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King Assassination: 50 years later
On April 4th 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was killed by an assassin's bullet. In the immediate aftermath African Americans took to the streets of several U.S. cities in a wave of riots and unrest that lasted for days. The killing of the most visible and influential figure of the civil rights movement provoked an irruption of anguished anger which was further stoked by years of simmering tension and resentment in America's disinvested and disenfranchised urban black communities. Pittsburgh was among the U.S. cities to see significant tumult, with nearly a week of riots erupting in the Hill District, the city's center of black life and culture. I still occasionally encounter Pittsburghers citing the Hill riots as an example of blacks "irrationally" destroying their "own" communities as a historical rationalization for longstanding social and economic plights facing Hill residents, as well as implicitly justifying the American apartheid of residential segregation and uneven spatialization. The King assassination riots became emblematic of what came to be known as the "urban crisis" in the United States. A young Richard Sennett responded to the urban unrest of the late 1960's in his classic work of urban sociology, "The Uses of Disorder." Sennett's timely and prescient text presaged the advent of affluent "gated" communities and other emerging forms of social stratification and segregation. Defying the forces of entropy, Richard Nixon made the urban crisis a substantial element of his 1968 presidential campaign as the "law and order" candidate, a rhetorical strategy echoed in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential run.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has created an excellent interactive retrospective titled "The Week the Hill Rose Up." Another Post-Gazette story explores the history behind August Wilson's play Two Trains Running, which dramatized the fallout of the Hill riots.
From CityLab: "Cities on Fire 1968 – Urban America after MLK"
The Washington Post has marked the anniversary with an article on how then-mayor of Cleveland Carl B. Stokes "helped save his city from burning" following the King assassination.
Writing for the ACLU, Jeffrey Robinson reflects and observes that fifty years later "we remain two societies, 'separate and unequal.'"
Addendum (4/6/18): How the Pittsburgh Pirates persuaded the MLB Commissioner to postpone opening day in the wake of King's death.
Written by Curry Chandler Leave a comment Posted in Cities, News, Urban Studies	Tagged with 1968, americanapartheid, augustwilson, hilldistrict, housingsegregation, mlk, nixon, pittsburgh, trump, urbancrisis
Thoughts on Pittsburgh's "Parts Unknown"
News came out this summer that Anthony Bourdain was in town to film a Pittsburgh-based episode of his Parts Unknown program. I like Bourdain and his tv shows, and I am weirdly passionate about Pittsburgh, so I was eagerly awaiting the episode, especially after we learned of his visit to our favorite local bar (I say that like it's some overlooked hole-in-the-wall; I'm talking about the Squirrel Hill Cafe, aka "The Cage," which is an East End institution and deservedly so). Ahead of the episode's premiere last night I saw several articles online calling Bourdain's trip to Pittsburgh "inevitable." Pittsburgh was an inevitable stop, they argue, because the city's booming food scene and consistent ranking as a most-livable city has put it in the national spotlight. Pittsburgh has gotten a fair bit of national attention the last few years, but let's not kid ourselves. Bourdain and crew came to Pittsburgh because he's on the 10th season of his show and they've already gone to the exciting cities, so the only thing that made a Pittsburgh-centric Parts Unknown inevitable was the show's continuation.
When word broke last June that Bourdain's crew was filming around town user rockandrollcityplan posted this forecasted episode rundown on the Pittsburgh subreddit:
"Once downtrodden steel town (que shot of the Carrie Furnace) now changing in the face of gentrification that is creating a burgeoning food scene based on tradition (visit to Pierogies-Plus and then Apteka). Talk about a tradition of pushing out the city's African American population with a visit to the Hill District (shot of the arena site and then new construction in East Liberty as a juxtaposition). Walk around Squirrel Hill and remark how one of the country's largest Jewish enclaves is filled with a new Asian population (Everyday Noodles) but some vestiges of old Pittsburgh remain in its dive bars (Squirrel Cage). Something, something, filler in the Strip District… interview with Fetterman."
Aside from Everyday Noodles and the Strip District, which did not appear in the episode, this prediction ended up being pretty spot-on. Now, the basic narrative beats of the episode can be inferred from Bourdain's approach across the last 9 seasons of his show. I would characterize the overriding theme of Parts Unknown as old-vs-new: how places have changed, what has emerged, what has disappeared, and what it all means to the people who live there. And within this overriding theme I think there are 2 sub-categories that an episode of PU can fall into: (1), charting the (ostensible) erosion of local culture and tradition in the wake of globalization ; and (2), defying audience expectations about a place by showing that their stereotypical views are outdated and do not reflect modern conditions. There are other threads that run through many of the shows, like "the price of success" (new local businesses are doing well but they're sowing the seeds of gentrification!) and "accepting the transience of existence" (tradition diminishes but a new generation emerges).
So now that I've seen the episode, what do I make of it? Overall I was very impressed with the episode, and by the people and places the producers' decided to include. I have to qualify my take on the program by saying that I am not a native Pittsburgher, have only lived here for four years and will likely move away in the not-too-distant future. But I have loved this city from my first day here, embracing its wonders and its flaws, and a great deal of my scholarly research centers on the city's past, present, and future. Based on my experience here I thought they did a decent job of representing Pittsburgh, showcasing scenes of everyday life along with glimpses of the extreme ends of the economic divide, and was ultimately a more nuanced portrayal than I anticipated (not that I expected much in the first place). My criticisms of the presentation have to do with what was included rather than what was left out (Pittsburghers will surely argue endlessly about the episode's grievous omissions), so let me run through some of the things I did and did not like about the show.
The opening teaser featured hand-made pierogie production, which might seem hackneyed to Pittsburghers but it's also unavoidable.
The first sequence took place in Bloomfield, the neighborhood nearest and dearest to my own heart. I spotted some familiar neighborhood characters in the background and the sausage and peppers are all-too-familiar. Coming home across the Bloomfield Bridge I see the bocce players there regularly, even late into the evening. As I said I like the neighborhood, but a table of meats and sauce being overturned and spilling onto the ground seems like an apt representation of Bloomfield.
Wasn't sure they would feature the Hill District, very glad that they did. An integral part of this city's history and character that far too many Pittsburghers pass by unawares on a daily basis.
Bourdain's ride-along with Sala Udin captured one of the most characteristic aspects of the Hill District: the neighborhood's vocality, the call-and-response culture of friend and neighbors acknowledging one another on the street (even when passing in cars, as was seen in the episode).
The Hill District sequence also featured my favorite image of the entire episode: a woman ordering lunch at Grandma B's wearing a Penguins jersey and a hijab .
The neon lights of Kelly's at night seemed particularly telegenic.
Gripes and omissions:
No Liberty Tunnel shot. This is the biggest omission for me, way more than any bar or restaurant that went unmentioned. Arriving in Pittsburgh through the Liberty Tunnel is one of the great unique experiences that this city offers. From my first time careening through the tunnel in a U-Haul truck, to every time I return home after a trip, it is always a spectacular sensation to have the world open up upon exiting the tunnel as the city and river valley bursts into being all around you.
A small pet peeve, but Fetterman's addressing Bourdain as "chef" is anachronistic considering Bourdain's current full-time gig. If anything his honorific should be "TV Producer Tony," or is it like the Presidency where you carry the title even after you leave office?
Other folks seem very upset at the wrestling sequence's inclusion; it didn't bother me, as a non-native Pittsburgher and non-wrestling fan I recognize the wrestling angle as an idiosyncratic quirk of the local culture.
The demolition derby, on the other hand, seemed out of place and served as a particularly weak ending to the episode. After traveling well beyond the Pittsburgh city limits, the show closes with scenes of automotive carnage underneath some banal closing narration from Bourdain. I'm paraphrasing from memory but this captures the gist:
"What will become of Pittsburgh? How do we welcome the promise of change while preserving what we love about our past? There are probably no easy answers, so for now, let's just wreck some cars."
I mean, I get that this show is essentially 'food & place porn' that airs on the wince-inducing middle-of-the-road CNN, but even with these measured expectations in mind, that's a strikingly sophomoric and flippant sentiment to go out on. You're already equivocating, so why use even more unnecessary weasel words? I mean, "probably" no easy answers? Why not just say that there are no easy answers? Would that risk offending the viewers who believe that there are easy answers, whatever their personal brand of myopic small-mindedness might be?
I've watched all of Bourdain's tv series and enjoy each of them to varying degrees (Cook's Tour is a grainier grungier early cut and The Layover is the underappreciated peak-travel-tv Bourdain), and his Zero Point Zero crew do excellent work but their reliance on certain templates becomes evident once you've seen enough of their productions. One of their favorite go-tos (more evident lately in their non-Bourdain projects) is the technique of editing around a big laugh. Need to transition to the next scene? Insert a clip of everyone having a nice big laugh then cut. And the derby finale sequence represents this sort of "big laugh" thinking on a larger scale: throw up some noise and spectacle to distract the viewers so we can make the big out. And Bourdain's perfunctory closing narration plays a part in this as well, since who's going to notice the utter vacuity of your parting words with all that slam-bang car crashing and little-kid-American-flag-waving going on?
I get it: Pittsburgh is so uninteresting the film crew had to drive 30 miles outside the city to film an *ahem* rural, all-American crowd enjoying a demolition derby. Television is a visual medium, after all, so perhaps they couldn't find sufficient visual spectacle within the city limits. It is important, too, to recognize that Pittsburgh can't represent all of the greater region, and the rural population is an important part of the contemporary political condition as indicated in the episode's discussion of the state turning Republican in the last presidential election. But without any semblance of full-circle denouement or contextualization within all that had preceded it, this closing sequence was muddled and disappointing.
After the episode aired I went back to the Pittsburgh subreddit to gauge reactions. Initial responses were overwhelmingly negative, which is perhaps to be expected. Every place means many different things to the people who live there, and it is impossible for a 40 minute TV program to fully capture and represent the essence of a city from even a single individual's perspective. The user-base of reddit probably skews young, and a number of the negative comments seemed to be responding to perceived attacks upon their generation and lifestyle choices. Among the perceived slights were dispersions cast on millenials, bicyclists, craft beer aficionados, and suburban residents who travel into the city for sports and other entertainment. What these commenters are overlooking, and others in the forum have pointed out, is that the show is called Parts Unknown and aims to represent the sort of lived experiences that are usually absent from mainstream media discourses. I mean, people actually expected a Rick Sebak-style milquetoast promotional showcase of the city? The bottom line is that if these self-identifying millenials want to be constantly catered to and reassured in their lifestyle choices they have no shortage of outlets.
Another theme in the negative reactions, and one I find much more troubling, is indignation that the Hill District was even featured in the episode at all. Apparently this historic neighborhood "doesn't represent our city." One commenter particularly criticized the depiction of the deleterious effects that the Civic Arena's construction had on the Lower Hill. This person characterizes the Hill District's development as sacrificing "a dying neighborhood in exchange for economy". Ignoring the obvious vapidity and implicit racism of this statement, I have to ask what "dying neighborhood" this person is invoking? The vibrant Hill District of the 40s and 50s that was destroyed by this malign urban renewal scheme? The neighborhood which was among the most culturally verdant African American communities in the country? The neighborhood that produced August Wilson, Teenie Harris, and Gus Greenlee's Crawford Grill? Or is it the Hill District of today that is "dying"? The one that remains cut off from the rest of the city (spatially, racially, economically, etc.) 60 years after the Civic Arena project? The one that is so far removed from the eyes and minds of most Pittsburghers we are angered when it appears on our television screens?
Make no mistake: the history of the Hill District, both good and ill, is integral to Pittsburgh's identity and to its place in the history of this country. Pittsburgh mills may have contributed to the building of skycrapers and the defeat of tyrants, but the razing of the Hill District is just as significant to the history of our national consciousness. It is a history of residential segregation, uneven development, the destruction of black homes and neighborhoods, racial ghettoization, concentrated poverty, and discriminatory policing. More than 100 years ago the journalist Lincoln Steffens wrote about political corruption in Pittsburgh in his book The Shame of Our Cities. Pittsburgh's industrial production and pollution may have earned the city's nickname of "hell with the lid off," Steffens said, but the city's political landscape was "hell with the lid on." The sprawling parking lot on the former Civic Arena site that once connected the Hill District to downtown Pittsburgh, and the bungled attempts at redeveloping that land, are continuing sources of shame for this city.
As Anthony Bourdain has pointed out, there are no easy answers. But who needs answers when we can go watch the demolition derby? Let's go wreck some cars.
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City Scenes: shots from around the block
Demolition of the last building in Penn Plaza started late last month. When I stopped by the site this weekend I noticed light poles along the perimeter had been plastered with stickers reading "Homes not Whole Foods." A lot of ambivalence surrounds the development, with many housing activists and other concerned Pittsburghers seeing Whole Food's abandonment of plans to build on the site as a victory. If it is a victory, it's perhaps a Pyrrhic one, as it came to late to save the homes of hundreds of displaced residents. The re-development will continue regardless of whether the anchor tenant is Whole Foods or another company. Also, now that Whole Foods is under new ownership following the purchase by Amazon last month, maybe the high-end market will be back in the mix. Scenes like this are not unique to Pittsburgh, of course, but once again affordable housing has been demolished in the city without replacements or alternatives being prepared.
Notorious Pittsburgh graffiti artist Daniel Montano, known by his writer's alias MFONE, died on June 11. Montano was among the most prolific and high-profile writers active in the city, and was seen as the successor to MOOK, another notorious local artist who left his mark on the city's graffiti culture (as well on several city landmarks, as can still be seen on the 10th street bridge). This picture shows a memorial next to mural along Penn Ave between Bloomfield and Garfield.
Development continues along the Penn Ave corridor through Bloomfield-Garfield, although I haven't seen evidence of the "phase two" road reconstruction project beginning in earnest. This stretch of Penn has been among my favorite areas in the city for the past two years, and for that same period of time I have been meaning to photograph the area as it is now because I know it's going to change drastically and soon. Long-standing local businesses like bike shops and tattoo parlors stand alongside art galleries and cafes. This environment is of course conducive to certain patterns of gentrification. The influx of high-end retail will eventually begin along Penn, with the residential developments bound to occur on the Garfield side of the avenue. I've been saying to my wife since we moved here, "Just watch: this whole area is going to change." Last week I spotted a boutique underwear store as well as a sign advertising a forthcoming smoothie and juice shop. The area is home to robust community organizations and several beloved local businesses, so it remains to be seen how these changes are handled.
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Community engagement: setting a standard
I used to live one street over from the Penn Plaza apartments, one of the last affordable housing complexes in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood. The other low income rental units and high rise housing towers, built as part of sweeping urban renewal projects starting in the 1960s, have all been demolished and replaced with market-rate apartments and retail space. In the summer of 2015, the 200+ residents of Penn Plaza received notices that the property owners had sold the land for redevelopment, and giving tenants 90 days to vacate the premises. Following uproar from tenants and other community members who were shocked at the manner in which this decision was made and communicated, the city intervened to delay both the evictions and the demolition (the second of the two buildings is still standing, and people still living there have until March to relocate).
The developer's plans for the Penn Plaza space was finally revealed this past summer: new high-end rental units and businesses including a Whole Foods grocery store. Whole Foods has earned ire for its expensive and sometimes outlandish offerings, is identified with an affluent-white consumer ethos, and has become iconic of gentrifying development (see the season-long gentrification arc on South Park in which the arrival of Whole Foods in a formerly divested neighborhood is treated as the catalyst for a demographic shift). The announcement that the Penn Plaza site was to house a new Whole Foods carried a particularly bitter irony because there already is a Whole Foods in the neighborhood, essentially across the street from the proposed location (calling it a stone's throw away seems accurate). The current Whole Foods store in East Liberty opened in 2002 amidst the arrival of similar corporate retail outlets and other new developments that heralded the neighborhood's rapid gentrification. The market was built as part of a suburban-style shopping center with accompanying parking lot that seems to be invariably congested and unfailingly irritating to shoppers, cars and buses trying to pass by on the street, and especially pedestrians using the adjacent city sidewalks. The new Whole Foods would include a larger parking lot, part of what a company representative described as "new opportunities to surprise and delight our expanding base of shoppers in Pittsburgh" (blech).
Last week the city planning commission unanimously rejected the developers' proposal for the Penn Plaza site. This decision was unexpected, and received cheers and ovation when it was announced in the commission meeting. Why had the commissioners resoundingly rejected the plan? Their decision seemed to hinge upon a perceived lack of community engagement. As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"It begins with and ends with the community engagement piece. And at the end of the day, I don't believe there was any evidence that there were result-oriented parts of the application and presentation that proved that the community gave input," said commission vice chairwoman Lashawn Burton-Faulk.
The representative for the developers disagreed with this assessment:
Jonathan Kamin, attorney for developer LG Realty Advisors, said afterward that he was disappointed with the decision, arguing that the proposal met all of the requirements needed for approval.
He disputed the commission's contention that the plan lacked community input. He said the developer held more than 35 meetings with the various constituencies and groups, adding it was "public engagement like the city has never had."
What to make of this discrepancy in interpretation? Why did the planning commissioners consider the level of community engagement deficient when the developer believed they had conducted an unprecedented degree of engagement? At issue is the very definition of community engagement and the standards to which such practices should be held. Community or public engagement has emerged as a procedural standard in urban planning and development, and while such engagement practices may fall short of realizing the ideals of deliberative democracy to which these terms seem to aspire, at the very least it has been accepted as part of the "due diligence" of the development process. In this most recent decision on the Penn Plaza development there is an evident contrast between standards of quantity and standards of quality. The attorney for the developers cited the number of public meetings held as evidence of "public engagement like the city has never had." The commission members, by contrast, cited a shallowness of responsiveness as indicative of the poor quality of engagement. Can one-way communication be considered sufficient "engagement"? In this case the planning board is arguing that it cannot; the developers may have held 35 meetings informing attendees of their plans, but their process did not reflect any substantive response to community input, and this was a crucial factor in the commission's rejection. Of course, one major question that bears asking in this case is: why was there no requirement for community engagement before people were displaced and their homes destroyed?
It remains to be seen what will become of the Penn Plaza site (as well as the ostensibly public park space situated on the lot), and although the planning commission's decision doesn't reverse the displacement of hundreds of East Liberty residents, I still find it heartening. This decision signals that city managers are taking community engagement seriously, holding such practices to a standard beyond a mere perfunctory formality, and requiring they be more meaningful than an empty gesture. I am currently working on a study of community engagement practices in another major redevelopment project in Pittsburgh, so I found last week's news of the planning board's decision especially salient. More than affirming my own interest in studying community engagement practices, it demonstrates that the theory and practice of public engagement can bear material consequences to urban development projects. I hope that this result will inspire planners and developers to raise their own standards for community engagement.
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Transit transitions: Thanking the bus driver
Last week two topics seemed to predominate in my news browsing: end-of-the-year "best of" film lists, and the Pittsburgh Port Authority's bus service changes. I didn't see many new films this year, so most of the titles on the critics' top ten lists were unknown to me. One film title that kept appearing on the year-end lists was Paterson. I gleaned from these mentions that the movie starred Adam Driver as a bus driver-cum-poet in Paterson, New Jersey. In a subsequent review I read that Paterson was directed by Jim Jarmusch, who's made some of my favorite films.
The other big news of the new year (in Pittsburgh, at least) was the many changes coming to our city buses. The port authority instituted several new policies and practices beginning on January 1st, including changes to how bus fares are priced and paid for.
In an editorial for the Pitt News, Amber Montgomery surveyed some of these changes and how changes to fare pricing in particular will affect riders:
Perhaps the most important change coming is the new flat fare system and the few stipulations that go along with it. In 2017, riders using a ConnectCard will pay the new fare of $2.50 for a ride and $1 for a transfer, whereas riders using cash will pay $2.75 with no option for a paper transfer — meaning if you're paying in cash, you must dole out an extra 0.25 cents per trip, and if you need a transfer, it's an additional flat fare of $2.75.
The changes themselves are vital and will make using buses quicker, easier and more efficient, but the new system will only work best when it is likewise simple and efficient for all users. The priority needs to be on making it so cash can be converted into ConnectCard funds easily through a plethora of retail locations and machines at nearly all bus stops.
While reading up on these changes and their impact I came across Buses are Bridges, a blog dedicated to "mapping the blueprint for transition in Pittsburgh." They have been writing about the impact that these and other urban developments are having on Pittsburghers. The provocative title of a post from new year's day caught my attention: "A bus is in itself a city." The author referenced William Carlos Williams, so I sought out the source of this evocative quote. The original quote is "a man is in himself a city," and it comes from William's epic poem Paterson. The poem was Williams' effort to do for Paterson, NJ what Joyce had done for Dublin in Ulysses. In addition to discovering a fascinating work of city poetry and urban romanticism to add to my reading list, I also realized that Jarmusch's Paterson film references and is likely inspired by Williams' poem.
But back to the transit transition in Pittsburgh. Blog co-author Helen Gerhardt relayed some conversations overheard at a bus stop on the day the changes went into effect:
On the Ellsworth sidewalk across from my bus stop, I could hear three people figuring out the new bus fare payment system that just had gone into effect for New Years Day. Not being practiced at poetic distance, but instead a grassroots organizer and loud-mouthed Pittsburgher for Public Transit, I walked across the street and butted right into the information transfer.
"Yeah, everybody gotta pay as you get on the bus from now on," the guy with glasses was saying.
"And get off at the back door?"
"Yeah, that's what I heard. But lots of people still getting off up front. And some of the bus drivers, they encouraging people to do just like before unless the bus is crowded."
The changes to fare prices and how they're paid are significant, and it is important to consider how these changes will affect low income Pittsburghers and other vulnerable riders who are reliant on Port Authority service. But I want to focus here on the change to the bus entry and exit system, because it directly impacts our local transit culture.
Like public buses in many other cities, Pittsburgh city buses have two sets of doors, one near the front and another set at about the midpoint of the vehicle. Unlike buses in other cities, the rear doors are rarely used on Pittsburgh buses. With the exception of stops at the busy downtown transit hub (and at times when the bus is crowded to capacity), riders boarding or disembarking from the bus only use the front doors. Accordingly, commuters during busy periods typically have to wait for departing riders to exit the bus before being able to board.
This situation affects the 'Burgh bus riding experience in several ways. For one thing, it means that virtually every rider files past the driver when they depart the bus. This in turn has an associated effect on public transit behavior in Pittsburgh: it is common for riders to thank the driver as they leave the bus. For comparison, consider Philadelphia, our big city neighbor on the eastern side of the state. Buses in Philly operate on the same entry and exit protocols that Pittsburgh just adopted, where all riders enter at the front and exit at the back. For most Philly transit users, thanking the bus driver would be an unnecessary and even impractical gesture. Visitors from bigger cities often find our provincial customs quaint and frivolous: to the average New Yorker, saying "thank you" and "bye" to the bus driver seems like a profligate waste of time and energy. Yet thanking the bus driver is a quirk of our local culture that I relish, and I fear it is a quirk I am fated to be nostalgic for.
It occurred to me riding home last night (after the driver hollered "Back door" as I was making my way up to the front) that the Pittsburgh transit "thank you" is going the way of the dodo. If riders are to be exiting by the back doors, and no longer passing by the driver on their way out, then the customary expressions of leave-taking are surely on their way out. While I was initially excited about this change, especially as it seemed to update our transit policies in line with how things are done in"real cities," I will also miss what is lost in the transition. Is the new system more efficient? Almost certainly, and in many ways the new boarding system makes a lot of sense and seems like a long overdue change. But every gain is accomplished through an accompanying loss. Innumerable elements of local culture, folk knowledge, and vernacular practice have been eradicated by the inexorable march of order, standardization, and efficiency. In the larger scheme of things the loss of the "driver thank you" may be inconsequential, but it is indicative of the countless small things lost and forgotten in the wake of progress and unending urban transformation.
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Columbus wins DOT Smart City Challenge
The Department of Transportation has selected Columbus, Ohio as the winner of the Smart City Challenge. The winning city will receive a $50 million grant to fund the development and implementation of networked and "smart" transportation infrastructure. From the Columbus Dispatch:
Columbus' application includes several other transportation innovations, including an autonomous vehicle test fleet at Easton Town Center that would pick up passengers at the COTA terminal and deliver them nearer to jobs at the shopping center.
Columbus also wants to increase electric vehicle access in the city and improve communication between vehicles and infrastructure, which could help reduce crashes.
A key point in the city's bid was how the money could be used to improve Columbus' infant mortality rate. Officials have said that improving transportation options in poor neighborhoods could better connect new and expectant mothers to health care services.
As a Pittsburgher who has been following the contest for several months, I was very disappointed that Pittsburgh did not win. Not only would it have been a welcome victory for the city and local industry, but it would have been perfect for my dissertation project.
I was genuinely impressed and even moved by Pittsburgh's video component of their proposal, which presented a people-first approach that acknowledged past planning mistakes and continuing concerns about disparities among residents. You can watch the video below:
You can watch the other finalists' videos and read the full proposals at Network World.
A colleague who watched each city's video presentation agreed with me that Columbus' video pitch was the weakest, though he cautioned that the videos are ultimately irrelevant in relation to the process of selecting the winning city.
The DOT has pledged to help the other finalist cities implement their proposed transportation initiatives, and Pittsburgh leaders have also declared their intent to follow through with their Smart PGH plan.
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Pittsburgh: driving transportation innovation
"Ride-sharing" service Uber recently announced a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to establish a research center in Pittsburgh. As the Post-Gazette reported:
Uber, a San Francisco-based ride-sharing company, announced a joint venture with CMU on Monday creating a robotics research lab and technology center at the RIDC Chocolate Factory along 43rd Street that is already up and running. The partnership aims to develop new aspects of mapping, vehicle safety and technology with an eye toward autonomous taxi fleet development.
From the PC Mag article:
"We are excited to join the community of Pittsburgh and partner with the experts at CMU, whose breadth and depth of technical expertise, particularly in robotics, are unmatched," Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said in a statement. "As a global leader in urban transportation, we have the unique opportunity to invest in leading edge technologies to enable the safe and efficient movement of people and things at giant scale. This collaboration and the creation of the Uber Advanced Technologies Center represent an important investment in building for the long term of Uber."
The Pittsburgh Business Times interviewed CMU computer school dean Andrew Moore about the partnership:
CMU, a pioneer in driver-less vehicle technology, operates the General Motors-Carnegie Mellon Autonomous Driving Collaborative Research Lab, which was formed after CMU's driverless car won the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007. Moore said CMU's established partnerships with companies and federal agencies on autonomous driving will proceed as planned.
The announcement follows close on the heels of Uber receiving clearance from the state to continue its operations for another two years:
Those conditions included a requirement that drivers in Pennsylvania agree — in writing — to report ride-sharing activity to their insurance companies. Uber also must inform drivers of the specifics of its own insurance policy, conduct background checks on drivers, and ensure any vehicles used to give rides meet annual inspection standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Uber and its rival ride-share company Lyft moved into the Pittsburgh area last year and have tangled with the PUC for most of that time. Over the summer, the PUC sought and was granted a cease-and-desist order, and its bureau of investigation and enforcement issued still-unresolved citations to individual drivers, and proposed multimillion-dollar fines against both companies.
Amanda Waltz at POP City wrote about Pittsburgh as a driving force behind transportation technology:
The refurbished platforms — which feature better lighting, overhead shelter, and a wheelchair-accessible ramp — represent one component of the $130 million revitalization investment known as the East Liberty Transit Center. Partially funded by a $2.3 billion transportation bill signed by former Gov. Tom Corbett, the ongoing project, which is set for completion sometime in 2016, includes a pedestrian bridge connecting Ellsworth and Penn avenues, a parking garage, and additional residential and commercial space.
While residents can actually see construction progressing in East Liberty, there are many other innovative, yet less visible ways people are improving transportation for Pittsburgh residents and Pennsylvania as a whole.
Bike lanes have been a key focus on transportation policy in Pittsburgh, as reported by Next City:
Pittsburgh was one of six cities selected earlier this year by PeopleForBikes to participate in its Green Lane Project, which takes municipal leaders on tours of cities with state-of-the-art bike infrastructure, such as Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was one of the people to take that tour, and he came back eager to buy a bike for himself — and to position his city as a national leader in street design that accommodates bicycles.
Alan Greenblatt wrote a profile of Mayor Peduto for Governing:
Peduto has a long list of other mega-developments about to come online. In addition, he has constructed a wish list of ambitious projects that include countywide light rail, a completely revamped sewer system, and higher wages for the thousands of Pittsburghers working for large health and insurance nonprofits. In order to accomplish all this, however, Peduto has fewer tools at his disposal than some mayors. He doesn't control his city's schools, and transit is largely under the jurisdiction of Allegheny County. In order to address the systemic problems of the city, Peduto knows he has to turn to a wide assortment of partners.
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Epic Mickey 2 Could Miss Wii U Launch In North America
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Junction Point's Warren Spector has expressed his worry that the upcoming title Epic Mickey 2 may not be available on the Wii U's launch in North America due to the game needing Nintendo's approval.
The Wii U version of the game, which only began development six months ago, still has a few gremlins in the code and it all needs to be rectified It seems the time it takes Nintendo to approve Wii U games is unknown and everyone at Junction Point are hoping the game makes it through the process in time.
During the New York Comic Con Spector, the game's director, said:
"The reason why we're not committed to a date on the Wii U version is that no one has been through Nintendo's approval process on the Wii U. We have no idea how long it will take for the game to go through approval. Disney is not going to be the reason why it will miss [November 18]."
Spector explained that Disney and Junction Point had originally spoken to Nintendo about Epic Mickey 2 becoming a Wii U game shortly after E3 in 2011, but the development team were not able to get their hands on the development hardware until the beginning of 2012 leaving them short on time to make the launch.
Junction Point are now furiously attempting to iron out the kinks in Epic Mickey 2 before they can submit the finished product to Nintendo for approval.
Here's hoping the game makes it through the approval process in time!
[Source: Nintendo World Report]
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In Indian tantric culture, a Kapalika is a tantrika who carries and uses a skull cup (Skt. kapala). Kapalika is also the name of a sect which worships Shiva in the form of Bhairava. Some Naths are also kapalikas.


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class CAI_Stalker;

class CEnemyManager : public CObjectManager<const CEntityAlive> {
public:
    typedef CObjectManager<const CEntityAlive> inherited;
    typedef OBJECTS ENEMIES;
    typedef CScriptCallbackEx<bool> USEFULE_CALLBACK;

private:
    CCustomMonster* m_object;
    CAI_Stalker* m_stalker;
    float m_ignore_monster_threshold;
    float m_max_ignore_distance;
    mutable bool m_ready_to_save;
    u32 m_last_enemy_time;
    const CEntityAlive* m_last_enemy;
    USEFULE_CALLBACK m_useful_callback;
    bool m_enable_enemy_change;
    CEntityAlive const* m_smart_cover_enemy;

private:
    u32 m_last_enemy_change;

private:
    IC bool enemy_inertia(const CEntityAlive* previous_enemy) const;
    bool need_update(const bool& only_wounded) const;
    void process_wounded(bool& only_wounded);
    bool change_from_wounded(const CEntityAlive* current, const CEntityAlive* previous) const;
    void remove_wounded();
    void try_change_enemy();

protected:
    void on_enemy_change(const CEntityAlive* previous_enemy);
    bool expedient(const CEntityAlive* object) const;

public:
    CEnemyManager(CCustomMonster* object);
    virtual void reload(LPCSTR section);
    virtual bool useful(const CEntityAlive* object) const;
    virtual bool is_useful(const CEntityAlive* object) const;
    virtual float evaluate(const CEntityAlive* object) const;
    virtual float do_evaluate(const CEntityAlive* object) const;
    virtual void update();
    virtual void set_ready_to_save();
    IC u32 last_enemy_time() const;
    IC const CEntityAlive* last_enemy() const;
    IC USEFULE_CALLBACK& useful_callback();
    void remove_links(CObject* object);

public:
    void ignore_monster_threshold(const float& ignore_monster_threshold);
    void restore_ignore_monster_threshold();
    float ignore_monster_threshold() const;
    void max_ignore_monster_distance(const float& max_ignore_monster_distance);
    void restore_max_ignore_monster_distance();
    float max_ignore_monster_distance() const;

public:
    void wounded(const CEntityAlive* wounded_enemy);
    IC const CEntityAlive* wounded() const;
    IC CEntityAlive const* selected() const;
    IC void set_enemy(CEntityAlive const* enemy);
    IC void invalidate_enemy();

public:
    IC void enable_enemy_change(const bool& value);
    IC bool enable_enemy_change() const;
};

#include "enemy_manager_inline.h"

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The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
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Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Season 31 Episode List
Episode 1 - 01/01/2015 (1)
The new year gets off to an explosive start for all the wrong reasons for some residents.
Episode 3 - 02/01/2015
After the events of New Year's Day, will things ever be the same again?
The new year gets off to an explosive start for all the wrong reasons.
The police arrive in Albert Square, but who are they looking for?
Kat is left in shock when she receives some news. Ben and Sharon are at loggerheads.
Stacey tries to get to the bottom of what's wrong with Kat. Lauren makes a discovery.
Stacey and Alfie learn the truth about what is troubling Kat.
The residents struggle to come to terms with the events of New Year's Day.
Episode 10 - 13/01/2015
Aunt Babe surprises her family by revealing the truth about Sylvie's past.
Desperate to keep their family together, one resident drops a bombshell.
Shabnam lays down the gauntlet, promising Kush a run for his money.
Nancy is determined to find out the truth, but will anyone tell her?
Brave Linda reports her rape to the police.
Episode 15 - 22/01/2015 (1)
Tensions build within the Carter family.
Shirley reveals the truth about her past as more secrets come to light.
Shabnam finds herself alienated from her friends and family.
Max presses the self-destruct button and makes a decision he may live to regret.
Shabnam reveals a secret which has haunted her for years.
Tongues start to wag about the Carters as the residents of Walford take sides.
When Dean's business begins to suffer, will he accept a way out? Jane gets some bad news which results in her making a strange choice of wedding outfit.
Desperate to help her father but torn about what she should do, Tina looks to her family for support. Lauren makes a big decision but will she get the answer she is hoping for?
The Carters grow concerned when Mick takes matters into his own hands. How far will he go? Lauren makes a startling discovery regarding Lucy Beale.
Lauren is left chilled by her discovery. Alfie decides to throw a surprise stag do for Ian at the Vic, but will Ian approve? Roxy visits Ronnie and sees a glimmer of hope.
Lauren's world begins to spiral and she decides to confide in Stacey. Dot is forced to make a dangerous decision. Two of the residents receive some upsetting news.
Stacey learns some alarming news, but will she be able to keep it to herself? Dot gives her son one final chance but doesn't get the reaction she was hoping for.
Dot faces the harsh reality about her son. Lauren struggles to cope with the truth. Ian and Jane's pre-wedding dinner party doesn't quite go to plan.
It is the week of EastEnders' 30th anniversary and it is a week of revelations, secrets and surprises. Peggy Mitchell is back in Albert Square, but why has she returned? It is the night of Ian and Jane's wedding, but with secrets set to be exposed, will everything go to plan? This episode contained some scenes broadcast live.
It's the week of EastEnders' 30th anniversary and it's a week of revelations, secrets and surprises. Christian and Tanya return to Albert Square for the wedding. As we get closer to discovering who killed Lucy Beale, the pressure grows for Jane and Ian. Can they go through with the wedding? A familiar face returns to Albert Square, leaving one resident fuming. This episode contained some scenes broadcast live.
It's been ten months since Lucy Beale was murdered. In this hour-long episode, brutal truths about who killed her will finally be revealed. With many names still in the frame, who did kill Lucy? This episode contained some scenes broadcast live. Part one of an hour-long episode.
It's been ten months since Lucy Beale was murdered. In this hour-long episode, brutal truths about who killed her will finally be revealed. With many names still in the frame, who did kill Lucy? This episode contained some scenes broadcast live. Part two of an hour-long episode.
Episode 32 - Flashback
EastEnders goes back in time to Good Friday 2014. In this special flashback episode, viewers finally have a chance to see exactly what happened to Lucy on that fateful night. This episode fills in the blanks and answers questions that have been haunting the residents of Walford for almost a year… This episode contained some scenes broadcast live.
With the truth about Lucy now out, certain residents are left to face the brutal facts about her death. Many other secrets and revelations have also been revealed for other residents – will things ever be the same? This episode was broadcast live.
Following the shocking revelations, can things ever be the same again for the residents?
Nancy continues to press her dad for the truth about what happened last week.
Mick arranges a surprise for Linda but Nancy has other things on her mind.
With Linda by her side, Sharon makes a difficult visit.
The police arrive with news about Dean. Shirley receives advice from an unlikely foe.
Things get too much for Linda and she eventually reveals her fears to her mum.
Four women find themselves in the Vic after hours, sharing their experiences.
Kim crumbles under the pressure of her secret and comes clean to Patrick.
After receiving some upsetting news, Kat makes a brave decision.
Kat has second thoughts, a hungover Carol is on the warpath and Les drops a bombshell.
As Kat's world continues to spiral, Mo takes matters into her own hands. Worried about Carol's odd behaviour, Sonia tries to get through to her - but will she listen?
Tamwar invites Nancy to lunch, but things don't go to plan when Nancy breaks down. Kush and Shabnam's relationship finally comes to light, but how will their friends and family react?
Stan takes a turn for the worse and pushes his family away. Martin moves back to Albert Square, but tensions between him and Sonia have surprising consequences.
Tina insists on sticking by Stan and soon calls a familiar face for help. Martin leans on Sonia for help, with surprising results.
A lonely Stan decides to take a chance on Cora - but what does he have planned? Sonia tries to get through to Martin, but he is in no mood for talking.
Pam organises a birthday party for Donna in the Vic, but the party comes to an early end when two of the guests come to blows. Elsewhere, Kush drops a bombshell.
Sonia deals with the repercussions of Martin's outburst and makes a decision about her relationship. Kush opens up about his past to Shabnam, but can they move on?
With help from Linda, Sharon's search for her biological father continues, but can anything prepare her for what she's about to discover? Alfie is forced to swallow his pride to help his family.
Cindy is forced to deal with the consequences of her actions and receives advice from an unexpected place. Ian and Sharon pay a visit to Dot but can they get through to her?
Tensions run high for the Mitchells and Beales. Donna confronts Martin about his secret.
Phil Mitchell is back in Albert Square, but can Sharon get to the bottom of where he's been? Kat learns a horrifying truth. Jane and Ian explain their plans to Cindy, but they don't get the reaction they were expecting.
Phil continues with his plan to get the Arches back but learns a shocking truth. Cindy gives the Beales an ultimatum. The Carters pull together for Stan, but he soon takes a turn for the worse.
Kat attempts to move on with her life, but her day doesn't go to plan. The tension grows between the Carters when they receive some upsetting news.
It's Good Friday in Walford. Jane and Ian do their best to remember Lucy but continue to be pressured by Cindy. Kat resorts to drastic measures. Shirley is shocked when she learns the truth, but who will she believe?
Buster is back in Albert Square and has a surprising proposition for Shirley. Kat recovers with the help of Stacey and Alfie following the previous week's events.
Stan makes a plea to his family, but will they listen? Buster and Mick come to blows. As the war between Max and Phil intensifies, Ben and Jay are forced to choose sides.
Tina continues to grow frustrated at Mick and Shirley's behaviour. Meanwhile, Stan receives a visit, and it emerges that he has been keeping his own secret. Max takes a fancy to a new arrival - is she what she seems? The Brannings receive some upsetting news about Jim.
The Carters attempt to put their differences aside as Stan's condition deteriorates. Carol struggles to process the news about Jim and takes her anger out on Max.
As the Carters receive some bad news, can they reunite for the sake of their family? Charlie and Roxy struggle to hide their feelings from each other, Carol struggles to come to terms with Jim's death.
Ronnie begins to talk, but does she know the truth about Roxy and Charlie? Aleks puts a plan into motion to show Roxy just how much he loves her. Tamwar makes a shocking discovery about the market.
Aleks makes a huge decision, but what will Roxy decide to do? Tina and Sonia have a surprise for their families, but Carol does not take it well. With Nancy's words ringing in his ears, Tamwar decides to take control.
Linda grows tired of the feud and decides to arrange a family meal, but with things still tense between Mick and Shirley, will all go to plan? Carol and Max visit Dot in prison, but they are taken aback by what she says. Charlie makes a decision about his future.
It's a big day for the Brannings and Carters as the families prepare to say goodbye to Jim and Stan. After discovering some shocking news, Linda makes a brave decision. Cora continues to drift from her friends and family.
Mick forces Shirley to choose between her two sons, but what will she decide? Ronnie encourages Roxy to attend the funeral, but can she hide her feelings from Charlie?
After some persuasion from Carol, Max steps up to give his father's eulogy. The pressure becomes too much for Roxy - will she come clean to Ronnie? Vincent is back in Walford and pays a visit to an old friend.
Roxy continues to struggle with the consequences of her actions. Tina reaches out to Shirley and shares some home truths. Sylvie and Babe come to blows, and it soon becomes clear they're both hiding a secret.
Max's dodgy dealings catch up with him, and once again he turns to the person he least wants to. Aunt Babe attempts to bring Mick and Shirley back together, but what are her true intentions? Kim returns to Albert Square with baby Pearl, but is frustrated when she finds her house overrun with Carters.
Carol warns Max to stop pushing his family away, but will he listen? Alfie takes matters into his own hands in an attempt to find a job. Whitney decides to play matchmaker for Stacey.
Alfie is shocked when Kat tells him what she wants, but how will he react? Sharon warns Phil to clean up his act. Realising he's let his family down, Max finally turns to Carol for support.
Kat takes a trip down memory lane and comes face to face with her past when she goes to the place where she gave birth. Will facing her past help her move on? Stacey learns a surprising truth.
Dot's case takes a turn for the worse when new evidence comes to light.
Kim deals with her fears when she is confronted by a face from the past.
With more bad news for Kat on the horizon, Alfie surprises her with a trip to London.
Sonia makes a decision about her future but doesn't quite get the reaction she was hoping for. It is the first day of Dot's trial, and Stacey takes to the stand.
Linda and Mick reach breaking point, but there's a shocking turn. As the tension grows between them, Vincent makes a threat that Ronnie can't ignore.
Linda's world spirals following her accident. Buster and Mick open up to each other, but it's clear they have a long way to go. Ronnie once again turns to Phil for help, but will he continue to clean up his cousin's mess?
Dot's murder trial continues, and the case soon takes an unexpected turn. Shirley tries to get through to Mick and takes matters into her own hands.
It's the final day of Dot's trial, and the tensions are high amongst her friends and family. Shabnam receives a surprise visit from a face from the past. Mick makes a brave decision.
Dot's family and friends learn the outcome of her trial - will Dot be found guilty or not guilty of murdering her son? Fatima drops a bombshell on Shabnam.
Alfie and Kat continue to make plans for their future. Dean confronts Shabnam over her secret, but will she come clean?
Alfie receives some life-changing news. Two residents share a tipsy kiss, leading to secrets being spilled. Cindy questions her decision to let Ian and Jane adopt Beth, and Carol offers a solution.
Alfie struggles to come clean to Kat about his news - will he be able to tell her the truth? Shabnam is rocked to the core as her world falls apart.
Masood makes a startling discovery, sending shockwaves through the family. Kim and Donna come to blows over Vincent. Stacey has a proposition for Martin.
Kush's mum Carmel arrives in Walford, but what will she make of her son's friends and family? Kim takes a risk for Vincent, but is all as it seems? Ronnie takes drastic action to try to regain control of her life.
Vincent finds himself torn between Kim and Ronnie, but who will he choose? Roxy reels from her sister's actions.
Ronnie is back in Albert Square, and it doesn't take long for secrets to resurface. Phil tries to stir up trouble for Vincent, but Ronnie has another idea in mind. Masood attempts to rebuild bridges within his family.
Sharon and Phil go head to head, but who will come out on top? Pam and Les continue to miss their grandson, Paul, unaware that he has just arrived in Walford. Ben grows frustrated at Abi's controlling behaviour.
Phil and Ronnie panic when Sharon is nowhere to be found - what is she up to? Tensions rise at the Beales as the fight over Beth's adoption continues. Abi grows suspicious at Ben's behaviour.
Cindy gives Jane and Ian a shocking ultimatum. It's Pam's birthday, but with Claudette at the party, will all go to plan? Sharon and Phil continue to play games
Jane and Ian reel from Cindy's ultimatum. Can they get through to her? A worried Phil looks for Sharon, but what is she up to?
Ronnie continues to grow suspicious of Charlie and Roxy's relationship. Sharon refuses to be beaten and steps up her game plan at the Albert. Masood hears a shocking revelation from Shirley.
Ronnie is determined to get the truth. She puts a plan in motion to get to the bottom of what's really going on. Carmel is back in Albert Square, but can she and Shabnam see eye to eye for the sake of Kush?
Masood makes a drastic decision, but how will Shabnam react? Despite planning his wedding, Kush finds himself in a compromising position.
Masood tries to get through to Shirley. Can he convince her to do what he thinks is right? Carol opens up to Whitney about her feelings.
It's the day of Kush and Shabnam's engagement party, but with tensions high, will all go to plan? Tensions rise between Shirley and Dean. Kim and Sharon make the final preparations for their themed nights at the Albert.
Ronnie attempts to put her relationship back on track. Masood and Shabnam reach breaking point.
Episode 100 - 18/06/2015
It's a night of revelations in Albert Square as shocking truths come to light for Shirley, Dean and Buster. Can they remain united? Roxy and Ronnie come to blows.
Tensions are high at the Butchers' when Sonia grows concerned about Liam's behaviour. Stacey and Martin continue to grow closer, but will they take things to the next step? Buster and Vincent bond over fatherhood.
It's Father's Day in Albert Square, and tensions are high as Buster questions Dean's intentions and Ian discovers a surprising truth. With Carmel's help, Kush comes up with an idea to bring Masood and Shabnam back together - but will it work?
It's Kush's 30th birthday, and he soon finds himself in more than one awkward situation. Buster steps up to help Shirley, but are they making the right decision? Stacey grows irritated at Martin's behaviour.
Shirley comes clean to Dean about her plans, but how will he react? Stacey pushes Kush to make a decision about his relationship. Patrick grows suspicious of Vincent's actions.
A nervous Dean meets Jade for the first time, but will all go to plan? Shabnam comes to terms with recent events. Vincent comes clean about his past, but is he telling the truth?
Masood takes matters into his own hands, and Shabnam finds herself becoming even more removed from her loved ones. Shirley and Buster continue to fight for their family. Patrick remains cold towards Vincent and visits an old friend for guidance.
Carol attends her hospital appointment and later makes a confession which sends shockwaves through the Square. Shirley is pushed to breaking point.
Carol faces the backlash, and is put under more pressure when the gossip starts to gather pace. Nancy avoids Tamwar as they struggle to communicate their true feelings for one another. Kush is surprised by Martin's news.
Carol is forced to face the music, and Sonia is knocked sideways by her admission. Buster finds himself making a deal with the devil. It's a case of two steps forward and one step back for Nancy and Tamwar's relationship.
Stacey is stunned when she learns why Jean is there. Carol attempts to help Max get his life back on track. Tamwar has a proposition for Nancy.
It's a big day for Jean, but Stacey has other things on her mind and is determined to unlock the truth. Carol and Ian argue over new redevelopment works in Albert Square, leading to Carol dropping a bombshell.
Martin worries about Stacey's behaviour. Nancy tries to get to the bottom of Lee's frostiness. Jane attempts to build bridges in the Beale family, but will all go to plan?
Stacey opens up to Martin. Paul grows suspicious of Les's relationship with Claudette. A worried Nancy tries to get through to Lee, but does her brother want her help?
It's the day of Cindy's prom but, with tensions high amongst the Beales, will all go to plan? Nancy pushes Lee to admit the truth to Mick, but will he go through with it? Stacey and Martin are on frosty grounds.
Ian and Jane are at their wits' end worrying about Cindy. Whitney grows suspicious of Lee's behaviour. One family receives shocking news.
The residents of Albert Square are shocked to wake to front-page news revealing that there is a new suspect in the Lucy Beale case. Tensions rise between the Brannings and the Mitchells. Pam devises a plan to convince Paul to be part of their family business.
It's been almost 15 months since the murder of Lucy Beale, and the police are determined to arrest their suspect. With their dark secret weighing heavily on their minds, the Beales fear the truth is about to emerge - but who have the police come for?
Episode 210 - Episode 210
As Christmas Day continues in Albert Square, lives are left hanging in the balance... The Beales and Mitchells reel from earlier events - will their lives ever be the same again?
It's the day of Mick's stag do, but with Dean still upset about the events of Christmas Day, will all go to plan? Whitney reveals some upsetting news to Mick. A drunken Billy moves forward with his plan to propose to Honey, but will she accept?


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Reno's Gay Rodeo: Bucking Stereotypes In The '70s And '80s
By Bree Zender • Jul 31, 2019
Gay Rodeo Founder Phil Ragsdale, right, poses with Joseph Sedlack, the rodeo's vice president in 1980. Ragsdale told friends that in the event's beginnings, he had trouble finding a rancher that would allow him to use livestock at a 'gay rodeo.'
Mick Hicks
1983 was a tough year for Reno's LGBTQ+ community.
The AIDS epidemic had reached Nevada. And the Gay Rodeo was facing a stronger threat of violence than in years past. An article from the Reno Evening Gazette said that anonymous telephone calls to Reno's three main television stations warned that snipers were poised to shoot attendees.
Despite threats on multiple fronts, the event was one of the few times that being openly gay was generally accepted in the Biggest Little City.
Tracey Lake first began attending in the late 1970s.
"As a teenager, I'm just… I'm 17, 18 years old," Lake said. "I'm just figuring out that I like girls."
A souvenir Gay Rodeo belt buckle, which was sold at the event.
Credit Courtesy of Ray Martin
She grew up in Miami and moved to Reno around this age. Miami, in her experience, wasn't as welcoming to her. Reno's Gay Rodeo was one of the first public LGBTQ+ events she attended.
"It was validating," Lake said. "Strong, good-looking guys holding hands and kissing, wearing tight jeans with these different colored bandanas in their pockets. I knew it wasn't my tribe entirely, but I was part of the community for being gay."
National Gay Rodeo Founder Phil Ragsdale in 1979.
Gay Rodeo founder Phil Ragsdale wanted to create a space for the LGBTQ+ community to express themselves openly, in a way that countered stereotypes of gay men.
Ray Martin was a friend of Ragsdale and helped organize the rodeo for several years. He said nothing like it had existed before.
"It helped a lot of regular, supposedly straight rodeo people do something with other people that were like them. They could actually be themselves," Martin said. "And there were champions that came that rode horses without repercussion."
Martin said the rodeo included mostly gay men but also lesbians and drag queens.
Programs like this one also served as guides for tourists, listing local LGBTQ -friendly restaurants and attractions.
'Transgender' or 'genderqueer' weren't words commonly used in the LGBTQ+ community at the time, but there were likely trans and gender-nonconforming people there too, who publicly identified as 'drag queens or kings.'
As the gathering grew bigger, protests began to pop up in the event parking lot, both in opposition to homosexuality in general and also to oppose the mistreatment of animals.
"We just ignored them. We didn't confront them. We didn't argue with them. We didn't counterprotest. We just simply ignored them," Martin said.
In 1982, the event was at its height. With around 20,000 people at the event, led by Joan Rivers, the grand marshal.
But then, it hit Nevada. The AIDS crisis spread to many cities across the country in waves, including Reno. And mostly because of that, the gay rodeo in Reno disappeared.
Phil Ragsdale, dressed as his drag persona, "Sally Slammer," along with other members of Reno's LGBTQ support organization, the Silver Dollar Court. Many of those involved in the court at that time died of HIV/AIDS-related issues. According to the Nevada Office of Public Health, the crisis in Nevada reached its deadliest in 1994, when 361 people died.
"We were all friends. We all cared for each other. And they were just going, going, going, going," Martin said. "And pretty soon, there wasn't anybody left."
Martin was devastated when he lost his friend, Rodeo founder Phil Ragsdale. He died of AIDS in 1992.
Martin said the only reason he and his husband survived was because they were monogamous.
"The lesbians took care of the gay guys that were dying," Martin said. "Because there wasn't enough of us to take care of them."
Tracey Lake, who first attended the rodeos as a teen, would help out when she could.
A 1981 National Gay Rodeo event shirt. This was one of the final years before the AIDS crisis came to Nevada.
Credit Courtesy of Ray Martin.
"It did give me a sense of what good community felt like. And I've strived to create community every place I've gone," Lake said. "And I think, in part, because of how the community rallied in crisis. And they rallied in love. But they absolutely rallied in crisis."
The Gay Rodeo in Reno began to resurge in the mid-2000s, but it too lost momentum. However, gay rodeos still take place annually in other parts of the country, including in Las Vegas.
Editor's Note: We'd like to extend special thanks to Jeff Auer, a local LGBTQ historian and University of Nevada, Reno Humanities Instructor who aided in research in this story.
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Reno's Gay Rodeo And The Challenge Of Documenting Local LGBTQ History
By Bree Zender • Jan 26, 2018
Jeff Auer is the director of the Nevada LGBTQ Archives. He's dedicated some time to preserving the history of LGBTQ people in Reno. Auer is going to be talking about his research in a public presentation on Sunday. Reno Public Radio's Bree Zender spoke with him about the stories he's preserving.
Opportunities For Women In Rodeo Remain Limited
By Lucia Starbuck • Jun 24, 2019
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While the Reno Rodeo is just in town this month, local athletes are practicing year-round. And as KUNR's Lucia Starbuck reports, even though women have been competing in rodeos close to 70 years, their opportunities to compete remain limited.
Washoe's Sex Education Debate: Language Barriers And Few Youth Voices
By Stephanie Serrano • Jun 7, 2019
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The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees approved multiple lesson plans this week for the revised high school sexual education curriculum. KUNR's Stephanie Serrano was there for the vote, where multiple community members expressed that their voices weren't being heard during the process. KUNR's Stephanie Serrano spoke to them and has this report.
'I Will Never Lie About Being Gay Again': LGBT Activist Remembers Source Of Pride
By editor • Jun 7, 2019
Fifty years ago this month, police raided a gay bar in New York City called the Stonewall Inn.
It was a common occurrence at the time, but on this night, patrons – trans women of color, lesbians, drag queens and gay men – said "enough." The raid ignited six days of protests and became known as the Stonewall Riots – largely credited with sparking the modern gay rights movement.
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(OGF) YOU RECENTLY HAD A CLIENT COME TO YOU WITH A LIABILITY CONCERN. WHAT WAS THE ISSUE?
(P.G.) A farmer was visiting one of the secondary properties he owns and he came across seven or eight barrels of something sitting on the property. He wasn't sure if someone unknown had left them there or if it was the property of a beekeeper that had been using his property whom he had parted ways with. The farmer was particularly concerned because of a recent news story out of Kitchener where approximately 24 barrels of pollutants were found in a bush lane. It turned out the barrels on the farmer's property contained sugar water used to feed the bees and were in fact the property of the beekeeper. So it wasn't hazardous and everything turned out fine.
However, this prompted the farmer to ask the question — what kind of insurance coverage do I have for pollutants? He was surprised when I advised him that although he had high levels of general liability coverage, his assumption that it would cover pollutants was incorrect.
LIABILITY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT?
Built into farm liability insurance is an extension called farmers limited pollution liability. The farmer believed that was what would cover him, but the problem is that this coverage is for damage to third-party properties. An example would be a manure tank that burst on a farm and runs into a creek which runs into a river farther along and there is pollution damage. That is covered because it is damage to a third party — the river on another property. But there is very little coverage that is provided for damage to property that is owned by a farmer.
There is coverage included which will cover your own property. Most insurance companies that deal with farms will build in to their policy up to $5,000 for clean-up expenses but that doesn't go very far. You can add additional coverage to this policy for up to $100,000 if you want to pay the premiums to have that coverage.
When you get into pollution or environmental coverage (there are different terms used) the coverage built in to policies is for incidents that are sudden or accidental. There is no coverage for a gradual leak. There is a requirement that once you find out an incident has occurred you have to report it to your insurance company (some policies say 72 hours, others 120 hours). Limits higher than $100,000 protection is available, through the purchase of a separate policy known as Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) and includes incidents that are a gradual leak.
IS POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE SOMETHING NEW?
Environmental pollution wasn't an issue several years ago, it wasn't thought about as much as it is today. Over the years, farms have grown to be much larger than they used to be, so they have larger potential for claims. Especially if you have a lot of different properties, you can't watch over all of them all of the time, and that makes you vulnerable to someone just leaving something on your property.
Farming has changed and the products they use have brought more light onto this subject. However, there needs to be more talk about this because everyone needs to be comfortable with and understand their environmental coverage. Farmers don't want to pay higher insurance premiums — so it has to be a balance between how much premium do I want to pay and how much exposure do I want to cover myself for. Farmers need to ask themselves what do I want to protect and is damage to my own property my primary concern?
WHAT SHOULD FARMERS BE ASKING THEIR INSURANCE brokers TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TYPE OF COVERAGE THEY HAVE IN THEIR OWN POLICIES?
You need to deal with a good broker that is knowledgeable in the operation of farms. Not that many people understand insurance policies and they can be easy to misinterpret. It's not something you deal with every day, so everyone just assumes they have the coverage they need. Farmers should be asking their current insurance providers what limits do I have and what else is available to me? Farmers should also specifically ask their provider what coverage do I have for damage to owned property from pollution damage.
WHAT OTHER GENERAL ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR FARMERS REVIEWING THEIR INSURANCE NEEDS?


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Last edited by calaist5; 26-05-17 at 14:16.
Dash is warped above air con too.
Great find, flyer wheel intact though recovered, low kay last of the 180kw carby motors now more saught after than the injected conversions.
What are they worth now?
What do you mean the plates are around the wrong way? You do realise the polariser sits behind those tags yes?
As for the wheel, I think he has his original one in a box and has this as his used wheel.
Little harsh mate, the cars 30years old & driven(enjoyed) & not hidden.
Last edited by RARE88; 30-06-17 at 07:21.
Not the right side as per this car!
At least have a dash mat if your going to enjoy it.
The interior appears superb but photos can do that (not saying it isn't).
Last edited by calaist5; 30-06-17 at 16:51.
Agreed. I don't recall seeing any other HDT VL Sport or LE with that trim. Not sure if it was a special order/one of a kind. Not sure if I like woodgrain dash panels and inserts in a red interior but overall it's quite a nice car.
VL's are taking off a lot quicker than HQ coupes are though. My LS 350 Coupe only cost me 42k 7 years ago. Only reason I bought one was because I couldn't afford a good HG/HK/HT and along with everyone else we accidentally pumped HQ prices up. Same things happening with XC Falcons now.


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