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What makes summertime the most magical and sets it apart the most from the other seasons is that every single day we are somehow aware of its passing. Every blessed day we have knowledge of the summer slipping away and whether we know it or not our bodies are filled with some strange mix of hope and dread for what lies ahead. As much as I love all the seasons there's something about summer that moves me to the core. I think it's the way the mist slithers over the mountains like breath, as it did this morning. Or maybe it's having the company of cicadas—I am comforted by them every night as they remind me that someone else, something else, is there. Or fried green tomatoes. Or the freedom of swimming. It's hearing the nostalgic bounce of the basketball where the boys are playing down the road. The beauty of seeing people tap their fingers on the steering wheel to a loud radio while their arms are propped up on their open car windows. Perhaps it's the way the gloaming stretches out longer and noisier in the summertime. No matter what it is, summer is fleeting, it's always leaving us, it's inching closer and closer to fall and winter, those two harbingers of change and death, and all the while the summer is actually the great big reminder of things moving on too quickly, the reminder that nothing gold can stay.
Author Silas House blogs about writing, the writing life, books, movies, nature, religion, politics, and other things that generally concern conscious people. House is the author of the bestselling books CLAY'S QUILT, A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES, THE COAL TATTOO, SOMETHING'S RISING, ELI THE GOOD, and SAME SUN HERE. You can learn more about House and his writing at www.silashouse.weebly.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
On Summertime (Discovery 8/12/09)
6 comments:
- Keith Wilson said...
Beautiful. I am sold on this; I think in many ways those of us not actively seeking to learn something every day ourselves learns something from reading a post like this.
- August 12, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- kygirl38 said...
I am always excited when I learn something new so unexpectedly. My young children usually are the ones teaching me at home and the children at work as well. I will try to view the world through a child's eye, with wonderment and awe. As adults we often become so tangled up in our own selves that we forget the simple things in life. Thanks for reminding me to look at those again! For me today, I discovered that even for little boys...there is is nothing better than "fairy dust" on your floor and bed the morning after losing your first tooth.
- August 13, 2009 at 5:38 AM
- Sandra Eileen said...
So pleased to have "discovered" your blog - where have I been?
- August 13, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Hazardgal said...
This post leaves a cud I can chew on all morning. Words like gloaming and harbinger linger on the tongue. This almost reads like a prose poem. Very nice.
- August 13, 2009 at 6:34 AM
Well, you should move to Florida where it's summer approximately 723 days a year and all car radios are loud enough to rattle your house windows as they drive by!
- August 14, 2009 at 5:41 AM
- Keri said...
Simply sublime, this post.
I once tried to write a similar piece about the magic of summer, but I fell far, far short of what you've written here...which makes sense, since you are a writer and I am not!
- April 24, 2010 at 8:22 PM


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When Lizz Magowan was a baby, her father wrote a song for her that contained this line: When you learn something new, you must teach someone else what you've learned.
Whether it's helping families rebuild their homes in post-Katrina New Orleans or tutoring students at the Center for Learning and Teaching, it's a line that Magowan has never forgotten nor neglected.
"I really enjoy passing my information along to others," she says. "I like to make people's lives easier because there are people who helped me along the way."
The wise words of Magowan's father take on extra meaning, as he is a Binghamton University graduate. Dan Magowan graduated in 1982, while wife Kirsten Magowan graduated a year later. Lizz's grandfather, Bill Nicolaisen, is a professor emeritus at Binghamton University and a renowned folklore specialist.
Magowan's parents, who met on a University music trip when they were undergraduates, did not pressure their daughter to attend their alma mater.
"They were good about letting me make the decision," says Magowan, a 21-year-old from Baldwinsville, N.Y. "I came here to visit with my mom and she had a lot to say about how the campus had changed. There were anecdotes, but no 'you should definitely go to Binghamton.'"
Magowan, impressed by the academic offerings and the Nature Preserve, decided to follow her parents' footsteps and attend Binghamton University. She became a double major in biology and French, with a minor in global studies.
She put her love of French to the test in the spring of 2012, when she spent the semester at the Sorbonne University in Paris, studying literature, art history, film and grammar. She also did a communications internship at a French school and traveled to countries such as Italy, Germany, Croatia, Greece, Morocco and Great Britain.
"The experience taught me to enjoy the present. Six months flew by!" she says. "It showed me that time goes by quickly, so enjoy what you are doing. I applied that to my senior year (at Binghamton).
"Being an international student also gave me insight into how others feel at Binghamton University, in a country that's not their own and speaking a language that's not their own."
Magowan also gained life lessons—and practical lessons—during her three trips to the Gulf Coast to help residents recover from Hurricane Katrina.
"I actually learned a lot of carpentry skills while I was there," she says. "I put a roof on, did some dry-walling—real building skills."
The third visit, in spring 2011 to New Orleans, was an Alternative Spring Break program sponsored by the University's Center for Civic Engagement.
Magowan did not know anyone on the CCE trip, but the experience helped her learn how to work better with strangers, she says. The circle was completed when she aided a fellow volunteer whose Binghamton-area home was flooded in the fall of 2012.
"It was a great experience to help him rebuild his house because the reason I knew him was from rebuilding homes in New Orleans," she says.
At Harpur College, Magowan has tutored students in biology and chemistry at the Center for Learning and Teaching. She has also served as a teaching assistant in French classes and is treasurer for Phi Sigma Iota, the foreign language honor society.
Dora Polachek, a visiting associate professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, calls Magowan one of the "best and brightest" at Binghamton University.
"Lizz loves learning, comes to class thoroughly prepared, and asks such intelligent questions about the texts we are reading, and comes up with such thoughtful answers to the discussion questions I ask students to prepare when doing their readings before coming to class," Polachek says. "She is the kind of student all of us love having in class: prepared, engaged, loved by her classmates and always ready to go the extra step in order to improve.
"It's been a pleasure working with her, guiding her in her choice of study-abroad programs, and seeing her flourish not just as a student, but as a human being."
Magowan will next attend SUNY Upstate Medical University, where she gained early acceptance during her junior year. She hopes to follow in her mother's footsteps again—this time in pursuit of a medical career.
"This is something I've wanted since I was in pre-school," she says. "I remember coming home with a picture that said: 'I want to be a pediatrician just like my mom.'"
Kirsten Magowan—who also attended Upstate Medical—remains a pediatrician in North Syracuse, and her husband is the office manager.
For Lizz Magowan, giving back to others—and taking advantage of the opportunities provided by Binghamton University and Harpur College—has changed her life.
"I've learned that you never know where life is going to take you and who you are going to meet," she says. "Going with the flow and rolling with the punches is my life philosophy. . . . After tutoring, I got a teacher's perspective. Going abroad gave me an international perspective. It's all about taking these different perspectives, putting them together and getting a better understanding of yourself."
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In what is becoming a time honoured MITPro tradition I am looking forward, beyond Launch, beyond our holiday party, to the Annual General Meeting, scheduled for the 16th of January.
In the middle of January, 2005 the inaugural board of directors met at the Microsoft offices in Montreal and created a community where there had previously been none.
Prior to our first AGM in mid-January 2006 that group of dedicated individuals met once again to agree on the direction of the group. We discussed the not-yet ratified bylaws and made some difficult decisions about where we wanted to go.
As we fast approach our second anniversary of that first meeting I am excited to see the community growing organically in directions that are not solely my own, but yours too. That is why I am excited that prior to our AGM, scheduled for the 16th of January 2007, we will be holding an evening of Vision and Direction.
For the first time the Executive and Board will meet with a group of members who will share ideas for the group. Some of those ideas will become group policy and will be the direct result of member participation rather than solely management edict.
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Video: CNN helps Obama out by … fact-checking SNL's skit
posted at 7:52 pm on October 5, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via Greg Hengler. Heaven forbid that the average half-drunk late-night Saturday TV viewer be "misinformed" about our savior by a comedy show reminding them that health care's "not done" (which it isn't) and that Afghanistan's gotten worse this year (which it has). Even if you want to clap Obama on the back for keeping his promise to send more troops, might it not perhaps be worth mentioning that he's currently rethinking the entire "war of necessity" mindset on which he campaigned?
Let's see if you can guess how the segment ends. Think: Media outlet is in the tank, subject is SNL skewering politicians. What footage is damned near obligatory here? And there it is, at 2:50.
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Steve Gibson from grc.com has a podcast called Security Now on the TWiT network, if you are not already aware. This week he talks about the cross_fuzz tool that was released a few weeks ago. I'd say its 200 level content, but it's decent as an intro if interested.
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Push to impeach Obama gains steam
Original post made by Jim, another community, on Jan 31, 2013
Of greater concern for liberals: the poll was conducted by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling.
In the crosstabs, PPP broke this down by party affiliation with Democrats opposed 83 percent to 12 percent, Republicans in favor 67 percent to 18 percent, and Independents opposed 54 percent to 32 percent.
Amazing that even 12 percent of Democrats support impeachment.
Also interesting was the racial breakdown concerning this issue with Whites supporting impeachment 48 percent to 41 percent, Blacks opposed 80 percent to 15 percent, and Hispanics opposed 58 percent to 30 percent.
Again, it's amazing that even 15 percent of Blacks and 30 percent of Hispanics would support his impeachment. Perhaps if the survey had indicated exactly what might be the constitutional grounds for impeachment, even more would have supported the impeachment.
It was also fascinating to see the breakdown by age as people older than 65 supported impeachment 46 percent to 38 percent.
So in Texas, the older you are, the more likely you want Obama impeached.
Something else to consider is that, inexplicably, 56 percent of respondents were women with 44 percent men. This probably reflected the PPP's left-leaning bias in favor of women against what social science research shows, which is that men tend to be more rational than women in matters political.
As women, not surprisingly, were far more likely to oppose impeachment (53 percent to 36 percent) than men (46 percent to 41 percent), a more equal sampling of the sexes would have found a greater percentage of Texans supporting impeachment.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:16 pm
"Perhaps if the survey had indicated exactly what might be the constitutional grounds for impeachment..."
Until information is presented identifying such reasons, surveys of this nature are utterly useless, as is this post.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:30 pm
I would love to Obama not in office. But we had an election and he was elected.
Yes I think he is bad for the country and all he will do is leave a large bill for my kids to pay. (Yes he is not the only one that has added to the bill my kids will be paying).
What disappoints me the most is he ran an election of fear and the people believed him? These are the people who am most upset with because they vote on fear and not issues.
Obama supporters I have no issue with you who feel his policies are correct that what make this a great country.
The new tax money has been spent. Now what we tax them some more or ask the middle class to pay more? Just maybe we should try cutting some spending that will not impact the economy. We have seen what happens when to try and cut the military spending this week. Plus bigger deep cuts to Mil spending is on the way.
Just maybe a more balanced plan would work. But no if we did that the old would be dying in the streets, kid would not be going to school and so on.
Wake up people we have a spending problem.
Pick one of the following
1) cut spending live within our budget
2) Kick the can down the road and have our kids pay the check
3) Raise tax on the middle class
Most you elected Obama now live with him.
a resident of Livermore
on Jan 31, 2013 at 4:17 pm
I have absolutely NO PROBLEM with your children paying a "large bill".
Maybe they will learn to live within their means!
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 31, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Cut spending to live within our budget: Yeup, I guess our recent govt spending cuts had nothing, absolutely nothing, with recent contraction of the economy. Thanks Repubs, for nothing.
Kick the can ... have kids pay. Sorry, but no way to predict. Repub dimwits were saying the same thing before Clinton came into office. It's usually a ruse, sponsored by Repub richies, to get tax reductions.
Raise tax on middle class? How about just raise tax on the upper class like the fool Gordon over on the other site? Why do rich Repubs always try to hold middle class hostage? There is no similarity whatsoever between richies (see Gordon) and middle class.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 7:47 pm
The election is over...move on. Deal with the hand your dealt and if your unhappy, work hard for the next election. ever since we became a capitalist world we have been mortgaging the future generations...they will do the same.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Jan 31, 2013 at 7:49 pm
"Amazing that even 12 percent of Democrats support impeachment." Know why, because he's too far to the right of left. The extreme liberals don't like him because he tries to compromise with the right.
And, "Wake up people we have a spending problem" absolutely agree! Those damn Republicans supporting the defense contractors in their districts will do what ever it takes to keep getting their contributions! Purchase planes that don't fly, for example. Even if it means that it's at the expense of us.
a resident of Livermore
on Jan 31, 2013 at 8:02 pm
I'm sure that President is shaking in his boots...tee hee!
I wonder if he can see Russia from his back porch?
a resident of Livermore
on Jan 31, 2013 at 8:07 pm
I wonder if Nancy Pelosi is shaking in her boots that her boss might be impeached? As I recall, Bill Clinton wasn't too worried.
I've heard that some of the repubs. like to eat bacon and peach pie during official meetings. Sounds yummy to me...tee hee hee...
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By the time you read this, I'll be a married woman.
Absurd, really. What business does a 48-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man have in tying the knot, especially when said 57-year-old man has already been married? (Sorry. Had to get that in.)
Why should friends and family fork out a fortune to spend a weekend celebrating a relationship that they've been a part of for the past 15 years?
I've wondered myself, ever since I proposed to my Irishman on Leap Year Day last February. Why would I tempt fate when we've been together since what seems like only yesterday and is in fact forever?
We've been as solid as a rock during good times and despite the bad, so why change things now?
But when my girl married her husband 18 months ago, I was struck by their courage and their honesty and their certainty. Despite the fact that they were only in their early 20s, they were willing to commit and not keep their options open.
Oh, we'd talked about marriage, the Irishman and I. But it all seemed like such a palaver. And it is. What sort of wedding? Who to invite? How to afford it? And yes, I know our wedding will be in the New Zealand Woman's Weekly but I'm a columnist with them and we weren't paid a cent - in return for the pictures, the NZWW will make donations to three Coromandel charities.
But while there was a bit of hoo-ha initially, after the decisions were made on where and who to invite, the whole thing's been remarkably stress-free. Perhaps that's because I'm an older bride. I'm not stepping off the edge into the unknown.
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The Playboy.com Global Report: March 22, 2012
Playboy.com scopes the top international news of the week.
Welcome to the Global Report: our weekly column of the most important issues happening across the planet. From politics to war, monarchies to dictatorships, and everything in-between, we've got it covered. It's world news, Playboy.com style.
The US is racing against a deadline to name a Presidential nominee to head the World Bank. Multiple names floating around include Susan Rice (US Ambassador to the UN), and Lawrence Summer (former adviser to President Barak Obama). The choice will mark an important step for Obama due to the influence this monetary body commands on the global level. Rice has had a tough stance within the UN, though rumors of her eying the soon-to-be vacant Secretary of State position, post-Clinton, could keep her off the ballot.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the length of Mexico on Tuesday cutting off power and damaging homes and infrastructure. While about a dozen injuries have been reported, there have been no confirmed deaths.
Poland released a report yesterday claiming its shale gas reserves are 85 percent less than the US Dept. of Energy estimate from last year. Shale gas, a form of natural gas derived from unconventional rock-clay formations, is expected to be a major supply of energy in the future. It's somewhat surprising that Poland would contradict a US study in this area, as Poland has the most to lose from America extracting companies and potential money from European nations wishing to switch their supply from Russian oil.
Alleged racially motivated shootings at a Jewish School in France have been the latest controversy to President Nicolas Sarkozy's path to the national elections next month. The attack, which killed three boys and a rabbi, are being reported as France's deadliest anti-Semitic violence to take place in 30 years. The gunman, who jumped to his death after a police raid this morning, is also reported to have killed three soldiers. We imagine this will make a strong impact upon the upcoming campaign platforms, especially from opposition leaders looking to steal votes away from the incumbent.
Former UN Secretary General and UN-Arab League envoy on theSyrianCrisis, Kofi Annan, spoke with the UN Security Council last Friday urging a resolution between the 15-member states to take action and end the bloodshed in the country. Twice previously,ChinaandRussiahave utilized their Permanent Member vetoes, effectively killing any diplomatic response.
In Syria proper, gun violence reached record heights in the capital Damascus, with both government and rebel forces trading blows. Last week the use of car bombs killed at least 27 people. The Red Cross has been urging daily peace treaties in order to treat the wounded. We expect the latest UN Security council peace resolution, spearheaded by France, to make in-roads with Russia; but it may still hit a blockade when it comes to China who for the most part declines to intervene in other country's affairs.
Eritrea lodged a complaint and request for intervention to the UN on Friday, stating that neighboring Ethiopia attacked three military bases within the East African country's borders. The two impoverished countries, whose war in 1998 caused casualties in the tens of thousands, are militarily mismatched with Ethiopia having noticeable advantage, as well as an arguably biased ally in theUS.
Friday's anti-Sudan protests in Washington took a Hollywood-spin when actor George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy. The protests are in response to the Sudanese government withholding vital food aid to violence-torn regions bordering South Sudan.
The new Eurasian Economic Community (aka the Eurasian Union), a customs union comprised of former Soviet states, met on Monday in Moscow as it attempted to lure additional members. Spearheaded by Russia, the union contains oil heavyweight Kazakhstan among others. The announcement of such a group last year caused analysts to question Russia's motives in terms of finding new ways to control its spheres of influence. While the idea is clearly based off of the European Union, it wouldn't be surprising to see this morph into a militarized security agreement once the structural framework is put in place.
Bo Xilai, one of China's fast rising political stars and an assumed frontrunner for this fall's presidential elections, has been dropped by the ruling communist party over visiting a US consulate in Chengdu. The visit, which was maintained as a 'scheduled visit,' caused some citizens and politicians to believe he was defecting. We anticipate this development will throw the election into pseudo-chaos, with several high-ranking or ambitious officials attempting to fill Xilai's shoes.
In other regional news, North Korea is attempting to launch a space missile, which is being called out by opponents as a guise for an ICBM, long-range missile test. Such action would violate the country's recent pact for aid with the US, as well as a UN Security Council resolution forbidding the country from doing so. If this keeps up, we're going to have to add a new section to the Global Report solely to follow this country's weekly decision to be progressive or not.
George Tupou V, the King of Tonga died in Hong Kong on Sunday at age 63. The King, who was best known for changing the South Pacific country from a Monarchy to a Democracy, will be succeed by his brother, Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka.
In Australian creature feature news, a man was bitten by a shark while surfing on Tuesday afternoon off of the Gold Coast. The man is alive and recovering after surgery to his leg and ankle.


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Mike is a thirty-plus year veteran of radio, with over twenty years' experience hosting morning shows and working in several different formats, including Hot AC, Top 40 and Country. He got his start in Spokane, Washington; then, had successful stops in Yakima (WA) and Stockton, California, before moving to Boise in 1990. At both Stockton and Boise, Mike was also the program director for at the #1-rated stations in their respective markets. Mike moved on to focus exclusively on hosting the morning show at Magic 93.1 in 2001 and a few years later he moved "across town" to Mix 106. The Mix 106 Morning Show is a six-time "Best of the Treasure Valley" winner and four-time "Best Radio Show" winner of the Idaho State Broadcasting Awards. Mike was born and raised in Idaho and is married with 7 children. Mike is heavily involved his community, taking part in numerous fundraising and charity campaigns including the annual Mix 106 Cares for Kids Backpack program to benefit the Idaho Food Bank which has raised over a quarter of a million dollars since 2012.


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Bonita Bay Trianon • Bonita Springs, FL
Escape Kit
- A Minimum Two-Night Stay for Two in a Standard or Superior Room (Priced per Night)
- $20 Food and Beverage Credit at Lake House Restaurant
- $20 Gift Card to Roy's Restaurant
- Daily Continental Breakfast
- Book Unlimited Nights for an Extended Stay
The Destination
Set between the palm-lined cities of Fort Myers and Naples, Bonita Springs is a Floridian beach town with a penchant for peaceful sunsets and upscale shopping. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, this easygoing getaway is home to acres of unspoiled mangroves and miles of sandy shoreline. Kick back on the popular Bonita Beach, where days are filled with Jet Skiing and nights are spent at bustling bars. Or, opt to explore the surrounding golf courses and nature preserves before browsing the boutiques of the Promenade.
The Digs
Located along the lakefront entrance to the Bonita Bay community, Bonita Bay Trianon is central to all of the top-notch shopping and dining options that this chic neighborhood has to offer. Breeze through the lobby's airy expanse en route to your spacious guest room. All accommodations feature Tempur-Pedic beds, cable TVs, and large bathrooms with separate tubs. After taking a dip in the pool or lounging on a nearby beach, enjoy a view of the Promenade or Bonita Bay via your room's private balcony.
The Diversions
• Enjoy a guided eco-tour with Adventures Kayaking
• Rent a Jet Ski via Bonita Jet Ski & Parasail
• Befriend a baby alligator at Everglades Wonder Gardens
• Walk along the Saylor Nature Trail inside the Barefoot Beach Preserve
• Pull up a chair at Doc's Beach House
"The hotel is clean, the rooms are large, and the location is perfect. Most of all, the hotel is always peaceful."-- TripAdvisor
the fine print
- Two-night minimum length of stay
- Credit card information and photo ID is required at check-in; must be 21 or over to check in
- Reservation Name must match the name on the traveler's photo identification, which must be presented at check-in. Bookings are non-transferrable.
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David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK, said that companies like Google are immorally minimizing tax bills
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Google sent £6 billion through Bermuda over the course of last year, which halved its 2011 tax bill. In fact, Google funneled 80 percent of its global revenue through the island and ended up paying about £1 billion less to the government.
Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this "is called capitalism."
"We pay lots of taxes; we pay them in the legally prescribed ways," said Schmidt. "I am very proud of the structure that we set up. We did it based on the incentives that the governments offered us to operate."
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK, said that companies like Google are immorally minimizing tax bills and need to be stopped. He even wrote a letter to fellow leaders of the G8 requesting a global crackdown on tax avoidance for large companies such as Google and Starbucks.
"I do believe we all have a common interest in being able to tell our taxpayers who work hard and pay their fair share of taxes that we will make sure others do the same," wrote Cameron in an open letter to the G8.
Google's UK Head Matt Brittin said politicians are the ones who set tax rates, and that Google is playing by their rules.
Google funneled £2.6 billion of British revenue through Bermuda, which cut its UK tax bill by £200 million.
In April of last year, it was reported that
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AboutHow the IceCaps came to be
The story of the IceCaps begins in Winnipeg in early 2011, where negotiations were underway to bring the NHL back to that city. But for the NHL to return to Winnipeg it would mean the Manitoba Moose would have to move. It was in that move that Stanford saw an opportunity to bring AHL hockey back to Newfoundland. He called former Maple Leafs vice chairman Danny Williams, a now-former provincial Premier who was arguably one of the popular political leaders in the province's history. The two men talked and a plan was put together to bring hockey back to St. John's. It was partly a business decision, and partly a decision made out of a desire to see pro hockey return to Newfoundland.
"There was no question in my mind that AHL hockey would be successful," said St. John's IceCaps Chief Operating Officer Glenn Stanford of the decision to bring an American Hockey League team to St. John's. But there remained a small problem: the pair still had to convince the Winnipeg Jets NHL team that St. John's should be the new home for their farm team, and they had to convince the AHL of the same thing.
It was a lot of work, a lot of meetings, and many long days. Finally, after months of hard work, it was agreed that St. John's would be home to the Winnipeg Jets farm team. And then the real work began. In what most teams would take a year to do, The St. John's IceCaps did in months.
On June 8 the team got approval from the AHL. On June 9 the announcement was made, and then the work began. A logo was created, a name was chosen, and a team was built. On Oct. 7 the team played its first regular season game.
A week before their first game, the first in a pair of road games before playing their home opener at Mile One, the IceCaps had sold all their seasons tickets, sold all their ticket packages, and rented every suite. They had also sold all their sponsorship slots. In a building with a maximum seating capacity of 5,800 the IceCaps already have 5,000 paid seats before single tickets were made available for sale. The team was a success, and they had yet to play a single game.
The team had the highest percentage of season ticket sales in the league, said Stanford, a record matched by the highest corporate partner participation in the league. While bringing the team to St. John's was achieved through the relentless efforts of Stanford and Williams, it was the people of St. John's who really accomplished the most, said Stanford. Their level of participation through season tickets purchases, as well as the support of the business community through corporate sponsorships, is what really made the team a success.
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EMERYVILLE, Calif. — LeapFrog Enterprises and Walt Disney Records have come together to bring Disney music to LeapFrog's learning platforms.
"Disney Princess: Fairy Tale Songs," "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," "Baby Einstein Lullaby Classics" and "They Might Be Giants' Here Come the ABCs" albums will be available for purchase starting early December. All the Disney hits will be featured in the "Music" section of the LeapFrog App Center for the LeapPad1 and LeapPad2 tablets, and video game systems Leapster Explorer and LeapsterGS.
"We are thrilled to offer music from the most recognized children's brand featuring favorite characters such as Mickey, Jake and Rapunzel," said Greg Ahearn, chief marketing officer at LeapFrog. "Music continues to be an underserved subject area in schools despite the fact that it can benefit many areas of children's development. Our team of learning experts worked with Disney to select age-appropriate music content that will provide children with hours of fun on our best-selling learning platforms."
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Movie Review: Gravity

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney wow in director Alfonso Cuarón's majestic Gravity.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Look, let's be honest. Even true believers, dyed-in-the-wool, do-or-die movie lovers can come to a dispiriting, soul-deep realization that they would rather eat dirt than sit through yet another formulaic Hollywood movie. And, sometimes, voilà, it's possible to walk out of a theater gobsmacked, shaken and renewed by something fantastic.
Gravity is the first movie in seven years from director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) and it comes not a moment too soon. Moving Cuarón to the very front rank of directors, Gravity is brave, technically groundbreaking, entertaining, heart-in-your-mouth scary and deeply, even profoundly, moving. It's a wow of a moviegoing experience.
Cowritten by Cuarón with his son Jonás Cuarón, Gravity runs a taut 88 minutes and has the simplicity and grandeur of a dream or a nightmare. George Clooney and Sandra Bullock play astronauts partnered on a space voyage: he a tried-and-tested NASA pro, she a skilled civilian engineer and relative newbie. In no time at all, terrible, visually spectacular calamities gang up on them and our heroes are left stranded in a silent, disorienting, beautiful void. Often floating weightless, untethered, fighting despair, battling loss of oxygen and flying debris and flooded by painful memories, the characters are drawn with a precision and played with an accessibility that make them universal. Clooney is not only well cast but also graceful and solid as a cocky, calm space cowboy.
But this is Bullock's show. In the face of catastrophe and peril of such visceral impact and magnitude, she is stripped down, vulnerable, frail, determined and pretty damn wonderful. With many of the astonishing shots and vistas filmed from her point of view—even at times from inside her helmet—she draws us in and makes us care so deeply that it's painful. Cuarón and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki use 3-D majestically, poetically. With this one film, they elevate 3-D to an art form. The trailblazing special effects, the canny use of sound, the long, mesmerizing takes make the film seem so immersive, it feels not as if we're with Bullock and Clooney but that we are them. Is it a masterwork? Time will decide. Right now, though, Gravity sure feels like one.


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Australian government frontbencher Peter Garrett says the prime minister's decision to name the 2013 election date puts the pressure on the opposition to deliver more than just slogans.
Julia Gillard announced last Wednesday the federal election will be held on September 14.
"I wasn't told in advance that we were intending to nominate a date for the election," Mr Garrett told Sky News on Sunday.
But the school education minister said the surprise announcement was a "very good idea".
It put the pressure on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to "finally put away the slogans and start coming up with some substance", he said.
Mr Garrett said the Labor government had always intended to run its full term.
Ms Gillard in her agreement with independent NSW MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott had settled on an election to be held in either September or October this year.
Senior government frontbencher Anthony Albanese said Ms Gillard had followed convention in not consulting with all party MPs on deciding on the election date.
"No prime minister has ever held a full caucus meeting, and has had a discussion when they think the election date should be," he told ABC TV on Sunday.
"It was obvious to anyone who had looked at it there were only two possible dates and the prime minister chose one of them."
Mr Albanese dismissed the notion the departure of senior ministers Chris Evans and Nicola Roxon had created instability for the government.
Senator Evans and Ms Roxon announced on Saturday they would quit politics this year.
"There is no suggestion other than personal ones and understandable ones," Mr Albanese said.
He said members of both parties had announced they would not stand at the 2013 election.
"There have been no less than nine coalition members (say) that they won't be standing at the next election," he said.
The cabinet reshuffle, which included promoting Mark Dreyfus QC to attorney-general and switching Chris Bowen from immigration to tertiary education minister, showed the depth in the government's ranks, Mr Albanese said.
"It is an orderly process whereby we have had very good replacements found for people who have been very good ministers," he said.


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Even though the dollar has taken an international whupping of late, there remains at least one place where the love of the greenback remains strong: Beacon Hill.
Despite it being an electoral off-year for state officeholders, 2007 saw incumbents collect millions in contributions, a Phoenix analysis of campaign-finance reports found.
Much of that loot — hundreds of thousands of dollars — came from registered lobbyists. Those lobbyists, meanwhile, found themselves taking in more money than ever from their special-interest clients.
The more things change, it seems, the more they stay the same — and there was undoubtedly a mighty change on Beacon Hill in 2007, as the first Democratic governor in 16 years took office. That wasn't all: Senate President Robert Travaglini and Senate Minority Leader Brian Lees both left office; John Walsh replaced Philip Johnston as head of the state Democratic Party; and Peter Torkildsen took the reins of the state Republicans.
A whole new set of policy issues came to the fore, including casinos, auto insurance, telecom taxes, criminal-record reform, and energy conservation; while others, particularly gay marriage and health insurance, seemed to be put to bed for the time being.
So, while a Boston mayor set the fundraising bar — more on that later — state legislators found the money flowing in, even without an upcoming election.
State senators — not including the two newly voted in through special elections during the year — raised more than $3.2 million in 2007, for an average of around $85,000 each. State representatives raised close to $5 million, an average of about $35,000 per candidate.
Those are big numbers for a non-election cycle — comparable, in fact, with what incumbent candidates raised in 2006, when they were all facing re-election.
Then, 38 incumbent state senators raised $3.4 million; 146 representatives seeking re-election raised a combined $5.4 million. Clearly, they didn't take the off-year as a year off from fundraising.
Moving up the leadership ladder paid off for several legislators, as it always does. Fundraising for Travaglini's successor, Therese Murray, jumped from $232,000 to $390,000. New Senate Majority Leader Frederick Berry and new Senate Ways and Means chair Steven Panagiotakos both joined the elite $100,000 club, while new Ways and Means co-chair Steven Tolman came close to that mark.
On the Republican side of the aisle, new Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei's booty jumped from $104,000 to $153,000.
Otherwise, though, Massachusetts's always-endangered Republicans have little to smile about in the year-end financial reports.
The Democratic state party raised $590,000, and ended the year with $180,000; the Republican Party raised less than $70,000 and ended with $17,000 on hand. And though the Democratic house and senate PACs raised nearly a quarter-million dollars this past year, the Republican Party's raised less than $10,000 combined.
Plus, the lack of strong challenger candidates in 2006 has allowed some Democratic incumbents to stockpile their war chests. We have yet to see any significant fundraising from potential '08 challengers, who will have to start from far, far behind.
Lobbying winners and losers
Patrick's debut was good for Beacon Hill lobbying firms. Nine of them topped the million-dollar mark in client fees for State House lobbying in 2007, up from eight the year before, and 27 made a half-million, up from 22.
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What happens if I miss a dose?
Apply a skin patch as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not use extra patches to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
Overdose symptoms may include severe nausea or vaginal bleeding.
What should I avoid while using estradiol transdermal?
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with estradiol and lead to unwanted side effects. Discuss the use of grapefruit products with your doctor.
What other drugs will affect estradiol transdermal?
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
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This list is not complete and there are many other drugs that can interact with estradiol transdermal. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to any healthcare provider who treats you.
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The New Zealand dollar extended its decline in local trading yesterday, falling as investors rethought their expectations for US interest rates after minutes from the Fed's last monetary policy review showed some members want to stop printing money as early as this year. The kiwi fell to US82.32c at 5pm from US82.89c at 8am and US83.21c on Thursday.
Investors sold off equities around the globe after minutes of the Fed's open market committee showed the pressures to stop printing money, which would likely push up US interest rates.
The New Zealand dollar fell to 72.24 from 72.58 on Thursday and declined to A78.90c from A79.36c.
It decreased to €63.19c from €63.33c, and was little changed at 51.23p from 51.28p on Thursday.


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A bungy-jumping granny and her former Navy husband say an active life together is the secret to long-lasting love.
"I've been on jet-boats, bungy jumps - everything Queenstown has to offer," said 88-year-old Dorothy Inglis, who recently threw herself off Auckland's Sky Tower bungy jump.
"It makes me happy and [husband] Peter always waits for me."
But had she decided to walk left at an intersection instead of right while doing a spot of shopping nearly 70 years ago, she might not have met the love of her life.
The Dunedin-born couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary yesterday[21/01] and fondly recalled their chance meeting on a Wellington street in their youth.
Mrs Inglis, 88, said she had just moved to the capital and had been working at a nurses' home when she decided a spot of shopping was in order.
"On my day off, I decided to go and find some shops - I absolutely love shopping. I was 21 and I had never been to Wellington before."
Mr Inglis, 90, was on shore leave from his work on a navy mine-sweeping vessel.
Mrs Inglis said she was looking in shop windows when she first noticed Mr Inglis.
"He was in a navy uniform and he was the most handsome sailor I had ever seen.
"He said right there and then: 'Can I see you on Saturday night?'
"We agreed to meet at a dance. I didn't think he would turn up, but he did."
And the rest is history.
The couple married at the Church of Christ Community in Dunedin on January 21, 1948, and went on to have three children. They have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren - with a fourth on the way.
The couple are still young at heart and believe the secret to a long and happy marriage is to keep busy.
"We're always going out dancing, going to the clubs, housie, visiting family," Mrs Inglis said.
"Having an active life keeps you young.
"It's also important to have common interests. We both love dancing, gardening, socialising and travelling."
Mr Inglis said they were members of several travel clubs which visited different locations around New Zealand each year.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, they both still love going shopping together.
"You've got to get rid of your money somehow," Mr Inglis joked.
The couple believe making each other happy, looking after each other and being supportive of each other had been key to their successful marriage, to the point where Mr Inglis can often be seen waiting patiently for his wife to do daredevil activities such as her recent bungy jump off the Auckland Sky Tower.
"People who have a nice kind nature - you can't help but have a long marriage when you're married to a man like that," Mrs Inglis said.
The couple celebrated their anniversary with a dinner for two at a Dunedin restaurant last night.


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At Santa Fe Waldorf School, the arts and academics are inseparable, beauty and ideals are woven into lessons, and children are supported in their development through an integrated and experiential curriculum. Waldorf education promises more than the memorization of facts and formulas; it provides a journey into self-discovery and sets the stage for a lifetime love of learning.
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"The sun with loving light brightly shines..." The First Grade experience is a pivotal one in the development of a child, providing a clear and important transition from the nurturing, communal experience of the Kindergarten into the awakening, self-awareness experience of the First Grade. Here, the rhythms and habits of classroom life and work are established, forming the foundation for all subsequent school learning.
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"That I with all my might, may love to work and learn." The 8-year old student begins to sense that there is more to life than the innocent, imaginative, "the world and I are one" experience of early childhood, and becomes more aware of the greatness and the failings of human beings. Thus it is timely that fables, often illustrating exaggerated human traits such as greed, boastfulness, stubbornness, and the lives of exemplary people who have overcome these qualities are studied and discussed.
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"Here I stand upon the earth." Significant psychological, cognitive, and physiological changes occur in 9-10 year old students. As they become more self-aware, they realize that they are disconnecting from their surroundings in ways that can be disconcerting on the one hand, and exciting and self-empowering on the other. Through stories from the Hebrew Scriptures, farming and gardening, students develop a new relationship with their surroundings.
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"Striding boldly o'er the land." With the first phase of childhood left behind, the children's individuality begin to emerge, both as gifts and talents, and as challenges. Through the study of Norse myths, students are able to "try on" some of these personality traits in dramatic ways. Similarly focusing on animals and the land leads students to form new relationships with their surroundings.
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"I look into the world." Intrinsic to this age is the attainment of a degree of ease and grace of physical movement. Balance is the goal. Cognitively, the students approach their studies and life in a more realistic and reasoning manner. To meet this emerging consciousness, the curriculum transitions from a focus on mythology to recorded history.


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a period of festivities which takes place in the middle of winter, including Christmas and other religious or secular festivals
'I'm all for honouring other faith groups' special days and will gladly wish any agnostics "Happy Winterval" …'Halifax Evening Courier 28th November 2009
This festive season, you'll no doubt be sending and receiving Winterval cards, decorating your beautiful Winterval tree, and tucking into a delicious portion of Winterval pudding. If all this sounds a bit odd, consider that the word Christmas is rather biased towards one particular religious persuasion. In an effort to embrace all religions, not just Christianity, during the festive season, the term Winterval has been suggested as a politically-correct alternative which potentially encompasses Jewish Hanukkah, Afro-Caribbean Kwanzaa, Hindu Diwali and pagan festivals such as Yule or the winter solstice.
with only a small percentage of the … population going to church … there's a convincing case for adopting the word Winterval as a generic reference to the festive period
The word Christmas is derived from Old English Cristes mass, meaning literally, 'mass of Christ'. Conventional dictionary definitions of Christmas define it as 'an annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on 25th December', yet we all know that, in reality, the word Christmas represents a period from early December to New Year's Eve, in which people party, eat special food, give presents and, just maybe, set foot in a Christian place of worship. With only a small percentage of the British population going to church, a long established multicultural society, and secular rather than religious traditions dominating the celebrations, some might argue that there's a convincing case for adopting the word Winterval as a generic reference to the festive period.
Winterval is a blend of the words Winter and festival, which first hit the spotlight in 1998 when it was used by Birmingham City Council in the UK. In an effort to create a more multicultural atmosphere in keeping with the city's mix of ethnic groups, the council introduced the term to describe a three month period of multi-faith and secular events running from October to January. Not surprisingly the term was the subject of some controversy, prompting a reaction from Christian leaders in the city who claimed that it was 'a totally unnecessary example of political correctness to avoid sensitivities people simply do not have' (The Archdeacon of Aston). In response, the council defended its actions by claiming that 'Christmas is the very heart of Winterval' and pointing out that Christmas-themed events were prominent in the schedule and its related publicity material.
Unsurprisingly, the Council dropped the use of Winterval in subsequent years but had unwittingly sparked a wider debate, one which continues to surface on a seasonal basis. In 2009, the term has cropped up in relation to discussions about the UK government's newly proposed "Equality Bill", which includes proposals relating to religious sensitivities.
Given that fierce arguments are likely to persist between those who want to 'include all' and those who want to preserve the Christian roots of the festive season, Winterval seems destined to remain one of those words which is much talked about, but seldom used 'for real'. Let me therefore grab the rare opportunity to wish all BuzzWord readers a:
Merry Winterval and Happy New Year!
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Why would ANYONE want to split a healthy swarm?! It's madness! IMO it should never be done, but I have a dilemma... I have a dying colony I call Kawa Bees, apis mellifera western bees, with 4 queen cells and a very healthy Japanese bee swarm of apis cerana japonica, a subspecies of honeybee native ONLY to Japan. I call these the Okera Bees. I want to try to save one of the Kawa queens and create a hybrid bee that is resistant to mites and a good honey producer... so I am splitting the Okera hive and adding a frame with the 2 queen cells to the split without the Okera queen. Here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgYtAKKulCs
Here is the video of the Kawa Bees http://youtu.be/lseLhyyf5gI


text: Anyone ever tried overwintering nuc's in a greenhouse? Feeding them of course. Just wondering if that would give them more time to build up. I guess light might be the issue also. Just thinking of a way to get some weak hives I have that I am going to reduce to Nuc's and then keep them warm all winter to let them have a chance at surviving. Maybe just a dumb idea.


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Play-By-Playmate: Open Season
Jaime loves the holidays but it has nothing to do with any gifts under the tree.
It must be the holiday season because basketball is back.
For the diehards gritting their teeth during the lockout this had to be the best Christmas gift of all, no big shiny bow required. Actually for most sports fans the holidays always bring with them the best gifts unwrapped. This year we had 13 football games on Saturday, another one on Sunday, five basketball games to go along with them and today we've got Monday night football and the start of the World Junior hockey tournament. For me (and I dare say I am not alone) it has been the perfect escape from the holiday madness.
But back to basketball. This has become a Christmas tradition with the league ensuring that the matchups are top notch and this year was no different. And so, in no particular order:
Durant, Durant: Thunder 97 Magic 89
The Thunder made easy work of Dwight Howard and the Magic. This game did not even come close to close with Kevin Durant doing what he does best which is just about everything. I can't help but like these guys; they have a great young core with Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, the later of whom played like a man possessed off the bench for the full game. I'll call it now and say this will be a breakout year for the young guard and basketball in Oklahoma in general. They got a taste of it last season but with such a young team and a short season, this is gonna be a good year.
The Seesaw Celtics Get Knicks'ed: Knicks 106 Celtics 104
Fireworks are guarenteed in the NBA when rivalries are concerned and the Celtics/Knicks are one of the best ones around. This seesaw affair might have been the new-look Knicks coming out party. They've always struggled to take down the Celtics and it looked like they'd get beat again when Kevin Garnett lined up one of those last second jumpers that have so typically buried New York but he missed. He missed and that is rare. Garnett and Ray Allen seemed to struggle, showing signs of age and their counterpart Paul Pierce was absent due to injury. The Celtics might be a little to seasoned (I'm being polite, they're old) to compete with the young guns on a short preseason and a 66-game schedule.
New Kobe, Meet Old Kobe: Bulls 88 Lakers 87
With a Lakers game on the line we're used to seeing Kobe come up big with a last-second feild goal and we weren't surprised this year when he did. Oh wait. Yes we were. Because he didn't. Derrick Rose did. The reigning MVP looks like a vintage version of the Black Mamba and the Lakers are feeling the loss. The loss of the game, the loss of Chris Paul, the loss of their coach, the loss of Shannon Brown, Lamar Odom and maybe the title of the best team in L.A.
Lob City: Clippers 105 Warriors 86
Which brings us to the team that may very well take that title, the Clippers. Lob City. The new big-3, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups beat Golden State handidly on Christmas signalling a changing of the guard in Los Angeles. Which got me thinking that same thing is happening in baseball with the Angels signing Albert Pujols and Craig Wilson to long-term contracts and stealing the favorite child status from the Dodgers.
The Rematch: Heat 105 Mavericks 94
And finally my favorite game of the day, my hometown Heat versus the Mavericks in a Finals rematch. May I say LeBron looked like he was in fine form and did something for us he could not do for us in the fourth quarter last year: SCORE! Not that he had to. The Heat had this game in the bag by the third and never looked back. I'm going to get bold like Babe Ruth calling his shot and say right now that the Heat and the Bulls will be battling it out this season for the Eastern Crown.


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Gary Epsteinis located in OSP but, on incentive auction issues, reports directly to the Chairman. Epstein returned to the Commission in April 2012 to be Chief of the Incentive Auction Task Force. Previously, he had served here as Common Carrier Bureau Chief under Chairman Mark Fowler and as the first head of the Digital Television (DTV) Transition efforts under Acting Chairman Michael Copps. From 1993 to 1995, he had served as Chairman of the FCC's Industry Advisory Committee for the 1995 World Radiocommunication Conference.
Epstein has been working in the fields of wireless, telecommunications, broadcasting, and auctions law and policy in both the public and private sector for four decades, founding and serving as the Global Chair of the Communications Practice Group of Latham & Watkins, where he spent more than 25 years. Most recently, he served as the managing director and general counsel of a multi-stakeholder Aspen Institute project on cloud computing and the free flow of information.
Epstein graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with highest honors, and he earned his Juris Doctor with honors from Harvard Law School. He can be contacted by phone at (202) 418-2030.


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The University of Colorado Boulder is issuing a new request for proposals to relocate three bungalows from the Grandview Terrace area.
"During the earlier request for proposal process conducted over the past summer and fall we did not receive any proposals that met the qualifications, however, if it's feasible we would like to see the houses relocated and preserved," said CU-Boulder Director of Real Estate Jeff Lipton. "In talking with the city staff we thought it would be worth issuing the request for proposals one more time."
In July the university announced a request for proposals from qualified house movers and contractors to relocate the houses from 1220, 1243 and 1244 Grandview Ave. and an amendment was issued in August to increase the funds available for repair and relocation based on a partnership with the city of Boulder. All three of the bungalows date from around the 1920s.
The university will pay $50,000 toward the costs of moving each house once a submission has been accepted and the house is relocated successfully, minus costs to CU for asbestos abatement. This is roughly equivalent to what CU would spend to demolish the houses.
The city of Boulder will pay an individual an additional sum of $50,000 if the property is relocated within the city of Boulder and an application for landmarking the building is submitted.
Under the revised schedule, opportunities for a walkthrough and inspection of the properties will be held on Dec. 20 and a mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held Jan. 3. The proposal evaluation and selection period will be conducted from Jan. 17 through Jan. 24 and the contract award notification is estimated to go out on Feb. 1.
Interested parties should read the full request for proposals (RFP) and the addendum, which will be available next week at http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/pdc/construction/open.html
Jody Jacobson, city of Boulder, 303-441-3122


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