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In a previous blog post we have discussed the issue of excessive, unwanted hair growth in females, commonly called Hirsutism. In this latest blog post we discuss another hair related issue, Alopecia Areata, also called patchy baldness.
Alopecia Areata is a condition in which hair loss occurs from some or all areas of the body, resulting in bald spots but it is most commonly seen on the scalp. The exact etiology of the condition remains unidentified. It presents itself in various forms, with the hair loss being either temporary or permanent. It may occur anywhere on the scalp and may include multiple sites or a single bald spot. In a few cases, it may just involve the beard, sparing the scalp. In a few other cases, it involves all the body hair as well as the hair on scalp (it is then called Alopecia Areata Totalis, which is a rare condition).
- Alopecia Areata is an auto-immune disorder, where the body damages its own hair follicles, suppressing or ceasing their growth which leads to hair loss in patches
- It has a hereditary association with a likelihood of running in families
- It may also be congenital (present since birth) or linked with genetic factors
Signs, symptoms and clinical features:
- The first sign towards developing the condition is when huge clumps of hair regularly fall off the scalp, resulting in smooth, round bald spots on the scalp
- The development of bald spots occurs slowly, over long durations of time
- These bald spots may acquire any shape, but are mostly round or oval
- The hair usually grows back over a period of several months, retaining the same texture and colour, in most cases. This hair is usually thinner and gray coloured.
- In some cases, which includes, 10% of the total cases, the hair loss is permanent.
- This condition typically affects the scalp but it may be seen anywhere on the skin, where there is hair present.
- The underlying skin, beneath the bald spot, is completely normal and unscarred, with no signs of redness, inflammation or scarring. Sometimes, the hair that falls off leaves behind short stubs of hair, instead of a smooth bald area.
- The disease does not pose any threats otherwise and the person is completely healthy. But, the area with hair loss can sometimes be tingling or painful.
- The smooth bald area is more prone to sunburns due to the direct effect of sunlight.
- It is not contagious and does not spread from person to person or site to site. However, different areas of skin exhibit hair loss and regrowth at the same time.
- Alopecia is common in children, with the onset of the disease usually occurring in childhood itself.
- It most commonly occurs in individuals between the ages of 20 to 40 years.
- Alopecia occurs with an equal prevalence in both the sexes.
- Alopecia is usually diagnosed on the basis of pre-listed signs, symptoms and clinical conditions
- Sometimes, additional tests or a biopsy is needed, which also assists in the treatment of the condition.
Prevention and Treatment:
- Usually the condition is temporary and hair grows back over a period of several months. There are phases of remission and regrowth, occurring simultaneously. No specific therapeutic or preventive treatments are known to be efficient.
- In cases with severe hair loss, topical corticosteroids are used. The efficacy of the drug through the topical route is limited, so, it takes longer durations to show effective results. This occurs due to the limited ability of the topical drugs to penetrate deeper into the layers of skin - the hair bulb needs to be targeted in order to promote hair regrowth!
- Steroid injections are more commonly used as they are absorbed quickly. They are directly injected into the area of the scalp with bald spots. Injectable steroids penetrate deeper into the skin and directly target the hair bulb. But, the efficacy of this treatment is still undetermined. Bald spots that are smaller in size are treated with injectable methods most commonly.
- Injectable steroids are also used in cases involving Alopecia Areata in the eyebrows. The patient forms small hairless patches in that area.
- Oral steroids are also used for the treatment of condition if it's use is meritted. Other than various forms of steroids, a variety of drugs specific to hair loss and alopecia, are also available.
- The most commonly prescribed medication for patchy hair loss is minoxidil.
- Other drugs available are topical calcineurin inhibitors like tacrolimus.
- You should always take medicines only when prescribed by a dermatologist, do not self-diagnose or self-medicate.
- The disease is completely non-limiting. There is no loss of body functions. However, it is psychologically distressing, and becomes a common cause for anxiety and depression which can be of great concern.
- Usually the hair loss begins with small number of patches and the hair grows back over a period of several months to a year.
- When there are a greater number of patches, the hair can either grow back or progress on to Alopecia Totalis.
- Even when the hair regrows, there are high chances of recurrence but this does not occur in all cases.
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About The Landstar Canada JME Agency
The Landstar Canada JME Agency specializes in providing freight shipping solutions whenever and wherever you need them. As an independent Landstar agency, we have access to one of the largest logistics networks in the industry, which means your business has access to this vast network too.
Take a look at our photo gallery to see some of the loads we have covered for our customers.
Our Services
Landstar agencies go to extremes to move your over-dimensional and heavy haul freight. Whether it's hauling one load or managing and executing entire project moves, we can configure the right combination of equipment to move your heavy, oversized freight.
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When you don't have enough to fill an entire truck, we can find the less-than-truckload (LTL) solution that is right for you. Because we have access to Landstar's 68,000+ capacity providers, getting your LTL freight from point A to point B safely and on-time is a seamless process for us.
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Dresstal is a platform for people to list their dresses for rental or resale. Dresstal encourages people to share their dresses and promotes the economy of sharing. Dresstal cares about the environment and people's future. We aim to promote responsible consumerism and sustainable environment through fashion recirculation, while paving a new way to enrich people's lives in Dresstal's fashion business.
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Big Data Streaming
You're only as good as the platform you use when it comes to Big Data streaming. It can be difficult for enterprises in a variety of industries to balance the need to collect billions of pieces of data per week with the responsibility of keeping that data safe and protected. The bottom line is that the risk of data leaking out is greatly increased every time data comes in. This poses a challenge when it comes to finding a secure and efficient platform for acquiring, analyzing, protecting, and storing large volumes of data. There are several common ways that popular platforms on the market today actually fall short when it comes to achieving all four of those goals. The consequences of leaving any of those four crucial elements up to chance can be costly and messy.
Common Ways Data Platforms Fall Short
Big Data is useless unless it's fast data. The biggest problem facing the world of data streaming today is something called "too-late architecture." While many popular platforms can collect data at high speeds, they fail to capture and analyze crucial details of that data. Simply collecting data and storing it to be analyzed at a later time doesn't really help an enterprise thrive in real time. Data needs to be processed quickly so that enterprises can use the data to make decisions and adjustments in real time. This is especially crucial in industries that deal with systems monitoring, order routing, warehouse activity, commerce, surveillance, risk management, trading, and fraud detection.
The second big flaw that most data platforms have is tightly tied to this first flaw. Most data platforms don't have security features that are sophisticated enough to detect and stop security breaches and fraudulent activity as they're happening. Do you know what can happen during a window of just 10 to 15 seconds if criminals gain access to a network? Thousands of dollars could be lost. In fact, millions of dollars can be lost through fraud in a matter of minutes. Companies in the financial sector need to have the ability to monitor machine-driven algorithms constantly to spot suspicious patterns.
Features That Make Stream Processing More Secure and Effective
It is important to have a reactive platform in place when dealing with large amounts of data streaming. A stream processing platform like the one offered by DataTorrent merges technical and intuitive elements together to create an extremely efficient and secure system. The platform is capable of processing billions of events per second and recovering from node outages without data loss or the need for human intervention. This means that an enterprise can count on the platform to keep business running around the clock. The DataTorrent platform actually reacts in real time when threats or inconsistencies are detected.
It is important to remember that something as simple as a piece of malware downloaded from an employee's personal email account can have dire repercussions. Rather than allowing a detected distribution to continue in the system to be reviewed later, DataTorrent actually quarantines suspicious elements for review. This feature allows enterprises to enjoy the benefits of both automatic detection and human analysis. Any platform that relies on only one of these elements is simply lacking when it comes to covering every base and providing an accurate assessment of system activity.


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2nd Annual Mining Americas Summit 2012
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Now in its 2nd year, the Mining Americas Summit is the premier networking event of 2012. Senior executive leadership will gather to discuss the capital management strategies, cutting edge technologies and operational investments that will drive the mining industry for years to come. It's an exciting period of opportunity and investment in the sector.
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Today I wear my favourite piece from Beulah's new A/W 15 collection. This stunning "Amelia" skirt is perfect to dress down for a daytime event with a smart white tee and flat pumps or dress up for evening. It also has pockets giving it a really modern twist. The fab cut and shape of this skirt is flattering from all angles and really does make one feel like a modern-day princess! Maybe Beulah fan, The Duchess of Cambridge will add this piece to her wardrobe too! My Husband also loves it so I know I will!
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- 3 ears corn
- 1 medium onion quartered and sliced
- 1 medium red pepper cut into 1/2" squares
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 medium zucchini quartered, sliced (about a lb.)
- 1 large diced tomatoes peeled and chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
- 2 tbsp fresh basil or 1/2 t. dried
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp himalayan salt
- 1/4 cup parmesan freshly grated (optional if need dairy free)
Servings: people
- Cut corn off the cob and set aside.
- Add oil to large skillet and saute onion , red pepper and garlic for 5 minutes.
- Add zucchini; cook stirring often for 7 minutes.
- Add corn, tomato and next 4 ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring often 7 minutes.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
If you need to make this dairy free just omit the parmesan. With all the ingredients at their peak in the summer it's delicious without as well.
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Wensan road is a tech junky's wet dream. Where else can you buy a phone, a computer, a camera, an iPod and all the cheap programs and games you desire? You've just got to decide where you want to go. If you live in the west, then it's the Gaoxin Computer Market because it's close to Xueyuan. Dwellers farther east can find the same deals at the Xixi Digital Market. You can find all sorts of gadgets and gizmos here. Believe us there's everything here. Need a battery charger? They've got. Need wires to hook up your DVD player? They're here. Need blank CDs or DVDs? Not a problem. Need DVDs? Plenty of those too. Take a left off the escalator and keep walking. On the west wall, you'll find people barking at you, trying to suck you into their places. There's even some special stuff in the back (wink, wink). But be careful though. Once you buy it, there will be an XXX forever tattooed across your chest. Even three years later, one guy hasn't forgotten us. But let's get down to what this market is really known for: their cameras and their computers. Going all the way out to the Camera Market on Qiutao road might not be an option when you live out west the cab fare alone will negate any bargains you might find. Next best option is to go here. There are tons available from teeny-weeny aim-and-shoot cameras to magnificently complicated high-end babies. They've even got digital projectors and screens if you've got that kind of cash to throw around. What about the computers? Things can be kind of hard here if you are linguistically challenged, but there are a few dealers that can accommodate you. Check out Salience on the first floor (B111). The margins in computer hardware are cutthroat at best, with sellers making only a couple percent markup on all goods sold. Fortunately most outlets do not have to own the computers. With these miserable margins, many of these shops have started up service operations. Mr. Fan at Salience says that these days he has staff proficient in English and superb in English and Chinese Windows, so they have targeted foreign companies computer network setup and management. Whether you need a laptop or a network for the office, there are plenty of places that can hook you up at Xixi Digital Market.
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) coordinates development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States and represents the needs and views of U.S. stakeholders in standardization forums around the globe.
The Institute oversees creation, promulgation and use of thousands of international norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector: from acoustical devices to construction equipment, from dairy and livestock production to energy distribution, and many more. ANSI is actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standards - including globally-recognized cross-sector programs such as the ISO 9000 (quality) and ISO 14000 (environmental) management systems.
ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards developing organizations (SDOs). These groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute's essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.
ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ANSI is also a member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
Regionally, the Institute is the U.S. member of the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT). ANSI is also a member of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and via the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a member of the Inter American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC).
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This gorgeous bird house will make the perfect home for nesting birds.
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This hand-painted bird house comes in striking white with a pine shingle roof. A covered porch, balcony and cross-paned windows add extra appeal. Inviting to nesting birds while keeping larger ones out. Removable back wall for easy cleaning.


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Welcome to Sarasota County Schools!
We support all children in pursuit of their academic, athletic and artistic endeavors and work hard to ensure our students graduate on time, are college and career ready and prepared for success in a global society. Every Student. Every Day.
Upcoming Events
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM School Board Meeting (Virtual)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting (Virtual)
June 9, 2020
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting
June 16, 2020
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM School Board Work Session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Litigation Meeting with the School Board Members (closed to the public)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM School Board Meeting
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting – 6pm – 7pm (if needed)
July 14, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM School Board Meeting
July 16, 2020
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Graduation - North Port High School (7/16) 8 am
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Graduation - Oak Park School (7/16) 2pm
8:00 PM - 9:45 PM Graduation - Sarasota High School (7/16) 8pm
8:00 PM - 9:45 PM Graduation - Venice High School (7/16) 8pm
July 17, 2020
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Graduation - Suncoast Polytechnical High School (7/17) 6pm
July 18, 2020
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Graduation - Riverview High School (7/18) 9:30 am
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Graduation - Booker High School (7/18) 3 pm
July 19, 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Graduation Pine View School (7/19) 2pm
July 23, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tentative Budget Meeting
July 28, 2020
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Public Hearing to Adopt Final Millage and Budget
August 4, 2020
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM School Board Meeting
August 18, 2020
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM School Board Work Session
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM School Board Meeting
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May 29 – Information from Sarasota County Schools
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Webinar: Connecting SCS Families Through the Arts – June 2
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May 22 – A Brief Update from Sarasota County Schools
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Florida Center: Being a "Good Enough" Parent During COVID-19
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North Port High School Recognized as a Florida Arts Model School
The Florae Alliance for Arts Education recently recognized North Port High School as a Florida Arts Model School, with an additional Florida Arts Achieve School designation.
Booker High VPA: Ringling Collaboration has Lasting Effects in "Legacy.Left."
SARASOTA COUNTY, March 4, 2020 – Booker High School's VPA Dance department will dig into the past to present its upcoming showcase, "Legacy.Left." at 7:00 PM, March 6 & 7 in the VPA Theatre. One of the pieces embraces the John and Mable Ringling legacy, a cornerstone of Sarasota's heritage.
How to Protect Your Child in an Increasingly Digital Age
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Booker Middle Drama Students Bring History to Life for a Younger Generation
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 21, 2020 – Booker Middle School's Visual & Performing Arts program is partnering with Gulf Gate Elementary School to bring history to life through arts integration.
First Lady Casey DeSantis Releases Guidelines for "The Facts. Your Future." Video Competition
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Booker High JROTC to Host Marker Placement Ceremony at Oaklands-Woodlawn Cemetery – February 19
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Booker High VPA Theatre Students to Present Shakespeare's "Macbeth" – February 20-22
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 11, 2020 – Booker High School's Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) theatre department will present William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" during three 7:00 PM shows from Thursday, February 20— Saturday, February 22 in the VPA theatre. The productions will be directed by Sunny Smith.
Sarasota Middle School's "Joyful Voices" on Their Way to Nashville
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 5, 2020 – On February 13-17, students in Sarasota Middle School's (SMS) "Joyful Voices" choir, under the direction of Nadia Sawa, will be travelling to perform in Nashville, TN, also affectionately known as "Music City, U.S.A.". This is the first time the SMS choir will be travelling out of state to perform.
Booker High Students to Adapt Stephen King's "The Last Rung on the Ladder" Into Film
Students enrolled in Booker High School's Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Film & Animation program will soon be adapting best-selling author Stephen King's short story "The Last Rung on the Ladder" into a film.
Pine View School's High School Choral Program Hits All the Right Notes
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 17. 2019 – Pine View School's high school choral program has had a remarkable first half of the 2019-20 school year. From prestigious performances to rigorous competitions, these students have impressed audiences near and far with their undeniable musicality!
Prague Youth Film Festival to Showcase Booker High Students' "Into the Storm"
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 13, 2019 – Booker High School's acclaimed student-made documentary —"Into the Storm"— was selected to appear in the Prague Youth Film Festival, where it will be seen and adjudicated by industry professionals from around the globe
Behind the Curtain of Sarasota High School Theatre's "White Christmas"
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 10, 2019 – From December 11 to December 14, Sarasota High School will be hosting performances of "White Christmas". With show stopping numbers, a bit of romance, some mischief, and a lot of heart, this is the musical we have all been dreaming of!
Booker High School to Showcase "Tuck Everlasting"
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 10, 2019 – The award-winning Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Theatre department will present the area premiere of "Tuck Everlasting", a musical based on the cherished children's novel by Natalie Babbitt.
How School-Based Therapy is Destigmatizing Mental Health
"My family thinks I'm crazy … is there something wrong with me?". This is a phrase I'm used to hearing when I take on a new client.
Booker Middle School Teacher Recognized by CFES Brilliant Pathways for Preparing Students for College and Careers
SARASOTA COUNTY, November 8, 2019 – When Booker Middle School Principal Dr. LaShawn Frost asked Haley Shaffer to become a CFES Brilliant Pathways liaison, she knew the social studies teacher would take the award-winning program to even greater heights.
Reading Recovery Initiative in Sarasota County Schools Outperforms National Average for Third Consecutive Year
SARASOTA COUNTY, November 4, 2019 – The results are in: Reading Recovery in Sarasota County Schools has outpaced the national average of success for this widely implemented literacy intervention for the third year in a row.
Safe Trick-or-Treating Tips Every Parent Should Know
SARASOTA COUNTY, October 25, 2019 – As a school-based mental health therapist and the mother of two teenagers, I have put a lot of thought into Halloween and trick-or-treating safety over the years.
Record-breaking 803 Superintendents Pledge to Prioritize Attendance in 2019-20 School Year
Sarasota County Schools contributes to record-breaking pledge to prioritize attendance.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is All Day, Every Day
Monday mornings get a bad rap, and they get even worse when national headlines such as "UN Meeting Reveals a World in a Really Bad Mood" flood our minds. Negative headlines such as this set the tone for the entire day, and if you are like me, you may wonder if you took one deep breath throughout the day... Read more to learn about Sarasota County Schools' approach to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
Booker High School VPA Theatre to Open Season with Rough Magic
The Booker High School VPA theatre department will present Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Rough Magic" as the VPA season opener.
Booker High School Students Collaborate with Award-winning Children's Author
Award-winning children's book author Ethan Long will collaborate with students from the Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Film & Animation department to create an animation for his story "Empty Nest".
Forty Carrots Family Center – Celebrating 25 Years of Serving Sarasota County
Since 1993, more than 40,000 families from all walks of life have been strengthened through Forty Carrots' programs and services, which can mitigate the negative effects of toxic stress, poverty, abuse and other adverse environments.
Booker High School's Kaleidoscope of Creativity Program Awards $16,000 in Scholarships
SARASOTA COUNTY – This past school year, several students in the Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts Program were awarded scholarship money to provide funding relief for enrollment in summer pre-college or collegiate programs in the arts.
Allison Hamley Named 2019 Venice-Nokomis Rotary Teacher of the Year
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Family Members 'Major' in Mental Health at Parent University
The Florida Center for Early Childhood's team of school-based mental health therapists took on new a role this summer – they served as "professors" at Parent Universities across the county.
Commissioner Corcoran Releases New Back-to-School Reading List
Read all about Commissioner Corcoran's new Back-to-School Reading List
Career & Technical Education: Opening Opportunities for Students in an Ever-Changing World
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Unplug and Connect: 4 Ways to Limit Screen Time this Summer
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3rd Annual Sarasota Police Department 'Pack the Patrol Car' July 8 - August 2, 2019
Help the Sarasota Police Department 'Pack the Patrol Car'!
From Teacher to School Therapist: 5 Lessons I Learned on my Journey
A local school therapist shares her insights on children's mental health
JFCS of the Suncoast's Book Drive & Distribution Benefits Fruitville Elementary Students, Among Others
Charitable giving is hardly a "Novel" concept for our friends at JFCS of the Suncoast!
Pine View Students Among Top Honorees in Florida History Day Competition
Pine View's Quinn and Devin Gulliver are ready to take their history expertise to a "national" next level
Sarasota County Schools Gets Ready to "Dive Into Reading" This Summer
Students are set to "dive" into great books with Sarasota County Schools and Gecko's this summer!
District Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Sarasota County Schools and Any Given Child Sarasota are pleased to share that the school district has been awarded a $45,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant
Habitat Sarasota and Suncoast Technical College Complete Affordable Home Funded with SHIP Dollars
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Booker High School's Engineering Program Ignites Passions, Empowers Females
Booker High School empowers engineering-inclined female students to harness their potential
Pine View School's Kevin Zhu Places Second in State STEM Fair Engineering & Competes at Intel ISEF
Kevin shares the inspiration for, and rationale behind, his award-winning project
Bay Haven Students Experience "Careers in Tech Expo"
Students explore exciting future careers at annual Careers in Tech Expo
Lamarque Elementary Students Share Kindness and Love
On Tuesday, May 7th smiles were present on the faces of young and elderly alike in North Port.
ESE Program Specialist Elizabeth Lewis Receives "Making a Difference" Award
Congratulations to our very own Elizabeth Lewis! She was recently recognized at FDCDT's VISIONS XXVI: Charting the Course, a transition planning institute and conference held in St. Augustine.
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week Shines Light on Mental Health in Early Childhood
A piece by Melissa Bradley, director of school-based mental health therapy at the Florida Center for Early Childhood, in recognition of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
Sarasota Middle School's Odyssey of the Mind Team Heads to World Finals
Some amazing students from Sarasota Middle School will soon find themselves performing for the world… the Odyssey of the Mind World Championship, that is!
Meet Record-Breaking 10-Year-Old Playwright, Viviana
Viviana is a normal fifth grader. Her favorite colors are robin's egg blue and sea foam green. In her spare time, she enjoys reading Harry Potter and playing with her dog, Millie. She also really likes watching random videos on YouTube.
Pine View's Claire Critchett Wins Florida Governor's Black History Month Essay Contest
The following award-winning essay was written by Claire Critchett. Claire was the only middle school student in the state of Florida to win this essay contest. She received a four-year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by Florida Prepaid College Foundation.
Booker High School's "Into the Storm" Featured at Sarasota Film Festival
The Booker High School VPA Digital Film and Motion Design Department will premiere its full-length documentary, "Into the Storm," as a part of the Sarasota Film Festival's Special Education Events at 6:30 p.m. on April 9 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Pine View School Clubs Set to Deliver Fresh Produce to Families in Need
Several service clubs from Pine View School will soon distribute more than 40,000 pounds of fresh produce and other food to low-income families in Sarasota.
Alta Vista Elementary Wins Measured Treasure Math Challenge
How often do you guesstimate the amount of money that's sitting in your change jar at home? Some use fancy formulas to figure it out, but one community volunteer wanted to put local students to the test to do the hard work for them.
Innovative New CFES Course at Booker Middle School Takes College and Career Readiness to Next Level
Booker Middle School Principal Dr. Lashawn Frost is dedicated to ensuring that every one of her 800 students is on track to be college and career ready.
Lunchtime with Officer Roy
School Resource Officer Roy loves to visit with his kids at Lamarque Elementary!
Pine View School's Lenny Gross
PE Aide Leonard "Lenny" Gross is a bit of a legend at Pine View School.


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With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Freddy's Appliance Parts is the source for all of your appliance parts and service needs. Our helpful, knowledgeable staff is ready to help you at our Miramar location, where we've been proudly serving the community for 12 years.
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Happy Tuesday, Makers! Have you ever gotten frustrated during a making or crafting session because you KNOW there's a way to do something, but no matter how much you search google, or ask your friends on Facebook, you just can't seem to find the answer? We get that. On SO many levels. That's why we've started this brand new YouTube series called Did You Know? Over the next few months, we're going to explore tons of topics, ranging from how to quickly die-cut and watercolor intricate dies, to all of the materials you can die-cut with Bigz Steel Rule dies and so much more!
We can't wait to share these fun tips, techniques and inspirational education with you in the coming weeks and months! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss when we drop new episodes of Did You Know? and of course, let us know whenever YOU have an idea that you want to learn more about! Are you ready to check out our first four episodes? Check them out below!
Shadow Script
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Francis Marion Crawford was a prolific and popular author of fiction on both sides of the Atlantic at the turn of the last century, producing countless novels and short stories as well as several plays and a number of historical works about Italy. Crawford was an American citizen, but was widely travelled, having been born to an artistic American family in Italy and attending school in India. Today, he is perhaps best known for his supernatural fiction, his reputation resting largely on this collection of tales published in 1903.
The collection contains his most-anthologised story, 'The Upper Berth', which can also be downloaded elsewhere on this blog, where it can be read in the context of its original publication as part of The Broken Shaft, T. Fisher Unwin's Christmas Annual for 1885. Also in the collection is Crawford's unsettling vampire story, 'For the Blood is the Life'.


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It only seems like I've been slacking off. This posting has taken me longer to put together, because finding the fun in our coming economic doom is pretty damned labor intensive, especially when you're trying to say it with music.
What's so labor intensive about a song? I had to write the lyrics. Reacquaint myself with the guitar to get my skill level up to marginal. Sing at a pitch that lies somewhere between the croak of chitlin circuit comedienne, Moms Mabley, and the stylings of Brit musical talk-sing meister, Cyril Ritchard.
Think of it. Cyril Ritchard alongside some amazing R & B synthesizer loops I picked up in Garage Band. I even worked my way through iMovie so I could give the enterprise a modest visual component. Yeah, Gravitas baby's gone multimedia on y'all.
In the process, I blew through the Fiscal Cliff deadline until this moment when we stand at the edge of the Fiscal Sequester. Maybe I should re-title the tune "I am Fiscal Lester."
Click on the link and enjoy. I insist.


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Yule is over and gone. So happy about that. I got some nice stuff as gifts, nothing expensive or fancy. I got more useful stuff and I really like that. I also got something for myself but I'll show those off later on.
I got this 3DS XL from my boyfriend! It was used so it wasn't that expensive. And the game I bought myself. I had the first animal crossing on my old DS, and I just loved how stress relieving the game was! So of course I had to get this new animal crossing too. So happy~
If you happen to have a 3DS, contact me! I'd be very happy to have friends on my friend list, haha. You can use my facebook or email or the comments down below! Even better if you also have Animal Crossing.
As a present for my boyfriend, I got a Nintendo Wii. We have been having a really good time playing with it too.
I also got 50e worth of playstation store money. And after the minecraft I got for my ps vita, I still have 31e left... It's so hard to choose!
Well.. the yule time was nice and all. We were at my parents place for 5 days and we got good food and everything was okay.. But still I kinda missed our cats and our home the whole time. I have no idea how am I going to handle being away for 5 months! In February I will move to my parents for 5 months because of school internship thing that I will be doing near them. How will I ever be able to handle being away from home, the cats and from my boyfriend? I have no idea.
I mean our little cat Nipsu will grow so fast that it will be a big adult when I come back... :c
The asymmetric top - H&M
Everything else - Thrifted or d.i.y
On other notes, I have started to do the elastic bondage stuff again. The latest one is this simple 1 ring waist belt with a strap. (Well there's another ring at the back) Next I'm planning a similar one, but it goes over the shoulders.
Some more gifts coming up on the next post, see you there~


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Scott Burns: Jobs scarce, especially for men
Scott Burns: A bad decade for jobs -- especially for men
Hey, guys, I've got to confirm some tough news: Women have become the new men.
While the Atlantic Monthly went a bit overboard last year in an article titled "The End of Men," the economic statistics aren't encouraging.
Truth is, the gals we like to impress so much with our manliness have wiped us out when it comes to the game of Bringing Home the Bacon.
That's not hyperbole. In the first decade of this century, U.S. Labor Department figures show that women have gained 2,119,000 jobs.
During the same period, men gained a piddling 54,000 jobs.
This is the kind of score you'd have if the Yankees played against a Little League team, or the Dallas Mavericks played against a very small high school.
Basically, we guys never had the ball. Women got 97.5 percent of all the new jobs created between 2000 and 2010.
Of course, it was a lousy decade for jobs. Basically, job creation was about one-tenth of what it was over the previous two decades. In those periods women won a majority of the jobs, but at least guys were in the running — we got on the field. We scored something .
Not a total wipeout
In the 1990s, men won 46 percent of the 18.4 million new jobs created. In the 1980s, men won 41 percent of the 19.5 million jobs created.
To be sure, that's far from a winning score, but it isn't a total rout, either.
In the 1980s and '90s, men could try to avoid embarrassment by pointing to structural differences in the economy - service employment (as in health care), a historical feminine strong spot, showed growth, while male-dominated sectors (like manufacturing) declined.
Today, however, with push come to shove in every field, we men have basically lost it.
Team Estrogen
Other figures are less dramatic. But they indicate that the triumph of Team Estrogen goes well beyond job scores.
Here are a few of the indicators I found while doing research for a new book:
One group of women out-earns their male competition. Researcher James Chung of Reach Advisors found that unmarried women under age 30 and without children who lived in large cities made more money than their male counterparts. Specifically, he found that this group of women earned more in 147 of 150 major cities, with the premium reaching as high as 17 percent in New York. Small wonder the birth rate is down and fewer young people are marrying.
Women now outnumber men in gaining college degrees. This isn't news, of course. Women have outnumbered men on college campuses for more than a decade. Recently, they were getting 57 percent of the undergraduate degrees while men were getting 43 percent. In one state, Maine, men are trailing women 40 percent to 60 percent. Women are gaining in graduate and professional study fields, too.
Women no longer need men to "marry well." According to a Pew Research Center study, only 4 percent of working women earned more than their husbands in 1970. In 2007, 22 percent earned more than their husbands. Much of this may be due to the growing education gap cited above. In 1970, 52 percent of couples had equal educations, and 28 percent of men had more education than their wives. In 2007, some 53 percent of couples had equal educations, but 28 percent of women had more education than their husbands.
Today, men can improve their lot in life by "marrying well." The Pew Research Center study also noted: "One way in which college-educated married men have gained financially is that they increasingly are likely to be married to the highest-income wives." Now men can go to college in hopes their B.A. or B.S. degree will lead to a coveted "MR." degree.
Male participation in the labor force is declining; female participation is mixed. According to Labor Department figures, the labor force participation rate (the percentage of men in the job market) fell from 74.8 percent in 2000 to 72 percent in 2009. The only male group whose participation rate rose was those 65 and older - from 67.3 percent to 70.2 percent, a strong indication of a lousy economy.
During the same period, the participation rate for women of all ages barely moved, declining from 59.9 percent to 59.2 percent. The rate for older women, however, confirmed the weak economy: The rate for women 55 to 64 rose from 51.9 percent to 60 percent.


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110 comments:
- lb said...
"Way to go", Boris.
I doubt he's ever even seen the Woolwich Ferry, let alone used it.
- 6 November 2008 at 14:52
- Anonymous said...
We need the Brockley Foxes' view, as a matter of urgency.
- 6 November 2008 at 14:55
- lb said...
"Ferry quite good, bridge not built"
- 6 November 2008 at 14:57
- Anonymous said...
FFS, get this twerp out as soon as possible. The Blackwell tunnel is hell most days, Dartford is too far. We NEED that bridge.
- 6 November 2008 at 14:58
- Anonymous said...
Fantastic - a new nonsensical expensive routemaster bus is a great idea, but intelligent, viable transport solutions to south london's transport weaknesses...no. Bloody Boris - how long before we can vote him out.
- 6 November 2008 at 14:58
- Anonymous said...
I agree! Exactly how much money is being wasted on developing the new Routemaster to satisfy tourists when the bendies, no matter how much people bellyache about them, are very efficient modes of transport across London.
- 6 November 2008 at 16:19
- Monkeyboy said...
Told you so... (at least I think I did a while back??) My good chum who works in TfLs Major Projects division got this vibe back in May. He's also confirmed that he's canning the various Tram schemes although apparently they were on their way out under Ken as well.
And the bendies? I'm not a cyclist so can;t comment on the safety aspect but I've always found them great. Sure you can;t always get a seat but most journey's are only short hops and the numerous doors are a real boon. I think the fare dodging aspect was over hyped. If it was that big a deal you could simply employ a conductor. They don't look as cute as Routemasters - hardly a transport policy.
- 6 November 2008 at 16:55
- Monkeyboy said...
Also says this....
'And we will continue to look for more savings including through a major review of London's bus network.'
A through review does not translate to 'more buses or bus routes' in my mind.
Buses are not glamorous but are a cheap, quick and relatively cheap way of improving public transport. One think Ken did do was improve them, remember what they were like before? Thatcher said (I may have got the exact words wrong)
"If you are over the age of twenty and find yourself on a bus, you should consider yourself a failure in life."
- 6 November 2008 at 17:14
- Monkeyboy said...
As you can see I only scraped my 'O' level English......
- 6 November 2008 at 17:15
- Anonymous said...
wasn't actually thatcher who said this, it was loelia ponsonby, wife of the duke of westminster
- 6 November 2008 at 17:26
- Monkeyboy said...
well she's a cow as well then.
- 6 November 2008 at 17:34
- Anonymous said...
I'm a cyclist and I don't find bendies a problem at all. In fact I don't usually find any buses a problem. They usually signal their movements well before they make them and are very slow moving and easy to pass if necessary.
They're only a problem if you try to undertake them as they turn left or something equally stupid. Bendies are extremely efficient people movers and very quick to board and disembark from.
When I lived in Islington, trying to get the 38 Routemaster back was a nightmare. You stood waiting near Soho whilst 3 or 4 went by, completely full before you perhaps managed to shove your way to stand on the lower deck. Then usually at the next stop a bunch of people seated at the front of the lower deck needed to get off and had to squeeze past all the standing passengers, so the bus was usually held up and then the conductor had to battle with excess people trying to get on.... They were buses from another era and London needed to move on. Now Bozo is dragging us back again...
- 6 November 2008 at 17:44
- Anonymous said...
I loved the Routemasters and found it extremely amusing that in the first four months of bendy-buses more broke down than in 40 years of Routemasters, but regrettably you're right - they do belong in a different era.
I miss the human contact - buying a ticket from the conductor - and you don't even now get to exchange a word with the driver, but in reality - to move vast numbers of people - quick on and quick off has to be the way forward.
- 6 November 2008 at 19:06
- Anonymous said...
What I do dislike though is the removal of passenger autonomy. With the Routemaster you could jump on, with due care, when it was paused at traffic lights and if it got stuck in traffic you could get off and walk. Now, to protect us from ourselves, we have automatic doors to keep you penned in and to shut on you if you are bit slow - no conductor to take care of you or heft up your pushchair.
- 6 November 2008 at 19:09
- Anonymous said...
finally, Boris makes a decision I fully support!
- 6 November 2008 at 20:06
- The Cat Man said...
The bendy buses were death traps - if you manage to avoid one exploding on your journey then you most likely will get hurt by crowds of hoodies.
Monkeyboy, apparently you have 'many chums' and you are always refering to my chum did this or that. Why don't you stop boasting about how popular you are and actually do something tangible for once.
Theres a word for people like you, and its not very pleasent. You sound like a right jerk.
- 6 November 2008 at 20:35
- Monkeyboy said...
eh? hoodies are attracted to Bendies but never use Routmasters? Thanks, I'll remember that.
- 6 November 2008 at 20:44
- Anonymous said...
catman - do you travel by bus ever? Have you been attacked by hoodies or set on fire while on a bendy bus? Then perhaps writing them off in one fell swoop is a little hasty.
I prefer double deckers for purely asthetic reasons, but the bendies are okay - and if you're carrying lots of bags the big spaces for buggies/wheelchairs and large items are a godsend. I use buses regularly and so far haven't had a problem...
- 6 November 2008 at 20:45
- The Cat Man said...
I think it was when they were first introduced, a number of the bendy buses burst into fire - quite an alarmingly high number that the major suspended their use.
Has the new routemaster design been confirmed? It would be interesting to see how they are to look.
- 6 November 2008 at 21:02
- Anonymous said...
...and they got fixed and reintroduced. Now about the hoodies......
- 6 November 2008 at 21:09
- Anonymous said...
"The bendy buses were death traps - if you manage to avoid one exploding on your journey then you most likely will get hurt by crowds of hoodies."
Absolutely unbelievable. Why don't you get back to posting comments like this on the Daily Mail website where they belong?
- 6 November 2008 at 23:16
- Anonymous said...
Why this demand for 'routemasters', what is so special about them? Is it just nostalgia rather being practical?
Aren't the buses were operated by private companies, do TfL provide the buses and the companies drive them?
- 7 November 2008 at 08:07
- Anonymous said...
The reason the bridge has been dropped is to encourage people to take up the tri-athelon?
- 7 November 2008 at 08:11
- lb said...
The problem with Routemasters is that employing a driver and conductor doubles the wage bill, at a stroke. Not very financially prudent.
Not sure what the 'new Routemaster' will entail, but it strikes me that if it doesn't have the above, then it'll basically be just another double-decker bus.
- 7 November 2008 at 09:01
- Anonymous said...
Sue - which decision of Boris's is it you support? New Routmasters or the Thames Gateway thing? And why do you support him? Just interested to hear yuor view...
So "hoodies" are attracted to bendies and not Routemasters? Of course! Routemasters are like little time capsules of 1950s London where everyone tips their hat to the conductor as they board and offer their seats to ladies... Have you ever even taken a Routemaster? They were an absolute nightmare, good riddance to an outdated design.
I think about 3 or 4 bendies of all the hundreds on the road making thousands upon thousands of journeys have caught fire. Hardly a major risk to anyone riding one.
I agree that it was nice to be able to hop on and off RMs as and when, but as LB points out, they double the wage bill for TfL.
- 7 November 2008 at 09:30
- lb said...
I used to occasionally get the Routemasters that ran from Clapton Ponds in Hackney down into central London and, yeah, they really weren't that great and were really showing their age. It was nice to have the personal touch of a conductor, but on balance I'd rather have more frequent buses for the money.
The Routemaster may have been a 'design classic' that did its job effectively, but then so was the Brownie box camera, and no-one seems in a real hurry to use those.
- 7 November 2008 at 09:45
- Anonymous said...
Exactly. And as soon as they got to a slight incline they slowed right down and made so much noise they could barely make it up the slightest hill. They did well to serve London for 40 years or so, but let's move on
- 7 November 2008 at 09:48
- lb said...
Further to the above, a design classic.
I imagine Sue Luxton is supporting the withdrawal of the Gateway plans, but in this case (having had to use the Blackwall Tunnel twice every day for a year) I think she's woefully misguided, if that's the case. I'd be interested to hear why she thinks this is a good decision by Bojo.
- 7 November 2008 at 09:51
- Anonymous said...
Working people need to watch the Greens. Their priority is not you it is their ideological environmental concerns.
- 7 November 2008 at 10:48
- lb said...
According to the Economist, their suggestion was in fact "a cable car".
Personally, I don't agree with building new roads until it's absolutely necessary, but as I said, I wonder if these people have ever tried to use the Blackwall Tunnel, or its approaches. No amount of public transport is going to solve that one.
- 7 November 2008 at 11:00
- Brockley Nick said...
LB - you are right. Sue's welcoming Boris' decision to scrap the bridge - it was Green party policy.
A totally misguided policy and the idea that the cable car was in any way a meaningful substitute (rather than a tourist attraction) is laughable.
As I wrote before the decision, the two sides of the Thames Gateway are completely unconnected and the existing crossings are totally inadequate, if we are going to create a successful urban environment in that part of London.
A truly enlightened green policy would be to encourage the bridge, because cities are the most environmentally efficient way of housing people and the Thames Gateway is the most important new urban development in the country. This decision makes the chances of the Thames Gateway becoming anything more than a giant sink estate more remote. As well as cars, it would also have carried buses, pedestrians and potentially the DLR.
Still, what does any of that matter, when you are instinctively opposed to any new roads?
- 7 November 2008 at 11:07
- Anonymous said...
Toeing the party line...
- 7 November 2008 at 11:23
- The Cat Man said...
In Barcelona they have a cable car that is used to connect 'barcelonettra' to the otherside of the bay. It is used by tourists, but its mostly used as a way of daily transport for the residents of that area.
Im not opposed to that idea, but as LB pointed out - the Blackwall Tunnel is a complete nightmare so another option has to be put on the table - and soon.
- 7 November 2008 at 12:19
- The Cat Man said...
I would imagine that car owners are seen to be the 'evil' from within the green party.
- 7 November 2008 at 12:20
- Tressillian James said...
Sue - it would be interesting to know if the Green party consulted or canvassed any of its constiuents on the Gateway Bridge - or if the policy is opposition to any road infrastructure devlopment?
A lot of us on the blog before have mentioned how we need transport links - including the bridge - to help regnenerate the area and encorage business. As everyone points out - the Blackwall Tunnel is choked - what is the Green policy re the tunnel - to encourrage people and businesses away from there cars and vans? That would take a long time.
You know us characters here - we are far from being anti-green - but we do want to know? It seems that this si a valid issue when it comes to re-election.
- 7 November 2008 at 13:04
- Anonymous said...
Speak for yourself, I'm anti-green I'm afraid.
The various tunnels are indeed a nightmare. Sometimes I sit in the bottom of them and wonder just what would happen if a torrent of water suddently flooded them.
- 7 November 2008 at 13:42
- Brockley Jon said...
Thamesmead really is doomed now.
- 7 November 2008 at 13:55
- Anonymous said...
...from a certain point of view.
- 7 November 2008 at 14:00
- lb said...
Several times I've sat in a car in the bottom of the Blackwall Tunnel practically willing a torrent of water to suddenly flood it, if only to bring a rapid end to the whole tedious experience.
- 7 November 2008 at 14:16
- Anonymous said...
I don't get Sues reasoning for supporting this either given that cars stuck in congestion pollute more than they do when they actually move at a reasonable speed. A cable car would be ok for fun but it will hardly ease congestion and it would have to be very expensive to use because the amount of people it can move in one go is limited compared to a bridge linking north and south. London needs radical changes down stream and abseiling across rivers or doing sod all in what now looks to be the case, is not the solution. Not impressed with Boris on this one.
- 7 November 2008 at 14:24
- Brockley Nick said...
It also needs to be said that the way this announcement was made was pretty cowardly. First day, a big song and dance the saying (in vague terms) what they will build, without mentioning what they wouldn't build. The very next day, they sneak this news out.
- 7 November 2008 at 14:29
- Anonymous said...
Probably the main reason for rejecting the bridge by the Greens is that evidence often illustrates that when it comes to roads, "if you build it, they will come".
Take the M25, it made it far easier to travel by car/motor vehicle, so immediately people made journeys by car that previously they may have made by other means (or not at all). Thatcher spent her whole period as PM building more and more roads, it did very little to relieve traffic, it just brought more and more people onto these new roads.
I'm sure that according to the Greens, if the bridge were constructed, it would not simply relieve pressure on the tunnel but actually create a whole new wave of traffic which would increase steadily as development took place in areas previously relatively inaccessible.
This development following construction of the bridge may also increasingly threaten very sensitive land out near the Thames estuary a little closer. This land is very important to migrating birds and other wildlife.
Or perhaps I'm putting words in Sue's mouth...
- 7 November 2008 at 14:48
- lb said...
Building roads doesn't necessarily increase traffic in itself. The '80s road-building policy went hand-in-hand with several other factors, all neatly explained here. But essentially, the cost of motoring remained stable, while incomes and the cost of public transport - notably after bus deregulation, for short trips - increased dramatically. Demographic changes and changes in retail patterns are mentioned too.
I sincerely hope the Greens don't attempt to use a "road building creates more traffic" argument.
- 7 November 2008 at 15:29
- Anonymous said...
However I don't think you can argue that building roads did NOT increase traffic and encourage car use. Certainly it's not the ONLY reason more and more people began to drive but it certainly helped and has helped mould the landscape around us which and it has become much more essential to own a car than previously. The 1980s also saw a continuation of disinvestment in public transport and rail. Train services got increasingly worse whilst prices increased, whilst as you point out, motoring costs remained stable and Thatcher was intent on building roads left right and centre making it easier to get around. In light of this your report points out that between 1989 and 2004 the number of trips made by car increased by 13%. This is also of course due to the increase in massive, out of town shopping developments and supermarkets and the decline of the local shop for local people, but Thatcher's roads obviously massively helped in access to these new shopping centres then once the local shops have gone, people have no option than to drive
- 7 November 2008 at 16:15
- Tyrwhitt Michael said...
I was never a great fan of the Gateway Bridge as it didn't connect any existing infastructure.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put a bridge or a tunnel where the Woolwich Ferry is and join the north and south circulars together?
- 7 November 2008 at 16:24
- Anonymous said...
Why don't they just tarmac over the Thames? We don't really need the river any more any way. Connect North and south, and bosh, job done.
- 7 November 2008 at 16:32
- Tressillian James said...
You may jest - I actually had a cabbie suggest that to me the other day - to cut down on congestion on the Embankement - he thought the Thames could run underneath 2 huge overhanging highways running along the course of the Thames.
I kept quiet because I was late.
- 7 November 2008 at 16:37
- Anonymous said...
I believe when the reports came out that Boris wasn't going to build the bridge it was also amde clear he wasn't pursuing any projects that didn't have government funding attached. And given all the noise out of the government about increasing investment in infrastructure as a way to get us out of recession, would it be too naive to hope that this is negotiating tactics by Boris?
- 7 November 2008 at 16:58
- nobbly brick said...
"First day, a big song and dance the saying (in vague terms) what they will build, without mentioning what they wouldn't build. The very next day, they sneak this news out."
nothing like Heidi Alexander and Loampit Vale then...
- 7 November 2008 at 17:40
- Anonymous said...
Well BJ has done one good thing with regards to traffic as from January bikers will able to use bus lanes which is fantastic news. Yet another reason to get on two wheels.
- 7 November 2008 at 18:18
- Anonymous said...
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- 7 November 2008 at 18:41
- Anonymous said...
Just to be clear – it's the decision to scrap the Thames Gateway Bridge I support, not Boris Johnson's plans to scrap six major public transport schemes and introduce above inflation price increases in the average public transport fare.
London Green Party policy has been absolutely consistent in its opposition to the Thames Gateway bridge – it was a key manifesto pledge for us in both 2004 and 2008 and as part of the 2005 budget agreement our London Assembly members struck with Ken Livingstone, he had to provide £50,000 to help residents opposed to the proposed Thames Gateway Bridge to put their case at a public inquiry (versus the £30m of public money Ken wasted on this). It's taken 8 years, but we can now cross that one off the to do list! (You can find more about the Green Party's policies for transport in London in our 20-20 Vision doc that was published as part of the election campaign earlier in the year.)
Brockley councillor and London Assembly member Darren Johnson on the announcement to scrap the bridge:
"Scrapping this six lane, new road across the Thames is good news for the environment and for the local people who have spent years fighting this proposal. It was the single biggest mistake of the previous mayor, who spent nearly £30m of taxpayers money preparing a traffic generating monster which would have brought increased pollution and congestion to east London. This decision vindicates the hard work of the local people and experts who successfully opposed this bridge at the public inquiry and whom I have enjoyed working with during the last eight years."
If you're serious about tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions by the 80-90% needed to prevent runaway climate change, you really can't go round building massive new road schemes, airports etc - you have to invest that money in decent public transport infrastructure.
An increase in traffic generally reduces quality of life in that area, and increases the number of people dying prematurely each year due to poor air quality (currently about 1000/year in London - far more than are murdered). All too often the areas that suffer most from congestions and poor air quality are the ones with the most deprivation and lowest car ownership levels.
To be honest I was a bit sceptical about the cable car thing when Darren first mentioned it, and thought it sounded a bit off the wall to put in our recent newsletter, but various people seem to view it as a sound idea worth investigating further.
Brockley Biker - don't get me started on the motorbikes in bus lanes, though Brockley councillor Romayne Phoenix had a good letter in the SLP today.
- 7 November 2008 at 18:59
- Brockley Nick said...
Sorry Sue, but you've not actually explained what your solution is.
Firstly, the bridge would have provided quite a bit of public transport across the river (it's virtually impossible to cross the river in that part of London without a car).
Secondly, you've had scrapping the bridge as a key part of your manifesto for more than four years and the closest thing you've got to an alternative is 'maybe a cable car isn't such a crazy idea'. Not a very convincing policy I'm afraid. Those articles don't suggest it's a suitable replacement for a proper mass transit system, they just say that cable cars deliver a reasonable (but very limited) service given their low cost.
You also ignored the point that cities are the most environmentally friendly way of housing our population and to make Thames Gateway a success, rather than a cull-de-sac hell hole, we need to join it up with the rest of the city.
Congestion is terrible around the Blackwall and Rotherhithe tunnels and drivers regularly have to do 20 mile round trips to Dartford and back, whenever the tunnel closes - which is often.
In short, the bridge would have been the green solution, if you take a sensible, long-term view.
Put it another way, should we demolish a couple of dozen of the bridges in west london?
- 7 November 2008 at 19:00
- Anonymous said...
Nick, we're not going to agree on this I'm afraid, and you're twisting my words slightly about the cable car - it isn't party policy, merely something that has been looked into by Darren at a London Assembly level.
Whichever way you look at it - building more roads for private transport - which is what the Gateway Bridge was about, is not the green solution, and definitely not the long-term green view, if you factor in climate change and the likelihood of higher petrol prices going forward - investing in public transport infrastructure projects, creating more local jobs thereby reducing the need to travel and investing in walking and cycling are. So while I think Boris was right to scrap the bridge, he was wrong to also cancel public transport proposals for an Oxford Street Tram, East London Transit, Greenwich Waterfront Transit, Docklands Light Rail extension to Dagenham Dock, extensions to Croydon Tramlink, the East London Line extension from Surrey Quays and New Cross to Clapham Junction, and important public space proposals at Parliament Square, Euston Station, Victoria Embankment, and the route between central London and the Olympic park.
You say "should we demolish a couple of dozen of the bridges in west london?" - no, but closing a few of them to private vehicles and making them exclusively for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists could do wonders to alleviate congestion and kick start that all important 'modal shift' to more sustainable forms of transport.
- 7 November 2008 at 19:34
- Brockley Nick said...
I know the cable car isn't policy but the problem is (and I have just checked that link you included) that the Gren's have no policy for the Gateway area. The document just says you won't build the bridge but will put money in to other projects across London.
Nothing to make the Gateway area viable. Without adequate links, people won't move to the gateway (other than poor people who will have no choice but be marooned there), jobs won't locate there and developers won't build there. That means we will miss out on a chance to develop a brownfield area to house our people and we'll get more urban sprawl elsewhere, which will mean less efficient land use and more reliance on cars...
There are a lot of very good Green transport policies but here you've allowed dogma to get in the way of rational analysis of the issue. You're also unfairly characterising the bridge as cars only. it would have taken pedestrians, cyclists, buses and potentially the dlr. Now, there is no way across by bike without cycling to rotherhithe - about 10 miles?
- 7 November 2008 at 19:47
- Anonymous said...
So let me get this straight, you gave people 50,000 pounds of public money to complain - and you found some takers?!
What do you expect? There are lots of people who enjoy complaining (as Ross and Brand will tell you) - the fact that lots did does nothing to support your case.
- 7 November 2008 at 19:55
- The Cat Man said...
I think you are also making the assumption that public transport is greener than private transport.
Obviously that is true at present, but look at where the innovation is happening.
It can also be a bit of a false economy - taking three trains to get to one destination or a direct car journey in much less time (and less environmental damage).
Playing devils advocate here.
- 7 November 2008 at 20:09
- Anonymous said...
The bridge was bitterly opposed by the people of Bexley who would have had to put up with all the increased traffic, pollution and noise. At the public inquiry on the bridge the planning inspector concluded that the bridge was inconsistent with the objectives in the Mayor of London's transport strategy of tackling climate change, reducing air pollution and reducing traffic. The Thames Gateway does need decent transport links if it is to be effectively regenerated but public transport, not a six-lane road bridge is the key to delivering this, and there was no real evidence presented to demonstrate that a road bridge would deliver regeneration benefits. Independent transport experts commissioned through TfL came up with a number of alternatives, a high-capacity cable car being just one of a range of options which now need to be considered.
Darren Johnson AM - Green Party Member of the London Assembly
- 7 November 2008 at 20:12
- Anonymous said...
how many more years darren?
you've had 8 years to come up with an alternative
you could have argued for more bus routes across the bridge. for road pricing to limit traffic.
the cable car is not a serious solution and you are embarassing yourselves by clinging to it.
bexley is a hotbed of bnp support by the way, so i wouldn't too much stock in their judgement either.
- 7 November 2008 at 20:22
- nobbly brick said...
Well said Darren
- 7 November 2008 at 20:39
- drakefell debaser said...
High capacity cable car? Do they exist? The ones i have been on seat 6 at most unless you propose they accept standing passengers and we suffer a similar fate as the majority or rail passengers do? It's all very well opposing things but that has to be replaced with a viable alternative. This is what is so wrong with this decision because rather than saying - we are scrapping that but doing this - we have nothing. £50 million pissed up the wall in what ever Ken did and then £50 grand to argue it? It's no wonder things get done because once it gets down to doing something there is no money left to do anything.
- 7 November 2008 at 20:48
- max said...
I never had an opinion on this until now, I just did a bit of reading around and you know what? I think that the cable car idea is not bad.
If it can deliver the 5000 people per hour that it say it would then it would be pretty good.
- 7 November 2008 at 21:14
- drakefell debaser said...
Yes but transporting 5000 people per hour to the other side of the river is all it can do. There then has to be the infrastructure either side so that people can continue their journey- bus stops, rail stations, else it is not a means to an end. A bridge for the DLR, connecting North Greenwich with Canning Town for example would would join two areas that are trying to redevelop and plant the seeds for an additional extension south. It is shame the extension to Dagenham has been scrapped as well. The DLR is what every service should be like, quick and reliable and it should be expanded. Scrapping a road bridge is fine but we are still left with the problem at the end of the day and the reduction of cars can only be achieved if there is the choice not to use them.
- 7 November 2008 at 21:47
- The Cat Man said...
I think the idea was to have a number of stops so that it could provide a proper mode of transport.
Like I said, there is one in Barcelona - 3 stops - across water, used daily by the residents. Each car carries something like 30-50, and there wasn't that many csrriages but it is certainly more than you would think.
Its more of a culture change if anything. It could work, but based on what I have seen I would say it was too expensive unless continually subsidised.
The Green Party is very weak in terms of budgetry/economic policy. In fact, it comes second to green issues.
- 7 November 2008 at 22:42
- The Cat Man said...
How can you honestly say no evidence of regeneration benefits?
What area are you looking at? 10 miles? 20miles? There is obvious benefits.
I think the real issue is that it may appear outside of your elected constituency.
- 7 November 2008 at 22:45
- Transpontine said...
I don't really see why, if you oppose something that you think is wrong, you are obliged to come up with an alternative. Yes the Blackwall tunnel is a pain, but nobody's dying because of the lack of a river crossing - so is there actually a problem that needs an urgent solution? Perhaps rather than agonise about transport links for 'The Thames Gateway' we should question the inevitability of the endless expansion of London eastwards, predicated as it is upon an infinite property market/credit boom which is collapsing around us.
- 7 November 2008 at 22:59
- Anonymous said...
Transpontine: you are obligated if a) you are supposed to be a responsible political party, not just a pressure group and b) you agree (as darren does above) with the proposition that the gateway needs proper links.
The gateway expansion isn't about endless speculative greed, it's about population growth.
- 8 November 2008 at 07:59
- lb said...
"Whichever way you look at it - building more roads for private transport - which is what the Gateway Bridge was about, is not the green solution, and definitely not the long-term green view, if you factor in climate change and the likelihood of higher petrol prices going forward"
This is, frankly, a pathetic argument. The whole point is that it's not a solution that comes out bad "whichever way you look at it" - in this one case, at least, there are several ways of looking at the reasoning behind the development, all of which Nick and other people have touched on. This is to do with major redevelopment of a brownfield site, not with driving a superhighway across open farmland. The bridge would also, potentially, have carried the DLR, and other public transport access. It would have carried some of the large volumes of freight which are currently routed much closer to the centre of London. It would have helped spread the infrastructure of a part of the capital that's already close to breaking point - there is, clearly, a problem.
As for all the other proposals Johnson has cancelled - yeah, the man's clearly a cretin; you only need to study the careers of some of his appointees (Simon Milton??!?) to see that. But what's this got to do with the bridge, exactly?
As I said, I'm not normally the kind of person to advocate building more roads. But this seemed like a good idea, possibly even a necessary step - any arguments against it have to be pretty strong. This thread's really brought home why the Greens still aren't ready to be taken seriously as a party of administration, sorry.
- 8 November 2008 at 10:08
- lb said...
As for the cable car, well...
"There's nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
- 8 November 2008 at 10:22
- drakefell debaser said...
Catman, only you would associate culture with a cable car. Step away from the crack pipe.
- 8 November 2008 at 10:41
- Brockley Nick said...
It put North Haverbrook on the map.
"But main street's still all cracked and broken!"
"Sorry mom, the mob has spoken..."
- 8 November 2008 at 10:41
- nobbly brick said...
I believe that, possibly within a generation, the car will be on the verge of obsolescence and the need for a different lifestyle in terms of traveling will be paramount. Whether that's a return to mass public (and publicly owned) transport by, for example, rail, remains to be seen, but one thing is certain, roads have a limited future because they are already at breaking point and no amount of encouragement at present is deterring people from their own private, petrol driven, means of transport.
The bicycle will survive, no doubt about that, and vast decentralising will also be necessary, but multi-lane whatevers is a short term, short sighted solution.
- 8 November 2008 at 11:23
- lb said...
But a bridge that a light rail system, gas-powered buses, our future electric-powered bubble cars (or whatever the hell we'll be driving) can all use, would be pretty future proof either way, don't you agree?
- 8 November 2008 at 11:42
- lb said...
Also, would the cable car "attract" hoodies? I think we should be told.
- 8 November 2008 at 11:44
- nobbly brick said...
Yes, but it wouldn't be necessary if, for instance, with the lack of cars, at least one of the Blackwall tunnels were turned over to that use.
We are talking of a future where cars wouldn't rule our lives.
Remember the time when there were train stations *everywhere* and how suddenly that changed (Beeching etc). That was a radical change and one that led to our 'modal change' to the road. The same kind of thinking needs to be applied now and with a longer term view of the future. Maybe railways are the future...
- 8 November 2008 at 11:49
- Anonymous said...
The car isn't likely to die any time soon. Want to get your heavy shopping home? Visit someone in the middle of the night, safely? Infact, just embrace a pasttime that many others enjoy, just for the hell of it? Car please!
- 8 November 2008 at 11:53
- Monkeyboy said...
We've managed to put cheese in a can but have not perfected the personal jet pack. Yet another example of 'Big Car' undermining innovation.
(I'm off to buy a Dyson, 25% off if you trade in your old one, who says advertising doesn't work?)
- 8 November 2008 at 11:53
- Anonymous said...
Wow. You can't put a train or even light rail through the blackwall tunnel.
And even if you could, it's a long way from where the bridge was due to be built! Are you saying in the car-free, localised future, everyone has to go on a ten mile round trip to cross the river?
- 8 November 2008 at 11:54
- lb said...
I do think trains should be developed much further - especially for travel outside London - but my point was the Green policy on this exhibited nothing beyond knee-jerk thinking which (as someone commented) was more akin to that of a pressure group than a party of administration. The Gateway development is (or was) about a lot more than simply building a six-lane road. What's the other solution, anyway? Sit on our hands until the oil dries up and then say "I told you so"? Or wait till the crossings in the east of London grind to a halt and the residents of Poplar have been killed off by air pollution?
Putting more money into transport in other areas of London may alleviate the congestion issue, but will do little for the bottleneck in the south-east of the city or to shift general patterns of travel in terms of people's destinations. The bridge, on the other hand, was as I saw it part of a more strategic plan to extend the viable, accessible parts of the city.
- 8 November 2008 at 12:00
- lb said...
What happens to the old Dysons that you trade in? Do they get sent to indigenous Peruvian farmers, or something?
- 8 November 2008 at 12:02
- Anonymous said...
Oh man, nobbly brick, I can't believe what I'm reading from you.
You're the guy who takes every opportunity to slag off Lewisham Gateway and your main criticism - which you've used over and over on this site - is that it will make car journeys from one side of Lewisham town centre to the other longer (never mind that it will make getting to the station a lot easier for people and locate a large number of new homes near a transport node).
Yet here you are forecasting the death of the car and using that as your excuse for opposing a project that would drastically reduce journey times across the river - for car drivers and everyone else.
Why don't you come clean and admit that you just enjoy opposing things.
- 8 November 2008 at 12:16
- max said...
To be fair, I wouldn't think that Bojo turned it down because of Green pressure. It's more likely the money wasn't there.
- 8 November 2008 at 12:29
- nobbly brick said...
That's not my main criticism W, my main criticism is that the Gateway is simply property speculation. I have used the road layout, and many other aspects of the scheme to highlight the folly of the thinking.
My enjoyment doesn't come from opposing things either, it may look like that to you because that's how you choose to see it. In fact, if you look back (which I wouldn't encourage you to do) you'll see that I espouse regeneration based on the needs of the user, whether that user is resident or passer-through.
I don't see the proposed 'regeneration' of central Lewisham as being based *enough* on that ideal.
When I walked down Loampit Vale the other day I thought 'my god, what a s**thole, why can't something be done about this?' As a resident I felt ashamed of what it looked like, and as a resident when I looked at the 'exhibition' the Council had provided in the shopping centre I felt further ashamed because the Council were planning the replace one s**thole with another one which will turn into a s**thole in the space of a few years.
Creative thinking it is not.
- 8 November 2008 at 12:34
- max said...
Good point about the need to build the connection the cable car against the ready road network leading to the bridge.
I think that there's one point in the opposition to the bridge that does not have my support and is the equation of this bridge to extra road network as if it was leading somewhere else, this is all inside London, it's about connecting two sides of one town, not leading people to shopping centres out of town.
- 8 November 2008 at 12:40
- The Cat Man said...
I think part of the problem in lewisham's case is that the key planner/decision makers are rotated on a 3 yr basis so there is no real long term 'buy-in' or concept for the area to regeneration over say, 10 yrs or 20yrs. Obviously, lip service will be provided but dig abit deeper and this would be a key variable.
Lewisham would benefit from having a strong leader with a vision to push something 'focal' through the plans. I don't think we have this currently.
does anyone know what lewishams position is regard to te Bridge? I.e. did they actually advocate any support?
- 8 November 2008 at 13:01
- nobbly brick said...
CM, the present regeneration project, of which Lewisham gateway and Loampit Vale are components, has been going on since 1999 (and possibly before).
Look at Central Lewisham and you can see how well the £15.9 million 'single regeneration budget' has been spent...
Can't you??
- 8 November 2008 at 13:13
- max said...
I think that the Lewisham Regeneration failure boiles down the to dogma that it has to be a private public partnership rather than the public doing its bit and letting the private doing its own.
The deal is phenomenally complex and the public administrators saw it as a way to offload public expenditure. New road layout, new bus station, new utilities mains, new swimming pool, new affordable housing. All out of the developers' pockets if you think about it. And to give them enough profit a massive volume had to be developed, and it only worked with the previous housing market. Take away one piece and the whole jigsaw doesn't work anymore.
- 8 November 2008 at 13:23
- Tressilliana said...
'I think part of the problem in lewisham's case is that the key planner/decision makers are rotated on a 3 yr basis so there is no real long term 'buy-in' or concept for the area to regeneration over say, 10 yrs or 20yrs.'
Steve Bullock has been Mayor for two terms now and used to be Leader of the Council in the 90s. He's had every chance to 'buy in' to a longer-term vision of Lewisham. Labour was continuously in charge of the council for decades until the glorious outcome of the last election when at last non-Labour councillors got a chance to influence what happens in the borough. If only all the anti-Bullock candidates had got together and agreed on one candidate he'd have been out too. Maybe next time. I find single-party states disquieting.
- 8 November 2008 at 17:00
- Anonymous said...
Nick said "You're also unfairly characterising the bridge as cars only. it would have taken pedestrians, cyclists, buses and potentially the dlr."
What was proposed was a six lane bridge - 4 lanes would have been for private transport, lorries etc, 2 for public transport. It would also have had a cycle lane, a pedestrian walkway and the facility for a Docklands Light Rail crossing. ie possibly, maybe the DLR, but that was still up in the air.
If the main aim of this bridge had been to provide public transport, walking and cycling links, I probably would have supported it, but it wasn't. It was a thinly-disguised motorway bridge with a bit of public transport thrown in as an add-on. And as a cyclist, particularly as an asthmatic cyclist, even with a separate lane, I'm not sure the prospect of cycling alongside 4 lanes of cars whizzing past would appeal much. Likewise walking. If it cut out a long diversion, I would probably have used it, but it would hardly have been a pleasant experience.
The bridge as proposed wasted the opportunity to move away from our current dependence on private vehicles and, as the inspector's report said, the regeneration benefits it would bring were overstated.
As John Vidal's article in the Guardian on Thursday says, evidence at the inquiry showed it would encourage car use, bringing more air and noise pollution and increasing carbon emissions. The bridge was to pass through some of Britain's most deprived communities in east London, but leading transport analysts showed it would not bring regeneration to these areas.
LB: The relevance of mentioning the other schemes that Mayor Johnson has scrapped was that he announced them all at the same time and I wanted to be clear that while we supported him on the bridge, we did not support him on the other proposals.
Max - I'm quite certain he didn't scrap this because the Greens asked him to, given his record so far ;), but it's not just that the money isn't there, it's that Boris is busy trying to cut 15% off his budget, particularly the LDA, and you can't do that just through efficiency savings, you have to cut things.
- 8 November 2008 at 17:04
- Anonymous said...
Sue what's the point in replying if you avoid the issue.
What should we do to create proper links in the gateway?
You're quibbling over details but avoiding that question.
Is two bus lanes a little or a lot. It's a matter of opinion. But it's fact that it's two more than we have at the moment.
Are the regen benefits overstated? Probably. What public schemes don't overstate their claims? But there obviously would have been big benefits.
Bexley's poor because no bugger can get in or out. Well done to all who helped to keep it that way...
- 8 November 2008 at 17:28
- max said...
Maybe the answer could be in bridge for multiple use, more balanced towards public transport, cycling and pedestrian and that's fee paying for private cars. Could be a next election manifesto for somebody.
- 8 November 2008 at 17:28
- Anonymous said...
Max, it could have been in the Green's last manifesto. They campaigned with Ken. Why couldn't they have used that leverage to get a commitment to get the dlr to cross or better cycling provision? Or toll fees?
- 8 November 2008 at 17:34
- max said...
Pretty good questions.
- 8 November 2008 at 18:04
- Anonymous said...
Expect a congestion charge for the Blackwall tunnel to thin down the traffic.
- 8 November 2008 at 18:49
- yaxu said...
Wouldn't it make more sense to put a bridge or a tunnel where the Woolwich Ferry is
There already is a tunnel there and it works great (when the lifts are working).
- 8 November 2008 at 23:12
- The Cat Man said...
I think the greens have made a serious mistake.
Ok, so what if 4 out of the 6 lanes was for private transport. Does that mean south london shouldn't have the regeneration benefits? Whats stopping the greens campaigniing for some of those lanes being given to dedicated public transport once the bridge had been built?
Seriously, the greens need to get a long term plan in order. Instead of doing the sensible thing - approving the building of the bridge (long term) they have opted to use the 4 private transport lanes (short term) as a justification to stop it.
Think long term, we could of had a new bridge, regeneration and a new campaign issue to convert lanes to public use.
Now Bexley will suffer, and so will south london.
Well done greens - great econonic thinkers!!!
- 9 November 2008 at 00:30
- The Cat Man said...
wow - large report.
para 9.20: minimum public provision for bridge: "TfL would be fettering the future exercise of their discretion, an action which it is not legally open to them to take." and
para 9.101: "The scheme would make significant improvements to public transport journey times and to reliability [4.175], and would offer scope for increasing public transport capacity to match the pace of future development in the Thames Gateway [5.44]."
para 9.22: widening of existing roads: "There was no proposal before the inquiry to extend the proposed route from the TGB on the southern bank of the River Thames to either the A2 or the A20."
para 9.63: impact on air quality, noise pollution etc: "These are relatively insensitive to changes in traffic volume [4.267, 4.297], and so a traffic model of limited reliability would be unlikely to give rise to a substantially different finding in these matters."
- 9 November 2008 at 00:49
- nobbly brick said...
catman, where have those paragraphs come from?
- 9 November 2008 at 07:53
- The Cat Man said...
the inspectors report on sues link above
- 9 November 2008 at 12:57
- Anonymous said...
Cat... The greens did not support the bridge but it was Boris who canned it. You should really be aiming your wrath at the torys and their stooge, Boris.
Actually didn't you say you rather liked him?
- 9 November 2008 at 13:14
- The Cat Man said...
I like aspects of his personality, and some of his policies. Evidently, not this one.
Hes more patriotic then red ken, thats the bit I like. I dislike his lack of development of poor areas and his focus on improving the lot of the rich.
- 9 November 2008 at 13:38
- lb said...
Oh, it seems entirely legitimate to engage the Greens on this - seeing as their single-issue 'policy' has meant they've effectively acted as Johnson's 'stooges' in the matter. I note the other Johnson (Darren) is prominent in the Guardian article's cheerleading:
'Darren Johnson, a Green member of the London assembly, said: "Scrapping this six-lane new road across the Thames is good news for the environment and for the local people who have spent years fighting this proposal. It was the single biggest mistake of the previous mayor, who spent £30m of taxpayers' money preparing a traffic-generating monster."'
Yeah, Darren, but what are the other answers? Even the planner's report said that none of the other solutions were at all viable. As things stand, nothing will be done.
Claiming the Greens don't support Johnson's other policies, or some of them, is just a red herring - although his decision may have been all about money, the Greens provided him with plenty of ammunition.
What the hell is Stephen Norris doing on the TFL board, by the way? A former director-general of the Road Haulier's Association?
Another laughable Bojo appointment.
- 10 November 2008 at 09:09
- Anonymous said...
This is a brilliant thread.
- 18 November 2008 at 09:26
- Tyrwhitt Michael said...
Hot off the press from Building Magazine:
"Hazel Blears intervenes on transport schemes blocked by Boris
London mayor has met Blears to discuss schemes she believes are vital to the regeneration of Thames Gateway
The secretary of state for communities has intervened in the decision by London mayor Boris Johnson to block a number of transport schemes deemed vital to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears met with Johnson this week to discuss the possibility of re-instating plans for the construction of a vital extension to the Docklands Light Railway in the Thames Gateway and a new road bridge across the Thames."
Phoenix from the ashes perhaps.........
- 26 November 2008 at 15:47
- patrick1971 said...
Hazel Blears and BoJo? What a gruesome twosome. Throw in the road lobby, and it's a really unattractive threesome...
- 26 November 2008 at 16:58
- Anonymous said...
Who are the "Road Lobby"? People who actually want to use their cars?
- 26 November 2008 at 17:11
- Anonymous said...
People who prefer to invest in building more and more roads rather than public transport. Like Mrs Thatcher and a lot of her government.
- 26 November 2008 at 17:51
- Anonymous said...
More of that sort of thing, IMO!
- 26 November 2008 at 18:17
- Anonymous said...
buses & trams (and bicycles) are not really fussed about having roads to roll over these days
- 26 November 2008 at 18:20
- Anonymous said...
Indeed. Perhaps Headhunter thinks that, like himself, they can walk on water.
- 26 November 2008 at 19:42


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