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Racism and the Rise of the KKK in the 1920's
The KKK first originated after the Civil War as a way for white supremacists to rebel against the new rights given to slaves. The first KKK movement flourished from the 1860's to the 1870's, but then died down. During the 1920's, however, the organization experienced a resurgence. This time, their hatred was not only limited to African Americans, but expanded to Catholics, Jews, and Immigrants as well. This was due to the changes in "traditional" American society, the changing economy, and changing morals and values within America. Many people, including the KKK, blamed these changes on the massive amount of immigrants coming into the US at that time, and worked to resist these changes by supporting "traditional" American values. The third wave of the KKK movement appeared during the 1950's and 1960's and worked to resist the Civil Rights Movement and the changing status of African Americans in society. Today, the KKK has an estimated 5,000 members across the United States, and is considered to be a "Terrorist Organization" by many sources.
KKK and Racism Before the 1920's
The first Klan was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee. It was a secret society of that consisted of mainly veterans of the confederate army and members of the old planter class. Their goal was to restore white rule and keep African Americans powerless because they were angry about black people gaining rights. They did this through threats and violence against black and white republicans. The KKK believed that African Americans should not be citizens and that white people were a 'superior race'
First KKK
- Reaction against Reconstruction in the South after Civil War
-Secret group created to seek revenge on African Americans who won their freedom in the Civil War
-Klan members felt threatened because they thought blacks would seek more power
-Klan was dangerous-mobbing, hanging, shooting
-Sought to torture former slaves
-Hurt people who spoke out against them
-Terrorized African Americans
Jim Crow Laws
-'Separate but equal' status of African Americans
-Segregation in public facilities
-Whites superior to blacks
-Blacks who violated laws risked their homes, jobs, even lives
-Violence was used as a method of social control
The Revival of the KKK
William J Simmons
William J. Simmons was the leader of the resurgence movement of the KKK in the 1920's.
Simmons started the movement with a small group of men who disliked other social groups. Soon after, Simmons decided to promote and expand the group. The group quickly attracted Americans from across the US.
Simmons designed the famous white hooded uniform and also started the tradition of the burning of the cross.
He was the main conductor of spreading the hatred against Catholics, Jews and immigrants.
Hatred Spreads to Catholics, Jews and Immigrants
s a result of the changing United States culture, many Americans feared the "traditional" American culture would be lost. They became angry with the massive amount of immigration in the US, claiming the immigrants were ruining American culture and society. The KKK used these fears to gain new members. Their hatred spread to:
- Cathloics
- Jews
- Immigrants
In the West and South, members believed that evil came from the cities and the immigrants there who were not from Northern Europe.
Many people joined the clan out of the fear that Catholics, Jews and Immigrants were taking over the country.
The KKK also opposed many things they believed were harmful to the "traditional" American way of life, including:- The teaching of evolution in schools, because it was against what was taught in the bible.
- Birth control devices and information
- Prohibition
Although the Second KKK was less violent than it had been during the Reconstruction Era, public tarrings, whippings, and lynching still occurred in many parts of the country.
KKK and Politics in the US
As the resurgence movement grew, the KKK gained control through governments within the US. Many KKK members became members of the US politics, such as congressmen and State Officials. The KKK had strong political power in many states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Oregon and Maine. These governments were strongly influenced by the KKK during the 1920's, leading to corrupt governments in many states. However, after many members were being convicted of numerous crimes, the group began to fall apart in the late 1920's.
The KKK Today
Today the KKK has an estimated 5,000 members. Their main ways of influence today is through the power of the U.S courts. They have tried to persuade juries on the issues of same sex marriage, and immigration.
ADL has identified the following states as being notable for active or growing Klan chapters:
Many parents now are teaching their kids about the KKK.


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These are good rugged tire and wheel sets. The rims have a nice paint job and appear to be well made. It's a pretty good deal since my local stores were about the same price for just the tires, if they had these HD models at all. By the time I would have had my old tires dismounted, and new tires mounted (fees for each process), I could throw away my old wheels and these would still be a better deal. I would have given 5 stars but the tire/wheel sets had not been balanced. Do not assume they will run smooth out of the box. You'll have to lug them down to a tire shop and have them balanced for another $20 (or more). This chips away at the good deal you thought you got. Don't go to your regular tire shop, it's kind of awkward sheepishly explaining why you didn't just buy the tires from them and get them BALANCED in the first place. These took a fair amount of weight to get them to balance, but not too much. They run smooth as glass now. I would suggest to Discount Ramp that they go the extra mile (foot?) and ship these properly balanced.

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I purchased another opal necklace from the same artist and loved it (the one with the "sun" design". This one didn't compare. Although it looked lovely in the picture, it appears poorly made and cheap. The silver setting for the stone looks like plastic, and the necklace had one large bead on one side of the pendant, but two beads on the other. The necklace also seems small but measured barely 16 inches. I'm sending it back - not worth the money. But if you like opals, check out the one with the sun design! One more thing...I purchase several items through Overstock each month, and this is the first I've been disappointed with. Most others have been great quality and value.
I like this necklace and wear it pretty often. Only complaint is that the opal is a liitle off-center. I guess this is due to the hand-workmanship.
The pendant is small but pretty
This necklace is so much better than the picture. I am so very pleased and know my friend will love it also.
Bought this necklace as a gift. It is very well made & the opal has a good fire to it. Pleased with the purchase, & my daughter loved it.
Glad that I purchased this to go along with matching earrings. Both lovely looking.
Beautiful. She loves it!
I receive this and I ordered another necklace but I love it and didn't want to return it. It is so cute I wear it a lot even with the earrings I ordered that I thought matched this necklace. They still look nice together.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? yes
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. very nice
- How accurate was the sizing? yes
When I received the opal necklace I was disappointed with the size of the pendant. The opal is very nice. The quality of the necklace was good so overall for the price it was worth it.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? Yes the stone was
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. The quality of the product was great. I just thought it was larger than it was
- How accurate was the sizing? Poor
I bought it for my niece and haven't seen it in person yet. She is 20 years old and really loves it! She said it's definitely something a 20 yr old would love (especially a 20 yr old that is into more eccletic jewelry)
This opal necklace is pretty for a "tween" girl because of the sun motif and the pretty stone. It isn't sophisticated jewelry but it's good quality for the price and the necklace itself, since it isn't a chain is tangle-free for young women and attractive.
I ordered this necklace as a gift before reading the reviews. After seeing some of the reviews, I was a little concerned about the quality and size of the piece. It arrived and I am delighted with it. The craftsmanship is excellent. The length of the chain is perfect and nicely done with the silver cylinder beads. The opal is a nice sparkling white and set perfectly in the center of the silver crafted sun. I could not be more pleased and believe the person I am giving it to will be too!
I ordered this necklace to replace an Opal necklace that had broken. This is just lovely. I love the sunshine shaped pendant~ I ordered the matching earrings, too.
This is a perfect match for the sun opal earrings. The .25" description is accurate in that it refers to the size of the stone. Not too small if you pay attention to the description. The chain is nicely constructed and the opal is beautiful. I bought this and the matching earrings for my daughter and she loves them.Not sure what one customer was reviewing when she mentioned that she liked the sun design necklace much better. This IS the sun design.Thanks, Overstock for another great purchase experience.
This is a very well crafted necklace but the pendent is much, much smaller than I thought. I must have not read the details on the size of it because the picture portrays it much larger than it really is. Otherwise it's a pretty necklace.
The earrings and matching necklace were purchased as a gift for my daughter. Everyone who has seen them has been delighted. My only negative comment would be in the description - the impression we got was that the overall setting was 1/4" and we were truly thrilled that the 1/4" was the size of the stone only. We were particularly pleased to be able to purchase items made by a local artisan and not mass produced.
Not worth the money, not handmade as indicated. poor quality, broke within the first 1/2 hour of wearing.
beautiful piece of jewelry, beautiful craftsmanship
The workmanship is excellent! However, I was more than a bit disappointed by its size. I would suggest including a small tape measure across the bottom of items like this. Understand that I am not unhappy with the purchase, merely disappointed by its size.
I bought this necklace for my son's girlfriend and really didn't know anything about her style, but knew opal was her birthstone. She was obviously excited when she opened it. The sun catches the opal quite nicely and is so pretty on the neck. Now I need to get her the other pieces to match.


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Uncommon Success for Union Adversary
In City Friendly to Organized Labor, Sean Elsbernd Garnered Record Signatures for Measure to Undo Muni Contract Rules
Sean Elsbernd is scoring victories by battling with organized labor, a strategy that not long ago might have derailed a politician's career in San Francisco.
Earlier this month Mr. Elsbernd, the city supervisor for District 7, won certification for a voter initiative on November's ballot that would overhaul contracts with the union that operates San Francisco's financially troubled Muni public-transportation system.
Critics, he says, "said Sean Elsbernd's political career is over" for taking on the issue in this famously pro-union town.
On the Ballot
The Muni initiative backed by Supervisor Elsbernd would:
Eliminate a city charter provision requiring operator wages to be set at the average of the two highest-paying transit agencies in the U.S.
Allow for modifications of work rules, including overtime policies and limits on part-time drivers
Require binding arbitration, and arbiters must consider the impact of disputed work rules on Muni fares and service
—Source: FixMuniNow
But the initiative collected more valid signatures—nearly 75,000—than any in the city's history. Mr. Elsbernd, 34 years old, saw an opportunity in a budget crisis that already has wrought some of the first cuts to Muni service in years. "If there is one issue that binds San Franciscans, it is reliance on Muni," he says.
Now he is a rising political star in a city that doesn't usually take well to the "conservative" label, even from a native-son moderate Democrat. "Here, I'm the right-wing conservative, but look at me: I'm pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-universal health care," he says. "Welcome to San Francisco politics."
His initiative, dubbed "Fix Muni Now," would address the agency's repeated budget shortfalls by removing a line in the city charter that guarantees Muni drivers a salary equal to the average of the two highest-paying transit agencies in the country. Instead, it will require the Muni drivers' union to set salaries through collective bargaining, like most San Francisco unions. Mr. Elsbernd's bill also removes existing work rules for Muni employees that he says lead to high rates of absenteeism, and thus poor service.
The Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents some 2,200 bus, streetcar and cable-car operators, says Mr. Elsbernd's charter amendment is motivated primarily by politics.
"This union doesn't understand when it became the drivers' responsibility to help the budget. Our responsibility is to report to work on time, and drive as safely as we can," says Walter Scott III, the union's secretary-treasurer and a veteran cable-car operator. "We are the union everybody loves to hate."
Mr. Scott adds that the union already conducts bargaining in a transparent manner with the city on everything except salary, and Mr. Elsbernd's measures won't save money. To fix Muni's problems, the union has called for additional funding for Muni, which has been hurt by budget cuts from the state.
But Mr. Elsbernd says that drivers need to share some of the blame for the financial troubles, and are out of sync with other city employees who have recently taken pay cuts. The average base pay for a Muni driver is about $58,000, though employees often earn overtime pay.
The union also recently refused to make concessions that Mr. Elsbernd says would have cut $19 million from Muni's budget over a two-year period. Instead, because of the salary provision in the city's charter, Muni drivers earlier this month got a more than 5% pay raise.
Mr. Scott said his union rejected the salary concessions because it had already made others, including reductions to working hours that came with overall system cutbacks in recent months.
Mr. Elsbernd says behind the interest for his initiative is a growing sense of fiscal conservatism among San Francisco voters. "Muni is the tip of the iceberg," he says, adding that he thinks the next big issue is going be the city's pension system that is draining the budget. "The electorate is going to see this is one of the reasons why libraries are closing, why parks aren't open, why the streets look a little dirtier," he says.
There has been a political firestorm over the cutbacks needed to close a projected $483 million deficit for the city. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved spending cuts to erase the budget gap in its $6.5 billion budget for the year that began July 1.
Mr. Elsbernd's initiative is well-funded, having already raised more than $300,000 to collect the needed signatures. Backers include some big business interests, including the Building Owners and Managers Association and the Association of Realtors.
Opponents include other labor leaders, including Tim Paulson, the executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council, an umbrella group. The Elsbernd initiative, he says, is a "very cynical way of exploiting" the bad economy. Moreover, he said it was "anti-worker" to include a requirement in the proposition that would require an independent arbiter to step in if negotiations between the union and city break down. Under the proposal, the arbiter must consider the impact of any disputed work rule on Muni fares and service, placing more of the burden on drivers to defend their requests.
Greg Dewar, a freelance copywriter from the Inner Sunset and the writer behind Muni-themed blog "N-Judah Chronicles," says he was initially sympathetic to the union and against the "Fix Muni Now" campaign. But he changed his mind recently. "It's really about bringing outdated charter amendments and work rules into the 21st century," he says. He adds, though, there are other significant causes of Muni's financially problems, notably a drop in state dollars.
An alternative Muni ballot measure that also would have cut the minimum pay guarantee in the charter but was less sweeping in changing Muni's relationship with the drivers' union failed to garner sufficient votes from the board Tuesday. It had been championed by several board members, but lost support from its co-sponsor, Supervisor David Chiu, after he struck a separate deal with Mayor Gavin Newsom. That agreement introduced some immediate changes that don't require a vote, such as setting up a task force to assess Muni's governance and hiring an in-house auditor.
Mr. Elsbernd says the rival plan is focused on giving more power to the board of supervisors, rather than changing a broken system.
Corey Cook, a political-science professor at the University of San Francisco, says Mr. Elsbernd has seized on a "palpable sense about the city's budget situation and concern about vital services being cut."
"There is a void in the centrist political leadership in the city, and a lot of people are hoping that Sean would be the person to fill that," he says.
Mr. Elsbernd, who early in his political career worked as an aide to Mr. Newsom, has two more years left in his term before he must leave the Board of Supervisors.
He says he hasn't decided what move he wants to make next, but he wants to leave a legacy of tackling sacred cows. "Maybe this will make the board a little more willing to take on these more difficult challenges," he says.
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Anthrax's second album meant a big step forward for the achievement of their characteristic sound, pushing away the topical elements of early thrash they included on the refreshing debut Fistful Of Metal. The crucial changes in the line-up contributed to develop their own style. Belladonna's explicitly melodic voice would make the band's music totally unique and peculiar, specially. These guys got rid of a competent bassist and song-writer (Mr. Lilker) but added an also professional player (Frank). This formation already proved itself competent on the Armed And Dangerous EP, though they needed to make it clearer by writing new material if they wanted to compete with the bunch of serious rivals around.
Their ways have become more sophisticated and precise, as the brilliant display of energy and controlled velocity on "A.I.R." shows, which isn't exclusively intended to be brutal and harsh, its melody and certain difficulty were unexplored elements on previous attempts. "Armed And Dangerous" embraces a similar scheme, right after that cheesy acoustic intro it turns into raging power thrash, as vibrant and disciplined as the opening cut, professionally constructed and passionate. Other thrashy compositions whose riffs nature fits the subgenre standards are the outrageous "Gung-Ho", kinda humoristic and stripped-down from the precision of the rest, becoming a chaos at the end intentionally, in contrast with the more serious performance on "Aftershock", which is fast too but clearly vocal-based with that tiring lyrical repetition making it unoriginal. Velocity and vigor soon get discreet on the rest of the record, deprived of thrashy lines, featuring more calmed tempos and a much notable presence of melody. Well, "S.S.C./Stand Or Fall" is kinda aggressive and loose, though once again the tender vocals make it so accessible. Verses get even mellower on "Lone Justice" and "Madhouse", on which Anthrax combine heavier riffs, traditional quiet rhythms and insistent lyrics successfully, denying thrash's basic characteristics. Melody is incessant on those as well, brilliantly materialized by Joey's delicate voice, who's even leading the instrumental sections on some "Medusa" sequences. That's the slowest number of the pack, conceived by a weighty rhythm and powerful rough riffs, the absence of velocity and aggression is scandalous in comparison with the thrashy titles, fortunately the band develops it correctly, even though guitar lines remain untouched mostly.
Back then, Anthrax were denying thrash standards generally, 60% of this record should be rather described as heavy metal, melodic, weighty and polite. The nature of riffs speaks for itself on most of the compositions along with the common tempos. At times Charlie is making use of one bass-drum only, a shocking fact if you compare this with the terminal velocity of S.O.D.. Actually, for this project, it seems Scott preferred not introducing hardcore influences, I guess this was intended to be serious, reflecting a clear inspiration from heavy rock heroes as Iron Maiden and Kiss instead of emulating Motörhead and Venom as most of their peers did by that time. The exceeding percentage of melody and the supremacy of vocals make it evident, which turned the dynamism and fury of the debut into something more refined and commercial. However, the thrashy exceptions must be highlighted. They were the precursors of the splendorous sound these guys would achieve afterwards, determined by those hyperactive rhythms, violent riffs and raw attitude. It seems they did a wrong choice by playing so many casual slow tunes instead of going further into the previous record patterns of speed and intensity. It would've been a much more consistent energetic record if they kept aggression and loose riffing stable. Although this material is musically stronger than the primitive debut, inevitably, not only because instrumentally this is more advanced and exact, also because technically they reached a higher level. Of course, it's not super complex, though structures are more solid, intentions not that vain, melody better defined. On other hand, these numbers lack the stunning energy and roughness of Fistful Of Metal, no matter how musically superior they are. And well, that tremendously dry clean production didn't help, it particularly made that backing choir sound comical and dumb (voices distorted as Neanderthals screaming!).
They were still looking for their sound, evolving, exploring, step by step they were defining their identity. Spreading The Disease wasn't the culmination, it obviously contributed to that process, we wouldn't have splendid later albums if the band didn't go through this primitive stage. So many cuts here ain't thrash strictly but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy them as long as you tolerate melody and sophistication. The most diehard subgenre fans might find it boring, though after all, these guys have always been transgressing the thrash standards by playing it melodic, including urban lyrics, breaking the usual limitations and clichés proudly, something that made them victims of vituperation for many years, something that took guts for sure.


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Syrian Forces Take Back Palmyra From ISIS
The besieged militant group had held the ancient city for 11 months.By Chas Danner
The besieged militant group had held the ancient city for 11 months.By Chas Danner
Haji Imam was the Islamic State's CFO.By Samuel Lieberman
Mosul in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria are getting put on the road to freedom.By Samuel Lieberman
The rebels expect neither Damascus nor Moscow to abide by Saturday's "cessation of hostilities."By Jonah Shepp
And more than 60 were wounded in the attack in Ankara.By Jen Kirby
The attack comes as the U.N. tries to coordinate peace talks.By Claire Landsbaum
Most of the dead were German.By Jaime Fuller
In this year's massive human migration to Europe, some young women have been forced to make the journey alone.By Sarah A. Topol
The Islamic State's latest snuff film features a new balaclava-covered British executioner.By Eric Levitz
The death of Zahran Alloush may strengthen Assad's hand at upcoming peace talks in Geneva.By Eric Levitz
Russia now says they're okay with Assad stepping down, but he will likely escape justice if he does.By Jonah Shepp
Wait, you guys don't like each other? The "not returning calls" and "shooting down planes" totally didn't tip me off!By Jaime Fuller
Six Afghan children drowned in the latest crossing attempt.By Jen Kirby
The U.S. may not have gotten rid of Assad yet, but the country's sanctions did get rid of ... this eccentric chess president who knows him.By Jaime Fuller
He visited two camps in Jordan and came away even more convinced that Syrian refugees shouldn't be accepted into the U.S.By Chas Danner
Meanwhile, the U.S. is calling for Turkish troops to seal much of the Syrian border in order to combat ISIS.By Chas Danner
The tensions over the downed warplane continue.By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
He approvingly cites Roosevelt's policy of Japanese internment.By Eric Levitz
The mayor said turning them away would be "to hand terrorists a victory over our democracy."By Eric Levitz
Jeb Bush may be low-energy, but when it comes to Syrian refugees, he isn't low-empathy.By Eric Levitz


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Cell death events in unfertilized Xenopus eggs. Intracellular ATP content (a), ADP/ATP ratio (b), intracellular pH (c), and egg diameter (d) were monitored over 48 hours after ovulation. Intracellular pH in panel (c) was measured using spectrometric and fluorescent assays (closed and open circles, respectively). Bars in panel (c) represent the range of pH readings taken by two persons in double-blind trials and data in panel (d) are means ± SD obtained by measurement of five eggs.
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This hotel is located within walking distance of the theater district, Times Square, Empire State Building, bus and subway plus the facilities are very nice and the staff is great! The rooms are small but most New York hotel rooms are. No closets or dressers - hanging space for six items and some shelves. We had a room with 2 double beds with a desk between the beds. We found it was easier to keep clothes in the suitcase. The breakfast includes eggs and a meat plus the usual yogart, fruit, bagels, juice, cereal - more than enough to keep 5 teenage girls and their chaperones happy. The lobby where the breakfast is located gets full later in the morning - only a few tables. If you wait much past 8:30 you will be eating breakfast off your lap. Coffee is available all day. Coffee maker in the room was nice but plugs were limited. Coffee maker is on the wide window ledge but no plug - had to move stuff off the desk to make room for the coffee maker - no big deal. The staff was very helpful regarding buses and restaurants. Great place to stay for our Girl Scout trip.
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I have a successful RDP connection on Windows XP Professional to Windows Server 2003 at a remote site. I setup another machine running Windows 7 Ultimate. although I am able to get connection, comparing the machines side by side, the Windows 7 connection is dog slow. I have compares that the 2 RDP connections is identical as far as experience etc. I have run a internet connection speed test which show the 2 computers connect at the same speed to the internet.
Remote Desktop on Windows 7 is leveraging a feature called auto-tuning for TCP/IP. This might be the culprit in your case.
I have had success running the following command to speed things up:
Silly point to make, but check whether a cabled connection to your network makes a difference to your RDP client's performance.
I have a Windows 7 64-bit box acting as a server, RDP enabled, etc. Windows XP machines can connect at normal frame-rates over wifi but Windows 7 machines connect at about 1 frame in 10 seconds...
Connecting the Win7 machines directly to my router with a network cable completely cured the issue, so now it seems I have some troubleshooting to do on my wifi network :-)


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It bought some of the 150 billion yen ($1.7 billion) of convertible bonds sold by Sony Corp. in mid-November, Philips said. The notes rose 27 percent by Jan. 23, bolstered by 10 straight weeks of gains in the benchmark Topix index, the longest winning streak since 1986, after Abe called for unlimited monetary easing to end deflation.
The fund also bought some of the 33 billion yen of convertible bonds issued by ABC-Mart Inc., a Tokyo-based shoe retailer, earlier this month, Philips said.
Philips expected Abe to draw inspiration from Korekiyo Takahashi, the Japanese finance minister who was credited for pulling the nation out of the Great Depression before his assassination in 1936. Takahashi boosted spending by 34 percent in the 1932 fiscal year to help end deflation, financing it by doubling bond issuance, according to a report by the Japan Center for Economic Research.
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"Standing astride history, shouting NO!"
The TNT can't run a horse race story without introducing the horses. The "Big Money Opposition" needs to fund-raise, dontcha know?
What ST's new proposal will involve is no tax sunsetting date, no limit on how much can be spent on capital or operations costs, no bonding cap, highly regressive taxes, and the gutting of every term in the 1996 law that restricts that government's taxing and spending rights. So yes, Ladenburg, it IS too expensive.
ST's projected Phase I costs went up by $5.5 billion over the past three years. It is extremely poorly managed. There's no good reason for those cost increases, and they are not attributable to capital expense price inflation.
ST has been an abject failure despite the fact that "it is building something." It is not worth it, despite the promises of new trains.
I have another quickie. It is of the band Everclear playing, thus indorsing, Mars Hill church. The Stanger should be all over this like flies on shit.
Actually, they are 2.8 billion currently, they are no where near the 5 billion mark. Get your facts straight.
Yes, they are late and yes they are over budget but where did you pull almost 6 billion?
I find it hard to believe that the voters will vote for any tax package in the middle of a recession....
I find it hard to believe that the voters will approve any new roads packages when we all know we have to cut global warming emissions, our transit systems are overfilled, and we have a backlog of existing roads and bridges that need to be repaired first.
ST needs to tell its chair to STFU.
wow, you read that article oddly. At the board meeting, they were mostly positive, and afterward I asked Ladenburg point-blank and he said he would support it, so...
@4 says without a source $2.8 billion, while @2 says without a source costs went up by you $5.5 billion. The original price tag being $1.9 billion that means @2 is saying the total is $7.4 billion.
$2.8 or $7.4 -- obviously the public has no idea what phase I costs.
Could be because ST does not have an easy to find page where you can see the phase I promised projected cost versus the phase I actual cost.
Why would they hide that data?
Should you trust Sound Transit now?
By Mike Lindblom
from late 2007
answers this saying "The last time Sound Transit went to the voters for money, its leaders promised that within a decade, trains would run from the University District to the city of SeaTac.
They were wrong.
The full route will take twice as long to build and, at more than $5 billion, is about twice as expensive as the 1996 Sound Move plan that voters approved."
The article also says "Officials insist they have learned from hard experience" -- "a new chief executive, Joni Earl, ...put the project on solid ground" --
"'I think if you look at Sound Transit's record in the last two or three years, they've demonstrated their ability to complete projects or come in on schedule,'" Warman said." -- all staetments designed and calculated to elide the truth:
they have a >100% cost overrun and a ten year delay.
All they can say is they haven't had another cost overrun or another schedule delay again yet -- because they haven't done another phase yet.
Ten years late is not on schedule.
>100% cost overrun is not what was promised.
Perhaps transit supporters AND transit opponents should wait till we have a plan and a cost for phase II, before engaging in support or opposition?
Otherwise you are knee jerking, not thinking.
The $5.5 billion Phase I cost increase over the past three years is shown by two documents from ST.
The 2005 financial plan is on STs website. It has a Sources and Uses table showing YOE Phase I spending plans of $6.6 billion. The second ST document is the November 2007 SEC filing available from munios.com. It also has a Phase I Sources and Uses table, showing $12.1 billion in anticipated spending.
Of the $5.5 billion increase over the past three years, some is attributable to new capital spending wishes by ST: $1.3 billion additional for U-Link, and about $240 million additional for airport link. The rest has nothing to do with capital expense (ROW acquisition, construction labor, building materials, etc.) price inflation.
Anybody have any better projections about Phase I build-out period cost increases from ST? Those are figures from ST that show the lack of adequate controls and lousy management in place there.
@ 8 -
Contrary to what you seem to think, there's a great source of information about ST's current Phase I spending plans - that SEC filing it just made to sell its new bonds.
Here's the breakdown, showing the massive new Phase I build-out period spending predictions:
Tax Revenues: $6,925,000,000
Federal Grants: $1,821,000,000
Bonds: $2,398,000,000
Fares/Operating Revenues: $431,000,000
Local Grants/Interest Earnings: $567,000,000
Total: $12,143,000,000
Sounder Commuter Rail: $1,268,000,000
ST Express Bus: $785,000,000
Link Light Rail: $4,175,000,000
Transit Operations: $2,712,000,000
System-wide Activities: $533,000,000
Debt Service: $1,218,000,000
Contributions to Reserves: $1,450,000,000
Total: $12,143,000,000
All those ST estimates are expressed in YOE dollars.
So "No. 8," about the newspaper story you quote - that number Lindblom pulled out of a hat doesn't begin to capture the full extent of ST's spending plans. Plus, the staff and board clearly are doing a lousy job of managing costs. Now ST says it has to spend $12.1 billion on Phase I - go ahead, try to show how that increase over the $6.6 billion anticipated Phase I costs described in the 2005 financial plan could be justified.
ST has no frigging idea what is going on from a cost perspective - that's why none of this can be explained. The "No. 8" approach (quoting Mike Lindblom) won't get anyone anywhere.
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thanks for additional data but attack mode comments are misdirected. I was talking about light rail only and capital cost only, I think that's what Lindblom is talking about, whereas you are talking about light rail plus everything else and capital cost plus everything else such as finance and operations.
It's all good info -- but yoru nos. do not relate to Lindblom's no.
Your comment "go ahead, try to show how that increase over the $6.6 billion anticipated Phase I costs described in the 2005 financial plan could be justified" is misdirected -- perhaps you should direct it to @4 -- I didn't justify anything just wanted to get clear data out there.
The info I cited says light rail phse I is ten years late, and over 100% over what was promised to voters (not counting finance and operations) and I see nothing in what you write that disagrees with that. So, so far we know, ten years late, >100% over budget.
Yes of course there can be additional overruns and data if you count the things you are counting, too.
The overall point is how come you have to go to SEC filings and how come ST does not have this basic data on an easy to find web page ?
@4 where are you?
got a source?
your $2.8 billion no. is challenged by Lindblom's "over $5 billion" and by @2, 9, 10.
I'm thinking the threat of John Stanton's initiative is all the more reason for Sound Transit to go to the ballot this year.
As an analogy, consider the United States' preemptive invasion of Iraq allegedly over WMD. How did Iran and North Korea, two nations that actually were putting together a nuclear arsenal, respond? By doubling down on their own nuclear programs. And it was arguably entirely rational and self-interested of them to do so. Beat 'em to the punch.
If Stanton's initiative passes, it does a lot less damage if Sound Transit expansion is already locked in than if it's still up in the air. Beat 'em to the punch.
Beyond that, I kinda feel like having ST2 on the same ballot as an anti-light rail initiative would undermine the latter. Stanton and his minions would be forced to fight a battle on two fronts; they'd have to grapple with spreading themselves too thin. I believe, inevitably, all the political mass on both sides would gravitate toward the ST2 campaign. Do you really want to gather tens of thousands of signatures for an initiative you're only going to be able to campaign for with one hand tied behind your back?
How about just making it simple. Roads get paid for with fuel taxes. Buses and light rail get paid for from the farebox (and build with business loans for expected revenue from the service). Everyone pays for what they use.
Cressona do you have any polling on whether or not people would like a partially elected board? A fully elected board? Has ST ever asked that question?
I'd say that if Stanton wants to do it, it's a done deal. Statewide there will be no problem getting signatures and the proposition that there should be coordination of transportation investments for all RTAs will be very popular.
If the board was all elected, then the state could give the right to raise taxes without a vote. With the huge pro transit feelings of the people, a majority of the board would have to be pro transit as well.
The pro Prop 1 groups outspent the no groups by 4 to 1. These primarily pro transit people will back candidates region wide. Why would you think that Stanton's initiative will end up being anti-transit?
"The info I cited says light rail phse I is ten years late, and over 100% over what was promised to voters"
Dude, voters always are promised all kinds of stuff. What you need to remember is that promises to voters have no legal significance. Voters could have been promised 75 miles of light rail by 2006 for $2 billion AND NONE OF THAT COULD BE ENFORCED IN A COURT OF LAW. Campaign promises are just free speech: the sponsors can lie with impunity (as long as there's no defamation). I'm sure voters were promised ponies and sunshine in the run up to that vote in 1996, and it just doesn't matter one jot now. So whatever you're hung up on, get over it.
"ST's projected Phase I costs went up by $5.5 billion over the past three years. It is extremely poorly managed."
Like most axe-grinding anti-transit cranks around here, Busker has to make things up to make his point.
Yearly audits, performance audits, Expert Review Panels, Supreme Court rulings, State Treasurer opinions...all this stuff flies in the face of nutball opinions shoveled out by cranks like Busker. These cash-rich/ego-poor frustrated middle aged white guys STILL haven't got over the fact they lost their 10 year battle to stop light rail from being built in this town.
Since Mark Baerwaldt has never had a job or meeting he needed to get to (along with the band of retired old guys who form the Kemper Kult), of course he doesn't see the need for reliable and effective mass transit.
In the end, much of the Old White Guys Against Rail movement is rooted in pet technologies which were ditched for rail over the years: Baerwaldt is a monorail fanatic; Emory Bundy invested in a loony Personal Rapid Transit venture; much of the Kemper Freeman Kult has been dabbling with "emerging" technologies such as PRT for decades (along with their beloved freeways).
Now, this gaggle of crazies has settled on oppressive tolling schemes. Lexus Lanes work just great...for Lexus owners....the poor people get their crappy bus service, natch.
Only in Seattle will the media entertain the likes of Busker. The guy has been posting this garbage for years - each time he's challenged with basic legal and financial facts, he falls flat on his face. Which is what happens when you lead a solitary, lonely little life....
"Here's the breakdown, showing the massive new Phase I build-out period spending predictions:"
Yeah, and when the State Treasurer (no fan of Baerwaldt-style transit boondoggles) took a look at Busker/Baerwaldt's "predictions", he used one word to describe it: bogus.
Busker is right about one thing: delay makes costs go way up.
But since he spends all his waking hours trying to delay the inevitable (and has pursued this obsession for over a decade) it seems a little funny he would bitch endlessly about the results of his own actions. At least he won't get bored chasing his own tail.
Similarly: like most rich, isolated nutcases, Mark Baerwaldt will leave his Belltown perch at some point. Maybe buy an island someplace, or a villa in a gated banana Republic country. One gets the idea the only reason he sticks around is to pursue this singular obsession of fighting light rail and the agency building it. Talk about a noble cause!
The idiots of this region continue to argue instead of doing something about transportation. I'm surprised Phase 1 is being built at all. It's late and overbudget mostly because you assholes keep suing. If folks in DC, NYC, and the Bay Area did this when their systems were proposed and built, they wouldn't have mass transit either. Keep waiting for your perfect solution. It ain't gonna happen.
Light Rail opens between downtown and the airport in 15 MONTHs. An extension to UW breaks ground in 5 months.
Do these facts show ST is getting something done? Of course they do.
Should we vote to extend this line further this fall? Absolutely.
Wake up, it is truly amazing. Critics said light rail taxes would bring this region to its knees, kill dozens of people, and suck the life out of our bus system. I suppose the jury is still out on the blood, death and destruction part. The rest of the country and world are investing in mobility and infrastructure. Here, we just like sinking money into internal combustion engines, cars, and the fuel required to keep all those engines stuck in traffic. Infrastructure and mobility are for sissies!
- Why would you think that Stanton's initiative will end up being anti-transit?-
Maybe because this is their stated goal? Would that be enough to tip you off, Bob?
Read Ted Van Dyk's Crosscut column on the subject. The strategy has always been to use rail money to pay for a gold plated 520 re-build. The version with all those fancy parks and lids to protect Stanton's vulnerable Points Community from unwanted freeway noise. I-405 deserves the light rail cash, too. And maybe a brand new elevated Viaduct.
Stanton and his group are smart enough to know they need to hide their true intentions. Their own polling indicates public opposition to the diversion of transit revenues to freeways. Ted Van Dyk: not so smart.
John Stanton has stated he has never ridden a bus. He also believes transit is for the poor and infirm. Not his kind of people. Stanton wants a transponder on every car, and a tolling gate on every onramp and offramp. That will teach the unwashed masses to get out of his way on the freeway!
Bob, can I ask why you would trust the motivations of a right wing think tanmk, a group of old tyme Republicans, and a billionaire who dislikes public transit and who doesn't understand transportation at all?
How on earth are we to believe these folks have our best interests in mind?
Is that you Wally? I thought the governance was put together by a commission headed by Stanton and Norm Rice, a lefty Democrat.
Why would a right wing billionaire spend so much effort on this when he could just defeat the votes with campaign money. Didn't the pro side have a $3 million advantage last time and very favorable polls months in advance?
Do you have links to Stanton stating he never rode a bus or any of the things you attribute to him?
With 75% of the people in favor of more light rail how would electing board members favor roads? It sees that Stanton could support anti-rail candidates for the county executive positions get all the positions appointed the way he would want.
Read the Van Dyk article - no reference to Stanton's position - but apparently Rep. Deborah Eddy (D) and Fred Jarrett (D), liberal that just quit the Republicans are looking at the PSRC as an over agency for the region - they are not right wing anti-transit and apparently a few ST supporters are part of the effort, from the comments:
All I can say is WOW! Mullin, Vaska and Gorton are all ultra-pro Sound Transit. Reid Shockey was nothing but a go-along to get-along type on the ST Citizen's Oversight Committee. Now they want to take power from ST? Doubtful.
@16, OK, so we're supposed to pretend that this entire history of deception/cost overruns/broken promises is all OK, and not dare point this history out as ST comes back to voters for another blank check.
@17, Um, could you at least make a token effort to demonstrate that Busker's numbers are wrong before resorting to name calling, or is that too much to ask?
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