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THE SAUERBRUN REPORT
may the kicks be deep and the punts be high…
about the Q33
Posted on 09/10/2020 by Punt King
I haven't been anywhere outside New York City in more than six months for obvious reasons. The feeling of being stuck may be much the same wherever you are.
To lament how lousy it is out there – here – or where you sit – doesn't help. The virus in NYC is suppressed impressively at the moment but there are worried looks over the shoulder to see if it's coming back. Lotta wheels are spinning without much forward motion. An economy that relies on the arts, food, drink, tourists and buildings full of office workers has been blown to bits. A lot of people are hurting for all to see and lots more are in bad shape out of sight.
We need a vaccine.
The fight to get to the other side can be seen here everywhere you look. Food distribution, the fiery debate on how to open public school for a million-plus kids and a desperate effort to convert portions of city streets into makeshift outdoor dining squats.
Bicyclists and pedestrians are out in droves. They're trying to retain some of the turf they took over when the streets were empty. Vehicular traffic is creeping back up to pre-pandemic levels, so you're seeing friction from the conflict over how best to move people around.
No doubt the greatest piece of infrastructure New York City has is its subway system. It takes you quickly, reliably, safely and at all hours to pretty much wherever you need to go. I've ridden a lot of public transit in this country and in Europe and the New York City subway is far and away the best. It's largely why I chose to live here.
But now the subway is in huge trouble.
The state agency that manages it (the MTA) is off $200 million a week on the revenue side. Ridership was down 95 percent in late March / early April and has now plateaued at about a quarter of normal. 131 MTA workers died from the virus, most during a frantic several weeks when the city was on its knees in early April.
The MTA has shelved capital projects including really important efforts to make the subway accessible to people who can't handle stairs. The agency's credit rating has been downgraded four times since the pandemic started which means MTA chairman Pat Foye says borrowing is becoming near impossible. Foye says he needs $12 billion in federal government bailout money to get through this year and next. If not, he says, a mix of service cuts, fare hikes and furloughs come next.
As a rider who uses the system at odd hours, my biggest concern and frustration throughout all this is that the governor decided in April to shut the subway down overnight.
Effective May 6, Governor Cuomo barred passengers from using the New York City subway system every night from 1 to 5 AM. It's the first time in the subway's 116 year history that it's been anything other than a 24-7 system.
Why did the Governor take this action?
This is the problem.
While the rest of the country sees Cuomo as a rising rational and pragmatic voice via those widely carried powerpoint presentations carried on the cable news networks, his action on the subway was a sneaky deception.
When the city's tabloids splashed photos of subway cars filled with homeless people stretched out horizontal during the pandemic's peak on the front pages, Cuomo started feeling heat. The coverage implied linkage between the homeless in train cars and the widespread infection of MTA workers.
Cuomo could have pursued a legitimate coordinated effort to deal with a longstanding problem humanely but he can never pass up a chance to dump or foist a difficult quandary onto the city and its current mayor. Instead of working with the city to strengthen the notion that the subway is a system to move people around rather than shelter them, Cuomo made the politically expedient and horribly damaging decision to shut the subway down every night at 1 AM.
It was a back door trick to eject the homeless. Rather than a polite, perhaps enforced reminder to all riders that you pay the fare, you sit upright, you get on at point A and exit the system at point B – Cuomo said he's gonna take his ball and go home.
To me, it is not lacking in compassion to insist that a ride on the subway carries with it adherence to rules. You get on, you get off. You can't live down there.
From the perspective of the homeless who were filling the subway cars all night, they didn't want to go near a crowded shelter when the virus was at its peak. Heck, they don't like the shelters on a good day. But Cuomo's maneuver to shut the subway down because he didn't know what else to do is where we're at now.
He sold the shutdown by saying that cleaning would be enhanced. But the real reason is that he wanted to get the homeless off the trains and didn't know how to do it humanely.
So, now late at night, the MTA ties a narrow strip of orange tape to the railings at all the subway entrances to signify the system's "closure." The trains still run. The station booths are still manned. But when a train stops at the station, only MTA workers can board. The system is "closed" but the trains are still running. The MTA has turned off the real-time data on train movement so as not to make guys like me totally nuts. When the closure first started, I'd watch the app and see fully functioning trains carry out their mission but without allowing regular workers and night owls to ride.
Foye says only 1-percent or about 10 to 15 thousand riders use the system from 1-5 AM. He pegs resumption of overnight service to the "end of the pandemic" but leaves the definition of that unclear. Lately, he says he'll rely on guidance from public health officials to determine the pandemic's end.
Given what we know now about the relative lack of concern re: surface transmission, Foye and Cuomo's ongoing cling to the cited reason for the closure is out the window. Even when we thought disinfecting benches and poles was important, who's to say that can't be done without "closing" the system overnight.
The overnight closure's impact was lessened somewhat initially by a concurrent program dubbed by the MTA as "Essential Connector." Riders relying on the subway overnight would get a free cab ride if they met certain conditions. My work schedule was erratic in May and June and I worked nights in July. I scrambled to make the last train from Queens into Manhattan and it usually worked out largely because my employer adjusted my shift a bit to make it work.
In August, I reverted back to my regular shift, a 415 AM start. In normal times, I'd catch the F train at Delancey at about 230 AM and arrive LaGuardia by about 340 AM via the Q70 bus from Jackson Heights. With no subway option, I was left to a patchwork of bus routes, none of them good. I was reluctant to explore Essential Connector because I get nervous in cars. But I started hearing from co-workers using Connector and they were all raving about it.
To be eligible, your route from home to work would either require more than one bus transfer or exceed 80 minutes in length as determined by the app. In my case, the app wants me to take the M15 bus up First Avenue to the M60 with the connection in East Harlem at 125th Street. That's not a path I want to take given the chaos in that neighborhood at that hour. Luckily, the app calculated that route at 82 minutes. I signed up for Connector and used it the entire month of August. I documented each trip below:
Sunday, August 2: My maiden voyage using Essential Connector. I get a text at 235 AM that says Chaudry will arrive in four minutes driving a yellow NYC taxi. The text says the vehicle will be a Ford Fusion. The medallion number is cited. I jump in the elevator and walk out the door of my building as Chaudry is pulling up. The reservation I made through NYC Transit two days earlier routed my request through the Curb app which (as I understand it) links potential riders with smartphones to the network of accredited city taxis who sign up for Curb. It's a sort-of counter to Uber, which devastated existing regulated taxi structures in big cities. Chaudy confirms my destination and speeds onto the Williamsburg Bridge. The meter shows zero and doesn't move. During the early stage of the ride, Chaudy fiddles with his phone a bit and I'm immediately nervous about the distraction. I settle in better when he docks his phone and gets on the BQE. He's a left lane guy going pretty fast but not as fast as some of the nut cases flying at 80 or 90 plus to our right. Entering the airport, Chaudry asks if I want arrivals or departures and I say it doesn't matter. As he drops me on arrivals (level 2), the fare briefly flashes at $26 and change but then goes back to zero. I'm guessing this is what is billed to the MTA. The new central terminal at LaGuardia has three levels. Departures (level 3), arrivals (level 2) and the "Bus/H-O-V" lane (level 1). Now on level 2, I find that every door to enter the terminal is locked. I'm approached by a flight attendant looking for a way in. It's her first day on the job. We're locked out. I call the airport operator on my phone for help and she gets word to the terminal manager that we're stuck outside. Fifteen minutes go by. At about 320 AM, we get let in and learn that both the second and third levels are locked until 345 AM. Once you're dropped off on either of those two levels, you're stuck. We're advised that the only access point overnight is on level 1 – and the only way right now to reach level 1 is via the 94th Street bridge.
Monday, August 3: This ride was routed through the Corporate Transportation Group (CTG), a Brooklyn-based car service company. Their web site is a grid of dead links but it displays a mission statement that sounds good: "Next-generation solutions to booking ground transportation for corporations." I receive word as I get out of shower (via text and email) that a black Toyota Sienna helmed by Pingping is "on the way." Included is the "car number," license plate number and the driver's phone number. The "servicing company" is listed as "Inspiration Group Inc." A link in the text to "track your ride" doesn't work but Pingping pulls up a few minutes early. We exchange greetings and she says: "You're going to JFK?" No, I say, LaGuardia, terminal B. "And we have to try to go to level 1, the HOV lane, via the 94th Street Bridge." Pingping finds this information to be not easily transferable into her navigation software so we agree that I'll handle the directions as we approach the airport. She drives fast but attentively and I have confidence in our safety. The BQE is famously bumpy and the Sienna's shocks are shot so my only irrational concern on the ride is whether the rear axle will break.
Tuesday, August 4: Just a few minutes before go time, I get the info: Samye will be driving a black Toyota Avalon. As I wait out in front of the building, Samye calls to confirm the location. I tell him to look for the big brown building without really thinking it's dark out. This is another CTG/Inspiration arrangement and I jump in just a couple minutes past the scheduled pickup time. I've built in so much buffer, the driver could be 45 minutes late and I'd still make it to work in plenty of time. Samye is a young, alert fellow who is extremely pleasant as we discuss the destination. He's listening to round-the-clock news radio. His driving style is perfect. If only all vehicular experiences could be so pleasant.
Thursday, August 6: I push back the pick-up time to 3 AM after punching the clock at work a full hour or more before my shift started on the couple of previous rides in. This time, there's no advance text or email as we approach go time – so I start to get worried and call the dispatcher at CTG/Inspiration. My driver is dropping off a fare in the West Village and should reach me in the next ten minutes, says the dispatcher. Up rolls Pingping at about 305 AM in her Sienna. I'm watching the speedometer as we blaze a trail on the BQE. 70, 75, 77. And then I see Pingping's chin drop to her chest. It bobs back up and down again. I have an almost perfect view of her face via the rear-view mirror. Her eyes are fluttering, shut more than open and the speeding car is drifting outside the painted lane markers. Instead of being petrified with all the physical chaos usually triggered in these types of instances, I simply say to myself that this is how it ends. I knew it would end this way. After quickly snapping out of resignation mode, I politely attempt to initiate conversation with Pingping. "Are you tired," I say. "Yes," she said as she rubs her face up and down. "We're almost there," I say. "Exit 6 is just a couple miles away." She yawns which tells me she may at least be fighting it off now instead surrendering to slumber. Eye flutter mode continued the rest of the way as I made chatter without a lecture. To myself, I promise to quit the free car pickups and get on the bus to the bus to the bus on my next commute. As the work day goes on, I think about the 13 minute car ride with a potentially dangerous driver versus standing in the dark on Allen Street waiting for a bus to a bus to a bus. I decide that bad outcomes are a flip of the coin – and change my mind. I will continue to book the free taxi ride.
Sunday, August 9: Still on edge from the Pingping nod-off on the last ride, I get a pretty good voyage from "Md" in a Prius V. The trip was routed through CTG but handled by "Myle" which is an Uber-like outfit. Md's cell phone rings as we cross the Kosciuszko. He lets it ring. It rings again. Again, he ignores it. It rings one more time. He can't resist and picks up. He hunches forward discreetly and speaks softly. It's hands free but I can't erase the conclusion of an exhaustive study out a few years ago which said that a driver loses significant concentration while in the midst of a phone call.
Monday, August 10: This ride started off great but quickly escalated into the same level of horror I felt during the Pingping doze job. Abedalrohman arrived in a Toyota "Rav 4." A certified New York City taxi driven by a certified NYC taxi driver. We exchanged pleasantries and Abed took a slug of coffee before pulling it into gear. The alertness was all there. You could tell he was a pro. But when he entered the BQE, he put the hammer down. It was a race to the checkered flag. We were going 80 – turns be damned. I slouched deep into my seat and didn't say a word. There is no speed enforcement on the highways / expressways of New York City right now. Pooling water in the sharp merge curve linking the BQE to the Grand Central should have put us into a death spin but we came out of it intact. "I haven't been to LaGuardia in months," said Abed. "Guys come to pick up and they sit here for four, five hours."
Tuesday, August 11: Abid is prompt, driving a yellow NYC taxi. I feel at ease immediately and gaze out the window toward the lower tip of Manhattan as we cross the Billy B. We're in no rush. That water situation on the merge onto the Grand Central is now a waterfall coming from the Astoria Boulevard viaduct but we don't care because we're going at a safe speed. Abid puts his wipers on. I wish all the rides could be just like this.
Thursday, August 13: My originally assigned ride scratched about 10 minutes before the 3 AM pickup and Shahed swooped in with the late assignment driving a green outerborough taxi. A Ford Escape. There's weirdly no foot room for the passenger in this vehicle but it doesn't matter on a voyage this quick. Shaded was an excellent driver. Safe, alert.
Sunday, August 16: Mukhridin called me a bit lost. I was standing outside when he called and the noise from the passing traffic made it difficult to hear him. He pulled up just a couple minutes past three. This was the first time a Curb-app arranged ride sent a non-taxi. Mukhridin was driving a newish, nice gray Toyota Camry. His seat was reclined at about 45 degrees and he was cranking hip-hop through a nice sound system. Before entering the bridge, he pulled off to the side to plug in the destination in his navigation. I was glad for that. A slow, weaving car in front of us on the BQE made me nervous as we approached but Mukhridin was cautious with the pass.
Monday, August 17: Seydou arrived promptly in a yellow taxi. I was standing on the sidewalk waiting for him just before he got there because I charted his progress on the real-time map in the Curb software. It appeared Seydou crossed the Manhattan bridge from Brooklyn to reach me. His cab smelled like a sewer which could possibly be explained by the fact the outside air sometimes reeks of sewage overnight – especially close to the river. The seat belt was jammed on the right side passenger seat so I slid over to the left side and buckled up. Seydou played 1010 WINS (a 24-hour news station on the AM dial) and turned up the volume when a story about Trump's disdain for the US Postal Service was read. The meter was zeroed out but flashed $23 and change when he dropped me off. I'm not sure if that's what he gets from the MTA for the ride but if that's the case – it would be below the standard fare by about $5 to $7.
Tuesday, August 18: Aziz picks up in a gray minivan. It's pouring rain and we exchange greetings through the front right window. He's trying to tell me something. I don't understand and slide open the right-side main cabin door. As it opens, I now understand he was trying to tell me not to open that door because it opens to a collapsible wheelchair ramp. I get in on the left side. The seat belts are confusing and I fussed with them all the way across the bridge which was good because it took my mind off the fact the pelting rain was making visibility bad. The lane lines are faded enough on the BQE in good weather but in the rain, the driver is just guessing where the lanes are. Aziz was a pro though. He had a large paper cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee in his console and seemed focused. He took a phone call at the very end of the ride, speaking what sounded like Russian.
Thursday, August 20: Kwadwo arrives in a yellow taxi, a boxy, brand-newish looking Nissan NV 200 van. It's a sweet ride all the way. There was an erratic driver in front of us starting at about the Roosevelt Ave. exit on the BQE for a mile or so but Kwadwo approached him and ultimately passed with great caution.
Sunday, August 23: Satinder is driving a black Camry. He's the perfect driver. Focused, patient. No rush. I think about trying to make conversation given my relaxed state but the window is open and it would be shouting level to rise above it. As I exit his car, I think to myself that I could probably get used to this routine of being driven to work every day.
Monday, August 24: Arnold puts his double blinkers on as he pulls up. I live on Delancey, which is a busy thoroughfare. My building is just shy of the Williamsburg Bridge. The Brooklyn-bound traffic is racing across three lanes to get on the bridge, so an abrupt stop in the right lane has the potential to surprise oncoming vehicles. Usage of the hazard lights is a good move. Arnold has jumpy, up and down action on the accelerator of the yellow Toyota Prius but he doesn't go too fast. My grandfather had a similar driving style. He'd pump the accelerator somewhat erratically but was careful in all other facets. A handmade sign on the clear barrier between the front seat and back said: "No mask, No ride !!!"
Tuesday, August 25: Mandeep picks up in a brown Chevy Malibu. He's a half hour early and calls to tell me he's parked outside. I'm ready. He has what looks like a small cartoonish bobble-head doll with exaggerated neck action mounted to the center of the dash. It bounces around as we launch. It's a bit distracting but the ride is smooth. I gaze downtown as we cross the bridge and get the great view of lower Manhattan. This is the last ride before I go on vacation – and in fact – it's the last free ride under the Essential Connector program.
At the end of August, the MTA pulled the plug on Essential Connector, citing cost. I figured it would run concurrent to the closure but now those who relied on those taxis are on their own. The MTA is touting the creation of new overnight bus routes that connect the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn. None of the three new routes include Queens.
I'm on vacation for a good portion of September. When I return to work, I'll go bus to bus to bus and hope for the best. I also closely monitor all MTA public business and local journalists covering transit for hints about restoration of overnight subway service. At the moment, it seems like 24/7 subway isn't front and center given all else that's happening in the city. The constituency that relies on it is not noisy or influential.
While it's Cuomo and Foye who are in charge on this issue and the broader future of public transit here (including the commuter rail system), I should also mention Sarah Feinberg. She replaced Andy Byford as president of NYC Transit (she has interim tag) just before the pandemic broke out. Byford was widely beloved by riders and subway workers for his geeky, constant presence in the system and his convincing manner. Cuomo pushed Byford out by undercutting him several times, in part because Byford's genuine commitment to public transit stood in contrast to Cuomo's phoniness.
So, we lost Byford and now have Feinberg. She has an impressive management resume but seems in deep following a leader of Byford's stature. Her day-to-day oversight of the subway and buses started at perhaps the most difficult stage in the history of transit here. There's anger from the workforce about the lives' lost and a significant part of the ridership is afraid to ride the system.
Each leader is different but my advice would be to follow the lead of Byford. Ride the system constantly. Interact with the workforce and riders relentlessly. Be enthusiastic about the infrastructure that exists and sing its praises as Byford did.
As it is, Feinberg acts unsure and unsteady about the system she manages. She raised eyebrows as the MTA was processing its first batch of bailout money – telling the Daily News that there was no org chart for the agency's 70-thousand strong workforce, making it difficult to know where fat was to be cut.
She stammers with uncertainty at public meetings. Her opening 30-second response to a question about promotion of mask use at the July 22, 2020 MTA board meeting was littered with eight "ums" or "uhs."
A month later, she appeared before a joint legislative committee via video feed. Responding to a question from upstate assemblyman Phil Palmesano about resumption of fare collection on buses, Feinberg weaved "uh" or "um" into her 47-second response a distressing 10 times.
MTA flack Tim Minton is a former local TV reporter and does a good job giving access to the agency to a rising number of relevant non-traditional news sites covering transit. Minton is also entertaining as he moderates the round-the-horn Q and A with Foye at the end of the monthly meetings.
I think however long it takes the city to make a comeback will determine how much damage there will be to transit. It could be a while. A year, at least. I have faith in Foye to the extent that it seems like he knows the city's strength and ability to rebound goes hand-in-hand with good, reliable public transit. Unfortunately, Foye takes his orders from Cuomo who's sitting and plotting political ambition 150 miles north of here.
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John on 09/16/2020 at 18:58 said:
Hi Greg. When Pingping Doze Job goes on tour, there will have to be a gig here in lower Manhattan. Free admission, free coffee for taxi drivers. Hope all is well by you.
Greg on 09/17/2020 at 10:53 said:
John, Hear, hear to the free coffee! We're managing just fine, in long-term lockdown mode. Cooking our way through the trauma.
Thanks for the update, John. I am totally starting a band called Pingping Doze Job.
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Ngas, or Angas, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. The language has two dialects: Hill Angas and Plain Angas. Retired General Yakubu Gowon is a prominent Nigerian who is of Ngas extraction.

Neighbouring languages
Bəlnəŋ, an A3 West Chadic language closely related to Angas. It is spoken by about 500 people in the single village of Langung, which is surrounded by Tal villages in the east and Miship villages in the west.

Speakers of Sur, a Plateau language, are surrounded by Ngas speakers, but Sur nevertheless continues to be a well-maintained language.

The Ngas language has also undergone extensive influence from Tarok.

Phonology

Vowels

 Sounds /ɛ, ɔ/ are only heard as short equivalents of /eː, oː/, which are only heard as long.

Consonants

Writing system

Notes

Further reading
 Donald A. Burquest. 1971. A Preliminary Study of Angas Phonology. Zaria: Institute of Linguistics.
 Donald A. Burquest. 1973. A Grammar of Angas. University of California at Los Angeles, PhD dissertation.

External links
Litafin Addua: The Book of Common Prayer in the Angas Language (1921) digitized by Richard Mammana

Languages of Nigeria
West Chadic languages

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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NEIGHBORHOOD RECOMMENDATIONS
(Derived from public hearings and survey results)
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE
Willard Beach
Because so much public access to Maine's coast appears to be vanishing and because Willard Beach is such an extremely valuable natural resource and place of beauty, we strongly support the continued preservation and beautification of this treasured space. We support the recommendations and endorsed changes in the 2003 Willard Beach Report adopted by the South Portland City Council. Specifically, attention should be paid to the maintenance of the dunes, the cleaning of the beach (including trash removal), and the continuous upgrading of plantings, entrances, benches, beach house, playground, fishing shacks, and parking lot, as well as clear and attractive signage. In addition, provision should be made for local boaters to store punts on the beach. Above all, the committee strongly recommends that Willard Beach remain in the public domain in perpetuity, with total and free public access and parking.
Spring Point Shoreway
In the late 1970's, when the Spring Point Shoreway was created, the City of South Portland took a major step in the direction of paying homage to the jewel of Willard Beach, its magnificent accompanying shoreline and the lovely campus of SMCC (at that time SMTC). What is now needed are the energy and resources to keep that vision alive.
In particular, paths, stairways, arboretum, playground, and picnic areas need to be continuously upgraded and maintained. The important historic sites, such as the Old Settlers cemetery and Fort Preble, should be preserved and maintained in their original form. Attention also should be paid to having clear and attractive markers for these sites.
Preserve Existing Open Space
Because South Portland is an urban area and the Willard neighborhood has so little open space, it is urgent that the City develops and acts upon a plan to preserve whatever open space is available. We recommend the Council adopt the Open Space Plan and urge continued work with the South Portland Land Trust in aggressively seeking parcels of land to purchase. In addition, we recommend that the Council stay informed of SMCC's development plans and jointly create guidelines for the acquisition, development, and use of open spaces in the Willard neighborhood. Concluding the theme of public open space, it is critical to upgrade and maintain those places that already exist, such as Willard School Park, which is in a state of disrepair and neglect.
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETSCAPES
Preserve Dead End Streets
Neighborhood dead end streets were considered by many residents as an asset to the Willard Neighborhood. Residents were adamantly against extending dead end streets. Many believe these streets add to the character and the appealing "quirkiness" of the neighborhood. The Willard Neighborhood is aware that their wish and desire goes against urban planning principles of extending streets so that they intersect with one another, providing and enhancing the neighborhood street grid. Extension of the street grid could create new shortcuts through the neighborhood and remove the quiet tranquil setting that many of the residents have come to enjoy. In some cases, providing extensions of these dead end streets could encourage development, placing a further burden on the neighborhood street grid.
Sidewalks / Esplanades / Street Trees / and Crosswalks
The Willard Neighborhood is extremely fortunate to have the "classic" style of streetscape design. Many of the streets within the neighborhood have a curb-grass esplanade-sidewalk design. Many of the main arteries and residential side streets provide sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. However, many of the existing concrete sidewalks are past their prime and need attention. These concrete sidewalks have cracked or heaved over time leaving an obstacle for pedestrians.
The Neighborhood felt that the City should pay closer attention to the upkeep and maintenance of the sidewalks. The City should inventory areas not connected by sidewalks and explore the feasibility of providing sidewalks on at least one side of those streets. New sidewalks should carry the same street pattern and design when constructed. Inventory and replacement of the sidewalks should be done annually/bi-annually. The replacement material should be concrete sidewalk panels rather than the inexpensive bituminous surface. The use of bituminous pavement within an existing concrete sidewalk is aesthetically not pleasing and takes away from the neighborhood streetscape design. At minimum, the construction of the sidewalk should include a five-foot wide esplanade to allow the placement of street trees. This width of esplanade not only provides a vegetated area, but also offers a safety-zone buffer between motorized vehicles and pedestrians.
Intersection Enhancements
Essential intersection enhancements were brought up during the committee's public process. Four intersections were mentioned as possible candidates for review for capacity/safety issues. The intersections are: the Pillsbury Street and Preble Street intersection (Willard Square), Pillsbury Street and Cottage Road intersection, Woodbury Street and Preble Street intersection, and the Cottage Road and Sawyer Street intersection.
Recently, Willard Square has been reviewed for geometric traffic alternatives. Designs for a new Willard Square have varied from the re-creation of a roundabout intersection, the ninety-degree connection of Preble Street into Pillsbury Street, or the ninety-degree connection of Pillsbury Street into Preble Street. The City and the Neighborhood Association are working together to determine whether any of the three proposed designs would benefit the Square. Any intersection improvement in the Square should incorporate the use of greenspace, park benches, and public art as well as preserving current residential/business on-street parking.
The Pillsbury Street and Cottage Road intersection is a very tight and dangerous intersection during certain times of the day. Having a number of commercial uses adjacent to the intersection with associated on-street parking has provided a tight travel corridor in Cottage Road. Additionally, the intersection has become increasingly busier over the past decade because of growth in the abutting community of Cape Elizabeth. The Neighborhood recommends that the intersection be studied to determine what design alternatives could be implemented to create a safer intersection for both vehicles and pedestrians.
The intersection of Woodbury Street and Preble Street has been a neighborhood concern for sometime now. This is a blind intersection due to the hill of Preble Street. Vehicle traffic on Preble Street exceeds the posted speed limited of 30 MPH, creating a dangerous situation in the intersection. The Neighborhood requested that City review the intersection and provide proper recommendations to MDOT (Preble Street is a State aided roadway) and the City Council. The City should explore the use of "stop signs" in the intersection and petition MDOT for the reduction of the speed limit on Preble Street. The conversion of the intersection into a three-way stop based intersection should be considered based on the following concerns: poor sight conditions at this intersection, density of the neighborhood, and relatively low speeds and traffic volumes. Any change to the intersection should be documented through the City's traffic schedule.
In February 2004 this intersection was converted into a three-way stop. We appreciate the timely response to our concerns.
The last intersection, Cottage Road and Sawyer Street, has seen increasing delay time coming out of the Sawyer Street legs for a number of years now due to the increased traffic on Cottage Road. The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, the Maine Department of Transportation, and the City of South Portland have conducted studies to determine the need for improvements at the intersection. On January 2, 2004, a new four-way traffic control system was activated, providing safer opportunities for those who wanted to exit out of Sawyer Street north and southbound onto Cottage Road.
Create Neighborhood Core
Great interest has been shown through the neighborhood survey and in workshops to create a central core in the Willard Neighborhood. This core would have small storefront businesses and a public seating area. Willard Square would be the most appropriate location, being central to all sections of the neighborhood. This area already has the beginnings of a village square with small businesses, bus stop, mailboxes and Limited Business LB District zoning. We would like to work with the City Staff and property owners to enhance this area with a traffic calming solution, public benches and pleasant landscaping. We need to ensure that the Limited Business LB District zoning is adequate both to support existing businesses and to encourage new businesses to locate in this area.
Sound & Responsible Development
We wish to work with City Staff, property and small business owners, proactively, to ensure that our present Limited Business LB Districts support our existing businesses, encourage new businesses and reflect the wishes of residential property owners. We need to maintain and promote our existing business corridors along Pickett St., the Willard Square area and Cottage Rd. We are fortunate to have small cafes, bakeries, art galleries, a theater and retail businesses all within walking distance. These businesses are a major asset to our neighborhood. In addition, we need to ensure that our neighborhood infrastructure supports these businesses with well maintained sidewalks and roads, and adequate parking areas for residents and businesses. We would like to work with the City in developing, and periodically updating, a neighborhood master plan.
Relationship with SMCC
Increased Communication
SMCC serves as an anchor for Willard Beach and Willard Neighborhood. Formerly SMTC (until 7/1/03), SMCC is expected to expand its programs and its physical plant. In such expansion, there should be timely communication and consultation between SMCC and WNA
Willard Neighborhood as a Housing Resource
As SMCC expands it will have increased needs for housing students, faculty, and staff. WN resources could include seasonal rental of single-family residences, single rooms, boarding arrangements, seasonal house-sitting, and accessory dwelling units. WNA, SMCC, and City Planning staff should review existing zoning and other regulations and recommend any appropriate changes to the Planning Board and City Council.
Other collaboration between SMCC and Willard Neighborhood
SMCC, WNA and City departments should continue and expand joint programs such as the Community Gallery Walk, beach clean-up, the Shakespeare presentations at The Stage at Spring Point, et al. The Willard Neighborhood should serve as a laboratory for SMCC academic programs. The Willard Neighborhood Association should support fund-raising efforts to provide an SMCC scholarship and/or a stipend to support student part-time staffing assistance for WNA officers and committees. We welcome the opportunity to explore additional collaborative programs with SMCC.
Social and Cultural Opportunities
Develop Social and Cultural Opportunities
The development of diverse social and cultural opportunities within the Willard Neighborhood will enhance neighborhood livability. Maintaining open spaces for outdoor events and developing a Community Center for inside events are recommended.
Maintain open space
We recommend maintaining open spaces within the community such as Fisherman's Point, the Greenbelt, parks, etc. to be used for compatible social and cultural events such as theater, art exhibits, small concerts, and family focused events. In addition, the neighborhood public open spaces and other gathering areas should be reviewed for their handicapped accessibility. Areas that are not accessible to all should be evaluated for ways to make them accessible.
Ensure accessibility to all social and cultural events
We recommend that admission to all events held on public property be free and open to the public. We would like to assure that all in the neighborhood are able to participate. We recommend that the City make access to all public open spaces as accessible to the physically challenged as possible. This will also facilitate participation of the elderly within our neighborhood. We recommend that all walkways and stairways be maintained to assure safe access to the public. Weather and use take a toll on our walkways. We need to monitor their condition carefully.
Promote the use of public buildings for community & social events
We recommend that an existing public gathering facility in the neighborhood be used for recreational, cultural, and social functions. It would serve all ages, from young children and families to senior citizens. Collaboration among neighborhood groups, businesses, and the City will be necessary to facilitate the development of this gathering place.
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[Updated March 8, 2018 by Sam Bourgi] Apple (AAPL ) has been gaining a lot of attention over the past few years with its revolutionary products and enormous cash pile, but the company definitely has hit a few bumps along the way.
In 1997, the company saw one of its worst days ever when reports were released that Microsoft (MSFT ) was helping the struggling company with its shortage of cash – Apple's cash now accounts for nearly 10% of all corporate cash. Over the years, Apple has grown into the largest U.S. company by market capitalization. In 1998, Apple released its iMac G3, which was the beginning of its turnaround. Below are seven major product releases and how the company's stock price reacted.
August 1998: The iMac G3 Is Launched
The iMac G3 was released on August 15, 1998. When the market re-opened on Monday, August 17 the stock rose 3.56%, but AAPL's stock declined 14% during the next month. Regardless of the stock price decline and criticism about the new product, the iMac G3 was the primary cause of Apple's turnaround.
The product was known for its bright colors and was in production until 2012.
In 1998, Steve Jobs announced the launch of Apple's iMac G3 at this presentation. Below is a flashback of this revolutionary product.
October 2001: Apple Releases First iPod
The first iPod was released on October 23, 2001. The new product was a revolutionary invention for the music world, but its release caused Apple's stock price to dip 2.71% the first day and 5.57% the following day. Apple's stock price took almost a month to rebound.
The iPod was released just eight months after Apple introduced iTunes. Since the release of its original iPod, Apple has released over 20 other versions of the music player. Until the iPhone was released, this product was Apple's largest revenue stream.
In 2001, Steve Jobs revealed the iPod to the world at a casual Apple music event. Jobs noted that this new product had great potential since it would be the first of its kind.
June 2007: The First iPhone is Released
The first iPhone was revealed in January 2007 and was released on June 29, 2007. The day of its release, Apple's stock rose 1.23% and surged 16% within the next month. Steve Jobs reported that he hoped to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008. Analysts and investors were skeptical, but Apple ended up selling 13.7 million iPhones in 2008.
In this 2007 presentation, Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone – a phone that would change the industry forever. Jobs overviews the different features of the phone, which combined a phone, iPod and an internet device.
April 2010: Apple Releases the First iPad
On April 3, 2010 Apple released its first iPad. The company's stock price had no major reaction when the market opened on Monday, April 5, but its stock price rose 13% by the end of the month. Although the stock price did well the month of its iPod release, the increase was partially due to better than expected earnings released at the end of the month.
Since the release of Apple's original iPad, there have been four other iPads released including the iPad Mini.
September 9, 2014: The iPhone 6 & iWatch are Launched
The iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iWatch were launched on September 9 and then later released on September 19. During the first weekend, Apple sold 10 million units of its iPhone – more than any other iPhone in the past.
Despite the enormous amount of sales, the stock suffered after reports that the phone was prone to bending.
Since the launch of the iPhone 6 in 2014, Apple has expanded its product offerings to appeal to a wider audience. This began with the iPhone 7, which also included an iPhone 7 Plus model. With the latest round of iPhones, Apple has introduced more affordable options alongside its premium edition as a means of growing its business in emerging markets.
From a stock perspective, this strategy appeared rocky at first, with share prices stagnating and even declining between 2015 and 2016.
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were announced on Sept. 7, 2016 and released less than two weeks later. The announcement of the new iPhones sent AAPL shares tumbling, but the decline was short-lived after the company announced it had sold out of all initial quantities of the iPhone 7 Plus ahead of the Sept. 16 launch.T-Mobile also announced that the iPhone 7 had broken the carrier's single-day pre-sale record.
The election of Donald Trump to the presidency in November 2016 was a boon to Wall Street and information technology stocks in particular. In the process, Apple shares touched multiple record highs.
Apple's strategy shifted again in 2017 when the company announced the $1,000 iPhone X – a steep asking price in the highly saturated smartphone market. The iPhone X was announced on Sept. 12 alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models. The phones were released on Nov. 3. Share prices fluctuated during the announcement, declining sharply toward the end of September before rebounding markedly ahead of launch day. About one week after launch, AAPL was back at record highs.
Although the iPhone X received glowing reviews, the product has suffered from lower-than-expected demand, with analysts downgrading their sales targets for the product. The company's Q4 2017 earnings report showed a 1% drop in total iPhone sales from a year ago.
It remains to be seen whether higher-end models like the iPhone X will remain part of Apple's long-term strategy. Share prices have held up fairly well since the announcement even as the broader market experienced a massive correction at the start of February.
Apple continues to be the bellwether of the smartphone industry, and its share prices reflect consumer optimism in the future of the Cupertino-based company. That being said, investors continue to expect more innovation from Apple. Although these expectations are often difficult to quantify, an inability to deliver ground-breaking innovation could weigh on share prices moving forward.
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Q: What role does ring $R$ play in formal group? This is related to Iwasawa's Local Class Field Theory, Chpt 4, sec 1's Lemma 4.2 proof.
Let $R$ be a commutative $k-$algebra s.t. $char(k)=0$. Let $G_a(X,Y)=X+Y$ be a commutative formal group over $R$. Then one can show that $End(G_a)\cong R$ by $R\to End(G_a)$ through $r\to rX$.(This is not hard to achieve. Consider $f:G_a\to G_a$ s.t. $f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)$ with $f\in (X)R[[X]]$. Take derivative against $y$ and set $x=0$. One gets $f'(y)=f(x)=a\in R$. Matching degrees on both sides to deduce vanishing of higher order terms. Thus $f(X)=aX$ only.)

$\textbf{Q:}$ What role does this $R$ play here? Consider a finitely generated Abelian group $G$. Clearly $End_Z(G)$ is a ring. In particular, $G$ is $End_Z(G)$ module. $G_a$ is merely abstraction of the additive map $G\times G\to G$. This $G_a$ is really a pair, $(G_a,R)$ where $R$ is the coefficient ring. How should I interpret ring $R$? Or should I interpret $G_a$ as a family of groups $G$'s addition law s.t. each $G_a$ is equipped with its corresponding $End_Z(G)$ for each $G$ where $R$ becomes $End_Z(G)$?

A: I think this is an oft-told tale, with many variants, as befits traditional story-telling, and I'm sure you can find out more pretty easily. Here I can give you only my own very partial account, and others will emphasize other aspects of the story.
The additive formal group law $\mathbf G_{\mathrm a}$ is just one of many formal group laws. While thinking of it, you might always keep in mind the other well-known group law over $\Bbb Z$, namely the multiplicative formal group law $\mathbf G_{\mathrm m}(X,Y)=X+Y+XY=(1+X)(1+Y)-1$. With the second formula, you see that if $n\in\Bbb Z$, there's the $[n]$-endomorphism, amounting to combining $X$ with itself $n$ times (if $n\ge0$) using the group law. And explicitly, you get $[n](X)=(1+X)^n-1$, even when $n<0$.
Now, it's a theorem that if your ring $R$ is a $\Bbb Q$-algebra, that is, when every $1/n\in R$, then every formal group law $G$ is isomorphic to $\mathbf G_{\mathrm a}$, and in particular the endomorphism ring will be isomorphic to $R$, by the map $\text{End}_R(G)\to R$, $f\mapsto f'(0)$.
But this is emphatically not true if $R$ is not so special; for instance, if $R$ is the integer-ring of a number field, and $G$ is the multiplicative formal group law, then $\text{End}_R(G)=\Bbb Z$, no bigger no matter how big the number field is.
How you should interpret a formal group law, even one so special as $\mathbf G_{\mathrm a}$, is up to you: different outlooks produce different theorems. Good luck.

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Patrick Hertzog, AFP | French police arrest a man in Strasbourg on May 13 who is suspected of being related to the knifeman who killed a man and wounded four other people in Paris.
French prosecutors have extended the detention of the parents and a close friend of Paris knife attacker Khamzat Azimov for another 24 hours as they work to establish whether he received any help in planning his stabbing spree.
Azimov, a naturalised French citizen of Chechen origin from Strasbourg, was shot dead by police on Saturday night after stabbing a 29-year-old man to death in the busy Opera district of central Paris and wounding four others in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.
On Monday a judge ordered that Azimov's parents remain in custody for further interrogation. They were detained on Sunday morning and under French law can be held until at least Thursday. An apartment that his parents had rented in Paris was also searched.
A source close to the inquiry said Azimov's closest friend Abdoul Hakim A, a 20-year-old of Chechen origin from Strasbourg, had been transferred from the eastern city to the offices of the DGSI intelligence agency in Paris under high security.
He was arrested by heavily armed, masked police on Sunday at his home in Strasbourg.
A source close to the inquiry told AFP he had been under surveillance since marrying Ines Hamza, a woman from the Paris region who tried to leave for Syria in January 2017.
Police recovered seven cellphones during a search of his home but were unable to locate the main phone he used most often.
He was escorted out in handcuffs with his face covered, wearing a T-shirt that said "Defend Grozny" -- the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya -- with a picture of a machine gun.
At the Marie Curie high school attended by both Azimov and Hakim A. in Strasbourg, home to a large number of Chechen refugees, officials said Monday that a support group had been set up for both teachers and students.
The school also noted that it has been working since 2015 with local police to alert them to any signs of radicalisation among students.
Saturday's knife rampage followed a series of jihadist assaults that have now claimed 246 lives in France since 2015, including the Paris attacks of that year and the truck-ramming attack targeting Bastille Day revellers in Nice in 2016.
A former student in Strasbourg told AFP that Azimov and Hakim A. were in the same class during their final year, "and were very good friends, both Chechen -- they were always together, both in school and outside."
Azimov's family later moved to Paris, where they were renting rooms in the northern 18th arrondissement.
Azimov was on both of France's main watchlists for suspected radicals -- the so-called "S file" and a more targeted File for the Prevention of Terrorist Radicalisation (FSPRT), which focuses on people judged to be terror threats -- since 2016.
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But Interior Minister Gerard Collomb insisted: "Every week the S files help us to dismantle networks and stop attacks."
Azimov became a French citizen in 2010 after his mother was naturalised.
Hundreds of fighters from Chechnya have joined Islamist militant groups in recent years, following two bloody separatist wars against Russia in the 1990s and 2000s.
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While signature gathering is underway for initiative 183, also known as the Montana Locker Room Privacy Act, the Initiative's proponents are already claiming a victory at the Montana Supreme Court this week. The ACLU had sued The Montana Attorney General's Office on a number of issues, but initiative advocate Jeff Laszloffy with the Montana Family Foundation says the ACLU lost on almost every point.
"The ACLU tried to first get the ballot issue thrown off the ballot, then they tried to get the petitions that we gathered declared null and void, and the court declined both of those," Laszloffy said. "Then they tried to get the definition of privacy changed and the court declined on that as well."
"The ACLU did succeed in getting the language for the ballot initiative changed in five areas, but Laszloffy says the only change that was significant is the language describing the possible costs of the bill.
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A hunt is underway for three men who were disturbed by a security guard while attempting to steal from a construction site in Ipswich last night.
It happened at around 10.30pm at the site in Woodbridge Road East near to the roundabout junction with Colchester Road.
The security guard was patrolling the area when he discovered some materials had been dragged over a wall.
He then spotted a white, Ford Transit-style van parked in a layby further along Woodbridge Road East, opposite the Playford Road junction.
The guard drove his vehicle over to the van, where he reported seeing one of the back doors open and men moving materials into it. He pulled his vehicle up behind the van at which point it sped off in the direction of Kesgrave, leaving three men behind in the layby.
The guard got out of his van with his dog and confronted the suspects and two of the men ran off across Rushmere Heath in the direction of Camberley Road, with the third man running across the heath towards Kesgrave.
Officers were called and the area was searched, assisted by the police helicopter and dog units, but the offenders were not located.
The suspects are described as follows:
- Man one: white, 6ft tall, skinny, aged in his late 30s to early 40s, with a black moustache and wearing black overalls and a baseball cap
- Man two: white, 5ft 8in tall, of heavy build, aged in his 30s, wearing dark grey jeans, a dark hooded top with the hood up and a dark coloured beanie hat underneath
- There is no description of the third man
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Diabetes Type 1 Information
Type 1 – where the pancreas doesn't produce any insulin
Type 2 – where the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin or the body's cells don't react to insulin
Diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) condition that causes a person's blood sugar levels to become too high. Blood sugar is called glucose.
In the body there is an organ called the pancreas which is responsible for producing a hormone called insulin.
Insulin is responsible for controlling the amount of glucose in the blood.
Colin - A Real Life Story About A Diabetic Emergency
Colin is a 47 year old teacher from Amersham in Buckinghamshire. He teaches young people with special needs such as Down's syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Colin has been type 1 diabetic since being 13 years old and manages his daily routine of blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration well. He eats healthy and enjoys a relatively active lifestyle. He is divorced with a 16 year old son who lives with his ex-wife. Colin lives alone.
March 16th began almost like any other day for Colin except he had skipped breakfast. The day before, Colin had become conscious of a diversion on his journey to work, which meant an extra 15 minute drive.
After hitting the snooze button once or twice Colin had decided that he'd munch on one of the cereal bars he kept in the glove compartment of his car. But only after joining the motorway did he realise that what he thought was the last remaining snack was in fact an empty wrapper.
By the time he arrived at college he struggled to find a parking space. He recalls swearing aloud to himself as he remembered that a conference for employees of nearby colleges was taking place that morning in one of his college's lecture theatres. Colin had to park a 10 minute walk away from work.
When he finally arrived at work he entered via the college's main entrance. It was shortly before 9am. Colin was feeling uncomfortable; he was usually in work for 08.15 and he had still not eaten. He decided to grab something from the vending machine. He wasn't feeling great.
But that was before an incident occurred outside one of the classrooms. Three students were arguing and the situation seemed to be intensifying. Colin seemed to think that one of the students in the altercation had been suspended from attending college the previous week, but could not be certain.
Colin was feeling shaky and had begun sweating. He was unsteady and felt confused; Colin's blood sugar had become dangerously low (a condition known as hypoglycaemia). When Colin tried to intervene, one of the students began to imitate Colin's drowsy slurred speech. Another called out "He's drunk at this time!"
Colin fell back against the door of an adjacent classroom with such a thud that it cause one of the students inside to open the door. It was Becca who happened to be in Colin's tutor group. Becca has Down's syndrome and was 19 years old at the time.
Becca tells her story here:
"I hear a big thud on the classroom door. I thought it was the teacher we were expecting for the lesson. I opened the door for her but saw a man slouched on the floor. It was Colin my tutor. At first I thought the other students had hurt him and I was very upset. One of the boys laughed and said "he's pissed." But then I remembered that Colin told us he does not drink alcohol and he has diabetes. I told my friend Natalie to go and get somebody to help Colin.
Colin was trying to say something but I couldn't tell what. He had told us before about the special wristband that he wears, so I rolled up his sleeve a little bit and took out the special card from inside the wristband. I tapped the ID number into my phone and instructions came up on my screen telling me to get a sugary drink for Colin.
I ran back into the classroom and got the Ribena carton that I had opened and began squeezing the drink into his mouth. He lifted up his hand and held the carton by himself. He slowly got better thanks to my Ribena – which he still owes me for!"
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Warriors Wrap Up: San Francisco Arena Still Being Fought
Ian Smith
The Warriors are attempting to move across the bay to San Francisco, but their plan for a new arena is being held up in a legal dispute.
A judge recently ruled that environmental effects of the new stadium were studied and found to not be in violation of any codes, but opponents of the arena proposal are now appealing that decision.
They are claiming that the environmental studies being conducted are inadequate, and other concerns of the proposal have involved traffic in the area impeding access to a nearby hospital.
A former near-Warrior also is announcing his retirement. Amare Stoudemire had a great career as an explosive big man in this league, and he was very nearly traded to the Warriors in 2009.
The Warriors and Suns were in deep discussions to send the number 7 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft along with Anthony Randolph to Phoenix for Stoudemire.
Don Nelson was enamored with Stephen Curry, though, and the organization ultimately decided against the trade when it became clear that Curry was going to be available at number 7.
Stoudemire was also due to be a free agent that next offseason, and there was no guarantee that the Warriors would have been able to re-sign him.
The Curry pick can be pinpointed as the moment that this long suffering team's fortunes began to shift. Had they acquired Stoudemire, it's safe to say that things would be drastically different around here.
Warriors World
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Stephen Curry Already Being Pursued by Another Team
Basketball, hockey, baseball, and football enthusiast. Editor at Warriors World. Former editor at SenShot and Rink Royalty. Former co-editor at Air Alamo. Former staff writer at Dodgers Nation, Hashtag Basketball, and Last Word on Hockey. B.A. in political science with a minor in humanities from San Jose State University. M.A. in government with an emphasis in CA state politics from Sacramento State University.


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