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Updated Designs for Lynnwood Link Stations, Including Public Art
Posted on June 13, 2018 June 12, 2018 by Bruce Englehardt
Aerial view of Mountlake Terrace Station, looking southwest (courtesy of Sound Transit)
After a bit of inactivity, the flurry of Lynnwood Link news continues for yet another week. The baseline schedule for Lynnwood Link has been set, and the last round of design open houses we mentioned have been scheduled for later this month and late next month.
Like all open houses, the online version has all the renderings and explanatory text that one could ever ask for. Lynnwood Link's four stations have not quite reached 90 percent design, the final step before things can be locked in and ready for construction, but have progressed substantially. Thanks to the cost-savings measures adopted by Sound Transit, there's been quite a few changes from 60 percent design, including slightly smaller garages in new spots and skinnier platforms that come one escalator short of a pair.
Shoreline South/145th Street
Platform level view of Shoreline South/145th Station and its garage (Sound Transit)
Starting with the almost-but-not-quite NE 145th Street Station, there's been a slight reduction in the amount of paved space, with more room for trees and plants. The garage's elevators have been crammed inward and now take up less of the pedestrian areas. The station itself will have a shorter canopy, which won't quite reach the elevators at each end of the platform. Like all Lynnwood Link stations, there will only be one escalator from the ground to platform level at each entrance, but there will also be stairs for the short climb down. Buses, including the currently unbranded SR 522 BRT line, will pick up passengers right outside the south entrance.
The station's commissioned piece of public art will be a pair of crop irrigation arms that hang off the south and north sides of the garage, arcing over the main pedestrian walkway and the passenger drop-off area. Artist Buster Simpson, also responsible for a sculpture in the Rainier Beach Station plaza and many works around the region, uses the sculpture to highlight the path of stormwater as it begins its journey through several drainage ditches and pipes and out towards the Puget Sound. Simpson is also working on a second piece of stormwater-related art for the station, which will be raveled at a later date.
The Seattle/Shoreline segment of Lynnwood Link also has a few extra design details between the stations, as seen in the giant rollplots and supplementary sections on the open house website. The crossing of NE 130th Street will be elevated, and there's a straightaway that is marked for the future infill station on the north side of the interchange, which would place the north entrance a half block from the fenced-off corner of Jackson Park Golf Course. The Shoreline section will have a multi-use pedestrian/bicycle trail running under the light rail guideway, sandwiched between the new sound walls facing Interstate 5, new buffer plants, and new cul-de-sacs that Sound Transit is required to build for street stubs.
Shoreline North/185th Street
Aerial view of Shoreline North/185th Station, sporting its new garage (Sound Transit)
As discussed last month, Shoreline North/185th Station has a new garage design that tucks two levels of cars under the bus bays and bus layover zone. Buses will have a dedicated traffic signal to reach 5th Avenue NE or NE 185th Street, while park-and-ride users will have to make two turns (one through a roundabout) to continue west towards central Shoreline. The renderings show the bus layovers as being a sea of concrete, which could really be depressing for bus riders to stare at while waiting for their next Swift or Metro bus to show up. The passenger drop-off area has been moved to the far side of the garage, which entails a longer walk around and across the bus and garage exits.
The garage isn't the only part of the station that has been dramatically altered, though. What was once a station with a single center platform is now a station with two side platforms, and not a single escalator in sight. Luckily, the impact for passengers who aren't changing direction is minimal, thanks to the layout of the two entrances. The south entrance is level with the bus bays, while the north entrance is connected to the bus bay level by a short pedestrian bridge with stairs and elevators to both platforms.
Tucked in between the garage and northbound platform, and continuing under the pedestrian bridge, is a public plaza with public restrooms, ticketing kiosks, and a few benches. Once again, the platform canopies have been scaled back, leaving part of the route for alighting passengers uncovered and open to the elements, so be sure to carry a hoodie or an umbrella.
Phoenix-based artist Mary Lucking was commissioned to design the artwork for Shoreline North/185th Station, and chose to use forest imagery as her inspiration for several metal ornaments that will adorn the station's plazas, entrances, and platforms. The platform's columns will have metal vines growing up from the pavement, while metal shrubs will be sprinkled around other spaces.
Looking at Mountlake Terrace Station from the west side of 236th Street SW (Sound Transit)
Mountlake Terrace Station remains largely unchanged from earlier designs, but the new metal-like finishes provided by artist Kipp Kobayashi brings the "natural" theme of the station together. And keeping with the theme, Mountlake Terrace Station will require no new parking garage (reusing the existing one) and is already becoming a draw for transit-oriented housing.
The station will hang over 236th Street SW, with an entrance on the south side of the street adjacent to a new bus stop, a large public plaza, and a new street for the Terrace Station development. The north entrance has its own plaza and a pair of bus stops that will require buses to loop through a street shared with garage users to a new layover lane on the east side of the current parking lot. Even further east will be a temporary parking lot for 220 vehicles during construction of the station (which will require the closure of the current surface parking lot) and will presumably be available for transit-oriented development as surplus property.
Kobayashi's contribution to the public art program will come in the form of a photographic mural on the underside of the light rail guideway as it crosses 236th Street SW, similar to the mural planned for Judkins Park Station. Unlike the rock-and-roll mural planned there, Mountlake Terrace will be graced with the image of two trees whose branches stretch out and over the street to connect. The image will be made using perforated metal, a material chosen as part of the cost-saving measures for the project, and be rendered in various colors.
Lynnwood City Center
Lynnwood City Center Station, seen from ground level (Sound Transit)
In contrast with the relatively compact nature of Mountlake Terrace Station, the terminus at Lynnwood City Center is a mess of parking lots, bus facilities, and trees. Since the last design open house, the garage has been reshaped from an "L" to a stylized "S", or perhaps a pixelated version of New Jersey's silhouette. The garage now takes up less space, leaving behind room for a wetland and daylit creek along 44th Avenue W, and has lost a direct exit to the HOV access ramp as well as a "high-speed" exit spiral. In response to a request from Community Transit, half of the south surface parking lot will now be reserved as a bus layover space, leaving space for a new east-west street between the bus bays and north surface parking lot. A pair of misshaped parcels on the northeast end of the station, facing the "gateway intersection" of 44th and 200th Street SW, have been turned into additional surface parking space instead of being marked for future development.
The station's two entrances are now tucked neatly under the shadow of the platform and guideway, instead of jutting out towards the bus bays and the Interurban Trail. Like the other three stations, the platform is now narrower and only has one escalator (which will presumably be stuck in the "up" position, angering many PM peak commuters). The narrowed platform seems to be a bit more cramped thanks to the perpendicular seating and shelters, possibly a reference to the cramped conditions inside the current (and future) Link cars.
Claudia Fitch, a sculptor who created the two existing pieces of public art at Lynnwood Transit Center, returns with a sculpture celebrating the humble hummingbird as well as highway signage–the latter of which perfectly encapsulates modern Lynnwood. Her two sculptures will hang above the plazas adjacent to the two entrances and are meant to represent the natural history of Lynnwood before its devolution into auto-oriented sprawl, as well as the neon lights that once lined Highway 99 during its pre-interstate heyday.
Sound Transit is taking public feedback on the updated station designs at lynnwoodlink.participate.online and at three public open houses, the first of which begins tonight in Mountlake Terrace:
Mountlake Terrace – Wednesday, June 13, 6-8 p.m.
Mountlake Terrace Senior Center, 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace (use Community Transit Route 130)
Shoreline/Seattle – Wednesday, June 27, 6-8 p.m.
Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave. N., Shoreline (RapidRide E Line or Metro Route 331)
Lynnwood – Wednesday, July 25, 6-8 p.m.
Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. S.W., Lynnwood (Community Transit Route 196, or any Lynnwood TC bus)
47 Replies to "Updated Designs for Lynnwood Link Stations, Including Public Art"
RossB says:
>> The crossing of NE 130th Street will be elevated, and there's a straightaway that is marked for the future infill station on the north side of the interchange …
Noooooooo! That isn't where the station should be. It should be above the interchange, so that people from both sides of 130th can get there. This completely ignores the whole point of the station, which is to enable quick and easy access to and from the buses. A bus should stop on 130th, then people should get out, and be able to walk up to the station without waiting to cross the street. With the current plan, someone from Bitter Lake would have to cross NE 130th to access the south end of the station. On their way home, someone from Lake City would have to do the same. That not only means a lot more people waiting for a traffic light (that happens to favor cross traffic) but also means more delays for that traffic (which includes the buses).
Right now there are very few people who press that walk button, because there is little there. No one will use a north entrance to the station, because there is nothing there.
Come on ST — get it right this time.
For a good example of how the station should be designed, look at Main Street Station in Vancouver. To quote from the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article:
The station is accessible from both sides of Main Street at the intersection of Main Street and Terminal Avenue …
You can see from the map that there are bus stops right there, on both sides of the street: https://goo.gl/maps/R8RDN6HiXHs. It is a short walk up to the platform from each bus stop. This is in the middle of a very urban area, where thousands access the station without using the bus. Yet it is still designed to make that transfer as easy as possible. The least ST can do is make the same accommodation for a station specifically designed for bus transfers.
jas says:
It truly is astounding how when ST is faced with two choices they invariably choose the one that is most inconvenient for people using the system.
A station straddling 130th would clearly be advantageous. Is there no communication between ST and Metro?
Maybe it's just too hard for them to build something over an operating roadway.
Seriously – I'd like to hear some explanation from ST on their rationale here.
barman says:
There are certain expensive and mind-blowingly stupid mistakes ST makes because they've been pressured into them. Bellevue tunnel, for example. This appears to be pure incompetence and/or penny pinching for no conceivable benefit.
Google "the vision line"
Mark Y. says:
I would imagine that the comes from a desire by the Agency and the local jurisdiction to not have large construction impacts on the intersection. If you build the station over the roadway you would necessarily have more time with the intersection/roadway closed than if you're just building the guideway.
ST operates like a construction agency, not a transit agency. So it would make some sense they would have this bias. Still, it's infuriating.
I'm not even sure that is the case. If memory serves Seattle is going to do a bunch of work in the area anyway. They plan on getting rid of the little curve that allows a driver to easily take a right from northbound 5th to southbound Roosevelt Way (where this crosswalk is — https://goo.gl/maps/ohZwnATQid42). So it is likely they will mess with that area anyway.
Besides, did they really talk to the head of SDOT? Since that head is temporary, did they consult with the mayor? I seriously doubt it. They did what they normally do — look at a map and say "we can put it there — close enough".
I'm also not convinced that it much harder to build the station over the intersection. At worse you would close off 5th (south of 130th) which is really no big deal. Folks can go around. The only real issue is if they close off 130th, and I don't see why it would be necessary to do that.
Mike Orr says:
In other words, temporary impacts for drivers are more important than permanent impacts for bus transferers. Didn't the cities want to increase non-driving mode share?
Maybe we should make ST a Top Negative Ten Awards.
Tlsgwm says:
Agreed. +1
eddiew says:
amen to the RossB comment. It is also valid for stations on the West Seattle line at Delridge Way SW and 35th Avenue SW. It was violated at Mt. Baker and SeaTac; note the lack of a pedestrian connection between Link and southbound buses on International Boulevard South.
a second comment about phasing. if the FTA funds and higher costs have delayed the line, should the NE 130th Street station not open with the delayed line?
Well, in Mt Baker's case the track is not crossing the street but turning into it. If you put the station over the street it would be parallel with it, not perpendicular to it. So the platforms wouldn't span from one side of the street or the other. A center platform would require crossing the tracks to get to the exit, and side platforms might require crossing both tracks. ST has that at the surface stations but it would probably object to it at elevated stations because the trains are running faster so collisions would be more severe.
In TIB's case, the station exists in order to give south King County a P&R, which wouldn't fit at SeaTac, so it's oriented toward the P&R. Urbanism, what's that? The plan to redevelop the west side of Intl Blvd (which is currently causing immigrant businesses much fear of displacement) happened two decades after the station was planned. And anyway, the people in the future apartments will drive across the street to the P&R, won't they? :)
Well, in Mt Baker's case the station should be in the triangle. Obviously. The particulars are different (you have angles other than 90 degrees) but the dynamics are the same. Most of the ridership will come from bus transfers. Very Few people will actually walk up to the station and even fewer will walk from the particular direction we seem to be favoring. Even after we put the station next to a green belt, the folks who actually run the biggest transit system in the area (by people served, not by money raised) manages to put their transit center right smack dab where you should have put your train station (https://goo.gl/maps/X3vNXnWLVLG2). The only reasonable response by ST is "Oops".
Was it cheaper? Yeah, sure, probably. Is it better in the long run to ask thousands of riders to walk across the street (and thousands more to say "Nah, I'm good, I think I'll just slog my way downtown") instead of paying a little extra to do it right? Of course not. It was just one of the many stupid mistakes made by an agency that has made a lot of them, while spending billions on extremely dubious projects.
Eddie is right. This agency has no history of doing it right. When they are short of money, or even when they have loads of it, they struggle. Unfortunately, it is up to ordinary citizens to explain the obvious when it comes to station location.
I also think the process is flawed. Whenever someone points out a mistake made in the design of a station, someone mentions that it is up to the citizenry to do their part to help design it. During the open houses (when things are 10% or 30% done) we should organize, march, or do whatever it takes to get Sound Transit to do the sensible thing. Fair enough. But in this case, by the time there is an open house on the NE 130th Station it will be too late.
It is bad enough that they are building the station years after they should, but they are making fundamental design decisions — such as the location of the station — without public input. There is no public outreach to communities like Lake City and Bitter Lake that will forever be hurt by putting the station north of NE 130th. Are folks from Lake City supposed to schlep all the way out to Shoreline (the nearest open house) to voice their displeasure? It is close to an hour bus ride just to get there.
I suppose everything has to be done online, but it just seems like big decisions are being made without giving people a chance to point out how misguided they are.
Jonathan Dubman says:
The most elegant solution for 130th, and in my mind, the only reasonable solution, is for the station to span the arterial carrying connecting bus service, such that you can board and exit the train on the end closest to the station exit that sits above your bus stop. This is how it is very typically done all over the world, as those who have been to such exotic locales as Vancouver BC will note. There is nothing there now at 130th standing in the way but patchy grass. It's not like we are trying to wedge new station access into the built environment between high-rise basements and monorail footings.
If ST is actively hostile to good bus-rail integration, they should flat out admit it and we should have a conversation about that. They seem to get it wrong too consistently to blame indifference. If, contrary to pretty much all evidence, they actually do care, then we should talk about what has gone wrong in the past and how we're going to do things differently going forward. Maybe 130th needs its own post. Clearly it is going to need watchful oversight.
Exactly. It isn't rocket surgery. Put the station above 130th. Duh.
Well, technically they're only making an accomodation for the station, which doesn't mean they have to put the station there later. They could rebuild the track over the street instead. What, you don't think they'd do that? If it's any consolation, when the decision is made in the 2020s or 2030s, there may be different people on the board with different views.
Not just the track, if it's elevated, it's also the infrastructure that holds the track in the air. Look at Northgate and extend that 30 blocks. Since it is an infill station it will have to built on what and where the flat spot is that ST builds, which is part in parcel in the drawings right NOW.
Is that elevated track going over Seattle 130th? I'm sure it is not.
And it's not as if ST has really built an infill station before – Graham St should be straightforward compared to this. And ST has shown that they do not want to build an infill station ever.
Al S. says:
No escalators at all at 185th? I think they must think that we are living in Logan's Run where no one is over 30 and has trouble with stairs. There's only one elevator and side platforms now too.
It's clear that riders are going to be treated like the second class citizens in this design. Yet we'll be treated to art. Why is THIS how ST cuts corners?
It sounds like imperial royalties in the past, where the public needs are not important yet we can look at the pretty features on cathedrals and castles.
Warren on Beacon says:
Yep, agreed on North Shoreline Station. Really don't like side platforms, only because if one elevator is provided and if it breaks down, ADA riders have to backtrack eventually to use the station. Advantages of center platforms, is two elevators are provided, and if one breaks down, ADA passengers still have station access. See Mt. Baker, Tukwila and SeaTac (for access to Int'l Blvd) for what happens when an elevator breaks down.
Bruce Englehardt says:
Shoreline North will have two elevators per platform (one at each entrance), and the northbound platform has step-free access via the sidewalks on the north side of the station.
Jimmy James says:
I might not ever use that station, but I agree. There should be an escalator going at least one direction. It is in my opinion that Sound Transit is getting paranoid about ST 2 timeline promises. And they should. The problem is that now they are building to minimum standards for that area. Narrow platforms, no escalators with side platforms. I have no solution but I think it isn't good.
"It is in my opinion that Sound Transit is getting paranoid about ST 2 timeline promises. And they should."
Oh I totally agree. I think ST is very nervous about completing the ST2 projects in the next 5-6 years as promised (you can forget about the original cost estimations). Their list of excuses has already grown quite long and the people in the ST district are tired of all that and just want to see results and commitments kept.
Lor Scara says:
Mention was made in the article about the 130th infill having a straight segment for the future station.
No mention was made on this for the 220th infill station. Was this a miss on the authors part, or is that second straight segment being removed?
It's still on there:
https://lynnwoodlink.participate.online/Media/Default/rollplots/MountlakeTerrace_RollPlot.pdf
If you look at the roll plots for that area (https://lynnwoodlink.participate.online/Media/Default/rollplots/MountlakeTerrace_RollPlot.pdf) it does mention it. The station would be south of 220th, on the land that where something (a school administration buildings?) has already been demolished (https://goo.gl/maps/NG9afD6E3zP2). Headed north, the train would then turn to get close to the freeway again.
The reduced canopies are unfortunate, but could presumably be changed in the future. At least the train frequency will be good so you won't be waiting there long. However, station platform access is much more difficult to fix. One escalator at most stations and zero at one station? "But you can take the elevator." Is Sound Transit really planning on such light ridership??? Especially at Lynnwood which will be the terminus for a *long* time. Is this really enough capacity for *all* the express bus passenger volume from points north as well as the park and ride and local riders assuming Lynnwood City Center ever gets done and/or Community Transit increases frequency on the local busses? Furthermore, if 405 "BRT" is really supposed to be that good, shouldn't the 145th ST station be built to rail – rail transfer standards? Grrrrr!!!
Riders will continue to be treated as second class citizens until we form a loud group to affect ST decision-making. I had wished Seattle Subway or the Transit Riders Union or even Transportation Choices Coalition would be a flag bearer — but their passions don't seem to be interested in loudly taking on station access issues.
For Lynnwood Link, I'm not sure what can be done at this point. However, we have a few dozen other stations getting built before 2040 that will need people to speak up in an organized way.
Joe, A 12 for Transit says:
My advice would be to start attending transit board meetings……….. and submitting public comment every chance you get.
Chris Burke says:
If I were still alive when the NE 130th St station opened, and still living on NE 135th St, I would be one person who would use "the north entrance a half block from the fenced-off corner of Jackson Park Golf Course." There is a very nice trail through pretty woods from 15th Ave to 5th Ave, leading right to this proposed entrance.
And who knows, maybe Jackson Park will be an actual park by then.
Right, and your neighbors (who took the bus) will wonder why you weren't on the previous train.
Look, I've walked that trail before (many times) and there is nothing wrong with it. Just like there is nothing wrong with other trails. But from a transit perspective, it is not a great idea to put a station away from people, away from the primary users, and close to a park. Someone like you might walk 15 minutes to get on a train, while thousands and thousands more people will spend extra time waiting to cross the street.
From a walk-up standpoint, the station is poor. You really can't justify it based on the number of people who would walk to it. There are some apartments nearby but since a good section of the space is used up by the park and the freeway, you aren't going to have a lot of people walking there. Even from that perspective the station should be farther south. Most of the apartments are south of Roosevelt Way, and from a development standpoint, there is way more potential there. You can't expect the areas to the north to grow — what makes that place a pleasant place to walk (the park and the wetlands) mean that you will never have apartments there.
But you can have a lot of people taking the bus there. The main reason — really the only reason — they are building a station there is to provide good bus service from Lake City and Bitter Lake. This, in turn, can lead to a much better overall transit grid. Forcing those riders to spend an extra minute or two to cross the street doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you consider the numbers involved, it is much worse than forcing the handful of folks like you to walk just a little bit farther up the street to catch the train. If done right, you wouldn't even have to cross 130th (there would be an entrance on either side).
Sure, I guess. I was being half-facetious since clearly only a few people like to hike through the woods to their transit stop. When it became clear that the NE 130th station would not be built with Lynnwood Link, I resigned myself to never being able to use it in my lifetime. I'm also resigned to losing one of my one-seat rides to downtown, the 41, when Northgate Link is done, and losing the other one-seat ride, the 522, early in the ST3 process.
At Mountlake terrace there will be the option of walking through a small wood to the city center.
Yes! You can walk through those Mountlake Terrace woods now on the way to the park and ride and bus stop. The times I have walked through there I have always seen one or two other people heading to or from the park and ride. The path leads more or less directly to the Diamond Knot brewpub.
"You can't expect the areas to the north to grow — what makes that place a pleasant place to walk (the park and the wetlands) mean that you will never have apartments there."
That's just nonsense. Up here in SnoCo I have seen plenty of wetlands impacted by apartment complex construction right next to them. Heck, the whole backside of the Lynnwood Costco was once a much admired local wetland that I thought would never be "mitigated" in my lifetime; I was wrong.
>> I was being half-facetious since clearly only a few people like to hike through the woods to their transit stop.
Oh, it's not a crazy thing, really. The quality of the walk matters. I think most people would rather walk through a park, then walk along a busy arterial. That is why Ballard ridership will be stifled by the decision to only have one station where they put it. Folks who live in Old Ballard, or along 24th NW aren't likely to walk to the station (they may take a bus, or just drive to their destination). The problem in this case is that not that many people live where you live. There are people, but you really have to get into the territory of big Vancouver/Toronto style towers to get lots of riders that way. In Vancouver it is common to have a nice park-like walk from a big tower to a SkyTrain stop.
In this case, though, that isn't going to happen. It isn't like the north side of the street has a lot more people than the south side, or that either have that many people really. Lacking a really strong preference from a walk-up standpoint, and the importance from a bus transfer standpoint, the obvious solution is to put entrances on both sides of the street.
>> I'm also resigned to losing one of my one-seat rides to downtown, the 41 …
Yeah, when the 41 works, it works really well. I don't commute downtown anymore, but just the other day I took the 41 downtown and back. I caught the bus at about 3:00PM from the Westlake station and was at Northgate in less than ten minutes. Thinking about it, I really don't think you could beat that with a taxi, let alone a car when you factor in the parking.
But it isn't always so great. In the evening it is terrible if you are headed downtown. Regardless, most one seat downtown rides are going away in that neck of the woods. The thing is, we get something out of it. A lot, really. Not only will we get better reliability, faster speeds in the evening and (hopefully) better frequency to more places, but we also get much better connections to other parts of town. That is what an effective subway gives you. It isn't necessarily faster to downtown, but it is much faster to places like the UW and Capitol Hill.
That's just nonsense …
Do you really think the city will get rid of the parks and turn them over to developers? After all the work that has been done? Places like Thornton Creek (http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/thornton-creek-natural-area) and Licorice Fern are now owned by the city, and they (along with volunteers) have added trails, benches and other amenities, and you think the city would just sell it off?
Even the golf course isn't likely to be sold. The Jefferson Park idea isn't likely to happen, but it stands a chance, given the special circumstances behind it. The neighborhood could get underground service to the junction in exchange for new apartments on part of the golf course (and the rest of the park turned into a regular park). But in this case, the community would get nothing. I just don't see it happening, because I can't think of any instance where the city sold off parkland just to build apartments.
RossB you make an excellent argument that the NE 130th St station…should not be built at all. No walkshed, parks on two corners, other stations very close, etc. That was the position I took when the station was proposed. Then it was approved, so I advocated for building it when Lynnwood Link was built, not sometime afterward. Now it won't be built for a long time, if at all, so I guess I have stopped caring.
One thing I don't think mentioned by other commenters is that the south side of 130th at 5th Ave also has an exit ramp from I-5. I don't think there is much room at all for a piece of a station, even a mostly elevated one, not if you want to keep that exit ramp there. Evidently a similar calculation was made for the "145th St" station, which is actually going to be more like at 147th St, completely out of the way of the 145th/5th intersection and the freeway interchange. I don't recall any serious consideration given to an elevated station over 145th St., even though more buses including a RapidRide bus will be accessing this station.
Finally, in the realm of additional excuses for Lynnwood Link to be late, the steel tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on virtually all foreign steel is likely to drive costs up. According to The Economist, on June 5th hot-rolled steel cost $329 per ton more in America than in Western Europe. The gap for aluminum was $290. I doubt ST has figured this stupid tariff into their cost estimates yet.
Mark Dublin says:
One escalator short of a pair means more than one set of officials, starting with the ones whose job is to forbid dangerous buildings from being built ought to be in jail already.
And while I certainly oppose prison overcrowding, the elected officials what approved it are way down my list to Amnesty international. Week or two back, at University Street Station, found a woman in her sixites who could barely walk, halfway down the stairs from mezzanine to platform.
Very large number of station stairs are granite blocks sharpened with a chisel. And the staircases of our outdoor elevated stations need an axe, a rope, and a set of pitons to reliably reach the floor or ground alive. Good thing all the elevators work.
One quarter of the four elevators was boarded up and signed with excuses. If I hadn't gotten down those stairs fast enough to help her, the next three ST-'s would have gone into a wrongful death judgement. Too bad my self-control has now slipped to the point where defense attorneys won't let me on the jury.
So no choice but to yield my time for Alex Tsimerman to deliver my testimony for me. Too bad, though that the average fascist billionaire (who threw a very different salute than the the Nazis') has more respect for his own statue to let something like this happen to a sainted elderly woman. However,any Italian train passenger in reading this: Did Mussolini ever really keep his promise about on-time performance?
>>>Lynnwood – Wednesday, July 25, 6-8 p.m.<<<
I guess almost a year late is better than never.
Thanks ST. (Sigh)
I'm guessing that the scheduling issue lies with the convention center, who are probably booking steady business. The library is too small to host a large open house, so ST doesn't have much choice.
McDonalds Furniture Wharehouse, they could bring chairs and tables in from any number of party rental places….
Exactly. The Edmonds School District High Schools (Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood, and Meadowdale) are also most likely available for such a community outreach meeting.
The truth of the matter is that Sound Transit canceled their outreach meeting for the Lynnwood area after announcing the cost escalation issues with the Lynnwood Link project last August. They just weren't interested in facing the constituents up here in light of this news.
SR Das says:
Who else thinks it's very weird that Sound Transit chose to violate its own station naming policies and give two consecutive stations names beginning with the word "Shoreline?"
I'm mostly concerned about scrolling with "Lynnwood City Center Station", if that's really the station name. I wish it would just say "LYNNWOOD". There are other pairs with the same name, like "Bellevue Downtown" and "South Bellevue", although they don't start with the same word. I'm not sure there's a prohibition against starting with the same word.
Ness A says:
Even if there is, no one's paying attention to it *coughs in the direction of the Universities*
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First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump had another awkward moment leaving the White House on Monday, February 5. As seen in the attached NBC News video, Melania appears to hide her right hand beneath her yellow coat, which was worn like a cape over her shoulders, as reported by the Inquisitr, as Donald reached for her hand. Twitter users mentioning "Melania hand" are soaking up close-up photos of the incident, with body language between the Trumps being interpreted as severely awkward.
The NBC News video shows Donald appearing to reach for Melania's hand several times, with one awkward moment showing Trump stopping suddenly, causing Melania to change directions, with the president placing his hand on his wife's stomach instead. Melania continued to walk, and Trump placed his hand on her back and placed his arm around her, with the president patting his wife's back several times. However, social media users are noting that Melania did not appear to reach out to touch her husband during the strange exchange.
As reported by Addicting Info, the body language between Melania and Donald did not go unnoticed by those paying close attention to the first couple as they walked to Marine One en route to Ohio.
Some of the comments flowing into Twitter about the interaction include those noting how Melania holds her purse in the hand that is at times closest to Trump's hand, allegedly in order to avoid holding her husband's hand.
Plenty of commentators on Twitter are blaming the manner in which Melania has been wearing her coat as a cape as a move that is simply not a fashion statement but a way to shield her hand from holding her husband's hand. Even Trump's supporters are publishing tweets on Twitter that are advising him to try and hold Melania's hand as she ascends or descends the stairs of Air Force One and Marine One, especially due to the tall heels the first lady tends to favor.
A sampling of the comments flowing into Twitter about the hand-holding situation between Donald and Melania can be read below.
Some of the comments list the variety of reasons that the individuals believe Melania allegedly avoided holding Trump's hand.


From The Life of a Simple Man, by Emile Guillaumin: "A great weariness, physical and mental, overcame me. At every age there are periods of vexation when everyday miseries seem more intense, when everything conspires to sadden you, when you're weary of the life you lead. But in our declining years these impressions are more bitter and more painful. I was approaching my fifty-fifth year and my face was losing its last color; the white hairs multiplied in my beard and it had snowed heavily on my temples. I could no longer work so hard. ...It's not good to think too much about your fate: it doesn't change anything and it makes you more unhappy."
That's right, we had a recent ORGEE in Southwest Utah, and we're going to have another one…uh…somewhere, sometime (alas and be damned hernia:((). No, I'm not talking about senior sexcapades, silly goofs. I'm talking about the "Outdoor RV Gang for Exercise and Exploration."
In retrospect, I laughed at the naivety of my last post—attempting to convey New York City's soul, spirit, and substance after a one day surface scratch. It was like trying to convey the Grand Canyon after a drive-by look through the window of a tour bus. The Big Apple doesn't lend itself to encapsulation any more than the Bible or War and Peace lends itself to Cliffs Notes. Even my far view photos are inadequate, for they overshoot the lives of men, women, and children. The story of any city, region, or country, is told on the streets in the faces of its people. The photographer in me knew that, but it takes a little pluck to invade dignity and personal space with a lens. My eyes framed the faces of a thousand New Yorkers that day—so unlike me on the surface. But if one scratches deep enough, we're really not so different after all.
Where there are mountains, there are canyons—enchanting, seductive landscapes that both beguile and unnerve. New York City is mountainous—dazzling man made monoliths topped with radio steeples that cast long winter shadows across deep canyons, canyons every bit as deep as those found in Colorado. I was born a curious child and remain a curious man—a prerequisite for being a wanderer—and while I'm not drawn to the clamor and glitter of over-peopled cities, there is that one that begs exception. I am intrigued by oppositional landscapes and lifestyles, and who better to play the role of antagonist than the city of all cities, New York, with her determined, and oft misunderstood inhabitants.
Ok, I'm uncomfortably wedged into a child sized seat on a big ol' jet airliner—a full waist size larger and ten pounds heavier—zipping along at 35,000 feet, 450 mph, and inhaling the collective exhale of three hundred strangers. This is not a metaphor, we are sardines...elbow to elbow; shoulder to shoulder; fin to fin; nuts to butts. Not if, but when, the next plague purges our planetary petri dish of humankind's overpopulation to something more realistic and sustainable, it's mechanism will most assuredly be airplanes (cough).


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EFL clubs launch Extra Time Hubs
Extra Time Hubs designed to engage retired and semi-retired people and combat loneliness and inactivity...
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A number of EFL Clubs will come together this week to launch 'Extra Time Hubs', which are designed to engage retired and semi-retired people and combat loneliness and inactivity.
Studies show that 42% of those over the age of 55 are inactive. EFL Trust's own research revealed many people would like the opportunity to meet peers to feel less isolated, live well and do things they enjoy.
Launched to coincide with Loneliness Awareness Week, the Extra Time Hubs will harness the unique assets of the EFL Club Community Organisations (CCOs) network to bring older people together and provide a range of activities that could benefit their physical and mental health. Activities vary from quizzes to arts and crafts and even bungee jumping!
Funded with the support of Sport England's Active Ageing fund from the National Lottery, Hubs will initially be created at 12 CCOs across the country, harnessing the power of football in local communities. All 12 Extra Time Hubs will hold launch events at their respective grounds throughout this week.
Director of Operations at EFL Trust, Mike Evans said, "We have a big ambition - to help older people to benefit from a national movement of Extra Time Hubs that will make a positive difference to how thousands can enjoy their later years.
"Extra Time Hubs will enable people to decide which activities they want to do and not be prescribed for them.as well as giving people the opportunity to meet like-minded people and feel less isolated."
Sport England's Executive Director for Tackling Inactivity, Mike Diaper comments, "Maintaining an active lifestyle as you grow older delivers massive health and social benefits. However, we know that you are more likely to be less active as an older person.
"Often it can feel like the barriers to getting active grow as we age but there are simple changes people can make to get active or stay active and Sport England invests National Lottery funding into projects like the EFL Trust's Extra Time Hubs to make that happen.
"The EFL and those working on the Hubs have taken specific care to understand the needs of the older adults taking part in their local areas to provide a fantastic service and prove that getting older doesn't have to mean slowing down."
Loneliness Minister Mims Davies said, "Loneliness is one of the biggest health challenges our country faces and we know that getting out and making new social connections can really help people feel less isolated. 'Extra Time Hubs' is a fantastic project, helping older people stay active and make friends - bringing communities together through sport."
The 12 Clubs involved in the scheme are: Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Crawley Town, Derby County, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Plymouth Argyle, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland and Wigan Athletic
Youth Football Transition Evening - FREE event for young players!
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The first question was easier to answer than the second one. Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" They offered up a few answers circulating among the public. I'm sure they had heard and overheard lots of speculation about the charismatic teacher and healer they were following.


Angela, thank you so much for all your work! I never want to become stagnated in my position and am always looking for ways to expand myself. For that reason, I'm even more appreciative to work with someone who provides so much insight, dedication and knowledge of things beyond me.
My experience with AMTC & Associates has been both a positive and rewarding experience. Their staff is unparalleled at providing an array of technical assistance and evaluation services specifically designed for the project at hand. I have always received prompt replies to questions and concerns, and if research is needed to answer a question, the request is handled with speed and efficiency. AMTC & Associates personnel are flexible and creative in assisting my staff in making changes and helping them meet challenges during implementation and during the life of a program. The most impressive aspect in working with AMTC & Associates is the organizational culture and their demonstrated passion for excellence.
I have never worked with a more professional, caring and committed group of individuals than AMTC & Associates. It starts from the top with Angela. She is professional, intelligent and always does an outstanding job with performance. I encourage anyone who wants great results for a project to contact AMTC & Associates.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has enjoyed a long and productive collaboration with AMTC & Associates. Since 2001, Angela and her team have provided the vision, direction, technology and training required to assist the Clubs in actively seeking, securing, implementing and managing a cadre of significant federal awards valued at more than $13M. Their extraordinary professionalism and responsiveness are uncommon these days, yet absolutely essential in today's competitive field of federal project procurement, management and evaluation. Thank you AMTC & Associates for over 15 years of dynamic and valuable partnership!
Our nonprofit began working with AMTC & Associates in 2007, when the company provided us with evaluation services for a grant project. Since then, working with their professionals has enabled us to secure three multi-year federal grants providing teen pregnancy prevention, abstinence education and healthy marriage/relationship curriculum to middle and high school students across West Virginia. Through the insightful guidance and wonderful evaluation services of AMTC & Associates, we have been able to prove the impact of these projects, allowing us to continue to improve the lives of young West Virginians. I can't describe how much I appreciate their hard work and commitment.
The Fathers' Support Center St. Louis (FSC) has had the pleasure of working with AMTC & Associates in the areas of Program Performance Management, Measurement and Development of Measurement Tools over the last five years. They have proven to be highly skilled in providing Technical Assistance (TA) in the area of Grant Writing and Grant Management. Through our partnership, we more than doubled our service provision to our client population and have provided a higher quality of measurable services to our client population. Additionally, our staff size and budget have more than doubled due to the growth in client numbers. We also have received TA from AMTC & Associates centered around sustainability.
AMTC & Associates has been instrumental in researching and assisting FSC with the implementation of the most current evidence-based models and training to implement those models. Their attention to the details of each new training session made learning easy and fun for our staff.
In 2011, I became the new director of a 130 employee Child Support agency. This was just weeks prior to our agency's application for a three-year, $5.4 million Administration for Children and Families federal grant. I was new to the Child Support program and suddenly thrown into the deep end putting together a team of ten area non-profit agencies to serve 1,800 low-income fathers each year. Without the right partners, our chance for failure was great, and failure would mean not only the loss of revenue and positions in my agency and others, but a lost opportunity to provide meaningful fatherhood related services to thousands of indigent men in difficult circumstances.
For my agency's success, the right partner was Angela Turner of AMTC & Associates. Angela demonstrates reassuring professionalism across the spectrum of social services grant program evaluation and management. With her guidance, we put together the rest of our ten-entity team and won the grant award. This took considerable expertise, and oftentimes adroit political and interpersonal skills in managing the personalities and non-profits involved, as well as being cognizant of their own histories and interrelationships.
When we were confronted in the first year with challenges in obtaining sufficient referrals to meet the grant numbers, Angela led our development of a plan to identify the problem and fix it. We've met our goal numbers in nearly every metric since that time and have never missed reporting deadlines. The grant program has resulted in thousands of low income men receiving services in the areas of healthy marriage, responsible parenting and economic self-sufficiency, which has brought them closer to their goals of being capable and involved parents. For my Child Support agency, it's meant consistent increases in our performance and repositioning Child Support as an active social service partner in the community, serving all members of our participant families.
That successful three-year grant program has since been renewed for subsequent years. The opportunity to interact with other grant recipients at Federal Grantee conferences greatly enhanced my confidence that we had a strong, highly organized and professional partner in Angela. Her national reputation within social services grant operation circles served my agency and our grant well. She knows everybody, and they know her and her work. I enthusiastically recommend her work.
Consistent, reliable, knowledgeable, and sincerely committed to continuous improvement–these are just a few words I would use to describe our more than ten-year partnership with AMTC.
In our business of Workforce Development, particularly as we serve those who have multiple layers of historical and multi-layered barriers to economic stability, organizations and their staffs can get "lost in the work" and lose sight of prescribed models of fidelity. It continues to be very impactful to have an outside set of fresh and committed "eyes" to keep us on track with our models. AMTC has and continues to be a great partner in this regard and we would highly recommend them to those in need of their services.


It is so good to see you in blog land.
So pretty. I love scrappy too. It's good to "see" you again!
Hi, Nanette! Hope you're feeling much better--so glad needle, fabric and thread are meeting regularly at your house! Fall is my favorite season to decorate for. Love your fall quilt!
What a coincidence!! I was putting away my Halloween house quilt (from the pattern you shared several years ago) and I was thinking about you and like magic here you are!! I'm so happy you are finding time to sew. And your quilts at so happy and bright and scrappy, they are joyous creations!
What a nice surprise to see your post in my inbox! Your quilts of course are lovely...no one puts quilts together like you Nanette! So glad you're getting back to yourself...I miss you!
Let's plan a get together soon! Okay?
Great to hear from you! Hope all is well. Love your blog and your latest projects.
Wow! Love this quilt! I'd like to have one hanging at my house too.
So glad to see you back! Yeah!!! Your work has always inspired me.
These are both lovely. I just got the book, so hopefully I will be able to get some blocks done sometime next year.
It is so good to see you posting again. I miss you!
What a treat to find your posts and just when I needed some blog-spiration! Your Fall quilt is beautiful!!! Thanks for the reminder about Spoonflower - off to shop! Happy Thanksgiving!!!


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"Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5" Becomes Second Most-Funded Game on Kickstarter
December 30, 2016 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst
With Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5's campaign set to close next Saturday (January 7th) on Kickstarter, Adam Poots' latest project has not only raised $8.6 million from nearly 16,000 backers, but it has also become the second most-funded game on the crowdfunding platform.
Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 is described a massive cooperative board game. Players must survive a nightmare-harrow world by fighting for their lives against an onslaught of terrifying creatures. They will also use objects acquired from battles to build civilizations.Poots returned to the crowdfunding platform just four years after securing $2 million for the original Kingdom Death. He launched the campaign last month, originally seeking $100,000. The project met its initial target within minutes and also secured $5 million during the first week.
Poots recently stated:
"The runaway train of success helped pack the game with more original art, in-depth gameplay, and fantastically sculpted minis than even I dreamed of. A game this size could not feasibly be made without the community of supportive backers we found on Kickstarter. It's too expensive to produce and too vivid for distribution. Through the experience of kickstarting Monster, I found a group of people that shares my vision for a blisteringly difficult game with a continually emerging story. I am truly humbled to share it with the world."
The Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5's base game is set to be delivered in 2017 while its expansion packs are staggered to be delivered by 2020. Prior to Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5's funding success, Ouya had secured the second most-funded game spot on Kickstarter. That project raised $8,596,474 from 63,416 backers.
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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jedward's classic Eurovision entry 'Lipstick', with a personalised video message from the singers themselves!
Jedward Express Interest In Hosting Newly Announced American Song Contest, As Well As Writing Winning Song
The Eurovision Song Contest today announced that from next year there will be an "American Song Contest", with similar format, but including contestants from all 50 states of the USA. Jedward, no slouches when it comes to both Eurovision AND America, today tweeted that not only would they enjoy hosting the show, but they would also like to write the winning song.
Jedward And James Newman To Perform In Upcoming Eurovision Home Concerts
With the Eurovision Song Contest called off this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, Eurovision has been doing their very best to keep fans happy by providing plenty of content. In fact, there's been so much incredible content that it could be hoped this will continue to be on offer once things go back to normal.
#Jedward Turn The Snow Green For #CowgateStPats At Espionage Edinburgh 17 March
Although it was a bitterly cold and snowy evening outdoors, it was all green inside Espionage nightclub, Edinburgh, when John and Edward Grimes, collectively known as Jedward, took to the stage for St Patrick's Day, as part of the #CowgateStPats Festival.
Jedward Rock Dublin In First Show Since Leaving Big Brother
On February 25 Jedward performed in front of a capacity crowd at Dublin's famous Button Factory, made up of a mix of fans from Ireland and the rest of the world, with one even flying in from Hong Kong for the event.
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Jedward – O2 Academy, Islington, 16 October 2016
Turning twenty five is a milestone worth celebrating, and when it came to the twenty-fifth birthday of John and Edward Grimes, aka Jedward this past Sunday, 16 October, they did it in style, by performing a three hour long concert at London's O2 Academy, Islington.
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Winter returned once more for round one of the Summer Championships, with pouring rain and temperatures commonly found in the arctic.
Harry Nottage's stella performance in the heats resulted in pole position for the all important A final with Rishi Gupta sharing the front row.
Peter Knight, Jagjeet Singh and Jenson Harvey rounded out the top five on the grid.
Harry was quickest to react as the race started, holding his position as Rishi immediately lost his to Winter Series runner up, Peter Knight.
Good, but not great heats from our current champion James Rose secured 6th on the grid and after a slow start he has his mirrors full of Jake Taplin.
Rishi and Jenson's earlier hard work is quickly coming undone as both starting falling down the order; soon both James and Jake pass and make their way into the top 5.
The battle worth watching is between Lee Chapman and Lakeside rookie Dylan Cotton, unfortunately for them it's the battle of "whose not going to be last", Lee Chapman currently holds 9th leaving Dylan 10th.
Peter Knight has the bit between his teeth and soon finds the chink in Harry's armour, and takes the lead.
Harry now has Peter leading and the rapid starting Jagjeet right behind in 3rd.
The dark horse isIaroslav, he now joins the Rose, Taplin battle looking to change his consistent 7th place for something a little better.
Jagjeet is looking menacing forcing Harry to swap his attack on Peter into defence as he looks to hold his position, Peter Knight takes this opportunity to record the fastest lap of the race 41.319 and pull clear from Harry and Jagjeet.
Rishi Gupta settles for the quiet life, 5 seconds behind Iaroslav and 8 seconds clear of Jenson Harvey in 7th means he has his own private race track.
Jagjeet passes Harry into 2nd. Is there time to catch Peter?
Peter sprints across the line with a lead of 7 seconds winning round 1 in the best possible way, Jagjeet's great performance collects 2nd with Harry Nottage settling for the final podium position.
Jake Taplin's late charge saw him challenging Harry for 3rd but after running out of laps 4th is the result with 5th place James Rose snapping at his exhaust pipe.
Iaroslav found no takers for his 7th place and kept it for himself with Rishi collecting a quiet 8th.
Lee Champman won the battle of "whose not going to be last", that was collected by 10th placed Dylan Cotton.


Television when compared to film usually comes close second; there are countless film festivals around the world celebrating the different genres of film. However there are only handfuls of festivals celebrating television none of which are held in Australia. Television festivals, much like their film counterpart, allow new comers to present their work to the public and industry professionals, it also enables a learning and inspirational environment for those who appreciate television as more than just a pastime. So for this project I'd like to create the brand identity for a Television Festival held here in Melbourne.
What makes a festival unique is that the brand identity changes from year to year. The logo can change from year to year and not much emphasis is placed upon the logo but more on the overall brand of the festival and it's theme.
There's so much more to branding than just a logo and a couple of posters. So many components need to work together, and the applications rely on each other for the identity to be effective and work seamlessly. A lot of the public see that the logo is be all and all but we live in a time where the first thing a person would see is probably a website, a mobile app icon, an advertisement their social media feed, an instagram video. Which is why brand identity is a field of design that can evolve along with technology.


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Flooding, washouts force ACE to cancel commuter service through Wednesday
By Erin Baldassari | ebaldassari@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: February 13, 2017 at 1:29 pm | UPDATED: March 6, 2017 at 1:09 pm
LIVERMORE — Commuters traveling on Altamont Corridor Express trains into or out of the Bay Area will have to find an alternate ride; the trains were canceled through Wednesday due to storm-related conditions, a spokesman for the service said Monday.
The transit agency hopes to have the trains back on their regular schedule for the Thursday morning commute, said ACE spokesman Chris Kay.
There aren't any problems on the ACE corridor, Kay said, but the recent onslaught of storms and wet weather has produced flooding and other problems on Union Pacific's tracks in Northern California. On Friday, a Union Pacific train was derailed near Sacramento, said Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs.
The railroad company is also dealing with flooding and washouts in various portions of the trackway, and Jacobs said it is also taking precautions due to emergency warnings late Sunday afternoon that the Oroville Dam's brimming auxiliary spillway would crumble at any moment, forcing the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents.
"It's a culmination of things," Jacobs said, adding, "We're doing our best to get them reopened."
Union Pacific owns the tracks that ACE trains use for its passenger commuter service, and Kay said the storms have forced the railroad company to run more of its trains on the Altamont corridor tracks. That increased traffic on the tracks mean there is no room for ACE trains, Kay said.
"Union Pacific is a great partner of (ACE's), and they have the best people out there inspecting the tracks," he said. "We're hoping to have the trains up and running later this week, but we need Mother Nature to participate with us."
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On CNBC this week, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein expressed dismay that Bernie Sanders has no interest in "compromising" with Wall Street.
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Lloyd Blankfein, Chief Executive Cephalopod of Goldman Sachs, issued a warning about the Bernie Sanders campaign this week.
"This has the potential to be a dangerous moment," he said on CNBC's Squawk Box.
The Lloyd was peeved that Sanders, whom he's never met, singled him out in a debate last week. "Another kid from Brooklyn, how about that," he lamented.
He ranted about how frightening it is that a candidate like Sanders, who seems to have no interest in "compromising" with Wall Street, could become so popular.
"Could you imagine," he asked, "if the Jeffersons and Hamiltons came in with a total pledge and commitment to never compromise with the other side?"
The slobbering Squawk Box hosts went on to propose firing all the academics in the country, because clearly it is their fault that so many young people are willing to support a socialist.
"I'm ready," said co-host Joe Kernen, "to send my daughter to Brigham Young or Liberty or something."
Then Kernen, Becky Quick and Blankfein all made jokes about how socialism doesn't work and how all those Berniebots should take a trip to Cuba.
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"The best real-time experiment is, I went to Cuba," said Lloyd.
"I haven't been," Kernen said proudly.
"You should go," said Lloyd. "You go there, stop in Miami and you just see the Cuban community and how much wealth they've generated.
Of course the politics of Sanders is closer to what you'd find in Sweden or Denmark than Cuba, but they were rolling by then.
Lloyd added that the current popular discontent with Wall Street was just something that happens randomly, like the weather. "There's a pendulum that happens in markets and it happens in political economy as well," he said.
He added that he didn't want to pick a candidate because "I don't want to help or hurt anybody by giving an endorsement."
For people who so very pleased with themselves for ostensibly being so much smarter than everyone else, people like Blankfein are oddly uncreative when it comes to deflecting criticism.
The people who don't like them are always overemotional communists. All those young people who are flocking to the Sanders campaign? Dupes, misled by dumb professors who've never been to Cuba.
And their anger toward Wall Street? Causeless and random, just a bunch of folks riding an emotional pendulum that brainlessly swings back and forth. Don't take it personally, people are just moody that way.
Bill Clinton apparently agrees. A story about the former president's thoughts on the subject appeared in Stress Test, the vile battle memoir of the financial crisis penned by infamous Wall Street toady and former treasury secretary Tim Geithner.
In the book, Timmy goes on at length about how sad it made him that the public was so upset about the bailouts and other policies he engineered to make the Blankfeins of the world whole again. Looking for a way to not feel so hated, he went to Clinton to "discuss the politics of populism with the master practitioner."
It's an important detail. Geithner's instinct for figuring out how to deal with ordinary people was not to go talk to any, but instead to talk to someone who'd had success marketing himself to them.
This squares with accounts I heard after 2008, about the Treasury Department in the Geithner years. In one story I remember, it took a presentation from a major retail company about expected lower holiday spending levels to enlighten Geithner's staff as to the level of economic pain in the population. Until they saw the graphs from executives, they had no clue.
Anyway, according to his book, Geithner got good advice from Clinton. The former president advised him to press for tax hikes on the rich, but to "make sure I didn't look like I was happy about it." Then Clinton added that Timmy shouldn't take the public-anger thing too hard:
"You could take Lloyd Blankfein in an alley and slit his throat, and it would satisfy them for about two days," Clinton said. "Then the blood lust would rise again."
Ordinary people aren't just overemotional and dumb, they're also zombies! They don't have grievances, just blood lusts.
The attitude shared by Lloyd and Geithner and Bill Clinton is that the mindless quality of public discontent means that there's no point in worrying about it, or negotiating with it. This is funny because Blankfein is the one complaining that people like Sanders and his followers don't want to compromise with him.
Lloyd apparently thinks politicians should naturally reside in a state of more or less constant accommodation with Wall Street. Thomas Jefferson would have compromised with us, he says!
One can assume that his model of a "compromising" politician is Hillary Clinton, who took $675,000 to give three speeches to his company. "Look, I make speeches to lots of groups," Hillary explained. "I told them what I thought."
Asked by Anderson Cooper if she needed to take $675,000 to tell Goldman what she "thought," Hillary shrugged. "I don't know," she said. "That's what they were offering."
Even more significant than the $675,000 Hillary took from Goldman, or the $30 million in speaking income she and her husband received combined in the last 16 months, is the account of what Hillary apparently told Goldman she "thought" during those speeches.
According to Politico, who spoke to several attendees, Hillary used the opportunity to tell the bankers in attendance that the "banker-bashing so popular within both parties was unproductive and indeed foolish."
She added that the proper attitude should be, "We all got into this mess together, and we're all going to have to work together to get out of it."
This squares with Geithner's account of what Bill Clinton said. The former president told Geithner that slitting Lloyd's throat would only satisfy "them" for about two days. Them was all those pissed-off regular people, and the we or us were politicians like himself and Geithner.
In her speech, Hillary's we included the executives in her audience. Her message was basically that It Takes a Village to create a financial crisis. This was the Robin Williams breakthrough scene in Good Will Hunting, with Hillary putting a hand on the Goldmanites' shoulders, telling them, "It's not your fault. It's not your fault."
But it was their fault. The crash was caused by a tiny handful of people who spent years hogging fortunes through a bluntly criminal scheme in the home lending markets. The FBI warned back in 2004 of an "epidemic" of mortgage fraud that could have an "impact as big as the S&L crisis," but those warnings were ignored.
What the FBI was talking about back then mainly had to do with smaller local lending operations that were systematically creating risky home loans, falsifying credit applications to get unworthy borrowers into mortgages they couldn't afford.
What they didn't understand back then is that the impetus for that criminal activity was the willingness of massive banking institutions on Wall Street to buy up those bad loans in bulk. They created a market for those fraudulent loans, bought billions' worth of them from local lenders, and then chopped up and resold those bad loans to pension funds, unions and other suckers.
The "village" didn't do this. Lloyd Blankfein and his buddies did this. (Goldman just a few weeks ago reached a deal to pay a $5.1 billion settlement to cover its history of selling bad loans to unsuspecting investors, joining Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan Chase and others).
People aren't pissed just to be pissed. They're mad because a tiny group of crooks on Wall Street built themselves beach houses in the Hamptons through a crude fraud scheme that decimated their retirement funds, caused property values in their neighborhoods to collapse and caused over four million people to be put in foreclosure.
And they're particularly mad that they got asked to pay for this criminal irresponsibility with bailouts funded with their tax dollars.
What the Clintons have done by turning their political careers into a vast moneymaking enterprise, it's not a value-neutral activity. The money isn't just about buying influence. The money also physically moves people, from one side of an imaginary line to another.
You will never catch Bernie Sanders standing in a room as a paid guest of a bank under investigation for ripping billions off pensioners and investors, addressing the audience in the first-person plural. He doesn't spend enough time with that kind of crowd to be so colloquial.
The Clintons meanwhile have by now taken so much money that when they stand in a room full of millionaires and billionaires, they can use the word "we" and not have it sound odd. The money has irrevocably moved them to that side of the ropeline. On that side of the line, public anger isn't legitimate, but something to be managed and waited out, just as Lloyd suggests.
When people like Blankfein tell us they don't take criticism personally, what they're saying is that it's too brainless and irrational to be taken any other way. He means to be insulting. And we should all take it that way.
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Rwanda Begins First Phase of Largest Methane Energy Extraction Project
By Trevor English
[Image Source: Contour Global]
The country of Rwanda is still recovering from a genocide a little over 20 years ago, and now engineers are bringing sustainable jobs and energy to the country. Lake Kivu, a lake on the border of the African country, contains a resource below its depths seen nowhere else in the world, billions of cubic meters of methane and carbon dioxide. These gas pockets were created by nearby volcanic activity, according to Jonathan W. Rose from MIT Review. The methane pockets have been known about for many years, yet until now, no extraction techniques have been perfected. U.S. energy company Contour Global inaugurated the lake's first gas collection barge, Kivuwatt, at a cost of US$200 million.
This barge will suck up water from the depths and convert out the dissolved methane. Collected gasses will be pumped to an onshore power plant, which will use the gas to generate increase current production. The plant generates 26 MW as is, but after the expansion of methane collection to include 3 barges, the production will become 100 MW.
Rwanda currently does not produce anywhere near the amount of energy that these methane collection barges could bring to the country. Reserves under the lake are expected to last sustainably for the next 50 years. The implementation of these barges isn't only meant to harvest energy, but rather they are needed to avert possible disaster. Methane levels in the lake have been moving towards saturation in recent years, which could mean bad things in the event of seismic or volcanic activity. When the water becomes saturated with methane, it is possible for the methane to be released all at once, which could potentially suffocate entire towns nearby. These barges are not only bringing sustainable jobs to the country but also helping to protect their communities.
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USJ Previews the Championship Course
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of Saint Joesph (USJ) men's and women's cross country teams were away this past Saturday at the Runnin' Monks Invitational hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, Maine. The preview of the Championship course will be beneficial as they continue through their season. The USJ cross country teams will return on Friday, October 12 at the Suffolk University Invitational.
THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN
Mia Tompkins (Meriden, Conn.) placed second in the Runnin' Monks Inviatational with a time of 20:34, finishing behind Pearl Vercruysse from Emmanuel. She averaged an impressive 6:38 pace per kilometer.
Emmanuel claimed the women's team victory with 53 points, followed by Southern Maine with 78 points and the University of New England with 81 points.
FOR THE BLUE JAYS
Senior Mia Tompkins (Meriden, Conn.) led the Blue Jays finishing the 5K with a time of 20:34 to place second in the Runnin' Monks Inviational.
THE RUNDOWN - MEN
Knox led the men's team with a 32:59 time at Runnin' Monks Invitational 8k, with a pace of 6:39 per kilometer. Following Knox, was Mario Manon-Porcella who finished at 34:43 with a pace of 7:00 per kilometer. Finishing up for the Blue Jays was Chameroeun Chhorn with a pace of 7:56 per kilometer.
Freshman Eric Knox (Bristol, Conn.) led USJ with a time of 32:59.
Freshman Mario Manon-Porcella (Torrington, Conn.) was the second USJ runner to cross the finish line with a 34:43 effort.
Freshman Chamroun Chhorn (Danbury, Conn.) placed third turning in a time of 39:25.
The USJ men's and women's cross country teams will be back in action next on Friday, October 12th at the Suffolk University Invitational in Boston, Mass. The women's race is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. with the men's race to follow at 12:00 p.m.
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Metengliang circle
Pailiang
Pailiang Population, Caste, Working Data Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Pailiang is a village situated in Metengliang circle of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13 families residing in the village Pailiang. The total population of Pailiang is 72 out of which 37 are males and 35 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pailiang is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pailiang village is 15 which is 21% of the total population. There are 8 male children and 7 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pailiang is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Pailiang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pailiang is 52.6%. Thus Pailiang village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.2% of Anjaw district. The male literacy rate is 58.62% and the female literacy rate is 46.43% in Pailiang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pailiang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pailiang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pailiang village.
Children 15 8 7
Scheduled Tribe 72 37 35
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Pailiang village.
In Pailiang village out of total population, 33 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 33 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
Map of Pailiang, Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh
Nearby Villages to Pailiang, Metengliang
Below are the list of villages near Pailiang village in Metengliang.
Khowegko 31
Tabretong 58
Taimna 56
Tadumna 31
Chipuiliang 57
Payaparap 30
Kromna 139
Doringko 38
Bomna 93
Roiliang 133
Pailiang, Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia


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Christine Quinn Wedding Dress- The Sunset Star
June 1, 2022 May 1, 2022 by Erik Cornover
Christine Quinn Wedding Dress was the main point of attraction in her wedding. The shiny black color of Christine Quinn Wedding Dress glued every eye on it. She went all out for her wedding to Christian Richard in Season 3 of Netflix's reality show Selling Sunset. It depicts the lives and careers of a group of rich Los Angeles real estate marketers. Quinn and Richard's wedding appeared to be a gothic, winter wonderland-themed affair in the show's season promos. It had a horse-drawn carriage, swans, and black champagne.
On her wedding day, she opted for two black gowns rather than the conventional white bridal gown, which she created with the assistance of high-end fashion designer Galia Lahav.
According to Hitched's National Wedding Survey from last year, the average cost of a wedding gown was £1,313.
Quinn's wedding coordinator, Lisa Lafferty, estimated that each of the two handcrafted gowns cost around $50,000 (£38,000).
Christine & Richard Wedding Days Insides
We had a little issue with her dress because she wanted two outfits that were distinct from each other. Lafferty told the Metro that planning a wedding in two months was difficult.
Even if you can only afford one custom-made black dress for the next two months, you will appreciate having two.
He also said Quinn was wearing Christian Louboutin shoes with the fashion designer's name emblazoned on each heel.
On the wedding day, there were a lot of "special effects" that cost a lot of money.
The bride's request for "swept across the room" snow, according to Lafferty, was "quite a lot."
Everyone gasped as she walked down the aisle. "It was breathtaking."
A fire marshal had to be present throughout the event, and approvals had to be obtained in order to pull off the prank, which took a lot of planning.
The company I used to work for does special effects work for Hollywood films. This team brought in a snow machine for a film like "The Polar Express."
What I'm looking for is a soap that dissolves in water. We let it rain from four different locations around the room, then spread it around with a large fan. "Wow, it was a pretty fascinating sight to see."
Quinn told Glamour that no one choked on the fake snow at the wedding. To say the least, this is a dramatic story.
As the Guests entered the room, they received Swarovski-gloved hands bearing flutes of black champagne.
Spectacular Looking Christine Quinn Wedding Dress
Christine Quinn Wedding Dress, "Gothic Barbie" aesthetic inspired Galia, our stylist, to create a one-of-a-kind appliqué for the ballgown. " We believed a gothic English rose pattern would be a fantastic match for that lace. Christine came up with the concept of wearing a seven-metre-long black veil down the aisle with the support of our stylists." Yes, this is right.
Christine wore Christine Quinn Wedding Dress to the reception after the ceremony. She turned up the eroticism and gave the outfit her own spin. From the begging, they wanted to be together forever. Christine Quinn Wedding Dress was mermaid gown with mesh cutouts down her legs because Galia had the capacity to convert her into a mermaid. Christine wanted to appear sensuous at night while also incorporating a gorgeous bridal touch. The skirt looked fabulous with feathers, and dramatic points. The bodice was decorated with Swarovski crystals in a black color. As a result, each outfit took around two months to hand-make.
Take a look at the stunning image of Christine Quinn Wedding Dress which is a custom-made Galia Lahav wedding outfit. The designer claims she was "engaged in every step of the process" when creating them.
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Who Is Exempt From E-Verify?
August 14, 2022 Gabriel
A contract that is less than 120 days is exempt. The simplified acquisition is worth more. The threshold has been reached. The work is not done in the United States.
Do all employees need to be e verified?
Can you opt out of E-Verify?
Who has to participate in E-Verify?
Is E-Verify mandatory in 2021?
What if my employer is not E verified?
Is E-Verify mandatory 2022?
When did E-Verify become mandatory?
Can I work for non e verified company on stem opt?
Where is E-Verify mandatory?
Is E-Verify mandatory for ITR?
When did i9s become mandatory?
What do they check on E-Verify?
What is the penalty for not using E-Verify?
Do payroll companies do E-Verify?
Does McDonald's do E-Verify?
What if an employee never completed an I-9?
Can you work remotely from another country on OPT?
Is E-Verify required for initial OPT?
Can you be self employed on STEM OPT?
What triggers an I-9 audit?
What happens if I-9 is not completed in 3 days?
What happens if ITR is not E verified within 120 days?
Why I Cannot E-Verify my ITR?
Does every employee need an I-9?
Are employers required to verify I-9?
Is an I-9 required by law?
How far back does E-Verify?
Is E-Verify a background check?
What is wrong with E-Verify?
Is it necessary for me to participate in E-Verify? It is not possible to say yes. Other employers may be required to use E-Verify if they don't participate in the voluntary E-Verify program.
It is possible for clients to be terminated from E-Verify. To end participation for a client, EVerify employer agents need to submit a request to E-Verify no later than 30 days before the account closes.
Some states require the use of E-Verify for employers while others do not. E-Verify can be used by other employers to fill out Form I-9.
All or most employers in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah must use E-Verify in 2021. Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and other states have public employers or contractors.
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If the final non-confirmation by E-verify was incorrect and an employer terminated an employee because of it, the employer may be liable for wrongful dismissal.
It is more difficult for employers in California to comply with federal and state laws relating to workers' employment eligibility because of the new law. California does not mandate the use of E-Verify, and it is not legal for state, city or county governments to require employers to use E-Verify.
President Bush signed an executive order requiring all federal contractors to use E-Verify in September of 2009. E-Verify is used for new hires in 19 states.
To be eligible for a STEM OPT, a student must be employed for at least 20 hours per week and be related to their degree program, which is the basis for their internship.
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and the list goes on and on.
The EVC is an acronym for Electronic Verification Code. EveryPAN has a unique 10 digit code. It's necessary for e-verification. It is important that ITR is verified within 120 days of filing.
Form I-9 is required for all employees hired after Nov. 6, 1986, if they are working in the U.S.
E-Verify compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.
Penalties include a $500 company penalty and a $500 fine for each employee and non-employee that the company failed to verify. The penalties for repeat offenders can be as high as a $2,500 company fine plus an additional $2,500 for each employee.
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Since 2009, all federal contractors have had to use E-Verify to confirm that their new hires and existing employees are authorized to work in the US.
McDonald's Corporate chose LawLogix Guardian to store and manage their I-9s because they had an average error rate of 45%. LawLogix Guardian is the industry's most compliant I-9 and E-Verify solution that can be used to create perfectly compliant I-9s for every employee.
Failure to comply with I-9 verification and document retention requirements can lead to a penalty. The minimum penalty for a first offense is $252 and the maximum penalty is $2,507.
If the employer has an office outside of the U.S. or the student can use electronic means, they may be able to work remotely. Students are not allowed to work more than 20 hours a week.
You need to enroll in E-Verify, sign an E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding, and participate in E-Verify if you want to hire F-1 students who want an extension of their optional practical training.
Is it possible for a student on the program to be self employed? The new regulations don't allow self-employment. The regulations don't explicitly prohibit students from self-employment.
There are a number of reasons that an I-9 audit can be triggered. Food production is particularly vulnerable to I-9 audits and ICE "silent raids".
You can fire an employee if they fail to complete the I-9 form by the end of three business days after their first day of work.
I don't know what will happen if I don't complete the verification within 120 days. If you do not submit your ITR-V within 120 days, your Income Tax Return will be null and void.
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If you choose the e-Verify Later option, you won't be able to e-Verify your ITR. e-Verify is an option you can use if you choose to do so immediately after filing.
Employers in the U.S. have to complete Form I-9 for every hire. This also includes people who are not citizens. The form needs to be completed by both employees and employers.
In order to comply with the law, employers must: verify the identity and employment authorization of each person they hire; complete and retain a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for each employee; and. Don't discriminate against people based on national origin or citizenship.
Every employer who recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, according to federal law. Form I-9 can be used to verify an employee's identity.
E-Verify only works if an offer of employment has been accepted by the individual applicants. The employer has three days after the date of hire to verify legal eligibility to work, so it can't be used later than that.
The conclusion of the story. Both Background Screening and E-Verify are only used for one purpose: to search background of applicants and employees, while the other is to electronically verify employment eligibility via SSA and DHS based on the completed Form I-9.
E-Verify is not a good idea. The program is doomed to fail because of its design flaws. Congress will have a chance to reexamine E-Verify in light of all of its failures when it re-authorizes the program in November.
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" Uh, they are holding another event by our house," Lane complained to Eric.
"What's this event for?" Eric mumbles half-asleep. He leans up and peeks through the bedroom curtains at a barrage of people winding their way down the road. "There are British flags…" Eric says.
"I heard it would effect Britain's economy negatively if a referendum is held and people vote to separate or divorce. There would be job losses and Britain would no longer be a part of major Eorpean trade agreements with the US (etc.)" Eric remarks.
" I believe you still have to use the pound in Britain." Eric adds.
" What about all those Britains who want to stay apart of the Europian Union. That isn't true democracy if a large part of your population still wants Britain to be in the European Union, but gets vetoed." Lane says thoughtfully.
"For goodness sakes, we're not even in Britain. This is Canada." Eric says grumpily as the volume from outside became louder.


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The Biggest Data Breach Archive on the Internet Is for Sale
Troy Hunt, the owner and founder of the site, announced that he's actively looking for a buyer.
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Jun 11 2019, 6:06pm
Image: Cathryn Virginia/Motherboard
The well-known and respected data breach notification website "Have I Been Pwned" is up for sale.
Troy Hunt, its founder and sole operator, announced the sale on Tuesday in a blog post where he explained why the time has come for Have I Been Pwned to become part of something bigger and more organized.
"To date, every line of code, every configuration and every breached record has been handled by me alone. There is no 'HIBP team', there's one guy keeping the whole thing afloat," Hunt wrote. "it's time for HIBP to grow up. It's time to go from that one guy doing what he can in his available time to a better-resourced and better-funded structure that's able to do way more than what I ever could on my own."
Over the years, Have I Been Pwned has become the repository for data breaches on the internet, a place where users can search for their email address and see whether they have been part of a data breach. It's now also a service where people can sign up to get notified whenever their accounts get breached. It's perhaps the most useful, free, cybersecurity service in the world.
Have a tip about a data breach? You can contact this reporter securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, OTR chat at lorenzofb@jabber.ccc.de, or email lorenzofb@vice.com
Hunt said he's already had informal conversations with some organizations that might be interested in buying the service. Hunt said he's engaged the financial consulting firm KPMG to look for a buyer.
In the post, Hunt shared some staggering numbers that explain just how big Have I Been Pwned has become: 8 billion breached records, nearly 3 million people subscribed to notifications, who have been emailed about a breach 7 million times, 150,000 unique visitors to the site on a normal day, 10 million on an abnormal day.
Regardless of who buys the site, Hunt made a series of commitments on the future of Have I Been Pwned: searches should remain free for consumers, the platform should expand and grow, and, finally, he wants to stay involved in some capacity.
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