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Rocky Mountain Arsenal
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal was a United States chemical weapons manufacturing center located in the Denver Metropolitan Area in Commerce City, Colorado. The site was operated by the United States Army throughout the later 20th century and was controversial among local residents until its closure in 1992.[citation needed]
Much of the site is now protected as the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Site selection[edit]
The Arsenal's location was selected due to its relative distance from the coasts (and presumably not likely to be attacked); a sufficient labor force to work at the site; weather that was conducive to outdoor work; and the appropriate soil needed for the project. It was also helpful that the location was close to Stapleton airfield, a major transportation hub.[1] In 1942, the US Army acquired 19,915 acres (80.59 km²) of land on which to manufacture weapons in support of World War II military activities at a cost of $62,415,000. Additionally, some of this land was used for a prisoner of war camp (for German combatants) and later transferred to the city of Denver as Stapleton Airport expanded. A lateral was built off the High Line Canal to supply water to the Arsenal.
Manufacturing operations[edit]
Weapons manufactured at RMA included both conventional and chemical munitions, including white phosphorus (M34 grenade), napalm, mustard gas, lewisite, and chlorine gas.[2][3] RMA is also one of the few sites that had a stockpile of Sarin gas (aka nerve agent GB), an organophosphorus compound. The manufacture of these weapons continued until 1969. Rocket fuel to support Air Force operations was also manufactured and stored at RMA. Subsequently, through the 1970s until 1985, RMA was used as a demilitarization site to destroy munitions and chemically related items. Coinciding with these activities, from 1946 to 1982, the Army leased RMA facilities to private industries for the production of pesticides. One of the major lessees, Shell Oil Company, along with Julius Hyman and Company and Colorado Fuel and Iron, had manufacturing and processing capabilities on RMA between 1952 and 1982. The military reserved the right to oust these companies and restart chemical weapon production in the event of a national emergency.
Deep injection well[edit]
RMA contained a deep injection well that was constructed in 1961.[4] It was drilled to a depth of 12,045 feet (3671 m). The well was cased and sealed to a depth of 11,975 feet (3650 m), with the remaining 70 feet (21 m) left as an open hole for the injection of Basin F liquids. For testing purposes, the well was injected with approximately 568,000 US gallons (2150 m³) of city water prior to injecting any waste. The injected fluids had very little potential for reaching the surface or usable groundwater supply since the injection point had 11,900 feet (3630 m) of rock above it and was sealed at the opening. The Army discontinued use of the well in February 1966 because the fluid injection triggered a series of earthquakes in the area.[4][5] The well remained unused until 1985 when the Army permanently sealed the disposal well.
Environmental issues[edit]
In 1984, the Army began a systematic investigation of site contamination in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly referred to as Superfund. In 1987, the RMA was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. As provided by CERCLA, a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) was conducted to determine the extent of contamination. Since 1985, the mission at RMA has been the remediation of the site.
The primary contaminants include organochloride pesticides, organophosphate pesticides, carbamate insecticides, organic solvents and feedstock chemicals used as raw products or intermediates in the manufacturing process (e.g., chlorinated benzenes), heavy metals, chemical warfare material and their related breakdown products and biological warfare agent such as TX. Additionally, ordnance (including incendiary munitions) was manufactured and tested, and asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used at RMA. Today, it is considered a hazardous waste site according to the Colorado Department of Public and Environmental Health.
Japanese involvement[edit]
The late Ban Shigeo, a technician at the Japanese Army's 9th Technical Research Institute, left a rare and valuable account of the activities of Noborito Research Institute which was published in Rikugun Noborito Kenkyujo no shinjitsu – The Truth About the Army Nororito Institute available only in the Japanese language. Of the Japanese Army's ten numbered institutes, only the 9th Army Technical Research Institute came under the covert operations section of the Army General Staff's Second Bureau (Intelligence). On the sensitive issue of Japanese biological warfare, Ban did not shrink from including an account of his trip to Nanking in 1941 to participate in the testing of poisons on Chinese prisoners. One of his book's contributions is to further tie Noborito to the Japanese Army's infamous Unit 731, which participated in biomedical research. When the war ended, the US Army quietly enlisted certain members of Noborito in its efforts against the communist camp in the early years of the Cold War. The author notes near the end of the book that Ban led the "chemical section" of a US clandestine unit hidden within Yokosuka naval base during the Korean War, and then worked on unspecified projects inside the United States from 1955 to 1959, before returning to Japan to enter the private sector.[6] Evidence that Japanese continued to assist the United States Chemical and Biological warfare program efforts continued after the Korean war into Vietnam includes a visit to Rocky Mountain Arsenal in September 1962 by Japanese delegation I-63.[7] Among many other activities, from January 1962-October 1969, Rocky Mountain Arsenal "grew, purified and biodemilitarized" plant pathogen Wheat Stem Rust (Agent TX), Puccinia graminis, var. tritici, for the Air Force biological anti-crop program. TX-treated grain was grown at the Arsenal from 1962 to 1968 in Sections 23–26. Unprocessed TX was also transported from Beale AFB for purification, storage, and disposal.[8] Trichothecenes Mycotoxin is a toxin that can be extracted from Wheat Stem Rust and Rice Blast and can kill or incapacitate depending on the concentration used. The "red mold disease" of wheat and barley in Japan is prevalent in the region that faces the Pacific Ocean. Toxic trichothecenes, including nivalenol, deoxynivalenol, and monoace tylnivalenol (fusarenon- X) from Fusarium nivale, can be isolated from moldy grains. In the suburbs of Tokyo, an illness similar to "red mold disease" was described in an outbreak of a food borne disease, as a result of the consumption of Fusarium- infected rice. Ingestion of moldy grains that are contaminated with trichothecenes has been associated with mycotoxicosis.[9]
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Act[edit]
In 1986 it was discovered that the absence of human activity had made the area an involuntary park when a winter communal roost of bald eagles, then an endangered species, was discovered on site. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service soon realized that more than 330 species of wildlife inhabit the Arsenal including deer, coyotes, white pelicans and owls.
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act was passed in October 1992 and signed by then President George H. W. Bush. It stipulates that the majority of the site will become a National Wildlife Refuge under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Service when the environmental restoration is completed. The Act also provides that to the extent possible, parts of the Arsenal are to be managed as a Refuge in the interim. Finally, the Act provides for the transfer of some Arsenal land for road expansion around the perimeter of the Arsenal and 915 acres (3.70 km²) to be sold for development and annexation by Commerce City.
Developments since 2004[edit]
Although comprising 17,056 acres (69.02 km²) at the beginning of remediation in 1997, 5,976 acres (24.18 km²) of the RMA have been determined to meet cleanup requirements and are no longer part of the National Priorities List. Of that, approximately 4,927 acres (19.94 km²) were transferred by the Department of Army to the USFWS in April 2004 and another 917 acres (3.71 km²), located in the southwest corner of the site, were sold to Commerce City in June 2004. Also, in 2004, approximately 129 acres (0.52 km²), located at the boundaries, were transferred to local jurisdictions and to the U.S. Army Reserve Center for road improvement projects. An additional 7,200 acres (29 km2) was transferred to the USFWS in October 2006, making the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge one of the largest urban refuges in the United States. At that time the refuge comprised 12,500 acres (51 km2) and is home to more than 330 species of animals. Implementation of the remedy for the estimated 11,080 acres (44.84 km²) remaining is ongoing and is scheduled for completion in 2011.
As of September 2010 clean-up was considered as complete and the remaining portions of land were transferred over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bring the total to 15,000 acres. The two remaining sites on the property that are retained by the Army are the South Plants location due to historical use and the North Plant location which is now a landfill containing the remains of various buildings used in the North and South Plant locations.
As of May 21, 2011 the official Visitor Center was opened with an exhibit about the site's history ranging from the homesteading era to its current use as a National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal/).
Public use[edit]
Congruent with the outline of the June 1996 USFWS Comprehensive Management Plan, RMA will be available for public use through both community outreach and educational programs (as provided by the Visitor Access Plan and the USFWS). This public availability will be implemented while simultaneously supporting the remediation effort and the USFWS activities.
Dick's Sporting Goods Park[edit]
In April 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a soccer-specific stadium, was opened on part of the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal land that was transferred to Commerce City. The new venue hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
A small herd of wild bison was introduced to the refuge in March 2007 as part of the USFWS Bison Project. The animals were transferred from the National Bison Range in Montana [1].
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Arsenal History". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "A Brief History of Rocky Mountain Arsenal" (PDF). RMA Fact Sheets. Rocky Mountain Arsenal Remediation Venture Office. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ Brian Shannon (1997). "ARSENAL Base Clean-Up". ICE Case Studies. The Inventory of Conflict & Environment. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ a b "Deep Injection Well Fact Sheet". Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Remediation Venture Office (RVO). Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "USGS Colorado Earthquake History". Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ CIA review of "Rikugun Noborito Kenkyujo no shinjitsu [The Truth About the Army Noborito Research Institute]" By Ban Shigeo. Tokyo: Fuyo Shobo Shuppan, 2001: https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol46no4/article11.html
- ^ Quarterly Report Rocky Mountain Arsenal Archive July 1 – September 30, 1962: http://rockymountainarsenalarchive.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/ja_112.pdf
- ^ TX Anticrop Agent & Project 112 retrieved July 19, 2012: https://rockymountainarsenalarchive.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/tx-anticrop-agent-project-112/
- ^ Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Chapter 34 TRICHOTHECENE MYCOTOXINS p.659: http://www.bordeninstitute.army.mil/published_volumes/chemBio/Ch34.pdf
External links[edit]
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal
- [2]
- The Rocky Mountain Arsenal: States' Rights and the Cleanup of Hazardous Waste
- An Assessment of One of the Largest & Most Studied Superfund Sites in the Country: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal (pdf)
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Defining Traditional Media From Social Media
The present generation is fortunate to have the type of access it has over numerous forms of media that it can use for social media advertising. Prior to the Internet age, media used to be really costly and time-consuming kind of communication platforms. These days, using the help of the web, these notions about media are gradually transformed into a more inexpensive and accessible platform. This phenomenon is otherwise known as social media.The term social media was initially used to refer to a social network application.
These days, the term has become social media as a media and communication platform composed of not just the journalist and editors as producers but also the public masses as vital contributors.Traditional media are media format like film and tv. Newspapers and radios are also conventional media. Commonly known as mass media, traditional media requires particular mechanisms and large resources for it to be effective and reach its audience.
To transmit info, huge resources are invested for communication infrastructures.Both kind platforms are the same in their capability to reach out to their target audiences and transmit messages like news and media subjects.
Small business advertising has little access over traditional media however. For social media, small business marketing may be carried out with ease as it's not that expensive.To comprehend the differences between both media, we should consider the following:Who reaches more people? Traditional media like tv would depend on the extent of its network coverage. This is restricted to particular locality and areas. Social-media, however, is open for public viewing as long as they've Internet access.How produces what? The privilege of access publish in traditional media is limited to broadcast networks owners.
For a small business advertising technique to be put in place in the platform, one has to allocate huge resources are to guarantee successful publication. For social media, anybody can create and distribute information and marketing strategies.How fast will it take to get published? Undeniably, social-media has greater edge in terms of posting up to date info available to the customers. All it takes are a simple click of buttons, keyword searches, and a post and promote suggestions and tricks. Traditional media entails time for getting info, editing and also for printing and distribution.
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No One Is Auto Immune
Picking a car can bring on an identity crisis, and in L.A., that's a good thing
The good news: The sluggish economy means great deals on new cars. The bad news: The money you save might have to go toward therapy for the identity crisis you develop as you try to decide which car is right for you.
My crisis came prematurely when I accompanied my friend Jake to a BMW dealership. Awaiting him was a done deal on the exact car Jake wanted, which is to say the updated version of the exact same model he'd been driving forever. The only thing left to decide was color—black or gray. However, Jake went into mental gridlock while viewing the cars side by side. When the salesman ran the numbers—and they were very good numbers—and Jake did not react, I suspected something was wrong. When he said the car could be ready in an hour and Jake said we couldn't wait but he'd come back, I knew something was wrong—so did the salesman. Even as they shook hands and Jake said all the right things, I sensed this sale wasn't going to happen.
I've known Jake a long time. He has never been one to stall on follow-through or indulge in second-guessing. It was clear that what I'd witnessed was a guy who, at the critical I-do moment, said, "I don't." Before I could ask what provoked his change of heart, he derailed me by asking, "When's your lease up? What are you going to get?" A simple enough question, but the more I dwelled on my own road identity, the more confused I became. That's when I realized buying a new car in L.A. is analyzing who you were, who you are and who you want to be. Or put another way: Are you what you drive?
As if the choices weren't complicated enough (color, size, extras), now there's growing peer pressure to drive something eco-friendly. Who would blame you if you find yourself suddenly booking a shrink session—or two?
So it seems I'm right in the same conflicted place as Jake, except with a few more months on my lease. Am I boring? Adventurous? Easily manipulated? Vain? Trying too hard to appear young—or cool? Not trying enough? Do I need to prove I'm politically correct? Do I resent the pressure to give up my SUV? Do I dare choose a color other than black?
I have gone through this before. I remember when I realized I was too old to drive a white, soft-top Jeep Wrangler. I was at a light, and next to me was a girl in the identical car. It was a sunny day, and we both had the top off and the radio on. We were also both wearing a T-shirt and jeans and had our hair in a ponytail. The difference was she was probably no more than 20, and I was 35. It was obvious right then that the surfer look had an expiration date, and the line between sporty and silly was a thin one.
That's when I switched to a black Toyota 4Runner, the four-wheel-drive model I never came close to putting into four-wheel drive. With tinted windows, it looked like every other SUV on the road. And that was the point—to go from "Look at me" to "Don't look at me."
But now that it's time for a change, the question is, to what? I believe in minimizing my carbon footprint, but the thought of a Prius—the car of choice of so many of my friends—brings out my rebellious streak...and my claustrophobia. An SUV hybrid seems the logical choice, except it's more than I want to spend. I've looked at smaller SUVs, which seemed like a good idea until I noticed that my more affluent friends buy those exact models for their nannies. Of course it shouldn't matter, but good judgment isn't always in the driver's seat. Is that shrink session starting to make sense now?
Most therapists will agree that car-shopping confusion is neurotic, possibly, but not out of line with reality. We live in a megalopolis that keeps us in transit for a good part of every day. To the world around us, a car is the most visible sign of our identity.
Years ago I lived across from a guy who rented a one-bedroom apartment, but he drove a very loud red Ferrari. You don't need a master's degree to figure out that guy's psychology: "Please judge this book by its cover." Sure, cars can get resold or, in the case of that Ferrari, repossessed, but at the moment of purchase, you're making a choice about who you are today and who you think you'll be over the next few years.
I envy people who know exactly what car they want and have no self-doubts. However, I don't envy people who live in places like New York or other cities with such extensive mass transit they don't need an automobile. How will they ever realize who they really are? They don't know what they're missing. Going through the stress of buying a car is actually an opportunity to ask yourself some serious questions—and a good reason (as in, the amount of money at stake) to answer them correctly.
By the way, Jake decided on the Lexus GS hybrid in black opal, and I have no idea why. That's between him and his shrink. Meanwhile, I'm still reading car magazines in the hopes of finding the perfect ride for whoever it is I am.


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Well, I finally got on LOTW, uploaded my log(s) and walla, I can look at all my contacts, but so can I with my logging program in my own computer. Basically, I'm left scratching my head wondering how is LOTW different from my own log and what are the benefits and advantages of LOTW over my own log. Is LOTW cloud computing?
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The IKS K'mpec was a Klingon warship that was in service with the Klingon Defense Force in the late 24th century. K'mpec fought in the Dominion War.
In 2375, the K'mpec reported numerous crew casualties, which were displayed on a casualty report displayed aboard Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Image in the Sand", "The Siege of AR-558")
The IKS K'mpec was named for K'mpec, the longest-serving chancellor of the Klingon Empire.
The casualty report carried an identification number of 5845666 – this may have been a registry number, as the Federation starships listed include their registries.


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December is hurrying past, and as the year draws to a close many people and businesses are reminiscing on their favourite moments from the past twelve months. I've had quite a busy personal and professional year – full of 'first times,' traveling, and enjoying the company of interesting people. If you'd like to take a trip down memory lane with me, here are the highlights of each month:
I still shiver every time I think of January, as I spent most of the month trying to stay warm. But, besides warding off the exceptional cold, I enjoyed visiting Glasgow where I spent a few days developing the IFIC Forensics HQ's new website and indulging in my first-ever full Scottish breakfast. I also spent part of the month in Devon installing our first Meraki Wi-Fi network.
Perhaps it was because there were only 29 days, but February flew by in a whirlwind, as we stayed very busy redeveloping Staff Guardian while talking to China about manufacturing our Staff Guardian GPS devices.
There was no way March could go wrong when it kicked off with such an enjoyable event – my sister's puss and boots stage show. The middle of the month was occupied with developing a new iPad based research tool for a market research company and, of course, we couldn't move on to April before having our fill of Easter eggs.
Luckily, I survived April Fool's Day unscathed and enjoyed partaking in BBC Somerset's Any Other Business Saturday morning breakfast radio show. Later, the family and I spent some time in front of the lens for our family photo shoot.
Given the opportunity to participate and talk to primary school children as part of the CBBC Trade Your Way Road Show with Saira Khan (@IamSairaKhan), made this month particularly exciting. If that weren't enough, Olympic fever really set in when the Olympic torch traveled through Taunton.
Another month with a memorable beginning, I welcomed June with nearly 2,000 other people at 'ScoutFest,' Somerset Scouts' first activity camp, where we created some great videos. I worked with a brilliant team at ScoutFest including @emmab1984, @petervenn & @azzychill. Later, it was back to Scotland for more work at the IFIC Forensics HQ.
It's always nice when you can mix business with pleasure, and that is what I had the chance to do when I took some clients to see the hilarious Michael McIntyre's Comedy show. The month had more fun in store when I went to Thorpe Park for the very first time to celebrate my friend Maddi's (@vento17) birthday.
We had more new broadband installations in August than any other month, which made it a very busy 31 days. However, one of the most notable events was being invited to a polo match (another first!) by a client.
No September is complete without attending the annual Gilwell Reunion for adult scout members, as it's a weekend of entertainment and meeting old and new friends. Additionally, the month brought my friend Abbey's (@abbeyrenshaw) 21st birthday and the Southhampton Boat Show, where I spent time dreaming about all the expensive boats I would love to make my own. September was also the month where we spent time filming our first video for Staff Guardian – check it out here
October came close to becoming a straight month of parties, as birthdays popped up one after the other: my sister, brother, dog, and friend Lizzie. Also, I ventured abroad, something I haven't done since leaving school, when I went to the lovely Lykia World in Turkey with Abbey.
November meant another 21st birthday – mine! I also spent time working with Wiltshire Citizens Advice while building their new telephone system and, later in the month, I attended the Scout Association's National Conference.
December's not even over yet, and we're already loaded with telephone and computer system installations. And there's still plenty of fun in store, as I plan on seeing The XX live in concert at Colston Hall with Lizzie (@lizzieharvey) and squeezing in a trip to London before the Christmas break.
Overall, I'd say it's been a fabulous year, I've met some amazing people, made great friends and, if 2013 is anything like 2012, I can't wait to see what's in store. I'm hoping for new developments in Staff Guardian (www.staffguardian.com), since we plan to grow that business next year. I encourage all to view our listing on the Seedrs crowdfunding platform and consider investing, as we have big plans for the future!
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Rhatigan will discuss how type projects, especially those that predated digital drawing tools, required contributions from more people than just a named designer. He will show the evolution of the Gill Sans® family from the styles conceived by Eric Gill to those produced in-house by Monotype draftsmen and technicians. As one of the more fully documented examples of the collaborative evolution of a design, Rhatigan will provide drawings, samples and correspondences of the Gill Sans design from the Monotype archive.
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Born in 1954, raised in the small town of Redbank, New Jersey ("Off exit 109!" she jokes), Hales graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in economics and applied to the Peace Corps. She was scheduled to go to Sierra Leone, but just as she was preparing to leave, civil unrest caused the Corps to pull its volunteers, and Hales was left without a job. Instead, she joined VISTA, a domestic version of the Peace Corps spearheaded by Lyndon Johnson to fight poverty in the US, and was sent to Yakima, Washington.
"I became a grassroots organizer," she says. "I absolutely loved it. It begins with small battles, and you work to build up indigenous leaders, and then they take on bigger battles. Two months after I started, we had a situation. It was the late '70s, and the city of Yakima had received an economic development grant which they were going to use to displace a very strong African American community. It wasn't right. I remember, we had mimeographs. I can still smell them. I drew a picture of a bulldozer with a house in its bucket and stuck the mimeos up all over the neighborhood, encouraging folks to come to a neighborhood meeting. It was awesome and easy to mobilize the community around this very clear issue. I grew to understand civic action in a very real way and got a good handle on the way communities become competent. That's where I come from, and that's where I've been ever since."
When the VISTA job ended, her parents wanted her to come home, but instead she took the apple-packing job and adopted a husky mutt who became her companion for the next 18 years. She was hired by the Forest Service to create a youth employment program, and it was there she met Bob Sourek, her former husband and the father of her two grown children. Together, they bought a farm in Carson, Washington, where they raised goats, pigs, and sheep, and also had a few horses. "We didn't do too well with the sheep," Hales confesses, "but the pigs were a hit. We raised them and then we ate them."
She eventually landed at the Community Foundation in Vancouver, where she worked for 17 years. In the mid-'90s, while working toward a master of public administration at Lewis & Clark, she met Charlie Hales. Several years later their paths crossed at an art event. A city commissioner by then, he invited her to pull ivy with him at Forest Park, hoping to prove that Portland could be as verdant as her home in Skamania. They began dating in earnest in 2000, and married in 2004. Five years later, she became program director of First Stop Portland, an organization created by a Portland State University dean and a developer to manage the constant parade of delegations visiting Portland to study the city's innovations in transportation and sustainability. Hales has shaped the job into a role akin to a civic ambassador.
I stopped by Hales's office at PSU. She was holding a meeting with her assistant director, Sarah Iannarone ("Deputy Kick Ass," Hales jokes), and a student intern amid towers of bank boxes and potted plants. Self-contained and self-funded (at one time it received some money from the city, but the mayor deleted the program in his first budget review), First Stop hosts groups from places as far flung as Australia, China, Brazil, and Uzbekistan. Hales and her team set them up with local innovators and businesspeople focused on the city's livability.
This is all well and good for the rest of the world, but what does Portland get out of it? "Sarah and I regularly scratch our heads on that very question," says Hales, and then tells a story about a visit from the vice mayor of Amsterdam.
"We kept trying to show them our bicycle infrastructure and they were like, 'Nah, we don't want to see that.' But they were very interested in how Portland got things done. They were amazed by the [public-private] partnerships. They were interested in the glue. At the end of the tour, the vice mayor was put this question, 'Why are you here?' He pulled out that day's Oregonian, and there was a front-page story about our angst over whether people should use leaf blowers, and he said, 'We think this is laughable in our country. We don't understand your anguish, and yet you people do this. That's why we're here. We have a medieval city. You call us sustainable and green and we don't even use these words. We were built around function and efficiency and commerce. But you are a city built around ideas, goals, and aspirations. We need more of your stuff, but you also need more of ours.'"
During separate conversations, I suggest to both Nancy and Charlie that there's a Bill-and-Hill quality to them: that like the Clintons she doesn't stand in his shadow, but by his side, with her own career and history of achievements. Both were quick to point out that the difference between Hillary Clinton and Nancy Hales is that Nancy isn't political.
"She's civic-minded. She goes to City Club meetings, she goes to neighborhood meetings and has an abiding interest in Portland, but she doesn't like the gamesmanship of politics, nor is it her forte," Charlie Hales said. "Her advice to me and her reaction to things that are going on is that of Everywoman, or Everywoman who's paying attention."
When asked whether she would ever consider running for her husband's job, she looked at me with mock horror.
"No way. I'm not a risk taker," she said. "You have to be willing to take the arrows, and I'm just not. During the campaign we would hold focus groups, and some awful things would be said about Charlie. I'd be a puddle, and he'd be like, 'That's interesting. What's for dinner?'"
Yet Nancy Hales has no shortage of political acumen, if less of the arrow-shooting (and -absorbing) variety than the kind that requires the forgotten ability to walk a mile in the other guy's shoes. In October 1991, for instance, she represented Skamania County on the Columbia River Gorge Commission, as it forged the contentious first management plan for future development in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Five years earlier, in 1986, when President Reagan signed the declaration that would make the Gorge an official Scenic Area, Skamania offices flew their flags at half-mast. It was a typical rural western gesture: here they were out in the middle of nowhere, minding their own business and taking care of themselves, thank you very much, and suddenly they were going to be compelled to obey rules set down by Washington, DC. The 400-page plan placed no small burden on Oregon's Hood River County, and Washington's Klickitat and Skamania Counties.
Gayle Rothrock, who sat on the commission with Hales (then Nancy Sourek), remembers how devastatingly complicated it was to assemble a workable plan. "It was upriver vs. downriver orientations, Oregon vs. Washington planning expectations, urbane city dwellers vs. less sophisticated. There were Native American tribal members, the timber industry, orchardists, and new economy players investing heavily in something called windsurfing."
In the end, the commission easily approved the plan, 9–3, but with Hales taking a side that would furrow the brow of most green-blooded Portlanders: she voted no. Her main concern was not the plan per se (she even pivoted with a suggestion that the counties be allowed to go beyond the proposed regulations) but that local governments needed latitude to do what was best for their own communities.
"My lifestyle was similar to that of my neighbors—we were raising livestock, gardening, chopping firewood to take us through winter," she recalls. "My perspective on environmentalism, while informed by a New England college education, was also grounded by living close to the land."
Hales wound up drafting the minority report, something of which she is still proud. "The record needed to reflect serious deliberation and disagreement," she says. "We were not rubber-stampers; and each of us cared deeply about the end result."
"In the end, despite our disagreement," says Rothrock, "we still were able to have regard for one another."
One of Hales's missions during her first year as First Lady has been to get acquainted with the spouses of the mayors of neighboring cities. She hopes to lessen the Big, Bad Portland image the rest of the region often harbors, in favor of more convivial, collaborative relationships. That would be most useful to her husband, who, if he is to tackle problems that can be fixed only with regional solutions (homelessness, drought management, traffic congestion, and transit issues come to mind), could benefit from the dividends of his wife's effortless diplomacy.
An apolitical Hill to Charlie's Bill notwithstanding, a First Team could still be unnerving for a citizenry that, as historian Lansing puts it, doesn't like "too much power in one person"—or one pair.
"If the Haleses, as a couple, got too big for their pants," Lansing warns, "there might be a backlash."
It's unlikely. Even in the realm of fashion, Hales's passion is less about the glamour than the little guy or girl. "Locally made clothes is a sort of shorthand for all local products," she says. "Fashion is easy and visible, and helps highlight the larger issue of economic development in our city. But in my heart, my main concern is about fairness and equity. These people work very hard, and they should see some real compensation for their efforts."
Portlanders have repeatedly voted to keep the city's weak-mayor system, which affords the mayor little more power than any other city council member. But it's still a city in which one person can change the game. Antoinette Hatfield says that Hales's gift for connecting people makes her invaluable. "Times have changed. The thinking of the constituency has changed. Reaching out to other people is now the name of the game. If you know how to socialize with people, you get to know them better. If you know them better, they turn into friends, or at least people with whom you're friendly. Friends work better together than adversaries. Politics is human relations."
At the benefit for the Mounted Patrol at the Heathman, most of the crowd has poured their individual pots of tea and dug into the pâté maison and John's Famous Lanai Banana Bread. Dressed in a pink tweed peplum top by local designer Lena Medoyoff and a black Tiffany Bean pencil skirt, Hales is still circulating, kneeling beside each table and introducing herself. The ubiquitous raffle closes the event, and the first number called is the First Lady's. "Oh, absolutely not!" she laughs. Without missing a beat, she gives the prize, a silver bracelet, to the little girl in the black velvet dress who called her number.


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Big Sis In Burgundy: We Give Thanks
Published: Nov 21, 2011 11:58 am
In this week of Thanksgiving, I am grateful for many things, including the opportunity to share my family's myeloma journey with you and the relationships that have grown as a result.
While I am still not thankful for the myeloma diagnosis, the last seven months have been filled with blessings. It is generally not my style to repeat words over and over in my writing, but for this week, please bear with me, because there's going to be a whole lotta thankful going on.
On Monday, November 14, we were blessed with a bountiful harvest – my sister Deana, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in April, collected 15.24 million stem cells on the first day! In a word, we were thrilled. Deana will be admitted to the hospital today, and we expect the transplant to occur on Wednesday or thereabouts. We give thanks.
The Multiple Myeloma Resarch Foundation (MMRF) Fall Gala served as reminder that all in the myeloma family can be thankful for Kathy Guisti, who, along with her sister Karen Andrews, founded the MMRF shortly after Kathy's diagnosis. You can imagine how their story touches me, and I am inspired every day by their work. It was an honor to meet them last month. Stevie Wonder received the Spirit of Hope award that evening and left us with this thought: "Don't just talk about it, be about it." Kathy and Karen are definitely "about it."
Attending the Gala allowed me to connect with so many people, including Walter Levine, who graciously gave me a copy of his book, How Can I Help You?: The Most Important Question in Business and Life. The few moments I spent chatting with Walter, a myeloma survivor, and his wife were special indeed.
It was a treat to meet myeloma patient and volunteer Jeanie Dreyer live and in person. Trust me, reading articles about her does not do her justice. She is high energy and radiates positivity. My family continues to find great hope in her story, given that she is a younger patient and a very active wife and mother, just like Deana. I am thankful for Jeanie generously sharing her experiences to benefit others.
Marianne Brassil was my seatmate at the Gala and offered many terrific suggestions and words of encouragement, especially relating to the upcoming fundraiser called the Empire State Run Up, for which I have registered. Visiting with survivors like Marianne is special. I continue to be touched by the openness and generosity of all who have crossed my path thus far, whether in the electronic world or face to face.
On November 11, I attended the MMRF's "Clinical Insights in Multiple Myeloma" program at Emory University in Atlanta. This was an excellent seminar and one I would highly recommend if it comes to your area. There was so much information shared, and I was especially heartened by the news of clinical trials and new treatments that will likely be available in the next 6 to 12 months. While it is my hope that Deana will soon enter remission and that her remission will last indefinitely, it helps to know that should we need to enter active treatment in the future, great advances are being made in treating myeloma.
Of course, I also met many patients, survivors, and caregivers and have added to my circle, which is something I, as a high extrovert, cannot get enough of. Nancy Bruno, who serves as Group Leader and Executive Director of the Atlanta Area Multiple Myeloma Support Group, inspired me with her gracious spirit, which shines through like the sun. Her husband was diagnosed in 1998 and had a stem cell transplant in 2001. Her husband was in remission for 6 ½ years, which she described as great years. The myeloma resurfaced, and he passed away in January. I give thanks for people like Nancy, who continue to give so much to others, even in the face of personal loss.
The following day, I returned to Atlanta for the MMRF's Race for Research 5K. I generally do not run 5Ks (the distance is too short for my liking) and certainly do not travel 90 minutes to do so, but for myeloma, I'm doing many things I would not normally do.
It was a very chilly morning, but there was a feeling of warmth in the air. There was the opportunity to chat with some of my new friends from the previous day, and I also talked with Dr. David Vesole of the John Theurer Cancer Center. Dr. Vesole was one of the presenters from the seminar; his talk covered stem cell transplantation, which is obviously at the top of my list at present.
Despite it being a Saturday morning where he had just run 3.1 miles, Dr. Vesole was very kind in listening to my concerns, and not surprisingly, told me I was welcome to be in touch with him if I had further questions. Before I left, I sought out Dr. Sagar Lonial, who served as the seminar's emcee and delivered the presentation on clinical trials. He too offered to review Deana's case at any time. I am grateful for the work of these accomplished researchers and touched by their generosity.
Everyone I have met who is employed by MMRF has been terrific beyond description. Their dedication to their work and finding a cure for myeloma is something we can all be thankful for.
My thankfulness for all who have joined my family as members of Team Beat the Heck Outta Multiple Myeloma (BTHO MM) knows no bounds. We draw daily on the thoughts, prayers, and positive energy being sent our way. The kindnesses of our friends, old and new, move us to tears on many occasions. We are truly blessed.
The renewed sense of perspective brought on by the activities of the last seven months is cause for thanks, too. It is unfortunate that it takes something like cancer to remind me of what is truly important. The ability to spend more time with my immediate family, my beloved mother, and sisters and the little tribe of nieces and nephews they have given me to love, is a gift.
I am thankful to have a job that gives me the flexibility and financial situation to be there to support my family, and I am so fortunate to be part of a work family that also supports each other through all that life throws our way. My colleagues are incredibly special to me, and I consider the opportunity to do work that I love with people that I love to be with to be one of the great blessings in my life.
Superlatives are a challenge as they are absolute, so I'll just express my thankfulness for having the greatest husband for me. Peter is aptly named. I'm not sure how his sweet mother knew that he would indeed be "a rock," but he is. There has not been a moment in all of this that he has questioned my heading to Pittsburgh to be with my sister Deana – in fact, at times he expresses surprise that I am not there. My job takes me away from home quite a lot. There are late nights, weekend work, and then there's travel. We do not have the time together that a "normal" couple would have, if such a thing even exists anymore. Since the moment Deana was diagnosed, he has continued to be my rock and I am so very thankful that he chose to spend his life with me. In his ever quiet way, he has made sacrifices of time and money and has accepted my "caregiver brain" (akin to "chemo brain") and has not spoken a syllable of discontent. He is a treasure.
My mother and I were fans of the TV series Sisters, popular in the 1990s, which to me, feels like yesterday. There was a beautiful Thanksgiving blessing shared on one episode, which I have saved to this day. While I refer to it often, it is especially pertinent to me this Thanksgiving.
We give thanks to our Creator for the blessings you have bestowed upon us. For the days we've had together and all the days to come; for the joys and sorrows that bind us ever closer; for the trials we have overcome. And, for teaching us that we can do no great things. Only small things, with great love. We thank you.
My very best to you and your families this Thanksgiving.
Deborah Dietzler is a columnist at The Myeloma Beacon. Her sister Deana has multiple myeloma.
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DUNN CENTER People from all over the region came to the Dunn County Historical Museum to enjoy a unique meal Saturday. A cream can supper was held to raise money for the museum.
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"Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby," the fourth annual online charity auction produced by Old Friends and custom millinery Maggie Mae Designs, continued as bidding opened on a new handcrafted Kentucky Derby hat.
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Astronauts' sexual affairs hit the headlines early this year. Now it's their drinking habits.
NASA got more than it bargained for when it took a hard look at astronaut health care after lovesick Lisa Nowak tried to assault a romantic rival. A review committee uncovered multiple incidents in which NASA ignored warnings that astronauts were drunk when they reported for flights, raising red flags about behaviour and management problems as well as flight safety.
Two drinking incidents are listed in the report (PDF) released by NASA on Friday. In one case, an astronaut warned that a fellow astronaut was too drunk to fly a T-38 trainer jet after their scheduled shuttle flight had been cancelled due to mechanical problems, committee chair Richard Bachmann, commander of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, said at a NASA press conference. The other case involved a NASA astronaut flying to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan.
Bachmann provided no further details, despite insistent questioning by reporters, but did admit the panel had heard of other incidents not listed in the report. NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale said the space agency would have to verify the allegations before taking any action against the individuals involved.
The US Congress says it will push to investigate the issues raised in the report and will hold a hearing on the matter when it reconvenes in early September. "I hope the agency will . . . not just fall back on the tired bromide that the review team's findings are 'unproven allegations,'" said Bart Gordon, chair of the US House Committee on Science and Technology. "Something clearly seems to be broken in NASA's system of astronaut oversight."
NASA does seem to be taking notice. After receiving the report, an existing ban on astronauts drinking within 12 hours of flying T-38 training jets was extended to cover spaceflight as well. NASA quarantines astronauts for a week before flight, but allows them to have alcohol in crew quarters. Dale has no plans to alter that policy, saying, "I think it's okay after work to go back and have a beer."
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Although drinking took centre stage at the press conference, it was only part of a report that focused on mental health, behaviour, and management issues. Dale expressed particular concern that warnings of potential safety problems had been ignored, and said NASA was taking steps to ensure that flight surgeons, trainers and astronauts feel free to communicate safety issues to senior managers, as the panel had recommended. Ellen Ochoa, director of flight crew operations, announced plans to have astronauts develop a formal written code of conduct, another panel recommendation.
The panel also pushed for making "behavioural health" part of annual astronaut physicals, and putting more emphasis on psychological testing in screening candidate astronauts. Dale said NASA is accepting many of those recommendations and will study others.
But how much that can accomplish remains an open question. NASA already puts candidates through hours of psychological testing and interviews. A separate panel at the agency's Johnson Space Center interviewed employees who had worked closely with Nowak before the incident.
Although most found her distant and shy, and some said she was sometimes demanding, few had seen changes in her behaviour. "Most of the employees interviewed said they've spent countless hours trying to determine if they had noticed any behaviour prior to the incident that could have alerted them to Nowak's subsequent actions; none could think of any," concluded the report (PDF), which was signed by Johnson's director, Michael Coats.
In the end, astronauts are unlikely to avoid such scandals in the future. As Ochoa put it: "It's an inescapable fact that human spaceflight involves humans."
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Adrian Peterson Muses About Playing In Texas
As the prime years of running back Adrian Peterson's begin to evaporate, the future Hall of Famer is thinking about the possibility of finishing his career in his home state of Texas.
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"You know, I'd be a liar if I said it's something that hasn't crossed my mind before," told ESPN Radio on Thursday.
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I have built my oven, two courses to go, using a 34" ball for courses 7, 8 and 9, then a 24" ball for courses 10, 11, 12 and the last bricks. It has worked very well. With each additional course I would adjust the pressure in the ball, either up or down, to fit the bricks. Where the circle of bricks was a little out of "round" I would adjust by using wedges.
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(M) I wrote you privately about the previous disappearance of your photos and hope that these will remain, but I have some other serious questions:
(M) You wrote, in part:
(D) "using a 34" ball for courses 7, 8 and 9, then a 24" ball for courses 10, 11, 12 and the last bricks."
(M) If you used a smaller ball for the last courses did it need to sit on a partly deflated 34" ball to reach the top? ____
(M) Did either ball expand significantly - noticeably beyond it's normal full circumference? ____
(M) Since your dome is essentially very close to a true hemisphere I would have assumed that one ball, the top half of which was close to the interior radius of your dome, e.g. 21" would have sufficed.
(M) I understand, of course that a ball is spherical and that only the top 1/2 would be helpful in supporting your bricks; the first few courses would not need any support. I tried ballons with my 8 vanes but had only limited success; but of course I only live in Oregon.
(M) I have many questions because my spatial visualization is poorly developed. Any clarification on how those balls responded to changes in internal air pressure might be helpful for others too. I'd also be curious to know the cost of each ball: $___
(M) Thanks for your time.
(M) P.S. Stuart, I think there is a good chance that Davy will post on PhotoBucket and if he chooses to make his images public, we may see far more than the 4 he's shared to date.
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, ...
but no simpler!" (Albert Einstein)
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Balls are easy to use
As marcel has noted I hope to put my 50+ photos of oven construction onto photobucket so all can see the stages I went through.
The first 6 courses of my 42" oven went up without having to have any inside support. In an earlier thread I espoused the virtues of not using wedges to get the right angle, but to use one's eye and a level instead. The wedges got in the way of putting in mortar. I found it easier to slather down a blob of mortar then put the brick on top and adjust it accordingly for angle.
The 7th course suffered greatly from gravity so needed a helping hand. I put the 34" ball (purchased at Toys R Us for $10) on the hearth and inflated it with my compressor until it came out far enough to support the 7th course. (The ball at this point was not fully inflated.) Because my 7th course was not perfectly spherical I had to use wedges here and there to support the brick between the brick and the ball. Apart from getting the angle more or less correct it was important to ensure the bottom edge of each brick was placed directly over the top edge of the underlying bricks.
For course 8 I had to deflate the ball slightly because the circle of bricks was obviously getting smaller. I just let a little air out and bingo!
Although I could probably have continued using the 34" ball I decided to switch to the 24" swedish gym ball. It was closer to the shape that I wanted and it was sturdier in construction than the bigger ball. (I didn't tell my wife what I was doing with her ball.) I found the gym ball better support than the big ball because the sides did not squish in when the weight of a brick was added, as happened with the 34" ball.
I have now ground to shape all the bricks needed for course 12, and just have to put some mortar around them. They will not need much mortar as they all fit tightly now. That will leave a "hole" in the top of the oven about
5" across at the bottom and 7" across at the top. I'm not sure yet how I will fill this hole.
I will post some more photos as soon as I have them.
Ciao for now,
12th course finished
I have just finished dry fitting course 12 after grinding each brick to fit snugly. When I was satisfied with the fit I then applied mortar. The attached photos show the dry fit stage then the mortared stage.
Just the key bricks to go and I'm done. I'm already starting to taste that pizza and imbibe with red wine. I'm feeling Italian so will end with ...
Ciao for now,
Oven construction photos at Photobucket
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If this works I will include all of my photos if anyone is interested in seeing them
Ciao for now,
Fine Job
Innovation, attention to detail and a willingness to take you time resulted in an excellent job. Congratulations. Marcel is correct, as mostly always, because we Canadians do have an unfair advantage. He marked it down to clear air, but we both know it's the beer, eh.
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Shrinking budgets, social media, and sophisticated opposition groups are all contributing to the changing landscape of public involvement. Our charrette process must respond or become obsolete. Please note this Salon will start at 9pm. Join Andres Duany, Bill Lennertz, and many more, and add your voice and participate in this very important conversation Hall of Ideas HIJ Home is Where Your Car Is/Isn't: CNT's Location Efficiency Measure Critiqued by NAHB, Defended by Scott Bernstein
Join the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the National Association of Homebuilders for a stimulating discussion of a new definition of housing affordability, the Housing and Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index, which assesses the impact of location and transportation costs on the true cost of housing. Head-On Collision: CEOs for Cities vs. the Texas Transportation Institute's Congestion Index
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Two mega-scaled hospitals with giant parking lots threaten the fabric of a Crescent City neighborhood. New Orleans' activist Bill Borah and CNU board member Jack Davis talk about their resistance strategy. Ballroom AB The Federal Sustainable Communities Initiative Salon: Lessons Learned and What's Next Featuring Shelley Poticha
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These specs are possible because of the use of the upper A-arms. They have been tried and tested by the R&D of Global West and will ultimately define the handling capabilities that you are looking for. The "racing" specs are just a starting point and may need slight adjustments depending on track conditions and configurations.
No model from Chevrolet has symbolized the theme of overall performance longer than the Camaro. For almost 35 years, the popular F-Body has attracted thousands of diehard Chevy enthusiasts, and for good reason. The car was designed as a hot rod from the start, and the aftermarket has gone to great strides to expand on that platform. We believe this fact is true and have brought back a former SUPER CHEVY project to outfit it with a new handling product that no F-Body should go with out. We're talking about trick tubular upper A-arms from Global West.
These new suspension components are a must for enthusiasts who enjoy bringing out the utmost in performance from their rides. Whether you are the type who enjoys carving up a few corners, or prefers burning down the quarter mile, this component provides a definite-and noticeable-improvement.
Camaros were-and still are-a solidly built machine from the factory, but everything has room for improvement. What these A-arms are designed to do is help provide the driver with a feeling of direct connection between the car and the road-a feeling that most drivers crave. They add that extra bit of handling and control that these cars should have had from the factory.
Global West has designed a simple, yet effective, component for the front suspension that is shorter than a stock part, and that's exactly the reason it works. The shorter tubular arm corrects the small problems with the frontend geometry, which includes the ability to have more negative camber, and slows down (but does not eliminate) the gain of positive camber. It also increases positive caster. What this means in terms of seat-of-the-pants feel is a dramatic increase in straight-line stability and better corner entry.
The well-built arms were designed to be teamed with the stock lower arm, which is strong enough to handle virtually any kind of punishment that can be thrown at it. Global West does offer a solution to those stock rubber bushings, and their inherent soft feel: a special kit (PN SP-7) consisting of spherical bearings that press into the stock location of the rubber bushings-again, simple and effective. The bearings are designed for low friction and zero deflection, which greatly improves overall performance of the car's frontend.
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