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DALLAS For just a moment Tuesday night, Lorde lowered her guard.
Nearing the end of her debut Dallas performance, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter felt compelled to reciprocate the adulation she'd been receiving since stepping onto the South Side Ballroom stage.
"I wrote this song a year ago, during my school holiday," the woman born Ella Yelich-O'Connor began, her words slicing through the shrieks. "I was scared about getting older and growing up. … I'm glad I can play it real loud for you guys, because nothing makes me feel less scared, so thank you."
With that, the New Zealand native launched into the skittering Ribs, which prominently features the line "It feels so scary getting old."
It's worth noting at this point that Lorde is all of 17 years old, but the sentiment is one that transcends age. (I found myself nodding assent at the ripe old age of 33.)
That vulnerable insight and ability to reach not only the roaring mass of youth at the foot of the stage, but also the more weathered souls scattered amid the sold-out room is arguably what has helped Lorde, thus far, stand apart from her Top 40 contemporaries.
She has also carefully constructed a most diffident persona, detached and ironic, which catapulted her single Royals into the stratosphere. That attitude, as much as anything else, likely accounts for a healthy chunk of her appeal — nothing succeeds in pop music like pretending you couldn't care less.
The moment of confession Tuesday night pierced that veil, however briefly, before it was put into place once more.
The 70-minute set from the singer, herself a fascinating mix of contradictions — a gothic misfit who landed center stage at the Grammys; an outsider who has found a way to deftly critique American consumer culture — felt thin, largely because she has but one album, last year's Pure Heroine, to her credit. (She filled in the set list with a pair of covers — the Replacements and Son Lux.)
Accordingly, much of the crowd's vociferous reaction to her every movement — I haven't heard screams like that since Justin Timberlake's stop at the AAC a few months back — felt out of proportion to what she has accomplished thus far. She is on her way to being an artist of intriguing substance, but she hasn't quite gotten there just yet.
Many of the tracks from Pure Heroine ( Buzzcut Season, White Teeth Teens, Biting Down, Team) don't deviate from the diffuse, mid-tempo, hip-hop and dream pop-appropriating vibe of Royals, and despite a vivid light show, her two band members and the occasional graphic projected behind her, Lorde is relying on pure charisma to bridge the gap from intimate album to sold-out, spacious rooms.
And yet, she just might get there. Clad in black and flitting from one side of the stage to the other, not unlike St. Vincent's witchy twitches, Lorde held the audience in the palm of her hand from start to finish. It was a magnetic moment, even if not every last person in attendance felt the pull.
So, where to from here? Lorde only knows.

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text: So I go to Wal Mart to do the grocery shopping today and I'm making my way through the bread isle which was rather crowded. I see my brand up at the top and as I reach for it I heard multiple gasps. I turn to see what everyone is so astonished at and...it appears to be me. Apparently when I reached up my big baggy Hawaiian shirt rode up over my 442 in a OWB pancake holster at 7 o'clock position (grip pointed left for a weak hand palm out draw). My speed loader pouch and extra .40 mag on belt beside it. Not sure if my XD40sc primary was showing or not on the other side (OWB 4 o'clock). I just calmly placed my bread in the buggy and adjusted my shirt and said "excuse me" while I went on my way. The rest of the day in there I saw ladies giving me the stink eye left and right. Oh well, gotta watch out when reaching for stuff.


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The 5-6 Salow, who's a defender, received honorable mention all-state accolades for Saginaw's Heritage High School as a junior during the spring 2005 campaign. Last year's recognition represented the second time she's earned the distinction in her prep career as she also was honored in 2004. She's currently preparing to play her prep senior season this spring for the Hawks.
"I'm really excited to have Stevie join our team," said Lalonde. "She's a fantastic defender and has a great personality. In addition, she has a strong field presence with her ability to read the play, win balls in the air, regain possession and generate an attack."
The three-year letterwinner helped guided Heritage to a second consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class A district championship last season. The squad also won its second Saginaw Valley League (SVL) crown in the last three years to date as Salow claimed all-conference laurels for the second time in her career.
"Stevie's competitive mentality and willingness to perform on the edge will certainly add to the makeup to our team," Lalonde said.
A two-time (2004-05) all-area first team honoree, Salow has started each of the last three campaigns on the defensive side for the Hawks. She was chosen as the squad's Coaches Award recipient in 2004 and will serve as team captain this spring under head coach Dr. George Carty.
Besides soccer, Salow has also earned three varsity letters as a member of the school's basketball and volleyball teams. Both the Hawks' basketball and volleyball squads have won district championships during her playing career. She was an all-conference second team pick in volleyball as a junior (2004-05).
Salow's club level soccer experience includes five years with the Saginaw Rockers and two seasons with the Michigan Hawks Red organization. She has also been active in her school's student council and student assembly organizations in addition to serving as a mentor for the Leaders Improving Freshmen Transitions (LIFT) program.
The daughter of John and Debbie Salow, Stephanie plans to major in business administration at Ferris State. She joins twin sisters Kirstin and Kacie Lumley (Traverse City/Central) along with Allyson Smilanich (Kalamazoo/Christian) as current members of FSU's 2006 recruiting class.
The Bulldogs wrapped up the 2005 campaign with an 11-7 overall record and a fourth
place 5-3 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). FSU's
11 victories during the 2005 season tied for the program's most wins in school history.
Ferris won 10 of its final 14 outings in 2005.


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Ben Nabors, movie director/producer in Brooklyn, honors Waynesville roots
Writer's Note: This article is the first in a two-part series which offers a glimpse into the lives of two brothers, both Haywood County natives who are now actively working in the movie industry. This week's story profiles Ben Nabors, a movie director/producer in New York City. Next week, I will be profiling his brother, Douglas Nabors, who works across the country as a movie producer in Los Angeles.
Ben Nabors, currently a movie director/producer living in the hustle and thriving energy of Brooklyn in New York City, grew up in Waynesville where he had a vivid dream of making movies.
As early as his elementary school days at Junaluska Elementary School, he was simply fascinated by the art of telling stories on the big screen.
That was "Plan A."
Some cool, crisp winter morning as he jogs in McCarren Park in Brooklyn, he thinks back to the days when he thought he would probably have to settle for Plan B, C, or D. "I knew I wanted to make movies, but it just didn't seem realistic to me back then," said Nabors.
However, after he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 2004, he decided to go with his gut feeling when he took the plunge and simply packed his bags and moved to New York City in pursuit of his childhood dream.
Once saturated in New York City, a place he says encourages entrepreneurship to the ultimate level, the energy pushed him to fully embrace all the city had to offer. "I didn't have any formal film training, but I just started working and holding myself to the same standard that people making the work I wanted to make held themselves to," he explained.
"Plan A" worked.
After working in event production for four years then film production for three years, he developed his own production company, {group theory}, which creates documentary films, branded content, narrative short films and original series, two years ago.
This past January at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Nabors' production company earned breakthrough national attention with "Palimpsest," a narrative short dramatic film which tells the story of Peter, a successful house tuner in New York City, who meets Ellen while consulting on her apartment and more is revealed about Ellen's environment than she knows.
Of the more than 8,000 short films submitted to this festival, only 80 were selected for programming, and only seven received Jury awards. Nabors' production company, {group theory}, received one of those seven awards as Joel Nagle, who played the role of Peter Lucian in the film, was awarded a Special Jury Prize for "Best Performance" in a lead acting role.
"We were just happy to be there and had no expectation to win an award, so my gut reaction when I heard our name was, 'They can't be talking about us,'" recalled Nabors, who described that pivotal moment in the crowded awards party as "transformative."
"Suddenly, we got a lot more attention and several opportunities opened up to us right away," he added.
One of those opportunities is the upcoming world premiere of "William and the Windmill," a feature-length documentary that tells the true story of William Kamkwamba, a young innovator from Malawi, Africa who taught himself to generate electricity by building a windmill from found materials and scrap parts. The film illustrates how imagination and ingenuity can inspire a family, a village, and a nation.
The documentary is slated to premier in Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW Festival) next month.
"This is a big honor and we are very happy to be there," said Nabors.
Other exciting {group theory} projects include "The Happy Film," a feature length documentary about graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister and his pursuit of happiness, another feature documentary about the making of the Broadway show "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," and the film "Brooklyn Grange: A Portrait of Urban Farming," which tells the partnership story of young urban farmers and entrepreneurs in New York City who set out to expand their small business to a massive rooftop in the Brooklyn Navy Yards, creating the largest rooftop farm in the world.
As Nabors looks down the road to future movie-making, he says he feels very fortunate to be living his dream. "I'm very grateful because I love telling stories and I'm thankful for the opportunity to continue making the work we want to make," he said.
While he thrives on the fast-paced life Brooklyn offers him, he craves the time he gets to trade jogging in McCarren Park to jogging in the clean mountain air around the loop at Lake Junaluska when he visits his father, Clyde dentist Darryl Nabors, stepmother Diane Nabors and his grandmother, Elizabeth Nabors, back in Haywood County.
"A lot of places don't feel like they have a unique personality, but when I'm in Western North Carolina, I feel like there is a way of life to hold onto and I really appreciate the pace of life and the emphasis Waynesville maintains for its history," said Nabors during a phone interview from Brooklyn, noting that much of his writing is inspired by the mountains of North Carolina.
"I'm always proud to consider Waynesville where I'm from," he added. To contact Nabors, email him at email@example.com or visit his website at www.grouptheory.co.


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I am new to the business world and I will be opening a children's clothing store next year. I will start looking for a location after the holidays. I am of the mindset that location is not as important today as it used to be. If a business has top quality merchandise and great customer service, then people will come no matter where it's located. Several friends who are not in business have suggested that my philosophy is not completely correct. What do you think?
In the movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner played a character named Ray Kinsella. Ray heard a voice in his cornfield telling him, "If you build it, they will come." So he built a baseball diamond in his cornfield and sure enough they came.
That was a movie and only a movie; this effect does not happen in real life. You can't locate your business just anywhere and assume "they" will come. "They" will not! Location is very important, and many things need to be considered.
Much of what we deal with in business is not much different than what we address in our private lives. Location for your business is as important as finding a location to live. And, they share some of the same requirements.
Here are a few things to consider.
Check the demographics of an area. You want your business near your customers. A children's clothing store located in an area of predominately college students or senior citizens will likely suffer.
Make sure parking is available and convenient. I pass up many interesting looking stores because I can't find a parking space, or the parking rate is cost prohibitive. A buddy of mine moved into an apartment complex that requires a car to get to and yet the parking lot charges $12 for the first 2 hours. I don't visit often!
Is the location near public transportation? This is especially important to city dwellers that tend to use public transportation more than suburbanites.
Is ingress and egress easy? I was called to evaluate a small grocery store several years ago that was having trouble getting customers to return. They couldn't understand what the problem was, especially since they had a large parking lot in front of their store. I found that getting into the store was quite easy. However, coming out of the parking lot was a nightmare. The store was located at a very large and busy intersection. Making a left turn out of the lot forced drivers to maneuver oncoming high-speed traffic from four lanes.
Of course the store's owner couldn't do anything about the traffic and eventually closed the business. Can you imagine living in a neighborhood where the traffic congestion forced you to only turn one-way out of your drive?
The quality of the location. Would you be happy living in an apartment complex that was not well taken care of? Imagine sitting at your kitchen table having your morning brew and looking out the window at ragged sidewalks, nearby trash-strewn vacant lots and old, beat-up tireless cars sitting up on cinder blocks. These same considerations of the quality of your store's surroundings are equally important.
Check up on the landlord or management company. Find out how well they respond to the needs and concerns of their commercial tenants. Talk to some of the business people that rent from them. Not all commercial landlords are created equal; some are more accommodating then others. Either way, the surrounding businesses will let you know.
Talk to a real estate broker. Find out what your requirements are for your business that fall within your price range. Perhaps talking to several realtors before selecting one that works for you is a good idea.
Think of your business location as a second home. After all, you will be spending a good bit of time there.
The bottom line is, if you build it they will come — but only if it's comfortable, safe, convenient, well located and a pleasure to be in. Aren't those the same elements that you look for in a home?
Gladys Edmunds' Entrepreneurial Tightrope column appears Wednesdays. Click here for an index of her columns. As a single, teen-age mom, Gladys made money doing laundry, cooking dinners for taxi drivers and selling fire extinguishers and Bibles door-to-door. Today, Edmunds, 52, is founder of Edmunds Travel Consultants in Pittsburgh and author of There's No Business Like Your Own Business, a six-step guide to success published by Viking. You can visit her website at www.gladysedmunds.com.


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June 7: Vol. 22, No. 46
Thursday, June 7, 2012
This week's news briefs include: floor repairs to the 5th floor lobby in Wean Hall; a clearance sale at the University Store; work on the walkway behind Gates; Weight Watchers at Carnegie Mellon; the annual picnic at Kennywood Park; adults needed for cancer prevention study; summer sports camps for kids; CMU to host Pittsburgh Ultimate Frisbee Camp; Andy Award nominations are due by July 10; CMU co-sponsors conference on international research;and a therapeutic summer camp to be held at CMU. MORE
News Briefs
Thursday, June 7, 2012
This week's notables are: Tom Bohman; Jay Apt and Robert Davis; Pradeep Khosla; Jared L. Cohon; Baruch Fischhoff, David Klahr and Wandi Bruine de Bruin; Suguru Ishizaki; Jim Daniels; Norman Sadeh; Keith Lockhart; and Adam Schlossman and Tim Ruff. MORE


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Dave Grout of Delano claims an interesting past. But he's a vanishing breed: He still uses slide rules.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 20, 2012
Recalling the famous 1990 drunk flight to Minneapolis.
If you had to make a choice, which would you choose: Iran with nuclear weapons and us with lower gasoline prices or higher gasoline prices and a disarmed Iran?
Who should be honored, the power of a grandson, walking the Twitter trail, why is customer service so hard, and the power of the sofa.


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$199,000 1.36 acres 1261 Lion Lake Drive South, Progreso Lakes, TX 78596 - Hidalgo County
1.36 acres Progreso Lakes, TX
Beautifully manicured property on Lion Lake in Progreso Lakes - lush lawn with mature trees. There is a ~1,200-square-foot metal building on the property with a 1bedroom/1bath apartment.
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text: Hey guys First off my name is mike and I'm located in Utah. I just BARELY bought an 05' STi! I'm way excited. this car rocks. I will probably be buying things off of this forum and things like that, so even though im new, dont give me to hard of a time.


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With each new year comes a fresh start, ambitious goals and, most importantly, the chance to revamp your wardrobe. From that killer pair of heels you've been coveting to the satchel that would look spectacular on your arm, there's no better time than now to add new items to your repertoire. <span class="s1">
</span>Experimenting with fresh styles happens to be our favorite January pastime. This guide will help you do just that as you navigate the year's fashion landscape to find your perfect look. Whether that means trying out a bold new hue or picking up a statement necklace, let our editors' picks lead the way. And whatever the new year brings, know that you'll embrace it in impeccable style.


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After spending the past 16 years trekking to Rotorua for holidays, the Ogilvie family are packing up and heading to the Sulphur City to make it their permanent home.
They see the move as a "big adventure" and will arrive with four sets of career skills - now they need jobs.
The Rotorua Daily Post will follow their move and the hunt for employment.
Dad Aaron Ogilvie said once he found work in Rotorua their adventure would begin for him, wife Julie and daughters, Danielle, 20, and Brittany, 17.
They moved to Hamilton 16 years ago from Tauranga but now hope to settle in Ngongotaha.
At least four times yearly they holiday in Rotorua, once spending a summer break at the Lakeside Novotel.
"We just love Rotorua. This has opened up an opportunity for adventure - a change. We had thought about a localised move to a smaller town ...
we sat around as a family and the consensus was Rotorua. Rotorua has been our favourite place ... it's peaceful. It has everything."
Mrs Ogilvie is of the same mind. "It has a nice small-town feel about it but with providing everything we are used to in the city - to a degree."
Their experience is vast - Mr Ogilvie in senior management and leadership, while Mrs Ogilvie has a career in administration. He is a business mentor as well, and is looking for a management role focusing on development and change.
"Transformation and change is one of my biggest involvements."
Mr Ogilvie describes his daughters as "Indiana Jones and Florence Nightingale" - one planning on a career in hospitality, the other in childcare and early childhood teaching.
Danielle is in her final year of an Early Childhood diploma and is looking for work in childcare, while Brittany is seeking a career in hospitality.
Danielle can't wait for the move either. "It's familiar and close to everything."
Brittany is also keen to make Rotorua home. Staying in different areas of Rotorua, the city offered world-class facilities they had enjoyed and an environment they would continue to explore, Mr Ogilvie said.
Many Rotorua businesses will recognise him from working in the city for Mercury Energy.
If you are interested in offering work, contact Rotorua's Personnel Resources Angelique Tizard (07) 348 2424.


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The Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Animal Services Section, is asking the public's help in attempting to locate two dogs involved in two separate bite incidents recently in Davis.
The first incident occurred on May 28 at approximately 2:30 p.m. and was reported by fax by the medical provider on Monday, reported Business Services Manager Vicky Fletcher on Friday.
The bite victim is a 7-year-old boy who was with his grandmother on the south side of the entrance to the North Davis Greenbelt between Catalina and Corona in Davis. The grandmother reports there was a male black Labrador Retriever wearing a collar (unknown color) with one rabies tag and two other tags on the collar. She could not read the tags. The dog was running loose in the area when the bite occurred and no one was observed who might be associated with the dog at the time.
The second incident occurred Monday at 5:45 p.m. at Sandy Motley Park at Moore and Rockwell streets in Davis. The bite was reported to Animal Services by the mother on Tuesday. The bite victim is a 7-year-old girl, who was in the park with her mother when she was bitten by a an all-white dog described as possibility a pit bull or Boxer type breed that appeared to be "young and out of control," Fletcher reported. The dog's ears were erect and it was approximately 16-24 inches tall.
The white dog was accompanied by a person described by the victim's mother as a sun-tanned man in his 20s with short dark brown hair and was wearing glasses, shorts and a T-shirt that was possibility red in color with a design across the front. The handler and his dog left the area before information could be exchanged. He was last seen walking towards Pole Line Road and the Greenbelt.
Fletcher reported efforts to locate either animal by Animal Services and the victim's families have been unsuccessful. Anyone having knowledge about either of these bite incidents or the location of the owners of the dogs is encouraged to report it to Animal Services or the Yolo County Sheriff's Office. Identifying the dogs to verify current rabies vaccination will help possibly prevent the victims from post exposure rabies treatment.
"The Yolo County Sheriff's Office Animal Services Section wants to take this opportunity to remind the public how important it is to not allow your dogs to run loose in the community and to vaccinate your pets for rabies," Fletcher said.
Anyone having any information please contact Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Animal Services Section 24 hours a day at 668-5287 or email email@example.com.


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Lindsey and Steve and The Coloring Process
(Two part blog. Scroll to the *** to read about the coloring process)
I remember the first wedding I shot. I was nervous, stressed, and at the end of the day I wasn't sure if I really wanted to shoot more. Well that didn't last long. I did more, got better, learned a few things, and started having fun. A few weeks ago I shot a wedding that reminded me how much fun shooting a wedding can be.
I've known Lindsey since I was a freshman in high school and was honored that she wanted me to shoot her wedding. It was in a beautiful location right after the bay bridge on the water. Made for an awesome backdrop and added to the fun of the wedding. You will see in the video below just how easy going Lindsey and Steve are along with the bridal party. It was really something to be a part of, even had steak and crab cakes for dinner! You'll notice in the video there is a little car burnout scene. This was a complete surprise to me but was pretty cool to see. Thanks again to Lindsey and Steve and congrats!
Since CS6 came out I have been working exclusively with it. Although it takes time to relearn and remaster a new editing suite, it has been well worth it. Faster, more powerful and just better, especially when dealing with HDSLR footage. The one thing I wasn't a fan of was the coloring. Well thanks to Chip Dizard (his other site) who got me hooked on Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista, that all changed.
Red Giant Software is doing crazy things for post production. I got myself Looks and Colorista 2 and it has made a huge difference in my end product. The reason I am combining this with the above section is because the was the first project that I colored 100% with Magic Bullet. I did a combination of Colorista 2 and Looks.
The best way to describe Colorista 2 is a 3 way color corrector/grader on steroids, lots of steroids. Allows you to adjust a primary, secondary and master layer. What I like most is I can adjust it all within Premiere (or whatever program you are editing in). One can quickly change exposure, saturation, contrast and color. If you want to dive in deeper, adjust a secondary layer with a vignette and finish it with a master grade. It even allows you to adjust HSL which can add or take away certain colors. With some practice, this is real powerful.
Looks is just a monster. I will be putting a lot of my time into mastering this program. One of my favorite features is that you build it in an outside program but it automatically links to your clip in your timeline. Shortening or lengthening clips are done in Premiere even after making the grade in the Looks program. Time saver. It even has Colorista built in to make final tweaks. There is so much to looks that I am saving it for another post. I am working on doing a quick overview video/intro tutorial. Be on the lookout for that. If there's anything you want me to specifically cover let me know!


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More details are emerging about the Alaska Class Ferry redesign. The smaller shuttles could have partially open car decks. And three, rather than two, might be built.
State officials say they're looking at more ways to cut the cost of what will be the Lynn Canal shuttle ferries. They're what will replace a partially-designed ship that could handle a larger variety of routes.
"I have previously described the current, 350-foot Alaska Class Ferry as a stretch LeConte," said marine highways chief Capt. Mike Neussl, addressing a recent phone meeting of the Southeast Conference's Transportation Committee.
The LeConte, which serves northern Southeast, has a cafeteria and crew quarters, allowing for longer sailings. Neussl says the shuttle ships will have none of those amenities.
"The concept for the replacement Alaska Class shuttle ferry is more of a stretched or supersized Lituya," Neussl says.
That ship, which links Ketchikan and Metlakatla, has an open car deck and a small passenger area. (See profiles of all state ferries.)
Neussl says details are far from being worked out. But having a partially uncovered car deck would save money.
Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford says the weather's too rough for that.
"All of have been in Lynn Canal in times when we shouldn't have been and/or wished we weren't. And unless you can really show me that it's safe, that's kind of a ridiculous concept to be even looking at," Sanford says.
Ferries now sail a single daily Juneau-Haines-Skagway round trip. The LeConte runs in the winter and the larger Malaspina in the summer. Earlier Alaska Class Ferry plans called for much of the same.
Neussl says more and smaller shuttles would allow for a flexible schedule.
"The goal will be with these two vessels, and potentially a follow-on third vessel, is to run them one of them Juneau to Haines and back every day," he says. "Or perhaps with two crews, twice a day. And to have an additional one of these vessels run back and forth four times a day or so between Haines and Skagway."
An eventual third shuttle, if built, would be home-ported in Skagway and sail to and from Juneau.
The change from one large ferry to several shuttles raised the ire of many involved with the marine highway — but not everyone.
Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cathie Roemmich serves on the Southeast Conference's Transportation Committee as well as the governor's ferry advisory panel.
"We originally asked that we could get two small vessels. And over the past five and a half years, this shuttle/dayboat has morphed into this big ship," Roemmich says.
Several committee members asked about community input into the new design.
Roemmich says she wants a review, but not a full set of hearings.
"But if we go back to the beginning, we will never get anything built. Because that's what happened last time. We went from a shuttle/dayboat and it got out of control. And now we've lost that," she says.
Ferry chief Neussl didn't yet know how public input will be taken. But he said residents already shared their ideas during the larger ship's planning process.
That raised questions from Mike Korsmo of Skagway.
"So what I'm hearing is basically, this plan is somewhat solidified. You're going to say you're taking public input, but you're going to go ahead with this plan regardless of communities, mayors and legislators that don't like it," Korsmo says.
Neussl says the state is open to differing views, but wouldn't commit to using new ideas.
Governor Sean Parnell announced the new Alaska Class Ferry plan in early December, surprising some lawmakers, advisory board members and ferry staff.
Further discussion is expected before the House and Senate Transportation Committees, both chaired by Southeast legislators. It will also be on the agenda for the next Marine Transportation Advisory Board meeting.
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Red Carpet Concert: The QuaintrellesJuneau musicians Taylor Vidic and Cameron Brockett perform their song "Rolling Stone" during the Alaska Folk Fest Red Carpet Concert
220 Anchorage teachers receive layoff noticesThe pink slips, in all 220, were issued as legislators contend with a $2.5 billion budget deficit, leaving education funding levels for the coming year uncertain.
Many GCI customers will see internet bills go upMany customers of Alaska telecommunications company GCI will see the cost of their internet service increase next month. Rates for what GCI calls its "No Worries" plan will increase 7 percent to 12 percent. That's roughly $5 to $10 a month.


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Rumour has it that two minds are better than one, and Sydney eyewear label Colab has based their entire ethos around this very simple but true principle. Colab's creative directors Carl, Pete and Jono have essentially used their label as a "blank slate" so that creative contributors from all fields and locations can realise their visions through the medium of sunglasses design.
"There is an incredible array of creative people doing amazing work on this planet. We don't understand labels that rehash the same style season after season," says Carl. "There are no restraints, no target markets to appease or monks with pointy sticks. We leave the design to the artists and let them drop their deepest eyewear desires on us." This underlying theory of complete creative freedom and reciprocal relationships is refreshing in a world where the term 'collaboration' has been sullied by the endless number of celebrities who will put their name on basically anything, often with very little design input or integrity.
"We have set up Colab to be a blank slate for our genius collaborators. The idea is to give artists an opportunity to apply their talents to a new medium, without the burden of fitting their designs to preconceived notions about what designer eyewear should be," the directororial team tell us. Using Colab's refined Science of Production, the participating artist's concepts and designs are translated into "unique, very tangible, handmade, limited edition eyewear." Only 1000 pairs of each style are produced globally, which is indicative of Colab's primary interest in artistic expression, not commerciality.
This disregard for commercial success can also be seen in how the collaborators are selected. "We don't spend any time thinking about whether an artist is going to appeal to Generation Y or be too 'real' for the baby boomers. We just pick people who we like the work of and want to work with." Having collaborated with big names such as The Presets, Kill Pixie, Deanne Cheuk, Perks and Mini, and Brett Chan (to name a few) the directors add, "we guess it's just luck that these artists are loved by many!" While commercial success is not at the heart of Colab, it is not to say they have not experienced it. Their eyewear is stocked in a huge cross-section of boutiques, from Colette in Paris to street shops in Vancouver. "Different markets are attracted to different pieces and our wide range of stockists reflects this," Jono says.
When asked about how Colab was born, the directors quote a collaborator of their current collection, LA graphic artist Goeff McFetridge: "It's weird in here." They describe the history of the label as "the delinquent love child of two veterans of the optical / sunglass industry who prefer to stay in the background of this project and reflect all of the glory onto the collaborating artists." In 2007 these veterans, Pete and Jono, went on a mission to set in motion their Colab dream, discovering a backwater of artistic innovation from all over the world excited to engage with a new medium they had not previously worked with. With a background in apparel, Carl also feels he has found his place at Colab, saying, "it represents everything I feel a brand should be: it's tapped into creativity, honest in its integrity, and at the end of the day we have a great time doing it."
By nature of its central collaborative aspect, Colab is a brand constantly in flux. "Every collaborator brings a fresh vision to our work and this allows us to be perpetually evolving. I love throwing ideas around with people, unrestricted by the limiting reality of fabrication. This allows us to take leaps forward that other design houses can't even imagine," they tell us, adding "From here we can do anything." It seems even dreams to work with the Pope and Banksy (because "they're both pretty influential") aren't too farfetched. Well, maybe a collaboration with the Pope isn't too realistic, but by the same token we wouldn't be entirely surprised. "The beauty of collaboration is the constant injection of new potential," they explain, leaving us on an inspirational note.
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Facebook vs. Twitter which is better?
When it comes to the Home Business Industry and the Way we promote our Business then you have to make a Choice basing on your Results and the Way your prefer to market your Products. Fact is you need to exactly know HOW to leverage Social Media Platforms. So it Important that you learn everything you can about the Platform that you have chosen to promote your Business.
Simply just spamming your Pictures and links is not going to help when trying to build a Engaged Audience, make Sales and get new Sign – ups for your Business Opportunity.
When it comes to the Question Facebook vs. Twitter and which is better Statistic Wise you have more Users on Facebook then on Twitter which necessarily isn't a bad thing. Resource: Statistic Brain
It all depends where YOUR Audience is that you want to attract to you! And that's the most important Question that you have answer. Which kind of People (Niche) do you want to attract to you and where are they. If you are in the Lotion and Potion Industry for Example with the Focus on Ant Aging then you will probably not find them on Twitter. So make sure to find your Niche on the right Social Media Platform and start attracting those People to you.
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1 About my work
1.1 Background
My particular areas of interest in programming are:
- Functional programming
- Formal modelling / model based programming
- Concurrency / cloud programming
- Embedded systems
I am also establishing a small business developing control systems and software for robots. The key idea is to make the robot part of the cloud rather than a stand-alone device. Further information:
- Company website
- Blog (also contains research papers on Haskell and functional programming)
1.2 Current projects
- I have developed a simple implementation of MapReduce using a modified form of monad. It's described here. I would be very happy if others joined in the development effort.
- I'm defining and then coding a language (Catskell) in the spirit of LOLCODE which is basically a feline-friendly subset of Haskell. My intention is to write a Catskell-to-Haskell translator. This should be a good exercise in making sure I really understand the language.
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The London tourist attraction has asked the public to vote on whether it should create a waxwork of the Prime Minister after Downing Street failed to respond to its request for him to attend a sitting.
"Reflecting the climate after the Government's performance in the recent local elections, our guests have become decidedly split about whether we should feature Mr Brown at all," said Edward Fuller, the museum's general manager.
Members of the public have until Tuesday to register their opinion at Tussauds or on its website .


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Moving images in static and motion.
As the founder of Conscious Creative, Cheri serves as its creative director, photographer and manages new business relations. After several years working as a professional photographer in Miami Beach, she moved to Los Angeles where she attended UCLA for graphic design and worked as a freelance designer, working mostly on entertainment and corporate design. She has been a graphic designer for over seven years and a photographer for over a decade, and has worked for and with such companies as Warner Bothers, DreamWorks, Universal, Disney and AT&T. Upon realizing that these corporate markets did not satisfy her soul, the idea for Conscious was born. In 2001, Cheri moved to the Bay Area and started Conscious Creative where she can dedicate all of her creative skills to bettering the planet. She is committed to increasing awareness around sustainable business practices, helping the environment and supporting the local community. You can view her personal photography website at cherilarsh.com
Specialties: Branding, Identity design, Print & Web design, photography, video production & post production
BWA is an advertising agency that focuses on public health issues such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. I worked with a small team to create awareness campaigns such as "Healthy Penis" and "HIV Stops with Me."
As a freelance designer and production artist in Los Angeles, I worked on corporate and film industry projects for clients such as DreamWorks, Sony, Warner Brothers, Disney and Kenwood. Some of my agency clients included Sagon-Phior, McCann-Erickson, Rabuck/Carnie Advertising, Terry Hines Advertising, and Foote, Cone & Belding.
I worked with art directors and designers to produce retail catalogs for companies such as Macy's, Dillards, Burdines, and others. I received on the job training for publishing apps like QuarkXpress and Illustrator.
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A Course in Minimalist Syntax: Foundations and Prospects
€ 151,99
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Februar 2005
Beschreibung"A Course in Minimalist Syntax" is a straightforward and detailed introduction to essential topics in the minimalist program, designed for students and scholars alike.
maintains an informal tone for students yet also contains enough fresh material to appeal to specialists
provides a natural extension of the classroom approach to linguistics, showing readers a new way of approaching syntax by thinking in minimalist terms
written by two prominent syntax researchers, the authors of the classic "A Course in GB Syntax," Howard Lasnik and Juan Uriagereka
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. 1. Minimalist Expectations: Preliminary Assumptions, with a Review of Some Familiar Notions. 2. From Rules to Principles and Beyond: A Strongly Constructivist System, with a Detailed Presentation of Phrase--structure. 3. The Economy of Derivations: Featuring Movements of Various Sorts and Ways to Constrain Them. 4. The Economy of Representations: Featuring Chain Uniformity and Case. 5. The Last Resort Character of Linguistic Computations: On What Drives the Movement Operation and Related Topics. 6. LF Processes: Why We (Don't?) Need Them and What They Might Be. 7. Roles, Cycles, Binding and Related Problems: Including a Discussion of Open Questions Relating Wh--movement. References. Index.
PortraitHoward Lasnik is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. His publications include Essays on Anaphora (1989), Minimalist Syntax (Blackwell, 1999), and Minimalist Investigations in Linguistic Theory (2003). Juan Uriagereka is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, and is author of A Course in GB Syntax (with Howard Lasnik, 1988) and Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax (1998). Cedrick Boeckx is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Harvard University. He is the author of Islands and Chains (2003) and Multiple Wh--fronting (edited with K. K. Grohmann, 2003).
Pressestimmen"Most introductions present syntactic theories as completed wholes. They march through a series of illustrative problems and give them final answers in an authoritative tone. This is a very different work, with more attention paid to why the field should be of interest and to where there are unanswered questions. Whether you are new to the study of syntax and wondering why anyone would be interested in minimalism, or an old hand stopping by to find out whatever happened to the ECP, this book will grab you. It is a gem." Randall Hendrick, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "This book anchors abstract minimalist speculations to some of the fundamental empirical problems that have occupied syntactic theory for the past half century and shows how current ideas developed naturally from previous ones. It is essential reading for understanding how the Minimalist Program advances the study of human language." Robert Freidin, Princeton University
Untertitel: 'Generative Syntax'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: BLACKWELL PUBL
Erscheinungsdatum: Februar 2005
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Nearly the entire Sheridan Ice Company houses on Jefferson Street were destroyed yesterday by fire.
This week's 3rd Thursday Street Festival once again was packed with both vendors and people strolling down Main Street and Sheridan Media's Judy Hagerott was there and brings us this story.
We reported yesterday that the third annual Longmire Days began Thursday night with a V.I.P. Reception and will continue today, and there will be a full slate of events for both Saturday and Sunday.
Rachel McCaughey with the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce came before the Buffalo City Council at this week's meeting to seek approval for a malt beverage permit for Crazy Woman Square for Sunday, July 20th from 5 to 8pm.
This week's Candidates' Forum at the Buffalo Farmer's Market Wednesday afternoon gave the candidates for Buffalo City Council and Buffalo Mayor the opportunity to introduce themselves to the voters.
Big changes are on the way regarding a major reconstruction project in Sheridan. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the details.
Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns will be holding their 5th annual "On the Foundation" fundraiser next Thursday (July 24) in Sheridan.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department issued a news release Thursday that residents of Story need to be aware of a black bear that has been roaming the area for food recently.
Wyoming's Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will have a cornerstone ceremony at Coffeen Elementary School on Aug. 9.
Sheridan County School District 1 will receive $175,000 more from the state this year than in 2013/2014.


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Town Square
City makes a lot of money from the utility bills we pay
Original post made by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on May 2, 2007
What many residents don't realize is that the city -- not the Utilities Department -- is making a lot of money on what we pay monthly for our gas, electricity and water usage.
The reasons the rates will keep on increasing, independent of the actual cost of the utilities that the department purchases, are:
* The city rents land from Stanford for $1 a year and turns around and charges its own Utilities Department millions a year in rent. Last year the department paid $10.4 million for, among other things, lease of four parcels for electric substations and a reservoir. These exorbitant rental fees are reflected in our monthly utility rates.
* Salary and benefit increases negotiated by the union are passed on to utility users, causing our rates to increase.
* The city is planning on issuing a bond to build eight-hour storage wells for downtown emergencies, such as a fire following an earthquake. The guesstimated cost of the storage wells and repair of existing wells is $40 million, plus almost an equal amount in interest. The bond cost will be passed on directly to utility users. No referendum is required to ask ratepayers if they want to pay for these wells.
* The city charges the Utilities Department a "return on investment" fee -- an annual assessment to pay back for past utilities investments the city made years ago. Last year Utilities transferred $14.2 million to the city's general fund.
* According to John Melton, chair of the city's Utilities Advisory Commission, approximately 25 percent of the city's $129 million general fund is money transferred from the Utilities Department. The department gets its money from utility users.
* Users are paying more for gas this year because we used less last year. The commission was told recently that rates have to increase because the costs for staff, maintenance and operations continue to rise. If we use less gas next year, we may have to pay even more.
* Each month there is a "utility user tax" on our utilities bills. I paid $12.82 in March.
The council's Finance Subcommittee has recommended that come July 1, the average Palo Alto household will pay about $24 more per month for utilities -- $288 a year. Gas rates will go up 9.5 percent (last year they went up 20 percent); electricity will go up 5 percent, and water rates will increase by 10 percent. The council will vote on these increases in June.
Palo Altans are now paying more for gas than PG&E customers in other communities, according to a staff report. And Melton predicts that water rates will substantially increase in the future, perhaps even double. Much of this has been reported in the past. Palo Alto's utility rates have historically been substantially lower than what residents in other communities pay, and electricity rates continue to be lower. Palo Alto residents and businesses are paying substantially less for electricity than households served by PG&E. Indeed, our low rates have been touted as a big advantage of living here.
As for the rental charges, here are the figures on the city's lease from Stanford for three parcels for electric substations and a fourth parcel for a city reservoir (2005-06 figures).
Property Size City pays Rental cost to Utilities Dept.
950 Hansen .8 acre $1/year $173,000/year
3275 Hanover .7 acre $1/year $158,000/year
Mayfield reservoir 1.9 acre $10,000/year $600,000/year
213 Quarry Road 0.4 acre $1/year $155,000/year
What this says to me is the city is making a huge profit from land it is getting practically for free from Stanford.
According to Melton and other utility commissioners, the city argues that it is just applying good business practices to charge the Utilities Department "market rate" for these parcels, on the presumption that if this Stanford land was not available then Utilities would have find other land to rent and to pay fair-market rates.
"As a matter of general policy, (the Utilities Department has been told that) whatever the city pays Stanford is independent of the money the Utilities Department has to pay the city for renting this land," Melton said.
But we are not dealing with "what ifs" here. The fact is the land is available from Stanford and the city gets it for practically nothing. In fairness, the savings the city gets should be passed on directly to its own Utilities Department -- and to its own residents. The city should not be making money off all of us.
The City Council has defended this policy, saying that since the money goes into the general fund, it is being used for good purposes: to fund city parks, libraries and services. The Utilities Department has also been acknowledged as the city's "golden goose" for years.
Which brings me to the emergency water storage issue. One logical place the city is looking at is El Camino Park, across the street from the Stanford Shopping Center. Under a relatively recent agreement, the city leases the ballpark for $1/year under a contract that expires in 2033.
The playing field is 10.2 acres. The underground storage reservoir would probably use up half of this space, according to a planning department official. The playfield would be restored after the reservoir is completed.
The estimated $40 million cost for the wells and reservoir does not include any land rental, I've been told. Based on what the city has done in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if it charged Utilities rent for this underground land. If two acres are being rented for $600,000 a year (see chart above), then the charge for five acres could be $1.5 million a year.
And who would be paying for this? All of us who buy city water.
Comments (27)
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on May 2, 2007 at 4:33 pm
All this seems completely illegal. Rate increase now looks like a tax and should require voter approval.
This is ILLEGAL. Why a few individuals get together and sue the city.
This sounds height of mismangement. The city auditor should lose his/her job. I am not kidding.....
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 2, 2007 at 5:45 pm
The "auditor" has nothing to do with this. This is city "policy" cooked up by previous councils and the Utilities Department. it's gone on for years, long before the Palo Alto even had an auditor. And, yes, Palo Altans should be outraged - and vote down any bond issue coming down the road until there is a total overhall of city finances - bottom to top and back down again NOW.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on May 2, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Why would the city do this? This is just digging a hole for itself, more and more people are going to leave Palo Alto because of this. I am outraged as well.
a resident of Professorville
on May 2, 2007 at 7:26 pm
I came across this about two years ago and thought how ingenious the city leaders have become. Set up a city-owned utility, raise rates consistently independent of your cost structure and fund your city government with the surpluses. It seemed to work well until the utility costs eventually exceeded neighboring PG&E customers. I hope that your column leads to the uproar it should. This is a real mess now because we will continue to justify our wonderful "city-owned utility" because of all the surplus funds it provides the city. So we will be burdened with two things in the future: a non-cost competitive city utility (not surprising given how many were moonlighting on the clock)and a nice hole in our operating budget. Someone needs to hold the city council to account for this! If we can get their attention away from how to save the planet and imparting their wisdom to all those other local governments asking "what is Palo Alto doing?" This will be the next budget hole to fill.
a resident of Barron Park
on May 3, 2007 at 3:40 pm
How about selling off our Utility, to the tune of $800M-$1B? We could deposit a substantial portion of that into a General Fund Trust sufficient to match the current contibution to the General Fund made by this hidden tax to residents. The remaining funds would be used to fund needed infrastructure projects and begin an intensive "solarization" of Palo Alto residences.
One of the things that puzzles me is the natural gas increases, as spot futures have trended down or remained stable (this is a dynamic sector, however, so prices can change rapidly). What's going on here?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 3, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Gas prices have gone up, wholesale,because it is being used in very large quantities to generate electricity. We should be using nuclear instead of coal or gas as there is no CO2 or radioactive and mercury,etc emitted into the atmosphere as with coal. The total cost to produce elect. w/nuclear is about 3 1/2 cents/KW Hr.
There should be price breaks on utilities based on quantity. i.e. electric: 7cents for first 600 KW, 8 cents for second 600KW (per KW hour) Now it's close to PG& E's rate for all or no matter how much. We don't know if the big corporations pay less than residential customers pay either.
Only action by the residents for the residents will change things.
a resident of Midtown
on May 4, 2007 at 9:34 am
Just say No to any Bonds, Taxes or Rate Increases! Thisc onstant increase of prices has got to stop.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on May 4, 2007 at 2:00 pm
[Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 4, 2007 at 4:37 pm
I am fed up with a utility tax that goes on, and on, and on. It is time to sunset this tax. Palo Altans should be wary of any tax they encumber since it seems they become a "cash cow" for some agency. Does anyone know how to sunset the Utility tax.
a resident of South of Midtown
on May 6, 2007 at 3:39 am
The average Palo Alto utility customer is still saving money versus what those in surrounding communities would pay for a like bundle of utilities, is that right? Now, don't get me wrong. I'd like my water rates to be lower so I can wash my dog when he smells bad. Can't afford that now. They want me to pay for preventive maintenance on the Hetch Hechy water system. Ridiculous. Repairing the leaks when they show up has been good enough for over 100 years. And we don't need any extra water reservoir in some expensive underground tank at double the rent just to fight a theorectical fire following a hypothetical earthquake. The chances are less than 50-50 we'll need that while I'm in town. Diana's right, emergency preparedness is just another excuse to soak the poor.
a resident of Green Acres
on May 6, 2007 at 3:56 am
Diana makes a lot of money publishing half truths. Did you ever notice that Diana only tells the part of the story which favors her warped view point? Not very credible. Where I grew up in central Florida, there was this old bitty on the other side of the tracks who was always singing the blues. She wrote a letter to the editor at least twice a month. Nothing was ever good enough for her. Then she won the lottery. Did she stick around to help those of us in need? No. She packed up in the middle of the night and moved to Key West. Never heard from her again.
a resident of Midtown
on May 8, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Miss Florida: Do you know how much money Diana makes? Which half of her story is true? Which part is warped? And what's the relevance of someone winning the lottery, on either side of the tracks? BTW, it's "old biddy," not bitty.
a resident of Midtown
on May 8, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I'm not sure what Diana's point is. If we still pay less overall for our gas, electricity, water, rubbish collection, etc. than neighboring cities then what is the problem? Sure, we'd all love to see lower utility rates, but do we also want a cut in services? Choices and decisions have to be made, but just because there has been some creative financing doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong. Since the utility dept. is part of the city government, it needs to be looked at as a part of the whole income and expenses of the city.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 8, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Maria is incorrect when she says that, "just because there has been some creative financing doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong."
Only morally challenged persons, like bureaucrats and politicians, would try to argue that hiding what people pay for services through creative accounting and then redirecting the excess funds to other purposes is somehow OK.
But it's not only wrong, it's apparently also illegal. Proposition 13 and follow-on measures generally require that taxes and fees not related to the actual cost of providing government services must be voted on by the affected taxpayers. Here we have a lot of fees that look a lot like taxes being imposed not only with no popular vote, but also without even any direct vote of the elected City Council.
It's common knowledge that the city is vulnerable to a proposition 13 lawsuit on these grounds, and we're lucky one hasn't been filed by some anti-tax group.
But even if the law doesn't catch up with the city, responsible citizens should object to surreptitious and essentially dishonest revenue generation like that described by Diamond and others.
a resident of Midtown
on May 8, 2007 at 6:59 pm
People tend to be profligate with "found" money. Our people sure are.
a resident of Community Center
on May 8, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Each Palo Alto utilities customer should have received a letter from the city detailing the utility rate increases planned for July 1, 2007. If you have not read it, please do so. Not only will rates rise, but there is planned a stand alone surcharge on two of the utilities of approximately $5.00 per month in addition to the utility charge itself plus an increase in refuse rates.
From the letter:
These rates will be considered by the City Council at a public hearing to be held on June 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301. All residents and other interested persons are encouraged to submit written and oral testimony at the hearing.
You may also submit a written protest against any or all of the proposed changes. You must file a separate written protest for each type of utility rate increase (water and/or refuse) that you are protesting, and the City must received your written protest prior to the close of the public hearing on June 11, 2007. Mail or deliver written protests to: City Clerk, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301.
If written protests are filed by a majority of the affected customers, the applicable proposed rate increases will not be imposed. For assistance in determining the cost of the proposed rate adjustments to you, please call the City of Palo Alto Customer Contact Center at 650-329-2161.
Over fifty percent of the housing stock in Palo Alto is reported to be rentals, so the City is probably safe in presuming that there is no way that it will hear from a 'majority' of the customers, residential and business. But nevertheless, I urge you. Don't just sit there, do something. I went to that Utility Commission meeting when the rate increases were approved to go the Council. Only one resident showed up. Now it's up to you.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 8, 2007 at 11:07 pm
The above post by'Mary of Community Center' was word-for-word a letter I sent about an hour ago to the Duveneck/St. Francis listserv and my own e-mail list. I did not post the previous comments to this website.
a resident of Midtown
on May 9, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Well, if Diana Diamond could figure out the financing, I'm sure other citizens could also. It's iobviously not that secret! Please remember, Proposition 13 did not pass in Palo Alto. In essence, the citizens said they wanted services rather than lower taxes (of course we'd all like both great services and low taxes, but as of now, great services cost money.) If citizens want things changed, find out the truth and ask the council to lchange them. But, remember, you do get what you pay for. Lower utility rates will mean less money for the city as a whole, therefore, less services.
a resident of Midtown
on May 9, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Interesting article from the Weekly:
Web Link
Brings up alot of questions:
Its okay to charge $1 for the museum, but the city likes to charge "market" rate to the utilities.
The museum costs keep growing - but couldn't those millions of dollars have been better used for infrastructure, storm drains, library upgrades or the public safety building!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 9, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Once again Maria misses the point entirely.
We have laws in this state that govern the way local governments, including Palo Alto, must follow when raising revenue. That Palo Alto did not vote for Proposition 13 is entirely beside the point. The city is not permitted to follow only those laws with which it is in agreement.
Maria is right that if the city weren't using creative accounting to extract more in utility "fees" than it costs to provide them, we'd be forced to cut services, or provide other ways of raising the foregone revenues. However, this doesn't make the city's surreptitious revenue schemes proper. I can't afford a European cruise every year unless I steal the money or find a way to earn more than I do. But that doesn't mean it's OK for me to violate the law to come up with the funds I want.
It's a lot easier for the city to raise money if the Council doesn't have to vote on it directly, and especially if it can done without the debate a city-wide election would entail. It also makes citizens mistrust the government. That's exactly why we should do things in the open, not under the table.
Maria may well be correct that a majority of residents would prefer we tax utility fees to cover Palo Alto's services. But if so, shouldn't we vote on that to show the community actually feels that way, rather than just assuming it's OK because Palo Alto didn't vote for Proposition 13?
a resident of Midtown
on May 9, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Okay Chris, what substantial cuts would you make? What are you willing to do without? Also, I'd be interested to know if you have lived in your house long enough, or bought it from parents or used another Prop. 13 fiddle so you don't pay the very high taxes many of us do while neighbors in larger houses pay much much less in property taxes.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 9, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Chris is right. Contra Maria, the citizens never said "in essence [they] wanted services rather than lower taxes". They never got to vote on the matter because the city leaders never put it up for a vote.
In fact, it's worse than that. Long time residents will recall that the current Utility User's Tax passed by a very narrow margin only after the Council promised that it would be put up for reauthorization in 10 years. It's been almost 20 years now, and we still haven't had another vote. And it's highly doubtful if this out-in-the-open tax - let alone the currently hidden upcharges in Diana's piece - would pass if we got to vote on them again. (Look at the commentary in this thread.)
If the city's resident's really want all these fees and taxes added to their utility bills to fund services, why don't we legitimize them by voting up or down on the matter.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 9, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Maria, once more you miss the point completely. In fact, I like higher services. I'd be willing to vote for higher taxes on utilities or in other ways to fund higher service levels.
My objection is to the fundamentally dishonest (and illegal) process the city uses to raise these extra revenues. I believe the residents, if properly educated would vote to pay more taxes to get more services. If you're similarly sure, what's your problem with voting on the matter as honesty and perhaps the law requires?
a resident of Midtown
on May 9, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Yes, I'd be glad to vote. I always vote. Of course, many citizens already voted against Prop 13 and voted for other taxes here in Palo Alto. Also, elections cost money. I don't see this as an issue worth voting on, but obviously you do. So, lobby your elected officials, petition your neighbors, etc. If enough people feel as you do, we'll have an election. Just be honestly aware of the costs of any election.
a resident of Midtown
on May 10, 2007 at 4:59 am
Why vote on anything if elections cost money? We can just let the council appoint its successors and never have to bother with all those expensive and pesky accouterments of democracy.
And if a lot of citizens voted against Proposition 13 and voted for other taxes, of course it's okay to assume that they'd be in favor of subterfuge taxes in the form of excessive utility rates. No need to vote or even discuss that.
In fact, why don't we just appoint Frank Benest as emperor of the city and avoid the costs of democracy altogether?
It's pretty incredible what principles some people in this town are willing to ignore sometimes.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on May 28, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Most people think utility bill only covers gas, electricity and
water. But for Palo Altans,in addition to paying a 5% city utility user fee on our cellular phone bills, we will soon be charged a new
monthly fee on just water meter alone. Annual cost would be from
$60 to $4,600 depending on the size of one's meter.
Please note that:
1. On May 23, 2006, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge John
Herlihy made his decision that City of Palo Alto must respond to a CLASS ACTION lawsuit for illegally and erroneously collected money from residents (about $10-$27 million)via a tax on nationwide services offered by cellular companies.
The Class Action lawsuit was brought forward by attorney Christopher
Shenfield who represented a Palo Alto resident, Allen Atwood.
According to the suit, the City improperly levies a 5% utility users
tax on residents' nationwide service bills. Based on the City's own statue, such services are exempt from the tax, approved by voters in
With trial date sets for this Summer; our City contiues to add a 5% city utility user fee on our cellular phone bills which comes to about $1.5 million a year.
2. Water Meter Tax: Read the April 23 letter from the City detailing
a proposal to levy tax on water meter. To protest, you must first call to find out the cost, then write to the City Council to protest.
Unless written protests are filed by a majority, we will get charged for a dormant water meter even with no drop of water has ever flowed.
It is getting too rediculous. Would someone bring up these issues
on the pulic hearing? (we'll be out of town in June).
a resident of University South
on Jun 1, 2007 at 3:23 pm
It is painfully apparent that the Utility Dept. is subsidizing the General Fund. Instead of imposing a tax (a word all politicians shudder at) our utility service charges are increased. This enables the Dept. to transfer 10.4M to the Fund.
Our vaunted services are paid for by increasing service charges instead of imposing taxes - but the result is that residents pay in the end. Let's end this nonsense and call a tax a tax.
Incidently I expect any and all bond issues to fail because of the utility charge increases. Voters are angry.
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The House of Representatives this afternoon is scheduled to pass, under the expedited suspension of the rules procedure, a new, stand-alone bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits. The bill is H.R. 5618, the "Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010." It was introduced yesterday by Rep. Jim McDermott [D, WA-7] and has one co-sponsor — the powerful House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12].
This is expected to pass easily in the House, as indicated by its place on the suspension calendar. It would then be sent immediately to the Senate to give the upper chamber a chance to pass it before the end of the week when they are scheduled to leave for their July 4 recess.
Although the House is generally supportive of a robust benefits extension for the uninsured, Rep. McDermott has purposefully limited the scope of this bill to what he thinks can pass the Senate. The bill would not extend the Federal Additional Compensation program from the stimulus bill that provided an extra $25 per month for benefits recipients, and it only extends UI benefits to November 30, 2010, one month shorter than the Senate's stand-alone bill.
Both chambers have to pass the exact same version of the bill before it can be snet to President Obama to be signed into law. These changes make it more likely that the Senate can simply agree to the bill, avoiding a situation where the two chambers ping-pong the bill back and forth with their own amendments until they can find an agreement.
It's still unclear, though, if this has the support to pass in the Senate. For one thing, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV], who ultimately decides what bills get voted on, still wants to do unemployment insurance together with Medicaid funding and other unrelated tax issues. Additionally, only one Republican — Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] — has said publicly so far that she would vote in favor of such bill. That means the Senate Dems may still be two votes short of the 60 they need to break an inevitable Republican filibuster.
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Researchers from the University of California suggest that smoking while pregnant could lead to severe asthma conditions in children during the adolescent period.
The study conducted had researchers analyzing about 2,500 Hispanic and black children between the ages 8 and 17 years old. It was noted that children who had uncontrollable asthma most likely had mothers who smoked while conceiving.
Sam Oh from the UCSF Center for Tobacco Research and Education and one of the study authors claimed that risks for asthma increase by about 50% for children born from smoking mothers. "If women smoked while pregnant, their children had about a 50 percent increase in uncontrolled asthma, even when we controlled for current tobacco exposure. Kids who are 17 years old still show the effects of something they were exposed to during the first nine months of life."
There were two possible reasons presented why such condition occurs. It could be that the fetus' lungs were damaged by the use of tobacco by their mothers or genetic changes happened due to exposure of the infants to tobacco smoke.
Acute asthma diagnosis in children happens when regular medications are not effective against the condition which leads to more frequent asthma attacks.
Study proponents also took note of the time of tobacco exposure. Results showed that whether the infant was exposed at the first, second, or third trimester of pregnancy does not matter as much as to whether their mothers smoked at all. The longer the mother smoked, the more likely that the child will develop symptoms of asthma.
In the United States, most smoking mothers belong to the ethnic minorities and blacks and Hispanics have significantly higher rates of asthma compared to the rest of the US population.
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Date of Stay: July, 2006
Not a good place to camp. Very outdated and the bathrooms smelled like sewer. Not very camper friendly and lots of outdated campers hanging around. I would NOT travel here again but you never know until you try. We left on sunday morning and no one was at the store to drop off our credit card for the gate so we left it with a lady sitting on the porch reading the newspaper it looked like she was a permanent one funny thing is she had 4 other credit cards for the others that left in a hurry too.
Date of Stay: June, 2006
Ok this is a fairly nice place but the mosquitos at night are horrible got way too many bites on me and my kids and us even sprayed each other. The pool was way too far to walk to and it was very small for all the people in it that hot hot day. The site was a little small besides all that this place is OK.
Date of Stay: June, 2006
Love this campground: it's very family friendly. We stay here every year for Fathers Day weekend and there' s so much to do for the kids. Games, games and more games. The pool is very clean and we all love to play softball. The playground is good for the smaller ones and they do have a kiddie pool for the little ones too. We will stay here again next year for Fathers Day and probably the year after.
Date of Stay: May, 2006
I love this place. We traveled here the weekend before Memorial Day and love this place. The indoor pool with the indoor hot tub is great. We can relax in the tub while we watch the kids swim. The bathrooms are clean and the staff is friendly. Has a nice homemade beach and lots of activities to do: like family kickball such a fun sport. The site is a nice size. We were behind the indoor pool. Yes, we will travel here again next year, and probably the year after that too.
Date of Stay: June, 2005
If you would like a campground on the side of a hill then this is the place. It's not good for kids with bikes as there is no place to ride. We were put into a site on the side of a hill and all day long all we heard were these loud diesel pickups going up the hill to their campsite. The site was very small and lots of rocks... Will not travel here again.


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MOSCOW (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toured a hydroelectric plant Sunday as his train traveled through Russia's Far East on his first visit to the Cold War-era ally in nine years.
Kim crossed into Russia on his armored train Saturday at the invitation of President Dmitry Medvedev, with the two leaders expected to meet later in the week to discuss the restart of nuclear disarmament talks and the construction of a pipeline that would stream Russian natural gas to North and South Korea.
The train stopped in the Russian border city of Khasan, where Kim was greeted by senior Russian officials, including Viktor Ishayev, presidential envoy to the Far East region of Russia, according to Russian and North Korean state news agencies.
Kim's train then continued west along the Trans-Siberian Railway, stopping briefly early Sunday at the Khabarovsk railway station. Television footage obtained by The Associated Press showed policemen with dogs checking the rails and blocking access to the platform as the train arrived.
Later in the day, Kim toured a hydro-electric power plant and its 139-meter (456-foot) dam on the Bureya River in the Amur province, the ITAR-Tass and RIA Novosti news agencies reported. A regional news agency, PortAmur, posted photographs of Kim's visit, during which he signed a guest book and watched a film about the power plant, where construction was completed in 2009.
Kim wore his trademark Mao-style khaki jumpsuit, and in all but one of the photographs he is seen wearing dark sunglasses. He traded them for regular eyeglasses when presented with a framed picture as a gift.
Russia has proposed transmitting surplus electricity produced by the Amur plant to South Korea via North Korea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Kim traveled to the hydro-electric plant from the Bureya railway station in an armored Mercedes that is being transported on his train, the Russian news agencies reported. RIA Novosti said Kim's train consists of 17 rail cars, plus four Russian cars that were added on in Khasan to transport Ishayev, who is traveling with Kim, and also Russian security guards and service personnel.
Kim told Russian officials that he was pleased to see the achievements of the Russian people and thanked them for warmly welcoming him, the official Korean Central News Agency reported from Pyongyang.
Kim's visit to Russia comes amid signs that North Korea is increasing efforts to secure aid and restart stalled six-nation disarmament negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program in return for aid and other concessions.
Russia announced Friday that it was providing food assistance, including some 50,000 tons of wheat, to the North, which might face another food crisis this year due to heavy rains.
The 69-year-old Kim traveled to China in May in a trip seen by many as an attempt to secure aid, investment and support for a transfer of power to his youngest son Kim Jong Un. It was Kim's third visit to his country's closest ally in just over a year.
Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said that Kim is now also seeking Russia's support for the father-to-son power transfer.
However, the younger Kim's name wasn't in the KCNA dispatch that listed top officials who were accompanying Kim on his Russia trip. Among the officials who were listed were defense chief Kim Yong Chun; Kang Sok Ju, Kim's key foreign policy adviser and vice premier; and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's brother-in-law and a vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission.
Russian state news channel Rossiya 24 reported that Medvedev will meet Kim in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia, a Buddhist province near Lake Baikal. Kim would have to travel about 1,860 miles (3,000 kilometers) on the Trans-Siberian Railway along the borders with China and Mongolia to reach Ulan-Ude from Khasan.
Yonhap said Kim's train left Amur for Ulan Ude later Sunday and his summit with Medvedev will take place Tuesday at an army base.
The Kremlin press service said Kim's trip, expected to last about a week, would take him into eastern Siberia and that a meeting with Medvedev would be the main event of his visit. No other details have been released.
Kim last visited Russia in 2002, a four-day trip limited to the Far East. A year earlier, however, he made a 24-day train trek across the country to Moscow and back.
Kim reported from Seoul, South Korea. Associated Press writers Sam Kim and Jiyoung Won in Seoul and Mansur Mirovalev in Moscow contributed to this report.


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Nevada Post-Game Notes
vs. BYU
Sept. 25, 2010
With the win, Nevada …
- Improves to 4-0 on the season, 494-434-33 overall (104th season) and 114-94 as an FBS school.
- Coach Chris Ault improved to 210-96-1 in his 26-year career.
- Narrowed the gap in the all-time series to 4-2-2 and won its second straight game in the series.
BEST START: At 4-0, this extends Nevada's best start in its FBS history (since 1992). The 4-0 start also marks Nevada's best start since the 1991 team went 12-0 to start the season.
KAEPERNICK NOW NEVADA'S ALL-TIME LEADER IN TOTAL OFFENSE: Colin Kaepernick entered the game just 66 yards behind David Neill (11,145 yards, 1998-2001) in total offense and Kaepernick moved into the top spot in the first quarter.
KAEPERNICK MOVES UP IN NCAA RECORD BOOK: Senior quarterback Colin Kaepernick scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and with that score, he moved into a tie for 4th place at 47 career rushing TDs by a quarterback with Pat White of West Virginia, Brian Mitchall of La.-Lafayette and Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan.
Kaepernick also moved up on the NCAA's all-time quarterback rushing yards list. With 82 yards, he moved into the 10th spot all-time, passing Fred Solomon of Tampa and Brian Mitchell of La.-Lafayette.
Kaepernick's touchdown also moved him into a tie for sixth all-time in WAC history in touchdowns scored as he now has 48 and is tied with Boise State's Brock Forsey. Kaepernick moved ahead of Forsey into 17th place all-time in WAC history in points scored with 290
KAEPERNICK PASSES ROWE: Colin Kaepernick took over the fifth spot on Nevada's all-time passing list on Saturday. He entered the game 58 yards behind former Pack star and NFL quarterback Jeff Rowe (7,862) and Kaepernick moved past Rowe in the first half.
DEFENSE HOLDS TIGHT: Nevada entered the game allowing more than 400 yards of total offense and 20 points per game. But in its first road contest of the year, the Pack defense played well. Nevada held the Cougars to 320 yards and just one touchdown in the game.
SCORING FIRST: Nevada has now scored on each of its opening drives this season (three touchdowns, 1 field goal. The Wolf Pack has received the opening kick in all four games. Last season, Nevada kicked off in all 13 games.
ET CETERA: Nevada won the toss and elected to receive while BYU defended the south end zone … Tight end Zach Sudfeld made his first career reception, an 8-yarder in the first quarter … Senior running back Courtney Randall scored his first touchdown of the season on Nevada's opening drive … Sophomore tackle Jeff Nady made his first career for the Union … Colin Kaepernick and Vai Taua both passed former teammate B.J. Mitchell (481) in career rushing attempts … Sophomore Brandon Wimberly has caught a pass in 17 consecutive games … Nevada's long-field goal specialist, Ricky Drake, connected on his first attempt of the season, a 38-yarder as time expired in the first half … Vai Taua moved into a tie for 20th in WAC history with 30 career rushing touchdowns … Nevada went for it four times on fourth down, converting three of them … This game completes a three-game series between the teams that was originally signed in the late 1990s … this game was rescheduled three times, twice at BYU's request and once at Nevada's request … Nevada won two of the three games in the contracted series.
QUARTERBACK CLUB: The Nevada football team's Quarterback Club Luncheons with Wolf Pack head coach Chris Ault will continue on Monday at the Peppermill Casino in Reno. Ault will review last week's game and go over game film at each game. He will also introduce players from the team and hold a question and answer session with the fans. The luncheons are open to the public. Doors at the Peppermill will open at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon program begins at noon. Luncheon cost is $17 at the door. The room will be announced the day of the luncheon. The 2010 Quarterback Club Luncheons will be held each Monday following Nevada football games with luncheons scheduled for Sept. 13, 20, 27; Oct. 4, 11, 18; and Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.
NEXT UP: The Wolf Pack will face another road trip as Nevada heads south to face in-state rival UNLV in the annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon on Saturday, Oct. 2. The game will be televised by The Mtn. Nevada has won five straight in the series and leads the all-time series 20-15. The Wolf Pack has won five in a row in the series.


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A funeral for Eldon Wesley Whitten, 82, of Dexter, NM, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 20[auth] 14, at First Baptist Church, 211 N. Cambridge, Hagerman, NM, with Pastor Herb Gage. Military Honors will be provided by Roswell Veterans Honor Guard. Eldon served during the Korean War in the Navy Submarine Service. He passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014.
Eldon was born August 26, 1931, in Adrian, Texas, to Euclid Thomas Whitten Jr. and Ava Roberson Whitten. He married Barbara Stefanik on February 14, 1974. Eldon was raised at a family homestead, outside Portales, NM, he attended Eastern NM University in Portales as he studied Business Administration. He helped write rules and regulations for magistrate court for NM late 1960s, was appointed in 1962 and served as justice of peace, also from 1968 to 1970, he served as Magistrate Judge in Portales, NM; he also worked construction and as a book-keeper. For personal use, he later trained horses.
Eldon is survived by his son, Michael Whitten of El Paso, Texas; son, Leo Whitten of Hagerman, NM; daughter, Charlotte Faye Trujillo of Phoenix, Ariz.; brother, Eulene Charles Whitten of Elwood, Nebraska; brother, Elmer "Red" Whitten of Amarillo, Texas; grandchildren, Travis Whitten, Brandon Whitten, Robin Whitten, Nathan Whitten, Diana Whitten, Jesus Soto, Michelangelo Whitten, Charlotte Whitten, Christopher Whitten. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Eldon was preceded in death by his father, Euclid Thomas Whitten and mother, Ava Roberson Whitten; son, Richard Neil Whitten; brother, Euclid "Sonny" Whitten III; sister, Erma Leta Pachelli; sister, Eunela F. Whitten Lee; brother, Ernest Whitten; brother, Edwin Whitten.
Pallbearers will be children, Leo and Michael Whitten.
Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to First Baptist Church (Jireh Ministry), 5th Penn, Roswell, NM.
Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com
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