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We take no position on the Administration's request to withdraw the license application. We simply note that regardless what happens with Yucca Mountain, the U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel will soon exceed the amount that can be legally emplaced at this site until a second repository is in operation. So under current law, the United States will need to find a new disposal site even if Yucca Mountain goes forward. We believe the approach set forth here provides the best strategy for assuring continued progress, regardless of the fate of Yucca Mountain.Unfortunately, combined with the Commission's lack of interest in endorsing alternative fuel cycle strategies such as partial or full recycling of long-lived actinides (such as the remaining uranium, plutonium, and minor actinide species which make up the bulk of spent fuel by mass), this leaves little in the way of any actual immediate solutions for spent fuel management. Instead, as I noted prior, what this simply amounts to is turning back the clock on the process - wiser, but nonetheless no further along.
The commission is of course correct that at the current rate, even were Yucca Mountain to open tomorrow, the nation would soon require a second repository, given the regulatory capacity (not the technical capacity) of the site. What thus can be said in the commission's defense is that many of its recommendations would apply equally to any future repository required, even assuming Yucca Mountain were to open.
|Estimated "wet storage" capacity at reactors, per the NRC.
Thus, concerns over waste management have begun to intersect with safety concerns, leading to an increase push for "dry storage" of older fuel. The safety concern is somewhat ill-placed, given that only older fuel (generally on the order of 5-10 years following final discharge) can be safely placed in dry storage (as the decay heat of such fuel is low enough to allow for air cooling). The fuel bundles which can be thus moved out of "wet storage" are thus not those at risk of damage in the event of a loss of coolant in the spent fuel pool; rather, any move to remove these bundles has more to do with lowering the total amount of radioactivity in the pool (as well as increasing safety margins in the pool) as well as making room for newer fuel being ejected from the core.
Yet dry storage is neither a substitute for wet storage ("younger", hotter fuel can't go into dry storage) nor a substitute for permanent disposal (dry storage casks, while being suitable for storage on the order of decades or more, is not designed to permanently isolate spent fuel from the environment and is subject to environmental attack).
However, all of this assumes no change from the once-through cycle, where only a fraction of the usable uranium is fissioned and the entire fuel assembly is thrown away with no further recovery of usable materials.
"Buying time" with interim storage
This is perhaps the most glaring flaw in the Commission's report; despite soliciting the testimony of numerous fuel cycle experts (and even in some cases, nuclear energy opponents), the capstone of their recommendations - centralized interim storage - amounts to a rather sophisticated way of simply buying time. In evaluating each of the technical solutions to nuclear waste management, the Commission declined to endorse any, concluding that interim storage leading to some form of geologic disposal is ultimately necessary:
We concluded that while new reactor and fuel cycle technologies may hold promise for achieving substantial benefits in terms of broadly held safety, economic, environmental, and energy security goals and therefore merit continued public and private R&D investment, no currently available or reasonably foreseeable reactor and fuel cycle technology developments—including advances in reprocess and recycle technologies—have the potential to fundamentally alter the waste management challenge this nation confronts over at least the next several decades, if not longer. Put another way, we do not believe that today's recycle technologies or new technology developments in the next three to four decades will change the underlying need for an integrated strategy that combines safe, interim storage of SNF with expeditious progress toward siting and licensing a permanent disposal facility or facilities. This is particularly true of defense HLW and some forms of government-owned spent fuel that can and should be prioritized for direct disposal at an appropriate repository.(Emphasis added).
A resonant theme throughout the report is the idea of "keeping one's options open" - in other words, avoiding any irreversible commitment to one technological choice, be it direct disposal or reprocessing. Hence one finds the conclusion for interim storage - a solution which is by its nature temporary. A key problem here however is that temporary solutions, while affording flexibility down the line, are also solutions which leave the issue still unresolved - the very problem which forced this crisis to begin with.
In fairness, the Commission found numerous technical and economic advantages to centralized interim storage, including reducing overall costs for security (especially compared to spent fuel stored at reactors which have been shutdown); the savings in comparison to on-site storage each reactor would make such a site largely self-financing, particularly given the cost of "orphaned" fuel at shutdown reactors. Additionally, centralized storage may afford certain new technical capacities such as mixing spent fuel assemblies in disposal packages in order to "even out" thermal loading in the repository. Finally, an interim storage site could easily be used as a staging area for both reprocessing or as a location to coordinate final geologic disposal of assemblies.
So where exactly is the problem? The problem is in that this is it. Outside of recommendations for the process of repository siting, this is where the endorsements of technical solutions for nuclear waste management by the Commission end. Hence, the problem. One wonders why it took an entire commission of experts over a year to come to a set of solutions that, while helpful, have been already proposed by nuclear experts (including myself) for any number of years now.
To their credit, the Commission at least acknowledges the connection between interim storage and a credible process for establishing a repository, noting that the two activities cannot simply be carried out in isolation (particularly lest the centralized interim storage site be seen as a de facto permanent site).
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Yet much of their conclusion, and in particular their reluctance to endorse any of the suite of technological solutions for waste, implies waiting for some form of transformational technology whose technical and economic benefits solve their problem for them. Unfortunately, this is what folks in literature like to refer to as a "Deus Ex Machina" - in other words, a contrivance in which a divine entity swoops in and saves the hero from an otherwise insolvable crisis.
Overlooking incentives
One rather glaring omission in the Commisssion's report is an evaluation of the economic incentives "baked in" to current nuclear waste management policy. As of now, nuclear operators pay a $0.001/kWh fee to the federal government for each unit of electricity produced. While fine in theory (a "polluter pays" arrangement is certainly a forward-thinking way of handling such issues), this overlooks several perverse incentives such a policy produces by using a flat fee arrangement.
First is the linkage between the spent fuel and repository capacity. The overall capacity of a geologic repository is controlled chiefly by temperature - in other words, by the heat being produced by spent fuel rods. This in turn is linked to content of the rods - over the short term (i.e., the first 100 years following emplacement), the primary heat generators are radioactive cesium and strontium, each with half-lives of about thirty years. Thus, after about 100 years, the inventory of these isotopes (and subsequent heat) has decayed to roughly one-tenth of the original content. Over the extreme long-term (i.e., thousands of years), the heat capacity of the repository is controlled by long-lived actinides, specifically plutonium and americium.
Were these species removed, technical studies have shown that the capacity of the repository could be increased ten to a hundred-fold in the same physical footprint, thereby eliminating the need for additional repositories. Thus, reprocessing spent fuel plays a critical role in such a planning process.
Yet the current fee structure does not charge based on the relative heat content of fuel (or, similarly, volume and total activity). There is thus no built-in incentive for operators to thus seek out ways to minimize these quantities - either through extended on-site storage (i.e., allowing time to do some of the work for them before shipping off waste for disposal) or reprocessing.
Additionally, because the fees are paid as power is generated, rather than when waste is disposed, the cost of disposal has already been "paid for" - and very few utilities (private or public) are so public-spirited as to pay twice for the privilege of waste management (such as paying for the cost of reprocessing fuel).
While uranium and plutonium can be recovered for re-use in spent fuel, reprocessing is expensive compared to mining and enriching new uranium from the ground; estimates show that the cost of raw uranium ore would have to rise appreciably - as much as ten times the current price - to make reprocessing competitive with mining an enriching new uranium. This of course frequently used as an argument by the opponents of reprocessing, but what this fails to account for is the cost of disposal; in particular, it is assumed the cost of disposing of waste is fixed. Yet this assumes after one repository fills, the next will be equally as inexpensive to locate and construct - a rather tenuous assumption. (Additionally, this line of argument neglects the consideration that fuel composes a tiny 10% of electricity costs for nuclear; thus, additional cost premiums for reprocessing are in essence a drop in the bucket.)
An alternative would be a pricing strategy which takes scarcity into account, which charges on the basis of total heat content (and potentially volume and activity) rather than in terms of electricity produced alone. Likewise, charging said fee at the time of disposal rather than immediately would encourage alternative solutions, from reprocessing to interim storage. (The issue of "stranded costs" could easily be handled as reactor decommissioning costs are now, where utilities are required to set aside funds during the operating life of the reactor to pay for its decommissioning and final disposal).
Missing the connection: nonproliferation
An additional point of emphasis in the BRC report is in the connection between the fuel cycle (specifically, waste management) and nonproliferation concerns. Nonproliferation has been (rightly or wrongly) at the fore of nuclear waste management decisions, from President Ford's temporary moratorium on domestic reprocessing, followed by President Carter's permanent shutdown, premised explicitly on nonproliferation concerns.
The BRC report correctly recognizes the linkage between waste management and nonproliferation, in particular the need for multilateral fuel cycle strategies that obviate the need for the spread of sensitive fuel cycle facilities (such as those for enrichment and reprocessing). While the topic of nonproliferation and the fuel cycle easily warrants its own post, in general a U.S. policy of fuel "leasing" (where fuel is enriched and manufactured here, leased to foreign reactors, and returned to the United States for final disposition) can be a vital tool in promoting a more proliferation-resistent fuel cycle cycle.
This argument is explicitly explored in the report; however, what is neglected is that absent a credible, permanent solution for waste, such a "fuel leasing" policy is politically dead in the water. Further, even assuming the development of a permanent repository, it is difficult to conceive of widespread public support for such a policy, given the limited availability of repository capacity.
This would be where the disconnect emerges; in order to credibly advance a fuel leasing strategy (thereby advancing nonproliferation goals), it is highly likely that some form of waste reduction would be required in order to minimize demands upon any given repository. In other words, half-measures such as interim storage are simply insufficient.
The BRC was obviously handed a rather trying and delicate task - trying to untangle three decades of U.S. nuclear waste management policy which had largely found its way into a dead-end. And while many of its instincts are admirable - such as advocating a strategy which is flexible and avoids technological lock-in, this philosophy is taken to an extreme, leading to paralysis in advocating a path forward. Instead, most of what the commission has produced is a call for additional breathing room - itself not bad, but a far cry from the long-term solutions required for spent fuel management.
While a rethought process for siting a geologic repository may fill some of this role, the Commission's reluctance to endorse any technological solutions to waste management (or a clear decision framework for adopting such a technology) is perhaps the report's most glaring shortfall.


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Well, defun takes a function name as its first argument, and a function name is "1. (in an environment) A symbol or a list (setf symbol) that is the name of a function in that environment. 2. A symbol or a list (setf symbol)."
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Your question is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago — perhaps more so, with today's global economic challenges. The good news is that there are several benchmarks available to estimate the effect of a bad hiring decision. Industrial/organizational psychologists and economists have developed accurate estimation tools typically referred to as utility analyses. Most of them focus on the validity of the assessment tool (e.g., test, structured interview) being used to make the hiring decision.
Still, the assumptions are fundamentally the same with or without an elaborate assessment program. Ironically, even when using conservative mathematical methods, the results do not seem credible to managers. So it's no surprise you're asking for help.
First let's take a look at the obvious costs of a bad hiring decision: advertising, recruiter time, search firms, managers' interviewing time, candidate travel cost, relocation, training resources and more. At the same time, hidden costs include losses in productivity, lost opportunity for business growth, onboarding efforts, employee morale and company image. When you consider expatriate assignments, expect relocation costs to range from about $500,000 to $1 million.
A quick and highly conservative measure that is often used is to assume that a bad hire costs your company 1.5 times the annual "fully loaded" compensation of white-collar workers. Thus, a bad hire for someone paid $100,000, including benefits, will cost your company $150,000 to replace.
For blue-collar positions, you may want to use the formula of 1 to 1. In a 2007 survey of companies, Right Management reported estimated costs of three times that of base salary. The fact is that the costs of a bad hire will vary from company to company and situation to situation.
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It's Saturday morning at the soccer field, and as the Colorado mother of the young player who scored the winning goal gives him a hug, she makes plans to hurry home to her computer and write a letter to his father about the game. A few months ago, she would have had to make a trip to the post office to mail the letter to her husband, incarcerated in a nearby correctional facility, and by the time the letter made its way through the postal system and the State's mailroom, the team would likely have already played next week's game. Now, thanks to an e-messaging mail system, the player's father will know about his son's accomplishment in less than 48 hours.
A number of States around the country, including Colorado, have recently added a form of electronic messaging to their correctional facility mailrooms. Electronic messaging allows inmate families to write letters 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and send them to their loved ones electronically for a small fee. The system's features provide mailroom staff with the necessary tools to quickly scan letters, print out those that qualify, and quickly deliver them to inmates.
"Our mailroom staff have to open and read every piece of hard copy mail and check it for contraband," says Tony Carochi, deputy director of prisons for Colorado. "Handwritten letters can be very difficult to read, and mailroom staff have to manually look for certain keywords or phrases. With electronic messaging, we put several hundred keywords that have been identified by Intel [Corporation] and security staff in a database, and the system reviews a letter in less than a minute. Using electronic messaging is a real timesaver."
Families and friends of an incarcerated person use the Internet to create an account, and purchase "e-stamps" to send their letters. The vendor's interface system sorts and routes letters to the appropriate facility daily. Colorado had to purchase printers and copiers for printing the letters, but obtained the service at no cost.
Because not everyone has access to a computer, Colorado's mailrooms still process a number of letters the "old-fashioned" way. The State introduced incoming electronic
messaging in August 2006, and the next phase is for the introduction of kiosks that will allow inmates to send letters out through the system.
"We met with inmate advocacy groups before we introduced the pilot program and got their buy-in," Carochi says. "We've had nothing but positive feedback from the advocacy groups, mailroom staff, inmates, and their families and friends."
Colorado initiated this program as the result of an employee suggestion, and identified several vendors before selecting one for a 6-month pilot program. The success of the pilot program led to the system's statewide introduction.
For more information on Colorado's e-messaging program, contact Tony Carochi at 719–226–4725, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Doxofylline Tablet – Composition and Active Ingredients
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nnCron 1.91 b2 is available for download.
Some of the new features are already described in online docs: http://www.nncron.ru/help/help.htm .
Here is a brief description of the new features:
+ it is possible to intercept the computer shutdown (WatchQueryShutdown, INTERCEPT-SHUTDOWN, CONTINUE-SHUTDOWN)
* USERNAME is changed;
* New condition word Win2003? and WinVersionString is changed;
* AsLoggedUser works properly with Fast User Switching;
+ WTSWatchConnect, WTSWatchDisconnect, WTSWatchLogon,WTSWatchLogoff, WTSWatchLock, WTSWatchUnlock, WTSWatchRemoteConnect, WTSWatchRemoteDisconnect (WTS stands for Windows Terminal Services), WATCH-SESSIONID;
+ tray.exe - this is a dedicated nnCron system tray icon which is automatically loaded, for example, when Fast User Switching is used;
+ EVAL-SUBST supports now conditional substitution %[if] cond% ... %[else]% ... %[end]%;
+ New MAX-CB-SIZE VALUE-variable (clipboard buffer limitation).
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I tried my hand at our first Ethiopian dishes this past weekend. It was an adventure for sure.
I have a huge amount of respect for all those Ethiopian moms out there - Ethiopian cuisine can be time-intensive (or maybe it was just my dish?). I have to say it definately gave me a greater empathy as I think of an adoptive child coming over to the US for the first time.
The herbs had a totally new smell to them, the food a different taste, and can I say? At times it was uncomfortable and unpleasant to me. I can't imagine that huge change on top of so many others at once. Definiately makes it seem worthwhile for me to have our family learn an appreciation and familiarity with the cuisine. . . .even if it takes a little bit. : )
The girls were so excited.
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He was 36 and lived in Greenpoint.
In North Brooklyn, Mr. Glorieux was an active member of the community and recently joined the Greenpoint YMCA board to contribute his knowledge of finance, economic consultation and enthusiasm for teaching young people.
Mr. Glorieux was a financial consultant at Axa Advisors, and provided financial planning advice to his clients in investments, life insurance and estate planning.
After receiving his M.B.A.in International Marketing from Institut de Hautes Etudes Economiques et Commerciales (INSEEC) in Paris, Mr. Glorieux came to New York to pursue a career in marketing. He soon found a job with Sopexa USA, working with French foods and wines.
It wasn't long after when he met Mrs. Glorieux, who also moved to the city and began working in the organization's public relations department in the same year.
"When you first move here, you're just trying to figure everything out," Mrs. Glorieux said, remembering the day they met. "A friend of mine, that I was working with, told me, 'I think that boy has a crush on you.'"
It turned out that her friend had good intuition. In 2006, they were wed and moved to Williamsburg and one year later to Greenpoint.
Mrs. Glorieux introduced her husband to the Greenpoint YMCA in late 2012, where she had been involved with developing events and volunteering with the Strong Kids Campaign.
Keith Hicks, executive director of the Greenpoint YMCA, said he will always remember Mr. Glorieux for his dedication to the program and his eagerness to help develop new ideas.
"He was really concerned about doing something meaningful for the kids and doing something in the community," Hicks said. "He had a lot of ideas for us in how to fundraise and how to give money back to the YMCA."
Mr. Glorieux played soccer and always spoke of volunteering to teach the children at the YMCA when he had a chance.
"He was just so excited and anxious to help," he said. "There was always this certain amount of energy about him and what he wanted to do for the community."
Mr. Glorieux will be missed by his peers, his clients, his family and the community of North Brooklyn.
"He was always very quick with a joke or a friendly tease," Mrs. Glorieux said. "If you ever needed a shoulder to cry on, he was just a very generous person and he was kind with everything."
Mr. Glorieux is survived by his wife and two children, ages two and four.


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Inspired by Nine-Patch Delight from designers Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
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3/4 yard pink large floral (setting and corner triangles)
3-1/3 yards backing fabric
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BOSTON, Mass. – For the second game in a row MIT freshman Michael Traub (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) generated nine points, this time on seven goals and two assists, as the Engineers defeated Emerson College, 17-6, on Wednesday. With the win, the men's lacrosse team improved to 7-6 on the year and 2-1 in NEWMAC play.
Sophomore Luke Verdi (Middletown, Md.) and freshman Harris Stolzenberg (Weston, Fla.) both posted three goals and two assists while fellow rookie Keith Galli (Henniker, N.H.) recorded a hat-trick for MIT. Sophomore Paul Orrson (Baltimore, Md.) produced one goal and two assists as freshman Henry Aspegren (Ann Arbor, Mich.) along with sophomores Jonah Hessels (Laytonsville, Md.) and Joseph Sullivan (Atlanta, Ga.) each earned an assist. Freshman Matthew Kalinowski (Toms River, N.J.) tallied four caused turnovers and three groundballs while sophomore Chris McPherson (Gaithersburg, Md.) generated two caused turnovers. Senior Britt Cyr (Cincinnati, Ohio) dished out two assists and won nine of his 10 faceoff attempts as freshman Cody Jacobucci (Woodstown, N.J.) went 7-of-8 in faceoffs. Sophomore Max Malinowski (Boise, Idaho) was 6-of-8 on the faceoff "x" while classmate Eric Bartell (San Diego, Calif.) collected five saves.
Traub opened the scoring by converting a feed from Cyr after 4:45 elapsed. MIT controlled the action but did not increase its lead until a solo effort by Galli with 2:51 on the clock. The Engineers won the ensuing faceoff which resulted in Traub finding Verdi for the score.
Emerson ended the shutout at the 11:03 mark of the second quarter but a blast by Traub upped the margin to 4-1. A defensive battle ensued before Verdi scored with 3:21 and then two seconds on the clock to give the visitors a comfortable cushion at the intermission.
MIT carried the momentum into the third stanza as Stolzenberg set up Galli after nine seconds expired while a strike by Orrson made the score 8-1 at the 13:38 mark. The Lions ended their scoring drought over a minute later but the Engineers responded with a goal from Traub. Emerson continued the exchange of goals; however, back-to-back markers by Traub extended the lead to 11-3 midway through the quarter. The Lions registered the next two goals but this was as close as it would get as Stolzenberg redirected a feed from Cyr with 1:45 remaining.
MIT closed out the game by outscoring Emerson, 5-1, in the final frame. Traub connected on a pass from Orrson almost two minutes in while Stolzenberg followed with two goals, the last being assisted by Orrson. Traub found the back of the net with 7:54 on the clock and then found Galli for the final tally of the night three minutes later. Emerson recorded its lone goal of the quarter with 3:11 left to play.
The Engineers continue their NEWMAC road trip on Saturday, April 19 with a visit to Wheaton College.


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Oct. 24, 2010
Sept. 25, 2010
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Visiting Plymouth State scored three times in the first 11 minutes, built a 33-0 halftime advantage, and went on to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's football team, 33-9, in the New England Football Conference Boyd Division opener for both teams on Alumni, Family and Friends Weekend at Cressy Field Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers struck quickly, taking the opening kickoff and driving 67 yards in eight plays, all on the ground. Sophomore running back Ty Long (Dover, NH/Dover HS) keyed the drive with a 50-yard run on the second play from scrimmage, and senior quarterback J.J. Brooks (Seabrook, NH/Winnacunnet HS) scored from five yards out to make it 6-0.
The Corsairs were unable to move the ball on their next possession, and the Panthers scored again, Brooks hit senior wide receiver John Creamer (Hanover, MA/Abington HS) for 65 yards and a score to make it 13-0, after sophomore Nick Provost (Stratham, NH/Exeter HS) converted.
PSU held the Corsairs in check again, and came up with good field position after senior defensive back Zach Parsons (Florence, MA/Northampton HS) intercepted a pass from sophomore quarterback Brendan McNeish (Springfield, MA/Bridgton Academy) and returned it 19 yards to the Corsair 18. Three rushing attempts brought the ball to the six-yard line, and sophomore running back Michael Malia (Waterford, CT/Waterford HS) score to make it 19-0. Provost's PAT was blocked by Corsair sophomore defensive back Darrien Furr (East Taunton, MA/Taunton HS).
PSU made it 26-0 when they drove 74 yards in 13 plays, and scored when junior running back Chad Croteau (Weare, NH/John Stark Regional HS) dove in from three yards out with 9:53 left in the second quarter. A 42-yard pass from Brooks to Creamer set up PSU's fifth score, a nine-yard run by Brooks with 3:02 left in the first half.
UMass Dartmouth put together their first scoring drive of the second half midway through the third quarter. Taking over at their 37-yard line after an interception by freshman defensive back Joe Teixera (Seekonk, MA/Seekonk HS), they drove 48 yards in 10 plays, getting a pair of first down runs from senior running back Eric Pacy (Rowley, MA/Tilton HS/Salve Regina/Dean). Sophomore kicker Edgar Osols (Summit, NJ/Summit HS) put UMD on the board with a 33-yard field goal.
The Corsairs used a big play to get into the end zone with 1:24 left in the game. Freshman quarterback Tanner Bachand (Newington, CT/St.Paul Catholic HS) made his first pass as a Corsair a good one, hitting freshman wide receiver Chris Berganti (Haverhill, MA/Central Catholic HS) for a 75-yard touchdown on his first play from scrimmage.
"The wheels came off a little bit in the first half, but I'm proud of the team and of their attitude," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Mark Robichaud. "We did a great job in the second half. At halftime, I told them that we just got punched in the mouth and knocked on our butts, but when that happens, you get up and you fight back, and that's what we did."
PSU outgained UMD, 380 yards to 173, picking up 252 yards on the ground. Long gained 75 yards on 11 carries, while Brooks rushed 11 times for 45 yards and two scores and completed three of four passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Pacy led UMD with 45 yards on nine carries, while McNeish was 10 of 22 passing for 44 yards.
For the second week in a row, senior linebacker Mike Fraser (Peabody, MA/Wrentham HS/Saint Anselm) made 11 tackles for the Corsairs, including three solo stops, while junior defensive back Ross O'Toole (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth HS) had nine tackles. Sophomore defensive back Ray Boulay (Keene, NH/Keene HS) led PSU with five tackles, including four solo stops.
The Corsairs fell to 1-3 and 0-1 in the Boyd Division with the defeat, while the Panthers improved to 3-1 and 1-0 in the Boyd Division with the victory. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit MIT next Saturday. PSU will host Nichols next Saturday.


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Devonport highlights: What to see and do
The historic seaside village of Devonport has a charming and relaxed atmosphere.
The historic seaside village of Devonport has a charming and relaxed atmosphere. Stroll around the village at your leisure and visit some of its attractions including the many art galleries, historic points of interest and lookouts.
Galleries are scattered throughout the village with a range of art by specialists in glass art, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, jewellery and more.
Pay a visit to master glass artist Peter Raos; Flagstaff Gallery featuring contemporary New Zealand fine art, Lode Jewellery and Art by the Sea.
While exploring the galleries, take a break at one of the many cafes or indulge at the renowned Devonport Chocolates.
Devonport has an interesting history from both its indigenous Maori inhabitants and colonial European settlers. Three small volcanoes are situated in Devonport, which are believed to have been occupied by fortified Maori settlements from about 1350 AD.
The remaining volcanic cones (North Head and Mount Victoria) are popular visitor spots where evidence of Maori occupation and gun emplacement from WWII can still be seen and explored today.
Wandering around the village takes you back to a bygone era of colonial settlement in the 1800s, as the streets are lined with beautifully renovated Victorian villas.
The wharf at the edge of the shops has a memorial to the arrival of Maori people on the Tainui canoe about 1300 AD.
For more information visit www.AucklandNZ.com.


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Piolo Pascual Film Festival on Cinema One this January
The 2002 film by Jose Javier Reyes, "9 Mornings", is a romantic comedy film featuring Piolo and Donita Rose. He plays as Gene, the workaholic obsessive-compulsive event organizer who has a tragic past that resulted to his loss of faith and belief in God. The conflict begins when his late grandmother leaves him wealth in a condition that he should complete the nine dawn-masses (simbang gabi), a religious practice he abhors. "9 Mornings" airs on January 6.
"Paano Kita Iibigin" is Joyce Bernal's 2007 film starring Piolo and Regine Velasquez that revolves around the romance between Martee (Regine), a broke and recently unemployed single mother and Lance (Piolo) a rich and arrogant resort owner. The two meet when Martee decides to flee from the city to find comfort in Lance's resort where Martee's son accidentally damages an expensive motorcycle prompting her to work for Lance as payment for the damages. "Paano Kita Iibigin" which also stars Eugene Domingo, Erich Gonzales, and Iya Villania marked the first time that Pascual worked with Viva Films and the first time that Velasquez worked with Star Cinema. This airs on January 13.
The 2004 blockbuster hit, "Milan", directed by acclaimed director Olivia Lamasan and filmed in different cities in Italy stars Piolo and Claudine Barretto and mirrors the life of Filipino migrant workers who found love and refuge in each other. Piolo and Claudine's performance as Lino and Jenny garnered them the prestigious Best Actor and Best Actress awards in FAMAS while the film was nominated for Best Picture. According to a review on Showbizpinoy.com, "Piolo was able to convey various layers of emotions in the most effective manner all throughout the movie. You feel his sadness, desperation and helplessness in this foreign land." The film also stars Iza Calzado, Ryan Eigenmann, and Lotlot de Leon and airs on January 20.
Piolo and Judy Ann Santos stars in their 3rd blockbuster hit "Till There Was You" directed by Joyce Bernal. A short bus ride begins the romantic film where Joanna (Judy Ann) leaves a book with her photograph in it, picked and kept hidden through the years by Albert (Piolo), a single father. Joanna was drawn into the lives of Albert and his daughter Pippa when the latter saw her by chance and remembered her face in the photograph that she always thought was her long-lost mother. "Till There Was You" airs on January 27.
Begin the year filled with love through Cinema One's Romance Central Block featuring Piolo Pascual Sunday nights at 6:00 p.m. The number one cable channel in the country, Cinema One (Skycable Ch. 56), is available on SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For more information, log on to www.facebook.com/Cinema1channel.


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Among the hot gifts this holiday season are iPhones, Samsung Galaxy S III's and other smartphones. But along with the nifty new phones comes something decidedly less exciting and fun to shop for: the wireless service that allows the devices to surf the Web, send messages and make calls.
With four major carriers and several minor ones, each offering numerous combinations of voice minutes, messages and data usage, choosing a plan can be daunting. Here are some things to consider as you try to pick the right one for you.
Number of users or devices. Many carriers now offer subscribers a choice between individual plans that are tied to one user and one device and shared service plans designed for multiple users or devices.
Originally, these shared plans offered limited amounts of pooled voice minutes or text messages. But the latest shared plans offered by Verizon and AT&T offer unlimited voice minutes and messages for all users on the account and a preset amount of data usage that is shared among all users. In these new shared plans, users typically pay a monthly access charge for each device and a separate charge for their particular bucket of data.
These new plans can benefit individuals and families who talk and text frequently. But they are often pricier than plans that offer limited voice minutes or messages.
Expected Usage. You probably have a decent sense from past experience how much time you spend talking on the phone and how many text messages you send. But if you're a new smartphone user, you likely have no idea how much data you'll consume. Fortunately, there are some guidelines.
Illinois' Citizens' Utility Board has put together a chart that explains how much data smartphones use performing particular tasks. At the low end of the spectrum are sending and receiving simple email messages. At the high end are activities like streaming video or audio.
While data usage has been going up steadily, a study earlier this year by NPD Group found that the vast majority of smartphone users consume less than 2 gigabytes of data each month. And users can limit their usage of over-the-air data by connecting their devices to Wi-Fi hot spots. Data sent or received over such connections doesn't apply to the wireless carriers' monthly limits.
Type of plan. Most smartphone users tend to buy the phones at subsidized rates in return for signing up for long-term — usually two-year — contracts. But that's not your only choice.
Many providers offer no-contract prepaid plans. Users can typically cancel those plans at any time without incurring penalties. The monthly charges can be less expensive than they would be with longer-term contracts. And light users can often find low-cost prepaid plans that offer fewer minutes, messages or data usage than they would see on more traditional smartphone agreements.
But for heavy data users, prepaid plans can be more expensive on a monthly basis than longer-term ones. And prepaid providers typically offer older or slower smartphones rather than the latest models. When prepaid plans do offer newer phones, consumers typically have to pay the full, unsubsidized price for them, which can make for a substantial upfront investment. MetroPCS, for example, charges $500 for the Samsung Galaxy S III, a phone that AT&T offers for $200 with a two-year contract.
Price. If you're upgrading from a feature phone to a smartphone, be prepared to see your monthly bill jump significantly, especially if you subscribe to one of the major carriers' two-year plans. Some of AT&T and Verizon's most costly individual plans cost $140 or more per month.
Consumers can save money by limiting their usage or choosing prepaid plans. MetroPCS, for example, offers a basic smartphone plan for $40 a month. It includes unlimited voice minutes, text messages and data usage, but after users consume 250 megabytes of data, the carriers slows down their Internet speeds.
Users who expect to consume lots of mobile data can also consider the unlimited data plans offered by Sprint and T-Mobile. T-Mobile offers an unlimited voice, text and data plan for $90 a month, and users don't have to worry about having their speed throttled if they consume too much data.
Coverage and reliability. Before you buy a phone or sign a lengthy contract, you should make sure your device will have service at the places where you want to use it. Each of the service providers offers a map on their website of their coverage areas. Plug in a Zip code, and you should be able to see whether you will have service.
You can get a sense of how good that service will be by checking with RootMetrics, which collects data on the relative strength of carriers' signals in particular areas. By looking at its maps, you find out whether you're likely to have dropped calls or slow data connections in your area.
You can also check with Consumer Reports, which rates all the major and many of the minor networks based on the frequency of problems reported by actual consumers. In its most recent report, which it released this month, Consumer Reports rated AT&T as the worst major service provider in San Francisco and the worst overall provider nationally. The magazine rated Verizon as the top-ranked major carrier in San Francisco and Consumer Cellular, a low-cost provider that leases space on AT&T's network, as its top-ranked carrier nationally.
But service reliability can vary widely from city to city and even within different cities. Your best bet may be to check with friends and neighbors to get a sense of their experiences with particular carriers.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285. Follow him at Twitter.com/troywolv.
Resources for smartphone plan shoppers
If you're shopping for a smartphone plan, here are some resources to help you pick the right one.
Citizens Utility Board. Nonprofit Illinois consumer advocacy group. Offers guidelines on smartphone data usage. http://www.citizensutilityboard.org/ciTelecom_DataGuide.html
Consumer Reports. Subscription-based magazine and website published by nonprofit advocacy group Consumers Union. Periodically reviews cell phone plans and services. Latest ratings were published this month. www.consumerreports.org
RootMetrics. Research firm that rates the quality of carriers' coverage in some 82 markets including San Francisco and San Jose. Separately rates carriers' voice, messaging and data services and offers free maps that show service quality in particular neighborhoods. www.rootmetrics.com
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Interesting Topic: Marcos Deserted Accomplishments
There's a section on Marcos' deserted accomplishments. I'll repost the ones i find interesting:
I. Food sufficiency
A. Green Revolution
Production of rice was increased through promoting the cultivation of IR-8 hybrid rice. In 1968 the Philippines became self-sufficient in rice, the first time in history since the American period. It also exported rice worth US$7 million.
B. Blue Revolution
Marine species like prawn, mullet, milkfish, and golden tilapia were being produced and distributed to farmers at a minimum cost. Today, milkfish and prawns contribute substantially to foreign exchange income.
C. Liberalized Credit
More than one thousand rural banks spread all over the country resulting to the accessibility of credit to finance purchase of agricultural inputs, hired labor, and harvesting expenses at very low interest rate. During 1981-1985, credit was available without interest and collateral arrangements. Some of the credit programs were the ff:
1. Biyayang Dagat (credit support for fishermen)
2. Bakahang Barangay –supported fattening of 40,000 head of cattle in farmer backyards
3. Masaganang Maisan, Maisagana, and Expanded Yellow Corn Program –supported 1.4 Million farmers through P4.7 Billion loans from 1975-1985
4. Gulayan sa Kalusugan and Pagkain ng Bayan Programs –provided grants and loans of P12.4 Million to encourage backyard and communal production of vegetables and improve nutrition of Filipino households
5. Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran (KKK)—supported 25,000 entrepreneurial projects through P1.8 Billion and helping 500,000 beneficiaries
D. Decontrol Program
Price control polices were implemented on rice and corn to provide greater incentive to farmers to produce more. Deregulation of trading in commodities like sugar and coconut and agricultural inputs like fertilizer were done for more efficient marketing and trading arrangements.
II. Education Reform
Access to free education widened during the Marcos Administration. The biggest portion of the budget was allotted for Educational Programs (P58.7 Billion in 20 years). The literacy rate climbed from 72% in 1965 to 93% in 1985 and almost 100% in Metro Manila on the same year.
III. Agrarian Reform
Tenant's Emancipation Act of 1972 or PD 27 was implemented without bloodshed. This was the first Land Reform Code our country. Since it was implemented until December 1985, 1.2 million farmers benefited, either they became the owner or leaseholder in more than 1.3 million hectares of rice and corn lands.
IV. Primary Health Care
The Primary Health Care (PHC) Program made medical care accessible to millions of Filipinos in the remotest barrios of the country. This program was even awarded by United Nations as the most effective and most responsive health program among the third world countries. With PHC life expectancy increased from 53.7 years in 1965 to 65 years in 1985. Infant mortality rate also declined from 73 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1965 to 58 in 1984.
V. Housing for the masses
Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services (BLISS) Housing project had expanded the government's housing program for the low-income group. Massive slum upgrading projects have improved to 14,000 lots in 1985 from 2,500 in 1976. The Tondo foreshore, for instance, is one of the biggest and most miserable slum colonies in Asia was transformed into a decent community. A total of 230,000 housing units were constructed from 1975-1985.
The laws on socialized housing were conceptualized by President Marcos through a series of legal issuances from the funding, the lending, mortgaging and to the collection of the loans. These are governed by the Home Mutual Development Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund), the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and the National Home Mortgage Finance which remain intact up to the present
VI. Energy Self-Reliance
Indigenous energy sources were developed like hydro, geothermal, dendrothermal, coal, biogas and biomass. The country became the first in Asia to use dendrothermal and in five years we became number two, next to US, in geothermal utilization. The extensive energy resource research and exploration and development resulted to reduction of oil imports from 100% in 1965 to 40% in 1985 and in the same year, more than 1,400 towns and cities were fully energized.
VII. Export Development
During 1985 textile and textile products like garments and embroideries, furniture and rattan products, marine products like prawns and milkfish, raw silk, shoes, dehydrated and fresh fruits were exported aside from the traditional export products like coconut, sugar, logs, lumber and veneer. The maritime industry was also dominated by Filipinos wherein 50,000 seamen were employed by various world shipping companies.
VIII. Labor Reform
The Labor code was promulgated which expanded the concerns of the Magna Carta of Labor to extend greater protection to labor, promote employment, and human resource development. The minimum wages of the workers were boosted through the guaranteed 13th month pay and cost of living allowances. Employment potentials of Filipinos were enhanced through skills training. During that time, there were 896,000 out-of-school youths and unemployed graduated from various training centers all over the country.
IX. Unprecedented Infrastructure Growth
The country's road network had improved from 55,778 kilometers in 1965 to 77,950 in five years (1970), and eventually reached 161,000 kilometers in 1985. Construction of irrigation facilities was also done that made 1.5 million hectares of land irrigated and increased the farmer's harvest and income. In addition, nationwide telecommunication systems—telephone systems, telex exchange too centers, and interprovincial toll stations were also built.
X. Political Reform
The structure of government established by President Marcos remains substantially the same except the change of name, inclusive of superficial features in laws, to give a semblance of change from that of President Marcos regime.
The only significant department that was abolished after the departure of President Marcos was the Department of Ministry of Human Settlements under Imelda Romualdez Marcos. It was dismantled but the functions were distributed to different offices.
XII. Fiscal Reform
Government finances were stabilized by higher revenue collections and loans from treasury bonds, foreign lending institutions and foreign governments.
XI. Peace and Order
In 1966, more than 100 important smugglers were arrested; in three years 1966-68 they arrested a total of 5,000. Military men involved in smuggling were forced to retire. Peace and order significantly improved in most provinces however situations in Manila and some provinces continued to deteriorate until the imposition of martial law in 1972.
What ever happened to these? Did the suceeding administration just forego these just because it had Marcos' signature? These,though made in the 1970's address problems that we are facing today. Had these not been abolished and maintained for the last 30 or so years, things may be so much different.
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The Barter Blog
Construction Delays
July 21, 2017
Barter Theatre would like to remind our patrons that there will be heavy construction on Interstate 81 between Exits 10 and 19 from July 20 through mid-August. Likewise, the Northbound exit ramp on Exit 14 will be closed from July 27 until Aug. 11. Because of this construction there will be heavy traffic delays, particularly on the Northbound side of I-81, which may lead to traffic delays of up to one hour. We would recommend anyone who may be traveling this route allow themselves plenty of extra time to make up for the delays in order to arrive on time. We wouldn't want anyone to miss a part of the show!
An alternate route for patrons coming from Bristol on I-81 Southbound, going North (towards Roanoke) would be to take Exit 7 and follow State Highway 11 (Lee Highway) to Barter Theatre. An alternate route for patrons traveling from Johnson City would be to take Roan Street to Highway 11 E to US 421 onto TN 44/VA 75. This route will lead patrons into Abingdon via Cummings Street and completely avoid the interstate construction.
Patrons on I-81 Northbound, going South (toward Bristol) would be advised to take Exit 22 or 24 and follow Hillman Highway to East Main Street in Abingdon and right to Barter Theatre.
Each of these alternate routes could take between 10-25 minutes longer than the usual travel time on I-81, depending on traffic.
Barter Theatre appreciates the patience and understanding of its patrons as efforts are being made to improve travel in the town of Abingdon and Washington County.


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A twelfth excerpt from the recently released book published by Island Press called Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities. In this post, we look at some cities who have created parkland by concealing or burying highways.
Urban radicals want automobiles banned. Urban moderates can perhaps live with cars as long as they're neither seen nor heard.
In European central cities the radicals have the upper hand. U.S. cities are increasingly settling for a compromise–an expensive compromise–by putting freeway segments underground and covering them with parkland. Whether called a lid, deck, bridge, or tunnel, there are already at least 24 of these parks in the country and a dozen more somewhere in the planning pipeline. Surprisingly, because of both undulating topographies and the fact that many cities are already operating on multiple above-and-below-ground levels, there are numerous opportunities to construct more freeway deck parks. As the impact of automobiles becomes ever less welcome in cities, these lids have moved from the novel to the accepted to, increasingly, the expected. The sometimes considerable cost has gone from being dismissed as "porkbarrel" to being redefined more positively as amenity investment with high economic payback.
In a study carried out by the Center for City Park Excellence in 2007, it was found that the average size of the nation's freeway parks is about 8 acres and each covers about 1,600 linear feet of highway. Most famous is Seattle's aptly named Freeway Park, designed by the Lawrence Halprin firm and opened with great fanfare in 1976, but the concept actually goes back to 1939 when Robert Moses constructed the Franklin D. Roosevelt Expressway along Manhattan's East River, tunneled it under the mayor's home at Gracie Mansion and constructed 14-acre Carl Shurz Park on top. In 1950 Moses did it again, in Brooklyn, when citizens rose up against a planned expressway through the center of Brooklyn Heights. As a compromise he added the 1/3-mile long Brooklyn Promenade with its supreme view of lower Manhattan, remarking self-satisfiedly at the ribbon-cutting, "I don't know of anything quite like this in any city in the world." The latest have been New Jersey's innovative highway redesigns in Trenton and Atlantic City and the Rose Kennedy Greenway park blocks over Boston's massive "Big Dig."
The Interstate Highway System, when it was originally conceived in the early 1950s, was designed to link but not penetrate cities. By the 1960s, however, the distinction had been forgotten. Highways became the preeminent tool of urban renewal and redesign, and vast swaths of urban real estate were paved over. Waterfronts were blockaded in Portland, Cincinnati, Hartford, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Nooses of concrete were wound tightly around the downtowns of Dallas and Charlotte. Trenches of noise and smog cut through Boston, Detroit, Seattle, and Atlanta. Stupendous elevated structures threw shadows over Miami and New Orleans. And wide strips of land were taken from large, iconic parks in Los Angeles (Griffith Park), St. Louis (Forest Park), Baltimore (Druid Hill Park), and San Diego (Balboa Park).
A few downtown parks actually survived the devastation thanks to the intervention of historic preservationists, including Lytle Park in Cincinnati and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In both cases, citizen outcry forced the highway builders to tunnel underneath (although technically Lytle Park was leveled and then reconstructed three years later).
But it wasn't until the construction of Freeway Park that the "deck the freeway" concept began getting some serious attention. Because of the constrained, hourglass geography of Seattle, Interstate 5 was a particularly damaging road, and the environmentally oriented populace was dismayed by the impact. "There was a large moat of traffic between downtown and historically residential First Hill neighborhood," says Freeway Park Neighborhood Association President David Brewster. But the city was lucky–not only was I-5 sunk into a deckable trough as it passed downtown, but a former Seattle mayor, James "Dorm" Braman, had just been appointed assistant secretary of transportation for urban systems and the environment by President Richard Nixon. Braman was amenable to the deck, which was promoted by civic leader Jim Ellis and paid for under the city's "Forward Thrust" bond initiative. Freeway Park opened in time for the bicentennial and garnered coast-to-coast attention. "It was a model for other cities to heal the scar that cuts right through a neighborhood," says Brewster.
Freeway Park was beautiful and memorable, but it failed on one major count: acoustics. At 5 acres it couldn't completely muffle the sound of traffic, and the park experience is accompanied by a constant white noise–not obtrusive, but not minimal, either. Phoenix's 10-acre Hance Park seems to have solved the noise challenge (as has Seattle's new, much larger Sam Smith Park). Labeled by the Phoenix New Times "a rare Phoenix instance of nature over traffic–in this case, literally," Hance Park is decked over the Papago Freeway, uniting uptown and downtown and providing a park adjacent to the city's central library. The freeway (Interstate 10) was originally planned as an elevated bridge through downtown but opposition by citizens and the Arizona Republic killed that idea in a 1973 ballot measure. Not until ten years later did the city finally accept a below-grade solution with the park as a key sweetener. Hance Park opened in 1992 and today is the site of a Japanese Garden. As a sign of success, it is gradually becoming surrounded by a growing number of upscale condominium towers.
Freeway parks have also bridged the divide between cities and their waterfronts. In Duluth, Minnesota, a plan to build Interstate 35 along the Lake Superior shoreline generated intense opposition from environmentalists and historic preservationists. By shortening the planned freeway's length (and gaining the backing of powerful Duluth then-congressman John Blatnik) the city used the savings to pay for park covers. Ultimately, three different deck parks were built, including one that saved a historic Rose Garden.
Construction costs for deck parks can be wincingly high, but there is also an upside–the land itself is generally free, made available through air rights by the state transportation agency. In center-city locations this can amount to a multimillion-dollar gift. Land near the Santa Ana Freeway by Los Angeles City Hall, for instance, goes for between $2 million and $3 million an acre. In near-downtown San Diego by Balboa Park an acre is worth up to $13 million. Regardless of cost, the actual force driving–and making feasible–most deck parks is the opportunity for neighboring private development and redevelopment. In Trenton, the New Jersey Department of Transportation spent $150 million on the new 6.5-acre Riverwalk deck over U.S. 29, linking the city to the Delaware River. In response, notes Trenton Planning Director Andrew Carten, "The project resulted in a significant spike in interest and the sale prices of property. After all, would you rather look over 600 trucks barreling past every day, or a scenic park and river?" One lot, worth $120,000 preconstruction, was developed with six housing units that sold for $200,000 each. The presence of the park also helped recruit a new 82-unit market rate residential building.
The cost of the Boston Central Artery–the gargantuan project to bury the elevated Fitzgerald Expressway, which yielded as a surface byproduct the Rose Kennedy Greenway–has caused some people to doubt the feasibility of such parks in the future. But the Central Artery was primarily a transportation project that combined massive demolition along with even more massive construction. It also included major bridges and underwater tunnels. Of the $14-billion price tag, only an estimated $40 million was attributable to the mile-long stretch of four parks that opened to the public in October 2008. Certainly not inexpensive, but very much in line with many other new, showcase destination parks that are helping to redefine the nation's premier urban centers.
Projects where freeways are already below-grade are more feasible, and four particularly high-prospect opportunities are currently being explored in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Dallas, and San Diego. In St. Louis, Mayor Francis Slay is promoting the "three-block solution," a plan to cover a portion of I-70 between center city and the world-famous Gateway Arch. "We're trying to get the annual 3 million visitors to the Arch into downtown St. Louis," says Peter Sortino, president of the Danforth Foundation, which is handling the planning. "We're also trying to help those already downtown more easily reach the Arch and the Mississippi riverfront." An early estimate put the cost at a minimum of $40 million. Cincinnati faces the identical situation. An interstate highway, Fort Washington Way, is a barrier between downtown and the parkland along the Ohio River. Cincinnati had an opportunity to construct a five-block-long park deck during a road reconstruction (and narrowing) in 2007, but shied because of cost. As a compromise, the new Fort Washington Way was equipped with $10 million worth of steel pilings capable of supporting a future park.
Dallas, on the other hand, is plunging ahead with planning and funding a park over a stretch of the Woodall-Rodgers Freeway. The freeway separates the city's downtown and arts district from the Uptown neighborhood, and a three-block park cover is seen as both improving the urban form and opening up new opportunities for development. A trolley line would run through the park, and condominium towers are expected to flank it on both sides. A developer of a nearby tower is enthusiastic, telling the Dallas Tribune that the park "will be a fabulous amenity to [my] building." The park's price tag is estimated at more than $60 million, but Dallas's confident and ardent boosters are busily raising matching funds from private sources.
In San Diego, downtown interests are in the early stages of evaluating decking a few blocks of I-5 so as to forge a link with Balboa Park. The city has been in the midst of an unprecedented center city residential construction boom, and the highway presents a major barrier for the thousands of apartment dwellers who have little access to green space. Meanwhile, activists in Los Angeles are determined not to lose their "Freeway Capital of the U.S." moniker and are evaluating eight different sites. "We want to now become the 'Freeway Deck Park Capital of the World,'" said Don Scott, chair of the Hollywood Central Park Coalition.
Despite the cost of a park deck, there are numerous sources of local, state, and federal funds that can be cobbled together, particularly if an analysis shows that associated development will generate significantly more tax revenue. Often the deck superstructure is paid for by the federal government while actual park development is financed by the city: Phoenix spent $5 million landscaping Hance Park. The Trenton deck came about through reconstruction of a state highway and was paid for by the state of New Jersey. In Cincinnati, 20 percent of the narrowing of Fort Washington Way was financed through private dollars, including $250,000 from the Cincinnati Bengals football team.
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Supporting an 8th Grade Student Applying to High School
- by Ty
How to Remain Pressure Free When Applying to High School
I am currently helping my son decide which high school he wants to attend. I did not realize this process would have so many steps. Because, of course I did not remember the process from when I attended high school. The first thing to help you get prepared, is to help the student eliminate any schools they have no intention on attending. From there you can focus on scheduling shadow days and open houses for the schools they show interest in. I do recommend letting the student do a shadow day if possible. This gives the student a day to experience the schools environment , and talk to their peers about how they like the school. I also highly recommend that families prepare and get information for the interested school in the 7th grade. We attended our local school choice fair. Which was a great experience . That way once the student is in 8th grade they already have the choices of those schools and can focus on scheduling the shadow days and attending the open houses. This step really helped my son. He had time to do research on the potential schools and was ready to fill out the applications without feeling rushed. Also make sure to get teacher recommendations when applicable. Make sure you give the teacher ampule time to complete it. More importantly do not procrastinate with the applications. Remember to get a few copies to account for any mistakes. Fill them out and send them back to the school as soon as possible. The application deadline will seem far way at first. But your busy everyday life schedule will make things pretty hectic. Making you unintentionally forget about it. Lastly, if your child's school has access to a guidance counselor, use them as a resource. They know the ends and outs of the process and can answer your questions. So don't be intimated by the vastness of the process. Get ready, get prepared , and you and your child will feel no pressure.
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Wow. Heavy response from a 5 year old, who usually reports in on what she played at recess. But, as she explained to me, the kids in Haiti don't have lights in their classrooms. And that day, they colored in the dark to see what it's like.
"I didn't have any problems," she reported. But something stuck with her nonetheless. For the first time, she talked about sharing her toys for the Haiti sale and giving away clothes and shoes that didn't fit her - instead of dramatically insisting how "special" each item was.
This week, priests from Haiti are visiting our congregation. And my daughter, just 5, is learning about life an ocean away and a little bit about generosity as well.
In recent years, my parish has made an affiliation with a church and school in Haiti. The wonderful thing about this mission is that they have made it very real for the families. We support it through an annual children's clothing sale, and fundraisers include buying a desk (about $30-40, by my recollection). It makes it real, as few people are actually able to make the mission trips.
But what's impressed me most is what they've impressed upon the children.
The school shared its lesson ideas and preparations with the parents. The creativity in teaching empathy was awesome:
- Students should spend time sharing books, desks, and chairs and other supplies
- Haitian children/adults struggle to find adequate footwear, often wearing worn out, mis-sized shoes or no shoes at all. Students and teachers should spend some class time (in the classroom) without wearing their shoes, or wearing worn-out, outgrown or old shoes.
- Haitian schools do not have electricity, technology, modern conveniences (i.e. restrooms) etc. Blinds should be drawn to mimic the darkened classrooms in Haiti. Lights should be turned off for all or part of the day.
- Most students walk miles everyday up rocky terrain to get to school. Many grade levels(40+ students) are taught in one room by one teacher. Students and teachers should spend time walking, discussing thechallenges of attending school in partial/no shelter, etc. A"mountain school" will be set up outside and available for use.
- Have students share books (1 for every 2 or 3 students) for 1class period. Stack ½ of your desks and ½ chairs, then have girls use desks and boys use chairs, then switch after lunch.
- Push all desks against the wall and have students sit with
- Have students walk an "obstacle course" through your room without their shoes on. Put some small toys, pieces of paper, etc. on the floor so that they are in the walking path.
- Use NO technology or electricity all day-no computers, smartboards, lights, projectors, dvd players, etc. Do not use email to contact other teachers (send notes when necessary).
- Arrange with teachers from a couple of other grades to teach all of your students together in one room at the same time.
This week, we've had a lot of conversations about life in Haiti and about poverty - each sparked by a blossom planted by my child. I'm grateful for those. As she grows, she'll become an amazing member of society!
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Nicole used natural materials to create a clean, neutral space that doesn't feel sterile. Sleek white upper cabinets contrast warm wood elements, while a textured backsplash and large porcelain floor tiles keep the look streamlined. A cozy eating nook creates a welcoming space to dine and lounge. Graphic light fixtures and colorful accessories add personality to the white kitchen.
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My bucket list has included a Hot Air Balloon ride so my wonderful children gave us a gift certificate at Christmas time for a Balloon ride in Park City, Utah. What a glorious day with the leaves changing into their fall colors to take a sail over the hills of Park City.
Because of Lynn's impending knee surgery, he was unable to come along for the ride, so I asked my daughter Laurel if she would like to accompany me in my adventurous quest. She jumped at the chance!
Laurel met me at our home shortly after 6:00 a.m. and off we sped to Park City to help set up the balloon and basket for our sail. It was COLD! The sun wasn't up yet and there was dew on the ground and we could see our breath in the cold morning air. Luckily I found an old 'grandpa' sweater in the trunk of the car for Laurel to wear and I had two shirts and a sweatshirt over my skin to keep warm.
Then the pilot turned on the fire while we were holding the ropes to the balloon and standing on the edges to keep the balloon open. Now this was getting dangerous and wasn't so much fun, anymore. The fire was singing my hands and the balloon was so full of air it was lifting my feet off the ground. I was beginning to worry that the poor little man on the other side was going to fall into the balloon. He didn't weigh as much as me and the balloon was lifting his entire body off the ground. I yelled for a young man to come help me and as he took over the ropes for me the balloon began lifting his body up as well. Finally they just let go of the ropes and stepped away from the balloon and the basket slowly rose from its side to a sitting position and the balloon was in the air. It was a glorious site! Our balloon and basket had only made 4 journeys. It was still brand spankin' new.
Back at the ranch we celebrated with a toast of Sprite and a thankful prayer! Everyone should experience a Hot Air Balloon ride. It really is amazing. To experience great heights with silence is something I've never experienced.