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Abortion is great. There is nothing wrong with it and of course, there is nothing wrong with loving someone who wasn't from your blood.
Abortion can't be clearly be described as right or wrong. It is far more complex than anyone could imagine (so i can't give an opinion on it). But i don't believe the comments on "it is wrong because you are killing a human being". A few years back, it was considered that using birth control pills was "killing a human being", because it would kill off the egg (ya i think some religions still ban the use of birth control pills like catholics). And even longer ago, some people consider masturbation and condoms as "killing a human being" (becuase the sperm just dies and doesn't fertilize the egg so it would develop into a human being).
And makoto224 , how is abortion prevalent to the crime rate? Oh ya and the next time you masturbate, use birth control pills or have protected sex, plz remember that you are killing a human being
if you dont want a baby... use condom.. hehehehe..
well this topic is kinda complicated....
just let them live..
atleast let them see how beautiful our world is...
bibbLe wrote:
*reads the above post* whew, that was pretty long..
we may not generalized it but then shit always happens... we may not dictate the outcome of the live of these unfortunate ones but then looking at the society's norms, being an unwanted child is like living as an outcast... as an example, being handicapped and/or adopted is like a big deal... most esp the kids, they make fun of those who are handicapped/adopted... and in the first place, procreation is made out of love... even though abortion takes away a life, it's a matter of practicality...
i dunno man, abortion is a really complicated thing... it's a battle between idealism and practicalism... gosh, this sum kind of debate makes my head ache....
i'm really confused where should i really stand......
Yay i totally agree with bibbLe. My opinion is exactly the same ^^ (it is a headache and I am not going to post anymore after this). And ghe21 you really have a wonderful heart to think that way <3 ^^ (haha srry I can't share the same opinion with you)
Nobody have the rights to stop ones life. It is the greatest sin one can ever do. My uncle's killers said this and I couldn't believe it. So they got a punch in the mouth from my dad... lol
i dont have a wonderful heart.. its just....
my mom was raped... and im the fruit of that incident...
im thankful that atleast she let me live..
ghe21 wrote:
i dont have a wonderful heart.. its just....
my mom was raped... and im the fruit of that incident...
im thankful that atleast she let me live..
awwwww !!! well it is a good thing you are here living ^^ (i left a message on your guessbook)
i really dont want to repeat what the mature open-minded people said here.
but the fact is that: whether a mother is to abort her child or not...
it is not a decision for you to make
it is not your life that concerns this, it's her life
i had friends that commit abortion. i only had one thing to say to them:
"learn from this."
ghe21 wrote:
i dont have a wonderful heart.. its just....
my mom was raped... and im the fruit of that incident...
im thankful that atleast she let me live..
aaaawww... i'm glad you're mom did the right thing...
hahaha.. Well this sucks, my last log in was centuries ago.. :))
i dont like it T_T i find it cruel T_T sorries to the people who agree with it. xDD
- JEREMY FOWLER x
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well, i believe if a person is mature enough to have sex, they sould be mature enough to bring up a child. right?
but- what about if it was a rape baby? i wouldnt want to grow up knowing i was a rape baby. and what if the girl was only 12? how could she handle 9 months of pegnancy?
maybe only some certain circumstances could be able to? and only the 1st trimester of pregnancy??
Ok so that ten year old who got pregnant is mature enough to have a baby? she just got out the sn womb her self, please...And there are ppl who have sex all the time that should never have kids, ppl who actual have kids who arent mature enough to be parents and this could be at any age so no hun
I've read majority of the post made by ppl here, and its like you are so closeminded its not even funny, you can't see past what your bible tells you, Morals you say, how is it morally right to tell someone that they have to give up their lives, or go through the pain of giving birth just so you wont look down at them
And the ppl who keep saying use a condom, please don't make me laugh, the package even says not a hundred percent full proof, and then you obviously haven't been in the situation where you want someone bad enough and when your adrenaline is pumping shit happens...
point is your defending cells, and god takes other ppl out of the world but just b/c we have technology all of a sudden ppl say other ppl are playing god wtf? religious ppl seriously baffle me...so many contradictions
does it say in the bible what actual makes a human? uhm...no...does it say in the bible abortions are wrong...uhm no...why b/c they didnt exist prior to the bible...
And Id really like to see what your reaction would be if you got someone pregnant or for the girls you get pregnant, how many would actually go through with the pregnancy, most likely youd make excuses to justify why its right for you to but not for others...
And last for the one who said crime rate has gone up since abortions, guess again its gone down, most ppl that commit crimes are either raised in unhappy homes, or are orphans who have been through the system their whole lives...etc...so with abortions they aren't being born...read freak economics...
haha, all that's important in the end is honesty, duty, and responsibility, right? so age doesn't matter as long as you make the right choices in life. that way, abortion doesn't have to happen. i'm pretty hypocritical to say this aren't I?
Greenbane,you're partly wrong when you say that age doesn't matter dude!.... Love making does only depend on the choices and/or decision, age also play a big deal dude!...
ghe21 wrote:
i dont have a wonderful heart.. its just....
my mom was raped... and im the fruit of that incident...
im thankful that atleast she let me live..
aaaawww... i'm glad you're mom did the right thing... Image
gee, my ego isn't so big that I'd stand by while someone was raped so a pwecious baybee would be born, do you understand how appalling it is to lecture someone on what to do with their own body, plus I have never once desired to kill a born homosapien, so don't give me that slippery slope crap.
Abortion is a very big NO NO 4 me!! Seroisly... hu wud kill their own child?!
That mother or both parents must be freakin LOCO to do that! If u didn't want the baby in the first place... then why have "sex"?! It's the most u can get out of ur common sense!! People nowadays think that "sex" is just for fun, looking cool or boastiong to their friends how intense their night was and that they feel SOOOOOO loved! PFFT! as if!!
But one thing to also prev ent from having a baby is using condoms, common sense!! But if u really dont want to have a baby, then dont do it! Simple as making pie! Wait when the times ready, when u have a job, stable income, ready to be a parent knowledge, a husband of course!!
Let the child live,,, bec, somebody said this to me before, a baby is the one hu cleanses the sinful act that u have done! Thats why all children ain this world are precious!


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NATHAN FREER'S 100th career game ended with him having to go to hospital after he was left groggy by a thumping hit in York City Knights' 22-14 victory over Hemel Stags.
The prop had to be helped off the Huntington Stadium pitch and was staggering and dazed after being injured in a collision when Stags hooker Evan Simons went over for a try eight minutes into the second half.
Knights head coach Gary Thornton said the visit was a "check up" and added: "I spoke to his dad and he wasn't great. The doctor said it wouldn't be safe to put him back on the field of play and so he has gone to hospital just for a check up, really.
"He was a bit concussed and a bit dazed and, hopefully, it is not too bad and he will be okay. With head injuries, you can't be too careful. You have got to get them to hospital and get them checked out."
Thornton was a frustrated man at the final whistle after the Knights laboured to victory – spurning a host of scoring opportunities in both halves because of poor handling and execution.
They trailed 6-0 in the first half and 14-10 with 12 minutes to go before finally raising themselves to clinch the points and the Knights chief added: "We made hard work of it again, didn't we? Yet again we created so many opportunities and then bombed them on the last play. I was getting pretty frustrated myself in that first half.
"We managed to limit them to coming out of their own exit area for most of the game and they only got a couple of chances and took them.
"Every time we got anywhere near their try line we couldn't seem to convert. The execution was poor.
"We base our game on trying to play really quickly and teams are trying to slow us down and spoil it. Referees have been a little bit inconsistent and we just couldn't get any rhythm. That was the problem.
"We got in a rhythm part way through the second half when we scored a couple of tries on the back of that and we were allowed to play fast and get some kicks away.
"It's very stop start and it was a mirror of last week for me. We are going to have to come up with some sort of plan to get round that. That's going to be the order of the day for most games this year.
"I thought they were a very spirited team. They just don't go away and that's the thing I keep saying to my lads. In this division, you can't get away from them because they keep coming and coming.
"We had to go right until the end and, luckily, we took our opportunities when they counted at the death to win the game."
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Last week we showed you a few sneak peaks at Super Bowl ads focused on cars. Now that the Big Game is over, we wanted to hand it to Chevy GM for making a commercial worth viewing.
The spot takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The Chevy rises from the ashes, unscathed, and drives away. The end of the commercial is what made us laugh. Chevy had the guts to take a blatant stab at Ford. Though that's a ballsy move on its behalf, I'd suggest they take a closer look at the competition before calling them out. I'd like to draw your attention to the Ford video below. You can watch a Chevy drive away from a CGI apocalyptic hell, or you can watch a Ford drive away after being tossed around in a hurricane. You be the judge.
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Along with the likes of Volkswagen, Honda, and Cadillac, Lexus is heading to the Super Bowl. The Lexus ad features the newly redesigned GS series, which is aimed to compete with the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class; to which we say good luck. That said, the new redesign is rather sexy.
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This leads us to ask the question 'what next up from Lexus?' Toyota recently expanded its Prius family, which led us to believe the GS family will be expecting new additions. Lexus announced on its website that there will be a hybrid option along with an F-tuned option (which is geared to compete with the BMW M5.) This being so only accounts for three containers of mystery, that is if you include the GS 350 apart of the four. So what remains to be answered is what will be the forth family member in the GS line-up?
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"We meet today because we all believe that every child deserves a safe, loving, permanent family of his or her own," Clinton said at a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute event promoting child adoption in Africa. "That's a basic human need."
She said the U.S. and African countries must coordinate better to promote adoption, including adoptions between countries.
"Let's improve coordination between different government programs. Let's try to provide more support to families to be able to take in children who need kinship care," Clinton said. "When separation is unavoidable, let's promote early childhood development with local adoption, foster care, and when desirable inter-country adoption."
Despite her longstanding and vocal support for adoption, Clinton's State Department also sends tens of millions of dollars to African countries each year for family planning and reproductive health services, including abortion.
The largest recipient is the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which received $50 million from the State Department in 2010, the most recent year for which figures are available.
UNFPA has a history of supporting abortion services in Africa, most notably in 2005 through its Maputo Plan of Action.
The plan, adopted by the health ministers of the African Union, calls for the implementation of another UNFPA-drafted document known as the Continental Framework on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, which calls on African countries to "[p]rovide safe abortion services to the fullest extent of national laws, and where appropriate provide legal framework for safe abortion services."
In both the Continental Framework and the Maputo Plan, discussion of abortion is couched in terms of reducing "unsafe" abortions, providing "safe" abortions, and promoting access to family planning in Africa.
Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department also sends millions of dollars to Africa to help with population control and family planning programs.
Clinton on Monday cited six countries – Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda – which had partnered with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's The Way Forward Project to increase care for children in their countries.
Combined, those six countries received a $90.5 million for "family planning" in 2010.
In the case of each country, USAID cited a high birth-rate and the need to use "family planning" services to reduce it.
In the case of Kenya, USAID said that its funds would be used, in part, to promote better "post-abortion care" and access to modern contraceptives, including intrauterine devices (IUDs), which some consider an abortifacent since it prevents implantation of a fertilized egg.
Early on during his presidency, President Obama rescinded the Mexico City Policy, a ban on funding for international health groups that perform or promote abortions. Dubbed the "global gag rule" by opponents, the regulation was first instituted by President Reagan in 1984, reversed by President Clinton in 1993, and revived by President George W. Bush in 2001.


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The money raised goes to Life Education, the organisation behind the iconic educational mascot, Healthy Harold the giraffe. Life Education is a health promotion charity and Australia's largest independent provider of health and drug education in schools. For 35 years, Healthy Harold has been teaching Australian children how to be healthy and safe. In 2015, Ocsober aims to raise '$700,000 to empower 700,000 Aussie kids'.
Ocsober is also an important opportunity to highlight the growing danger of binge drinking and alcohol abuse, particularly among young Australians. Participants can also enjoy other potential benefits from a month off alcohol including feeling healthier and fitter, weight loss and the chance to enjoy Sunday mornings again!
There are plenty of other reasons why participating in Ocsober and supporting Life Education and Healthy Harold is worthwhile:
- Every 24 minutes an Australian dies through either legal or illegal drugs
- Alcohol related harm is responsible for 5,554 deaths annually and 157,132 people are hospitalised annually due to excessive alcohol consumption
- Teenagers who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who don't start until they are 21
- Nearly 50% of 16-17 year old drinkers say they intend to get drunk most times/ every time they drank alcohol
- More than 20% of 14 – 19 year olds consume alcohol on a weekly basis
- Alcohol is involved in 13% of all deaths among 14–17-year-old Australians.
- One Australian teenager dies and more than 60 are hospitalised each week from alcohol-related harms.
- Drinking contributes to the three leading causes of death among adolescents – unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide
Why should I participate?
Raise money for Life Education so we can send our specialist educators and iconic educational mascot, Healthy Harold the giraffe, into even more schools across Australia. For over 35 years, we've been teaching Australian children how to enjoy a healthy lifestyle by resisting participation in drug and alcohol.
Signing up to Ocsober is an easy way to help us achieve this and make a huge difference to the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people.


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'In the future I think I'll write songs in my basement and never play for anybody,' Phil Collins says.
Phil Collins has warned he will stop releasing albums - because he's tired of critics attacking his music. The former Genesis star had to stop playing his beloved drums in 2009 because years of beatmaking had left him with agonizing back pain.
He is preparing to return to the spotlight with a new album of Motown classics, but insists he may retire from the public eye altogether - to stop industry experts criticizing his records. He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "All my life I've put out music and people have criticized it. Why keep doing that? I don't need the money. In the future I think I'll write songs in my basement and never play for anybody."
Phil Collins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with his Genesis bandmates in early March.


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Randy Newman didn't draw huge crowds, but his set brought out some of the best-dressed people at the Pemberton Music Festival.
Local singer-songwriter Jody Glenham is rocking a vintage tee, which is a really hot thing to do right now. She's completing her festival-blacks look with leggings from Le Chateau, a hoody from Uniqlo, and sunnies from Target, because you never bring expensive shades to a festival.
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This is a superior quality Germanium powered Booster that was designed to help drive Valve amplifiers into Overdrive and to create Valve overload at low volume settings but it really does has umpteen uses. The Rooster can be a treble booster, a bass booster, is great for a solo booster, works wonders in zinging up muddy sounding fuzz boxes and will even make weak flat sounding pick-ups warm, dynamic and full bodied.
The Red Rooster is a muscle bound; highly tuned version of a very old effect from the 1960's called the "Dallas Rangemaster" .The Rangemaster was originally a treble booster that sat on top your amp had no footswitch or any means to control the frequency and could get noisy at times. Original Rangemaster's are really hard to find, cost an absolute bloody fortune and are usually in need of some improvement for use in a modern day scenario, enter the Red Rooster. The Red Rooster offers several advantages over its distant cousin:
- True bypass switching so it is totally removed from the guitars signal when switched off, it will also not bleed through and dull your guitars original tone.
- Features a "Range" control so treble, full range and bass boost can be acquired. It also means it is well suited to either single coil of humbucking pick-ups of varying output and gain levels.
- Uses a specially selected and tested high grade military grade germanium transistor.
- Negative grounding unlike the originals so it can be used with a standard multi plug power supply.
- Adjustable biasing so that the high quality gain selected transistor is correctly set up and produce a bold, clear dynamic tone with a large amount of sustain.
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The Spectrum girls placed fifth among 11 teams at the St. Francis Invitational on Thursday, while the boys were 13th among 13 teams.
The Sting had junior Kayla Zimmerman in 13th place (16:54), junior Rebecca Peterson 20th (17:17), freshman Marissa Kulk 26th (17:45), junior Emily Nelson 33rd (17:55), and senior Anna Neilsen 36th (18:07).
The Sting boys were led by junior Chad Schwinghammer in 52nd place (18:57).
The Forest Lake boys and Elk River girls were the first-place teams.
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Jicama is that white, crispy tuberous root that the fruit cart guys always douse in chile power and lime and serve on a stick. The naturally-occurring oligofructose inulin lends it a slightly sweet flavor. It's tasty, refreshing, and seemingly innocuous – but is it loaded with carbs? It seems a little carby, and I've mostly avoided it (a difficult task in Southern California where fruit carts beckon from every other street corner) for that very reason, but a couple reader comments have prompted an investigation.
If my informed, Primal readership was supporting jicama consumption, surely there was more to it.
A FitDay [1] analysis reveals that a cup of jicama contains a relatively paltry 11.5 g carbohydrates (with 6.4 g being fiber), about equal to a carrot. For comparison's sake, a cup of white potato contains 31.2 g of carbs. The other stats (49 calories, 0.12 g fat, 0.94 g protein) are inconsequential, and, except for vitamin C (44% of the daily allotment in a cup of jicama), it has only trace amounts of vitamins.
While it may not be a wealth of nutritional content, at least it's not a source of cheap, simple carbs that will unleash a torrent of insulin to undermine your progress. Instead, it's a simple, enjoyable foodstuff that can be used as a vehicle for dips, a crunchy addition to salads, or a substitute for traditional starches. It may not help provide nutrients, but it certainly won't hurt you.
One reader, marci, suggested [2] we use jicama as a "grain substitute: just chop it up, put it in yr food processor for a minute. Then put it into a colander and press down to extract excess water & voila – jicama 'rice'!" while damaged justice suggests [3] "slicing it thin, drizzling with olive oil and baking until brown and crispy around the edges."
I can vouch for both of these recipes, with a few slight modifications. For the rice, I used a food dehydrator after pressing it in the colander. Just using the colander, I couldn't seem to get enough water out. An hour in the dehydrator did the trick. If you're in desperate need of "rice," try Marci's jicama rice – it's tasty stuff. Went well with the coconut chicken curry I made the other day.
Damaged justice's thinly sliced, oven roasted jicama was delicious, but I added a bit of salt and pepper [4] in addition to the olive [5] oil (although I bet he did too, I just wanted to mention it). The same slices also fried up nicely in a pan with butter. Try that method if you don't have time to wait for the oven to heat up.
Jicama Hashed Browns
One of the foods I missed (and still do, to some extent) since going Primal years ago were hashed browns. Anything crispy, salty, and cooked in fat triggers the taste receptors, so even till this day I'll occasionally steal a bite or two from a plate of hashed browns. Of course, eating them simply isn't sustainable, but shredding some jicama, frying it up in fat, and salting it, I've found, is a pretty decent approximation of good hashed browns.
1 cup shredded jicama
2 tablespoons high heat fat (like bacon fat, tallow, or duck fat)
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Slice your jicama and soak it in hot water overnight to soften. In the morning, remove the skins and shred the jicama in a food processor. Use the pulse function – you don't want to pulverize it. Dry the shredded jicama (either using a colander or dehydrator) and heat your fat in a pan over medium heat. Form patties and pan fry. After about ten minutes, flip them and cook for another five. When they're golden brown and crispy, they're ready. Salt and pepper to taste. Delicious with bacon and eggs (fry the bacon first and use the fat for the browns). Jicama patties won't stay together like potatoes, but don't worry if they fall apart. Just add a few eggs and some cut up sausage and make it a scramble.
FitDay says the whole serving is:
297 calories
11.5g carbs (6.4g fiber)
1g protein
28g fat
Yet another low-carb addition to the Primal pantheon of culinary diversity, jicama is proving to be an interesting little root. Anyone else got any good jicama recipes?
Further Reading:
Alternatives to Grains? What About Quinoa? [6]
Primal Pie Recipes – That's Right. Pie. [7]
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Ordinance moves Roseville closer to having a downtown
By Kevin Bunch
Posted May 20, 2014
ROSEVILLE — The dream of a walkable downtown area in Roseville is one small step closer to reality following a unanimous City Council vote May 13 to change the zoning ordinance around the Utica Road junction.
The ordinance creates the "town center overlay district" along Utica Road from Gratiot Avenue to Birmingham Street, which according to the ordinance, echoes urban development philosophies from the colonial era through the 1940s.
This is described as an area interconnected by roadways and pedestrian ways, which is walkable; it features social activity areas, landscaped streets and closer proximities between — and a mix of — residential areas and the commercial buildings themselves.
"What the city is trying to do with that area is create a sort of downtown Roseville — a destination where people can walk to or bike to or drive to that has multiple businesses that you could frequent," Building Director Glenn Sexton said. "Such as, maybe, restaurants with outdoor seating, or a bar with outdoor seating — a bakery, coffee shops."
The plans allow for multiple-family housing on the second floor above businesses, Sexton said. Along with the outdoor seating, these new additions to the area allowed by the overlay district help make the area more walkable, he said.
Sexton said the proposed downtown area germinated from an idea planted several years ago, when the city was working on updating its master plan. He said the city reached out to the community to get ideas for the city's future, and one idea that came up was to have a downtown area. The Utica junction was the area that made the most sense to put one together, Sexton added.
"There's quite a few vacant buildings along Utica, and I think this would spark a lot of interest in those properties," Sexton said. "(The goal is) to give the city of Roseville an identity as far as a downtown destination point."
The City Council wanted to develop the junction as a downtown, and Sexton said the Planning Commission developed the ordinance to make the zoning more flexible so that could happen.
"This came from the planning consultant — went to Planning Commission. They reviewed it and made the necessary amendments," City Attorney Tim Tomlinson said at the council meeting.
Tomlinson added that the intention of the plan includes minimizing traffic congestion, infrastructure costs and environmental degradation by promoting a more "mixed-use," pedestrian-friendly area.
City Manager Scott Adkins said that this ordinance is a part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's "redevelopment-ready communities" drive, of which Roseville is a participant.
"This will go quite a ways toward us putting forth the redevelopment of the area," Adkins said.
While the overlay district helps set up a downtown area, property owners and potential business owners still need to do their part. Sexton said the city hopes to get the ball rolling by developing the former Tip-Top Bar property on Utica — now owned by Roseville — into something that fits this new vision.
"We are going to put out a request for proposals for developers to develop that property," he said. "We have already developed a concept on what we would like to see with that property, so we're going to shop that around to developers, and that should spark the downtown feel we want for the area."
Once the city begins to market that property and solicits proposals from developers, Sexton said it would begin reaching out to businesses and "invite them to be a part of this process."
The city also purchased a parking lot near the former bar, on the other side of the Roseville Theater, and hopes to use it to alleviate parking issues in the area, Sexton said.
Should the downtown effort become successful, he said the city is interested in extending it along Utica to 12 Mile Road, and possibly a block in either direction of Gratiot Avenue.
The council also had approved ordinances Jan. 14 to push for more sidewalks and bike paths, as well as amending definitions and provisions to make the area friendlier for outdoor cafés, Internet cafés and dog daycares. These apply both to the Utica junction area and much of Gratiot Avenue in Roseville.
Under those ordinances, business owners in the district can reduce the number of parking spots they have in favor of more bicycle parking or adding to their buildings.
About the author
Staff Writer Kevin Bunch covered the communities of Eastpointe and Roseville, as well as Roseville Community Schools and East Detroit Public Schools. He worked at C&G Newspapers beginning in 2013, and is a graduate of Wayne State University and Henry Ford Community College. Kevin is also a 2015 Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting alumni. In 2016, Kevin began working for the International Joint Commission.
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younger lipsThis gloss stays on like nothing I've ever used and makes my lips feel moist and look full like they did years ago! — 9 years, 8 months agosindylew | 7 reviews
Long lastingI really like this product because of how long it lasted. I really didn't notice that my lips were any bigger, but the gloss stayed on a really long time and the high shine made them look bigger. The playful plump is very natural and pretty. — 9 years, 8 months agokhorvat | 3 reviews
one of each!It was bonus time and I was talked into trying the violet shade. It looked great, felt great and my sister stole it! I would like one of each shade. — 9 years, 8 months agoTealMcClure | 2 reviews
Perfect!This really does plump your lips! It has a tingling sensation but doesn't burn. I rarely purchase the same product but I have already gone through 2 tubes of this in the past few months. If you like a sheer light pink, try Beach Plump! — 9 years, 8 months agoreaschmi | 3 reviews
too sticky and doesn't lastI found that this product is very sticky, does not go on smoothly and does not last longer than a half hour at the most. My lips do not look any fuller at all. — 9 years, 8 months agosarahmb | 8 reviews
If you love lip gloss, this is your product!This gloss is perfect! Instantly plumps your lips without burning them, and lasts all day. Never sticky or tacky. The color range is extensive, so everyone can find the perfect color. I have one at work, one at home and one in the car. — 9 years, 8 months ago_Lesley_ | 3 reviews
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Mumbai: The initial numbers on the advance tax paid by at least 45 companies, including Reliance Industries Ltd, Housing Development and Finance Corp. Ltd (HDFC), Life Insurance Corp. of India and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, for the December quarter show a rise of 12.8%, signalling higher corporate profits.
HDFC, India's largest mortgage lender, has paid Rs.560 crore as advance tax for the three months ending 31 December, up from Rs.475 crore in the year-ago period. An official at the company confirmed the figure. LIC has paid Rs.1,297 crore for the quarter under consideration up from Rs.1,166 crore in the year-ago period.
The marginal growth in advance tax numbers comes at a time when the GDP growth rates in first two quarters of the current fiscal (2012-13) have been 5.5% and 5.3%, respectively, against a 6.5% annual growth in the last fiscal.
Advance tax figures for the other companies were sourced from the income-tax department.
Typically, companies indicate the sum to the department on the phone before actually making the payment. The companies were scheduled to make the payment by the end of Saturday.
"The indicative numbers are close to the actual tax paid but there could be marginal difference," said an I-T department official, who declined to be named.
The overall growth of advance tax payments is on the expected lines of 15% growth with some of the companies outperforming, he said.
The total target of tax collection for the Mumbai circle is pegged at Rs.1.78 trillion for the current fiscal while the national target is at Rs.5.75 trillion.
"As of now, the tax collections are progressing on expected lines and if the companies are paying on time, we would be able to meet the targets," said the official.
State Bank of India (SBI), the nation's largest lender, is the only entity on the list of 11 companies that paid marginally less than what it had paid a year ago. SBI paid Rs.1,701 crore for the December quarter, marginally down from Rs.1,730 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. Majority of the Tata Group companies paid comparitevely less tax in this December quarter barring Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Reliance Industries Ltd paid Rs.1,100 crore (Rs.1,000 crore last year); Bajaj Auto Ltd, Rs.470 crore (Rs.450 crore last year); and TCS, Rs.620 crore (Rs.530 crore last year).
Tata Motors Ltd did not pay advance tax at all while it paid Rs.60 crore in the December quarter of the last fiscal. Tata Steel Ltd paid Rs.520 crore for the reporting quarter down from Rs.1,090 crore in the year-ago period.
Traditionally, SBI has been the highest advance taxpayer in the Mumbai area, followed by RIL.
According to senior I-T officials, Bank of India paid Rs.125 crore for the quarter (against Rs.100 crore last year); Central Bank of India, Rs.120 crore (Rs.104 crore last year); Bank of Baroda, Rs.550 crore (Rs.525 crore last year); M&M, Rs.295 crore (Rs.207 crore last year); LIC Housing Finance Co. Ltd, Rs.113 crore (Rs.91 crore last year); and Larsen and Toubro Ltd, Rs.330 crore (Rs.350 crore last year).
Mumbai-based companies account for one-third of the corporate tax paid by Indian companies.
In keeping with the norms laid down by the Income-Tax Act, companies are required to pay 15% of their total advance tax in the first quarter, followed by 30%, 30% and 25% in the next three quarters, respectively.
Most analysts expect the Reserve Bank of India to cut its policy rate in its January monetary policy review.
Lower borrowing costs would help revive the growth momentum in Asia's third-largest economy, which grew 5.3% in the September quarter, in turn giving a boost to corporate earnings.
According to the finance ministry websire, the gross collection of corporate taxes showed an increase of 3% at Rs.2,05,301 crore for April-November of the current fiscal as against Rs.1,99,317 crore during the same period last year.


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The firefox is grouped along with the windows explorer windows.. I couldnt find out why this is happening. The system admins at my office said they are seeing it for the first time. i couldnt find an answer about it in google. if anyone knows why it is happening.. please share your knowledge
Is it yet another bug in windows?? god knows.
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Bugs!!! its the most common word in the software industry.
whatever you do in software field you end up in a bug..
The software market leaders are the leaders in Bugs too.
Bugs come in many forms.. lets discuss some of it
Most of the bugs occur because the programmer (i wish to call him the bug maker 😛 ) gets distracted due to the lady sitting in next seat or may be because of the beautiful lady he saw that day morning (yeah ladies are the root cause).
Another set of bugs occur because the bug maker wants to show off in front of the above mentioned root causes 😛
Yet another kind of bugs that are formed because there is no bug in food. when there is no bug in food the bug maker enjoys his food to maximum and gets sleepy… this causes lots of bugs
The bug maker sometimes creates some bugs. this is because he is saturated with bugs. and whatever comes out of him will be buggy
Some bugs are Created purposefully. These bugs helps the programmer in different ways like making a DNA test to determine the father of the bugs andd so on.. these bugs are always a headache to the user (i wish to call him the idiot who uses bugs)
there are certain bugs that are hidden by bug maker but due to foolish intervention by the user these bugs gets revealed. this leads to many problems. these problems can include the bug maker being fired of his bug making.
Another big part of bug makers are known as designers. they actually design how a bug should be. Their bug is the dirtiest bug to tackle with. because they themselves dont know why the bug is created.
well about me.. i'm too good in bug making. i creates around 3-4 bugs a day.. but i swear i never kill any bug.. i lkeep them hidden from others.. i challenge you to find the bugs i've created 😛


text: Is the Wii going to see its weakest sales month in the states since launch? With Black Friday sales coming in at 300,000, it certainly looks like that could be the case. We'll find out final sales next week, so long as Nintendo puts out a press release alongside the regular NPD numbers.


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Hi all,
I'm looking at planning a 10 day trip this summer and have been thinking about visiting Croatia, my knowledge of the country is limited and just in the early stages of planning. My plan was to fly to Zagreb and then work my way south and possibly fly out of Dubrovnik, however I'm unsure of what to see and do while on my trip. I've done a little research and some have suggested that I visit some of the Islands? I was just wondering if anyone has any experience of travelling in the country and can suggest what to see and do, and what the best modes of transport would be in Croatia itself?
Any help would be much appreciated.


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Watch the recap from the 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer presentation and discussion panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer shows the largest ever gap between trust in business and government since we began this study in 2001. This can be attributed to a continued destruction of trust in government that began in 2011, and a steady rise in belief in business since its nadir in 2008. In nearly half of the 27 nations we surveyed, there is a gap of more than 20 points. In a few nations, the divide is as much as 40 points. This is a profound evolution in the landscape of trust from 2009 where business had to partner with government to regain trust, to today, where business must lead the debate for change.
Business may interpret this as the moment to push for deregulation, as it did a decade ago. That would be a monumental error in judgment. Our research indicates a reputation hangover for business from the Great Recession of 2008. Events of the past 12 months, including a record fine of $13 billion for J.P. Morgan on the sale of troubled mortgage securities, the largest ever bankruptcy in Latin America with the failure of Eike Batista's EBX deep-water oil drilling firm and food scandals involving antibiotics in the poultry in China, have renewed concerns about business' ability to self-regulate.
The result is a continuing demand for government oversight; 84 percent of Chinese respondents believe there is too little regulation of its food industry, while by a five-to-one margin those in UK, Ireland and Spain want more regulation of financial services.
It has generally fallen to government leaders to establish the context for change, to mold public sentiment, then through legislative or regulatory process create the rules of the game. Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt said a government leader had a "bully pulpit" or an unparalleled platform to educate (note: "bully" in his day meant wonderful or superb).
But today, government lacks the long-term thinking and popular support to keep up with innovation that is cross-border, complex and requiring fundamental rethinking. For example, describing an inconclusive meeting in December between President Obama and CEOs of leading technology companies in the wake of the revelation of widespread global surveillance by the National Security Agency, the New York Times wrote, "Tech Leaders and Obama Find Shared Problem: Fading Public Trust." Upcoming elections in key developing markets Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey will freeze the policy process, even as popular discontent has found expression in the streets.
Now it is business' turn to ascend the "bully pulpit" (or "soapbox" in UK parlance). Business has recovered trust from the crisis period because it is seen as having made demonstrable strides in transparency, supply chain and product quality. Our research shows clearly there now is an opportunity for business to make its case for change, as 79 percent believe business should be involved in formulating regulation in such industries as energy and food, while a majority feels government cannot go it alone. Eighty-four percent of respondents believe that business can pursue its self-interest while doing good work for society. This is, in fact, the license to lead, beyond the legal construct of license to operate, toward a new role of initiating change.
The question is how business can best take on this new, unfamiliar role in the public discourse. We recommend the CEO become the Chief Engagement Officer, taking responsibility for establishment of the context in which change will occur. Instead of the usual inside game played by business, which relies on lobbying regulators or elected officials, the CEO will take the case to the broader publics to make the macro case for forward progress, not just the micro case for a given product or new factory, as Jeff Immelt of GE has been doing in the energy field (disclosure: GE is a client of Edelman). There should be the usual strong economic rationale, but there must be thoughtful consideration given to arguments that address emotion and risk, as well as societal benefit. This is especially important in industries such as energy, technology and food, where there are important personal consequences to systemic failures such as spills or hacking of personal financial data. And the CEO must have the courage to hear what is being said in the debate and be willing to change accordingly.
This cannot rely solely on the CEO. An inclusive management model that embraces academics, employees, industry trade groups, technical experts and non-governmental organizations will enable the company to become a credible voice on issues. Our research shows a much greater degree of trust is afforded those with specific credentials or those with similar perspective (trust in the CEO is at 43 percent while an academic is 67 percent and "a person like yourself" is 62 percent). As noted in prior years, the new normal is consensus found between information conveyed top down from authoritative institutions, matched with the more personal, peer-to-peer horizontal flow of knowledge.
We suggest a three-step approach to the establishing context and realizing forward progress:
Participate: Seek input from a broad range of stakeholders. Partner with non-governmental organizations in the drafting of clearly articulated goals, which offer both a business case and a pro-society rationale. Conduct a listening tour of affected communities to address emotional concerns while creating personal relationships with local leaders. Engage employees, enlisting their involvement to ensure organizational alignment around goals and values.
Advocate: Offer a clearly articulated strategy that begins with the context of how a proposed change will improve lives of customers, as well as your bottom line. Go on tour, engaging in debate with critics, informing media of all stripes, from mainstream to social. Enable your partners, from NGOs to academics, by briefing them regularly. Foster a culture that supports employees speaking out, amplifying the engagement and creating mass movement.
Evaluate: Evolve behavior based on collective inputs. Have measurable outcomes, specific quantitative and qualitative targets. Report frequently on progress against metrics. Acknowledge where delivery is under expectation and have a path to improved performance. Amend your strategy and goals while remaining authentic.
This "bully pulpit" is largely unfamiliar ground for business leaders. But at the moment, innovation in industry is being stymied by justified public concerns, with government unable and business unwilling to step forward. We strongly urge business to take the chance to redefine value as being also about values, to connect with its stakeholders in a deeper manner by explaining the economic, societal and environmental context in which it seeks to operate. Trust will be conveyed to those companies and industries that recognize the need to move beyond transactional thinking toward better understanding of the tangible actions that will solve the issues we face.
Richard Edelman is president and CEO.


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Milk consumption is dropping, but that's no reason to lose our heads. The steady drop in U.S. fluid milk consumption has prompted calls for the dairy checkoff to return to generic milk advertising. The popular "got milk?" campaign and other similar efforts apparently still have a place in dairy farmers' hearts. Case in point: The team behind the Milk Mustache campaign already has announced plans to advertise during the Super Bowl.
But as a former checkoff communications director, I can tell you this: Those ads didn't work. Yes, they raised the awareness for milk. Yes, they won industry awards for creativity. But I've seen the data, and the ads didn't do the very thing they were designed to do — they didn't sell more milk. And it wasn't due to a lack of budget, either. Plenty of money was spent backing the ads and all of the related merchandise.
And this is no secret; checkoff leaders will be the first to volunteer this information. They also deserve your support for switching tactics when they realized that the needle wasn't moving. The commercial disappearance successes of the dairy checkoff — and there are many to be proud of — come mainly from increasing cheese usage at quick serve restaurants. The organization also continues to do yeoman's work when it comes to educating health professionals and the public on the benefits of dairy.
Maybe MilkPEP has cracked the code and has found a way to make its ads drive sales and consumption of fluid milk. Julie Buric, the organization's marketing vice president, promises as much, saying that "the continuation of our long-term occasion-based approach will generate excitement for milk, drive volume and value, and maximize continuity, with the ultimate goal of changing consumer behavior."
That's a big bite to chew, especially when we recall that this drop in fluid milk consumption has been happening since 1975. The checkoff's efforts are much better focused on tactics we know work, like research and design for innovative milk-based beverages or increasing fluid milk consumption in other areas of the world, not making cool but ineffective ads stateside.


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A formidable performer who made his name on the stage and screens of the United Kingdom, Henry Ian Cusik earned considerable acclaim after moving across the pond to play fan favorite Desmond Hume on the hit series "Lost" (ABC, 2004-2010). Prior to his Emmy-nominated turn on "Lost," Cusick began his career on British and Scottish stages in a number of classic productions before transitioning to the screen for a recurring arc on the long-running "Casualty" (BBC One, 1986- ) and the leading role of Jesus Christ in "The Gospel of John" (2003). At that point, Cusick made the jump to Hollywood and immediately landed the role of Desmond Hume, whom he played over the course of the ensuing four seasons. Cusick's performance as Hume was widely praised by critics, as his character rapidly became one of the show's most popular. At the same time, he had a pair of memorable episodes of "24" (Fox, 2001-10) before landing a supporting role as the target of an unflinching assassin in "Hitman" (2007). After "Lost" exited the airwaves in 2010, Cusick wasted no time in landing work, playing a futuristic FBI agent on "Fringe" (Fox, 2008-13) and returning to regular series status with a small part on the hit Shonda Rhimes drama, "Scandal" (ABC, 2012- ). Thanks to his role on "Lost," Cusick was able to continue his success in America.


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The first thing that stands out is that Michigan State loves to play on the left side of the floor. Gary Harris and Adreian Payne play a lot of two man basketball on the wing and the majority of Payne's midrange game takes place on the left wing. The importance of Gary Harris to the offense is obvious, although partially skewed, but note how important Payne and Dawson are to Michigan State's interior attack. Both players sat out in the first meeting and 44% of Michigan State's field goal attempts were threes.
After the jump we'll take a closer look at Michigan State's rotation and where the Spartans are effective.
Keith Appling
Appling does a good job of getting into the paint (54% shooting) or shooting from distance (40% shooting), but he doesn't have much of a middle game. Appling is just 7-of-30 on two-point jumpers outside of the paint. Ninety percent of Appling's three-point attempts come on the wings or in the middle of the floor, common for a point guard, and he's shooting 42% from above the wings. With a hurt wrist, the key to stopping Appling is keeping him away from the rim.
Adreian Payne
Payne is most effective from long range, or in the paint. 49% of his field goal attempts are in the paint and he shoots an impressive 66% when he's able to get both feet in the lane.
Payne shoots quite a bit from the midrange, especially on the left side, but he's not nearly as efficient. He shoots just 35% on midrange jumpers outside of the paint, compared to 43% from three-point range. Payne's pick-and-pop effectiveness is obvious as he's better than a 40% 3-point shooter on the wings and in the middle. All 22 threes that Payne has made this season have been assisted. Of his 90 two-point makes, just 46 (91%) have been assisted.
Gary Harris
Harris is one of the most complete offensive players in the country, but he's been stuck in a major slump lately. Harris is shooting just 37% on twos and 27% on threes in the month of February with a .325 effective field goal percentage. His slump is illustrated in the shot charts below.
Gary Harris — January vs. February Shooting
In January, Harris was shooting at better than a 40% clip from every zone behind the three-point line. He was 12-of-17 on midrange twos and was finishing at the basket effectively. While he has still knocked down a few jumpers from the left wing, he's gone cold on the right wing. He's also not converting as efficiently at the rim and struggling with his midrange shot. Harris was nearly unstoppable in the first meeting between these two teams, but like Stauskas he's struggled to regain a rhythm.
Branden Dawson
Dawson stands just 6-foot-6, but he plays like a big man. 84% of Dawson's field goal attempts have been in the paint this season and he is 68-of-99 (69%) when he shoots within eight feet from the basket. Beyond eight feet, he's shooting just 10-of-31 from the floor (32%). Dawson isn't supposed to get the pins out of his hand until late this week. He may play spot minutes, but will be a limited offensive threat.
Denzel Valentine
Valentine is Michigan State's irrational confidence shooter. He doesn't hesitate to shoot from anywhere, but he's not a very efficient player either. His hot spot is the right corner three – 9-of-16, 56% – but he shoots 33% or worse in all of the three-point shooting zones from the wings up. Valentine does have a nice floater (11-of-29 in the far paint) and he also has a serviceable midrange jump shot from the right wing. The chart below illustrates that he's a poor wing three-point shooter, but he's been above average in the midrange game.
Travis Trice
Trice loves the deep left wing three, but doesn't have much in the way of a middle game. He shoots just 29% on two-point jumpers outside of the paint, and while he does a decent job of converting at the bucket, only 19% of his field goal attempts are in the paint.
Kenny Kaminski
Kaminsky is 'just a shooter', with 59 of his 80 field goal attempts originating from behind the arc. His distribution of three-point attempts is fairly balanced, especially for a complementary player. He's knocked down a few triples from just about every spot around the three-point arc. He shoots 49% on the wings and from the top of the key, but he's also 7-of-14 in the corners.


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#1 Guest_3Keiki_*
Posted 01 January 2013 - 03:46 PM
My 11yro DS wanted to make up some new tshirts and being music mad has been printing off older band art so far he has;
Rolling Stones lips
Nirvana nevermind
Pink Floyd dark of the moon and the wall
Led Zeppelin
Judas Priest Rocknrolla
Greatful Dead
Beastie Boys License to ill
Jimi Hendrix
Miles Davies
We have also photoshopped a pic of Beethoven to sid vicious and he is trying to talk me into Sex Pistols never mind the bollocks....
So any favourites? Suggestions would be great
Posted 01 January 2013 - 03:50 PM
If you're not keen on actually making them up you can get a lot of t-shirts in this vein from op-shops and on eBay.
But most of the album art from various artists seemed to peak around the late 80's, from what I've observed...
#3 Guest_3Keiki_*
Posted 01 January 2013 - 04:02 PM
Thanks AG but we love making them up, DS does it about 4 times a year chooses his art work and off we go, last year we started doing simple screen prints too but I still have all that stuff in boxes so just the printer art this time
Posted 01 January 2013 - 04:09 PM
Edited by Chaos in stereo, 26 August 2013 - 05:11 PM.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 04:17 PM
Tool? Some may be a little freaky for a child but others would be ok. Thinking the main cover of Aenima would be totally appropriate. The Cure The head on the door.
#6 Guest_3Keiki_*
Posted 01 January 2013 - 06:49 PM
Studybug Tool have some great ones but will wait a bit longer I think (bit of a prude that way)
I told DS any of the art he likes he has to listen to a few of the songs before he puts it on a tshirt so he is not wearing something he has no idea of what it is, I had a hard time finding Judas Priest I was happy for him to listen too...
CIS we just did Velvet underground and he was quite impressed with the album too
Posted 02 January 2013 - 07:32 AM
Of course, not prudish at all. My DS is still pretty young so sometimes I have no idea about what's appropriate for pre-teens lol.
Smashing Pumpkins? Siamese Dream or the tour tee from the 90s with the heart?
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Edited by Studybug, 02 January 2013 - 07:33 AM.
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The impressive Maserati Ghibli S comes with a stronger engine and even more elegant interior to build upon the example set by the base model.
As the newest version of a legendary car, the new Maserati Ghibli S has the sort of effortlessly gorgeous design that other manufacturers can only achieve in their wildest dreams. A stylishly narrow, yet still imposing, grille flashes the famous trident badge from a low-slung position, whilst the exotically angular headlights draw the eye. The body of the Ghibli S has clearly been designed to be jaw-dropping, a reaction that is easily achieved thanks to plentiful curves, flowing lines and a choice of alloy wheels that range between 18 and a huge 21 inches.
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KDOT interested in expanding western leg of SLT to four lanes; update on Ninth and N.H. and possible downtown drug store
It is like my wife always says: You have to strike while the iron is hot. (This is one of the reasons why I always hide when my wife has a hot iron in her hand.) However you interpret that saying, it appears the Kansas Department of Transportation is taking it to heart when it comes to the South Lawrence Trafficway.
State officials are beginning the process to hire a consulting firm that will study the feasibility of expanding the western leg of the South Lawrence Traffiway to four lanes. A consultant could be hired this summer, and the study could be completed about 18 months later.
The trafficway always has been planned to be a four-lane highway, but when the western leg of the trafficway was built in the 1990s, traffic demand only called for two lanes at the time.
After a couple of decades of lawsuits and protests, the eastern leg of the trafficway is now under construction. When it is completed in 2016, it will be a four-lane freeway. So, for that reason alone, it makes sense that KDOT is interested in planning for four lanes on the western portion of the bypass.
But it also makes sense for another reason: The South Lawrence Trafficway is on a roll. Ever since the project won a key federal ruling at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in July 2012, the project has had a lot of blue skies. The Legislature easily included the needed funding for the project in the state's transportation plan. Then bids for the $130 million project came in about $20 million lower than what engineers had estimated.
Perhaps the most surprising development, though, is that within the last several weeks, roadwork has begun in the Wakarusa Wetlands, and environmentalists, American Indian groups and others haven't done anything to disrupt it. If you would have told me five years ago that there would be bulldozers in the wetlands and there wouldn't be a mass protest on the site, I wouldn't have believed you. But that hasn't materialized. (I am worried, however, that a group of KDOT engineers now wants to pummel me with slide rules for tempting fate.)
As for the proposed study, the Metropolitan Planning Organization — a city-county board that oversees transportation planning — has been asked by KDOT to put the study on its list of future transportation projects. By putting the study on the list, it becomes eligible to receive state and federal funding. The MPO is scheduled to take action on the request at its April 17 meeting. In the meantime, the MPO is taking public comment on the request and the entire list of projects on its Transportation Improvement Plan through April 13. Click here for more details on how to submit comments.
If placed on the plan, the state will fund the full cost of the study, KDOT officials have indicated. But Kim Qualls, a spokeswoman with KDOT, notes that there is no state money to actually fund the construction of the two additional lanes. Such funding likely would have to come from a future state comprehensive transportation plan. The current plan expires in 2020.
This study, though, will get the process moving. Local leaders ought to be particularly interested in one part of the study: possible modifications to existing intersections. The western leg of the trafficway has two at-grade intersections: one at basically Kasold extended and the other near the YSI sports complex and Lawrence Rotary Arboretum. The one near YSI and the arboretum has been particularly dangerous. Last summer, a bicyclist trying to cross the freeway at the intersection was killed when struck by a motorist. Other serious accidents have occurred at the site as well.
But whenever the idea of making an improvement to the intersection comes up at City Hall, cost issues seem to squash the discussion before it ever really gets started. An intersection improvement as part of a four-lane expansion likely would be largely funded by the state, and may represent the best hope for the intersection. Of course, it also will take a number of years for any such project to materialize.
In other news and notes from around town:
• Believe your eyes, not the calendar. That big wooden thing you ran into at Ninth and New Hampshire streets today was a barricade. The northbound lane of New Hampshire Street from Ninth Street to the Lawrence Arts Center is still closed.
Back in January, city commissioners agreed to close the portion of New Hampshire Street until March 31 to accommodate work on the new multistory Marriott hotel at the southeast corner of Ninth and New Hampshire.
Well, March 31 is several days in our rear view mirror, and the barricades are still up. City officials recently have received a request from the hotel development group, which is led by Lawrence businessmen Doug Compton and Mike Treanor, to allow the barricades to remain up through Dec. 31 or the end of the project, whichever comes first.
The request doesn't really get into any details about why the extra time is needed, although the project clearly has suffered some weather delays. The southbound lane of traffic would remain open, and the northbound lane could occasionally be opened to traffic to accommodate some events at the Arts Center.
We'll see how commissioners react to the request. If the closure is still in place by September, it could affect bus traffic related to the city's downtown bus shuttle for Kansas University football games. The commission's agenda for Tuesday hasn't yet been released, but I've been told the issue will be on Tuesday's agenda.
• The same development group also has plans for a new multistory apartment and office building at the northeast corner of Ninth and New Hamsphire streets. Work on that building is expected to begin later this year as work on the hotel project begins to wind down.
But the building project that I've been most interested in hearing an update on is a proposal to build a seven-story apartment building that would have a drugstore on the ground floor. As we reported in October, Compton wants to build that project at 11th and Massachusetts — just north of the Douglas County Courthouse — on what is known as the Allen Press property.
Back in October, Compton believed he was just a few weeks away from having a signed contract with a national drug store retailer. (He's never confirmed the company, but CVS and Walgreens are the two most frequently mentioned, and I would bet on CVS.) But those few weeks have come and gone, and an announcement still hasn't been made.
I talked with Compton a couple of weeks ago, and he said he was still waiting to hear word from the company. What has caused the delay isn't quite clear, although national retailers can be a fickle bunch, and I'm sure CVS is monitoring how its two existing stores in Lawrence have been performing.
If the idea of a national chain doesn't pan out for the location, it will be interesting to see what happens to the project. I've heard some credible talk that the idea of a locally run drug store at the site is feasible. The concept worked for a long time, with Round Corner Drug being the last to close in 2009. Since that time, downtown has added quite a few new living units that could use drug store services.
The momentum to add more apartments in downtown continues to be strong. When I briefly talked to Compton, he seemed as committed as ever to building the project at 11th and Mass.
Garth Atchison 3 years, 4 months ago
I hope they include some parking in that new development, because it is hard enough to find it on the weekends as is.
Randall Uhrich 3 years, 4 months ago
Duh! Whose criminal negligence is responsible for it not being built 4-lane to start with? As already proven, it's a death trap as it is.
Ron Holzwarth 3 years, 4 months ago
I don't think that describing the highway as a death trap is accurate.
I think it would be more accurate to describe the drivers on the road as being the agents of death.
Clark Coan 3 years, 4 months ago
After Round Corner closed, downtown and neighborhoods surrounding it became a "medicine desert". It would be nice to have a drugstore downtown along with a grocery store.
Richard Heckler 3 years, 4 months ago
"when the western leg of the trafficway was built in the 1990s, traffic demand only called for two lanes at the time." I believe the two lanes were rushed and all the money was spent then……. the court shut down the project.
So this project will be a $450,000,000 (million) pork barrel project for our local real estate executives and bankers. Roughly about $250,000,000 (million) over budget. Reckless spending indeed.
Make the 11th and Mass project a 4 story building with another work out center and small prescription service on the main floor. Pharmacies always make money.
Eddie Muñoz 3 years, 4 months ago
I sound like an old fogey when I say this, but I wish they'd leave our downtown alone. The more new multi-story buildings that go up, the less charm it has.
Curtis Lange 3 years, 4 months ago
Making the western leg of the SLT can't come soon enough! It probably did make sense to have it only two lanes when it was built, but not anymore.
Richard Heckler 3 years, 4 months ago
It should have been 4 lanes however there were not enough tax dollars so two lanes were built in hopes of killing the lawsuit against going through the wetlands. That did not work.
What taxpayers got was a bridge to nowhere over 59 highway,a two lane speedway,no 15th street exit which would have cost less had it been incorporated.
Taxpayers also received a dangerous intersection by YSI which should have been designed for safety and probably a pedestrian overpass could have been installed.
Haste makes waste.
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Embarkation: San Diego
embarkation was well organised and quick. went to the mariners lunch which was excellent but also found out it was open to everyone including first time cruisers so why bother saying it is a special lunch for repeat travellers.
cabin was very good and the bed comfortable our room steward simon was great
and very efficient no complaints there.
captains cocktail party was non existant virtually one glass as you walked into the vista lounge and that was it not the usual savouries etc and waiters offering another drink.in the 43 cruises i have done this was the worst reception i have ever had.
entertainment was very good but unfortunately a lot of things started at 9pm and as we were on late dinner at 7.45pm and the service was slow we had a choice of leaving before the end of dinner to see More a show or to enter the show half way through
formal night again was a disappointment,there has always been a dress code for formal night and i have always liked to travel with holland america for that reason as it is always nice to get dressed up on holiday for a special evening, but not in this case people were coming to dinner in jeans etc no jacket or tie it may sound snobbish but if there is a dress code then surely it should be enforced.all in all i feel the standard of holland america has slipped and the line has lost the class it used to have. i doubt it will be my next choise for cruising Less
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