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To kick off National Farm-City Week, three panelists will discuss the current issues surrounding childhood obesity and school lunches.
Chocolate milk, and other dairy products, has been a highly contested portion of school lunch programs this year. The key concern has been that the extra calories from added sugars are a contributing factor to rising childhood obesity levels.
On November 17, three panelists will share their insight on creating healthier lunch programs in the U.S. The three are part of the "Childhood Obesity: The School Lunchroom Debate" that is being held in conjunction with the National Farm-City Week Symposium.
The public is invited to attend the debate that will be held at the Locust Trace AgriScience Farm outside of Fayette, Ky. The panel discussion, beginning at 11 EST, will be broadcast live on the AgriTalk radio show, as well.
The three panelists include: Kathy Belzer, manager of school programs, with Southeast United Dairy Industry Association, Inc.; Kendall Malory, Kentucky FFA president, with the University of Kentucky; and Michelle Coker, director of childhood nutrition programs, with the Fayette County School System.
The purpose of the symposium is "to explore the issues around childhood obesity in the United States and how it can be managed through healthier choices made available in the school lunchroom."
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Has it sunk in that he has to play rookies to take over for injury riddled vets.
Coughlin indicated rookies Johnathan Hankins and Damontre Moore might get a chance to play Sunday. Hankins, the defensive tackle selected on the second round from Ohio State, was inactive for the first four games. Moore didnt play in the opener in Dallas, but has impressed on special teams in the last three games.
I liked Hankins work a week ago, Coughlin said. I thought he was a really difficult guy for us to block from an offensive standpoint (in practice). I really felt like John was ready to contribute and I feel the same way right now, so Im looking forward to watching him play. Moore, obviously if youre talking in that direction, will get an opportunity to contribute as well. Hes done a nice job on special teams. He has good energy and hopefully we can build on that.


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The Preserves Neighborhood - Car Hits House
Original post made by Just Curious, Foothill High School, on Jul 6, 2012
The Preserves should become a gated community. Too many cars (not from the neighborhood) use Laural Creek to cutover to Stoneridge from Dublin Canyon and vice-versa. You can tell the cars that don't belong in the neighborhood because they are usually going above the posted speed limit, unknowingly that Pleasanton Police usually like to hangout up there.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jul 7, 2012 at 4:52 pm
It is NOT "The Preserves", it IS "The Preserve". (Preserves is a type of jam)
It is NOT "Laural Creek", it IS "Laurel Creek".
Speeding is an ongoing problem at The Preserve, and yes drivers should slow down.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jul 7, 2012 at 5:12 pm
It's not "The Preserves". it IS "The Preserve."
a resident of another community
on Jul 8, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Lets preserve the peace of the Preserves. Strawberry Fields? Blueberry Hill?
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jul 9, 2012 at 8:54 am
Don't believe that it is not your neighbors that are speeding. Sometimes they are the worst offenders. We used to live in a gated community and had neighbors that ran stops signs and speeded daily. We even caught them on camera and when confronted with this they became furious with us.
Guess what happened then? We installed speed bumps and within days of doing this one of them flipped their car right in front of the clubhouse.
I have no problem with gated communities, just as long as my tax money is not used to maintain their streets, lights or trees. If gated (not open to the public)then the people in that community must take care of their own community and not expect the public to do so...
Thank you
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 9, 2012 at 9:02 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
right, because those owners of high priced homes in the gated communities don't already pay the majority of the taxes collected: property, sales and income taxes. Your portion of tax money collected is paying to clean up after the bums living under the overpasses in the area. Thanks for that, by the way. We all contribute in some way to improve the city.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2012 at 10:42 am
Conductor Jerry, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood: Thank you for reestablishing the point already made by 'Steven, a member of the Foothill High School community' 20 minutes later, it wasn't like we got it the first time.
Pleasanton Neighbor, a member of the Hart Middle School community: You must love to digress because you were not even close to the main point of this whole post.
A lot of us in the Preserve believe that it WAS a car that damaged that part of the neighborhood.
Yes there are also people who speed in our neighborhood who actually live here, including myself once and a while. The main point is, if you don't live in the Preserve and are just using the neighborhood as a shortcut, that is trespassing and it a federal offense.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2012 at 1:46 pm
I woke at 1:57Am on the 6th to a loud thump and squeeling tires......guess this was the noise.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2012 at 1:47 pm
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jul 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Anonymous said:
"The main point is, if you don't live in the Preserve and are just using the neighborhood as a shortcut, that is trespassing and it a federal offense."
As long as it not a gated community, I think it is fair game to use the road by ANYONE for any legal purpose!
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Jul 9, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Speed limits help to prevent accidents, which is good; however, obeying them also prevents the police from taking your money.
This I consider one of life's few win-win situations!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Let's see now, according to Anonymous, if I don't live in a specific neighborhood, and merely drive thru from point "A" to my home, for example, that is a FEDERAL OFFICE called TRESPASSING! Wow! Has Obama gone that far already? And, these are on city built and main-tained streets!!! Sure would like to know where Anon. lives, so I can avoid THAT neighborhood!! And, I do not think a gatedcommunity is the answer.....
Happy FOURTH TO ALL!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Sorry I didn't catch my error: of course, I meant: "Federal Offense", not Office.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jul 9, 2012 at 7:51 pm
It was probably "Steven" or "Conductor Jerry" that ended up in someone's front yard in The Preserve. I guess they would know the technicalities of the neighborhood since they were probably written up for drunk driving on Laurel Creek Drive in The Preserve.
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 9, 2012 at 8:49 pm
If you think a gated community will stop speeding you should educate yourself and take a look at Ruby Hills.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jul 10, 2012 at 12:36 am
Just Curious -> You like to make up stories, don't you?
Truth -> It is NOT "Ruby Hills", it IS "Ruby Hill"
Oh well....
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 10, 2012 at 6:12 am
I think people who live in the Preserves and Ruby Hills should expect a little more consideration from there neighbors. They pay more taxes. After all. And if we were truthful, we wuld admit they are superier to us.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 10, 2012 at 6:49 pm
pTownLover, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood: Hate to break it to you but you would still be committing a federal offense. And if I'm not mistaken you don't live in the Preserve, so SORRY.
I ALWAYS VOTE --, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood: If you read and comprehended what I said before, I live in the Preserve.
Just Curious, a member of the Foothill High School community: lol!
Steve, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood: Ok I wouldn't say 'superior' but yes we do pay more taxes. And thank you by the way :)
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 10, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Steven...no one cares about your little English lessons.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Jul 12, 2012 at 9:11 am
Hi Steve, why do you think just because someone lives in the preserve or ruby hill, they think they are superior? I live in ruby hill and don't think I am superior! Why do people like you discriminate like that! I know rude, cocky (and think they are superior) people from all different neighborhoods and walks of life. My husband and I started out with NOTHING! We worked very hard for what we have and have never put it in anyones face! People like you are jealous of anyone who might have a bit more than them, regardless of how hard they have worked! Its called the American dream!
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jul 12, 2012 at 11:40 am
Wow, a simple question about an accident turns into all this crap above. Sad. What a bunch of petty individuals.
Pleasanton Weekly staff reporter
on Jul 12, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Glenn Wohltmann is a registered user.
To return to the original topic:
Police confirm that there was an accident there, but the report has not been finalized. As soon as it's available, we'll post the information.
a resident of Avila
on Jul 12, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Glenn. I thought police reports were only released to involved parties?


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I don't ever like writing a sentence like that for a couple reasons: First, it's disappointing to admit that I haven't been able to attend to this open-ended form of discourse that I enjoy so much. Second, what does "too long" really mean? Should I have neglected other important responsibilities in order to participate here? Am I saying that the opportunity to write has passed by?
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I'm a member of the board for the Social Venture Competition (SVC) at BYU, and a little more than a week ago I met with the competition director to discuss a presentation I would be making in his place at BYU's Business Plan Competition (BPC) kickoff event. In our discussion of how to fit all of our excitement for the competition into the two minutes of time each presenter was given, I learned more about the success of previous entrants to the SVC.
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There is so much possibility to do great business and to make a positive impact.
After presenting at the BPC, I had lots of people approach me about the opportunity and what they could do to participate. One conversation with a friend stuck out to me in particular. He mentioned how interested he was in participating, and that he had some ideas, but he wasn't really sure how to expand on the idea and make it a business plan. I explained to him that the Ballard Center (BYU's social enterprise arm) and BYU's business school had support systems and mentoring programs to help him go through that process, and then we kept talking for a while about how much opportunity there was for ideas and development in our world. He asked me about ideas that I had, and he told me about his excitement for being part of innovative business in the Bottom of the Pyramid space. He was even wearing a pair of TOMS shoes, and that took us off on another good tangent about being creative and doing good. The point is that I don't know if it will be my friend who creates the next great social venture, but I'm seeing that those ideas are all around me, they can come from anywhere, and the opportunity to do good is ripe for all of us.
When I gave the young man a couple dollars of bus money, I made a difference in a small but significant way. Right now I'm also having the opportunity to help support the development of some grand ideas for innovation. It's like having court-side seats to a playoff game – something special is about to happen, and I'm right in the middle of it.
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Why did PW lock thread about Stacy's gift cards?
Original post made by downtown shopper, Downtown, on Jan 7, 2011
1. the diner should have asked before eating (or even before showing up) if the gift cards would be accepted.
2. the restaurant should post the policy as not everyone knows there was an ownership change without a name change
When the business was sold there was a transfer of assets and/or liabilities. The liability for gift certs that was carried on the books would have been part of the transaction. Therefore, the new owner should honor those certs. He already constructively received the funds. It is not good service to decide not to honor outstanding gift certs and as the owner can see, word does get around in this town.
And PW, if you lock this thread also could you please say why?
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a resident of Foxborough Estates
on Jan 9, 2011 at 9:27 am
The current operator of Stacey's Cafe purchased only the assets of the business, including the name. That's a common practice. Purchasing the liabilities was never a practical option.
As the seller, I assumed that the flow of gift card use would be minimal, and since only the food/bev costs are incremental to the business, the new owner would honor them as a convenience to customers, and to maintain goodwill.
The actual flow of gift cards redeemed is apparently more than anticipated, putting a considerable strain on the new business. You might have noticed a number of restaurants closing recently (Bing Crosby in Walnut Creek for example). This is a new era.
I'm in discussions with the current owner to work something out for the gift cards that were outstanding before the asset sale. If you check back with the restaurant in a month or so, you should get a good answer.
I hope everyone understands that all small businesses are making hard choices to survive. I hope you give some thought to the hard working employees of Stacey's Cafe who do a great job.
I apologize for the inconvenience and confusion. I understand how annoying that must be.
Scott Adams
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm
When a gift card is purchased, it creates an asset on the books of the business along side a liability of "owing" that meal to the person that holds the gift card.
While it's nice to say that the new owners did not in effect purchase the liability of the gift cards, the previous owner did receive the asset of cash.
It would be the same as if the new owner didn't elect to pay for the delivery of raw food items that have an outstanding bill.
Convenient for both old owner and new owner to neglect to deal with this liability for which they have already received as an asset.
The last owner of Mahalo Grille pulled the same thing and let us with $150 in unusable gift certificates. He gave us a letter from the lawyer and recommended we go down the block to Pasta's to attempt to collect from the previous owner.
The value of gift cards outstanding should be a consideration in any sale of a business that will be continuing!!!!!
Bad business decision on both parties part with the transfer of ownership of Stacy's.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jan 10, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
I tried to look up about this. California law basically provides that the gift card/certificate has to be honored by someone, either the new owner or the former owner. From what I could tell, only a Chapter 7 bankruptcy could sever the obligation. Some sites said new owners purchase only the assets of the business. Other sites said that both assets and liabilities are included in a purchase. It probably depends upon what the contract of sale said.
This kind of thing shows how important it is for proper accounting of gift certificates and cards by a business owner. I do not think gift cards would be counted as an asset. Perhaps the Chamber of Commerce could provide some information on this.
Pick & Choose,
Did you try filing in small claims court against the previous owner?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jan 10, 2011 at 2:13 pm
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"In an entity sale, the seller transfers the stock or other indicia of ownership to the buyer. The new owner continues the depreciation and amortization the target has on its books, keeps the same tax identification number, and usually takes on any outstanding liabilities or obligations of the corporation.
This continued liability, coupled with what many consider to be less favorable tax treatment, makes 'entity' sales relatively uncommon with small businesses. The more common structure for the purchase of independent restaurants is the 'asset sale' wherein the buyer purchases the restaurant's assets, such as equipment and good will, but does not purchase the entity's stock. This minimizes the risk of inheriting unknown liabilities and generally provides more favorable tax treatment for the buyer. "
So it was probably an asset sale. In such a sale, an appraiser would have subtracted liabilities from the total worth of assets.
a resident of Birdland
on Mar 23, 2011 at 1:25 pm
This is why I never purchase gift cards from any business unless they are big corporate owned ones. It's to easy for small businesses to not honor these and it's not worth it to start going to small claims court.
a resident of Valley View Elementary School
on Mar 24, 2011 at 10:51 am
Is Stacys currently accepting the cards?
a resident of Valley View Elementary School
on Apr 20, 2011 at 11:03 am
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Upon entering Stacy's yesterday my husband and I were greeted by the new owner,assured our gift card would be accepted, and seated at a lovely window table. Our entrees looked like a picture from Gourmet magazine and tasted delicious! During our lunch the owner came by to see how we were doing and made us feel very comfortable. We had a wonderful Experience!
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Rwanda Cup of Excellence® Competition - Part 1
One of the most anticipated coffee events of 2010 is about to happen – the Cup of Excellence® competition being held in Rwanda at the end of August! I'm honored and thrilled to have been selected as one of the handful of international cupping judges for this competition, proudly representing Coffee Bean International. The Cup of Excellence competitions – this year held in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, and Rwanda – epitomize the search for stellar coffees, and the desire to recognize and appreciate the farmers behind those coffees by roasters around the world.
The upcoming competition is only the second COE competition ever held in Africa! (The first competition was held in Rwanda in 2008, at which I was similarly honored to participate in as a judge). Coffee Bean International is one of the leading roasters world-wide in its support of these competitions through our participation and purchase at auction of winning Cup of Excellence lots. In fact, in recent COE auctions, Coffee Bean International has set two world records for the highest amount per pound ever paid for coffees from both Colombia and El Salvador! What I think is particularly cool about buying any of the winning COE coffees – whether we are setting a world's record price or not – is that the majority of the auction proceeds from each lot goes directly to the farmer, and can literally be life-changing for them and their families.
This year's Rwandan competition is being held in Rwamagana, a small market town located adjacent to the main highway leading from Kigali – Rwanda's capital – eastward toward Lake Victoria. As I've mentioned in other blog postings from the road while judging at COE competitions, one of the great things about these competitions is that the organizers like to set them up outside and away from the Big City (although it's a bit of a stretch to start thinking of Kigali as a major metropolitan area…). Instead, the competitions are held in the country's rural coffee-producing areas. It's an idea that I whole-heartedly endorse, as I love driving the same roads, seeing the same hills, and eating the same food as the country's farmers. Even if it does add hours of travel by bus or truck onto the trip – which, in the case of the upcoming Rwandan competition, is already some 27 hours worth of travel in getting from Portland to Kigali.
Rwamagana, in the district on Ngoma, is barely mentioned on the Internet, so my research into where I'll be living for a week later this month has been somewhat limited. What I have been able to find so far on Rwanda's official government tourism website (quoted below) is a little less than encouraging, but more than makes up for that in its character:
- "The district of Ngoma has got god [sp] hotel that can accommodate a variety of people and are cheap, too." [Always wanted to stay at a hotel fit for God, and everyone knows how I like to pinch francs…]
- "The western part of the district is made up of vast wetlands… Most of these swamps are occupied by swamp vegetation sheltering some species of fauna and water flora. One can find in the thalwegs some rare relics of the drill natural to dimensions so negligible that their existence goes unnoticed." [I have no idea what a 'thalweg' is, but hope the 'rare relics' they shelter don't bite or carry diseases…]
- "Fauna of Ngoma is made of various bird species and reptiles, hares, jackals, and a variety of snake species." [Oh, stop! I'm getting too excited! Jackals and an abundance of snakes?! They really need to work on their marketing…]
All kidding aside, one of the things I look forward to as a Cup of Excellence judge is the opportunity to spend a few days with fellow cuppers from around the world. In Rwanda this year, I will be privileged to cup with some of the best in the world. Some I know quite well from within the industry or from cupping together at previous competitions – Jason Long from Café Imports, Tom Owen from Sweet Maria's, Addy Hedinsdottir from Kaffitar in Iceland, and Joe Hsu from Oscoffee in Taiwan – with others I haven't met yet from Japan, Poland, Denmark, England, Australia, Canada, and elsewhere. There is an incredible feeling of family and fellowship amongst COE cuppers that is pretty hard to describe, but wonderful to experience! It might be that said that the time spent together with others who are as passionately involved in coffee as we are helps us feel less alone (which is different than lonely) in the world. In the same way that everyone loves listening to a talented musician, everyone loves and admires what a great cupper can accomplish - but few besides other cuppers understand this mostly solitary pursuit of perfection and commitment to one's craft.
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J.C. Penney (JCP) reported a first quarter loss of $1.58 cents Thursday, and said sales were $2.64 billion. Same-store sales fell 16.6%. On an adjusted basis, net loss was $1.31 a share.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet were, on average, expecting a loss of $1.06 cents a share and revenue of $2.66 billion.
Gross margin for the quarter was 30.8% compared to 37.6% in the year-ago period.
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Chapel services include a time of prayer, music, and preaching. During the Spring and Fall semesters, Chapel is scheduled from 10:40-11:20 a.m. Tuesday through Friday in Lamb Auditorium. We invite speakers from our campus, local churches, parachurch agencies, and other various venues. Our schedule features the following annual events:
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- What is chapel?
- The administration and faculty strongly believe in the great contribution and vital role of chapel and its ministry of encouragement, worship, and community development. Prayer needs, campus announcements, and items of general interest are all shared during this community time of rest, relief, and renewal. During the fall and spring semesters, chapel is held from 10:40 to 11:20 a.m. each day, Tuesday through Friday. During the summer sessions, chapel is held every Wednesday from 10:10 to 10:30 a.m. in the Lamb Auditorium. Summer Chapel attendance is not required. There is no chapel during fall break, winter break, spring break, or reading week.
- Who is required to attend chapel?
- All students who are enrolled in a degree or certificate program are required to attend chapel. This includes full and part-time students on all campuses, online-only students, students with classes only on Mondays, weekends, or evenings (starting after 4:30 p.m.). Non-degree, DMin, and PhD students are not required to attend chapel. There is no chapel requirement during the summer. The definition of attendance will be left to the honor and integrity of the student, but certainly implies more than "showing up and reading or studying" or "walking in and walking back out." The table below is based upon approximately sixty chapel sessions available each semester.
- How many chapel sessions must I attend?
Days per week in daytime class (Tue-Fri) Total Chapel Requirement 4 40 Chapels 3 30 Chapels 2 20 Chapels 1 10 Chapels
The requirement for Dallas Campus students follows the table above, which is based on the number of days the student attends daytime classes (7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) Tuesday through Friday. Attendance/participation in the DTS Chapel Choir counts for chapel credit on days of rehearsal. The requirement for online-only students, students with classes only on Mondays, weekends, or evenings (starting after 4:30 p.m.), or extension-site students is an online requirement of 10 chapels per semester.
- Where must I attend chapel?
- All students enrolled in daytime classes on the Dallas campus are expected to attend chapel services in person. Only online-only, Monday-only, evening-only, weekend-only and extension-campus students are permitted to view or listen to chapel messages per semester on the Seminary's website via on-line streaming or podcast as part of the chapel requirement. Either audio or video formats are acceptable, but the message must be from the current semester.
- When do I report my chapel attendance?
- You report your chapel attendance on CampusNet at the midpoint and the end of the fall and spring semesters.
- Students must attend at least half of the semester's required chapels during each attendance period.
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Damaged limb of roadside pohutukawa in Piha is unsafe and will have to be removed, says parks manager.
A handsaw attack on the limb of a pohutukawa tree obstructing a roadside walkway in Piha has ended a long, costly and spirited battle.
A 15cm-deep cut at the base of the limb, believed to have occurred last Thursday night, has made it a safety hazard and left the council with no option but to remove it in the next few days, Auckland Council parks manager Mark Bowater said.
The tree, which hangs over the walkway on Beach Valley Rd, has been described as the most expensive tree branch in Auckland by Deputy Mayor and Waitakere councillor Penny Hulse.
The council and Auckland Transport have spent $12,300 on resource consent fees on the tree in the past 18 months. Last week the Waitakere Ranges Local Board voted to spend $8000 to remove a section of wooden railing and install a speed hump to allow pedestrians to walk around the limb unobstructed.
Emotions have not run so high since the stoush over establishing a cafe in the west coast community, which has a long history of standing up for the natural environment.
The Protect Piha Heritage Society has been leading the fight to preserve the limb, which has its own Facebook page and 144 friends.
Spokeswoman Kath Dewar was disappointed by the vandalism, saying the debacle could have been avoided if Auckland Transport had talked to the community at the outset.
It was important now for Auckland Transport and the local board to develop a sensible strategy for conserving roadside trees in the Waitakere Ranges, she said.
Waitakere councillor, environmentalist and Piha resident Sandra Coney said on the Facebook page: "This tree has survived ocean gales, roads over its roots, but not some faceless vandal who will now go to ground and not own up."
Waitakere Ranges board member Mark Brickell, who has been photographed holding a chainsaw alongside the tree, yesterday swore he had nothing to do with the vandalism.
"I don't condone what has happened, but I understand the frustrations of the people driven to go to these lengths," he said.
Roger Galvin, who lives across the road from the tree, said all the hoo-ha and costs were out of proportion and the limb should go.
Warwick Buckton, who is looking to move back to Piha, could see no reason people could not walk around the tree. "That's part of Piha."
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In July 2010, NZ "left wing" political commentator Chris(opher) Trotter wrote this in respect of Labour MP Steve Chadwick's proposed abortion law reform bill.
The first question I'd like to ask Labour list MP Steve Chadwick is: "Why now?" What's convinced her that the time is right to reopen the abortion debate? What ill-omened denizen of the current political environment has told her that this is the moment to introduce a members bill permitting abortion-on-demand up to the 24th week of pregnancy?
I would really, really like to know who it was. Because, try as I may, I'm finding it really difficult to make the cost/benefit analysis come out in Ms Chadwick's, her party's, or even her gender's favour.
In other words…. "No no no! Even though I agree with a woman's right to choose, now is just not the right time for it, because it's BAAAAAADDD for the Left."
In November 2010, Chris Trotter wrote this in respect of Matt McCarten's candidacy in the Mana by-election.
When Matt McCarten told me he was thinking of putting his name forward for the Mana by-election, I shuddered inwardly. … The political analyst in me pursed his lips and shook his head.
"With the Labour Party moving steadily to the Left," he intoned disapprovingly, "this is precisely the wrong time to challenge Goff's hand-picked candidate in an important by-election in one of the party's safest seats."
Then I caught the gleam in Matt's eye, and I told my inner political analyst to go stick his objections where the sun don't shine.
Because if being on the Left means waiting for the "right time" to fight for your principles, then, as the hero of Howard Spring's wonderful political novel, Fame Is The Spur, discovered, when the fight comes to you, the bright sword of principle can no longer be drawn. Through all those years, while you were waiting for the "right time", the sword's blade was rusting fast to the scabbard.
Dominion Post, 12 November 2010.
So on the one hand, even though The Left holds principles dear, it must be pragmatic, but on the other, to hell with pragmatism: The Left should hold fast to its principles.
Guess what the difference is between the two cases….
Update: Chris Trotter has left a comment over at The Hand Mirror, where I cross-posted this. Chris Trotter's comment.
I believe that's what you call "a fair cop".
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A geodesist remembers Paul Dirac's visit to the University of Hawaii Lunar Laser Ranging Observatory
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The road up Mount Haleakala winds through forests of mostly eucalyptus trees before climbing into zones of grasslands, cacti and, finally, nearly barren lava. As we ascended through the grasslands, above the Park Service headquarters, Dirac asked, "How long has your lunar laser ranging observatory been operational?"
"The observatory is not yet even complete," I said. "We are waiting for the receive telescope, which is being built at the University of Colorado. It's a fly's eye design, composed of some 70 8-inch refractor telescopes bundled together, each with optics to route the light collected to a common focus on the photomultiplier tube."
"Then how are you ranging to the Moon?" he asked.
"We have been working with a temporary receiving system, using a telescope at the nearby DARPA observatory." The Maui scientific community was small, and our friends at the Avco Everett Laboratory operated an observatory to image and study satellites for the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. When they learned that delivery of our receive telescope had been delayed, they offered us time on their telescope.
"How many quanta do you receive back per laser shot?"
"It varies quite a bit, depending on atmospheric conditions, and judging from the temporal clumping of the returns there are probably errors in pointing at the reflector packages, but typically we get between a twentieth and perhaps a tenth of a photoelectron per shot."
After several seconds of silence: "Perhaps I did not state my question clearly. A fractional quantum of light is not permissible, as it is the smallest unit of light."
Dirac was, of course, correct. I had used the jargon that our team members used among ourselves. I quickly clarified. "Sorry. It appears as though virtually all of the returns we record are single photo-electron events, and we get about one return for each ten to twenty shots that we fire."
Another pause, then: "And you are able to detect such a faint signal against the background light from the Moon?"
"Yes. Well, we know the range to within a few meters, so we use a range gate of about ten nanoseconds, or fewer. Combined with a field stop of about five seconds of arc, and a spectral filter of about two Angstroms, we are able to cut out most of the background light. We also cool the photomultiplier tube to reduce its dark noise."
Once more a few seconds' delay, then: "Quite remarkable!"
As we neared the summit of Mount Haleakala, Dirac asked where the crater was and whether we would be able to see it. Within a few minutes we reached a turnoff that led to an overview of the crater. We all climbed out of the car, and Mrs. Dirac insisted that "Father" put on his raincoat, as the air was chilly and a strong wind was blowing. When we got to the overlook Dirac leaned far out over the railing to see the wall of the crater immediately below. Mrs. Dirac, a.k.a. "Mother," asked me to take hold of him to make sure that he did not fall. So there we were: Margit Dirac and Marilyn standing well back from the edge of the overlook platform, and me holding the Nobel laureate by the scruff of the neck (actually the collar of his raincoat) to make sure he did not fall into Haleakala crater.
The tour of the LLR observatory went well—both Mother and Father Dirac seemed to enjoy it. Afterward we returned to the Silversword Inn and dropped them off for an hour of rest before supper, for which we had invited them to our house. I returned to the inn to retrieve them, and when we arrived, our three daughters were home from school and were helping Marilyn prepare the table for dinner. The Diracs and I took a brief walk to see the fields of flowers, mostly carnations, that were grown commercially along the slopes of Haleakala, in the moderate temperatures and rainfall typical of that elevation. At dinner, Dirac asked each of the girls about their school work, life on Maui and their favorite pastimes. Dinner ended a bit later than usual, and after helping clear the table, the girls went to their rooms to get ready for bed. Dirac and I sat in the matching overstuffed swivel rockers that Marilyn and I usually sat in, and our wives sat on the couch. The four of us chatted about life on Maui as we finished our iced teas.
Soon our youngest daughter, Pam, returned in her nightgown, smelling of bubble bath, with a book in her hand. She was nine years old at the time, but she could easily have been mistaken for closer to six or seven. She went directly to Dirac, placed the book on his knee, opened it, and began to point to and talk about one of the pictures. After a minute or so, Dirac asked if she would like to sit with him so they could read the book together. She squeezed into the chair beside him, and the two of them spent the next 20 minutes reading the book and looking at the pictures, from cover to cover. When they completed it Marilyn said that it was getting late and that Professor Dirac might be tired from his long day of travel, so it would probably be best if Pam said goodnight. But Dirac said that he was fine and asked if there might be time for just one more book. He seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, so Marilyn agreed and Pam ran for another book. The two spent another half hour or so reading together.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Sony Stores have joined shopkick, a real-world shopping app, to offer "kicks," shopkick's proprietary reward currency, to shoppers for visiting stores, browsing lookbooks or interacting with products.
Shoppers who link a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card to shopkick's Buy and Collect program will receive even more kicks when they make qualifying purchases at a Sony Store. The shopkick app allows shoppers to redeem their kicks for gift cards, including Sony Store gift cards; song downloads; movie tickets; Facebook credits and even donations to charities.
"Sony's awesome products often top holiday wish lists. Now gift-givers can get rewarded with shopkick kicks while shopping for a Sony Cyber-shot digital camera or TV for a loved one, at one of Sony's thirty U.S. locations," said Doug Galen, CRO of shopkick. "From collecting kicks while browsing high-impact lookbooks or from walking from store-to-store and browsing products, a shopper can quickly earn enough kicks for a free cup of coffee or eventually a stylish set of headphones. This year, donations to charity have been especially popular, with more than 30,000 individual redemptions for the Red Cross's Sandy Relief fund."
To inaugurate the partnership, Sony Stores are giving away free earbuds, a $9.99 retail value, to any shopkicker who visits a Sony Store and uses the in-app offer to claim the gift before Thanksgiving Day. In addition, through Black Friday, the amount of kicks available for walking into Sony Stores or browsing through its in-app lookbook is higher: shoppers will get 200 kicks for visits and an additional 50 for viewing content within the lookbook.
"We're thrilled to add shopkick's innovative and interactive rewards technology to our service toolkit. Sony Store Guests already enjoy our unique in-store experience and great Sony products and services — now we can provide another treat in the form of kicks, and bring our latest and greatest products to their attention by using shopkick's beautiful signature lookbooks," said Michaela Ion, senior manager of guest experience, Sony Stores. "And to help us 'kick off' the holiday season in style, we're going to have a fun gift for shopkickers who visit our stores before Black Friday."


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COCC 'confessions' page threat prompts scrutiny
High schools, colleges see wave of anonymous Facebook pages
BEND, Ore. - A recent trend by some high school and college students to create anonymous "confessions" Facebook pages has reached Central Oregon – and in the case of COCC, has prompted college and police scrutiny of a posted question about a rumor of campus violence.
On Sunday, a user – the Facebook pages use an outside mobile application to preserve anonymity -- posted a message saying they "heard the other day that someone was planning on shooting up the school."
That prompted one former student who now works at the college to contact police and NewsChannel 21.
Administrators of the page added this note: "This is something you should report to the police, not a confessions page. This is completely anonymous so we are unable to. Please, report it."
And several follow-up posters were critical of the original post, as well, wondering if it was a joke or for real.
On Monday morning, the college's emergency notification system was used to send out this e-mail and text:
"On Sunday afternoon. there was a posting on an anonymous social media site about a rumor of a potential violent activity on the COCC campus. We take all threats seriously and we have been in contact with the Bend Police Department and other law enforcement agencies that are investigating the situation."
"At this point, neither the police nor the College believes there is any reason to adjust our normal activity. We will post any updates to the cocc.edu/emergency site and use the COCC Emergency Notification System as needed."
"If you have any additional information, please contact the Bend Police Department at 541-693-6911 or COCC Public Safety at 541-383-7272 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com."
College spokesman Ron Paradis said the post appeared to be more asking about something that was reportedly heard than a direct threat. Still, he said, police will have some added presence on campus, in terms of patrols, he said.
Students we talked to Monday said they don't take anything from the site seriously.
"I think it's just a joke. I think someone just wants to get out there and scare everyone," said junior Jacob Akins. "I don't think you should take that site very serious."
"I think it's ridiculous, I think it's bogus," said freshman Colby Camirand. "You know, I've never seen any kind of violent act on this campus."
Redmond and Ridgeview high schools also have similar pages, as do Summit and other area high schools.
The Redmond School District provided this statement on Monday:
"The district is aware of the trending "Confessions," pages on Facebook involving Ridgeview and Redmond High Schools. Please know that these third party pages are not property of, endorsed or controlled by the Redmond School District. We believe that these pages are not only potentially harmful to our students and staff but to the culture and community that we have worked hard to build in our schools."
"The district has specific policies regarding cyberbullying and takes seriously the responsibility of protecting the public integrity of our teachers, staff and students. We have contacted Facebook to report both pages and will respond appropriately to any threats or allegations of illegal activity. "
"We do encourage the public that you feel that a threat or allegation has been made about you or your child, please report the post to Facebook and contact law enforcement."
As others have reported, while many of the "confessions" on these public pages are harmless, flirtatious and even amusing, other posts mention sex, drugs or target individuals, often using obscene language -- and in naming other students have opened a new, hard-to-control front in the debate over online bullying.
While many of the school pages quickly grow to have hundreds, even thousands of "likes," a page called "Stop Confession Pages" had only 48 as of Monday.


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East Texas Engagement Shoot by Dana Fernandez PhotographyI couldn't love this couple more if I tried. They are downright adorable, and their engagement session from Dana Fernandez Photography? Beyond beautiful. Each gorgeous image captures their love in an oh-so-perfect way, making this gallery one happy place to be.
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Famous Kiwi runner backs his teen after crash.
A former athletics world record holder and politician with a history of speaking out on law and order is supporting his teenage son who faces dangerous driving charges.
Howick ward councillor Dick Quax was with his son, Jacob Randall Quax, in Manukau District Court on Wednesday last week. Jacob, 17, was charged with dangerous driving after losing control of a car in Howick on the night of October 25. He did not enter a plea.
The Subaru smashed into a bay window at a Ridge Rd house as the family watched TV. "There was a big loud noise and then the lights went out because he'd hit the electrical pole," the owner said.
The teenager had allegedly veered across the street before smashing through four fences and into the house. Initially the homeowners, who declined to be named, thought a tree had fallen. They ran outside where they found Jacob Quax and a male passenger.
"It's very lucky that no one was seriously injured or killed in this incident," Sergeant Jeremy Field of Counties Manukau East Police told the Howick and Pakuranga Times.
Police allege the car was travelling between 96 and 112km/h. "[The driver's] overcorrected, possibly trying to avoid a vehicle parked on the left-hand side of the road, and lost control," Constable Dean Trott said. "When you look at his car it was pretty much intact, but there was a fair bit of panel damage."
A blood test found alcohol was not a factor.
Dick Quax won silver at the 1976 Olympics in the 5000m and held the world record for a year. Safety is a key aspect of his politics. As portfolio leader for community safety in July 2008, he proposed the Manukau City Council should hire security guards to patrol streets. He has argued that increasing Auckland's housing density would be a recipe for more crime.
Community magistrate Phil Greenbank gave the teen three weeks to seek legal advice. He will reappear on February 13.


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My husband recently had to be moved into "Assisted Living." My daughters and I tried to make his room "like home." I took the quilt that was our bedspread and placed it on his bed. It really helped to have this among other familiar things.
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My husband recently had to be moved into "Assisted Living." My daughters and I tried to make his room "like home." I took the quilt that was our bedspread and placed it on his bed. It really helped to have this among other familiar things.
Bebe McGee
So good of you to think of this. Quilts seem to always bring comfort.
Another Phyllis
This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
Good thinking and a sign of selfless love!
Nothing like a quilt to brighten up a room! Make sure it has a label on the back so it doesn't go missing.
I think the familiar home feel really helps in these situations. We did the same time when my MIL had to go into assisted living. I'm sure the quilt and other familiar objects bring comfort, and help with "memory jogging" also. What a thoughtful thing to do.
I imagine you will miss having your husband at home, and I wish you much peace and comfort in this decision. It sounds like you are a very caring spouse and I know he will be okay in his new "home' with the familiar quilt that will remind him of you and all the past good years. Blessings for you both.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
Living in the foothills
peacefully colors my world.
I'm sure your quilt will bring him a lot of comfort and good memories. That is such a difficult decision to make. It is hard to be without one's soul mate.
when you can't be home, it's the next best thing
Just make sur eit is marked with his name
Freedom is costly and quilting keeps us busy...
Went with my friend to see her mother who had just moved to assisted living. We also took a few things that made it seem a little more home. Couple of her favorite magazines and also a quilt one of her granddaughters made for her. She had never had a quilt until the granddaughter made her a lap quilt 5 years ago. It was so soft and was made with a piece of clothing from all the family. One of her grandsons set her up so she could "Skype" everyone. he printed simple instructions for her to operate her laptop. it was stolen the first day but they found it immediately, in a supervisor's office (GPS). Grandson got in touch with director and police officer and arrested and fired supervisor. Point is this family loves her so much they try to think of everything to make her life easier and let her know that just because she isn't living in that big house, they are still there for her. And she knows it!


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The sadest part of this story is: they(persons) will teach us this crap(XNA) in the uni after this X-mas, instead of changing the program.
ah.. dont worry. XNA is perfectly fine to learn the basics of game development. You won't be using what the teach you there anyway, whatever they teach you. Being a gamedev means adapt and learn something new every week.. there are so many new exciting things to explore, even without leaving the C# world... and each one of them has something to be learn from.
Techs cannot be updated and maintained forever, at the certain point it is necessary to acknowledge that a mistake was made and stop before making a bigger mistake. The future of XNA is MonoGame.. time will tell if MS lost a big chance with this one.. but, I really don't think so


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Read an article of foxnews that said this:
What kind of shotgun fits in a glovebox and accepts 35rd mags of 12ga ammo?!Quote:
A loaded 12-gauge shotgun was found in the glove compartment of the Honda Civic Lanza drove to the school with two magazines containing 70 rounds of winchester 12-gauge shotgun rounds.
I hope that's a typo. Heres the article:
Newtown gunman spent more than 150 rounds, killed victims within 5 minutes | Fox News


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Bolt-On Half-Ton 4x4 Long-Travel - 2011 Chevy 1500 4x4Posted in How To on March 1, 2012 Comment (0)
If you've ever been to the SEMA show, you'll attest to the fact that there is no larger collection of unused vehicles put together at any one time. But not all the rides are trailer queens; some of the trucks at SEMA get cleaned up just for the show, only to go put on a coat of dirt again after it's over.
For the few who want to show off after the show, the OHV grounds north of the Las Vegas Speedway offer a pavement-free playground that anyone could get into trouble in, and there are plenty of photographers to capture the action and, sometimes, pick up the pieces.
And such is the case for one new 2011 Chevy that took a high-flying leap off a dune directly at our camera guy—it's like the truck couldn't wait to ditch the show and test out its new long-travel suspension taking the leap and putting its Pure Performance 4x4 suspension to the test.
And we must say that we're impressed with how well the lift kit/long-travel kit soaked up the hit. In the end, the Chevy 1500 4x4 only suffered some misaligned fiberglass due to a 35-inch General tire coming up and grabbing the fender.
This Chevy is shod with 35-inch General Grabbers wrapped around Method Standard 18x9 wheels. The way Chevys are designed, 37s will not fit at full compression—even with a 6-inch lift kit and fiberglass fenders—due to the fact that the A-arms travel slightly towards the rear of the fenders (not straight up and down) as the suspension compresses.
The truck is outfitted with Pure Performance's new Chevy 1500 Prerunner LT kit for 4x4 trucks. It not only enhances a 4WD truck with more suspension travel, it also lifts it six inches for a larger tire using subframe drop brackets and new knuckles. Also note the skidplates that connect both drop brackets together.
The Chevy is outfitted with new full replacement bumpers from N-fab, front and rear. They've both been colormatched, and have two Rigid 30-inch LED lights bars sitting in the middle. The entire package was bolt-on and not only gives the Chevy more protection, a better approach angle, and better looks, but also provides much more light than the stock headlights could ever produce.
Pure Performance tells us that the ratio of the 8-inch-stroke coilovers to the wheel is not quite 2:1, but the kit still nets 15 inches of travel with 4WD CV shafts installed. A 650-pound-per-inch coil is installed on each 2 5/8 coilover. New 3-inch-wider upper and lower A-arms are provided, as are new CV shafts to keep the four-wheel drive fully functional.
Though the truck has the stock 10-Bolt rear axle, there are new Nitro 4.56 gears put in both the front and rear differentials. When you put gears in these new trucks, you need to use a programmer to update the tuning and let the computer know the new gear ratio you've changed to. This will allow the powertrain to work correctly.
The rear N-Fab bumper on this truck looks great with the twin exhaust tips coming in between the two tubes.


text: I hope this don't sound stupid but we just had our first big snow and wind here in southern Idaho. All the entrances are drifted in. I know the snow can act as an insulation but should I uncover the entrances or leave them alone until it warms up. Just wondering.


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Stable Row and the
Geography of Parking Garages in Manhattan
At the turn of the 20th century, horses were a primary provider of motive power and New York City was home to an estimated 74,000 horses and 4,600 stables. The Upper West Side was becoming a fashionable neighborhood of row houses and apartment buildings. Amsterdam Avenue was the area's chief service corridor, which undoubtedly reduced the avenue's desirability for residential purposes compared to the blocks to the east and west. The blocks between Broadway and Amsterdam and West 75th to West 77th streets became the home to a number of stables and the area became known colloquially as "Stable Row." (CPC 2007, Lueck 2006)
As automobiles and trucks replaced horses, many of the Stable Row buildings became garages, were replaced by new garage buildings and/or came to house automobile-associated businesses. City directory listings mapped below show the speedy transformation of stables around Manhattan into parking garages in the first two decades of the 20th century. The 1907 directory (Trow 2007) lists 71 garages and 681 livery stables in Manhattan (58 and 534 of those addresses, respectively, remained geocodable in 2009). By 1926, almost all of the stables were gone, replaced by 394 listings for garages out of 1,355 total listings for auto-related businesses (1,068 were geocodable in 2009). By 2009, an online yellow pages site for NYC (nyc.com 2009) listed 916 unique garages (848 geocodable) in Manhattan, although barren areas may indicate that this listing has significant omissions.
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In the 1926 listings, there are 47 addresses of garages common with 1907 listing of stables, although the actual number of stables converted into garages may be higher due to street number changes.
As of summer 2009, 23 of the 1907 stable addresses seem to still be in use as parking garages, although there are likely missing addresses from both years and further investigation would be needed to determine exactly which of these buildings are the same.
|1907 Business
|2009 Business
|Hirschhorn Brothers / H. Moore & Son
|Imperial Parking Systems
|59 Allen St
|Barnett George S.
|Garage Management Company
|122 West 3 St
|Sebastiani Lorenzo
|Kinney System Inc
|224 Mulberry St
|Rudden Thomas
|Central Parking System
|14 Charlton St
|Seaich William H. Seaich / Opera Stables
|Garage Mgmt Company Llc
|142 East 31 St
|Egan John J.
|205 E 38 St Parking
|205 East 38 St
|Quinn Jacob
|The Mallah Organization Inc
|213 East 38 St
|Schuchman George
|43rd Parking Llc
|231 East 43 St
|Mason Stable Co (ltd)
|Garage Management Company
|218 West 50 St
|Colorado Boarding Stables
|Rapid Park Industries
|225 West 58 St
|Bennett Invalid Coach
|Garage Management Corporation
|124 East 63 St
|Kayton Simon
|Sas Parking Svces Inc
|182 East 73 St
|Kriete Christine
|Garage Management Company
|305 East 80 St
|Goodman Jacob M. & H.
|Rapid Park Industries
|441 East 78 St
|Arnheiter Acton
|Meyer's Parking System Inc
|154 East 53 St
|N Y Cab Co
|Carousel Parking
|201 West 75 St
|Cedarhurst Boarding Stables
|Kinney System Inc
|147 West 83 St
|Taylor Jacob
|Wilfred 19 St Garage Inc
|203 West 77 St
|Ansonia Stable Co
|Garage Management Company
|271 West 87 St
|Henry Adrian L.
|West 108 St Parking Garage Corp
|234 West 108 St
|Star Stables (inc)
|Garage Management Company
|113 East 84 St
|Witkin & Kanzer
|Garage Mgmt Company Llc
|167 East 84 St
|Pick. I. & Sons
|Icon Parking
|156 East 105 St
Although Stable Row remained in some form for over a century, low-rise buildings have been greedily eyed by developers during the sporadic bursts of building activity that afflict the city from time to time (Gray 1987). The "Roaring" 1920s saw the construction of numerous tall residential buildings on the Upper West Side, with notable additions to the stable row area including 2126 Broadway (The Beacon Theatre and Hotel, 1927), 2138 Broadway (1924), 2162 Broadway (Manhattan Towers, 1930), 360 West 77th (1929).
The construction bubble of the early 21st century resembled that of the 1920s and lead to the demise of the 348 Amsterdam (Mason Stables) and everything on West 76th Street for the construction of residential towers and a Jewish Community Center.
A closer look at maps of the Upper West Side indicates that Stable Row may not have been the most dense concentration of stables in the neighborhood. Stables (and, later, garages) were scattered around the neighborhood and a cluster of stables around 66th street between Amsterdam and West End Avenue near the old railyard may have been more significant in terms of numbers of animals. That area (as with a number of stable areas on the lower East Side) was obliterated during urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Stable Row Buildings
The New York Cab Company (318 - 330 Amsterdam at 75th St) is a Romanesque Revival style building designed by C. Abbott French and built between 1888-1890. It originally was one of the numerous stables run by a a firm incorporated in 1884 that provided horse-drawn carriage service using practices later adopted by the auto taxi industry, including fixed fares, badged drivers and yellow-painted carriages. With the coming of both the automobile and the subway in the first decade of the 20th century, the stable was converted to a succession of automotive tenants in 1910. A painted sign for Sheridan Square Motors still existed on the western wall of the building as of 2009. The building was landmarked by the city in 2006 with the finding that the building, "...has a special character, special historical and aesthetic interest and value as part of the development, heritage, and cultural characteristics of New York City" (LPC 2006a).
207 West 75th is an attractive little row house just to the west of the NY Cab Company Building and is listed in the 1907 City Directory as a stable business run by Sarah Abbott. It seems much too small to have housed many animals and may simply have been an office or veterinary facility for the stables next door. Indicative of the changes in the neighborhood at the end of the 20th century, it went from being offices for a veterinarian and a plumber to a high-end tanning salon.
332 Amsterdam (at West 76th Street), in contrast to its neighbor to the south, had a somewhat less attractive pedigree. A 1926 City Directory lists occupants of the site as Hassler NY Co. (auto supplies), Harry J. Dornan (auto supplies), and W.G. Young and Co. (206 West 76th, auto repairs). I recall it being an abandoned service station when I came to the neighborhood in the early 1990s and the lot became the home to a Jewish Community Center in 2000.
210-216 West 76th Street (at the SE corner of Broadway) was listed by the city as being built in 1914 and, therefore, probably was always a garage. However, despite being listed by the city as being built in 1925, 210 West 76th Street is listed in the 1907 City Directory as the home of the West End Stables. The 210 had more ornamentation than the fairly bland 216, which gives some indication that it heralded from an earlier and more elegant period. However, both met the same fate in 2009 when they were demolished to make way for yet another luxury dormitory for rich people.
The Mason / Dakota Stable Building (342 Amsterdam btw 76th and 77th) was commissioned by real estate investor Edmund Coffin, Jr. (1844-1929) and built between 1891 and 1894. The design by Bradford Gilbert (1853-1911) combined Romanesque Revival and Dutch Renaissance Revival elements, and used color and texture rather than ornamentation to provide character. In 1912 it was renamed the Dakota Stables and modified for use as an automobile garage. It was renamed the Pyramid Garage in the 1950s (LPC 2006b).
This Dakota Stables should not be confused with a previous Dakota Stables that is listed in the 1907 City Directory at 210 West 75th Street. That building was demolished in 1911 and ultimately replaced by the Beacon Theatre and Hotel (Gray 1987).
The layout was notable in that it wrapped around the buildings on the corner of 76th street, giving it entrances on 76th Street, 77th Street and Amsterdam. In a common developer tactic, the final owner stripped much of the historic detailing while the building was under consideration for landmark status and, thus, removing the reason for protecting it (Lueck 2006). It was demolished in 2007 and replaced by The Harrison, a pleasant but conventional luxury dormitory for rich people.
West 77th Street retained much of the service character of the area after its neighbors to the south met the developer's wrecking ball.
203 West 77th Street is listed in the 1907 City Directory as a stable run by Jacob Taylor. City building records list this structure as being built in 1920. The detailing of the building seems to indicate somewhat older vintage, although the height and small footprint would seem to indicate an entirely automotive life.
206 West 77th Street, in contrast to some of its more ornate neighbors, represents an entirely functional aesthetic, which may reflect its 1929 construction date or later modifications.
205 West 77th Street is a firehouse built for Engine Company 74 around 1900. The first fire wagons were likely horse-drawn.
219 West 77th is listed in city records as having been built in 1917. Although the gray coat of paint obscures what might actually be a fairly attractive building, it has likely been a garage for its entire existence.
2182 Broadway wrapped around a corner building, giving it entrances on both Broadway and 77th Street. City building records list it as being constructed in 1926 and it is not listed as a stable or garage address in the 1907 or 1926 City Directories. Given its architecture and its frontage on Broadway (away from the rabble on Amsterdam), it was likely unassociated with the other automotive businesses further to the east.
2182 Broadway was replaced with yet another dorm for the bourgeoisie, although at least it wasn't just another generic curtain-wall glass tower.
Claremont Riding Academy (175 West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam) was well north of Stable Row, but deserves mention as an example of what some of the finer stables in the city looked like. It was also the last riding stable in Manhattan, although some stables to service carriage horses survived in the West 30s and 40s.
PDF Scan of NY City Directory 1907 garages
PDF Scan of NY City Directory 1907 stables
PDF Scan of NY City Directory 1925 garages
Shapefile of NY City Directory 1907 garages
Shapefile of NY City Directory 1907 stables
Shapefile of NY City Directory 1925 garages
Shapefile of 1907 stables used as garages in 1926
Shapefile of 1907 stables used as garages in 2009
(Shapefiles are in ESRI format for use with ArcGis or QGis mapping software)
City Planning Commission (CPC). 2007. Calendar No. 18. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/cpc/070217.pdf (last accessed 27 August 2009)
Gray, Christopher. 1987. Streetscapes: The Dakota Stables. New York Times, 24 May. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDD133AF937A15756C0A961948260 (last accessed 27 August 2009)
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). 2006a. New-York Cab Company Stable, Designation list 382, LP-2209. http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/NYCabCo.pdf (last accessed 27 August 2009)
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). 2006b. Mason Stable Building. http://www.landmarkwest.org/.../Stables/LPC%20Dakota%20Stable%20Building.pdf
Lueck, Thomas J. 2006. Former Stables on the Upper West Side Get Opposite Verdicts on Landmark Status. New York Times, 15 November. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/nyregion/15stables.html
NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). 2007. MapPLUTO (geographic data). http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml (last accessed 27 August 2009)
nyc.com. 2009. Yellow Pages, Parking Garages. http://www.nyc.com/search/find.aspx?secid=24&name=parking+garage (last accessed 27 August 2009).
Trow Business Directory. 1907. New York City, "Garages".
Trow Business Directory. 1907. New York City, "Stables, Livery".
Phillips Business Directory. 1926. New York City (various listings for automotive-related businesses).
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