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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Nat King Cole's groundbreaking television show, launched in 1957, folded after only a year because no national advertiser would risk a Southern boycott by sponsoring the first program hosted by an African-American.
"Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark," Cole said after quitting the show, making reference to the street in New York on which many advertising firms were located.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Dr. Mae C. Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space (7/1/1992)
The first African-American woman in space, Dr. Mae C. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama but considers Chicago, Illinois her hometown. She received a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (and completed the requirements for a Bachelor in African and Afro-American studies) at Stanford University in 1977. Dr. Jemison also received a Doctorate degree in medicine from Cornell University in 1981. After medical school she did post graduate medical training at the Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center. As an area Peace Corps medical officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa, she managed the health care delivery system for U.S. Peace Corps and U.S. Embassy personnel.
Jemison's background includes work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and reproductive biology. She also developed and participated in research projects on the Hepatitis B vaccine and rabies. Jemison was a General Practitioner and attending graduate Engineering classes in Los Angeles when she was named an astronaut candidate in 1987. She flew her first flight as a science mission specialist on STS-47, Spacelab-J, in September 1992. She was co-investigator for the Bone Cell Research Experiment on that mission. In completing her first space flight, Jemison logged 190 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds in space. Jemison resigned from NASA in March 1993. In 1994, she founded and began a term as chair of The Earth We Share (TEWS), an annual international science camp where students, aged 12 to 16, work together to solve current global dilemmas. From 1995- 2002 she was a professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College.
She is currently director of the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology in developing countries. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame and several corporate boards of directors on the Texas Governor's State Council for Science and Biotechnology Development. Dr. Jemison published her memoirs, Find Where DE:the Wind Goes:Moments from My Life in 2001. She currently resides in Houston, Texas.
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One of the first colored women to graduate from a recognized
college in the United States was Fanny M. Jackson Coppin, the
wife of Bishop Levi J. Coppin, 30th bishop of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. But this is her smallest claim to
distinction, for hers is excellence as educator, public speaker,
and for her notable achievements as a public-spirited citizen.
She was born a slave in the city of Washington, District of
Columbia, late in the fourth decade of the nineteenth century.
Her maternal grandfather was a Mr. Henry Orr, a free man
of color; but his wife was a slave, and according to the laws
of the times, their six children took the legal condition of
the mother, A few years after the passage of the Fugitive Slave
Law of 1850, Mrs. Sarah Clark, her aunt, discovering that
Fanny was a child of promise, saved up one hundred and
seventy-five dollars and secured the girl's freedom, according to
the forms of law, by paying this sum of money to the District of
Columbia slaveholders, so as to incur no risk, should it be neces-
sary to move to another community.
At fifteen she went to Newport. There began the struggle.
She was not willing to depend upon her aunt. Speaking of
this period she says:
**So I went to service. Oh, the hue and cry there was, when
I went out to live ! Even my aunt spoke of it ; she had a home
to offer me; but the 'slavish' element was so strong in me that
I must make myself a servant. Ah, how those things cut me
then! But I knew I was right, and I kept straight on. . . .
The lady with whom I lived allowed me one hour every other
afternoon to go and recite to a person whom I paid to teach
me. For this I was not allowed to go out at any other time. . . .
I remained there six years, using my seven dollars a month to
pay for my instruction."
She obtained employment as maid in a very distinguished
family — the Calverts of Baltimore, who were then living in
Rhode Island. The home of the Calverts was the resort of all
the literati of Boston — here she acquired or rather deepened that
craving for education that followed her all her life. Surrounded
constantly by the most refined culture, the young servant girl
sought for opportunities to study. One hour each week was given
her to use as she would, and it was during these driblets of
time that she studied vocal and instrumental music and that
she prepared herself to enter the State Normal School, then
under the principalship of Dana P. Colburn, author of the well-
known series of arithmetics. Mrs. Calvert had no children
and soon the ability, tact and graciousness of the young servant
commended her to the mistress. When she was about to leave
the Calvert service to enter the Normal School, Mrs. Calvert
said to Fanny: "Will money keep you?" "No," replied
Fanny, "I want to fit myself to help to educate my people."
This dedication to her people 's service became and remained the
one purpose of her life, giving it a singular coherence and
unity of aim.
It was a rare thing for a young colored woman to show such
an ambition to obtain an education and to demonstrate her
capacity for academic honors, as did Fanny Jackson. This was
in the dark days before the Civil War when Kansas was a
battle-ground between the friends of freedom and slavery, and
the land was echoing the dictum of the Dred Scott Decision, that
' ' A Negro had no right which a white man is bound to respect. ' '
It was then that Bishop Daniel A. Payne, whose zeal for educa-
tion was well known, heard of this ambitious girl and obtained
her a scholarship which enabled her to attend Oberlin College.
The young student did not rely on this aid entirely, for she
taught music to the children of the college professors and thus
helped to pay her way through college.
When a student at Oberlin she became more and more im-
pressed with the gravity of her chosen work. "Whenever I
stood up to recite," said she, "I felt the whole responsibility of
my people resting on my shoulders. My failure was my people's
It was customary at Oberlin to employ members of the ad-
vanced classes to teach students in the preparatory depart-
ment. While all, colored and white, were treated alike at Ober-
lin, yet never was a colored pupil-teacher sent to take charge
of classes where all were white. We must remember too that
many of the members of the classes in the preparatory depart-
ment were the children of slave holding parents. Fanny was
given a class as an experiment. Said President Finney to her:
' ' In giving you this class, Fanny, I do not hold myself responsi-
ble for the order, or that the pupils will sit under your instruc-
tion. I send you; you must make your own way." She made
her way. The class was a brilliant success. The success was
the more pronounced, because former white pupil-teachers had
signally failed in the management of this very class. Its num-
bers gradually increased to one hundred young white men and
women and consequently became too large for the young teacher.
When President Finney proposed to divide it the students re-
fused to leave. Visitors, those friendly as well as those op-
posed to the race, were in daily attendance to see this novel
sight. The London AthencBum of that time mentions the event
as a noteworthy fact.
The Civil War came on apace. For a time the outcome seemed
doubtful. When the tide of battle turned and freedom to the
bondman was seen to be inevitable, Fanny M. Jackson and Mary
M. Patterson were called to the Institute for Colored Youth,
an academy of almost college grade in the city of Philadelphia,
maintained by a legacy left more than a quarter of a century
previously by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker. ]\Iiss Jackson
received the appointment as principal of the female depart-
ment, and when, four years later, in March, 1869, President
Grant appointed its principal, Ebenezer D. Bassett, Minister to
Haiti, the vacancy in the Institute was filled by the promotion
to the head position of the once slave girl, who first saw the
light of day within the borders of the District of Columbia.
For thirty-five years her career in Philadelphia was one of
intense activity, acknowledged ability as educator, and distinc-
tion as a leader in every good cause for the promotion of the
betterment of the colored people of her city and the country
at large. No voice was more potent than hers outside of the
schoolroom ; no educator shaped to better advantage more youth-
ful minds.
Among some of the things accomplished by Mrs. Coppin, aside
from her class-room work as an educator, may be credited the
organization of the Colored Woman's Exchange, by means of
which opportunity was given for the first time, for the public
exhibition of specimens of the artistic and mechanical workman-
ship of the colored people of Philadelphia. Many orders for
supplies and work in all of the varied lines of skill exhibited
were received. The "Home for Girls and Young Women," a
house which gave to young women engaged in domestic service the
comforts of a home, maintained for a number of years largely
by her enterprise and energy, was another practical result of her
many-sided activities.
But the establishment of an Industrial School as a feature
of the Institute for Colored Youth, of which she was principal,
may be classed, possibly, as her most important work.
As an orator she is entitled to a very high place, indeed. A
contemporary, who had ample opportunity for gauging her
work in this respect, says : ' ' Her appeals in behalf of the
colored people of her city and country have been as direct, as
soul-stirring, as eloquent, as those by any man in the same be-
half." When it is remembered that she had frequently ap-
peared on the same platform with Isaiah C. Wears, John M.
Langston, Robert Purvis and Frederick Douglass, such a tribute
can be estimated at its true valuation. Her lectures and public
addresses delivered in principal cities were given, not for pe-
cuniary gain, but in response to a call to service. Her personality
would have won her high ci\ac recognition had she been of the
other sex and race.
At a political gathering in Philadelphia . . . the mayor of
the city was one of the speakers on the platform. She made
one of her soul-stirring, effective speeches that those who heard
her will long remember. The mayor was so touched by her
earnestness and cultured mind that he purposely sought some
means of showing his appreciation and appointed her — the first
instance of its kind — a member of a Board of City Examiners
for clerical officers.
She has acted as an interpreter of French in court, and was
for a time one of the directory of the "Old Folks' Home," lo-
cated in West Philadelphia.
In 1888 she visited England to attend the Missionary Con-
gress as a representative of the Sarah Allen Mission. So elo-
quently did she plead the cause that the Duke of Somerset arose
and commended her in glowing terms for her eloquence and the
cause that she so ably represented.
In 1881 at the height of her career, she was married to Rev,
Levi J. Coppin, formerly a student at the school. The service
was performed in Washington at the Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church, in which many of her girlish days were spent, and of
which Mrs. Clark, her aunt, then a resident of Washington, was
an influential member. Besides the reception tendered there by
friends and a host of former pupils identified with the life of
Washington, there were receptions held in Baltimore, in which
Rev. Coppin was a pastor, and in Philadelphia, the scene of and
center of the activities of the bride and groom for so many-
In 1900 her husband was elected bishop and assigned to work
in South Africa. There was no hesitation in her mind as to
her duty, although well-meaning friends doubted whether it was
wise for her to risk her health in journeying 11,000 miles to the
Dark Continent. But she resigned her connection with the
Institute at Philadelphia and began as ardently in South Africa
the work of laying the foundation of Bethel Institute at Cape-
town, as at the Institute in the * ' City of Brotherly Love ' ' thirty
years before.
As an evidence of the world-wide influence she wielded as
teacher in the Institute for Colored Youth, on her arrival in
South Africa, she, to her unbounded surprise, met those who had
been under her tutelage 11,000 miles away.
She did not write out her speeches and lectures, but it being
her purpose to publish a work on the Science of Teaching, for
which her ample notes made for her class-room work afforded a
basis unlike that of the average text-book in pedagogics. She
spent the last months of her life in preparing "Reminiscences
of School Life and Notes on Teaching. ' '
Certain it is that no career is more encouraging to the deserv-
ing colored woman than that of Fanny M. Jackson Coppin, so
basis unlike that of the average text-book in pedagogics, she
passed away January 21, 1913, at her home in Philadelphia.
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accomplish within the next fifty years of
Author: Graves, Charles Francis, 1878- [from old catalog]
Publisher: [Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Noted Negro Women : Their Triumphs and Activities (1893)
African American She-roes of the late 19th Century.
They face no easy task right after the Civil War when so many of
their people were destitute. The freedmen often had no homes, no education
and limited prospects. These women gave their all to advance the race
E-Book available online in several popular formats and full text.
Author: Majors, Monroe A. (Monroe Alphus), b. 1864; Vivian, C. T., former owner. GEU
Subject: African American women; African Americans
Publisher: Chicago : Donohue & Henneberry
Language: English
Digitizing sponsor: Emory University, Manuscript Archive and Rare Books Library
Book contributor: Emory University, Manuscript Archive and Rare Books Library
Collection: africanamericanliterature; emory; americana
They face no easy task right after the Civil War when so many of
their people were destitute. The freedmen often had no homes, no education
and limited prospects. These women gave their all to advance the race
E-Book available online in several popular formats and full text.
Author: Majors, Monroe A. (Monroe Alphus), b. 1864; Vivian, C. T., former owner. GEU
Subject: African American women; African Americans
Publisher: Chicago : Donohue & Henneberry
Language: English
Digitizing sponsor: Emory University, Manuscript Archive and Rare Books Library
Book contributor: Emory University, Manuscript Archive and Rare Books Library
Collection: africanamericanliterature; emory; americana
Rosa Parks' Arrest Records (November 13, 2012)
Author: National Archives
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Book contributor: Megan Gambino (Smithsonian.com)
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Suppose you lost your job and were still out of work after your unemployment benefits ran out. Suppose you were facing bankruptcy. Suppose you were going to be foreclosed and forced out of your home. Suppose in the midst of a very cold winter you ran out of money to buy heating oil. What would you do? To whom would you turn?
Suppose you lost your job and were still out of work after your unemployment benefits ran out. Suppose you were facing bankruptcy. Suppose you were going to be foreclosed and forced out of your home. Suppose in the midst of a very cold winter you ran out of money to buy heating oil. What would you do? To whom would you turn?
Crises like these happen to hundreds of people in York each year. If things like this had happened to you previously then you might have a strategy for coping this time around but peo-ple facing such difficulties for the first time often do not know the first thing about how to cope. The victims of circumstances such as these need to know about YCSA. In fact, everyone in York needs to know about the YCSA.
The York Community Service Association is a multifaceted community service agency. You may know it as the place where you can donate used clothing and other household goods. Or you may know it as a place where you can find great bargains on such items. The YCSA Thrift Shop is located 1320 U.S. Route One in Cape Neddick (363-2510). Many people shop there without ever realizing that profits from the shop fund another arm of the YCSA — YCSA Family Services, now located at 45 Woodbridge Road in York (363-5504).
The YCSA Family Service Program provides short-term case management as well as emergency funds for rent, utilities, medical and dental expenses and money for car repairs. They also provide medical equipment, food vouchers, clothing assistance, camp scholarships, funds for learning activities for kids and access to the YCSA Food Pantry. YCSA is not the town's publicly-funded General Assistance office, but YCSA does refer people there. In order to be eligible for assistance, applicants have to meet Maine standards for low income support.
The YCSA Food Pantry is located at 38 Woodbridge Road in York (351-1928). The mission of the organization is to feed people in need. The Food Pantry is open every Thursday for food distribution between 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Starting Feb. 20 they also will be open from 5 until 7 p.m.
All three of these operations — the thrift shop, the family services program and the food pantry — are programs of the YCSA, an organization which has been serving York families for over 50 years. Overseeing it all is Michelle Surdoval, the YCSA executive director. Surdoval has been at the helm of the YCSA since last summer when she began pulling together her team: Donald Martin (manager of the YCSA Thrift Store), Kate Ford (a licensed social worker and manager of the YCSA Family Services Program) and Maureen Monsen (manager of the YCSA Food Pantry). Monsen is the daughter of the Food Pantry's previous managers, Pat and Tom Whalen.
I met with Surdoval to get to know about her and to learn about the integrated operations of the YCSA. A positive and energetic woman, Michelle Surdoval is experienced in creating partnerships for the public good. She came to York after leading a six-state coalition working to improve minority health and to eliminate health disparities across New England. Prior to that, she worked as a substance abuse counselor and HIV prevention specialist in New York and New Hampshire.
One of the things that interested her most in accepting the position of YCSA executive director was the chance to oversee a for-profit business (the Thrift Shop) which exists to support the other non-profit aspects of the programs. Asked if this model was common, she told me she knew of only one other like it in the State of Maine.
Last year 64 clients were served for the first time by YCSA's Family Services Program, bringing the total number of Family Service clients to 150. In addition 264 separate individuals were served last year by the Food Pantry. Expansion is the order of the day. In March the Thrift Shop will be opening up the second floor with more retail space including furniture sales.
If you want to help, you can make a cash donation to YCSA. Or you can shop or volun-teer at the Thrift Store. Or you can volunteer at the Food Pantry. There's good work being done here by the YCSA. Should you ever need them, you want to be sure they'll be there.
Ron McAllister is a sociologist and writer who lives in York.

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Michael Jackson was a complex man to say the least. Most agreed that he was a lonely soul, someone in constant search of a pure, unconditional love. A love that was perhaps unintentionally lost in his childhood, a childhood which was full of so many demands and expectations from him.
He was both beloved and accused in his life, a life that ultimately became filled with spectacle and controversy.
Regardless of what you may or may not think of Michael Jackson or how you feel about him, the one thing that none of us can not take away from him is his legacy of music, song, and dance that he left behind. For simply that, the King of Pop will be missed.
I invite you to view the photo gallery below and leave any comments and/or Michael Jackson memories or stories you may have about him. Thank you.
Thank you Michael Jackson for the 45 years of joy you brought to this world with your legendary performances through song and dance. R.I.P.


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Children's Ministries
4-12 year olds grow very quickly, both physically and spiritually! These classes are designed to help kids adjust to new levels of learning God's Word. Biblical principles are taught in a variety of ways that make learning fun and easy to apply to their lives. Mega Kids is held Sunday morning and Wednesday evening!


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Accommodation in Rome
Castello della Castelluccia
A dream which, if you want, you can make a splendid reality! Castello della Castelluccia, was built between the 10th and 13th centuries by the noble Cancellieri family, descendants of the Orsinis, on the ruins of an ancient Roman villa. Through the centuries it has seen the rise and fall of many noble families that have owned it.
Today this same magic atmosphere, the romantic corners and the enchanting gardens await you, inviting you to dive into the past…
The restaurant, named "La Locanda della Castelluccia" (the Castelluccia Inn) has a splendid dining-room in medieval style, adorned by a fine fireplace which creates a warm and elegant environment.
In a relaxing atmosphere like the Castle, there obviously has to be a wellness area for regenerating the body and the mind, along with a lovely pool.
The hotel has special family rooms and they also have a very nice swimming pool where families can relax. They offer numerous family-friendly outdoor activities such as: biking, hiking, horse riding, lake excursions, family golf lessons, and indoor rock-climbing.
The hotel is a gold eco leader.
Rome is the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Rome has the status of a global city. The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.
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Troubleshooting: Office 2010 not staying activated after sysprep in VDI
Document ID: KVZ100018/ Created on: Jan 23, 2011/ Updated on: Jan 23, 2011
I am having a problem when creating a production virtual desktop image for a client. I have a volume license (MAK) for Office 2010 standard. When I get the Office suite installed, I run through the activation process in the applications (usually Word). I then restart the machine and perform a sysprep. This is an automated process using our VDI solution (Kaviza). Once the image is done with sysprep, it saves the template as a base image from which the users' desktops are cloned.
The problem is that the newly started linked-clones from the base image are prompting for users to activate the Office suite. Is there a way to maintain the "Activated" status of the Office suite after a sysprep has run?
Response from Microsoft:
By design, there is not. In general, VMs running Office are considered separate instances. This is one anti-piracy measure; otherwise, it would be simple enough to activate one image, distribute it, and then maintain that activated status for anybody who gets that image.
Response from Microsoft:
You may want to consider these options:
1.) Activate for the users. On first boot of the virtual desktop, run the ospp.vbs /act command (you may need to run ospp.vbs /puserops in the base image first to allow non-admins to activate). This will request activation, and the user will never see any prompts for activation. However, if hardware changes on the hosting side, e.g. the VM is moved to another server, then the user will be prompted for re-activation. This will use up another MAK activation count on your MAK key.
More info on the ospp.vbs script: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624350.aspx#section1
2.) (Recommended) Set up a KMS host. If you have many desktop instances, the easiest thing to do may be to set up a KMS host and use KMS activation instead of MAK. In this way, activation is transparent to users — they will not be prompted to activate. If hardware changes are detected and re-activation is required, then Office will just re-activate with the KMS host, again invisible to the user. You won't need to worry about burning up any more MAK activations on your key.
If you have a WS 2008 R2 server, WS 2003, or W7 client to serve as your KMS host, then you can pursue this option. Here's a video that walks you step-by-step through setting up a KMS host:


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We envision our congregation as a spiritual haven and resource for individuals seeking union with God. We are a shelter for the hurting. We are a community bound together by the love of Christ, where those who have been otherwise rejected can find comfort and acceptance—in Christ.
We envision a church that is true to the Scriptures and obedient to the Great Commission.
We envision a church that is committed to both the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).
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Heartland Meadows
Heartland Meadows is a family-operated wedding and event venue located in Knoxville, Tn resting on 45 acres of rolling meadows. If you are looking for a secluded ceremony site with elegant-rustic charm and experienced event coordinators, look no further! Our friendly staff and venue directors are happy to assist with your planning. We offer a variety of ceremony and reception options, including our famous grand oak tree, decorative barn, open field, pond, or forest. The firefly deck makes a great addition to the barn reception site, where your guests are sure to enjoy the open air and view.
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Even The Trees Are Depending On The Survival Of Wolves
Cottonwood trees, like people, come in male and female. And, as with people, it takes two to tango. The dance goes like this: The male's flowers contain pollen and each spring the wind whisks that pollen away to fertilize the females. Within a short time, the fertilized females produce pods full of the cottony substance for which the tree is named. Tiny seeds - the hope for cottonwoods' continued existence - nestle in that cotton. When the pods burst open, the wind catches the cotton, creating what may look like an early summer snowstorm. After the cotton lands along stream banks, the seeds take root and seedlings sprout.
Cottonwoods excel at broadcasting their next generation. And elk love to eat that new growth. Especially when wolves-their primary predator - are not around. Between 1926 when the last Yellowstone wolf was shot and 1995 when the first wolf was reintroduced, Yellowstone's elk grew lazy and abundant. Their burgeoning numbers browsed wherever they wanted and for as long as they pleased, devouring the next generation of cottonwoods each and every year.
In 2003 two scientists from Oregon State University, Bill Ripple and Bob Beschta studied trees along the Lamar River and found many tall cottonwoods more than seventy years old - trees that would have been seedlings around the time Yellowstone's wolves were killed off. They also found thousands of tiny cottonwood seedlings that had grown in the few years since the wolves returned. But they found nothing in between.
With wolves absent, fearless and hungry elk stopped the cycle of cottonwood regeneration: seedlings growing into young trees which mature and replace dying old trees. Too few wolves led to too many elk and not enough cottonwoods. In some parts of Yellowstone, cottonwoods faced the possibility of dying off.
Since the return of wolves, the next generation of cottonwoods are surviving - in certain locations - according to another Ripple and Beschta study. They found young cottonwood and willow growing taller each year in sites the scientists labeled as "high risk"- spots where the elk could not see wolves approach or from which the elk had no easy escape route, spots where dining could be deadly. On the other hand, seedlings showed little increase in height at "low-risk" sites - where the elk still felt safe to browse at will. With wolves back in the park, elk were living in what became known as an "ecology of fear" that determined where they browsed.
Wolves and cottonwood and elk are inextricably tied in a natural balancing act. Remove wolves and the system falls out of balance, threatening the cottonwoods and elk. This is just one example of how wolves benefit the ecosystems in which they live.
Rick Lamplugh is a wolf advocate and author of the bestselling "In the Temple of Wolves." Available as eBook or paperback at http://amzn.to/Jpea9Q. Or as a signed copy from the author at http://bit.ly/1gYghB4.
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Forell/Elsesser has provided structural engineering services for several sculptures and monuments throughout the United States.
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Cloud Gate – Forell/Elsesser provided structural analysis to assist with the design of this unique 60'x30'x40' stainless steel "bean" shaped sculpture which was designed as the focal point for Millennium Park in Chicago, Illnois. The sculpture was built from milled stainless steel panels welded together and ground smooth for a seamless, reflective finish. Design parameters included development of flexible mountings between the stainless steel shell and internal steel frame to accommodate thermal expansion/contraction, support and transportation deflections without warping or denting the smooth sculpture. Forell/Elsesser provided structural analysis to assist with design of the internal supporting frame for the staged construction as well as the final support.
Beginnings – Forell/Elsesser provided structural engineering services for this 40 foot tall steel sculpture. The sculpture was designed for use during graduation ceremonies and was featured during Michelle Obama's commencement address to UC Merced's first graduation class in May 2009. The sculpture consist of two gently curving, vertical stainless steel arms rising from a large circular base. The burnished stainless-steel sculpture is located in the central courtyard of the University of California, Merced. Stainless steel skin is supported internally by a robust structural steel framework that is anchored to a reinforced concrete mat foundation.
The Spirit of Alamilla Spring – Forell/Elsesser provided a structural evaluation study on a Everdur C83700 Copper Casting Alloy sculpture designed by artist and sculptor Todji Kurtzman. The sculpture will be placed at the entrance of the new Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex in Dublin, California.
A detailed model was built using general purpose finite element package Abaqus, CAE. The model was run in Abaqus Standard. Abaqus is selected for this study due to its strength in modeling complex geometries and its solver capability in efficiently handling and solving a large set of equations.
Analysis helped evaluating the strength of the sculpture skin to resist the design loads. Through iterative analysis, the sculptor geometry and the skin thickness is optimized such that the sculpture can effectively and safely resist the anticipated gravity and lateral loads per the requirements of the building codes and using the site-specific seismic design parameters from the USGS website. In the structural analysis of the sculpture, 12 different seismic load cases from ASCE7-10 were considered.
(The Spirit of Alamilla Spring video below)
The Dance of Life – A 12-foot tall brushed stainless steel sculpture to be permanently displayed in the center of the main lobby area in the new Sansum Ridley Tree Cancer Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Five dancer figures are joined at their fingertips in a three-dimensional arc, with the two upright supporting dancers standing on a cylindrical stainless steel drum. The sculpture is the creation of Santa Barbara artist Aris Demetrios. The engineering design by Forell/Elsesser Engineers strived to optimize the thickness and overall weight of the stainless plate by using internal stiffening elements and solid fingertip connector elements at the points of highest stress. The sculpture and base were analyzed using a detailed finite element analysis, and were proportioned to withstand the effects of a maximum-level earthquake. The base drum assembly is invisibly anchored firmly to the floor structure to ensure the seismic stability of the sculpture. The sculpture installation was unveiled at the Clinic Grand Opening in September 2017.
(Dance of Life video below)
More F/E projects:
Various works by Mark di Suvero – Are Years What?, Dreamcatcher, Figolu, Huru, Magma, Old Buddy, Mother Peace, Will –
Crissy Field, San Francisco
Collected Letters – San Francisco Asian Art Museum – Liu Jianhua
Big Peace IV – Oakland Museum of California – Tony Labat
Zakar – Oakland Museum of California – Michael Todd
A selection of large-scale sculptures – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Garden – various works by Robert Arneson, Louise Bourgeois, Mark di Suvero, Barnett Newman, and Ursula von Rydingsvard
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The Disney-owned cable network has ordered the Bella Thorne starrer from Pretty Little Liars boss I. Marlene King to series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Granted it's that way in most cases. I was messing around and was taught a way to modify the collection by way of casting an array object. I'll demonstrate in the code.
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Young talent is crucial to the architecture and engineering sector, and nurturing youth development is key to attracting interns and graduates to the industry, SSH experts said on International Youth Day (IYD) today (12 August).
An annual United Nations initiative, IYD draws attention to youth issues worldwide, from education to poverty and everything in between, and gives governments, companies, institutions or individuals the chance to highlight their support for young people in a variety of ways.
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First pardon my english, Im french canadian
If you want the story behind this chest read to the end otherwise here are the specs )
Hand Made :)
Modeled from Tommy Mac ToolChest
Frame – BC-Fir
Drawer frame – Poplar with Bird-Eye maple front
Drawer support – Poplar
100+ Dovetails
Coloration is iron acetate for the carcasse
Maple is as-is
Finish is : 3 Coat of dewaxed Orange shellac (flakes)
and 4 Coats of Tried and True Oil+Varnish
More then 40 Hours of building…
Now the story…
Where to start the long version is…
I bought about 800bfm of BC-Fir since a contractor I know had that amount of overstock from a construction project he had… At the price he sold it to me I decided that it was the wood I was going to use for the new kitchen Im designing… I have an old doctors house and the interior is all in Douglas Fir (really a nice house :P)
At that point I wanted to board match a few pieces to see the grain pattern and play with coloration… I found the first 2 boards so nice that I decided I had to do something with it :P I waited about 6 months with the boards on hand to finally decide what I wanted to do with them. During that time my mind shifted completely from using power tools to, I want to buid something the old way! I decided, after seeing tommy mac toolchest video, to build a toolchest in Mahogany and walnut… But I didnt want to make a mistake with this type of wood since it was going to be my first handmade project! Those 2 boars we're going to be my tryout wood :P
Thats how it all began :)
I very proud of my first handmade project… There are many mistakes,... But overall I really happy with it :)
Dont be afraid to ask questions or comment :)
31 comments so far
#1 posted 03-06-2014 02:20 AM
Very nice, one of these days I might get up the nerve to try building something like that without using power tools..
#2 posted 03-06-2014 02:21 AM
That's a beauty! You have every reason to be proud. Something like this is on my "to do" list for maybe next winter…
#3 posted 03-06-2014 02:25 AM
-- Jeff NJ
#4 posted 03-06-2014 02:54 AM
Beautiful work the wood selection and finish is great, I particularly like the Dove tail joinery namely the dividers where you used a Sliding Dovetail joints, thanks for sharing. O'Neal
-- Soli Deo gloria!
#5 posted 03-06-2014 03:53 AM
Did you say this was your first project, or your 100th? Great stuff!
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#6 posted 03-06-2014 04:00 AM
Looks great!
-- "The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also." ― Mark Twain
#7 posted 03-06-2014 04:25 AM
Great work, very nice.
And a big welcome to Lumberjocks.
-- Bob in Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain
#8 posted 03-06-2014 05:05 AM
For a first hand made project you have done a great job and it will only get easier every time you build another project handmade.
-- Dave.......If at first you don't succeed redefine success....
#9 posted 03-06-2014 06:50 AM
A really super Tool chest. If you hadn't told us, I would have thought that you have done this many times! =^D
Greetz from Germany,
-- Greetz from Germany, Charles - Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool!! {borrowed from BRKH;)}
#10 posted 03-06-2014 09:04 AM
Great work, I have been wanting to start one of these for some time. Hope mine comes out this good.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#11 posted 03-06-2014 09:09 AM
Pretty cool for the first handmade project!
I like overall dimensions and proportions of the chest and drawers, it's gonna be quite useful shop item.
-- Yuri (10x4 -- yeah, that's my tiny shop!)
#12 posted 03-06-2014 01:10 PM
Wow! Great job
-- "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure." Mark Twain
#13 posted 03-06-2014 01:16 PM
This is super nice. Good job. Love the wood colors in here.
-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".
#14 posted 03-06-2014 01:19 PM
Incredible work! For your first project I'd say you were well ahead of me already. You must be a very well thought out type person.
Welcome to Lumberjocks the third friendliest place on the internet
-- Just trying to build something beautiful
#15 posted 03-06-2014 01:33 PM
Well thank you all for those good words :D
I have to be honest that I have meticulously went throu a lot of post here before deciding exactly what I wanted to do :P
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Nokia has failed to overtake rival Ericsson in sales as it reported 6 percent drop in networks business revenue in Q2.
Nokia said its networks business revenue reached EUR 4.693 billion or $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2018.
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"40 percent of sales pipeline is comprised of end-to-end deals. That is the highest level we have seen to-date," Rajiv Suri said.
Reuters reported – before the Nokia result – that the industry has struggled since demand for the current generation of 4G mobile equipment peaked in 2015, but the Finnish company has forecast 5G roll-outs will start later this year in the United States, followed in 2019 by renewed buying cycles in Japan and South Korea.
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The Scorpio Full Moon on Wednesday, May 10 is really calling to me. This year's Venus retrograde brought up so much personal intensity for so many, especially around relationships, self-image, and sexuality. For me personally, this retrograde period brought up some old, deep wounds that I realized I had never properly addressed. They go back


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Drumming up the good life
By PAUL DUCHENE
Issue date: Fri, July 18, 2003
Drummer Nigel Olsson is still easing down the yellow brick road of his dreams, backing rock icon Elton John and driving sports cars on the finest racetracks in England and the United States.
"I count myself lucky every single day," says the cheerful drummer, whose accent betrays his northern England origins. He's been with Elton John since 1969 and living in the United States since 197[5].
Pace cars are as close as Olsson gets to racing these days. "We were playing in Charlotte, N.C., on the sad day [stock car racer] Dale Earnhardt died," he explains, "and Elton came into the dressing room, pulled me aside and said, 'Nige, are you still racing?' and I said, 'Yeah.' And he said: 'I'd rather you didn't. Go ahead and drive the pace car as long as you stay up front.' "Of course, he's never been at Monterey [Calif.] when you're leading a vintage Formula One grid into Turn 1 at 90 miles an hourand they're all over you!"
Olsson is a shadowy figure behind the wheel of a ritzy Porsche or Ferrari sports car at Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races, held at Portland International Raceway each year. At the 2003 races recently, he sat down for a moment to talk about rock 'n' roll and racing.
Olsson has played for Elton John over three periods in the last 30 years: from 1969 to '7[5], 1980 to '84 and 2000 to now. In between, he's had successful bands of his own but nothing approaching the juggernaut that is Elton John.
Olsson and bassist Dee Murray joined the Spencer Davis groupthe seminal British band that spawned Stevie Winwoodin 1969 after having U.K. hits with Plastic Penny. When Spencer Davis broke up, Olsson and Murray backed John on his live "11-17-70" album, later becoming the backbone of his '70s hit machine that included the platinum albums "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy."
These days, touring with John is a huge enterprise, he says. The tours can last up to two years, and the band has three identical sets of equipment in different parts of the world to avoid post-Sept. 11. 2001 shipping issues.
"It's still exciting," he says. "There's still that rush, and people are taken aback that I get so nervous the whole day before the show. I don't know why; I'm not frightened of dropping a drumstick, and it's not like I don't know the songs!"
One thing that drives John is his charities, Olsson says, recalling a recent white-tie event at the superstar's London home that raised 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) for AIDS research.
Rock 'n' roll and racing go hand in hand, Olsson says, with musicians and drivers on one hand and enthusiastic fans in the stands.
But rock 'n' roll and racing cars don't overlap, he says: "When I'm driving a Ferrari Daytona, I don't need a stereo in it. I just wind down the window and listen to the engine. That's music to my ears."


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A tractor driver was almost hit by a train traveling at a speed of 73 mph (117 kmph), a report on an accident investigation has found.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said on the morning of 26 November, the tractor driver, a farm worker, was towing his vehicle across the level crossing Thorney Marsh Lane near Castle Cary, Somerset.
The train, a Great Western Railway coach, was travelling to Weymouth from Westbury. The RAIB said the near collision was as a result of miscommunication between the driver and a signaller.
The investigation reported that the train driver sighted the tractor starting to cross, sounded the horn and hit the emergency brake before screeching to a stop 450 metres past the crossing. Both the train driver and the farm worker then made a report to the signaller on the near miss.
According to CCTV images from the train, both the tractor and the trailer got the go ahead when the train was close to 30 metres from the crossing.
The report also the train had left the Castle Cary station four minutes behind time and had not passed the crossing when the tractor driver spoke to the signaller on the phone to find out if the train had been through.
The RAIB investigation said the signaller did not hear the question correctly and simply assumed the train had passed the crossing. He did not verify with the driver either and gave him the green light to cross.
Investigators said the incident underlines why it is important that signallers take charge of conversations during phone calls from users who want to cross but may not be used to communications critical to safety.


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Thomas and Jessica
While Thomas has never been a top five name in any decade, over 2.1 million baby Thomases have been born in the last century. The name, meaning "twin" is a classic, traditional name, given to presidents, saints, and generals. However, it's also got a everyman aspect to it, popular enough to coin the phrase "every Tom, Dick and Harry."
Thomas plays well with others, standing as a first name, a middle name or shortened to Tom or Tommy. You can even find Thomas in initials like TJ, JT, or RT.
Famous Thomases include Jefferson, U.S. president and Declaration of Independence author and inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Film aficionados love Tom Cruise, Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Hanks, while sports fans cheer for Tom Brady.
Jessica holds 10th place with Thomas. Jessica, meaning "God's grace" in Hebrew, didn't gain popularity until recent decades, reigning as the most popular girl's name from 1985-1990 and 1993-1995). Jessica is a more modern name, so you won't find many Queen Jessicas or Lady Jessicas, but Hollywood has several, like actresses Lange, Biel, and Alba and pop star Simpson.
There's no single story on what made Jessica so popular, but famous Jessicas in the '80s include Baby Jessica, the 18-month- old who was trapped in a pipe for almost three days in 1987 and Jessica Hahn, the church secretary who brought down televangelist Jim Bakker after their 1980 sexual affair went public. But regardless, Jessica reigned supreme until Emily came along in 1996.


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I started working on this mainly because I needed decor for my room, but it could easily feed into my main work. I first wanted to replace the ugly glass ceiling light shade that makes a horrible vibrating noise every time my housemate upstairs moves around, but that ended up being a bit of a disaster. It wasn't till I started doodling that I came up with some potential workable designs.
Led on to me making this
I still need to finish the watercolour work on the white tissue surface.
Since then I've been trying to figure out what to do next. I had a go at drawing it out in painter and seeing how other colours might look.
and then [played around with more designs ideas.
I also wanted to try and make a bunch of samples using tissue I put through my home printer by taping it to a regular sheet of paper. When you add the pva water mix to it the image runs but if you are extremely careful you can keep it mostly preserved
And here is the little model I tried it out on. each surface had an increasingly clearer image as I got used to preventing the wet ink from running.
I knew I was going to try a few more of these in the future so I played around with designs which might incorporate a number of these tetrahedrons into another lamp.
The last design reminded me a bit of an xbox controller and made me think of potentially making an abstract wall piece based on video game controllers. A kind of impractical monstrosity that might work as a piece of art in a gallery space.


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"you remember, i show you"
I heard that line at least 20 times from my cyclo driver. Don't worry — I have no idea what he meant either. I thought I was getting a deal — a ride to my next town and my homestay covered. However, all I was getting was a ride to a very touristy guesthouse and dropped off there. Not quite what I thought. And all through the 3 or so hours we toured back roads, he spoke, I understood about 1/16th of it, and then he would say "you remember, I show you" – and I would have no clue what he was talking about….
Yeah – that is me looking like a dumb-ass in my helmet. The really sad part about it is that helmets are mandatory here so they are a major fashion statement. There are tons of stores with all sorts of super cute helmets and helmet covers. Seriously great options. Unlike mine…
But, back to what matters, right? So – I have spent the past three days touring the Mekong Delta in one way or another. The first day I took a super touristy tour of the delta — it involved a big boat, small boats, trips to try local honey and coconut candy, lunch and was all around fairly lame — we were pretty much being shuttled from spot to spot — very little detail in what we were seeing. But — it was my ride into the delta (i stayed when all the rest of the tourists left) and it was a cool way to see a lot of different stuff in a very short period of time.
The next day, I took my motorcycle ride to near Vinh Long – further into the delta. Though it was a bit of a rip-off for what it was, it was cool to take back roads.
I stayed at a guesthouse last night that is billed as a homestay — but the place was so big and the daughter who served me looked so pissed off (damn sullen teenagers! 🙂 that I did not feel like a homestay. I was also the only person there (once all the lunch tour groups left), so it was a bit awkward. Though the food was good — I had elephant ear fish — which is basically a whole fish they give you and you roll spring rolls for yourself. Then there was a huge prawn and pieces of other fish with rice. And soup. Maybe the girl was just pissed off because she had to bring out all that food. The high point of staying there was getting a chance to take a long walk along the canal – i felt i got a good chance to see how people live in a not very touristy place. It was beautiful – green, lush and full of fruit trees (banana, coconut, jackfruit and papaya!).
Then, today, I took another boat tour (it was sort of set up by the moto dude — plus i had to find a way to get from the homestay to the city of vinh long, so it worked out ok). This one was with a super nice man and his super cute little girl. He took me through the canals – we also visited the honey production and the coconut candy — plus popped rice and he had me sample the rice alcohol (at 8 in the morning!). Then we went and saw the floating markets near Vinh Long — which are just that — markets that are floating — they are on boats. It was pretty cool to see.
In Vinh Long I toured the markets. Vietnamese markets sell just about anything — from live to dried fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, packaged goods, food stalls, eggs — pretty much whatever you want! they are fun to walk around.
My friend Chloe arrives tomorrow — we will meet up in Can Tho and figure out our plans from there. I discovered that it is not super easy to travel by yourself in this country — nothing like in India! the buses and whole tourism industry (which is co-owned by the government) pushes you towards certain places. I think that the ideal way to see Vietnam would be bike-touring (note to self for next trip here).
Tonight after having dinner in the market (no idea what I ate – as is the case for most of my meals), I went to the cafe that is on the water front. There was some terrible karoke going on. And I am so curious why the Vietnamese are SO into the neon flashing lights…..
more soon….
hope all is well — love – aurora


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Check it out! Big Pharma does it again!
In April, the Cohen Committee approved the issuing of a licence to distribute T_____ throughout the United Kingdom and the British Empire, by Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Limited under the brand name Distaval. The sedative was promoted as a 'wonder drug' to treat a range of conditions including headaches, insomnia and morning sickness in pregnant women. Advertisements emphasised the drug's safety using phrases such as 'non-toxic' and 'no known toxicity'.
The year was 1958! Hmm, was someone I know born that year? And the drug?
Know where it was developed? In the concentration camps. Yep, they experimented on prisoners to make the stuff and they're still selling next generation Thalidomide, marketed under different names.
When are we going to have Prozac payoffs, Risperdal payoffs, Zyprexa payoffs, ECT payoffs, payoffs for years incarcerated, years put out of work, years of families divided, years of marginalized lives?
We're still waiting, and I suspect we'll be waiting a while.


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Is this small enough!
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Not cheap?...That's because small is complex and has to be full of detail to make it look right so, here's an image of how it looked before...there was this little hole in the Patio which had been a "Water Feature"...
Then we created this.
This is the view that our client gets from her Breakfast Table!
The scale is sometimes difficult to see...so here's David, on the "Beach", giving it a final clean. The deeper water area of 24", is below the waterfall.
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Finished, Planted and full of detail...
Raised Formal Pool using White Limestone...awaiting a statue for the strangely empty round central base. Newly planted so looking somewhat stark but very soon the plants will soften the edges.
Ref:WAREHAM DORSET Patio Pool
Here's a bare patch just waiting to be transformed. Only a very slight rise, but remember the last one...that was on completely flat land too...it's the planting that disguises the fact that it was artificially raised.
Some people create huge problems for themselves. The art is to know the best place to position it...somewhere that allows you to blend it into the rest of the space.
And done! Just a pile of rock really, until that is, you plant it.
In this one the clients wanted to plant it themselves so I can't show you what it looks like "dressed up".
To give you the scale...this pond is only about 9'x7' but we can do them as small as 3' x 2'.
Positioned near to the house it allows you to enjoy it close at hand. And when attached visually to a Patio, the two become one!
Ref:SHEFFIELD PROJECT
The only thing that will remain for you to remember, is the cartwheel and the tree...
The client's dream was to come home from school and dip her feet (for an hour or so), in the cool water.
So we created a fixed rocky beach for her to paddle, and up the stream we placed a rock for her to sit on with the cool water running over her feet, whilst surrounded by dense planting!
Just a point about general Garden Design, notice the gap in the hedge in the background...simple but very effective, it leads you on to a what we call a "borrowed view".
And there's lots more pictures in the following chapters...


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Movies: Month in Review {January 2017}
I really enjoyed writing my previous "month in review" post, so I decided to try to keep a record of this past month's new cinematic experiences, too :)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
I actually quite enjoyed this one, which kind of surprised me since I have to be "in the right mood" for the first Alice movie, and I'm not a big Alice in Wonderland fan in general. But this movie was really fun and clever :) I especially loved the character of Time. He was cool. And there were so many familiar faces in the movie! Richard Armitage and Hattie Morahan made appearances, and it was simultaneously exciting to see them and also a little . . . weird. Like, "should they be playing in an Alice in Wonderland movie?" It was also funny to see Sasha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter opposite each other, because Les Mis :-P
Some of the lines were extremely quotable: *walks into room and extends hand* "PWESENT!" ~ "Earthquake. HAHAHA!" ~ "How was it?" "The world?" "Yes." "Most interesting. You should visit it sometime." ~ "Well, thank you for your you." "What?" "Thank you for your time."
Well, *I* liked this one, but I hear that I may be in the minority in that. Apparently it ends rather drastically differently than the book? I haven't read the book (though I do want to one day), so I couldn't say whether it is or it isn't. Anyway, the movie certainly had its flaws, but overall I thought it was compelling and touching and well-done and all that.


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Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that his government will release a study in May that will look at speeding up the introduction of battery powered cars on Ontario's roads and highways.
The study will consider financial incentives, giving electric cars the same preferred access as carpoolers and buses to high-occupancy vehicle lanes and replacing his government's fleet of cars with electric ones.
I think one of the most important things we can do is demonstrate that we are truly an electric-car-friendly jurisdiction, Mr. McGuinty said at a news conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where he announced that his government is joining forces with a California company that is working with partners to build battery recharging stations for electric cars.
I think it's fitting that we're looking at the next phase in the history of the car right here in Ontario, Mr. McGuinty said. Ontario should be home to the first truly green car. Well, today we're taking one step to get us a little bit closer.
The Premier was flanked at the announcement by Shai Agassi, founder and chief executive officer of Palo Alto-based Better Place, and the company's demonstration vehicle, a white, 2008 battery-powered Nissan Rogue.
As first reported by The Globe and Mail, this will be Better Place's first foray into Canada. The company is working with partners to build recharging stations in the United States, Israel, Denmark and Australia.
It is setting up shop here just as the embattled Detroit Three auto makers are betting their futures on hybrid and battery powered vehicles, which will arrive as soon as next year.
Better Place plans to open a Canadian subsidiary and build an electric car demonstration centre in Toronto to lay the groundwork to get electric vehicles up and running in Ontario. Mr. Agassi said consumers will be able to buy kilometres of electricity for their cars, much the same way they download music for their iPod music players or buy minutes for their cellular phones.
The McGuinty government has earmarked $1.15-billion in funding for ventures that will help the province survive the economic downturn and create jobs of the future. Better Place is an ideal example of the kind of ventures the government is targeting.
It's an idea with the power to reshape our province, Mr. McGuinty said. The venture will create new green jobs by building battery recharging stations, signalling to the world that Ontario is a jurisdiction that is friendly to the electric car, he said.
A big hurdle to persuading consumers to trade in their gasoline-fuelled cars for electric ones is that the batteries can cost as much as $8,000. But Mr. Agassi thinks there is a way to get around this obstacle by selling consumers cars without the battery. Under such a scenario, consumers would purchase just the electricity.
Mr. Agassi said electric cars should be sold the same as gasoline-fuelled cars. If a car came with a 12-year supply of gasoline, the cost would be prohibitive, he said. Better Place reached an agreement with auto maker Renault Nissan last year to make electric cars that fit this model, he said.
Electricity kilometres are cheaper than gasoline kilometres, so we are actually able to make electric cars comparable or cheaper than gasoline cars.
Mr. McGuinty said consumers will demand that the auto industry make recharging batteries for electric cars convenient and easy.
They will want to be able to pull into a battery exchange station and replace a run down battery with a fully charged one, he said.


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RE33RC11: Real Estate Brokerage Professional Ethics for Residential and Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Code of Ethics)
Please note, NAR has extended the Code of Ethics training for REALTORS® from a two (2) year biennial cycle to a three (3) year triannual cycle meaning all REALTORS® must complete the Code of Ethics between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, and for successive three (3) year periods thereafter.
All attendees looking to receive State CE Credits must arrive prior to the start of the class. Per the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons "students must complete the total number of requisite hours. Breaks, tardiness or other interruptions are not to be included in the total number of hours."


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Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Coordinator (AHC) provides support services for affordable housing programs, projects and activities. The AHC is assigned administrative duties through the Community Preservation Committee, and is a resource for:
- Mendon residents, property owners, landlords, and tenants,
- Mendon town boards and committees, and
- Anyone looking to buy, sell, rent, lease or build affordable housing in Mendon.
The coordinator works closely with the following town government groups:
- Board of Selectmen,
- Planning Board and Master Planning Committee*,
- Community Preservation* and Land Use Committees*,
- Council on Aging, Historical Commission,
- Mendon Housing Authority,
- Zoning Board of Appeals
(* participates in regular meetings)
The AHC attends seminars, meetings and conferences to network with town planners, housing coordinators, and housing agencies around the region and state to learn about ongoing and proposed housing initiatives, and to investigate sources of funding to supplement existing resources. The AHC also monitors compliance with Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) reporting requirements.
The Affordable Housing Coordinator works with all constituents groups to develop a proactive strategy to meet Mendon's current and future housing needs, find the best use of land and existing structures, and prepare for future development. We seek to preserve those housing characteristics most valued by residents and protect the town against the negative effects of unwanted or undesirable development.
Contact: Bill McHenry
ph: 508-970-4932
Staff Contacts
|Bill McHenry
|Affordable Housing Coordinator
|(508) 634-6898