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The room has a private entrance and car park near by. The room is fitted with furniture that is suitable for disabled persons, higher dining table, two adjustable beds and the bath room is fitted with needed appliances.
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Instagram // Year in Review
You know I'm an Instagram addict so I just had to head over to Statigram and generate my year in review. I posted my first Instagram photo on May 6, 2011.
Enjoy this quick video of all my best moments of 2013. 🙂
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THE DARK KNIGHT!!!I can't wait for this to come out. I am going to see it like 100 times(ok maybe 2 or 3). Here, as well ,is a picture of Heath Ledger as The Joker that I just did.(R.I.P Heath)
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It is disappointing to see name-calling and misrepresentation in McLeay's recent article "HOT POTATO': Religious Freedom, the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act and the Inherent Requirements Test".
Using emotionally charged terms such as 'strident', 'lobbies' and 'unChristian', he claims for himself the moral high ground while regarding it as a virtue that in doing so he will win favour in the eyes of some non-Christians. But at the same time he misrepresents and vilifies fellow-Christians who disagree with him. For example:
1. It is not true to claim that religious groups have opposed the removal of the right to discriminate on the grounds of disability. I know of no Christian group who put such an argument forward.
2. It is a gross exaggeration to claim that "Those who opposed the recent changes claim that the true motivation for updating the Act was simply to harass Christians and enforce radical secularism". Some may take that view, but to attribute it to all opponents of the Act is to promote a falsehood. For example, I am someone who has vigorously opposed some specific feature of the new Act, and believe that it WILL encourage a climate in which secularism is enforced, do not and have not claimed that such an outcome is the 'true motivation' of the Act. I would acknowledge that even many of those who would wish, for example, that Christian schools should not be able to make faith a criterion when employing teachers of secular subjects are "motivated by ideals of dignity and a fair go for all". But I disagree with their conclusions in pursuing that agenda, and also with their assumptions about what constitutes a fair go.
3. It is also misrepresentation to claim that "the campaign against changes to the old Act would rather us not be upfront about why staff in Christian organisations need a faith-based foundation for their roles". As a counter example, the argument against the "inherent requirements" test, which the Anglican Diocese put in 2009 to the former Labor government when it was revising the old Act, was that a "genuineness" test was better suited to the need for transparency. In making this proposal, there was absolutely no desire that Christians not be upfront about the grounds for appointing people. The genuineness test, if accepted, would have encouraged both transparency and accountability.
4. It is not true to claim that opposition to the inherent requirements test is based upon an 'unsupported and wild assumption' about how it would apply. For example, the Anglican Diocese's submission opposed this test based upon a legal opinion prepared by a senior barrister (who soon after was appointed to the supreme court of Victoria). This opinion considered in detail how the 'inherent requirements' test has been applied in other legal contexts. The opinion pointed out multiple problems with this section of the act. One issue was ceding to a secular tribunal the right to decide which jobs within a religious organisation legitimately (in its view) require some sort of religious adherence or moral/ethical standard over and above the mere functional capacity to perform the job.
5. McLeay asserts that "if a maths teacher in a Christian school is required to share the faith of the school community, that would be stated upfront and there would be some reasonable justification." Is this not a wildy naive assertion? For, on the contrary, submissions by mainstream representative secular bodies to the Victorian parliament's review of the law in 2009 argued for an 'inherent requirements test' because they maintained it would mean quite the opposite, namely that the faith justification would NO LONGER be accepted for a position such as a maths teacher. And they backed the new law for this very reason, and oppose the recently proposed amendments also for this reason. I deplore the fact that McLeay flies in the face of clear evidence, to embrace limitless optimism. I also deplore the fact that, buoyed up by such naivety, and citing not even a shred of legal analysis to back his view, he vilifies those who disagree with him as 'unchristian', simply because he is aware of non-Christians who think the worst of them.
In a strange kind of fear-driven logic, McLeay's plight is that his heart leads his head. His heart fears that non-Christian people will think ill of him, and especially of his gospel. So his head appeals to this sceptical audience by denigrating other Christians, as if shouting out: 'Look at me, I am not a bad Christian like those other people.'
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Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook.
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This handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile firesetter intervention program. The six chapters of this handbook can be viewed as the six building blocks essential to construct a successful program. The cornerstone of the blueprint is understanding the personality profiles of juvenile firesetters and their families. The next step is identifying at-risk youth and assessing the likelihood that they will become involved in future firesetting incidents. The identification of the three levels of firesetting risk-little, definitive, and extreme-leads to specific types of intervention, including evaluation, education, referral, and follow-up. These are the critical components of a juvenile firesetter program. To provide a complete complement of services to juvenile firesetters and their families, the juvenile firesetter program must be part of a community network. This network consists of a continuum of care designed to provide a range of intervention services, including prevention, immediate treatment, and graduated sanctions, to juvenile firesetters and their families. Finally, there is a specific set of programmatic tasks that will ensure the delivery of swift and effective intervention to at-risk youth and their families. (GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Cooperation, Counseling Services, Delinquency, Family Relationship, Intervention, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Program Development
For full text: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/usfapubs/.
Autor: Gaynor, Jessica
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How to Chop an Onion
How to Chop an Onion
I love the smell of onions and a little bacon sauting, the cutting video was great.
Why doesn't anyone wash the onion. Effort chopping? The onions are handled by many people on way to grocery store and in store. Those germs can be transferred from the skin to the onion.
I have never seen anyone wash an onion.
My guess is because most onions are pressure washed before they reach the store (unless you are getting them from the farmer's market) and that you are going to peel them anyway, so anything on the outside of the onion is going into the garbage (or compost).
I keep mine in the fridge. Never a tear to be shed.
I have always cut an onion this way. I watch so many cooking shows that I don't know where I picked up the info but I watched your video and read your information. It was gr8 as a refresher to make sure I was doing it right and if not what I needed to correct. Gr8 information. Thanks for sharing.
Back in the 50's and early 60's I worked in my step mother's hamburger cafe. I would take 1-1/2 to 2 50 pound sacks of onions and peel them and chop them very fine. For 5-1/2 years I cooked more hamburgers than any restaurant in Dallas county. I started at age 11.
The only thing I can add is, I noticed the center of the onion is where most the gas comes from.
Very nice. I will second the comment about leaving the root on to use as a handle. I do everything else pretty much the same. I like having the root keep things together and along with the peeled back skin, the "handle" keeps your fingers out of the way nicely.
I love onions and cook with them everyday. I use swimming goggles. Haven't shed a tear since!
Nice. Craftsy.com has a nice online knife skills training course (free) that is worth watching. Lots of focus on knife safety. I'll readily admit that being pointed in the right direction on knife usage has paid big dividends in my kitchen.
Dear Elise,
Thank you so much for making our onion-slicing lives so much more efficient and effective.
Please let us know the source (performer, composer) of the background music. It's very calming.
Anna and Doug
Hi Anna and Doug! The music is by an artist named "Soundaround" on Audio Jungle: http://audiojungle.net/item/upbeat/8790313
My mom showed me this technique (along with John's horizontal slices) some 60 years ago. The only thing I will add is that when you have the skin still attached to the root, it makes a nice handle when you get down towards the end.Helps keep your fingers from slippiing off the onion and you can get those last bits.
I make two horizontal cuts to produce a smaller dice.
Great tips! Wonderful idea to keep onion intact while cutting – thanks so much!
Thanks for the great tip, Elise, and for all the wonderful recipes. You've helped make me look good in the kitchen.
Laura, you and I are on the same page. I've been using either the disposable gloves or reusable kitchen gloves when I chop onions and garlic. I can get the smell off my hands by running them under cold water, then rubbing them over the stainless steel faucet, but the smell takes forever to come out of my fingernails! The gloves are a terrific tip.
And thanks, Penwiper, I'm going to try refrigerating my onions. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Everyone.
Three additional tricks for avoiding crying:
-put onions into water after peeling, also wet cutting board (supposedly absorbses fumes)
-ensure ventilation AWAY from your eyes (open window, turn on exhaust hood,…)
-wear diving goggles
I know the latter sounds very wierd. But I did it yesterday as always when cutting 2kg+ for liver+onion+garlich. :)
I want to thank you Elise for posting written instructions when you provide a video. I am retired, on a fixed income, have a 7-yr-old computer and dial-up service. I cannot watch videos, so having the written instructions available is VERY much appreciated. Thank you.
On topic, this is not about slicing, but I have found that using the inexpensive, light-weight, opaque gloves that can be purchased in packages of a dozen or so prevent the onion smell from permeating the skin of the hands. Also, I have a friend whose hands break out when slicing onions, and these work perfectly for her. Bon apetit everyone!
Additionally, it seems to be true from experience that if one keeps onions in the refrigerator, the designated onion chopper will be relatively tear free no matter how it is chopped. :-)


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Apple trees (Malus spp.) are not just for orchards. These versatile and highly ornamental trees are suited to a wide range of uses around the garden. From showy shade trees to edible hedges, apple trees can fill many roles in the garden within U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 9.
Fruiting Focal Point
A well-placed apple tree makes an eye-catching addition to landscaping year-round. The fragrant, delicate blossoms, lush foliage and showy, edible fruit add ornamental and practical value during the spring and summer, while its handsome, spreading frame provides structure during the winter after its leaves drop.
For best results, choose a cold-tolerant variety such as 'Ben Davis' (Malus domestica 'Ben Davis,' USDA zones 3 to 7) if you live in a cooler climate or a heat-loving classic like 'Granny Smith' (Malus domestica 'Granny Smith') in warmer climates within USDA zones 5 to 9. Plant them in a drift of low-lying, variegated ground cover or near a patio where its graceful branches can cast much-needed shade.
Enchanting Espalier
Espalier, or the art of training a tree to grow flat against a structure, provides a way to dress up otherwise unattractive blank walls around a home and garden. Many apple varieties respond well to espalier training, including cold-tolerant varieties such as 'Sweet Sixteen' (Malus domestica 'Sweet Sixteen,' USDA zones 4 to 7) and 'Golden Delicious' (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious,' USDA zones 4 to 9).
Size isn't an issue when choosing an apple tree for espalier, but note that cultivars such as 'Sweet Sixteen,' which can vary in size between 8 and 15 feet depending on their rootstock, look more proportional when grown against a shorter wall. Espalier training can take five to seven years to complete, but the trees will produce more fruit in proportion to their size than standard trees grown in an orchard, so patience will be rewarded.
Pretty in Pots
For smaller yards with limited landscaping space, try growing a potted apple tree. Not only does it create an attractive focal point on decks and patios, it will also provide a crop of fruit in late summer or early autumn. Just be sure to choose a dwarf apple variety such as 'Blondee' (Malus domestica 'Blondee,' USDA zones 5 to 8) or 'Enterprise' (Malus domestica 'Enterprise,' USDA zones 4 to 7) that grows to no more than 10 feet high.
Note that most trees and shrubs grown in pots seldom reach their full mature size. Grow them in a container that holds at least 15 gallons of soil, and choose one with multiple drainage holes around the base.
Edible Hedges
A fruiting hedge creates a practical and pretty boundary marker with Old World charm. This low-maintenance landscaping choice works best for larger rural and semi-rural properties with plenty of space. Most standard apple trees do not respond well to hedging, but wild varieties such as Sargent's crabapple (Malus sargentii) make an attractive, rewarding choice for hedging within USDA zones 4 to 7. Simply plant the trees 18 to 30 feet apart and prune them back by half with sanitized pruning shears to encourage denser growth.
The height of a hedge is a matter of personal preference and local zoning laws, but suitable hedging varieties such as Sargent's crabapple reach a manageable height of 6 to 8 feet at maturity.


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MMM: Saying Yes to René-Lévesque
Mostly Montreal Monday
Shots and thoughts from my new home of Montreal
When school is closed here it is called a "Ped Day" which sounds like a holiday celebrating pedicures but it's actually short for Pedagogical Day which sounds like something you should see a podiatrist about. Either way, we had one on Friday and while Kris and Arlo were at the Grand Prix, Farrah Star and I were on an adventure with friends.
It's been my experience that it takes nine months to a year to settle in to a new city. (Winter doesn't help.) We are nine months in Montreal and I'm happy to say many friendships are taking root and having fun is getting easier and more bountiful. (Summer helps.)
One such new friend, Heather, invited us on an outing Friday and we were happy to oblige. SHE EVEN DROVE — no wait — she followed her GPS, responded to her daughters, gave me a history lesson on Quebec AND drove. It was amazing. I just drank my coffee, handed 38 graham crackers to the gigglers in the backseat and listened to why things are the way they are.
Our destination was the sculpture garden in Lachine and it did not disappoint:
"Parc René-Lévesque is an urban park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of Lachine on a jetty between the Saint Lawrence River and the end of the Lachine Canal. The jetty was created in 1848 during the digging of the Lachine Canal. A parallel jetty, created in 1883, is used as a yacht club. There is a sculpture garden consisting of twenty-two sculptures by Quebec artists in the park." – Wiki
I didn't get permission to post photos of Heather's daughters so here's an unidentifiable one just so I can say thank you and
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The lovely village of Ribes de Fresser will be our starting point.
From there we will take the panoramic rack railway that will take us through beautiful landscapes to the sanctuary. At 2,000 meters above the sea level there is the peaceful valley of Nuria, accessible only on foot and by rack train.
At this point we will start our trail that will take us to the 2.913m summit of Puigmal, straddling France and Spain. During the tour we will be able to observe flora and fauna such as marmots and chamois.
Things to bring
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Here's a neat link to a crop by crop growing guide from Mother Earth News (They've always got good stuff over there).
"Each guide explains how to plant, when to plant, best harvest practices, how to save seeds, and how to deal with common pests and diseases naturally, setting you on your way to growing organic vegetables and fruits in your home garden successfully".
This is a nice, exhaustive listing of vegetables. Check it out if you get a chance.


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Friday, August 30, 2013
Mission Edmonton Tactical Laser TAg
I did the identity work for a new Lazer Tag venture in Canada, Mission Edmonton Tactical Laser (METAL).
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Milwaukee Fire Dept. Engine 26 Tshirt Designs (2)
2 Designs I created for Milwaukee Fire Dept. Engine 26. But of these will be printed and used at events and at the station.
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All-American Aquatics 4 Page Flyer
The 4 Page Flyer I created for All-American Aquatics. This will be handed out at expo's for swim schools to showcase the product line.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Copious Design Business Cards
Business cards for a fantastic jeweler, Copious Design. The final cards will be printed on black stock paper with a UV coating to really make the white printing pop.
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BiKASE commuter backpack hangtag
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A3 Performance Training Snorkel eBlast
An eBlast created for the A3 Performance training snorkel. www.a3performance.com
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Friday, August 2, 2013
BiKASE Frame Bag
This is a bicycle frame bag I helped develop- always fun projects to work on at BiKASE gear. http://shop.alt-gear.com/
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Penn State swiming caps
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Olallie Logo
Olallie is all about food & fitness, here's the logo I designed for them. https://www.facebook.com/olalliemke
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Barn-board Wedding Sign
The 100+ year old barn-board I hand-painted for the Hardrath/Liebert wedding last weekend. We hung it on a barn to use for photo's.
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Cyclocross Magazine Kits
Recent concepts for Cyclocross Magazine's cyclocross kits. They are easily the largest magazine for all things cyclocross: http://www.cxmagazine.com/
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The Feb. 24 issue of Flight School Business included a reminder of the hazards airport ramps can pose to the uninitiated. Once across the ramp and buckled into their seats, nonpilot passengers have relatively few opportunities to get into mischief until the aircraft stops again. Pilots, on the other hand, have to negotiate all those yards—or sometimes miles—of pavement between the place they parked and a place where they can safely (and legally) take off. Plus there's that business of getting back again after touchdown.
Driving to the hold-short line might not seem like a formidable challenge, but that doesn't mean nothing can possibly go wrong. An average of 30 aircraft a year get banged up badly enough while taxiing to earn spots in the NTSB accident database, and that's probably just a fraction of the number of insurance claims filed for damage that falls a little short of the Part 830 definition of "substantial." Inattentive pilots manage to steer their airplanes into other airplanes, hangars, airport signs, and even moving ground vehicles—not to mention potholes, ditches, retaining walls, and snowbanks. Others see their aircraft ground-looped or even flipped by wind gusts, rotor wash, or jet blast they never positioned their controls to counteract. A few more collapse their landing gear by side-loading it during excessively fast turns—or even retract it by mistake while trying to do who knows what.
Of course, there's no need to damage the aircraft just to get yourself into trouble. At towered airports, the FAA tracks runway incursions, and guess what? They're fond of blaming GA for the vast majority—some 80 percent of all those attributable to pilot deviations rather than errors by controllers, drivers, or pedestrians. True, most of these could be considered technicalities; fewer than one in 50 requires another aircraft to take any evasive action, but that's no excuse. The 2 percent that do put aircraft uncomfortably close to each other give a good scare (or worse) to everyone involved—not to mention the fact that having pilots stick their airplanes' noses where they don't belong just looks bad. There's no need to give more ammunition to those already predisposed to regard all light-aircraft operators as reckless, crazy amateurs. Those of us in the business have particularly strong reasons to cultivate rigorous standards of professionalism in our staff and, thereby, our students.
Given that learning how to motor around the airfield's surface isn't the sexiest topic in flight training, but there's clear room for improvement in its actual execution, how is a flight instructor supposed to ensure that students give this the attention it deserves? Part of the answer, of course, is teaching by example. CFIs who write down taxi clearances and enforce a sterile cockpit while those clearances are executed show their students how it's done by the pros. Conversely, allowing them to tune radios or program the GPS while the aircraft is moving instills the kinds of habits that lead to taxi smacks or awkward phone conversations with ATC. (On the other hand, offering to handle those chores while the student is focused on operating the airplane might be a useful illustration of crew resource management—provided the CFI can still devote sufficient attention to monitoring the student and keeping an eye out for conflicts.)
Outside help is also available. The Air Safety Institute has released an update of its online Runway Safety course. This version has been optimized to run on tablets as well as personal computers and covers just about everything from motivation to best practices and what can happen when those practices are ignored. Expert interviews, a series of case studies, and interactive exercises help keep the mind engaged through a logical progression from why to how and when. Students and newly certificated pilots should find it especially useful, but even experts may discover that they've begun taking some dubious shortcuts.
Since the course is free to anyone who wants to take it (AOPA membership not required), might we suggest that your instructors begin assigning it as ground study—preferably in the pre-solo stage? An hour at home plus a 15-minute recap in the classroom could do a lot to help make that trip from ramp to runway as uneventful as it ought to be.


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Archive for January 2013
Sharp Sense of Self-Derision!
_ Cyclist Powaaa! _
All of the photographs herein, are copyrighted by the photographer(s).
Written by ZioLele
January 22, 2013 at 12:41 AM
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Charlotte Tilbury Life Changing Lashes Eyelash Curler
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Product code: 46444912
Always curl your lashes before applying mascara to elongate them and open up your eyes.
My eye lash curlers lift and separate the lashes for a 'push-up' effect, making your eyes seem more awake.
Open the curlers, clamp and hold on your top lashes for 5 seconds. Repeat on both eyes.
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As a make-up artist working in the fashion and beauty industry for over 20 years and as a busy professional woman and mother determined to look my best, I use the incredible transformative power of make-up on a daily basis. From a young age, I noticed the effect a beautiful woman had entering a room and wanted to understand her secret weapon. Then, at 13 I discovered mascara and personally experienced the power of make-up. I have been hooked ever since.
Early in my career, I was determined and persistent and built my network of professional peers – photographers, models and stylists – many of whom I still work with today. The 1990s – the era of supermodels who epitomised glamorous beauty and really embraced hair and make-up artistry – were inspiring and formative for me.
I believe that every woman wants to feel beautiful, powerful and sexy and that make-up is a great way to achieve this.
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Rostec State Corporation will be the main logistics and maintenance operator of after-sale service for long-haul aircraft MC-21. The tender for providing the service has been won by the Aircraft Service Centre of the Technodinamika Holding Company, a part of Rostec.
Under the contract, the centre will manage the repair of air-technical products, supply and replacement of failed equipment as well as provide access for airlines to components required for aircraft operation.
"During the tender for the MC-21 after-sale service, Technodinamika got ahead of a number of participants, including companies from overseas, on the basis of such criteria as price, infrastructure, business reputation and experience", commented CEO of Rostec State Corporation, Sergey Chemezov.
"We are currently at the final stage of negotiations with our partners on the legal aspects of the deal and will be able to sign a contract in the near future," he added.
Technodinamika's storage facilities close to the Sheremetyevo airport as well as warehouses in other regions will help to provide continuous maintenance support for aircraft operators giving fast turnaround on all parts supply and servicing requirements. Aircraft operators will also get 24-hour access to the customer service department.
"With regard to the contract sum, we estimate that during the first ten years the total revenue from all the activities agreed under the contract can amount to $ 1 billion", said CEO of the Technodinamika Holding Company,Igor Nasenkov.
Under a composite logistics and maintenance program we are planning to service more than 400 aircraft during the first ten years after putting MC-21 into commercial operation, and the aircraft service centre will carry out maintenance both under warranty and during the post-warranty period.
Rostec State Corporation is a Russian corporation established in 2007 to facilitate the development, production and export of high-tech industrial products designed for civilian and military applications.
The Corporation comprises over 700 organizations that are currently part of eleven holding companies operating in the military-industrial complex and three holding companies working in the civilian industry, as well as 80 directly managed organizations. Rostec's portfolio includes well-known brands such as AVTOVAZ, KAMAZ, Kalashnikov Concern, Russian Helicopters, VSMPO AVISMA, UralVagonZavod, etc.
Rostec companies are located in 60 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and supply products to more than 70 countries.
Technodinamika Holding Company specializes in the development, manufacture and after-sale servicing for systems and equipment for civil and military airplanes and helicopters. The holding also produces components and accessories for oil and gas industry, automobile production, transport and energy. A number of enterprises throughout the country, located in Moscow, Moscow region, Ufa, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Arkhangelsk region and other Russian regions form part of the Company. It is a member of Rostec State Corporation.


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Building Union Diversity
An apprenticeship with construction unions for minorities, women and St. Louis residents with or without construction experience
Publication Date: 10/04/2018
Document Type: Informational Pages
Sponsor: St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment
The St. Louis region will see billions of dollars in total investment from projects ranging from the Northside Regeneration to new corporate facilities such as BJC, Wells Fargo and NGA. These projects will require a steady supply of skilled construction workers of various trades.
SLATE, in partnership with the Building and Construction Trades Council of St. Louis (BCTC), developed Building Union Diversity (BUD) apprenticeship to address several community needs:
• The influx of planned developments
• A historic lack of diversity within the building trades
• Fulfill requirements of the Executive Order by St. Louis City Mayor, which set workforce diversity goals for City-funded public work projects of $1 million dollars or more (25% by minorities, 5% by women, 15% by apprentices and 20% by City residents).
All participants will complete 40 hours of construction Foundation Skills Program. Because several training facilities are located beyond reach of public transportation, travel assistance is provided to ensure program completion. The BCTC and its Joint Apprenticeship Program (JAP) training partners will provide eight (8) weeks of construction pre-apprenticeship training for the BUD program.
The BCTC apprenticeship participating unions include:
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Operating Engineers Local 513
• Plumbers and Pipefitters
• St. Louis Carpenters
• Iron Workers
• Bricklayers Local 1
• IBEW Local 1 Electrical Workers
• Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 1
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 36
Upon enrollment in the program, participants will be screened and tested using the proven Career Ready 101 system. Participants who test below these standards will be offered remedial training by SLATE. By limiting enrollment in the program to work-ready participants and actual construction employment opportunities on hand, BUD program ensures its success – program's current placement rate is exceeding 85 percent.
Eligible participants must be:
• 18 years of age or older
• Laid off or Long-term unemployed
• Able to pass a drug test.
To apply:
Interested individuals must come to SLATE, 1520 Market St., 3rd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. They will be asked to register, fill out an application and complete a quick assessment.
What to bring:
State-issued I.D. or Driver's License
Why participate:
Careers in Construction provide a stimulating work environment, a sense of accomplishment and shared responsibility, and a true spirit of community for those who contribute their personal best to a team's goals and objectives.
SLATE is accepting applications for the next classes. Class seats are limited, act now to reserve yours!
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The Grange Hotel is set in the centre of its own grounds – tucked away in a quiet backwater yet barely 5 minutes drive from the centre of King's Lynn.
King's Lynn has a vast history which attracts visitors from all over the world, coupled with a busy pedestrianised shopping centre. The town centre offers a good-range of shops, restaurants and entertainments.
The Grange Hotel is just a 5 minute car journey to the train station, which offers direct lines to Cambridge and London.
There's no shortage of places to see and things to do. The Grange Hotel is well placed for the recreational areas along the unspoilt North Norfolk Coast. The house, woodlands and grounds of nearby Royal Sandringham is a popular attraction, and there are several National Trust properties within easy reach of the hotel.
Further inland the market towns of Downham Market, Swaffham and Fakenham are all well worth a visit and are all within a half hour's drive of the Grange. It's a wonderful place to relax.


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As someone who works in the field of product development and "branding" I am often asked: " What needs to be branded?" "What does it even mean to "brand" oneself?" "Do I need to brand myself?"
These aren't simple yes or no questions. No matter your field, your goal, your dream, your current position, branding yourself doesn't hurt your image and it can even help guide you towards creating your dream job.
Business branding is, in large part, protecting yourself. Buying your business domains, trade marking your name and/or business name, getting copyright or patent protection on things you create or invent is crucial in building your brand and business. In the sense of business, consider branding as protection and a necessary step if you want to ensure no one can recreate what you do exactly as you do it.
Personal branding is different. It's about making sure that when a group of people picture you or your personality they are all thinking of the same things. It doesn't have to be what you wear, but it can be as simple as that, especially if you are in the field of design or fashion. It doesn't have to be your comedic timing, but it can be, if you are a writer, comedian or television personality. It doesn't have to be your products or services, but it could be if you are to be considered an expert in a certain field. It is truly about representing yourself on any and every platform in a way that is uniquely and authentically you. It's about being remembered and having the true you represented so well that you leave a lasting impression with people whether it be at the close of a meeting or when someone reads your "about" page on your website.
Do you need to brand yourself? Only you can answer this question and your answer depends largely on if you want to be thought of and remembered for what you contributed to the world when you're not around. Personally, my greatest contributions that I hope to be remembered for above all else, is as a woman who inspired others through her work and who was a really good mom at the same time.


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Part of my role as a Transport Minister is to discuss and then visit major transport infrastructure projects across the country. I can be in the North East one day and on the south coast the next.
There are big national issues to deal with. For instance, we are seeing the biggest investment in our railways since Victorian times, as around £40billion is being invested between 2014 and 2019. The results of that investment will benefit millions of passengers across the country.
In addition, £55billion will be invested in High Speed 2 – a new railway linking London to Birmingham by 2026, and Manchester and Leeds by 2033. This will form the new backbone to our national network.
When Parliament breaks for the weekend and during Parliamentary recess I am back home in the constituency.
Locally, we are seeing a period of change and some great successes in the field of transport. We should be proud of what has already been achieved after decades of under-investment locally and nationally in our public transport network.
The first evening direct trains from London in over two decades, over £1million worth of improvements at Harrogate station, the award-winning 36 bus service and contactless payments on public transport are just some items but there is a lot more happening.
There are works underway at Knaresborough train station. Contractors are repairing damaged areas of the station as well as improving the station environment for passengers.
This work includes making platform canopies watertight, replacing guttering and pipework and repairing brickwork throughout the station. It is due to conclude towards the end of November.
Arriva Rail North have committed to ensuring Pannal and Starbeck stations will be staffed between 7am and 11am, and Hornbeam Park and Knaresborough staffed between 7am and 7pm.
The Leeds-Harrogate- York line is set for an improved timetable including four trains per hour between Leeds and Harrogate from 7am to 7pm (there are currently two), enhanced evening services and an additional late service to York.
Also on Sundays there will be two trains per hour between Leeds and Knaresborough – there is currently one.
A new franchise for the East Coast Mainline has been awarded with a marked increase in the number of direct trains between Harrogate and London.
In 2011, I worked with the Chamber of Trade and rail firms to get a new evening service from London re-introduced after 25 years absence. Now the new franchise will see two-hourly trains running between Harrogate and the capital from 2019.
On our roads we are seeing greener bus services. A new generation of 100 per cent electric buses will bring cleaner journeys to Harrogate thanks to a £2.25million winning bid for Government funding by operator Transdev.
Using the funding from the Government's Low Emission Bus Scheme, Transdev's local subsidiary, the Harrogate Bus Company, will introduce eight 100 per cent electric powered new buses, and install charging points at key locations to keep them on the move.
The new vehicles are expected to enter service in early 2018 on routes serving the Bilton, Jennyfield and Pannal Ash areas of Harrogate.
This comes as 10 Transdev buses used on services between Harrogate and Knaresborough, passing through the Bond End Air Quality Management Area, are being modified to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide by at least 50 per cent. These modifications should be completed by late November.
Low emission buses are particularly important in our area because we have three Air Quality Management Areas where action is needed to improve air quality.
So we have already seen some good improvements derived from national funding alongside local investment, and with more to come.
I know too that there are a great many local initiatives underway. These include consultations on improvement schemes for Bond End in Knaresborough, a new study into a bypass for Harrogate and proposals for cycling improvements alongside dedicated funding provided by the county council from parking revenue to fund sustainable transport initiatives.
All these individual projects add up to a significant change in our area.


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1 – sept. 2 - introduction: futurism and the avant-gardes
2 – sept. 14 – the art of the manifesto I
Marjorie Perloff, "Violence and Precision," pp. 81-114 in The Futurist Moment.
Martin Puchner, Poetry of the Revolution: Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes, (Princeton: Princeton U Press, 2005), pp. 1-32, 69-106.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, "Communist Manifesto" available at http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
Jean Moreas, "Le Symbolisme" [1886]; the French original is available at http://www.berlol.net/chrono/chr1886a.htm (English copy at end of syllabus)
F. T. Marinetti, "The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism" [1909], "Against Passéist Venice" [1910], "Futurist Synthesis of War" [1914], "Selections from Le Futurisme" [1911-1915], "The New Religion-Morality of Speed" [1916]
D. Burliuk, V. Mayakovsky, et al., "Slap in the Face of Public Taste" [1912], in Lawton and Eagle, or available at http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/
Guillaume Apollinaire, "Futurist Anti-Tradition" [1913]
3 – sept. 21 – the art of the manifesto II
Martin Puchner, Poetry of the Revolution: Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes, (Princeton: Princeton U Press, 2005), pp. 107-195.
Valentine de Saint Pont, "Futurist Manifesto of Lust" (1913)
Volt, "Futurist Manifesto of Women's Fashion" (1919)
Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, et al. "Vorticist Manifestos" from Blast [1914] available at http://www.davidson.edu/academic/english/Little_Magazines/Blast/manifesto.html
Tristan Tzara, "The Manifesto of Mr. Antipyrine" [1916] available at http://www.peak.org/~dadaist/English/Graphics/mr_antipyrine.html
Andre Breton, "The Manifesto of Surrealism" [1924] available at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/F98/SurrealistManifesto.htm
Louis Aragon et al., "A Surrealist Manifesto" [1925] available at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1925surrealism.html
Oswald de Andrade, "Manifesto da Poesia Pau Brasil" [1924] available in Portuguese at http://www.antropofagia.com.br/antropofagia/pt/man_paubrasil.html; available in English at http://blindelephant.blogspot.com/2006/03/ver-com-ohlos-livres.html.
Oswald de Andrade, "Anthropophagist Manifesto" [1928] available in Portuguese at http://www.antropofagia.com.br/antropofagia/pt/man_antropo.html; available in English at http://www.feastofhateandfear.com/archives/andrade.html.
Guy Debord et al., "Situationist Manifesto" [1960] available at http://www.perdigiorno.net/manifesto/situationistmanifesto1960.pdf
George Maciunas, "Fluxus Manifesto" [1963] available at http://www.artnotart.com/fluxus/gmaciunas-manifesto.html
--assignment: find a manifesto published during the past 30 years and come prepared to briefly present it
For an overall survey, you may consult http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_manifesto. A comprehensive electronic catalogue of manifestos is found at http://www.391.org/manifestos/.
4 – sept. 28 – futurist poetics and poetry
F. T. Marinetti, "Technical Manifesto of Futurist Literature" [1912], "Geometric and Mechanical Splendor and the Numerical Sensibility" [1914] and "Destruction of Syntax" Manifesto [1913]
V. Shklovsky, "The Resurrection of the Word" [1914]
A. Kruchenykh and V. Khlebnikov, "[The Word as Such]," "The Letter as Such," and "Declaration of the Word as Such" [1913/1930], in Lawton and Eagle
V. Khlebnikov, "The Trumpet of the Martians" [1916], in Lawton and Eagle
Nikolai Aseev et al, "What Does Lef Fight for?" [1923], in Lawton and Eagle
Lef, "Whom Does Lef Wrangle With?" [1923], in Lawton and Eagle
Lef, "Whom Does Lef Warn?" [1923], in Lawton and Eagle
Sergei Tret'iakov, "Lef's Tribune" [1923], in Lawton and Eagle
F. T. Marinetti, Selected Poems and Related Prose inc. Zang Tumb Tumb [tba]
In Futurism – An Anthology: poems by Marinetti (Bombardment), Soffici (Café), Boccioni (High-Society Shoe + Urine), Carrà (A Medium's Musings), Govoni (The Diver), Goretti (Petroleum Song)
Vladimir Mayakovsky, selected poetry in English translation available at http://www.marxists.org/subject/art/literature/mayakovsky/
Roman Jakobson, "Futuristic verses" [1914]
Manuel Maples Arce, Metropolis, trans. John Dos Passos [1929]
For a sampling of futurist styles of performance of poetic texts, listen to some of the text and sound files at http://www.ubu.com/sound/marinetti.html; http://www.ubu.com/sound/depero.html; http://www.ubu.com/sound/russian_futurists.html. On the Ubu web site, check out in particular Marinetti, Chlebnikov, Ball, Krucenych, Maiakovsky, Tzara.
5 – oct. 5 – the futurist book :: the futurist magazine
Marjorie Perloff, "The Word Set Free," pp. 117-160 in The Futurist Moment
F. T. Marinetti, Les Mots en liberté futuristes [1919]
Vladimir Mayakovsky with El Lissitzky, For the Voice [1923]
online editions of La Balza, Lacerba, Dinamo, Dinamo futurista, Poesia, Sant'Elia, Vela Latina available at http://circe.lett.unitn.it/
online exhibition of futurist publications by Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence available at http://expo.khi.fi.it/gallery/futurism/greeting/view?set_language=en
Maurizio Scudiero's web essay on the italian futurist book http://colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html
Arengario online exhibition of futurist publications is available at http://www.arengario.it/futurismo/futuris01.htm
Arengario online exhibition of futurist publications is available at http://www.arengario.it/futurismo/futuris01.htm
Richard Minsky's web essay on the Russian futurist book http://colophon.com/gallery/minsky/futurist.htm
For an introductory survey of the sorts of typographical solutions characteristic of the Futurist books, see the Reed College Special Collections site http://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/artbooks/browse_books.php; for some additional examples see http://www.flickr.com/photos/migueloks/sets/72157612498526392/. I will bring into class numerous examples of futurist magazines and books.


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Executing one perfect loop can be difficult: it must be round, start and exit at the same altitude, without any drift in heading and the maneuver must be centered on the pilot. Once you have that, now try doing two of them one right after the other! Check out the video and see what it looks like. and then read John Glezellis's "Aerobatics Made Easy" column in the May issue of Electric Flight for step-by-step instructions on this fun move.
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How do we work?
We support the artistic activities
At the same time we promote young artists and exhibit their works.
We organize cultural events
Through the events we get with our mission to various environments and help to build good PR to our patrons.
We help owners of monuments
We assist in the adaptation of the building, considerations of conservation, fundraising and promotion of the object.
We take care of monuments
We can take responsibility for monuments future by accepting it as a donation or by taking over its management. We find for it a new function, rise founds for the reconstruction, or looking for investors.


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Monday, December 30, 2013
Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg and Janette Sadik-Khan!
For spending $650 million of your own money while making this city a better place. I've lived here 12 years. So it's hard for me to imagine this city without your rich cranky benevolence. And particular thanks for appointing Janette Sadik-Khan. We'll miss both of you, but her moreso! Muchas Gracias!
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Cycling vs Cars
In New York (and most of America) all you have to say after your kill a bicyclist is, "I didn't see him (or her)!" That's it. You go home. No ticket. No crime. I guess you have to file a claim to get your car fixed. The Economist looks at hypotheticals in the Netherlands:
• Let's say a truck is making a turn onto a high-speed four-lane street in The Hague, and rides over a cyclist in the bicycle lane. The accident is witnessed by a very reliable observer whose testimony is likely to stand up in court—say, the prime minister of the country. Who is at fault, and will have to pay damages and/or face criminal penalties? Answer: the truck driver. • But what if the same accident occurs on a two-lane street with no designated bicycle lane, so the bicycle is riding out in traffic? And what if there are no witnesses or video evidence? Who is at fault then? Answer: the truck driver. • What if there was a separate traffic light for bicycles at this intersection, and the cyclist was clearly running a red light? Answer: still the truck driver. • Okay, so...what if the bicycle was coming the wrong way up a one-way street, arrived at the intersection at the same time as the truck, and despite the fact that the truck was on the right, the bicycle seized the right-of-way and dashed straight across the intersection? Answer: the truck driver would have to pay at least 50% of the cyclist's damages, unless he can prove there was no way he could have seen the cyclist. • Fine. What if a tornado is racing through the streets of some Dutch town, picks the truck up, and hurls it into the bicyclist, who is in the middle of running a red light while going the wrong way up a one-way street, no hands? Answer: the truck driver will probably not have to pay the cyclist's damages, unless the cyclist was 14 or younger, in which case the truck driver will have to make an extra effort to prove that there was nothing he could have done to avoid the accident. To sum up: in the Netherlands, if a motor vehicle hits a cyclist, the accident is always assumed to have been the driver's fault, not the cyclist's.The logic? "The law treats pedestrians and cyclists as weaker participants in traffic." Needless to say, it's much safer to bike in the Netherlands. In conclusion:
This regulatory regime places an extra burden on drivers. That burden can be summed up as follows: before you turn, you have to check carefully in the mirror to see whether there's a cyclist there. That's it....So I guess it depends on how much one values human life, as against the inconvenience of having to look in the rearview mirror more often.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Under the Queensboro Bridge
Massive improvement on the Manhattan side!
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Thursday, October 03, 2013
Cops in Bike Lines
Via Tumbler.
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Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Another day, another child killed by an Escalade
The Bike Snob NYC does what NYPD doesn't: Investigates a car that killed a kid:
Read the whole post. It's good. In that sad depressing kind of way.
But, you know, it's the victim's fault because she wasn't holding mommy's hand:
The girl was not holding her mother's hand as they crossed the street near 5th Avenue and 55th St. in Sunset Park around 3:15 p.m., sources said. The little girl drifted into traffic and was crushed by a white Cadillac Escalade, sources said.
So, take a deep breath and say it with me now:
No criminality suspected!
Now, I may be suspicious by nature, but when I see a little girl dying in the street I actually do suspect criminality. I know, call me crazy, right? So I looked more closely at the picture.
First of all, the windows on that car are more tinted than Lindsay Lohan's sunglasses, which is illegal in New York City. Fine, not a smoking gun, but it's a start. Next, I looked up the license plate number, which is also legible in the photo. The system only gives you information on parking tickets and red light camera violations, but I found that this particular vehicle had received three tickets for not having a valid inspection:
The most recent of which was issued this past Saturday:
I considered the possibility that maybe I'd looked up the wrong plate, but the system is pretty clear on the fact that these tickets were issued to a white Cadillac.
Okay. Even though we're talking about a dead child for fuck's sake, let's give the owner the benefit of the doubt. Let's say after last Saturday's ticket he went and got his car inspected, and so he was operating his car fully legally when he ran over the child. (You know, apart from the windows.)
No. Fuck that. I'm pretty confident that tub of shit Escalade should not have been on the road. And I don't want to let the driver off the hook here, but I also suspect that if they'd towed the shit tub after that third ticket it would now be sitting in the impound at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and not on top of a dead child. If someone can't be bothered to get their potentially deadly $60,000 car inspected in two weeks then they shouldn't be allowed to have it. At the very least, you'd think that a dead child would be more than enough to arouse suspicion of criminality, and that maybe someone would, you know, look into it. I found this stuff in about 19 seconds while sitting around in my underpants drinking coffee. What else was he doing wrong? Are we not even going to investigate the possibility?
I'd love to see a mayor with the balls and/or vulva to admit that if you cracked down on all the assholes with expired inspections, no insurance, suspended licenses, out of state registration to save money when they actually live in New York, and so forth, you'd take a shitload of dangerous drivers off the road. Three tickets for no inspection? Tow that shit! "Oh, boo hoo, it's hard having a car in New York City." No shit, asshole. It should be hard, and if you can't hack it then don't drive. You're asking a lot of the city and its residents to accommodate your car. You should be creeping around town at 20mph with your valid paperwork on hand at all times, petrified at the idea of making contact with anything
Read the whole post. It's good. In that sad depressing kind of way.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
What's the Difference Between Me and Peter Vallone, Jr?
I got a job!
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Friday, August 30, 2013
My man Andrew Jimenez and the Bicycle Repairman Corp featured in the Queens Times Ledger. It is the best bike store in Astoria and perhaps all of Queens (I don't know, I haven't tried them all).
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Driver Found at Fault in Crash that Killed Bicyclist
Of course you won't see that headline in NYC. It's from San Francisco. What's interesting is how it happened. The San Fran bike coalition asked businesses if they had video footage. They had. The cops hadn't asked. The video shows the driver was at fault. As a side note, this was after a cop blocked the bike lane to teach about bike safety (the police chief later apologized for this). Of course none of this brings back a life. But a little justice is better than none. Now where is the video of the crash the maimed that poor British tourist?
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
REBNY: Support Development and Rent Increases in Astoria! (and Vote for Costa)
Can you believe there's a landlord PAC (political action committee)? Of course you can. REBNY, the Real Estate Board of New York, gives a lot of money to local and state politicians through "Jobs for New York." (You're not against "jobs" are you?!) The goal of REBNY: public altruism, of course. Well, and would it be so bad if all that pesky zoning disappeared? And rent regulation is kind of problem. I mean, landlords can't take more of your money. Public funding for developments? That's good, too. I mean why should property investors have to foot the entire bill to build things to make them money? It's all a little absurd. Until you consider how much Clout REBNY has. They spend a lot of money in races that don't have a lot of money. At a local level, who does REBNY support? The Vallone's of course. REBNY has spent $113,134 for Paul Vallone. It's such chump change for REBNY. This compares to the $91,466 that Paul has spend himself! That's right REBNY outspends the people they support. It's dirty as hell (and legal). Here in City Council District 22 (Astoria north of 34th Ave), REBNY supports Costa Constantinides. They've spend $106,000 on his behalf (Costa for Council has spent $121,000). That's why you keep getting glossy paper with his name on it. What does REBNY get for this? Well, maybe you should ask Costa. After all, he can't control who spends money on his behalf. And it's not like REBNY expects an quid pro quo. Of course not. Keep thinking that till rent stabilization is abolished.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Where's my comment?
I just went through the comment spam filter and found a lot of comments that were not spam. They've finally been published. And they go back quite some time. Sorry about that.
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Blame Canada
This is rich. And I can't believe it's being reported with a straight face. The cab who tried to kill a bike and maimed a tourist blames the bike. The cab admits he didn't see the bike before the bike started banging on his cab. That's what Sherlock Holmes would call a "clue." See, when you're obliviously driving along in a car, as the cab driver says he was, "I didn't see [cyclist Kenneth Olivo] — only when he banged on my car. He is not good." Dude, he was banging on your car because you didn't see him! Think it like a friendly tap of the horn. The horn you so liberally applied before loosing your temper and trying to kill the bicyclist and then severing a poor girl's leg in the process. Banging on a car says, "I'm here, and you're way to close to me, and you might kill me!" I've banged on cars. I imagine every urban biker has banged on a car at least once. Not be be an asshole or damage the car. See a bike bell doesn't cut it when a car is veering into you. My life is at stake, you prick! This is from the Bike Snob:
He says Tuesday's accident happened after he accelerated to get around a bicyclist who he says pounded on his car and yelled at him. Oh, really? I thought you accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Ah, whatever. We all know how it works: the driver gets to try on as many stories as he wants until he finds one that fits. When I was sideswiped from behind some years back, the driver explained to me with a shrug that "I thought I could get around you." Oopsie! You couldn't. Instead you sent me sprawling on a busy avenue in evening rush-hour traffic. However, what she told the police and the insurance company was that I hit her--because, you know, I make a habit of riding my bicycle into cars in reverse. As for the messenger pounding on the cab and hitting it, that shouldn't matter. I don't care if the messenger slapped the cabbie across the face with his dick. Whatever happened, the cabbie tried to assault the cyclist with his car, he missed, and he ripped off a woman's legs instead.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Fucking Cars
This is the second time in the past year cars have killed or maimed somebody right where I've been known to stand or sit. Christ. One minute you're sitting there eating a hot dog and the next minute you have no foot. Why? Because of speeding fucking cars! As one comment says: Giuliani put cattle fences in this area to protect cars from pedestrians. He should have put in bollards to protect pedestrians from cars.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Bike Tip from Socrates Sculpture Park
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Why Conservatives Hate Citi Bike So Much, in One Venn Diagram
From NY Magazine:
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Three Cheers for the Community Board (not ours, of course)
Streetsblog reports that Manhattan CB6 approved Astoriabike's 2010 plan (# 2) for the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge! Of course I have no idea if this blog was actually where the idea came from... but it might have been. I'm certainly happy to take credit. And I'm always happy to help.
This one-short-block bike path under the bridge will make a huge difference for biking. You can't ask bikes to obey traffic regulations if traffic regulations prevent you from doing what is quickest and most safe.
And for pedestrians going west they still need to open the Obstruction Gate.
I'm still a little baffled why it wasn't already done, since that lane under the bridge has never served a purpose for cars (because of the left turn lanes before it). But better late than never.
And it still would be nice -- for bikes and pedestrians we wouldn't have to cross -- if bikes could cut through the the public works parking/storage under the bridge.
This one-short-block bike path under the bridge will make a huge difference for biking. You can't ask bikes to obey traffic regulations if traffic regulations prevent you from doing what is quickest and most safe.
And for pedestrians going west they still need to open the Obstruction Gate.
I'm still a little baffled why it wasn't already done, since that lane under the bridge has never served a purpose for cars (because of the left turn lanes before it). But better late than never.
And it still would be nice -- for bikes and pedestrians we wouldn't have to cross -- if bikes could cut through the the public works parking/storage under the bridge.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
New Vernon Bike Lane mixed bag
The west side of Vernon Blvd is great for biking because there are almost no cross streets. I call it the low road to Brooklyn (as opposed to the Blissville / Greenpoint Ave high road). So the idea of an actual dedicated bike path (as opposed to an in-traffic bike lane) is great.
But... and this is a pretty big but, the official route includes a new detour through the park. Which this means that the majority of bicyclists, the kind actually trying to get somewhere, aren't going to use that part of it. So now bikes will be in the road with parked cars, less space, and cars being driver too fast.
So we're gaining a better bike path for most of Vernon Blvd but losing a bike lane for some of it. If that's the tradeoff, I'm willing to take it. But let's be clear: a bike path detouring through a park with people who don't respect bike lanes and paint saying "ahead peds to yield" is not a functional bike path at all, not for anybody but a Sunday recreational rider.
At the very least they should include "sharrows" on the street where there is no bike lane.
But... and this is a pretty big but, the official route includes a new detour through the park. Which this means that the majority of bicyclists, the kind actually trying to get somewhere, aren't going to use that part of it. So now bikes will be in the road with parked cars, less space, and cars being driver too fast.
So we're gaining a better bike path for most of Vernon Blvd but losing a bike lane for some of it. If that's the tradeoff, I'm willing to take it. But let's be clear: a bike path detouring through a park with people who don't respect bike lanes and paint saying "ahead peds to yield" is not a functional bike path at all, not for anybody but a Sunday recreational rider.
At the very least they should include "sharrows" on the street where there is no bike lane.
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Labels: bike lanes
Monday, June 10, 2013
Where Rapelje and Pleasure Intersect
I got thinking about Astoria history. A lot of it is hidden in plain sight. The more hipster inclined, myself included, get off on the old street names. SITE is changing its name to Lockwood. We can enjoy a beer at Suswick or Hell Gate, a meal at Pachanga Patterson, have Van Alst cater a whole damn party, or mail a letter at the Woosley Station Post Office. This, my dear, is Astoria history!
Why, young child, way back in the days, before there was a New York City outside of Manhattan, there was Long Island City, an independent city which existed from 1870 to 1898. Astoria and everything south was part of it (Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Blissville, Sunnyside, and Hunters Point).
In 1898, when Queens unified and joined NYC, Long Island City ceased to exist (to everybody but the Post Office, which is why you can -- and until recently technically should -- mail yourself love letters addressed to Long Island City, New York).
I've found the Oldest Manhole Cover in Astoria, with still bears the LIC logo. It's by Trade Fair on 30th Ave and 30th St.
Why, young child, way back in the days, before there was a New York City outside of Manhattan, there was Long Island City, an independent city which existed from 1870 to 1898. Astoria and everything south was part of it (Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Blissville, Sunnyside, and Hunters Point).
In 1898, when Queens unified and joined NYC, Long Island City ceased to exist (to everybody but the Post Office, which is why you can -- and until recently technically should -- mail yourself love letters addressed to Long Island City, New York).
Who wouldn't prefer to have a real street name instead of a number? You may have lived on Cabinet Street, Van Alst Ave, Kowenhoven, Luyster, Winslow Place, or even Pleasure Avenue. Nowadays people get lost at the corner of 31st Street and 30th Drive.
But these names disappeared when somebody saw a problem in one borough having, say, twelve Washington Streets and four Broadways. Yes, that might have been a problem. Too bad the solution was even worse.
I can't find a grand on-line listing of all the old street names. So here's one. It's not complete (and there may be a typo or two), but it covers most of the streets and avenues from the Queensburo Bridge to Ditmars, from Vernon Blvd to 50th Street.
This all comes courtesy of [too much time and] my handy 1919 Atlas of Long Island City's Ward One. I assume (but do not know) that the name in parenthesis precede the 1870 incorporation of Astoria Village into Long Island City. Alas, all these names went out -- with some opposition -- in the 1920s when everything was replaced with "modern" system which changed address numbers and street names. Sigh.
Old and New Astoria Street Names (from West to East, mostly off 34th Avenue)
1919 name (earlier name)
2013 name
Vernon Ave
Vernon Blvd
Hamilton St
9th St
Hancock St
10th St
Boulevard (Warren St)
11th St
Sherman St
12th St
Marion St
13th St
Hopkins Ave (Jay St)
14th St
Van Alst Ave (Emerald St)
21st St
Suswick St
22nd St
Ely Ave (Spring St)
23rd St
William St
24th St.
Crescent St (Prospect St)
Crescent St
Radde St
28th St
Academy St
29th St
1st Ave (Lockwood St)
30th St
2nd Ave (Debevoise Ave)
31st St
3rd Ave (Lathrop St)
32nd St
4th Ave (Rapelje Ave)
33rd St
5th Ave (Briell St)
34th St
6th Ave (Barthow St)
35th St
7th Ave (Blackwell St)
36th St
8th Ave (Pomeroy St)
37th St
9th Ave (Kowenhoven St)
38th St
Steinway Ave
Steinway St.
11th Ave (Albert St)
41st St
12th Ave (Winans St)
42nd St
13th Ave (Grace St)
43rd St
14th Ave (Stemler St)
44th St
15th Ave (Luyster St)
45th St
16th Ave (Titus St)
46th St
17th Ave (Oakley St)
47th St
18th Ave (Balowin St)
48th St
19th Ave (Cabinet St)
49th St
20th Ave (Wallace St)
50th St
21th Ave (Hobart St)
Hobart St
Old and New Astoria Avenue Names (from South to North, mostly off Crescent and 31st St.)
1919 name (earlier name)
2013 name
North Jane St
Queens Plaza North
Wilbur Ave
41st Ave
Payntar Ave
40th Ave
Beebe Ave
39th Ave
Freeman Ave
38th Ave
Webster Ave
37th Ave
Washington Ave
36th Ave
Pierce Ave
35th Ave
Graham Ave
34th Ave
Orange St
[No longer exists]
Sanford St
33rd Rd (by Vernon Blvd)
Day St
33rd Rd (by 21st St)
Ridge St
33rd Ave
Broadway Ave
Camelia St
31st Drive
Lincoln St
31st Rd
Patterson Ave (Jamaica)
31st Ave
Elm St
30th Drive
Temple Ave
30th Rd (west of Crescent)
Whitney Ave
30th Rd (east of Crescent)
Grand Ave
30th Ave
Taylor St
29th Ave
Clark St
28th Ave (west of Crescent)
Newtown Ave
Newtown Ave
Winslow Place
28th Rd
Lot 643 [no name listed]
27th Rd
Vanderventer Ave (Central St)
28th Ave (east of 31st St)
Astoria Ave (Flushing Ave)
Astoria Blvd
Hoyt Ave
Hoyt Ave
Wilson (Great Pond St)
25th Ave
Woolsey Ave
24th Ave
Pleasure Ave
23rd Rd
Potter Ave
23rd Ave
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At the end of this year, let's celebrate some of mankind's accomplishments. We chose to attack some salient global health issues, and we can now legitimately say that we can look forward to the end of HIV/AIDS, and that we can end mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS within a few years. We've reduced death by malaria to an extraordinary extent.
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Music From the Empty Quarter
Anyone remember MFTEQ magazine? it was fun for awhile wasn't it? i just found a load of old copies and re-read them...amazing to think that in pre-The Wire days it was about the only alternative to the NME-Q magazine axis of mediocrity.
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Fail to send packet from 811 to 831 gateway
The documents are quite confusing.
This is what I have done.
- run ic880a-gateway/install.sh, but it says some files or links already exist.
- create my own thing network account, add my gateway, add application, and a 811 device.
- In /opt/ttn-gateway/bin , I modify global_conf.json to AS1 band and link local_conf.json to my own remote-configure. Start gateway by ./start.sh
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at+set_config=ch_list:8 ~ 71 as off
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The book of Proverbs is what the title implies— a collection or anthology of individual proverbs. In addition to being teachers and authority figures, the wise men of ancient cultures were literary craftsmen— careful observers of the human condition and masters of a particular kind of discourse (the proverb).
The first nine chapters of the book are wisdom poems that extend over several verses, urging the reader to pursue wisdom. Chapters 1– 9 provide the ideals and motivation for pursuing wisdom, giving the right frame of mind in which to read the one-sentence proverbs. The proverbs proper— the concise, memorable statement of two or three lines— begin in 10:1.
A proverb works by making a comparison, and leaving it to the reader to work out how the proverb applies to different situations, following current cultural conventions. In English, "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink" is regularly applied to human relationships rather than ranching, and the competent reader knows this.
A feature of wisdom literature is its concreteness: That is, the principle is often given in terms of a specific circumstance or a specific person, rather than in terms of a generalization about people. The false balance, contrasted with the just weight (11:1), is a particular instance of the difference between swindling and honesty in one's work ethic and commercial dealings. A father speaks to his son, recalling his own boyhood (4:1– 4), as a specific parent speaking to a particular child (rather than to one's children or to children in general). The idea is not to exclude, say, fathers speaking to daughters (or mothers speaking to sons and daughters); rather, by reflecting on a specific instance the wise reader will perceive the application to his or her own situation (making the appropriate adaptations).
In some cases individual proverbs seem to supply contradictions; the best example is 26:4– 5, admonishing not to answer a fool, and then to answer a fool. These are only contradictory if it is forgotten that they are proverbs, and not laws: the successive verses apply in different situations. Most languages have the same phenomenon: English has "Many hands make light work" and "Too many cooks spoil the broth." At first sight these seem contradictory, but wisdom includes competence in matching the proverb to the right situation.
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Proverbs often seem to be mere observations about life, but their deeper meanings will reveal themselves if the following grid is applied: (1) What virtue does this proverb commend? (2) What vice does it hold up for disapproval? (3) What value does it affirm?
* Taken from ESV Study Bible.
This Week's Bible Reading Schedule:
|Monday: Proverbs 11
|Thursday: Proverb 14
|Tuesday: Proverbs 12
|Friday: Proverb 15
|Wednesday: Proverb 13
|Saturday: Proverb 16
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September 13, 2013
Friday Night Football : Five Facts
1. Mason & Eric are amidst their 7th football season. They started playing full contact when they were nine years old. They have a deep, deep passion for the game. Besides being twins, football might be their strongest connection.
2. Eric and a teammate both had raging football related infections in their arms over the past week. Eric is on an antibiotic for the first time in his life, nearing 16 years.
The culture was confirmed to be staph infection. Thank goodness for medical science.. Both he & his teammate could be in some serious shape right now without it.
We went straight from the doctor to the game last week and Eric played the whole thing with substantial pain in that very unhealthy arm. (But they won!)
Mason played Game 1 on an unhealthy knee.
Tonight is Game 3 and they're both starting healthy! We're ready for some football.
3. Mason plays quarterback. He's been referred to as having a golden arm and began as starting varsity quarterback at 14 years old. Quarterbacks have to be very quick movers and thinkers. It's a physically and mentally taxing sport, and for no one more than him. He takes hits on nearly every play of the game, and is looking, scrambling, and seeking the entire time. He has an entire book of plays memorized & knows where every player on the team should be for each one.
Every coach around the conference who has watched Mason handle a football has been impressed. Opponents do not want him to pass. The slick thing is that he runs the ball just as impressively! He's got moves.
4. Eric plays all over the place. He runs. He receives. He blocks. He tackles. He kicks. He returns kick offs (that's how he snapped his his collar bone in half last year.) He creates fumbles & picks off interceptions. He's an animal. Marianne walked over this week and said she read about him in the paper. (Helen, who just turned 100, reads the paper when her neighbor across the hall is done with it, and then gives it to Marianne, who is going to save it for us, because she was so tickled to read about Eric's big game in week 1.)
5. It's very late as I sit down to wrap up this post. The boys won their game tonight against a tough, high ranked team that they were not expected to beat. It was a pretty big deal. For the coaching staff. For us super-fans. For the boys who play their hearts out & seal the deal with their sweat, bruises, & brotherly love.
Here are a few shots. They are poor, I'm usually unprepared for breakaway plays.. and my lens was covered in fog tonight!
A Mason & Eric sandwich tackle:
The announcer's commentary on this play made my day. "Mason Watkins for the touchdown! And an OUTSTANDING block by Eric Watkins."
So happy for this team tonight. Friday night football exhausts me.
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They are such fine looking young men, Amanda. You must be so proud of them. It comes through your words, and I'm hoping these valuable players stay healthy all the rest of the year! :-)ReplyDelete
You have to be one proud mom.. I can see the big smile on your face as you write about your boys. And they are quite handsome as well as athletic.ReplyDelete
how awesome for your boys! stay safe, stay strong, stay healthy! :)ReplyDelete
Are ya ready for some football??!!??? :) Me too! Great shots of some wonderful sons and ballplayers.ReplyDelete
Congrats on your team's win! That's always so excited. You sons are handsome young men. You must be so proud of them!ReplyDelete
super photos and what a fabulous post-and I'm happy that they won and that the infections are clearing on both elbows as well as the bum knee! Your young adolescents are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Both Mason and Eric are great football players, and it's no wonder you're a proud Mama. It sounds as if there might be a football scholarship in the future for both of them.ReplyDelete
Love how you gave each son a fair share of the limelight -- I always do that too even thought mine aren't twins. :)ReplyDelete
So awesome! Congrats to them on their big win! Love that first photo. Sounds like they really love football and are great at it as well :) I know you are a very proud mama!ReplyDelete
They are so handsome...and I hope it's a winning season!ReplyDelete
Your boys sound like some fantastic football players! My son also plays and, like you, I find the Friday night games exhausting!!ReplyDelete
i love that photo of them up top...scary about the infection, glad its better...that's pretty incredible to be on varsity at 14!ReplyDelete
Great footballers. Thanks for the photos, I appreciate being able to look in even just a bit from afar.ReplyDelete


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Literary Arts
Literary Arts
Peter Carey
The two-time Booker Prize-winning author reads from his new novel that circumnavigates 1954 Australia, revealing as much about the country/continent as it does about three audacious individuals who take part in the infamous 10,000-mile race, the Redex Trial.
This is what SF/Arts curator Evan Karp had to say about Peter Carey :
Author of 14 novels and one of only four authors to twice win a Booker Prize, Peter Carey makes a rare visit from New York to San Francisco to read from his latest, "A Long Way from Home," which takes place in 1954 Australia and follows three individuals racing in the infamous 10,000-mile, cross-continent race, the Redex Trial.
Event Info
Mar 12
Mon at 7:30 pm
Mon at 7:30 pm
The Bindery
1727 Haight St., San Francisco
Info: (415) 863-8688
Venue: 415-863-8688