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The PDN 30
PDN just announced their annual 30 photographers list (here) which always proves to be a valuable resource for photo editors looking for new talent or to validate someone they're interested in working with. Unlike the other juried competitions this one is unique because PDN seems to make a real effort to introduce (drive) new talent into the system. I've personally used it to cherry pick photographers when the list comes out or to go back over several years worth when seeking some inspiration after getting bored with my own list.
It's interesting to note in the editors letter that all the selections were made online this year which makes me wonder if printed portfolios are finally starting to fall out of favor.
They have a free event in conjunction with the publication of the list March 10th from 6:30-9 at Parsons with a panel discussion featuring 4 of the 30 photographers, Amy Lundeen, Photo Editor at Budget Travel and Fiona McDonagh, Photo Director at Entertainment Weekly (details here).
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Portfolios falling out of favor for editorials? Possibly. As for advertising that's not happening anytime soon. For any big ad job they call in portfolios nearly all of the time.
Portfolios are definitely still being called in.
All of the PDN 30 of the past that I've come to know, after having been named, do very well for themselves because of it. It's one of those things you really should strive for because unlike other things, being selected there seems to really matter. (Not that they pick those with questionable talent)
Interesting note: 2 of Platon's assistants are in this year's PDN30. (Not sure if they are his current assistants or not, but they both were, simultaneously, at one time.)
I printed 20 11×14's yesterday for a magazine and let me tell you they were magic compared to sending digital files and proofs. Real prints have something inherit in them and colors that digital just can't match. It would be the worst thing the industry could do to have real portfolios fall out of favor..
tying this post to another one, APE would you, as an editor use a site like Issuu (which you've posted about) to look at portfolios, or is it a passing phase?
Well, I'm not saying I don't like looking at prints better but PDN did just pick 30 photographers they consider to be the strongest new talent and based it solely on viewing their website. Sure, they didn't drop a million dollar advertising campaign in their laps but now that advertising is starting to move online it makes sense to base decisions on how a photographers work looks online.
I would use Issuu to buy a photo book because it helps me imagine the end result. The same way that printed portfolios would help you imagine getting the prints in after the shoot is done.
I think these days an experienced editor who knows photography can tell from a digital portfolio if the photog would also be capable of good prints. In general, that is. Quality is quality. This is assuming relatively decent sized files, not thumbnails.
There's some killer work in that PDN line up. And oddly enough, when I cruise through their sites, I think most of their work actually looks a lot better in print than on the web.
@APE. Thanks. I'm debating with a fellow old-school photog about sending out comp cards and other printed matter. also, when will yung'uns get Alec Soth out of their systems? It seems that his bearded shadow was looming over most of the work on the list.
With the very common lack of calibrated monitors of potential clients, the differences in browsers and gamma, and monitor size just to name a couple, the advantages of a printed book are huge. Sure, they see your website first, but seeing 11 x 14 prints and 22 x 14 spreads is certainly where it's at. Any monkey can make a jpg look good, but does it look good (is it even printable?) when on paper (in a store, on a billboard, in a mag, etc)?
A question about #3's question.
Is this whole PDN 30 thing based on who you know?
I mean 2 of Platon's assitants? And a few Jen Bekman shooters on the list? It just seems that reg, good photogs don't have a chance really unless they're associated with someone in the NY photo world.
@8, kinda agree on the Soth comment, but it's not so much Soth except the entire trend of the fine art market for the last 20 odd years finally getting trite. But there's lots of work in there that's not of that style: the photojournalists and the two fashion people aren't of that vain at all. imo.
@10, no, I know people who've been in it and one currently in it, and it has nothing to do with who you know – at least not like you're implying. Many are from NYC, and this goes back to something that's been discussed on this site before, b/c people living and working in NYC simply tend to be doing more dialed work and are also more exposed. But there's no drinks with the editors sort of shit going on.
re: "But there's no drinks with the editors sort of shit going on."
but it definitely helps. i had my name tossed in the bucket for consideration(though i didn't make the final cut and, rightfully so I think.) after running into a couple of ppl at a small opening i was having. And I would say it helps very much to have done assignments for the people who are listed as helping find this years 30. you have to have the work to back it up but, I would think it definitely helps to know people and have someone else in the decision making group speaking for the value of your work versus just submitting it to a group who has no personal connection to you.
also, ditto on the comment about their work looking better in print. wasn't too impressed w/ Krause's work on his site but in print it's much better. though i still am not that impressed by his stuff.
I really liked McGregor's work though. And Munem Wasif's pj work is pretty amazing I thought.
Yeah, Wasif's work is sick. Young too. But one of my favs on the list. None of the portraits knocked my socks off. Though I did like Graeme Mitchell's stuff. Also young. Damn. Kind of depressing.
fashion wise I don't really see the attraction to MCGARITY &MCGARITY. based on their website.
and a lot on the list have shot for most big NY (Esquire, NYT Mag, NAt Geo GQ etc…) mags anyway. I don't get why they're "ones to watch" I mean they're already shooting for major clients right? Shouldn't ones to watch be like newbies?
yeah. MItchell's stuff tears it up! I hope to see a lot more from him.
before i even read the above comments i looked at one of the images and thought 'platon assistant'.
i saw one image in the selection there that bordered on plagiarism – however without knowing the photographer i guess you have to give the benefit of the doubt…
overall though, i enjoyed looking at the work and there is some really great stuff.
Recently arrived is more like it. I think it would be too difficult to feature real up and comers.
A NY magazine staffed by NY'ers that caters to a NY based photo industry, national magazines and advertising agencies all based in NY all staffed by people living in NY and you're surprised by a favoritism to NY'ers?
Gee, let's guess who the Platon assistants are… hmmm.
Call me a curmudgeon, but I think PDN is grasping at straws here. I can spot one of them pretty easily (and it's not just because of the Platon pic of the winner).
I mean, you have some "personal/documentary" type photographers who, while good technicians within the "spare, graphic color reportage" category, IMHO lack any sort of innovation or individuality in their work (and it's not just Soth-y but also Tunbjork-y, Parr-esque, Shore-y, etc.).
And no offense to the fashion people on the list – they are fine photographers and I am sure outstanding, nice people – but when you're flagging the hottest, best new talent in the industry and you go with people who are shooting for Surface, Zink, Gotham, Portland Monthly and so on instead of fashion magazines that are taken seriously within the fashion world, it damages their editors' credibility. To me it says they had a better eye and a better sense of the industry a few years ago when they picked David Slijper (a no brainer, since he was already shooting for all the top european mags). I wish the 30 all the best, but I think the editors need to do something a bit more unexpected or at least be a bit more plugged into what's new, interesting and relevant.
btw Domingo Milella doesn't have a website, he's an old friend I have been meaning to ask him about it.
Mind you I didnt have a website when I was a 30 but that was back in the stone age 2003.
I agree with the Jackanory. Domingo's work is off the charts and I would imagine buzz alone got him into the room.
@21: Thank you Ben.
As I was saying about their selections lacking innovation or originality…
Of course, I'm not knocking Jennifer Rocholl, since Jan von Hollenben may be the one lacking originality or maybe they could have had the same idea independently of each other.
"Domingo's work is off the charts" I just had a look at this guys work. Without the colour this work was perfected in the 19th Century, revived by The New Topographic's photographers – Baltz, Deal and co in the 1970's, yes it looks technically wonderful but most people who know how to use a 10×8 proficiently can do it.
Re: #10
I was chosen last year and had no NY connections.
It has been a great year but let me tell you my expectations were a lot higher.
Everything takes time and patience.
I see some familiar names on there, even some familiar bloggers. A few new names as well.
Yeah, there definitely was one in the list that I would call plagiarism, although I guess with Richard Prince out there nothing can possibly be called plagiarism in photography. But when you see it and say "Oh, I know that work, of course that photog deserves to be on the list, that was the most innovative thing I saw this year!" … but then it's not the work of the actual innovator. Hm.
Dude, The kid that prints Alec Soth's stuff was on the list last year. The PdN 30 is so NYcentric. It is sick.
@ #23
Seeing the work online is one thing. Seeing the 30×40 print is a whole other story.
@18, no offense, dude, but if they were shooting for top fashion mags they wouldn't be entering this competition. They wouldn't need to. If you've any grasp on the fashion editorial market you'll know it's not as simple as do good work = shoot for good mags. Far from it. Zink and Surface are decent mags to shoot for if your stateside.
@17 APE: "Recently arrived is more like it" — definitely NOT Donald W, he arrived years ago.
Wait – I did? My mom will be glad to hear that. I left college in 2001 and received my first paycheque in 2002, so, 6 years.
As for the NYC bias, I don't know, I'm from Toronto and live in Moscow and go to NYC maybe once a year, I like the Rangers.
"Seeing the work online is one thing. Seeing the 30×40 print is a whole other story."
Thats to state the obvious. If its about print quality for you, again 19th Century photography (daguerreotypes, contact glass plate printing and other process) more or less perfected image quality over any enlargement process – take a look at quality large plate prints, 14×19 plus from the period. Much of the photography we see today is just not challenging, yes I like to see great print quality but I want to see a visual progression ! I'm bored and its not because I need to be visually "educated" its because Ive seen the stuff, visually and technically so many times before for so many years. There are the odd occasions when I look on flickr and see someone who has, in my view, outstanding talent, I mean they are doing stuff which cant be taught and yes I know flickr is full of terrible stuff as well.
@18: No offense taken and none intended. They are fine photographers with good work, but in just last year's picks the credits represented included Italian Vogue, Dazed, i-D, W, and Wonderland… so next to those, Zink and Surface pale considerably.
I have nothing against those mags – they're fine if you want to become a successful commercial photographer, but the last time a Surface "graduate" really blew up, it was Clang and that was 7 years ago. Seen his work in Surface lately? I think he fired that client a while ago.
Fact is, they're not taken as seriously in Fashion (with a big "F") as the stateside letter mags like V, T, W or even some of the newer indies with heaps more cred.
There seems to be a pharmaceutical effect I'm getting from this list. Not quite trippy, but sorta subdued and restraining. Global prozac kind of feel.
@34 – I thought it was only me. So much of the fine art portraiture looks to be of people on some type of downer. I personally feel disconnected to so much of it because I am a pretty happy person and I come from a culture where laughter and joy and optimism are celebrated. So it really doesn't work for me. But I still appreciate on certain levels, but I get tired of it pretty quickly.
"You're pale and look like you popped a Xanax (or need to) – can I take your picture?" .
the work seems pretty gentle this year around
I think it's reflective of a general new york fine art trend (natural moody static mysterious)
yawner terrain – weakest in years….
It would seem Mike McGregor has been a good understudy of Platon…. His quote on the bottom of his PDN page is almost a direct quote from an interview with Platon on his site.
"There is room for just one ego during a shoot and only the subject can be that ego."
the quote is close to the end of the video.
Mike's got really good work.
@38 – holy sh*t i just watched that – thats amazing – i cant believe this guy…maybe it's platon's evil twin!!
@38 @39: Nothing new. There are droves of mini-Avedons out there, a few mini-Terrys, a few mini-Burbridges, several mini-Goldins, one or two mini-Clangs, an army of mini-LaChapelles, one particular mini-Sims I can think of and I can't even count the number of mini-Shores, Parrs, Dijkstras, and so on. And don't even get me started about all the high-contrast-B&W-stockinged mini-Newtons and mini-von Unwerths. It's gotten so bad these days that 95% of the photographers out there are a mini-someone. Just hang out at any art school these days and you will be astounded by the lack of original thought.
It's natural that Mike should be influenced by his boss. It's obvious that he has a lot of admiration for the guy (I hear Platon is one of the nicest, most down to earth people on the planet) so he is AHEM "paraphrasing without citation" to put it politely but when the mini-ness comes from having worked for someone, I always hope to eventually see their work evolve beyond mini- status and come into it's own. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. I can think of a few careers built on knocking off an ex-boss.
Ultimately, I don't think it's ever a good thing to be viewed as a "mini" though. After all, why get a fake when you can have the real thing?
If there's one for sure thing in this biz, it's that there are no rules on how to build a career. Everyone's got a different story. Way different.
I feel that point right when you begin to build momentum – late 20s early 30s – is hard as hell, b/c it's the point where you find out if you're a mini or if you have something in you. And everyone starts as a mini in some way, so I'd personally never hold it against any young photographer who's at that point.
It's a hard biz, especially in the editorial/fashion market now, which is stagnant (not the photography, but the actual mags) and rarely risking younger talent or new ideas. Not like that wave of rags out in the 90s. So this rubs off on the younger shooters. They end up shooting it like a commercial job (i.e. not original), just to not screw it up and to get tears. Nobody in the systems promoting anything with any nuts.
I've kind of been there and done this though, so maybe I'm just nice b/c I sympathize and know it's not as easy as being born a creative genius and knocking on W door.
Yeah, It's not Mike's fault. He's doing what photographers have always done to build their careers. It's PDN's list. It just goes to show you how working for a named photographer can advance your career quickly.
I agree with post #27. News Flash………….New York City is NOT the center of the universe!!
@#9 Thank you! This is exactly the problem with a lot of new comers. The work looks good online because you can hide all the mistakes with a small 500X750 pixel image but does it look good in print?
A photo is not finished until it's printed.
Meha Matei shot my wedding 2 years ago… now shes in the PDN top 30..
#38 & #39 – If it matters I did directly contribute the quote to Platon in my interview. PDN even got it right in the print version. My interviewer asked me what I learned from him – it was a major lesson. Sucks that they did not get it right online. I actually apologized to Platon before I realized it was not my mistake…
Goddam PDN. Thanks for clearing that up Mike.
#46 Mike
It's good to hear from you on this forum.
I didn't want to take anything away from your work. I couldn't help but bring it up. It was really weird to see that quote.
@38 – the video link.
Anyone that sucks up to and helps re-enforce the celeb culture makes me wanna vomit all over them,this guy even does it with the intonation and accent of his voice although you may need to have a British ear to fully "get it" – puke inducing and about as challenging as a gnats cock.
"this guy even does it with the intonation and accent of his voice although you may need to have a British ear to fully "get it" – puke inducing and about as challenging as a gnats cock."
sorry but I have a british ear and I really did miss that. It would be nice to get a link from your name though.
Sorry I have no website, why would it be nice to have a link to my name Robert?
I think the best compliment to the list is I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the images and listening to: BOXER, from The National. Try it…..
"makes me wonder if printed portfolios are finally starting to fall out of favor"
For someone seemingly tuned in to the future of things, I was amazed to see you write this. Anyone who's ever printed photos for real (larger than A3 and really, I'm talking a minimum of 100cm wide) knows that those printed portfolios are a joke at the size they are at and especially considering that when printed for magazine format, its a piece of cake to get it right comparatively.
Bottom line, if I can give you a nice jpeg at 1024 pixels then it will look nice on your small magazine page.
A physical portfolio print at that size MIGHT give you an idea of whether I can turn in a nice 100cm print.


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JCS Family Engagement Plan
In March 2005, the Johnson City Schools Family Engagement Core Team took the initiative in developing a first draft of a system wide plan for family involvement. The core team was made of staff members who had participated in a state wide family engagement training workshop throughout the spring. After creating an initial framework based upon the requirements of NCLB (No Child Left Behind), the plan was presented to groups of principals, teachers, parents and board members for feedback and revision. On September 19, a draft of the Family Engagement Plan was evaluated by the system wide Family and Community Advisory Council. Using input from this evaluation, the core team finalized the plan. The plan was then disseminated to school principals at the September 27 Administrative Meeting. During the fall of 2010, the plan was rewritten to show compliance with the Tennessee Parental Involvement Standards (TPIS), state law as of April, 2009.
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The Johnson City Schools Family Engagement Plan was developed to:
- Support Goal Four of the Board of Education's Long Term Plan as well as the system's Tennessee Comprehensive System wide Planning Process (TCSPP)
- Support the initiatives found in the Consolidated Federal Projects Application
- Create a common vision of family engagement and resources needed to sustain that vision
- Increase and improve the level of family involvement in our students' education.
- Comply with Tennessee state law (public chapter 154)
Component 1: Johnson City Schools is committed to involving families in policy development. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 5: sharing power.)
- Parents will have an opportunity to discuss and provide input through PTA Council and the monthly PTA president luncheons
- Parents will be represented on each school's site-based council (including all Title I Schools) and will be involved in the development of the parent plan and the TSIPP
- Parents will be represented on the system's Tennessee Comprehensive System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) core team
- Each Title I school will develop a parent/school compact as part of its parent involvement plan. This compact will describe how parents, staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.
- Parents and educators will have the opportunity to provide input through surveys and through postings on the system's web page
- Cultural, economic, language, and demographic issues will be given attention through the selection of focus groups and advisory councils and committees
- The system will provide parents of English Language Learners the opportunity to provide input at an annual community meeting.
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- Parents will be notified of each school's parent involvement plan in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language the parents can understand.
- Each school has convened an annual parent meeting to inform parents about the school's parent involvement programs and right of parents to be involved.
- Workshops for parents are scheduled through "Resource Central" (previouslyknown as the Teacher Center)
- Assistance is provided to parents in better understanding state standards (content as well as achievement), local assessments, and how to monitor a child's progress and work with teachers to improve student achievement.
- Title I and the PTA Council co-host an annual program "Looking into out Schools" to provide information regarding federal programs and expenditures and to collect feedback from parents.
- School newsletters are sent home on a regular basis and contain information regarding school programs including report cards, test results, new programming options, and suggestions for parents to become involved in their child's education
- The district report card and other key sources of information regarding academic assessment and expected student proficiency levels are linked to the district web site and to each school's web site
- Curriculum/courses of study may be accessed by a link from the district web site to the state department web site
- A computer with access to the internet and email will be made available to parents in the "Family Depot" section of "Resource Central"
- Parents will be provided opportunities for regular meetings relating to the education of their children and as appropriate participate in decisions relating tot eh education of their children.
- Title I parent involvement activities will be coordinated with parent involvement activities of other programs such as: Even Start, preschool, and ESL programs.
- Information related to school and parent programs, to the extent practicable, willbe sent in a language parents can understand.
Component 3: The Family Engagement Plan supports clearly articulated goals for extent and type of family engagement. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 1: welcoming all families into the school community.)
- A variety of planned, goal oriented programs will be oriented and implemented to engage all parents in their children's education in one or more of the following categories:
- parenting (strategies to promote effective parenting practices at home)
- communicating (strategies to promote positive school-home communication)
- volunteering (opportunities for parents to volunteer or be an audience at school)
- learning at home (learning activities to involve parents with students at home)
- decision making (opportunities to engage in decision making, governance, and advocacy roles at both the school and system level)
- collaborating with the community (activities/events that foster school-community partnerships)
(NOTE: the link to student achievement and the importance of providing activities in each of the above categories is derived from Joyce Epstein's research at Johns Hopkins University.)
- Each school will offer a flexible number of meetings (mornings as well as evenings).
- Reasonable support for parent involvement act ivies will be provided per parent request (i.e., transportation, interpreter, etc.)
- To the extent practicable, opportunities will be provided for full participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children.
- Sign-in sheets and other forms of documentation will be kept on file and reviewed annually to assess parent participation in system and school activities in each of the six areasComponent 4: The Family Engagement Plan provides for an evaluation process to promote continuous improvement of the engagement of all families.
- Annual surveys will be conducted at the system level as well as at each of the school sites to identify barriers to greater participation; to design more effective strategies; and to revise, if necessary, the parent involvement plan
- Survey results will be analyzed to measure the effectiveness of the plan and to secure input regarding modifications in future practices
- Measurable goals for increasing the level and quality of family involvement are required as part of every school improvement plan
- The system wide Family and Community Advisory Council will use the Family Friendly Schools-District Family Policy Assessment and Development (rubric) to evaluate the system wide Family Engagement Plan
Component 5: The Family Engagement Plan requires family engagement at all school sites.
- All schools (including schools served under Title I-A) will develop a Family Engagement Plan that was developed jointly with parents, agreed on with parents, distributed to parents, and submitted as an annual update of the plan to the district office
- All schools will conduct an annual parent survey regarding the family practices provided at each school site and submit the survey results to the district office
- Each school will set a goal for family engagement for each major strategy
- All schools will submit their plans to the central office for review and evaluation
Component 6: The Family Engagement Plan includes procedures for parents to access and understand course of study or curricular materials as well as Federal, State, and local standards. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 3: supporting student success .)
- The district web site will contain a link to the Tennessee State Department of Education where the state curriculum for each grade level and subject area can be accessed
- Progress indicators on elementary report cards will be aligned with state standards
- The textbook adoption process will provide an opportunity for potential textbooks to be reviewed by parents and the community
- The current resource known as the "Teacher Center" will be renamed the "Resource Central" and will have specific activities and materials set aside for the involvement of families
- The Johnson City Schools' Tennessee Comprehensive System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) document (including learning goals and action steps) will be posted on the school system website, and each school's TSIPP will be posted on the school web site
Component 7: The Family Engagement Plan encourages the support of district involvement in positive parenting skills. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 4: speaking up for every child.)
- Parenting workshops will be offered through the "Resource Central" and an annual special education conference
- Parenting programs such as "STEP" and PASSport to Success" will be provided on an annual basis
- "Resource Central" will provide a variety of parenting materials for review and checkout
- Materials and training are provided to help parents work with their children to improve their achievement, such as literacy training and using technology to foster parental involvement.
- After school tutoring and homework programs will be provided to improve student homework and achievement
- Parents will receive phone calls to confirm student absences and to encourage better student attendance; a letter will be sent home once a student has accrued five unexcused absences; each school should develop attendance incentives
- The HEROES grant will provide parent support strategies including but not limited to the preschool home visitor program
- Schools will develop reward programs to acknowledge good character and good student behavior (i.e., Character Counts!)
Component 8: The Family Engagement Plan incorporates family involvement in decision making and governance. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 5: sharing power.)
- School district staff members are friendly towards, respectful of, and helpful to all families
- All schools are required to have family representation on the site-based team
- The district has several ways of listening to parents and engaging them in two-way communication (for example, giving time at Board meetings, holding open forums, and providing ways to give input on the district web site)
- Parent representatives will serve on the system wide Even Start advisory council, the Voluntary PreK advisory council, the 21st Century advisory council, and the Family Resource Center advisory council.
- Parent representatives will serve on each school's School Improvement Planning Process (SIPP) team as well as on the system's Tennessee Comprehensive System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) core team. Parents are also represented each time the Johnson City Schools Board of Education updates its five year plan.
Component 9: The Family Engagement Plan supports professional development to build the capacity for family engagement. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 3: supporting student success.)
- Professional development in the area of family engagement will be provided to all staff members, Staff will be educated in the value and contributions of parents, in working with parents, and in building ties between parents and schools
- Families will have opportunities to be included in family engagement training
- Schools will be supported by the district office in planning/implementing family engagement activities for the purpose of improving student achievement
Component 10: The Family Engagement Plan specifies budget and funding for family engagement.
- The district has adequate staff and resources to implement the family involvement standards
- District and site-based budgets will reflect a commitment to the effective development, implementation, and evaluation of family engagement programs including but not limited to the following:
- System wide Spanish interpreter
- "Resource Central" workshops and materials
- System and school level newsletters and other publications
- Staff development
- "Resource Central" will serve as a clearinghouse to gather best practices, ideas, materials, new approaches, research, and other program information in order to help schools improve family involvement programs.
- All Title I schools will designative at least 1% of the Title I A budget for parent involvement activities
Component 11: The Family Engagement Plan encourages families and school staff to work together with community members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities, community services, and civic participation. (NOTE: this component supports TPIS Standard 6: collaborating with community.)
1. Partnerships between schools and community organizations will be encouraged including but not limited to Boys to Men, Coalition for Kids, and the Family Resource Center at Keystone.
- Parent involvement strategies are coordinated with parent involvement strategies of other programs, such as Even Start, Family Resource Center, Youth Empowerment Initiative, and Title III.
- Each school's parent involvement plan is made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school.


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Mark's #5: Puerto Rico
Make no mistake - this is an incredible game. It did not surprise me at all when it was placed #1 on The One Hundred. I am in awe of the design & development wizardry required to create this masterpiece of a game. I'm happy to put Puerto Rico in my personal top ten.
So why, with that glowing introduction, did this wonderful game end up at #5?
- First & foremost, it's MY list. So there. :-)
- I must admit there's a bit of the "art critic/snob" thing going on here. I know that lots of other people rank it as their #1, so I need to go the contrarian route and chose something else. (There's a lot more of this kind of behavior in gaming circles than most of us would like to admit.)
- Finally, something substantive... Puerto Rico is a bit "fragile". In other words, in a group of experienced players, a new player (or a player without much sense) will almost certainly throw the game in the direction of the player to their left. This isn't a problem when players are roughly equal in ability, but does make teaching the game a bit more of a challenge.
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I don`t like underground transportation. I prefer to have something to contemplate rather than being left with only two options: 1) to stare at my shoes and 2) to stare at my phone – in an attempt to avoid staring at people I don`t know.
But, despite all these, I still find a ride with Berlin`s U-Bahn, London`s Underground and Paris Métropolitain quite interesting. The metro is, in this case, a symbol of the city and adds to its character. It has a certain charm and you simply cannot confuse one with the other: even when under the ground, you still know if you`re in Berlin or in London – to give just an example. The metro becomes, therefore, a part of the city itself.
This is not exactly the case of Amsterdam`s metro (and when I say "metro", I mean the entire package: stations, trains, atmosphere). Long story short, in Amsterdam the metro is just what it is: a means of transportation, to take you from point A to point B, usually on time. The trains and stations look decent, clean, yet there is nothing special about them, something to distinguish them from the metros elsewhere. It is less crowded than in any other city I`ve been to (which is quite normal considering that everyone rides a bike here) and there are absolutely no people to ask for money in return for a free (unrequested) show. But the most positive aspect of all is that Amsterdam`s metro is well guarded: there are persons who are supervising, in the stations, from the early hours of the day until late at night. This makes you feel very safe and it is indeed something to appreciate.
However, Amsterdam`s metro still doesn`t make you want to photograph it (my photos are taken with a documentary rather than an artistic intention) as, for example, Berlin`s U-Bahn: painted all yellow, with white little signs on the windows depicting the Branderburger Tor, populated by some interesting faces, most of which hidden behind a book. The U-Bahn simply makes you want to take a ride just for the sake of it! And lots of photos, in my case.
Talking about metros with character, the one in Paris wins by far. The French have a predilection for jingles (haven`t they?) and le métro makes no exception: "Colonel Fabien?" asks the voice announcing the stations as the train you`re in is approaching the next stop. And then, when the train stops, the same voice says, this time with real surprise: "Colonel Fabien!". It sounds like: "Oh, so we are actually here! I thought we were about to end up somewhere else instead." To this, add some guy`s serenade earlier in the metro and the mystery that fills the air the moment you start to look for a direction while still under the ground, followed by a series of questions that start to pop up in your head when you see the same direction pointed into two totally opposite ways: to the left, but also to the right! How can you not love the Parisian metro in this case?
Here are some photos of Amsterdam`s metro and, towards the end, some from other cities. Take a look and I hope you will understand what I mean!


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From Island to Island
Author: Shirlz
After a few days anchored off the bustling little village of Nargana I decided to have a look at Green Island, about 5 miles away. It had been recommended to me as a good place to stop, the only reservation being that a few months ago a woman had been attacked by a crocodile while swimming there. I had passed nearby when I sailed from the Holandes Cays to Rio Diablo and noticed two or three boats anchored.
I set off from Nargana in a gentle SW breeze and was just able to lay the course ambling along at 1 to 2 knots. I didn't have far to go and it was a pleasant sunny day. Some big dolphins came over to inspect us but soon got bored and sped off again. As I got nearer to Green Island I saw that there were no other boats there. I was to have the beautiful anchorage all to myself (and possibly a crocodile). The light was good and it was an easy sail through the gap in the reef. I dropped the anchor in 8m fairly close to the island still thrilled by the fact that I could arrive in a wonderful anchorage like this and not find it crowded with moorings and other boats. Absolute bliss. I determinedly turned a blind eye to the intrusive, ever-present plastic garbage that collects on the shores of these tiny islands and focussed instead on the constellation of bright orange and red starfish that decorated the white sandy bottom.
I inflated the kayak and made a circumnavigation of the island. The water along the NW shore was only just deep enough to keep us afloat. Large areas are covered with turtle grass gently waving with the movement of the water but I have yet to spot any turtles. Of course, I was also keeping a sharp lookout for that resident croc, not sure if I wanted to see it or not. How did a croc feel about an inflatable kayak in 6 inches of water?
The next few days were rainy with frequent strong thunderstorms and I was able to fill all the water-tanks and extra bottles. I was joined by Joana , a beautiful 72ft gaff rigged yawl taking some time off between charters.
Soon it was time to get moving again and I headed off to anchor in the lee of Saludupored at the Eastern end of the Naguargandup Cays, all of 3 miles away. This time I chose to use the engine as all the cloudy days had left the battery in a rather depressed state and there was virtually no wind. It was a slightly winding passage through the surrounding reefs but the waypoints supplied by Eric Bauhaus in his Panama Cruising Guide helped us safely in.
I found myself in the most picturesque setting yet. Clear water, comfortable swinging room for anchoring between the reefs and shoals, and a string of picture-postcard islets. Palm trees and small white beaches. Today the sky was blue, things were getting better and better. I kayaked over to the nearest island, exploring the reefs along the way, and was entranced to see a big spotted ray flapping gently along close by. I found a perfect place to tether the kayak to an overhanging small coconut tree and lay down, floating comfortably in the shade while I gazed at a few bees buzzing about the small flowers of the coconut palm. Vague memories passed through my mind of another life when my natural habitat had been behind a computer screen in a grey office.
Back on Speedwell for afternoon tea I realized that I was down to my last can of beer. Definitely time to restock. I had to wait out a few rainy, stormy days and used up some overripe bananas making cake and a rather good chutney. While the weather was still sunny I had also experimented with finely slicing and drying some bananas in the sun. This worked surprisingly well producing a sweet, chewy snack after two or three days.
As soon as the weather settled again I moved back to Nargana and was pleased to find a tienda with a good supply of fresh fruit and vegetables and eggs. Unfortunately no beer. There was a crowd of schoolkids near the jetty as a big sports gathering was in progress. My arrival in a rowing dinghy was an interesting event for them. Not too many rowing boats around here. I politely declined their offers to help me when I reached the dock and they all clapped when I got myself ashore unassisted! So much for my preference of keeping a low profile.
Next day was flat calm again and I motored over to nearby Rio Azucar where there is another small Kuna village which might have a beer shop. It turned out to be a very pleasant place with helpful people. They had cold beers and I also bought some freshly baked rolls. Still no butter. In the afternoon I paddled the kayak a short way up the Rio Azucar past magnificent mangrove trees, but turned back fairly soon as the wind started to pick up and it was a hard bouncy paddle back against the breeze. I decided to stay another day and as there was fairly good internet access, a chance to update the blog.
There is a fairly steady stream of small boats and ulus coming in to the island and using the convenient dock where there is water on tap. I watched as a launch carefully poled itself over the shallow reef, were they taking a well-known shortcut or had they misjudged things? As the sun was setting an ulu came in with a rather raggedy sail. Paddle power was also being used. This morning there was a big old tug boat that steamed in and parked close up against the shore. I was glad that I had decided to stay another day as the weather was squally with darkly threatening clouds.
2 Responses to "From Island to Island"
I've finally discovered how to work the RSS 'feed' and get your blogs as soon as you publish. Magic. You sound to be having a wonderful time, 'off season'. How fantastic to have those beautiful anchorages to yourself. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you decide to go through the Canal!
Hi Shirlz
I needed a pick-me-up and remembered I hadn't seen the
Last 3 months …
and it worked a treat….
Good luck with the canal…
You are a tonic…
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The FINANCIAL -- Radio holding Fortuna is taking action to support the development of Georgian culture, stimulate the music industry, as well as discover and promote new artists.
At the same time Fortuna aims to strengthen its online platform for listeners and make radio more integrated with the internet.
Following the world tendency, radio holding Fortuna has created an internet department where people are working on building a very strong network on the internet and offering online services for listeners as well as businesses.
"The website development process is still underway. It is important for us to cover all the news to ensure that the website fully meets the challenges of the 21st century. It is also important that all those news that we deliver to our audience prove necessary, reliable and topical. We have done a lot in this direction, but we still plan to realize a lot of interesting ideas," Tamar Chigogidze, General Director of radio holding Fortuna, told The FINANCIAL.
"Recently I visited France and attended an international radio conference Radiodays Europe, where I met a lot of interesting people, key players of radio industry. They shared their experience in managing the integration processes of Radio with Social Media and new technologies. I arrived full of a lot of new, interesting ideas and I plan to realize these ideas in the company together with my team," she said.
Radio holding Fortuna implemented "several successful projects" in 2015, including the song competition 'Golden Wave'. The annual competition reveals the 'Song of the Year'.
Winners were revealed in the following nomination categories: song of the year; female singer; male singer; duet; ensemble; debut, etc. Nina Sublatti was named the female singer of 2014, Zura Khachidze - the male singer. The author of the song of the year was Anri Jokhadze.
Organised by Radio Fortuna, the awards recognise singers across a number of categories and are judged by a select group of industry professionals.
"Last year was very productive; we implemented several successful projects. First of all, it was the project Golden Wave, which was implemented by Radio Holding Fortuna and through which we revealed the most popular songs of the year. It is the project, which enables our singers to create new songs and present them to a broad audience. Simultaneously, solid prize money is an incentive for all musicians. We had some novelties in radio programming as well. We are constantly striving for novelties and are offering a lot of interesting projects to our listeners from year to year. Thus, last year really proved creative. As far as the year 2016 is concerned, besides the projects of our radio stations, we are actively getting involved in all those important events, which are held in the country to promote the development of Georgian culture," Chigogidze said.
The first Golden Wave Awards Ceremony was conducted in 2013 together with the Georgian National Broadcaster.
"This is a project that enables singers to create new songs and introduce them to the public. In addition, a solid prize fund encourages the musicians to apply to the competition and create new music. We are happy to help local musicians develop themselves and their careers by giving them a wonderful platform. We are getting ready for this year's Golden Wave. We are ready to meet the new winners," Chigogidze said.
Q. What are those novelties that you plan to offer your listeners this year?
A. Along with implementation of new projects, our radio stations use new technologies to constantly renew and improve already existing projects.
This year, as usual, we are working on new programs and projects, in order to entertain our listeners.
As you know, Golden Wave awards ceremony is approaching and our resources are mobilised in this direction.
At the same time, we are working on seasonal thematic rubrics. Right now we are working on the new programmes for this summer. Summer projects will cheer up our listeners and help them to spend a fantastic time with us.
For example, we have launched a program 'Info Tour' aimed to show off the landmarks of our country. 'Visit Georgia' – with this slogan we try to tell new generation more about Georgia's remarkable resorts, to make interesting seasonal proposals and give them an opportunity to pick the most desirable place to rest across Georgia.
Q. What part of listeners listen to radio on the Internet – via their mobile phones, computers? Is their number increasing?
A. Number of radio users is over 50 percent in the country that is a very good figure.
About five percent of internet users listen to radio. Generally, radio is becoming a very important medium, because in modern world, under conditions of communication deficiency and lack of time, radio is one of the best means of interaction and receiving information.
Radio listening through cell phones across Georgia is around 16 percent and I hope that this figure will increase annually. We are working in this direction too in order to help our listeners have user-friendly access to our radio stations through their mobile applications.
Q. Which is the most popular radio station in the holding and what is the reason for its popularity?
Radio holding a unites four radio stations - Ar Daidardo ("Don't Worry"), Fortuna +, Fortuna and Avtoradio.
Radio holding Fortuna offers various programmes via its four radio stations. The programmes include news, sports, talks, and the possibility to listen to various genres of music. The major programmes and rubrics that are broadcast live on the four radio stations are immediately podcasted on the holding's websites.
In regard to ratings, all the radio stations of radio holding Fortuna were at the top of the list. Radio Ar Daidardo enjoyed the majority of listeners, followed by Fortuna +, Fortuna and Avtoradio.
The reason why Ar Daidardo is the most popular one is that it promotes national songs. Everyone knows that radios with a national format are always very popular and it is exactly this that is the reason for the huge popularity of Ar Daidardo.
Q. Where do people listen to the radio? What do the statistics show?
A. People listen to the radio everywhere - on public transport, at work, via the internet or via radio devices. But mostly people listen to the radio while driving or when at home.
All the four radio stations of Radio Holding Fortuna differ from each other by formats. A listener has an opportunity to select a radio by taste and mood. Thus, it can be said that people listen to radio everywhere: in automobiles, at work, places of gathering, using a traditional FM radio player or Internet; however, people mostly listen to radio at home or in their automobiles.
It should also be noted that over two million people use mobile Internet and a part of them listen to radio just via Internet; this figure is increasing from year to year. Thus, radio possibilities, its listening and coverage are automatically increasing. All the above mentioned makes radio more perspective, developing and attractive for both our listeners and business sector.
Q. My next question is exactly linked to business. How preferable is it for businesses to bring advertisements to radio and especially to the radio holding Fortuna as it unites four different target audiences?
A. Radio is a great medium for businesses, especially new businesses. If one is starting a new business, radio is the most cost effective way one can reach those people they need to make their business grow.
With all four of our radio stations, which attract different target groups, one can reach who they need to reach, when they need to reach them, and where they need to reach them.
Furthermore, since radio is targeted and production costs are low, radio is the perfect medium to use to build one's new business. With radio one can not only buy ads but can sponsor a feature, like weather, sportscasts or time checks that allow the new business to build an identity with listeners.
The Holding's Marketing Service is distinguished for its high professionalism that ensures result-oriented business relations. Frequently, we offer consultations to the business sector in terms of marketing strategy that is a great honor for us. I am glad that business in Georgia keeps step with modern challenges and we try to promote its development.
I am glad that business in Georgia follows the latest challenges and we try to support business development in the country.
Q. Radio holding Fortuna has been supporting the most influential Golden Brand Awards Ceremony for years. How proud are you to be part of it?
A. Awards ceremonies like Golden Brand always contribute to business development. Everyone is happy to see that their business, and the efforts that they put into its development, have been recognized and appreciated. It is also a wonderful platform to introduce important people to one another. People can get together and establish business relationships with each other.
The Golden Brand Awards Ceremony is encouraging for us as the partners of an awards ceremony which is held in such high esteem by society. Our holding is always a partner of Georgian business and supports it fully.
It is a big honour for us to be part of such an influential business awards ceremony.


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penn/main crash june 25
I don't remember seeing anything about this here but I saw this sign in Bloomfield today. It sounds like a hit and run at Penn and Main on June 25. Contact Seth Moritz with any info – the cyclist was apparently his father. (click the picture for better views of the sign including the number and email addr)
So I assume there was a police report involved–why the F are these hit and runs not even making the news anymore??? Is it now THAT unremarkable that some piece of filth would run another human being down with a 3000 pound missile and then leave that human by the side of the road to potentially die???
Thanks for posting this, Salty. Sending good thoughts to the family, for whatever that's worth.
Later today, possibly around 1530, there might (or might not) be something about Pittsburgh's hit-and-run problem at http://pghcomet.blogspot.com/
That article may (or may not) broach the topic of civil disobedience. Spoiler for the veloscenti: "Montreal bike die-in protest"
I'd like to ask, if you have thoughts or comments on it, please make them over at the Comet – especially anything you can say about hit-and-run events over the last year.
I'd like to try to prompt discussion in a larger circle and in the political circle and any comments (for/against) that you guys would be kind enough to make would be awesome.
This is one of the worst intersections I've seen for red light running, especially left turns way after the light changes. It's made worse by the fact that 44th is closed, routing more traffic to penn and main.
Benzo wrote:This is one of the worst intersections I've seen for red light running, especially left turns way after the light changes. It's made worse by the fact that 44th is closed, routing more traffic to penn and main.
On a semi-related note, why is the light at Penn and 44th still operating while the road is closed to both vehicle and ped traffic?
That post was withdrawn at the request of a cyclist, and I completely totally cheerfully support their position. Strictly my own bad. Peace out, V.
I read on fb that there is an unconfirmed report of a cyclist hit last night on Ellsworth. Any details?
Thank you for the post, this problem has been nagging me for months but I couldn't rationalize what I was feeling. I am sorry that it had to be removed. Not to be presumptuous, but I do not feel like creating an account to respond on the other blog, would you be willing to create a new thread here, with the details left out? Or FB?
This needs to be discussed in every forum.
It's been nagging at me as well. The fact that this is happening without even much acknowledgement by media and government is making me crazy.
I've been wrestling with the question of whether publicity helps or hurts–one one hand, the authorities will never act if there's no recognition of the problem; on the other, more scare stories=fewer cyclists on the road, which is objectively more dangerous for the rest of us.
There is another element to consider. The City, County and State all own and operate roads that we all bike on every day. To make funding decisions, each of those parties will look at overall roadway condition as well as the safety record of the various roadways. A police report of an auto accident gets fed into a computer system that permits PennDOT to know where accidents are happening, and what kinds of accidents they are (rear ends, turns, etc). They may use that information to make funding decisions. The City and County are likely to do so as well.
Since bike accidents are not reported in the same way, even if a police report is taken at the scene, the data is never entered into the computer system in the same way as auto accidents, so there is no corollary "proof" that some locations are more dangerous than others.
What we have is the self reporting system on the Bike Pittsburgh website. (Click on the online bike map for the link) If an accident victim does not KNOW to report the incident there, or is unable to do so due to the nature of their injuries, there's no institutional memory of the incident happening.
We DO NOT need all the details. Location, time of day, brief description of what happened (car turned out of driveway, dooring, etc), nature/extent of injuries. That information is VERY valuable, as it may influence design solutions (in a more perfect world).
Swalfort, I think you and I were typing at the same time! Here's my post, with the usual revisions because that's how I write (gush, edit, gush, edit, edit, edit) and to talk about your post.
Hi Joanne and EricF, may I tell you what I'm thinking about it all? The issue is bigger than any single event. It's the accumulation of hit and runs that's the problem. This is a belief-based syllogism, so I may be way off base, but if you'd indulge me…
"I" believe there's more events than are documented, and more events than are commonly understood to exist, so I believe there's an Unspoken Truth about violence, bullying, cowardice, and abuse of relative power (cage vs bike)
"I" believe that most people DoNotReallySuck, and most people are not Pathological. Most people (my own self included) are busy, self-focused, complacent, distracted and comfortable but not Pathological or Evil.
if (IF) those two beliefs are both warranted true beliefs, then "my" answer is D/I/K (data, information, knowledge) and communication. And then "my" technique is documentation, accumulation, communication, and reframing.
I don't think most Pittsburghers are thoughtfully vicious, I think they're unconscious and uninformed. I think focused rhetoric can change that.
(I'm using the word "I" a lot, and i'm sorry, but I don't want to project my stumbling mumblings onto anybody else)
I think we need to build a list of events.
Each event should have the usual attributes (that was just a tossin for my DataBase bro's out there)
Not all events will be completely documented. Some will remain as single-source, unconfirmed anecdotes. (and that is acceptable)
Each event should have links to images/media etc
Run that for months and months and two years. Now you've got a credible infosource. Show the reporter, show the politician, results which MIGHT BE something like this: Hey there's 175 hit-cyclist-runs in Pgh every year, 120 result in injury, only 43 are reported in the media. There are roughly four hit-cyclist-runs for every one you read about" (Note: not actual values, used to demonstrate benefit of the proposal) (edited to clarify that numbers are a demo)
Wow. I can begin to move the mountain once I've got that body of data.
(added in light of Swalfort's great post):
And so, kicking out of Meta and back into Here, we consider the BikePgh database. Is that the tool we want to use? Are we happy with BikePgh owning the data? Is the answer as simple as, Use the Tool You've Got But Ignoring?
Here's my ball-breaker question: Does anybody have specific evidence of this existing database being used to create actual change so far? Has it contributed actual-change-making value to this year's crisis?
If it's existed for three years and had no effect, if it's existed for three years and it's not being used as a tool in this terrible time– then it might be evidence that the approach is well-tried-and-flawed.
I want change on the street, anything else is onanistic catharsis. I don't want to feel good and not change things; I'd rather change things and feel shitty.
Vannevar wrote:Hey there's 175 hit-cyclist-runs in Pgh every year, 120 result in injury, only 43 are reported in the media. "There are roughly four hit-cyclist-runs for every one you read about"
Are these real numbers?
Hi Eric, My Bad. Those are not valid numbers, they're a demo of a possible outcome, a suggestion of the benefit of the work. I'm sorry I was unclear, and I've revised the post to try to clearly communicate — these are WAG values.
The people, politicians, and organizations that bring actual change on the street will earn my trust, allegiance, love and money; those that don't, won't, and they can make me a sandwich.
Right now, who is bringing us change on the street?
(oohh- new hashtag)
In responses to Vannevar's question, yes, we are starting to use the bike crash data. Usually (so far) in small ways.
The format of the data created some problems for us at first, but Nathan was able to make the db/mapping feature a bit more useful for us. In the meantime, I keep a hard copy of everything recorded there.
But, since it is designed to be "victim self reports" it will under count fatalities. I have been adding those as I come across them, clearly noting that I am the source of the information and that the details are as reported in the media, etc. Where it has become obvious that a victim will not be reporting a known accident (as with the two doctors near highland park), I wait a few weeks and then add the publicly known data and noting myself as the author and the media as the source of data.
I don't want to corrupt the BP accident reporting feature, but I see it as the best source of safety data that we have. So I try to ensure that it has a chance to function that way.
As for whether we "want" BP to own such data, why not? Someone has to own it. Why not the Bike Advocacy group for the City?
I think in addition to the data, PR wise we should not forget about the emotional appeal here. If I get hit, I don't think I will want to go on camera and show my injuries, and talk about them. But some are comfortable doing that–those who do will help put faces to this horror, and show the real toll on a human level.
One other thought: is it better to focus on cyclist injuries? Broaden it to non-motorized road users/pedestrians? Or should hit and runs be the initial focus, with the thought that it's much easier to identify obective fault (without getting into who caused the crash, etc.)?
I am grateful that somebody started this and worked on this and is giving their time for the good. People were thinking in advance and working on it and I think that's awesome.
The proof of any effort is in the results. What has it accomplished?
If we started tabula-rasa and built a new roster of anecdotes, and had two years of data, and there was a season of hit-and-runs and dead cyclists, we'd evaluate the effectiveness of the effort.
We'd ask questions like:
–Has this effort contributed statistics, or pattern identification, or been used to advance our media cause?
–Has this effort brought about change on the streets in this terrible year?
If the answer was No/No, then I'd say: It was a good idea and you had to build it and try it to find out, but that project isn't really delivering anything about my needs.
What I'd like to respectfully ask is: Has this BikePgh project had any actual effect with the hit-and-run problem?
Vannevar wrote:onanistic catharsis
just wanted to say that this is my new band name.
@hiddenvariable: +1
Vannevar wrote:is in the results. What has it accomplished?
If we started tabula-rasa and built a new roster of anecdotes, and had two years of data, and there was a season of hit-and-runs and dead cyclists, we'd evaluate the effectiveness of the effort.
We'd ask questions like:
–Has this effort contributed statistics, or pattern identification, or been used to advance our media cause?
Respectfully, I think data gathering is always a positive, never a negative, and not something that should be dismissed even if (and speculating if) it hasn't been able to be used yet to advance the cause in a very concrete boots (or paint, or trail) on the ground sort of way.
There are a lot of links in the chain we don't have much sway over (yet), a huge cultural battle to be won, and relative to that, this has been scarcely more than an eyeblink. Good luck Sarah and thanks for doing this.
The proof of any effort is in the results. What has it accomplished?
I'll tell you what it's accomplished for me personally to deliver something "about my needs."
I look at that map and see Baum Blvd and think to myself, "damn, there's a shit ton of crashes on there. I think I'll avoid that road." Hopefully that contributes to a lesser amount of hit and runs. We also use this map to inform our contacts at city planning/dpw to try to get them to direct resources. sometimes it works.
As far as your question goes, it's impossible to tell. the police reporting and access to their data is so bad and inaccessible, who knows. Even the PennDOT data i hard to get access to. My cynical side thinks this is by design because they don't want you to know what roads are dangerous because it opens them up to liability, but that's just my paranoid thoughts.
As far as the media goes…hit and runs aren't new, nor unique to Pittsburgh. it's a century old news story with the first one happening on probably the second day the first car hit the streets. We've raised the issue over and over again, getting a ton of media attention, as well as the attention of the DA's office. The police aren't going to bother following up unless there is serious bodily injury or death. I'm not making excuses, just saying it's the reality
One thing you need to understand, Vannevar, is that we don't have a magic wand or endless resources and staff. We're just a few people trying our damnest to make things better.
We need all the tools we can. You can't fix a bicycle with just a screwdriver, so does that mean the screwdriver is useless? Not everything has a direct cause and effect, but is it one more tool to help in the overall bettering of our streets, yes.
Throw enough spaghetti at the wall and some will stick.
Not every bit of advocacy works, not every bit of activism works, not every bit of lobbying works, not every bit of protest works, not every bike rack on a bus will ever get used (think 45-foot buses), and not every conversation about cycling with a non-cycling neighbor works.
But some of each of these do. Just gotta keep trying.
buffalo buffalo
Related: Lawrenceville breaks up it's blockwatch/neighborhood safety meetings by ward, and additionally there are three separate 9th Ward groups. The Children's Hospital area ("42nd-46th above Butler") meeting is next week, and the Lower 9th Hillside ("40th, Fisk, and Main") meeting is cancelled outright this month.
But the 9th Ward Riverside meeting, covering "40th to 50th Streets below Butler", including the area where another cyclist was hit last week, is tonight–and the second Wednesday of every month–at 7:00p at Lawrenceville United's office, 4825 Butler Street.
erok wrote:One thing you need to understand, Vannevar, is that we don't have a magic wand or endless resources and staff. We're just a few people trying our damnest to make things better.
I do get that. I think very highly of the BikePgh staff and board, I think highly of anybody working in advocacy, and I think (to paraphrase) the world has only ever been changed by small groups suffering and working over a long time.
I'd also like to recognize the terrible limitations of any body or any Org working in advocacy. There's no advocacy group that owns bulldozers, police departments, or construction groups. No advocacy group can install better intersections or bike trails or change speed limits. The advocacy group doesn't have executive authority, they can only communicate, persuade, lobby, suggest, lead, seek funding – in fact, all the things BikePgh does.
I would find it terribly frustrating to see the problems and the damage, know what some of the solutions are, and to have the results dependent on other orgs and other people with other agendas, who probably aren't doing everything they're supposed to do in the first place. I don't think I could do the hard work that the BikePgh folks are doing.
Nothing bad that's happening to Pittsburgh bicyclists is BikePgh's fault. Most of the good things happening to Pittsburgh bicyclists are because of BikePgh.
There's "efforts" and there's "results". I get that advocacy groups can't just go out and take action, so they can't make "results" themselves. Advocates can only work the issue. And yet, we engage advocates because we need results.
Let me go further: most results are the result of long-term advocacy, and yet at the press conference or ground-breaking, the people who get credit are the ones that were convinced to finally do something by the advocates.
I have no doubt that if BikePgh could press a button and fix this, it would be fixed, and I have no doubt that the BikePgh folks know more about this than I do. I do think that saying, "this happens in other cities too" and "been this way for 100 years" is not a solution.
I respectfully suggest that it's not wrong to ask, What is my advocacy group doing about this? And (just my opinion) it is not wrong to ask, Where are the results? – knowing that BikePgh doesn't have their own bulldozers and can't change speed limits.
Questions are ok, right?
erok wrote:the police reporting and access to their data is so bad and inaccessible, who knows. Even the PennDOT data i hard to get access to. My cynical side thinks this is by design because they don't want you to know what roads are dangerous because it opens them up to liability, but that's just my paranoid thoughts.
I like the way you think.
I haven't been following this too much, but I do know about data, and exposing any organization's data to the outside world involves a lot of work, especially if that data is not too well organized to begin with. So it's not hard to imagine PennDOT or the police department asking themselves, how much time do we want to spend organizing and making accessible this accident crash data so outside groups can make use of it, and deciding the answer is zero. It's not exactly that they want to make it difficult for outsiders, or to hide crashes (though they probably aren't bothered by these side-effects), it's just that they have no incentive to accomplish this moderately difficult task, other than requests from outsiders. No one in a position of authority to them is telling them to devote resources to addressing the problem, so they spend no time on it.
Edit: As Schiller said, "against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain." Also, laziness.
buffalo buffalo
buffalo buffalo wrote:9th Ward Riverside [public safety] meeting, covering "40th to 50th Streets below Butler", including the area where another cyclist was hit last week, is tonight–and the second Wednesday of every month–at 7:00p at Lawrenceville United's office, 4825 Butler Street.
Meeting has been postponed until next week due to the storms. Same time, Wednesday, 7/17, 7pm.
Vannevar wrote:And (just my opinion) it is not wrong to ask, Where are the results?
it is of course not wrong to ask. it may, however, be wrong to suggest that a potentially promising program that someone somewhere probably worked hard on for at least some period of time be scrapped because it hasn't yet produced results. i understand and to quite a significant extent agree with the various principles you have espoused. still, i think it premature to proclaim that the methods need reworked because they haven't yet produced results. what immediate results, after all, did brahe produce with his data collection? what good is being correct, and having data to back it up, if no one will listen?
@hiddenvariable : yes you're right, it might definitely be premature to declare the method/effort futile because there's no results yet.
Sometime downstream, in any effort, results matter and performance should be judged. As with Tycho Brahe, sometimes the worthy results are postmortem. If this change takes ten years or twenty years, it will be a win when it arrives. But the timeframe is not irrelevant (and nobody has said it is)
I have a friend BillC who tells me disagreements often occur between people of similar persuasions, fellow travellers who simply have different definitions of the timeframe. Reasonable people and good friends who hold the same desires can disagree on timeframes.
(On theology BillC is brilliant at asking me, are we obsessing about your timeframes or G^d's? Kind of tightens jaws. He smiles at me. )
In the sixties, I was the guy chanting,
What do we want? Change
When do we want it? Now
or something like that.
I imagine (because it's not my field) that in advocacy, there's discerning wisdom in not burning bridges when you can't get results on the ThingRightNow, because you want that relationship later. Those are very subtle and difficult decisions to have to make. Tyranny of the urgent n'at.
I'm reluctant to quote a war criminal but Kissinger said, Diplomacy is the art of the possible, and I suppose advocacy is too. There's no payoff in Pyrrhic non-victories .
I know everybody here looks forward to results on hit-bike-run, and nobody more so than the BikePgh folks (who are the informed professionals, as opposed to people like me who are the irrational uninformed suburbanites).
"Pyrrhic Non-Victories" will be the name of my other band.
i don't even understand where you got the notion that the crash map was designed to specifically deal with hit and runs either. it's there because no one was tracking bike crashes and incidents. we thought it would be useful to have people do that so that we can get a better understanding of where the problem areas lie, both to inform our city contacts, as well as for our own safety. If it helps with the hit and run problem, then that's great.
If those that should be tracking this stuff aren't doing it, we'll do it ourselves using the resources that we have. it's been pretty much our mantra since day one.
questions and questioning is great, just be aware of how you ask
To me, the issue at hand is bigger than whatever data Bike PGH might have. If it is all self reported, at best it will only contain a chunk of the info.
I can not make heads or tails of the Pittsburgh Police Blotter,
( http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/app/post.html?id=59 )
but it seems like a logical place to start. Does Bike PGH, or anyone else for that matter, have any ideas on where to access this kind of information?
^the police blotter info is useless. I have seen several large police actions (12 or more police cars, shots fired, etc.) the past few years that do not show up on the blotter at all, or show up as something minor like simple possession.
erok wrote:i don't even understand where you got the notion that the crash map was designed to specifically deal with hit and runs either.
I don't have that notion. I believe somebody else brought up the crash map as a resource and the conversation moved to it.
erok wrote: If those that should be tracking this stuff aren't doing it, we'll do it ourselves using the resources that we have. it's been pretty much our mantra since day one.
I love that.
The question I started with, or at least I meant to start with and I botched, is how can we gather data to support advocacy regarding hit-bike-run? How do we move from one-off anecdotes to media narrative? And can I help?
And I'm thinking, an online resource that collects everything, including partial anecdotes, media links, etc, generates a Google-map, generates timelines and statistics, that lets us credibly make objective statements about the prevalence of hit-bike-run,
and lets us move into using evidence to make the big-picture case.
(I can build and host that if there's support for it, but it doesn't have to be me and there's folks with mad skillz here)
I think the BikePgh community knows about most of the events, and maybe we can connect to the bikeshops and ask for their help. (Since people in hit-and-runs often end up needing parts)
Probably most people ask questions and volunteer to help more smoothly.
I'm not exactly sure what this data is even going to do for us in the larger scheme of things
We already know accidents are happening and they've been happening to motorists for a century. Look at the leading causes of death in our county:
Leading causes are cardiovascular diseases, heart disease, cancer, coronary heart disease
If only there was some kind of diet that's been shown to have really low incidences of those diseases… Gah, if only
Likewise, I'm pretty sure it's already known what reduces accidents. The problem is getting the government/population to endorse/support changes. Not sure if keeping track of a couple of extra people getting hit is going to do that
I mean hell, we had a kid get run over by a driver. Just another casualty/freak accident in everybody's mind. Move along to the next soundbite.
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By Tracy Simmons
Last year the most popular scripture on Biblegateway.com was Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
We asked our panelists what their favorite passage was.
VIEWPOINTS: What's your favorite scripture and why?
Matthew 25:31-46. This is one of my favorite scriptural passages in the New Testament. For me the message is very direct and clear. The kingdom of God is not about what you think, what you believe, but the kingdom of God is how do you treat one another. I am not sure why the goats always get the short end of the stick, poor goats.
Those who think they are religious and righteous are the ones who are missing the boat, so to speak. "When you did not do it to the one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." For me, this passage calls one to practice mindfulness. It calls one to "walk their talk" to be authentic and to truly, fully, completely love all people. And not just the good people, not just one's friends, or not just the one's you like. But to love the transient person who asks for a handout on the street. To love the alcoholic who is so addicted they are caught in one of the most insidious traps. To love the person whom you politically disagree with vehemently, is the call of the kingdom of God.
It is easy to say you love all people, but what do your actions say. What are the passing thoughts in ones' mind? Are we aware of our every thought? This passage also speaks to me of the amazing aspect of the divinity living within each person. "When you did not do it to the least of these, you did not do it to me." Now, personally I do not believe in hell, and I believe in God's most merciful and compassion nature. I believe the "eternal fire" is a metaphor representing not being in the presence of the divine. If there is a hell, it is of our own making. When Jesus proclaimed the Good News it was not about a new religion or a new faith. The Good News is very simple; The Kingdom of God is here now. Thus, we are not to wait until we are perfect, or wait until we are in heaven, or wait for anything to start treating every person as a unique and wonderful creation of the divine.
Like many of you, I'm sure, I have quite a few favorite scriptures; possibly some of my favorites are also yours. I Googled John 3:16 and was not completely surprised to learn, at least according to Wikipedia, that it is "one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible and has been called the most famous Bible verse. It has also been called the 'Gospel in a nutshell.' "
Another of my favorites might be less familiar to some of you; it is from The Book of Mormon. Ether 12:27 says, "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." It gives me great comfort to know that my (many) weaknesses are part of God's plan and can be made to serve his purposes. It is amazing to think any area where I am weak could potentially become one of my strengths (me, patient? me, brave? me, a morning person?).
My theoretical belief in this scripture is complete but my personal belief is still developing. Over my 58 years, I have indeed been made aware of my weaknesses (I have four children, so that's a given) and that has humbled me substantially, though not completely; I'm also still working on the faith/grace aspect. I haven't become a scriptorian (yet!) and my self-control is often AWOL, but I don't gossip like I did at 20 and I learned to drive in Barcelona (OK, that one's not exactly a spiritual strength, but trying in any area helps us improve in others, right?) So I still have hope that eventually I will see this wonderful scripture fulfilled in myself.
Romans 11:36. This verse is my life verse because it always grounds me in the truth of God's sovereignty. This chaotic world gives plenty of reasons to doubt God's goodness and power.
This passage helps me keep an eternal perspective on what and who this life of mine is all about, especially on the days when I'm struggling to understand what's going on.
It's like a small compass that helps me stay on course and navigate this path of life.
Paul's definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13:4–13 is famously used in weddings and etched on Christian decor. The more crucial section, the first three verses, are often skipped. These verses are my favorite because they always shift troubling religious conversations.
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:1–3, NRSV).
Some family friends attend a Christian church in Northern Idaho where the pastor teaches that Jews are outsiders to God's new covenant in Jesus and are unsaved. Over the years, it has been harder to be around this couple. They have acquired a condemning attitude towards people who believe differently and a zeal to sway others to their way of thinking. My parents have been distressed and confused over it. Then one day our conversation turned to Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 13:1–3. A silence filled the space. In that moment I saw in their eyes compassion instead of condemnation, wonder in place of knowledge, love not anger, and being human together rather than being right.


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summarises their work on improved redox flow batteries for electric cars (Research News October
The principle of redox and redox flow batteries is not new – two fluid electrolytes containing metal ions flow through porous graphite felt electrodes, separated by a membrane which allows protons to pass through it. During this exchange of charge a current flows over the electrodes, which can be used by a battery powered device.
Until now, however, redox flow batteries have had the disadvantage of storing significantly less energy than lithium-ion batteries. The vehicles would only be able to cover about a quarter of the normal distance – around 25 kilometers
– which means the driver would have to recharge the batteries four times as often. "We can now increase the mileage four or fivefold, to approximately that of lithium-ion batteries," Noack enthuses. The researchers have already produced the prototype of a cell. Now they must assemble several cells into a battery and optimize them. This further development is being carried out with colleagues from the University of Applied Sciences, Ostphalia, in Wolfenbüttel and Braunschweig. They are testing electric drives and energy storage units on model vehicles that are only a tenth of the size of normal vehicles.
Thanking also
New Energy and Fuel_online website
"Keep in mind the redox electrolyte research is just now getting under way and the claim is to meet the lithium ion standards very soon. There is even room for opportunities in research at the anode and cathode. What remains of great interest is the energy per weight and volume numbers that can really enthuse or befuddle the future."
& Comment
"Vanadium liquid electrolyte batteries are well-developed, maybe don't quite have the energy density for automotive use. Here is a good review article on vanadium batteries: http://www.scribd.com/doc/20283743/Status-of-the-Vanadium-Redox-Battery-Development-Program"
en référence à : Improved redox flow batteries for electric cars - Research News 10-2009-Topic 7 – Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (afficher sur Google Sidewiki)