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Yep. You read the post title right. Click on that link above. :)
Friday, September 9, 2011
Worst heat of the summer coming this weekend!
Beware!
(But then again, it doesn't take much to break the heat records or give us the warmest temps of the summer in Portland. A little over 95'll do.)
(But then again, it doesn't take much to break the heat records or give us the warmest temps of the summer in Portland. A little over 95'll do.)
Okay. Now the 'new' supposed 10th anniversary 9/11 terrorists are US citizens
That makes it better.
Or how about this?
We'll stop completely obsessing over this imagined 'terrorist threat' (whether it be valid or not) on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and we'll start acknowledging the heroes of that day and the lives lost on that terrible day. If the threat is actually true, then it should be investigated and addressed to keep innocent civilians safe, but not obsessed over and be our only focus on that day. The lives lost in that devastating day are what we need to remember.
What Americans need to realize is that nobody wins with violence and war. It just doesn't work that way. We can't fight fire with fire; it just creates a bigger fire. Just like how the media is trying to put in our heads that Al-Qaeda might attempt to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden on the day of September 11th, 10 years after the whole thing began.
There was nothing solved by starting that war almost 10 years ago. There was nothing solved by killing Osama Bin Laden on the spot, without even a trial. There has been nothing solved by continuing the war that drags on and on and on at the cost of many American lives. There has been nothing solved by any of the sort of 'revenge' (or we can call it 'defense' if that makes you feel better) the US has taken over the past 10 years since this disaster happened. Why do Americans think it has solved something? It has just turned our country into a country of killers.
The US seems to think that fighting the fire with fire will work and all, but is blind to the fact that it doesn't. It just creates a bigger problem and thus the cycle continues in an endless loop unless someone changes
something. And there is something that does need to be changed.
Or how about this?
We'll stop completely obsessing over this imagined 'terrorist threat' (whether it be valid or not) on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and we'll start acknowledging the heroes of that day and the lives lost on that terrible day. If the threat is actually true, then it should be investigated and addressed to keep innocent civilians safe, but not obsessed over and be our only focus on that day. The lives lost in that devastating day are what we need to remember.
What Americans need to realize is that nobody wins with violence and war. It just doesn't work that way. We can't fight fire with fire; it just creates a bigger fire. Just like how the media is trying to put in our heads that Al-Qaeda might attempt to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden on the day of September 11th, 10 years after the whole thing began.
There was nothing solved by starting that war almost 10 years ago. There was nothing solved by killing Osama Bin Laden on the spot, without even a trial. There has been nothing solved by continuing the war that drags on and on and on at the cost of many American lives. There has been nothing solved by any of the sort of 'revenge' (or we can call it 'defense' if that makes you feel better) the US has taken over the past 10 years since this disaster happened. Why do Americans think it has solved something? It has just turned our country into a country of killers.
The US seems to think that fighting the fire with fire will work and all, but is blind to the fact that it doesn't. It just creates a bigger problem and thus the cycle continues in an endless loop unless someone changes
something. And there is something that does need to be changed.
Punkrawker
Big Power Outage yesterday in San Diego (and Orange County, parts of Mexico).
Buses running in place of Trolleys, since they can't run when theres no power.
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Buses to the rescue everywhere! Oh, isn't that rail just so great? It's so reliable and efficient!
Oh brother...Could you get any cheesier than this?
"Moving together"? Give me a break, TriMet.
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Today the Moving Together project began the official search in Portland's Central Business District and the Lloyd District for a new leased administrative building.
In addition to the Center Street renovations planned as part of the Moving Together project, TriMet also needs to lease a new administration building and have it ready for staff to move into by early 2013. There are many activities that need to take place before we can move in, so today the project began the official search for such a building in Portland’s Central Business District, including the Lloyd District. Landlords will be providing us with details about their building, which we can compare to find the best match for TriMet’s needs. In consultation with all members of TriMet’s Leadership Team, the Moving Together project has developed a “New Facility Criteria Checklist” to use when conducting these comparisons. The checklist includes these items:
Site criteria: Building size, size of each floor, future expansion options, parking (bikes, poolcars, visitors), showers and lockers, secure storage.
Financial criteria: Cost of lease over the lease period. Landlord concessions such as limited free rent, allowances for improvements.
Proximity criteria: Direct access to Center Street campus and close to bus and light rail. Near employee amenities such as banks, dry cleaners, fitness facility, food service/deli/catering, daycare.
Business criteria: Business amenities, technical infrastructure, appropriate image, business climate/neighborhood, access to partner agencies (e.g.: Metro, COP, ODOT), sustainable building management practices, building security.
Building criteria: Property Management or Owner information, Age/type of HVAC system, recent building upgrades, seismic stability, upkeep and appearance, window type, ability to add security features (e.g.: badge access, cameras)
We know that we won’t get everything on the checklist, but it gives us consistent, specific criteria to evaluate the properties.
Landlords need to respond by 9/23/11. TriMet’s outreach to landlords includes posting the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) via our online procurement and contracts system; running an ad in the Daily Journal of Commerce; and distributing the RFQ via the real estate community’s exchange system, which reaches commercial landlords and their representatives directly.
The building search process is expected to last at least into spring 2012. At the end of the process, we will know which building we’re leasing and which departments are moving into it in 2013.
In addition to the Center Street renovations planned as part of the Moving Together project, TriMet also needs to lease a new administration building and have it ready for staff to move into by early 2013. There are many activities that need to take place before we can move in, so today the project began the official search for such a building in Portland’s Central Business District, including the Lloyd District. Landlords will be providing us with details about their building, which we can compare to find the best match for TriMet’s needs. In consultation with all members of TriMet’s Leadership Team, the Moving Together project has developed a “New Facility Criteria Checklist” to use when conducting these comparisons. The checklist includes these items:
Site criteria: Building size, size of each floor, future expansion options, parking (bikes, poolcars, visitors), showers and lockers, secure storage.
Financial criteria: Cost of lease over the lease period. Landlord concessions such as limited free rent, allowances for improvements.
Proximity criteria: Direct access to Center Street campus and close to bus and light rail. Near employee amenities such as banks, dry cleaners, fitness facility, food service/deli/catering, daycare.
Business criteria: Business amenities, technical infrastructure, appropriate image, business climate/neighborhood, access to partner agencies (e.g.: Metro, COP, ODOT), sustainable building management practices, building security.
Building criteria: Property Management or Owner information, Age/type of HVAC system, recent building upgrades, seismic stability, upkeep and appearance, window type, ability to add security features (e.g.: badge access, cameras)
We know that we won’t get everything on the checklist, but it gives us consistent, specific criteria to evaluate the properties.
Landlords need to respond by 9/23/11. TriMet’s outreach to landlords includes posting the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) via our online procurement and contracts system; running an ad in the Daily Journal of Commerce; and distributing the RFQ via the real estate community’s exchange system, which reaches commercial landlords and their representatives directly.
The building search process is expected to last at least into spring 2012. At the end of the process, we will know which building we’re leasing and which departments are moving into it in 2013.
Timeline
Here is a great comment from Erik that was posted over on the other blog in relation to this:
You're telling me that TriMet has to LEASE property for a project office when it's f-ing headquarters is located...160 feet from the alignment?
I have a suggestion for TriMet.
Take a few old shitty 1400s. Park them in that TriMet owned parking lot on the corner of Center and 17th. Rip out the seats. Buy some cheap-ass folding tables and some folding chairs. I'm sure someone from TriMet's crack I.T. department can probably get some sort of half-usable wireless internet access over there. Have PGE install a temporary meterbase and run some power cords to plug in the computers.
Ta da. Instant office space. Total cost to TriMet: a couple of beat up crappy buses that shouldn't be on the road. And some folding tables and chairs...I guess those cost a few bucks.
Hottest Summer in 75 Years...or was it?
On the flip side, two states — Oregon and Washington — had a cooler than average summer, while California had its wettest summer on record.
TriMet Dispatch
Operator said she was going to pass out due to heat; told to tie up. (Same?) Line 12 operator transported
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