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The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as PARTA is the transit agency serving Portage County, Ohio. It is headquartered in Franklin Township just outside the Kent city limits. PARTA was formed in 1975 from an agreement between the city of Kent and Franklin Township[1] and has since expanded to include routes over much of Portage County. It operates several local routes including circulator and suburban routes in Kent, and an interurban route connecting Ravenna, Kent, and Stow. PARTA also offers express routes including services into downtown Cleveland and Akron, as well as weekday service to the rural Portage County communities of Windham, Garrettsville and Hiram.[2] In addition, PARTA also includes Kent State University's Campus Bus Service, which it acquired in 2004, and a dial-a-ride service.
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- 51/52 Campus Loop
- 53/54 Front Campus via Loop Road
- 54 Downtowner
- 55 Allerton via Sports Complex
- 58/59 Stadium via Summit East
- 61/62 Black Squirrel
- Late Night and Sunday Shuttle
- Stadium Loop/Allerton breaks and Saturdays
- 101/102 Cleveland Express
- 101/102 Cleveland Express Sunday
- 91/92 Akron Express
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PARTA provides connecting services with two neighboring transit authorities, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority[3] and the METRO Regional Transit Authority in Summit County. In addition, connections are possible to the Stark Area Regional Transportation Authority (SARTA) by way of METRO's Pfaff Transit Center in Akron.
- ^ "Transit Authority Created". Record-Courier (Record Publishing). 22 May 1975.
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FWIW here is how I would do alarms. I don't like the idea of being able to turn them off with a toggle/rotary switch as if you forget to turn them back on they are not there next time an alarm condition exists. I'm not telling anyone that they need to do it this way or that they should do it this way. Just throwing out another idea for perspective.
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Per request here's another diagram that separates the two alarm outputs available from these controllers. In this circuit if either alarm is set it latches a light dedicated to it on and sounds the buzzer which can, as before, be silenced. Also as before once an alarm condition is detected its lamp stays on until the alarm condition is reduced and the reset button is pushed.
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Thanks again,
I googled them about when to start them and they say 4-6 weeks before last frost date. I suppose they could be started sooner if there is room for them to grow under lights. This link has some useful information. Many report the tubers making it through the winter, a lot of them under eaves of a house so maybe it is drier there. Tubers I had in the ground didn't make it, and they didn't continue to self-seed, either, but I am reminded how much I like them so may even try growing some in containers now, and definitely next spring will start some again. They are also very drought tolerant because of the tuber which is nice here in the PNW.
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Great replies...keep them coming. I'll definitely start them early from seed next year, and then will likely dig up and save some tubers to get a head start the following spring. I have seen the tubers for sale now and then in bulb-oriented catalogs, so I may cheat and order some if I see them in any fall bulb catalogs.
We'll have to compare notes in the spring! I did see one from my bus this morning growing in West Seattle just blocks from the Sound, facing south east. It was in full glorious (yellow) bloom, so I'm sold!
Thanks again,
I enjoyed growing them in my garden when I lived in Dallas. They volunteered quite frequently & sometimes too generously, but I liked them for their ability to hold up in the heat.
Most of those growing at the vacant house I mentioned are cerise/fuchsia/??? ... I think I also saw a smaller white one and either yellow or broken colors. If I don't find mature seeds, I'll consider going for the tubers. If I remember right, hummingbirds feed from 4:00 blooms. I grow quite a few hummingbird attractors & am rewarded with lots of hummer activity.
Grant, if you want to start with the common colors, why not pick up a packet or two of seeds at a local nursery? You should be able to get Ed Hume, Lilly Miller, Northrup King, etc. seeds for a lot less than ordering from T & M. If you specifially want T & M, I think Furney's Nursery in Des Moines carries their seeds. Just a thought. :))
Hey Patrick and all,
Good suggestions of course. I usually keep an eye open for local seed sources, but I know I always end up ordering some fun things from T&M too so they're (and Select Seeds) my "default" source, but thanks for the reminder...they really shouldn't be hard to find locally.
Take care,
Mirabilis (4 o'clocks) have preformed very well for me. I live in the foothills of the Cascades east of Portland. I sowed mixed color seed two years ago and they have come back each year since. This year I plan to pull out and save the tubers of the best flower colors since natural selection seems to favor reproduction of yellow flowered plants. I prefer the fuschia colored. I grow them for hummingbird bait and they don't seem to mind what color they are.
All the best
Jubea, your 4 o'clocks sound really fun. Good to hear the hummers really like them. I think they're really neat plants so I'll definitely give them a try next spring. I can't wait. I really like the ones with the crazy magenta and yellow in the same bloom, so like you, I'll probably dig up my favorite tubers as insurance.
Listen to us gardeners, already talking about next year. :)
Take care,
Mine were started from seed and last year was their first bloom year. They all produced beautifully, gave me a ton of seed, and came back this year. Last year they got to about 3-1/2 feet tall-- this year, they're ENORMOUS!! They are now almost 5' tall-- the biggest Fours I have EVER seen!! They're now setting little flower buds and should begin to bloom in the next few weeks.
I'm in the D/FW area and we had a hot summer, so I had to water a good bit so that might have had something to do with it.
Mine are the hot pink variety, and are my husband's favorite flower ever-- which is why I planted them. :) They smell SO good, too.
Here's a picture of the flowers. They remind me of little tropical Hibiscus.
Does anyone know what the record height for Four o' Clocks is? I Googled it and came up dry.
Hi I grew them last year with great success. This year they have been slow but they are starting to flower. I don't know if I started them too late or the fact we had a "cool" summer. In any event, I really like this plant and I will try them again next year.
Commenting on this old thread. I came across it when I did a web search on 4 o'clocks from seeds for pacific northwest. Planning for my 2014 garden in Battleground, near Vancouver WA.
All very helpful information. I grew 4 o'clocks many years ago in Vancouver, but forgot how they did. Time to try again.
Found mail order sources for 4 o'clocks seeds, and ordered them. Too early, but with the short nights and cold days it's something to think about!
I think I'll plant them ahead to get a start on the season.
When I grew up in a small midwest town I had neighbors who grew 4 o'clocks. Some nostalgia there.
The big problem for me is deer and rabbits. We'll see.


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FOLLOWUP: Two dozen volunteers remove almost one ton of trash from Fairmount RavineMarch 30, 2015 at 12:29 pm | In Environment, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 14 Comments
(First two photos courtesy of John Lang – above, some of the 24 volunteers who helped)
Under the Admiral Way Bridge, volunteers of all ages helped clean up Fairmount Ravine this past Saturday – and as coordinator John Lang reports, the job was a bit easier this year thanks to added assistance from city agencies:
The 23rd annual Fairmount Ravine Cleanup was a big success on Saturday 3/28. Thank you to the 24 volunteers who participated, young kids to seniors; about half removed trash under the Admiral bridge and the other half climbed the steep hillsides to remove invasive ivy from the mature trees.
The community appreciates SDOT reinforcing the fences at the corners of the bridge. It has reduced the amount of illegal activity under the bridge yet the hard working volunteers removed almost one ton of trash from the ravine!
Over 50 garbage size bags were filled with trash filling up the DOC flatbed truck hauling the trash to transfer station. Fortunately, homeless encampments were less of an issue this year.
(WSB photo by Patrick Sand)
We greatly appreciated participation by officers Flores and Lucas, with the Seattle Police Department, sweeping the area of any potential squatters prior to cleanup and helping with traffic control. Three cheers to our local merchants Metropolitan Market, Starbucks, and Zatz a Better Bagel for their generous support of this community effort.
Thank you to everyone who made this year's cleanup a success. It is a great example of community pride and putting into action the teamwork necessary to tackle a difficult situation.
The ravine is along Fairmount Avenue, a much-used driving, riding, walking, running route between Admiral and east Alki.
TOMORROW: Help clean up Fairmount Ravine; enjoy free treatsMarch 27, 2015 at 6:38 pm | In Environment, How to help, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | No Comments
(Photo from 2012 Fairmount Ravine cleanup)
One more reminder before tomorrow morning arrives: The more the merrier at the annual Fairmount Ravine Cleanup, starting at 8:30 am Saturday – meet at Fairmount/Forest (map). John Lang says, "Met Market, Starbucks, and Zatz have all graciously agreed to participate in supporting the nourishment portion of the project." Wear boots and gloves; if you're interested in helping remove ivy from trees – which is part of the cleanup – please bring a pruning saw and/or large loppers. Whatever time you can spare, the folks of Fairmount will appreciate it. (And if you have a question first, call John @ 206-932-5151.)
'Urban villages,' 20 years later: Encore presentation in West Seattle tomorrow nightMarch 16, 2015 at 12:45 pm | In Development, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
The "urban villages" neighborhood-planning strategy from the '90s paved the way for much of the development you see today. As part of the city's process to map the next 20 years, former City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck and his consulting firm presented a study in January looking at how the plans have played out, closely examining some of the designated urban villages around the city, including The Junction and vicinity, as well as Westwood-Highland Park. If you couldn't make it to the downtown presentation but are interested in the topic, tomorrow night you get a chance to find out about it without leaving West Seattle, as Steinbrueck is a guest at the Junction Neighborhood Organization meeting – 6:30 pm Tuesday at the Senior Center of West Seattle (Oregon/California), all welcome.
@ Admiral Neighborhood Assoc.: Triangle future; candidate chatMarch 14, 2015 at 12:40 am | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
(WSB photo, March 4)
Now that Interim Fire Station 29 is up and running on the 44th/Ferry/Hill triangle – barely a block north of where permanent FS 29 is getting quake-safety upgrades – the Admiral Neighborhood Association took a look at its future during this month's meeting:
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You can help! Admiral Neighborhood Association's first Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2015, tomorrow morningMarch 6, 2015 at 8:55 pm | In How to help, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
One way to start your weekend in the giving mode: Show up at Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor) at 9 am tomorrow (Saturday) and join the Admiral Neighborhood Association's first Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2015. ANA president David Whiting says Met Market is providing coffee/pastries pre-cleanup and sack lunches afterward as it's done in the past; tools/bags provided, so just bring yourself to the main entrance at 42nd/Admiral.
Crime, safety, art @ Admiral Neighborhood Assoc. on TuesdayFebruary 8, 2015 at 12:10 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 3 Comments
(Flyer photo by Christopher Boffoli for WSB, January 2015)
Crime/safety concerns in the Admiral area, especially after last month's robberies? This Tuesday (February 10), bring your questions to the Admiral Neighborhood Association's monthly meeting, with guests including Southwest Precinct Community Police Team Officer Jon Flores. That's just one of the agenda highlights, as you'll see if you browse the flyer above, shared by ANA president David Whiting. (If you can't see the embedded version, here it is as a PDF.) All are welcome; the meeting starts at 7 at The Sanctuary at Admiral, the city-landmarked event venue across from the north side of Hiawatha Community Center park, at 42nd/Lander.
West Seattle weekend scene: Seen in the stands at WSHSJanuary 31, 2015 at 5:02 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
Last night at the West Seattle High School gym, we spotted that familiar-but-not-seen-for-a-while smile in the stands, someone especially familiar to those involved with local neighborhood groups – former longtime Neighborhood District Coordinator Stan Lock. Four years ago, in a round of Department of Neighborhoods changes/cuts, Stan was moved to the Central Area; earlier this month, a DoN rep told the Morgan Community Association (as reported here) that Stan had just retired. Last night, he confirmed it, saying he has no plans right now except to enjoy his first grandchild – a girl born to his daughter on New Year's Eve. Stan told us he misses everybody he knew and worked with in West Seattle. He was at the game with his brother, a Garfield fan.
@ Morgan Community Association: Books, bike racks, development…January 25, 2015 at 5:15 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
From a new Little Free Library, to bike racks, to development updates, and more – here are our toplines from the Morgan Community Association's quarterly meeting:
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Neighborhood Park & Street Fund: See the final list of which West Seattle projects got $January 21, 2015 at 1:26 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
Thanks to Southwest District Council co-chair David Whiting (president of the Admiral Neighborhood Association) for sharing the city's announcement confirming which Neighborhood Park & Street Fund projects are funded for this year. See the full list of projects citywide here; below, see the excerpts showing West Seattle projects (the city considers WS to be two neighborhood districts, Southwest and Delridge):
The citywide total for all projects funded this year is almost $2 million. In some cases, the grant money is applied to a larger project – for example, this will be the case with the Boren crosswalks, a project confirmed earlier this month. We don't have full details on all the projects but they will certainly be topics at the respective district council meetings, including Delridge, 7 pm tonight at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (as previewed in our daily highlights list).
P.S. A similar amount, about $2 million, is set aside for this year's NPSF – and the application deadline is approaching.
@ Junction Neighborhood Organization: Underground utilities for 'Fauntleroy Boulevard'? (and more)January 19, 2015 at 4:44 pm | In Neighborhoods, Transportation, West Seattle news | 37 Comments
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Should the Fauntleroy Boulevard project include undergrounding utilities – considering that could cost an extra $6 million or so? That's the question Councilmember Tom Rasmussen raised at this month's Junction Neighborhood Organization meeting.
The undergrounding cost was first mentioned publicly a week earlier, at the Southwest District Council meeting (WSB coverage here), with SWDC's immediate past co-chair Sharonn Meeks reporting on a conversation with Rasmussen. This is the first time he had subsequently discussed it publicly with a West Seattle group. Taking utilities underground, he noted, "can be … transformational," but the project has to be designed that way, and it's now at a crossroads, with about two-thirds of the design completed: Should it be designed with underground utilities or not? The councilmember says he's looking for community feedback. A few points to consider:
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Happening now: Santa, snacks, shopping @ Holly Jolly Holiday FestDecember 7, 2014 at 2:56 pm | In Holidays, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 3 Comments
Don't know whether Santa lost his smartphone or picked up because he knew someone was calling in with a Christmas wish, but we caught him in the British-style phone booth in the lobby at The Sanctuary at Admiral, where the new-this-year Holly Jolly Holiday Fest continues until 4 pm, presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association.
In the heart of The Sanctuary – a city landmark that was once a church – you'll find free treats plus a mini-bazaar with local businesses/organizations including the new Seattle Farm School and WSB sponsor Mode Music Studios, which brought some students for holiday music:
You're also invited to come talk to neighborhood reps over cookies and mulled cider. ANA is the same group that brings you Summer Concerts at Hiawatha every year as well as meeting most months (resuming in January, second Tuesday, 7 pm, at The Sanctuary) to focus on issues/concerns. They support the 4th of July Kids' Parade, too, whose co-organizer Jackie Clough of Alki Party Treasures (WSB sponsor) was spotted chatting with Mr. Claus:
Stop by before 4 pm, 42nd and Lander, across from the northeast corner of the park adjacent to Hiawatha CC.
Neighborhood Matching Fund changes? Delridge District Council's opposition letter; presentation ahead at SW District CouncilNovember 2, 2014 at 6:29 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | Comments Off
Major changes proposed for some of the city's Neighborhood Matching Fund grants will be discussed in West Seattle again this Wednesday, this time in a presentation to the Southwest District Council. Meantime, the Delridge Neighborhoods District Council, which got the presentation last month, has followed through on its plan to send city leadership a letter opposing the changes. More on both of these updates – including the full text of that letter – ahead:
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Morgan Community Association: Digging; rezoning; park expanding…October 15, 2014 at 9:07 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
Tonight's fall-quarter meeting of the Morgan Community Association drew more than 20 people to the basement meeting area at The Kenney (WSB sponsor) and covered a wide range of topics, as usual:
MURRAY CSO PROJECT UPDATE: Excavation is going "fast and furious," said Hannah from King County Wastewater Treatment, as the space for the million-gallon combined-sewer-overflow-storage tank is dug across from Lowman Beach Park. It's about halfway to its expected depth – 30 of 60 feet – she said. It's still likely to be completed by early November, which means up to eight truckloads per hour, plus the added Saturday work that started just last weekend.
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Gunfire suspect now in jail and other investigation updates at tonight's Admiral Neighborhood Association meetingOctober 14, 2014 at 9:08 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 50 Comments
(October 9 photo by Christopher Boffoli; suspect Daren Atwood at center, khaki pants)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The man arrested after last Thursday's gunfire incident near Fairmount Ravine was booked into jail this evening and is charged with a misdemeanor.
That case topped crime updates from Southwest Precinct Community Police Team Officer Jon Flores during tonight's Admiral Neighborhood Association meeting, held at Hiawatha Community Center (a last-minute move because of a conflict at regular venue The Sanctuary at Admiral).
We had been checking on the suspect's status; as reported during our coverage on Thursday, he was initially taken to Harborview for a 72-hour mental evaluation. That has since ended and as of this evening, King County Jail records confirm that the suspect, 30-year-old Admiral resident Daren Atwood, is there, charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, a gross misdemeanor. No bail amount is listed on the jail register so far, but Atwood is due in the city's Mental Health Court tomorrow, according to online records.
Ahead: Other crime incidents/issues discussed at the meeting, plus two other major topics, including presentations on both preschool-related measures you'll see on the November 4th ballot:
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North Delridge Neighborhood Council: New officers; policing planOctober 13, 2014 at 9:16 pm | In Delridge, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | Comments Off
Two notes from tonight's North Delridge Neighborhood Council meeting:
NEW OFFICERS: After tonight's elections, Jake Vanderplas and Michael Taylor-Judd are co-chairs, Nancy Folsom is co-secretary, Lisa Taylor-Whitley is beautification chair, Kirk Lauckner is outreach chair, Parie Hines is community design/land-use chair, and Taylor-Judd also serves as streets/pedestrian advocacy chair. That still leaves three open positions – co-secretary, treasurer, and public-safety chair.
POLICING PLAN: Southwest Precinct commander Capt. Steve Wilske was a last-minute cancellation but the draft neighborhood-policing plan for North Delridge – one of at least half a dozen under development for local neighborhoods (as part of a process under way citywide right now) – was circulated, same one originally linked from the NDNC website last month:
If you're interested in shaping the final plan, a neighborhood walking tour with Capt. Wilske was announced for 4 pm October 27th – please RSVP to Kirsten Smith, NDNC's point person for the policing plan, so you'll get info on the meeting point when it gets closer.
NDNC meets second Mondays, 6:30 pm, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, and is online at ndnc.org.
Be there! From police to politics, see what's ahead for this week's community-group meetings in West SeattleOctober 12, 2014 at 8:28 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 5 Comments
Busy week ahead for community council/coalition meetings. Highlights for those from which we've received agendas/previews:
MONDAY – POLICING PLAN @ NDNC: Southwest Precinct commander Capt. Steve Wilske guests at the North Delridge Neighborhood Council meeting tomorrow night (Monday, October 13th). NDNC says he'll be there "to discuss the precinct's draft policing plan for North Delridge as well as any other issues you would like to bring to the table." 6:30 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
TUESDAY – CRIME STATS @ ANA: Southwest Precinct Community Police Team Officer Jon Flores is on the agenda for Tuesday's Admiral Neighborhood Association meeting, along with reps from the two preschool-money measures on November's ballot. Here's the official flyer. 7 pm, The Sanctuary at Admiral. (42nd/Lander)
TUESDAY – WILL WSTC ENDORSE THE BUS-MONEY MEASURE OR NOT? That's the big question on the West Seattle Transportation Coalition's agenda for Tuesday night. Since WSTC includes reps from community groups around the peninsula, they wanted to give members time to get the sense of their organizations before voting on whether to endorse Seattle Transportation Benefit District Proposition 1. A vote is expected during the meeting, 6:30 pm Tuesday at Neighborhood House's High Point Center. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)
WEDNESDAY – FOUR GUESTS FOR DNDC: The second community-meeting appearance of the week for precinct commander Capt. Wilske is the Delridge Neighborhoods District Council meeting, 7 pm Wednesday at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. He's one of four guests; also scheduled are guests talking about the city budget, Neighborhood Matching Fund, and the SDOT Freight Master Plan. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
WEDNESDAY – LONG LIST FOR MORGAN: The quarterly Morgan Community Association meetings at The Kenney (WSB sponsor) are always info-packed, and there's a big list of topics for this one at 7 pm Wednesday; see it on our calendar listing for the meeting. (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW)
Also meeting this week, though we don't have agendas/previews yet – Fauntleroy Community Association (7 pm Tuesday, Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, 9131 California SW) and Alki Community Council (7 pm Thursday, Alki UCC, 6112 SW Hinds).
Saga of the Jacobsen Road goats: Why the feeder's gone againOctober 3, 2014 at 12:21 pm | In Neighborhoods, Pets, West Seattle news | 61 Comments
(Photo by Suzanne Krom - goats with visitors before the feeder was removed last month)
You might recall the saga of the Jacobsen Road goats – Bama, Deli, and JJ - who would come say hi to visitors who put a quarter in a food dispenser and rang a bell to summon them. As reported here in June, the feeder went away in late spring after the goats' owner acquiesced to a neighbor's complaint. Then, encouraged by community support, he brought it back. Now, it's gone again, as explained on this sign:
(September 25th photo)
This time, the feeder was removed under order of the city Department of Planning and Development, because of a zoning complaint – the feeder apparently turned the goat display into a "petting zoo." We started asking DPD for comment last week, and finally received a response last night. Spokesperson Bryan Stevens told WSB, "We inspected the site (Wednesday) and found it to be in compliance with what the code allows in the single-family zone. The owner has been very cooperative and removed the elements that created the 'petting zoo' use. The feeding signs, bell, and 25-cent feeder have been removed, but the three goats remain."
We asked Stevens about what appeared to be a new beef in the goat site's file: "The more recent complaint that you've referenced was regarding the number of animals kept. Someone was claiming that there were more than three animals on site, but upon inspection from the sidewalk, only the three goats were observed … so the service request was closed. Up to three small animals are allowed on each single family property."
Reminder: 1-day closure next Wednesday for local librariesOctober 1, 2014 at 3:10 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | Comments Off
Your friendly neighborhood local librarians want to remind you that, one week from today, all five southwest-area Seattle Public Library branches are closed, for an in-service day for the people who work there. That's Wednesday, October 8th; the "closed" sign will be up that day at Admiral (West Seattle), Delridge, High Point, South Park, and Southwest Branch Libraries. Book drops will still be open. Other libraries in the city will remain open – this year they're staggering the "in-service day" regionally rather than doing it citywide all at once.
Beach policing plan, city's shoreline-rules update both reviewed @ Alki Community CouncilSeptember 24, 2014 at 3:40 am | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 11 Comments
As a draw for people from around the region, Alki Beach poses a unique challenge for local police. It's one of six areas of West Seattle for which Southwest Precinct leaders are drawing up neighborhood-policing plans, so Operations Lt. Ron Smith came to this month's Alki Community Council meeting in search of comments on the draft. He was one of two guests, along with a city rep working on the revised Shoreline Master Program.
ALKI POLICING PLAN: The ACC had circulated the draft policing plan along with the meeting agenda:
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Admiral Neighborhood Association toplines: Saturday's Adopt-A-Street cleanup welcomes you! Plus, traffic-signal update, more…September 12, 2014 at 11:11 am | In How to help, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 2 Comments
Live/work in Admiral? Tomorrow you can join the Admiral Neighborhood Association's quarterly Adopt-A-Street cleanup, with rewards – treats before/after from the Admiral Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor). Meet your fellow volunteers outside the store at 9 am Saturday. Don't worry about bringing bags or equipment – it's all provided. Young volunteers welcome, too.
The Adopt-A-Street cleanup is part of what was on the agenda at this past Tuesday's ANA meeting. Centerpiece item: The long-requested, soon-to-be-installed 47th/Admiral traffic signal.
Toplines from that discussion, and more, ahead:
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Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights CC isn't meeting tonight, but IS meeting with Highland Park AC, police on September 24thSeptember 2, 2014 at 9:04 am | In Crime, Neighborhoods, Safety, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
It's September, and the community groups that took all or part of the summer off would usually be getting back to their normal schedules. But two of them have a different plan for this month. Tonight, the first Tuesday, would usually be the regular meeting night for Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Council, but here's what's on the schedule instead, as announced by Joe Szilagyi:
One more month of a slightly different WWRHAH schedule!
No meeting tonight as we've mentioned — the next one will be a joint meeting with the Highland Park Action Committee at their meeting space on Wednesday, September 24 at 630 pm. This meeting will be dedicated to and focusing on Seattle Police across our two areas and South Delridge. Bring your questions — we'll have all the key staff from the Southwest Precinct there!
Meeting: HPAC & WWRHAH joint SPD meeting
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Time: 630 pm-830 pm
Location: Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden
Here's the Facebook event if you want to join that or share it.
If you live in one of those areas and have concerns/questions for SPD, that meeting will be particularly crucial, as the West Seattle Crime Prevention Council has canceled its September meeting because of health challenges among its leadership.
Summer Concerts at Hiawatha 2014 wrapup: 'A big high-five'August 30, 2014 at 2:52 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news, WS culture/arts | 4 Comments
Thursday night was the last of this year's six Summer Concerts at Hiawatha, presented for the sixth consecutive year by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, whose president David Whiting shares this wrap-up:
"A Big High-Five to Our Sponsors!"
The Admiral Neighborhood Association would like to thank all of our sponsors that contributed to make the Hiawatha Summer Concerts possible. We especially want to acknowledge Metropolitan Market, who, in addition to their support, handed out treats at every one of the six concerts. Christian Heilman, our sound engineer this summer, did a great job and we were fortunate to have his expertise.
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Nearly 3,000 people listened and danced to musical acts that ranged from rock, country, funk to kid friendly pop. If you enjoy concerts and similar community events your local neighborhood association or community council needs to hear from you. The West Seattle Blog announces all West Seattle community councils' meetings and their activities. The ANA is planning a December holiday event and could use your participation. Learn more at our upcoming meeting, 7:00 pm Tuesday, September 9th, at The Sanctuary.
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West Seattle Land Use Committee launches one week from tonightAugust 20, 2014 at 11:17 am | In Development, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 5 Comments
After months of discussion, the West Seattle Land Use Committee is about to become reality. The seed was planted as local community-group leaders discussed the fact that there is no West Seattle-wide group looking at development and zoning/land-use issues – they only come up in response to/conjunction with particular projects. Other neighborhoods have land-use committees that get involved early on, so why not West Seattle, with so much growth and change? So here's the agenda for the first meeting, set for next Wednesday (one week from tonight):
West Seattle Senior Center – Nelson Room – 4217 Southwest Oregon
6:30 – Welcome and Introductions of Land Use Committee Members
*Introductions of attendees from the public
6:45 – Recap of the joint meeting of the Southwest District Council and the Delridge District Council – Sharonn, Vlad and Matt
7:00 – Additional issues to be added to the summary document – All
7:30 – Additional possible solutions to be added to the summary document – All
7:50 – Additional topics to be discussed at our next Land Use Committee meeting
8:00 – Adjourn
All are welcome. Helpful homework if you're planning to be there – the official notes from last June's joint meeting of the Southwest and Delridge District Councils with City Councilmember Mike O'Brien to talk land use:
We covered the meeting; our as-it-happened coverage is here.
PHOTO GALLERY: Night Out 2014 parties in neighborhoods around West SeattleAugust 5, 2014 at 6:03 pm | In Neighborhoods, Preparedness, Safety, West Seattle news | 24 Comments
FIRST REPORT, 6:03 PM: Night Out is on! We're visiting block parties around West Seattle again this year and will add updates here. Since we can't get to them all, we'd love one from yours if you care to share – email@example.com (or Twitter/Instagram, where the hashtag is #SeattleNightOut and we are at @westseattleblog) – thanks; updates ahead!
FIRST STOP, ARBOR HEIGHTS – in the block where we attended a Seattle Police Living-Room Conversation at Block Watch Captain JoDean Edelheit's home two years ago. (That's JoDean in the back row, third from right.) This block is getting busier, as it's near the undergoing-renovations future home of Westside School (WSB sponsor) at 34th/104th.
SECOND STOP, SUNRISE HEIGHTS: Carole invited us to stop by; her husband Michael is Block Watch Captain and has also recently gone through a round of preparedness training, so he's leading the neighborhood in getting everybody organized to start working on a neighborhood plan. That's why there's preparedness info at their party:
They're hoping not only to be, well, more prepared as a result, but also to inspire other neighborhoods. (Have we mentioned lately – lots of preparedness info at westseattlebeprepared.org, including the location of your nearest Emergency Communication Hub.)
7:20 PM UPDATE: Thanks to Marcia for tweeting this photo from her neighborhood's party:
@westseattleblog the 9000 block of 13th Ave SW is having a blast tonight for #neighborhoodnightout! pic.twitter.com/E888uKnSxg
— Marcia Ventura (@marciaventura) August 6, 2014
Via text, more preparedness, at 23rd and Cambridge, including this photo:
The texter (206-293-6302 any time!) says neighbor Patty Doty got a grant to "put together emergency kits to distribute tonight to our neighbors!" Meantime, back onto our travels:
OUR THIRD STOP, GATEWOOD: Sue's neighborhood has an annual "flags of all nations" display:
The biggest flag there in the middle synergizes with the sign – the flag is for Hawaii, the sign says No Ka Oi (Hawaiian for "is the best") Party. We also discovered while visiting that Jeff is an award-winning amateur winemaker:
As we continue our travels, we're noting MANY side streets closed off for block parties – way to go! And closing streets takes some logistics – and signage:
OUR FOURTH STOP, HANSEN VIEW: The sign above is from Hansen View just south of The Mount, where Night Out always means a big party. Including bluegrass band The Mighty Fallen.
We just missed visiting firefighters. Lots of neighbors having a great time!
Hansen View is home neighborhood to West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network leaders Deb Greer and Karen Berge, who we'll see again – and you should come too! – at Delridge Day this Saturday. Meantime, a photo texted from Gatewood:
The band is Woodland, playing near 35th and Rose – thanks for the photo!
OUR FIFTH STOP, FAIRMOUNT: We were leaving Hansen View, headed to Junction Plaza Park (stop #6), when we noticed two Seattle Fire vehicles at a block party, so we pulled over, and got a group shot including the visiting firefighters:
This is Fairmount, south of The Triangle, not to be confused with Fairmount Park or Fairmount Springs. Then it was north to …
OUR SIXTH STOP, JUNCTION PLAZA PARK: The re-activated Junction Neighborhood Organization threw a party in the park … we didn't arrive until it was almost over, but caught the small spirited group that remained:
West Seattle Bike Connections joined JuNO for the party. Police and fire had visited earlier too, as had City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, who was making West Seattle rounds. JuNO had water balloons, too … now THAT is a party. JuNO's director René Commons says they hope next Night Out will bring their SECOND annual party in the park.
ADDED 9:23 PM – OUR SEVENTH AND FINAL STOP, SEAVIEW: 5900 block of 44th and vicinity – thanks to Kelli for inviting us. A 1970 El Camino was a canvas for chalk art:
Heather from Sparklez Face and Body Art was creating art too:
And the group:
(added) WE STOPPED HERE TOO: Thanks to Sarah for kindly pointing out in comments that we had neglected to publish anything from one of our stops, 6000 block of 37th – and this was actually the first invite we've received, from Aaron. Found the pic!
(back to Tuesday night in-progress report) Next: Photos from the inbox – thanks for sharing! First:
That's from Steve at 16th and Trenton. One block over, at 15th and Trenton, a party photo from Chris:
Next, from Leslie on Canada Drive SW:
Tweeted by Jason in Admiral:
40th Ave SW block party! (Hanford/Hinds) @westseattleblog #SeattleNightOut pic.twitter.com/65xuyLGRWa
— Jason G (@jgrotel) August 6, 2014
Lots of kid activities at tonight's parties. Even a bouncy house in Belvidere, on 36th SW – thanks for this e-mailed photo:
Further south on 36th SW, here's the group photo from Jenny's neighborhood ("between Findlay and Brandon, best block EVER!" she declared):
Also very proud of their block:
We love our neighborhood and thought you might like a glimpse of our amazing gathering. 61st Ave SW – between Hinds and Spokane St.
Mary Pyper and Janinne Brunyee, Block Watch Co-Captains
Pigeon Point always has a big bash, and Pete Spalding shared photos – here he is with Southwest Precinct commander Capt. Steve Wilske:
Deputy Chief Mike Washburn also stopped by, as did a Seattle Fire engine:
But neighborhood mingling remained the big draw, as it was with parties from north to south, east to west:
Next, we head all the way to the other end of West Seattle – Jim Edwards of West Seattle Big Band and West Seattle Grand Parade fame shares a photo from North Shorewood:
A first-time event in North Shorewood on 102nd SW. The west end of the block is the City of Seattle. The east end of the block, unincorporated King County. From 28th SW to 30th SW. We are also participating in an informal radio net with the West Seattle Radio Club.
Next year … maybe a band appearance? If you live out that way, keep watch for flyers next summer! Heading back north, to Gatewood again, Long B. Nguyen photographed his SW Portland neighbors:
From the 6300 block of 41st SW, Fairmount Springs vicinity, Jenny explains the next photo as "not everyone at our block party, but still a picture of neighbors enjoying each other."
From the 3400 block of Belvidere Avenue, Erika shares a photo of the youngest neighbors, noting, "We had another fantastic night of community gathering with our neighbors and the gang of kiddos had so much fun riding bikes and scooters, as well as jumping in a bouncy house! We love National Night Out and look forward to it all year!"
From 46th SW between Walker and Hill in North Admiral, a photo texted earlier in the night:
And from Rutan Place SW, John shares a photo of his well-attended block party:
ADDED WEDNESDAY MORNING: Two more – first, from Diane, the late crowd on 45th SW between Alaska and Edmunds:
The block party had double this amount in attendance earlier, with games, bubbles, a balloon artist, & sidewalk chalk for the kids. Most had headed home by this late hour to get little ones to bed and missed the photo. The block party also had 2 musicians who sang for them through the evening, accompanied with a guitar and double bass cello. A great block party for 45th Street!
And Don's neighborhood in Fairmount Springs had visitors who brought goodies – the Ben & Jerry's truck that's making Seattle rounds this month:
Thanks again for sharing glimpses of awesome West Seattle neighborhoods.
Night Out tomorrow in West Seattle: Junction Neighborhood Organization plans party in the parkAugust 4, 2014 at 9:31 am | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
Live in The Junction? There's a "block party" for you tomorrow night during Night Out. René Commons from the local community council, the Junction Neighborhood Organization, shares the announcement:
JuNO – The junction Neighborhood Organization is staging the First Annual JuNO Neighborhood Night Out Block party at Junction Plaza Park. The event is open to all and we are looking for talented musicians from the neighborhood to perform in the park. JuNO will be roasting hot dogs – kosher and vegan – and staging contests. This is a potluck and we are asking people to bring a side dish or dessert. We will have tents set up and will feature information on crime prevention and emergency preparedness.
Neighborhood Night Out at the Park welcomes all to show their neighborhood STYLE:
Best Hat
Best Dressed Dog
Best Kids costume
Best Decorated Bike (Yay! We have a bike corral in the Junction!)
Best Yodel
Adult Balloon Toss
Kids Balloon Toss
Open call to all neighborhood musicians, dancers and magicians to perform; please contact event coordinators!!!
Looking for volunteers to help set up and stage games
Event Contact: Lilah Gael – email@example.com – & René Commons – email@example.com
The park is on the northwest corner of 42nd and Alaska. Any other neighborhoods having a party open to those beyond the immediate block, let us know - email@example.com – thanks!
Speed cams, school-zone beacons, 'pedestrian zoning' and more @ this quarter's Morgan Community Association meetingJuly 27, 2014 at 4:56 pm | In Neighborhoods, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
Transportation issues dominated this quarter's Morgan Community Association meeting – with information of interest beyond Morgan's borders.
SPEED CAMS: In addition to the two new ones that will be activated on Roxbury (by Roxhill Elementary and Holy Family School) this fall, dozens of other locations remain under evaluation around the city, according to SDOT's Brian Dougherty. Since the first one to be activated in West Seattle is on Fauntleroy Way near Gatewood Elementary, and since a flashing (cameraless) beacon recently went in on California SW near Gatewood, Dougherty was asked if the latter location would likely get a speed camera. He said he thought that 35th SW by Our Lady of Guadalupe – frequently staked out by the flexible-location "speed van" – would be a more-likely priority for another West Seattle speed cam. Once there's a new list of proposals, they would require City Council approval, and you'll recall that the money generated by the cams is all slated to go to school-safety projects. One such project is in the works for the aforementioned Fauntleroy crossing by Gatewood, at Myrtle – bulbs to shorten the crossing.
FLASHING BEACONS ON FAUNTLEROY: Dougherty also mentioned that new flashing school-zone beacons will go up on Fauntleroy Way before newly expanded Fairmount Park Elementary reopens this fall, so look for that work soon.
The meeting included even more transportation info – regarding the Fauntleroy/California intersection – click ahead: Click to read the rest of Speed cams, school-zone beacons, 'pedestrian zoning' and more @ this quarter's Morgan Community Association meeting…
Tonight's calendar highlight: Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights CCJune 3, 2014 at 10:08 am | In Arbor Heights, Neighborhoods, West Seattle news, Westwood | 1 Comment
Thornton Creek did it – can Roxhill Bog do it too? That's one of the neighborhood issues on the agenda for today's featured calendar highlight, the Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Council meeting. Live/work in any of those neighborhoods? Go check out WWRHAH at 6:15 pm, Southwest Branch Library (35th/Henderson). See the agenda in our calendar listing, and the calendar itself has many more events for today/tonight, including nightlife!
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Before leaving behind support for those cards, can you please update what Xorg.conf options are fully/partially/not supported by the binary driver? It's kind of a dark science to write a decent xorg.conf for an Ati Radeon card.
But it's the sudden loss of OpenGL support for R500 chips from fglrx that really annoys me. Mesa's 3D support simply isn't good enough to play World of Warcraft any more, ever since the release of "Wrath of the Lich King". Nor is the Gallium code going to be ready to replace it by the end of April. So a rather expensive and not particularly old laptop will probably now be gathering dust until it is...
Have you ever played with any of the XRender based compositors ? I'm thinking that might be the best approach for tear-free on older hardware.
Even if we kept fglrx alive for 3xx-5xx in the legacy branch we would still be looking at quarterly-ish updates, so it would be more like June-ish until you could upgrade anyways, and by that time a lot of the in-flight open source work should be starting to show up in a useable form. I understand being upset that you can't upgrade to a new distro as quickly as you might like but I'm still having trouble understanding the "gathering dust" part...
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i'd say this choice makes sense, especially if AMD as result devotes just a tad more resources towards the free drivers.
Buy a new cheap cart like the HD-4350 only 20!
R500 has only OpenGL2.1 and NO nvidia exstansions.. WINE only supports DX8 on OpenGL2 carts!
for DX9 and higher you need openGL3!
not realy for the newer GSGL language 1,4 but for the other new exstansions!
so what? ou can install any other distro. You might not be able to update it, but you don't really loose anything. Everything that works NOW will continue to work. You NEED a new version of some software - well, confiugure&&make&&make install works great - if you don't forget to install the abomination called '-dev packets'.
I can believe that for the X server, but that sounds like nonsense for the kernel. There's a small matter of bug and security fixes which are released at random intervals. (And which my distro does fix.) So basically either my laptop gets stuck with the last kernel that is still compatible with fglrx, along with all that kernel's known bugs, or I upgrade and lose OpenGL support.None of the supported distros do package updates of kernel or X server so AFAIK the system should just keep running unless you decide that you absolutely have to upgrade the OS to a new distro release.
it does compile against 2.6.28. And nobody forces you to update to 2.6.29.


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I would like to thank NetGalley and Curiosity Quills Press for g
I would like to thank NetGalley and Curiosity Quills Press for granting me the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. Though I received the e-book for free that in no way influenced this review.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Things started going wrong for Russ Knight last year.
He found out his girlfriend was cheating on him when she gave birth at the junior prom and left the baby to die in a trashcan. Russ didn't even know she was pregnant. Hell, he thought they were saving themselves for each other.
Now, locked in her padded cell, his girlfriend is screaming that she was just trying to get the faeries to give her baby back. Russ doesn't buy it. But to shut her up, Russ tries a trick the old legends say will work, and the baby starts swearing and begging to be taken back to Faerie. He's got to accept the truth: the kid he's raising is a faerie changeling.
The faeries are going to sacrifice the real baby at the Equinox if Russ can't get them to switch again. But the only person who can get the baby back is a biological parent, and Russ' girlfriend certainly can't help. To save an innocent life, Russ will face ancient faeries with razor-like teeth, wrestle snarling skeleton dogs, and, maybe worst of all, track down every guy his girlfriend was sleeping with last year in the hopes of finding the baby's real father.
And apparently, the father could be half his senior class.
This is a story of growing up and coming to terms with reality, making discoveries that continually surprise you - be they good or bad. Several months after Russ' girlfriend had tried to kill her baby after delivering it on prom night, Russ is a social outcast, Cindi is locked in a mental institution, and Russ' parents sued for, and won, custody of the baby.
Accustomed to being mocked, bullied, or ignored, Russ is startled when a punk/goth chick starts talking to him. Initially Puck is not at all someone Russ would consider to be his type, but as time goes by he finds her more and more attractive. Joining their exclusive group is Marco, a gear head from the poorer side of town. When it comes out that Cindi wasn't crazy, that the baby she tried to kill really is a changeling all kinds of adventures ensue.
Russ matures by leaps and bounds as the book progresses. Marco also makes progress, and Puck, well she's just Puck. I loved that Ms. Chambers named this character Puck, as she puts me in mind of Shakespeare. There are high stakes adventures, and when it comes down to it both Russ and Marco step up to the plate, but for totally different reasons. Even Cindi gets in on the whole maturing act by the end - or at least she seems to. . .
This is a quick and easy read, with some really strong and worthwhile messages woven throughout the story, but without ever getting to be a downer or preachy. It is nice to be able to still find books you read for fun and yet get more than simple entertainment from. Keep up the good work Ms. Chambers.
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I enjoyed the story line. It kept me nailed to the book. Just when I thought I had all the answers, it made me ask more. I was on a story roller coaster that I did not want to get off until the end. WOW!
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Another son rises! But Wikileaks cramps his style
Karti Chidambaram (Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's son) of the Congress, M. Patturajan (confidant of DMK's M.K. Alagiri) and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi spoke without inhibition to US diplomats how they and their men made payments to voters during the election campaign. That's the story of Wikileaks cables on India.
Responding to the publication of Wikileaks cables in The Hindu involving his name, Karti Chidambaram has stoutly denied he was involved in any acts of bribing voters as chief manager for his father's campaign in Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency.
Karti's detractors in the faction-ridden Tamil Nadu Congress Committee cannot contain their glee at the cable leaks. But Karti's friends say the criticism is because the "Chidambram camp" is gaining prominence against other dominant group led by G K Vasan, son of late G K Moopananar and Shipping Mininister.
Though Karti began as his father's son and campaign manager, he is now in thick of TN politics, whether it is organising voters at polling booths, crowds at rallies, or devising strategies to keep other faction at bay.
Karti has ensured that loyalists of his father, Chidambaram, get at least 16 of the Congress list of 63 (wrested from the DMK after tense seat-sharing talks). There were just three MLAs in the last Assembly.
Apart from Chidambaram, it is Karti who has worked in the last five years to create a ginger group in the TNCC. His detractors within the party openly accuse Karti as a wily businessman/sports official/ politician of using his political clout and money power to woo the members of 'rival' Congress factions.
Karti's friends say Karti is a hardworking young man. Unlike his father who is not easily accessible to Congress cadres, Karti moves with them. He ensured that his father's group won 15 districts in the state-le vel NSUI polls. Vasan's group won only eight.
"Karti has proved his organisational skills. He can speak extempore in both English and Tamil depending on his audience," says Karate R. Thiagarajan, former Chennai deputy mayor and PC loyalist.
Another Congress senior recalled that Chidambaram would campaign only within his Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency and rarely pushed himself during the era of his political guru the late Moopanar. "But now Karti is all over the state addressing meetings and visiting houses of party members, in veshti if in the rural side and trim pants in the cities. He is the only Congress leader who will immediately respond to an SMS," says Viswanathan, the lone Chidambaram's supporter among the Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha.
But the Wikileaks cables show Frederick J. Kaplan, acting principal officer of the US consulate general in Chennai, telling his bosses in Washington that these leaders have admitted to payments made in the form of cash, goods, or services, according to a revealing cable sent to the state department by
In a cable sent on May 13, 2009 Kaplan elaborated the role of money in the electoral process: "Bribes from political parties to voters are a regular feature of elections in south India. From paying to dig wells to slipping cash inside the morning newspaper, politicians admitted to violating election rules to influence vote."
"The money to pay bribes comes from proceeds of fund-raising, which often crosses into political corruption. The precise impact of bribery on voter behaviour is hard to measure. But there is no doubt it swings at least some elections. Journalists, politicians, and voters speak of bribes as a commonly accepted fact of the election process," he said.


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from the i'll-believe-it-when-it-calls-me dept.
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Yeah, that makes perfect sense. No, it really does.
Man, what's with all these people and their broken grammar? I believe you need to use "their," not "they're," in your sentence. Otherwise
"The companies have declined to confirm or deny the report, which would fit Apple's past pattern of being secretive to maximise the splash on announcement day."
"Never attribute to reality, what otherwise can be explained by Apple fandom."-Oscar Wilde's Razr
Don't tell IBM they've been replaced. How else could they explain the >$5 billion in annual revenue attributable to mainframes (while they sold off their PC business).
It's now over 40 years for the S/360 architecture, and going strong. Think iPods will be around in 40 years? Think Apple will?
http://www.misterbg.org/AppleProductCycle/ [misterbg.org]
Maybe apple insisted on a click wheel with numbers in it (like touch button rotary...
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000887049175/ [engadget.com] mod up and share, cheers
"Life sucks, but it's better than the alternative." -- Peter da Silva


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by Deb Cummings
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This past May, fellow doctoral student Kirsten Greer and I travelled from Kingston, Ontario, to the eastern shores of Canada. We were both appreciative of the chance to attend the Canadian History and Environment Summer School in St. Andrew's by the Sea, New Brunswick, but also took the opportunity to explore further afield. By way of a rather bumpy video recording we documented our fieldwork, from St. John to Musquash to Halifax, in a short piece called Archival Intimacies: New Encounters in Atlantic Canada. I welcomed the occasion to set aside my writing tools and pick up the video
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