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Q: Why doesn't boolean value switch? First I want to say thanks for any assistance. I'm relatively new to Java programming. I built a simple TicTacToe game, and I'm having a little trouble.
Every once in a while "X" or "O" will be played twice in a row. I have a boolean variable that is supposed to switch from true to false to change "X" to "O" as each player takes a turn, but for some reason it isn't switching at random times.
I'm thinking it may be a problem with Eclipse or something, because I don't understand why else it would do this.
Below is the code for the game:
public class gameMain {

    Boolean player = true;
    JPanel gameBoard;
    JButton[] b = new JButton[10];
    Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 99);
    ListenForButtons lfb = new ListenForButtons();

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new gameMain();
            }
        });
    }

    public gameMain() {
        JFrame j = new JFrame("TicTacToe");
        j.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        j.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        j.setSize(400, 400);

        gameBoard = new JPanel();
        gameBoard.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 3));

        b[1] = new JButton("");
        b[1].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[1].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[1].setFont(font);
        b[1].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 0, 2, 2, Color.BLACK));
        b[2] = new JButton("");
        b[2].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[2].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[2].setFont(font);
        b[2].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 0, 2, 0, Color.BLACK));
        b[3] = new JButton("");
        b[3].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[3].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[3].setFont(font);
        b[3].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 2, 2, 0, Color.BLACK));
        b[4] = new JButton("");
        b[4].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[4].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[4].setFont(font);
        b[4].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 0, 0, 2, Color.BLACK));
        b[5] = new JButton("");
        b[5].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[5].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[5].setFont(font);
        b[5].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 0, 0, 0, Color.BLACK));
        b[6] = new JButton("");
        b[6].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[6].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[6].setFont(font);
        b[6].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(0, 2, 0, 0, Color.BLACK));
        b[7] = new JButton("");
        b[7].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[7].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[7].setFont(font);
        b[7].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(2, 0, 0, 2, Color.BLACK));
        b[8] = new JButton("");
        b[8].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[8].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[8].setFont(font);
        b[8].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(2, 0, 0, 0, Color.BLACK));
        b[9] = new JButton("");
        b[9].addActionListener(lfb);
        b[9].setContentAreaFilled(false);
        b[9].setFont(font);
        b[9].setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(2, 2, 0, 0, Color.BLACK));

        gameBoard.add(b[1]);
        gameBoard.add(b[2]);
        gameBoard.add(b[3]);
        gameBoard.add(b[4]);
        gameBoard.add(b[5]);
        gameBoard.add(b[6]);
        gameBoard.add(b[7]);
        gameBoard.add(b[8]);
        gameBoard.add(b[9]);

        j.add(gameBoard);
        j.setVisible(true);
    }

    public class ListenForButtons implements ActionListener {

        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

            if (e.getSource() == b[1]) {
                setSquare(b[1]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[2]) {
                setSquare(b[2]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[3]) {
                setSquare(b[3]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[4]) {
                setSquare(b[4]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[5]) {
                setSquare(b[5]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[6]) {
                setSquare(b[6]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[7]) {
                setSquare(b[7]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[8]) {
                setSquare(b[8]);
            }
            if (e.getSource() == b[9]) {
                setSquare(b[9]);
            }
            checkForWin();
        }
    }

    public void setSquare(JButton button) {
        if (player) {
            button.setText("X");
            player = false;
            button.removeActionListener(lfb);
        } else {
            button.setText("O");
            player = true;
            button.removeActionListener(lfb);
        }
    }

    public void checkForWin() {
        if ((b[1].getText().equals("X") && b[2].getText().equals("X") && b[3].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[4].getText().equals("X") && b[5].getText().equals("X") && b[6].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[7].getText().equals("X") && b[8].getText().equals("X") && b[9].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[1].getText().equals("X") && b[4].getText().equals("X") && b[7].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[2].getText().equals("X") && b[5].getText().equals("X") && b[8].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[3].getText().equals("X") && b[6].getText().equals("X") && b[9].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[1].getText().equals("X") && b[5].getText().equals("X") && b[9].getText().equals("X"))
                || (b[3].getText().equals("X") && b[5].getText().equals("X") && b[7].getText().equals("X"))) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "X WINS THE GAME!", "", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            resetBoard();
        } else if ((b[1].getText().equals("O") && b[2].getText().equals("O") && b[3].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[4].getText().equals("O") && b[5].getText().equals("O") && b[6].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[7].getText().equals("O") && b[8].getText().equals("O") && b[9].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[1].getText().equals("O") && b[4].getText().equals("O") && b[7].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[2].getText().equals("O") && b[5].getText().equals("O") && b[8].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[3].getText().equals("O") && b[6].getText().equals("O") && b[9].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[1].getText().equals("O") && b[5].getText().equals("O") && b[9].getText().equals("O"))
                || (b[3].getText().equals("O") && b[5].getText().equals("O") && b[7].getText().equals("O"))) {

            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "O WINS THE GAME!", "", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            resetBoard();
        } else if (!b[1].getText().equals("") && !b[2].getText().equals("") && !b[3].getText().equals("")
                && !b[4].getText().equals("") && !b[5].getText().equals("") && !b[6].getText().equals("")
                && !b[7].getText().equals("") && !b[8].getText().equals("") && !b[9].getText().equals("")) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Cats Game!", "", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
            resetBoard();
        }
    }

    public void resetBoard() {
        for (int i = 1; i <= b.length - 1; i++) {
            b[i].setText("");
        }
        for (int i = 1; i <= b.length - 1; i++) {
            b[i].addActionListener(lfb);
        }
        player = true;
    }
 }

A: When ResetBoard() is called and not every button was pressed, then you end up having multiple ActionListeners assigned to those not used buttons.
Here is a example resetBoard() method:
    public void resetBoard() {
        // Fixed the loop index. Was: (int i = 1; i <= b.length - 1; i++)
        for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
            b[i].setText("");
            // Adding a listener only if there isn't one already
            if (b[i].getActionListeners().length < 1)
                b[i].addActionListener(lfb);
        }
        player = true;
    }

As @MadProgrammer suggested i refactored also the setSquare() method:
    public void setSquare(JButton button) {
        if (player) {
            button.setText("X");
        } else {
            button.setText("O");
        }
        button.removeActionListener(lfb);
        player = !player;
    }


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Zielona – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie małopolskim, w powiecie bocheńskim, w gminie Drwinia.

Przez miejscowość przechodzi droga wojewódzka nr 965.

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Fifteen years, in fact. The familiar image of Madley Croft is as guitarist and singer with the xx, the band she formed with London schoolfriends in 2005: dressed in black, shielded by her guitar, expression ranging between pensive and troubled. Even performing a sparkling dance track on stage, such as Loud Places by her fellow wallflower and bandmate Jamie xx ("I go to loud places to find someone to be quiet with," she sings on the chorus), she stayed largely rooted to the spot. Yet on the cover of her debut solo single, Lifetime, in an acid-hued image captured – like the ones accompanying this article – by Lentaigne, she is caught in motion, arms raised high, hair swooshed.
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Duh. I was fooled in that I had earlier tried this and had added the "#" sign afterward (as I do with all numbers within my own area code as the connection is faster). Adding the "#" sign in this instance causes the phone to ring the selected number of times before going into voicemail.


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U.S. military officials say they have begun launching drone aircraft over Somalia from a position in southern Ethiopia. Officials say the drones, piloted by remote control, are only for surveillance and not for airstrikes.
A U.S. military spokesman, Lieutenant Commander James Stockman, told VOA in an e-mailed statement that 'there is no relationship between the aircraft operations in Ethiopia and the Kenyan operation in Somalia." He said there are no U.S. military bases in Africa, except in Djibouti, and that a ?limited number of personnel? are working on the Ethiopian program.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia two weeks ago in pursuit of al-Shabab militants blamed for several kidnappings and attacks across the border in Kenya in recent months.
Asked in a Twitter conversation whether Kenya is receiving any intelligence from the U.S. drone program, Kenyan military spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir replied, "Intelligence sharing between states happen[s] normally everyday, nothing has been enhanced from the normal."
The Kenyan Army has given no timeframe for its military operation in Somalia, as troops push toward al-Shabab's seaside stronghold of Kismayo.
"Kenya has no plans or intentions to stay in Somalia an hour beyond necessary," said Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua. Once our objective is met as per the framework of AU and IGAD, Kenyan troops will withdraw and leave the security operations to AU troops and TFG troops."
While Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, or TFG, has provided troops for the operation, so far, AU forces, known as AMISOM, have stuck to their peacekeeping mission in the capital Mogadishu.
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Asked if AMISOM had any plans to join the Kenyan operation at a later point, Akunda said we will "cross that bridge when we get there."
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Another one of those "foreign service affects my normal life" moments. Did we move him tonight because he was climbing out of the crib, or we're expecting another baby and don't want 2 in cribs, or were we dealing with nighttime potty issues? No, no and Nope. He's happy in the crib, we're happy with him in the crib. BUT ... we'll be in the USA for 5 weeks between R&R and training, and we don't have a crib there for him to sleep in so we figured we needed to make the switch beforehand so it was natural when we disrupted him with 18 hours of travel, 8 time zone differences, and "nowhere" to sleep.
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Contributor, Mindset, She Owns It, Wellness
Why are We Becoming A Culture of Loneliness? by @timewithtammy
by Tamela Duncan
by Tamela Duncan | Featured Contributor
Loneliness is crippling to many throughout our country and the world. Studies indicate that loneliness is deadlier than obesity, disturbing sleep, causing depression, and weakening the immune system. Neuroscience has identified that loneliness in recognizable in the brain and leaves lasting negative effects in the body. People who led lonely lives are more prone to illness, show earlier signs of cognitive decline, have higher rates of drug and alcohol use, higher rates of suicide and even prone to earlier death rates by 26%. It is considered not only a health issue but a disease. Loneliness affects people of all ages from adolescence through the elder years. Human beings have a fundamental need for relationships and to be with groups, in fact, we have an insatiable hunger to be with others. We are literally wired to connect with one another.
The issue of why we have become a culture of loneliness is complex. It stems from us having become a more transient society. We move away from our families of origins, we are continually relocating for higher education, for jobs, and job relocation – and we are divorcing from partners at higher rates than ever before…and living longer producing years of existing without being partnered. While these are all definitely contributors to loneliness, the biggest culprit is thought to be social media.
Social media is an interesting factor regarding loneliness, while it gives people something to do and does provide "informational" connections with others; it is actually a key ingredient in loneliness as it isolates. People in general will and do become absorbed and occupied with avenues of social media – and they feel they have had contact with others, but it does not, in fact, supply true social connection. Also, while people are engaged with others, there is often a horrific distraction to stay connected to social media. So, how we actually spend the time we do share with one another has changed drastically. Because social media occupies an exorbitant amount of people's time, it eventually shuts them off from genuine personal relationships.
Studies show that loneliness began to soar two years following the launch of the commercial personal computer, and again followed by the invention of the world wide web. Rapidly people have replaced good ole face to face contact with Facebook relationships, online dating, online (and off-line) gaming, texting, twitter, Instagram, Netflix, endless apps; scrolling screen after screen in efforts to be entertained and to know what is going on in other people's lives. We make fewer actual phone calls, we have fewer outings and social gatherings, less family time and less time just hanging out with humans. Playing cards, board games, projects, and heart to heart conversations are becoming things of the past. A report by CNN Health found that the average American spends between 10-11 hours of screen time daily. That is time that was once spent chatting by the water cooler, sitting on a bench talking, going to lunch, going to libraries, Sunday lunches with friends and family, bowling, card games, and many other socially engaging activities.
But why are we avoidant in dealing with this issue? People are actually afraid of loneliness, embarrassed feeling that it is their fault which further complicates the issue. Loneliness creates insecurity, depression, and anxiety. The fear and anxiety drive people deeper into screen-time which only further isolates as it is an attempt to substitute real relationships for virtual relationships. People have a lot of social media "friends, followers and connections" but because they are superficial, they leave people feeling even more dissatisfied.
The internet, social media, and other forms of screen time are not all bad; in fact, they have probably moved our society forward in advancement more than anything else in the history of the world. It gives us entertainment, information, opportunities and broader options at our fingertips. But what it cannot give us is eye to eye contact, the touch of a hand, a tender moment, belly laughter or a hug. Those things come from true friends and personal connections. We all need to remember these computers are tools not relationships. They are a means to an end but they are not the emotional vehicle that we are trying to get them to be. That comes from sitting at a ballgame rooting for the home team, crying on the shoulder of a friend, helping one another parent our children. Community – that is the cure for loneliness. We need one another to experience life and to feel a part of something bigger than ourselves. The thing people report feeling the loneliest about is "having someone to do nothing with".
So, enjoy your screen time, take advantage of the many opportunities it provides – but moderation in everything is essential. Make time to visit the elderly, volunteer, teach your children to bake and how to play Scrabble, go to ballgames, plays and music venues. Call a friend for no reason at all. Create rituals of sharing time with others…And as you do these things – try not to have that cellphone (minicomputer) to be any part of the experience.
Tamela Duncan
"My greatest passion is attempting to live life to the fullest, not taking it for granted and doing my best to support the beauty and growth of another. I'm a terrible sleeper because my mind is moved by things I have to write about or spiritually figure out. (Thank goodness for coffee.) My motto is to laugh, play and love as deeply as possible. When something in life is hard, I think of myself as a Jedi attempting to transcend the fear before me – because fear is the thief of opportunity. Life is a gift; we get to choose how we live it".
Tamela Duncan, LSCW has been in practice for over 28 years as a licensed, clinical therapist; she's certified in Regression therapy, teaches meditation and mindfulness. She has extensive training in spirituality, life coaching, relationship counseling, and mood disorders. Tamela has a thriving private practice working with individuals, couples, and families.
For over a decade, Tamela taught at UNCG's Call Program. She provides lectures and talks to the community and continues to conduct workshops and classes open to the public. She has recently completed a book titled, "Genuinely Happy: A Conscious Choice." She is also a talented musician, writer, and blogger.
"My greatest passion is attempting to live life to the fullest, not taking it for granted and doing my best to support the beauty and growth of another. I'm a terrible sleeper because my mind is moved by things I have to write about or spiritually figure out. (Thank goodness for coffee.) My motto is to laugh, play and love as deeply as possible. When something in life is hard, I think of myself as a Jedi attempting to transcend the fear before me - because fear is the thief of opportunity. Life is a gift; we get to choose how we live it". Tamela Duncan, LSCW has been in practice for over 28 years as a licensed, clinical therapist; she's certified in Regression therapy, teaches meditation and mindfulness. She has extensive training in spirituality, life coaching, relationship counseling, and mood disorders. Tamela has a thriving private practice working with individuals, couples, and families. For over a decade, Tamela taught at UNCG's Call Program. She provides lectures and talks to the community and continues to conduct workshops and classes open to the public. She has recently completed a book titled, "Genuinely Happy: A Conscious Choice." She is also a talented musician, writer, and blogger.


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Littleton City Council Citizen Minutes – April 16, 2013
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Carol
Littleton City Council Meeting
Reports –
Michael Penny responded to issues brought forward to the Council in the recent past and said that a consultant has been engaged and they are working as quickly as possible on Impact fees. Currently there are commercial impact fees but not on mixed use or residential use.
Penny thought Pam Chadbourne's request for a market study on the housing trends has value and that staff will take a look and bring it to council during a study session.
Penny commented on the requested moratorium saying it would have no impact since all parcels of land are currently under discussion.
Bruce Beckman read from his prepared remarks. He has shared them with me and are presented here in full.
I want to take my time this evening to discuss the railroad depression and the heavy rail transportation corridor through the city. Several times in recent council sessions comments and issues discussed the light rail, the depression and the rail road tracks. And talk of what the boundaries of a Transit Oriented Development would be, and what a transit oriented development includes. Clearly the railroad depression seems to be on our collective community radar screen for the first time in years.
Now is the time to ask some questions that I hope result in staff discussion and study and perhaps a council study session to talk about the challenges of our unique railway system in Littleton.
The fact is that the rail corridor is and always has been a heavy rail corridor. Only in the last 13 years has the light rail system been part of the rail system. Only since the 1980s have the railroad tracks been depressed below Main, Alamo and Prince Street and elevated at Belleview.
Since the 1800s the railroad in Littleton consisted of at grade crossings and slow moving heavy rail traffic. With the creation of the depression in the 1980s and the changes in the corridor that occurred because of the RTD building the light rail system, everything has changed.
For over a hundred years heavy rail traffic travelled north and south on two heavy rail tracks at speeds of 15 to 20 mph, one northbound and one southbound. The community was established over those same years and with a few exceptions the housing and business buildings that exist today were built around that reality.
This all changed in 1999. That was when RTD paid for changes in the heavy rail track corridor to facilitate the heavy rail movement to meet Burlington Northern needs while allowing for the introduction of light rail into the corridor. We are talking about 35 to 45 million dollars of a 177 million dollar project.
That was when things changed as far as heavy rail traffic and its movement though the city. RTD paid for and the Burlington Northern changed the heavy rail corridor as follows;
The tracks were re-bedded and concrete ties were installed.
The southbound track was relocated one hundred fee to the east.
A third track was installed
Something called the Littleton interlock was created in which the two tracks were expanded to three tracks with the ability to route trains in either direction on any of the three tracks using the 7 switches that were installed.
The height of the southbound tracks was changed.
The tracks were straightened, and the various berms that had provided barriers around them were removed.
Speeds increased from the 15 to 20 miles an hour to 45 miles an hour in Littleton, while still slowing down to the customary 15 or 20 miles an hour and slower in Denver.
The County line crossing was improved from being at grade, allowing the increased speed of trains picking up speed in Englewood, rather than at the County Line crossing, and slowing down if northbound at the Denver line rather than for the county line crossing.
Noise and vibration issues arose from the changes in the corridor
So Burlington Northern got what it wanted and the light rail came to Littleton. And we are now working to figure out exactly what a transit oriented development is for Littleton. There is no doubt that the availability of Light rail makes living in Littleton a good deal. BUT, here is the but,
All of these changes should concern us because they were done after the Environmental Impact Statement was completed and after the Record of Decision was filed in 1996. These were approved by RTD and the FTA and only discussed moving the southbound track the 100 feet to make a space for light rail. The Record of decision had said that there will be no switching tracks installed in the corridor. It did not contemplate a third track. In fact it was specific, "there shall be no"…"special track work in the corridor". No supplemental EIS was ever done that took into account the changes and additions to what was initially proposed and presented to the public.
This means that most of those changes that were installed, that I just mentioned, were never discussed in the plan presented in the EIS, and were not evaluated in the public discussions and outside evaluations that are part of the EIS process. For example, the light rail system was built without such basic safety warning devices needed in a shared corridor such as Intrusion Detection systems to give warning of derailments and without an effective means of communication between light rail engineers and heavy rail engineers. Certainly these and other safety items might have been part of the original design, but were not.
What we know is that increasing the speed of 120 cars fully loaded with coal, or 80 cars of hazardous or noxious chemicals, through up to 7 switches on three different tracks is now what occurs daily within our heavy rail corridor.
And how is it working for us? There have been two major derailments, in 2007 and 2009 in the railroad depression.
The first one involved a loaded coal train which spilled coal all over the tracks, including in the path of an oncoming light rail train, that only because of the alertness of the operator, was able to stop before running into the piles of coal. It was December, it was snowing and the light rail and heavy rail tracks are less than 16 feet apart. And remember, no means of communication and no intrusion detection devices.
The other in 2009 involved liquid sulphur cars, spilling and leaking as they crashed in accordion fashion in the depression. Although dramatic and smelly, fortunately none of the really hazardous materials that travel in the corridor were involved.
In both cases the only available land to the side of the tracks, outside the depression, to assemble the recovery equipment and place the junk being removed from the tracks was on the grounds of the Littleton Cemetery, south of the depression near where Ridge road ends at the tracks. I have heard some discussion that the use was an issue since the cemetery is private property. The only entry location to the site on the north was across from the Alexan Apartments. Fortunately there no injuries requiring the mass casualty response into the depression.
Why was there one derailment? Why were there two derailments? What has been learned and what has been changed in the corridor to prevent a third derailment?
As we begin to look at the future of Littleton, and as we talk about Transit Oriented Development, and other neighborhood plans, it is time to take a look at the elephant in the room, the heavy rail corridor that is just a few hundred yards to our east and integrated into our transportation system. How do we deal with the reality of heavy rail traffic and switching tracks combined with heavy rail at high speeds? It is about public safety and diligence by the city.
I would like to see the City Manager bring together the people who have the facts and the information about our heavy rail corridor and to present this information to Council. I would like to know why we had two derailments in our railroad depression and what lessons have been learned. I would like to know if we can influence the heavy rail traffic in our corridor in such a way as to make it safer. Can we slow them down? And I would like to move ahead with this so that this the proper consideration is given to what it means to have a heavy rail corridor traveling through the heart of our downtown area each day at high speeds and carrying hazardous materials.
The basic mission of all government is to provide as much as possible for the safety and security of its residents. There is no other public or private entity that is as concerned about the safety of Littleton residents as are those of us representing them here on Council and the staff of the City.
This is what we do and what no one else can do. I am anxious to discuss this and to hear more at a study session.
Jerry Valdes asked for a revenue and accident report on the intersections that have the red light technology.
Bruce Stahlman suggested staff to look into some issues with the grade at the Walgreen's at Ltn Blvd and Broadway. There are issues that need to be resolved in order to get the space leased and he thought the staff might be helpful.
Jim Taylor said he had been approached by someone in Arapahoe County about the condition of Platte Canyon Rd. The road is in 4 different jurisdictions and hopefully all four can agree and submit a letter to the Colorado Department of Transporation about some much needed improvements.
He added an item to the agenda under General Business – a letter of support for Debbie Brinkman's appointment to the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League.
DRCOG has delayed the Urban Growth Boundary until the Metro Vision 2040 plan is complete.
Peggy Cole asked to see the final version of the Policy Statement that staff will use as guidance when lobbying our legislature.
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Norm Brown thanked Wendy Heffner for the notification of last week's cancellation due to the weather. Her efforts to contact the usual council attendees is appreciated.
Kim Glidden, owner of The Pottery Studio on South Curtice in downtown Littleton, submitted a letter. She has provided me a copy.
Dear Council Members:
My business, The Pottery Studio Gallery, has been located in downtown Littleton on Curtice Street between Main Street and Alamo Avenue for eight years, and I have the following questions:
Now that the City's Downtown Neighborhood Plan identifies Curtice Street as the only north/south "major pedestrian route," what will it take to have a traffic light and pedestrian crosswalk signal installed at the intersection of Alamo Avenue and Curtice Street.
What design has the City's Fine Arts Committee selected for bike racks in downtown, where will they be located, and when will they be installed?
Is the City considering a comprehensive "Wayfinding Plan" for downtown Littleton?
At what cost will the City make available for purchase sets of the street pole banners displayed on Main Street to downtown businesses located on Alamo Avenue and Sycamore, Prince, Nevada, Curtice and Rapp Streets?
Will the City be collaborating with downtown businesses in fudning applications to Colorado9 Creative industries?
City Council's assistance with answers to these questions is appreciated.
Kim Glidden
Carol Brzeczek – Two weeks ago I was here to tell you what I observed on January 29th. When I come before you it is not without thought and time spent in double checking the facts and content of what I have go say. On April 2, after I sat down Debbie responded to my comments in a way that made me go back and take another look at my statements. As a result I decided that I had not done all that I could have done in my research of the chain of events.
Therefore, I requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act, a copy of the Request for the Paid Leave of Absence that our former city attorney was referenced to have submitted.
Here is the response I received. The document does not exist – the request was made orally. I was also told that if the document existed I may not be able to have the document.
The Colorado Open Records Act defines what is confidential and what is not confidential under the label of personnel files. The portion of a personnel file that deals with the personal information (address, financial information and other info maintained because of the employer/employee relationship) are protected. However, personnel files that are exempt from the protection of the Open Records Act include employment agreements. The request for a temporary paid leave of absence would be an employment agreement and thus not protected.
Back to the request – It is almost impossible for me to believe that an attorney would make a verbal request regarding their employment rather than submit some sort of legalese document requesting a paid leave of absence. But I have been told that a written request was not made. So, knowing that the request was made "orally", I have to ask who on council had the face to face with the former employee. Peggy did you – and Peggy replied no. Jim Taylor? He said he would not answer the question. Bruce Stahlman? He stammered until Brinkman broke in to tell me it was a personnel matter and they could not talk about it in public but she would provide me a written response.
I said that it was hard to understand why the question could not be answered – it was a public document and there was nothing confidential about an answer to the question.
Additionally, in reading the terms of the city attorney's resignation and severance agreement there is no mention of a paid leave of absence – just a resignation. A resignation agreement that became effective February 1, four days before receiving the resignation from the employee.
An agreement that was intended to be confidential and kept from the public does not make this council open and transparent which is what the citizens expect from their elected representatives.
Pam Chadbourne reminisced about the old library memorial rooms: when I was a kid, Mrs. Brown was the children's librarian at the Littleton Public Library, when it was in the basement of what is now The Melting Pot. Mrs. Brown was old when I was little; she must have been born in the 1800s. Mrs. Brown had no teeth; she must have had a hard life. So I just wanted to remember Mrs. Brown.
She thanked City Manager Michael Penny for responding to my questions from the last council meeting. In particular, thanks for making a public response, because the comments and concerns many of us speakers have been expressing, are on the public's behalf, about the city's future.
She was glad that there will be a study of the Denver housing market and impact fees will be studied.
She addressed her concern about the Comprehensive Plan. Along the lines of council member Beckman's comments about heavy rail, the Comprehensive Plan should include an Emergency Response Plan. It makes no sense to do that in the neighborhood plans, an Emergency response has to be done at the city level.
Chadbourne would still like to hear from the Council members on a hold, a moratorium, on high-density residential rezoning requests. She understood that the applications in process aren't subject to the moratorium. There are still concerns that we need to address.
a) Approval of Second Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services with Judge Kriss
b) Request for approval to cancel the June 19th regular City Council meeting due to CML
c) Request for approval to schedule a Special City Council meeting on April 30, 2013
All three passed 7/0.
General Business – Taylor moved to ask staff to prepare a letter endorsing Brinkman to the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League. Phil Cernanec seconded and motion passed 7/0.
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I don't know about anyone else but I can feel the energy starting to shift. I mean, it is definitely STILL summer. Although with the wind, rain and grey skies over the August Bank Holiday weekend, you would be forgiven for thinking it's already well into autumn. I walked past a young man today in town carrying a whole stack of new lever-arch files. No doubt getting ready for university. And it is getting to that time of year - the start of the new school year.
Now, I know that this isn't a thing everywhere. My Australian friends are often a bit baffled by the back to school mood in September in the UK. But I'm feeling it, even without children around. I've had a relaxed summer. This period, with all the heat and sunshine, has had a laid-back feel to it. I was out of my depth for the first six months or so of the year - everything I was doing felt outside my comfort zone. And then June came about. Things started picking up in my business and I relaxed into my new, expanding comfort zone.
I needed that break. I learnt so much in that first half of the year. But I for one can't keep going at that pace and that level of discomfort indefinitely. I believe in the ebb and flow of our energy. And now, after restoring myself and enjoying hanging out a bit, I can feel the energy start to change again.
Partly, this is the move into autumn (and I will write more about that shift in seasonal energy later in September as we approach the autumnal Equinox). Partly, it's that I'm done chilling out now. It's funny how, when you do give yourself permission to step back and take time to recharge, your mind and body then let you know when it's time to go again. I know I often worry that I'm never going to feel motivated again when that energy subsides but it always comes back when you give it time.
For me, this change in energy is showing up in interesting ways. I'm writing again, which I have been struggling to do over the past couple of months. I'm drawn to exploring new things and new places. And I feel bloody restless, despite running more than 120 miles a month (read more about my ridiculous plan to run 1000 miles in 2018).
Plus, there are some exciting opportunities opening for me and The Practical Balance. I'm starting on to the Pathways Programme at The Trampery. The programme is so aligned with my values as an entrepreneur and I'm super-excited about working with the team and a cohort of peers to help me get clear on the next steps for The Practical Balance. Not only that, but The Practical Balance has also been accepted into the Transformative Technology Academy (TTA) - a tribe of global leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs leveraging tech for mental health, wellbeing, and joy. Ever since my time with zinc.vc, I've been curious about how I can use tech to support people and create something massively impactful. Combined with Pathways, the TTA is an incredible opportunity for me to learn more about building a tech product, specifically for mental health and wellbeing, and network with like-minded people in this space.
And, if that wasn't enough - because you know I do not do things by half - I've also invested in a business coach and some dedicated support to help me take The Practical Balance to the next level.
Phew! It is going to be a busy few months. So how I am going to manage all that and keep my balance.
Balancing by my body by doing different activities. I have loved dedicating some time and effort to my running goals. After a pretty atrocious June, I needed to catch up if I wanted to hit my 1000 mile target. Now, I've done that, I want to get back into a regular yoga practice as well as try new things like boxing and climbing.
Balancing my space by exploring more. I've been in my flat for about 2 years now and realised recently that I haven't explored my local area that much. I've also been working from home a lot, which does not make me that productive. So, my plan is to spend one day a week working from a different cafe or space somewhere in walking distance. This also applies to dating. I've spent much of the year so far healing from a previous relationship and I'm now ready to invite love back into my life. And that means giving dating some attention and energy. I'm going to try to go on one date a week and see what happens - if you happen to know any eligible bachelors in London, feel free to introduce us!
Balancing my mind and spirit by going with the flow . I've been loving paying more attention to my natural energy rhythms, whether that is day-to-day or my menstrual cycle (which I still can't spell first time). I notice a lot less resistance to how I'm feeling and that's made me both more relaxed and more productive. So I want to keep that up. That means not over-scheduling myself with all these plans! It's important to have intentions for the week to create focus but I need to have space and freedom on a day-to-day basis. There's a happy balance where I have committed daily routines, structured weekly planning and then a healthy dose of flexibility on any given day.
As we all head 'back to school', this feels like a period of creativity and new beginnings, even as we will start to see nature preparing for the deep sleep of winter. Ask yourself, what do you want to create over the next few months? Because where your attention goes, the energy flows and results show.
If you need some help getting clear on what you want to create, getting aligned with your natural rhythms, and planning your time to make it all happen, book a free strategy call with me today.


What happens when mathematical equations meet beautiful knitting patterns? Discover mesmerizing projects designed using Fibonacci sequences!
The Fibonacci spiral, also known as the Golden Spiral, is a numerical pattern that was first identified in the Western world by Italian mathematician Fibonacci.
So how does this relate to knitting?
The formula produces beautiful interconnected quarter circles, which result in a gorgeous spiral formation! While Fibonacci might have identified the sequence, this formation is actually one of mother nature's very own designs, appearing in galaxies, hurricanes, leaves, shells and even sunflower seeds!
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From her Science is Beautiful series comes this elegant shawl by Kimberly Golynskiy, where we can see the beautiful Fibonacci spiral outworked though ripples of fabric giving complexity and texture to the project!
This is the second edition to Woolly Wormhead's Circled collection! This beautiful patternsees concentric rings in the Fibonacci sequence worked down from the crown of the head, to create a modern and contemporary fashion accessory!
No ordinary stripy cowl! This wonderful project by Eileen V, uses the Fibonacci sequence to create stripe detailing thats crammed with intrigue, as the stripes increase in thickness and intensity. Pick your favourite DK yarn and watch the swirls of stripes ripple through your knitwear.
This Aquilegia shawl features a beautifully intricate zig-zag design created by the Fibonacci formation. This lovely accessory sums up cozy elegant knitwear perfectly!
Designed by Laura Nelkin uses the Fibonacci striping sequence to create dizzying colorwork in this lovely Media Cowl.
Last but certainly not least, this adorable Bunny pattern uses the Fibonacci sequencing to create sweet stripe detailing in the inner ears and on the little bunny legs.
Do you have your own Fibonacci project you'd like to share? Why not join the other knitters on our site!
Love seeing practical applications of the Fibonacci spiral. Did an essay on it when I was training to be a teacher so it is close to my heart. Great post.


Third Window Films are all set to release the Korean film Han Gong-Ju on April 13th and I am excited because the reviews I have seen are positively glowing! I must admit that I have been in a bit of a slump when it comes to Korean films but I am anticipating this one being great and have watched a few recent releases so expect a review or two!
Good day to you, dear readers!
"I must say, Doctor Hill, I am very disappointed with you. You steal the secret of life and death and here you are trysting with a bubble-headed co-ed. You're not even a second-rate scientist." Herbert West.
The film's released this weekend look good!
I had a binge session with movies watching lots over the course of the week. I got to watching plenty of Italian horror/giallo films and some random Asian ones that have been on my to-watch list since last year. The list includes Demons (ITA/GER, 1985), Deep Red (ITA,1971), Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (ITA, 1988), Black Coal, Thin Ice (CHN, 2014), Broken (KOR, 2014), Inferno (ITA/USA1980) and a whole bunch of Hong Kong films.
I'll have to start watching Japanese films again… I have lots building up. Plus there's that season of Studio Ghibli films over March and April screening on Film4.
The only thing I posted this week was a review of the Japanese film My Little Sweet Pea (2013).
Japan has always been good for films about women. It is thematic territory so rich in stories that there are genres such as the haha-mono (mother story). These are films that follow a specific formula where a mother figure endures a hard life and sacrifices herself for her (often ungrateful) family. Her suffering comes into focus in a teary-eyed ending where everybody cries and repents their actions, expressing the desire to change. Specific examples Keisuke Kinoshita's tragic and bitter Nihon no Higeki (1953) and Yasuhiro Ozu's The Only Son (1936), two films guaranteed to make an audience shed many tears of sadness. For a lighter one, try The Wolf Children (2012) which is about the struggles of a single mother with two unique kids (you will still shed tears but happy ones). My Little Sweet Pea falls into this genre but is different because it focusses on the children's realisation of their mother's sacrifice rather than the parent's travails.
Hello dear readers! I hope you are having a good weekend!
I had a decent week. The start was a bit wobbly after watching Chappie (US/SA, 2015), a film I didn't particularly enjoy much – I should have known better because I didn't think much of the director's previous film, Elysium (2013). Once I was back in work on Wednesday, the week was better and I did manage to watch a couple of really good films – Mahler (UK, 1974) and Lucky Jim (UK, 1957). That's three more for my movies watched this year list!
There are a lot of films of the list – thirty-seven so far, the majority of them western. I'm also enjoying finishing Ghost Hound, the latest episodes of Tokyo Ghoul Season 2, Parasyte, The Walking Dead and I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse.
What did I post this week? I posted a review of Patema Inverted (2013) and the trailer for Miss Hokusai (2015).
Last week I wrote a post about Miss Hokusai, an anime film that has caught my attention and I believe is worth checking out because of the talent involved and the early art work. Well now a trailer has been released and thanks to anime blogger beatslars, I have been alerted to the trailer which was reported on Anime News Network so here it is!
Patema Inverted is a story of boy-meets-girl only the writer/director Yasuhiro Yoshiura makes the phrase "falling head over heels in love" literal by twisting gravity around for the central couple so that they must cling together lest they lose not only each other but their lives… If protagonists getting their gravity mixed up is not a new and novel concept, it is one that is explored with much life and energy here in a deceptively light film where superb animation and imagination creates a world where ever shifting perspectives on life give a slight story much substance.
The girl in the pairing is the titular Patema, a brave princess of an underground village where the inhabitants, descendants of a group of scientists caught up in an experiment gone wrong, live in the tunnels and confined spaces of a scientific facility built long ago.
I've had a decent week if you can count struggling through some awful writer's block and trying to get a mammoth anime preview done whilst anxiously waiting for a romantic call decent. I've survived. Just about. Key in helping me survive was film. I watched the Italian horror films Tenebre (1982), The Beyond (1981), and Cemetery Man (1994) and I watched the British films Lair of the White Worm (UK, 1988), School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating (UK, 1960), and the BBC documentaries Love Hotel (UK/JP, 2014), and Love is Everything: 100 Years of Love and Courtship (UK, 2014). Well. I'm going through my own courtship process with a lovely lady archaeologist at the moment and seeing how that last documentary showed love throughout the ages in Britain… well, it makes me slightly less fretful when waiting for my next meeting with my good lady. Gosh, I feel like a teenager again.
Trying to distract myself from these feelings I wrote about the release of Miss Hokusai and a review of The Thieves (2012).
A gifted con-artist is able to take in their mark with a solid sounding story and enough dazzle to distract. A con-artist can get away with anything especially if the audience doesn't think too hard about the spectacle. The same could also be said about films and so it proves to be true with the Korean mega box-office hit The Thieves (2012), from writer and director Choi Dong-hoon. He crafts a frothy and fun thriller but don't look too closely or you might be able to see through the con and the story might not add up.


In state 9 am until Mass begins.
Theresa A. Slawinski, age 88, passed away February 9, 2019 in Gaylord, Michigan. Formerly of Dearborn and Livonia. She was preceded in death by her siblings Max, Thaddeus, Sophie and Chester. Aunt and great aunt to many nieces and nephews. Theresa retired in 1990 from Ford Motor and Lincoln Mercury Divisions. She loved to travel and traveled all over the world during her lifetime. Sewing was another of her passions. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday 9:30 am instate 9:00am until Mass begins at St. Aiden Catholic Church, 17500 Farmington Rd, Livonia.


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By GEC · 01st November, 2021
We have co-launched a new series of blogs with IIED to call into question the dominant approaches to conservation and climate change adaptation, and to discuss local approaches that work for nature and people.
The 'super year' for people, nature and climate is critical to framing global policy solutions in response to the triple crisis of climate change, loss of nature and rising inequality.
The climate change and conservation movements increasingly recognize that the adverse effects of climate change and loss of nature will exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities for many Indigenous Peoples and local communities, stressing the need for a just transition to a sustainable world for all.
The new blog series 'Putting social and environmental justice at the core of conservation, climate and development' aims to critically analyze trends in the climate and conservation fields, highlight conservation models controlled and run by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and identify and showcase examples of good practices in the era of climate justice.
" There is something fundamentally illogical about claiming to protect nature without the people who live there. What we are asking, above all, is that all stakeholders in the forestry sector consider us, the Indigenous forest peoples."
— Bagyeli leader in Cameroon
Over the coming months, blogs in this series will feature a diversity of voices presenting different perspectives and positions from Southern-based civil society organizations and researchers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and international organizations highlighting decades of unjust and exclusionary approaches to environmental protection.
We will hear from:
Indigenous activists from the Bagyeli and Baka communities, discussing how the Cameroonian law and conservation initiatives have rendered Indigenous communities squatters in their own forest and what they're doing to stop it
Joe Eisen, executive director of Rainforest Foundation UK , and Blaise Mudodosi, coordinator of Action pour la promotion et protection des peuples et espèces menacés (French language website), discussing the potential consequences of the '30x30' biodiversity conservation objective on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests , exploring ways to enhance access to climate finance for Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Nicky Batang-ay of Tebtebba , the ground-breaking Indigenous rights organization, sharing the position of Indigenous Peoples on so-called 'nature-based solutions' to climate change and biodiversity loss
Further bloggers will be confirmed.
Read the first blog in this series '30x30 - a brave new dawn or a failure to protect people and nature?'
Image credit: Talamanca Cabecar, an Indigenous territory in Costa Rica (Photo: copyright Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests )