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Skip to comments.Aerosols make methane more potent - Air pollution linked more closely to climate concerns.
Posted on 10/30/2009 6:12:16 PM PDT by neverdem
Aerosols' complicated influence on our climate just got more threatening: they could make methane a more potent greenhouse gas than previously realized, say climate modellers.
Drew Shindell, at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, and colleagues ran a range of computerized models to show that methane's global warming potential is greater when combined with aerosols atmospheric particles such as dust, sea salt, sulphates and black carbon.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol assume methane to be, tonne-for-tonne, 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet. But the interaction with aerosols bumps up methane's relative global warming potential (GWP) to about 33, though there is a lot of uncertainty around the exact figure. In the Kyoto Protocol, GWPs are used to govern emissions trading. "This study is saying those GWPs should be revisited because they're leaving out an important thing," says Shindell.
Shindell also thinks climate policy-makers need to pay much more attention to restricting short-lived pollutants, such as methane, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aerosols. This could create significant changes in the local and global climate quite quickly, he says, whereas the effects of efforts to reduce emissions of long-lived carbon dioxide will not be seen for many years. "The short-lived things are really powerful," he adds. The work is published in Science1.
The increased influence attributed to methane is interesting, says Frank Dentener, from the European Commission's Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy. He points out that cutting methane emissions often doesn't cost anything and can actually end up making money by collecting the gas to sell, or by saving emissions in making a process more efficient and cheaper.
Methane, aerosols and other short-lived pollutants have a complicated chemical relationship, only some of which Shindell's models could capture. For example, methane leads to increased formation of ozone in the troposphere, which can reduce agricultural yields. It is also eventually oxidized to carbon dioxide; or by other chemical reactions can form water vapour - also a greenhouse gas - in the stratosphere. In yet another example, methane's reaction with hydroxyl reduces the amount of that chemical available to create cooling sulphate aerosols.
The models don't yet completely take all the processes into account. But simply trying to couple ozone chemistry and aerosol chemistry like this is an advance, says Dentener. "Instead of looking at single components they look in much greater details at what emissions of these components will do to a whole sequence of things."
Shindell says that future long-term climate models should begin to include more of these local secondary processes. "We know these things happen in the atmosphere", says Shindell. "The current strategy of assuming [their effects] are zero is a poor choice."
Aerosols and short-lived gases aren't totally ignored. "The timing of this paper is excellent", says Greg Carmichael, a climate scientist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. "There is growing awareness among the policy makers and the scientific communities that the coming period represents a key and important opportunity to link air and climate concerns." Even as recently as last week, scientists and policy makers met in Gothenburg, Sweden, at a workshop to discuss intermediate climate policies.
Dentener cautions that the calculations involved to work out new GWPs are "rather tricky". He would like to see other modellers tackle the same problem and reach a scientific consensus. But he adds that policy makers are starting to realize that there must be a balance between long-term and short-term strategies.
The negative and positive effects of air pollutants must be taken seriously, says Almut Arneth of Lund University in Sweden, who also writes in Science this week2. She says most assessments suggest that the cooling effect of sulphates at the moment outweighs the warming effect of black carbon. So legislating for the removal of air pollutants, particularly sulphates, would cause a rapid warming of the climate. "If we want to start developing really successful climate policies we've got to look at air pollution as well", she says.
Shindell calls for the IPCC to look at "not just the climate but the whole ecosystem and health impacts of dealing with these pollutants". This could help in both the near and long term, he says. "I'm hoping the next round of IPCC will be better. I still don't see a lot of emphasis on near-term solutions to climate."
I didn't even know that cows were using spray-on deodorant.
Burn that methane!
Put collectors on the cows, the humans, the dogs, the elephants, even the donkeys.
If this writer is so darned smart, how come he doesn't know how to use an apostrophe?
Oh, nevermind, I didn't read carefully ...
It ain't as simple as Al Gore thought, huh.
You owe him an apostrophe
You owe him an apostrophe... i mean her
Fart in a Can, the latest climate killing hockey stick.
Took ten posts before someone read my mind...
Thanks! (Shoulda seen some of the ones I saw before yours....)
Somebody's believing his models a little too earnestly.
I've made the same mistake on occasion.
Didn't really have to read any further than that.
Losing Ground (Hispanic children fall behind their peers in cognitive skills quickly, a study finds)
[N. Korea] NKorea's latest missile tests failed: report(two crashed, two missed target, one dud)
NRA Sues Seattle Over Illegal Gun Ban
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Thanks for the ping!
Its really time to send the 'climate modelers' packing.
They have zero success predicting anything accurately.
Methane and CO2 are the buliding blocks of life itself. - Anyone who would even dream of tampering with them is a fool.
He's apostrophically challenged.
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Gladstone Secondary
The following letter about the possible closure of Gladstone Secondary was sent to the Vancouver School Board on 19 September 2016. For things you can do see the appended letter sent out by MLA Adrian Dix.
To: Mike Lombardi (VSB Chair)
Joy Alexander, Patti Bacchus, Fraser Ballantyne, Janet Fraser, Penny Noble, Christopher Richardson, Stacy Robertson, Allan Wong, Timme Zhao (VSB Trustees)
As residents of the Norquay Village Neighbourhood Centre, we are concerned about the impact that the closure of Gladstone Secondary School would have on Norquay. An extensive recent City of Vancouver planning process has defined this area as an integrated new community.
The basic vision for the Norquay Village Neighbourhood Centre is for a complete community: a place where people have housing choices that meet their needs, where there are local shops and services that provide the goods of daily life, where there are public spaces and places for people to meet and engage in community life, and where people can move easily and without a car to access places to work, play, and shop. (Norquay Village Neighbourhood Centre Plan, Section 2.2, p. 14. Approved by Council November 2010.)
Norquay has not traditionally included the concentration of amenities and services that many neighbourhood shopping areas can boast. We have no library, no community centre or neighbourhood house, no swimming pool or ice rink.
But Gladstone Secondary School is located only 1 block north of the Norquay boundary. Most of Norquay lies within the Gladstone catchment area, where 71% of Gladstone students live.
The school acts as an important cohesive force in the Norquay community in several ways.
1. Teens connect with other teens in their neighbourhood when they attend school classes and extra-curricular activities.
2. Most Norquay students in the Gladstone catchment area live close enough to walk to school. They become more familiar with their neighbourhood en route.
3. Families of students connect with other families in their neighbourhood through their involvement in school activities.
4. Community space is available for meetings and other activities. Together with Norquay's elementary schools (Norquay and Cunningham), Gladstone provides the only community space in the neighbourhood.
The Norquay Plan strongly encourages new housing types for families. Five thousand new residents are expected to move into the neighbourhood during its 30-year lifespan, a population increase of 50%. By rough estimate, more than 2000 of these expected new residents will be living in Norquay by 2020.
If Gladstone is closed, most Norquay secondary students will live in the extreme southwest corner of the new Windermere catchment area, too far away to walk to school. The Renfrew Ravine and the SkyTrain are barriers that limit access routes to Windermere from Norquay, and make the school feel even farther away than it appears to be on a map. Windermere can never be an effective focal point for Norquay.
We believe that Norquay needs the presence of Gladstone Secondary School to function as a "complete community." We ask that you remove Gladstone from the list of schools to be considered for closure.
Jeanette and Joseph Jones
Letter from Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix
19 September 2016
Dear Gladstone, Bruce and Carleton Supporter,
This is a crucial week for the future of Gladstone Secondary, Graham Bruce Elementary and Carleton Elementary. Next Monday September 26th at 7pm, the Vancouver Board of Education will be voting on whether to move our schools and others on the list onto the next stage of the school closure process. It is our first chance to remove Gladstone, Bruce and Carleton from the list and it is very important that we have a huge turnout.
What can you do?
1. Attend the VSB meeting on Sept 26th! Bring signs and make your voices heard. Location: Charles Tupper Secondary (419 East 24th Ave), starting at 7 pm.
2. Write a letter to trustees (by email). Their emails can be found here. There are many arguments that can be made for all the schools, please read the following three op-eds for more information on Gladstone, Bruce and Carleton.)
3. Sign the Petition. Close to 13,000 people have signed so far!
4. Take a lawn sign.
In response to the VSB's staff report, we will be working with parents and students to write a detailed report and release it to the trustees and public by Thurs, Sept 22. Our report will address detailed issues of enrolment (current and future), catchments, development, programs, the vulnerability of school populations, traffic, child care and importance of these schools in the community. We will also be working to meet with trustees face-to-face to make our case.
Here is the schedule of other action items this week:
Tuesday September 20th, 2016 afternoon at Vancouver City Hall: The City Council will be voting on a motion opposing school closures.
Tuesday September 20th, 7 pm: A major rezoning and increase in density as part of the Joyce-Collingwood Precinct Plan will be voted on by Vancouver City Council. This has significant implications for the Graham Bruce, Grenfell and Carleton catchments.
Wednesday September 21st, Gladstone students/parents organizing meeting at Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House, at 3:30pm. It's immediately followed by a student-only "presentation skills" session led by Mimi Nguyen of Cedar Cottage.
Thursday September 22nd, Door-to-door petition and letter-writing drive to Save Gladstone. Starting at 4 pm from Nanaimo Skytrain Station.
Thursday/Friday September 22nd-23rd – Presentation of detailed responses, petition and letters to Trustees.
Sunday September 25th – Petition drive and preparation for meeting on Monday September 26th. Location to be determined.
Monday September 26th – VSB School Closure Meeting, Charles Tupper Secondary, 7 pm (419 East 24th Ave).
There are also many other petitioning and organizing meetings all week. Please stay tuned. And we need all of you at Charles Tupper on Monday!
Adrian Dix, MLA Vancouver-Kingsway
5022 Joyce St, Vancouver, BC V5R 4G6 | Phone: 604-660-0314 | Fax: 604-660-1131
Interim Rezoning Policy
The following report on Interim Rezoning Policy makes it possible to assess factors that City of Vancouver obscures in its documents.
Norquay is not affected by the "policy" described below due to its mass rezoning of 1912 properties for Vancouver's second neighbourhood centre in 2010. But the 1577 properties mass rezoned in 2004 for Vancouver's first neighbourhood centre at Kingsway & Knight are subject to the policy. This discrepancy is only one of the anomalies that taint the initiative.
Eye on Norquay has taken a particular interest in Interim Rezoning Policy, and in similar provisions of the Rental 100 program which has landed units within Norquay. That interest stems from a broader concern for policies which affect other Vancouver residential areas, especially those that lie in East Vancouver.
On 3 October 2012, Vancouver City Council approved an Interim Rezoning Policy for Increasing Affordable Housing Choices (hereafter cited as IRP).
At this stage, the I for "interim" could stand for indefinite, with regard to both policy specifications and duration of implementation.
Public $$$ Handed Out with Little Accountability
IRP and the related Rental 100 program raise huge concerns:
1. The City of Vancouver makes massive financial concessions to developers to build "secured market rental" — presumably "secured" for the greater of building lifespan or sixty years. Since no present Council can "fetter" a future Council, there is no assurance that any project will not be flipped from rental to strata sale at some point in the future.
2. Overall concessions in the form of waiver of DCL (development cost levy) and CAC (community amenity contribution) now run toward or beyond $100 million ($54 million for Aquilini alone). These waivers mean that increase in population comes without corresponding funding for amenities and infrastructure. The result will be a strip-mined public realm for Vancouver.
3. The "affordable" rental scale has imported west side rents into east side projects. This means that developers will concentrate on locations where they can exploit maximized differentials between costs and returns.
4. The supposed affordable rental scale is not monitored, and evaporates at first rental turnover of a unit. After being handed $54 million in concessions, Aquilini has just implemented a fixed-lease approach that will guarantee 100% turnover after one year (see St. Denis). In effect, the City of Vancouver writes the developer a blank cheque.
Problems Specific to IRP
The distinguishing feature of IRP is a de facto rezoning of most of Vancouver with no consultation and no planning. As of 20 April 2016, the policy includes a more detailed mapping. IRP has unleashed widespread speculation and massive land assemblies (see Yaffe).
Unlike Rental 100, IRP can extend off of arterial streets for a distance of "approximately 100 metres" — the length of a football field. Precedent has just been set at 3365 Commercial to push an apartment form into that entire space, contrary to the policy that specifies ground-oriented housing forms for off-arterial locations.
The City of Vancouver has expressed notions of participating with unit owners in future price appreciation of IRP units designed for ownership. The net result is expansion of conflict of interest — the body that controls zoning will self-deal by sticking its own finger into the pie. For about forty years, the City of Vancouver has already served itself in this fashion with the secretive off-balance-sheet Property Endowment Fund.
Six IRP Sites
The current version of IRP states: "As of April 20, 2016, six projects under this policy have been approved or are in process."
It seems apparent that developer take-up on the policy has been underwhelming. The policy still states:
Once 20 rezoning applications are in process, other proposals will be put on a wait list pending any decision by Council to extend the policy beyond 20 projects.
The six sites listed in the table below appear to be the sites referred to. Passed over in silence by the City of Vancouver is the proposal from Pacific Arbour for a seniors facility on six parcels in the 4600 block on the east side of Dunbar Street. Facing extreme pressure from Dunbar residents, the City of Vancouver rejected the proposal in spring 2013, citing "affordability" concerns.
To extrapolate from six projects in four years, the City of Vancouver may get around to a "review" of the situation about ten years from now. At that point, developers may have plopped a series of one-off experimental projects mainly into East Vancouver. As it stands now, three of the six have landed in the single local area of Kensington-Cedar Cottage.
Only one of the six IRP's has so far landed west of Main Street. That atypical project, 1037 West King Edward, displays low FSR, low height, and few units. For this, the developer receives huge upfront financial concessions — waiver of DCL calculated at $374,437 and no levy of CAC.
Initial Rents, East and West
From page 13 of report on 3365 Commercial
From page 8 of report on 1037 West King Edward
Tabulated Comparisons
Site Data Site SqFt FSR Height Storeys Units 1729 E. 33rd 29,587 1.26 37 ft 3 31 3323 E. 4th 36,777 1.45 46 ft 4 54 3120 Knight 17,653 2.08 52 ft 5 51 1037 W. King Edward 19,008 1.48 40 ft 2 - 4 36 3365 Commercial 35,106 2.40 60 ft 3.5 - 6 110 3868 Rupert 29,102 3.60 69 ft 6 112 DCL Waivers 1729 E. 33rd Not applicable 3323 E. 4th Not applicable 3120 Knight $465,476 1037 W. King Edward $374,437 3365 Commercial $1,077,792 3868 Rupert ??? Unit Distributions Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 1729 E. 33rd (Strata co-housing plus 2 rental units) 3323 E. 4th (Life-lease) 8 46 3120 Knight 1 32 18 3365 Commercial 31 38 30 11 1037 W. King Edward 8 12 13 3 3868 Rupert 78 30 4
Council Reports for IRP Rezonings
1729 East 33rd
2013 March 12-13
3. REZONING – 1729-1735 East 33rd Avenue
3323 East 4th
2014 March 13
1. REZONING: 3323-3367 East 4th Avenue (Beulah Garden)
3120 Knight
2014 May 20
1. REZONING: 3120-3184 Knight Street
3365 Commercial
2016 May 24
3. REZONING: 3365 Commercial Drive and 1695-1775 East 18th Avenue
2016 June 23
1. REZONING: 3365 Commercial Drive and 1695-1775 East 18th Avenue
1037 West King Edward
2016 June 21
3. REZONING: 1037 West King Edward Avenue
City of Vancouver Documents on IRP
Final Report from the Mayor's Task Force on Housing Affordability (2 October 2012)
Affordable Housing Choices Interim Rezoning Policy (4 Oct 2012 / 2 Dec 2013 / 20 Apr 2016)
Council Meetings about IRP
3 October 2012
4. Final Report of the Mayor's Task Force on Housing Affordability
3 December 2013
4. Development Cost Levy By-law Amendments to the Definition of
For-Profit Affordable Rental Housing
20 April 2016
2. Affordable Home Ownership Pilot Program
Rejected IRP for 4600 Block East Side of Dunbar Street
Brent Jang. Plan for Dunbar seniors home way up in the air. Globe and Mail (20 Nov 2012)
Naiobh O'Connor. City rejects seniors housing application in Dunbar. Vancouver Courier (6 Mar 2013)
Legal Challenge to IRP / Rental 100 "Affordability"
Carlito Pablo. City of Vancouver to amend STIR and Rental 100 bylaws after legal fight. Georgia Straight (19 Nov 2013)
Bob Mackin. West End Neighbours society wonders what is affordable. Vancouver Courier (10 Apr 2014)
Speculation (Yaffe) and Aquilini (St. Denis/O'Brien)
Barbara Yaffe. City looks to dismantle land assembly. Vancouver Sun (23 Apr 2015: D3
[Brian] Jackson says the land assembly activity that has been accelerating amounts to property speculation. … The activity is likely the result of an interim zoning policy adopted by the city three years ago.
Jen St. Denis / Frank O'Brien. New Aquilini rental tower uses controversial fixed-term tenancy agreements. Business in Vanocuver (8 July 2016)
Related Coverage at Eye on Norquay
Rental 100 Red Flag
Vancouver CAC 2013
Commercial at 18th Ave
Commercial & E 18th Ave
Statements at Public Hearing on 3365 Commercial 24 May 2016
Below are reproduced the statements delivered at the public hearing by Joseph Jones as 8th registered speaker and Jeanette Jones as 9th registered speaker. For a separate account of the public hearing evening, see https://eyeonnorquay.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/gong-show/.
Map of Six IRP Sites 2012-2016 as Referenced in Statement of Joseph Jones
Ten Long Years
A Decade Plus of Vancouver Local Area Planning
As 2015 comes to an end, Eye on Norquay offers up this retrospective — one little history lesson to pin a lot of isolated bits across the framework-of-torture that serves planning hell. Politicians and planners prefer to operate with bits … and especially their analogues, silos and spots. Except when a "plan" makes it possible to grab more, give less, go bigger, and execute faster.
Besides all that, without an occasional "plan" dress-up, the rest of Vancouver's development would have to stand naked as a silly opportunistic jumble.
yrs-mos Kingsway & Knight Neighbourhood Centre 2-00 July 2002 to July 2004 (plan) October 2005 (zoning) Norquay Village Neighbourhood Centre 4-07 April 2006 to November 2010 (plan) • April 2013 (zoning) May 2013 (benefits strategy) West Point Grey Community Vision 4-08 January 2006 to September 2010 Mount Pleasant 3-07 April 2007 to November 2010 (plan) October 2013 (implementation package) Cambie Corridor 1-10 July 2009 to May 2011 (plan) April 2015 to ---- [phase 3] Downtown Eastside September 2005 ... August 2011 to March 2014 (plan) West End 2-04 July 2011 to November 2013 (plan) • January 2014 (zoning) Marpole 2-09 July 2011 to April 2014 (plan) • May 2014 (zoning) Shaughnessy 1-03 June 2014 to September 2015 (heritage conservation area) Grandview-Woodland 4-04+ July 2011 to ????
The timeline above provides a framework for tales of the local areas that have suffered recent onslaught by City of Vancouver "planning." Let a Q & A approach test your knowledge of the strung out and the done in.
Who got strung out the longest?
Grandview-Woodland will soon overtake Norquay. Downtown Eastside, whose tortuous path is an exemplar of obfuscation, occupies a class all by itself.
Who wrung the clearest concessions out of City Council?
Marpole — likely the poorest and most vulnerable westside local area. Two other westside areas receive mention in the timeline because their areas were dealt with as a whole — not because they underwent anything like a mass rezoning for denser and faster redevelopment.
Where has City of Vancouver grabbed the most the fastest?
Cambie Corridor, no contest. First and foremost, the "corridor" concept served to simultaneously overwhelm three distinct local areas: Riley Park-South Cambie, Oakridge, Marpole. (Those first two have (had?) community visions, for whatever those exercises are now worth.)
Who got the most "consulted"?
Downtown Eastside. See also "strung out" question above. The City of Vancouver delights to boast in its report to Council (p. 7) of intensive engagement with the LAPP Committee with members investing over 470 hours of volunteer time. [Between the lines: Ask a dis-membered former LAPPster how it feels to be "consulted."]
Whose "plan" has been most disrespected so far?
Probably Mount Pleasant — consider only (1) the override of extreme nonsupport for Rize-Alliance at Broadway and Kingsway (2) the impending encroachment of Westbank-Hootsuite on industrial land at Main/Quebec and 4th/5th Avenue.
Who stands out for NOT being present?
Most of the "community vision" areas, since the City of Vancouver did a 180 during Norquay planning — and left fifteen years of CityPlan smothered in mothballs. Six of these community vision areas (1998-2010) became hands-off to any subsequent local area planning of the mass-rezone variety: Dunbar (1998), Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney (2002), Sunset (2002), Hastings-Sunrise (2004), Arbutus Ridge/Kerrisdale/Shaughnessy (2005), West Point Grey (2010). Even so, significant portions of three primarily eastside areas got steamrolled: Kensington-Cedar Cottage (1998), Renfrew-Collingwood (2004), Riley Park/South Cambie (2005).
Vancouver's non-mass-rezoned areas contain the great majority of the remaining 68,282 RS (single-family) zoned properties. The value divergence upward for these properties becomes ever more apparent. The two "neighbourhood centre" mass rezonings of 1577 and 1912 properties blitzed immigrant working-class areas in the heart of East Vancouver.
Who suffers the biggest density dump?
West End by a mile. "New planning" for yet more density-dumping has landed on the doorstep of a local area that in 2011 sported a person-per-hectare figure of 218. Downtown had 146. Shaughnessy had 20. The Vancouver average was 53.
Who only pretended to get planned?
Kingsway & Knight. King Edward Village concurrently blockbusted the heart of the area, separated from the planning process. The eventual mass rezoning affected 1577 properties. Meanwhile, the "shopping area" part fell off the back of the planning wagon that was racing uphill toward Norquay. Populate your nightmares with what may happen at the Rona site, since future development for the entire commercial part of the first "neighbourhood centre" was never defined.
Going to Pot
When considered as a part of Vancouver, the Norquay area already seems to have acquired far more than its share of the grassy retail outlets that have sprouted up across our greenest city. As the City of Vancouver starts to look for its cut of this "free" enterprise, questions arise. As always, Why Norquay? Could pot shop sprawl be just another aspect of the "revitalization" touted by mass rezoning? The favorite planner question provides hollow echo effect: "Don't you want a nicer neighborhood with more amenities?" Data below suggests the emergence of yet one more east-west disparity (7 vs 2) in Vancouver.
One Norquay Development Application So Far
The application for 2768 Kingsway — DE419426 is the only application so far for Norquay. Here is what a viewing of the proposed location reveals:
Specific Dilapidated Storefront
Context: Tear-Down Half-Block East of Earles
Development Application Signage
At Rear of Site: Clean-up of Long-Term Dumping Accumulation on 18 December 2015
The owner of this property has abused the Norquay streetscape and neighborhood for a long time. Should this poor treatment of the local community be rewarded with a new medical marijuana license? Also, after such an extended period of neglect, can the existing building structure really satisfy licensing requirements and inspections — unless perhaps some of the anticipated cash flow gets diverted into purchasing adequate nudge-nudge-wink-wink?
New Development Applications Across Vancouver
The City of Vancouver has begun a listing for "Medical Marijuana-Related Use Development Applications" at the foot of its
Development Application Information Web Page
Here is a listing by date of notification letters for the nine applications listed as of 24 December 2015:
Dec 4 4545 West 10th Avenue Wealthshop Social Society Dec 8 2894 East Broadway BC Pain Society Dec 8 2179 West 4th Avenue Buddha Barn Dec 8 2768 Kingsway Medicinal Express Dec 8 3441 Kingsway Scooter Health Society Dec 8 1193 Main Street Herb Co Society Dec 8 6416 Main Street Healing Centre Dec 9 1316 Kingsway MPN Health Society Dec 15 1404 East 57th Avenue Green Room Society
Addresses above are taken from the notification letters. These often vary from the addresses listed in the link on the application web page. If this routine part of the "process" shows that degree of inconsistency, what sort of schmozz is going on at City Hall?
The Rest of Norquay
Norquay is already serviced by the following half-dozen "operations" — which thus far show no sign of applying for an appropriate business license:
Budzilla at 2267 Kingsway
Canna Mart at 2487 Kingsway
Weeds Glass & Gifts at 2580 Kingsway
Just to the east of the Norquay boundary lie three more establishments:
Eggs Canna at 2076 Kingsway
Green Cross Society at 2145 Kingsway
Eastside Compassion Society at 2127 Kingsway
Lots More Questions
1 — With six non-permitted storefronts already operating in the Norquay area, why would City of Vancouver consider an application for a seventh "permitted" one?
2 — What have these enterprises contributed to Norquay? Business license fees? Activation of retail streetscape? Promotion of walkability? Revitalization of Kingsway? Donations for local school programs?
3 — Since the mass rezoning of 1,912 Norquay single-family properties is supposed to result in a "neighbourhood centre," why should pot shops be strung throughout Norquay?
4 — The gingko leaf shape is stamped into Norquay sidewalks as a symbol of the recent planning, even though City of Vancouver in the delivery has substituted other trees for what the plan specified. Wouldn't it be appropriate now to grind away those symbols and replace them with marijuana leaves?
5 — Why can't a business-oriented individual apply for a City of Vancouver "license" to distribute, say, medical ethanol?
6 — In light of the approach toward marijuana purveying over the past few years, why should Norquay residents have any respect for City of Vancouver management, planning, or bylaws?
[Possible answer: Lack of untaxed cash to buy the desired respect.]
Sad Logo
Fast replacement of 17 vandalized trees for Vancouver west side
Longstanding neglect of missing, damaged, and sick trees that symbolize Norquay
Back in November 2010, when the City of Vancouver rammed its Norquay Plan down the throat of area residents, planners tried to daub a coat of sugar over the bitter pill. One of their ideas — not ours — was that the ginkgo tree could become a Norquay signature. They called for concrete memorials like this one to remind us how they vanquished and rebranded us:
and like this one:
Developers like concrete. That's about all they want to pour into the neighborhoods that they extract big profits from.
There were also supposed to be some trees. Here's a pretty page from the Norquay Plan as it went to Council for approval:
Let's extract and highlight the sentence that finishes off that page:
Planning will be undertaking further design exercises to achieve a high level
of placemaking design for the Norquay Village public realm.
Undertaking … Well, when it comes to tree funerals, those planners sure knew what they were talking about. What follows is a photo documentation of Norquay public realm as currently implemented along the Kingsway frontage of the 2300 Kingsway tower and its eastern podium.
(That project blockbusted Norquay just ahead of a "neighbourhood centre" planning process. Hit 'em hard first and maybe they'll just give up? Naw. We just keep feeling more and more beat up, and we keep on hollering. Now the bully has gone after other neighborhoods that can hit back better. With counterpunch lawsuits.)
Keep thinking "Norquay logo" while you review the February 2015 images of these six fancy ginko trees that the City of Vancouver implemented in front of 2300 Kingsway. The sequence is west to east.
Tree 1 of 6 — Big Hit, Little Tree
Tree 2 of 6 — All-Natural Fibers Inside
Tree 3 of 6 — Best Spot for Cigarette Butts
Tree 4 of 6 — Off to a Bad Start
Tree 5 of 6 — I Came, It Sawed, It Conquered
Tree 6 of 6 : View 1 — Not a Lightning Strike
Tree 6 of 6 : View 2 — Big Skin Problem & Broken Arm
Postscript: A Norquay resident who occasionally communicates with Eye on Norquay shared a top-level City of Vancouver September 2014 response to complaint on this issue. Four months later, no action. Six trees should be easier than seventeen?
Vancouver CAC 2013
2013 Annual Report on Community Amenity Contributions and Density Bonusing
Standing Committee of Council on Planning, Transportation and Environment
21 January 2015 — Agenda Item No. 4
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Comment Presented to Council by Jeanette Jones
We have before us a comprehensive report on the CACs that were collected by the City of Vancouver in 2013. I would like to talk a little about CACs that were NOT collected.
The City of Vancouver advertises waiver of DCL fees as one of the incentives for developers to build secured market rental housing. What is less well known is that the City will probably not be collecting CACs on these developments either. In Norquay, we have just become aware that even projects located in zones that were assigned fixed rate CACs will very likely not be paying them if the developer is building secured market rental housing.
This would be more acceptable if the 886 units of secured market rental housing approved in 2013 were indeed "scattered across the city" as the reports states (p. 8). In actual fact, this is not the case. Nine of the eleven developments listed on page 10 of the report are concentrated in only a few neighbourhoods: Downtown, Downtown Eastside, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, and Renfrew-Collingwood. Non-market rental housing, which is exempt from paying CACs, is concentrated in the same areas.
The Downtown is already notoriously underserved with amenities such as parks, libraries and community centres. This also true of the Downtown Eastside, which along with Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood is among the poorest neighbourhoods of Vancouver.
Does rental housing in Vancouver need to become more affordable? Of course it does. Should Vancouver have more non-market or social rental housing? Of course we should. I am glad to see that Council is concerned with this problem. Should social housing be built primarily in East Vancouver? This makes sense. But this citywide social good — which is what "affordable rental housing" is — should not be built on the backs of Vancouver's poorest and most neglected neighbourhoods.
The stated purpose of CACs according to the policy is "to help address growth costs, area deficiencies, and/or other community needs and impacts." (p. 1 of Community Amenity Contributions Through Rezonings, adopted January 20, 1999 and last amended April 29, 2014.) The first guideline for determining specific amenities states that they "must be located in the community in which the rezoning takes place and/or serve the site" (p. 3). CACs are intended to provide real amenities to the specific community that is receiving the increased density. Current practice means that the City does not even collect many of the CACs that should be funding these amenities. Most of the CACs that actually are collected in these neighbourhoods are being spent to address a problem facing the entire City of Vancouver.
This is not fair. Citywide problems should be addressed with funding from citywide contributions. It is those who live in Vancouver's most expensive residences who can best afford to help provide homes for those who are having trouble finding a place to live. The burden of funding affordable rental housing should not fall disproportionately on those neighbourhoods that are being rapidly densified, at the expense of the amenities that their new residents desperately need. I encourage Council and Staff to find alternative ways of financing affordable rental housing.
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Comment Presented to Council by Joseph Jones
In February 2014, at a technical briefing on the new plan for Downtown Eastside, my attention fastened on a statement that the City of Vancouver would undertake to monitor new development and to report back to Council.
The build-out in our own local area, Norquay, the heart of East Vancouver, receives no such attention. Nor does the build-out in any of the other new-community-plan neighborhoods. Our Vancouver planning machine is designed to wrap up, move on, and do zero monitoring afterward. Recommendation number one: Require ongoing assessment for all new community plans.
So, Jeanette and I now put in a lot of hours trying to do the monitoring for Norquay. This CAC agenda item provides an opportunity for us to express disappointment at how all-take-no-give the Norquay Plan has turned out so far. We now have four years of evidence. What follows is a case-study on large-site quantification to set alongside the macro problem that Jeanette has already outlined.
A little northwest of Norquay, in the first of CityPlan's only-two-ever "neighbourhood centres," stands King Edward Village. What did that massive development bring to the area in 2003? A CAC of $251,328.24. That's probably less than the price of one of those 400+ condos. The money funded relocation of an adjacent existing library. Existing, so not a new amenity. In essence the library relocation was an on-site in-kind sweetheart deal for the developer.
Now on to Norquay. Our first CAC under the Norquay Plan produced a scrawny $105,846. That entire amount disappeared into some vague attempt to mitigate the shadows that 2711 Kingsway's new tower cast over the adjacent daycare. All in all, this deal did more to damage the neighborhood than to enhance it.
Our second and only other CAC comes from 2220 Kingsway. The $4,011,720 sounds like significant money. But about one-quarter of that total is more in-kind funny-money accounting. Meaning that the stated $1 million plus costs the developer a lot less than book, and at the same time increases value for the project. What's left over is $3 million cash that vanishes into indefinite sequestration. One thing seems certain. If and when the money re-emerges, it will buy a whole lot less than it would today. Recommendation number two: Require indexing and clear accountability for squirreled-away CACs.
Only ten years ago a community vision promised Norquay that future development would be conditional on "an increase in community facilities and programs needed to serve any population growth generated." (p. 30, Renfrew-Collingwood Community Vision). We can already see that Norquay is well ahead on the additional population we're supposed to absorb over a period of thirty years.
Since Norquay Plan CAC is delivering nothing substantial to Norquay, Capital Plan funding needs to fill the gap now. Jeanette and I knocked as hard as we could on that door for Norquay in 2011, and we did the same again in 2014. We still have no idea whether we're being heard on the other side of that door. I close with recommendation number three: Require significant 2015-2018 capital funding to be directed toward defined Norquay priorities.
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On August 6th Steve had a cycling accident. While on vacation, Steve suffered a fall on his left shoulder and side. Thankfully, a sheriff was just across the street and quickly called for an ambulance. The X-rays and CT scan at the emergency room revealed a broken clavicle, 7 fractured ribs and a slight collapse in Steve's left lung. He was held overnight at the hospital for observation and released the next morning when further X-rays showed that the lung was performing normally.
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Would you pray for wisdom, grace, healing, and a listening ear during these days? Our circumstances do not alter our Heavenly Father's character. He is good and we feel His loving-kindness moment by moment. Your love and prayers mean more to us than you can know.
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Gardening with allergies in mind
Sandra Mason
State Master Gardener Coordinator
A snort, a sneeze, followed by two sniffles. Ah it's the call of the allergy sufferer. It's estimated that 50 million people suffer each year from allergies. Many of us look forward to spring, but for others it can mean a season of suffering from sneezing, runny nose, and itchy watery eyes. Allergy symptoms range from being an annoyance to life threatening. Although many things can trigger allergies including pet dander, work, mold, and fragrances, pollen is a common allergen.
Not all plants have the same likelihood of causing allergies. Plants that are wind pollinated have the most potential to create allergies. These plants produce vast quantities of pollen grains that are carried by the wind to a receptive female flower. Unfortunately the cloud of pollen can also end up in our noses and eyes. Wind pollinated plants tend to have relatively small green or brown flowers. The flowers may go completely unnoticed by most people. A good example is ragweed, a common allergy producing plant. Many tree and shrub flowers are barely noticed visually, but pack a punch nasally.
Most people blame goldenrod for their allergies when it is more likely the ragweed that blooms at the same time that is causing their symptoms. Goldenrod is insect pollinated. Insect pollinated plants tend to have heavy sticky pollen so it will stick well to bees and other insects as they travel from flower to flower. These plants are much less likely to cause allergies since the pollen isn't in the air. Bright, highly colored, showy flowers are usually insect pollinated.
People's sensitivity to certain plants can vary widely so always discuss your allergies with your health care professional. Plants shed pollen at different times of the year so a look at the calendar might help to narrow down the culprit. Trees and shrubs are some of our first bloomers.
Sex, plant sex that is, can also be the source of sniffling and sneezing. Some plants are both male and female while others have male plants and female plants. Since it's the males that shed pollen, beware of male plants. Unfortunately for allergy sufferers male plants are often selected for planting since the fruits of many female trees such as ash or Kentucky coffeetree are considered unsightly or messy.
Here are a few trees with allergy causing potential: Ash (male), cottonwood, elm, hickory, juniper/cedar, mulberry, oaks, walnut, pine, poplar (male), sycamore, Russian olive, and willow.
Other allergy producing plants can include: Kentucky bluegrass (if allowed to flower), orchard grass, timothy grass, castor bean, pigweed and lamb's quarter.
Since many of these plants are throughout our communities it's not practical to completely eliminate the source of pollen but if you are adding plants to your landscape and are an allergy sufferer, consider the allergy potential of a plant before planting. We may also want to reevaluate plant selections in playgrounds.
Once you determine which plants may be causing your symptoms, you can then figure the worst and best times to work in the garden. If you do go outside during the worst times, reduce your exposure by wearing gloves, a long sleeved shirt, hat, and sunglasses or goggles. Also wearing a pollen mask may be necessary. After working outside take a shower and thoroughly wash hair and clothes.
You also have a good excuse to delegate certain garden chores to others. Such as:
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- Working with mulch or straw.
- Raking or mowing lawns. Mowing can be particularly bad since it causes grass, pollen, and mold to go airborne.
In the mean time, look to the bees to tell you which flowers are best for a sneezeless spring.
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Cottonwood High School's Yuri Perez awarded teacher of the year
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Yuri Perez leads a classroom discussion on geometric sequence. (Aspen Perry/City Journals)
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Cottonwood High School math and life science teacher, Yuri Perez, was awarded teacher of the year by South Salt Lake for his outstanding work as an educator.
"Mr. Perez is kind, tolerant, and a true inspiration in the lives of hundreds of students," said Terri Roylance, principal of Cottonwood High School.
Born in Chile, Perez's family moved to Argentina due to political persecution. Perez moved to the United States in 1990, after completing medical school with the intent to learn about American health care practices.
"I wanted to learn about the American health care methodology and see if that could be applied in Argentina," said Perez.
However, upon his arrival Perez learned his plans to practice medicine in the states were not going to be possible, as his Argentinian diploma would not be recognized here. Additionally, he would not be able to return to Argentina.
"The political instability in my country become so bad that I could not go back there without putting my family or my own future at risk," Perez said.
Perez was accepted into Brigham Young University and decided to study health promotion and education, a degree that led to his first position at Heritage School, a treatment center for at-risk teenagers.
From there, Perez gained experience with the various student populations in Granite District when he was in charge of the educational programs for tobacco and drug prevention. It was not until he helped fill in for a teacher on leave of absence that Perez realized how much he enjoyed teaching.
"I loved teaching, being there with the students, as well as receiving so much back from them. I had to seek a permanent position… I was blessed enough to be accepted," Perez said.
It would seem his colleagues feel equally fortunate to have Perez at Cottonwood High School. When Assistant Principal Michael Miller was asked about Perez's strengths, he responded, "The real question is… Does he have a weakness?"
Miller further said, "Mr. Perez is great in all aspects of education… he is very patient, he helps students in after-school programs, and many nights his classroom light is on well after 6 p.m."
Miller also explained how Perez's history is a real asset for understanding his students' lives both inside and outside of the classroom.
During a Thursday math lesson, Perez broke away briefly from the lesson after a student mixed up their words, to tell of his experience with the English language and how he often confused "awesome" and "awful", and mistakenly told a friend's family their dinner was awful.
His students laugh perhaps not realizing Perez's retelling of the event is not only meant to show he can relate to their own language barriers, but also includes how Perez used facial cues to quickly correct his mistake.
From there the lesson plan picks up where it left off. Despite the class being 10 minutes away from the bell signifying lunch time, students were actively engaged in the lesson.
Though Cottonwood High School has recently become known for its challenges with the changing demographic. In response to many east side residents—within school boundaries—sending their kids to private school or receiving special permit to attend Olympus; Granite District has pulled students from throughout the valley to fill the school. But for the east side kids who remained at Cottonwood there is a real benefit, both in cultural and academic learning.
As Perez explained, despite it being a transition, when given the opportunity to work together, the results are incredible.
"The South Salt Lake students don't want to merely be the recipients of pity, and the Holladay students many times are too afraid of offending or feeling awkward around another culture… but when they realize those are kids with the same expectations and feelings the rest is just a process of observing and being amazed."


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It is perhaps unfortunate that Olympic records don't apply to participants at the NFL Combine. UConn cornerback Byron Jones unofficially topped the world record for the broad jump by a full inch.
The world record for the broad jump is 12 feet and 2 inches. It was set by Norwegian Arne Tvervaag in 1968. But Jones broke that record by a full inch.
On Monday morning Jones performed a broad jump measuring in at 12 feet, 3 inches.
Jones also broke the previous vertical-leap record at the combine by besting Memphis' D.J. Stephens 2013 jump of 40.5 inches with an astounding new jump of 44.4 inches. Unfortunately for Jones, Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley jumped a full 45 inches at this year's combine.
Jones wasn't the only one to perform some amazing physical feats at this year's combine.
Kentucky linebacker Bud Dupree, who is listed at 6'4″ and 269 pounds, ran a 4.57 40-yard dash and posted a 42-inch vertical. University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota nearly beat RGIII's 2012 time of 4.41 time in the 40-yard dash with a time of 4.52. Kevin White of West Virginia ran a 4.35 40-yard dash. At 6-foot-3 that is quite a feat.
Michigan State's Trae Waynes blazed a 4.32 40 but receiver J.J. Nelson of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a now-defunct football program, bested him at 4.28. Miami offensive lineman Ereck Flowers pushed 225 pounds for 37 repetitions to beat all other entries.
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Replanting the Roof
And you think maintaining your lawn is a tough job! Try growing grass on a steep slope twenty feet off the ground. It's tough hefting the lawnmower up there. Just kidding, about the lawnmower, that is. The rest is true. From time to time replanting the famous grass roofs on our animal enclosures becomes necessary. All the old turf must be removed and a new "lawn" planted and covered with a straw mat to hold eveything in place until the new plants take root. Mark had the help of some of our turkeys as he planted the new roof covering. And your job isn't done when the roof is replanted either. You've got to water the roof regularly to make sure the grass gets off to a good start. We took some photos of this year's replanting and share them below. The roof will be ready for goats (our lawnmowers) very soon.


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Tom Hardy: Frequent Flyer
Tom Hardy keeps it casual as he makes his way through LAX Airport on Monday (March 26) in Los Angeles.
The 34-year-old English actor carried all his luggage with him and kept his headphones in as he made his way through the airport.
You can catch Tom on the big screen in This Means War, in theaters now, where he stars opposite Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine.
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From The University of Auckland Student Learning Centre Website, based on Manalo, E., Wong-Toi, G., & Trafford, J. (2002). The business of writing: Written communication skills for business students (2nd ed.). Auckland: Pearson Education.
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Reports are a standard management communication tool, without which it would be impossible for an organisation to function effectively. Reports are also often required as course work in undergraduate papers, particularly in business. The following steps outline the process of business report writing and offer some useful tips along the way.
Setting the objective
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Types of reports
There are basically two types of report, each requiring a different structure: Research reports and Information-Only reports.
A research report investigates a subject and reports on the findings. This might research a competitor's activities, consider options for a new computer system, or report on product development. The structure of a research report is the same as the structure used to write up scientific experiments.
The aim is the objective, and is expressed in a single sentence at the beginning.
The method explains how you researched your subject and the sources used.
The results present your findings in an objective and neutral fashion. Any unnecessary constructive detail should be included in an appendix.
The conclusion is where you express a subjective view drawn from the results of your research.
An information-only report is just that, it simply passes on information. It might be a memo, or the monthly budgets or management reports and updates. The structure of an information only report groups your organised information into a logical and clear sequence. This may be by date, turnover, location or order of importance. Occasionally there may no obvious sequence; you can't create logic where it simply doesn't exist!
Format and form
A report should include some or all of the following:
covering letter or memo
title page
executive summary
table of contents
introduction, method, discussion, conclusion, and/or recommendations
For more detail regarding these, see 'Common Elements of a Report'. Please note that in some situations the method, results and discussion sections of a report may be replaced with alternative appropriately named sections according to the type of report that you are required to write, particularly if you are writing an information-only type report. Remember to consult your course book or assignment guidelines for more information regarding the specific report writing format that is required.
Writing style
Write for the reader not for yourself. A report may need to be particularly formal, or very informal according to the circumstances.
Keep your language simple, but avoid slang, jargon and clichйs.
Use gender-neutral language.
Use examples and analogies. Your reader can't interrupt or ask you to explain a point.
Use short sentences and paragraphs rather than long-winded constructions.
Choose your words with care. A misused word can cast doubt on your credibility.
Use plenty of headings and subheadings as signposts for your reader.
Use bullet points or numbers where possible, rather than continuous text.
Use relevant tables, figures and appendices to support your text, but remember to adequately refer to these in your text.
Useful references
Emerson, L.. (Ed.). (1995). Writing guidelines for business students. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.
Manalo, E., Wong-Toi, G., & Trafford, J. (2002). The business of writing: Written communication skills for business students (2nd ed.). Auckland: Pearson Education.
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IBM Bluemix Workshop
The only constant in the world is change. With the ever so dynamic computer industry evolving by the tick of every second, paramount developments are occurring and new technologies spring up everyday.
Bluemix workshop was conducted on 21st and 22nd November, 2016 by IBM. Bluemix is an open standard, cloud platform for building, running and managing apps and services. It was addressed by the Computer Science Head of Department, Dr. Satya Prakash Ghrera.
On the first day of workshop, it started with the theory about the basics of Bluemix and the lecture was delivered by the IBM officials. Followed by implementation of cognitive computing. It went good, the student were keen to know about Bluemix, how it works and how it can be implemented. They taught their own recipe of "text to speech" and "weather alert". On the second day, they took the implementation further. After all the sessions, an online test was conducted on the Bluemix site in which all the students performed well and clear the test. The whole workshop was quite interactive as they were asking question related to the topic and the students were rewarded as per there reply.
It had been a heck of a learning experience for all the students and teachers alike. With the pupils now well acquainted with the new development in the field of cognitive computing the workshop truly served its purpose.
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Waiting on God was one of David's secrets of being a man after God's own heart. David went in and sat before the Lord (2 Samuel 7:18). God was his confidence, and he trusted Him in every aspect of his life: for guidance and instruction (Psalm 25:5), for help and defense (Psalm 33:20), for victory over his enemies and vindication (Psalm 37:7,9,34; 52:9), for deliverance from trouble and destruction (Psalm 40:1, 59:9), for His refuge from treachery and oppression (Psalm 62:1,5), for His forgiving love (Psalm 130:5-6), and much more.
Nothing tries our faith like waiting on God for answers to prayer. Waiting tests our submission to Him as our trustworthy Authority. Waiting is not necessarily resignation from all activity; it is submission to God's better idea. Waiting on God means that all of our life is brought under God's umbrella of authority and direction. If we run ahead of God, we will be painfully chastened by turmoil, exhaustion, and failure. Taking matters in our own hands has ample instructive precedent in God's Word. Think of Abraham with Ishmael, Saul's usurping the role of a priest, Israel looking to Egypt for help (Isaiah 30:1-3), or walking in the light of our own fire (Isaiah. 50:11.)
What do we learn while we are waiting? We learn God Himself. God is revealing His perfections, His impeccable ability to be in charge of every detail. His timing is split-second. He is omniscient, omnipresent, and omni-caring. He works all and in all. He gives confirmations of His ever-presentness. He gives us assurances of His real power over the enemy that is not seen. His Holy Spirit focuses us. We want proof, but faith is the substance (not the evidence) of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). The Holy Spirit says, "I am giving you the substance of faith." He gives the grace to await His purposes until the precise moment when He gives evidence that He was working all along. Without this faith, it is impossible to please Him, for all who come to God must believe that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
In community with other believers, as we humble ourselves and open up to receive from the body of Christ, we will be strengthened to see the full kaleidoscope of His plan and be encouraged in the grace of waiting.
How Do We Wait?
- Prayerfully Psalm 25:4-5 - With strength and courage Psalm 27:14, 31:24 - Rejoicing and trusting in His holy name Psalm 33:21 - Based on the fear of the Lord and His unfailing love Psalm 33:18,22 - With hope Psalm 33:20, 39:7 - Patiently Psalm 37:7, 40:1; Habakkuk 3:16, Romans 8:25,
Hebrews 6:15 - Obediently Psalm 37:34, 119:166; Isaiah 26:8-9 - Desiring Him Isaiah 26:8-9 - Single-mindedly Psalm 62:5 - Expectantly Psalm 123:2, Micah 7:7 - Believing His Word Psalm 130:5 - Assured He is all we need, He is our portion. Lamentations 3:24
– Quietly Lamentations 3:26 - Always Hosea 12:6 - In anticipation of joy John 3:29 - Eagerly Romans 8:19,23
Hello and thank you Michelle to God be the glory i only hope it does bring His light to ones dark situations and they heed to the words of wisdom within this group, God bless you.
I love your comments and it really helped today. You find somedays your wait list seems so long! lol I thank God for his word it has all that we need and when we get off balance he gives us reminders. Thanks for remnding to keep enduring.
Hello Winter it does my heart well to know that whatever I post here helps someone and encourages them to hold on and keep the faith. That is one of the main reasons I here on Fab40 to help my sisters and be an encouragement we all need someones shoulder to cry on or an ear to vent to or just a friend knowing there is someone here to lift your spirit when you're feeling down and here we do all that and some. We have fun and love on one another as well, looking forward to growing with you.
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Will and I love Paris. We love being there. I can't put my finger on it, but it feels familiar, almost like home… a home where I don't speak the language, that is. ;)
We feel blessed and fortunate that we've been able to come here three times together. And the fact that we've been able to enjoy it with people we love is a real bonus!
Despite having just six days together in the city, we actually did a lot of exploring. Like, we discovered that Le Marché des Enfants Rouges has THE BEST Nutella crêpes in the city! And that is the God-honest truth.
We went on lots of walks. And, of course, I couldn't get enough of the old shutters and wrought iron balconies!
Something pretty awesome which we got to see was the final stage of the Tour de France! The cyclists take eight laps through the center of the city, so we had plenty of chances to take pictures. The neat thing about this stage is that it's pretty chill. Everyone is cycling fast, but these last laps had a lot of smiles and back patting. Until the final sprint. Then they fly.
The six of us (yes, we shared our flat with two other couples + a baby) had a lot of dinners together, but my favorite was when we had a picnic in Trocadéro Park. We also did this last year so it felt nice to do it again; almost like we were continuing a tradition.
I don't know if Paris has these pop-up bars all year, but last summer Will and I met friends in the evening along the Seine. It's a great place to people-watch and hang out. We sat on those recliners for a couple of hours talking about life and our future and imagining what our lives would look like if we lived in Paris (Note: Our lives would look FANTASTIC if we lived in Paris).
Lately I've been
thinking a lot about obsessed with building a capsule wardrobe and Erin had found a couple of Kilo stores. They're like massive secondhand shops where you pay based on the weight of your bundle. So if you're ever feeling a bit low on your hipster quota, this place is a gold mine!
And of course, macarons were involved!
Like I said, we love Paris and will always appreciate the time we get to spend there. It's a place that has nuzzled its way into our hearts. (Yeah, I said "nuzzled".) Hopefully we'll get to go again next summer!
You can check out last year's Paris pictures here (1, 2, 3, 4) and, in case you missed them, the rest of this year's pictures here (1, 2)


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If you are sharing an internet connection with others, while uploading video content to the likes of YouTube. Then one issue you will have run into quickly is that you can quickly saturate the up-link.
Thus, making browsing unresponsive for the other users, since that up-link no longer has capacity to deliver their browsing requests.
A handy trick to get around this is to use the developer tools offered with Chrome to limit the amount of bandwidth you are consuming on your upload.
You can access this functionality by pressing F12 key on your keyboard to bring up the "developer tools" panel within Chrome. With the network throttling option offered under the "Network" tab.
The throttling can be selected by pressing the downward facing arrow at the end of the "Network" options. Though you may need to expand the amount of space visible to see the drop arrow to access the speed menu. (As shown below)
A number of presets are available which can be selected, along with the option to add a custom configuration.
Click the "Add custom profile" button to bring up the custom profile settings. Here you can supply the upload speed limit which is expressed in kb/s. For my purposes I want to restrict my uploads to around 5mb/s, so I entered 5000, the filled out dialog is shown below.
The action is completed by pressing the "Add" button highlighted in blue.
Once these actions have been completed you will be able to select your new profile on the Network tab shown earlier.
Your uploads will now be restricted to the limit you specified while the throttling option is active.


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Catching up with Bikram SIngh
Let's be fair whenever someone mentions Bikram Singh to your average Bhangra listener, they will instantly bring up 'Kawan', which really catapulted Bikrams career to another level. Yet there is so much more to the catalogue of hits Bikram has assembled over the years, more notably, 'Sada Dil', 'Hauli Hauli', 'American Jugni' and of course 'Taakre' & 'Chaklo Gandasy'. We caught up Bikram Singh recently to bring you this exclusive interview.
1. As with the 'here today gone tomorrow' nature of the industry, would you consider yourself already a veteran with two albums, various features and a mixtape under your belt?
I am not a veteran by any means. I've just started and I have a long way to go. Along the way, I am learning so much from different artists in the industry and it's been an amazing experience. I just hope that I am able to continue making good music for years to come.
2. Your last album came out in late 2007 - what are your plans for the next one and will you be working with tigerstyle as per the previous two?
Next album is 80% done. I have worked with Tigerstyle for most of the album. Other artists that are featured on the album are Mentor, Twin Beats, Mc Special, Ranbir S. (RB-NYC) as of now. We may feature other artists on the album as well.
3. Since you broke through circa 2003\4 as a North American act, the Bhangra scene in United States and Canada has flourished. How far do you think the setup in North America is behind the UK in terms of infrastructure and wealth of talent?
Wealth of talent is tremendous in the US as far as Bhangra artists are concerned. I've met a lot of great singers/writers in the US who have not had an opportunity to showcase their talent yet. Infrastructure is still lacking to a great extent with respect to providing a platform for local artists.
There are radio stations, TV stations that are playing music and videos straight from Bollywood and Punjab. I am talking about TV stations such as Zee music (Punjabi), B4u, Jus Punjabi etc. Rarely do I see these TV stations playing anything from the US or UK.
That is not necessarily due to the radio or TV stations' discretion, but we need labels, legitimate companies providing the material to these stations. Additionally, the Indian media is supporting what is coming out of India rather than the US.
I have been covered by mainstream media in the US many times, whether it is for my legal work or for my music work. I do not get the same coverage from Indian or Punjabi media. Unless we have a substantial change in current circumstances, the US lagging behind UK and India will remain for a long time.
4. Your collaboration with Twin Beats drew the hit song 'tere nain nashiley'; what did you think of the adventurous Twin Beats alternative mix for that song?
I thought it was great. I loved their disco/electronic interpretation of the original. I think the Twins are brilliant producers with great vision.
5. You've recently put out the single 'aaja ni billo'; what was the thinking behind this single.
"Aaja Ni Billo" has not yet been officially released. It is track taken from a project I am currently working on with Bellringer. I am working on a completely different sound on that project. We are compiling 6-8 tracks.
The tracks are more on the pop/dance/urban vibe. I've experimented with signing in different styles, including doing chorus & verses in English with Punjabi compositions. I wanted to venture out and try something different and this project with Bellringer is a testament to that.
6. When people think of 'Bikram Singh' they immediately think of the cult classic 'kawan'. What do you think it was about 'kawan' that has made it a timeless classic?
There were a lot of things that made the track what it is. The lyrics were simple yet meaningful, Gunjan's vocals and style of singing was amazing, and production from Tigerstyle was brilliant. It was also the right time.
When "Kawan" came out there weren't many duets coming out. It was one of the first duet tracks that came out in the UK in a long time. In the end everything fell in the right place and we had a great track.
7. I hear you're also a lawyer, the demands of most parents mean that many young individuals are forced to give up their musical aspirations for a more straight forward career. How was it for you and do you have any advice for people who are facing similar situations?
Parents need to provide guidance for their children's aspirations not regulate or take full control of their objectives. Parents should recognize their children's talent whether it's in music, computers, medicine or law and help nurture it.
Having said that, young individuals need to be realistic about their career choices and make a wise decision. It is not an easy task and that is why education is important. Young individuals should always strive to obtain at least bachelor's degree. Education helps you put things into prospective; it makes you realize whether certain career paths are worth pursuing. Nevertheless, you should always consult with your parents.
I was never pressured to pursue law. I always thought that the legal profession was fascinating. My parents supported my singing from the very beginning. When I finished my bachelor's of science degree, I decided to pursue my law degree. It was my decision and my parents supported that decision.
8. You've just been signed up to Simply Bhangra records and we've given you an unlimited budget for musicians, producers and One mega high budget video set anywhere in the world.. Who would you choose to work with and where would you pick to shoot that video?
I really like Will I. Am. I think his production is brilliant. I tentatively named my next album Bik. I am. LOL. It would be nice to have him produce a Bhangra/hip hop track. As for the video, there are so many great places in the world to shoot. I would definitely pick Brazil as one of them.
9. What's the plan for Bikram Singh in the next twelve months and where can your fans see you perform live?
I am working on finishing the next album. It is nearly done. We are hoping to release our first single "Beyonce" with the video by the end of November. Followed by a second single and then the album by early next year. The album is sounding great!!! I am very excited about it.
10. Any final words for the readers of SimplyBhangra.com?
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the love you've given me. I do not take it for granted, not for a moment. I hope to continue releasing quality material for all my supporters.
Thank you to Simplybhangra.com as well. It is because of websites like yours that Punjabi or Asian music is still alive and kickin!!! Keep on doing a great job! Thank you.
1. DDS feat Bikram Singh & Ishmeet Narula - Ik Jindree (Video)
2. DDS feat Bikram Singh & Ishmeet Narula - Ik Jindree (Out Now)
3. Dav-eh ft. Bikram Singh - Fly Away (Free Download)
4. Bikram Singh ft Marcus Bell - Aaja Ni Billo - Dancefloor (Listen Now)
5. Twin Beats Ft. Bikram Singh - Nain Nashiley & Mitran Naal Gidhe Vich (Video)


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"I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out."
-- Warren Buffett
History seems to show that good investing doesn't necessarily mean picking out complex situations and basing your investment thesis on Nobel-level math. In fact, as the recent financial crisis has shown us, too much complexity can often end in calamity.
In an effort to track down some of the companies that may fall into that "fish in a barrel" category, I've turned to The Motley Fool's CAPS community. Using CAPS' stock screener, I looked for companies that are earning 10% or more on their equity, have insiders that own a piece of the company, aren't over-levered, and have a high rating from the CAPS community.
CAPS Rating
Return on Equity
Insider Ownership
VCA Antech
Charles Schwab
Source: CAPS.
While the three companies above aren't meant to be formal recommendations, they are a good starting point for further research. And on that note, let's take a closer look.
VCA Antech
If you're not familiar with VCA Antech's stock, it may be because it's relatively small with a market cap of just over $2 billion. But if you are the owner of one of the estimated 215 million companion animals in the U.S., it's very possible that you've used the services of this Motley Fool Rule Breakers pick.
The company runs a network of animal hospitals and diagnostic labs around the country and estimates that it's serving a $21 billion market for animal-health services. Not too shabby, particularly considering that pet owners seem to only be getting more aware of the need for comprehensive health-care for their four-legged friends.
VCA isn't without significant competition. In addition to many independent animal hospitals, larger players like PetSmart
Fighting to keep as much money flowing to the bottom line as possible, oil and gas companies are always looking for ways to be as efficient and effective as possible. And when it comes to areas like well construction, maintenance, and data collection, big boys like BP
However, even an industry leader can fall on tough times when its customers start sucking wind, and the uncertain economy and low oil prices in 2009 caused Schlumberger's bottom line to take a dip. Looking ahead to 2010, though, the global economy is looking at least somewhat healthier and oil has broken back over $80 per barrel.
Of course, it's often hard to find this kind of quality at a bargain price. Schlumberger's stock is trading at nearly 25 times expected 2010 earnings, a price that may be a little rich even for a top-flight company like this.
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab's stock may not have taken quite the beating that foe E*TRADE
Currently, 773 CAPS members think Schwab's stock is an outperformer, compared to 51 who think it will lag the rest of the market. All-Star Superball joined the Schwab fan club in mid-December and had this to say:
This one is currently down based on lower trading in the market overall, which affects Schwab's profits in the short term. Mid to long term, however, this stock should be a good pick. Get it now while the price is good.
Getting down to business
Now the CAPS community wants you. Do you think these stocks make sense? Or is the community off base in its faith? Head over to CAPS and join the 145,000 members already sharing their thoughts on thousands of stocks.
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remote sensing
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remote sensinga term used to cover distance photography and satellite data-gathering techniques on a large scale.
at a distance.
remote cause
predisposing cause.
remote sensing
perceiving or measuring change in physical or chemical parameters from a distance.
remote treatment
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OUT OF THE STORM. Uncollected Fantasies... Edited by Sam Moskowitz.Illustrated by Stephen Fabian.
HODGSON, William Hope.
Price: $25.00 USD
Place Published: New York
Publisher: Centaur Books.
Date Published: 1980.
Edition: First Paperback edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: Fine
Book Id: 3759
First paperbound edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Full-colour cover and many internal b/w plates by Fabian. A fine copy.
¶ Collects seven supernatural short stories. Reprinted from the 1975 Donald M. Grant edition; this edition, however, does not include the long biographical preface by Moskowitz included in the earlier edition.
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Shoe Gallery x Saucony Grid 9000
As much as Miami is known for it's tropical backdrop, it is also known for it's vibrant colors and local retailer Shoe Gallery is bringing a slice of the city to your feet. Their collaboration with Saucony is loaded with enough heat to warm up the worst winter day.
This colorway of the Saucony Grid 9000 is inspired by 90's surf culture and it does a great job of capturing the overall feel. A mix neons, pastels and neutral tones are capped off by a black toe box and splatter pattern on the sneaker's heel for effect. The materials used on this leather and mesh runner are fantastic and it's a model that would really liven up any wardrobe.
This spirited Saucony Grid 9000 colorway is set to release at Shoe Gallery on Saturday (Jan. 23). While you don't need a reason to plan a trip to Miami, this is as good an excuse as any.