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But the attainment of this end depended upon the susceptibility of the hearers. So far as they hungered for true spiritual food, so far as the parable stimulated them to deeper thought, and so far only, it revealed new riches. Those with whom this was really the case were accustomed to wait until the throng had left their Master, or, gathering round him in a narrow circle, in some retired spot, to seek clearer light on points which the parable had left obscure. The scene described in Mark, iv., 10, shows us that others besides the twelve apostles were named among those who remained behind to ask him questions after the crowd had dispersed. Not only did such questions afford the Saviour an opportunity of imparting more thorough instruction, but those who felt constrained to offer them were thereby drawn into closer fellowship with him. He became better acquainted with the souls that were longing for salvation.
The greater number, however, in their stupidity, did not trouble themselves to penetrate the shell in order to reach the kernel. Yet they must at least have perceived that they had understood nothing; they could not learn separate phrases from Christ (as they might from other religious teachers) and think they comprehended them, while they did not. And so, in proportion to the susceptibility of his hearers, the parables of Christ revealed sacred things to some and veiled them from others, who were destined, through their own fault, to remain in darkness. The pearls, as he himself said, were not to be cast before swine. Thus, like those "hard sayings"156156 John, vi., 60. which were to some the "words of Life," and to others an insupportable "offence," the parables served to sift and purge the throng of Christ's hearers.
A single example will bring this vividly before us. On a certain occasion, when Christ had pronounced a parable, and the multitude had departed, the earnest seekers after truth gathered about him to ask its interpretation.157157 Luke, viii., 10; Mark, iv., 11. He expressed his gratification at their eagerness to 104learn the true sense of his words, and said: "Unto you it is given158158 I. e., they followed the inward " drawing of God (John, vi., 44, 45), and thence became susceptible of Divine impressions. to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables [without the explanations that are given to susceptible minds], that they may see with their eyes, and yet not see; that they may hear with their ears, and yet not hear." There is here expressed a moral necessity, a judgment of God, that those who were destitute of the right will (on which all depends, and without which the Divine "drawing" is in vain), could understand nothing of the things of the Lord which they saw and heard. So long as they remained as they were, the whole life of Christ, according to the same general law, remained to them an inexplicable parable.159159 According to Mark and Luke, the disciples asked of Christ the meaning of the parable; according to Matthew (xiii., 10), they inquired why he spoke to the multitude in parables. In Luke there is only an allusion to Isai., vi., 9; in Matthew the passage is cited in full. In both respects the statement in Mark and Luke seems to be the more simple and original. The apostles had more reason to ask the meaning of the parables than to find out Christ's motive for uttering them; yet as Christ, in reply, did state that motive, it was perhaps implied in the question. The full quotation of the passage in Isaiah was a natural change, and accorded with Matthew's habit. The connexion is well preserved in Matthew, and the difference between his statement and the others is merely formal; nor is there the slightest ground to suppose that the author of Matthew simply worked out Mark's account or some other which lay before him. It goes on naturally thus: in answer to the question why he spoke to the multitude in parables, Christ replied (v. 11), that it was not given to them, as to the disciples, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; the reason, founded in their moral dispositions, is stated in v. 12; and then, in v. 13, the Divine sentence, that "on account of their stupidity he spoke to them only in parables." There is nothing inconsistent here, nor is any arbitrary procedure attributed to Christ; for, in fact, the parables served to veil as well as to reveal; and they did the one or the other, according to the moral disposition of those that heard them. It is worthy of remark, that "the others," with whom Luke contrasts the inquiring disciples, are styled by Mark (iv., 11) "those that are without." The simplest way to interpret this phrase is to apply it to those who did not enter to ask a solution of what they had not understood; it may mean those who were outside of the narrower fellowship around Christ; but in either sense the result is the same.160160 Whatever may have been the original expression of Christ in this passage, the fact that Luke speaks of "mysteries" in the plural, and Mark of "mystery" in the singular, contributes, at any rate, to its elucidation. We have here another proof that the germs of Paul's teaching are to be found in the discourses of Christ: this passage contains Paul's whole doctrine of tire relation of the natural mind to the knowledge of Divine things; e. g., 1 Cor.. ii. 14.
"The mystery," in the passage above quoted, is something hidden from men of worldly minds; incomprehensible to them, and to all who are excluded, by their spirit and disposition, from the kingdom of God. And this is the case with all truths that relate to that kingdom, however simple and clear they may seem to those whose inner life has made them at home in it.
After Christ had explained the parable to his disciples, he took occasion, 105from this particular case, to impress upon them the general lesson that every thing depended on the spirit in which they received his words. He came not (he told them) to hide his light, but to enlighten the darkness of men. It was his calling to be the Light of the world (Mark, iv., 21). (He spoke in order to reveal the truth, not to hide it.) The truth which he had obscurely intimated was to unfold itself for the instruction of all mankind (v. 22; cf. John, xvi., 25). Yet the organs who were destined to unfold it must have "hearing ears" (v. 23). And he proceeds (v. 24), "Take heed, therefore, what ye hear (be not like the stupid multitude, who perceive only the outward word); and unto you that hear shall more be given (my revelations to you will increase in proportion to the susceptibility with which you appropriate the truths which I have intimated)." And he concludes with the general law,161161 Mark, iv., 25; Luke, viii., 18; Matt., xiii., 12. "Whosoever has—in reality has—whosoever has made to himself a living possession of the truths which he has heard, to him shall more be ever given. But he that has received it only as something dead and outward, shall lose even that which he seems to have, but really has not."162162 I must hold ὃ δοκεῖ ἔχειν to be the true reading of Luke, viii., 18, in spite of what De Wette says to the contrary. His knowledge, unspiritual and dead, will turn out to be worthless—the shell without the kernel.
Some have supposed that these words (v. 25) were merely a proverb of common life, of which Christ made a higher application. But the proofs that have been offered163163 Conf. Wetstein on Matt., xiii., 12. in favour of the existence of such a proverb are by no means to the point; and, in fact, it would be hardly true applied to temporal possessions, for the poor man can increase his small store by industry and prudence; and the rich, without those qualities, may soon lose his heaped-up treasures. The saying is fully true only in an ethical sense; it speaks of moral, and not material possessions. Applied, however, as a proverb, it must refer, not to mere possession, but to property held as such, and can only mean that he who holds property, as his own, will not keep it as dead capital, but gain more with it; while he, on the other hand, who does not know how to use what he has, will lose it. Thus understood, the words are not only fully applicable to the special case before us, but also to manifold relations in the sphere of moral life.
The apostles had as yet, in their intercourse with their Master, received but little; but that little was imprinted on their hearts. They did not, like the multitude, receive the word only by the hearing of the ear, but made it thoroughly and spiritually their own. And thus was laid within them the foundation of Christian progress.106
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M&E stands for "Mom and Eddy." That's Chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin and his mom Patty. Eddy's brother Chris is behind the bar.
The Thretipthuangsin family has been very busy revamping the former Ziggy's site on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike. The décor has gone glitzy, with sparkly mirrored surfaces and Champagne bottles galore. We watched the colors change across the glitter ball display to the sounds of smooth jazz. Gone is that obnoxious big screen television from the dining area, expanded are the outdoor seating areas.
I started with an M&E—it's a pale green cocktail served in a funky-cool glass. Fresh cucumber, dill, extra dry gin. This savory blend is quite fun, with a sweet undernote. [expand]
My husband began the night with a Side Car. This classic cocktail of brandy, lemon and simple syrup was very brandy-forward and not over-sweet, with a lemony brightness.
M&E offers vodkas house-infused with dill or cinnamon, as well as a house spiced rum. The M&E Wine List includes selections from France, Italy, the West Coast and Argentina.
I was tempted by the soup of the day, Shrimp Bisque, but I went with the Artichoke Empanadas. Braised artichokes, spinach and Manchego cheese fried inside a light, crispy crust. The empanadas were rich but light.
Chef Eddy is a Cordon Bleu trained chef. He's originally from Thailand and he's set out to offer something a little different in the Hamptons. All the standard dishes are on the menu, but with an Asian flavor profile, plus there are some Creole choices. Asian fusion along the turnpike—yum.
Husband started with the Fried Oyster. He found the Creole-seasoned oyster with remoulade "really good with a melting texture and flavorful breading."
Our son started with the Roasted Beet Salad. He found the summer greens, roasted beets and goat cheese, radicchio and frisee "really good."
I considered ordering the Seared Long Island Duck but I got the Pan-roasted Chicken. The herb-scented chicken with pan jus was moist and delicious. The seasoned rice pilaf was quite tasty.
Husband quaffed the house Sauvignon Blanc while he tried the Jambalaya with its smoky-over-sweet flavored shrimp, chicken, sausage, mussels, border rice, tomato, celery and onion. There wasn't a thing he didn't love here, in fact he commented, "These are probably the best mussels I've ever had." The border rice is lightly smoky and tomatoey.
Teenage Boy wolfed the Grilled Swordfish with mango salsa, border rice and seasoned vegetables (carrots, green beans and tiny squash). I'd eaten exactly three bites of chicken when I looked across the table to see Teenage Boy loading the last grains of rice onto his knife from an empty plate! This is a good place to take older kids who want to see a bit of Hamptons nighttime style.
I quite enjoyed my still-hot pineapple upside-down cake with vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce for dessert. Teenage Boy was quite please by a chocolate brownie with chocolate mousse and berries.
The seafood and vegetables at M&E are locally sourced. It's such a convenient spot to stop on your way to Sag Harbor or Bridgehampton and there's plenty of parking.
M&E, 964 Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. 631-537-1115. [/expand]


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The requirements of this article shall apply to all proposed subdivisions, land developments or lot improvements regulated by Chapter 455, Zoning. The requirements and standards prescribed herein shall be considered the minimum requirements and standards for all landscape plans. All portions of a property not covered by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped utilizing combinations of existing vegetation, trees, shrubs, lawns, ground cover and mulch in accordance with this article. Landscaping and its maintenance should help preserve the resources of Easttown Township by utilizing such methods as specifying native plants, xeriscaping (using drought-tolerant plants), using drip irrigation systems and sustainable materials.
All proposed landscape material shall conform to the following standards:
Nursery-grown plant material shall conform to those listed in the "American Standard for Nursery Stock," ANSI Z60.1, current edition, published by the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA).
Deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of three to 3.5 inches, measured at a point six inches above finished grade.
Single-stemmed ornamental and understory trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches, measured at a point six inches above finished grade, and a minimum height of eight feet. Multi-stemmed trees shall have a minimum height of eight feet. Multiple-stemmed trees should be identified as such in the plant list and shall be counted as one tree.
Evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of eight feet.
Shrubs utilized for buffering and screening purposes shall be a minimum of 24 inches in height.
Shrubs proposed in other areas of the site, including parking lot islands and foundation plantings, shall be a minimum of 18 inches in height or spread, depending on normal growth characteristics of the species.
Ground covers, perennials and annuals shall be appropriate to type.
Plant materials selected shall be suitable to the site's microclimate, be appropriate for the intended function, be proportional to site features, reflect natural landscape characteristics existing prior to site disturbance, promote diverse natural plant associations and minimize the amount of maintenance required. To promote diversity, no more than 30% of any plant type (e.g., trees, shrubs) shall be of one species. Requirements for minimum percentages of native plant material are included within each section herein.
Plants that interfere with the function of utilities, compromise safety, obstruct views in clear sight triangles, are easily susceptible to disease or pest infestations, or are aggressively invasive in nature shall be avoided.
Plant materials shall be spaced appropriate to their species and function in the landscape. Trees shall be offset a minimum of 15 feet from overhead utility lines, light poles, traffic signs and fire hydrants, 10 feet from underground utility lines and, where possible, five feet from sidewalks and driveways.
Landscape plans shall be submitted at the time of preliminary and final plan applications and shall contain the following information:
The signature and seal of the registered landscape architect who prepared the plans.
Approximate finished grades and drainage patterns of topography after project construction.
Description of existing vegetation conditions on the lot and measures to be taken to protect such vegetation during and following construction, as described in § 274-29 of this chapter.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
Proposed locations and description of plant materials and other landscape materials or elements to be installed at the project.
A plant list, which shall include the quantity, botanical and common names of the plants, their size at installation, and the method of root containment.
Charts indicating compliance with the requirements of this article.
Standard specifications for installation, including a guarantee note and planting distances from utilities.
A note indicating that shrubs shall be placed in continuous mulched beds.
Details for landscape installation, including any specialty features.
Irrigation system layout and pipe sizing, if applicable.
Berm contours, referenced to existing and proposed grades, if applicable.
The landscape design shall reflect the following considerations:
The definition of spaces within the proposed development, e.g., by creating enclosures, open areas and landmarks. Particular attention shall be given to creating privacy for individual residences by the creative use of plants and structural materials harmonious with the overall architectural theme of the proposed development.
The provision of landscaping to help improve human comfort and to serve as a means of energy conservation. Measures to be considered shall include the use of plant materials to reduce the chilling effects of strong prevailing winter winds and to provide shade during the hot summer months.
The use of landscape structural materials in the construction of fences, walls and other improvements, which are relatively durable and will not present unusual expense in maintenance or replacement.
All landscape materials depicted on the approved landscape plan shall be financially secured, guaranteed and maintained for a period of two years following final written acceptance by the Township. The guarantee shall provide for timely removal and replacement of plantings that do not survive. This guarantee shall be applicable to existing plant material that is contributing to the minimum planting requirements stated herein. The Township at its discretion may require a bond or other similar escrow to enforce the guarantee and require the applicant to pay for the services of the Township landscape architect to monitor and report on that compliance to the Township.
All landscape improvements shall be installed and continuously maintained by accepted practices as recognized by the American Nursery and Landscape Association. Planting and maintenance of vegetation shall include, as appropriate, but not necessarily be limited to provisions for surface mulch, guy wires and stakes, irrigation, fertilization, insect and disease control, pruning, mulching, weeding and watering.
Where preserved, existing trees and shrubs that lie within a required planting area, e.g., in a buffer yard, or along a right-of-way may be credited toward the minimum planting requirement, subject to the following criteria:
The plants must be of reasonable health and character.
Shade trees must be capable of reaching a mature height of 30 feet and width of 15 feet.
Plant material being considered for credit must be located in the area of the required landscape plantings for that improvement (e.g., existing, preserved vegetation within buffer yards may be credited toward that landscape requirement. However, any existing trees in excess of the buffer requirement may not be credited toward interior parking lot planting because they do not lie within the parking lot area).
Vegetation shall be considered preserved when the plans provide for a minimum of 75% of the ground area within the dripline of the tree to be maintained at the existing grade level and covered in a pervious surface.
Existing plants found to be in poor health or lacking normal growth habits during the two-year guarantee period shall be replaced with nursery-grown plant material, capable of meeting the minimum requirements toward which the existing material was credited. Plants with 50% or more dead vegetation or wood are considered dead and require replacement. Replacement plants are subject to the two-year guarantee. A note to this effect shall be placed on the plans.
Buffer yards shall be provided as required in § 274-34 and planted in accordance with the following standards:
The following is the minimum amount of plant material required per 100 linear feet of unvegetated buffer length for each buffer type and plant category. The standard shall be prorated for portions of buffers less than 100 feet in length.
Screen buffers: two shade trees; eight evergreen trees; and 25 shrubs.
Screen buffers shall be designed to minimize all adverse impacts that the proposed development may have on the adjacent land use.
Perimeter buffers: three shade trees; three evergreen trees; and 15 shrubs.
The shade tree component may be eliminated along street rights-of-way, subject to the street tree planting requirement.
The evergreen tree requirement may be eliminated along rights-of-way in the PBO, VB, VT and VR Zoning Districts and when parking lot screening, in accordance with § 274-43, is provided.
[Amended 8-19-2013 by Ord. No. 417-13]
Perimeter buffer plantings may be grouped or clustered to provide views of project identification signs or prominent site features; however, no more than 100 feet shall be permitted between any two plants.[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2)(d), Example, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14.
Buffer plantings may be placed anywhere within the required buffer yard, except that no plant may be placed within three feet of a property line. Naturalistic placement and vertical layering of plant material is encouraged. Buffers shall be designed to complement and integrate with existing buffer plantings and natural areas on adjacent properties. Buffer plantings may be increased at the discretion of the landowner of the proposed development.
Preserved, existing plant material may be counted toward satisfying the minimum buffer requirements for that portion of the buffer in which they are present. The quantity of required buffer plants shall not be reduced by the quantity of existing plants within the vegetated length of the buffer. To be considered as buffer material, the existing vegetation must be of reasonable health and character, woody, noninvasive, and collectively able to meet the desired buffer intensity level. Supplemental plant material shall be required where the existing vegetation is lacking. For example, if the existing vegetation is comprised of deciduous trees and shrubs, then the evergreen tree element must be provided.
A minimum of 60% of the required buffer plant material shall be native to the region.
To encourage diversity in design, and to accommodate changes in availability of plant material, shade trees may be substituted at the rate of two ornamental or understory trees per shade tree, for up to 50% of the shade tree requirement.
Shrubs shall consist of a mixture of evergreen and deciduous types, according to site conditions. Shrub plantings that provide a mixture of mature heights and four seasons of interest are encouraged. Shrubs shall be clustered and placed in continuous mulched beds.
Earthen berms shall be provided as an integral component of buffers, where topographic conditions permit their construction. Other nonvegetative elements, such as fences, walls and garden features, as determined by the Township landscape architect, may be used in conjunction with required plantings and berms to enhance the buffer's functionality or to improve the site's security or aesthetics. Nonvegetative elements shall comply with the following requirements:
They shall not impede stormwater runoff, nor divert it off site, nor interfere with natural drainage patterns.
They shall be placed outside of clear sight triangles and shall not impair the function of utilities.
Earthen berms shall average from three to five feet in height, with side slopes not exceeding 25%. They shall be placed in a manner that is complementary to the surrounding environment, generally undulating within the buffer width.
If walls or fences are placed along the property line, the finished side shall face outward. Gates may be needed to facilitate maintenance or access. If these features are set within the buffer yard, plant material should be placed on both sides to break up their linear appearance.
Landscape features, such as gazebos, flagpoles or water features, may be placed within the buffer yards, so long as the intensity of screening is not compromised by these features.
The remainder of the buffer area shall be covered with grass, ground covers, mulch or other pervious surfaces suitable to the level of anticipated stormwater runoff and appropriate erosion control.
Plant material shall conform to the standards of § 274-37. Plant material that may become a nuisance to neighboring properties or that will threaten the ecological balance of adjacent woodlands and natural areas shall be avoided.
All elements within buffer areas are to be perpetually, continually and regularly maintained by the property owner. A note to this effect shall be placed on the plans.
Street trees shall be provided along existing and proposed streets and driveways as follows:
Along both sides of all proposed public and private streets that lie within any proposed subdivision or land development;
Along any existing street right-of-way line that abuts the site, including streets proposed for extension or widening into the site;
Along access driveways serving five or more residential units or two or more nonresidential properties.
Street trees are in addition to other required plantings, such as screen buffer, parking lot and compensatory plantings.
Street trees shall be provided at a ratio of at least one tree per 50 linear feet, or fraction thereof, of right-of-way line or cartway edge. In the case of cul-de-sac streets, the measurement is taken around the outside of the bulb. The widths of driveway cuts shall not be excluded from the total measurement.
The trees may be arranged either formally or informally, as best suits the character of the development and the surrounding streetscape.
In a formal arrangement, the trees shall be arranged so they are relatively evenly spaced. They shall be staggered on opposite sides of the street, so that a tree is located approximately every 25 linear feet, as measured along the center line of the street.
In an informal arrangement, the trees may be clustered in groups along the length of the right-of-way. The groupings should be staggered on opposite sides of the street, so that the entire street may benefit from their shade. The setback distance from the right-of-way line should be staggered from two feet to 10 feet. Trees within the clusters should be spaced no closer than 20 feet apart, to allow for canopy development. The maximum distance between clusters of street trees on the same side of the street shall be no greater than 100 feet.
Other alternate arrangements, meeting the intent of this chapter, may be approved by the Board of Supervisors in appropriate consultation with the Planning Commission.
The trees shall be placed a minimum of two feet outside of the existing or proposed right-of-way line. Where a right-of-way line is not proposed, the trees shall be placed a minimum of five feet away from the edge of the cartway. Street trees shall not be placed within clear sight triangles. See Article XII of this chapter for additional planting requirements for street trees within the Village of Berwyn District.
Street trees shall be limbed up to a height of six feet above grade. This shall be noted on the plant list and in the planting notes or specifications.
To control problems associated with monoculture, a variety of trees shall be used in each street tree planting. Generally, no more than 20 trees of a single species should be placed in a planting arrangement. Changes in species should occur at street intersections, changes in horizontal alignment, or at natural interruptions, such as a stream crossing. Fifty percent of the proposed street tree species shall be native to the region. Tree species that are tolerant of pollution, salt and soil compaction are preferable. Long-lived tree species and those that do not drop nuisance or hazardous fruits and seedpods are preferable.
When existing preserved trees are utilized to satisfy part of the street tree requirement, the total length of right-of-way or cartway subject to calculation may be reduced by the length of right-of-way containing existing trees meeting these requirements. The quantity of required street trees shall not be reduced by the quantity of existing trees within the vegetated length of right-of-way.
All parking lots and vehicle storage areas accommodating five or more vehicles shall be designed and effectively landscaped with trees and shrubs to provide shade, mitigate the temperatures of paved areas and break up large expanses of pavement, in accordance with the following:
Landscaped areas totaling not less than 10% of the area within the proposed parking lot shall be provided as raised planting islands and be continually maintained. The area within the proposed parking lot shall be defined to include access aisles, landscape islands and parking spaces or storage areas suitable for parking. Driveways, stacking lanes for drive-through businesses and gasoline service areas, where no parking is proposed, shall not be included in this calculation. Perimeter planting strips shall not be considered as part of the required interior parking lot landscaping; however, planting islands abutting the perimeter of the parking lot shall be considered.
A raised planting island, a minimum of 10 feet in width and the length of the parking stall, shall be spaced not more than every 15 parking stalls and at the ends of rows of parking stalls. Interior islands shall be placed opposite each other in adjacent rows of parking to reduce the number of raised islands and to increase the area available for tree roots.
Additional raised planting islands shall be provided as necessary to guide vehicle movement, to separate rows or parking spaces, and to provide adequate space for plant growth, pedestrian circulation, and vehicle overhang. Curbs of such islands shall be designed so as to facilitate surface drainage.
Shade trees shall be provided within the required islands and adjacent to the parking lot or vehicle storage area at a ratio of one tree per 10 parking spaces. When adjacent to parking stalls and pedestrian use areas, the trees shall be limbed up to a height of six feet above grade. This shall be noted on the plant list and in the planting notes or specifications.
A minimum of 30% of the proposed shade trees shall be native to the region.
To encourage diversity in design, and to accommodate changes in availability of plant material, shade trees may be substituted at the rate of two ornamental or understory trees per shade tree, for up to 50% of the shade tree requirement.
At least 50% of the total planting island area shall be covered by mulched planting beds, containing a variety of shrubs and ground cover plantings. The remaining area within the planting islands may be covered by lawn grass. Unplanted mulch beds are not permitted.
The plantings within the islands, where clear visibility must be maintained, shall grow lower than, or be maintained at, a maximum height of 30 inches. A note to this effect shall be placed on the plans. Plantings in divider islands or along the perimeter, where visibility is not compromised, may grow taller.
Plant material shall conform to the standards of § 274-37. They are encouraged to be of species resistant to road deicing salts.
Parking lot plantings are in addition to other plantings required by this chapter. Where it can be demonstrated that proposed buffer plantings, required by § 274-41 of this article, will screen proposed parking lots to the standards of this section, this requirement may be partially or completely waived by the Board of Supervisors.
Except within the Village Business District (VB), Village Transition District (VT) and Village Residential District (VR), the following regulations shall apply:
[Amended 8-19-2013 by Ord. No. 417-13]
The perimeter of parking areas, including access drives and stacking lanes for drive-through businesses and gasoline service, shall be landscaped to soften the feature's appearance, in accordance with the following:
A planting strip a minimum of 10 feet in width shall be provided around the perimeter of these features. When the feature abuts a buffer yard required by Chapter 455, Zoning, and where the proposed buffer yard plantings are sufficient to meet the criteria of this section, additional plantings are not required. This should be noted on the plan.
The planting strip may contain a variety of plant material capable of providing a continuous screen at a minimum height of 24 inches.
The plant material shall be placed a minimum of two feet from the edge of pavement to allow for vehicle overhang and door opening. Required plantings shall be set far enough away from the edge of pavement in areas anticipated for snow removal storage to avoid crushing the plants.
Earthen berms may be a component of the perimeter planting strip but shall not reduce the plant material requirement.
Parking lot screening and greening standards in the VB, VT and VR Districts. In the Village of Berwyn Districts (VB, VT and VR), all parking and loading areas fronting public streets or sidewalks and all parking and loading areas abutting residential districts or uses should abide by the following standards:
[Amended 8-19-2013 by Ord. No. 417-13]
A landscaped area should be provided, consisting of an area at least six feet wide located behind the sidewalk.
Screening provided for parking and loading areas along public streets and sidewalks should be composed of fences, railings, solid walls, vegetated hedges, or a combination thereof, according to the following standards:
Fences and railings should be a minimum of 30 inches and a maximum of 42 inches in height.
Fences and railings shall be constructed of metal with a black powder coat finish. Plastic, wood, galvanized steel, chain link, and razor wire are prohibited.
Fencing and railing should be a minimum of 70% open.
Solid walls should be a minimum of 18 inches and a maximum of 32 inches in height.
Walls shall be constructed of brick or stone.
Vegetated hedges should be no less than 80% open in the winter months and no more than 32 inches in height.
Screening provided for parking and loading areas abutting residential districts or uses should be composed of fences, railings, solid walls, vegetated hedges, or a combination thereof, according to the following standards:
Fences and railings should be a minimum of 30 inches. Fences used for screening may be constructed of solid materials and be a maximum of six feet in height.
Fences and railings may be constructed of metal, plastic, vinyl, or wood. Galvanized steel, chain link, and razor wire are prohibited.
Solid walls should be a minimum of 18 inches and a maximum of 32 inches in height.
Walls shall be constructed of brick or stone.
Vegetated hedges should be no less than 80% open in the winter months and no more than 32 inches in height.
One tree should be provided for each 25 linear feet of parking lot frontage.
Views of all loading areas, equipment and storage areas or yards, and utilitarian site elements shall be screened or lessened to the greatest extent possible, especially when such areas are proposed within 100 feet of residential properties or face public rights-of-way or patron parking areas.
The portions of loading areas that are not enclosed within buildings shall be screened by fences, walls, architectural elements and/or evergreen plantings to a minimum height of 10 feet.
The vehicular use or open end of loading areas shall be screened from public view as close to the edge of pavement as practicable by fences, walls or architectural elements at a minimum height of six feet and/or evergreen plantings provided at a minimum height of 10 feet at planting.
Site element screens, providing a year-round visual screen, shall be placed around the perimeter of all other utilitarian areas, such as equipment and storage areas or yards, community recreational vehicle parking lots, and the nonaccessible sides of trash enclosures, utility boxes and recreational vehicle storage areas on private property, subject to the following requirements:
Site element screens shall be comprised of:
Opaque architectural elements, walls or fences, a minimum of six feet in height, softened by plantings; or
Evergreen and dense deciduous plant material, capable of reaching a minimum height of six feet and 75% opacity within one year following planting; or
Other suitable screening materials, meeting these criteria, with approval from the Board of Supervisors.
Screens shall be placed as close to the element being screened as practicable.
Screens surrounding fenced equipment or storage yards shall also contain one shade tree per 50 feet, or fraction thereof, of perimeter fencing.
Plantings and fencing shall be provided around all stormwater management areas and structures to soften views of these features and visually unite them with the natural or proposed landscape, while providing sufficient access for maintenance, in accordance with the following:
Naturalistic groupings of a mixed variety of plantings, conforming to the standards of § 274-41A(2), Perimeter buffers, shall be provided along the visible edges of basins, berms and outflow structures as appropriate to the type and/or construction of such features.
Trees and woody plant materials shall not be located on a constructed or natural berm acting as the impoundment structure of a detention/retention basin. Trees shall be located on the downstream side of an impoundment berm a sufficient distance from the toe of the constructed slope to assure that the toe of the slope is outside the dripline of the species planted at maturity.
Where possible, outflow structures should be softened by shrubs or perennial plantings.
Low-maintenance, water purifying, meadow plantings shall be used on the basin floor and, at a minimum, along the inside slopes of the basin. The seed mixture shall contain species appropriate to the anticipated soil moisture content. Additional meadow plantings are encouraged along the outside slopes of proposed basins, especially when such features are proposed adjacent to other natural environmental systems.
Basins, which have the potential to retain a minimum of 18 inches of water at any given time, shall be completely surrounded by fencing, at least 3 1/2 feet in height, in conjunction with the required plantings. Gates shall be provided at appropriate locations that are large enough to accommodate maintenance vehicle access.
Foundation plantings shall be provided to soften the architectural facade of each proposed or expanded commercial, industrial, institutional, or apartment building, in accordance with the following:
Plants shall be provided in the quantities shown below and placed along the sides of the building intended for occupant, public or customer use:
Plants are encouraged to be placed near the buildings or between buildings to create a setting for the building, along blank walls, and in locations where additional landscaping is needed.
Compliance with this section shall be tabulated in a chart, placed on the plans.


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"I was born in St Ives, Cornwall in 1951, one of six. My father was Peter Lanyon - a landscape painter who became a major figure in the world of art. After the war St Ives had become a centre of the modern movement in abstract art and my father was commissioned to produce the painting Porthleven for The Festival of Britain. His mentors were Naum Gabo and Ben Nicholson. While I was tearing round the garden as Davy Crockett, movers and shakers of art were passing the sugar and spreading the cream. Shortly before he died in 1964, as the result of a gliding accident, we spent some days together in his studio making a model aircraft. We made prototype wings out of polystyrene and tried to strengthen them with muslin and glue-size. Years later I read what someone had written about his painting Clevedon Night, which had these two prototype wings attached to the canvas. They might be 'boats bobbing up and down' but I knew what they were. They weren't boats. But it doesn't matter whether this was true or not. That isn't the point - we read our own life into paintings. A few days with him in the studio, a few days camping out in the Thames van on Perranporth Airfield and he was gone. I was thirteen. He was forty-six. His death came into me like an ocean. I was brought back from Bryanston to the local grammar school in Penzance. I won the art prize and thought about going on to art school but my mother said, 'You'll end up in a corner screaming.' This was the 1960's. In the 30's she'd had to do three years of drawing before they'd let her hold a brush. So that was that. It would be twenty-five years before I got the smell of paint again. I went on to university and joined the meritocracy - the beginning of the great unwinding of the class system. It was exciting. There was a political edge - we were on the streets. Half a century later, I look back in wonder: Upper class background, middle class education, university career in free-fall - I should have been a class disaster. The one saving grace in messing up is you get a new beginning. If you can realise that and shoulder the weight of having taken goodwill from others and shagged it you get a new beginning. It was a terrible trade off but I got so much from four years at university starting with Geology and Psychology. In my last year I read History of Science, Archaeology and Linguistics. I was a burning fuse - changing courses and reading stuff that wasn't part of the brief. I was after something. Four years in academia then a job on a tractor - working in the building trade, becoming physical. The tragedy and sadness of my loss was bearable. I trained as a carpenter and joiner. I handled many diverse materials - renovating four houses, subcontracting and working for other builders. I just learned so much. It was not until 1988 that I began to take my artwork seriously. At that time I was drawing and painting every morning with my son, in the days before he went to school. He always had the best titles. I'd ask him about one of his drawings and he'd say with the absolute sincerity of a four-year-old, 'Three Cows Walking on the Water'. Between my father and my son I had begun to address the problem of what anything is, or is meant to be in a painting. If cows could walk on water and bits of polystyrene that were once wings can bob up and down like boats, then painting is alive and the better for being marginalised by all the exquisite distractions of sound and movement. "


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After an all-terrain vehicle accident in the Utah desert last spring, 53-year-old Mikki Babineau expected a long recuperation for collapsed lungs and 18 broken ribs.
What the Idaho woman didn't expect was a $750 bill from the local Utah sheriff's office for sending a volunteer search and rescue unit to her aid, a service for which the sheriff in that county regularly charges fees.
Just a handful of states, including Oregon, Maine and Babineau's home state of Idaho, have laws authorizing local agencies to bill for rescues when factors such as recklessness, illegal activity or false information led to the predicament.
Lawmakers from the Rockies to the Appalachians periodically question why adventurers who incur costs should not have to pay the price - literally. That debate has heated up this year as legislators in at least two states have sought, so far unsuccessfully, to enact laws to allow fees for rescues.
"In the rare case where a person took unnecessary risks, that person should be sent a bill," said Wyoming Republican Representative Keith Gingery, who tried but failed to pass such a law in his state.
That few states currently allow such billing is chiefly due to objections by national search and rescue groups, who say the prospect of payment could prompt people to delay seeking needed aid, possibly making a dangerous situation worse.
But that has not stopped lawmakers from considering such laws. Legislators in New Hampshire, for example, are seeking to shore up search and rescue funds by establishing fees ranging from $350 to $1,000.
That legislation, designed to address deficits in a state rescue fund paid through licensing of hunters, snowmobilers and other outdoor recreationists, is pending before a New Hampshire House committee.
A similar effort to impose payment in Wyoming came to naught this year after Gingery failed to persuade a state House panel last month to approve a provision to give county sheriffs - who in many Western states oversee search and rescue teams - the right to recover rescue costs.
The issue came to the fore last winter in the state's Teton County, home to mountains as perilous as they are scenic, when a group of snowmobilers entered the back country near a steep pass northeast of Jackson Hole and required a helicopter rescue.
When the county later asked them to contribute to the $14,000 cost of the operation, an attorney for the snowmobilers wrote a letter contending local officials had no authority to ask for reimbursement.
Wyoming's Gingery and other backers of billing those saved say the issue is broader than money. Billing for rescues, they argue, would place ill-prepared hikers, skiers and snowmobilers, especially those engaged in extreme sports, on notice.
Recent advancements in outdoor equipment, navigational devices and off-road vehicles are allowing greater access to remote areas by more people with fewer outdoors and survival skills, complicating rescue missions, Gingery said.
Rescue expenses are also rising in states like Idaho, where gas taxes cover part of the tab. Since July, nearly $85,000 has been distributed for searches from a state fund. That compares to roughly $63,000 for all of fiscal year 2012 and about $71,000 the year before, Police documents show.
Search and rescue groups say their services make up just a fraction of the emergency costs incurred by law enforcement and medical agencies nationwide, and that efforts to bill for rescues are tied to rare but highly publicized incidents in which the stranded made foolish errors in judgment.
"There is a lot of hue and cry about recovering rescue costs, but we never question people's right to dial 911 for authorities, fire departments and paramedics and we don't begrudge those costs," said Howard Paul, spokesman for the Colorado Search and Rescue Board, which oversees 50 volunteer teams in that state.
Colorado logged 1,428 missions in 2010, the most recent year data was available. While that was a high for search and rescue operations compared to the four preceding years, the record since 1995 was set in 2002 with 1,582 missions.
Dan Lack, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Association, said the specter of paying for a rescue can instill fear in some of those in need.
He was on hand in August when a climber became wedged between rocks in the Colorado mountains and ordered people who became aware of his plight not to call for help because he didn't want to be charged. They dialed 911 anyway.
"If others had not alerted us, he wouldn't have called for help until the sun went down, thunderstorms came in and my teammates and I would have been in danger," Lack said.
"I, for one, am happy to go out and rescue someone, free of charge, who's had a bad day," he said.
That ethos has underpinned 40 years of rescue work for Roger Beckett, resource coordinator for Olympic Mountain Rescue in Washington state, where lawmakers have unsuccessfully floated bills to force payment for rescues. Volunteer teams have opposed those proposals every time, he said.
Beckett said poor judgment, if defined loosely, and the lesser evil of inexperience are chief reasons for rescues.
"Inexperience won't get you in trouble but it will keep you from getting out of trouble," he said, adding he finds no fault in the relative few whose misadventures trigger a rescue.
"Every day you get out of bed, you take a risk," he said. "Should we bill you?"


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Immigration authorities this week arrested ten Currys staff at a depot in Newark near Nottingham because they were not legally entitled to work in the UK.
The electronics retailer reported the workers, mostly from Zimbabwe, to authorities following concerns about their identity documents. The UK Border Agency moved in on Wednesday.
The ten were arrested and taken to a local police station for questioning.
UKBA said yesterday it will seek to remove the workers from the country, once any possible criminal action against them has been taken.
Because Currys reported them itself, no action will be taken against the company. ®


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IndyCar - Edmonton Layout New For Everyone
Edmonton, July 21, 2011: There's only one first time, which James Jakes considers a blessing.
In the Dale Coyne Racing driver's maiden voyage through the diverse IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, every race weekend is a learning experience. Such was the case two weeks ago on the Toronto circuit - a concrete canyon that demanded technical skills leavened with a deft touch in traffic.
Jakes, in the No. 18 Acorn Stairlifts car, was the lone driver of the 26 not to have competed previously on the temporary street course in either the IZOD IndyCar Series or Firestone Indy Lights.
"It's a bit of a disadvantage being the only driver that hasn't raced there," said Jakes, among the six in the running for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award.
A measure of equality, however, is available in this weekend's Edmonton Indy with a new 2.256-mile, 13-turn circuit that design consultant Tony Cotman calls "exciting for everyone" being employed.
Without video of previous races or reference data, preparation for the three rounds of PEAK Performance Pole Award qualifying and the 90-lap race will be on the fly on the City Centre Airport course for the 26 participants.
"Back in Europe, a lot of people use simulators - not so much like iRacing.com but one with a platform and four-post rig - but over here it's quite different," Jakes says. "I suspect a few of the teams will have made a racing sim for it maybe, but you just have to turn up and see how it is. Like when everybody went to Brazil this year, nobody knew how bumpy it was going to be, and it turned out smoother than Toronto.
"The track walk (July 21) is important, too. You have to make mental notes and talk with your engineer. Another key is not crashing early on in the first session (1:15 p.m. ET July 22) because you can lose so much track time. The track is only going to get quicker and rubber in and your setup will change quite a bit from where you were at the beginning of the weekend to where you finish in qualifying.
"Track time, making sure feedback is correct and maximizing every minute you have from start to finish of the session are important."
The circuit features two long straights with tight left-hand turns at the end (Turns 13 and 1). Some areas of the runways have been patched with asphalt, but drivers still expect a teeth-rattling experience.
"In the first session you have to try things and make sure you find your way quickly there," said A.J. Foyt Racing's Vitor Meira, who recorded his first top five of the season at Toronto in the No. 14 ABC Supply car. "The quicker you find your way, the more you can focus on the car. You have to figure out braking points, gears, turn-ins, which curbs to use and which ones to avoid, how much speed to carry into this corner, and what is the best way to carry speed in --braking later or earlier? Finding your way around the course will be key to this weekend."
Added Oriol Servia, driver of the No. 2 Telemundo Newman/Haas Racing car who had three top-five finishes in four races on the 1.96-mile course: "It will be a new game for everybody but understanding what made a car work on the old track will definitely help to be competitive on the new one."


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1282: Monty Hall
|Monty Hall
Title text: A few minutes later, the goat from behind door C drives away in the car.
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This comic is a reference to the famous Monty Hall Problem, a probability puzzle that involves three doors. Behind two doors is a goat, and behind one of them is a car. The player does not know which is behind which door; the host does know. After the player picks a door the host will then open different door which always has a goat and asks the contestant if they want to stick to their original decision or switch. While the intuitive answer may be that it does not matter the reality is that those who switch win 2/3rds of the time and those who do not win only 1/3rd of the time.
Rather than settle for those two choices he decides that he just wants to have the goat and be happy with it.
The title text is a reference to the car and the remaining goat, untouched behind the doors.
Monty Hall was the host of a US game show called 'Let's Make a Deal'. The final deal required the contestant to pick from three doors, Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3. The big prize was not always a car. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Make_a_Deal
- [A game show presenter is standing in front of three doors labeled "A", "B" and "C", and the "B" door is open. Beret Guy is walking away with a goat.]
- Beret Guy: ...And my yard has so much grass, and I'll teach you tricks, and...
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This has absolutely nothing to do with "The Monty Hall Problem". It's strictly about the TV game show Let's Make a Deal. In the game, contestants are often given a choice of several options (Curtains, boxes, envelopes etc). Generally, one has a valuable prize (such as a car), and the others either have a lesser prize or nothing. The "nothing" prizes are often given a colorful name, such as "A pig in a poke". Colloquially, such losing prizes are known as "winning the goat". The joke here is that the contestant, having lost the car, is happy to get a goat as a pet. (In fact, the fine print of the rules make it clear that contestant do not really get such "losing" prizes) JamesCurran (talk) 15:21, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- I believe this is correct. The focus of this comic is that he didn't win the prize, but instead got the gag prize. Most contestants on the show are bummed out, but Beret Guy is actually excited for a new pet goat! Sucks though that you can't actually keep the goat like the above commenter said. Uctriton00 (talk) 17:41, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- You cannot say it has nothing to do with "The Monty Hall Problem" when the title of the comic is "Monty Hall" and the "winner" is leading away a goat. What? Randall sidestepped expectations by not dragging us through the Monty Hall problem again? This sounds like the type of misdirection that you might find in a...joke! Zounds! 18.104.22.168 23:21, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Monty hall. Is this a Monty Python reference? Or something related to a skit of theirs'? --Commarchinin (talk) 04:18, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- Not a Monthy Python -- Monty Hall is a game host famous for Let's Make a Deal which gave birth to the Monty Hall Problem Spongebog (talk)
I don't understand "It is known that door 3 has a goat, but nothing else." What do you mean by that? At the beginning in the Monty Hall problem, a contestant knows nothing. --126.96.36.199 04:27, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
It goes like this: Player chooses door A, Monty then opens a door he knows there is a goat behind. Player is then offered a chance to switch.
If you do not switch you get a 1/3rd chance of winning because it was a 1 in 3 guess and nothing changed. But if you take into account that Monty will ALWAYS open a goat door and never a car door you can recalculate the odds. So you have a 1/3rd chance that you initially chose the car which means you will lose if you switch 1/3rd of the time, but you had a 2/3rd chance of not selecting the car initially meaning you have a 2/3rds chance if you switch at winning the car. 188.8.131.52 04:58, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- Reminds me a bit of 1134: Goats make sense. Goats are fine. --22.214.171.124 08:39, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Goldstein-Izayoi (talk) 14:53, 25 October 2013 (UTC) Umm, I think there's no telling if the Beret Guy chose A or C in the beginning~
- It's either A or C. Then the player should choose again between A or C. Xhfz (talk) 14:56, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- Sequence of the events (assuming Beret Guy initially selects door A)
- Monty: Pick a door.
- Beret Guy: I choose A.
- Monty: I will open another door. It is B. (He opens it and they see a goat). Do you want to switch doors? (Meaning if he will switch from A to C.)
- Beret Guy: I choose door B.
- Beret Guy (to the goat): ...And my yard has so much grass, and I'll teach you tricks, and...
- A few minutes later, the goat from behind door C drives away in the car that was behind door A.
"In that scenario, if a goat is revealed, there is in fact an equal probability of winning by switching or keeping the initial door." I'm not sure of this, can anyone explain? It seems to be stating that simply because of the random chance of the host picking the goat door in this situation then the facts about probability change.This seems to be a very large stretch. Surely in this situation since the host is picking randomly then your probabilities of losing are increased but the moment he does randomly pick a goat door then your chances of winning by switching remain the same as they were in the original problem, 2/3. --Lackadaisical (talk) 17:29, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
- Let's see... for a "random door opened by host", split it as follows: Initial choice is G (2/3rds goat), or C (1/3rd car). If G, then host has even chance of getting a goat, GG (2/3 * 1/2 = 1/3) or a car, GC (2/3 * 1/2 = 1/3), whereas if C then host has 100% chance of a goat, CG (1/3 * 1 = 1/3). A GG happens at a frequency of 1/3rd (best to swap), a CG happens at a relative frequency of 1/3rd (best to stick) and a "game ender" happens for the final 1/3rd (no choice, no win). Thus in any non-ended game (i.e. excluding the car-revealing third of possibilities), you have equal chance regardless of what you do.
- You can also analyse it explicitly by noting down the full six combinations of "Goat 1", "Goat 2" and "Car" in the "First chosen", "Host chosen" and "Swap choice" doors. "Swap choice" is the winning move in two circumstances (having sequentially had "G1 then G2" or "G2 then G1") and "First choice" is the winning move in two others ("C then G1" or "C then G2"), with the two remaining (G1,C or G2,C) being end-games that make the option moot.
- Note, the above frequencies only happen with the 'dumb host'. Re-run it with a 'knowing host' and you get your proof for the "best to swap" scenario. (I found the above explanation by 184.108.40.206 to be the most succinct explanation of this problem that I've seen, BTW. Although maybe I have the advantage of understanding it in the first place.) 126.96.36.199 00:36, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I agree with the various comments above. While this comic does use a goat, it really isn't making use of "The Monty Hall Problem" at all. That involves offering a player a chance to switch doors, and there's no indication that happened here. In this comic, for all we know, Beret selected door B, won a goat and, unlike most players, was pleased with having won a goat.
Even if one were to assume the Month Hall Problem scenario occurred, Beret isn't following it. That scenario involves the player being offered a choice between keeping their original choice (a door currently closed) or switching to the other still closed door. Choosing the door that was opened is not part of the Problem. So if Beret was being offered the Problem choice, he took neither of the options offered to him. 22.214.171.124 20:38, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
I remember the show, in Monty's day, vaguely. The deals varied but I don't think there were ever two goats. Typically I think there was a big prize such as a car, a moderate prize like a washer/dryer, and a zonk. Player chose a door, Monty revealed another door that had the washer / dryer, to show the player that it was now 50/50, car or nothing. He might ask if he wanted to switch to the unchosen, unopened door, or switch to the open door and go home now with the washer / dryer. OR he might offer him cash. "I'll give you three hundred dollars to walk away now. No? How about five hundred dollars?" The car might have been worth $3000 or something, so if you don't feel lucky, you might take a sure $500 instead of a 50/50 shot. Wrybred (talk) 21:53, 25 October 2013 (UTC) wrybred
Observe that in the comic only one of three doors is open. The second door was never revealed. The reason why this joke is funny is because the contestant (Beret Guy) subverts the playing rules by not choosing a second door and therefore disregarding the possible car and leaving happily with the goat that was revealed in the first phase of the game:
- "There's a goat behing door B! Now you must stick to your door A pick or switch to door C..."
- "Nah... let it go. I take the goat!"
- "But, but, you must choose a second door..."
As for all of you who say it's about Let's Make a Deal and not The Monty Hall Problem, keep in mind that xkcd is a comic about nerdy-ness stuff. Keep in mind also that outside the USA people have rarely heard of Let's Make a Deal but most people who went through undergrad-level Probablity Theory heard about the Monty Hall. 18.104.22.168 02:53, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
In Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame, the main characters are in a conflict over the love of Esmarelda, while the character of Pierre Gringoire falls for her goat (Djali). I think Beret guy here is like the poet and playwrite Pierre Gringoire. 17:03, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
The title says: Monty Hall – so it is of course to do with him… It is in the comments above that The Monty Hall Problem is mentioned. The funny thing is that if the Beret guy fails to comply with the rule of the quiz show, then Monty Hall do have a problem… :) (By the way - the Beret looks a lot like the optimist in the What if explanation - Glass Half Empty - is this interesting enough to be mentioned in the trivia section) Kynde (talk) 09:30, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
This comic reminded me of the lamb scene in The Little Prince. I feel like Randall put it in intentionally. Thoughts?Deyesed (talk) 00:39, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


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by Steve Duda: Hawaii has a lot going for it; near-perfect weather, postcard views, not to mention the Aloha spirit. Hawaii also boasts of some of the most aggressive clean energy goals in the world, and with at least 66 renewable energy projects in various stages of development, this state is fast becoming a major player in the global clean energy economy.
Hard to believe, then, that things just got a little better in Hawaii as the state recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) an arm of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, to build a first-of-its-kindsmart grid demonstration project on Maui. We first brought you word of this interesting project last month.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, blessed with year-round sun, consistent trade winds, and home to one of the earth's most active volcanoes, Hawaii is one of the few places in the world capable of harnessing solar, wind, geothermal and ocean thermal energy – all within a 200-mile span. With significant renewable energy already in place, Maui is the perfect location for the $37 million project, which is designed to establish a model to integrate clean energy in a smart grid system.
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More specifically, the project will develop and install smart utility system controls in the Kihei area on Maui to improve the integration ofphotovoltaics and electric vehicles. Advanced electric vehicle charging management systems will enable utility operators to better balance generation and power demand, while accepting larger amounts of solar and wind power.
Installation of the smart grid technology is expected to begin in late 2012, with the project becoming operational in 2013. The demonstration project is scheduled to run from 2013-2015. "It is our great pleasure to be provided a special opportunity to work along with Hawaii in a cutting-edge smart grid project under the Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Policy," said President Hato of NEDO. "Such mutual collaboration will contribute to a breakthrough toward a solution needed by both countries, expansion of renewable energy and integration of grid networks. We hope that this project will provide a model for island grids in the Asia-Pacific region and across the globe."