation, Attorney General James Stephen Hogg ran for Governor in 1890 with the issue of railroad regulation as the focal point of the campaign. Hogg was elected Governor in the general election and the voters also approved an amendment to Article X, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution that empowered the Legislature to enact statutes creating regulatory agencies. These elections paved the way for the Legislature to enact on April 3, 1891 "An Act to Establish a Railroad Commission of the State of Texas," that later was placed in the Texas Revised Civil Statutes under article 6444 et seq. (House Bills 1, 3, and 58, 22nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session).
The Commission originally consisted of three members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Governor Hogg appointed the first three Commissioners in 1891 including John H. Reagan, who resigned as U.S. Senator from Texas to serve as the first Chairman. The Texas Constitution, Article XIX, Section 30 was amended in 1894 to provide for elective six-year overlapping terms for the Commissioners. That same year John H. Reagan was elected and served until his retirement in 1903.
The Texas Railroad Commission was the first regulatory agency created in the State of Texas and originally had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. The legal focus was on intrastate passenger and freight activities. Interstate jurisdiction fell under the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission. For the first twenty-five years of its existence, the Railroad Commission was largely concerned with regulating railroads, setting rates, receiving complaints, and making investigations. As other controversies arose where the Legislature deemed that the public interest could best be served by regulation, additional duties were assigned to the Railroad Commission.
The Railroad Commission's authority was broadened beginning in 1917 with the passage of the Pipeline Petroleum Law (Senate Bill 68, 35th Legislature, Regular Session) that declared pipelines to be common carriers like railroads and placed them under the Commission's jurisdiction. This was the first act to designate the Railroad Commission as the agency to administer conservation laws relating to oil and gas. The Commission's regulatory and enforcement powers in oil and gas were increased by the Oil and Gas Conservation Law (Senate Bill 350 of the 36th Legislature, Regular Session), effective June 18, 1919. This act gave the Railroad Commission jurisdiction to regulate the production of oil and gas. Acting upon this legislation, the Commission adopted in 1919 the first statewide rules regulating the oil and gas industry to promote conservation and safety, including Rule 37. This rule requires minimum distances between wells at drilling sites in order to protect field pressure and correlative rights.
The Gas Utilities Act of 1920 (House Bill 11, 36th Legislature, 3rd Called Session) gave the Commission regulatory and rate authority over individuals and businesses producing, transporting, or distributing natural gas in Texas. In 1937, following a large natural gas explosion in a school in New London, Texas, the 45th Legislature passed legislation giving the Railroad Commission the authority to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the odorization of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases (House Bill 1017, Regular Session).
The passage of the Public Regulatory Act of 1975 (PURA) (House Bill 819, 64th Legislature, Regular Session) required certain state regulatory agencies, including the Commission, to set the overall revenues of a utility based on its "cost of service." Regulation of liquefied petroleum was added to the Commission's responsibilities in 1939 by the 46th Legislature (House Bill 792, Regular Session). The legislation authorized the Commission to adopt and enforce safety rules and standards in the storage, handling, transportation, and odorization of butane or LP-gases. Regulation of compressed natural gas was added to the Railroad Commission's responsibilities in 1983 (Senate Bill 617, 68th Legislature, Regular Session).
Railroad regulation was initially overseen by the Main Office, later the Main and Transportation Division, then the Transportation Division and finally the Rail Division. This division was responsible for checking equipment and track, railroad and signal operations, and hazardous material handling; conducting investigations of accidents and complaints concerning railroads; and securing federal funds to improve branch lines and preserve rail service to rural areas. The Division enforced rules aimed at removing obstructions on railroad rights-of-way and operated a crossing safety education program. In 2005, the Rail Division and its remaining function, rail safety regulation, were transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (House Bill 2702, 79th Legislature, Regular Session). The Railroad Commission no longer has any railroad-related functions.
(Sources: Guide to Texas State Agencies, various editions; general laws and statutes; and the records themselves.)
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The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. These records are files of the Transportation Division (formerly the Main and Transportation Division, later the Rail Division) and consist of the special authority orders issued by the Railroad Commission, correspondence between the Commission and railroad companies concerning requested changes, and internal memos discussing the requested changes, dating 1894-1935. Most railway lines operating in Texas during this time period (1894-1935) are represented.
Special authority orders were issued by the Railroad Commission generally in response to requests from railway companies for a change in rates or regulations. The Commission established rates and regulations for the railroad companies and announced the rates, etc. through printed circulars (known as tariffs), sometimes writing particular companies if the situation warranted it. Railroad companies often requested a change in rates or regulations for special circumstances by applying directly to the Railroad Commission for a special order which would grant their requests. Situations which led to such requests included transporting circuses and other such shows between towns, a change in the economy of a particular region, or a sudden increase in the usage and needed transportation of a particular product, such as transporting granite from Granite Mountain in Central Texas to Beaumont for use in building jetties at Sabine Pass. The Railroad Commission, if it approved the requested change, would issue a special authority order announcing the rate or regulation change, describing the situation in which the change was applicable.
This finding aid describes a single series of the Railroad Commission of Texas records. See Railroad Commission of Texas: An Overview of Records for more records series.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Transportation Division special authority orders, Railroad Commission of Texas. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1990/097
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Rail Planning/Rail Safety Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas on March 6, 1990.
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Laura K. Saegert, August 1990
Finding aid edited for DACS compliance by Laura K. Saegert, November 2008
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Suspect surrenders nearly a year after Menil Picasso vandalism
A Houston man accused of vandalizing a Picasso painting at the Menil museum last year surrendered to authorities Tuesday at the U.S.-Mexico border, his attorney said.
Uriel Landeros has been on the run since Picasso's "Woman in a Red Armchair" was spray-painted June 13 at the Menil Collection.
U.S. Marshals took Landeros into custody at the international bridge in McAllen, an arrangement coordinated by his lawyer, Emily Detoto.
"He surrendered at the urging of his family and myself, to come in and get started on the process," Detoto said. She said Landeros, a U.S. citizen, may have been in Mexico since he fled. He is expected to be brought to Harris County in days.
A cellphone video taken by a museum patron allegedly captured Landeros, who is in his early 20s, spray-painting a stencil of a bullfighter killing a bull and the word "conquista" - Spanish for "to conquer." The 1929 masterpiece is valued at several million dollars.
Landeros, an artist who has said he vandalized the painting to send a message promoting revolution and change, has been charged with criminal mischief and felony graffiti, both third-degree felonies.
The patron who captured the act on a camera phone later posted the video to YouTube, identifying Landeros in the caption.
In August, Landeros posted a video himself, saying he did not intend to destroy the painting. It has since been restored.
"I did this to turn heads," he says in the video, "to raise awareness. … I am sorry for insulting anybody who misunderstood my message."
Landeros' paintings were featured in a gallery show at James Perez's Summer Street studio in Houston last fall. Perez also defended Landeros' act against the vandalism label, describing it instead as a form of activism.
The profits raised from the sale of his paintings, which ranged in price from $400 to $1,250, were wired to Landeros.
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"It's hard to make fun of Obama in general because he's a cool character," ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, the "headliner" for this Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, told Reuters, insisting that "outside of his ears, there's not a whole lot" to joke about.
Kimmel, of course, had no trouble coming up with anti-Republican candidate zingers. Reuters reporter Mary Milliken, in a Tuesday dispatch, relayed Kimmel's "hope is to have a 'nice mixture of prepared and off-the-cuff comedy' for the black tie gala." She passed along "a few hints of the ammunition is in his joke holster," starting with his take on the presumptive nominee: "Mitt Romney looks like a Sears catalog model."
Kimmel on Santorum, Palin and Cain:
* On former candidate Rick Santorum: "I am fascinated by Rick Santorum ... and the array of things he's fighting for. Why bring pornography into it? What does that have to do with running for the White House? You are losing the male vote basically by going against pornography."
* On former candidate for vice president Sarah Palin: "Now she is stationed up in Alaska all the time, she doesn't have a professional hair or makeup artist any more, she is starting to look like a mom on 'Toddlers and Tiaras.' Her hair looks like bees are doing it for her."
* On his picks for Republican VP: "Herman Cain is a lot of fun and the pizza angle is an endless fountain of comedy. (Rapper) Flavor Flav would be great...Chris Christie, who seems to gain 10 pounds every time I see him, would be a great vice president."
But on President Barack Obama, Kimmel could only come up with an upbeat prediction of success: "If I was filling out a bracket, my bet would be that he would win."
The headline over Milliken's piece on Reuters and Yahoo: "Kimmel to 'feast on stupid comments' at White House dinner." As if Obama's never made a stupid comment.


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True story about NFL locker rooms after a game: Naked dudes. Everywhere.
This is how it goes. This is a primary reason why locker rooms exist. Sweaty guys need to shower and change. It all makes sense.
When Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee snapped a picture of a (mostly) clothed Adam Vinatieri after Saturday's wild win over the Kansas City Chiefs, he didn't even think twice before posting the photo to his 170,000 Twitter followers.
He shouldn't have done that. Had McAfee taken a closer look, he would've noticed who was in the background of the photo: Quarterback Andrew Luck, at his locker, completely in the buff.
"I didn't realize it until I was halfway home and my girlfriend got a text message," said McAfee, via The Indianapolis Star. "I immediately started to sweat. I was disgusted. I was worried that Andrew was going to hate me because he's such a good person.
"The last thing you want to do is sell out a teammate," McAfee added. "I felt like I did that."
McAfee immediately deleted the tweet and began a panicked attempt to reach his teammate.
"I called him like 400 times but his phone was off, his phone was off, his phone was off," McAfee said. "It was finally turned on and he answered. I said, 'Man, I am so sorry that happened.'
"He handled it so well, like the cool person he is," McAfee went on. "He said, 'No worries about it, dude.' I said, 'If it means anything to you, you look good.'"
Luck was able to forgive and forget, but the Colts weren't quite as understanding. They fined McAfee, an amount the punter said was "more than a dollar, less than $3 million." This seems about right.
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For The Birds…Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
My sister and her family are very fortunate to have a weekend house in Connecticut. Bird watching has become a family past time, with multiple (and I mean multiple!) bird feeders on the property. Considering it brings my nieces and nephew great joy to watch them, I couldn't bring myself to tell them that they are actually doing more harm than good.
I was thinking about this as the horticulturists and I watched with great awe, a large flock of robins devour the berries off a Winterberry Holly. Mother Nature takes care of her own. Winterberry Holly or Ilex verticillata is a native species that is considered to have high wildlife value. Birds love the fruit. Instead of feast on the weekend and famine during the week, planting a diverse selection of native trees, shrubs and perennials would provide both habitat and a steady source of sustenance. Diverse selection of plants equals diverse selection of wildlife. Great for everyone's viewing pleasure.


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The nvidia optimus setup on this laptop doesn't work on Linux at this point, and there's no clear sign when it might be supported. Think twice if you're expecting to get anything out of the nvidia GPU. The best that can happen right now is to turn off the nvidia GPU to lengthen battery life (google for "acpi_call")
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I guess as long as people exist there will always be some kind of commotion. Beautiful rural Indian Land, sitting on the border of North Carolina and Fort Mill, sorta had a laid-back feeling.
You know, little if any crime, not a whole lot of businesses, but, shucks, just up the road and around a few bends in the road is Pineville and Carolina Place, offering about everything available and catering to low- and high-income families.
We, the citizens, homeowners and parents of Indian Land and Lancaster County, are turning to you for help:
u Help with letting us know what the plan is.
u Help with transparency.
u Help with communication between your board and the Lancaster County Council.
u Help with the future of our kids.
We would ask that you hold a town meeting here in Indian Land to put an end to the rumors that are flying and to give us an honest assessment of what to expect now, in one year, and in five years.
In a study of history of the Roman culture you can get a sense of what it was like to live under the rule of a raving lunatic with absolute power.
The army, senators, lawyers and the very rich should have stood up to the emperor, the lunatic Claudius. Sadly, they did not. Once upon a time the Roman culture would have made an emperor like Claudius impossible. The culture changed so they wound up with him. History does repeat itself.
I read the article about the house condemnation on Meeting Street and am thoroughly disgusted. In the first place, this house was built before the city was even a city. That makes it historical. Second, it is not in bad shape, and the wall can be repaired once the city does its job. The tenants who were displaced had lived there for two years with no problems whatsoever. Was any thought given to the people involved? No. We are talking about a retired nurse, who is now disabled and her autistic son. This was the only home they had ever had and were so happy there.
McDonald's recent pledge to start using cage-free eggs is only a small step in preventing staggering suffering endured by millions of birds.
Hatcheries that annually supply 200 million female hens for U.S. egg production, including cage-free, also kill the same number of male chicks at birth by grinding them up alive in industrial macerators or suffocating them slowly in plastic garbage bags. The female laying hens endure a lifetime of misery, crammed with 5-6 others, in small wire-mesh cages that cut into their feet and tear out their feathers.
I have some questions for Lancaster County Water and Sewer District (LCWSD).
LCWSD wants its money, but its service stinks.
We're told to restrict our water usage. So, if we are to restrict our water usage just how is it going to supply water to Haile Gold Mine.
Bub Faile
In his column on Aug. 28, Phil Noble praises President Jimmy Carter and says that "but in the end Carter's presidency was overshadowed by the taking of 52 American hostages by Iran radicals.
His time in office wasn't overshadowed by this, but his gas lines, high interest rates, high unemployment and a stagnant econo0my.
We all need to pray for all the men and women with law enforcement.
My son was Deputy James Brent McCants. Brent was murdered Sept. 25, 1992. He was 23 years old. Brent was a deputy with the York County Sheriff's Department.
This year, it'll be 23 years later. Brent would be 46 years old.
Thousands of our men and women are killed trying to protect even the thugs every year. They try to protect us all.
Please pray for these men and women – they are fighting a war here.
If they stop, what would happen to us all?
I woke up April 3 of this year and realized I turned 71 that day. Where did the time go?
Life flies faster than any car, train or airplane.
Suddenly, I realize I'm one of those "old" people we always referred to when we were younger. You realize it when you run into someone you've known for a long time and you can't remember his or her name. And, of course, he or she gives me that poor-old-thing look.
A large issue in the 2016 presidential election trail is the raising of the minimum wage. The biggest supporter of this raise is Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, who wants the minimum wage up to $15 an hour.
What many fail to realize is, well for one thing Mr. Sanders is a very rich man, and also, raising the minimum wage would mean the inflation of all other goods.
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Frazier focused on consistency in bounce-back year
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds third baseman Todd Frazier knows his batting stance and swing are viewed as unorthodox, and that's fine with him. This is the guy who, as a rookie two seasons ago, hit a home run without his hands on the bat.
Now there's another word Frazier would like to have associated with his offensive approach -- consistency. The search for it comes following an uneven 2013 season at the plate. Although he had 19 home runs and 73 RBIs in 150 games, he batted .234 after he had hit .273 as a rookie.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds third baseman Todd Frazier knows his batting stance and swing are viewed as unorthodox, and that's fine with him. This is the guy who, as a rookie two seasons ago, hit a home run without his hands on the bat.
Now there's another word Frazier would like to have associated with his offensive approach -- consistency. The search for it comes following an uneven 2013 season at the plate. Although he had 19 home runs and 73 RBIs in 150 games, he batted .234 after he had hit .273 as a rookie.
"Am I a .234 hitter? No. I know that for sure," Frazier said. "I know when a certain situation arises, you have to be prepared. I'm prepared all the time. You have to have that balance to get into the right spot to hit. I can hit any pitch. I understand that of myself. You have to find it in Spring Training to be very consistent with your approach in that at-bat."
Reds manager Bryan Price believes that the key to Frazier finding improvement, and consistency, is to go after better pitches.
"He has a plan. He's a bright kid and he's an aggressive kid," Price said. "He wants so badly to do well. He gives us everything he's got, every day. I love that about him and you can live with that. But there's definitely a better player in there."
The nadir of Frazier's 2013 came from July 26-Aug. 7 when Frazier endured an 0-for-31 stretch. As frustrating as it was, the generally positive 28-year-old did not let the hitting famine consume him.
Price liked the fact that the eternally confident Frazier didn't fall prey to the self-doubt that often plagues players during a hitting funk.
"That's what gives everyone optimism -- that his ceiling is so much higher," Price said. "He doesn't have the ebb and flow of emotion. That's the one constant to his game. He always shows up optimistically aggressive."
"It was tough, but my college coach used to tell me, 'You're not in a slump.' I didn't think of it as a slump," Frazier said. "I thought of it as I was swinging at bad pitches. I never have been in a slump -- I don't like talking about things like that. It's me figuring out that I was swinging at pitches I can't hit. I got out of my realm."
This spring, Frazier has been talking with Reds great and front-office member Eric Davis about hitting. Davis didn't have a textbook swing when he played, but at least he often had the same swing every time.
This is what Frazier is trying to achieve.
"I can be unorthodox, but is my path to the ball the same?" Frazier said. "Are my eyes the same? Am I in a good position to hit? I have to be in a good position. For the first couple of years of playing, sometimes I got away from that."
Frazier would particularly like to improve his hitting when there are two strikes. He batted .162 in two-strike counts last season.
"Last year, I kind of figured that out a little bit -- understanding I'm not going to get a pitch to hit with two strikes," he said. "I'm not going to get a pitch I want. When we talk about selection, it's those pitches you lay off or you're in a good position to hit. Positioning is very important for me."
One very large positive for Frazier came on the other side of his game. He exceeded all expectations defensively as he replaced an eight-time Gold Glove winner in Scott Rolen.
It was the first time as a professional that Frazier had one spot to play. Drafted as a shortstop in 2007, he played every infield spot and both corner-outfield spots on his way up and moved around a lot as a rookie. To get ready, he spent extra time with his footwork, and it showed last season. He had a 42-game errorless streak at one point and his 9.7 ultimate zone rating -- an advance metric that puts run values on defense -- was sixth best in the Majors.
"That was awesome," Frazier said of his play. "My defense is a great skill. I understand that by having one position now, there's not much to really worry about -- just third base. It doesn't have to be pretty. Just get it done."
The Reds did not make the offensive upgrades they wanted in the offseason. At the same time, they expect increased contribution from younger hitters like Frazier, Zack Cozart and Devin Mesoraco and pick up some of the slack.
More established now as a Major Leaguer, Frazier is ready for the challenge of stepping up.
"I think there's a lot more to learn, but a lot to be proud about," Frazier said. "This is something you've always dreamed of doing and something you worked your tail off to get here. That process wasn't easy. Now that you are here, let's see how consistent you can be. That's going to be a big word for me this year -- consistency."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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The arrival of September signals the departure of endless boat days, the end of steamy summer nights and, for nearly everyone, a reintroduction to the snooze button as school gets under way.
Not all of us go to school, of course, but odds are if we aren't in school, we have kids who are dreading the idea of going back.
Parents of teens may have kids who have the ability, or at least the legal right, to drive themselves to school. This raises the question of what kind of vehicle they can be trusted with. For them I'd like to introduce the perfect back-to-school car.
Perfect, though, is just a matter of perspective…
High schoolers who have the privilege to drive will have a certain vision of their perfect vehicle. A muscle car, perhaps, or maybe mom's Audi. The parents, however, will have a completely opposite vision of what makes a perfect teen car.
This post is for the parents.
The ideal car for a high-school kid will be 3 things:
- Small
- Slow
- Safe
This is the "Three 'S' Theory" for teen vehicles, which I proudly made up just now. It's very important to find a vehicle with all 3 of these features, so your teenager can't, even when tempted, engage in questionable in-car behavior.
A small car is essential so a teen can't load her 5-passenger vehicle with 8 of her closest friends and leave school for destinations unknown.
A vehicle must be slow so your teen can't drag race at stoplights. When he steps on the gas, the sound should be more akin to a weed-wacker than anything resembling a car engine. When the light turns green, the car should accelerate to roughly 35 miles per hour, but at a rate not to exceed 10.5 seconds.
Safety and short-trip reliability are of utmost importance to parents. The teen's car must provide transportation from home to school to work on a consistent basis, but also should instill a twinge of fear about taking it anywhere farther away.
These 3 features can be found in many used vehicles, but the smart fortwo might be the best. Plus, it comes with an added benefit: The opposite sex will not be drawn to the vehicle, and in fact, will want to hitch a ride with someone driving something else.
Is the smart fortwo the perfect car for teen drivers?
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Have you ever had Vietnamese chicken curry, or cà ri gà?
I broke out my Dutch oven again last week to make this a sublime dish of braised chicken in a mild curry with carrots and potatoes. Curry is a lesser-known part of Vietnamese cuisine than it is in Thai cuisine, but restaurants really should highlight it more in their menus. It's hard not to love a dish that's a natural amalgam of 3 distinct cultures. Curry traveled Vietnam from India. (Cà ri is Vietnamese for curry, and gà means chicken.) Over time, cooks in Vietnam adapted the dish to use local ingredients and to suit local palates, such as adding fish sauce, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaf. And of the long-standing French influence, a warm crusty baguette became the de facto side. (Though rice also works.)
Although not as fiery as Indian or Thai curries, cà ri gà is by no means bland. It's aromatic with coconut milk, lemongrass, and kaffir lime, and the generous amount of fish sauce means that no table salt is needed. And you can improvise with this recipe. Use a bay leaf if you can't find kaffir lime leaves. To kick up the heat, feel free to add some dried red chili flakes. You can also substitute sweet potatoes or taro for the potatoes.
What you really shouldn't do, though, is hover over the stove in the last 10 minutes of cooking with your baguette, ripping off pieces and dipping them into the curry "just to taste". Because one bite will turn into 20. And because the pieces will get larger and larger, until half that wonderful loaf is gone before you even put anything on the table. Trust me on this.
And you want to save your appetite for the finished thing, right?
Vietnamese Chicken Curry
Serves 4 to 6
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs, preferably with skin
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 can (about 14 ounces) coconut milk
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 carrot, peeled and cut into large bite-sized pieces
- 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into large bite-sized pieces
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 to 2 teaspoons dried red chili flakes (optional)
- 1 kaffir lime leaf or bay leaf
- Cilantro or Thai basil for garnish
- Remove the hard end and outer layer of the lemongrass stalk. Bruise the white ends of your stalks with the blunt edge of a large knife (it helps release the lemongrass "juices"), then thinly slice and mince. You should end up with about 1 tablespoon of minced lemongrass. Discard the green tops.
- Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. This will help with searing.
- Heat a wok, Dutch oven, or deep skillet over high heat. Once the oil is hot, sear the chicken skin-side down for for about 2 to 3 minutes, until it is golden brown. Flip the chicken over and sear on the other side for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the chicken and set aside.
- Lower the heat to medium. Add the onions and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, until the onions become translucent. Add the chicken back in. Add the coconut milk, chicken stock, lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar, curry powder, red chili flakes, and kaffir lime leaf or bay leaf. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Add the carrots and potatoes. Cook uncovered for about 25 to 30 minutes, until the potatoes and carrots are tender and the liquid reduces by half.
- Transfer to a deep serving dish. Serve warm with crusty French bread or rice.


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For immediate release: 01-30-14 @ 1845
Pursuit of assault suspect and injured victim leads to injury accident
Today just after 2 pm Lee's Summit PD transferred a call to Independence PD regarding an assault in-progress. The female victim was the passenger in a vehicle that was traveling north bound on I-470 out of Lee's Summit. The caller stated the male driver was repeatedly striking the female and she appeared injured. The suspect vehicle proceeded onto west bound I-70 where IPD Dispatchers received at least two additional calls from citizens reporting the continuous assault. One caller followed the suspect vehicle and reported that the female had made numerous attempts to exit the vehicle as it traveled on the Interstate. An IPD officer finally caught up to the suspect vehicle when it exited onto Noland Rd. A car stop was initiated, the suspect slowed, and the female tried to exit, but could not before the suspect sped off. A pursuit was initiated and the pursuing officer could see the male again repeatedly striking the female. The suspect ultimately ended up on 39th Street and went east from Phelps Road at high speeds. The suspect crashed into another vehicle at the 39th and Little Blue Parkway. The driver of the second vehicle was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The female victim was also transported for serious injuries. The suspect was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released into police custody. No one else was in either vehicle.
No names are being released at this time and charges are pending. The incident is being investigated by both the Investigations and Traffic Unit.
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This unofficial (and brief) side quest will allow you to get that pesky unlit lighthouse in Point Lookout all lit up and pretty-like. The lighthouse, accurately known as Point Lookout Lighthouse, is located at the southeast corner of the map, on its own rocky island south of Calvert Mansion. At the top of this lighthouse is the disabled lightning mechanism that makes the lighthouse a lighthouse. However, it's missing a bulb. For starters, you need to head to the obscure location on your map known as the Truck Wreckage. Located southeast of Turtledove Detention Camp, which you must visit during one of the DLC's side quests, the Truck Wreckage is one of those seemingly-useless destinations on the map, like the Jet Crash Site and the Trash Heap. But the Truck Wreckage has something tangible to offer to you -- a Lightbulb.
With the Lightbulb in hand, it's time to head to the lighthouse. Teleport instantly to that location, since it should be added to your map if you took our advice and waited 'til the main quest had been completed to undertake any side quest (albeit this is an unmarked one - c'est la vie). And then, begin your long climb up the spiral staircase that leads to the door at the top of the lighthouse. Once at the top of the lighthouse, head through the door, circle around outside and find the staircase leading to the light of the lighthouse itself. Find the Holotape on one of the desks here before you do anything else, and be sure to read it, or you might not be able to go any further with this.
Once you've arrived at the light atop the tower and read the contents of the Holotape, simply examine the broken lightbulb screwed in already, and you will replace it automatically with the bulb you found at the truck wreckage site. However, your job isn't yet completely done. There's a switch on a nearby wall. Once the bulb is screwed in, seek out said switch and flip it on. This will allow the lighthouse to begin functioning for the first time in who-knows-how-long. Now, teleport to a distant place, like Calvert Mansion, and admire your handywork!
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