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Free neighborhood shuttle could save DC money
Residents and workers in Southwest Waterfront want to restore a discontinued free shuttle bus, the Shuttle-Bug, that operated between G and M streets SW from Sixth Street to slightly past Third Street.
The Shuttle-Bug connected thousands of residents in that area, including people with low incomes and older adults, to the Safeway, CVS, and Waterfront Metro station. While it is easy to recognize the social benefits of such a service, there are economic benefits as well for DC in reducing dependency on MetroAccess and even fixed route bus service.
According to the Post, Shuttle-Bug operated for 18 months "as a way to offset the hardship that construction posed to pedestrians." Now that the construction is complete, city officials contend that the need for the service no longer exits.
However, designers of the shuttle service from the Southwest Action Team (SWAT) have a different memory. They state that the service was developed and funded as a neighborhood crime mitigation measure. They recall that prior to Shuttle-Bug's creation, several community residents were assaulted, robbed, and, in one case, murdered along their walk to the Metro station. MPD Assistant Chief of Police, Diane Groomes, wrote a letter of support to continue the Shuttle-Bug program citing the safety benefits.
According to the Post article, a survey conducted by students of George Mason University "found that one-third of participants said they took the shuttle for safety reasons" and that "twenty-five percent said they had difficulty walking, and nearly two-thirds said they do not own a car or do not drive." Consequently, designers of the Shuttle-Bug service believe that the service addressed unmet community needs.
In addition, the Arena Stage, which was closed during the Shuttle-Bug's period of operation, will re-open in October 2010. Arena Stage patrons who take Metro will need safe, reliable transportation from the Metro to Arena Stage and back again. Consequently, staff at Arena Stage also drafted a letter of support to continue the Shuttle-Bug service.
Shuttle-Bug ran on a fixed-route basis, complete with bus stop signs. If a rider with disabilities wanted a special drop-off that was safe, the driver would accommodate the request provided the drop-off was on the route.
Shuttle-Bug served the morning peak from 7-10 am, the evening peak starting at 4 pm, weeknights for after-work grocery shoppers and people who attended Blues Night on Monday or Jazz Night on Friday, and a Tuesday/Friday 10:30 am to 1:30 pm service that ran on a slightly larger route to serve another building with a high percentage of older adults.
The average number of rides per day on Shuttle-Bug ranged from 98 to 165, and the total number of rides provided since the program's inception was 44,055. According to SWAT, fare revenues were unnecessary because the cost to collect, handle, and secure the small amount of fare revenue would exceed the value of the fares collected.
How Shuttle-Bug Could Save DC Money
Since about twenty-five percent of Shuttle-Bug riders expressed having difficulty walking, it is likely that at least twenty-five percent qualify for MetroAccess service. MetroAccess service costs on average $38 per ride, whereas the average operating cost per ride on Shuttle-Bug was $4.98.
Now that the Shuttle-Bug service no longer exists, it is likely that those individuals who qualify for MetroAccess who rode Shuttle-Bug will go back to using the more costly MetroAccess service. As we know, MetroAccess is subsidized by the WMATA Compact jurisdictions including the District of Columbia. Clearly, $4.98 per ride is a bargain when compared to $38.
Even when you compare Shuttle-Bug to traditional fixed-route bus service, the cost differentials are striking. The cost per hour to operate Shuttle-Bug was only $60.11 due to there being no overhead costs. The current cost for WMATA to provide fixed-route bus service is $102.41 per hour. (Note: I provide this comparison only to show how much it would cost if WMATA provided the Shuttle-Bug service, and not to suggest that regional bus service is the same as a community shuttle.)
Shuttle-Bug was funded through a public-private partnership, with Waterfront Associates, LLC (the developers of Waterfront Station) and Fairfield Residential (the owner/developer of the View at Waterfront) funding 70% and the District of Columbia funding the remaining 30%. SWAT is presently requesting that the District of Columbia fund the Shuttle-Bug program for an additional year while they seek diversified funding.
One possible strategy to diversify funding would be to ask area businesses that benefited from the service (Safeway, CVS, etc.) to contribute to the service. However, achieving a new public-private partnership would take both time and a demonstrated financial commitment from the District of Columbia.
Shuttle-Bug riders and community residents have already submitted over 500 signed testimonials to continue the shuttle service. According to SWAT, this represents ten percent of the 5,000 households in the target area served by Shuttle-Bug.
Shuttle-Bug is a less expensive option for the District of Columbia in this neighborhood compared with traditional MetroAccess and Metrobus services. Of course, some will argue that Metrobus and Metrorail customers should just walk the four or so blocks to the Waterfront Metro station. Nevertheless, the potential for significant paratransit cost savings for local governments makes Shuttle-Bug an alternative transportation model worthy of further exploration in our region and beyond.
But I don't get the argument that the Waterfront Metro is too far away. It's at 4th and M Streets. The Arena Stage is at 6th Street. It's one city block's distance (not really sure where 5th Street went). According to Google Maps pedometer, it's about two-tenths of a mile (roughly 1,000 feet) in distance.
I'd also hesitate to compare the safety situation pre-Waterfront Towers. There's a whole lot more activity in the area, especially with the swanky new Safeway and Starbucks, and the redevelopment of some of the apartment buildings in that general vicinity.
I agree that the walk to Arena Stage isn't much an issue, particularly from a safety element: this area is quickly becoming an area which, in the immediate vicinity of the Metro station, isn't terribly intimidating at night. Or if you think it is, I'd wager you can at least it's agree it's becoming less & less intimidating with every new development that comes online.
However, I'll credit Shuttle-Bug in that per that map, it seems to service a bit further out... I can agree with some of those destinations.
The map cites 20min peak & 30min off-peak headways. ...Kind of sounds a lot like a marshrutka to me. I love those... something I definitely think could catch on in some areas.
I do agree with Fritz in that keeping a public/private partnership in place could be something worth delving into... perhaps commercial contributions as well as contributions from the Ward, ANC, or other civic associations to help establish it as a local-oriented community asset.
Of course, a counter to that could be an argument that if local residents & businesses are fronted with the bill, in the long-term that could equate to wealthier neighborhoods getting more services whilst poorer neighborhoods get less. That's an argument I'll avoid for now.
(That said, if it turns out that the Shuttle-Bug results in a net reduction in MetroAccess costs, especially if it saves more than the District's share of those costs, then we should probably run it. I'm doubtful that's true, but I'm open to being convinced.)
This isn't new thinking, though it is clearly somewhat new to the DC area. There is research/writing on feeder service in TCRP reports and on both feeder service and neighborhood shuttle services in reports by organizations that focus on accessible transportation issues like Easter Seals Project ACTION.
I've been told that WMATA has a feeder service plan in the works. The goals of such a service would be to increase fixed route ridership among MetroAccess customers while reducing paratransit demand/costs. I hope to learn more about WMATA's plan soon and to write a post about it for further discussion.
I believe that the next tool in the public transit tool box needs to be the creative use of 'hybrid' services. In other words, breaking out of the fixed route & para-transit molds. We need to develop the full range of flexibilities to meet the needs of the traveling public.
This shuttle bug service sounds like it is the type of creative thinking that will be needed.
The ultimate answer to MetroAccess and other para-transit services' woes is to find a way to serve as many of their passengers' needs through hybrid and fixed route service and reduce the need for much more expensive demand response service.
As for the crime issue. The street crime rate in my neighborhood is probably among the lowest in the city. The "rash" of assaults that took place was such an anomaly that it drew the attention of the media and the highest levels of the police department.
In a perfect world and a city flush with funds, every neighborhood could have its own shuttle bus system. But in the real world of DC in 2010, there is no money.
Also, the $38 number is for the entire metro-access system, including the less dense suburbs where metro operates outside the required 3/4mi radius.
While it 'could' in theory save money, please please provide real numbers and not speculation to back this up.
I do not have access to the list of MetroAccess customers that live in ShuttleBug's service area-- this is protected under HIPAA.
I do not have access to the number of rides MetroAccess provided in this service area prior to Shuttle-Bug service existance, during Shuttle-Bug service, and after Shuttle-Bug service ended; however, once those numbers are obtained, it would be easy to do the calculations. WMATA staff have access to this information, the District (or other jurisdictions, for that matter) could request it, and actual calculations of paratransit cost-avoidance (i.e., savings) could be done.
The comment by "Anonymous" gets to my point, which is services like Shuttle-Bug could help reduce paratransit costs in our area. I'd encourage WMATA and the jurisdictions to explore this further.
Penny, do you live in SW? Doubtful. To state that people would need a shuttle to Arena Stage from the Metro is like suggesting people need a shuttle to get from one Dupont Circle metro exit to the other. Devoting a paragraph trying to rationalize that really destroys any credibility. Even if you take a macroscopic view, looking at a map, the area around which the Shuttle Bug operated was approximately equal to the square block around the Washington Monument. Do we really need a shuttle around that small an area? Plus, how long is the average MetroAccess trip? Is it really just 0.6 miles, which is the distance apart between the two stops farthest from each other?
All this shuttle does is reinforce the fabricated need for vehicles taking us everywhere. Sometimes walking is OKAY. The safety argument holds no water either. Not only does increased foot traffic help deter crime to begin with, but if you look at DC crime maps, Southwest is comparatively better off than Chinatown, Adams Morgan, Dupont, etc. And finally, SWTLQTC has clearly documented that from the get-go it was a temporary service due to the construction, where sidewalks were closed and barriers were on streetcorners.
Also, please clarify your math regarding the cost benefit over MetroAcess. If I assume a maximum of 165 riders a day, with 25% of MetroAccess, a $60.11/hour operating cost, and 15 hours of operation (7am to 10pm) I would get this:
$60.11*15 / (165*0.25) = $21.86/ride
If you're doing a cost-benefit analysis like this, you can't use two different populations. It skews the results. When calculating the MetroAccess cost per ride you don't include the non-MetroAccess people who still move from place to place, but when calculating Shuttle Bug you chose to include them to offset the cost per ride. You can't do that.
Oh, and does the hourly cost of the Shuttle Bug include multiple vehicles for peak hours?
*end of frustrated rant*
By starting out with "you must not be a SW resident" and "this destroys your credibility" you are unnecessarily making your comment about Penny instead of her ideas. People who don't live in a neighborhood are welcome to weigh in on issues pertaining to it.
Penny has been a constant advocate for people who need assistance in mobility, some of whom live in SW. If you think her idea is wrong, please feel free to give your reasons, but you do not have to frame it as an attack on her.
Again, welcome and I look forward to hearing further thoughts from you on other issues (without the personal attack angle).
by David Alpert on Jul 29, 2010 6:17 pm • link • report
Thanks for the comment and the welcome, although I'm actually not a new poster. I had taken a break from GGW for several months because I was frustrated with the way arguments for transit were being framed.
While I respect your opinion, I do not think that either of the comments you singled out are personal attacks. First, I never said "You must not be a SW resident." Second, I never associated her likely non-residence as a reason for her lack of credibility. I pointed out that her probable lack of familiarity led to her completely unreasonable claim that Arena Stage patrons might want to use a shuttle from the Metro. That unreasonable claim does, in large part, harm her credibility. I fail to see how that is a personal attack - it is strictly based on her reasoning contained in the piece itself. It passes no judgment on her residence, though I suspect it was the root cause. If you don't happen to see how unreasonable her claim is, I urge you to visit the Waterfront area for yourself.
It's this strict push for always more transit (as opposed to smarter transit) that made me leave in the first place. The side effect is that people who are unfamiliar with SW would think this is a legitimate argument, and reinforce the notion that those of us think this is a waste of DC resources are against smart growth (untrue). It leads to entrenched, unyielding values - which don't do anyone any good.
Quite incidentally, I had originally included a shoutout to you saying that I was disappointed in the quality of the article, but then decided to remove it since I figured I didn't need to waste your time with a petty complaint. But since you are here now, I will say that regardless of the author's history and previous contributions, this piece is simply not of the caliber that I had more often associated with the academic insights on GGW, and it deserved greater vetting.
To Penny - I'm sorry if I offended you, but that was not my intent. Your piece, while admirable in its motives, has a number of flaws that significantly misrepresent the situation. I don't think that's fair to anyone.
I believe this a a low cost solution for many residents of SW. I would be delighted if a solution could be found to continue this service.
SWresident#2: The Shuttle-Bug served many purposes from taking people to/from Metro to work, shopping at Safeway, CVS or banking. Students used it to go to Amidon and Jefferson, from Metro to jazz and blues and some Metro Access riders opted to use it. It was all purpose for everybody living in the area and visiting the area. It was well used given the 44,055 rides provided.
In reference to your blog, if you carry the logic through of 25% Metro Access eligible riders, (there is no data to confirm 25%) who rode the shuttle, the math would be as follows. The Shuttle-Bug's hours of operation were 10.2/day (not 15 as you stated), then the equivalent would be $14.25 per Metro Access eligible ride. Additionally, Metro Access has substantial overhead to cover operations administration, the call center etc.
The purpose of this article is to introduce transit alternatives that complement each other and fulfull unmet needs in communities. The Shuttle-Bug is one example.
The problem with this is for me, an able bodied person, I can walk across the entire service area of the shuttle in less time than the average headway of the service.
The combination of circuitous routing and long headways is a bad one for a general audience. It's telling, for example, that Arena Stage offers a letter of support, but won't put any dollars behind that word.
The prospect for using this as an alternative form of paratransit, however, is quite intriguing and worthy of more study. Of course, to see an actual reduction in costs, we'd have to see a reduction in MetroAccess use in that area, as well - otherwise you're duplicating service and increasing costs, not reducing them.
a lot of distance to walk, especially those who live at the end of G Street.
The Shuttlebug provides an invaluable service to those who cannot get
around easily. A civilization can be judged by the care it takes of those
most vulnerable, and such a service creates a humane atmosphere of
caring in the neighborhood. To the argument that other areas would
want to have such a service, why not, I say? Maryland takes care of its
senior citizens by free bus service, many areas in our country do the same,
and why shouldn't we all have this at our disposal?
A Resident of Southwest
by Resident of Southwest on Jul 30, 2010 3:18 pm • link • report
The problem with this service is that it has largely just been a "convenience." The author's informal survey showed the vast majority of people riding the service use it because they don't drive - NOT because of an underlying health issue. What would these people be doing otherwise? Likely just walking. What's wrong with that?
And there's no proof that MetroAccess-eligible people who took the shuttle did it instead of MetroAccess. They could just as easily have been using it for convenience (i.e., it happened to be there, wanted to socialize with people on board). One could also surmise that they were using the shuttle for its intended use: to get around construction. After all, people in power scooters or wheelchairs would have difficulty navigating torn up or closed sidewalks. Now that the construction is FINISHED, they don't have that problem anymore. That's probably the most important point of all!
Also, it really saddens me that people think having a ride from Metro/Arena Stage or Metro/Jazz Night (basically the same distance) is defensible. Transit should be helping people move from places that are hard to get to. Transit should not be abetting laziness. This was always meant to be a temporary service. It created demand out of convenience - NOT out of need. "Quite a lot of distance to walk"? Really? A maximum distance that's only slightly longer than the length of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool? Please.
And before you all start bashing me, I should point out that I was born physically disabled too. I have more difficulties walking as a 20-something than many of the posters here will ever have. My opinions do not stem from a lack of understanding or heartlessness - I have had my fair share of time in and out of a wheelchair and learning to walk again to know what accessibility problems are like. I just see this as a complete waste of money. If someone can prove that the cost of Shuttle Bug is less than or equal to DC's share of MetroAccess savings, fine, then do it. But there is absolutely no evidence to support that, and we simply cannot afford to pay for this on one hand while we're firing teachers and cutting other *critical* services for budgetary reasons on the other hand. No way.
Technically, the survey was conducted by GMU students-- not me. Of course, that distinction doesn't matter much. Just thought I'd clarify.
by sw resident..unit block G st on Jul 30, 2010 11:04 pm • link • report
I'm inclined to oppose retaining the Shuttle-Bug, and I definitely live in Southwest. If there's a large enough population of seniors and disabled requiring paratransit services, and the Shuttle-Bug can serve them more cheaply than for what the District pays for its share of the MetroAccess service for that population, it might be worth keeping the shuttle. I'm inclined to doubt that, but I'm reserving judgment until we get some more concrete data.
But this is purely a paratransit issue. When considering whether to retain the Shuttle-Bug we should ignore any passengers who aren't eligible for MetroAccess, because the distances involved are meaningless to the general population. For example: from the circle at the east end of the unit block of G Street SW, it's three blocks to Amidon Elementary, which I believe has a stop for the P1/P2 and V7/V8/V9. Google Maps' walking directions estimate the trip at eight minutes. If you don't like those lines, or my map is out of date, it's four blocks to the 70/71 and Circulator stop at 7th and G, or four slightly longer blocks to the Waterfront Metro. I know those stops are current, having been to all of them within the past week. Three or four blocks is just not a distance that requires regular shuttle service.
I was a frequent Shuttle-Bug rider. I live in the Unit block of G Street. I work, go to school, am an able-bodied female and am NOT LAZY. I rode the shuttle every morning and evening to Metro to and from work and classes. In the evening I took Metro home, stopped at the Safeway caught the Shuttle-Bug home. I carried groceies, backpack, & other items. I took the shuttle for safety reasons. Prior to the Shuttle-Bug, I was followed home by juveniles, harassed, had rocks thrown at me. That bus gave me peace of mind and kept me safe. I no longer have that safety.
Don't try to speak for me and the hundreds of other riders who rode the Shuttle-Bug, loved the service and miss it. I met a number of Shuttle-Bug riders on my trips who feel as I do.
by Shuttle-Bug Rider on Jul 31, 2010 4:11 pm • link • report
Extending the Circulator is impractical. Full-sized buses are banned from G St, and their operating costs can't be justified by the ridership.
By the way, The Shuttle-Bug route was circuitous because of the jersey barrier configuration and the configuration of the area served during construction of Waterfront Station.
What's more, getting more pedestrians on the street is a great way to reduce crime risk -- the biggest improvement in public safety since I've lived here was when the city opened up the area north of the old Waterside Mall and pedestrians started streaming through what was once a notorious crime hot spot.
I am always fascinated by examples that have not been proved by the person who suggest otherwise. Today's violence will not leave you with a bump on the head, but something more deadly follow by trauma that takes time to resolve. Perhaps if you followed your examples and walk at night carry groceries, or walk early in the morning before the sun could rise, the writers of this blog may give you a listening hear. I pray for the Shuttle Bug to return to benefit older people, sick people, seniors who work, and disable people who have not given up on life, I pray
The over 40,000 riders that took the Bug is a testimony to the success of the service within Southwest. Many other services in this region, and throughout this country, started with an innovative idea and the willingness of communities like Southwest to have an direct impact on the lives of those that it serves.
Many of the riders used the Bug because it presented them with the type of service that could be accessed in order to meet their individual transportation needs. For example, the driver provided help to seniors on and off the bus and with their grocery bags.
The Bug demonstrated that if you have a nice vehicle, operate an on time service and have a driver that has an understanding of the needs of the riders then services like the Shuttle Bug can be success stories.
Perhaps I missed it, but where did the 40k ridership come from, and is that per year or over its total service? I didn't see anything in the article above nor are my admittedly quick Google searches turning up much.
Article states the Shuttle-Bug provided 44,055 rides.
by Shuttle-Bug Rider on Aug 2, 2010 11:46 am • link • report
I'm sorry my comments made you feel as though you shouldn't express your views. My frustration comes from the fact that this issue is being promoted for two reasons, which has yet to be shown to be true: necessity and monetary savings.
On the issue of personal attacks, I defer to my comment to David. I have stuck entirely to the substance of people's arguments and the data that are presented. I never called anyone lazy, never used personal insults, and never put words into someone else's mouth - though you seem to have done that to me. What I did say was that the shuttle "abets" (i.e., encourages) laziness. I think everyone would agree that having a free shuttle making rounds in the neighborhood (all other factors equal) encourages able-bodied people to take a vehicle instead of walking. And, yes, given the distances of the route, to me this represents a complete convenience and not a necessity. Four blocks *maximum* from Safeway? We really are talking about average travel distances that are the length of the Reflecting Pool. I would never consider taking a shuttle from one end of the Reflecting Pool to the other - would you? What's different about a neighborhood street?
The GW survey cited by both GGW and WaPo show that the dominant reason people were taking the shuttle was not health, not safety, but that they didn't have a car. They didn't have a car to drive three or four blocks! You probably end up walking the same distance just pushing your shopping cart up and down each aisle at Safeway. You don't see able-bodied people riding in the power scooters at Safeway because it's "too far to walk."
With respect to the safety issue, I'm sorry you've been harrassed. Everyone has a right to feel safe being in their neighborhood. However, cminus is spot on in saying that SW has it good compared to many other places in the District. Even with some of the issues we've had, the prevalence of crime here is lower than elsewhere. Why should DC gov't foot the bill here, when there is a more heavily used Metro stop and large retail establishment in a much more violent part of town?
Even with that said, is providing a short-distance shuttle really the best way to stop crime? "Steve & Beth" said that it was also a crime-avoidance measure. That's precisely the problem. It doesn't counteract crime, it just "avoids" it. The $185,000 that proponents want could easily hire 3 more cops whose ONLY JOB it would be to just walk that 6-block beat. Or maybe put better streetlights and emergency call boxes along the roads people are afraid of. Or perhaps *hire* 185 youths from SW in after-school community revitalization programs? Wouldn't any of those do more to *avert* crime and build a sense of community instead of isolating residents behind tinted glass?
The bottom line is that however much some SW residents feel we "deserve" this, the truth is:
- The original shuttle has served its purpose re: construction
- Whatever reasons there may be for reinstating the shuttle, there are far more effective ways to address those problems given the cost.
- And if you still think the shuttle is the only way to address those problems, there are FAR more deserving areas of DC than our neck of the woods.
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A favorite of mine. This is a great, low carb, easy to make Cheesy Cauliflower Soup!
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- 2 (16 ounce) bags frozen cauliflower
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups cream
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Yeah, I don't know. It was great how easy, but I found the texture odd. Grainy and a bit runny. I thought it was perhaps b/c it was slow cooked in the crock pot? So, I'm not sure I'll make this again. It was my first crock pot soup, I did use fresh cauli... anyway, thx for your recipe.
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The industry and its consumers knew they were coming and who they were coming from but the "when" part was the biggest question until today. AMD has
officially launched the Phenom X3 8000 series
desktop processors today with two models in the series.
The Phenom X3 processors are the first desktop processors to feature a 3-core design and are aimed at bridging the price gap between dual-core and quad-core products. The Phenom X3 is basically a quad-core package with one core turned off.
AMD's Phenom X3 series will launch with two models, the 8400 and 8600 which will feature clock speeds of 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz respectively. Each model is said to consume 95W, feature 512KB of L2 cache per core and 2.0MB of L3 cache, the same amount as the Phenom X4 processors. The Phenom X3 series will also feature a maximum HyperTransport speed of 3.6GHz.
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The tri-core processors are the last of AMD's "B2" stepping, and are still technically affected by the TLB bug. However, since Phenom X3 is targeted for low-end systems rather than virtualized server environments, end users do not need to worry about instability.
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Dining Pass adds restaurantsDecember 03,2012VermontValue has added several new restaurants to its buy-one /get-one-free dining pass program for 2013.
The $35 wallet-sized VermontValue Dining Pass offers complimentary meals at more than 30 local restaurants. Each Dining Pass is valid from purchase date through the end of 2013.
New restaurants added this year range from casual to sit-down gourmet dining.
The Doll House, located at Stafford Technical Center, is a training ground for future chefs and restaurant owners/managers; the Fishtail Tavern on Lake Bomoseen, offers music and entertainment along with a pub-style menu; Sals Downtown is back under new owner Linda Kulken.
For pizza lovers, theres Bambinos on State Street. Another new area restaurant is Big Bobs Food Shack in Castleton.
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The Dining Pass program is entering its fourth year with more than 1,000 customers, according to VermontValue owners Frank and Millie-Roy Smead.
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The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and the Philadelphia Phillies are already looking toward 2013.
After buying big in recent years, Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies were forced to sell this summer. That's the cost of doing business when your $173 million roster sits in last place in the NL East with a 45-57 record.
Going into the last two months of the regular season, the Phillies have many more questions than answers. With some familiar faces out the door and the organization searching for some signs of life moving forward, there is much to watch in Philadelphia even if the playoffs are out of the picture.
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I lead the Conservation Assessment and Analysis team in Kew's Conservation Science Department. Our focus is primarily at species level, utilising Kew's outstanding collections, particularly herbarium specimens, to help inform conservation action by developing and applying suitable analytical methods to enhance prioritisation, improve Red List assessments and to understand and monitor the status of the world's plants.
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- Enhancing access to plant diversity data and maximising their relevance to conservation and sustainable use outcomes
- Documenting and interpreting large-scale patterns of plant diversity in conservation contexts
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- Systematics and conservation of neotropical Myrtoideae (Myrtaceae)
Paton, A., & Nic Lughadha, E. (2011). The irresistible target meets the unachievable objective: what have 8 years of GSPC implementation taught us about target setting and achievable objectives? Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 250-260.
Rivers, M.C., Brummit, N.A., Nic Lughadha, E. & Meagher, T.R. (2011). Genetic variation in Delonix s.l. (Leguminosae) in Madagascar revealed by AFLPs: fragmentation, conservation status and taxonomy. Conservation Genetics 12: 1333-1344.
Rivers, M.C., Taylor, L., Brummit, N.A., Meagher, T.R., Roberts, D.L. & Nic Lughadha, E. (2011). How many herbarium specimens are needed to detect threatened species? Biological Conservation 144: 2541-2547.
Rivers, M.C., Bachman, S.P., Meagher, Nic Lughadha, E. & Brummit, N.A. (2010). Subpopulations, locations and fragmentation: applying IUCN red list criteria to herbarium specimen data. Biodiversity and Conservation 19: 2071-2085.
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Evan Thomas Weiss (INTO IT. OVER IT.) and Andrew Koji Shiraki (KOJI) have made something ten years overdue. The two prolific singer-songwriters, who have been friends for years, entered Drasik Studios in Chicago, IL for seven days this summer and collaborated to record ten new songs (five songs each) with the help of engineer Mark Michalik (THE SWELLERS, FIREWORKS, STAY AHEAD OF THE WEATHER). This split vinyl LP release, featuring a tirade of guest musicians from bands such as LA DISPUTE, CASTEVET, CLOUDMOUTH, and more.
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CROSSVILLE --- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are investigating the shooting of a bald eagle east of Crossville, Tennessee in the Crab Orchard Community near the Crab Orchard School in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
This is the second bald eagle killed in Tennessee in less than a month. Another eagle had been recently found shot and killed in adjacent Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in the area of Big Springs Gap Road. The birds were found approximately 30 miles apart.
The first person who provides information resulting in the successful prosecution of the person or persons responsible in these investigations will be eligible to receive an $8,500 reward.
The eagle killed in Cumberland County was examined by a veterinarian and determined to have been shot. The eagle killed in Bledsoe County was also examined by veterinarians at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and determined to have been shot. Both bald eagles were mature with a white head and white tail.
Anyone with information concerning the eagle found in Cumberland County is asked to call Special Agent John Rayfield at 615-736-5532, or Cumberland County Wildlife Officer Casey Mullen with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at 800-262-6704.
Anyone with information concerning the eagle found in Bledsoe County is asked to call Special Agent Bo Stone at 865-692-4024, or Bledsoe County Wildlife Officer Mark Patterson with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at 800-262-6704. The reward for information on this killing has been increased to $8,500. For more information on that investigation, please visit: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-018.html.
While bald eagles were taken off the Endangered Species Act in 2007 after a successful national recovery effort, they are protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, both federal wildlife statutes. Violations of these statutes carry maximum criminal penalties of up to $100,000 and/or one year in federal prison.
Tennessee currently hosts about 140 eagle breeding pairs, according to Scott Somershoe, ornithologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Bald eagles historically ranged from Mexico to Alaska. It typically takes four or five years for bald eagles to mature but many do not start breeding until they are much older. They may live 15 to 25 years in the wild. Their primary diet is fish, so most bald eagles are found near rivers and lakes.
A number of organizations and individuals have contributed to the reward including: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, The American Eagle Foundation, and private donors.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of American people. Visit the Services websites at http://www.fws.gov/southeast/ or http://www.fws.gov/
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ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. is prepared to use the military option to blunt Iran's nuclear program should diplomacy and sanctions fail. He made the comment in Israel today. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, standing beside Panetta, said he sees an "extremely low" probability that sanctions and diplomacy will work.


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Tekzilla #71: 240Hz HDTVs, LG Watch Phone, Gesture Controls, Mobile TV, Levar Burton and more!
We've got one last collection of products from CES, from defrag software to new cell phone tech, Josh Topolsky from Engadget and quite a bit more!
We couldn't drag everything we wanted over to the stage for the live shows from CES... so here are the rest of our picks from the show floor at CES 2009!
Thanks again to NBC Universal for sharing their stage and Internet access with us while were at CES 2009!
Sascha Segan, lead Cell Phone Analyst for PCMag.com gives us his take on the Palm Pre (it's really all about the WebOS!), new MobileTV standards, the fact that stereo Bluetooth is dead and his love for the Logic Wireless Bolt.
Creative's Vado HD, $299, records 720p HDTV on a camcorder the size of a deck of cards and can post directly to online video services like YouTube.
Handheld projectors like 3M's MPro 110, $359, were all over the place at CES. With 7 lumens, you'll need a resonably dim room to see the 640x480 video from this projector. In the future, expect the MM 220 module to be built into cell phones.
LG Watch Phone: we don't know if it will ever see production, but the two way video conferencing designed into this phone watch is super tempting! LG says it'll hit the streets in Europe in late 2009! We can haz?
Choose your city in the iFM iPhone app and you'll all the data for whatever is playing on the local FM station you pick. Way cool!
GiiNii's Movit is a mobile social networking device. Powered by the Android OS, it lets you check your favorite social networks anywhere you can tap into a WiFi connection.
Schwinn is back with a pedal assist electric bike. The Tailwind's motors stop working if you aren't pedaling, but when the electric boost kicks in, you'll notice! Schwinn claims it can even help you power up the hills here in San Francisco. The best part? The custom designed Toshiba battery can re-charge in 30 minutes, last 20-25 miles and the battery is warrantied for 2000 charge cycles! Brace yourself, tho, the price tag is $3200.
Diskeeper 2009, $29.95, brings new features to our favorite defragging tool for Windows from Diskeeper's Enterprise version, most notably support for 1TB and larger drives. The new HyperFast SSD Optimizer, $25, adds tools designed to keep solid state disks running at top speed no matter how long you run them.
The Asus Bamboo Series 11 and 12 inch notebooks feature bamboo inserts, LED backlit screen and Core 2 Duo processors, and were almost as slick as the Asus Folding Notebook Demos, where Asus has expertimented with, literally, folding a notebook out of plastic.
Premier Mounts WTFM3765 stood out as the lowest profile HDTV mount we've ever seen at .37 inches deep.
Gefen brought a trio of Wireless HDMI boxes to the show, the Wireless for HDMI Extender uses UltraWideBand, the GefenTV Wireless for HDMI sends 1080p 24 fps or 1080i 60fps over a 5GHz frequency, and the GefenTV Wireless HD Extender offers the ability to carry 8 channel 96Khz LPCM audio... along with a 24Hz 1080p video signal over a 60GHz radio channel
Robert Heron joins us with his HDTV picks from CES 2009. Decreasing cabinet depth has been a big push: Panasonic plans to offer a 1 inch deep plasma panel, moving to a third of an inch in the near future. Broadband Integration, picture resolution improvement... 240Hz Yahoo Widgets being built into TVs.
Schlage is connecting your home locks to the internet, and the new LiNK system uses encrypted ZWave to network their locks in your home, and for $12.99 a month, you'll be able to check on them or lock/unlock them from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
Josh Topolsky, the Editor in Chief over at Engadget joined Veronica to talk about what let him down at CES! Sandisk's SlotRadio was near the top of his list of dissapointements, and was joined by Sony's Walkman NWZ-X1000.
nVidia GeForce 3D Vision glasses sound old news.... we've been seeing shutter based '3D glasses' forever, but these glasses, which work only with 120Hz HDTVs, had Veronica enraptured, ready to order a pair for her gaming machine!
Access your files anywhere? Cloude Engines $79 Pogoplug plugs into any USB drive and connects it to the Internet so you can ... access your files anywhere via web interface! They even have a free iPhone app, Pogoplug will ship in March.
HP's Firebird Desktop PC promises smoking performance, good looks and, best of all, almost no noise whatsoever... and to save energy, it'll turn off the GPU and use the onboard graphics card.
Levar Burton? We LOVE Levar Burton, whether he's on the deck of the Enterprise, or hosting Reading Rainbow. His CES obsession? OLED TV screens. He's also in love with Twitter, you can follow him at www.twitter.com/levarburton


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ATLANTA — The first person infected with Ebola to be brought to the United States from Africa was escorted into a specialized isolation unit yesterday at one of the nation's best hospitals, where doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won't escape.
Fear that the outbreak, which has killed more than 700 people in Africa, could spread in the United States has generated considerable anxiety among some Americans. But infectious-disease experts said the public faces little risk as Emory University Hospital treats the critically ill missionary doctor and his assistant, who is expected to arrive from Liberia in several days.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received "nasty emails" and at least 100 calls from people saying, "How dare you bring Ebola into the country!?" CDC Director Tom Frieden said yesterday.
"I hope that our understandable fear of the unfamiliar does not trump our compassion when ill Americans return to the U.S. for care," Frieden said.
Dr. Kent Brantly and his assistant Nancy Writebol will be treated in Emory's isolation unit for infectious diseases, created 12 years ago to handle doctors who get sick at the CDC. It is one of about four in the country equipped with everything necessary to test and treat people exposed to very dangerous viruses.
In 2005, it handled patients with SARS, which, unlike Ebola, can spread like the flu when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
In fact, the nature of Ebola — which is spread by close contact with bodily fluids and blood — means that any modern hospital using standard, rigorous, infection-control measures should be able to handle it.
Still, Emory won't be taking any chances.
"Nothing comes out of this unit until it is non-infectious," said Dr. Bruce Ribner, who will be treating the patients. "The bottom line is: We have an inordinate amount of safety associated with the care of this patient. And we do not believe that any health-care worker, any other patient or any visitor to our facility is in any way at risk of acquiring this infection."
Amber Brantly was heartened to see her husband climb out of the ambulance that met his plane at Dobbins Air Reserve Base outside Atlanta.
"It was a relief to welcome Kent home today. I spoke with him, and he is glad to be back in the U.S.," she said in a statement. "I am thankful to God for his safe transport and for giving him the strength to walk into the hospital."
Inside the unit, patients are sealed off from anyone who doesn't wear protective gear.
"Negative air pressure" means air flows in, but can't escape until filters scrub any germs from patients. All laboratory testing is conducted within the unit, and workers are highly trained in infection control.
Glass walls enable staff outside to safely observe patients, and there's a vestibule where workers suit up before entering. Any gear is safely disposed of or decontaminated.
Family members will be kept at a distance for now, the doctors said. The unit "has a plate glass window and communication system, so they'll be as close as 1 to 2 inches from each other," Ribner said.
Dr. Jay Varkey, an infectious-disease specialist who will be treating Brantly and Writebol, gave no word yesterday about their condition. Both have been described as critically ill after treating Ebola patients at a missionary hospital in Liberia, one of three western African countries hit by the largest outbreak of the virus in history.
There is no cure for the virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever that kills as many as 60 to 80 percent of the people it infects in Africa. There are experimental treatments, but the missionary hospital had enough for only one person, and Brantly insisted that Writebol receive it. His best hope in Africa was a transfusion of blood including antibodies from one of his patients, a 14-year-old boy who survived thanks to the doctor.
There was room on the plane for only one patient at a time. Writebol will be next, following the same route to Emory in several days.


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As an Olympic Christian one might think of the rings as:
The ring of justice. Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai and Elijah declared the prophecies that spelled out what champions of justice look like. Those who treat God and each other with honor shine as spiritual leaders.
The ring of mercy. Compassion lies at the root of Jesus' parables and healing moments. Showing mercy dominates both the Hebrew and Greek scriptures and stands as the hallmark of spiritual giants.
The ring of faithfulness. Olympic Christians know how to persevere with hope in spite of the prevailing evidence that all is hopeless.
The ring of truth. The foundation of relationships crumbles without honesty and integrity.
The ring of love. Without love, the other rings collapse in a heap of mangled, tangled confusion. Love for one another is the mark of the Christian.
The marks of a salty, light bearing disciple are justice, mercy, faithfulness, truth and love. Be an Olympian, be salt and light right where you are.
United Methodist Church, Karnes City-Kenedy web site is karnescityumc.org. Sunday worship is at 11 a.m. The church is located at 201 N. Esplanade in Karnes City. Shalom.


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After a night of too many specials from Bob and Barbara's, this was just the kind of brunch I needed to heal my hungover body and soul. Yes this hangover reached deep.
A large Ball jar filled with water and a cup of coffee is a great way to start the healing process. I love A Full Plate Cafe's drinkware.
Biscuits and lemmmon curd by Baker E. E puts the mmm in lemmmon curd. That's what I'm calling it for now on. I think you all should follow suit. As a brunch special, A Full Plate is offering a biscuit and one of E's famous jams or curd for $3. What a deal!
I was in need of something eggy and smothered in sour cream. Don't ask, it just happens sometimes. Their chicken breakfast burrito was the perfect option. The burrito comes wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla and filled with the fluffiest scrambled eggs you ever did see, southwestern shredded chicken and lots of cheese. I also wanted some mushrooms in it so they were kind enough to accommodate me and added some portabellas to my burrito. It also comes with A Full Plate's awesome breakfast potatoes which include regular and sweet potatoes. Yay!
Burrito innards! Not the prettiest picture but I wanted you to see how full of eggy goodness it was.
My friend Meg got the tuna melt. I had a little bite. I'm not a huge fan of tuna melts but this one was good. She really enjoyed it. Take note, tuna melt lovers.
Dessert! Ok I don't normally do dessert. It's not my favorite thing. BUT. When you are at A Full Plate, dessert is a must. You know why? Because Baker E makes all of the desserts and SHE IS THE BEST THING TO HIT PHILLY'S SWEET TOOTH. Yes she is a close friend of mine but, even if I was in a terribly sad alternate reality where we weren't friends, her oatmeal cream pies would still be my favorite dessert ever. EVER. This weekend they were especially large. I was greedy and ordered one all for myself. I'm bad at sharing. My picture looks pretty doesn't it? Note to self: eat more brunch, better lighting for pictures.
The timing of this post is perfect because now you have a little taste of what to expect from A Full Plate's brunch. I suggest that you stop by tomorrow for brunch and while you're there visit the National Food Bloggers Bake Sale. I've got your Saturday all planned!A Full Plate Cafe 1009 N. Bodine St
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The exhibit also has models of grandiose never-built projects, like converting more than 62 acres of what's now Foggy Bottom into "The National Galleries of History and Art".
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Quote:Dear fans, Dear bands, The Second Monsters of Rock Bulgaria Festival
To our great regret we should inform you that the Second Festival Monsters of Rock in Bulgaria will not take place. Quite recently Mr. Kiril Yordanov, the Mayor of the city of Varna, dramatically changed the terms and conditions of the official authorities that we were familiar with and thus deliberately spoiled the event. He wanted, among other things, to ban the consumption of alcoholic drinks during the festival and to change the closing time so that the event can not happen in a normal and reliable manner.
The 10 months of hard working, organization and great costs spent for advertising, TV- and radio- broadcasts, press, performers, etc. neither impressed the Mayor, nor did they made him abandon his intention.
Although the Municipal Council of the city of Varna has passed a public written resolution authorizing the conducting of Monsters of Rock Festival, it was ignored because the political fights for power in the municipality seem to be more important than doing something for the benefit of the city.
Please send your complaints and proposals to the city of Varna's official Web site at www.varna.bg.
We know that you are as disappointed as we are; we wanted, however, to organize such normal and reliable event as we were promised in order to avoid any mess, disorder and damage whatsoever for all participants, but in return we got this rejection.
We count on your understanding and we apologize once again.
We will, of course, refund all tickets sold for the MoR via www.eventim.bg.
In 2007, MoR will take place in Albena and we will do our best to ensure that all bands scheduled for 2006 MoR will be present thereat.Yours truly,
Universum Entertainment Team
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While citizens of Vietnam have only had access to video games for four years, the number of players have grown exponentially to six million.
The rehab's treatment is based on "developing their personalities through involvement in social work and other activities like music, painting, dancing, and sports."
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Ganyon and Warrixon January 24th, 2013
Next riveting episode: MONDAY! BE HERE
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No matter what happens next, it won't be pretty.
Dunno about that. Going back just one strip and you'll notice that Ganyon makes a REAL puurrrrdy zAPPy … even when everything's gone all sepia-toned on us. Whatever happens next could be one beautiful, technicolor mess.
I bet he does Gandalf-class fireworks, too. Maybe for Bill's & Vasheeva's wedding party …
Oh, you know perfectly well what I mean. Thor's Mjolnir did some "pretty" stuff too in THE AVENGERS, in the way you, uh, tweak my meaning – but I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of it all.
What if the next strip was a cut away to Princess Gina doing her hair?
Hmmm. What if … Indeed.
Weeelll. Then, IF David's a cat, he will still have eight lives left …
Actually, I'd be fine with it. This really would be a superb place to break to another arc. We haven't heard from Gypsy in forever, for example. We just left Shiarra & Giles, so might also be a good time to catch up on whether or not Craven is opening up a can of whupass, or perhaps a civilized dialogue is in progress. And there's also a perverted Paladin running around somewhere …
However. We more or less just joined Gina/Vasheeva and Frank, and Ganyon has barely walked onto the stage … so I'm betting at east another week for at least the initial, tear-jerking moments of this touching reunion.
I demand a mandatory widescreen staredown!
Can't wait to see how this turns out! It will be messy.
The circle is now complete…now, I am the master.
I agree with John, this isn't going to be pretty. We can hope Bill is not far away.
Get Bill "Back into this story"? What, is this supposed to be a double meaning, or something? As for Ganyon and Warrix, I suspect if Warrix wants to start something, he might have bitten off more than he could chew with this dude, at least at the start…
And least we forget, Ganyon seems to have expected meeting Warrix, since he speaks about his "overdue reunion". Methinks Ganyon can handle himself if Warrix tries something…
my spider sense is tingling. last quesstion i asked about the wizards daughter, well he aint got one. he had a son, and the son grew into that evil thing we all dread. AND WHO IS ALSO the father of the wizards granddaughter, the gypsy.
the family tree on this story is more tangled than victor's family tree on young n restless
okay if i had the deluxe membership, i am sure i would have had an EDIT button. and this is what i would have writ.
my spider sense is tingling. last quesstion i asked about the Ganyons daughter, well Ganyon aint got one. Ganyon had a son, and the son grew into that evil thing we all dread == Warrix…….. AND WHO IS ALSO the father of the Ganyons granddaughter, the gypsy.
Reunion… or confrontation??
Yes. (That IS a logical answer.)
As always, your logic is impeccable, Mr. Shlock…
With these two, its the same thing.
Hm… So Bill got left behind in the time warp?
Curiouser and curiouser!
Technically, Mr. Warrix, sir, not that I'd want to contradict you or anything, but nobody is ever a "long way from the present" – it's always wherever you're at! Y'know, I'm just sayin'
Well, that only shows you how much of a solipsist he is. For him, "the present" is whenever HE thinks he should be.


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If the Philadelphia Phillies' record and position in the standings is any indication, this is a club that needs to make a lot of corrections moving forward.
Coming into the season, the thought was that the pitching would excel while the offense struggled, and while that has been true to a certain extent, it certainly has not been the entire story early on.
The offense has struggled. That is an undeniable fact. Players that we thought would have minor roles have stepped into the spotlight and excelled, but that is a small majority compared to the players who have fallen flat on their faces early in the season.
The pitching staff needs to make a few corrections as well. After often appearing superhuman, Roy Halladay needs to make an adjustment. The bullpen has been in shambles in the middle innings, an the wheels are starting to fall off the rest of it.
Simply put, this is a team with plenty of corrections to be made, but it is still early in the season. There is plenty of time to make those changes, but here is what the team will need to do.


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The visit to the United States of Phan Van Khai, prime minister of Vietnam, who is scheduled to meet with President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday, has been controversial, and not without reason.
But it could represent opportunity as well.
To many Vietnamese-Americans, Khai, who began his revolutionary activism in 1947 and was a North Vietnamese government planner during the Vietnam war, still represents the repressive regime they fled. And there are plenty of valid current concerns about the regime's human rights record and authoritarian ways.
Vietnam says it shares concerns with the United States about terrorism, but it tends to use that term to describe domestic dissidents who in a more open regime would be part of the political process. It still bans or maintains unjustifiable controls on certain kinds of religious expression.
Yet Vietnam has also reduced some of the more stringent communist-era economic controls and its leaders have come to understand (albeit imperfectly) that economic progress requires more open markets and engagement with the global marketplace.
Since 2001, when the U.S. and Vietnam signed a bilateral trade agreement, trade with the U.S. has increased from $1.5 billion to $6.4 billion in 2004.
Khai will be bringing 81 businesspeople along. He plans to meet with Bill Gates and ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
The message is clear. Vietnam is open for business.
One is reminded of Ronald Reagan's admonition to "trust but verify." And we would do well to insist government leaders in every country receive more verification than trust.
Vietnam would be more attractive, not only to foreign investors but to its residents, if it showed greater respect for private property, reduced restrictions on foreign involvement in financial services and improved protection of intellectual property.
Greater engagement, which the U.S. has already decided to pursue, could hasten such reforms, but there are no guarantees, and pressure from overseas Vietnamese will still be useful.


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Brews and Views Archive 2003
September 2, 2003
Old recipe - kinda interesting
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John McGrann (184.108.40.206)
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:34 pm:
I don't know if any of you will find this interesting, but my mom was cleaning out some old papers and stuff from my great-grandfather and came across an old beer recipe. If I had to guess, I'd say it's from the 1930's-40's, although I guess it could be from the prohibition era, too. The note paper it's written on is from the Rolling Rock Club, in Laughlintown, PA. That appears to be about 5 miles from Latrobe, modern home of Rolling Rock beer, although I have no idea if there is any connection. Anyhoo, here's the recipe:
"Recipe for beer
Boil 2-1/2 or 3 ounces of hops for 20 minutes in 2 gallons of water and strain into a 6 gallon crock, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2-1/2 pounds of malt and 2 teaspoons of salt � then add 3 gallons of boiling water � as soon as it cools off to 70 degrees or blood warm add one cake of Fleischmans yeast mixed with a spoonful of sugar � let the yeast ferment before adding it to the brew � let it then stand for 3 days and bottle off and keep in a cellar for 7 days when it will be ready."
I guess I'm not the first homebrewer in the family, although I certainly hope mine tastes better than his!
Jim Smith (184.108.40.206)
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:55 pm:
I think the old recipes are very interesting especially from a historical point of view. It doesn't look like there are many ingredients in the recipe so it wouldn't be expensive to give it a try. What the heck. I can't imagine it being any good but you never know. As far as the recipe itself With the old logo on the note paper it would probably look good framed over your bar.
Bill Pierce (18.104.22.168)
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:13 pm:
The standard recipe for 1930s-1950s homebrew was one can hopped LME and 5 lbs. of table sugar, boiled with a couple gallons of water for 15 minutes, cooled, topped off with cold water to 5 gallons and a couple of packets or a cake of bread yeast pitched. It was fermented in a stone crock at about 70 F for a week and then bottled with a teaspoon of sugar added to each bottle. It was drinkable but a far cry from what we can brew today.
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Posted on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:32 pm:
What do you suppose the salt was good for in the boil kettle? I know my dad used to put some in his GrainBelt but that was in the glass (shudder)
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I need help with these questions.....they're from grade 12 geometry and discrete math.
1. Analyse the normal vectors of the following planes and describe the situation of each system. Include a geometric interpretation of each solution:
2. Analyse the normal vectors of the following planes and describe the situation of each system. Include a geometric interpretation of each solution:
3. Determine the parametric equations for a line that is perpendicular to the
yz-plane and passes through X(-2,4,3).
4. If a line and its normal vector with tail at (0,0) intersect at N(-2,5), determine the equation of the line.
5. A line has a scalar equation 5x+2y-10=0. Express the equation of the line in symmetric form.
6. Explain how knowing the normal vectors of two non-parallel planes can be
used to determine the scalar equation of another plane that is perpendicular to the two given planes.
7. Determine whether the two lines intersect and, if so, determine the
point(s) of intersection.
Let L be the name of the line. Then:
2. The normal vector of the line is:
If is the position vector of every point of the line and is the position vector to a fixed point A on the line then
Use this equation:
Expand and you'll get: -2x + 5y -29 = 0 <-- equation of the line
I don't know a "symmetric form" of an equation. If you are looking for an equation of the line using vectors you calculate first the coordinates of 2 points which represent the position vectors of thesepoints:
The direction vector of the line is:
Now you have the fixed point A and the direction of the line. Therefore the equation is:


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So my husband and I decided to try and make him a pair of pants. He wanted something not slim fitting and the choice fell on this model.
He joined me on a trip to the fabric store and found the fabric himself, it's a printed checkered jeans fabric that I was rather sceptical about but that actually turned out really nice.
Technique-wise this is probably the neatest thing I've ever done, well sewn inside and out.
A few lessons learned out of this project of course related to size and fit for the body type, but generally not bad. Husband happy :)
Featured in the shoot is also my little boy JJ :)
The pattern is from the Burda catalog AW15/16, pattern #7046 item B (last picture)