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 A statewide search and rescue protocol inspired by an Addison County tragedy has passed the Vermont House and Senate and been sent to the Governor's office to be signed into law.

 The effort to restructure the state's search and rescue practices was launched by Rep. Willem Jewett, D-Ripton, after the hypothermia death of Levi Duclos, a 19-year-old New Haven resident. Duclos died on a Ripton hiking trail after Vermont State Police failed to initiate a ground search for more than 12 hours after he was reported missing on a frigid night in January 2012.

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 Vermont Featured search and rescue Mon, 13 May 2013 15:44:10 +0000 xian 16909 at http://www.addisonindependent.com Despite new policies, rural phone calls often dropped http://www.addisonindependent.com/201211despite-new-policies-rural-phone-calls-often-dropped

 SHOREHAM TELEPHONE CUSTOMER Will Stevens, like many residents and business owners in rural ar- eas, is increasingly prone to experiencing dropped calls because of changes in the market and lack of enforcement from the FCC. Independent photo/Trent Campbell.

 ADDISON COUNTY — Will Stevens — a state representative and co-proprietor, with his wife Judy, of Golden Russet Farm — stands in the kitchen of his Shoreham farmhouse, talking to a customer on his landline wall phone. He confirms the produce pick-up schedule, then stops mid-sentence, frowning.

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 MONTPELIER — The Search and Rescue Strategic Plan Development Committee has completed its work, approving recommendations and proposed statutory changes to be presented to the upcoming Legislative session. Rep. Willem Jewett, D-Ripton, and former state police search and rescue team leader Jocelyn Stohl abstained from the vote taken at the Committee's fourth and final meeting in Montpelier Oct. 24.

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 Vermont Featured search and rescue VSP Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:55:04 +0000 13944 at http://www.addisonindependent.com Who should lead Vermont's search and rescue operations? http://www.addisonindependent.com/201209who-should-lead-vermonts-search-and-rescue-operations
 MONTPELIER — Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry delivered a well-orchestrated message to the Legislature's Search and Rescue Strategic Plan Development Committee last week: The Shumlin administration has determined that search and rescue in Vermont will remain under the primary jurisdiction of the Vermont State Police.

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 MIDDLEBURY ASSISTANT FIRE Chief David Shaw, a member of the committee looking at a statewide search and rescue policy, said a pro-active approach to searches is needed. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

 MONTPELIER — The Search and Rescue Strategic Plan Committee pressed forward with its legislative mandate to restructure search and rescue management in Vermont at the second of its five scheduled meetings in Montpelier last Wednesday.

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 Vermont Featured search and rescue Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:58:56 +0000 Addison Independent 12979 at http://www.addisonindependent.com State police promise new search and rescue policy http://www.addisonindependent.com/201204state-police-promise-new-search-and-rescue-policy
 VERMONT — The culture of the Vermont State Police is the biggest obstacle to its effectiveness, the aunt of a teenager who died on a hiking trail in January told a Senate committee last week. Alternately defensive, accommodating and apologetic, state police and state officials also testified.

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 MIDDLEBURY — Vermont State Police have primary responsibility for finding lost hikers and other missing people in all areas of the state that are not covered by municipal police departments.

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 Middlebury Levi Duclos search and rescue Vermont State Police Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:40:10 +0000 Christian Woodard 10878 at http://www.addisonindependent.com Police rescue tactics questioned http://www.addisonindependent.com/201202police-rescue-tactics-questioned

 LEVI DUCLOS

 MIDDLEBURY — A responsible hiker, hunter, angler or backcountry skier brings along a cell phone and appropriate gear, and lets his family or friends know where he's going and when he's expected back before heading into the wilderness. If he doesn't make it back at the appointed hour, his family can call 9-1-1 and report that he is missing.

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Daily laugh!!! (at my life)
Just for anyone that is amused by the stupidity/drama in my life.....
So, my phone rings today.... it's BM on the caller ID. I ponder for a moment... thinking "what does SHE want?" after all, SD is in school & she can't be calling to talk to SD. But, my curiosity got the best of me and I answered it.
Well, BM IS MAD!!! She just got a call from the school telling her SD is not being fed lunch today! She yells at me "THE SCHOOL SENT YOU AN EMAIL" and I tell her, "no, they didn't. When you set up that account, I told the school to close the account in our name... so no, the school would send YOU the email, not me." Then I tell her she needs to call DH, and ask "why are you calling me? what do you want ME to do about it?" She says she called him and he won't call her back. I tell her he's at work, you know he can't call from work.
I tell her that DH sent her an email that SD will be eating meals at school from now on and she says "well, if YOU don't want to feed SD at home!" and I stopped her with "we don't have a problem feeding her but she doesn't need to eat twice." and she says... "well, I wrote him back that it was only to get a mid morning snack, like an apple to keep her blood sugar up." and again, I told her she needs to talk to DH, that they need to communicate better. I tell her SD didn't eat today so she needs to arrange something with the school for today because we assumed she was taking care of it. She told me she already talked to the lunch lady (made it sound like they were buddies) and said "I told her it was just for a snack and she said that's all SD gets is something to tide her over until lunch." She said she took care of today, they would let her eat but she wasn't going to be able to pay anything until Friday. (yeah right, it's her mom that is going to pay...BM pays for nothing!)
So, I am guessing that the conversation to be brought up later will be BM saying we refuse to feed her poor daughter.. we are neglecting her daughter's health by not feeding her! BLAH!!!
I called the lunch lady and she says she anticipated this when BM set up the other account. I said me too. She says she'll let SD eat today and I will pack her lunch the rest of this week & see if BM pays anything on Friday for next week. She said BM never said anything about SD only being able to get a snack... that she just told BM that it had to be paid because it's getting close to the end of the school year & they are not doing anymore charge accounts. SD is already over by 3 days worth.
Raise your hand if you saw THIS one coming????
It IS sad because when SD came home today, I asked her if she trusts me & her dad? She said yes. So, I asked her why she wouldn't tell us about her lunch account? She asked if the school called me.. probing for how much I know. I asked her how it feels and she asked me what did I mean. I said when you know something but you can't tell anyone. She said she feels sneaky when she doesn't tell her dad things. So, I told her we don't want her to feel that way ever. Then she told me she didn't get breakfast yesterday or today. They gave her lunch today because BM and I talked to the lunch lady. (Yesterday, she had a field trip & we packed a sack lunch) So, I let her know that we feel terrible now because we sent her off to school without breakfast today, thinking she was going to eat but she knew from yesterday that she can't use her 'moms' lunch account.
She looked SO relieved to talk about it...
Ahhh that is so sad. I feel terrible for her. You know it had to be hard for her to know that and having money problems is the worst. Kids shouldn't have to worry about money or if they eat, just have fun being a kid. One time my son had to eat a B/J sandwich because his account was empty and they wouldn't serve hot lunch to accounts behind. He was so upset, that never happen again.
Have you ever went to buy something and your card is declined for some reason...Sick feeling!!
I know you will watch out for her and make sure she is good!! Maybe pack an extra brownie so she can be OOOOHHHHED instead of AAAAHHHHED!!
nikemama, what is a B/J sandwich?
You're right, kids shouldn't have to worry about money or where their next meal is coming from. Not sure if you understand the whole story, but DH restricted SD from getting meals @ school because she was buying her friends things. We were feeding her @ home. She told BM & BM set up a 'secret' account in her name so SD could eat at school. The school notified DH of this 'secret' account so he told BM that SD can eat at school, she doesn't need to eat at home and at school. (she's also had weight problems/food issues) We believe BM only did it so DH would throw a fit but he didn't give her that reaction and SD has been eating at school. We have no access to that account so we have no idea what SD is doing.. ie. feeding her friends??? but the account ran out of money & BM is mad that the school called her to put more money in the account... and TRIED to turn it around on us, like WE don't want to feed SD from home. Poor SD is stuck in the middle because either we feed her and she eats twice or we don't feed her & now mom refuses to put money on the account and nobody (BM or SD) tells us the account is overdrawn & she can't eat at school.... it's a no win for SD.
SD didn't want to tell us... probably because it's BM's account and it's supposed to be secret. BM didn't tell us and claims she didn't know. The school didn't tell us because BM set it up so only SHE has access. and I wouldn't have found out except that BM called ME up, trying to pin blame on me/DH... saying the school sent us an email that the account was overdrawn... and saying SHE wrote DH back telling him it was only for SD to get a snack. (the stupid thing is... SD was eating breakfast...whether she got just an apple or a full breakfast, it cost the same. There is no ala carte at breakfast time & that is what SD was eating before we found out)
It is all a game BM is playing to try and keep us engaged in battle... hoping we will strike back and she can play up her victim role... Well, the way she snapped at me in front of the mediator, it's a stretch to see HER as the victim of me!
Last week, BM was notified by DCSS that he submitted the judgment he got back in January for the attorney fees/medical bills... so DCSS can collect them too. Well, DCSS called DH to tell him BM called up yelling that she has paid those things and has proof. We talked to the attorney who says she hasn't paid anything, she can't have proof....
Well, after BM called me yesterday about the school lunch situation & I got it cleared up with the school... I got my mail. Inside is our invoice for our attorney... but this time, there's also a letter from our attorney to BM (our copy) Basically, she is telling BM that she (our attorney) received a call from DCSS because BM told DCSS that she has paid $300 and has receipts from the attorney. Our attorney goes on to tell her that she has NOT received ANY payments and there is no way BM has any proof that she paid anything and gave her the balance w/ interest. I guess BM had told the attorney she was going to start making payments and asked that statements be sent to her each month, which the attorney had been doing. (which won't happen again... I'm a little upset that BM would get copies of what WE owe and whenever the attorney does work for US. But, apparently DH authorized it back when BM said she would make payments)
Then I glance at our bill. There it is. There's a $100 payment that DH made a couple of weeks ago. and it hits me... BM has been getting copies of our attorney statements showing DH's payments and she is going to claim to DCSS that SHE made those payments!!! Well, I am speechless. DH is livid. and DCSS will get a copy of that letter.
It just keeps getting better.
I'm guessing your hubby has some documentation that HE is the one who made the payments? Cancelled checks, bank transfers? It might be a good idea for him to provide those pre-emptively so BM's claims won't hold up for even a day.
We still owe our attorney over $3000 on OUR attorney bill. BM was ordered to pay $1000 of it directly to our attorney as a penalty for not turning in a completed income/expense declaration and failing to bring proof of her income/or show up at the last hearing. She was penalized $500 each time.

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Planting Cannas for visual effect: variety mix or solo variety?
Hi, canna lovers. I am new to cannas, but this year I decided to give them a try.
I have a new home and my flower beds are almost bare yet, so I'd like to use cannas to create a quick flower and foliage display and fill up the empty spots while my perennials are slowly growing.
I bought several packs of canna tubers of 4 different varieties: The President, Pretoria, Brilliant and Chocolate Sunrise. Each pack contains between 7-10 tubers.
Now, I'm not sure how to proceed: should I plant each variety as a mono-group on each bed or should I mix them together and plant groups of mixed cannas? From your experience, which will look better?
I would agree and as a designer mass plantings generally have more of an effect due to size when placed appropriately. Things such as background color such as the house are important to consider,i.e., if the house is white a white flowered plant would not be as effective per say. If planting all in the same bed don't plant a straight line rather stagger the plants in a V V V V pattern for example as this is more visually impacting than a straight line. Unless the bed is very large planting say two tubers together in this pattern would be sufficient as they grow fast and many depending on variety get large. Using this pattern above and towards the back of the bed you can place smaller growing annuals and perennials in the front to create a beautiful garden. Allow between 2-3 feet between plantings of the cannas for proper growth.


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Roasted Salmon and Vegetables
Leftover fish and vegetables from tonight are the perfect starting point for Asian-Style Salmon Burgers later in the week.
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- 1 1/4 pounds carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 medium red onions, cut into 1-inch wedges
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 8 skinless salmon fillets (2 pounds total)
- 1/2 pound orzo
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in middle and lower thirds. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss carrots and onions with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast on middle rack until tender and onions are golden, about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Line another rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Season salmon with salt and pepper and roast on bottom rack until opaque throughout, about 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook orzo according to package instructions. Drain, return to pot, and toss with butter, dill, parsley, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer 4 salmon fillets and 1 cup vegetables to an airtight container; refrigerate, up to 3 days. Serve remaining salmon fillets and vegetables with herbed orzo.
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I used sockeye salmon and this was delicious. It could just be my oven, but the veggies needed about 25 minutes to reach a nice softness. Perfect simple weeknight recipe; we all loved it!
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Well, I didn't have to Uber myself to work this morning thanks to some songs that played while I was getting ready. I love that music has a way of helping you put into words what is happening in your heart. You get to belt it out and feel it in your gut. It has the power to let you know everything is going to be alright.
"Porcelain Heart" by Barlow Girl
Broken heart one more time
Pick yourself up, why even cry
Broken pieces in your hands
Wonder how you'll make it whole
You know, you pray
This can't be the way
You cry, you say
Something's gotta change
And mend this porcelain heart of mine
Someone said "A broken heart
Would sting at first then make you stronger"
You wonder why this pain remains
Were hearts made whole just to break
Creator only You take brokenness
And create it into beauty once again
"Let Go" by Frou Frou
So, let go,
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's alright
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go, yeah let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
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text: Arts & Culture Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate To Perform As Part of UD's ArtsLive Series By Niki Dakota • Feb 12, 2015 Native New Yorker Joe Driscoll met his West African collaborator Sekou Kouyate in England where Kouyate lived up to his nickname of being "the Jimi Hendrix of the kora." An album, Faya, followed and the pair are now on tour and will be appear in Dayton as part of the University of Dayton's ArtsLive series. Driscoll visited the WYSO studios ahead of the duo's UD performance for an acoustic set on Excursions and spoke with Music Director Niki Dakota about this unique collaboration. Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate will perform on February 12th at UD's Boll Theater. Babbling April, Grenades!? Share New Releases By Niki Dakota • Feb 11, 2015 On Friday the 13th, Babbling April will celebrate the release of their debut EP with a show at Blind Bob's in the Oregon District. They'll be joined onstage by Grenades!?, who recently released their own debut album, Interrobang. Members of both bands visited the WYSO studios for a conversation with Niki Dakota on Excursions and shared tracks from these new releases. Babbling April and Grenades!? will perform Friday, February 13th, at Blind Bobs in downtown Dayton. Miami Valley StoryCorps: Victor Ndisanze & Jean Berry By Alan Staiger • Feb 11, 2015 StoryCorps On Miami Valley StoryCorps we bring you conversations between local people who went to the StoryCorps booth in Dayton last spring. Today we meet Victor Ndisanze who visited the StoryCorps booth with his friend Jean Berry to talk about his family in Rwanda and his new community in Dayton. This interview was edited by Community Voices producer Alan Staiger. Conrad's Corner: February 10, 2015 By Conrad Balliet • Feb 10, 2015 Conrad Balliet reads Gary Pacernick's poem, "Letter To Dan, no. 3" Vessel Live on Excursions By Niki Dakota • Feb 7, 2015 Louisville's Vessel stopped by the WYSO studio on their way to a Columbus gig for a live set on Excursions. The six-piece band chatted with Music Director Niki Dakota about their latest release, upcoming shows and more. Vessel will perform at Old Crow in Middletown on Saturday, February 7th. Conrad's Corner: February 5, 2015 By Conrad Balliet • Feb 5, 2015 Conrad Balliet reads David Petreman's poem. "Kathryn B., Deceased." Jonathan Hape Live on Kaleidoscope By Juliet Fromholt • Feb 5, 2015 Having previously performed on the show with his band Room & Board, Jonathan Hape returned to Kaleidoscope to share some of his solo material. Hape performed live in the WYSO studios and talked with host Juliet Fromholt about crafting songs as a solo performer. Jonathan Hape will perform on Saturday, February 7th at 3pm at Omega Music and later that night at Blind Bob's. Gin-Soaked Angels Live on Kaleidsocope By Juliet Fromholt • Feb 5, 2015 A mutual appreciation for each other's music at the Spirited Goat Coffeehouse's open mic brought the members of Gin-Soaked Angels together. The band visited the WYSO studios for a live set on Kaleidoscope and talked about writing together, recording and what they love about performing live. Gin-Soaked Angels will perform at the Gulch in Yellow Springs on Saturday, February 7th. Live music engineered by Tom Amrhein Eric Loy Live on Excursions By Niki Dakota • Feb 4, 2015 Guitar player Eric Loy returns to the WYSO studios for a live set on Excursions. He spoke with Music Director Niki Dakota about his unique playing style, the visual nature of guitar music and more. Eric Loy will perform at the Spirited Goat Coffeehouse in Yellow Springs on Saturday, February 7th. Ryan Simpson Live on Excursions By Niki Dakota • Jan 30, 2015 Both a drummer and bass player, Ryan Simpson is now exploring guitar and vocals. Ahead of his performance at the songwriters in the round session at the 60s vs 70s tribute show, Simpson visited the WYSO studios for a live set on Excursions. Ryan Simpson will perform at the 60 vs 70s tribute show on January 30th at Gilly's. Pages« first ‹ previous … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … next › last »


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Justice Ontethupalli Chinnappa Reddy, a distinguished retired judge of the Supreme Court, died of ill-health caused by old age in his Jubilee Hills residence here on Saturday. He was 90. He is survived by a son and two daughters. He is admired for his many pro-active judgments.
He was the youngest of the legendary-quartet of Supreme Court judges along with Justices V.R. Krishna Iyer, P.N. Bhagwati and D.A. Desai, who changed the course of India's judicial and political history by seeking to radically transform the court. Born on September 25, 1922, at Jambuladinne village in Kurnool district, Justice Reddy completed his early education in London Mission High School at Gooty and higher education from Loyola College and Law College at Madras.


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Final Score: Montreal 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)
Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - Alex Kovalev and Maxim Lapierre both tallied in the shootout, as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators, 5-4, in a Northeast Division contest at Scotiabank Place.
Ottawa's Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson were both denied in the shootout, while the Habs converted on both their attempts. Kovalev faked out goaltender Brian Elliott and slid the puck past his pads on the left side. Lapierre ended the game with a beautiful backhanded shot under the crossbar.
Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn, Matt D`Agostini, Tom Kostopoulos scored for the Canadiens, who have won five straight games against Ottawa. Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves, as the Habs have now been victorious in six of their last seven contests.
Dany Heatley scored twice, while Chris Kelly and Mike Fisher also lit the lamp for the Senators, which were unsuccessful in their bid to win a third straight game. Elliott made 28 saves.
Montreal got on the board first, as Kovalev scored on the power play 7:50 into the contest. Ottawa quickly struck back and tied the score just 11 seconds later on Kelly's sixth of the year. but Kostitsyn put the Canadiens back ahead on his 16th goal of the season with 6:28 remaining in the first period.
Kostitsyn expanded his consecutive games with a point to seven with the goal.
The Canadiens put relentless pressure on Ottawa in the second stanza, outshooting the Senators 14-8 in the frame. But they couldn't seem to capitalize on some golden opportunities, including a Robert Lang short-handed breakaway shot that went off the crossbar.
With 5:14 left in the period, Montreal finally extended its lead on a shot from D`Agostini that found the upper left-hand corner of the net. Gregory Stewart set the play up with a steal, followed by a beautiful centering pass from behind the goal.
Ottawa cut the gap and made things interesting just 5:31 into the third period, as Heatley collected his 18th of the year on an unassisted goal. Heatley took things into his own hands on a 3-on-1 opportunity by placing the puck over the left shoulder of Halak.
The action picked up with less than 10 minutes left in regulation. Kostopoulos put the Habs ahead 4-2 on a shot that hit the left post and trickled into the goal with nine minutes remaining. Only 33 seconds later, Ottawa fired back with a goal from Heatley, his second of the period.
Montreal couldn't hold onto the lead, as Fisher notched a shot into the upper right-hand corner of the goal off a pass from Chris Neil. The Habs couldn't take advantage of a late power play and the contest went into overtime when the Senators killed off a Brian Lee hooking penalty.
Game Notes
Canadiens center Kyle Chipchura was left out of the lineup in favor of Stewart, who was recalled from Hamilton of the AHL on Thursday...Senators defenseman Brendan Bell was also a healthy scratch...Montreal was 1-for-6 on the power play, while Ottawa ended 0-for-2.


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Fuck Steam! Oh wait I need to do an intro first. Hey and welcome everyone to another vaguely comprehensible collection of thoughts about things including and very limited to videogames, anime, programming and porn games! You'd be surprised how many things I can do whenever I'm not admiring my own reflection in the bathroom mirror, which I do more times than I care to admit, on with the blog!
Fuck Steam! So here I am with no money and a lot of programming to do, literally telling myself to get a lot of work done on a certain day. You know what happened on that day? The Steam sale started, that's what! And with it came another treasure hunt metachievement thing. I'd just ignore it but I really want that golden Beat Hazard ship! And Team Fortress 2 Shades! So it's time for a ticket adventure!
Bit.Trip Beat
First ticket! Bit.Trip Beat, and for this matter the entire Bit.Trip Saga, was a game I thought looked cool on Wii but I never bothered to get it. I am, however, a sucker for indie packs on Steam, so I own Bit.Trip Beat there instead! I had to get past the first section of the first level without missing a single beat, which I did with relative ease. So much so, in fact, that I kept going to see how far I could get. I managed to get a combo of 496 before missing one and NO I DON'T HAVE THAT 500 COMBO ACHIEVEMENT GOD DAMN IT NEXT GAME.
Toki Tori
Toki Tori is a game I bought to get the golden potato back during the Portal 2 ARG, and was one of the games on that list that I was pleasantly surprised with, and enjoyed quite a bit. A harsh contrast to, let's say oh I don't know, The Ball. Anyway, Toki Tori is in my opinion a fun puzzle game disguised as a platformer. So fun that I ended up completing the game after the whole ARG thing was finished and really enjoying my time. The ticket here was to stand under 10 sunbeams, in 10 separate levels in World 1. All in all, this one is pretty simple, but a nice way to think about these simple levels from a different perspective.
Lead & Gold
I don't actually know exactly why I own this game, I opened Steam one day and all of a sudden I had it in my library. If I had to take an educated guess I'd say back when there was a Lead & Gold free weekend one of my friends bought the 4-pack and just happened to choose me for one of the copies, if that's the case, thanks unknown friend! Having said that, I don't enjoy this game all that much; I got a few of my bestest friends together and grinded out the 7 headshot achievement and promptly uninstalled it from my hard drive. Some people might feel that that's rather harsh, I, however, don't see what I can feel. If vision is the only validation, then most of my life isn't real. Because if you're not really here, then I don't want to be either. I want to be next to you, Lead and Gold, Lead and Gold, Lead and Gold.
AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard For Gravity!
AaAaAAnother member of the potato sack, yet one I happened to own before the pack was released, was next up. I do really enjoy this game, even if it's balls to the wall hard. This game has an amazing sense of humour that, similar to The Wonderful End Of The World and 1... 2... 3... Kick It! (Drop That Beat Like An Ugly Baby), the gameplay almost seems secondary to the ridiculous style and comedic value found in Dejobaan Games. Like I said the gameplay here is rather difficult, and when getting the glorious golden potato this was the game I spent the most time trying to beat. The new summer level is rather short, so that's a good thing, and utilises checkpoints, which is even better! Managed to get a 'perfect' score on this level after 6 or so attempts, a good record for me and my AaAaAA skills.
No, I didn't buy SpaceChem only for the Team Fortress 2 items, shut up. Well regardless I'm really glad I did, this game is one part amazing two parts MORE AMAZING. The game starts off with you having two atom inputs, and the ability to bond them together, break already present bonds, and output the new combinations. It's essentially a puzzle game, with a heavy chemistry twist. The further you get into the game the crazier it gets, so crazy in fact that I had to re-learn a bunch of my high school chemistry education just to be better at the game. The ticket here was to complete 3 developer levels. I purposely found 3 rather simple ones because I didn't want to spend hours upon hours on one solution, no matter how gratifying it would be to complete one of those. Oh well, the ones I picked ended up proving to be rather challenging any, so at least there's that. I really recommend this game to anyone who likes fun.
Team Fortress 2
I ended up playing a bunch of Team Fortress 2 normally this week, well, when I say normal I mean on a friends only server where someone was always playing K-On songs over their microphone. That was until my bestest friends and I had enough tickets for the Summer Shades item, in which all that played was B.o.B's Past My Shades, I have the best friends in the world. So then a ticket appeared, to jump in the water while on fire. At first I thought this was totally already an achievement in TF2, but I'm too lazy to look through a list of 379 achievements to back that suspicion up. Oh well, an incredibly easy thing to do, regardless.
Jolly Rover
I had no idea what Jolly Rover was before I started to play it, and it turns out it's some kind of dog based pirate point and click adventure game. Sure, I guess, at least now the name makes sense. I probably own this game due to some kind of indie bundle, not too sure. Oh well played it until I got the ticket and didn't feel compelled to keep playing it, having said that it only took me a few minutes to get to said ticket. Maybe I'll play it for achievements later on in life who can say.
Magicka is one of those great games that I can play with my friends and never get bored by it. It also has a great sense of humour about itself and isn't afraid to let you know just how silly the entire game actually is. The best part, however, is that the ticket is in the exact same vain. Every other ticket so far has been things that can easily be achieved via normal gameplay in their respective games. This one instead is a super stupid grind, forcing you to cast blizzard or rain 20 times in a versus match, something that I'm pretty sure would never happen in normal circumstances ever. What's also funny is that while all the other tickets try to make good use of summer themed names, this one is just called "Swedish Summer Achievement", I love you Arrowhead, don't ever change.
Super Meat Boy
I do really love Super Meat Boy, I am definitely one of those time trail obsessed "if I do this one thing I can shave 0.02 seconds off my time" kind of gamer. So much in fact that I was the first person in the world to get all the trophies in Mirror's Edge, since I was the only person for the first few days to beat the last level's time trail target, and not only beat but completely destroy I was number 1 on that leaderboard for months. Anyway, so this will come to no shock at all when I also say I'm the greatest Super Meat Boy player whatever lived (on Giant Bomb). So when this ticket effectively asks to get A+ on all of the Hell levels, all I had to do was load up the game and I got the achievement on the main menu. Score!
Bit.Trip Runner
For some reason in amongst all of this ticket madness I found some time to play games just for fun, I know; what a bizarre reason to play a videogame! One such game was Bit.Trip Runner, which was graciously gifted to me by Rufi 'I am contractually obliged to mention him every week' 91. I got through the first world, after almost destroying my laptop and everything mineral based within a 3.5 mile radius due to level 1-11. A really fun game, and if you could let me be a little bit self-indulgent here, I made a rather similar game a while back called Fish Outta Water. Although when I say similar I do mean similar in mechanics, not in quality. I also really love the music and sound effects that delay to the next beat before playing; it's a nice simple effect that adds a lot to the overall experience.
Portal 2
Recently there was a Portal 2 map making competition, and I recommend anyone who enjoyed Portal 2 to check out some of the high placing entries. Some of these maps are just evil, and a lot more challenging than even anything in the official game. A nice little change of pace to my Portal 2 play of being genuinely proud of myself for figuring out a few of these puzzles.
Puzzle Agent
The recent Puzzle Agent 2 Quick Look got me rather hyped up, and would luck have it I checked Steam and at some point I had already bought Puzzle Agent, hooray for me! Not really got much to say for this that hasn't been said already, it's a really good mesh of adventure game and Layton-style puzzles. The puzzles themselves never get that hard, however, with only one puzzle giving me a hard time. That same puzzle in fact, once getting the answer, seemed completely wrong to me, and I cannot, even after reading how to get to that answer, even fathom how to get to that solution. It may only be one puzzle but I've never felt that way with any of the Layton games, which in my opinion offer a better challenge in terms of puzzles, and it's in stark contract with the rest of the game. Regardless, I'm really considering getting Puzzle Agent 2 now.
Persona 3 Portable
I somehow also found time to play some Persona 3 Portable! So far this game has been regulated to 1 to maybe 5 hours per night before I go to sleep. One thing you should note about me is that I play the Persona games, or at least the Shin Megami Tensei variations, with an extreme amount of obsession. I have completed Persona 4 approximately 7 times now (clocking in 600+ hours easily due to many of them involving level 100 runs), and Persona 3 FES 4 times. This is only my first run on Persona 3 Portable and yet I'm already scoping out things to do with my 2nd and 3rd run. My goal in this first run is full social links, which can be rather annoying in Persona 3 when compared to its sequel, and I believe I'm on track to achieve that, and all Elizabeth quests. 2nd run I've decided will be a Minako/Ken only dungeon run on hardest or something like that.
So I don't think it would come as too much of a shock if here I said that I am really enjoying the game so far. The female protagonist adds a lot to the game, even if she's pretty much just Rise, which makes the game feel fresh despite the amount of times I've already completed it. The funny thing about that is now a lot of the social links changed, giving social links to the male SEES characters, and adapting the female social links to be less about them wanting to get it on with Minato. The gameplay improvements that were pretty much copy pasted from Persona 4 do make the battles a lot less tedious, but still keep enough of the Persona 3 mechanics in place to not feel like a complete overhaul.
That being said I think a lot was lost in making the game portable. The gravitation to a more visual novel style storytelling, more than it already was in fact, does hinder the game slightly when there are long story sequences, especially since I fondly remember them with proper character models and 3D environments. Similarly the movement has been simplified down from walking around a 3D space to clicking buttons on an isometric image. I know these are to reduce the size of the game but I can't help but once or twice I can't help but to wonder why I'm playing it when I have a Playstation 2 not but a few meters away from me, with Persona 3 FES in the tray.
Two weeks ago I was left with the feeling that most generic visual novel ass visual novels weren't that good, and because I hate myself, I went out to find another one! On this quest I came across Shuffle!, and because I really hate myself, it's another MangaGamer translation joint! Oh boy my favourite!
The premise of this universe is rather interesting. A few years before the game starts, a portal to hell and heaven opened on Earth, linking the three places together. This caused some mass hysteria but nowadays people are pretty chill about it. Devils and Gods roam the Earth, conveniently look almost exactly like humans but just with bigger ears, and are just normal except from the whole "oh wait Devils and Gods can use magic" thing. Due to this, several academies have opened up to research and teach people devils and gods alike about how to use and control magic. Enter Rin Tsuchimi, your average bland medium hair length high school student with more female acquaintances than male. On the way home from school one day he happens upon a god and a devil, who both suspiciously already know his name, despite this apparently being their first meeting. The next day both of them happen to transfer into his high school class. Oh and both of them are the princess of their respective worlds. Not only that, but both of are looking to marry Rin because 8 years ago on their last visit to Earth, both of them happened upon Rin and fell in love at first sight. This is amplified by their dads, the king of devils and the king of gods, who have made giant houses either side of the main character's house, and are generally silly and forceful for Rin to marry their respective daughter.
There is another smaller, but then eventually major, plot involving the homunculus. Apparently the king of gods and kind of devils being the great BFF they are, used their combined power to try and create a being with amazingly high magic power. The first attempt involved giving the power to a devil, but their body couldn't handle it and disappeared. The second attempt involved cloning a devil and infusing the clone with the magic, this clone also died due to the amount of magic in their body. The third and last attempt was to make a being out of scratch, with a body that could hopefully handle the intense amount of magic. This 3rd incarnation ends up living with the main character, and the entire homunculus plotline ends up becoming vital for most of the heroine routes, of which there are 5 in total.
I enjoyed Shuffle! quite a bit. The premise is a nice mix of usual high school shenanigans and its own universe twist. There's always a lot of room for parody when you deal with heaven and hell, even if they don't ever explicitly call them by those names. It's also rather weird the races from these places are gods and devils, as opposed to angels and demons, and the actual God and Devil are instead referred to as the kings of their respective races. There are a few throw away lines here are there talking about religion but they don't spend a lot of time mining that specifically for humour. Though I admit I laughed at the small line saying a certain religion has halved ever since the kind of god and kind of devils were shown as best of mates.
The entire Shuffleverse is kind of crazy to me. The creators Navel has since released two Shuffle! based games that continue down two different routes in the original game. This is a rather interesting approach to take with visual novels, especially since the majority just follow the 'happily ever after' routine after the character specific conflict, if any, has been resolved. Unfortunately these haven't been translated so I don't know if they are of good quality, I'm optimistic and I feel Shuffle! was good enough that, if these are ever translated, I may as well give them a shot. Another addition to Shuffle! that has been released is Shuffle! Essence. Essence is essentially an expansion on the original Shuffle! game. Not contempt with the original 5 heroines, the developer decided to add 6 more routes which I can only imagine make perfect sense and doesn't completely destroy the original story by shoehorning in a lot more characters.
Motto To Love-Ru
So after last week's showing, I decided the best course of action was to watch the sequel, Motto To Love-Ru. So I feel this anime makes the broad assumption that anyone who watched To Love-Ru was all "oh boy that was amazing I'll go buy all of the manga volumes for this series right away!" I say this because not one minute into the first episode I was already confused about just what exactly was going on, good start!
Motto To Love-Ru actually makes a lot less sense than even To Love-Ru did, which is surprising. So what To Love-Ru did, was take 24 stories from seemingly random points in the manga and animate them as a 26 part anime. The sequel, however, takes 34 stories, shuffles them around and squashes them down to a 12 part anime. This is a huge step up, and something I really enjoyed, as it meant each story wasn't stretched out to death via intense prolonged fan service like in To Love-Ru. Don't worry, the fan service is in full effect here, but it isn't as let's call it, unnerving as before. Regardless, as before the last 3 or 4 stories (here being the last episode) someone accidently loosens the valve on the plot hose and each story ties directly into the next. Therefore, there is absolutely no reason to talk about the plot on this series. The first episode almost feels like it looks at the ending of the last series and actively laughs in its face, and continues to have characters living in the main character's house who aren't actually introduced (or indeed living in the house) until half way in the season.
Aside from three characters there aren't any new faces to the group, and rather surprisingly only two of these three characters end up falling for the main character, though to be fair the 3rd character is a 3 year old plant... or something, she's never actually introduced, she's just... there. Like seriously she's in the first scene of the first episode with a very nonchalant "Oh silly plant alien, you're not in plant form anymore! You don't need watering, aren't you silly. Oh silly plant alien." Anyway, this means that the anime does not have to take half of its episode count to introduce each character, which means a lot more time to ensue some hilarity. Some alien skunk that turns high school students to children with its gas? Yeah sure why not. How about the main character accidently puts on glasses that lets him see through clothes? Of course. How about the never explain plant alien's spore makes anyone affected by it fall in love with the main character? That's weird but ok I guess. Throw in a few beach episodes here and a few images that accurately sums up ZombiePie over on Anime Vice and you've got yourself an anime good sir!
Obviously this isn't the go to anime for an amazing story, but if you want some background noise or looking for a stupid fun time it's a great anime for that. I had a good time with it and some parts are genuinely funny in that Japanese slapstick kind of way. And here's when I proclaim my annoyance of very little Ren showings again. This is made even weirder this time around because his female counterpart Run is now some kind of teen idol pop star. You'd think she'd sneeze once or twice while on a tour or something. I better stop thinking about weird plot questions in animes like this; it'll be the death of me.
Oh wow how did I manage to write that much. Really sorry, hopefully this blog won't just keep growing and growing like some out of control Katamari. Next week will be filled with a lot more Steam ticket quests so look out for more anecdotes to that I guess! Oh also I made this poorly photoshopped image, Whitta reposted it and raised my Klout score by 5 points! So thanks Whitta!


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Final Score: Boston 107, Atlanta 102 (OT)
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Jason Terry made a 3-pointer with 35 seconds left in overtime to lift the Boston Celtics over the Atlanta Hawks, 107-102.
Terry scored Boston's final five points in overtime and finished the game with 19 points. Paul Pierce added 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics, who pushed their home winning streak to nine games Friday.
Kevin Garnett donated 17 points and eight boards for Boston, which has won five in a row overall. Jeff Green tallied 12 points.
"We're working hard, we're grinding. We're showing our character," Garnett said. "We're going out, working hard and earning everything we're getting."
Josh Smith ended with 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Hawks, who have dropped four of five. Jeff Teague had 26 points and Al Horford recorded a double-double with 22 points and 13 boards.
The Celtics went on a 10-0 run in the early stages of the fourth quarter to build a 12-point lead. Jordan Crawford bookended the spurt with a 3-pointer and reverse layup to make it 82-70.
Still trailing by 12, 86-74, with 6:35 remaining, the Hawks put together an 18-6 surge to tie the game. Smith tallied six points during the burst that Kyle Korver capped with a 3-pointer, making it 92-92 with 1:31 to go.
Pierce stopped the spurt with an 18-foot jumper, giving Boston the lead back with 1:10 remaining. Horford responded with an alley-oop slam to tie the game again.
Atlanta had a great chance to go in front after Pierce missed a jumper. However, Smith tried a behind-the-back pass on the ensuing Hawks possession. Garnett, who was awarded with a steal, missed a jumper at the other end.
Anthony Tolliver came down with a key defensive rebound with 2.2 seconds to go. The ensuing inbound pass hit off the backboard and went right to Smith, who was off the mark with a 17-foot jumper as time expired.
Pierce's 3-pointer gave the Celtics a 102-101 edge with over 1 1/2 minutes to play in overtime. Smith went 1-of-2 from the line at the other end to tie the game.
Consecutive turnovers by Terry and Smith led to the game-winning shot. Terry got the ball at the top of the arc and drained a 3-pointer to give Boston the lead.
Smith turned the ball over again and Terry followed with two free throws to seal Boston's victory.
"I think the story of the game for us was turnovers down the stretch. I think that they just killed us. We can't turn the ball over," Horford said.
A tight first quarter that featured nine lead changes ended with the Celtics holding a 28-26 lead.
Boston's margin reached 10 midway through the second stanza. The Celtics ended the frame on a 9-3 spurt to take a 52-47 edge into the locker room.
The home team led throughout the third quarter and held a 72-68 margin heading to the fourth.
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Very good guide and driver. Worth the extra fee to get into the Stonehenge inner circle.
We had an amazing trip to Stonehenge, Lacock, and Bath. David was an entertaining and informative guide, and James was an excellent driver. Getting to step inside Stonehenge was amazing! Also, seeing it without the huge crowds around was well worth the early morning start. Visiting beautiful Lacock and having a traditional English breakfast was perfect. Loved walking the streets and hearing David's commentary. Bath was packed the day we visited due to a graduation ceremony there, but we still saw everything we wanted and more. Given the option of wandering on our own or taking a walk with David, we chose the latter. I'm glad we did, as David again had tons of information and insight that we would have missed out on in that beautiful town. We arrived back to London around 5:30pm. It was a wonderful day, and I'm so thrilled we chose this tour. It couldn't have been any better.
Definitely worth the extra money to walk among the stones. The guide was excellent, the food was great, and Stonehenge was simply amazing. We loved Bath and Lacock as well. The only thing that would have made this tour better would have been 1/2 more in Lacock. The whole family loved it.
The tour guide david was a wealth of information, a real tour de force history lesson for my kids. They said they will always remember the mystical tour to Stonehenge and our well spoken tour guides david and malcom- dr s. Denbaars
Absolutely breathtaking!!! I would pay the price again and again to go inside the circle of stones. It was so quiet and peaceful and we were mostly the only tourists there for the sunset time. Lacock was gorgeous and Bath was nice too. Our tour guide and driver David and Malcolm were both fabulous!
This tour is definitely worthwhile for anyone who has a serious interest in Stonehenge. Being able to walk among the stones was truly a spiritual experience which I'm sure you would not feel if you were only able to view from the roped off walkway. The rest of the tour was also good, however I would have liked a little more time in Bath.
This was a fantastic tour! Our tour guide, Carol, was very knowledgable about the history and architecture of the areas we visited. Bath was a gorgeous city, and being in Lacock was like stepping back in time. Stonehenge was beautiful and fascinating, and it was well worth the additional cost for the sunset tour to be able to walk between the stones. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone.
This tour is a must!!!!
You get to go inside the circle of Stonehenge which is very rare! The energy in the circle is amazing!!! You feel connected to the earth!
The Lacock is very adorable. It's stunning to walk around. Shops, bakery!
Bath abosutely stunning!!! It's definitely worth spending!
An amazing experience especially being up and close to the stones. The sight is much improved with much more information about how it was done.
Do this tour! The guide was informative, interesting, and well-versed in her knowledge of the history and highlights along the route to Stonehenge and for each area we visited. The driver was fun and also very knowledgeable. The town of Bath was quaint and endearing -- we could have spent many more hours/days there! We were given plenty of time at each stop to explore without feeling rushed. To be able to enter the sacred circle of Stonehenge during sunset was remarkable, and something none of us will ever forget.
Amazing experience. Our tour guide James was full of knowledge, so much so that I was shocked about how he knew even the minute details of different places we not only visited but past. A bit pricey, but I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone!
By far, my favorite tour of our trip!!! Our guide and driver were engaging and funny - we love the 'dry' humor!! The bus was comfortable and relaxing, making the guided parts of tour more enjoyable. Breakfast at the tavern was filled with history and lessons about the past of the tavern and city of Lacock too! Seeing Stonehenge up close and personal was a breath taking experience; no crowds and private guided tour - a wealth of history all to yourself. I would recommend this trip to anyone!!
The perfect way to see Stonehenge, Lacock and Bath!
A long but great day out led by the charming guide (Seff - not sure of the spelling) and the hilarious coach driver Malcolm. The tour was conducted as per the advertised description. It was well worth doing the private viewing of Stonehenge.
It was amazing!! Even though we were a few minutes late we got onto the coach. We were greeted by Jason our tour guide and Martin our coach driver. We saw lots of beautiful sites and told lots of interesting facts about them. Really enjoyed the tour and would reccommend to anyone! Thanks.


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City of Half Moon Bay Main Street Bridge Safety & Accessibility Act, Measure E (June 2014)
- See also: Competing Main Street Preservation Act, Measure F
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- 1 Measure E v. Measure F
- 2 Election results
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- 6 Related measures
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Measure E would have implemented a plan to demolish the current bridge and construct a new Main Street Bridge. The plan would have enlarged the bridge, widening lanes and pedestrian pathways. Measure E would have approved the plan put forward by the city council. Measure E and Measure F were competing measures, which meant that only one could have been approved. If both had received a majority of votes, the one with the most "yes" votes would have been enacted.[1]
Measure E v. Measure F
Defeated Measure E, proposed and backed by the city council, would have allowed the city to make the main street bridge wider, to realign roads leading up to the bridge and to make walkways across the bridge more accessible to disabled people in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This would have, according to the proposed plan, required the demolition of the current bridge and the construction of a new, wider bridge.[1]
Measure F, which was approved, prohibited the demolition of the current bridge without voter approval at a citywide election. It also required the city to attain approval from the Coastal Commission before any change to the city's Local Coastal Program and Zoning regulations were implemented, which included major changes to the Main Street Bridge. Instead of full reconstruction, Measure F called for smaller renovations of the bridge. It made the preservation of the "historical, visual, and physical integrity (including appearance and character)" of the bridge the official policy of the city of Half Moon Bay.[2]
Election results
|Measure E
- Election results from San Mateo County Elections Office (timed out)'
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing the Main Street Bridge Safety and Accessibility Act as the official policy of the people of Half Moon Bay?[3]
Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of Measure E was prepared by the office of the city attorney:[1]
The City Council of the City of the Half Moon Bay has placed Measure E, the "Main Street Bridge Safety and Accessibility Act" on the June 3, 2014 ballot, along with a competing measure, Measure F, the "Main Street Bridge Preservation Act." The measures offer competing visions for the future of the bridge.
Measure E would establish as official City policy with respect to any bridge repair or replacement project:
A. to address both structural and functional safety deficiencies, including but not limited to:
1. roadway alignment and width to accommodate bicycle lanes and meet current CalTrans design safety standards;
2. width and design of walkways to fully comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disability Act;
B. to pursue the option that is most cost effective for local taxpayers, by minimizing expenditure of general fund revenue and maximizing the use of available grant funds;
C. to construct the project in a manner that, to the maximum extent practicable:
1. maintains at least one vehicle lane of traffic during construction
2. avoids the peak tourist season (July through October)
3. minimizes noise, dust, vibrations, and other such construction related impacts outside the project area.
CalTrans has give the bridge a safety rating of 24 on a scale of 1-100 under its bridge rating system. It is considered "functionally deficient" because it is narrow by current highway safety standards, lacks shoulders or bike lanes, and is poorly aligned with Main Street at the north end. It is also considered "structurally deficient" with large cracks, separated concrete, and corroded metal support brackets all plainly visible from below. In 2011, the City won a federal Highway Bridge Project (HBP) grant that will cover 88% of the cost of rehabilitation or replacement but grant guidelines specify that funds be used to address both structural and functional deficiencies, and that the resulting structure achieve a safety rating of 80 or above. Whether the bridge is repaired or replaced, fixing the bridge's functional issues would involve building wider lanes and walkways and improving the alignment and hence "enlarging" the structure.
Measure F, the "Main Street Preservation Act", would prohibit Half Moon Bay from demolishing or enlarging the Main Street Bridge (including widening the vehicle lanes and pedestrian paths for ADA compliance) unless approved by the voters at another, subsequent election.
Measures E and F are self-cancelling, meaning if both are approved by simple majority (more than 50%), then only the one receiving the higher number of votes will take effect. If Measure E takes effect, then addressing the bridge's functional deficiencies and maximizing the use of available grant funding for that purpose will be established by the voters as the "official policy" of the City of Half Moon Bay.[3]
—Half Moon Bay City Attorney[1]
Supporters of Measure E were opposed to the competing measure, Measure F.
The following individuals signed the official arguments in favor of Measure E:[1]
- John Muller, Half Moon Bay Mayor
- Marina Fraser, Half Moon Bay Vice-Mayor
- Shahrzad Pantera, concerned mother and community advocate
- Albert J. Adreveno, former mayor of the city of Half Moon Bay and a senior citizen
- Andre Turner, project manager for the Half Moon Bay Main Street Bridge
Arguments in favor
Supporters argued that the narrowness of the bridge and the narrow and misaligned roads leading up to it formed a traffic hazard. They also argued that the bridge's narrow walkways were dangerous for pedestrians and made the bridge inaccessible to disable people. In addition, supporters of Measure E and the complete reconstruction of the bridge pointed out the many, large cracks that had formed in the bridge, proposing that its structural integrity was questionable.[1]
Official arguments
The following official arguments were submitted in favor of Measure E:[1]
It's easy to like Measure E. The Main Street Bridge needs major upgrades. 113 years have taken their toll on the bridge's old concrete - wide cracks and separations have formed and threaten the bridge's structural integrity. It is too narrow for modern vehicles and the sharp southbound turn doesn't meet CalTrans safety standards - it was designed for horses and buggies! Stand there a few minutes - vehicles routinely cross the centerline approaching from the north. Scars and paint marks on the rails bear witness. On foot, walkways are substandard. In a wheelchair, they are non-ADA compliant and difficult to negotiate.
These are not just the claims of the City Council or Measure E's supporters. They are backed by CalTrans safety inspectors, who rate the bridge 24 on a safety scale of 1-100. Last year, after three years of analysis and community outreach, the City Council saw the need to move forward. It decided that fixing the bridge's design safety defects and preserving grant funding are issues of paramount importance. Measure E affirms the policy decision of the Council we elected to lead Half Moon Bay as "the official policy" of its voters.
Measure E provides flexibility to design a project that eliminates the structural defects (cracks, displaced concrete, water intrusion), corrects design flaws (width and alignment), and makes the bridge safer. It preserves grant funding eligibility - 88% of the project costs will be covered by federal dollars - a savings to local taxpayers. The "band-aid" approach favored by bridge project opponents doesn't meet grant funding criteria.
Help us find a solution for a safer bridge! Vote YES on Measure E![3]
—John Muller, Marina Fraser, Shahrzad Pantera, Albert J. Adreveno and Andre Turner[1]
Opponents of Measure E generally supported the competing measure, Measure F.
The official campaign in opposition to Measure E - called Friends of the Main Street Bridge - was being run by Measure F supporters.[2]
The following individuals signed the official arguments in opposition to Measure E:[1]
- David Eblovi
- Mark Heath, chiropractor
- Luciano Arruda
- John Lynch
Arguments against
Opponents of Measure E argued that the bridge was perfectly functional and a part of the history of Half Moon Bay. They also argued that destroying the bridge, in compliance with Measure E, would have left no direct path from the California State Route 92 to the many restaurants and businesses on Main Street, which would have severely reduced the number of customers these businesses saw, harming the entire economy of Half Moon Bay for the duration of the reconstruction process. Some also argued that the narrowness of the bridge and the roads leading up to it prevented dangerous speeding from vehicles leaving the highway and entering Half Moon Bay and that this built-in safety precaution would have been done away with by the proposed city plan that would have been implemented by Measure E.[2]
Kim Levin, owner of Pasta Moon Restaurant in Half Moon Bay said:[2]
Most of our customers turn onto Main Street from 92. They will stop coming if the bridge is demolished.
My forty employees are worried about this, but it's not just us. Every business on Main Street will be affected. A lot of jobs will be lost, and many of those businesses may go under.
With $5 million in business losses, real people, our friends and neighbors, will be hurt. Don't let that happen.
Please vote NO on E and YES on F.[3]
—Kim Levin, Owner of Pasta Moon Restaurant[2]
Official arguments
The following official arguments were submitted in opposition to Measure E:[1]
A year and a half ago, the City of Half Moon Bay signed a $1.7 million contract with URS, an engineering and construction firm. The contract specified that the Main Street Bridge be demolished and a new wider bridge be designed and built. Total costs would exceed $8 million. It would take 2 years and Main Street would be blocked for construction.
When the citizens of HMB found out, they were stunned. If downtown were cut off from 92, visitors and customers for Main Street businesses would disappear. The Chamber of Commerce estimates that losses could mount to $5 million. Businesses would close and people would lose their jobs. The Main Street merchants were livid.
But the merchants were not alone. 100 percent of the speakers at Council meetings were aghast at the destruction of a trailblazing structure and the willful disregard for the 2,700 citizens who signed petitions. And everyone is worried that a wide thoroughfare into the historic downtown will destroy our town's charming character and tourist economy.
Because the City has refused to listen, we citizens pooled our money, hired our own engineering firm, and created an alternative bridge repair plan. Our plan will not strangle the local economy and is eligible for federal funding. Our plan:
Make no mistake. Measure E is an attempt to defeat our efforts and to confuse you, the voter, in the hope that you'll allow them to continue to rake in grant money to spend as they wish.
Please visit http://www.hmbbridge.com for details, including pictures on how the bridge should be repaired. Then vote NO on Measure E.
We have a better plan.[3]
—David Eblovi, Mark Heath, Luciano Arruda and John Lynch[1]
Related measures
City of Half Moon Bay Main Street Bridge Preservation Act, Measure F (June 2014)
See also
- Local zoning, land use and development on the ballot
- San Mateo County, California ballot measures
- June 3, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Basic info
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, San Mateo County, June 3, 2014 election information," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Half Moon Bay Bridge "Yes on Measure F" website," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
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NEW YORK -- New baseball union head Tony Clark says players won't agree to terminating contracts as part of discipline for drug violations.
Clark took over as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association following Michael Weiner's death in November and expects talks on possible changes to the drug agreement to start before spring training. Commissioner Bud Selig proposed last March that drug penalties be toughened, but Weiner had said any alterations would be discussed for the 2014 season.
"I'd venture to guess that even though there are concerns on a number of levels, that we will never end up in a world where player contracts are voided as a result," Clark said Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press at the union's office.
Clark also anticipated players will agree before the upcoming season to ban home plate collisions and to allow expanded instant replay, which also requires a deal between Major League Baseball and the umpires' union.
Since the start of the 2006 season, MLB's drug agreement has called for 50-game suspensions for a first positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, 100 games for a second and a lifetime ban for a third. Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the entire 2014 season based on a provision allowing discipline for "just cause."
Some players have agreed with Selig's call for harsher penalties, and some spoke out after shortstop Jhonny Peralta finished a 50-game suspension, left Detroit as a free agent and agreed to a $53 million, four-year contract with St. Louis.
"It pays to cheat... Thanks, owners, for encouraging PED use," Arizona pitcher Brad Ziegler tweeted in November.
"Apparently getting suspended for PED's means you get a raise. What's stopping anyone from doing it? (hashtag)weneedtomakeachange," free agent pitcher David Aardsma tweeted.
"I would argue that that concern has been there before. I think it was articulated in a fashion that was perhaps different this time than last," Clark said. "We have a lot of players that are very passionate about the topic, and when you add in the social media component, players are confident and willing to offer that perspective. I think that's fantastic."
Though players are not paid their salaries while serving drug suspensions, clubs don't have the right to alter guarantee provisions for the remainder of contracts. In a statement last weekend, Rodriguez claimed his suspension was "MLB's first step toward abolishing guaranteed contracts in the 2016 bargaining round (and) instituting lifetime bans for single violations of drug policy."
Weiner said last March there had been talks among players over "whether there should be increases -- whether there should be a differential penalty for intentional or unintentional users." In his decision on Rodriguez's suspension, arbitrator Fredric Horowitz referred to how he upheld a 100-game penalty for Guillermo Mota in 2012 even though he found the pitcher's positive test was caused unintentionally by the use of a cough syrup to treat a cold.
"We are looking to have discussions at some point in time prior to spring training with MLB to see if there are considerations that we collectively can make to improve the program," Clark said.
Unlike the labor contract, the Joint Drug Agreement contains provisions for an annual review by the parties.
The 41-year-old Clark, a 2001 All-Star who hit 251 home runs during 15 years in the major leagues, joined the union in 2010 as director of player relations and took on more responsibility last year as Weiner's health deteriorated because of a brain tumor.
Clark said talks had been ongoing over MLB's proposal to ban home plate collisions, which was announced last month by New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, chairman of the rules committee. Alderson said details must be worked out.
Management could not make the change for 2014 without the union's agreement but could impose a unilateral plan for 2015.
"I think we are closer rather than further to finding common ground," Clark said. "And my expectation here is, in a relatively short period of time is, that we can move this thing along -- for `14."
Owners voted last month to approve funding for expanded video review of umpires' calls, which would include most decisions other than balls and strikes, and foul tips. Those rules also are being formulated.
"The idea hopefully is that it's in everyone's best interest to do what we're doing in replay," Clark said. "It's been a challenge to try to navigate how best we do this without disrupting the game itself. Our guys are very concerned with making sure that the game stays the game."
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