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Posts by Geoff Hatchard
|Geoff Hatchard lived in DC's Trinidad neighborhood. The opinions and views expressed in Geoff's writing on this blog are his, and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer.
Commutes become hazardous when people don't respect bike routes
Two short videos show how difficult people in cars can make it for those on bikes to use the bike lanes on New York Avenue NW and L Street NW.
The first video is a great example of how bicycle infrastructure needs to be protected if it's really going to be effective.
While paint does help make drivers aware that they aren't the only ones using the road, it doesn't accomplish much if those drivers don't respect the space designated for vulnerable users like people on bikes.
Here, hostility indicates irreverence
A more peaceful move for this "peace officer" would have been to park the vehicle he was guarding in a designated parking space. From there, he could have escorted whoever he was protecting a few extra feet to and from the front door of the building they were visiting.
For bike infrastructure to work, cities have to take it seriously
If DC (and any other city) is going to make cycling a truly viable form of transportation, they need to realize that induced demand works for all modes of transportation.
In other words, build a smooth, wide highway, and drivers will change their route to use it. Conversely, paint a dinky bike lane in a bunch of parked cars' door zones and fail to build loading zones for deliveries, and cyclists will be forced to weave around traffic in the other travel lanes.
To make a place safe for cyclists, enforce rules against using it as loading zone and make sure it's not somewhere the connected and privileged can use without regard for everyone's safety.
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What about an infill Metro station at the Cafritz property?
Prince George's County recently approved a new town center in Riverdale Park that will have the county's first Whole Foods. This might be a good location for a new Metro station as well.
The Cafritz Property covers 37 acres along Route 1 between East-West Highway and the University of Maryland. Developer Calvert Tract, LLC plans to build nearly 1,000 townhomes and apartments, a 120-room hotel, 22,000 square feet of office space and about 168,000 square feet of retail space, including the Whole Foods. But the project has been controversial due to concerns about traffic.
Concentrating different uses and activities at the Cafritz Property can make the development more walkable and likely to draw customers willing to patronize the location without adding single-occupant vehicles to local roads. But a new Metro station on the property could make it even easier for people to travel there without a car.
I took a visit to the property last year, not to scout out the area where the store would be built, but to take a look at the area where the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail will extend through the site. One of the things you notice while traveling south from College Park's Calvert Hills neighborhood is that WMATA's Green Line emerges from a tunnel just to the east of the property.
Earlier plans from the developer show that WMATA owns the piece of land that separates the Cafritz property from the city of College Park to the north. What if, as part of the negotiations for future phases of the development, Prince George's County worked with the developers to fund an infill station here?
Current site plan for the Cafritz Property with WMATA property highlighted. Image from the developer and edited by Dan Reed.
The station would be close to the midpoint between the College Park and Prince George's Plaza stations, approximately 4/5 of a mile from the College Park station and 1.1 miles from Prince George's Plaza. Direct rail access to the Cafritz Property would be a win for the property developers as well as the neighbors in University Park, the southern neighborhoods of College Park, and Riverdale Park, all of which can be a long walk from existing Metro stations.
It's probably too late in the process for a Metro station to be built as part of the first phase of the Cafritz Property, but there's no reason this couldn't be seriously considered for the future.
New sidewalk uses porous, flexible pavement
At first glance, the tree at the northeast corner of 8th and K Streets, NE appears to be buried in asphalt. The truth is much more interesting.
To comply with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations, DDOT rebuilt the intersection of West Virginia Avenue NE, 8th Street and K Street in the H Street neighborood. This intersection is a busy transfer point between the 90 and D Metrobus lines and has a lot of foot traffic.
DDOT has installed modern curb ramps at all pedestrian crossings, and they've repaired the concrete in order to smooth out some potentially dangerous bumps. The elderly and disabled now have a smoother path to get from bus to bus as they travel across town.
(It would be nice if DDOT would restripe the crosswalks with higher-visibility zebra/piano striping, but perhaps that's a subject for another blog post.)
Within the project limits, there were two trees whose roots were lifting the sidewalk. This created dangerous tripping hazards and the narrowed sidewalks made it difficult for those in wheelchairs to use the sidewalk.
Instead of concrete, construction workers have used porous pavement in these areas that extend all the way around each tree. This makes the sidewalks a bit wider, eliminates the need to trim weeds around the base of the trees, and allows more water to filter through the ground to the trees' roots.
It will be interesting to see how well this pavement works, and if we'll be seeing it used more widely around town in the near future.
Social media kills bad policy against photographing permits
DC permit officials wouldn't let people take photos of building applications. Instead, people had to wait several days and pay to have copies made. But after several people including staff for Councilmember David Grosso reached out to officials through Twitter, this policy is no more.
Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid.
In May, I learned that the owners of a house across the street in Trinidad were going to add a pop-up. I wanted to see some details of their plans. Matt Ashburn offered (via Twitter) to go on his lunch break to look at the plans.
But Eric Fidler warned us that DCRA doesn't allow people to take photos of plans. Helder Gil, DCRA's Legislative and Public Affairs officer, said that he should be able to. Gil gave Matt the name of the head of the permit division, just in case a problem cropped up.
At DCRA, Matt asked an employee at the file room to see the plans and permit application for the house. The employee asked him to sign in with his name, addresses of concern, and documents he'd like to view, but said he couldn't see the plans that day. "If I [pulled plans immediately for someone in the office], I'd be working all day," she said.
Matt had to fill out another form with his name, phone number, and the permit numbers, and wait for a phone call in 1-3 days telling him when he could come back. In the meantime, he could see the permit application.
But when he tried to take a photo of it with his phone, he was told he wasn't allowed to take photos. Instead, he could pay the employee to make copies. "That's the policy. No photos of the paperwork," she insisted.
When Matt protested, the employee eventually offered to make free copies of the application to get rid of him. But then, the records manager, a Mr. Mason, refused.
Mason confirmed that all these records are public documents and that the public is allowed to view and hold them, but not to photograph them. "What a wonderful country we live in," he told Matt. Matt would still have to buy copies of the application from DCRA and copies of the plans from Blueboy Printing, a private print shop, because DCRA can't copy large pages itself.
Matt said he just wanted to take a quick photo to avoid the hassle. "That's just how it is," Mr. Mason replied.
Meanwhile, on Twitter, Aaron Pritchard, Councilmember Grosso's chief of staff, saw our tweets about the issue and sought clarification from DCRA.
Gil jumped in. He made it clear that the director of DCRA was unhappy with the situation, and had asked the permit records department to stop enforcing it. Citizens could now take photos of permits, and that was that.
A few weeks later, I tried it for myself. I went to the permit office one Friday and asked to see the plans for the same house. Since the plans were off-site, I had to ask them to pull the plans, and an employee told me I could call back on Tuesday to see if they were available. When I did, I learned that I could come in the next day to see the plans. (They weren't, as it turned out, and I had to come back twice before they were finally available.)
The same employee strongly encouraged me to take photos if I wanted to have a record. Thankfully, that part of the policy worked the way it should.
As for that pop-up, here's what it will look like:
It appears that the new owners will replace one of the second-floor windows with a door, while the porch roof will become a deck. The plans don't specifically say what materials they will use for the addition, but it appears that it will be something like vinyl siding, as opposed to brick like the rest of the house.
Since my neighborhood isn't designated as a historic district, there's no process that controls the materials or design of building additions in my neighborhood, except that they have to meet zoning. But we were able to change one problematic city policy with help from social media.
Public Safety
Young kids try to assault me while biking
While I was riding Capital Bikeshare home through Capitol Hill last night, a 12-year-old girl and a group of other kids tried to assault me.
I'm totally fine. The police caught the girl, and her mother promised to take action. Will this experience get the girl to shape up before she gets a criminal record that could impair her future?
I was taking the Green Line home from work. We arrived at the Anacostia station, and the train doors were held open for over ten minutes. I decided to leave the station and find another way home.
I hopped on a Capital Bikeshare bike at the station and headed north, across the 11th Street bridge. When I got to the corner of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue SE, I had to wait for a red light. Four kids were standing on the corner, next to the fence that has been put up around the charred remains of Frager's Hardware Store. There were three girls and one boy, all around the same age (12 or so).
One of the girls approached me and asked for five dollars. I told her I didn't have any cash on me. She looked at the bike and said, "You need money to pay for that, right?"
I told her, "Yes, I use a credit card."
She said, "Credit cards have money on them, give me some!"
The light turned green at that point, and I said, "Sorry, no, I have to go."
As I started across Pennsylvania Avenue, she lunged at me, pushed on my backpack, and yelled, "Give me money! Give me money!" a couple times, while the other kids laughed. The events of Tuesday on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) came to mind, and I turned around to make sure the other kids weren't coming after me. I scolded them and asked if they heard about the MBT assault.
The boy in the group started yelling, "Fuck you! Fuck you! Get the fuck out of my neighborhood!" At this point, I realized I could hurry up and bike away, but I wasn't in the mood to let these kids think they could get away with threatening someone on a bicycle, so I yelled out, "These kids are trying to assault me."
I moved my bicycle to the southwest corner of the intersection (in front of the dry cleaners) and called 911.
Kids in the city have it out for cyclists. Just tried to assault me at 11th & Pennsylvania SE. Called 911. No more tolerance. This ends now.
say 'Eye Em Gōph' (@IMGoph) June 13, 2013
A gentleman came out of the dry cleaners and told me that the kids had been causing problems in the past, throwing rocks at the store's windows.
Two officers arrived after about 3 or 4 minutes. I told them what happened, and in which direction the kids went after our encounter. A quick check on the radio and the first officer was able to confirm that a third officer had some kids a block down the street. The second officer went to bring them back.
While she was gone, I spoke with the first officer. She told me that kids in the area were apt to do things like this, and that the children doing this get younger every year. The second officer returned a couple minutes later with a woman in her cruiser. This turned out to be the mother of the girl who had shoved me. The first officer insisted that the young girl be brought back as well, so a couple more awkward minutes passed while the first officer, the girl's mother, and I stood around waiting for the other officer to bring back the girl.
When they returned, the first officer asked the girl to state what had happened. She basically gave the full story, but claimed that she had just touched the bike, and not pushed me. The officers wanted her to apologize to me, which she did, but clearly not in a sincere manner.
The police told the girl she could be charged with both aggravated panhandling and simple assault. The girl's mother quietly told her not to be stupid and to apologize.
The officers stepped aside for a moment, leaving me with the girl and her mother. We stood there awkwardly as a light rain began to fall. The officers then called me over to where they were discussing things, and asked if I wanted to press charges. They were willing to lock the girl up, and told me that there would be a few hours of paperwork, but it was up to me how to proceed.
I told the officers I wanted the girl to learn a lesson, but I wanted to do what they thought was best. They called her over, and had her stand right in front of me. The officers told the girl that I had the power to ruin her life then and there, to give her a criminal record. They told me to tell her what I thought about the whole situation.
I told the girl that I thought what she did was stupid, and there was no reason for her to have done anything more than say hello to me on the street.
I'm okay. But these kids are going to learn a lesson. MPD is here.—
say 'Eye Em Gōph' (@IMGoph) June 13, 2013
The officers jumped in and told her to look me in the eye, stand up straight, stop mumbling, and pay attention. The girl's mother, standing nearby, implored her daughter to listen. The police asked her if she had goals, wanted to go to college, and wanted to get away from the bad influences around her. They reminded her that her attitude and actions were going to damn her to a life of dead-ends.
Finally, I told the girl my name, and offered my hand to shake. She did, and apologized again (personally, it still didn't feel 100% sincere, but I remember how much of a sullen brat I could be at 12 years old myself).
Her mother said she'd be going home and would be on a short leash. I obviously don't know what happened once they got home, but I hope we got some sort of message into the girl's head.
As I got back on the Bikeshare bike to head towards home (yeah, I racked up some fees for having the bike out more than 30 minutes!), I thanked the officers and they apologized for my ruined evening. I told them it was absolutely not their place to apologize, and thanked them for doing a great job.
The officers remarked that, while the girl avoided a criminal record, they had her name and would put her on a "juvenile watch list." If she gets caught causing trouble again, there will be no mercy.
Public Spaces
K Street reconstruction misses key ped and bike features
Last Saturday, DC officials cut a ribbon on a project to rebuild on K Street NW between 3rd and 7th Streets. The road is better than it was before, but some elements that would have helped pedestrians and cyclists disappeared between earlier studies and the final project.
New pavement covers a full-depth reconstruction of the street and upgraded utilities. New granite curbs, Washington Globe lamp posts, brick sidewalk pavers, and planting beds make the sidewalk a nice place for pedestrians and outdoor cafés.
The four large, round, elevated tree boxes on the corners of 5th and K are especially nice. They'll give trees room for their roots to grow, allowing this corner to become a beautiful shaded plaza in the future.
A 2003 Mount Vernon Triangle study from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Office of Planning recommended ways to improve transportation and the public realm throughout the neighborhood. That study proposed putting bike lanes on K Street and consolidating curb cuts, which means fewer places where pedestrians come in conflict with vehicles.
There are still large curb cuts on the 300 and 500 blocks of K Street, and the project reconstructed the curbs around these curb cuts. Had DC been able to close the curb cuts now, it could have saved time and expense in the future. However, that would require the property owners to agree.
What happened to the bike lanes?
The Mount Vernon Triangle study also recommended bike lanes along K Street, but with the exception of a short segment in the 400 block, the blocks have sharrows instead.
DDOT spokesperson Monica Hernandez said in an email, "We did include bike lanes in the plans for K Street from 4th to 7th. We intentionally dropped the bike lanes at the intersections for traffic capacity reasons, to allow for the inclusion of left turn lanes, thus the actual bike lanes are short, mid-block sections with sharrows at the ends of the blocks."
However, this makes it sound like there are bike lanes for at least part of each block. In fact, most blocks don't have any bike lanes.
While biking down K Street last week, aggressive drivers honked at me incessantly. If there was a lane, drivers would have simply passed by. While sharrows are a helpful reminder to vehicular traffic that cyclists have a right to be in the road, it's likely that other cyclists will have the same experience.
At 3rd Street, the project's eastern end, there's no transition from one very-wide lane with a sharrow to two wide travel lanes with no indication of cyclist right-of way.
Missing crosswalks hurt pedestrian safety
The project also misses out on pedestrian accommodations, especially at the corner of 3rd and K. There's no marked crosswalk on the eastern side of the intersection. I suspect it was left out because westbound drivers accelerate as they crest the bridge over I-395, meaning they wouldn't see the crosswalk until they were almost on top of a vulnerable pedestrian.
Any leg of an intersection is still a legal crosswalk, even if there's no marked crosswalk painted on the street. By not designing this area to be safe for pedestrians, DDOT is just letting an unsafe situation persist.
There's also no traffic signal here. This leaves off a visual cue for drivers to even think about slowing down. Meanwhile, drivers will be merging from two lanes into one here, meaning they'll be looking over their shoulders and in the rear-view mirror to see where traffic is behind them, rather than paying attention to pedestrians in the crosswalk. This corner has the potential to be even more dangerous for those on foot than it was before.
The Mount Vernon Triangle report recommended a mid-block crosswalk on the 400 block, which is very long, but it didn't become part of the project. Hernandez passed on our question about this to the project team, but she wasn't able to get an answer. She wrote in an email, "those decisions were made by former staff during the planning phase." It appears decisions by now-departed employees, decisions to abandon elements from an earlier study, simply disappeared with those employees.
What's with the signs?
Finally, many of the new street sign blades along K Street don't follow the same standard as most others in the city. This happened recently on other projects where contractors have fabricated signs, like on Sherman Avenue NW.
When asked about this, the project team told Hernandez, "The signage that's in place reflects the new federal standard which will be utilized on all new projects." Federal standards appear to define the typeface, not the shape of the signs, and as Mike DeBonis notes, include ordinal notation (3rd instead of 3). Regardless of DDOT's claim, it's clear that signage on their projects are not following one universal standard.
The revitalization of Mount Vernon Square has made K Street an increasingly active and busy urban place, and it deserves a streetscape that supports the people who use it, especially pedestrians and bicyclists. While the new K Street is an improvement, there are many unfortunate omissions that prevent it from being great.
Suitland Parkway Trail is a mess. Will leaders seek change?
I'm biking on the Suitland Parkway Trail to work, swerving around broken glass and under low-hanging tree branches. Highway traffic roars past just inches away. Suddenly, the trail ends.
Friday is the official Bike to Work Day, so on Monday, I did a test-run of a new route from my home in Trinidad to work in Suitland. What I found is that DC, Prince George's County, and the National Park Service, which maintains Suitland Parkway, still have a long way to go to make cycling a viable option for many communities east of the Anacostia River.
Suitland Parkway is a near-freeway connecting neighborhoods like Anacostia, Barry Farm, and Shipley Terrace to employment centers at Suitland and Andrews Air Force Base. Next to it is the Suitland Parkway Trail, a bike highway similar to the Mount Vernon Trail in Northern Virginia, but it doesn't make it out of the District. It appears to be DDOT's responsibility to maintain the trail, but judging from the lack of maintenance, it's clearly not a priority for them.
After a pleasant ride southbound against the commute rush on Martin Luther King Avenue, I turn onto Sheridan Road SE. This on-street section is the western extension of the Suitland Parkway Trail. It could certainly use sharrows or even a bike lane/cycle track, as the travel lanes are very wide.
Construction debris from the unfinished Sheridan Station development litters the sidewalk adjacent to the road. I swerve around something that was burned to the curb cut and a pile of mulch that sprawls onto the trail. There's no clear signage for the trailhead, but this is where it starts.
This is the nicest part of the trail in the city, though. There's separation from the parkway, and weeds and garbage haven't colonized the path yet.
It quickly gets worse, though. In some areas, there's so much underbrush, weeds, plant debris, garbage, and broken glass on the far side of the trail that there's just one passable "lane." I'm now limited to a space 3 feet wide, keenly aware that cars traveling over 50 miles per hour are just inches away.
The trail separates from the parkway for a short distance, where it's quickly overtaken by nature.
Grass grows through cracks in the pavement, reaching the point where the trail needs to be completely rebuilt. The surface is completely broken here.
When I get back to the parkway, the lane farthest from the road is still blocked, whether by trash and dead leaves or by low-hanging tree branches. I either have to get off my bike or move into oncoming traffic to pass it.
There's a speed limit sign placed not next to the trail, but in it. There's plenty of room 4 feet to the right.
Here's an uncharacteristically clear section of the trail. It's right in front of the speed limit sign, though, so I get the feeling it was kept that way so drivers could see the sign.
East of Stanton Road, the garbage littering the path makes me think I've found a mobile automobile repair shop.
A stream culvert passes under the trail and road here. Unfortunately, it narrows the trail.
This is the steepest climb on the trail, though thankfully it's much less steep than taking parallel streets like Good Hope Road or Pennsylvania Avenue. Here, you reach two places where the trail is collapsing due to erosion of the ground below.
After crossing two exit ramps, the trail continues under the Alabama Avenue bridge. The trail is very overgrown here, and I can pick out mulberries, Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven), Virginia creeper, and other weedy plants overrunning the pavement.
Under the bridge, the trail is barely 3 feet wide, making it impossible for two cyclists to pass each other here. The lanes of the parkway must be at least 12 feet wide, and they should be narrowed to give enough space for the trail.
If you haven't noticed by now, the parkway itself has a brand-new layer of asphalt, while the adjacent trail has not seen the same level of care or investment.
At Southern Avenue, the boundary between DC and Prince George's County, the trail abruptly ends.
I trudge up the hill through waist-high weeds to get to Southern Avenue. To add insult to injury, there's no gap in the guard rail, so you have to lift your bike over the rail to get to the sidewalk.
Improving the Suitland Parkway Trail is a chicken-and-egg argument: no one uses it because it goes nowhere, so it isn't used, which means it isn't maintained. But if the District and Prince George's County are serious about making cycling a viable option for communities east of the Anacostia River, they have to do a better job of creating trails and other infrastructure, and they have to actually maintain them. If our leaders are serious about all their claims about "One City" and working with our neighbors, they'd sit down together and find a way to make this a priority.
There are rumors that the trail will one day extend to at least the Branch Avenue Metro station, if not farther south to Andrews. In 1994, the National Park Service did a feasibility study of extending the trail, but nearly 20 years later, nothing has happened.
It's also unclear who would be in charge of this construction, the National Park Service or Prince George's County. I'll believe that the local governments actually see some level of priority here when I see shovels in the ground.
In the meantime, DDOT and Mayor Gray should at least send a crew to pick up debris and clear the underbrush so what's there can be used by District cyclists and pedestrians. It's literally the least they could do.
Public Spaces
Police vehicles may damage brand-new Union Station plaza
A project is almost complete to reconstruct the plaza in front of Union station. Unfortunately, Amtrak police continue to pull their cars up on the curb and park in the pedestrian areas.
The plaza was once a wasteland of traffic lanes and hadn't been properly maintained for years. The reconstruction project, which included Amtrak and multiple local and federal agencies, can make it an attractive and welcoming gateway to DC. The design treated all forms of traffic well— Unfortunately, the police parking helped cause damage to the curbs and sidewalks before, and will do so again if this practice continues. It's highly unlikely that the sidewalks and curbs were reinforced strongly enough to withstand the pressure from mutli-ton vehicles.
It's easy to see a parallel with other examples of infrastructure in DC, like this story about Woodson High School, where we spend big bucks on nice new things, then fail to maintain them right after the construction is done.
Police presence and patrols are necessary in highly visible, active areas like a major train station. There has to be a better way and some better locations for police to leave their vehicles, though.
Unfortunately, the police parking helped cause damage to the curbs and sidewalks before, and will do so again if this practice continues. It's highly unlikely that the sidewalks and curbs were reinforced strongly enough to withstand the pressure from mutli-ton vehicles.
It's easy to see a parallel with other examples of infrastructure in DC, like this story about Woodson High School, where we spend big bucks on nice new things, then fail to maintain them right after the construction is done.
Police presence and patrols are necessary in highly visible, active areas like a major train station. There has to be a better way and some better locations for police to leave their vehicles, though.
Shocking rhetoric from John Townsend and AAA
This week's Washington City Paper cover story quoted AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend calling Greater Greater Washington editor David Alpert "retarded" and a "ninny," and comparing Greater Greater Washington to the Ku Klux Klan.
Many other reporters, people on Twitter, and residents generally have clearly stated in response what should of course go without saying, that such personal attacks are beyond the pale.
Some may get the sense that there is personal animosity between Townsend and the team here at Greater Greater Washington. At least on our end, nothing could be further from the truth. We simply disagree with many of his policy positions and his incendiary rhetoric.
Spirited argument is important in public policy, but it should not cross into insults. When it does, that has a chilling effect on open discourse. Fostering an inclusive conversation about the shape of our region is the purpose of this site, but discourse must be civil to be truly open. That's why our comment policy here on Greater Greater Washington prohibits invective like this. In our articles, we try hard to avoid crossing this line, and are disappointed when we or others do, intentionally or inadvertently.
The "war on cars" frame unnecessarily pits drivers against cyclists and pedestrians instead of working together for positive solutions. The City Paper article, by Aaron Wiener, does a good job of debunking that, and is worth reading for much more than the insults it quotes.
When pressed, Townsend told Wiener he wants to back away from the "war on cars."
"I regret the rhetoric sometimes," he says. "Because I think that when you use that type of language, it shuts down communication with people who disagree."We hope Townsend, his colleagues, and their superiors also regret the things he said about David and Greater Greater Washington. We look forward to the day when AAA ceases using antagonistic language and begins working toward safety, mobility, and harmony among all road users.
In the meantime, residents do have a choice when purchasing towing, insurance, and travel discounts. Better World Club is one company that offers many of the same benefits as AAA, but without the disdain.
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- What happens when people without cars move to places built for driving?
- Metro now has an official plan for getting better in 2017. It's called Back2Good.
- WMATA recommended express bus service along 14th Street NW four years ago. Is it time to make it happen?
- The DC reps on the WMATA board might veto late-night closures
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Why do we have a Board Questions/Problems area?
One thing I cant stand about this place is trying to post something, & then an error happens before it goes through. (you know that blank screen) & when you go back, your entire post is wiped out. That is highly annoying. When they are long posts, I just say screw it, & turn the site off because of how annoying it is. This has happened to me about 30 times since we have had this new board.
Other boards if you have to go back, your post is still there. Now I would have put this on the board question/problems area, except we cant! So here it is, in the lobby.


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BMW Group India cheered for TCS World 10K Bangalore 2014 runners from exclusive cheering zones outside Sree Kanteerava Stadium and MG Road (In front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue). BMW has for over 25 years partnered with global marathons across Berlin, Frankfurt, Singapore and now India.
BMW India has been associated with all major marathon events here these past 3 years. Its partnership is an extension of BMW EfficientDynamics philosophy, which is akin to a marathon runner's effort to 'Run Efficient' to ensure endurance, speed and efficiency. Indian Winners of the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2014 are Swati Gadhave and B C Tilak.
Mr. Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, "As the 'Official Car' of the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2014, BMW is proud to associate with this spectacular event for the third consecutive year. BMW has a long-term goal: sustainable mobility. By perfectly combining sporty performance with the highly efficient use of energy, every BMW incorporates the great spirit of marathon – a quality that has made BMW the leading premium car brand. TCS World 10K Bangalore is the perfect opportunity for the residents of Bangalore to extend beyond existing boundaries and celebrate the joy of running".


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The most leading bike brand in India or Indian Automobile Industry Bajaj of Bajaj Auto Limited (India) unveiled a new Bike or Two Wheeler concept namely Bajaj Pulsar 200NS. This zero-cool brand is now available in the market with its very known Pulsar bike series, as it is the most prestigious Sports bike series of Bajaj Auto in India. The sports bike trend promoted with Bajaj Pulsar bikes in India. The very upcoming Bajaj Pulsar 200NS bike model also going to be a member of Pulsar family with previously available Pulsar 135, Pulsar 150, Pulsar 180 & Pulsar 220 models. The concept of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike promoted with its faster speed, truly unique & aggressive naked-body design, etc. Just scroll down to know detailed information regarding available features, tech specs, design concepts, performance & cost price of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike.
Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Technical Specifications
- Two-Wheeler Vehicle
- Naked-Bike Body Design
- 4 Stroke Engine
- 199.5 cc Engine Displacement
- Single Cylinder Configuration
- 4 Valves Connected
- Liquid Cooled Petrol Engine
- SOHC Valve Mechanism
- Carburettor Fuel Supply (UCD 33)
- Paper Element Air Filter
- Exhust-TEC Technology (Enhanced Centrally Mounted)
- 12 liters Fuel Tank
- 58 kmpl Millage
- Max. Power of 23.2 BHP @ 9500 RPM
- Max. Torque of 18.3 Nm @ 8000 RPM
- Independent Spark Control Ignition (Through ECU)
- Electric / Self Start
- 6 Speed Gearbox
- Manual Transmission
- 136 kmph Top-Speed
- Strong Alloy Wheels
- 10 Alloy Spokes
- 100/80 17 inch 52P Front Tyre
- 130/70 17 inch 61P Rear Tyre
- Tubeless Tires
- 280 mm Dia Disc Brake @ Front
- 230 mm Dia Disc Brake @ Rear
- 2017 mm X 804 mm X 1195 mm Size (LxWxH)
- 1363 mm Wheelbase
- 167 mm Ground Clearance
- 145 kg Weight (Kerb)
- 12 V 8Ah Battery (Full DC: VRLA)
- 35W/35W Head Lamp (HS1)
- LED Tail Lamp (0.3/3W)
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- Dual Horn
- Stand Alarm
- Step-up Seat
- Analogue Techometer
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- The very upcoming Bajaj Pulsar 200NS will come with a new engine displacement technique to score a magnificent level of performance. Featuring a next-generation 199.5 cc engine from Bajaj Auto the new Bajaj Pulsar 200NS two-wheeler assembles a single cylinder 4-Stroke (72:Bore X 49:Stroke) Triple Spark Petrol fuel efficient engine. This Liquid-cooled engine also features 4 valve configuration with Single Over Head cam Shaft (SOHC) valve mechanism. The fuel (Petrol) supply system in this motorcycle done by a 32 mm carburettor (UCD 33). Advanced techniques like Paper Element Air Filter, Exhaust TEC enhanced centrally mounted Exhaust system, Independent spark control through ECU, Integral Crankshaft, etc also expected with this bike. The score card of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike lists 23.52 PS (23.2 BHP) power & 18.3 Nm (1.87 kg-m) Torque output along with 35 kmpl (City) or 58 kmpl (Highway) millage on the road.
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- Bajaj assigned & promoted the 6-Speed transmission of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike with its maximum performance records. So the new or upcoming Bajaj Pulsar 200NS bike will have a better gear control system during its 6 speeds & manual transmission technology. The Acceleration of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS is much better than all available 200 cc bikes, as it measures 3.61 second for 0-60 kmph & 9.83 second for 0-100 kmph speed level. The Top-speed of it will be 136 kmph (kilometer per hour).
New Bajaj Pulsar 200NS also features 10 alloy spoke 2.5 x 17″ front & 3.5 x 17″ rear wheels or rims. Front wheel will have 100/80 – 17, 52P tubeless tyre & Dia 280 mm Petal Disc with floating caliper brake. Its rear wheel will feature 130/70 – 17, 61P tubeless tyre & Dia 230 mm Petal Disc with floating caliper braking system. Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike riding will give its rider a charming experience of speed & safety for which Bajaj assigned some more passive safety options like Self or electric starting, Analogue-Digital display panel, Stand Alarm, Dual Horn, etc.
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- Truly unique design through new bike or two-wheeler body modelling done by Bajaj Auto for Bajaj Pulsar 200NS. This upcoming bike will feature strong built quality for its ethnic naked metal body. It will have Pressed steel Perimeter Frame/ chassis, Telescopic Front Fork with Antifriction Bush Dia 37 front suspension, Nitrox Mono Shock Absorber with piggy back gas canister rear suspension, etc. Measurement of this bike's body will be 1363 mm wheelbase, 805 mm rider seat height & 145 kg (Kerb) weight.
Bajaj Pulsar 200NS will have a stylish head lamp of HS1 35/35 watt capacity & its tail or stop light is made of LED bulbs of 0.3/3 watt. The electrical system of this bike features DC Ignition system for assigned 12V 8AH VRLA battery. Along with Step-up seat it will have 12 liters capacitive fuel tank. Digital fuel guage, analogue techometer, two digital tripmeters, digital speedometer, low battery & fuel indicator, etc are placed on the Analogue-Digital speed or display panel of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS.
Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Price in India - The upcoming Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Bike expected to be launched very soon with a price tag of Rs 90,000 (Approx) in India.


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Just how bad is Joel Osteen?
I don't care for Osteen. I think he waters down the Gospel. But, just how bad is he? I ask because it seems like there is some disagreement even among conservative evagelical Reformed-thinking people.
Michael Horton seems to think that Osteen is a false teacher. John Frame seems to disagree with that. Frame has been noted as asking concerning Osteen "Is he really that bad?"
Also, Mark Driscoll has a video on YouTube where he critiques Osteen, but even at that, Driscoll stops short of saying that Osteen is a heretic. In fact, Driscoll says that he considers Osteen to be a brother in Christ.
I find Osteen's statements concerning Mormonism very disconcerting.
What are some categories that we should consider when thinking about people like Osteen who teach false doctrine? Aren't all preachers preaching and teaching some mixture of truth and error? How much error is too much?
J.I. Packer's definition of a heretic is someone who doesn't preach repentance. I think that fits Joel Osteen. But, Osteen would see it differently I think. He would probably say that he is always telling people they need to change, therefore he is always preaching repentance when he tells people to "become a better you". But Michael Horton would point out (rightly I think) that because Osteen doesn't preach enough of the biblical Gospel, he is not preaching biblical repentance. He is simply moralizing. People need to understand that the motivation for living a godly life should be the grace that comes to us through the Gospel. They don't get that from Osteen.
In my opinion, Frame is off when it comes to Osteen. Even the pastor of the Pentecostal church that I grew up in realized that Joel Osteen was a false teacher.
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Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Napoli came from behind to beat AC Milan 3-1 and reinforce its bid for a Champions League place after Fiorentina's earlier victory over Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.
Adel Taarabt took less than eight minutes of his Serie A debut to fire Milan in front, racing half the length of the pitch before curling a wonderful finish into the bottom right corner.
Gokhan Inler levelled three minutes later with a deflected effort.
Higuain, who also had an effort ruled offside, netted twice in the second half to take his season tally to 16 in all competitions.
It was Clarence Seedorf's first league defeat as Milan coach.
Napoli remained three points ahead of Fiorentina, which won 2-0 earlier.
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Stories of Hope
Getting Cancer and Getting Over It
Article date: February 6, 2002
If you wake up and you're alive, it's a great day. Do what you can.
"I've always loved life," said Jamie Reno, a 41-year-old non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor. "I didn't need this to remind me of what I had. I absolutely did not need this to tell me how great life is and how great my life is. It was totally unnecessary."
Reno is also a San Diego-based Newsweek correspondent, an award-winning journalist and singer-songwriter, and a husband and father.
By all accounts, his life was good. Is good. But it's taken a few turns.
The first one was back in 1996. He was engaged to Gabriela.
"My family was starting to wonder if I was ever going to get married," Reno said. "I just wasn't going to settle till I met the right girl. And boy, did I ever. She's an angel. She's amazing, truly."
Gabriela works at the University of California, San Diego, where she went to college.
She and Reno planned a huge wedding for the next April. One fall day while Reno was running on the beach, he felt a lump on his neck. A couple of months passed before he decided to have it checked out.
In December, he went to an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT). Then he went to a second one. He had a needle biopsy, and one of the ENTs told him he would have to have surgery to determine whether it really was cancer.
Reno said, the other doctor could tell that "I was kind of talking nasally a little bit — so he put a scope down my nostrils all the way into my sinuses and that's where we saw a very large tumor in my nasal pharynx" Reno said that's where the doctor's assumed the cancer started. "That was when we knew for sure that we were — that I was — in trouble. I was watching it on a screen and I was just freaking out."
As for his fiancée, Reno said, "She was terrified, she was devastated, she was a little confused and didn't know what was going on. It was pretty scary."
"Our next step was to do the surgery," Reno said. "After they determined it was cancer, I was sitting in the recovery room after surgery, still groggy, half awake, (the doctor) came up to me and said, 'yep, it's lymphoma.' Then he said, 'I'm referring you to an oncologist,' and then he walked out."
"And I'm just like, whoa, okay," Reno said. "I was half-awake and I'm like, oh, my God."
Reno had stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. "I had it all over my body," he said.
Big Plans Turn Bittersweet
Gabriela told Reno she wanted to go through this with him as his wife, not his girlfriend. "We got married December twenty-third, right before I started chemo," he said. "We just went downtown and had a quick little wedding. It was bittersweet —obviously — because we were both really scared and didn't know what was going to happen."
He began chemotherapy in January — "CHOP, really hard core chemo, January to early April," Reno recounted. CHOP is a four-drug combo: CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone) and doxorubicin.
"I did five rounds of CHOP and it was really, really bad, "he said. "I got really sick. But it worked. It got rid of the tumors, for the most part.
"Between the chemo and the recurrence, I pretty much got back to normal in many ways," Reno explained. "I was working with Newsweek, and basically trying to get my life back."
"In March of '99, I started getting sick again," Reno said. "I did the scans — CT scans — and the tumors were back."
Reno opted for a clinical trial. "I did a lot of research — which is what I do," he said. "I actually found the Bexxar trial on the Internet."
Reno said he was driven by two things: one, that his doctor might not be fully informed or aware of other treatment options; and two, his prior experience with chemo. "I'm never doing chemo again," he said.
"So I signed up, qualified, went up to Newport Beach and did it," Reno said. "That was in April of '99 and I'm still here. I'm presumably still in remission."
"I Don't Have Time For This"
"I still love life, but if anything, it's made me a little more cynical and a little more angry," he said. "I have a lot of anger in me about what's happened. I try to temper it. I try to contain it, channel it, but I'm human and I'm really, really [ticked] off because I'm young and I have so much going on. I don't have time for this, I just don't have time for this! I just have too many things I want to do."
He wants to write music, and be a dad. But he still plays in an adult baseball league — hardball —and on an over-30 basketball team. "The geezers," he said.
About baseball, Reno said, "When they told me I had cancer, I thought my life was over. I thought I'd never do anything like this again. After you go through all this, you feel this euphoria just being out there again."
His survival is not the only thing that seems miraculous to him. "I was supposed to be sterile from chemo," but he and Gabriela had a daughter, Mandy, who turned two last November.
"She's perfect," he exclaimed. "I'm biased, but she's just absolutely beautiful. She's the sweetest, most beautiful little girl I've ever seen. Every body says the same thing — people that don't even like kids."
"Some days I don't feel so lucky, but I really have been very fortunate in my life," he said. "I've had a great life, I've been given a lot of abilities. I'm really thankful." One of his talents is music. After the recent death of cancer survivor George Harrison, Reno released a song he'd written in tribute to the former Beatle. The song is getting national airplay. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the record will go the American Cancer Society.
"Getting back into remission after my trial and having a daughter is what really got me (writing music again) — I bought a Martin guitar, and started writing and it just flowed out," he said. "I've written over a hundred songs in the last two years. It was all in there, waiting to come out for so many years."
Waiting to do things is not part of his game plan, though. "Enjoy the now," he advised. "Don't live for yesterday or tomorrow, live for right now. If you wake up and you're alive, it's a great day. Do what you can. Sometimes, (if you have cancer) you wake up sick. But do what you can. Being here is cool. It's a lot better than the alternative." "I'm just living my life," Reno said. "Enjoying every day that I can. It's a cliché, but life is such a gift. It's such an amazing thing just to be here. And I'm enjoying every day."


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Brief History of Chinese Food Cures
Food has been used as medicine for many thousands of years. Even as early as the Shang Dynasty (17-11 BC) inscriptions on bones and turtle shells recorded treatments of stomach disease using fish as well as other herbal remedies. In the Western Zhou Dynasty (11-771 BC), in the treatise Rites of the Zhou Dynasty, there were references to the achievements of a food doctor who used foods for curing illness. In the Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) there was a move to combine both food and herbs together for treating disease. Later in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D), food and herbal therapy gained even more recognition. Part of its popularity was due to a man called Sun Si Miao who lived to over 100 years of age, despite being born of poor health and suffering illness all through his childhood.
He studied Rujia (Confucian classics) but also was interested in medicine and Daoism. After completing his education, he began to travel to learn more about the collection and uses of herbs. He also began to study Daosim in earnest and eventually made his home on Wubai Mountain. Throughout the remainder of his life, he tried to help anyone ill and he wrote several books. One of these books was Essentially Treasured Prescriptions for Emergencies whose first chapter discussed using food for curing illness. Sun Si Miao said that in order to be healthy one must not overeat, must chew food properly and eat food that is clean and which has been properly prepared. He said that food alone cannot make one healthy and prescribed exercise to keep the joints flexible. In later dynasties food cures continued to be developed but it was in the Qing Dynasty that food therapy reached its real peak and many books on the subject were published, including Food Therapy for Common DiseasesHeath Preservation by Food. Food therapy was no longer for the privileged and the royalty but was for the masses.
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Chinese healthy eating can help us to balance our body by following the principles of Yin/Yang and the Five Elements. All foods have their own energy be it cooling (Yin) or heating (Yang). There are also foods that are neutral and these are used to balance other ingredients. In addition to Yin and Yang, each food has its own taste which accords with the Five Element Theory. The Five Elements also relate to the five internal organs, five seasons, five emotions, five colours, etc. When we understand the Five Element theory, this can help us to diagnose illness and find curative foods that will help to nourish and heal the body.
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APPLICABILITY:These restrictions pertain to all Federal funds awarded by this agency either in the form of non-discretionary formula grants or discretionary project grants in excess of $100,000 per year. This Action Transmittal will describe procedures applicable to State agencies receiving non-discretionary awards under the programs cited above. (For discretionary project awards, applicants or grantees requesting Federal funds must complete acertification either at the time of application or prior to the issuance of the award.)
BACKGROUND:Under Section 319 of Public Law 101-121 (the "Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1990"), Title 31 of the United States Code was amended with the addition of a new Section 1352 entitled, "Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions."
This statute was incorporated into Federal regulations for the Department of Health and Human Services at 45 CFR Part 93 with the Federal Register notice of February 26, 1990 (55 FR 6735 through 6745 and 55 FR 6754). A copy of this Federal Register notice is included as an attachment to this document.
INSTRUCTIONS:Other than specific exceptions noted below, the restrictions on lobbying contained in this statute and regulation will affect every grant award issued by this agency. The effect is to prohibit recipients of Federal contracts, grants or loans from using Federal funds to pay a person to lobby on their behalf with the Executive or Legislative Branch in connection with the award of a specific contract, grant or loan.
The statute requires such recipients to file a statement certifying that they will abide by these restrictions. A copy of this certification statement is included as an attachment to this document.
Further, the recipients of Federal funds must disclose when any such payments are made or anticipated, even where no Federal funds are included in the payments. A copy of the disclosure form to be filed is included as an attachment to this document.
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"Person" includes: (1) an individual, (2) a corporation, (3) a company, (4) an association, (5) an authority, (6) a firm, (7) a partnership, (8) a society, (9) a State or, (10) a local government.
NOTE: The statute specifically excludes Indian tribes and tribal organizations from the definitions of both "recipient" and "person". These grantees are not required to file either the certification or disclosure forms.
The "Executive and Legislative Branches" include: (1) An officer or employee of any agency, (2) A Member of Congress, (3) An officer or employee of Congress, or (4) An employee of a Member of Congress.
Each State must submit a separate annual certification for each program listed above under which it receives at least one award during the year.
An annual certification must be received from each subawardee by the recipient prior to the issuance of any subaward exceeding $100,000 per year. Subawards include subgrants, subcontracts and cooperative agreements.
DATE:These restrictions are effective for Federal funds awarded on or after December 23, 1989.
States are required to file a separate "Certification Regarding Lobbying" pertaining to the Federal funds which were awarded under each program during the period of December 23, 1989 through September 30, 1990, within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Action Transmittal.
States are required to file a separate "Certification Regarding Lobbying" pertaining to the Federal funds which were and will be awarded under each program during the period of October 1, 1990 through September 30, 1991, within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Action Transmittal.
For all subsequent fiscal years, a "Certification Regarding Lobbying" will be required prior to the first day of the affected fiscal year.
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My Jazz Network, Dallas Texas
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The New Low Down, Chicago, IL
Blue Lake Public Radio, Twin Lake, MI
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Couleur Jazz 91.9 Montreal, Canada
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George FM, Westmere, New Zealand
El Cantor De Jazz, Radio Contadero 100.9 FM, Huetor Vega (Granada), Spain
GRS Radio, Keiv, Ukraine
Anima Jazz, Pisa, Italy
Radio Unerhört Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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FM Urquiza 91.7MHZ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Radio Merkury, Poznan, Poland
Virus De Blues, Jazz & Co , Dax France, France
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Radio Incontro, Pesaro,Italy
Radio Campus, Roubaix, France
Radio Rennes, Rennes Cedex, France
BRTO Radio, Netherlands
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Parker House Hotel, Boston, MA
Veronique, Brookline, MA
Zanzibar, Boston, MA
The Roxy, Boston, MA
Colonade Hotel, Boston, MA
Wellesley College Club, Wellesley, MA
Sherborn Inn, Sherborn, MA
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA
Boston Ballet, Boston, MA
Harvard University, Boston, MA
Grand America Hotel - Salt Lake City, UT
Town Lift Café - Park City, UT
The Red Door, Salt Lake City, UT
Zanzibar, Salt Lake City, UT
Bayou Restaurant, Salt Lake City
Aerie Restaurant, Snowbird
Snowbird Convention Center, Snowbird, UT
Circle Lounge, Salt Lake City
Gateway Concerts, Salt Lake City
Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Greenstreet, Salt Lake City, UT
Suncrest Concerts, Draper, UT
Caffe Molise, Salt Lake City, UT
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Metropolitan, Salt Lake City
Deer Valley Resort, Deer Valley, UT
Town Lift Café, Park City, UT
Silver Lake Lodge, Deer Valley, UT
Sundance, Sundance, UT
Ogden Depot, Ogden, UT
The Timbermine Restaurant, Ogden, UT
Red Butte Gardens, Salt Lake City, UT
Marriott City Center, Salt Lake City
2008 Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
Stein Erikson Lodge, Deer Valley, UT
Festival of Roses, Draper, UT
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Green Smoothie
When it comes to breakfast during the work week I am a creature of habit. I go through phases of eating the same thing every day for months, and most recently it's been oatmeal. I am onto a new phase ever since I spotted the Green Smoothie over at Easy Veggie a couple of weeks ago.
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1 cup almond milk
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What a very inspiring post! And I have to say that your green smoothie looks so wonderful!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for linking me. I eat the same thing everyday too. I still LOVE my green smoothie and I'm so glad that you LOVE it too:)
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I'm wondering if you're still drinking green smoothies with kale leaves. I've been using different kind of greens like baby spinach and lactuce in a bag becuase it's too much work for me to prepare kale!ReplyDelete
Oraphan -- Yep! I have been using kale, and chard as well. All I do is wash the leaves and tear them into pieces by hand and throw them into the blender. No need to even tear it up small, big pieces are fine. I'll even throw in most of the stalk (minus any really huge thick parts from the very bottom).ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tips, Sarah! I didn't know we can use the stalk, I always throw them away..oops!!ReplyDelete
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Original Pecan Pralines
Gail Welch
These were a favorite of my mother-in-law. However, she never could make these without burning them so she would buy the ingredients and have me make them for her. She was the best mother-in law anyone could ask for and I miss her dearly.
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- 2 c
- brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 c
- water
- 2 1/2 c
- mixed pecan pieces,and halves
- 1 Tbsp
- butter
Directions Step-By-Step
1Combine sugar and water in a heavy 2-qt saucepan.
2Heat to boiling, using low heat and stirring CONSTANTLY. Stir in pecans.
3Cook until mixture reaches softball stage or 235 degrees. Be careful not to burn.
4Remove from heat; stir in butter. Immediately drop by tablespoon onto waxed paper.
5Let stand until firm.
Yield about 1 1/2 dozen.
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The first derivative is e^(2x)[1+2x] and the second is 4e^(2x)[x+1]
As far as my knowledge is concerned, The derivative can be calculated by
using d/dx(uv) = u dv/dx + v du/dx
d/dx(xe^2x) = x d/dx(e^2x) + e^2x as d/dx x = 1
= 2x e^2x + e^2x as d/dx(e^y) = e^y dy/dx [using chain rule]
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It's a dog's life
I was gonna bring kibble, but HE decided that soup made more sense, so we put a bunch of cans in the barrel before I pranced around the grandstand, feelin' kinda important, but not stuck-up. You know… classy.
Oh, before I forget… right before ThunderBash we went on a road trip, to this really grrrrrrreat event called the "Pine Bush UFO Fair," which also has a page on Facebook. HE said you should turn to page 19 for more info on that. There was a parade with spaceships and aliens and dogs everywhere. Most of them were really nice, except this one snobby Pomeranian from Manhattan (figures) who was pretty, but she snarled at me when I suggested that we share a photo-op. After I informed her that it's "my column, not hers," she reluctantly agreed, but I had the last laff when she saw Darth Vader and peed a little, cuz she was scared. (BOL!) Afterwards, HE visited with some friends and took a lot of pictures that I'm not in, which was kinda rude, but I'm used to it. Every time someone compliments me, HE rolls his eyes and says things like "yes, I know she's cute" and "yes, I hear that a lot." You know, kinda snotty (IMHO). When I suggested taking over his column permanently, HE sent me an email with this quote from Wikipedia: "The phrase 'man bites dog' is an aphorism in journalism which describes how an unusual, infrequent event is more likely to be reported as newsworthy, rather than an ordinary, everyday occurrence, such as 'dog bites man'. Think about it," HE wrote. "Are you sure you want to bite the hand that feeds you?" With my adorable tail between my legs, I think I'll chew on that for a bit and get back to you.
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The 802.11n Muddle
When it comes to adopting prestandard 802.11n wireless gear, there are no easy answers.The forthcoming 802.11n wireless standard and the rash of new products that manufacturers say use 802.11n technology are sowing confusion among many IT professionals. An IEEE 802.11 task group, TGn, was formed in January of last year to develop a new amendment to the 802.11 standard. Its goal was to build on existing technology to develop higher throughputat least 100M bpswhile maintaining compatibility with existing standards. Sixty-two groups announced plans to submit 802.11n proposals, and 32 proposals were actually submitted. The task group voted in January to narrow the field to two: the 630M-bps TGn Sync and the 540M-bps WWiSE (World-Wide Spectrum Efficiency).
At the IEEE TGn meeting this month, TGn Sync garnered 56 percent of the vote, emerging as the victor over WWiSE. But to gain full IEEE acceptance, TGn Sync must get 75 percent of the vote.
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