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Journal of the Simplified Spelling Society, J30, 2002/1 pp17-23.
[Cornell Kimball: see Journals, Newsletters.]
Spelling Reform: A Bibliography of Resources.
This is a bibliografy of articles, correspondence and editorials from the publications of the Simplified Spelling society (SSS) and a few related sources. They deal with strategies for promoting reform, ascertaining popular reaction to reformed spellings, and with spelling reform in languages other than English. This list, a few websites included, is broken down by subject. Short quotes are given from some articles. The total listing includes items from the Journal of the Simplified Spelling Society (JSSS), the Society's Newsletter, and Simpl Speling, as well as from a publication called the Spelling Progress Bulletin (later the Spelling Progress Quarterly). It is rounded out with [a link to a page with] a few websites run by SSS members.Contents
Strategy: Promoting Idea of Spelling Reform.Taking The Public Pulse: Popular Reaction to Reformed Spellings.
Spelling Reform in Other Languages.
Further Ideas to Consider in Planning.
More Ideas: Reviews of Books and Other Writings.
Lobbying Literacy Policy Makers In Britain.
Calls for an International English Spelling Summit.
How to Get the Media and Other Institutions to Use Simpler Spellings.
The Initial Teaching Alphabet.
An Application of a Small Set of Reformed Spellings in a Publication.
Changes on Limited Scale.
Common Arguments For and Against Reform.
Strategy: Promoting Idea of Spelling Reform.
These articles make basic points about promotion, ways to spred the word, and how to sell this to the public:
Campbell, Allan, Editorial, "Learning for the future," Simpl Speling SS5, March 1998, p.4, "The rite of replying," Simpl Speling SS13, November 2000, p.7. A quote from this runs:
"Public attitudes that change, change mainly slowly. Advertisers spend much on repeating expensive TV ads - to have their message sink in. It's the steady drip, drip, drip that wears the stone, and if our letters can be part of a series, the better our chances."
Cookson, Harry, "People find reasons to oppose change," Simpl Speling SS5, March 1998, p.3.
Downing, John, Ph.D., "Research on Spelling Re-form," Spelling Progress Bulletin, Spring 1980, pp.8-9.
Hanks, Patrick and Upward, Chris, "Feasibility of Spelling Reform," JSSS J8, 1988/2, pp. 24-28.
Hofmann, Thomas R, "International Requirements for Spelling Reform," JSSS J7, 1988/1, pp 20-22.
Kiwi, Chris, Letter to Simpl Speling, "Promoting reform in general," SS13 November 2000, p.4.
Kuizenga, Elizabeth, Letter to Simpl Speling, "A call to get 'into real action'," SS10 November 1999, p.5.
Kupfrian, Dr. Wilbur J., Letter to Spelling Progress Bulletin, "Where do we go from here?" Spring 1980, p.20.
"A great promotional program would be required before the average citizen perceives the inconsistent and complicated aspects of our spelling 'system' and of the advantages both at home and internationally of adopting more uniform spelling rules."
"Forming a strategy for introducing simplified spelling," Simpl Speling SS14, March 2001, p1 and Members' supplement pp.2-3 [edited report of a presentation by Jack Bovill]
Stark, David, "Implementing Spelling Reform - An Introduction," JSSS J10, 1989/1, pp.19-20 [a companion piece is listed later in the bibliografy].
Thommen, Matthew, "Selling Spelling: a marketing approach to orthographic change," JSSS J20, 1996/1, pp.25-27.
Upward, Christopher, Editorial, "Orthografic Ownrship: an aproach to winng suport for spelng reform?" SSS Newsletter, N10 April 1996, pp.6-11.
"If potential users needs ar not caterd for, those users canot hav a sense of ownrship and wil not be esily persuaded to adopt a reformd orthografy."
Yule, Valerie, "How to Implement Spelling Reform," Spelling Progress Bulletin, Fall 1980, pp.10-12.
"Spelling reform can only be achieved by looking at what is practicable, not at dogmatic idealism about what would be perfect; arguments must deal in evidence rather than in opinion."
Taking The Public Pulse: Popular Reaction to Reformed Spellings
Here are articles or letters about taking surveys, doing control studies, etc. to find out how people feel about spelling reform, their reactions to reformed spellings, that might be used to create a plan more salable to the public:
Baker, Robert G, Ph.D., "An Experimental Study of Attitudes Towards English Spelling Reform," Spelling Progress Bulletin, Spring 1983, pp.6-11.
Cunningham, Paul, "Teaching one's ideas, seeking reactions," Simpl Speling SS7, November 1998, p.3.
Gledhill, Dr John M, "A pre-Christmas office experiment," Simpl Speling SS9, July 1999, p.3.
Jolly, C J H, "The Marketability of Spelling Reform," JSSS J8, 1988/2, pp.17-19.
Thorstad, Gwenllian, "Children's Responses to Simplified Spelling, Part 1," JSSS J21, 1997/1, pp.3-8, Part 2, JSSS J22, 1997/2, pp.3-10.
Whitmore, Peter, Letter to JSSS, "Testing the -ITE market," JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.35-36.
Wilkinson, Jean, "If U could spell Wednesday any way U liked..." Simpl Speling SS4, November 1997, p.6.
Yule, Valerie, "Experiments in public response to surplus-cut spellings in texts," JSSS J16, 1994/1, pp.7-16
Spelling Reform in Other Languages:
One notable recent - indeed still on-going - example is the spelling reform in German. Here are items chronicling many of the stumbling blocks and successes that the reform has met as it's moved ahed:
Under "Spelling Reform Around The World": "Germany," News8 Summer 1985, pp.7-8.
Under "From Around the World": "Germany," SSSN J3 Summer 1986, p.14.
"Institut für deutsche Sprache: Sprachreport 4/87" [summary and translation of account by Dr Wolfgang Mentrup], JSSS J7, 1988/1, p.32.
Augst, Gerhard; Upward, Chris; and Institut für deutsche Sprache, "The Latest on 'Re-regulating' Written German," JSSS J11, 1989/2, pp.15-17
Augst, Gerhard, "Update on the Reregulation of German Orthography," JSSS J12, 1992/1, p.15.
Harenberg, Werner, "Paket, Rytmus, Tron?"
Günther Drosdowski on Spelling Reform, Interview from Der Spiegel #25, 1995, translated by Margot McCaffrey in "German Reform: Two Years in Twilight," JSSS J19, 1995/2, pp.18-21.
Ed Chris Upward "Spelling Reform in German," JSSS J21, 1997/1, pp.22-24, 36.
Augst, Gerhard, "Update on the German Spelling Reform," JSSS J22, 1997/2, p.24.
"Notes from Switzerland," JSSS J22, 1997/2, p.24.
Augst, Gerhard and Schaeder, Burkhard, "Recht-schreibreform-eine Antwort an die Kritiker, Stutt-gart: Ernst Klett Verlag, summarized and translated by Upward, C. under the title 'Answering the Critics of German Spelling Reform'," JSSS J23, 1998/1, pp.20-23.
"The reform represents a compromise between different interests, and no one can expect it to incorporate all their personal preferences or theories."
"The German Reform: Judgment by the Highest Court and a Little Local Difficulty," JSSS J26, 1999/2, p.20.
Hutchinson, Gavin, "Opposition to the German Spelling Reform," JSSS J26, 1999/2, pp.21-23.
"German news agencies adopt (some) reformed spellings," [summary and translation of article by Jürgen Dittmann in Sprachreport April 1999], JSSS J27, 2000/1, p.23.
do Rock, Z, "German changes taking hold," Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, p.2.
do Rock, "German newspaper backtracks on change," Simpl Speling SS13, November 2000, p.6.
Here are articles about spelling reforms in a few other European languages:
Trouille, Jean-Marc, "Changes in the Spelling of Dutch," JSSS J5 1987/2, pp.14-16
Cohen, Harry, "Spelling reform in the Low Countries," JSSS J19, 1995/2, pp.11-13.
Baddeley, Susan, "AIROE: an Association for Spelling Reform in France," JSSS J7, 1988/1, pp.30-31.
Baddeley, Susan, "Spelling reform in France: Past, Present and...Future?" JSSS J10, 1989/1, pp.10-12:
"As the task of making up for lost time becomes more and more urgent, reformers realise that over-ambitious reform schemes which have no hope of succeeding will only be a waste of time and effort.."
Baddeley, Susan, "Progress of the spelling reform debate in France," JSSS J11, 1989/2, pp.14-15.
Upward, Christopher, "A role for dictionaries in spelling reform: a French example," SSS Newsletter, N1 April 1991, pp.3-4.
Brown, Bob, "Can we learn from the French?" SSS Newsletter, N4 July 1992, pp.2-3
Baddeley, Susan, "The 1990 French Spelling Reforms: an Example to be Followed," JSSS J15, 1993/2, pp.3-5.
"Most people are simply not aware of the extent to which spelling has changed over the centuries, and this makes them immediately hostile to what they mistakenly consider to be an attack on a part of their 'national heritage.'"
Baker, Robert G, "Spelling Reform and Politics: the Case of Norwegian," SSSN J1, Autumn 1985, pp.8-9.
Cookson, Harry, "Spelling reform in Portuguese: what can we learn?" JSSS J21, 1997/1, p.21.
do Rock, Z, "The Spelling of Portuguese," JSSS J28, 2000/2, pp.24-26.
A bibliografy with a further listing of Journal articles about spelling reforms in other languages:
JSSS, "Writing reforms in other languages," JSSS J27, 2000/1, p.13.
The situation with Esperanto is of course not the same, but there are things to learn from the general idea of language planning:
Gledhill, Chris, "What can we learn from Esperanto?" Simpl Speling SS7, November 1998, p.7.
Further Ideas to Consider in Planning.
Brown, Bob, "English Spelling and the Computer," SSS Newsletter, N8 August 1995, p.5 [Report of Dr. Roger Mitton's address to the Annual General Meeting].
"Simplified Spelling on the Internet," SSS Newsletter, N10 April 1996, pp.5, 11.
Cookson, Harry, "Phonetic spelling: How far can we go in English?" SSS Newsletter, N10 April 1996, p.4.
Frith, Dr. Uta, "Cognitive Processes in Spelling and their Relevance to Spelling Reform," Spelling Progress Bulletin, Spring 1982, pp.6-9.
Gregersen, Edgar, "Morphological Consideration in the Creation of Rational Orthographies," SSSN, J2 Spring 1986, pp.14-17.
- "Compromise Spellings and World English," JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.16-18.
Ives, Kenneth, "Diagraming Spellings," JSSS J14, 1993/1, pp.20-22.
Kerr, John S, "The Implications of Spelling Reform for Skilled Readers," JSSS J8, 1988/2, p.20.
Scragg, Donald G, "English Spelling and its Reform: Some Observations from a Historical Perspective," JSSS J11, 1989/2, pp.4-8 [1988 Inaugural Address].
Seymour, Dr P H K, "Psychological Processes in Spelling Recognition and Production," Spelling Progress Bulletin, Spring 1982, pp.9-10.
Upward, Christopher, "Heterographs in English," JSSS J4, 1987/1, pp.18-25.
Wells, John C, "English Accents and their Implications for Spelling Reform," SSSN J3, Summer 1986, pp.5-13.
Yule, Valerie, "Improving English spelling for readrs," JSSS J14, 1993/1, pp.10-18.
"International English Spelling and the Internet," JSSS J23, 1998/1, pp.8-13.
Also: Edgar Gregersen's "Compromise Spellings" article in the JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp16-18, shows some examples of a few of the main spelling reform proposals, Nue Speling, Cut Spelling, and American Spelling/ World English Spelling.
And: Information that can be used in planning a spelling reform can also be found on Valerie Yule's website. See links.
More Ideas: Reviews of Books and Other Writings.
Ives, Kenneth, Review of Ralph Cooper "Language Planning and Social Change" (1989, Cambridge University Press), JSSS J12, 1992/1, pp.9-11.
Jolly, Chris, "Three influential books of the past decade" [Brief reviews of: Peter Bryant and Lynette Bradley "Children's Reading Problems" (1985, Blackwell, Oxford); Margaret Snowling "Dyslexia" (1987, Blackwell, Oxford); Usha Goswani and Peter Bryant "Phonological Skills and Learning to Read" (1991, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hove, England)], JSSS J16, 1994/1, p.36.
Mitton, Roger, Review of Edward Carney "A Survey of English Spelling" (1994, Routledge, London), JSSS J19, 1995/2, pp.3-5.
Reilly, John J., "Richard Feynman & Isaac Asimov on Spelling Reform," JSSS 25, 1999/1, pp.31-33.
Upward, Christopher, "Revelations of a Cross-Linguistic Perspectiv" [Review of Margaret Harris and Giyoo Hatano "Learning to Read and Write: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective" (1999, Cambridge University Press)], JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.30-33.
Lobbying Literacy Policy Makers In Britain:
JSSS J21, 1997/1, pp.27-29 [correspondence with Michael Barber, David Reynolds, Nicholas Tate].
JSSS J22, 1997/2, pp.33-34 [further correspondence with Michael Barber].
JSSS J24, 1998/2, pp33-34 [with Michael Barber, Nicholas Tate].
JSSS J26, 1999/2, p.29 [with Tony Blair and David Blunkett].
JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.24-30 "Submission to the UK Parliament's Education Sub-Committee Inquiry into Early Years Education" [prepared by Masha Bell].
Bell, Masha, "Preparing a submission", Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, Members' supplement p.2.
Gwen Thorstad, "Further representations to Commons", Simpl Speling SS12, July 2000, p.1.
In New Zealand
:JSSS J25, 1999/1, pp.33-34 [correspondence with Wyatt Creech's office and Dept. of Education].
"NZ asked to take lead", Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, p.2.
"'American spellings' issue raises the profile", Simpl Speling SS13, November 2000, p.2.
Campbell, Allan, "Lobbying in New Zealand", JSSS J28, 2000/2, pp.27 32
In Britain and New Zealand
:"Society engages MPs on two fronts", Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, p.1
A bibliografy of earlier submissions is listed in: JSSS J18, 1995/1, p.33.
Calls for an International English Spelling Summit.
Some proponents of reform have long called for an international body to oversee English spelling. Some examples are:
"Congress call 'to be encouraged'," Simpl Speling SS14, March 2001, Members' supplement p.1.
Yule, Valerie, Letter to Simpl Speling, "'Free spirits in the hills,'" SS14 March 2001, p.5.
How to Get the Media and Other Institutions to Use Simpler Spellings.
Bonsall, Damian, "What newspapers may require to alter their spelling," Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, p.7.
Craig, Robert, "Three-stage policy," Simpl Speling SS14, March 2001, p.4.
Kimball, Cornell, "What One Member Has Been Doing", SSS Newsletter SS1, December 1996, p.6.
Lang, Tom, "An approach to Chambers", Simpl Speling SS12, July 2000, p.6.
Little, Joe, "How can we outsmart Murphy?", SSS Newsletter SS3, July 1997, p.1.
- "...or simply praise the Lord", Simpl Speling SS4, November 1997, p1.
Mole, Alan, "Spelling-reform books for libraries," Simpl Speling SS13, November 2000, p.3.
Rondthaler, Edward, "A Teaching Spell Checker", JSSS J22, 1997/2, pp.17-18.
Relton, Ted, "Publish - and be damned...", Simpl Speling SS4, November 1997, p.1.
Kimball, Cornell, "Dictionary alters thru entries," SS5 March 1998, p.1.
- Under "Snippets": "In three books on ergonomics ... " SS13 November 2000, p.3.
Jolly, Chris, "Talking with journalists from publishing houses," SS14 March 2001, p.3.
Upward, Christopher, "Th Potential of Stylgides as Vehicls for Spelng Reform, with a case-study of The Times English Style and Usage Guide," JSSS 21, 1997/1, pp.13-20.
Wilkinson, Jean, Letter to Simpl Speling, "Comics at the leading edge?" SS14 March 2001, p.4.
Yule, Valerie, "Style in Australia: current practices in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, caplisation, etc.," JSSS J7, 1988/1, pp. 28-30.
- "Style Council 1988 in Melbourne Australia," JSSS J10, 1989/1, p.31.
The Initial Teaching Alphabet.
Downing, John, "The Transfer of Skill in Language Functions" [re-edited], JSSS J28, 2000/2, pp.3-11.
Threadgall, Ronald A, "The Initial Teaching Alphabet: Proven Efficiency and Future Prospects," JSSS J7, 1988/1, pp.18-19.
Upward, Christopher, "John Downing's i.t.a. Evaluation", JSSS J28, 2000/2, pp.12-15.
Another source for information on the initial teaching alphabet is a page on websites run by David Barnsdale and Steve Bett.
An Application of a Small Set of Reformed Spellings in a Publication.
This is a series of articles about the Chicago Tribune's use of up to 80 simplified spellings as standard in the newspaper:
Shipley, John B.,
"Spelling the Chicago Tribune Way, 1934-1975",
Part 1, JSSS J24, 1998/2,
Part 2, JSSS J25, 1999/1,
Part 3, JSSS J26, 1999/2,
Changes on Limited Scale.
These quotes and references deal with proposals for reforming just a small set of spellings or of making modest rather than thorogoing changes to English spelling.
Barbe, Walter B., Editorial, Spelling Progress Quarterly, Spring 1984, pp.2-3.
"We cannot forsake standard English overnight, so our path must be one of moderation. Most obviously, we must remain aware of how our language is changing, both overtly and subtly. ... Words like thru, nite, and alien are all around us and demonstrate that our language is constantly evolving."
Campbell, Allan, Editorial, "Let's start from where we are," SSS Newsletter, SS2 March 1997, p.3.
"Our first step needn't be a Great Leap Forward that is counterproductive. World English has an array of improved and approved spelling options that are already familiar to readers."
Clausen, J, Letter to JSSS J10, 1989/1, p.3:
"The attempts in the past to simplify the written language have failed because the changes proposed have been too drastic all at once. Even your proposals for Cut Speling would seem to me again too drastic to get the nesesary support."
Cookson, Harry, Letter to Simpl Speling, "Partly accepted spellings," SS4 November 1997, p.5.
Craig, Robert, "Long service has seen many proposals," Simpl Speling SS4, November 1997, p.3. Referring to a few simpler spellings some periodicals:
"I feel that rather than pressing for our own particular systems we should cooperate to promote those changes which have majority support."
Everingham, Doug, "Wide-ranging involvement over many years," Simpl Speling SS11, March 2000, p.3.
"[I] asked the education minister about possibilities for spelling reform. He consulted some experts. Most of them advised only a small change like 'f' for 'ph' would be likely to succeed."
Free, Jon, Letter to JSSS, "Anglo-American variants," J28, 2000/2, p.32.
Gilet, Peter, Letter to Simpl Speling, "Foneticism a second priority?" SS9 July 1999, p.4:
"I am starting to think, from my own efforts at changing my spelling (in letters to frends and so on) that we have in fact grossly underestimated the momentum of a system used by millions of people."
His Grace The Archbishop of York, Letter to JSSS, "Acceptability problems," J11, 1989/2, p.3.
"Having read your literature my immediate reaction is that it contains some excellent ideas, but that you are probably trying to do too much all at once and that your proposals will suffer the fate of Esperanto. The fact that American spelling has not proved acceptable in this country [the UK] is, I suppose, an example of the resistances likely to be encountered."
Helm, Nelson, "'The excellent but unlikely' is killing 'the modest but less unlikely'," Simpl Speling SS6, July 1998, p.5.
"I expect the public will resist the first change most. Therefore, I suggest that we find some small, popular change, and sell it in isolation (not as part of a package)."
Ives, Kenneth, "A Spelling Reform Program for the 1990's For English Speaking Adults," JSSS J12, 1992/1, pp.11-13.
Kimball, Cornell, "Pragmatic Strategies for Promoting Spelling Reform," JSSS J23, 1998/1, pp.14-18.
Lang, Tom, Letter to Simpl Speling, "Favors use of best dictionary forms," SS6 July 1998, p.4.
- "When Parliament voted to simplify spelling!" Simpl Speling SS8, March 1999, p.3.
"I feel that any system requiring extensive changes in spelling stands no chance of gaining general acceptance."
MacLeod, Dan, Letter to JSSS, "Reform by spellchecker," J22, 1997/2, p.36.
"I don't know how it is in the UK, but here [in the US] informal simplifications like nite and tuff are pretty widespread. It seems like simply legitimizing these spellings would get things rolling."
- Letter to Simpl Speling, "Ergonomics has a lesson for spelling reformers," SS4 November 1997, p.4.
Stark, David, "2-The Principle of Minimal Interference," JSSS J11, 1989/2, pp.22-24:
"It may be an emotional response for someone to dismiss a new spelling as 'peculiar' or 'ridiculous' merely by looking at it. However, it will be easier to make them look a second time, and convince them that the new spellings are merely a more rational advance on the old ones, if the link with traditional orthography is clear."
Upward, Christopher, Editorial, JSSS J7, 1988/1, p.2 [Leapfrogging Webster],
- Editorial, JSSS J11, 1989/2, p.2 [Exploiting Alternative Spellings].
Common Arguments For and Against Reform.
Some of the main arguments against reform, as well as answers to them, are available on a website maintained by Justin Rye: see Links This material was adapted for the JSSS:
Rye, Justin B, "Spelling Reform - arguments against and for," JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.19-22.
Some good countering arguments - especially disabusing the idea that English spellings always reflect their histories - are given in this reprint of an earlier SSS publication:
"SSS Pamflet Nr. 3 'Dhe Etimolojikal Arguement' bie William Archer," JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.3-10.
Also notable for reasons for/against:
Anderson, George, "VIPs also can be poor spellers," Simpl Speling SS6, July 1998, p.2.
Hutchins, Jean, "Wy dyslexics need simplifyd speling," JSSS J10, 1989/1, pp.5-9.
Moseley, David V, "Spelling Difficulties Limit Written Expression," JSSS J13, 1992/2, p.20.
"Most illiterate English children would succeed in other languages," Simpl Speling SS12, July 2000, p.7 [Report of Ken Spencer's speech to the Annual General Meeting].
"Spelling change myths," SS14 March 2001, p.3.
Thorstad, Gwenllian, "Literacy Skills of English and italian Children," JSSS J13, 1992/2, pp.21-22.
Upward, Christopher, "German & English Spelling Difficulty Compared," JSSS J13, 1992/2, p.22 Further: The submissions that have been made to literacy policy makers, noted earlier in this bibliografy, are good sources for reasons favoring reform. Two in particular that give many reasons are in JSSS J14, 1993/1, pp.3-8, and JSSS J27, 2000/1, pp.24-30.
Other Topics: The General Nature of English Spelling, Its Problems, and Possible Solutions
A bibliografy accompanied a 1992 SSS Submission to the (British) National Curriculum Council: JSSS 14, 1993/1, pp.8-9.
Some Websites on Spelling Reform Topics
See links to webs of SSS members and journal authors.
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With the introduction of the Zi8, Kodak brought full 1080p HD video capture into their low-cost pocket camcorder lineup for the first time. It offers a step up from their 720p model - the Zi6 - by adding a few more bells and whistles including electronic image stabilization, an external mic jack, 5.3 megapixel still image capture, a more stylish and compact design, and of course, full HD video.
While there are many competitors in the pocket camcorder market today, like Pure Digital's Flip, Kodak's Zi8 is $20 cheaper than both of their HD models and records in higher resolutions than Flip's 720p HD offerings. That's right - for under $200 you can get HD video onto your computer and TV screen without much strain via the USB arm, or through SD/SDHC high-speed memory cards, making it the ultimate in convenience for digital users. But does the bargain price mean a trade-off in quality? Read on.
Slightly larger than my Blackberry Curve, the Kodak Zi8 cuts a figure that's more like a smartphone than a camcorder. Our review unit is an aqua color, but it comes in three different varieties total, including black and "raspberry." The Zi8 is a combination of hard plastic and what appears to be aluminum.
It is designed to fit in a pocket easily, and does so well, although without a retractable lens with a trap door I was somewhat concerned about dust and lint getting on the lens when I had it stowed away. Simple in design, the camera is different from the Zi6 in that it has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery instead of AA's.
Ergonomics and Controls
The Zi8 is a pocket camcorder that fits into compact spaces like large pockets and bags easily. Upon first examination of the Zi8, it does remind you of a Blackberry, with ergonomics that lend itself to holding it in two hands like you're about to type out an email on a QWERTY keyboard.
The design is simple, and intended to be easy to use. On the bottom right of the Zi8 is a trap door for the USB connector that connects to an articulated rubber arm so that you can move it around in any direction and hook it up directly to your computer without any impediments. As you move up along the right side, you'll see the trap door for the SD/SDHC. Farther up is the power button.
On the left side of the camera is the HDMI port, Stereo monoaural mic jack, and a plughole for recharging the battery. And of course on the back of the Zi8 is the lens, looking no larger than a cell phone pinhole camera. On top of the pocket camcorder is a switch that toggles between macro and normal focusing. The front of the Zi8 features a nice 2.5 inch LCD, a settings button, delete key, record mode button, a review button, a speaker, and lastly, a four-way controller joystick button with a red dot that controls the shooting aspect as well as toggling between controls.
The Zi8 has a certain amount of bulk to it, giving it a sturdy feel in the hand. The control layout is very minimalistic in nature and isn't difficult to figure out without reading the manual. Playback is simple; you hit the playback button and then press the red controller to maneuver through the different clips you've captured.
The biggest deficiency of the Kodak Zi8 in terms of control operation is that red button - it can be a bit clunky and tricky to master. For example, when you turn on the Zi8 you are first presented with a screen that gives you the choice of 1080p/720p: 60fps/720p/WVGA/Camera - these are the five different camera modes available to the shooter.
You have to switch over to one of these modes that you need by moving left or right, but when I first tried a new mode, the red button just clicked instead of scrolled. You almost have to dig your finger into the groove of the red button to guide it, instead of clicking on it. All in all, there's not much to learn about the Kodak Zi8, since its functionality is no more than a point-and-shoot digital video camera. It's not elegant, but it gets a thumbs up for simplicity.
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The red button is the gateway to changing and controlling all functionalities on the Zi8. However, there really isn't much you can control. Once you press the Settings button, you have a very small amount of options to choose from, including changing the date, toggling between Video Out NTSC/PAL, LCD brightness, Sounds, External Microphone Gain, Electronic Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Format Memory Card, and Camera Info. Take that as a pro or a con, depending on how you'd like to use the camera.
Shooting modes are comprised of four different video modes and one digital still mode. Here they are in more detail:
This is the extent of control over the video, and everything else is pretty straightforward. You'll hit playback to review video, click on the shooting settings to change from different video resolutions and the camera, and use the trash button to delete images. If you've ever used a digital camera, you won't get left in the proverbial dust.
Slightly larger than the Zi6, the Zi8's LCD is a 2.5 inch diagonal playback window (Zi6's is 2.4 inches). You can control the level of brightness through the settings menu, which is good for varied light conditions. Most of the video I captured was in dull and dreary fall skies, so it wasn't an issue for me.
Playback on the LCD was quite nice. I was unable to find the exact resolution of the screen, but I will say video and images looked pretty good on the little monitor.
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You guys have made me consider the approach that I planned on taking with my sister...I've been internally struggling over this for far too long, and you guys are right to say it's better just to take the high road and cut ties financially.
BUT, just to clear things up, nobody in my family believes that I SHOULDN'T file a claim (again, I'm not the only one who has been financially taken for a ride). There will be no love lost if I were to pursue that option for the following reasons:
Mom: spent over $2k between paying rent, bailing out of jail, co-signed on a truck that was repossessed, etc. Never has been paid back.
Grandpa: sent $900 for rent that was "promised" to be paid back....he sadly passed away a year and a half ago. Never was paid back.
Dad & Stepmom: co-signed for an apartment, paid 3 months rent, bought clothes for "professional" job. Sister was evicted from apartment for not paying. Never has been paid back.
Aunts & Uncles: countless times have given sister money to assist her with getting on her feet again. Never have been paid back.
I have to say, my twin sister is probably the most intelligent in our family - she's the only one who has never offered any assistance or fallen for the pathological lies.
My husband is a great man for sticking with me while I battled this internally....and I vow to NOT allow her to change the type of person I am. I now know in the future to only help people that help themselves. My sister has given me no proof that she has changed, and quite frankly, I doubt she ever will. In her mind, she feels entitled to all of this financial assistance.
So....since I'm not going to file the small claims suit, should I send the occassionaly "u have my $ yet" text lol
Another thought...who else has sued her for not paying? No one? So she knows she won't have any consequences for not paying her bills.
Going to court might make a small difference. It should smack her upside her head with the strong message that you have had enough.
Let us know what you are thinking of doing...
IOBA wrote:Another thought...who else has sued her for not paying? No one? So she knows she won't have any consequences for not paying her bills.
Going to court might make a small difference. It should smack her upside her head with the strong message that you have had enough.
Let us know what you are thinking of doing...
That right there was one reason why I was going to take her to court...BUT, I am not her mother nor am I her financial adviser so it wouldn't be "right" of me to try to teach her a lesson (that she obviously hasn't learned in 37 years)
I think I'll just drop it and learn from it. It's caused me so much time that I'll never get back. live and learn I suppose
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So....since I'm not going to file the small claims suit, should I send the occassionaly "u have my $ yet" text lol
This will only add to your agony, honestly. You'll start getting upset if she doesn't even answer.
Honestly, your family needs to get together and decide "Enough is enough" and agree to not give her anymore money and they all need to stand by this decision, or else she will continue to get away with this.
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The good news (if you will) is that everyone in my family have firmly decided to STOP giving money, lending money, or falling for anymore of the lies...
I suppose I will go back to my old optimistic self and just think "at least the repossession is off my reports now, and the verizon account is PIF and she can no longer have any financial pull on me".
(I still feel like throwing a temper tantrum at times because of my stupidity)
great point!!!! I will definitely do that (and recommend my family does it as well).
It does suck to be screwed over by someone, especially family, but I refuse to allow her to taint my view on others. I enjoy helping people...I just now know not to do it for people who aren't willing to help themselves.
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Young Authors' Bold New Perspective
Victor Pelevin, Dmitry Bykov and Maria Galina are among the best-known literary giants of the last generation of writers born during the Soviet Union. But they are no longer the story.
Russian readers are discovering their younger siblings, the writers born during perestroika or after. Now in their twenties, this breed never lived in the U.S.S.R., and are regarded as a clean slate for Russian fiction. A first-time collection of their work, "Squaring the Circle," published by the Russian house GLAS, introduces these emerging artists to English-language readers.
"These writers don't have to fight the Soviet past," said longtime GLAS editor Natasha Perova. Some critics suggest these writers are freer than their elders. They know that anything is possible, both the grimmest of fates and the greatest of opportunities.
"Those [who grew up in Soviet times] are always trying to analyze their experiences against a backdrop--such as how it was possible that such atrocities could have happened," Perova said.
The fevered soul searching of the Soviet and post-Soviet writer has been replaced with a look outward--but it is not yet clear what these writers make of what they see.
A Gogolesque journey in Dagestan
The smell of fresh coriander and the scurry of live chickens, the oppressive heat of a bazaar and the hills of sand for construction schemes that will never be finished. Girls wear hijabs, men pack guns and ride in foreign cars. These are the sights and sounds of Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian republic of Dagestan in the Caucasus, and they provide the exotic backdrop for one boy's ill-fated journey through the chaotic and violent city.
"Salam, Dalgat," (Hello Dalgat) a short story translated in this first collection of young literary prizewinners, is a powerful glimpse of a generation of young Dagestanis who live on a tightrope in a region torn by violence. Survival is based on a set of skills, mostly skills of evasion to avoid the worst fate. The worst fate seems unknowable, but could involve criminals, the police, prostitution or the Imam and his devotees proclaiming violent jihad.
The story, written by a 25-year-old Makhachkala native, Alisa Ganieva, won the Debut Prize, Russia's prestigious prize for young writers, in 2009. Ganieva wrote the story under the pseudonym Gulla Khirachev: Gulla is an old Avar name; translated as bullet, it has not been used much in the past century. Khirachev is a man's last name.
"People who live in Dagestan certainly understood that Gulla is not a real name, but they did think it was a man who wrote the story," Ganieva, who recently moved to Moscow, said in an interview. "After my unmasking, some felt offended that I deceived them...most of my countrymen disapproved of my story; they say I am washing dirty linen in public, or that the wounds of society should stay in the Caucasus." Ganieva did receive some hate mail and not-so-veiled threats from her peers, but she said a few grateful emails also made their way to her.
"Squaring the Circle" includes original stories by 12 talented young Russian writers. The title seems an odd choice to describe them, unless it is ironic in tone. The strength of this collection is the diversity of the texts and the writers' indifference to fitting in with expectations.
"The Debut is the only prize for young writers," said Perova, a longtime, relentless advocate of Russian fiction. "The literary world is so dissipated and scattered but this offers a chance to young writers. Otherwise you would never hear of these writers. "
Up to 50,000 writers compete for the Debut Prize, which is funded by a medical charity created to help provincial clinics. This year, Debut prizewinners are being introduced to foreign readers. This collection is available in English and Chinese and will be published in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese by 2011. The publishers could strongly consider hiring a single, top-tier translator to create a more cohesive collection. The English-language edition is extremely uneven in translation quality, with baffling sentences and strange word choice.
Yet the quality of the work shines through. Ganieva's "Salam, Dalgat" is an odyssey of conscience, a plea for sanity and reason over the extremes of Dagestani survival.
The collection's opening story, Aleksei Lukyanov's "High Pressure," reveals Italo Calvino-style whimsy, an industrial magic realism. The setting is a factory of pipeline welders, and the story is amusingly anti-government in tone. In Igor Savelyev's light, atmospheric "Modern-Day Pastoral," a government ministry issues a decree to allow passengers to ride on the luggage rack above the seats.
The idea that these writers are free of Soviet ghosts is only somewhat true. The writing is fresh and present in the social upheaval of this moment in Russian time. But it is neither unburdened nor unknowing. The clamor of the past is in their stories much the way a dance is remembered in your arms and shoulders, informing your next move.
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Until the past few years, technology advances in architectural loudspeakers were aimed primarily at the freestanding and exterior-mounted models where designers had a more free hand, but new materials and steerable tweeters have made their way into the ceiling loudspeaker market with impressive results. The ceiling has never been a friendly environment for sound sources. Flush-mounted overhead loudspeakers have had to compete with lighting fixtures, HVAC vents, and plumbing along with producing sound that approaches the listener from an unusual angle. The lower the ceiling, the more the sound tends to spot into localized pools. Many of the models listed here have used new technology in the quest to produce a balanced sound environment in each room while minimizing acoustic leakage through attic space into adjacent rooms.
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Silicon Valley is the heart of the tech industry and this Milpitas, CA hotel understands the unique demands of the business traveler. Complimentary high-speed, wired and wireless Internet access and a well-equipped Business Center provide guests with all of the tools they need to complete projects. Just eight miles from downtown San Jose, the hotel's location has easy access to SanDisk, the Cisco Systems Campus, Ericsson and SS8 Networks.
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Maybelline • Baby Lips in Yummy Plummy • Lip Treatments
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Average Rating. | 4.7 |
Would buy this product again. | 100% |
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xStarlight on 2/8/2014 1:20:00 PM more reviews by xStarlight
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
This lip balm shade is probably my most favourite out of the whole collection! The colour is a nice mauve-pink shade that complements my lip colour and skin tone very nicely as it gives a natural pop of colour. The smell of this lipbalm smells identical to the Nivea body lotion with lemongrass; it smells reminscent of an odd and light orangey scent but I can bear with it. The lipbalm itself does not moisturize or dry out my lips so it's something to provide a nice hint of colour. The lipbalm is somewhat longlasting on the lips and I usually reapply in 2-3 hours.The formula is slightly towards the greasy/oily side as it is smooth when applied. The packaging is the usual twist-off tube and fits perfectly in a pocket or bag. The shade is a Limited Edition version. Overall, I would repurchase this product if they re-released it.
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jen5276 on 9/4/2013 2:26:00 PM more reviews by jen5276
Age: 36-43 Skin: Acne-prone Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
This is a really nice mauvish, pinky purple (if that makes sense :) that is very flattering on. I am a big fan of the Baby Lips line and keep a few with me at all times. I find myself reaching for them again and again.
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gmd854 on 4/3/2013 6:25:00 PM more reviews by gmd854
Age: 36-43 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
This is such a good product! I love all the Baby Lips but this one is so moisturizing and it smells amazing! The color is great, too!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Nowheregirl on 3/13/2013 12:19:00 PM more reviews by Nowheregirl
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Red, Straight, Coarse Eyes: Blue
I tried Baby Lips when they first came out. I bought two of them and hated them (I reviewed them on MUA). But I'm a sucker for lip balms and couldn't resist the Limited Edition 2013 Spring colors. So I thought I'd give them another try. I bought Yummy Plummy, and it is nothing like the original Baby Lips that I disliked. Yummy Plummy goes on sheer, with a pretty pale plum color. It doesn't look garish or like colored zinc oxide like the last ones I bought. It also doesn't make my lips feel dry, or go on feeling greasy, like the original ones did. I wonder if Maybelline has improved the formula since they were first released. This time around my experience with Baby Lips has been positive.
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*TOP REVIEWER* melindamac on 2/19/2013 2:29:00 PM more reviews by melindamac
Age: 36-43 Skin: Normal, Dark Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
While I'm not a super fan of this as a balm, I'm loving this color. It's a great natural lip color for me. perfect for low no makeup days I like it so much I have picked up a few backup as this is a limited edition color.
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*TOP REVIEWER* TeeCube on 2/1/2013 12:07:00 PM more reviews by TeeCube
Age: 36-43 Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
Very nice mlbb shade. Adds shine and moisture to lips. Very nice. Slight scent but no taste.
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briannaroberts on 1/29/2013 10:04:00 AM more reviews by briannaroberts
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Dark Hair: Black Eyes: Black
this made my lips look so much better i thought that i had someones lips this is something my sister put me on to i think its amazing who ever made this thank you .You made me very happy you can get this at cvs.
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lilmissann on 1/23/2013 3:56:00 PM more reviews by lilmissann
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse Eyes: Brown
Yummy Plummy is a sheer mauvey pink that is perfect for everyday wear. I wish this wasn't limited edition.
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*TOP REVIEWER* 1017 on 1/2/2013 12:13:00 PM more reviews by 1017
Age: 36-43 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
Gorgeous mauvey plum color. I think this might be the Baby Lips version of the Color Sensational lipstick, but I am only going by pictures, not personal experience. I love Baby Lips in Quenched (clear one in blue tube) but have had hit or miss luck with the colors. Peach Kiss is the only other color I really liked out of all of them on me...until Yummy Plummy crossed my path. I hope this is permanent cuz it is gorgeous! I have bought so many lipsticks looking for a shade like this...and here it comes in a quick easy lip balm! Go, Maybelline, go! FYI _ I am NW20 (fair-medium with pink in my skin but some gold tones too), almost black hair, brown eyes, naturally rosey lips.
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The most outrageous twist in the new R-rated South Park movie, Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which opened June 30, may not be that Saddam Hussein tries to make a manwich out of Satan, or that Winona Ryder appears to commit unspeakable acts with table-tennis equipment, or even that the filmmakers found a way to slip in a Jar Jar Binks joke. It's that the last laugh really seems to be on the movie industry itself.
On screen, the Motion Picture Association of America becomes Public Enemy No. 1 when third graders Kenny, Kyle, Eric, and Stan sneak into an R-rated movie, learn loads of dirty words from the Canadian-made Asses of Fire, and, bada-bing bada-boom, America goes to war with Canada. Off screen, the battle zone was confined to California, where South Park creators Trey Parker, 29, and Matt Stone, 27, and exec producer Scott Rudin, 40, decided to test MPAA ratings guidelines as well as Paramount's patience. ''After a while, we'd try to get anything we could past the MPAA,'' says Stone outside the Santa Monica soundstage where he and Parker made the cuts on Uncut, ''and that really p---ed off Paramount.''
The behind-the-scenes brouhaha offers a rare peek into the secretive process by which filmmakers, studios, and the MPAA collaborate to rate a movie. Entertainment Weekly has obtained an 11-page interoffice memo, prepared for Rudin after talks between the MPAA and a Paramount exec. The transcripts of those conversations reveal just how arbitrary and open to negotiation the MPAA can be. With debate raging over the impact of movie violence and profanity on children and theaters pledging to ID ticket buyers at R-rated films, Uncut's full-frontal attack on the ratings system could turn the film into a lightning rod in the middle of the summer's biggest cultural tempest.
South Park was screened by the MPAA six times. Five times, the board returned the movie to Paramount with an NC-17. Possible cuts were then hashed out between the board and the studio in the sort of negotiations usually reserved for signing a star quarterback. The transcript, dated March 24, reveals a smudged line separating R from NC-17. ''God f---ing me up the a-- '' is grounds for an NC-17, but ''God's the biggest bitch of them all'' is perfectly R-rated. Say the word fisting and it's an R; define that word on screen and nobody under 17 is admitted.
Throughout the intense, strangely humorless discussions, the Paramount exec pleads the studio's case, telling the raters how hard it is to make changes in a cartoon, imploring them to watch the movie again and pointing out things they might have missed, often with unintended comic effect. ''The Ping-Pong balls are supposed to look like they're coming from her vagina,'' the exec says after concerns are raised about Ryder's talented private parts, ''but she stands up and you know that it's not. She's holding a paddle.'' The board seems satisfied. ''That helps,'' one representative says.


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Work should begin this week, and as early as today, according to Greg Clark, wastewater rehabilitation manager for CU. For the past 2 1/2 years, Clark has overseen the complex project.
An acronym for Strategic Commitment to Protect the Environment, SCOPE 10 is a vast sewer rehabilitation program projected to cost some $30 million over a 10-year period. Arguably, the project could go longer if it evolves into a standard maintenance strategy at the end of the next decade.
Technically, this week's resumption of the sewer rehab is the second phase; however, it is the first to use money from a low-interest $10 million loan from the State Revolving Fund.
Coordinated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the SRF is a revolving fund in which loans are provided to utility companies statewide for water and wastewater projects. Loans come with a low interest rate and often include a portion that is forgiven.
In CU's case, the $10 million package includes $451,000 that won't have to be paid back, and the rest is financed at 1 percent. As CU repays the principal, the funds are returned to the SRF and are disbursed later to utility companies for other water and wastewater projects across the state.
CU funded Phase I of SCOPE 10 through its own resources such as municipal bonds repaid by customers' wastewater rates. The project covered territory mostly on the city's southern end, including some of the utility's oldest sewer lines.
This week's resumption of the rehab project — similar to the process used in Phase 1 — is the next step that follows an extensive preliminary testing of sewer lines using smoke and closed circuit TV (CCTV) techniques.
This SSES (Sewer System Evaluation Survey), conducted earlier this year, pinpointed wastewater pipes within targeted areas of CU's service territory that are cracked, broken or have other defects that are allowing inflow and infiltration (I/I) into the lines.
I/I refers to unwanted, extraneous groundwater that seeps into sewer lines and thereby reduces capacity for the flow of treatable effluent. It also contributes to manhole overflows that — when they occur too frequently — can become violations of CU's NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit with EPA.
"We're doing this to try to eliminate the I/I," Clark said. "That in itself should help to alleviate overflows."
He added, "The other big thing about doing this work is it allows us to regain capacity in those sewer lines. This will hopefully keep us from having to do any [additional] projects to upsize those lines due to capacity issues. This saves money in the long run."
In February, the Cleveland Board of Public Utilities awarded the contract for this leg of SCOPE 10 to American Infrastructure Technologies Corp., a firm from Hanceville, Ala., which is just north of Birmingham. The AITC bid was for $4,817,000, an amount that came in well below CU's budget projection of $6,015,000.
Unlike Phase I of the sewer rehab work that focused on the city's southern end, this opening leg of the SRF project will include a much broader area. Its approximate dimensions will be bordered to the north by Mouse Creek Road, to the south by Blue Springs Road, to the west by Interstate 75 and to the east by Keith Street.
"All the homeowners or business owners will be notified in person [about the repair work] if they are at home," Clark said. "Or, we will attach a flier to their doors."
The CU project manager said notification should come at least 48 hours prior to the start of work. Whether through fliers or face-to-face, construction crews will assure neighborhood residents or businesses that any sewer service disruption will be for less than one workday.
The AITC flier explains the temporary impact of the sewer rehab work.
"Great care will be taken to protect your property from any impact; however, we ask that you limit your water usage for the day to prevent any backups of water into your home," the advisory reads. "Please do not do laundry or wash dishes during the time we are lining your sewer main, as your sewer connection will be temporarily blocked."
The flier adds, "Your sewer connection will be reinstated by late afternoon and you will be able to use your drains without interruption. If you have any questions or issues concerning our work, feel free to ask any of our employees to send a supervisor to speak with you."
Questions may also be directed to Ramon Hanson, AITC project supervisor, at 205-470-0668; or, to Clark at his direct CU extension at 478-9377.
"People can call me directly," Clark assured. "I'll be glad to answer their questions."
To repair most broken or damaged sewer lines, CU is using a high-tech method called CIPP (Cured-in-Place Pipe). It is a process in which an interior lining is inserted into existing sewer lines from manhole to manhole. This resin-based lining is then "cured" into place by steam or hot water.
The process, which essentially creates a new pipe within the old pipe, is just as effective in restoring sewer lines to maximum flow and greatly reduces the cost. Traditional open-cut excavation is much more expensive, labor intensive and more disruptive to property and business owners, and also creates greater traffic disruption on area roadways.
The CIPP process was used in the opening phase of SCOPE 10 and Clark said close monitoring so far has supported its effectiveness.
In certain isolated cases, damage to sewer lines might be too severe for correction by CIPP, Clark explained. In these instances, excavation is necessary.
"We appreciate everybody's cooperation and for working with us," Clark said. "There will be some traffic disruption concerns [especially on Georgetown Road]."
He added, "Certainly, if anyone has problems or questions, we want them to call us and we'll try to rectify those problems."
Clark explained the benefits the SCOPE 10 rehab project is bringing to CU customers, to the utility itself and to the city of Cleveland. Some include:
1. "One of the biggest things is it keeps us in compliance with all of our state mandates so hopefully they (regulatory agencies like TDEC and EPA) won't come in and require additional work," he said.
2. "Doing this work should allow us to regain some capacity [in the sewer lines]," Clark noted. In any aging sewer system, I/I eventually becomes a problem. Cities across Tennessee have been cited by TDEC and EPA — a few include Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — since 2005 for violations that can be corrected only through one means; that is, extensive sewer rehabilitation strategies similar to Cleveland's SCOPE 10.
3. "[By eliminating I/I] we won't be treating extraneous water at the [wastewater] treatment plant," Clark stressed. "Regardless of the source of the water, whether it's I/I or from our customers, it's all going to be treated at the plant. So, in the case of I/I, it's a case of treating simple groundwater which comes into the plant from the sewer lines." Treating groundwater is not only unnecessary, it adds to the treatment plant's operating expense.
4. And speaking of I/I's impact on CU's wastewater treatment plant, it forces equipment to operate longer, which burns more electricity, increases wear and tear on equipment and in the long run increases total costs to the utility, Clark stressed.
SCOPE 10 is as much about being proactive as it is about making badly needed physical repairs, the sewer rehab manager stressed. Because CU has already launched SCOPE 10 and has a firm strategy in place for modernizing its sewer system, agencies like TDEC and EPA aren't expected to get involved.
This has not been the case with other cities — many of them much larger than Cleveland — that have been mandated by EPA to begin sewer rehab initiatives of their own and to pay for them through major sewer rate hikes.
While CU has been able to limit its wastewater rate increases to about 5 percent, utility customers in other areas haven't been so fortunate. Reportedly, hikes across the state in other jurisdictions have ranged from 50 to 300 percent.
In Hamilton County, for example, a sewer rate hike of 39 percent was recently imposed, Clark said.
In Knoxville, $900 million has been spent so far on sewer rehab; more is expected, he pointed out. In Nashville, the tab is projected to hit $1.5 billion; and in Chattanooga, costs are estimated at $200 million to $300 million, but these are tentative amounts, Clark explained.
Once this phase of SCOPE 10 is completed, CU will have restored another 49,300 feet of its sewer main. That's about 9.3 miles worth.
That's the good news. The bad news is the local utility operates about 360 miles of sewer line.
But Clark urges CU customers not to be alarmed. Much of the existing pipe is still in good operating order, as shown by previous SSES tests. That's the whole purpose of smoke testing and CCTV techniques — to help CU and its contractors "prioritize" the areas of the system that need immediate work.
"... The work we're doing now is just a tiny portion of what we have [in the whole sewer system]," Clark said. "So obviously, you want to spend your money the best you can because it's a limited amount. So, you try to assess the areas and decide where, and how, you can get the biggest bang for your buck."
Of past SSES testing, he pointed out, "Some of the areas we have looked at are fine ... where we can say, 'At this point we don't need to take any action, but in a period of 20 years from now it may be that due to age it might need some work.'"
Clark compared it to an asset management program where CU is taking full inventory of its property, equipment and total system, and determining their current physical condition and life expectancy.
"It's a planning thing for us," he noted. Such planning helps CU look ahead to determine budget projections for the future.
As has been a practice at CU for years, the local utility does not design budgets one year at a time. Instead, the utility looks ahead 10 years. It's a practice that is necessary for some utilities, especially those serving communities with a rapid growth rate. Cleveland is a prime example.
The new phase of SCOPE 10 won't only rehab almost 10 miles of sewer line, Clark reported to the utility board in February. It will also upgrade 2,270 vertical feet within 280 manholes; and, it will include the rehab or replacement of 518 sewer laterals, which is the stretch of pipe running from the sewer mains to customer properties.
Work will also include the replacement of vented manhole covers with solid covers in areas that receive "sheet flow" during heavy rainfall. It will also provide for the insertion of "inflow dishes" in manholes located in areas susceptible to sheet flow or ponding water during heavy rainfall.
"[Each day during the project] we'll try to talk to the folks [in the neighborhoods]," Clark assured. "Typically, it will affect from 10 to 20 homes in between the manholes. If there's an apartment complex or something, obviously that will affect more."
Work is expected to begin early each morning and will be wrapped up by late afternoon, Clark noted.


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There seems to be a misconception about the budget of the Ticonderoga Fire District that we, as the Board of Fire Commissioners, would like to clear up.
First, the Board of Fire Commissioners comprises five residents of the Fire District, who are elected one each year for a term of five years. This election is held every year on the second Tuesday of December.
There is an appointed position of treasurer, and that appointment is made at the regular meeting in December.
All meetings of the board are held on the third Monday of each month, except for January and February due to legal holidays.
The Ticonderoga Fire District is a taxing district, just as the town and the several different departments, only the Town Council has no jurisdiction over the Fire District's budget. The Fire District's budget therefore does not affect the town's tax cap.
The town is required by law to include the Fire District's budget into the tax rolls, collect the amount and issue payment to the district. The Fire District budget for this coming fiscal year is $350,180. The operating budget was down this year to $320,180 compared to last year's $333,590.
This year and the coming years, there will be two capital reserves of $15,000 each. These capital reserves will help us complete some of our long-term goals and help reduce the cost of borrowing large amounts to fund the normal operations of the Fire District.
In 2018 alone, we will have to replace all of the air packs and the air compressor. This alone could be up to a $200,000 project.
As far as the radio project that Essex County is upgrading, this is a project that has been in the works for five-plus years. We are currently dispatched on high band. Because of the large expense of this project, the county decided to stay with low-band paging. There are only four to five companies that are dispatched currently on high band. This leads us to having to purchase "new" pagers.
These pagers cost around $400 each. We have just recently purchased 50 used pagers at a cost of about $6,000. We will continue to look for quality deals with the taxpayers in mind.
The county is supplying us with mobile radios for each vehicle and three of the chiefs. We will be required to purchase a radio for the third assistant chief and digital portables to be able to communicate for fire ground and dispatch operations.
There are many pieces of equipment that have "service life" on them. Those items are figured into the budget.
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I'd like to plant this with some Wallich's wood fern (Dryopteris wallichiana). Both go to 3 ft+ and are definitly contrasting leaf patterns. I don't have huge beds, but I can afford two 3x3 spaces for the Astilboides.
Is this a plant you have or would like to have in your garden? What about Darmera peltata? I realize there are fabulous tropicals, but I want a perennial. Do these look out-of-place in a garden? |
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- Posted by Shade_tolerant 7 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 04 at 12:08
Davey, all I can tell you is that I've tried twice to grow this astilboides in my shade garden. It seemed to need more attention to its' watering needs than I could supply. It never got very big but didn't totally die either, as it returned in spring. If it comes back this year I think I will grow it in a large container where I'll remember to water it often and then replant it in the garden in fall. |
I'm going to grow one astilboides and one Darmera peltata and see which one I like. |
I have had 1 astilboides tabularis for about 4 years now and it hasn't grown very well for me either. I thought that it was in an area that receives enough moisture. Is it a plant that will transplant easily? |
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Astilboides is a much better plant imho. It does need regular water and part shade but much less water then Darmera. No matter what I did for my darmera it always looks ratty and horrible by the end of the season. Darmera stays nice till frost. Give it well amended soil with lots of compost and manure, water it well, especially if you have a dry spring when it is first coming up and you may want to bait for snails when its first leaves are just poking up in spring. It isn't a plant that I would put in my perennial border but it looks great by some big rocks near my pond. I have had mine about 5 years and it is huge with leaves over at least 2 feet across. The big white Astilbe like flowers in summer are neat too. Darmera is an OK plant and I have seen great photos of it near water and ponds but the spot I picked for it behind my pond was not wet enough. It does have very cool early spring blooms that come up before the foliage but I eventually got tired of it and dug it up last year. I think there is a photo of my Astilboides in "my journal". |
Why not in a perennial border? Just curious. I didn't realize how much water the Darmera would require. I saw it in a bog garden on HGTV's Gardner's Journal and wondered how much moisture it would require. |
Why not in a perennial border? Just curious. I didn't realize how much water the Darmera would require. I saw it in a bog garden on HGTV's Gardner's Journal and wondered how much moisture it would require. |
- Posted by Clematisintegrifolia zone 6/7 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 24, 04 at 1:16
I don't know. I have seen it in a perennial border and just didn't care for it. It is more a specimen plant I guess. The Astilboides likes its moisture too but not as bad as the Darmera. And the Astilboides won't look as bad if it dries out. |
I've got fantastic darmeras in Washington state. They like really swampy wet feet with full sun if possible. Mine get 4 feet tall and the round leaf about 2 feet in diameter. If you're into the big leaf tropical effect, you might try "sum and substance" hosta. It gets HUGE, unlike any other hosta I've seen. I've got 18" diameter leaves and the clump is about 6 feet across. All the best, |
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Ditto on 'Sum and Substance' - mine is about 5 years old now and is about 6' across and the leaves are about 2' long and 18" wide. It is huge! I also suggest petasites. There is the plain green, and a variegated form which I am growing in my shade perennial bed with hostas, ferns, lamium, and arum. They do take a lot of water, but mine seems to be coming along much better this year than last (it's first). SusanLynne |
I think my astilboides is fun: big leaves, unique shape, fast grower, and a light chartreuse color that shows up well in shade. I planted it this summer, and the leaves are beautiful - no damage from insects or weather. It's very sturdy and cheerful. |
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This plant does very well with me. I have it growing in shade with some early morning filtered light. The soil is always wet. I have heavy clay. I ve divided it several times in the last four years and it takes over. I doubt this is a plant for zone 7 or higher. |
- Posted by garden_nerd UK Central (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 07 at 19:32
I like my Astilboides Tabularis - especially the giant nasturtium leaf effect. I keep it in a pot standing in a shallow pond to avoid the wilting that seemed to happen as soon as my back was turned for 2 minutes. I found that the leaves scorch very quickly if it is in sun and gets too dry. Sunshine doesn't seem to be such a problem as long as the soil is nice and damp. I also discovered that if the leaves become damaged and you cut them back it will respond with a fresh crop - very obliging. |
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My HVAC friend had me wire my wood boiler thermostat as shown in the photo below. I added lines to show clarity and aid someone in explaining to me what is the fix. As soon as I turn on the heat on the wood boiler thermostat the fuse in my air handler burns out. I ensured the heatpump thermostat was switched to the off position. I have a goodman heatpump and air handler. When the temp drops, I need the blower in my air handler to switch on, but not the compressor. Also, I need 24 VAC sent to the wood boiler relay, to close a circuit, turning on the circulation pump. I have searched around for many hours trying to find the solution, and today I gave up and went to my friends house and he drew out what I was to do. Well, that did not work, or I misunderstood.
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Bob Becker
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+14 74 Jan 25 |
Sims Park · Euclid, OH 20 Hole Layout, 20 holes |
+10 70 Jan 25 |
Sims Park · Euclid, OH 20 Hole Layout, 20 holes |
+2 60 Jan 24 |
Punderson State Park · Newbury, OH Reds to Long Pins - Concrete, 18 holes |
eric " Sharky " boyd March 1 at 11:04pm
Nice Ace , Chain Wrecker !
Jay Kovach January 2, 2014 at 6:17am
Bob and Carl Peterson in advanced sound good? scarpitti is not sure if he is coming.
Mickey Anderson December 8, 2013 at 6:30pm
Thanks for coming up Bob!! congrats on the CTP
Sundays I am wiped out but I'll try to come up some weeks to beat those insurmountable handicaps.
Bill "The Ninja" Savage November 18, 2013 at 3:56pm
Nice shooting Bob!
Trevor Murphy November 17, 2013 at 8:03pm
Congrats on snaggin the Course Record at Pymatuning!! Had a blast at the SVDGOpen! Thanks again for coming out!!
Joe Michelini October 6, 2013 at 7:26pm
Nice Ace Bob!
Bob Becker September 2, 2013 at 8:43pm
Oct 4-5. We will be Camping, We will be playing glow on Friday night, We will be playing a round on Saturday. Good time to be had by all! http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Nightmare_on_Pine_Lake_2013
Bob Becker June 8, 2013 at 7:16am
Punderson Scrambles 2pm random draw
Bob Becker May 13, 2013 at 9:38pm
Headed to Detroit tomorrow to pick my daughter from the airport.I have time to play one course between Toledo and DTW .....any suggestions?
Bob Becker March 1, 2013 at 9:03pm
Pumped for Sharky's new league tomorrow at Punderson! 11am see ya there
Bob Becker February 15, 2013 at 3:18pm
We are in between leagues right now For the next 2 Saturdays we will be doing scrambles @ 11am.......on March 2nd Sharky's March Discin' Madness starts, check it out .
Bob Becker January 31, 2013 at 7:56am
Bailing out on the Warren practice round today. the weather is a little to crazy out there.
Bob Becker January 25, 2013 at 4:50pm
3rd Annual Punderson Ice Bowl in the morning. Tee pads shoveled and salted. Should be perfect Ice Bowl conditions. Dont forget to register at the chalet. Also don't forget your 2 cans of food. See you all there.
Bob Becker January 23, 2013 at 8:12pm
Question....if a disc lands in a tree (no two meter rule) and it falls to the ground while en route do you take the throw from where it sits or from under the place where it sat in the tree?
this game is way easier if you just avoid the trees all together, and throw it in the basket on the first try.
Bob Becker January 22, 2013 at 11:42am
3rd Annual Punderson Ice Bowl this Saturday. 9am registration.10am tee off one round of 18 holes from Red longs.CTP's...more than likely a scramble to follow. Weather looks cold and snowy so come on out!
Bob Becker January 7, 2013 at 11:23am
This melting snow is going to turn up a lot of discs. ( hole 10 Punderson blue Boss). Do the right thing, please :)
somebody picked clean sims early yesterday...i know a few people still waiting for that call :/
eric centanni December 9, 2012 at 5:56pm
nevermind... i should have known, you're a disc golf beast. the one... the only... chainwrecker.
eric centanni December 9, 2012 at 5:54pm
just the one event this year bob?
Bob Becker November 6, 2012 at 3:53pm
Apparently you can buy all kinds
of non disc golf related items in the Trading Post #blows
longer putts