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Information Morning Cape Breton
Information Morning Cape Breton | Weekdays 6 a.m. to 8:37 a.m. | CBC Radio One
Join Information Morning's host Steve Sutherland and news editor Hal Higgins starting at 6 a.m. on weekdays.
Archbishop retires from Sydney 'labour of joy' to Halifax
The patriarch of the African Orthodox Church is saying goodbye to the congregation he has served for 33 years in Sydney, N.S.
North Sydney group lobbies for Archibald's Wharf replacement
A new Cape Breton group has plans to turn a vacant area of the North Sydney waterfront into a mixed-use recreational space.
Surf's up: New competition coming to Cape Breton this October
A new surf competition, the Schooner Cliffs Surf Classic, will be held in early October at Schooner Pond Cove. Prize money totaling $2,000 will be up for grabs.
Information Morning Cape Breton Clips
Friday September 23, 2016
Audio Issue Panel 0923
Now, a brand new season of the Information Morning Issue Panel with panelists Kim Desveaux, Jenn Power, and Chris Milburn. Every second week, a rotating roster of talkative and opinionated Cape Bretoners offer their take on the stories of the week.
Friday September 23, 2016
Audio Matthew Hines Investigation Update
More than a year after his death, Correctional Service Canada admits "excessive force" was used and is finally speaking about Matthew Hines, who died in Dorchester Penitentiary. Reporter Joan Weeks has an investigation update.
Thursday September 22, 2016
Audio Breakfast Biographies - Reverend Mother Phyllis Marsh
A life's journey from angry young woman to a later-life ordination as African Orthodox priest on "The Breakfast Biographies" - a series of profile interviews with interesting characters. Today, the Reverend Mother Phyllis Marsh of Whitney Pier.
Thursday September 22, 2016
Audio Golf Cruise Ship Arriving
Green Fees, Blue Seas... The first golf-themed cruise ship is set to dock in Cape Breton. Reporter Holly Conners asked Graham Husdon, the manager of Highlands Links in Ingonish, to reflect on what its arrival means for Cape Breton's courses.
Thursday September 22, 2016
Audio Patriarch Vincent Waterman Retiring
Since 1983, Vincent Waterman has been the priest at St. Phillip's African Otrhodox Church in Whitney Pier. Now, he is retiring and leaving Cape Breton Island. The 91 year old Patriarch of the church and his wife are moving to Halifax.
Wednesday September 21, 2016
Audio Fort McMurray Update
The Fort McMurray fire--and flood--are history to most Canadians now. But hundreds of residents are currently trying to re-adjust to life back in the Alberta city. We get an update with Cape Bretoner Verna Murphy on life since the disaster.
Wednesday September 21, 2016
Audio Jim St. Clair - Baddeck Teachers
Teaching, preaching and social change on "Then and Now" with Jim St. Clair. Recently, Information Morning host Steve Sutherland met Jim, a community historian, in Baddeck, to learn about an early school and 3 female teachers from Cape Breton's past.
Wednesday September 21, 2016
Audio Inverness Candidates District 3
Vying for the vote in Inverness Co. on our candidates' roundtable. We turn our attention to the Dunvegan, Strathlorne and Inverness area. Meet the incumbent Jim Mustard, and Wanda McMaster. (Gerald Poirier didn't return our calls to participate.)
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- Clinton vs. Trump: Clashing debate-prep styles hint at sharp contrasts on stage
- Rancid small-state nationalism surges in Europe: Don Murray
- Dalai Lama envoy says Canada-China free trade must factor in Tibetan crisis
- Building peace in Colombia may be more challenging than 50 years of war
- Airstrikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts overnight
- Foot doctor used experimental implants unapproved for surgery on unsuspecting patients
- The long, complicated relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Royals
- Lab research shows inflation may be all in your mind: Don Pittis
- Yahoo email hack: Are biometrics the answer to a safer online world? Not yet, says expert
- Federal workers broke rules during exercise to protect against 'active shooter'
- Foot doctor used experimental implants unapproved for surgery on unsuspecting patients
- Senator reports herself to ethics czar over tax-haven revelations
- 3 Canadian banks served 2,000 offshore corporations, Bahamas leak shows
- Canadian ties exposed in leaked Bahamas tax-haven data
- Canadian immigration DNA test would force kids through dangerous area under travel warning
- Rancid small-state nationalism surges in Europe: Don Murray
- Lab research shows inflation may be all in your mind: Don Pittis
- Canada showing Haiti some tough love
- In debate between Clinton, Trump, moderators will be judged, too
- Our uncomfortable ride with central bankers who can't take us home again: Neil Macdonald
- Clinton vs. Trump: Clashing debate-prep styles hint at sharp contrasts on stage
- Too much talking, cellphone use, during federal 'lockdown' exercise, report says
- Canada showing Haiti some tough love
- Canadian taken hostage in Libya
- Liberals face rumblings of East Coast discontent a year after electoral sweep
- Lab research shows inflation may be all in your mind: Don Pittis
- Biometrics not yet ready to protect you from the Yahoo hack
- GM workers accept tentative agreement
- Waiting for OPEC: changing circumstances and new possibilities — maybe
- Our uncomfortable ride with central bankers who can't take us home again: Neil Macdonald
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- Ontario premier open to health funding strings — depending on how tight they're tied
- Record number of Ontario fentanyl deaths in 2015, new data from chief coroner's office shows
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- Fuel cells set to power up the drone industry
- How to protect yourself after the Yahoo email hack, whether you use Yahoo or not
- Elephant ivory trade under scrutiny at upcoming wildlife conference
- Five Canadian communities threatened by climate change now
- Make America White Again: Why Donald Trump plays the race card
- Clinton vs. Trump: Follow the race for the White House with CBC's presidential poll tracker
- Looking for a place to happen: Canadian stories behind Tragically Hip's lyrics
- Battling the Beast: The untold story of the fight to save Fort McMurray
- Nothing 'more beautiful than to lend a hand': Meet 7 inspiring Aboriginal community builders
- Temporary grocery store to open today after Shamattawa fire, North West Company says
- The long, complicated relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Royals
- Indigenous woman protests poor housing conditions on First Nations
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JACKSON, MI – Brian Stuard continued his slide down the leaderboard Monday during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
After posting an even par in Sunday's third round, Stuard struggled on the front nine during the final round, carding a 2-over 73. It was Stuard's only round above par for the entire tournament.
Stuard's 3-under 281 was good enough to tie for 67th with Bubba Watson and Cameron Tringale. He pocketed $16,320, bringing his PGA tour total to $1,032,028.
Stuard started the day with three straight pars, but gained a stroke on the 451-yard, par-4 13th. Stuard reached the green in two, but couldn't get the putter going with a 3-putt for a bogey.
Things got worse on the 161-yard, par-3 16th. Stuard's tee shot found the body of water that rests between the tee box and the green, resulting in a penalty stroke. He then found the green and two-putted for a double bogey.
Stuard had a shining moment on the 298-yard, par-4 fourth. After finding the right bunker with his tee shot, he sent his second shot to within 13 yards to the hole. From there, Stuard chipped it in for a birdie. He closed his round with four consecutive pars for his 2-over 73.
Taking home the title was Henrik Stenson with at 22-under par while Steve Stricker settled for second at two strokes back.
Next on the PGA Tour schedule is the BMW Championship on Sept. 12-15.

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Mirpur: After Bangladesh stamped their authority at home with two convincing victory in the first two ODIs, West Indies clawed back into the series with two wins of their own. If it was Marlon Samuels' century that spared West Indies' blushes in the third ODI, captain Darren Sammy came good in the 4th with a solid all-round performance to knock off the hosts in a low-scorer.
Going into the 5th and the final ODI to be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, West Indies clearly have the momentum going their way but they do have concerns in their batting line-up. Their star batsman Chris Gayle is yet to provide a big innings as he has scored only 70 runs so far in the series. The other opener Kieran Powell has done reasonably well after replacing Lendl Simmons for the last two ODIs but he needs to converts his starts into big scores.
In the Windies bowling department, it was expected that spinners will rule the roost especially with mystery spinner Sunil Narine in the ranks but it has been the medium pace of Darren Sammy and Ravi Rampaul that has given the visitors the maximum number of wickets. With due playing a very important part in each of the games, winning the toss is crucial but as it was shown by the West Indies quickies in the 4th ODI exploiting the conditions remains the most important aspect in day-night encounters.
For Bangladesh, the young recruits have done reasonably well but their lack of experience was very much evident in the last two ODIs. The hosts are definitely missing the services of their talismanic middle-order batsman Shakib-al-Hasan who was ruled out of the ODI series due to injury. His replacement, Mominul Haque, apart from his 29-ball 31 in the first ODI, has failed to put up an inspired performances in the rest of the matches. With an array of slow left-armers in their setup, Bangladesh have played to their strengths till now and even in the final ODI the hosts will be relying on their tweakers to deliver the goods.
All in all, Bangladesh have done a decent job in the ODI series after a 2-0 Test drubbing. On Saturday, it would be the temperaments of both the teams that would be tested.
Probable XI:
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Naeem Islam, Nasir Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (Capt/wk), Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak.
West Indies Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Darren Sammy, Veerasammy Permaul, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach.


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Wylfa Nuclear Power Station
|Wylfa Nuclear Power Station
Location of Wylfa Nuclear Power Station in Wales
|Wales, United Kingdom
|53°25′01″N 4°28′59″W / 53.417°N 4.483°WCoordinates: 53°25′01″N 4°28′59″W / 53.417°N 4.483°W
|Construction began
|Commission date
|Decommission date
|Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
|Magnox Ltd
|Nuclear power station
|Reactor type
|Reactor supplier
|The Nuclear Power Group
|Power generation
|Units decommissioned
|2 x 490 MW
The shutdown Wylfa Nuclear Power Station (Welsh: Atomfa'r Wylfa) is situated just west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, North Wales. Its location on the coast provided a cooling source for its operation.
Wylfa houses two 490 MW Magnox nuclear reactors, "Reactor 1" and "Reactor 2", which were built from 1963 and became operational in 1971.
Reactor 2 was retired in 2012, and on 30 December 2015, Reactor 1 was also shut down, after more than 44 years of operating.
The construction of the power station, which was undertaken by British Nuclear Design & Construction (BNDC), a consortium backed by English Electric, Babcock & Wilcox Ltd and Taylor Woodrow Construction,[1] began in 1963. The reactors were supplied by The Nuclear Power Group (TNPG) and the turbines by English Electric.
It was the second nuclear power station to be built in Wales, after Trawsfynydd. Following the closure of Trawsfynydd in 1991, Wylfa became the only nuclear power station in Wales.
Wylfa houses two 490 MW Magnox nuclear reactors, "Reactor 1" and "Reactor 2", which were built from 1963 and became operational in 1971.[2] Wylfa typically supplied 23 GW h of electricity daily when they were both in service. These were the largest and last Magnox-type reactors to be built in the UK. Wylfa was the second British nuclear power station, following Oldbury, to have a pre-stressed concrete pressure vessel instead of steel for easier construction and enhanced safety.
The original design output was 1,190 MW but unexpected accelerated ("breakaway") corrosion of mild steel components of the gas circuit in hot CO2 was detected even before the first reactor began operating. The channel gas outlet temperature, the temperature at which the CO2 leaves the fuel channels in the reactor core, had to be reduced, initially dropping the power output to 840 MW, which was later raised to 980 MW as more experience accumulated.
The graphite cores each weigh 3,800 tonnes (3,700 long tons); 6,156 vertical fuel channels contain over 49,248 natural uranium magnox-clad fuel elements, hence the name magnox reactor. A further 200 channels allow boron control rods to enter the reactor and control the nuclear reaction. The primary coolant in the reactors is carbon dioxide gas.
The power station is managed by Magnox Ltd, formerly Magnox North, formerly British Nuclear Group, formerly Magnox Electric, formerly Nuclear Electric, formerly National Power, formerly the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). The site is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Its purpose is to oversee the decommissioning and clean-up of the UK's civil nuclear legacy.
During its operational life substantial works have been needed to strengthen the reactors against deteriorating welds discovered in the safety review in April 2000. Amid public controversy, Greenpeace issued an independent safety appraisal[3] by the nuclear engineering consultancy Large Associates, but the permit to restart operation was given in August 2001. In addition to welding weaknesses, radiolytic depletion of the graphite moderator blocks was still of concern and PAWB continue to campaign for early shut-down of the plant as well as against any nuclear replacement.
On 20 July 2006 the NDA announced that the station would be shut down in 2010 to enable the closure and decommissioning of the Magnox spent fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield.[4] Springfields Fuels Limited ended production of Magnox fuel elements in 2008 due to these plans.[5] However, in 2010 the NDA announced an extension to 2012, beyond Wylfa's 40th anniversary as a generating power station in January 2011, due to schedule slippage at Sellafield which would allow Wylfa additional time before final defuelling.[6][7] At this time, a strategy was also devised to maximise the generation from the remaining fuel stock given that new fuel could no longer be manufactured. This required a change in the distribution of fuel within the reactors, as well as a the closure of Reactor 2 in 2012 to allow this fuel to be transferred into Reactor 1.[8] Reactor 2 ceased generating on 25 April 2012 at 19:02 BST,[9] allowing Reactor 1 to continue to operate. A license extension to operate Reactor 1 until 31 December 2015 was granted in September 2014.[10]
Reactor 1 was shut down on 30 December 2015. De-fuelling will start in 2016, and the whole site should be fuel free by late 2018. Decommissioning will take several decades.[11]
Future nuclear plant plans[edit]
A second plant named Wylfa Newydd (previously referred to as Wylfa B[12]) has been proposed, in part to provide for the needs of the Anglesey Aluminium smelter located in Holyhead. The Anglesey Aluminium plant was shut down on 30 September 2009.[13] The company has announced plans for a biomass plant on the site by 2016 for which planning permission has been approved. Wylfa Newydd's proposal has been the subject of local opposition, led by the group People Against Wylfa B (PAWB[14] – "pawb" is Welsh for "everyone"). In March 2006 the local council voted to extend the life of Wylfa A and to support the construction of Wylfa B, citing the potential loss of employment in the smelter works and nuclear station.[15]
Horizon Nuclear Power, originally an E.ON and RWE joint venture, bought by Hitachi in 2012,[16] announced in 2009 intentions to install about 3,000 MWe of new nuclear plant at Wylfa. Horizon is planning to build an Advanced Boiling Water Reactor ABWR at a site to the south of the existing Wylfa station.[17][18]
On 18 October 2010 the British government announced that Wylfa was one of the eight sites it considered suitable for future nuclear power stations.[19]
In January 2012, three hundred anti-nuclear protesters took to the streets of Llangefni, against plans to build a new nuclear power station at Wylfa. The march was organised by organisations including Pobl Atal Wylfa B, Greenpeace and Cymdeithas yr Iaith, which are supporting farmer Richard Jones who is in dispute with Horizon.[20]
On 29 March 2012 E.ON and RWE npower announced that their plans to build the new power station had been shelved.[21]
On 30 October 2012, it was announced that Hitachi had bought the UK nuclear project from E.On and RWE.[22] In an interview, a spokesman from the anti-nuclear group PAWB[14] said "We don't want a 'Wylfashima' on Ynys Mon".[23]
Horizon planned initial site work at Wylfa to begin in 2015, with building work starting in 2018 and generation starting in the mid-2020s.[24]
See also[edit]
- Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
- Anti-nuclear movement in the United Kingdom
- Economics of new nuclear power plants
- ^ Nuclear Development in the United Kingdom
- ^ Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - Scotland and Wales
- ^ Review of ageing processes and their influence on safety and performance of Wylfa nuclear power station, Greenpeace
- ^ "Wylfa definitely closing in 2010". BBC News. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Final shipment of new Magnox fuel". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Wylfa to continue generating until 2012". Nuclear Engineering International. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "The Magnox life extension story - Nuclear Engineering International". www.neimagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Inter-reactor fuel transfer at Wylfa 1&2 - Nuclear Engineering International". www.neimagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Nuclear workers offered retraining as Wylfa reactor shuts early". BBC News. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Wylfa nuclear plant given extension
- ^ "World's last operating Magnox reactor closes". World Nuclear News. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Wylfa B is re-named Wylfa Newydd by nuclear developer". Daily Post. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - Anglesey Aluminium in redundancy talks with Unite union". BBC Online. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b "stop-wylfa.org".
- ^ "Council votes in favour of new power plant". Isle of Anglesey County Council. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Hitachi buys UK nuclear project from E.On and RWE". BBC. 30 April 2009.
- ^ James Murray (30 April 2009). "RWE/E.ON and EDF win nuclear auction". BusinessGreen. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "FAQs: WYLFA". Horizon Nuclear Power. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants". BBC News. BBC. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Elgan Hearn (Jan 25, 2012). "Hundreds protest against nuclear power station plans". Online Mail.
- ^ "RWE and E.On halt UK nuclear plans at Wylfa and Oldbury". BBC. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Hitachi buys UK nuclear project from E.On and RWE". BBC. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Hitachi Wylfa deal: "We don't want a Wylfashima on Ynys Mon', say campaigners". BBC. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Chris Dearden (21 October 2013). "Wylfa B nuclear power station: Housing concerns for workers". BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wylfa nuclear power station.
- Wylfa | Magnox Sites
- Wylfa Power Station
- NDA (UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority)
- Wylfa, Nuclear Engineering International wall chart, 1965
- Information on PAWB
- PAWB Website
- Inside Wylfa. Feb 2009 (2m:21s video)


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|Home Decor
An easy-to-stitch quilt with timeless appeal. Designed exclusively for Craftsy by Nancy Smith.
Welcome to Under the Stars! Having been co-owner of Great American Quilt Factory, a retail store in Denver, CO for 30 years I was able to both see and work on a lot of different quilt patterns. Over all of those years this pattern remains one of my favorites. It is an easy-to-stitch block, but when set together, stars "magically" appear. Being able to work with such a wonderful collection of Fossil Fern fabrics gives this quilt a timeless appeal. In any setting it can become modern or traditional in appearance. Join me to make this fun pattern.- Nancy Smith


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10 Best Store-Bought Appetizers
Smoked paprika, bacon, and fresh green herbs give the traditional deviled egg a delectable new complexity, making this classic app new again.
Recipe: Deviled Eggs
Simple but oh-so-satisfying, these rich cheese-filled pastries are sure to be a big hit at any party.
Recipe: Parmesan Pastry Pipes
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Your UTB Grade Point Average (GPA) will appear on your official transcript and will reflect only course work taken while enrolled at The University of Texas at Brownsville. Your GPA will exclude any course work transferred from other institutions, any course work taken by correspondence and may exclude some credits earned by examination. Check with your academic advisor if you have any questions.
Calculating your GPA is easy and an essential step in keeping up with your academic progress. The chart below provides a 'refresher' as to how to read course information. To calculate your GPA, you will need to know the credit hours for each course you are taking.
College level courses generate hours (semester credit hours by course) and points (grade point value of letter grade). To get the number of grade points earned per course, multiply the credit hours by the grade points.
A: 4 grade points, B: 3 grade points, C: 2 grade points, D: 1 grade point, F: 0 grade points.
The TOTAL number of grade points earned divided by the TOTAL semester hours attempted is the GPA.
38(Total Grade Points) / 13(Total Credit Hours) = 2.923 GPA
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Cleveland Browns linebacker Quentin Groves faces a solicitation charge after being arrested as part of a sting operation last week, according to multiple reports. Per Cleveland television station WEWS NewsChannel 5, the Orange Village (Ohio) police said Groves was caught, along with 14 other men, when he tried to pay an undercover female officer for sex.
The arrest occurred around 9 p.m. ET on April 17, at the Homestead Studio Suites in Beachwood, the city whose police department set up the sting along with the Cuyahoga County's Sheriff's Office. When Groves called to set up the session, he offered to give the woman $100 for one hour of "full service." Police took him into custody after he arrived at the hotel about 90 minutes later and seized the $195.70 and box of Magnum condoms Groves had in his possession as evidence.
He pleaded no contest in court and has another hearing on May 10.
Groves apologized for the incident Wednesday, saying in a statement that he let a lot of people down, starting with his family. He told fans, the Browns and the city of Cleveland he was sorry for putting himself in this situation.
Groves, 28, a 2008 second-round pick of Jacksonville, had spent time with the Jaguars, Raiders and Cardinals before signing a two-year, $2.28 million deal with the Browns on March 13. He had four sacks last season with Arizona.
The Browns released a statement about the incident through team spokesman Neal Gulkis. "We are aware of the situation and do not have any further comment."


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Teaching Green in Georgia
The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center shows
kids—and grown-ups—the benefits of being green.
By Linda McIntyre
The Atlanta metropolitan region conjures up visions of
jammed freeways and unchecked sprawl. But in Gwinnett County, northeast of the
city, a new environmental education center on 233 forested acres
demonstrates—and not only to children—how to value the natural world and live
more sustainably. With a design and construction process focused on minimizing
the project's impact on the land and attaining gold-level Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, the center is also leading by
example, showing developers and design professionals how to build projects that
are both beautiful and sustainable. Like the Audubon centers outside Boston and
Los Angeles, or the recently renovated Nature Center at Shaker Lakes outside
Cleveland, it's the very model of a twenty-first-century phenomenon—the
environmental education center that is itself green.
The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (GEHC) is
just up the road from Buford's ginormous Mall of Georgia, a crescent-shaped
assembly of more than 225 shops floating in a sea of asphalt. The land on which
the GEHC sits was bought at the same time that the construction of the mall was
announced. But it's light years away in its relationship to the character and
history of this region and the site. At the GEHC, landscape architects from The
Jaeger Company (TJC), along with their project team, worked carefully with the
county government from the earliest stages of the project to ensure that this
environmental heritage center didn't just pay lip service to conservation and
sustainability—it had to "walk the walk."
The 681-acre site, nestled between a pair of freeways and
near clusters of both commercial and residential development, was bought by
Gwinnett County's Department of Public Utilities in the mid-1990s for a
wastewater treatment facility. The county's existing treatment capacity was
stretched to its limits by the region's rapid growth.
F. Wayne Hill, an amateur pilot and then-chairman of the
county board of commissioners, spotted the wooded tract while tooling around in
his small plane. Hill, whom many Gwinnett County voters associated with
untrammeled growth, was targeted by slow-growth groups and defeated in a 2004
primary. But whether his reasons for pursuing the nature center on the water
treatment site were personal or political—or a bit of both—he made sure that
the funding and other necessary ducks were in a row early on so the project,
including both state-of-the-art wastewater treatment and the environmental
education center, would go forward with or without him.
Shortly after the purchase of the land, the county developed
a master plan for the treatment plant, exploring mixed-use options, including a
nature center and greenway trails. This sort of development made sense given
the abundant natural (wetlands, a creek, granite outcroppings, diverse plant
communities) and historic (mill remnants, road traces, housing sites) features
associated with this land. The site was also well positioned to link into an
existing network of recreational trails. The nature center would benefit—and be
able to tap into the resources of—both a large county school system and the
nearby University of Georgia, with its landscape architecture, ecology, and
horticulture programs.
To articulate their vision in more detail, county staff
turned to the landscape architects at TJC, with whom they had an on-call master
plan contract. The firm, which had developed master plans for many county
parks, was in the right place at the right time, says TJC founder and principal
Dale Jaeger, FASLA, but it also had the kind of expertise Gwinnett County
needed to carry out such an ambitious project. "They knew we had a lot of
experience in preservation and ecology," she says. The firm has done many
projects in the Southeast featuring native plants, habitat restoration, and
green building techniques such as porous pavement.
Jaeger also notes that the county itself had a lot of
professionals on staff who had long played a leadership role in park
development and securing land for open space despite rapidly increasing
development and prices. One of the mechanisms the county used to fund this and
other park projects was a voter-approved "special-purpose local option sales
tax," which allocates the money raised toward designated projects such as roads
and jails in addition to parks. "It's been a good tool in Georgia at a time
that federal funds are decreasing," says Jaeger.
Finding the Right Site
Early on in the project, the landscape architects, working
with architects at Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer & Associates (another firm, based
in Georgia, ultimately designed the GEHC building), undertook an extensive site
analysis and inventory of existing conditions. During the inventory, the team
examined five potential building sites for suitable topography; accessibility
from the existing roadway; proximity to the wider site's physical, cultural,
and natural features; views; possible trail network connections; and their
relationships to wetland areas and areas likely to see expansion of the water
treatment facility.
One area had been proposed for the GEHC in the county's
original master plan, based on its proximity to features such as Ivy Creek, its
potential to host a dramatic entry for visitors, and a large plot available for
building. But building on this area's steep topography would have been extremely
disruptive to the landscape. Instead the landscape architects and their team
chose a site with less-steep slopes and proximity to the existing Woodward Mill
Road as part of an entry route for the GEHC. The affected trees in this area
would be mostly pines, as opposed to the rarer mature oak–hickory forest on the
other site. "It was obvious from old aerial photos that this area had been
cleared at one point, probably for farming," says TJC principal Chet Thomas,
ASLA. Building here required additional land acquisition, but that had already
been recommended earlier in the planning process and was done with relative
ease. The GEHC and its landscape comprise 233 acres of the larger county-owned
parcel; the building is 54,000 square feet.
As the design process went forward, the landscape architects
and the county brought in stakeholders, including representatives from the
county school system, the University of Georgia, and nonprofit education and
conservation groups. "Essentially we were working with a group of likely users
to determine how the design could best reflect the center's mission," says
Jaeger. The stakeholder process also helped to ensure that the project would be
a success with its intended audience. "The county had 'buy in' from the schools
and the university even before the architects were brought on board and
construction went forward," she says.
Water, Water, Everywhere
One focus of the discussions was the water feature specified
in the concept plan. "Water" was an obvious choice for the design theme since
the treatment plant was such a prominent part of the site, the stream system
was such a valued part of its environment, and the site had once been home to a
mill. The concept plan had included an interactive design to convey, in a
literal fashion, the cleanliness of the recycled water. But it was increasingly
clear to everyone that using too much water would be contrary to the
sustainability objectives of the project. At the same time, the landscape
architects wanted a feature with a strong character and a dynamic relationship
to the building, and they had to contend with the hilly nature of the site.
Finding a solution was a real group effort among the project team, says Thomas,
especially because the reuse water would also be used as part of the building's
heating and cooling system. "None of us had done this before—sending water
through the building and bringing it back out onto the site."
In the final design, the team specified different systems
for handling reuse water from the treatment plant and stormwater collected on
the site. Runoff—some of which would be mitigated by a green roof on the
building and various types of porous pavement in the parking lot (see "Porous
Pavement Man," Landscape Architecture,
March)—would be collected in bioswales in the parking lot and a rain garden
with a visible inlet on the north side of the building.
From there, any water not infiltrated is piped underneath
the water feature and daylighted into a swale at the south side of the
building, where it feeds a constructed wetland that further filters stormwater.
"Even though most of the parking lot water doesn't end up in the wetland, the
watershed [for the building area] is probably several acres," says Thomas. "So
there is a fair amount of surface runoff that eventually makes its way to the
wetland." The bioswales and wetlands were planted with a water-tolerant seed
mix including grasses, rushes, shrubs such as buttonbush, and flowering plants
such as showy tickseed, joe-pye weed, and ironweed.
The aesthetic feature for the reuse water begins with a
circular pool at the top of a hill on the north side of the building, where it
is piped after being used to heat and cool the building. Following the path of
a dry ravine that runs under the center of the building, it then travels down a
concrete channel, reminiscent of a mill raceway, for aeration and cooling. "The
water serves as a heat sink to take heat out of the building," says Thomas. "So
it's a continuous loop, and additional reuse water is only added to make up
what is lost to evaporation. The aeration is intended to improve water
quality." Closer to the building, the water moves through a series of pools;
after it travels to the lowest pool, it goes into an underground vault fitted
with a pump that cycles it back into the building.
Reuse water from the treatment plant, running through a
separate system, is used to flush toilets in the building and for irrigation
(an irrigation system was put in to help new plants get established and to
carry them through any future droughts). Steve Cannon, the GEHC's executive
director, says that using water from the treatment facility results in a
reduction in clean water use of more than 65 percent. The water theme was also
emphasized with benches and handrails made of pipe fittings.
Treading Lightly on the Landscape
Beyond the complex functioning of the water feature, the
design flowed naturally from the site. Early on the project team agreed to
build to a standard that would achieve LEED gold certification, but this decision
had little impact on the landscape design. "Most or all of the LEED site-design
items were things we wanted to do anyway and that we try to do as standard
practice," says Thomas. "The LEED goal did help us convey ideas to the county,
though," he says, "and helped them see the value of the 'green' design items."
New plantings, from a list of 85 native trees, shrubs,
perennials, vines, and grasses, were concentrated around the building, entry
plaza, and parking areas. Some planting was also done around the group
gathering centers, but no new plants were put into the existing woodland.
Sites for the trails—five miles of nature trails and a
1.25-mile greenway that follows historic road traces and links to existing
county greenways—and gathering spaces such as council rings and pavilions were
carefully selected. "We tried to distribute all of the trail amenities
strategically—close to a view, or the stream, for educational opportunities,"
says TJC senior associate Emmeline Morris. "But we also tried to minimize
disturbance to the land. Tree preservation was key."
Large stones dug up during construction were saved and used
to enhance the water feature and gathering spaces, and the entire landscape
architecture firm participated in a "plant rescue," moving stands of trout lily
and trillium from the path of a proposed trail. Most of the trails are laid
with mulch made from trees that had to be removed during construction. In areas
close to the building, trails were laid with SlateScape, an aggregate composed
of thin, angular bits of slate, to provide a firmer, more stable surface
allowing better access for visitors with disabilities.
While the GEHC building houses plenty of classroom and
exhibit space, including a lecture hall, an orientation theater, and a
corporate rental facility, the landscape also provides opportunities for group
learning. Students and visitors can gather around the pool that commences the
water feature or at the amphitheater, one of three outdoor plazas around the
building, five council rings, or three pavilions. The landscape architects,
working with teachers and professors in the stakeholders' group, also developed
18 interpretive signs to provide information on the history and physical
characteristics of the site, its wildlife, the native plants used in the
landscape design, and the function of the water feature, the stormwater
management system, and the green roof.
The green roof on the GEHC building wasn't designed by the
landscape architects, but the architects did seek their advice on the plants.
"Originally we were responding with local plant communities such as those found
on granite outcroppings," says Morris. "We were trying to look to natural
models. But ultimately [the architects] decided to go with sedums, based on availability."
It's clear that the landscape architects disagree with this approach, but they
did succeed in getting a test area, on a flat loading dock roof (the roof of
the building has a relatively steep pitch), planted with native species.
Warm Welcome
Since it opened last October, the GEHC has had "a tremendous
reception," according to Executive Director Steve Cannon. "It has far exceeded
our expectations," he says. And much of this interest has been sparked by the
landscape. "We didn't build a ball field here," he says. "It's the natural
landscape that's drawing people out; it's kind of surprising." The center gets
a lot of requests for additional information about the native plants used in
the landscape design.
The GEHC gets an average of 300 students visiting every day,
but most of the programming for adults at the center is designed around the
landscape. A popular "Landscape 101" tour is held on most Saturdays. Master
gardeners have meetings here and plant trees—more than 3,000 saplings were
planted along the site's trails by master gardeners and scout groups on the
weekend before Landscape Architecture
interviewed Cannon. He's also developing new programming, based on popular
demand, to teach visitors more about rain gardens, bioswales, porous pavements,
and other ways to manage stormwater at home. "We get so many questions," he
says. "Our clay soil here is a real challenge to work with."
In March, the Georgia ASLA chapter honored the project with
a 2007 Award of Excellence. There's also been a lot of interest from the
business and development communities, says Cannon. He says area builders are
thinking more about issues such as stormwater management. "We see some builders
doing things like leaving the centers of driveways unpaved so they can be planted
or putting in cisterns to collect rainwater," he says. "It's catching on a lot
faster than I would have thought."
Jaeger adds that, at a recent transportation planning
conference, a developer sitting next to her, whom she had not previously met,
brought up the center and how great a resource it was. He followed up after the
conference to get more information about the sustainable design elements, she
says, as have many other area design professionals.
Even those closest to it have learned from the project. "I
came to this from the utility business," says Cannon, "so this is a new
approach for me. [The landscape architects] really challenged me to think
differently about development. It's been a learning curve, but one that I've
PROJECT CREDITS: Owner: Gwinnett County Environmental & Heritage Center,
Buford, Georgia (Steve Cannon, executive director). Landscape architecture:
The Jaeger Company, Gainesville, Georgia (Dale Jaeger, FASLA, principal,
master planning phases; Chet Thomas, ASLA, principal, design phases;
Emmeline Morris, project manager). Consultants/allied professionals:
Lose & Associates Inc., Lawrenceville, Georgia, civil engineering;
AHA Consulting Engineers, Atlanta, lighting; Irrigation Design Group,
Boca Raton, Florida, irrigation; Lord Aeck Sargent, Atlanta, architecture;
Van Sickle & Rolleri Ltd., Medford, New Jersey, interior exhibit
design. General contractor: Juneau Construction Company, Atlanta.
Landscape/site subcontractors: ProLandscapes Inc., Doraville, Georgia;
Sitescapes, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Program management: Moreland
Altobelli Associates Inc., Norcross, Georgia. Agencies: Gwinnett
County Department of Community Services, Gwinnett County Department
of Water Resources, Gwinnett County Public Schools, and the University
of Georgia.
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The National Museum of American History is not an art museum. But works of art fill its collections and testify to the vital place of art in everyday American life. The ceramics collections hold hundreds of examples of American and European art glass and pottery. Fashion sketches, illustrations, and prints are part of the costume collections. Donations from ethnic and cultural communities include many homemade religious ornaments, paintings, and figures. The Harry T Peters "America on Stone" collection alone comprises some 1,700 color prints of scenes from the 1800s. The National Quilt Collection is art on fabric. And the tools of artists and artisans are part of the Museum's collections, too, in the form of printing plates, woodblock tools, photographic equipment, and potters' stamps, kilns, and wheels.
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Generally speaking, aside from the players themselves, head coaches are far and away the major headliners on the pro football front. With the social-media craze subjecting them to steadily increasing scrutiny, the ongoing speculation regarding their security, or lack thereof, has become a hot, around-the clock topic.
But NFL insiders in the know recognize the equally significant impact of the league's 32 general managers. Thankfully receiving far less face time than their coaching companions, their behind-the-scenes efforts provide an important dynamic that is destined to both make and break more than a few NFL teams before the 2012 season runs its course.
The stellar job Pro Football Weekly 2012 Executive of the Year Trent Baalke did in his first season as the Niners' GM is a case in point.
"When you look at how fast the Niners have turned it around in a year, you (have to) look at the guy who hired the head coach (Jim Harbaugh) and put those lines together," one NFC-rival GM told PFW. "It pains me to say it, but the reason San Francisco flipped around so quickly is because of Trent."
The way we hear it, there are as many as 8-10 teams that would feel a whole lot better about themselves right now if they had GM situations even remotely close to the Harbaugh-Baalke partnership in San Francisco.
That means there are 8-10 GMs, by PFW's estimation, currently on the proverbial hot seat in varying degrees. Making those seats a lot hotter is a high-quality group of potential replacements currently biding its time on the NFL periphery.
"There are a lot of good GMs out of work," one current GM said. "(Former Colts GM) Bill Polian is a first-ballot Hall of Famer to me. I don't think he will be out of work much longer. Will Bill Parcells get the itch again? Carl Peterson did a great job in Kansas City for what he was asked to do."
When you add other former GMs or personnel execs such as Jerry Angelo, Billy Devaney, Tim Ruskell, Chris Polian, Ron Hill and Tom Modrak to the mix, the level of GM intrigue is intensified.
After spending some time picking the brains of the collective GM community, it would appear there are two GMs in particular who could be living on borrowed time — Tom Heckert in Cleveland and Jeff Ireland in Miami.
Four GMs believed to be skating on thin ice not far behind Heckert and Ireland are Gene Smith in Jacksonville, A.J. Smith in San Diego, Scott Pioli in Kansas City and Rick Spielman in Minnesota.
What follows is a team-by-team breakdown of suspect GM situations, accompanied by a NFL insider's take in each case:
GMs ON BORROWED TIME
Tom Heckert / Browns — Heckert has methodically turned over the Browns' roster in his three seasons. The Browns are younger and more potential-laden than they were when Heckert joined the club in 2010. However, the Browns haven't made up any serious ground on the Ravens, Steelers and Bengals in Heckert's tenure, and they are very much a work in progress in 2012. With new owner Jimmy Haslam III likely to make some organizational changes once he settles in on the job, Heckert's long-term future in Cleveland could be murky. The Browns' lack of wins and blue-chip talent don't work in Heckert's favor, but he has done some good work, especially with regard to revamping an aging defense.
Veteran evaluator: "I would not be surprised if (team president Mike) Holmgren had the same bailout in his contract that (Bill) Parcells did, where he could walk and take his whole salary because the whole ownership changed and does not really fit him. I think Heckert has put two great drafts together and deserves to stick around, but I think that boat has sailed. They'll find someone young who understands the Pittsburgh way."
Jeff Ireland / Dolphins — Owner Stephen Ross surprised many— and angered fans — when he retained Ireland after deciding to hire a new head coach. He wanted some continuity, we hear, but Ireland is still on the hot seat. When you look at the inability of the team to improve the wide receiver position in the last year, a lot of that goes to the players that Ireland either drafted or signed. If the team has another bad season and someone needs to go, it likely would be Ireland, though Ross has shown a loyalty to Ireland in the past. The GM made a good trade to acquire a second-round pick and a late-round pick in 2013 for underperforming CB Vontae Davis, but the results just haven't been there, and the mistakes have outweighed his successes.
Veteran evaluator: "You have to be able to coach the talent you have. Vontae (Davis) is one of the most talented cornerbacks in the league. Find a way to manage him. That's on the coaches, not the personnel people. Jeff has done a pretty good job drafting, in my opinion, but he has the personality of a scout, not a GM, and I think that's been the biggest problem there. I don't know how well he sees the big picture, either. As a GM, you need to be thinking about how to put fans in the seats, and I don't think he has done much to endear himself to the people of Miami. If anything, he has just created resentment."
GMs ON THIN ICE
Gene Smith / Jaguars — The arrival of new owner Shahid Khan, who has yet to tip his hand on how patient he will be as an owner, paired with the fact that Khan this past offseason signed off on a contract extension for Smith that runs through 2014 makes this a difficult situation to gauge. It seems likely that Smith will be given until at least the end of 2013 to right the ship in Jacksonville, but most league observers agree that, four years into his rebuilding project, Smith's roster lacks the necessary talent and depth to be a postseason contender. Smith's future remains directly tied to second-year QB Blaine Gabbert. If Gabbert doesn't make major strides in Year Two, it doesn't bode well for Smith's long-term future with the Jaguars.
Top personnel exec: "Gene is one of the greatest guys you will ever meet, and I like him a lot as a person, but his drafts have been very average, free agency has been a near disaster and there's just not enough talent on the team to make a run at it. He's been there from the start. Has he had the support he has needed to get the job done the last few years? Probably not. But that's his team. He put his stamp on it. He might be able to finagle one more year, but they better show continued progress or he'll be out fast."
A.J. Smith / Chargers — Right after the 2011 season ended, team president Dean Spanos retained GM Smith and head coach Norv Turner. "A.J. Smith is the best man to improve our roster, and Norv Turner is the best man to lead that roster on the field," Spanos said. We hear that Spanos was very pleased with what Smith did this offseason, improving depth throughout the roster, but through four games, not many of those veteran additions have made huge strides. If the Chargers miss the playoffs and a change has to be made, it would be Turner leaving before Smith. It likely would have to be a disastrous season for Smith to go as well.
GM: "People in the building tell me (current Bills GM) Buddy (Nix) was the key guy there making the draft decisions. When he was pushed out, the drafts went to (nothing). He was the one guy that would stand up to A.J. — (A.J.'s) an overbearing personality now. It's black and white — there's not a lot of grey area with A.J."
Scott Pioli / Chiefs — Pioli was brought on by Chiefs owner Clark Hunt in 2009 to reshape the roster and change the direction of the team. Pioli was asked to turn the Chiefs into the Patriots of the Midwest, and the early results smacked of great, quick progress. Pioli and head coach Todd Haley turned around from 4-12 in 2009 to 10-6 and a playoff appearance in '10. Optimism followed in 2011, but the team yinged and yanged to a last-place appearance last season, with Haley getting fired. Pioli reached to his past, promoting defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel as Haley's replacement, and the team's 0-2 start this season raised serious pressure for head coach and GM. Two Kansas City writers attacked Pioli — far more than Crennel — for the team's lack of talent, depth and, notably, a franchise quarterback. Could Pioli be in trouble with a losing season? Perhaps, but he has improved Hunt's product (at worst, financially) and remains close to the owner.
GM: "I don't think the Bill Parcells style of being a (jerk) works. The game is too (expletive) hard — you might as well enjoy where you are working and enjoy working with (your) people. That style and where they get that, I don't get it. … Kansas City has an intimidating, scare-tactic style of doing business. As long as he has the owner fooled, he'll be fine. I don't think he's in immediate danger, but I don't see the team getting better. … If Scott doesn't know the difference between Shaun Rogers and Kelly Gregg, he's in trouble."
Former Chiefs front-office employee: "Pioli could get run out in K.C and Romeo might get a pass for a year or two, the same way Lovie (Smith) did when (Jerry) Angelo got run out. They might let some money burn off his contract first before they fire him and start the clock over. It would give a new GM time to hire the next coach and turn it around."
Rick Spielman / Vikings — The Vikings made a GM commitment for the first time since Jim Finks stepped down as general manager in 1974 when Spielman was promoted from vice president of player personnel to GM this January after six years with the team, changing the front-office power structure. Spielman has final, absolute say over personnel matters, something that previously was muddled when several men held a share of the power. Spielman brought back head coach Leslie Frazier, oversaw his first draft this April and made the call on the team's trades and free agents. He has a strong foothold with the team, despite it appearing that the Vikes sit fourth on the NFC North totem pole and likely are there to stay unless ownership drastically changes direction.
GM: "Did anyone think the Vikings would be 3-1 right now and have a win over the 49ers? I know I didn't, and anyone who is honest would tell you the same. I know people in the building who are already looking for new jobs. They don't think it's going to hold."
GMs FOR WHOM THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Mike Tannenbaum / Jets — Tannenbaum is in trouble if the Jets have another bad season, which would be two in a row, and the perception is that Tannenbaum would go before head coach Rex Ryan if the team implodes. Tannenbaum's draft picks and free-agent pickups in the past two years have not panned out. The problem at right tackle since Damien Woody's retirement has been a black eye for the club. Here's what owner Woody Johnson said when asked if this was a make-or-break season for Tannenbaum: "First and foremost, I never comment on coaches' or players' status, or their contracts, or anything like that during the season. I made a practice of doing that. As I said, I'm confident, I'm very optimistic and confident in this organization and this group of young players and experienced players to get the job done." Not really a strong vote of confidence.
GM: "I don't think (Tannenbaum) is in any danger. He has a good rapport with the owner. He hired a strong staff and is a good listener. When you lose a (Darrelle) Revis, it's not easy to overcome. You can't replace guys like that. (Tannenbaum) has had some big misses in the draft, but overall, he's done a very good job. I think Woody will cut him some slack."
Marty Hurney / Panthers — With the Panthers' playoff drought going on four years — their last winning season was also in 2008 — owner Jerry Richardson could face pressure to make big changes if the team does not show significant improvement in 2012. The alterations could start with Hurney, who was celebrated for his selection of QB Cam Newton with the first pick in 2011 but has had little success finding key contributors in the draft outside of the 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year. Only one other player from the 2009, '10 and '11 Carolina draft classes (WR Brandon LaFell) is currently a starter for the team. Hurney also raised eyebrows around the league for paying above market value to keep former draft picks, such as RB DeAngelo Williams and DE Charles Johnson, from leaving in free agency.
Veteran evaluator: "All you heard last year was how great Cam Newton was. It looks like the honeymoon is over. I think it was an owner decision, but (the hiring of) Ron Rivera is on Marty, and if that does not work out, he could take the fall for both of them. When you look at the people in the two leadership positions in the franchise, it does not give me a feeling of confidence."
GMs WORTH MONITORING
Howie Roseman / Eagles — The team's power structure is confusing and complex. Jeffrey Lurie is the owner. Andy Reid is the head coach. Roseman is the general manager, and has been since 2010. They each fill those roles, but there is some overlap. For instance, Reid has final say over personnel matters, even though Roseman handles the day-to-day operations. And the jobs all have changed a little with longtime Lurie partner and team president Joe Banner moving on (he soon will join the Browns officially), replaced by Don Smolenski. Lurie has hinted Reid might be on the hot seat; it's not clear what it will take for him to return. Roseman (and others) took on a lot of Banner's negotiations and salary-cap matters, so it stands to reason that his position with the franchise remains safe regardless of Reid's future. But it's also pretty obvious that Lurie, and Lurie alone, would make that call. What else is certain: The franchise is in a pivotal season, no matter who stays or goes.
Mickey Loomis / Saints — While there are no indications that Loomis is in immediate danger of losing his job, the Saints are in the midst of an embarrassing season and there could be an outcry for accountability from Saints fans if things don't improve.
Buddy Nix / Bills — With Nix nearing retirement age, change in the front office could come if owner Ralph Wilson passes away, as was the case in Oakland after the death of Al Davis.


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Debug.trace( getClass() + ".fooBar - enter" );The system will print the message to the system output stream. So, a couple of days go by and I realize that in addition to the immeadiate feedback I get from the output stream, I also want a persistent copy of the trace I can inspect later. Being the horrible violator of YouArentGonnaNeedIt that I am, I anticipate again by creating a resuable implementation of the listener interface that can work for System.out as well as it does for any other kind of PrintStream.
public class StreamingLogEntryListener implements LogEntryListener { private PrintStream m_out; public StreamingLogEntryListener( PrintStream out ) { m_out = out; } public void handle( LogEntry e ) { m_out.println( e.toString() ); } }Now, I change my setup code from using the anonymous-inner listener to the following:
LogManager lm = LogManager.getInstance(); lm.addListener( new StreamingLogEntryListener( System.out ) ); lm.addListener( new StreamingLogEntryListener( <a-log-file> ) );If I ever want to filter Trace entries out of a particular listener it becomes very simple. I could create a map in the Log Manager class that maps the Class object associated with a LogEntry class with one or more listeners and change the entry method to something like this:
public void entry( LogEntry e ) { Items listeners = m_map.at( e.getClass() ); listeners.enum( new Block() { public void run( Object each ) { ((LogEntryListener)each).handle( e ); } } ); }Or, I could handle it in the actual listeners:
class TraceEntryOnlyListener: public void handle( LogEntry e ) { if ( e instanceof TraceLogEntry ) System.out.println( e.toString() ); }I could provide an abstract typed log entry listener that would generally allow listeners to OR various entry types together:
class TypedLogEntryListener: public void handle( LogEntry e ) { if ( m_allowedTypes.has( e.getClass() ) ) System.out.println( e.toString() ); }This allows me to create a listener scoped to various entry types. For example, say I have a listener that logs certain types of entries from over 100 workstations to a central location:
l = getDistributedLogServerListener(); l.add( NetworkEventLogEntry.class ); l.add( SecurityLogEntry.class ); l.add( ErrorLogEntry.class );While I haven't added any of this filtering behavior, I have anticipated its implementation by the way I designed the LogEntry interface and the basic LogManager. In all honesty, I do not need the listeners either. I could simply update the enter method of LogManager class each time I need a new log entry handler/target. In fact, I don't even need the log entry interface. However, I chose to think generally and anticipatory. Now, I have an infrastructure in place that will allow me to have application logs, transaction logs, RMI server logs, AWT EventQueue logs, and so on just by the way I approached adding a trace log to my system. So, when I first created the LogManager, I had no idea I would eventually be sending log entries from many workstations to a single Jini service of JDBC Transaction Log. But because of my approach it is now easy to add. Should I feel guilty for my XP transgressions? Isn't this an example of InfrastructureCreep? -- RobertDiFalco When we did this, we spent money to get features we aren't using. How long would it take to put the logging in later? We'd have to touch a whole bunch of objects. Would it take an hour? A day? A week? A month? How much did our customer pay for code that isn't used and may never be? YAGNI isn't about knowing or not knowing the future. It is about never doing anything today that can be safely put off until tomorrow. Logging looks like something that can be done easily, incrementally, and any old time. Why did we build it without using it?
public void log(String entry) { System.out.println(entry); }The LogManager class gives you OAOO, whereas having multiple scattered System.out.println statements wouldn't, so this is fine. Now, we get a requirement to handle multiple types of log entries. So we create the LogEntry interface mentioned above. We also create a StringLogEntryImpl class that contains a String and writes it back out again. Then we add the following method to the LogManager:
public void log(LogEntry entry) { System.out.println(entry.toString()); }Then we refactor the log(String) method thusly:
public void log(String entry) { log(new StringLogEntryImpl(entry); }(You could also reuse a StringLogEntryImpl instance if you were worried about creating objects, but make the log method synchronized if you do.) This simplistic approach does everything you need for now. Support for future LogEntry types is there. Extending the LogManager to do something more complex than a printout can be done in one place, perhaps by using the event-based system described above. Clients can use simple string-based logging until a need is found for more, then can use the more powerful future logging features when they're available, and as needed. This seems to me to be a fairly DTTSTTCPW approach for the stated requirements. Programming to the LogEntry interface isn't a violation of XP; programming to interfaces is an accepted OO technique. As I could have written the classes in less time than it took to write this post, I don't think it's a huge time investment either. Comments? -- RobertWatkins But now you find that you need have log message types and severities such as INFO, WARN, and ERROR. Further more, the user wants these in a databse and be able to create reports based on the various message types. The LogEntry would still stand. The DTSTTCPW approach would require that many of those calls to #log change, since it could only take a string.


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Corn yield better than last month, last year and 2007
Based on Oct. 1 conditions, Nebraska's corn crop is forecast at a record high 1.58 billion bushels, up 2% from last month, 14% above last year and 8% above the previous high set in 2007, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
Yield is forecast at a record high 178 bushels per acre, nine bushels above last month, 15 bushels above last year and 12 bushels above the previous high set in 2004. Area to be harvested for grain was decreased 250,000 acres to 8.9 million, 4% above a year ago.
Soybean production is forecast at 247 million bushels, 4% above last month, 9% above last year, and the second highest of record.
Yield is forecast at a record high 52 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from last month and 1 bushel above the previous high set in 2007. Area for harvest, at 4.75 million acres, was increased 100,000 acres, down 2% from 2008.
Sorghum production is forecast at 12.6 million bushels, down 15% from last month due to a decrease in harvested acres, 34% below a year ago and the smallest since 1956.
Yield at 90 bushels per acre is unchanged from the previous month but down 1 bushel from last year.
Sunflower production is down 19% due to decreased acreage and reduced yield from a year ago. Dry edible bean production is down 2% from last year.
Sugarbeet production is up 37% from 2008, a result of more acres for harvest. Alfalfa hay production is forecast to be 4% higher and all other hay production is up 6% compared to a year ago.
Acreage updates to planted and harvested acres were made from levels published in the September Crop Production Report based on a review of administrative data.
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MONROVIA, April 14 (LINA) -The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), George Wisner, has proposed the enactment of a legislation to transform the
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Mr. Wisner said what Liberia needs now is a Public Service Agency with a broader scope and mandate, and not a Civil Service Agency that is narrow in its responsibility.
According to the Liberia News Agency (LINA), Wisner made the proposal Monday when he appeared on the ELBC radio Talk Show, 'The Super Morning Show'.
The CSA boss maintained that when established, the Public Service Agency will have a department that manages the civil service.
He indicated that because of the scope and mandate of the CSA, authorities there are confronted with the problem of regulation of salaries, wages and incomes.
Director General Wisner said the CSA is finding it difficult to regulate the salaries of directors at government ministries and agencies, noting that these civil servants perform similar functions but some of them earn more salaries than others.
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The world will have 37 megacities of 10 million people or more by 2025. Cities are running out of room for expansion of highways and transit at the same time that demand for accessible mobility is growing. Traffic is becoming increasingly intolerable in metro areas; rush hours are becoming longer and longer. In 2010, Americans spent a total of 4.8 billion hours stuck in traffic, wasting 1.9 billion gallons of fuel, at a total cost of $101 billion. At-grade transit solutions such as light rail and commuter rail are becoming prohibitively expensive to deploy due to high costs of right-of-way and installing track in urban settings (disturbing gas pipelines, concrete, asphalt, electrical and water infrastructure) and have a high incidence of collisions with pedestrians and cars in urban areas.
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Noting the semantic difference between Zionism and Judaism, the group argued that Helen Thomas isn't an anti-Semite.
Dec. 7, Detroit Free Press: "Helen Thomas is not now and never has been anti-Semitic," Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said tonight. "She has worked her entire career, 60 years, to bring truth to the American public and she is simply continuing to do that."
Here's the thing: Whether or not Helen Thomas is an anti-Semite is irrelevant. It really doesn't matter if Thomas' remarks are offensive, were intended to be offensive, or even cribbed from a Father Coughlin radio address.
What's important here is her assertions are plainly false. She wasn't, as Hamad contends, trying to "bring truth." Helen Thomas was spreading lies.
Consider what Thomas actually said: "Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street are owned by the Zionists. No question in my opinion. "
If Helen Thomas truly believes Zionists "own" American political, entertainment, and financial institutions then she is no longer much of a journalist.
Wayne State's Helen Thomas Award was meant to honor journalism and her recent comments were rooted in assertions so abjectly false that Thomas publicly violated the very tenets of her profession.
True, the United State has always recognized and supported Israel but that doesn't prove Zionist ownership of American government. Sitting U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton all led Middle East peace processes in which Israel returned land holding to Arabs. President Obama regularly takes heat for criticizing Israeli policy.
If Obama was bought and paid for by "the Zionists," they should probably ask for a refund.
In Hollywood, there are plenty of bankable stars from Danny Glover to Sean Penn to George Clooney who are vocal critics of Israel. Musical acts including Elvis Costello, Gil Scott Heron, and the Gorillaz have all canceled shows in Israel in protest of Israeli policy.
To suggest Zionists owns Washington or Hollywood or anything else except Zionism is akin to suggesting Mitch Albom watched the 2005 Final Four with Mateen Cleaves or that a nine-year-old heroin addict named Jimmy once lived in Washington D.C.
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Double-Post Week- Heighten Interest and Broaden Vocabulary by Making Real-Life Connections
Have you sat in a workshop before, enduring an endless lecture that does not seem pertinent? Has your mind wandered off to Never-Never Land in the midst of something not-so-desirable? I am positive you have at some point and time- and I am absolutely positive my students have been in that position as well. When I am teaching about long division, writing sensational grabbers for expository writing, and adding decimals, I think to myself, Are they really grasping this? Honestly, I wonder at times, and then my mind goes on a pensive tangent.
At times, I think about when I attend a workshop and leave with something meaningful or I am able to manipulate something (like an Interwrite Pad or Mobi) while the instructor is showing us how to use it. I think about when I attend a workshop where the instructor encourages us to make connections to our classroom and communicate with other teachers who are presented with the same curriculum.
We in many ways are like our students- our retention is higher when we can take what we have learned and connect it to our lives. Two mini-units I have presented in my classroom this week encompass this theory of learning.
One mini-unit is called Camp Math. Students complete many activities that revolve around camping and math. They have to analyze weather patterns to determine a good week to bring their theoretical "class" to camp. Additionally, they have to work with a budget and purchase items for their class, which includes tents. They are presented with a "catalog" of items I printed with pictures from Google as well as a checkbook (page) that they can balance. Besides that, they are able to look at another "catalog" of activities they can get involved with during their "camping experience" and set up a "schedule" of classes like kayaking, art, and high ropes. Of course they also complete word problems revolving around the dining hall and complete activities together as a class that meet math objectives in a more exciting manner than the "traditional way".
Camp Math can be found at this website- http://teachingvision.org/resources/math.html
The other mini-unit is where students go through five writing center rotations to prepare to write about constructing a dream home. Here are the rotations-
#1- Students use home magazines to write down "million dollar words" (rich vocabulary words) that pertain to architecture. I highlight some of the words in the magazines as examples so students know what kind of words to look for.
#2- Students look at paint samples from the home improvement store and write down rich color words for regular color words. Example- Red can be ruby red, cranberry, fire engine red, and crimson. This activity helps students with "shades of meaning" and being more specific with the descriptions they write.
#3- Students work on a sketch of an ideal swimming pool, label the parts, and use rich vocabulary in writing about the pools they would construct if they had the opportunity. (The picture I included at the beginning of the post is from Maverick, one of my incredible artists.)
#4- Students also write a description of an ideal bedroom. They are presented with different themes to write about like underwater, wild west, rainforest, fantasy, rock music, and sports themes. They are encouraged to come up with a theme that intrigues and suits them. From there, they describe what would be in that ideal room.
#5- They are also able to play a game in their groups where they are able to answer questions about their dream homes. One question, for example, asks- "Would you live in the city, country, or near the mountains? Tell your group members why."
It is incredible when students can make connections! It is 100% worth it to come up with hands-on opportunities in your classroom- instead of simply telling kids what to do, you see them actively involved in communicating with one another, broadening their schemas and practicing pertinent skills without realizing how much they are truly learning.
I do have to tell one last thing, something humorous I heard in the game center this morning. (The group pictured above did not say this, by the way.) A student answered that she would have a basement in her house, and another student came out with- "I would, too. ...Have you ever heard of the apocalypse?!" They all got these wide-eyed, serious expressions on their faces. Sometimes in the classroom, you have to hold it in. Hard. Very hard.
Victoria- I appreciate your suggestions about attention grabbers/hooks. I will give them a try this week.
... Thank you, Barb... my students are REALLY enjoying writing so far this year. - Victoria :)
Hi Victoria- I love your camp math and dream pool ideas. I actually teach 2nd grade and our students have to write informational essays this year. Do you have any resources or ideas to teach them about attention grabbers/hooks?
... Barb, you are simply too awesome desiring to teach second graders about writing hooks/grabbers. I remember being in my internship and teaching second graders about writing great details- they wrote stories about visiting the rainforest.
Perhaps for your students (it depends on how advanced they are, also), I would start by showing pictures of different items and have them write a basic statement. An example is showing a picture of a sea turtle or giraffe and seeing who writes the most descriptive sentence. I would also, of course, read the first sentences of a number of great books- a few that come to my mind are The Lorax and Sam the Sea Cow. Perhaps they can write down a few favorite first sentences from books they are reading as well. Just tell your students that writing "Hi, my name is..." or "I am going to tell you about..." simply isn't natural. Mine had to learn that in fourth grade this year, but they caught on to lead writing fast enough and we are going to keep working on it this coming week in writing class.
I will of course try to think of more. Teaching students about improving their writing skills is always awesome. -Victoria
I can't tell you how many times I stand in front of the class and wonder if the students are really grasping what I am teaching them. Then I get the blank stares and I know I have to regroup and teach in a different way.
I really like your ideas for the writing center rotations! I might have to steal a few! :)
... Thank you, Kelly! My students absolutely have fun during writing center rotations, which I am planning on having daily this year (starting this coming Monday) during the reading block, along with a reading rotation. I am thinking about putting together a variety of hands-on resources that revolve around different topics that can inspire my students to write. Honestly, I wish I would have thought of good writing rotations during the summer, but obviously it's too late now. :)
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Rae Wilder has problems. Supernatural creatures swarm the earth, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Stalked by a handsome fairy who claims she is like him, demonkind, Rae thinks maybe it was a mistake breaking the rules by going over the Wall into demon territory. Plunged into a world of dark magics, fierce creatures, and ritual sacrifice, she is charged with a guarding a magical amulet. The changes to her mind and body are startling, but rather than accept… (more)
There were a few grammar errors and times where her writing didn't make sense but that aside, it was an enjoyable book to read and the author is very talented. I think Rae seemed a little immature (yes I'm aware she's a teenager) and that took a bit away from the book for me.
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I really enjoyed this mercurial and absorbing story! If I could be a fairy - I wish I could be Rae!!
Just bought Demon Day & Demon Dark - I can't wait to read them!
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Word count: 75,902 words (≈ about 5 hours)
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
On August 25, the Dining Room at Woodlands Mansion will open for a charity dining event, "Memories at the Mansion," benefiting Chase After a Cure.
Former Woodlands' staff, executive chef Nate Whiting, sommelier Stephane Peltier and pianist Tom Bailey, will reunite in the Dining Room they helped make world famous.
"We are excited to have these old friends return to the mansion to create a true culinary experience on behalf of such a worthy cause," said Tom Limehouse, owner of Woodlands Mansion.
Whiting, the executive chef at Tristan, will prepare a five-course meal incorporating some of the classic dishes he created during his years at The Dining Room at Woodlands Resort and Inn. A pre-dinner wine tasting and perfect pairing for the dinner menu will be created by Peltier, owner of Accent on Wine in Summerville.
"Chase After a Cure is honored to be a part of such an extraordinary event," said Whitney Ringler founder of Chase After a Cure.
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Everything is Terrible! is a comedy website that features found footage from VHS tapes spanning the mid '80s to early '90s. EIT also tours, putting on live psychedelic stage shows featuring puppets, video screenings, comedy, music and projections. The project began in 2000 with a group of friends, including Nick...More