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There is some light pollution, but at least the aurora wasn't making a problem.
Near Balcarres, Saskatchewan
August 2019
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network www.earthday.org/ and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation written by McConnell and signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in recognition of his work. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues.
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Anybody else old enough to remember when people raked their leaves and burned them and the aroma of leaf smoke was sweet in the autumn air? Now everyboy uses leafblowers and what do we get? Noise pollution and gas fumes. Bah! And now that I'm looking at it, I see that this dissonant image is a whole lot prettier than the sound of the leafblowers I've been hearing all day.
Lets hope this is not the last time for racing at this great track. Hopefully common sense prevails!!!! RIP 01/09/2022
This track is basically in the middle of the country side, what hope is there for motor sport in Australia????
Are the cow's complaining? producing cheese instead of milk?
Indeed there have been no car boot days this year, due to the Coronavirus.
However, just beyond the hedge, the car parks are full of people coming out to have barbecues and exercise ... which is fine, but for the Boombox brigade!
Shades of: BAM BAM BAM BUBUBUBU BAM BAM BAM etc!
Why do people come to the countryside to make so much noise? It's SO irritating ,... there I am, half a mile away peacefully walking my dog and then that racket starts up!
Oh well, should just be happy I live nearby and don't have to leave a city dwelling I suppose!
They say that the people that Live in the Pearl, can look forward too Three more year's of Noise Pollution.
One of the few remaining open tracts of land in the area which is now also being developed yet the roadways leading to this tract have not been improved or widened nor has the traffic flow. We have repeatedly asked for traffic lights near a hazardous railroad crossing. There has been an enormous amount of dumping by contractors on this particular site for years while the owners of the hospital turned a blind eye to it (it is adjacent to a medical facility, most of which is vacant) and the surrounding area,. There is also a quarry w. slurry ponds across from this site which spews enormous amounts of particulate into the air and they, too, are also required to adhere to standards set which are not enforced or followed. There are 22 cell towers within a 4 mile radius of this site. I've been told now this property is being developed into a Thornton's contact center.
As of Jan. 16, 2025 (9 years from the date of the above post) there are now 62 towers in the 40245 zip code area, which equates to 7 towers per sq mile, per www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/near/zip-code/40245
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
of everything that moves outside again in spring, urban sketchers provide the least amount of noise pollution.
Still working on the "Poltergeist Gates" on Lagrange Road, Louisville.
Update: 9/6/2017 - These gates now appear to be working correctly. A big THANK YOU to the CSX crews who've spent countless hours (months/years) ensuring these gates now function as originally designed in spite of the trials and tribulations they face in doing so.
I'm sure these workers are aware of the acute hazards, elevated cancer risks (working with creosote, a known carcinogen, etc...), & stress levels associated with working on any railroad. I was surprised to learn their healthcare coverage was so different (and inferior) than, say, the Teamsters. In Shelbyville, KY, teamsters get their own private medical offices to visit with zero wait. I was told they get their own chiropractic care as well as a Nurse Practitioner, with zero wait and zero copays. This would be ideal for many!
Our train here not only carries goods, textiles and containers to/from China (Maersk), it also ships large quantities of Tropicana foods/juices/syrups, corn syrup en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_syrup, drilling fluids and coal. And car/truck chassis, of course. You'll see the occasional convoy of used Military equipment. It's a very busy train system here. No passenger trains on this line.
(List of Board of Directors Below)
Reps from CSX, ATT attempting to find a resolution to the "Poltergeist Gates" that have been malfunctioning for close to a decade. There are numerous oil spills visible along these tracks as far as the eye can see. There have been many auto accidents/fatalities on/near this corner. There is one unregistered "American Towers" cell mast to the left of these trucks and at least 4 within a one-mile area. This is typical for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Drunk driving, cancer, auto fatalities and suicide rates are skewered yet still rank among the highest in the Nation. Air, water and environmental quality due to lack of local and State Government enforcement is atrocious - this County is still dumping raw sewage into streams, rivers and brooks. There is no oversight or enforcement to local industries or quarries nor is there enforcement of laws in place to protect the environment or The People from further destruction to air and water pollution other than to place a lighted sign over freeways stating "air quality warning". Quarry roadways are not watered down as required, roadways are not swept, maintained, repaired or cleaned, no dust or erosion control measures are practiced, trucks are not correctly tarped or not tarped at all and the public's best interests are not being protected. Yet the medical profession is making a killing. And all they'll say is, "Welcome to the Ohio Valley".
I will say the response, communication and investigation from the above agencies was swift and thorough after receiving a call from a concerned resident - kudos to them!
Corner of LaGrange Road, Factory Lane, Chamberlain Lane,
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
Louisville Kentucky is only #6 in the top ranked "Sinful Cities" in the Nation. We've got to do better if we want to be #1! www.trulia.com/blog/trends/sin-cities/ only to be beat out by Toledo, Tampa, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New Orleans. #pollution #corruption #cancer #crime #plasticsurgery #substanceabuse #alcoholabuse #prescriptiondrugs #medicalmalpractice #suicides #kamikaze #realtors #e.coli #disease #autoimmune #lupus #MS #braintumors #leukemia #EPA #DEP #hazardouswaste #toxicspills #nonresponsive #letsguide
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CSX Divestitures and Distinuations:
CSX Hotels, Inc.
Greenbrier Hotel Corporation sold to Justice Family Group in 2009
Sea-Land Corporation split into two shipping lines and a terminal operator:
CSX Lines, LLC (Domestic liner, sold and renamed Horizon Lines, Inc.)
Sea-Land Corporation (International liner, sold to the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1999)
CSX World Terminals, LLC (International Terminals business)[7]
SL Services, Inc. (“SLSI”) sold to Dubai Ports International FZE (“DPI”) in 2005[8]
Orange Blossom Investment Company, Ltd sold to Dubai Ports International FZE (“DPI”) in 2005
CSA Acquisition Corp.
Texas Gas Transmission Corporation bought in 1983, sold in 1988 to Transco.[9]
Energy and utilities
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CSX Board of Directors:
Mr. Steven T. Halverson
Steven T. Halverson, 57, has served as a director of CSX since September 2006. Mr. Halverson is the Chief Executive Officer of The Haskell Company, one of the largest design and construction firms in the United States. Prior to joining the Haskell Company in 1999, Mr. Halverson served as a Senior Vice President of M.A. Mortenson, a national construction firm.
Mr. Halverson also serves as a director for PSS World Medical, Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, ACIG Insurance Co., the Florida Counsel of 100 (chair), and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Halverson is also a St. John's University regent.
Through his roles with key organizations in the state of Florida, Mr. Halverson provides broad leadership capabilities to the CSX Board. He also provides insight and perspective on the economy in general and the construction industry in particular.
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Mr. John D. McPherson
John D. McPherson, 65, joined the Board in July 2008. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Florida East Coast Railway, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., from 1999 until his retirement in 2007. From 1993-1998, Mr. McPherson served as Senior Vice President-Operations, and from 1998-1999, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Central Railroad. Prior to joining the Illinois Central Railroad, Mr. McPherson served in various capacities at Santa Fe Railroad for 25 years. As a result of his extensive career in the rail industry, Mr. McPherson serves as an expert in railroad operations.
Mr. McPherson currently serves on the board of directors of Las Vegas Railway Express, a start-up passenger railroad which will operate between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. From 1997-2007, Mr. McPherson served as a member of the board of directors of TTX Company, a railcar provider and freight car management services joint venture of North American railroads.
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Mr. David M. Moffet
David M. Moffett served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from September 2008 until his retirement in March 2009. He previously served as a Senior Advisor with the Carlyle Group LLC from May 2007 to September 2008, as the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bancorp from 2001 to 2007, after its merger with Firstar Corporation where he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Moffett also served as Chief Financial Officer of StarBanc Corporation, a predecessor to Firstar Corporation, from 1993 to 1998.
In addition to the directorships noted above, Mr. Moffett currently serves as a trustee on the boards of Columbia Fund Series Trust I and Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust, overseeing approximately 52 funds within the Columbia Funds mutual fund complex. He also serves as a trustee for the University of Oklahoma Foundation.
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Mr. Timothy T. O'Toole
Timothy T. O'Toole, 56, joined the Board in September 2008. Mr. O'Toole is currently the Chief Executive Officer of FirstGroup, plc, a leading transportation company that primarily provides rail and bus services. FirstGroup, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, employs approximately 130,000 staff throughout the U.K. and North America and transports some 2.5 billion passengers a year. Mr. O'Toole previously served as the Managing Director of the London Underground from 2003 through April 2009, where he was responsible for operating and rebuilding the Tube, the world's oldest metropolitan railway. Mr. O'Toole brings to the Board over 25 years of railroad industry experience. He also provides invaluable operational experience in crisis management evidenced by his leadership following a terror attack on the London Underground in 2005.
Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Conrail from 1998 to 2001. During his more than 20 years at Conrail, he served in various senior management roles, including Senior Vice President of Law and Government Affairs, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer, and Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. O'Toole also serves as a member of the board of FirstGroup.
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Mr. David M. Ratcliffe
David M. Ratcliffe, 63, has served as a director of CSX since January 2003. Mr. Ratcliffe retired from his position as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company, one of America's largest producers of electricity, in December of 2010. He had held that position since 2004. From 1999 until 2004, Mr. Ratcliffe was President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power, Southern Company's largest subsidiary. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power in 1999, Mr. Ratcliffe served as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Ratcliffe serves on the board of SunTrust Bank. He also serves as a member of the boards of various organizations, including GRA Venture Fund, LLC, Georgia Research Alliance, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Urjanet, a software startup company, and the Centers for Disease Control Foundation. As Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company, Mr. Ratcliffe participated in a heavily regulated industry with operations in substantial portions of our service territory. Through this experience, he provides expertise in an ever-changing regulatory environment, which includes important public policy matters such as climate change legislation.
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Ms. Donna M. Alvarado
Donna M. Alvarado, 63, has served as a CSX director since September 2006. Ms. Alvarado is the founder and current President of Aguila International, a business-consulting firm.
Previously, Ms. Alvarado served as President and Chief Executive Officer of a global educational publishing company from 1989-1993. She has served on corporate boards in the manufacturing, banking, transportation, and services industries. During the past five years, she has also led state and national workforce policy boards. Ms. Alvarado currently serves on the board of directors of Corrections Corporation of America and as immediate past Chairwoman of the Ohio Board of Regents.
Following executive and legislative staff appointments at the U.S. Department of Defense and in the U.S. Congress, Ms. Alvarado was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to lead the federal agency ACTION, the nation's premier agency for civic engagement and volunteerism, a position which she held from 1985-1989.
As a result of her experience in the public and private sector, Ms. Alvarado brings to the Board significant workforce planning expertise, as evidenced by her previous high-level government appointments, which is complemented by her role with the Ohio Board of Regents.
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Senator John B. Breaux
Senator John B. Breaux, 68, has served as a director of CSX since shortly after his retirement from the U.S. Senate in 2005. Senator Breaux held numerous leadership positions during his 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and 18-year tenure in the U.S. Senate, where he served on the House Public Works and Transportation Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Senate Commerce Committee. Senator Breaux also founded the Centrist Coalition of Senate Democrats and Republicans and served as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council. He brings extensive public policy and regulatory experience to the CSX Board at a time when Congress is considering additional legislation that could have a material effect on railroad operations.
From 2005 through 2007, Senator Breaux served as Senior Counsel at Patton Boggs LLP. Currently, Senator Breaux is a partner in the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, a private consulting firm in Washington, DC. In 2010, the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group was purchased by Patton Boggs LLP. He also serves as a director of LHC Group, Inc.
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Ms. Pamela L. Carter
Pamela L. Carter, 62, joined the Board in June 2010. Ms. Carter is President of Cummins Distribution, a division of Cummins, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of diesel engines and related components and power systems. Ms. Carter joined Cummins in 1997 as Vice President - General Counsel and held various management positions up until her appointment as President of Cummins Distribution in 2008.
Prior to her career with Cummins, Ms. Carter served in various capacities with the State of Indiana and in the private practice of law. Ms. Carter was the first woman and the first African-American to hold the office of Attorney General in Indiana. Ms. Carter also served as Parliamentarian in the Indiana House of Representatives, Deputy Chief-of-Staff to Governor Evan Bayh, Executive Assistant for Health Policy & Human Services and Securities Enforcement Attorney for the Office of the Secretary of State.
Ms. Carter currently serves on the board of directors of Spectra Energy Corporation. She brings strong operational experience to the Board via her career with Cummins, Inc. Her extensive experience in government allows Ms. Carter to provide in-depth knowledge and insight into regulatory and public policy matters.
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Mr. Edward J. Kelly, III
Edward J. Kelly, III, 58, has served as a director of CSX since July 2002. Mr. Kelly is currently Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group at Citigroup, Inc. He has previously served as Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Global Banking at Citigroup, Inc., as well as Chief Executive Officer of Citi Alternative Investments, an integrated alternative investments platform within Citigroup, Inc.
Mr. Kelly previously served as a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group and Vice Chairman of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. following PNC's acquisition of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation in March 2007. At Mercantile, Mr. Kelly held the offices of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President from March 2003 until March 2007, and was Chief Executive Officer and President from March 2001 to March 2003. Before joining Mercantile, Mr. Kelly served as Managing Director and co-head of Investment Banking Client Management at J.P. Morgan Chase and Managing Director and Head of Global Financial Institutions at J.P. Morgan. Previously, Mr. Kelly was a partner at the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he specialized in matters related to financial institutions. Early in his career, Mr. Kelly served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr.
Mr. Kelly has previously served on the boards of directors for The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Hershey Company and Paris RE Holdings. As an executive in the banking industry, Mr. Kelly provides extensive financial and regulatory experience to the Board. He offers important perspective on global financial markets.
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Mr. Donald J. Shepard
Donald J. Shepard, 65, has served as a director of CSX since January 2003. In 2008, Mr. Shepard retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AEGON, N.V., an international life insurance and pension company.
He currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC") and the Travelers Companies, Inc. Mr. Shepard was also a director of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation until 2007, when the company was acquired by PNC. He is also a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Through his executive positions with AEGON, Mr. Shepard brings financial and risk management expertise to the CSX Board. Through his leadership role with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Shepard also brings significant insight into developing business trends and opportunities.
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Mr. Michael J. Ward
Michael J. Ward is chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, one of the nation's premier transportation and logistics companies. Over his 39-year career, Mr. Ward has headed CSX's operations, coal sales and marketing, and finance departments.
Under Mr. Ward's leadership, the company continues to achieve record safety performance while providing vital services to customers and posting strong financial results for shareholders.
The company's commitment to safety and preparing its network for increasing freight demand is demonstrated by its planned 2016 capital investment of $2.4 billion and its long-term plan to invest approximately 16 to 17 percent of its revenues back into its core business to support growth.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Mr. Ward's commitment to personal philanthropy and corporate citizenship has been recognized with City Year's prestigious Lifetime of Idealism Award. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1972, and received a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School in 1976. Mr. Ward is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Railroads, and also serves on the boards of Ashland Inc., City Year, United Way of Northeast Florida, and Hubbard House. His other business affiliations include The Florida Council of 100 and The Business Roundtable.
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For nearly 190 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation's economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com..
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Mr. J. Steven Whisler
J. Steven Whisler, 57, is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation, a mining and manufacturing company, where he served in many roles from 1981 until being named Chief Executive Officer in 2000. During his tenure at Phelps Dodge, Mr. Whisler was instrumental in the implementation of its "Zero and Beyond" safety program designed to eliminate workplace injuries and its "Quest for Zero" process-improvement program designed to, among other things, eliminate environmental waste while enhancing product quality.
Mr. Whisler currently serves on the boards of directors of Brunswick Corporation and International Paper Co. He also served as director of US Airways Group, Inc. from 2005 until 2011, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe from 1995 until its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway in 2010. Through his tenure on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe board of directors and as a former executive in the mining industry, Mr. Whisler brings invaluable railroad knowledge to the CSX Board and a strong understanding of one of the Company's largest customer bases. Mr. Whisler's support of safety and environmental programs aligns closely with the Company's goals.
Today I asked the general manager of the construction company hosting these trucks if I could ride with one of them to see life from their perspective. He said these trucks have only one seat in the front. I'm quite certain they're not seeing our perspective and won't any time soon.
I did not see any signs of municipal inspectors on this job site today - not to say they did not exist - I just didn't see any on this job site this morning. I did see a few driving around locally. This site may be self-inspecting. I hope they get their fences back up.
He did say they will only be running one day today (from 3am till 6pm) and again three weeks from now. They move fast!
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This is the "development" group that has big dreams and little room: jeffersondevelopmentgroup.com/louisville-business-first-p...
This is not a case of "white flight" - this is a case of planned insanity on Louisville's part. Or perhaps planned obsolescence.
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom: www.wwt.org.uk/wetlands-can "Wetlands Can" - see what they can do for the USA and see what the USA and you can do to make this a better place: www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/wetland-friendly-living/
Pancake's doing better today although she is still scratching her bee stings frequently and is moving a tad slow. The vet (Banfield) gave her two medications - Simplicef (an antibiotic) and Temiral-P (an antihistamine + Prednisone). She's going back Friday. No signs of any life at this pond today. Ongoing heavy construction, earthmoving & drilling on all 4 sides.
Thank you, Jefferson County Kentucky for protecting the well-being and health of your current living beings inhabiting this area. I'm sure the medical facilities and funeral directors in the area will thank you in the near future.
I'm sooooo jealous of his tats... If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
As I was outside singing the Star Spangled Banner 5AM this morning, it occurred to me this tree laying across my neighbor's yard is a Godsend, as he was heard recently telling the police that his greatest fear was having a vehicle crash through his bedroom wall. This tree prevents that from happening - one way. Another would provide a functional barrier on both sides for him.
The construction manager for the site bringing in this armada of concrete trucks said they would be repeating the process in three weeks beginning at 3am.
This isn't a very good photo, so I wonder why it gets as many hits as it does. Is it the links in the accompanying text? Is it being referenced somewhere? I'm curious, especially as at last we are getting serious attention to the 'acoustic landscape', and how much it matters to how we live and enjoy or dislike our surroundings.
Birmingham's noise map
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/646039.stm
Noise mapping spreads across UK
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4138936.stm
More about soundscapes:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundscape
Noise mapping
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_map
Scottish noise mapping
www.scottishnoisemapping.org/public/faqs.aspx
Welsh noise mapping
data.wales.gov.uk/apps/noise/#lat=52.4510&lon=-3.7436...
Acoustic ecology
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
Spectrogram: midday train horn blasts - two long, one short, one long - captured on Main Street outside Louisville Middle School, Louisville, Colorado, USA
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Deer Park, Texas
on Tidal Road, in the gut of Houston's petrochemical lands.
accozzaglia's final Kodachrome run: #76–12
Have your own ‘‘Forever Kodachrome: 1935-2010’’ button pin
Wie an fast jedem Werktag, kreist ein Hubschrauber über oder in der Nähe der "Luxusresidenz".
Da die Transportflüge billig angeboten werden und die Gemeinden es zulassen, kreisen Helikopter oft stundelang über den dicht bebauten Wohngebieten.
Sie transportieren Baumaterial, holen Müll ab. In der Nähe von Ascona ziehen sie auch das Gepäck der Touristen hoch.
Dabei handelt es sich nicht um notwendige Ausnahmen, es gibt bei mehr als 95% der Transportflüge eine alternative Art der Beförderung. Diese ist aber meistens teurer.
So werden die Kosten auf die Umwelt (Mensch, Tier, Natur usw.) umgelegt.
Neben einem infernalischen Lärm, erzeugen die Hubschrauber einen Ausstoss an nicht vollständig verbranntem Kerosin. Das krebserregende Giftcocktail wird direkt über das Wohngebiet und Grünflächen in grossen Mengen abgegeben. Eine Kontrolle der Belastung findet nicht statt.
Wie beim motorisierten Individualverkehr, denkt jeder zu erst an sich. Man ignoriert das Problem, denn man könnte irgendwann selber einen billigen Transportflug benötigen.
Die Devise "billig bauen, teuer verkaufen" nährt die grosse Immobilienblase im Tessin.
Wer will schon in einer 08/15-Luxusresidenz wohnen mit einem Fluglärm wie im Vietnamkrieg.
Das Tessin ist leider ein Idealbeispiel an Ignoranz bei der Gemeinde- und Verkehrsplanung.
Natur erlebt man auf den erschlossenen Wanderwegen, die man mit dem Auto anfährt.
Der Tag wird aufgeteilt zwischen Einkauftour im Handelszentrum und Spritztour auf den kleinen Ortsstrassen, die tagtäglich von tausenden Fahrzeugen und Bau-LKWs passiert werden.
Da viele ihren Traum von Freiheit im Geschwindigkeitsrausch ausleben müssen, karrt man die Kinder mit Schulbus und unter Polizeibewachung in die nächste Schule, die meistens schneller zu Fuss erreichbar wäre. Der Lebensraum wird zur Überlebenszone.
Wer die malerischen Stiegen und Wege, die sich wie ein Aderwerk durch alle Städtchen und Orte durchziehen, zu Fuss bewandert, wird sehr selten einer Menschenseele begegnen.
Nicht einmal einem Hundebesitzer; die karren inzwischen ihre Schoasserln in die Ebenen raus.
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
October 24, 2020. Boston, MA.
About 50 activists rallied and lined Melnea Cass Boulevard to protest a controversial plan to cut down about a quarter of the mature trees lining Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury. In September after pushback from the state attorney general’s office and activists who denounced the move as environmental racism, Boston officials appeared to back down from the plan. The city’s Climate Ready Boston plan shows Melnea Cass Boulevard runs through a “heat island,” a portion of the city where temperatures are markedly higher than elsewhere in Boston and cutting down the trees would disproportionately affect the Roxbury community. Roxbury activists have voiced opposition to the plan from the beginning, citing what they said would be the loss of trees that help mitigate pollution and reduce extreme temperatures and unsafe street crossings.
© 2020 Marilyn Humphries
October 24, 2020. Boston, MA.
About 50 activists rallied and lined Melnea Cass Boulevard to protest a controversial plan to cut down about a quarter of the mature trees lining Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury. In September after pushback from the state attorney general’s office and activists who denounced the move as environmental racism, Boston officials appeared to back down from the plan. The city’s Climate Ready Boston plan shows Melnea Cass Boulevard runs through a “heat island,” a portion of the city where temperatures are markedly higher than elsewhere in Boston and cutting down the trees would disproportionately affect the Roxbury community. Roxbury activists have voiced opposition to the plan from the beginning, citing what they said would be the loss of trees that help mitigate pollution and reduce extreme temperatures and unsafe street crossings.
© 2020 Marilyn Humphries
Some asshole stuck his elbow in my shot!! Just kidding, that's someone from John's band. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
October 24, 2020. Boston, MA.
About 50 activists rallied and lined Melnea Cass Boulevard to protest a controversial plan to cut down about a quarter of the mature trees lining Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury. In September after pushback from the state attorney general’s office and activists who denounced the move as environmental racism, Boston officials appeared to back down from the plan. The city’s Climate Ready Boston plan shows Melnea Cass Boulevard runs through a “heat island,” a portion of the city where temperatures are markedly higher than elsewhere in Boston and cutting down the trees would disproportionately affect the Roxbury community. Roxbury activists have voiced opposition to the plan from the beginning, citing what they said would be the loss of trees that help mitigate pollution and reduce extreme temperatures and unsafe street crossings.
© 2020 Marilyn Humphries
Persistent URL: digital.lib.muohio.edu/u?/tradecards,2672
Subject (TGM): Children; Boys; Girls; Children playing musical instruments; Noise pollution; Sounds; Patent medicines; Pharmacists; Drugstores;
Came on early and played late! Love it. If you're not a fan of John Mayer, you should hear his live stuff before writing him off completely. He's one hell of a blues guitarist, and I changed my mind pretty quick!
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
It was a good day for shades! I had to miss the end of John Mayer [ :'( ] to be able to shoot these guys. They were fun though.
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
Powered by single Rolls Royce Engine. I hope this is not environmentally incorrect. My purpose for posting this is in response to a program directed at youth about noise pollution in and around the shipping lanes of America. Now, admittedly, noise does pollute for the few moments it lasts, but is it a reason to halt shipping in order to make the whales and dolphins more environmentally comfy. This is all we need to totally smash the future of this nation is a noise ban on shipping. Perhaps we should go back to the sailing ship, the fast clippers. That would be cool and I will be all for it if, and I say IF we can get China, Japan, Russia and all of the other major shippers to begin using sailing ships only. Oh, and I forgot, the Middle Eastern nations will have to revert to sailing ships too...if that is okay?
It was a good day for shades! I had to miss the end of John Mayer [ :'( ] to be able to shoot these guys. They were fun though.
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
I don't think this guy ever smiles. I had to miss the end of John Mayer [ :'( ] to be able to shoot these guys. They were fun though.
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway
It was a good day for shades! I had to miss the end of John Mayer [ :'( ] to be able to shoot these guys. They were fun though.
To read a little something about the festival's inaugural year, please visit The Grateful Web. Seriously, this is good stuff, not like some guy's blog or anything, like actual rock and roll journalism.
© 2008 Sam Holloway