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Our recipe of the week is a PERFECT dish on days like this.
I saw this on Chocolate Covered Katie's blog, and it is DELICIOUS (I just added a couple of modifications)!
(by the way, we have a VERY special upcoming "Project" I've been working on, and Katie has graciously donated one of her best recipes to our recipe book. If you haven't had a chance to check out her site, you definitely need to!)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 red peppers, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 3 Tbsp minced garlic
- ½ lb eggplant, cubed
- 1 large can tomatoes (or sub fresh ones)
- 1 ½ lb zucchini, sliced
- 3 tbsp lightly chopped fresh basil
- 1 & 1/4 tsp Kosher or Sea Salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil for Sauteing
Sauté all the ingredients in the coconut oil until the veggies are tender. That's IT! Serve and enjoy this super-healthy and delicious meal!
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Viewpoint: Slashing those school-run bills
At a time when there is increasing pressure on the education budget - the dispute over back pay for the classroom assistants being but one example - it seems incredible that millions of pounds are being swallowed up each year by ferrying children to school.
According to figures released by Education Minister Caitriona Ruane, the five education and library boards have run up a bill of £310m over the past five years on pupil transport. And of this figure, some £38m has gone on taxi fares.
Sammy Wilson, the chairman of the Assembly's Education Committee, has called for transport provision in general and the use of taxis in particular to be reviewed. But the department says that taxi services are provided primarily for special needs children and for those who live in remote areas in which bus travel is not viable.
Mr Wilson deserves credit for raising an important issue. But he does his cause no good by calling into question the ending of three-for-two seating on school buses.
He says the decision to make it mandatory for every child to have a seat is "hysterical nonsense" but this is very far from being the case. The policy was revised on the justifiable grounds of safety.
These days, many schoolchildren are adult-sized and to expect three to squeeze onto a seat for two as the bus jolts its way through city traffic or travels at speed along country roads is both uncomfortable and potentially dangerous. Mr Wilson should realise that safety - particularly of children - cannot be compromised.
That said, the bill for school transport must be reduced and one means would be to seek a greater parental contribution. If families choose to live miles from the school which their children attend, and ignore the local school, they should surely bear more of the cost.
Another possible way to cut costs would be to go out to tender for provision of school transport. At present the vast majority of buses are provided by education boards themselves and by Translink. Provided safety is not compromised, the private sector could easily play a greater role - and competition usually produces savings.
There may, as the department maintains, be no alternative to taxis in certain cases, especially when special needs or disabled children are concerned. But in other instances, could the bill not be reduced by using taxis as a feeder service to the nearest bus stop or railway station rather than undertaking the complete journey?
With the school run representing a fifth of morning rush-hour traffic, there is an urgent need to put more pupils onto public transport - or onto their feet or bicycles. Not only would costs be reduced, but children would be adopting a healthier lifestyle.
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Even Though We're Only At Fantasy Suites, The Bachelor Has Already Made His Decision
It's not even the finale of The Bachelor yet, but we might as well all pack up and go home, because it's become so obvious that Sean Lowe already knows which lady he's picking. After eliminating Desiree Hartsock last week in hometown visits, we're down to the final three — Lindsay Yenter, AshLee Frazier, and Catherine Giudice — but if you watch The Bachelor like it's an experiment in human behavior, like I do, I think you'll find that Sean Lowe is signaling like a motherfucker that he wants to end up with Catherine. FO LYFE.
The show is in Thailand right now, so all the dates follow the basic format of — hang out, sit down somewhere and touch each others' faces, swim, romantic dinner, Fantasy Suite. Awww yeah that's right, it's Fantasy Suite week. Time to put some things in some places and get to know these ladies in the biblical sense. Except…if you believe Sean, he's not getting down like that. With any of the women. He asks them to stay in the Fantasy Suite, but only to get away from the cameras so they lie chastely next to each other and talk breathlessly about the future while holding hands. There will be no sexytimes. Allegedly.
Lindsay gets the first date, which involves a lot of wandering around a Thai market and baby voices. Sean wants to test her, because that's his favorite thing to do with women he isn't interested in, so he makes her eat bugs, the one thing she said she didn't want to try. They talk a lot about best friends and being best friends and how they each want to marry their best friend, and isn't it great that they feel like best friends? All these two ever talk about are things that happened earlier in the day, like their favorite parts of dates that they're STILL ON, and how much they like each other and can see themselves getting married. Then they kiss for a minute and we cut to a wistful interview with Lindsay regretting that she hasn't yet told Sean 'I love you'. Cut back to kissing, talk more about what happened two hours ago. Rinse, repeat. Late in the episode, just when the best friend bullshit is getting to be more than I can bear, she tells him she loves him and is rewarded with a fatherly, best friend kiss.
The second date is with AshLee, who we need to be careful with, because she is in this HARD. She seems to be in actual love with Sean, instead of just TV love, and according to my scientific hypothesis, has transferred her feelings of abandonment onto him. Which I learned because she brings up her childhood and eventual adoption in every interaction and has become more and more feverish in her need for validation from Sean, getting to the point in this episode that she was telling him her ring size and her diamond preferences. He keeps saying that his relationship with her is the strongest one he has, and that she has all the qualities he'd want in a wife, but he also mentions that he has to 'test her' by taking her 'out of her comfort zone', so there's your giveaway right there. He takes her on a weird swim-spelunking adventure in pitch-black underwater caves, which she does not enjoy, dawgg. They have more things to talk about than Sean and Lindsay, but only because AshLee is doing the conversational work of three humans.
And then we go on the Catherine date. Oh the chatter! Oh the casual kisses and the question-asking and joking and the complete lack of testing her at all! He asks her if she'd move to Dallas and really seems to want to know the answer, reminding her to think about how things might be different in the future, outside the insulated world of the show. And what I like about this relationship is that she's also great. She admits in her interviews that it's hard for her to talk about being in love or falling in love, so she hasn't put it out there yet. They're relaxed and excited to be around each other and touching constantly and laughing and talking about things other than their relationship in the future. They're really in the moment, talking about the now. He's totes picking her, don't try to tell me otherwise.
Before the Rose Ceremony, we see a video from each of the women, their last chance to plead their case before someone gets sent home. The content is pretty standard — Lindsay says 'best friend' more times than she blinks, AshLee cries through the whole thing and says she can't imagine being apart from Sean for one day, and Catherine talks about how surprised she was to come on the show and actually develop feelings for Sean. He says he's made up his mind and calls out first Lindsay, then…AFTER A FULL THIRTY SECONDS OF MUSIC…calls out Catherine. I see you, producers, trying to make me think there was a chance he'd eliminate Catherine. Yeah right.
But to AshLee's credit, she was a total boss about it. I thought she was gonna break down in tears and tunnel under the deck like a raccoon and refuse to come out, but she was an ice queen. It was actually kind of scary, in an awesome way. He didn't call her name and she just walked out. She didn't say goodbye to the other girls or hug Sean, and when he tried to walk with her and explain himself, all she did was turn around and listen as he feebly explained that he 'thought it was her from the beginning'…but then it wasn't and stuff, and I'm so sorry, and don't be mad. She acknowledged what he said with a curt 'okay' and got into the car and drove away, and only then did she cry. She said, "This wasn't a silly game to me", and essentially sealed her fate as the next Bachelorette, so dry your tears, babylove, cause you're coming back next year, I'd bet my cynicism on it.
Then Sean has to hang his head while sitting on a fountain for a while and plot new ways to pretend that he didn't choose Catherine weeks ago. Ah, reality television. Gotta love it.
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Since 2012, CTEq's Vital Signs tool has been the go-to place for information and data on the state of STEM education where you live and work. But we've taken things up a notch. Today, we mark the launch of a much more powerful and user-friendly Vital Signs with rich new data, a beautiful new look, and—most important—a new focus on solutions to the many challenges in STEM education that the data highlights.
Vital Signs still features thousands of easy-to-read charts with critical information on STEM education nationwide, in all fifty states, and in the District of Columbia -- and they are now easier to use and share than ever! If you want to raise awareness about major challenges in your state, for example, you can share any Vital Signs chart via social media or download it for presentations or briefings.
What's more, Vital Signs is an even more essential tool for empowering change in your own back yard. You can connect the data with the STEM education initiatives from our prestigious STEMworks honor roll of effective programs that are best suited to address those challenges.
Much of the data you'll find on Vital Signs aren't available from any other public source. To name just a handful of examples:
To learn more about how to use the new site, check out the video below. Have any questions or comments about the site? Let us know!
We're back with an eye-opening batch of STEMtistics! This latest set come from our most recent Vital Signs brief, Solving thEM data that are easy to use and share, be sure to dive into our full set of STEMtistics.
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Last week we saw this article proposing an awards show that spotlights scientists in a way that's as big as the Oscars. The author argues for a science awards show grand in stature, which would present awards to the top five to 10 breakthroughs in science. Sounds promising, doesn't it? We thought so too. But the reality is that it's unlikely an award show will be enough to inspire young people about STEM. In fact, the Academy Awards ratings indicate difficulty attracting young viewers to even the Oscars. This article in Variety noted that, "If most [young] people haven't heard of the nominees, they aren't going to watch, and the business will lose more young viewers to indifference, because TV and video games are engaging them in a way that movies aren't."
So what's the solution? We've got to focus our efforts on building a strong foundation by fostering interest in STEM at a young age. Young people should be exposed to STEM earlier and in a variety of ways, from proven STEMworks and other high-quality programs to other more grassroots kinds of opportunities. Effectively collaborating with community organizations to help gain interest in STEM has been a major shortcoming. At our February STEM Salon announcing our recent Vital Signs brief, Sandra Evers Manly, vice president for Global Corporate Responsibility at CTEq member company Northrop Grumman Corporation, emphasized the importance of not overlooking grassroots programs, "Often times because it may not be pretty and packaged well, we tend to turn away and say this is not a successful program. But I can follow students through Northrop Grumman who started in SEEK, who then became a part of the NSBE chapters on college campuses, and who are now part of our company."
Every day, CTEq members invest in strategies that will build the workforce of tomorrow in the communities where its employees live and work:
Maybe an Academy Awards for STEM isn't the solution, but shining a spotlight on the good commitments of Corporate America and promoting strong STEM programs will go a long way to inspiring young people. As CTEq continues to march toward our goal of reaching 1.5 million more young people with high-quality STEM experiences in 2015, we have to be both dynamic and realistic in our approach. For more on inspiring young people in STEM, check out the video from our STEM Salon, below.
Change the Equation is excited to release 'Solving the Diversity Dilemma' our new Vital Signs brief. With generous support from CTEq member company Northrop Grumman, the brief proposes solutions to the critical and worsening lack of diversity in the STEM workforce.
The new brief presents exclusive information on just how bad the problem has become. We mined recent workforce data on engineering, advanced manufacturing, and computing to find that the nation's STEM diversity dilemma has remained stagnant or even worsened since 2001. African Americans and Latinos have surged as a percentage of the U.S. population, but their share of critical STEM jobs has barely budged. Women also remain scarce in STEM jobs.
The nation's female and minority youth are a rich vein of talent we have not fully tapped. Many girls and students-of-color start strong in school but lack the opportunities and encouragement to stay on a pathway to STEM careers. We've highlighted key solutions business leaders are adopting to expand the nation's best STEM learning opportunities to many more young women and people of color. Learn more about the business community's response to the STEM diversity dilemma in our brief.
Today is the fourth anniversary of Change the Equation's launch and we've got a lot to celebrate.
Since 2010, CTEq member companies have been working alongside us to improve STEM literacy across the country. Here are a few of our exciting milestones:
It's been a busy four years for Change the Equation and our members! And while we're excited to share CTEq's accomplishments, we're not done yet. We still have a long way to go until every young person in the U.S. has a strong foundation in STEM, but we know that our coalition of corporate leadership is equal to the task. We can't wait for all that's to come!
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EN. BYRON DORGAN (D), NORTH DAKOTA: Hey, Ed. It"s good to be with you.
SCHULTZ: Did the president do the right thing in freezing federal pay raise says for two years? And what message does this send?
And my other question--an my other question dealing with this, why do it now? He gave away a bargaining chip. What do you think of all of this?
DORGAN: Well, I think what he did was serious. And he said, I"m willing to take some tough steps here. And I understand, you know, if you"re a federal employee, you feel like you"re the one who that"s sacrificing, but the fact is that we"ve got to get this debt and deficit situation under control.
And I heard your description. I mean, it is unbelievable to be here in the Congress and to watch the Republicans say, you know what? Our highest priority is to give tax cuts for those that are the wealthiest Americans. And by the way, to those that have lost their jobs and are hoping for an extension of unemployment, take a hike. We"re going to bring blankets to the rich and say to the rest of the folks that are unemployed, go take a hike.
It"s unbelievable to me.
SCHULTZ: Senator, what does President Obama have to do to get his mojo back? I mean, it just seems that the Republicans are hammering him at every corner. He can"t get the uptake on any of the issues that have been out there.
Is it a messaging issue? What"s your advice leaving the Senate? What does the president and his team have to do to get the mojo back?
DORGAN: I think just, you know, carve out this agenda and push hard. Today was a step to say, I want to be serious about this budget deficit situation. I want to put the country back on track.
He"s also said, I"m not interested in providing tax cuts for millionaires at a time when we"re at war. He"s saying exactly the right thing on those issues. And I understand the other side has a big cheering section with a lot of right-wing radio and television, but the fact is the president just has to continue to push and drive this message through.
There"s a big difference between those who are warm-blooded and those who are cold-hearted. And just look at this policy and ask yourself, do the American people really want this?
We"re at war and we"re supposed to be giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, even as we tell those that are jobless that it doesn"t matter, we"re not going to extend their unemployment benefits? Most Americans don"t support that nonsense.
SCHULTZ: Senator, in your opinion, is there any chance that unemployment benefits would get the 60 votes in the Senate?
DORGAN: I sure hope so. I mean, if--
SCHULTZ: But you don"t feel that it"s going to happen?
DORGAN: I just don"t--it doesn"t appear to me there"s much cooperation on anything. And this is something that there ought to be cooperation on.
There"s a good reason to stand on the floor of the Senate when you speak, and that is to stand up for something that"s important. It is important to say to those that are down and out, out of their jobs and out of their homes, and, you know, out of luck, to say to them, you"re not alone, this country wants to help you through this.
SCHULTZ: It"s amazing to me, it really is.
Senator Dorgan, good to have you with us tonight. Thanks so much.
DORGAN: Thanks, a lot, Ed.
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From investigative journalism projects to ethnic news services, from community news venues to niche reporting sites, new media makers are launching news and information initiatives that are increasingly attracting support from community, family and other foundations.
From 2005 to today, J-Lab has tracked more than $185 million in grants awarded to at least 146 news projects in 23 states and the District of Columbia. In the searchable database, you can find these grants by the name of the foundation that issued funding, by the name of the news project that received grant support, or by state.
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The new Canon EOS 60D ($1,099 body) is the long-awaited successor to the Canon EOS 50D and presents a tasty new digital morsel in the Canon DSLR lineup (not to mention a little rain on the Nikons D3100 announcement). Tucked comfortably between the pro APS-C Canon 7D and the beginner Rebel lineup, Canon has revised the semi-pro 60D into a more consumer-friendly shooter by making the 60D leaner and meaner (8% lighter than the 50D), and adding an articulating screen (no one likes to get prone) and packing it full of the latest specs: APS-C 18.0 megapixel sensor, 5.3fps, 100-6,400 ISO (expandable to 12,800), DIGIC 4 processor, 1080p video w/in-camera editing, SD / SDHC / SDXC storage, and in-camera RAW processing. A new multi-control dial helps amateur shooters overcome any fears of moving past the
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Rick Morse, VP of Invensys' control and safety portfolio, explains new additions to Triconex's product line.
Invensys Operations Management has announced its new Triconex General Purpose System to provide a lower-cost entry point into its safety system product line. The Triconex line allows clients to optimize their choice of safety system while lowering investment and lifecycle costs.
In the video interview, Rick Morse, VP of Invensys' control and safety portfolio, explains the new platform, which is TUV-certified for Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2) applications, and an important new component of the company's larger InFusion Enterprise Control System (ECS).
"The new Triconex system delivers high-availability in a variety of safety and critical control applications, as well as offers secure integration with other systems. By providing the highest system availability and reliability in the market today, we can help protect plant personnel, secure production assets and achieve compliance with rigorous environmental standards, thereby driving environment and safety excellence," said Mike Chmilewski, vice president, technology innovations. "Our customers can utilize the Triconex General Purpose System to maximize process and plant uptime, meet or exceed safety targets and mitigate environmental impact."
For many businesses, improving operational excellence by maximizing gross margins, product quality and financial performance, while reducing operating expenses, has become a top priority. At the same time, stringent health, regulatory and environmental compliance issues are driving an even greater focus on safety. The versatility of the new Triconex General Purpose System enables businesses to fulfill requirements for critical control applications needing high availability, for example, turbomachinery control, as well as SIL 2 safety applications, such as emergency shutdown, fire and gas protection, and burner management. It is also compatible with Invensys' Triconex Tricon and Trident safety systems that already meet SIL 3 requirements.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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One of the NFL's most explosive quarterbacks may have to sit out a couple of weeks.
In the Redskins' 24-17 loss to the Falcons, 2012 No. 2 pick Robert Griffin III was walloped on a hit in the third quarter that sent him to the sidelines for the rest of the game.
Now, it looks like him taking some plays off was a smart decision.
Washington head coach Mike Shanahan announced after the game that Griffin had a mild concussion, according to ESPN.
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan says QB Robert Griffin III diagnosed with a mild concussion
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) October 7, 2012
Fellow rookie QB Kirk Cousins stepped in for RG3 follwing the hit and nearly led a Redskins comeback. With Washington taking on the Vikings next week, fantasy owners and fans alike will be looking to the injury report to see whether or not one of the NFL's most exciting players is able to return next Sunday.
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Möbius Strip Planning New Release
Yikes, we've really been neglecting this blog!
Last month Möbius Strip recorded 7 new songs with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios. These recordings are the first to feature drummer Rosendo Flores, and we're pretty excited to put them out.
So, what do we plan to do with these songs? Well, we're not really sure. We're thinking we'll start with a three-song 7" in the spring of 2013 and decide what to do with the rest later.
If you can't wait for the vinyl, you can hear the new songs at these upcoming shows:
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- 2013-01-18: Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ MusicBand + The Adults + Sick Sick Birds
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- 2013-02-22: Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ Blowback
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Last night's episode of Parenthood was a good one, but based on the preview for next week's episode, there are some major things about to happen. Titled "There's Something I Need To Tell You," the trailer hints at another tear-jerker installment for the series.
Season 4 has already proven to be an especially emotional season, with Kristina's breast cancer diagnosis being introduced early on. So far, she and Adam have been dealing with it quietly, planning for the surgery that will hopefully remedy the situation. But we all know that sooner or later they're going to have to tell the rest of the family. Adam brought Amber in on the situation already, mainly because he's been relying on her to help him out at work while he's there for Kristina. But how will the rest of the family react? Based on the preview below, it looks like Kristina is about to tell everyone.
Haddie's away at school but it looks like she'll be home at some point, understandably so. I'm thinking this will be a particularly moving episode for the season, as the Bravermans are at their best when they pull together.
Also teased in the above video is Sarah and Hank's relationship. We've seen Sarah and Ray Romano's character inch closer with each episode. Last night they bonded over Hank's daughter. Is something finally going to happen? Based on the preview, it seems like they're finally addressing the connection was that their first kiss we saw? Honestly, if you'd asked me last season, I would've adamantly said that Sarah and Mark belonged together despite their differences, but Romano's Hank is really winning me over. He's sweet in a fussy sort of way and kind of a loner who seems ripe to be inspired and woken up from the slump he's in. It's obvious he and Sarah have chemistry. Maybe it's meant to be!
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Residents mourn Walnut St. trees
When a wind storm swept through downtown Farmington during the city celebration a couple of years ago, Tim Dougherty had a feeling he'd lost one of the trees in his yard. When he came home that day, his suspicions were confirmed.
But when the trees in his neighborhood disappeared last week ... well, that came as a bit of a surprise.
Dougherty and his wife, Kelly, live along Walnut Street, where many of the boulevard trees were cut down and are being torn out as part of the reconstruction project that started last week.
"I drove home, and every tree on our block was taken down," Dougherty said.
Dougherty and his neighbors figured the area would lose a few trees due to the construction. A letter from the city of Farmington about the project said as much: "Tree removal necessary for the construction will begin on the entire project on April 1."
But Dougherty didn't think "necessary" meant "all." And for the section of Walnut Street between Fourth and Fifth streets, all but one tree was removed last week.
Farmington's city engineer Kevin Schorzman said the city doesn't have any kind of policy that endorses removing all the trees in a project area. During last year's Spruce Street reconstruction, many of the boulevard trees in that area were not touched.
When it comes to tree removal for projects like this, the city compares each tree's location in relation to the project map. The trees that would interfere with the project are removed.
Emotional attachment
Dougherty and his neighbors had a few stories to share the afternoon when the trees came down. Some of his neighbors have lived in their homes for generations. One neighbor reported planting the tree in front of his home with his father when he was still a boy. Another neighbor had lived in his home for more than 60 years, and the trees out front had always been there.
But so has much of the infrastructure that is being replaced, and that, Schorzman said, is what guided the decision to remove many of those trees.
Some of the sewer pipe in the Walnut Street project is about 54 inches in diameter. Other parts of the project go as high as eight feet in diameter. And that doesn't account for the extra space that needs to be dug out for getting the old infrastructure out and replacing it with new.
Schorzman knows a lot of the trees along the boulevard were established. They were big, beautiful trees with nice, large shade cover.
But those trees, particularly the ones with the large shade cover, had very deep, established root systems. The extent of a tree's root system can be determined by the branch spread, meaning if the branches are far-reaching, so are the roots. And if those branches spread over the area where the infrastructure is going to be replaced, that meant the trees would be permanently damaged.
"At this point, the trees would have died or they would lose the strength to stay up in the wind," Schorzman said. "This is always traumatic for people, but you can't imagine the complaints we'd get if it died and blew over on somebody's house or car."
The trees were all marked and removed on the same day. Initially, that made Dougherty wonder if he was in the right neighborhood when he came home. Later, it just made him wonder why the city didn't tell residents the trees were being removed.
"We never got a chance to talk to the city about it. I understand a tree might come down here or there, but every one?" he asked.
Schorzman said the city wasn't trying to keep the removal a secret or anything, though. It was more a matter of making sure they were only going to remove the trees that had to go, he said.
"We've had problems in the past, with people removing the marks, or kids getting spray paint out and marking trees we don't want to take down," he said.
When the project is complete, many of the trees along Walnut Street will be replaced with smaller trees, Schorzman said. That's in accordance with a city policy that stipulates trees are replaced on collector streets - busy streets like Walnut or Spruce - but not on side streets, like Fifth Street.