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Brian Hayes
Along the East Coast of the United States, a cohort of periodical
cicadas known as Brood X occupies the prime turf from New York City
down to Washington, D.C. Brood Xers are the hip, urban cicadas, the
inside–the–Beltway cicadas, the media–savvy
celebrity cicadas. When they emerge from their underground existence
every 17 years, they face predatory flocks of science writers and
television crews, hungry for a story.
This year was a Brood X year. Back in May and June, all along the
Metroliner corridor, the air was abuzz with cicada calls, echoed and
amplified by the attentive journalists. Then, in just a few weeks,
it was all over. The cicadas paired off, fell silent, laid eggs and
died. The press moved on to the next sensation. Perhaps a few
straggler cicadas showed up days or weeks late, but no one was there
to notice, and their prospects cannot have been bright. I worry that
the same fate may befall an article about cicadas appearing weeks
after the great emergence, at the very moment when most of us want
to hear not another word about red–eyed sap–sucking
insects for at least 17 years. I beg my readers' indulgence for one
long, last, lonely stridulation as the summer comes to a close.
Periodical cicadas are remarkable in many ways, but I want to focus
on one of the simplest aspects of their life cycle: the mere fact
that these insects can count as high as 17. Some of them count to 13
instead—and it has not escaped notice that both of these
numbers are primes. Of course no one believes that a cicada forms a
mental representation of the number 17 or 13, much less that it
understands the concept of a prime; but evidently it has some
reliable mechanism for marking the passage of the years and keeping
an accurate tally. That's wonder enough.
The physiological details of how cicadas count will have to be
worked out by biologists in the lab and the field, but in the
meantime computer simulations may help to determine how precise the
timekeeping mechanism needs to be. Computer models also offer some
hints about which factors in the cicada's ecological circumstances
are most important in maintaining its synchronized way of life. On
the other hand, the models do nothing to dispel the sense of mystery
about these organisms; bugs that count are deeply odd.
A Clockwork Insect
Cicadas spend almost all of their lives underground, as
"nymphs" feeding on xylem sucked out of tree roots; they
come to the surface only to mate. Most species have a life cycle
lasting a few years, but individuals are not synchronized; all age
groups are present at all times, and each year a fraction of the
population emerges to breed. True periodicity, where an entire
population moves through the various stages of life in synchrony, is
extremely rare. Of 1,500 cicada species worldwide, only a handful in
the genus Magicicada are known to be periodical; all of
them live in North America east of the Great Plains.
The taxonomy of the Magicicada group is somewhat
controversial and more than a little confusing. If you sort a
collection of specimens by appearance or mating call or molecular
markers, they fall into three sets; but it turns out that each of
these sets includes both 13–year and 17–year forms. Are
there six species, or only three? Complicating matters further, John
R. Cooley, David C. Marshall and Chris Simon of the University of
Connecticut have recently identified a seventh variety that has a
13–year period but shows genetic affinities to a 17–year group.
Then there is the division into broods. A brood is a synchronized
population, in which all individuals are the same age. Generation
after generation, they go through life in lockstep. One might expect
that a brood would consist of a single species, but that's generally
not the case. Brood X, for example, includes the 17–year forms
of all three species. Geographically, adjacent broods tend to have
sharp boundaries, with little overlap. Where two broods do share the
same real estate, they are chronologically isolated, typically with
four years between their emergences.
If you are a cicada trying to emerge in synchrony with all your
broodmates, there are two problems you need to solve: First you must
choose the right year, and then the right day (or night, rather)
within that year. The latter task is easier. Cicadas synchronize the
night of their emergence by waiting for an external cue: They crawl
out of their burrows when the soil warms to a certain temperature,
about 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Keeping track of the years is more challenging. First you need an
oscillator of some kind—a device that goes
tick–tick–tick at a steady pace. The cicada oscillator
presumably ticks once per year. Second, you need to tally the
successive ticks, like a prisoner scratching marks on the wall of a
cell. Finally you have to recognize when the tick count has reached
the target value of 13 or 17.
The cicada oscillator is probably an annual variation in some
property of the xylem the insects consume, reflecting a deciduous
tree's yearly cycle of growing and shedding leaves. Support for this
hypothesis comes from an ingenious experiment conducted by Richard
Karban, Carrie A. Black and Steven A. Weinbaum of the University of
California, Davis. They reared cicadas on orchard trees that can be
forced to go through two foliage cycles in a single year. Most of
the cicadas matured after 17 of the artificially induced cycles,
regardless of calendar time.
The cicada's tally mechanism remains unknown. One example of a
biological counting device is the telomere, a distinctive segment of
DNA found near the tips of chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Each
time a cell divides, a bit of the telomere is snipped off; when
there's none left, the cell ceases to replicate. Thus the telomere
counts generations and brings the cell line to an end after a
predetermined number of divisions. Perhaps the cicada employs some
conceptually similar countdown mechanism, although the biochemical
details are surely different.
There is no reason to suppose that cicadas count strictly by ones.
Indeed, the coexistence of 13–year and 17–year periods
suggests other possibilities. For example, the two life cycles might
be broken down as (3x4)+1=13 and (4x4)+1=17. In other words, there
might be a four–year subcycle, which could be repeated either
three or four times, followed by a single additional year. An
appealing idea is to identify such subcycles with the stages, or
instars, in the development of the juvenile cicada. And it's notable
that what distinguishes 17–year from 13–year forms is a
four–year prolongation of the second instar. Unfortunately for
the hypothesis, the rest of the nymphal stages are not uniform,
four–year subcycles. Nymphs pass through them at different
paces. Only at the end of the cycle do the members of a brood
get back in synch.
Missing a Beat
The synchronization of cicada emergence is impressive, but not
perfect. There are always at least a few clueless unfortunates who
turn up a year early or a year late. Four–year accelerations
and retardations are also common. Evidently, the year–counting
mechanism can go awry. How much error can the system tolerate before
synchronization is lost entirely?
Several authors have proposed that Magicicada periodicity
evolved during the Pleistocene epoch, as a response to the
unfavorable and uncertain climate of glacial intervals. Conditions
have changed dramatically since the glaciers retreated, and so it
seems unlikely that the same selective pressures are still working
to maintain synchronization. What does maintain it? Before
considering more complicated hypotheses, it seems worthwhile to ask
whether periodicity could have survived as a mere vestigial
carryover, without any particular adaptive value in the current
environment. If the timekeeping device is never reset, how
accurately would it have to work to maintain synchronization over
the 10,000 years or so since the end of the Pleistocene?
The answer depends in part on what kinds of errors can disrupt the
counting. The simplest model allows individual cicadas to make
independent errors. Each year, each cicada has some small likelihood
of either failing to note the passage of the year or interpolating a
spurious extra year. Under this model, the error rate needs to be
kept below 1 in 10,000.
The weakness of this model is the assumption that cicadas would make
independent errors. If all the cicadas are trying to read the same
chemical signal in the tree sap, errors could be strongly
correlated. In a bad year with a short growing season, the signal
might never reach the threshold of detection for many individuals. A
double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees
are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves.
An error model that allows for such correlations works like this: A
cicada's probability of correctly recording the passage of a year
depends on the strength of the xylem signal, which varies randomly
from year to year but is the same for all the cicadas. If the signal
is very strong, almost everyone detects it correctly. If the signal
is extremely feeble, nearly all miss it. Although this latter
event must be counted as a timekeeping error, it does not break
synchronization; instead it retards the entire population by a year.
What spoils synchronization is an ambiguous signal, one in the gray
area where half the cicadas detect it and the other half don't. This
splits the population into two groups, which will mature and emerge
a year apart. Four or five such splittings over 10,000 years would
be enough to wipe out synchronization.
A drawback of this error model is that it depends on two variables,
which are hard to disentangle: the frequency of ambiguous signals in
the xylem and the cicada's acuity in reading those signals. If the
signal is usually near the extremes of its range, then even with a
crude detector, the population will almost always reach a consensus.
If ambiguity is common, then the insect's decision mechanism needs
to be finely tuned. I have experimented with tree–ring data as
a proxy for the distribution of xylem–signal amplitudes, but
the results were not much different from those with a random distribution.
The cicadas' response to the signals is defined by an S–shaped
curve. If the curve is infinitely steep—a step
function—then the probability of registering a tick of the
clock is exactly 0 up to some threshold and exactly 1 above the
threshold. As the curve softens, the transitional region where
probabilities are close to ½ gets broader.
Running the simulation, it turns out that synchronization survives
only if the response curve is very steep indeed, with a vanishingly
narrow region of ambiguity. For ease of analysis, suppose we are
merely trying to synchronize the clocks of two cicadas that each
live for 10,000 years. To a first approximation, they remain in
phase only if they agree on the interpretation of the signal every
year throughout the 10,000–year interval. For a
90–percent chance of such uninterrupted agreement, the
probability of agreement each year must be at least 0.99999.
Is such accuracy plausible in a biological mechanism? Could
periodicity really be a historical relic, without adaptive
significance today? Probably not, but the models are too simplistic
to support quantitative conclusions. Nevertheless, the idea of
timekeeping errors introduced by ambiguities in environmental
signals may well have a place in the biology of cicadas. Suppose
there is a north–south gradient in signal amplitude; then
somewhere along the gradient there must be a zone of ambiguity.
Forty years ago, Richard D. Alexander and Thomas E. Moore of the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, pointed out that broods tend to
be arranged like shingles from north to south, with each brood
emerging one year later than the one above. It's a pattern that
might have been generated by successive population–splitting
events like those in the model.
No Thank You, Not Another Bite
If periodicity confers some current selective advantage, a widely
favored candidate for that benefit is "predator
satiation." Cicadas are large, noisy, clumsy and tasty (or so
I'm told). All in all, they are a bonanza for birds and other
predators. But the emerging adults appear in such enormous
numbers—often hundreds per square meter—that the feast
is more than the diners can finish. If the same mass of cicadas were
spread out in yearly cohorts one–seventeenth as large,
predators could gobble them up, year by year.
Predator satiation and timekeeping errors have the potential to
interact in interesting ways. By eliminating off–year
stragglers, predation tends to sharpen the peak of the emergence,
but of course it also diminishes the height of the peak itself. If
predation is too light, then error suppression will be ineffective
and synchronization will fail. If predation is too severe, the whole
population risks extinction. This analysis suggests the possibility
of a system stable only within a narrow range of
parameters—always a cause of skepticism, since the parameters
are unlikely to be so well–behaved in nature. To my surprise,
however, a simple model of predator satiation proved to be highly
robust. I defined the satiation threshold—the maximum number
of cicadas eaten by predators—as a fraction of the total
carrying capacity, or in other words the maximum possible cicada
population. I found that synchronization was maintained even with a
satiation threshold as low as 0.1; at the other end of the scale,
predation did not lead to immediate extinction until the threshold
was raised above 0.7.
Other aspects of the model are not so confidence–inspiring.
Having added a death rate via predation, it is necessary to include
a birth rate as well, or else the population would inevitably
dwindle away. The numerical value assigned to the birth rate is
somewhat arbitrary. The only guidance comes from field studies
showing that successful female cicadas lay a few hundred eggs.
Fortunately, the behavior of the model is not overly sensitive to
choices of birth rate within the plausible range.
A closely related issue is how to impose a limit on cicada numbers
when excess births cause the population to exceed the carrying
capacity of the environment. In formulating the computer model, I
chose to limit total population by reducing the newborn generation
as necessary. Hatchlings could survive only if there were vacancies
available for them; newborns could never displace older cohorts.
This decision was based on an observation by Karban that infant
mortality dominates cicada demography; if a cicada survives its
first two years, it will likely last to maturity.
Further experiments revealed that the capacity limit and the
strategy chosen for enforcing it can have significant effects on the
outcome of a simulation. For example, steady attrition in the nymph
population, even at a low background rate of mortality, leaves the
brood much more vulnerable to extinction. In contrast, allowing
intergenerational competition—in which newborns compete with
their elders on an equal basis for the available
resources—helps stabilize the synchronized, periodical mode of
reproduction. As a matter of fact, it is only in models with this
form of competition that I have seen synchronization arise
spontaneously from an initially random state. The other models
described here can stabilize existing periodicity but have a hard
time generating it in the first place.
The crucial role of a finite carrying capacity in cicada population
models was pointed out almost 30 years ago by Frank C. Hoppensteadt
and Joseph B. Keller, then of the Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences at New York University. I had read an account of their
computer simulations before attempting my own, but only after some
direct experience did I understand the emphasis they put on carrying
capacity. The importance of intergenerational competition was
stressed by M. G. Bulmer of the University of Oxford at about the
same time.
A static population near the carrying capacity, low mortality except
at the extremes of the age range, reproduction postponed until the
last possible moment—these are characteristics of the
Magicicada way of life. I can't help noting that the same
traits will soon describe the human population. Intergenerational
conflict over resources is also conspicuous in human affairs.
Perhaps the cycles of baby booms in recent decades are signs of
incipient synchronization in human reproductive practices.
Primes and Other Conundrums
One factor not addressed by the models I have described so far is
feedback from prey to predator species. In an emergence year, birds
that feast on cicadas should be able to raise more young than usual;
the resulting increase in predator numbers will make life even
harder on straggler cicadas the following year, thus sharpening the
population peak. Many authors have drawn attention to this linkage,
and have offered it as the key to understanding why the
Magicicada species chose prime numbers for their
life–cycle periods. Because a prime has no divisors other than
itself and 1, the cicadas avoid falling into resonance with
predators whose abundance fluctuates on some shorter cycle. For
example, a hypothetical 12–year cicada would be susceptible to
predators with cycle lengths of 2, 3, 4 or 6 years.
G. F. Webb of Vanderbilt University has constructed computer
simulations in which such interactions of prey and predator cycles
favor the 13–year and 17–year cicada periods. Eric Goles
of the University of Chile and Oliver Schulz and Mario Markus of the
Max–Planck Institut für molekulare Physiologie in
Dortmund, Germany, have also published on this subject, referring to
cicadas as "a biological generator of prime numbers."
Whether the cyclic predator species exist remains an open question.
And some quite different explanations have also been put forward.
For example, Randel Tom Cox of Arkansas State University and C. E.
Carlton of Louisiana State University argue that the heart of the
matter is not predation but hybridization. Interbreeding between
broods that differ in period could disrupt synchronization for both
groups. Thus 13–year and 17–year broods are favored
because they emerge together only once every 221 years.
Much else about the lives of cicadas remains mysterious. In the
1960s Monte Lloyd of the University of Chicago and Henry S. Dybas of
the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago offered a curious
meta–theory of cicada evolution. Any theory that seems too
plausible, they argued, is automatically suspect. "If there
were a broad, easy evolutionary highway towards periodicity, then
why would not more species have taken it?"
If one day we run out of cicada mysteries to solve, there are still
harder problems waiting. Synchronized, periodic breeding is known in
plants as well as animals. Daniel H. Janzen of the University of
Michigan has written about the bamboo Phyllostachys
bambusoides, which apparently maintains synchronized flowering
even when seeds are planted continents apart. And the length of the
plant's period makes the cicadas seem as ephemeral as mayflies. The
bamboo knows how to count not just to 17 but to 120.
© Brian Hayes
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/bugs-that-count/1
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Poll: 41% of Dems think president should have power to kill suspected American terrorist on American soil
posted at 8:01 pm on March 4, 2013 by Allahpundit
"On his own." To be clear, they think he should have the power to do this "on his own." This is what years of screeching during the Bush era about "the unitary executive" has come to.
I feel like I should issue a correction here. Back when Rand Paul was stumping against John Brennan on grounds that he wouldn't give a straight answer about whether the White House can order a U.S. citizen killed on U.S. soil, I argued that Brennan's silence wasn't a big deal because the public simply wouldn't stand for drone attacks here and O would surely realize that. Correction: A big chunk of the public, nearly a majority, would stand for it just fine.
In an era of fierce bipartisan disagreement, those numbers are amazingly consistent. According to the DOJ's "white paper" on targeting U.S. citizens, drone attacks are permissible only if capturing the target isn't "feasible." I'd argue that if you're on U.S. soil, you're within reach of American law enforcement and therefore, by definition, capture is feasible. (The DOJ and The One himself have been conspicuously quiet about that.) Judging from these numbers, though, a huge chunk of the public is a lot more lax about defining feasibility than I'd be. Serious question: Do the people who answered "yes" here think capturing Chris Dorner was "infeasible" because he was holed up in a cabin with a gun? Or have they dispensed with infeasibility as a requirement entirely and are drawing the line on domestic drone strikes simply at whether the target is suspected of being a member of Al Qaeda?
But wait. Let's refine that last question a bit. What if, instead of asking if the United States should be able to target U.S. citizens here at home — which implies multiple agencies looking at the evidence and coordinating on a strike — we specify that the decision's coming from the president exclusively? Suddenly, the numbers aren't so consistent:
Behold the power of partisanship, and ask yourself what those numbers would have looked like if they had tweaked the question to name Obama. Some liberals have admitted that they're okay with O's drone program because they trust him personally to administer it judiciously. Rephrase this question so that it's about him specifically and maybe you get to 50 percent among Dems.
By the way, in the most common drone-strike scenario — a suspected terrorist being targeted on foreign soil with no issue related to citizenship — fully 74 percent approve of the policy including 69 percent of self-identified liberals. Looks like Pelosi was right. For all the media heavy-breathing about drone warfare, it does seem to be popular.
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IMPORTANT: As the transition to the new shirts continues, you should always check the size charts prior to ordering your shirts. In addition, be sure to recheck the chart if you order again at a later date (i.e. from the Reckoning).
Thank you!
Inflational Material: Daily Shirt.Woot Prices Go Up By $2
Main Anvil Thread
Lady Sizes
American Apparel and Anvil: A comparison
New shirt blanks - active testing from community folks
I'd posit that most of the translated words and phrases are more *American* than *English*, actually.
Well I'm 2 for 2 on predicting the winners. The Pirat will make 3 for 3.
What's with all the BLACK shirts?? Don't you people realize that SUMMER is upon us? Unless you are a vampire, black must be banished until late November! It's too damn hot!
Wait. Pirates have bombs now?
I kinda wish it was upsidedown so I could translate by looking down.
If it were any busier it'd have LEDs sewn in.
Grats FishB! I hope #3 is a pirat. :D
This is a MUST for National Talk Like A Pirate day.
Err... I have to say, I'm really NOT impressed with this shirt, and since when are we making Dot's Poetry Corner 'text' shirts on woot now? This is a bad shirt.. I'm sorry, I'm just repulsed.
Do better woot!
Congrats FB! Great job
Congrats on the print fishbiscuit
iamjakex wrote:Err... I have to say, I'm really NOT impressed with this shirt, and since when are we making Dot's Poetry Corner 'text' shirts on woot now? This is a bad shirt.. I'm sorry, I'm just repulsed.
Do better woot!
Agreed. I'm sorry but this shirt blows in a big way. Such an uninteresting concept presented in such a thoughtless way.
Aww yeah, Im 2-0 now! I figured this would be the one text shirt that would definitely print. Super funny and clever, fishbiscuit! Congrats :D
Yo ho ho: but, why is all the rum gone?
I was considering this for my son until I got the to Holy Crap! part. Can't have him wearing a shirt to school that says Holy Crap.
Professor, what's another word for 'pirate treasure'?
I guess you missed the tracking t-shirt.
Watch for the ninja footprints.
In a surprising turn of events, another controversial design takes the prize.
congrats FB, that'll show 'em.
A pirate walks into a bar with the ship's wheel sticking out of the front of his pants.
The bartender says, "Hey Pirate, you got a steering wheel coming out of your pants!"
The pirate says, "Yarr, I know, its driving me nuts!"
Congrats FB on the print!!
I am going to be the debbie downer in the party, hop on my soapbox and remind people that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it or don't buy... otherwise if you must and want to help the artist out, provide constructive criticism.
No matter if you like it or not, I am pretty sure most (I am saying most so don't attack me by citing those you think that don't) of the artists work hard on their work. It may not look like it to you or be your cup of tea, but they put time and effort into.
Again, congrats FB!! Hope it does well for you.
dreamaster wrote:So when someone complains about the fit of a lousy anvil t-shirt, and the fact that they want one of these shirts merits a deletion of the post?
Are you effing kidding me? The anvil shirt in 3x flosses my underarms. It sucks.
This design is awesome, I wish I could of bought the shirt.
That's because there are plenty of other places to discuss it... This thread is to discuss this shirt. Not the shirt blank.
I'm gonna borrow Inky's post from the other day.
Here's all the information that's fit for reading:
Inflational Material: Daily Shirt.Woot Prices Go Up By $2
Main Anvil Thread
Lady Sizes
American Apparel and Anvil: A comparison
New shirt blanks - active testing from community folks
Yay Fishbiscuit! Congrats!
Hm... I think I'm going to have to go re-read the lyrics of that "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum" song now that I got this guide.
Great shirt. Appropriate color scheme. Attractive layout. Stylish. Educational. In for one.
One time, a dread pirate approached me at a cocktail party.
When I asked him why, he said I just caught his eye.
Oh for Pete's sake! It is 'shiver MY timbers' not 'shiver ME timbers!'
pinothyj wrote:Oh for Pete's sake! It is 'shiver MY timbers' not 'shiver ME timbers!'
Wait, are you saying Popeye is wrong!?!?!?!
clip art? Meh.
smklung wrote:Agreed. I'm sorry but this shirt blows in a big way. Such an uninteresting concept presented in such a thoughtless way.
I completely agree with both of you. I'm quite disappointed this one is in second when the others, even just in the fog, had so much more thought in them.
Charming design FB! Big Congrats!
cstpierre wrote:clip art? Meh.
This had already been addressed in the shirts derby thread and it isnt clipart according to the designer.
Like the shirt, its nice to have something different once in a while, gz to the designer for the print.
Unfortunately I wont be buying due to it being on the Anvil shirt.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought for sure this shirt would be cancelled due to the " absolutely no text" rule.
I predict LOTS of these in the random shirt "booty" LOL
Wow! Thanks so much to everyone who voted and to everyone who makes a purchase. I will be wearing this shirt on International Talk Like a Pirate Day for sure!
Woot writers, the last line is simply awesome. Did you guys know I'm an ESL teacher? Your write ups crack me up.
"We call this color: I sat in the black of my ESL classes."
Thanks for making my day!
Funny and inventive shirt. Congrats on the print Fish!
Congrats on your third derby win, fishy!
ThunderThighs wrote:Wait, are you saying Popeye is wrong!?!?!?!
Yes. It always has been Shiver My Timbers all the way from Treasure Island all the way back when that was penned. Shiver ME Timbers is incorrect and always has been incorrect. The only time it would ever BE correct is in old English where the word 'my' was pronounced like 'me' is today and so was misheard by modern (at least of the times) as the latter and inappropriate of the two.
It is a shame to now see it in print…
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by Staci Wuokko, CBS Radio Chicago
Dustin Lynch is hitting the road this fall beginning November 14, in Richmond, VA.
The "Where It's At" singer, who's now a platinum selling artist, will tour over 35 cities, including major stops in New York City, Boston, Houston and New Orleans. The tour runs through February and ends in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lynch will be accompanied by Chris Lane, who was praised by Rolling Stone as one of the 10 New Country Artists You Need To Know, and is also on multiple Artists To Watch lists.
Related: Smell Luke Bryan All Day Thanks to New Candle
Lynch is currently on tour with Luke Bryan's 2015 Kick The Dust Up Tour, where he made his first career stadium run this summer.
"Touring with Luke Bryan and Keith Urban, I've learned from the best and now to headline my first tour is a dream come true," Lynch shared in a press release. "The first night can't get here fast enough and I'm excited for fans to see what we have in store!"
Standard tickets and "VIP Experiences" are available via the singer's website.


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The journey towards the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships is underway and Alaska Rush have taken a step in the right direction as they captured 2 state titles in the recent Alaska State Cup tournament. The U15 Girls and U12 Rush boys both walk away with team titles and will be invited to the 2014 Far West Regionals tournament to be help in Albuqueque, New Mexico in mid June.
The U12 Alaska Rush girls also had a great showing in the tournament falling in the State Cup final.
Great start to the 2013/14 season Alaska Rush!


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Right wing commentators from around the country are threatening to boycott Google after the Mountain View company displayed a photo of Hugo Chavez instead of the Easter bunny in today's Google Doodle (look at www.google.com).
15 complaints reprinted here: Web Link
The Guardian newspaper reports that Google is receiving copious flame mail about Hugo Chavez: Web Link
Come on Google, you have to realize that most of the country is not as smart as you.
Town Square
why is Google honoring Hugo Chavez on Easter Sunday????
Original post made by computer illiterate, Old Mountain View, on Mar 31, 2013
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on Mar 31, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Hugo? Cesar? Seen one Chavez you've seen them all.


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Maragas Winery hit by 'devastating' cold snap
Culver vineyard loses 19 acres of vines to frigid temps
CULVER, Ore. - Doug Maragas describes the past few frigid nights in a single word.
"This is devastating," he said Monday morning.
In Maragas Winery's 10 years, he's never seen it this cold -- or this early.
"The problem is the extreme cold when the plants are that young," Maragas said.
Nineteen acres of vines planted this spring have been destroyed. -- the frost freezing the life out of the new shoots, otherwise known as "winter kill."
"It's just one of those things with Mother Nature. How could I have predicted it would have been 21.5 degrees below zero?" Maragas said.
As for the plants that have been in the ground 6-7 years, they should be okay.
But if not, Maragas says it could mean the worst.
"Our first release of estate wine is going to be a collector's item, because we'd have to replant everything at that point," Maragas said.
Replanting without any cuttings from current vines could take years.
"That could be ... (another) year before we plant that out, so the delay is expensive," Maragas said.
Expensive might be an understatement.
"You're talking $30,000-$40,000 in plants, not including the labor, which is also very expensive. So it's a bit of a hit," he said.
Maragas uses fruit from outside the area as well. So the cold might have hurt the crop, but he's hoping after 10 years of hard work, it won't hurt the brand.
"We're hoping for the best," he said. "The best thing to get through it is to sell more wine so for the folks who like local wine -- please buy more wine. Right now, it really counts."
Maragas Winery is holding a canned food drive this Saturday, Dec. 14h from 11 am- 5 pm. It's free to attend -- just bring canned food.
For more information: http://www.maragaswinery.com.


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Codes are still going for over $80 on ebay, so if this doesn't catch on, you could probably turn this around for profit too.
I just did this about an hour ago.
It's on the main page of Gamestop's site now.
Reserve StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and receive an invitation to the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta. Available online and in-store while supplies last. Once you recieve your Beta Code your order cannot be canceled.
Online Customers (web delivery): A code and instructions on how to join the beta will be emailed within 1 business day of when your order was placed.
In-Store Pickup Customers: Please wait 24 hours after your order is placed, then proceed to your store to pick up your beta code.
Store Customers: A beta code will be printed on your pre-order receipt.
No. After you get the beta key you're locked in but it only costs 5 dollars.
If I preorder this in store, can I cancel it later?
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If your socks aren't starting conversations, they aren't working hard enough for you. These sets of slim and comfortable two-tone foot-warmers come in two different dialogue-initiating patterns. One is printed with legendary moments in the history of Rock & Roll: November 21, 1955, the day Elvis signed to RCA; February 7, 1964, the day the Beatles landed in America (two days ahead of their Ed Sullivan performance); and July 20, 1965, when Bob Dylan released "Like a Rolling Stone." The other comes with the word green printed in three different languages—French, Italian, and Japanese.


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+P+ (just skip to the end for Growler's and Steve's answer)
Don't know specifics about using it in Sigs (warranty, etc.).
In general it is harder on the gun due to the increased pressure. +P+ will definitely feel different when shot (more recoil), may decrease your accuracy and time between shots.


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Well, this chapter may have been somewhat uneventful, but I still enjoyed it (and LOVED that color page). It's actually pretty cool to see Law and Caesar interacting with the other Straw-Hats (I found Usopp pressing his nose against Law particularly amusing! ). Also can't wait to check out these dwarves. Judging by how they caught that one fighting fish and disarming the marines of their weapons (and clothes), they seem like they may actually be a force to be reckoned with.....
Yeah, I liked that scene, too. it really is amazing how Bellamy turned almost a complete 180 during the skip. I actually have some respect for the dude, now....
...for now, maybe. But once the rest of the marines confirm the alliance for themselves, that won't be the case for long. And seeing as there's most likely an admiral prowling around Green Bit, it may not be very long before Law's status is revoked.....
And speaking of Fujitora, my guess is that his DF ability is what "threw" that battleship towards GB. At least, since he seems to have a gravity-type power, it wouldn't seem far-fetched for him to be able to levitate it across the bridge, out of reach of those vicious fish. Though the fact that the ship apparently crash-landed on the island may indicate that he might not have the greatest control over his ability!
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Is Kaido a dwarf too? Hehe that would be wild.
Really cool how Robin used her ability to capture the dwarf, really interested to learn more about them and if they are related to the fairies at all.
Tough to tell whether Bartolomeo's reaction is one of love/hate/fear etc.. Wonder if he will become an ally of the strawhats.
How the marine ship got stuck on the banks of Green Bit is a mystery. Why was the plant sliced up at the base? Hina making an appearance?
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Thing is, we gotta remember that the pirate Law chose to ally himself with is kind of a huge thorn in the WG's side. They wouldn't be very approving of such a partnership (nor do I believe they'd approve of most pirate alliances in general). I mean, if it weren't such a big deal, then guys like Dofla and Crocodile wouldn't be running shady businesses underground, would they?
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Law is going to get seriously messed up. If his remark on conserving energy to deal with Doflamingo wasn't enough, there's also the vivre card that he gave to Nami's group at the beginning of this arc.
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Any ways, I really enjoyed the chapter, glad the series is back
Bellamy is turning out to be a pretty cool guy, I'm sure hey'll be back to help out Luffy in the finales and later in the arc. I'm thinking hey'll be the Jinbei of this arc to Luffy
Don't know what was with Bart's reaction, I like the idea of him being a fan though or the other idea of him working for kid
Law's group is starting to get intresting, now either Law has always knew he'd fight Dof and wanted to or is preparing to fight in case its a trap? Either way should be good. Like that Law's powers have a weakness, now should make Luffy/Law V.S Dof fight more intense
Looking forward to the next chapter
I'm getting a Thriller Bark vibes if all of your theorys do come true.
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Yes, that does seem pretty likely now. After all, one can't exactly expect to make an enemy out of Doflamingo, the marines, AND (eventually) Kaidou and come out of the conflict unscathed.....
Anyway, as far as the other Straw-Hats' situations go, I'm actually pretty interested in an update on Sanji. I mean, he got seduced by some random dancer chick who wants him to murder someone. Personally, I think it would be kinda interesting if the dude Violet wants dead is Cavendish (who's something of a goofy ladies' man himself), but that's just me.
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That was not a bad. Laws power being tied to his stamina is one heck of a achilles heal. I wonder if the dwarves are the one stealing Zoro's sword. Maybe Zoro will be at the hostage exchange saving Law, Robin, and Ussop. That would be cool to see Zoro take on Doflamingo. Has for the Arch Luffy has the best part so far. If Law kept his title and Doflamingo does not then Law and Admiral Fujitora could be allies. That would be heck of a twist and a smart move on Law for slipping green bit location to Smoker. I wonder if Doflamingo and Admiral Fujitora see that Law is manipulating the exchange, all the people, and the intel?
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Isn't every DF power limited by the Stamina of the user? To me it seems like a common weakness (just like Haki). Even though Luffy somtimes really 'streched' his stamina (Iva's hormones and the like).
But seeing how Law gave Vergo the final strike, his stamina shouldn't be really much of a problem (or he really gave everything he had left at this time).
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This is on top of normal stamina drain like moving and punching.
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Law's stamina is like a Nerds, while Luffy and Zoro's stamina is like a jocks. Who do you think would last longer in wrestling match? Nerd who reads books all day or the the Jock who trains all day? Everybody has strong points, and Laws is not fighting. His strong point is his brain, he uses his power all the time to assist him, and he tries to think ahead for everything. His true skill is with his hands and his brain. He is a surgeon and a tactician.
Second Law's DF power using stamina. That means he can not be in prolonged fights with anyone. Have you noticed the fight with Smoker he did not try to match him. He went for the heart. Look at Vergo's fight. Smoker got Law's heart back. Once that happened he was able to take Vergo out really quick. The battle was not long at all or his contribution to the battle is short but affective. None of Laws battles have been long, all of them have been short. If Dalfamingo knows about Law's Achilles heal then that may be the reason why Law is saving his energy and letting Robin, Ussopp, and CC fight his battles.
If Law cut through a normal person it must be effortless. Now if he cuts through a person like Vergo who used his Haki does that mean he has to pump more stamina into it? If this is true then his battle with Dalfamingo will require even more.
My Verdict
If law goes toe to toe with Dalfamingo by himself, I don't think he will win at all or even come close. If he is banking on the Shichibukai title to save him then he is playing one heck of a gamble. Right now there is two Shichibukai statues in question and Admiral Fujitori has to figure who is still working with the WG. If that is Laws plan and he manages to succeed, then that will be the second greatest manipulation in history second to Black Beards (when he got Marines and white Beard to fight).
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Constructive, Informative Debate? Is it out there? Not here...
Original post made by Kathleen Liston, Menlo Park: Sharon Heights, on Nov 3, 2006
I am a Menlo mom, run my own business out of my home in Menlo Park, PhD student, and I am a public supporter of Boyle, Duboc, and Winkler. I've listened to all candidates and see more common ground between them than their avid supporters (primarily those on this website). They are all passionate about issues facing our city and capable of representing our citizens and have the potential to engage in healthy, constructive debate on a variety of issues – if the citizens would listen. I don't feel as some who have chosen sides that any slate or candidate will do unjust harm or will do anything without believing they were serving the best interests of our city. I just hope that post election the eyes will open and the ears will start listening.
Below are my comments on specific issues raised by various posters primarily focused on the Burgess Pool situation:
1) Outsourcing process is undemocratic, illegal. The ideal process would have been a competitive bid. Several factors contributed to the non-typical process which took four months (not as rushed as communicated in the press) and involved the city manager, council, commissions, and city staff. If the city chose to go through the competitive-bid process, the city would have had to expedite the process to open the pool for the summer or hire city staff, fund the startup costs (like any business) and eventually make it more challenging and difficult to layoff those employees if a contractor was chosen. This alone, though, is not a reason to expedite the process, but a contributing factor. Second, like any newly built facility, warranties and warranty coverage start at completion of construction and last for one year. Delaying the opening would risk warranty coverage. Third, our city continues to face a budget shortfall and a community survey cited reduction of pool services as an item to possibly reduce expenditures. (Some argue with the validity of the survey as some posters argue with the pool user survey – then you must argue with any survey the city uses on recreation programs).
City staff reports and budgets do show historical ratios of costs/revenue ranging from 9/1 or 4/6 (estimated for Burgess) requiring monies from the general fund. These issues combined with input from the city and staff contributed to the atypical process. Commissions reviewed the proposal and the city council voted on the proposal. Counter that with the Derry Project, that did go through three years of typical process (highly democratic) and is now forced to a referendum vote. Which is more democratic or legal? Both were democratic and legal and while I disagree with the referendum I have to respect those citizens who support it and let the process unfold.
The minority council candidates have a valid point to raise with the process yet should acknowledge the unusual circumstances that led to the atypical process and actions that the council majority believed were in the best financial and fiduciary interest of he citizens and not use it as a source of divisiveness as many of their supporters do.
2) It's not a fair contract and only Menlo Swim profits. Several posters say the contract is lopsided and favors the contractor because the contractor pays no rent. This same contract, though, gives the city the right to revoke the contract at any time for non-compliance. Any business owner would recognize this as highly risky for a small-business and advantageous to the city. The rent issue is an interesting one. This stems from the perception that the contractor is profiting immensely from this deal and the city should share that profit since the taxpayers invested in the facility. This is a valid argument and should be addressed – in the future. If the city now views the pool as an investment (it was a liability prior to this outsourcing) the city is acting as a prudent investor ensuring conditions do not predispose the contractor to fail. Companies don't typically make a profit for years and the startup costs of the pool facility are likely high as are investments in equipment, staff, marketing, etc. – all costs the city in all likelihood did not consider when they estimated a 3X jump in revenue. If indeed the city wants to share in the profits, is the city prepared to share the losses?
Obviously, some citizens are roiled by the very idea someone can profit from community investment, yet this occurs every day in ours and other communities. Isn't the whole point of community investment to spur business and community activities? Other recreation programs are run by for-profit groups like Kidz Love Soccer and use the playing fields we invested in. We solicit fees from these groups to cover maintenance whereas Menlo Sport pays those fees directly at their own risk. Furthermore, Menlo Park evaluates many of its city programs in terms of "community profit" or well-being of staff and citizens. In this category, Menlo Park is profiting and the city staff and council recognize this.
3) Availability of pool and fees. Posters cite that the pool is open less than surrounding pools and fees are higher and says it's "country club" fees or available to hard core swimmers. I compared surrounding pools and found that Burgess was available on average 80 hrs/week during the summer, Rinconada was open 64 hrs/week, Mountain View 31 hrs/week and Los Altos does not have a public pool. When one factors in the number of lanes which are 17 at Burgess, and 13 at Rinconada, plus the 86 degree pool availability is much higher. The poster's information is inaccurate or outdated.
On the fee front, the Burgess fees are $1 more than Rinconada but the family swim pass and monthly pass (if used 10-12 times per month) is equal or less than Rinconada's ticket books and fees. These are good issues to debate if citizens use appropriate facts and comparisons in a constructive manner. Menlo Swim discussed this in the September city council meeting. The citizens need to remember that the facility is larger than surrounding facilities and more accessible and Menlo Swim will work with the community to find the optimal availability to the pool. It is inappropriate to say that the pool has been taken from our citizens or children.
Finally, Team Sheeper is a Masters program and Rinconada and Mountain View all rely on similar Masters program to support/subsidize the pool. If being "hard core" means that one enjoys recreation and life to its fullest then the term is appropriate for Masters swimmers and many other recreation users. You'll find your neighbors, moms, students, business owners, from a range of backgrounds using a recreation facility program like many provided in our city. Many public pools offer these programs alongside lap swimming, lessons, etc.
4) Cities can run profitable city aquatic programs. A poster states that Palo Alto runs their pools profitably. Palo Alto does not breakout the operations of the pool in any public budget or financial statement. If the poster is aware of such a report I would appreciate the opportunity to review it. Likewise, Mountain View and Redwood city do not separate aquatics from the entire recreation program. Both Palo Alto and Mountain View have a rich history of aquatics programs that include partnerships with Masters programs. Team Sheeper was in the process of negotiating a similar deal with the City of Menlo Park prior to the outsourcing process and the Master's program used Burgess in the 1990's. Private, outside swim programs are critical to supporting pool operations. Our community is arguing over a great aquatics facility and program, when communities like San Jose is struggling to maintain and operate public pools.
5) Costs are inaccurately reported or stated. Review the city budget online. It's well-organized and revenue is broken out. Unfortunately, in the aquatics section it's unclear to tell if the numbers are for Belle Haven, Burgess, or the costs for using Menlo-Atherton during the Burgess closure. Back of the hand math, though, shows that revenue alone from fees can cover operations and the estimated costs are low. The city budgeted $450K for aquatics for 2006-2007 of which they estimated $283K in revenue (3x increase over Burgess revenue), $256K in operating expenses (inline with the Menlo swim paid $54K to the city for just maintenance and operations expenses over a three month period yet doesn't include insurance or equipment purchases), $180K in personnel, and $283K in revenue, in 2004-2005 revenue was $32K for Belle Haven and Burgess generated $100K in revenue). This indicates, contrary to a poster, that revenue estimates are high and costs are low. On the expense side alone, estimates are low since $180K barely covers 3-4 40 hr/week staff members and in 2004-2005 when only Belle Haven was operating the personnel costs were $251K. Yet, Menlo Swim had 60 plus staff.
On the revenue side, it's more difficult to evaluate. Summer is the busiest, and 40,000 swimmers enjoyed Burgess this summer. Assume a $4/person average and revenue during the busiest time period would be $160K. However, many of those swimmers were children, camp goers, and monthly pass users who pay far less on average and winter sees a large dropoff in daily swimmers. Other revenue sources are swim lessons, camps, local swim programs like SOLO, and aquatics programs which were all users of Burgess so it's unclear how the revenue would increase threefold particularly if fees remained the same (as some of stated as a requirement). The city council could easily request the detailed breakdown of Burgess costs prior to its closure and Belle Haven for some comparison and request information from neighboring cities.
6) Childcare and pointing fingers. It's unfortunate that efforts by council to explore options with childcare has turned to singling out those candidates as anti-kids. None of the candidates are anti-kids and all have different ideas on how best to serve the youth in our community. One poster says the program is not subsidized and quotes the Almanac article, but the city budget for 2006-2007, shows 30% of fees at $500K will be used (and were used in past years) from the general fund and services for fees covered 33%. Is this inaccurate? Am I missing some information? Additionally I searched neighboring communities (if we can compare communities on the pool, then it's appropriate to compare here) and Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Redwood City do not use local taxes to fund childcare. Subsidies are provided from the state for those in need.
Why can't we have health debate on this issue without assuming that the questions raised are not whether the program is good or childcare is good, but whether it is the best use of our tax money for all citizens. This issue alone concerns me. I want to live in a community where we can have healthy debate on this issue with numbers and options. It is likely that in the end the current program is the best, but limiting our options or opportunity to consider them is not good practice.
After watching this debate unfold I realize the issue isn't the outcome, or the process, but the politics. We've all chosen to support political candidates and use evidence to support our views – I'm sure that's what many opposing my view will do. However, few use facts or are doing the appropriate homework to wade through the issues. Sound bytes simply don't suffice. We'd rather criticize, politicize, and scrutinize than search for common ground and focus on creative ideas or alternatives. I see and understand some of the anger, but shocked by the lack of respect for individuals, or organizations like Menlo Swim who are servicing our community and the notion that privatization or "for-profit" are dirty words.
I would appreciate any comments that correct facts or statements made, are not anonymous, and represent first-person experiences.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Nice dissertation, but if you want to live in a community that supports healthy debate on the issues and includes real numbers and options, you've put your money on the wrong horses. If you want continued manipulation and candidates who will sell our city, piecemeal, to the highest bidders, you're on the right train. For the good of Menlo Park, I hope to heaven your candidates don't win.
By the way, the MP community services department prepared the report that compares the finances of different communities. In that report, a recreation coordinator for Palo Alto states that their operating costs are $250k/year with revenues of $300k/year. Palo Alto owns and operates Rinconada and leases five other pools from the school district.
No one says that "privatization" or "for profit" are dirty words, but making a decision to privatize without considering all the options, using real numbers (remember: this is the council that can't figure out whether it's running a deficit or a profit) is doing a disservice to all residents and taxpayers.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 5:13 pm
My second paragraph, above, refers to the aquatics program. My apologies for the omission.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 3, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Two quick points:
1) You are missing something when it comes to the childcare figures. It is due to the fact that the city budget lumps both the Burgess and the Belle Haven childcare programs together. They really shouldn't do that, but they do. Plus, the figures you cite are just for the pre-school programs (Burgess/Bell Haven combined) and do not include the school-age programs, again Burgess/Belle Haven combined (those figures are listed a couple of pages later in the budget document).
A better way to look at this whole thing is what city staff estimated COULD be saved with privatization of both Burgess programs - $72,000. It's likely to be less as there are inevitably costs that creep up afterwards that were not anticipated (or hidden) during the process. $72,000 is literally nothing compared to a $30 MILLION city budget overall and doesn't justify "throwing out the baby with the bath water" which is getting rid of a childcare program beloved by parents to save a few bucks.
2) On the pool side, you are promoting something that is flat out not true – that it was a four-month decision process to privatize the pool and that it was done quickly because of the circumstances. I was watching the council meeting that night when this all happened. At literally the moment that the council was set to vote on hiring city employees for the new pool complex, Ms. Winkler introduced Mr. Sheeper as a "savior." From that point, it took – as The Almanac reported – exactly one month for a long-term contract to be set up for Mr. Sheeper to run the pool. And Mr. Sheeper is no stranger to Menlo Park pool operations – I read that back when the project to replace the old pool was being developed, he stepped forward with an offer to the city if he was allowed to have his group use the pool. So he knew exactly what was going on with the pool.
So, no, Ms. Liston, it's all pretty clear that this was all planned out in advance to rush this through as quickly as possible at literally the last possible minute to minimize reasoned discussion.
Now I agree with Ms. Duboc and Ms. Winkler's opponents that, while Mr. Sheeper should not be thrown out, the deal he got should be recognized as a "sweetheart" deal that should certainly be legitimately considered by voters come Election Day, particularly considering that they (meaning Winkler, Douboc and Mayor Jellins) have placed a Utility Tax on the ballot as well.
Hopefully you are now better informed to make an intelligent decision next Tuesday.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Kathleen, It sounds like you've made a big effort to educate yourself on two important issues, and some information is accurate, some is not, and some is not known.
The chidcare issue: Belle Haven numbers are VERY different than Burgess numbers, but average out to what you report. There is strong community support for continuing to subsidize the Belle Haven childcare programs. Burgess parents have been willing to take tuition increases to keep the program city run and intact, allowing the subsidy to be very minimal (approx $72,000).
Of the 9 childcare task force members in 2006, only one voted to continue privatizing efforts after analyzing the sitaution and considering outside bids: John Boyle.
Swim pool: All six candidates have said that privatization should be "on the table" at all times, but only three (Robinson, Cline, Bressler) want to make sure privatization processes proceed fairly and openly to all parties with a competetive bids, even if it took an extra couple months. Worth it financially in the short and long run. Most likely, in hindsight, they would have awarded the contract to Sheeper anyway because he's probably the best operator and it is good to have fewer pensioned employees on the city payroll, but it still should have gone through a more thoughtful process. The savings numbers quoted by Winker/Duboc/Boyle's campaign are not real numbers ($400,000+). There hasn't been solid calculations done to properly gauge what is the "savings," if any. The numbers were based on the old 50 year old pool, which operated at a very different use level than the current pool does and had different operating costs.
You sound like a very thoughtful person and someone who I'm quite surprised isn't voting for Robinson, Cline and Bressler.
Hopefully you will read more of their own campaign materials and see what they have to say (not just the ugly hit pieces that are coming from all sides--unions, developers, PACs, and each other).
Good luck navigating this and thank you for participating in the process!
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 4, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Kathleen, regarding the pool and "country club" rates: this was a term Tim Sheeper himself used in front of the Council when the summer season was reviewed this fall in retrospect.
I also reviewed the rates of other community pools and sent a letter to the Council regarding the fact that the rates for lap and recreational swim at Burgess are higher than other community pools (see Web Link for the letter with the comparison and references).
The contract definitely could have been crafted better to benefit the community that still is (and will be) paying for the reconstruction of the pool. Why not charge rent? Even Redwood City charged rent (albeit quite modest) but Menlo Park is not. With so many unknowns about the operating costs as well as the popularity of various swim programs, why not at least anticipate a profitable operation and require a share of operating profits? This would still give an incentive to run the center profitably and allow the city to cover the non-operating costs the citizens still pay in addition to the bonds. It would not have taken more time to create a better deal but it would have taken a will to do so.


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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - Fire and police in Manitou Springs worked late into Friday night searching homes and businesses in the path of a flash flood that caused evacuations Friday evening.
The flash floods swept through Manitou Avenue and Canon Avenue causing extensive damage and injuring three people, according to a spokesman for the Manitou Springs Fire Department.
A person was reported missing to the Manitou Springs Fire Department as well but one source said that person is no longer missing.
Firefighters kept people from both streets as they surveyed the damage and searched for those injured and trapped by the flood water and mud.
Utilities crews were also out in force fixing natural gas lines broken by flood water.
"We urge people not to come down to the flood waters to see what's going on," said David Hunting, a spokesman for the city of Manitou Springs. "It's not safe. We urge people to stay above the floodwaters and let the emergency responders do their jobs."
An emergency shelter has been set up at the First Congregational Church at 103 Pawnee Avenue. Mental health professionals will be available at the Red Cross Shelter in Manitou Springs on Saturday.
Police were checking the ID's of people in Manitou Springs on Friday night to ensure only residents are coming into the city.


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Over the course of a decade, this getaway on the marsh in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, had seen it all: kids growing up, graduating, moving away, getting married, having kids of their own. But while things changed and evolved for the family who lived there, the house stayed the same.
"They bought it completely furnished 10 years ago, and they never touched a thing," says interior designer Liz Carroll, whom the homeowners brought on board to oversee a remodel after a simple consultation led to something else entirely. "I went over to help them pick a color for the new hardwood floors they wanted to install," she says. "But by the end of the walk-through, we had decided to start over from scratch."
So out went aged teal carpeting and dark green walls; in their place, Carroll installed warm hardwoods and paired crisp whites with bright hues for a fresh, modern look. Here's how color can bring a past-its-prime home back to prominence.


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Brandon Newton, the 21-year-old chairman of the Lancaster County Republican Party, is running for the S.C. House District 45 seat.
Though it's only been a few days since S.C. Rep. Deborah Long announced she would not seek a fifth term next year, Newton revealed his intent to run Dec. 14.
It took three votes, more than two hours of comments and debate, and one woman escorted from the room by a deputy, but Lancaster County Council ultimately voted against a rezoning request for McClancy Seasoning on Dec. 14.
The rezoning, which many thought was dead and buried following council's vote to deny it Nov. 9, was back up for discussion after Councilman Steve Harper made a motion Nov. 23 to reconsider the vote. Harper said he made the motion so he could amend the ordinance to allow for a B-3 commercial rezoning.
Deborah Long has decided her fourth term as House District 45 representative will be her last.
Long, a Republican who made history in 2008 as the first woman elected to the District 45 seat, announced Dec. 11 she will not run for reelection next year. She plans to serve the remaining year on her two-year term.
Lancaster City Council unanimously approved two contract amendments and five new contracts totaling almost $367,000 on Dec. 8, all with the engineering firm hired to assure compliance with the municipality's EPA consent order.
Lancaster City Administrator Flip Hutfles said five of the expenditures are directly tied to the August 2013 consent order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency involving the city's wastewater-collection system.
A consent order is a negotiated agreement that obligates a party to make specific improvements.
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The largest items on the bond list are two new schools in Indian Land – a high school and an elementary – though the list also includes numerous projects for schools throughout the county.
Details about the projects, and a final bond amount to eventually present to voters, were revealed during a special Lancaster County school board meeting Dec. 8.
Despite a vote to deny an industrial rezoning for McClancy Seasoning last month, a procedural technicality will allow the issue to be heard once again during Lancaster County Council's Dec. 14 meeting.
The rezoning, which has drawn ire from hundreds of Panhandle residents during the last few months, was brought back to council's Nov. 23 meeting when Councilman Steve Harper asked for a motion to reconsider.
Lancaster Fire Department's rescue truck – Rescue 1 – is the most used apparatus in the fleet.
It not only answers emergency calls in the corporate city limits, but also provides mutual aid to the county in an area from Steele Hill to Heath Springs. In this year's first 11 months, Rescue 1 responded to 530 calls.
After a unanimous commitment from Lancaster City Council, there will be an upgraded Rescue 2 in the future to help reduce Rescue 1's workload.
A lack of competitive salaries is holding down staffing levels at the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, and county officials are exploring ways to encourage employee recruitment and retention.
Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile said Dec. 4 he is facing a good news, bad news scenario when it comes to keeping his department fully staffed in the wake of the county's rapidly growing population.
When he was hired last month as Lancaster city manager, Flip Hutfles said one of his first goals was setting goals, and he is seeking feedback from city council, city employees and the public to do that very thing.
He sees a direct relationship between clear goals and the success of any organization, and that includes the day-to-day operation of municipal government.
"I believe it helps us move in the right direction," Hutfles said. "That way, I can stay on the same page."
The city of Lancaster has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to pay for about 75 percent of the much-needed sewer system upgrades in the West Arch Street area.
While it has not yet been determined where the remaining $465,000 to pay for the other 25 percent of the upgrades will come from, accepting the grant is a no-brainer, said Lancaster City Finance Director James Absher.
"We still aren't going to turn down $1.5 million," he said. "We'll get it from somewhere."
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Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.
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To accommodate the Dublin City Gallery's building programme and refurbishment works, a number of masterpieces from the collection of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane went on temporary display in the National Gallery of Ireland.
The National Gallery was pleased to mount this special display of the Dublin City Gallery's collection, which included nineteenth- and twentieth-century Irish and British paintings, and the renowned Impressionist paintings purchased by Sir Hugh Lane for Dublin in 1908.
Barbara Dawson, Director of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane said: " As well as presenting the pictures in an alternative setting, this welcome collaboration gives an opportunity to reflect on the very significant cultural heritage Hugh Lane bequested to Dublin."
Raymond Keaveney, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, said: "We are delighted to play temporary host to this display of works from the Dublin City Gallery which reflects Lane's vision for a complementary institution representing modern art. As well as founding Dublin City's Gallery of Modern Art, Hugh Lane was also director of the National Gallery of Ireland from 1914 until his death in 1915 when he was one of the passengers aboard the Lusitania."
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