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Welcome to Friday Harbor Now!
Hi! Welcome to Friday Harbor Now! Events posted on this page are archived as soon as they are over, so there is room for current events and news. If you missed something, you can find it on the Search page. And for even more information and photos you can follow us on Facebook, we are on there as FRIDAY HARBOR. Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!
Preliminary Plans for Development of Sunshine Alley Now Available for Review
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: Plans and concept summary on Town website. The Town has unveiled preliminary plans for urban improvements to the Sunshine Alley area. This is the result of months of research and collaboration by Town staff, the Public, Sunshine Alley stakeholders, and the Beckwith Consulting Group. The process included interviews with property and business owners, focus group sessions, public design charrettes, surveys, and open houses to determine the best uses and improvements for the area.
The preliminary plans include a concept summary displaying possible improvements for the alleyway. In addition to expanding the Brickworks area with a performance stage and seating, an outdoor dining area, and conversion of existing private cottages to retail, the potential improvements suggest adding an outdoor dining deck off of Haley's, a clock tower on the public restrooms, walls of greenery, freestanding kinetic art, and light standards throughout. The three major gateways to the alley—First Street, Nichols Street, and the walkway from Spring Street—would be highlighted with pavement accents, overhead lighting, murals, and plantings. Continued here...
Island Stage Left Presents "Omnium Gatherum"
Vehicle Reservations Available for Jan. 5 - Mar. 21
Washington State Ferries Vehicle reservations for Jan. 5 through Mar. 21 are available on the San Juan Island routes. Currently, thirty percent of standard vehicle space is available to reserve on each sailing. An additional thirty percent of space will be available two weeks prior to each sailing, and the final thirty percent will be available 2 days prior to each sailing.
Online reservations are available 24/7 at the Save a Spot website. WSF staff are currently available to assist our customers by phone from 7:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. by calling 206-464-6400 or 1-888-808-7977. Save A Spot: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/reservations. For more information on reservations to the San Juans go to www.takeaferry.com. More here...
Amazing Photos
Have you seen the amazing photos on our Facebook page? We are on there as FRIDAY HARBOR. Check them all out here...
2015 Drive-In at the Fairgrounds Movie Survey!
The San Juan County Fair Board is conducting a survey to choose the final 4 movies that will be added to the 2015 Drive in at the Fairgrounds Movie line-up. If you would like to take the survey the link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QPBBXGB. Hurry! The survey ends January, 31st. More here...
AgGuild Year End Letter
Press Release from The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild: Dear Friends, We come to the end of the year with gratitude and a little awe as we look back at 2014. We accomplished a great deal— all made possible by the help and support of this community. In summary we:
Blair Avenue Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Photos
Photo: Mayor Carrie Lacher is joined Wednesday, December 17, by those involved in and affected by the Blair Avenue improvement project as she cuts the ribbon to officially mark the substantial completion of the street renovation. L-R: Pete Dawson, Tia's Tacos; Project Contractor Mike Carlson, Mike Carlson Enterprises; Mayor Carrie Lacher; Town Councilman Steve Hushebeck; TIB Project Engineer Greg Armstrong; Town Public Works Director Wayne Haefele; Foreman Brandon Baney, Mike Carlson Enterprises; Project Engineer Tamara Nack, Gray & Osborne; Town Administrator Duncan Wilson. Photo by Matt Pranger. Continued here...
Town of Friday Harbor Receives $500,000 Energy Grant from Washington State Department of Commerce
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: The Town of Friday Harbor is pleased to announce that it has received a grant award in the amount of $500,000 from the State Department of Commerce for Energy Efficiency Projects on Town owned real properties. The Town made application for the grants in October of this year and was one of 70 submittals from around the State of Washington. Of those applications, 28 were awarded funding for a total of $8.6 million. In total, 21 local jurisdictions, two State agencies and five higher education institutions received monies.The Town will be responsible for a $50,000 match bringing the total budget to $550,000. The match portion can be repaid over five years after completion of the improvements. The grant will facilitate a number of projects including, in part, new VFD pumps, lighting, insulation and heat pumps at the Town's Water filtration plant; tank mixers and lighting at the Water Pumphouse; heat pumps, insulation, variable speed pumps and new controls at the Sewer Treatment Plant; and new indoor and outdoor lighting, HVAC and duct work at Town Hall. Continued here...
Town of Friday Harbor Receives Clean Audit from State for 14th Consecutive Year
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: The Washington State Auditor's office has completed the 2013 review of Friday Harbor's financial records and has given the Town a clean audit report. This is the 14th consecutive year the Town has received a clean audit. The State auditors conduct annual reviews of each of the Town's fund accounts including Current, Special, Debt Service, Proprietary and Fiduciary Funds.
Mayor Carrie Lacher and Town Administrator Duncan Wilson credit former Finance Director and Treasurer Wendy Picinich and current Finance Director and Treasurer Kelle Wilson for the continued positive audit reviews. "I am extremely pleased that the Auditor has once again confirmed the outstanding work of the Town Finance Department," said Mayor Carrie Lacher. Continued here...
SJ County Council to Hold Meetings on Marijuana in January
Press Release: The San Juan County Council will hold two public meetings in the new year - January 12th and 26th in the Council Chambers starting at 9:15 am, to solicit public comment regarding the merits of possible regulation of state approved marijuana businesses in San Juan County.
Although the topic of regulation has been discussed at several council meeting this year, the Council has taken no legislative action to adopt regulations or enact a moratorium. The Council looks forward to hearing from those interested in this issue. More here...
Salmon Recovery Projects Awarded $18 Million in Grants
OLYMPIA – Organizations in 29 counties were given $18 million in grants to restore salmon habitat and conserve pristine areas, helping bring salmon back from the brink of extinction, the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board recently announced. Projects in San Juan County to receive $307,270.
In addition, the salmon board awarded $250,000 to replace culverts on salmon-bearing streams damaged by the Carlton Complex fire and subsequent flooding this past summer near Twisp. The money will be used to construct two additional bridges on Frazer Creek. Previously, the salmon board and Washington Department of Transportation funded replacement of five other bridges in the area.
"Salmon are important to Washington because they support thousands of jobs in Washington - fishing, seafood processing, boat sales and repair, tourism and more," said Gov. Jay Inslee. "When we restore land and water for salmon we also are helping our communities. We get less flooding, cleaner water and better beaches. We also make sure that our grandchildren will be able to catch a fish or enjoy watching the return of wild salmon." Continued here...
Old Postcards of Friday Harbor
I have compiled a pretty good collection of cool old postcards of Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor and San Juan Island, see more old postcards here...
Peace Island Volunteers Celebrate their 2nd Anniversary
Press Release: More than seventy guests attended the Peace Island Volunteers' (PIV) second anniversary luncheon on December 2 at the San Juan Island Golf Club. The event's festive atmosphere was enhanced by 68 hand decorated and themed miniature Christmas trees, all available for purchase by silent auction.
Over a delicious soup and chicken salad lunch served by the club staff, officers for the coming year were elected and the Island Carolers treated guests to a lovely seasonal song performance. A drawing for a beautiful quilt, "Storm at Sea" donated by the Rainshadow Quilt Guild raised over $1000 in funds for PIV projects to benefit PIMC. Peace Island Volunteers' mission is to support and promote healthcare services in San Juan County, especially at Peace Island Medical Center. Continued here...
Jim Meredith Answers the Final Call
Press Release from SJI National Historical Park: One of San Juan Island National Historical Park's most long-term and beloved volunteers, Jim Meredith, died on Sunday, December 7 in Friday Harbor. Jim Meredith, a World War II veteran (he served in southern France following the landings there) was a constant in San Juan National Historical Park's living history program, portraying a British Royal Marine or a U.S. Army soldier here for nearly 40 years. His first volunteer job with the park was promoting the park while riding the ferries from Anacortes to Friday Harbor.
The park celebrated Jim's service last December by naming him the "Volunteer of the Century." There isn't anything Jim did not know about the British Royal Marines--their history, lore and uniform, to the smallest detail. In view of his already long years of service at the time, the Royal Marine headquarters in Whitehall, London, England, in 1998 declared him (along with his long-time colleague Fred Henley, with Jim in photo at lower right) an honorary member of their corps. Continued here...
Toxic Creosote Pilings Removed on Blakely Island
FRIENDS of the San Juans Press Release: Twenty-eight creosote pilings were recently removed from the waters of Thatcher Bay on Blakely Island to improve water quality for fish and other marine organisms. While creosote treated wood was commonly used in marine structures of the past, it is now known that creosote contains more than 50 carcinogens to humans and is also toxic to marine fish and other wildlife. Since creosote pilings can continue to leach chemicals throughout their lifetimes, efforts are underway to remove unnecessary and unwanted creosote structures including pilings and derelict docks.
The Blakely piling removal was just one component of extensive habitat restoration efforts conducted in Thatcher Bay and on its beaches by FRIENDS of the San Juans, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group and the private landowner. Continued here...
Historic Preservation Review Board Members Needed
Press Release from Sandy Strehlou Historic Preservation Coordinator, Town of Friday Harbor: The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for two people to fill immediate vacancies on the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The best candidates are people who appreciate Friday Harbor's history and historic sites, and are willing contribute two evenings a month to help preserve Friday Harbor's rural character. This time around we have two specific needs to fill: one of the positions must be filled by a Friday Harbor resident, the other should be an architect residing anywhere on the island. Above photo credit: San Juan Historical Museum, Mullis House, c1905.
The five unpaid citizen board members who make up the HPRB, are appointed by the mayor to help to guide the Town and the owners of historic properties toward the common goal of sensitive preservation of historic buildings for contemporary use. It is nuanced work that also requires a willingness to collaborate and the desire to serve the community. Above all, the HPRB is an advocate for historic buildings that have no voice of their own, except in our memories. Continued here...
2014 Resurrection Fishing Derby
12/07/14 Update: Here are the top placers for the 2014 Resurrection Derby. Follow The Resurrection Derby on Facebook for the latest.
1st place-Steve Martin 18.89 lbs
2nd place-Pete Nelsen 18.22 lbs
3rd place-Bill Havland 17.27 lbs
Secret weight 12.7 lbs (Pearl Harbor Day)
Joel Skerlong with 12.81 lbs
313 fisherman, 244 fish weighed Friday, 169 fish weighed Saturday and 413 total fish weighed. More info and photos here...
The 2014 Resurrection Fishing Derby, organized by the Fidalgo-San Juan Islands Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers, takes place December 5 and 6, at the Port of Friday Harbor. This is the fifth year of the event and coincides with the opening week of the winter fishing season in the San Juan Islands.
The entry fee is $400. The 100 teams (with up to four anglers per team) will get a spot to vie for $15,000 in guaranteed purse money. 1st place prize $10,000; 2nd place $2,500; 3rd place $1,500; $1,000 for total team weight, and a free 2015 entry for the winner of the Mystery Fish prize. More here...
Town Arts Commission Call for Applications
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: Mayor Carrie Lacher is appointing a seven member volunteer commission of San Juan Island residents to advise the Town Council on the cultivation, selection, acquisition and placement of public art. The commissioners are to represent the interests of the Town, the community and local artists. Those with experience, background or involvement with visual, performing or literary art should provide a letter of interest. Applicants may also choose to include examples of their art or experience. Initial appointments will be for one to three years, commencing on January 1, 2015.In addition, a non voting member age 16 to 19 will be appointed for a one year term to be served October to September each year, with the initial appointee serving a partial term January to October 2015. Application review will continue until all positions are filled, but a first review will occur on December 17. For specifics on the responsibilities of the commission, applicants are advised to review the ordinance and policies posted under "What's New" at the Town of Friday Harbor web site. Continued here...
100 Year Old Friday Harbor Ads
These old local advertisements were discovered in The Library of Congress series "Chronicling America" and were originally featured in The San Juan Islander newspaper in the early 1900's. See more here...
Island Rec's Revenue Reversal
Press Release from Island Rec: San Juan Island Park and Recreation District, locally known as Island Rec, was established in 1984 to provide parks and recreation for San Juan Islanders. Island Rec's primary funding is limited to a six year levy. Every six years Island Rec must seek a new levy to continue to operate. In 2009 voters approved a 17 cent per year levy for Island Rec, designed to last for 6 years. Ten cents of this levy was for Island Rec's operations, and seven cents went directly to the school district to pay for high school sports. Without this seven cents of support, high school sports would have to be eliminated due to serious shortfalls within the school budget.
What Happened?Island Rec and the San Juan Island School District are understandably disappointed that our County Assessor and the WA. State Auditor did not properly apply a very unique levy law that pertains to Park and Recreation Districts and property assessments. This error resulted in payments totaling over $377,000 over a three year period, unauthorized under this law, to be collected for Island Rec. Forty one percent (41%) of these dollars were destined to go for high school sports. Continued here...
Small Works, Vendor and Professional Services Rosters
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: As of January 1, 2015, the Town of Friday Harbor will participate in a shared online database for our Small Public Works Roster, Vendor Roster and Consultant (A&E) Roster. These rosters are maintained by the not-for-profit Municipal Research & Services Center (MRSC) and are used by various participating local agencies throughout the State of Washington.
The Town will no longer maintain rosters separate from those provided by MRSC. Businesses interested in working with the Town using a roster contracting process must register at www.mrscrosters.org and select the Town of Friday Harbor in your application. Town's adopted procedures and guidelines are available at the Town website at www.fridayharbor.org for any of the following rosters.
Small Public Works Roster: The Town operates water, sewer, stormwater, street, and refuse collection systems. The Small Works Roster is an alternative bid process for public works projects up to the amount of $300,000. Town Resolution No. 2070 describes the bidding process used in conjunction with this Roster. Continued here...
Bulkhead Replacement Project
Press Release from the Port of Friday Harbor: The first step to rebuild the Spring Street Landing site is scheduled to begin December 1st. The Bulkhead Reconstruction Project will involve local contractor Mike Carlson Enterprises, who submitted the lowest bid at $1,673,069 dollars. This project will include replacement of the old deteriorated bulkhead with embossed concrete on the south side and similar stone for the remainder of the seawall exterior.
The Port's contractor will need to take advantage of low tides, which at this time of year occur at night. The Port will work to minimize disruptions along the waterfront when night work is necessary. For questions on the project contact Joe Wheeler by email email@example.com. More Here...
Who is Interested in Property in the San Juan Islands?
Article by Merri Ann Simonson, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc: Over the last twenty years, the "typical" buyer profile has not changed. The majorities of the new-comers are between the ages of 45-65 and interested in purchasing a second home or property for their future retirement. Since the recession, we have not had many investors in our market due to lack of appreciation but that will change with more market recovery.
Looking at the chart, 76% percent of the buyers live in Washington. This falls in line with the premise that most second home owners desire to purchase a home within 2-3 hours from their primary residence. The out of state buyer's percentage was 24% with California contributing the most. California was actually down a few percentages from the last time I created this chart (click to enlarge) back in 2008. Continued here...
San Juan Island Artisans sponsored their 36th annual event featuring the 'best of the best' San Juan County artists, Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Over 50 venders sold their unique, hand-made arts and crafts including soaps, lotions, jewelry, clothing, cards, paintings, island-made foods, scenic photography and much more. More info and photos here...
Thanks to Ashley King for these photos taken Friday, Nov. 28th, 2014.
THINK RED: Annual Holiday Show
Press Release: With the holiday season approaching, WaterWorks Gallery is pleased to announce THINK RED Holiday Show opening on Saturday, November 29th from 4.30 to 7.30. This show runs until Saturday, January 3, 2015.
Adding to the festive activities of Thanksgiving weekend, the gallery celebrates the season with some wonderful new works of art by Kathryn Trigg, Joan Stuart Ross, Randall Tipton, Danielle Dean Palmer, Nichole DeMent, Caroline James, Georgia Gerber and Tom Small and introducing Doug McIntosh - abstracted photographer. Exciting wearables by Dianne Coe, Tana Acton, Maru Alemeda, Micki Lippe, Judy Morgan, Anna Skibska, Caroline Viene, and introducing Jane Adams from England.
The gallery offers complimentary gift wrapping and/or free shipping [subject to limitations]. Gallery hours are 10:30 to 5:30 Monday - Saturday, Closed Tuesday & Sunday. Other hours by appointment. The gallery be open till 7 PM on Thursday & Fridays in December. Come on out and see all the lights in Friday Harbor, as this year's Island Lights Festival will run from December 1st through December 31st. Continued on The Art Scene...
Press Release from Council Member Bob Jarman on Proposed Moratorium on Marijuana Producers
Press release from Council Member Bob Jarman: On Nov. 25th the Grange will take up and discuss the San Juan County Council's proposed moratorium on marijuana producers. Although I was cordially invited to attend to speak in favor of the moratorium, I have declined to do so. It is my opinion that the County Council has a lot of work to do on this issue and that any remarks I might make would be premature at best. At this time I feel it is important that I continue to use my time to gather information, including how our neighboring counties have dealt with marijuana.
It is clear from the discussion that I have had since the introduction of the moratorium at Council, that there is great interest in this issue. Therefore, at the County Council meeting on Nov. 25th, I will propose to my fellow Council Members that the Council hold a series of public workshops in January to take input on the proposed moratorium, including possible regulations. Through an inclusive public process, I am confident that all voices will have an opportunity to be heard and that a viable solution can be crafted; one that balances individual rights and voter intent. Continued here...
Meet Your Volunteer Firefighter - Brien Sesby
Press Release: Brien is a 2nd generation firefighter for San Juan Island Fire Rescue. He follows in the foot steps of his father, Jim, who retired from the department this year. He is trained in structural and wildland firefighting and is also trained in rope rescue. Brien started life on Shaw Island and when he was sixteen years old, his family moved to San Juan Island.
He attended Spring Street International School and was a member of the 2nd graduating class. After that he went into the excavation business which he learned pretty much by trial and error. He earned his Washington State Excavation Contractor Insurance License and Bond very recently. Congratulations! Continued here...
State Transportation Improvement Board Awards New Grant to Friday Harbor
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) announced their annual grant awards today and the Town of Friday Harbor will be the recipient of $800,000 for the reconstruction of the first phase of Tucker Avenue. The TIB is a state organization funded by a portion of the gas tax charged on each gallon of gasoline sold within Washington. Tucker Avenue is an arterial street and is one of the highest ranked projects on the Town Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan.
Town staff worked with the Engineering firm of Gray and Osborne to secure the funding. This is the third year in a row that the Town has received road construction monies, having previously been awarded grants in 2012 and 2013 that funded over 80% of the Blair Avenue project and Mullis sidewalk project.
The project plan submitted for Tucker includes improvements from the intersection with Guard Street down the hill to Harbor Avenue, just past the Town wastewater treatment facility. The total project cost for this phase is estimated at $1.1 million dollars of which $800,000 would come from the TIB. The Town anticipates paying their portion of project expenses from the recently adopted Transportation Benefit District sales tax of two-tenths of one-percent that will start in April of 2015. Annual revenues from this new tax are anticipated to be $240,000. Continued here...
Citizens Respond to Call for Food Bank Assistance
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: Town of Friday Harbor utility customers have certainly shown their holiday spirit by contributing to the Harbor Life Ring program to benefit the Friday Harbor Food Bank this year. The Town distributed a letter in the October utility billing statement informing customers that any donations they made this month would be contributed to the Food Bank. In addition, the Town stepped up and agreed to match the first $1,000 donated. Including the Town match, the Food Bank will be receiving at least $3132, as contributions continue to arrive at Town Hall.
"The response from the citizens has been outstanding" said Mayor Carrie Lacher. "Each year I am heartened by the generosity in Friday Harbor". Bill Cumming, director of the Food Bank was also excited to hear the news. "I cannot thank this community enough for once again supporting our mission here" he said. "On just one day last week we supported 91 families, and the need just keeps increasing. These donations will assure a happy holiday season for a great number of people in need." Continued here...
Ferry Vehicle Reservation System Website
Washington State Ferries has created an informational website called Save a Spot which is about the upcoming vehicle reservation system that is scheduled to begin January 5, 2015. The Save A Spot online reservation system will make it easy to book vehicle reservations to and from the San Juan Islands. Currently, reservations are offered on international sailings to Sidney, B.C., and on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route.
Starting December 2, 2014, vehicle reservations will be accepted for winter season travel to and from the San Juan Islands. Washington State Ferries will not charge a fee to make a reservation. However, a no-show fee may be charged when a reservation is booked, but not used. More here...
Check out the Friday Harbor Ferry Cam here...
A little History: English Camp
A little history from the NPS: When Great Britain and the United States in 1859 agreed to a joint occupation of San Juan Island until the water boundary between the two nations could be settled, it was decided that camps would be located on opposite ends of the island.
Shortly after the British and American governments affirmed Lieutenant General Winfield Scott's proposal to jointly occupy San Juan Island, the Royal Navy started looking for a home for its British Royal Marine Light Infantry contingent. Capt. James Prevost, commander of H.M.S. Satellite, selected the site on Garrison Bay, 15 miles northwest of American Camp, from among seven finalists.
Roche described the ground as "well-sheltered, has a good supply of water and grass, and is capable of affording maneuvering ground for any number of men that are likely to be required in that locality..." He added that a trail, 11 miles long, led from this area to the Hudson's Bay farm at Bellevue. Continued here...
Town Council Forms Arts Commission to Advise on Public Art in the Town of Friday Harbor
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: The Town Council expressed their commitment to promoting and fostering visual, performing, and literary arts in the community with last week's creation of a Friday Harbor Arts Commission.
Mayor Carrie Lacher will appoint a seven-member volunteer commission of San Juan Island residents to advise the Town Council on the cultivation, selection, acquisition and placement of public art. "I am thrilled to be implementing this long overdue advisory committee that will help to ensure the arts have an active and prominent role in our town," said the Mayor, adding, "Local artwork helps to bring meaning to public spaces, and art of all kinds can invigorate a community while reflecting our quality of life."
The commission will include at least one council member, two representatives of the visual arts and one representative of the performing arts. Initial appointments will be for one to three years, commencing on January 1, 2015. In addition, a non-voting member age 16 to 19 will be appointed for a one year term to be served October to September each year. Town Administrator Duncan Wilson noted, "This is an excellent opportunity for a college-bound student to demonstrate their commitment to community service." Continued here...
Look Out for Owls!
Press Release from Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: In the past few weeks we have received six owls that have been hit by cars. They have ranged in size from a tiny Saw-whet to larger Barn and Barred Owls. Two of them had minor injuries and were able to be released within a day or two, but others were more seriously hurt and will need longer term care.
Why so many owls? At this time of year it is dark when most people are driving home from work, or to and from evening activities, so there is a lot of traffic on the roads when owls are hunting, resulting in many being struck by vehicles. Owls may be too focused on a mouse moving in the grass to notice the oncoming vehicle, or they can be dazzled and disoriented by bright headlights. So please - LOOK OUT FOR OWLS when you are driving in the dark. Continued here...
Library Writes New Chapter in Convenience
Press Release from the San Juan Island Library: San Juan Island Library has launched its new collection of Playaway audiobooks for adults. The Playaway is the first self-playing digital audio book. Half the size of a deck of cards, Playaway is the simplest way to listen to a book on the go. With every title recorded in HD Audio, Playaway's audio quality is unsurpassed. Using clearly marked buttons, Playaway gives listeners the ability to move back and forth within or between chapters and alter the speed of a narrator's voice. It even has an automatic bookmark feature that remembers where you left off. Additionally, Playaway has a universal headphone jack that works with almost any type of headphone or mobility accessory.
"Playaway's simple functionality and immediate usability separate it from other audio book formats," said Laurie Orton, library director. "With Playaway, our patrons can enjoy best-selling content with first-rate digital audio." The San Juan Island Library collection includes fiction titles: A Perfect Life, by Danielle Steel, The Heist, by Daniel Silva and The Fortune Hunter, by Daisy Goodwin. And non-fiction titles: The Map Thief, by Michael Blanding, Killing Patton, by Bill O'Reilly and The Underground Girls of Kabul, by Jenny Nordberg. Continued here...
San Juan County – a Third World Country?
Letter to the Editor from Merri Ann Simonson, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc: I have never thought of San Juan County as being as remote as a Third World Country although many of my friends tell me they are leaving for "America" when they go off island. I guess I was shocked and appalled to find out that the level of Internet service that is offered in our communities is less than most Third World Countries. I thought the poor service was just at my house or my computer.
As I was personally uninformed, I decided to write this article as a layperson so that the options for our Internet service could be easily understood. I have purposefully not used acronyms and the technical terms. I hope that this article won't make the technical persons in the industry LOL, too much.
As I understand, there are several avenues for consumers to obtain Internet service in our County and they include the following:
NPS Exotic Plant Management Team to Visit American Camp
Press Release from SJI National Historical Park: A National Park Service Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) plans to complete two experimental herbicide treatments on the American camp prairie for Canada thistle this fall, weather permitting, announced Superintendent Lee Taylor. The American Camp herbicide treatment will target 1.5 acres east of Picket Lane and 1 acre south of Redoubt road. This step is only one treatment in San Juan Island National Historical Park's efforts attempt to restore habitat for the rare prairie species: the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus), a federal species of concern.
"The island marble butterfly population is dwindling and American Camp is their final stronghold." Taylor said. "We have to take steps now to improve and expand habitat for these creatures or they will not survive." Herbicide use will help combat nonnative invasive species that compete with island marble butterfly host plants for habitat, she said. No road closures are anticipated, although a few trails in the immediate vicinity of the applications may be closed for a short duration. Caution signs will be posted along road ways and trails near the projects. For safety, park visitors are urged not to stop along the roadway or enter areas where herbicide operations are taking place. Continued here...
Proposed Moratorium on Marijuana ProducersPress Release: I-502 is a voter approved initiative to legalize the production, processing, and retail sale of marijuana. Locals on San Juan Island have already invested in the process towards growing marijuana as a business venture only to run into many obstacles, including, but not limited to, neighbors who are trying to shut down their operations. Now there is a proposed moratorium in place that will prohibit the production of all Tier 2 and Tier 3 production facilities. Please sign this petition if you are against the proposed moratorium. It is not yet in place and can be overturned. More here...
The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest
Press Release from The SeaDoc Society: SeaDoc's new book The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest, written by Audrey DeLella Benedict and Joe Gaydos, won't be out for a few months (March 31, 2015) but it is available now for pre-order. Call or head on down to your local independent bookstore and ask them to pre-order you a copy of The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest, ISBN 978-1-57061-985-4. With over 250 stunning photographs and a beautifully written, fact-filled narrative, we think it will inspire everybody that reads it to know and love the Salish Sea. Another bonus - proceeds will go to support the work of the SeaDoc Society. More here...
How do we Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on Wildlife?
Press Release from The SeaDoc Society: That's the question posed in a recent paper, "Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife," co-authored by SeaDoc's Kirsten Gilardi and published in Endangered Species Research. The authors worked with 26 expert researchers around the world to identify the biggest unanswered research questions about plastic pollution.
Important areas include understanding how plastic is changing habitats, how it's disrupting food webs, whether there are population-level effects from entanglements in plastic trash, how climate change will impact plastic pollution, how plastic pollution can be quantified, and the economic and social effects of plastic pollution. Initiatives like this can have a powerful effect in terms of setting a research agenda that will produce robust science that can influence our actions and recovery efforts. Continued here...
Meaningful Memories
Thanks to Caroline Lene for this post: Timing is important and does work out sometimes. I was helping out at the Center for Whale Research when we heard L-Pod whales were sighted in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Ken Balcomb, Erin Heydenreich, and I headed out to take photo identification, location, and behavioral data. The rain stopped and gave us two and a half dry hours. I was a very enthused passenger taking videos and photos with my smartphone.
The trip was bittersweet and ironic. Knowing the new baby L-120 born in September, and the first calf in the Southern Resident Orca community in two years that we'd been celebrating, hadn't been sighted with her mother L-86 Surprise and relatives on the last few sightings. L-Pod families had been out in the Pacific Ocean for a few weeks. Most whale species sink when they die, so we will probably not know what caused the death. I believe the Orcas grieved their loss, I have seen Orcas and Gray whales grieve.
The Orcas were spread out from Eagle Point heading west and north. Sad and ironic the first group and whale we see is L-86 Surprise with her son and relatives, but no baby L-120, confirming the loss. Our Orcas and our Salish Sea are indeed in dire straits. Continued here...
San Juan Island Real Estate Fall 2014 Summary
By Merri Ann Simonson, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc: In reviewing the year-to-date volume for 2014, the real estate market volume on San Juan Island reflects an increase of 33% for the period of January through September as compared to the same period in 2013. As for the number of transactions, the gain over the 2013 January through September was 28%. This strong increase is a good sign of recovery in our market.
Per the NWMLS as of October 15th, San Juan Island has a total of 390 listings for all property types, which includes the 34 properties under contract or 8.7%. The current inventory level is very similar to the same period last year when we had 389 listings with 30 under contract or 7.7%. The slightly higher percentage of transactions in escrow is another good sign. Our percentage of transactions in escrow is very similar to other second home markets such as Chelan County, which currently has 7.8% in escrow. Port Ludlow has 9.9% of their inventory under contract and in escrow.
Metropolitan areas such as Snohomish County and Seattle are in FULL recovery and have 34% and 44% respectively, of their inventory under contract and in escrow. Their recovery includes multiple offers and bidding wars, both of which can be very stressful on parties involved in the transaction. Continued here...
Press Release from the San Juan Island School District: The San Juan Island School District has learned about the tragic school shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, located in Snohomish County. Our hearts go out to the students and staff in the Marysville community. This brings to mind another example of concern about school safety and security. If you know of a student who needs help, please feel free to contact us on our safe schools reporting system located on our website at Safeschools Alert Reporting Link -https://sjisd-wa.
In addition, you can reach our schools at the following numbers:
District Office 378-4133
Friday Harbor Elementary School 378-5209
Friday Harbor Middle School 378-5214
Friday Harbor High School 378-5215
Griffin Bay School 378-3292
For emergencies please dial 911. Working together we can ensure our schools are safe for all. More here...
October Whales: Always a Surprise
Thanks to Monika Wieland of Orca Watcher for this post: We always say the peak whale-watching season in the San Juan Islands lasts through September. Once October hits, it seems we never really know what to expect. Sometimes the residents stay around still on almost a daily basis, and other times they become scarce almost as soon as the calendar changes. This year, in early October, we had J-Pod and part of K-Pod hanging around. On October 4th, I got to Lime Kiln just in time to see the second half of the group go north.
As the whales continued north, I was surprised by not one, but two, small groups of Pacific white-sided dolphins, or Lags. We've had small numbers of these guys around for much of the summer, and occasionally large groups of up to a hundred or more. They tend to be more common a bit further north in the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait, but if they start hanging around here more often I don't think anyone will complain! These guys are awesome. Continued here...
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer
By Merri Ann Simonson, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc: Unlike liquor, your water source in San Juan County is not guaranteed and must be acquired and cared for.
When you first consider purchasing an unimproved parcel of land you should condition your purchase upon a satisfactory water source. Due to the risk of closing before the water source is determined, the days of clients purchasing land without the source are long gone. If one hopes to use institutional financing, the lender will require that the water source be acceptable in quality and quantity; in addition to a valid septic system permit and access to an electrical power provider.
The majority of non-platted parcels in the San Juan Islands are serviced by individual wells. Most subdivisions offer access to a community water system, and some urban areas offer public systems.
Types of water sources in the islands include:
Disaster Averted!
Press Release from Deirdre Morris - Member, San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping: Last weekend, the Russian cargo ship Simushir, "carrying mining equipment and unnamed solvents, as well as hundreds of tonnes of bunker and diesel fuel" (according to The Canadian Press) lost power and was drifting toward Haida Gwaii (aka Queen Charlotte Islands). Fortunately, disaster was averted this time when a tug finally reached the disabled ship and towed it to dock in Prince Rupert BC.
In stormy seas and with emergency equipment miles away, the Haida people had reason to fear the worst. This time they got lucky. Accidents happen. Islands are precious. That's why we would like to protect ours. With the proposed increase in shipping coal, crude oil, and natural gas through our island waterways (on tankers 2 or more times larger than the Simushir), are we just hoping to get lucky, too? Or will we be prepared?
If we are not able to prevent the shipping expansion, then we deserve the best protection we can get. Please ask our representatives for emergency response towing and oil spill response equipment and personnel to be stationed in our own County. Continued here...
Alley Makeover Earns First Civic Pride Award
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: Town of Friday Harbor recognizes Steve Buck and company. Curb appeal is typically reserved for the front of buildings, but businesses on Sunshine Alley are taking a critical look at their side and backyards. Voluntary efforts to improve the alleyway began at the First Street entrance with improvements to the building housing Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands, Inc. Their investment is being recognized with the Town of Friday Harbor's first Civic Pride Award.
Steve Buck and Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands, Inc. replaced the exterior staircase, redesigned the basement stairwell entrance, and screened off mechanical equipment. The result is a fresh, clean entrance to Sunshine Alley that respects and maintains the historical value of the building.
Constructed in 1907, what is now recognized as the Buck Building was originally home to San Juan County Bank until Sam and Barbara Buck purchased the building in 1980 for their real estate company San Juan Properties, which later became an independent affiliate of Coldwell Banker. Much of the historic interior woodwork can be seen today thanks to careful preservation by Sam and Barbara Buck and Steve Buck. Continued here...
Help Local Artist Aaron D'Errico with His Goal to Make a Printed Comic of Soccer Superhero, Ammon Walker
From Aaron D'Errico on Kickstarter.com: My goal is to produce and release the 22-page, full-color comic book/manga origin story of Ammon Walker: "The World's First Soccer-Hero, seen in this Emmy winning Q-13 Fox Sports news segment.
Anything over that funding goal of $11,000 to make printed comics of Ammon goes towards making a narrated, animated and scored motion comic book of Ammon.
Making Ammon's story is a personal goal for many reasons. I created Ammon from a desire to play pro soccer for the Seattle Sounders FC, like my Father, USMNT Captain and original NASL Seattle Sounders first round draft pick, David D'Errico, despite me living with cerebral palsy effecting my legs.
That kept me from entering the King 5/Disney Seattle Sounders Super Search contest in 2009, seeking people to tryout for the new Sounders team, yet that contest gave me a great idea for a story of a soccer super hero I'd been developing since 1998. Continued here...
Sad Goose
Press Release from Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: A couple of weeks ago we received this sad Canada Goose from the mainland that had been found stuck in tar. Thankfully she was able to be removed, but she still had a large amount of tar covering her feet, legs, and belly and she had become stuck to the box she was transported over in. To remove her from the box, staff had to cut most of her belly feathers away, and then we wrapped her feet to keep them from sticking to anything else.
We don't know how long she had been stuck in the tar, but she was also lethargic, dehydrated, stressed and had breathing problems, probably from inhaling the fumes from the tar. Over the next 2 days we worked to treat these problems and to gradually remove the tar a little at a time, without stressing her too much. But, despite our best efforts, her condition worsened, and by the third day we sadly decided that the most humane course was to put her down and end her suffering.
We sometimes get calls about animals that are oiled, tarred, glued, covered in paint, or stuck in miscellaneous traps and we can have success in helping them depending on the severity. Continued here...
OPALCO Broadband Unveiled
Press Release from OPALCO: Separate Entity to Deliver Internet Services to Co-op Members. At Thursday's meeting of the OPALCO Board of Directors, a motion was unanimously approved that includes a $7.5 million acceleration of our efforts to provide member Internet connections to as many members as possible – and, eventually, serve the entire membership. A new organization will be formed to deliver these services, separate in its finances and staffing. The detailed plan and presentation are available at opalco.com.
"The plan is do-able, well balanced and does not rely on OPALCO for all of the funds," commented Board Member Dr. Jerry Whitfield of Shaw Island. "I'm impressed with the inspired leadership of (Foster) Hildreth and (Gerry) Lawlor, their level of understanding of the problems ahead and their ability to pull it off."
A rate schedule for member connections is now available online (islandnetwork.opalco.com/), beginning with basic Internet (10Mbps down/up data + home phone) services at $95 per month. Rates include a credit of $1,500 per member connection to help offset the initial costs.
OPALCO's team has been out talking with Homeowners Associations to encourage neighborhoods to work together and share the cost of connection – the most cost effective way to serve the largest number of members. A map in the presentation shows more than 1300 members ready to subscribe as soon as services are available. The start-up phase of the project aims to connect 25% of our membership (about 2900 members) in the first three years. Continued here...
SJI Park Debuts Salmon Bank Webpage
Press Release from SJI National Historical Park: Before there was the South Beach, known and loved by San Juan Islanders and visitors from around the world as a summer picnic ground and a spot to watch winter storms, there was the Salmon Bank. And for thousands of years, it was a place to make a living. Spanish explorers during expeditions up the Strait of Juan de Fuca conducted 1790-1792 reported "...an incredible quantity of salmon and numerous Indians."
Fifty years later, in October 1853, James Alden of the U.S. Coast Survey enthused about the maritime resources. "Salmon abound in great quantities at certain seasons of the year, when the water in every direction seems to be filled with them…The Hudson's Bay Company has a fishing establishment at San Juan … where I am informed they have put up this season 600 barrels of salmon. Continued here...
Corrections to KING 5 Story Regarding Ferry Reservations
Press Release from San Juan Islands Ferry Group: KING 5 produced a story October 14th about the vehicle reservation that begins soon in the San Juan Islands. There are two errors that Washington State Ferries has asked the station to correct. We're sharing them with you here in the hopes of avoiding confusion.
Here is the text of the corrections that were sent to KING 5: In addition to Anacortes-San Juan Island and Anacortes-Orcas Island, we also will offer reservations from Anacortes to Shaw and Lopez islands, just not from Shaw or Lopez to Anacortes. Also, I wanted to clarify our no-show policy. No-show fees only apply when reserved travel is not completed on the same day and terminal as booked.
It is true that customers have until 5 p.m. the day prior to reserved travel to cancel or change their reservation. However, if a customer arrives late and misses the sailing they have a reservation on, then they may use their reservation on a different sailing within the same service day from the same terminal without being charged a no-show fee. Read the story from KING 5 here. More here...
Updated App Lets Public Report Whale Sightings
Press Release from NOAA: The free mobile application, Whale Alert, developed in 2012 to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales by reducing the risk of injury or death from ship strikes on the East Coast, has been updated to Whale Alert 2.0 for use on all whale species on the East Coast, West Coast, and off Canada. The app uses Global Positioning System (GPS), Automatic Identification System (AIS), Internet, and NOAA nautical charts to provide mariners with a single source of information about whale locations and the conservation measures active in these locations.
Researchers Christin Khan, Timothy Cole, and Elizabeth Josephson of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)'s Protected Species Branch were part of the team that developed both the original and updated app. Most of their efforts focused on how the app would work and how it would be applied. (Thanks to James Mead Maya for the photo below). Continued here...
Town Announces Improvements to Evergreen Park
Town of Friday Harbor Press Release: The Friday Harbor Town Council welcomes the public to enjoy the new walking path, picnic area and greenery recently added to Evergreen Park. The park is one of five parks within the Town, and is located off of Spruce Street on Green Way in the Greenway neighborhood.
"Sarena Schumacher has earned a special thanks from the Council and the community for the design and labor she put into this park," said Town Administrator Duncan Wilson. Schumacher is an employee of the Town. Mr. Wilson added that the Council is actively encouraging the community to share ideas for additional improvements to the Town parks. Town parks are open to the public during daylight hours. Click here for a link to a map of Friday Harbor parks. The public is invited to suggest additional enhancements, please contact Duncan Wilson, Town Administrator (360) 378-2810, ext 226 firstname.lastname@example.com. More here...
Southern Residents and Chinook Salmon: An Undeniable Link
Thanks to Monika Wieland of Orca Watcher for this post: As another summer whale-watching season winds down here in the San Juan Islands, it's an appropriate time to reflect on how these whales are doing. Last year, we had an all-time low in both salmon numbers and whale visits to inland waters, that left many of us wondering what this year would bring. There was an undeniable sense of relief that we had the Southern Residents around a lot this year- no more stretches of days and weeks without whales as we experienced in 2013. Still, despite some proclaiming that this summer was "just like the good ol' days", it really wasn't.
While the number of whale days spent in inland waters was certainly up, the amount of pod-fractioning hit an all-time high. We had different groups of partial pods around on almost a daily basis for a while. Yes, there were whales around to watch on most days this summer - but often it was a group of a dozen or twenty whales, rather than 40 or 50 whales or all 79 together in a superpod (by my unofficial count, we only had all matrilines of all three pods in inland waters at the same time on three days this summer). Continued here...
Power to the Puffins!
Press Release from The SeaDoc Society: It's been a long time coming, but Washington State is in the final stage of deciding whether or not to list the Tufted puffin as a state endangered species. Tufted puffins used to breed at 43 different nesting colonies in Washington State. Now they are found at only 19, and the state's population is 1/10th of what it was in 1984.
Tufted puffins have been candidates for listing in Washington State since 1998. But you can't move from candidate to listed species without a formal scientific status review. Since the Department of Fish and Wildlife didn't have the resources to write the status review, nothing happened for a long time. Then SeaDoc stepped in. We knew it was important to get the status review written so that the State could eventually create a recovery plan for puffins. So in 2010 we raised money from private individuals, with gifts ranging from $100 to $23,000. (Crowdfunding before crowdfunding was cool.) Continued here...
Whale Watch with J34
Thanks to Monika Wieland of Orca Watcher for this post: On Saturday, with some friends and family in town, we decided to head out on a morning whale watch trip with Western Prince. With all three pods hanging out on the banks the previous evening, I was worried they might all head out west and leave, but was thrilled instead to hear the news that whales were spread from Eagle Point to Hannah Heights as we left the harbor.
It was a beautiful day to be on the water, and fun to see some of my favorite spots from the water after spending so much more time on shore these days. Here's Cattle Point with harbor seals and cormorants on Goose Island in the foreground and the Olympic Mountains in the background (below left). As we pulled out into Haro Strait, the whales were suuuuuper spread out - one here, one there - and seemingly all foraging. Continued here...
New Fire Engine for SJI Fire & Rescue
Press Release from San Juan Island Fire & Rescue: Steve Marler received the first of six new fire engines from General Fire Apparatus on Friday morning, September 12, 2014. The engines were built in Lyons, South Dakota by the Rosenbauer Corporation and sold through General Fire Apparatus of Spokane, Washington. General Fire has been distributing fire engines since 1957. The new engines will replace five fire engines which are nearly 30 years old and satisfy an insurance industry requirement that penalizes policy holders when a community's fire engines are more than ten years old.
By retiring a bond debt ahead of schedule, the fire district was able to purchase the new fire engines without asking the voters to raise their fire tax. Two of the older engines will be located on Shaw Island to help improve their fire suppression capabilities and to provide a shared emergency reserve engine for use on Orcas, Lopez, Shaw and San Juan Islands. The other three engines eventually will be sold as surplus property. Continued here...
WA State Art Grant for IMA
Press Release: The Washington State Building for the Arts advisory committee has selected the San Juans Islands Museum of Art (IMA) as one of 14 non-profit organizations from a field of 50 applicants. IMA placed number 6 out of the14 in their rankings of "desirability", and incidentally, number two of those with an Arts orientation. The award can mean a $650,000 grant toward finishing the visual arts museum currently under construction. The list of recommended recipients will now be sent to the legislative branch for consideration in the upcoming capital budget.Ranking criteria include the ability to complete the project expediently, the organizational capacity to run the facility effectively, community need, and availability of other funding resources. Continued here...
Construction of Third Olympic Class Ferry Moves Forward
The Washington Dept. of Transportation recently signed the Notice to Proceed document for construction of the third Olympic Class 144-car ferry. Work will begin late this year. Along with the Tokitae and Samish, this vessel will replace the 1950s-era Evergreen State Class ferries, which are approaching the end of their service lives. The third, unnamed ferry will be constructed at Vigor Industrial by a consortium of Puget Sound shipbuilders and subcontractors and is expected to be complete in early 2017.
WSF has a total budget of $383.6 million to build three 144-car ferries. The Tokitae, the first 144-car ferry cost $144 million. Samish, the second 144-car ferry cost is approximately $126.45 million. The lessons learned from construction of the first ferry, minimal engineering design, reduction in contingencies, and economies of scale reduce the cost of the second vessel. More here...
New Home for Animal Shelter
Press Release: The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor is very pleased to announce the kickoff of a capital campaign to raise funds for a new animal shelter facility on San Juan Island. The project, "New Home – New Hope" was formally announced to the community at last Sunday's 'Wags to Riches' event, and the initial response has been extremely positive.
The project started as a vision of the executive director, Leslie Byron and the current board president Jaime Ellsworth. Two years ago, the dream became a necessity when APS was made aware that the current property lease with the Port of Friday Harbor would more than likely be shortened from 20 years to 5 years. With the deteriorating conditions of the current shelter building and the future loss of the current property lease it was decided by the APS board to start searching for a new location and build a new facility.
The project was able to move forward with a very generous donation to APS by Robert and Rebecca Pohlad in honor of their German Shepherd 'Luca'. The donation was substantial enough to purchase property for the new building. After an extensive search for suitable property, a 5-acre parcel was purchased very near the existing shelter at 994 Cattle Point Road. Continued here...
Check out this cool time lapse video made by Chris Teren of Teren Photography of an hour long ferry trip from Anacortes to Friday Harbor.
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Sexism in Film
Via telegraph.co.uk
May 15
The head of the 2014 Cannes jury says the film industry is "inherently sexist" and "undemocratic." "There's something that women are doing that we don't get to know enough about," says Jane Campion, the only female Palme d'Or winner in the festival's 67-year history.
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Passings: HR Giger
Via bbc.com
May 13
Swiss artist and designer Hans Rudolf Giger has passed away in Zurich at the age of 74. Noted for his meticulously detailed surrealist paintings, Giger is best known for his Academy Award-winning visual effects in Ridley Scott's Alien.
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Curses: Foiled Again
Via themoscowtimes.com
May 6
In the land where Pushkin perfected profanity, swearing will be prohibited. Starting July 1, a new law signed by Vladimir Putin will fine individuals ($70) and companies ($1,400) for swearing in films, concerts, and theater works. It follows a 2013 cursing ban in media.
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A Different Lens
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May 3
There was plenty for fans to be unhappy about when casting was announced for the new Star Wars film, including a Bechdel test–failing dearth of female roles. Often misunderstood, a recap of the test's purpose offers a new lens to view broad social trends.
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Berlinale Best
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Apr 29
Director Josephine Decker talks about the responsive and collaborative nature of her filmmaking, sexual agency in strong female characters, and the necessity of equivocal moments in Butter on the Latch and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely.
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Camera Shy
Via theguardian.com
Apr 25
Looking for Light reveals the career and private life of The Observer's Jane Bown, an elusive photographer who remains reticent about her craft and whose photographs carry an inherent sadness possibly reminiscent of her childhood.
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Trailer:Jellyfish Eyes
Via vanityfair.com
Apr 25
Visual artist Takashi Murakami's debut feature film—opening at art museums cross-country next month—uses an E.T.-meets-Pokémon aesthetic to tell a post-Fukushima tale of strange creatures and the children who (try to) control them.
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Bootleg Culture
Via vice.com
Apr 17
Due to some of the slowest Internet in the world, Peru has a lack of reliable access to foreign, cult, and classic cinema. Though illegal, the bootleg DVD market remains a vital resource for sharing film culture for collectors, filmmakers, and novices.
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Lucifer Rises Again
Via kcet.org
Apr 17
Begun in 1972, Kenneth Anger's film collaboration with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page became the unrealized, and endlessly altered, Lucifer Rising. One of the most notorious lost versions in film history, it has been rediscovered, and lives on again.

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Sundays are quiet days in France; many shops are closed. I enjoyed walking around historic downtown Rennes this morning in the silence and the light of a low angled autumn sun. I happened upon a wonderful foodie event in the covered market at Place des Lices. Local honey, mead, fromage, and much more! Now, to pick up my rental car and head ...
After 15 hours of travel, I'm excited to have landed and showered! The view entering France couldn't have been more perfect - we flew right over Le Havre, the first French city I lived in at age 16. Thor and company have been along for the ride and keep me ...
Daisy gets to tour St Malo
... so this was my chance.
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... and shops, all catering for the over-a-million tourists who visit each year.
It was a stunning walk and we made our way through the steep cobbled streets to the Abbey where we ate our picnic overlooking the bay. We successfully managed to dodge a thunderstorm on the walk home then after a chill out with a good ole english cuppa (for Mandy) we made use of the free sauna before retiring for the evening with a ...
The Castle in the valley
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While your man standing right beside ya?
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Good question. She's going to blow both their covers and create unnecessary drama
Paraphrased from Mase's "Lookin' At Me" which was also used in in Jay-Z's "2 Many Hoes".
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Scheduled Maintenance (November 13, 2012) - The Launch of Season 7: New Romulus
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"The Dilithium cost associated with Reassignments has been increased:
White to Green: Now 500 Dilithium
Green to Blue: Now 2500 Dilithium
Blue to Purple: Now 5000 Dilithium"
Seriously was this really necessary? New horendous dilithium costs for everything? Have you ever thought that if you're increasing the demand for dilithium that heavily that it might be FAIR to increase supply AND the daily refinement cap as well?
Anyways here are some new ideas where you could demand some dilithium as well:
- warping to a new sector block : 1000 dil
- changing to another ship : 2000 dil
- unsuccessful STF : 5000 dil
- paying for a promotion: 5000 dil
- using a transwarp gate : 1000 dil
- repairing your ship : 1000 dil (minor) 3000 dil (medium) 5000 dil (major)
- renaming your ship : 2000 dil
- failed doff assignment : 1000 dil
- beaming down/up : 500 dil
- installing a new deflector : 2500 dil
- installing a new engine : 2500 dil
- installing a new shield system : 3000 dil
I'm sure people will come up with more brilliant ideas. This will bring you closer to your goal to stop dilithium to zen conversion completely.
will you
giving them ideas
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Happy Thanksgiving:
Wishing all of my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! I know not all everyone will be surrounded by family this holiday. My family is split up on different sides of the country today while I work (I'm in healthcare…people are still sick on the holidays). So, that being said, I just want to tell them that I love them and am thankful for them.
I know that we are far apart today, but I will carry you in my hearts, as I do each and every day.
The things I am thankful for are…
God. I may not be a religious person, but I do have to give thanks to the higher power that guides me in my everyday life.
Family. I am so very blessed to have a wonderful husband, a healthy daughter and just an incredible family all around.
My health. Without it, I could not go out and help others today.
My dear friends. Thank you for inviting me to your Thanksgiving while my loved ones are away.
Food in my belly.
A roof over my head.
A cozy bed to curl up in at the end of the day.
My fur babies, Sanford and Nala who give me so much joy.
My lovely readers who keep encouraging me every step of the way!
What are you thankful for today?
It's raining outside here…
I'm on vacay!
Hey peoples:) I am going to be in and out of it this next week as Thanksgiving is happening here shortly in my country and it's a popular time to take a break. Thankfully, one of my classes next week does take a break while the other one does not. I will, however, be working on Thanksgiving. I'm cool with that though. I work in health care and people still get sick on holidays. I'll be thankful for my health that day;) Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead!


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Estimation of individual prediction reliability using the local sensitivity analysis
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For a given prediction model, some predictions may be reliable while others may be unreliable. The average accuracy of the system cannot provide the reliability estimate for a single particular prediction. The measure of individual prediction reliability can be important information in risk-sensitive applications of machine learning (e.g. medicine, engineering, business). We define empirical measures for estimation of prediction accuracy in regression. Presented measures are based on sensitivity analysis of regression models. They estimate reliability for each individual regression prediction in contrast to the average prediction reliability of the given regression model. We study the empirical sensitivity properties of five regression models (linear regression, locally weighted regression, regression trees, neural networks, and support vector machines) and the relation between reliability measures and distribution of learning examples with prediction errors for all five regression models. We show that the suggested methodology is appropriate only for the three studied models: regression trees, neural networks, and support vector machines, and test the proposed estimates with these three models. The results of our experiments on 48 data sets indicate significant correlations of the proposed measures with the prediction error.
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For the fifth consecutive season, the Bulloch Academy girls' basketball team will compete in the GISA state basketball tournament.
LOUISVILLE - Shooting 10-12 from the foul line in the final 80 seconds of the game, the Screven County Gamecocks hung on for a 59-52 win over the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets in the play-in game of the Region 3AA tournament Monday.
ALAMO - The Portal Panthers are hosting the girls Region 3-A tournament for the first time, but before the Lady Panthers could take to the home floor, they had to play in.
DUBLIN - A fierce fourth-quarter comeback gave Bulloch Academy a 45-42 victory over John Milledge Academy Saturday in the consolation game of the GISA Region 4-AAA basketball tournament.
BROOKLET - In a game full of big shots, Southeast Bulloch came up just a couple short.
DUBLIN - Three Southeast Bulloch wrestlers qualified for the GHSA Class AA meet at the state sectionals Sautrday in Dublin.
METTER - The Portal Panthers made a last-ditch effort to spoil Metter's senior night, but Devin Byrd closed out his career in the home gym with 21 points and the Tigers held on for a 61-56 win Friday night.
DeleteDUBLIN - Trinity Christian School senior Anna Claire Knight went over 3,000 points for her high school career while leading the top-seeded Lady Crusaders to a 52-24 victory over fifth-seeded Bulloch Academy Friday afternoon in a semi-final matchup of the GISA Region 4-AAA basketball tournament.
One month ago, Statesboro barely slipped past Lakeside, Evans on the road. Friday night in Statesboro, things weren't nearly as dramatic.
DUBLIN - It had been a rough night for Bulloch Academy center Taylor Collins.
CLAXTON - The Claxton Tigers saw a 14 point lead shrink to within four with just over two minutes to play, but Metter's late charge fell just short as Claxton held on for a 59-55 victory Tuesday night at the Tiger's Den.
DUBLIN - John Milledge Academy outscored Bulloch Academy 23-8 in the fourth quarter to break open a two-point game and upset the Gators 70-57 in the first round of the GISA Region 4-AAA basketball tournament Tuesday night.
Emanuel County Institute head football coach Milan Turner has accepted the head coach position at Thomson, where he will also act as athletic director.
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Bulloch Academy hit 9 of 27 free throws through three quarters Friday night in their home opener against Deerfield-Windsor, But seniors Marvin Perkins and Smith Reeves canned 6 of 8 from the charity stripe with under a minute left in the game as the Gators upset the squad from Albany 48-45.
BROOKLET - The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets dominated Pierce County at home Friday winning 82-52.
In a heated battle of county rivals, four quarters of action just wasn't enough.
Editor's note: This article has been revised to reflect the following correction, which will appear in Saturday's print edition. Statesboro High School's boys basketball team won two games over Portal in the 2008-09 season, the last time the teams faced each other. Because of a reporter's error, a sports article on page 11 Friday incorrectly stated who won those games. The Statesboro Herald regrets the error.What's at stake?
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Bulloch Academy is rarely at a loss to find a great athlete walking its halls, but senior Cody Lanier is taking things to a new level.
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Britain's ferry industry showed growth across all its travel sectors last year, with passenger numbers up 2.6% overall to 38 million, all cars carried up 1.1% to 8.37million, and coaches up overall 4.1% to 158,470 - according to 2013 "Ferrystat" figures, quoted by industry body, 'Discover Ferries'.
Continental ferry passenger numbers lead the way
Routes to the Continent via the English Channel and North Sea provided the best passenger growth in 2013, up 5.8% at 17.66 million. Within this sector, the short sea continent routes from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk, with operators DFDS, MyFerryLink and P&O Ferries, grew passenger numbers by 6.8% to 12.7million, while the longer Western Channel routes with operators Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Condor Ferries grew 4.2% to 2.8 million.
North Sea routes to the Continent by DFDS, P&O Ferries and Stena Line, grew passenger numbers by 1.7% to 2.13million.
Domestic mainland ferry routes maintained a total of 15.6 million passengers in 2013, with Scottish routes performing best, served by ferry lines like CalMac, Northlink, and P&O Ferries, up 3.7% to nearly 6 million passengers, and Condor Ferries' Channel Islands routes up 2.6% to 353,000.
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The 2013 Ferrystat Annual Figures are commissioned by Discover Ferries through independent research agency, IRN Research, and are collated by them from returns supplied by each of the ferry operator members of Discover Ferries.
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23rd May 2005 - New Patch for R5 GC R5.3 The tides yet turn for another patch of Galactic Conquest! Through the past months the remaining GC Developers...
Battlefield: Galactic Conquest will put you in the role of an every day soldier in the Star Wars universe. You will be able to choose between the Galactic Civil war and The Clone Wars and fight by either means of Land or Air in many of the Vehicles you can see throughout the Star Wars universe.
Take out AT AT walkers with your snowspeeder or battle around huge star destroyers in space, whatever takes your fancy!
the 2nd most anticipated Battlefield 1942 modification after Desert Combat! (official)
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Galactic Conquest a Battlefield1942 modification has just relased a Trailer video showcasing our highly aniticipated ver. .2 alpha release!
It's a must see for any BF1942 player old and new to the moding scene. Galactic Conquest V.2 takes you through an amazing action packed thriller while maning one of your favorite Star Wars universe vehicles or shooting it out using one of several weapons. Maybe droids are more to your taste, whatever it may be, you want to see this video!
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23rd May 2005 - New Patch for R5 GC R5.3 The tides yet turn for another patch of Galactic Conquest! Through the past months the remaining GC Developers...
23rd May 2005 - New Patch for R5 GC R5.3 The tides yet turn for another patch of Galactic Conquest! Through the past months the remaining GC Developers...
looks like i wont be buying that baseball bat after all. turns out i didnt get the very latest, LATEST patch so i fixed myself thankx
hey everytime i connect to a server with this game it closes entirely and gives me an error report. why does it do this? i would like to know because, the only reason i spent over 5 hours of non stop troubleshooting to install BF1942 was to play this game and when i finally get to play it doesnt work. if someone could help me solve this problem, i may not have to spend money on a baseball bat and a new computer, thank you very much.
I have played many mods, mainly for quake3 and the battlefield saga... and let me tell you, this is maybe the best mod ever made.
this has to be the best mod of all time i could neva leave this mod or it would break my heart!!
The score screen's background is blue, so I cant read the scores of the rebel players ...And speaking of team colors, it gets confusing when the flag colors are opposite that of the player colors.
Great job, it's a really fun mod (which is the main thing a game/mod should be, FUN)
This mod is awesome for star wars or non-star wars fans, it sweeet.
Hey guys, just got BF2 a few days ago and was wondering if you are switching over?
I hope you do because GC is an awesome mod, but it'd be great to see it upgraded w/ more features and better graphics!
If you like this mod, you should also check out the WW2 mod, experience ww2!!!
sry guys about what i said earlier i thought that this was just a copy off of Battlefront. I thought wrong. THIS MOD IS VERY SWEET AND I THINK ITS ALMOST BETTER THAN BATTLEFRONT!!!!! The only propblem with it is that no one ever plays it.
How do I install it and where do I find every stuff so the install will be completed
please help me
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