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Eclexistence reveals how much fertile soil was left untilled, 40-plus years ago, by pianoless free quartets like those of Ornette Coleman and Tomasz Stanko-Edward Vesala. Coleman and Stanko introduced a particular open-air concept, with floating but intense bass-and-drum energy supporting stark saxophone and trumpet abstractions-and then Coleman and Stanko moved on.
Delirium is still interested in exploring the challenges and stimulations of this nowhere-to-hide format. The musicians are all young, and either Finnish (multireed player Mikko Innanen) or Danish (cornetist Kasper Tranberg, bassist Jonas Westergaard, drummer Stefan Pasborg). The opener, "Drive-Thru," has that headlong, anything-is-possible exhilaration of Coleman and Don Cherry at full rip. Tranberg and Innanen are absolutely up to the creative challenge, with meaningful subjective excursions, and so are Westergaard and Pasborg, who lay it down loose but hard.
Not that Delirium is imitative. They are more interested in detailed compositional form than their ancestors. They are more given to broad satire. Their works possess more dynamic range, sometimes diminishing to just-audible whispers and taps.
There are both studio and live tracks here. Live (e.g. "Iki"), Delirium is more inclined to direct gut-spilling improvisation, where all four excel. In the studio (e.g. "Jazz & Poultry"), they sometimes get stuck in self-indulgent cleverness.


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where is
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My Prof. probably didn't think this one through too much. I found a similar question to this one here, yet from it I discerned an issue with the question (which is listed below, word-for-word as usual): it doesn't state which surface the region is bounded above, and which surface the region is bounded below. Anyhow, here is the question.
Find the volume of the region between the surfaces and .
(I know, the wording is horrible; so open to loopholes)
All I really know is that I have to get to here somehow:
So far, here is what I have, borrowing bits from the link above.
For the point of intersection between the two surfaces, setting (I think), I got the following:
From here, however, I'm not sure what to do. It's very little, I know, but I'm just not getting this material drilled in right because of a lack of legible examples.
Okay, I've figured this one out thanks to another source. Here's my answer (I might've skipped a step or two, or gotten a step mixed up):
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, which is the region .
The surfaces intersect on the cylinder .
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Pain still fresh for son of deer hunting greatBy DARREN MARCY
STAFF WRITER | March 23,2014The pain for Lane Benoit is still fresh.
The son of the greatest deer hunter on earth misses his dad.
Many people deer hunters and others who knew him miss Larry Benoit who died this past October. just a month before the Vermont deer season.
He just touched so many people, Lane said. Right now, its still really hard to talk about it.
A week ago at the Vermont Outdoor Show in Rutland, Lane was there with his Mountain Man Adventures booth.
But as he fully expected, in addition to talking about deer, hunting, and tracking big bucks, many folks wanted to talk about his dad.
The two guys who walked away from his booth before I walked up and driven up from Pennsylvania to listen to him talk about Larry Benoit.
Two weeks prior in New Hampshire, Lane had held one of his seminars that always draws a crowd, but he had another special topic to tackle.
Lane wanted to honor his father and began talking about his dad when it all came pouring out.
The emotions suddenly flooded out of him and he spoke passionately of the man most people refer to as one of the greatest hunters to ever take up the track of a white-tailed deer.
But Lane was talking about dad.
When he was done the room rose and gave him a standing ovation the first hes ever had, he said.
It was a special moment.
The emotions just came out, Lane said. It was a very proud moment for me. It was heart lifting.
Lane accompanied Larry on his last deer hunt, a trip to Wisconsin.
For a long time before that hunt, Lane said his dad would look at a trailcam photo of a special drop-tine buck and Larry would talk about how hed love to add that buck to his long and storied resume.
Every day hed look at the picture and say, man, Id like to shoot that deer.
In the field, however, Larrys days of tracking bucks for days had gone by. He had to sit on stand and await whatever came by.
The man who was widely considered the best deer tracker who ever walked in the woods, was now limited to about a half mile or so.
Lane had to find spots where his dad had a good chance of putting his open sighted Remington 7600 on a bucks vitals.
The master also became the student as the man who had tracked bucks all his life learned new techniques.
He was a very good student.
When Lane squeezed the trigger and buck fell, it was one of Larrys favorite moments in a lifetime of favorite moments, Lane said.
Lane said his dad told him it was his favorite deer.
With Larry gone, Lane said its been a constant stream of people who all have a story about his dad.
Theres not a day goes by ... Lane said. All I can hope is hes seeing it now. Its been a pretty incredible thing for me. All I can do is thank people.
Lane knows how lucky his is to have been born into the nations first family of deer hunting. He knows hes even luckier to have grown up with Larry Benoit as a father.
He plans to continue that legacy with his brothers.
The impact he made in the hunting world was huge, Lane said. Im just carrying on the legacy.
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The sculptural footwear designer is launching his first New York boutique next month.
British designer Nicholas Kirkwood is known for his architectural python, laser-cut leather, and calf-hair heels, but the 31-year-old actually began his career in headwear, working with famed milliner Phillip Treacy for five years after graduating from Central Saint Martins. (Through Treacy, he met Isabella Blow, an early supporter.) Kirkwood launched his first footwear collection in 2005, which caught the eye of Visionaire's Cecilia Dean. Since then, he has designed runway shoes for a slew of labels — Rodarte, Peter Pilotto, Erdem, and Phillip Lim among them — and his footwear has been trotted out by fashion-savvy celebrities like Rooney Mara, Michelle Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kirsten Dunst. This week, he designed the runway shoes for Prabal Gurung and Suno (click ahead to see a close-up from Gurung's fall 2012 show), and is gearing up to open his first New York store in the meatpacking district next month. We caught up with Kirkwood to discuss his upcoming boutique, frustration with awards-season dressing, and take on fall footwear trends.
You've collaborated with designers like Rodarte and Prabal Gurung for Fashion Week. Who are you working with this season?
Prabal Gurung and Suno in New York and Erdem and Peter Pilotto in London.
What footwear trends do you predict for fall?
You'll be seeing more of the pointy toe. Also, quite a lot of texture, I think, be that through prints or by mixing different sorts of ready-to-wear fabrics — not just leather and suede, but satin and lamé and jacquard. I think we're going to start seeing a less prominent platform, so people will make up for it with wilder textures or color combinations in the upper. Of course, you can still do really sexy shoes that are not quite as high.
Will flats continue to stage a comeback?
It's something I'll be expanding on. I think that girls are getting bored with the basic ballerina; it's been a bit of an overkill. Slippers and flat lace-ups are replacing the ballerina flat. They're just as easy to throw on and they add a bit of structure and color.
Your heels are gaining popularity on the red carpet as well. Is there a celebrity you most like to outfit?
Rooney Mara is great. But the shoes usually get chosen at the very end.
Were you pleased when Michelle Williams and Kristen Wiig wore your heels to the Golden Globes?
I was flattered that they wore them, but actresses wear such giant dresses to those events that you can't ever see the effin' shoes — they might as well be going barefoot. You'll be lucky if you see the toe of a shoe peeking out from under the hem.
What can we expect from your upcoming New York store?
I've always had an exhibition within another store, so the boutique will have a kind of gallery feeling, but without being too cold — it's going to have some elements of texture.
Your current spring collection was inspired by Bali — lots of florals, bows, and neon colors. What was the design process?
There's a kind of feminine edge to the collection. I wanted to find a way to reinterpret the bow so it has an architectural, structured feel to it. The way the bow is constructed, it looks almost as if you'd unraveled it from one side.
Do you have a favorite style from the collection?
That's like asking me to choose my favorite child or something; I don't want to upset the others. But there's a style that has an almost cartoon-esque sketch of flowers on them that are in the window at Saks Fifth Avenue now.
What's in store for the fall collection?
I'm still working with quite a lot of color, as well as waves and folds to create some movement. There's a sense of twenties French glamour, like Midnight in Paris. It's quite decadent, with bouclé fabrics and prints.
Your shoes are so artistic, often futuristic. Do you feel the need to design a simple black pump as well, to cover your bases?
It's something I've been trying to do slowly, to appeal to a wider audience. But most people who come into our store want the signature look. I always want there to be an element in my shoes that's not quite the norm; that's what makes them exciting. As a small brand, I need to be able to show a little differentiation from the core basics of most brands. So my black pump will have a small wave in the heel to set it apart.
Do you think Nicholas Kirkwood shoes are readily identifiable?
I've been trying to build the brand around an aesthetic rather than a certain design element. The recognition of something like [Louboutin's] red sole is fantastic, but I'm trying to work out a way to be recognized by small touches, rather than obvious branding.
What's your highest heel?
130 mm or so [a little over five inches], but that's with an internal or external platform, so you're still only walking on 100 mm. I've also introduced a more mid-height heel for spring. I do think there's a customer who wants to buy into the look, but isn't confident in such a high heel.
How high is too high?
A few seasons ago, in some of the big shows, the models just couldn't walk. That was the pinnacle of how far people could push shoes. If you have two or three girls falling over in the same show, it's a bit too much.
Has a model ever taken a runway spill in your shoes?
Not yet, but I'd be extremely lucky if it never happens.
How important is comfort?
I'm not really testing them out myself, but I do test them on my friends and get feedback from the stores. I find that if you add a couple of subtle millimeters to the width, it makes a huge difference. Of course I want women to be comfortable, but I'm not trying to make orthopedic shoes. There's got to be a balance between that and shoes as torture devices.


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The number 13 has long been considered unlucky, most likely due to the fact that it's overshadowed by the "complete" number 12. There are 12 months in a year, 12 hours in a day, Jesus had 12 Apostles, there were 12 main gods on Olympus, the 12 signs of zodiac, 12 eggs in a dozen, and the list goes on and on. Norse and Hindu traditions believe that having 13 guests over for dinner is unlucky and will result in the unfortunate demise of one of the guests. You're probably familiar with the connection between a hangman's noose and the number 13: less than 13 turns in the rope would not successfully snap a neck. Some people also claim that individuals with 13 letters in their name have the devil's "luck" (Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo to name a few). If you're counting the letters in your name right now and panicking, don't worry – name changes, while inconvenient, can be done. Also, the 13 moons of a lunar calender created havoc for earlier astronomers as they worked to create a calender, which might have added to the bitter resentment felt towards this numeral.
Friday is just as weird. Although unclear as to why, many cultures consider this a bad day to do business, go on journeys or get married. According to legend, Henry Ford refused to do business on this day (and that guy loved working), and FDR refused to travel aboard trains. In Christian doctrine, many believe that Adam and Eve were sent from the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Jesus was crucified on a Friday (after having a dinner with 12 other people, the 13th person to arrive having been Judas…hmm, strange, what was that Norse and Hindi myth going on about again?). Friday was a popular execution day in Ancient Rome and in England, some even claiming that those being executed had to climb 13 steps up to the chopping block. There is a famous myth that tells how English merchants and government officials became so frustrated with the fear that sailors had about sailing on a Friday, that a special ship was commissioned called the H.M.S Friday, whose keel was laid on a Friday, whose crew was selected on a Friday, whose Captain was named Jim Friday and who was launched on a Friday …only to disappear on her maiden voyage never to be seen again. Creepy, no? Some notable deaths on this day are Tupac Shakur (Sept. 13, 1996), Julia Child (Aug. 13, 2004), most of the Ugandan Rugby team on Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 (Oct. 13, 1972), among others…
American pop culture has taken hold of this superstition as well (the infamous Hollywood sign was dedicated on July 13, 1923), and many people are familiar with popular and successful movie franchise, "Friday the 13th". The original film, released in 1980 and featuring a young Kevin Bacon , is centered around a bunch of teenagers who decide to reopen a summer camp on, you guessed it, Friday the 13th. The franchise has given birth to one of the most notorious horror film icons, Jason. You might have heard of him, considering that there are no less than 12 movies in the series, including such hits as "Freddy vs. Jason" and "Jason Takes Manhattan", which sounds like a morbid play on "The Muppet's Take on Manhattan" idea. No word yet on whether there is a number 13 for the series in the making.
But it's not all bad. According to one study done in 2004 by the "North Carolina's Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute", anywhere from 17 to 20 million Americans will alter their plans; avoiding flights, trips, work, and a few even refusing to leave their house just to avoid tempting fate. The overall damage in estimated to be between $800-$900 million in lost revenues. While not exactly a silver lining, at least it accounts for why there tend to statistically be fewer motor vehicle accidents on Friday the 13th versus other Fridays of the month. Either way you look at it, though, there is no getting away from it. The longest we can go without a Friday the 13th is 14 months. Some years may even have up to 3 Friday the 13ths a year (FYI, 2012 is one of those years). So, no matter where you are or what you're doing, here's to wishing you a happy Friday the 13th! Good luck. You might just need it.


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|Sep 30 2013, 05:30 PM Post #41
|Oh, I really hope Kayla gets a good chunk of time in this, here, cuz she's truly pivotal in it all. If they throw her just a few lines here or there, that would be really wrong IMO. Seems to me that that won't be the case, though, so I'm really hopeful!
|Sep 30 2013, 05:31 PM Post #42
Super DUPER cool! :cheers:
|Sep 30 2013, 08:35 PM Post #43
|I want Stayla back!
|Sep 30 2013, 09:15 PM Post #44
I would love to have Steve back!
But BEFORE he returns, if he ever does, I'd love for Kayla to have a story about her...and a relationship of her own...I'd like to see her at least trying to get out there and live her life...her personal life...without him.
I think any reconciliation story would work a lot better and be more powerful if Steve wasn't assured of the outcome when and if he comes back. I think he took Kayla for granted, and I want him to see that he can't just walk back into her life and expect her to walk back into his arms.
I want them together, if that's possible. But I want him to earn it.
Of course, if Stephen doesn't want to return, or if the show doesn't bring him back for whatever reason, I want Kayla to have someone in her life.
I love Kayla with Steve. But I love Kayla as an individual character too...so I want her to be happy. I don't want her to close herself off to possibilities. So I'm waiting for the show to give her a "possibility."
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|Oct 4 2013, 01:16 PM Post #45
LOL! What a strange answer. Firstly, she just finished up telling how "beautiful the mother is" in the previous question, then just totally disregards the question about the father, Dan Wells, and then just continues on to talk about how beautiful the mother is? WTH? Is she smitten by this woman so much? And how would she not know Dan Wells used to be on Days, is she honestly saying it never came up? What a weird piece of conversation.
|Oct 4 2013, 01:22 PM Post #46
I'm not really bothered by this, per se. I get that Ali gets some say and prominence. It's always that way in any company, some people always get some piece of attention that the others don't get. But I also believe others have had this same option, and I definitely think ED has consulted on her storyline, and would have done so in the future if she had agreed to stay on.
|Oct 5 2013, 11:02 AM Post #47
You know I really don't understand why Kayla needs to be fixed up with someone or have a love interest to have story. Or Kate for that matter. They are intelligent, successful women, why can't they have a story about their careers and see how things evolve? (I like Rate as a one-time fling, but long-term I see them as unconventional friends.)
One of my favorite quotes is the 1st time you marry for love, the second for money and the third for companionship. Why can't Abe and Kayla form a friendship over their children? They both have boys, theo needs a mother figure and Joey needs a dad. Abe could tell Joey stories about Steve from his police days. It's not intense drama but it is real life. Kayla's got a lot going on. She's taking care of her mom, a young son and a high-profile job. Those struggles and balancing her life, could be an ongoing background story for her and something that the audience could relate to IMHO.
(Yes, I know soaps are nothing like real-life, but what I have liked about days is the relationships. That to me is the basis for making all the other over the top crap believable, for me anyway)
|Oct 5 2013, 11:43 AM Post #48
I think the difference between Kayla and Kate is that Kate has pretty much always had a love life, so dealing with real life would be a change of pace. But Kayla hasn't had anybody but Steve in her second run, and that was kind of taken for granted, and after many years of celibacy for her. So there might be story in a change of pace for her, to get out there and connect with someone new.
I did think there was some potential with the Abe thing, though, especially if they used his and Theo's connections with the DiMeras for conflict.
|Oct 5 2013, 01:41 PM Post #49
I agree. There's excellent potential for big drama with a Kayla/Abe pairing.
Stefano would hate that Abe is moving on after Lexie's death, and Stefano would especially hate that Abe was dating someone from the Brady family. And the Bradys would support Kayla's romance with Abe, but the Bradys would also be concerned that Stefano might do something to hurt Kayla. And there could be a little subplot about how Theo is responding to his father dating a new woman.
Kayla's son Joey could be SORASed into a fifteen-year-old, and Joey could support his mom's new chance at love, but Joey could also be his mom's protector and try to keep her safe from Stefano.
The whole storyline would be a refreshing change of pace from what's currently on screen.
|Oct 6 2013, 09:34 PM Post #50
|The more of MBE I can see makes me happy. I adore her!!!
|Oct 6 2013, 09:54 PM Post #51
I adore her, too!
Give Kayla a story, Days!
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Riverbank Development Corporation manager Brian Howell encourages the cityтАЩs elected officials at MondayтАЩs meeting to not pass the buck of unpaid water bills on rental properties from the city to the property owners.
Dissatisfied with the notion of writing off $464,306 in unpaid utility accounts, the cityтАЩs elected officials have reluctantly passed the first of the related bylawтАЩs three readings.
Rather than write the whole thing off in one fell swoop at MondayтАЩs city council meeting, Coun. Ted Zurakowski encouraged his colleagues to begin the process with a single reading.
тАЬI think, as a whole, we are responsible to the taxpayers of Prince Albert, and to take a look at that large number at the bottom and say, тАШoh well, this is the way it happens,тАЩ frankly it isnтАЩt good enough,тАЭ he said at MondayтАЩs meeting.
тАЬWe need to put some controls in place that we recover some of that lost taxpayer dollar.тАЭ
One control proposed at MondayтАЩs meeting was the employment of a provision of The Cities Act that was enacted on Jan. 1.
The provision allows municipalities to pass unpaid utility service charges on to the owner of rental properties.
Most if not all of the $464,306 in outstanding utility accounts, which pre-date 2007 and are currently up for a writing-off, are from rental properties, city manager Jim Toye told council.
The city already has the ability to place outstanding utility accounts onto property taxes when it comes to non-rental properties, he noted.
Of the accounts up for a write-off, 1,630 are from 2003 and older. An average of about 225 arrears occurred each year between 2004 and 2006, amounting to a cost to the city of about $50,000 per year.
The bills date back so far because administration тАЬIs hesitant to write off any outstanding balances,тАЭ Toye notes in a report to council.
If the bills are still not collected after a few years with the cityтАЩs collection agent, who registers the debt on a personтАЩs credit rating, the city gives up.
At MondayтАЩs meeting, Riverbank Development Cooperation manager Brian Howell spoke against shifting the burden of outstanding utility accounts from the city onto rental property owners.
тАЬWe do recognize that this is a series issue to the City of Prince Albert and that the sums of money involved are considerable and that there needs to be something done about it, and we are prepared to work with you to do something about it,тАЭ he told council.
I think, as a whole, we are responsible to the taxpayers of Prince Albert, and to take a look at that large number at the bottom and say, тАШoh well, this is the way it happens,тАЩ frankly it isnтАЩt good enough. Ted Zurakowski
However, he said that landlords, both in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, would be negatively affected by the shift.
Walking council through a number of different options, Howell noted how he perceived each one to be flawed.
Landlords can leave utility bills with the tenant and take a chance, he reasoned, noting that with the cityтАЩs current three-month billing cycle the landlord can be left on the hook for a significant charge before they know the bill is late.
Landlords are limited to damage deposits of only one month -- an amount they often need to recover losses due to property damage.
Taking over the water bill would be an тАЬadministrative nightmare,тАЭ Howell concluded.
тАЬThis will have serious implications for us and it will be passed on to the tenants either through rents or it will result in us doing less construction and therefore paying less new taxes and having less work and progress in our community.тАЭ
Howell reiterated to council that heтАЩs keen on working with the city to find a solution.
One potential solution, which city council passed the first reading of on Monday, would see the deposit required for water and sewer applicants renting within city boundaries going up to $225 from its current $150.
A тАЬstrong believer in monthly billings,тАЭ Mayor Greg Dionne suggested that monthly billing might help.
Coun. Martin Ring said that forcing renters to go to monthly billing might be a solution, since itтАЩs easier for low-income people to budget for monthly bills than it is quarterly.
On Monday, city council shot down the Cities Act Provision that allows municipalities to pass unpaid utility service charges on to the owner of rental properties.
With the cityтАЩs elected officials granting only the first of three bylaw readings at MondayтАЩs meeting to write off $464,306 and to raise rental deposits to $225, the issue is expected to re-emerge at future meetings of council.


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Yakima Basin Water Supply - March Forecast Released
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For Release: March 07, 2013
YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation's March 2013 Total Water Supply Available (TWSA) forecast for the Yakima Basin indicates that there will be a full water supply for both senior and junior water rights.
"At this time the water supply for the basin is expected to be near to slightly below normal." said Yakima Project River Operations Supervisor Chuck Garner. "February snowfall was below average until a series of storms hit the Cascades bringing amounts closer to normal. We're anticipating spring conditions will have a significant impact on the final water supply."
Reclamation will present water supply forecasts monthly through July. Specific water delivery levels will not be determined until later in the year after reservoir storage begins to decline.
The March TWSA forecast is based on flows, precipitation, snowpack, and reservoir storage as of March 1, along with estimates of future precipitation and river flows. Other future weather conditions that determine the timing of the run-off and the demand for water are also critical in determining streamflows, prorationing, and the extent to which the reservoirs fill.
"The Yakima Basin weather outlook is favorable and the reservoir system storage on March 1st was a healthy 122 percent of average," Garner said. "We expect the reservoirs to fill and the runoff to provide for early season demands."
In the event that spring precipitation is unfavorable and runoff is below average, there still should be an adequate supply, but since weather conditions can be unpredictable at times Garner recommends that water conservation always be a consideration in the Yakima Basin.
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I remember my older two had to double their birth weight and be about 4months old to start solids. But this is my first bf baby and I know bf babies tend to double their birth weight pretty fast (in some cases) so is it still the 4months or 6 months rule for bf babies?
Just asking my dd2 will be 3months on the 11th and I want to start planning on buying jars of food when on sale and as I get coupons. I am also toying with the idea of making baby food again. Only thing is dh does not think we saved as much as we thought when I made it for ds 2yrs ago. I know some foods it was cheaper to just buy than make. I mean I plan on getting my food processor in a few weeks (dh does not that part, yet ^_~)
Thanks for your early input so I can start planning and freezing. Well, I have to wait on my new frige first.


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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (CBS) — A Schaumburg art gallery is hosting the Stanley Cup as part of a special event on Saturday, but the attention it's getting is serving another important purpose: educating visitors about Native American culture.
WBBM Newsradio's Dave Berner reports the Trickster Art Gallery is the only arts institution in Illinois owned and operated by Native Americans, and has a very special relationship with the Blackhawks.
"Our goal is to help explain some of the history behind the logo itself – the Indian head, the Chief Blackhawk representation," said Joe Podlasak, the gallery's chief operating officer.
He said, even though some Native Americans have been displeased with the use of tribal names for team mascots, the gallery's connection to the Blackhawks is different.
"You know, the Hollywood image that kind of feeds into this, we want to break those stereotypical processes," he said. "It's really about the unique approach that they've taken, and a cultural education understanding."
Podlasek said the Blackhawks organization has been nothing but respectful to the team's Native American name.
"They've had a genuine relationship with me for the last four years, and the management and the owners are just fabulous about caring and understanding what the important issues are," he said.
Podlasek said the team regularly honors Native American military veterans on the ice during the National Anthem, "to remember the importance of the first people of these lands."
The Stanley Cup will be on display at the gallery from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, along with a photo exhibit featuring 40 pictures of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Blackhawks' victory parade.
The Cup also made a visit to the gallery following the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship, drawing 1,500 fans to get their picture taken with the trophy. Podlasek said the gallery expects a similar turnout this time.


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This article presents useful predictions from exhibitors at SGIA.
By Gail Flower
Determining the future for any industry cannot be done using just one source. As we walked the floor at the SGIA Expo this year, we asked exhibitors what could be expected in the near future for screen printers from their viewpoints. Most of these companies provide products and services to the screen-printing industry; therefore, their insight comes from lots of first-hand experience. In this article we summarized their comments, identifying each source, and then coming to conclusions based on repeated results as to what we could reasonably expect in the near future.
Dayton "Joe" Deetz, President
Visual Magnetics, LP, Mendon, MA
Screen printing will survive the digital age. Between the progress that digital processing has brought to screen printing and the speed at which large format screen printing can be accomplished, there will always be a place for screen printing supported by new technology such as what our company has to offer, this too opens doors for screen printers, giving them entre to a wider venue of customers.
Stephen Lovass, President
Gerber Scientific Products, South Winsor, CT
It seems that customers are looking for high-resolution printheads, lower cost equipment, and printing capability on a wide variety of substrates.
Thomas Leibrandt, Product Manager
Dainippon Screen Graphics (USA), LLC, Rolling Meadows, IL
The future for screen printing demands that a company be flexible, handling from roll-to-rigid systems, thick-to-thin substrates, and all types of inks, especially UV and other environmentally green products. Equipment must help printers increase productivity.
Interesting the paradoxical positioning of being a one stop destination while servicing a niche or specialized market. Curiously absent were any predictions of how printers would be increasing their business. The obvious approach of lowering overhead and costs while speeding up productivity will only go so far. The real survival of screen, digital, or any process lies in the ability to find market growth that will support a healthy return on investment.
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Upper panel: occlusal view on the lower incisors of a 6-yr-old mare. Dental stars are visible on I1 and I2 (arrows); cups are present as large elliptical infoldings (arrowheads). Occlusal surfaces of the incisors are oval, and curvature of the dental arch is semicircular. Lower panel: occlusal view on the lower incisors of a 12-yr-old mare. In the center of the dental stars, a white spot is clearly visible (arrows). Cups have become smaller and more shallow. Occlusal surfaces are more triangular.
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As regards Oscar Award, I've got little to say since it has nothing to do with me except for telling me which western movies are worth watching. In fact, the Award has directed me to dozens of awesome movies, which are sure to be at the top of the field, in terms of their artistic expressions and contents, such as Forrest Gum, Titanic, The Silence of Lambs. But that's all.
I would not excitingly keep an eye on its annual appraising process. Neither would I exclaim 'bingo' for Ang Lee, the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film "Life of Pi", nor am I likely to gossip about those amusing sidelights behind the glittering awarding stage. What I'd like to do is just scout the web for the available version of Argo and digest it by myself in one deep night, much like I did with other movie-competition-recommended movies.
I'm not crazy about Oscar partly because it's not Chinese. Don't misunderstand me. I'm not a xenophobe. But a patriot I am! We have got our own movie awards, top 3 of which involve Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, and Ornamental Column Awards. To my disappointment, none of these awards overtake Oscar in terms of popularity and influence, home and abroad. Especially in recent years, natives seemed to pay less and less attention to them. They seem to be entertaining themselves as a flash in a pan. Our talent filmmakers produced about half of a thousand movies yearly, some of which failed to stir up a ripple. But there is little doubt that there are many pop-ups such as Lost on Journey (人在囧途)(2010),well-known among our natives. On the one end of spectrum is our flourishing movie industry while on the other end, the unpopular, or even isolated, movie Awards. What's the problem with our Awards? Why can't they catch the eyes of domestic and abroad movie fans just as Oscar?
First of all, the phenomenon is closely related to state soft power. USA, as the sole superpower, its influence manifests itself in every aspects of our life, movie Awards being no exemption. However, this cannot explain why our Awards were so popular in 1980s-90s when our state power could not compare with that of today.
And then, it follows that the reason for our Awards' loneliness is most likely to lie in our state policy orientation and the Awards themselves. Generally speaking, our Awards tend to take more political correctness into consideration than artistic beauty and story per se, while Oscar and the like does the opposite. On this point, as an outsider and a layman of movie appraisals, I am not sure. So I'd like to call it a stop. What I'm sure is we can learn a lot from Oscar and other prestigious western Awards, their evaluation criteria, their propaganda, and more importantly, their professional spirit.
Oscar exceeds our Awards, which cools down my enthusiastic about the world known feast. The same is true with the football Would Cup. That sounds unreasonable, and a little populism. But I cannot help myself to be so.
Ye, Argo is beckoning to me. It's time for me to play knife and fork, anyhow.
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Bellwether Farms
Ricotta Cream & Meyer Lemon Curd Trifle
Yield: 8 servings
You will need:
1. Meyer Lemon Curd – recipe below
2. Pound Cake or Yellow Cake – I used store bought
3. Ricotta Cream – recipe below
4. Toasted Shaved Almonds
5. 1 cup of Sweetened Whipped Cream – option for top
This dish can be assembled into a traditional trifle dish or use a cocktail/wine glass for individual servings. It is important to use glass so you can see all of the layers. I used a skinny flower vase and was able to get three layers for a dramatic effect.
1. Cake – cut cake into 1/4" slices and layer on bottom
2. Curd – spoon curd over cake
3. Cream – I used a piping bag to help me get a nice swirl over the curd
4. Almonds
5. Cake
6. Curd
7. Cream
8. Whipped Cream – this is option. I also used a piping bag to make it pretty
9. Top with toasted Almonds
10. Refrigerate or serve
I didn't have a traditional trifle dish and used a flower vase. You can get creative and don't have to buy anything new.
Ricotta Cream:
Yield 1.75 cups
12oz Bellwether Whole Milk Ricotta
• ¼ cup Heavy Cream
• 3 Tlbs. Brown Sugar (or regular sugar)
- Whisk together to a fluffy texture.
Lemon Curd:
Yield: 1.5 cups
• 3 – 4 Meyer lemons (or regular lemons) – for zest and ½ cup of lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 extra-large eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Finely grate enough zest from lemons to measure 2 teaspoons and squeeze enough juice to measure 1/2 cup. Whisk together zest, juice, sugar, and eggs in a metal bowl and add butter. Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook, whisking, until thickened and smooth and an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F, about 5 minutes. The curd may seem a bit thin but it will thicken as it cools. I put it over ice to cool it down quicker so I could assemble my trifle. It can be made a day ahead and assembled closer to serving.


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This Week's Shining & Falling Stars: Russell Brand And Suge Knight
Falling Star - Suge Knight
Don't these rap artists EVER learn?! Another rap music mogul has been arrested on marijuana charges, and it's not his first time.
Death Row Records Exec Suge Knight was arrested on a traffic warrant and misdemeanor drug charges Wednesday evening in Las Vegas. Police spokesman Laura Meltzer says, the 46 year old's black Bentley was pulled over after making an unsafe lane change. Officers then discovered Suge had three outstanding traffic warrants.
Meltzer says, officers searched the vehicle and found less than an ounce of marijuana. He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court March 12.
Knight was arrested back in 2008 on drug and aggravated assault charges after leaving a Las Vegas strip club. Reports allege he was beating his girlfriend of three years, and was under the influence of ecstasy and hydrocodone.
Editors Note: Many thanks to Judy Kurtz for passing the torch of this column to the very capable hands of Brie Thiele, Judy now writes a gossip column called "In the Know" for The Hill.


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The most important thing you should have learned after reading last month's "MXA 450 Four-Stroke Shootout" is that there is no such thing as the "every-man bike." Though the Kawasaki KX450F took top honors, all the bikes in the field have their bright spots?and their peccadilloes. Take the 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450. An incredible-handling bike, it lacked in the key areas of suspension, braking and power output. Is it a loser? Absolutely not. However, it would take a generous amount of money to maximize the RM-Z450's potential.
Adrian Ciomo, owner of Ride Engineering, knows full well how the aftermarket business works. Adrian has been selling products for years, and mostly for popular bike brands. Those brands were Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki. He shied away from developing parts for Suzuki riders. Why? Consumers won't buy products for bikes they don't own, and the last five years of Suzuki sales haven't lit the aftermarket on fire. Ciomo wanted to expand his product line, but was befuddled by the fact that Suzuki's share in the American motocross market was so small.
"I wanted to find out why the bike that James Stewart broke a multimillion-dollar contract to ride?the same bike that Mike Alessi rode to a strong second-place finish in the 2012 Nationals on?is the worst-selling brand for our in-house accessories," said Adrian. So, Ciomo began creating products specifically for the 2013 RM-Z450, and he used Ryan Hughes as the chief test rider. After adding new items to the Ride Engineering catalog, Ciomo wanted to build MXA a bike that would showcase his hard work. Realizing that his products alone wouldn't carry the freight, Adrian enlisted several companies to help in his quest to build a vastly improved RM-Z450. Scott Russell, owner of MotoSport Motorcycles in Hillsboro, Oregon, provided the 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450. Knowing that the suspension would need to be overhauled, Ciomo enlisted the services of his friend, Shock Therapy owner Steve Piattoni.
Ride Engineering's Adrian Ciomo didn't go overboard in modifying the RM-Z450. Instead, he showcased his growing line of products while getting aid from other aftermarket companies.
Let it be known that the Ride Engineering Suzuki RM-Z450 wasn't tuned to the breaking point. That wasn't the objective. Adrian Ciomo wanted to improve the suspension, handling and power while keeping an eye on durability. Granted, the cost of MXA's bike build was around $5000, but there are cheaper alternatives that can be substituted for several of the modifications. Here's the complete parts list for our purpose-built RM-Z450:
(1) Ride Engineering products. It's understandable that Ride Engineering receives top billing. After all, it was Adrian's idea to build the MXA test bike, and he put his nose to the grindstone to develop brand-new products for the RM-Z450. The laundry list of Ride Engineering parts included 20mm offset triple clamps with a built-in steering stabilizer, shock lowering link, oversize front rotor kit, billet brake caliper, ignition/timing plug kit, axle blocks, billet engine kill switch, 7/8-inch bar mounts, steel-braided brake line, banjo bolt kit, rear master-cylinder cover, an extension, brake clevis, and wheel spacers. The total bill for the Ride Engineering parts alone was $2171.10.
(2) Suspension. There has to be a motocross bike in the 450 class with the worst fork, and, for 2013, the Suzuki RM-Z450 justly earns the distinction. The shock isn't far off for most riders, but the Showa SFF forks are atrocious. They aren't ballpark for anyone under 230 pounds, yet heavier riders still complained about mid-stroke harshness. The reason? The forks are over-valved and have far too much oil.
The FMF?Racing MegaBomb header and Factory 4.1 RCT muffler are wise choices for 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450 owners.
Enter Steve Piattoni, owner of Shock Therapy in Pomona, California. Steve has been servicing suspension for 17 years. He was a hot-shoe Pro before throwing his hat into the suspension ring. Steve's business isn't as expansive as Pro Circuit's, Factory Connection's, Ohlins' or Enzo's, but that's part of its charm. His one-man-band approach is great for SoCal riders looking for a truly personalized setup. Piattoni is willing to accompany a rider to a track and can revalve suspension on the spot. It's that type of immediate service that convinced Adrian Ciomo to put his faith in Shock Therapy.
Piattoni had a tall order to fill in, solving the plight of Suzuki's Showa SFF forks. Making matters more difficult, Steve had little history with the 2013 RM-Z450, as the suspension is all new on the Zuke. But, he was up to the task, and we were more than happy to help him out with testing. After all, his success would be determined by our feedback. We tested with Steve for three days, and every setting was better than the last. This was after Piattoni removed a fork-valve stack that resembled a pile of Smarties.
Shock Therapy's Steve Piattoni handled the suspension needs. He is an RM-Z450 fork whisperer. Piattoni did a great job.
Piattoni recently became affiliated with Fox Racing Shox; thus the Ride Engineering RM-Z450 had a Fox Podium RC3 shock, which we were initially leery about (from previous experience) but came to love. We've had trouble dialing in the Podium shock in previous tests, but Steve had the magic touch. After we voiced our desires, he went to work and zeroed in on a setting that was both plush and progressive. We couldn't have asked for anything better.
(3) Engine. The MXA wrecking crew likes the 2013 RM-Z450 powerplant. The engine produces enough bottom-end torque to call the rider to attention; however, it's not a world-beater. Ciomo wanted to spice up the package, so he enlisted the services of FMF Racing. They supplied a titanium MegaBomb header, along with a Factory 4.1 RCT muffler. Additionally, Bazzaz took care of custom mapping for the bike. On the dyno, the FMF exhaust and Bazzaz system improved power from idle to 6000 rpm, and again from 7000 rpm until sign-off. We used a Works Connection hour meter, mounted to the gas tank by the head tube, to monitor peak rpm and ride time on the bike.
(4) Controls. Renthal was charged with supplying the 7/8-inch, 971-bend handlebars; Kevlar half-waffle grips; and gold chain and sprockets (with stock gearing). The stock plastic throttle tube was replaced with a Works Connection aluminum throttle tube, and the stock clutch lever and perch were replaced with a Works Connection Elite unit. When ordering an Elite perch for your bike, make sure that you ask for the proper clutch-leverage ratio. MXA's Ride Engineering bike had the wrong clutch throw, but we fixed that before melting the clutch plates.
We tested 22mm and 20mm offset Ride Engineering clamps. The 20mm offset was preferred on most tracks.
(5) Wheels. The gold TCR hubs mated with black D.I.D. LT-X rims added serious bling to the Ride Engineering RM-Z450 and strengthened the wheels to the point of Superman status. Red-anodized Ride Engineering wheel spacers were a nice touch. Dunlop provided their 80/100-21 MX51FA front tire, along with a 120/80-19 MX51 rear.
(6) Graphics. Bryar Perry of 180 Decals handled the cosmetic work. Bryar isn't just the owner of 180 Decals; he also still finds time to race professionally. He very well might be the fastest graphics guy in the business, and he's incredibly creative. We were immediately impressed with the yellow-and-red motif of the RM-Z450 graphics.
Our first order of business was getting the Ride Engineering RM-Z450 suspension dialed in. Steve Piattoni accompanied us to the track over the course of three test days. It was a blessing to have Steve on hand to tweak the suspension and revalve the forks right in the pits. Piattoni was aware of the challenges that lay ahead with the 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450 suspension. He tested the bike before it ever touched our hands and quickly realized that the stock suspension settings were dreadful.
The weak OEM?front brake was drop-kicked for an oversize Ride rotor, caliper and steel-braided brake line. It did the trick.
Upon dissecting the Showa SFF forks, he discovered a ton of mid-speed and compression valving. He took the normal valve stack and cut it down to about two-thirds of what Suzuki had used. A lot of the mid-speed and float were removed, and Piattoni softened the valve stack considerably. He also bumped up the spring rate to help keep the forks higher in the stroke.
Steve's first stab at improving the RM-Z450 suspension was a big improvement over the stock settings, but MXA testers weren't completely satisfied. The forks were now too high in the stroke, and midstroke harshness was still a problem. Quick to react, Piattoni installed the stock spring rate. It was the right move. With the forks dialed in, we turned our attention to the rear end of the Ride Engineering RM-Z450.
Piattoni just recently became a Fox Shox dealer and service center. Although he's the RM-Z450 Showa shock whisperer, he wanted to use a Fox Podium RC3 shock for our test. The big difference between the two units is that the Fox shock has an anti-wallowing valve. This allows the rear end to stay up in the rollers and allows Steve to use much softer valving. We tried a stiffer shock spring, but it didn't work in conjunction with the Ride Engineering lowering link. Although the link made the shock stroke more linear and dropped the rear end by 7mm, it stiffened the rate and was too stiff in the initial part of the stroke. Instead, we opted for a softer shock spring?5.5 kg/mm instead of the stock 5.7 kg/mm spring. It did the trick.
Gone were the stiffness and harshness that the 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450 suspension had become famous for. Shock Therapy did a remarkable job fixing the suspension woes, and we heartily recommend Steve Piattoni's services to anyone dissatisfied with his stock suspension. We could blast through rough terrain with nary a worry, and the Piattoni-massaged suspension settled very well in corners.
Ride Engineering and Shock Therapy solved the numerous issues with the 2013 RM-Z450. We had a blast testing the bike.
Throughout the test we tinkered with different triple-clamp offsets. We tried the stock 21.5mm offset, followed by 22mm, and eventually settled on 20mm with the addition of a steering stabilizer. The 22mm Ride Engineering triple clamps performed well on high-speed tracks where traction wasn't an issue; however, we noticed a vague feeling at turn-in on tighter tracks, so we went the other way with the 20mm clamps. The increased cornering capabilities were a bit much for a few test riders, but overall we preferred the Ride Engineering 20mm units. A word of advice: buy the optional steering stabilizer and bracket if riding on wide-open tracks. Otherwise, the front end will suffer from bouts of headshake in high-speed situations.
As for the powerplant, the Ride Engineering RM-Z450 wasn't a tricked-out pony. The FMF exhaust and the addition of a Bazzaz mapping device improved an already competitive engine. We noticed that the FMF exhaust added more bottom-end grunt, while the Bazzaz unit allowed the engine to be freer-revving. We didn't touch the gearing, although adding a tooth to the rear sprocket would have been wise for tighter tracks.
The 2013 Suzuki RM-Z450 has arguably the weakest brakes in the class. At 242 pounds, the RM-Z450 is a charging rhinoceros with BB gun-powerful brakes. Adrian Ciomo wisely installed his Ride Engineering steel-braided front brake line, as well as his new 270mm, floating, oversized front rotor (developed with Galfer) and billet front-brake caliper with larger pistons. The all-new Ride Engineering brake caliper doesn't flex; it allows air to flow through better, and the larger pistons provide more power with less effort. It was a great combination that allowed the RM-Z450's inertia to be slowed considerably, giving testers the ability to drag the front brake through corners.
Ride Engineering's Suzuki RM-Z450 is a testament to how good the stock 2013 bike could be if money was poured into improving the suspension, pepping up the powerband and getting the beast of a bike to stop. That's exactly what Ride Engineering and Shock Therapy did. For more info, visit www.ride-engineering.com and www.shocktherapyracing.com.


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In 2012, regional dealers fought against online competitors on both pricing and tax issues, struggled to increase average ticket prices on profitless TV sales, and wrangled with a struggling economy that kept many of their customers in a financial vice grip.
But they didn't take these challenges sitting down. They changed their product mixes, improved marketing and merchandising strategies, increased profit-rich service offerings, and embraced new training initiatives by some vendors who are showing a renewed appreciation for regional consumer electronics and appliance dealers.
2013 won't be much easier, but the dealers we recently spoke with felt the changes and strategies they deployed last year will help them forge ahead.
Here's what they had to say.
Dealerscope: What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome this year, and how did you do it?
Alan Lavine, Percy's, Worcester, Ma.: How to get around the online sales tax issue. When customers come in, and we have the same goods and services as online, as well as the same prices with the same shipping, delivery and everything, then the customer wants us to eat the sales tax. That's one of my biggest issues; a major issue.
What we do is [explain] to the customer how important it is to pay sales tax, because that covers all the municipalities, the police, the firefighters. We tell them, Granted, it can be a large number, but think how good you'll feel when you have all the goods and services that you expect in your towns!
Plus, we try to explain how important it is to support the local economy, because people like us support the high schools, the baseball and football teams, and all the other stuff. All my people are in the community, so we've put all those dollars back into the community. It doesn't go outside the state. We give 'em a little bit of guilt, and it usually wins them over.
Ultimately, they want to buy from us, but because of the 6.25 percent [sales tax] in Massachusetts, it's a big number. But 99 out of 100 [people], once you talk to them, they understand it. And they understand we're here before, during, and after, and that we're part of the community, like them.
We say, You know, we don't want to pay tax, either. I'm not standing out over at the Capitol Building in Boston saying, Take my customers' money! But it's a huge hot-button issue.
The second thing is the cost of health care for the employees. The only way to get around that is to either raise deductibles, or have the employees pay a larger part of the share. What we do is have a meeting, and I tell them there are only so many things I can do. I can't give 10 paid holidays, three weeks vacation, five sick days and infinite health care. So I let everyone pick. I say, You can't have everything, because we can't afford to do it and keep everyone employed. Pick one through four. What's the most important, and what can you do without?
Everyone says health is number one, so we put more money into health care. Vacations are important? Great. You don't need 10 paid holidays? Okay, take it down to four.
I use the money saved from one section, and put it into another section. It's a team approach, because you can't have everything. I'm included in it, because it's my health care, too. Whatever we all decide, we all decide.


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15th Street cycle track repaving starts tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, DDOT will repave the 15th Street cycle track between K and Swann streets. The agency agreed to fix the protected bike lane in June after months of complaints from cyclists about its uneven and dangerous pavement.
The first protected bike lane in DC, 15th Street is one of the city's most popular cycling corridors, used by hundreds of bicyclists daily. But the road surface is uneven and falling apart, causing cyclists to swerve into oncoming traffic to avoid bumps.
At the Dupont ANC, we heard from many, many frustrated cyclists, or would-be cyclists, about the need for repaving the lane. Because we believe good infrastructure is vital to encouraging a diversity of transit options, I and fellow ANC commissioner Noah Smith have worked with the city and the DC Council for many months to get this project accomplished.
The project will cover 13 blocks of 15th Street between K and Swann streets. When completed, the cycle track will have a 4.5-foot-wide southbound lane, which contains a 1-foot-wide gutter but has enough room for cyclists to avoid it. The northbound lane will be 3.5 feet wide, but will also be adjacent to the 3-foot parking buffer, making it feel wider.
Work will begin tomorrow in two main phases. During the first phase, the work will move in two block segments. DDOT will repair curbs, gutters, and pedestrian ramps along the corridor. While construction takes place in each section, there will be restrictions on using the parking lane and the bike lane. This phase should take about two weeks.
During the second phase, workers will resurface the 15th Street cycle track with new asphalt and install pavement markings. This should last one week, but restrictions on parking and biking will cover larger segments of the work area. During this time, DDOT recommends that cyclists use 14th or 16th streets instead.
Throughout the entire construction process, DDOT will post "No Parking" signs ahead of time so residents know when to move their cars. In addition, work should only take place between 9:30am and 3:30pm.
I'm excited to see that this important cycling corridor will get the repairs it needs to keep everyone safe and moving. However, if you encounter any problems or have any questions, please contact me at email@example.com.
The first is that this is a major commuting route for cyclists and yet there has been zero discussion about where to put the people that normally take this route. 14th or 16th...HA, no way anyone other than people in full on beast mode are tackling those. DDOT really should have taken away a car lane for this project and made it the temporary cycletrack.
Second, the volume of cyclists on 15th is very high. I don't regularly use it anymore, b/c it's just impracticable to go at any sort of speed (or the speeds needed to get certain lights) w/ the number of people out there. The last few times that I've used it I've counted more cyclists stopped at lights than drivers in cars. My last trip on it was Monday. At 15 and Mass there were 12 cyclists NB and 3 SB at ~6:10 pm and 11 cars. The time before that (about the same time of day) there were 22 NB cyclists and 3 or 4 SB and only 17 cars at the light. Cyclists are given only 1/5th the space and that's not equitable and it certainly doesn't encourage others to shift modes. I watched a 30 second video this morning and 10 cyclists went by in that time. Only a handful of cars passed.
This is a missed opportunity for DDOT, WABA and DC bike riders to increase space for cycling and the lack of safe alternatives during the repaving is a step back.
DDOT recommends that cyclists use 14th or 16th streets instead.
Nobody should be biking on 16th. Car traffic, bus traffic, aggressive drivers. Use 17th to go SB or 18th/14th to go North.
I'm not sure what's the lesser or two evils. 14th St has the craziest drivers but then again 16th St has the cluster*** known as Scott Circle.
I think 17th St is a better alternative because there is at least a bike lane north of Massachusetts. But anything between K St and Massachusetts can be quite harrowing due in large part to cabs and delivery trucks.
13th St might be an OK option because traffic tends to move a bit slower there.
Hopefully this construction will only take a month!
That being said, I doubt it take only three weeks. Someone DDOT contractors manage to f** up like no tomorrow. That mess around NM and M has been going on for over a year now.
"In addition, work should only take place between 9:30am and 3:30pm."
"While construction takes place in each section, there will be restrictions on using the parking lane and the bike lane. This phase should take about two weeks."
"This should last one week, but restrictions on parking and biking will cover larger segments of the work area."
The curb work has begun just north of Mass Ave. Segments may be restricted once work begins daily (9:30am) especially the southbound lane adjacent to the curb.
But before 9:30am, you should still be able to bike most of the cycle track (just be extra careful) Until, of course the repaving stage, which will hopefully begin by the end of the month and should take 3-5 days, DDOT says.
If you do need to take a detour, I agree with you - don't take 16th Street (17th, 18th, 13th are all better options, and 14th too).
Thanks for all the input and support and let me know if you see anything noteworthy (good of bad) about this project or anything else.
by Kishan Putta on Sep 8, 2013 10:32 pm • link • report
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