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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Writing Update: Big Announcement Coming!
1.First of all, a big announcement is in the works:
I can't share anything yet, because my agent is working on the details, but I'm excited about it. Stay tuned later in the week.
2. I'm almost finished first round edits for Haven 6! I've added 4k, and filled in a lot of the question marks that my eagle eyed editors found. Good thing there was no major rewrites, but still, these edits have been taking forever! I'll be excited to hand them in at the beginning of the week.
3. Reviews are coming in for Tundra 37 and A Hero Rising, and they are fantastic! The two new releases are still on tour, and have been selling well on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
4. Just passed in my secret project to my agent, and she's going to read through the brand shiny new manuscript this month. This is another sci fi YA. But, this time it takes place hundreds of years BEFORE the colony ships leave. A girl from 2012 is crycogenically frozen, and wakes up three hundred years later, in the height of the High Rises-2314, about a hundred years before A Hero Rising- year 2446. You heard it here first!
What's new with you for this month?
9 comments:
- Cher Green said...
Sounds wonderful. Can't wait to hear the secret!
- March 3, 2012 at 10:56 PM
- Lindsey Duncan said...
Sounds like things are going well!
- March 4, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Shelley Sly said...
These are all great things! I'm excited to hear your big news! :)
- March 4, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Christine Rains said...
Can't wait to hear your news! All such great things, Aubrie. I'm so happy for you! :)
- March 4, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Angie said...
Yeah, Aubrie! Can't wait to hear the big announcement!
- March 4, 2012 at 4:41 PM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
Can't wait to hear your news! My big new news is that I gave birth on the 24th to a wonderful little guy!
- March 4, 2012 at 5:01 PM
- Cherie Reich said...
Yay about everything! :D
- March 4, 2012 at 8:14 PM
- Valentina Hepburn said...
Hi Aubrie,
Many thanks for my prize, Tundra 37. It's absolutely fascinating. Congratulations. I've given you a shout-out on my blog. Thanks again.
Love Valentina
- March 7, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Love, love, LOVE the sound of sekrit project! Will be keeping an eye out :)
- March 9, 2012 at 10:31 PM
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Watching this movie makes me think: so did Lana know Clark Kent is Superman from the beginning or didn't she?
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Everyone got in a twist when it was learned that the new Superman is a foreigner. Just wait until they find out that the Man of Steel's leading lady is too--and it's not Lois Lane.
Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike are the finalists to play the as yet unidentified character, according to Variety. Forget everything you've read about Kristen Stewart and Rachel McAdams, as the powers that be don't want an actress whose name recognition will overshadow the hero.
So if it's not Lois Lane, who is the female lead? The Playlist guesses it's Cat Grant, a Daily Planet gossip columnist and one-time corner of a love triangle with Lois and Clark.
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A lack of fame as a prerequisite is in Eve's favor and she is closest to new the Superman Henry Cavill's age, but she's probably the least proven actress of the three.
Pike showed amazing range opposite Paul Giamatti in "Barney's Version," as his third and last wife, and gave a beautifully subtle turn in "An Education." And as a former Bond Girl, she's comfortable doing action.
Kruger's probably as accomplished as Pike, also has experience doing action--in "Inglorious Basterds"--and has the most gravitas of the three. Smart money goes on the German.
This will be settled soon enough, as well as the casting of the villain, as director Zack Snyder and "godfather" Chris Nolan want to begin shooting this summer.


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2014 Track and Field: Placed fifth at the TSU Invite in the distance medley relay with a time of 13:03.06… Posted a personal best mile in 5:16.76 at the SIU Invitational… Marked a personal best in the 3000m with a time of 10:32.27 at the SIU Invitational... Placed seventh at the Shamrock Invitational in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:18.47)… Won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the University of Tennessee Challenge with a time of 11:10.62… Placed third at the Georgia Invitational in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:36.52… Recorded a personal best in the 1500 meters at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships (4:53.50).
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2013 Cross Country: Saw running time in five races for the Lady Bisons... Placed 45th in the 5K crossing the line in 19:48.1s... Finished the 6K in 23.35.2s at the Runners Soul XC Invitational to claim 23rd place in the event... Placed 17th in the 5000K at the Atlantic Sun Championship with her time of 18:52.9s.
2012 Track and Field: Placed fourth in the distance medley relay at the Tennessee State Invitational with a time of 13:14.97s... Also at the Tennessee State Invitational, took home fifth place in the mile run crossing the line in 5:37.43s... Completed the 3000m steeplechase in 12:32.98s to claim a seventh-place run at the BSC 'Southern Invitational.
2012 Cross Country: Placed 7th at season-opening FGCU Inivte in 18:31.40… Finished 128th at Toledo BubbleBuster in 15:02.90… Finished 45th at A-Sun Championships in 19:41.10 as the Lady Bisons won their second-straight A-Sun Championship…
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- i have deepen my knowledge and understanding of the micro and macro universe, but i have come to the point when my theory is in advantage than practice.
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So, I start now with the 1st magical field which is fire
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We oppose Islam, not Muslims. We are against hate, not faith
Islamic "Science" and Other Nonsense
by Enza Ferreri
Above is the video of a BBC lynch mob against Tommy Robinson of the English Defence League, during the programme called — a misnomer — FreeSpeech on BBC3. It is not free speech if you verbally abuse and even incite to murder someone for exercising his right to free speech, as it happens in this "debate".
Interestingly, the comments to the video on YouTube reveal how the audience was cherry-picked by the BBC to fit its political bent and in no way represents the British general public. That's reassuring, because a country whose population the studio crowd faithfully represented would be a cross between the Soviet Union and Pakistan.
Horrendous ganging up against one person by clueless people — or worse — is a more apt description of the situation. A bloke in the video, apparently a "musician" I'd never heard of called Akala, who talks about Islamic culture pioneering mathematics and science, must have been listening to Barack Obama instead of going to school. Has he ever heard of Euclid, the father of geometry, and Pythagoras? Muslims did not pioneer anything. All they did was translate intellectual treasures from the original Greek into Arabic and preserve them in the library of Alexandria. The numbers we use and call "Arabic" were actually developed in India and translated from Sanskrit into Arabic, hence their name.
The Islamophile Barack Hussein Obama has been big on the subject of "Islam Has Contributed To The Character Of Our Country" in his celebration of Ramadan, recently but not for the first time. He also mentions "Muslims who helped unlock the secrets of our universe", whose names he must have been hard pressed to find because he didn't say them.
In reality, science and Islam are fundamentally incompatible, which is why, despite the propaganda, there are no Muslim scientists in the history of the Islamic world. The only rational thinkers of some influence that world has produced, Averroes and Avicenna, were not real Muslims, but apostates. Avicenna (980-1037) was an Aristotelian who tried to reconcile formal logic with Islam and failed. Averroes (1126-1198), also influenced by Aristotle, had his works burnt and his disciples persecuted.
The very notion of God in Islam, a being whose power is so absolute that cannot be limited by reason, logic or the laws of nature, and who can at any moment change the order of the universe at his will — if Allah arbitrarily so commands, tomorrow the sun will not rise — makes it impossible to have a Muslim science. Science, a systematic method of looking at things combining empiricism and logic, developed only in Christianity.
Even putting aside this little faux pas, that mercifully for Akala — who is a writer, artist and entrepreneur, no less — nobody disputed (another indication, if necessary, of the lacklustre intellectual standard of this audience), it was evident that Robinson's opponents, namely the whole studio, couldn't stand up to him.
Siara Khan never defined "racism" and how opposition to Islam could be racist. Muslims can be of all races.
The tone of the debate and the level of the participants are demonstrated to be low by the fact that, while all the "debate" — which mainly consists in hurling abuse of "racist" at Tommy Robinson — revolves around racism, you have right from the start something contradicting that premise: a white Muslim. Racism is unjust discrimination on the basis of race. If you "discriminate" against all races, whites included, you discriminate against no race, ergo you are not racist.
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Malmö says "Nej tack" to the EDL
Gates of Vienna 30 August 2013
By Baron Bodissey
Dispatch International has invited English Defence League leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll to visit Copenhagen and Malmö next month, providing Danes and Swedes with the opportunity to learn first-hand what the EDL stands for, rather than read the distorted version fed to them by the MSM.
The two Lutonians will appear as scheduled in Copenhagen, but the Malmö gig has been thrown into doubt by the venue, which cancelled the booking when they found out that two right-wing extremist racist xenophobic fascist neo-Nazi Islamophobes were going to be the feature attraction.
DI posted the following notice on Tuesday:
The Swedish Free Press Society and Dispatch International present Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll
Swedish and Danish media portray the grass root English Defence League, EDL, as a bunch of violent football hooligans and despicable racists. But are they? Come and hear what the EDL's leaders have to say.
Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll will visit Malmö and Copenhagen to tell why they oppose England's Islamization and how they go about it. After their speeches, the audience will have ample opportunity to ask questions
Dispatch International denied freedom of assembly after hate campaign
Self-styled "anti-fascists" are doing all they can to prevent English Defence League leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll from speaking in Sweden and Denmark. First Folkets Hus in Malmö canceled the organizers' booking, now the Odd Fellow Hall in Copenhagen has backed down.
– I know what you want, the same as all the other damned journalists that have called and wasted my time. I had my whole evening ruined because of this. I was to host a dinner for 200 guests and had to spend the whole night on this, says an exhausted Göran Kryhl, CEO of Folkets Hus in Malmö, when Dispatch International calls.
DI: I see, but couldn't you tell me what you said to the other journalists?
– That we don't have the same ideology as they have and don't stand for what they stand for.
DI: But we have freedom of assembly in Sweden?
– They can have whatever meetings they want, but not when they hide behind something else as they did here.
DI: What do you mean by hide? In what way did they hide?
– You know what, I'm tired of this. I don't want to talk any more. Have a good one.
Freedom of assembly and of speech is inscribed in both the Danish and Swedish constitutions. But that is of no consequence for certain groups known as "antiracist". They have taken it upon themselves to meet people with other opinions by throwing eggs, stones and pieces of firework, heckling and as in this case by pure sabotage.
Under the slogan "No platform for racism!" the Danish Antifa (Anti-Fascist Action) – the equivalent of AFA in Sweden – urged to its followers to call and mail the Odd Fellow Hall in Copenhagen to force it to cancel the meeting which Dispatch International and the Swedish Free Press society has announced with EDL leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll on September 29.
"Do you also think that it is a damned filthy business that the Odd Fellow lodge has rented its hall to racists? Call them at 33 11 27 78 or send them a mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. The two racists were originally to speak in Malmö the day before but now anti-fascists have managed to get them thrown out. Let's do the same in Copenhagen!" writes Antifa on its website
And sure enough, the next day the Danish Free Press Society – which by the way had nothing to do with the arrangement – received a mail from Jimmy Lora Perez, who is in charge of bookings at the Odd Fellow Hall:
"Over the past few days we have received mails and calls regarding your arrangement on September 29, where it is reported that there will be guest speakers from the English Defence League. This has elicited a number of negative comments which we have to relate to. For this reason it has been decided after consultation with management of the Odd Fellow Hall that we cannot host this arrangement as we believe it will give rise to much negative publicity regarding our activities. We hope can find another venue for your arrangement and your deposit will of course be refunded in full. I'm very sorry and hope you understand."
Ingrid Carlqvist, President of the Swedish Free Press Society, is saddened by this development but has by no means given up.
– It is indeed appalling that an openly violent and menacing organization like Antifa/AFA can frighten people by claiming that the English Defence League operates by means of threats and violence, which is not at all the case. It is also a sad realization that enemies of free assembly and speech that have long operated in Sweden now appear to be active in Denmark. But we will not give up. We are in the process of finding new venues. However, we will keep them secret until the day the meeting is to take place, says Carlqvist.
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The most difficult day of my life! I thank Edl supporters for their messages of support . For me this is a step forwards not backwards
The leader of the English Defence League (EDL) has quit the organisation in a dramatic move which saw him warn of the dangers of "far right extremism".
In a surprise development, anti-extremist organisation Quilliam said it had facilitated the move by Robinson and Kevin Carroll, joint leaders of the anti-Islamic group.
"I have been considering this move for a long time because I recognise that, though street demonstrations have brought us to this point, they are no longer productive," Robinson said.
"I acknowledge the dangers of far-right extremism and the ongoing need to counter Islamist ideology not with violence but with better, democratic ideas."
Robinson's personal assistant confirmed he had left the group along with 12 other senior members, raising the prospect of the organisation falling apart entirely.
Quilliam said it would help Robinson in his criticism of extremist Islam while assisting him in fighting off the rise of far-right activism.
It called on his followers in the EDL to follow in his footsteps and offered a similar message to Islamist extremist leaders.
"As well as being a very positive change for the United Kingdom, this is a very proud moment for Quilliam," Quilliam chairman and co-founder Maajid Nawaz said.
"This represents not a change but a continuation for us, as challenging extremism of all kinds forms the basis of our work.
"We have been able to show that Britain stands together against extremism regardless of political views and hope to continue supporting Tommy and Kevin in their journey to counter Islamism and neo-Nazi extremism."
Robinson and Carroll will hold a joint press conference at an undisclosed location in London later today to field questions.
The EDL gradually took over as the main group on the far-right of UK politics from the BNP over the last five years, after the latter group was torn apart by internal divisions.
Composed mainly of former football supporters, it has adopted an extremely aggressive approach to street protests in predominantly Muslim areas, not least by demonstrating in Woolwich following a terror attack there earlier this year.
Robinson has always been a mercurial personality at the top of the organisation.
He has gone under several names and has a string of criminal convictions.
The Quilliam move suggests the organisation believes it can neutralise the threat from the far-right by bringing its leaders into the mainstream and getting them to give up on street tactics.
That mission will itself be controversial, with some anti-racism campaigners likely to prefer a no-platform alternative, which would isolate potential far-right organisations.
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Today's breaking news that Tommy Robinson and Kev Carroll are leaving the English Defence League and taking up new positions with a Muslim 'anti-hate' organisation, funded by the government and hard-line Islamic sources in the Middle East, has left the country's patriotic, counter-jihad movement stunned with disbelief.
In only a few hours, the English Defence League and all its followers have been betrayed, their hard work over the years thrown on the scrapheap, and this craven act means that the English Defence League is now dead beyond repair.
Robinson's new employers, the 'Quilliam Foundation', is run by 'Hizb ut Tahrir' Muslim extremists, and was founded by Maajid Nawaz, Ed Husain and Rashad Zaman Ali.
In February and October 2009, Quilliam publicly confronted the Dutch politician Geert Wilders, arguing that, "Geert Wilders is undoubtedly an ill-informed, hate-driven bigot with many unpleasant views but he is not directly inciting violence… We therefore challenge Geert Wilders to an open debate in which we will argue that Islam is compatible with secular democracy and that, contrary to what he apparently believes, Muslims are not a threat to Europe and its values."
Quilliam has also defended the right of women to wear the full face veil, known as the niqab or burka.
The last thing on anyone's minds when they woke up this morning was that Tommy Robinson, the leader of the EDL, would be working for a Muslim group…but it has happened!
In January 2009, 'The Times' published an article claiming that Quiliam had received almost £1million from the government, and Quilliam openly acknowledges the funding that it receives from the public sector.
Tommy Robinson and other EDL leaders have transitioned from controversial leaders of a patriotic street resistance movement, to government-funded quango employees, and in theirwake lies the total destruction of the EDL!
The news is that around twelve of the senior EDL leadership have also followed Robinson and Carroll in their act of betrayal.
What is more serious, and worrying, is that the personal details of tens of thousands of EDL followers are now in the hands of Quilliam and whatever far-left nefarious sources that are using them to further their war against the counter-jihad movement in Britain.
We warned EDL activists about this several years ago!
As the English Defence League NEVER produced or published any accounts or financial records, there is no accounting for any of the considerable funds that passed through its coffers in the last four years – where has it all gone?
It's pretty obvious what has happened today, considering the deafening silence of far-left groups such as 'Hope Not Hate':
A macabre plot to smash and cripple the "street movement" has been hatched behind the scenes, and basically amounts to using the Quilliam organisation as a conduit to lure the long-suffering Tommy Robinson and others into an act of self-sabotage by dangling the carrot of lucrative employment and thirty pieces of silver.
The result, as we have witnessed today, is a catastrophic blow to the morale, unity and viability of the English Defence League – for the EDL, this is Armageddon.
The open and willing betrayal of the EDL legions by the ENTIRE leadership will not be a blow from which it can or will recover.
Today was the funeral of the English Defence League as an organisation and movement.
Tonight, tens of thousands of EDL followers will be sat with glum looks on their faces, having extreme difficulty coming to terms with the betrayal of their Judas leader.
One thing that Tommy Robinson said today is, however, entirely true: The tactics of the EDL, organising big demonstrations over and over again, has become completely ineffectual.
This is why Britain First is leading the fight-back against the Muslim extremist leadership in this country, as we are applying real and potent pressure to them PERSONALLY.
Turning up in a town centre, having a few speeches, then going home, doesn't even register on the radar of the Muslim leadership.
Britain First's recent fight-back operations ARE putting them under pressure: whether it's exposing their home addresses, pressuring councils to have them evicted, turning up at their places of work, leafleting their neighbours, sending personalised letters to everyone in their neighbourhoods, and so on, while everyone else bangs their heads against a proverbial brick wall, the disciplined, highly-organised, active service teams of Britain First are literally taking the battle to the doorsteps of Islam in Britain, and we will not stop until the job is done!
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Anne Marie Waters resigns from the Labour Party
The main news being debated across the blogging community tonight is the apparent decision of Tommy Robinson and one of his pals to quit the EDL. Since that will be more than adequately discussed elsewhere I decided to have a look at an equally important but far less profile resignation, that of Anne Marie Waters from the Labour Party.
Ms Waters departure came as a bit of a surprise given her recent attempt to be selected as PPC for Brighton Labour Party. Her candidature attracted attention from those on the darker side of politics in the form of Andy Newman from the misnamed Socialist Unity website where he conducted a witch
hunt which was opposed both here and over at Harry's Place.
Anne Marie Waters is one of the countries leading secularists and is a spokesperson for the National Secular Society and the One Law for All campaign and does some excellent work campaigning for free speech and women's rights. Her decision to leave Labour is therefore a blow to fighting back against the parasitical pro-Islamist elements like Socialist Unity and Socialist Action.
In an Open Letter published on the Dispatch International website she explains her decision:
I joined the Labour Party because I believed that all people should have equal rights, and should never be disadvantaged as a result of characteristics that they cannot change. I believed that people should have the same rights and protections irrespective of their gender or skin colour. I believed in fairness and in justice. I believed in civil liberties and a government run by the people for the people.
I still believe in those things, which is why I cannot, in any good conscience, remain a member of the Labour Party.
The problem as she sees it lies in the commitment to multiculturalism:
....multiculturalism. As a direct result of this policy, thousands of young girls have their genitals butchered every year – their clitoris removed and vagina sewn up. The purpose of this is to destroy a girl's sexuality, ensuring her virginity so that she can be offered up to a (usually) much older man to live a life as his domestic and sexual slave. Despite this abhorrent crime carrying a theoretical 14-year prison sentence in Britain, not a single prosecution has ever been brought.....
Another of the fruits of multiculturalism is the proliferation of sharia. In Britain, we have at least 85 sharia tribunals operating a parallel system of family law. For your information, sharia law allows men to beat their wives, allows no unilateral divorce rights for women, and gives custody of children to fathers from a preset age, regardless of the circumstances. The most prominent of these sharia tribunals is the Islamic Sharia Council in east London. This is led by a man named Suhaib Hasan. He was secretly filmed by the BBC this year telling an undercover reporter that she should "correct" herself in order to avoid being beaten by her husband. Despite its claim to be a party that champions women's rights, Labour said nothing about this. How can you truly be a force for gender equality if you remain silent on this deeply disturbing mistreatment of women?
Whilst I have more than considerable sympathy with her views, I do not think that resigning from the Labour Party is the way forward.
Ms Waters rightly identifies some of the more sinister elements within Labour:
Livingstone, while Labour Mayor of London, invited to the city (at tax-payers' expense) a man by the name of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. Qaradawi is a supporter of FGM, believes Hitler didn't quite do enough to punish the Jews, and thinks homosexuals should be punished as any other "sexual pervert".
When renowned human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell criticised Livingstone for this, he was labelled Islamophobic by the Mayor.
As well as promising to turn London in to a "beacon of Islam" and campaigning against his own party in Tower Hamlets with Lutfur Rahman (a man linked to the Islamic Forum of Europe, which aims to create an "Islamic social, economic and political order" in Britain), Ken has also worked for Press TV, the media arm of the Iranian regime, which stones women to death for adultery. Can you tell me how you think the selection of Livingstone by party members, for the Mayoral candidacy in 2010, squares with Labour's claims to be a party of gay rights and equality
These people need to be fought and the Labour Party reclaimed for the rights, not just of ordinary free thinking people but also to prop up the struggle against the false progressives of the left.
The Livingstone's, Newman's and John Ross's of this world need to be challenged and fought within the mainstream Labour and trade union movement. They represent the worst kind of politics the left has to offer.
I urge Anne Marie Waters to rethink her position. Her resignation will only strengthen the very reactionary elements that free thinkers rail against.
http://howiescorner.blogspot.nl/2013/10 ... l?spref=tw
Quilliam defines Islamism in the following terms:
It is the belief that Islam is a political ideology, as well as a faith. It is a modernist claim that political sovereignty belongs to God, that the Shari'ah should be used as state law, that Muslims form a political rather than a religious bloc around the world and that it is a religious duty for all Muslims to create a political entity that is governed as such. Islamism is a spectrum, with Islamists disagreeing over how they should bring their 'Islamic' state into existence. Some Islamists seek to engage with existing political systems, others reject the existing systems as illegitimate but do so non-violently, and others seek to create an 'Islamic state' through violence. Most Islamists are socially modern but others advocate a more retrograde lifestyle. Islamists often have contempt for Muslim scholars and sages and their traditional institutions; as well as a disdain for non-Islamist Muslims and the West.[4]
Quilliam argues that Islam is just a religion, not a political religion nor an ideology and that "Islam is not Islamism."
Quilliam argues that "[Islamists] are extreme because of their rigidity in understanding politics".
Tommy Robinson Explains Decision To Quit EDL At Secret Quilliam Event In London
On the same day that Tommy Robinson announced he was leaving the English Defence League (EDL), saying he was unable to control "extremist elements" within its ranks, the former leader of the anti-Islamic group has appeared at a Quilliam Foundation event amid tight security to speak about his decision to quit the far-right movement.
Speaking on a panel that included Quilliam's Maajid Nawaz and Usama Hasan, and the EDL deputy leader Kevin Carroll, Robinson said: "I thought the EDL was part of the solution but now it is part of the problem," adding: "I don't hate Muslims... I don't want to lead a revolution against Muslims."
Robinson spoke of his "chaotic life" and the death threats and time in prison that had given him "time to reflect". He said: "I thought what do we really want? Each time we did a demonstration it was a cry for help from Middle England. I asked myself a lot of questions. I have three young children and I want what is best for them, I want to confront the problem but marching through the street saying 'who the **** is Allah' meant that we were offending moderates."
Robinson said he intends to work with Muslims and non-Muslims to defeat extremism. "I looked at the Manchester demo, with white pride flags, and I thought 'that does not represent me'. I don't want to be the public face for them. When someone lifts up their top that has a tattoo with a mosque that says boom! I take the flack for that."
Robinson said he had made up his mind to leave the EDL, but then Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered and he threw himself back into it. On the adverse reaction his seeming "defection" has caused from members of the EDL, Robinson said "a lot of people have called me a sell out and a coward but there is no more powerful statement than the four of us sitting here today, against extremism." He added: "I ask my supporters to have faith in our new direction."
Robinson said he remains opposed to Muslim extremism, adding that "Muslims in this country have to listen to what we are saying".
Before Robinson spoke, Quilliam Chairman and Co-Founder Maajid Nawaz explained the position of the foundation: "Tommy wants a chance to prove he is not happy with the neo-Nazi association. I would not be a good human being if I did not allow him to demonstrate that."
Journalists queued around the block for invitation-only talk, with at least one being ejected for not having a legitimate press card. Due to the secrecy surrounding the event, no protests were held outside, despite the venomous backlash directed at Robinson on Twitter following his announcement.
Earlier, Robinson explained his decision to leave the EDL in a statement: "I have been considering this move for a long time because I recognise that, though street demonstrations have brought us to this point, they are no longer productive. I acknowledge the dangers of far-right extremism and the ongoing need to counter Islamist ideology not with violence but with better, democratic ideas."
In a statement, Quilliam said it had been working with Robinson to achieve his "transition" from extremist to democrat, which the foundation said represents "a huge success for community relations in the United Kingdom".
The statement added: "We have previously identified the symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism and think that this event can dismantle the underpinnings of one phenomenon while removing the need for the other phenomenon. We hope to help Tommy invest his energy and commitment in countering extremism of all kinds, supporting the efforts to bring along his former followers and encouraging his critique of Islamism as well as his concern with far-right extremism."
Quilliam Chairman and Co-Founder Maajid Nawaz said: "As well as being a very positive change for the United Kingdom, this is a very proud moment for Quilliam. This represents not a change but a continuation for us, as challenging extremism of all kinds forms the basis of our work. We have been able to show that Britain stands together against extremism regardless of political views and hope to continue supporting Tommy and Kevin in their journey to counter Islamism and neo-Nazi extremism."
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10 ... de=2990550
We are grateful to Tommy and Kev for their hard work and dedication in helping to set up such a large and strong organisation as the EDL four years ago. We can easily appreciate the pressures and strain their leadership of the EDL has placed upon Tommy and Kev, not just personally, but also on their families and those dear to them. Not many people could have stood firm in the face of death threats, assaults, police intimidation and state interference. While we regret their decision to leave the EDL, we can understand their reasons and we respect them, as we hope everyone else will.
The EDL was founded for a reason. We had a cause in the beginning and we continue to stand by that cause now. We cannot at this moment say with any confidence what form the EDL will take in the future, but we can say with firm conviction that the EDL will continue to oppose militant and extreme Islam. We will further endeavour to apply our Code of Conduct and reject all Nazis, all extreme right wing organisations, and those who express racism either on our Internet forums, our Facebook pages or on the streets at our protests.
In these times of change, we are determined to fulfill our declared mission and carry on. Our next demonstration in Bradford will therefore go ahead as planned, with a number of guest speakers as well as the regular speakers and including ex-members of our armed forces. The EDL will continue its ideological struggle against Militant Islam and we collectively will not Surrender!
ygalg wrote:EDL Ex-Leader Tommy Robinson Refuses To End Association With Pamela Geller And Robert Spencer
"Beheading the EDL"
I cowrote this statement from Pamela Geller -- this is AFDI's position:
This is Muslim Outreach? Tommy Robinson approaches Quilliam in earnest, puts his life on the line, becomes a pariah (and rightly so) and that's how they declare it? Decapitation sounds like jihad, not reformation.
Quilliam claimed they have "facilitated the decapitation of the EDL" and called on all remaining members to "follow in his footsteps".
As I noted in my initial declaration of support for Tommy's leaving the EDL, there were many problematic elements within the EDL: antisemites, neo-Nazis, etc. There are also many patriotic lovers of freedom, and I hope they will be able to continue their struggle for human rights and the defense of England against Sharia and Islamization. While we supported Tommy's distancing himself from the unsavory forces that were infiltrating the EDL, his association with the Quilliam Foundation is problematic in the extreme.
The Quilliam Foundation was founded by former members of the Islamic supremacist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which calls for a worldwide caliphate. The Quilliam founders say they've rejected all that and are "moderates" now, but there are warning signs that they aren't. The Quilliam Foundation is named after a 19th-century British convert to Islam, Abdullah (formerly William) Quilliam, who was hardly a "moderate." In warning Muslims not to aid a British expedition into Sudan in 1896, he wrote: "For any True Believer to take up arms and fight against another Muslim is contrary to the Shariat, and against the law of God and his holy prophet. I warn every True-Believer that if he gives the slightest assistance in this projected expedition against the Muslims of the Soudan, even to the extent of carrying a parcel, or giving a bite of bread to eat or a drink of water to any person taking part in the expedition against these Muslims that he thereby helps the Giaour [Infidels] against the Muslim, and his name will be unworthy to be continued upon the roll of the faithful."
And he called for a worldwide Islamic caliphate, saying: "At the present time, union is more than ever necessary among Muslims. The Christian powers are preparing a new crusade in order to shatter the Muslim powers, under the pretext that they desire to civilise the world."
So Quilliam was not a good name for a supposedly moderate Muslim organization, and the organization is a classically deceptive enterprise. It showed that it was not genuinely opposed to jihad when it came out in favor of the "Palestinian" jihad against Israel and the ending of Israeli defensive operations. Also, when the Quilliam Foundation began, its founder Ed Husain attacked Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ibn Warraq and Robert Spencer -- would a real opponent of jihad and Islamic supremacism do that? I don't think so. Spencer noted then that Husain "wrote disingenuously about Islamic teaching on apostasy and other matters, and ignored the deep scriptural, theological and legal foundations of Islamic violence and supremacism. Hardly a promising performance for a genuine reformer."
A deceptive group like this will be able to deceive Tommy Robinson, who is full of courage and committed to human rights is not well-versed in Islamic teaching, into thinking that Islam is a Religion of Peace and the jihadis are just a tiny minority of "extremists" -- a word Tommy has been using a lot over the last few days.
Meanwhile, Islamic supremacist groups like MPACUK hate Quilliam and gleefully point out that it has no following among Muslims. So even if they are sincere, which is doubtful, how effective will Tommy be working with them, anyway?
Even worse, Mo Ansar said he had been meeting with Tommy Robinson for 18 months. Look at this interview with Ansar: he lies about Muhammad's child bride Aisha, claiming she was 18 or 20 (get the truth here -- she was 9 when Muhammad consummated their marriage) and tries to whitewash Islam's institutionalized mistreatment of women. This is not "Islamic reform." This is just deception.
These are the people Tommy Robinson has embraced. It was good to reject anti-Semitism, racism, fascism, etc. It is not good to capitulate to forces of jihad and Islamic supremacism. In boasting that they had "decapitated" the EDL, these "moderates" showed their true colors.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/10/behea ... e-edl.html
manfred wrote:
It is ironic how was always presented as some sort of right-wing bully and thug. In fact he is the one who got bullied and in the end he gave in. He mentions his kids. He wants them to see adulthood, and maybe be a grandfather one day. He does not want to live all his life in police protection, while at the same same being hated by the establishment who never even get as far as listen to his point of view. He is tired looking over his shoulder.
The two top leaders of the English Defence League have left the organization to join the Quilliam Foundation, a mainstream NGO that fights "extremism" in all its forms. Among other actions, Quilliam takes great pains to prevent the stigmatization of Muslims by "Islamophobes".
Ever since Tommy was released early from prison last winter, I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and now it has. It seemed obvious back then that attempts would be made to "turn" him while he was in solitary confinement, offering him both carrots and sticks to cease his anti-Shariah advocacy as the head of the EDL.
The first carrot was his early release. That was followed by a series of increasingly unpleasant sticks — arrest after arrest after arrest. Later this month he is facing trial for one of the Woolwich-related arrests. Presumably the judicial authorities had a quiet word with him about how long he would spend behind bars this time. He may have been facing the prospect of only being able to see his kids once a week through that glass wall, while they grew up without him. He might have seen his family forced into destitution, ostracism, and humiliation.
Then along came the Quilliam carrot. The Quilliam Foundation is one of those quasi-governmental entities that exists to serve the purposes of the governing elites. A coordinated strategy involving it would serve to decapitate the EDL, driving much of the membership of the regional divisions into the arms of the BNP. From the point of view of Cameron, Clegg, and Miliband, nothing could be better: the EDL's effectiveness as street force would be reduced, a renewed BNP would mop up the "Islamophobic" opposition and marginalize them further, and support for UKIP would be weakened.
The BNP is not the real threat to the British Powers That Be — it is widely seen as being an appendage of MI5, and is kept within a cozy anti-Semitic corral like the NPD in Germany, unable to achieve any meaningful electoral success whilst drawing the support of discontented nationalists.
What really makes the well-coiffed heads in Whitehall turn prematurely white is the thought that growing support for the EDL might merge with the grassroots surge that is now pushing UKIP ahead of one or more major parties in local elections and public opinion polls. An EDL-UKIP juggernaut must be their big nightmare, and that has now been shrewdly avoided by moving Tommy and Kevin into a harmless position within an organization that acts as a stooge for the government.
Any demoralized EDL members who turn to the BNP for solace are making a serious strategic error, but their sentiments are understandable — why would they embrace UKIP, which from their perspective is weak dishwater as a political party?
As for Tommy and Kevin, all we can do is wish them well in their new positions. Tommy is a courageous scrapper with an uncommon amount of grit. A lesser man would have folded years ago. I have no illusions about my own courage — I would have given in the first time the cell door clanged shut behind me, or when the first fist connected with my cheekbone. Tommy has earned my enduring admiration.
Godspeed to both of them. And maybe the luck of the Irish as well.
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Salmon Salad
shaved Brussels sprouts, arugula, farro, red quinoa, pickled red onions, bacon, toasted almonds, whole-grain mustard dressing
23 Bewertungen
Fried Calamari
sweet & sour sauce, pickled peppers, arugula
16 Bewertungen
Buffalo Shrimp Wrap
lettuce, tomato, blue cheese dressing, flour tortilla
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Great restaurant. Great food, always prepared well. Service was impeccable. I recommend this restaurant to everyone.
My wife and I were in the Leesburg area for a wine and antique weekend and searched OpenTable for suitable choices. Clyde's Willow Creek looked like a nice option. It was not crowded for a Saturday night (but them this was just when the virus was cranking up). I was a little disappointed in the ambiance. It had the feel of a hotel restaurant rather than a nice independent restaurant. We were quickly seated and visited by our waitress. No pressure, but prompt. The menu was diverse. We started with the Crab and Artichoke Dip which was outstanding. Probably could have made a meal out of it alone. I opted for the beef stroganoff and my wife for the fillet. Both were well prepared and were good - just not memorable. I nice overall experience. Wouldn't make the top 10 though.
Been here many times. Not very crowded but service was pretty bad. Forgot appetizer. Forgot ketchup. Had to ask for refill on my soda twice two different times. Very out of sort. We did have a server change in the middle of service which mad no since since both guys were still working in the room. When manager took off appetizer off bill he looked over at us but never acknowledged it said sorry. For the price we paid this was a poor experience and I hope it was just a fluke and not the direction they are trending.
Arrived with clients and we had a great dinner. The best cocktails ever and strongly recommend the haddock special. Stick with fish and you will be pleased.
Delicious food, as always! I highly recommend this restaurant!!
Always choose Clyde's Willow Creek Farm for special occasions. Always pleased on every level.
Food and service were all really good. Everyone was happy with their dishes. Service was solid and atmosphere is pleasant if maybe a tad loud for my tastes. I've been here many times before and it is consistently good. I just can't get to "outstanding" in a rating!
Prefect choice for celebrating my 37th wedding anniversary.
We felt like having steaks and headed to Clyde's. One New York Strip and one Filet, both fantastic. Service was also great, thanks Cheryl!
Great experience! We love going there. It's our special occasion go to destination.
Always wonderful! Great food and great service! Will be back soon!
Poor service.
Food and ambiance was fine. The server Henry disappeared for 15 minutes at a time. Had to look for water refills, bread and even desert. He either needed training or didn't care.
Eleven of us gathered to celebrate a friend's birthday, and the service couldn't have been better. Often when you're out with a large group, either the service is slow or the orders get messed up. Not the case at Clyde's Willow Creek. Not only did the server pay close attention to the details, but also the food was delicious (burger cooked just right) and I didn't hear one complaint. And there was no issue with requesting separate checks, which always makes it easier with a large group. Bravo!
Had a wonderful dinner at Clydes! Entertaining out of town guest and it was enjoyed by all.
Always a great place to take my out of town clients. Perfect atmosphere for entertaining and enjoying a high quality meal.
My 10 year old picked Clyde's for his bday dinner and it was very sweet of the hostess to make it a point to wish him a happy 10th birthday based on the note in our reservation.
They are very accommodating of food allergies and provide wonderful service. It is a go-to lunch spot for my partner and me!
Had an amazing dinner with my daughter here! The food was amazing! I had the filet and it was delicious!! The service fast and friendly and the overall ambience spectacular! Just a little loud, but that's to be expected!
Special lunch for our wedding anniversary which we have been enjoying for several years. This was our 66th.
Had a great dining experience at Clydes. Food was excellent and service outstanding. My only complaint (and it's minor) is that the greeters who seat us invariably put two senior citizens at what seems like the very back of the last dining room and usually next to a big table of people. I know sometimes this is unavoidable but wish they would take into account the type of people they are seating together in these dining rooms to make people's dining experience even more enjoyable. Guess I need to speak up more before we're seated!
Delicious food and great service. The Brussel sprouts are amazing!!
Beignets were tasty but disappointing due to size (6 tiny ones). Am accustomed to larger ones.
Menu is very poor and prices are to high. Waitress never told us the special of the day.
Had a lovely dinner with friends at Clydes! Service and food were excellent. Have always enjoyed the ambiance there but now the food is also the star. Definitely will be back!
Seated us right on time. Server greeted us, he was very friendly. Very attentive to our party's needs.
Food was excellent!
Much too noisy, I find your rating of energetic to be pathetic
Family get together on our last day in Virginia. Wonderful food. The salmon was delicious with Lyonnaise potatoes. Good crusty bread. Everyone had a different dish and all were excellent. The red velvet cheesecake was to die for and I split it with my husband. Always my favorite place to dine when we are visiting family in Virginia!!! Wonderful atmosphere
We had a wonderful evening. Our waiter was very helpful. We chose the flounder special with Hollandaise sauce served over crispy fries. It was outstanding! We had a very leisurely dinner near the fireplace. For dessert my husband had the orange creme brûlée and I had the thin mint hot chocolate, which was divine! We will and have recommended Clyde's Willow Creek to others and we will be back since it is a favorite of ours.
It's always a pleasure to enjoy the ambiance of Willow Creek. The service is always good. The food tonight was ok, though we've had better meals at the restaurant. We will return sometime in the future.
Always great
Food, service and ambiance excellent. Only request is a sweet wine by the glass on their otherwise extensive wine list. Love the pianist.
Fantastic experience with friends. Food was delicious, service was great.
Excellent food, service, and value. The ambience was also terrific.
Valentine's Day was spectacular. Food, N/A Bev and Alcohol came out in fine timing. Amazing place with food priced between $16-$50, DONT forget to tip!
We had a great server and the food was fabulous.
Great food and service!
An early Valentines dinner for us, and Clyde's was the perfect choice. The staff was super-accommodating helping with a surprise gift, and moving our reservation time around several times due to unexpected timing issues. The food was excellent — filet you could cut with a butter knife and a crab cake that flaked with barely a touch of a fork. Our server Mo was personable and fun and helped make the evening perfect. I'd highly recommend dining here to anybody.
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Waiter was fun, food good
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Commentator and broadcaster Tony Snow announced that he had colon cancer in 2005. Following surgery and chemo-therapy, Snow joined the Bush administration in April 2006 as press secretary. Unfortunately, on March 23 Snow, 51, a husband and father of three, announced that the cancer had recurred, with tumors found in his abdomenleading to surgery in April, followed by more chemotherapy. Snow went back to work in the White House Briefing Room on May 30, but resigned August 31. CT asked Snow what spiritual lessons he has been learning through the ordeal.
Blessings arrive in unexpected packagesin my case, cancer.
Those of us with potentially fatal diseasesand there are millions in America todayfind ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God's will. Although it would be the height of presumption to declare with confidence What It All Means, Scripture provides powerful hints and consolations.
The first is that we shouldn't spend too much time trying to answer the why questions: Why me? Why must people suffer? Why can't someone else get sick? We can't answer such things, and the questions themselves often are designed more to express our anguish than to solicit an answer.
I don't know why I have cancer, and I don't much care. It is what it isa plain and indisputable fact. Yet even while staring into a mirror darkly, great and stunning truths begin to take shape. Our maladies define a central feature of our existence: We are fallen. We are imperfect. Our bodies give out.
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Four members of the Hope College faculty will be retiring at the end of the school year.
Retiring are: Dr. Jane Dickie, professor of psychology; Diane Lucar-Ellens, associate professor of Spanish; Herb Martin, associate professor of accountancy; and Jim VanderMeer, associate professor of kinesiology.
Jane Dickie joined the Hope faculty in 1972. Her teaching responsibilities have included Developmental Psychology, Developmental Research Laboratory, Introduction to Women's Studies, Psychology of Women, Feminist Visions of Justice, Psychology of Peace and Gender, and the Women's Studies Keystone Seminar.
She established—and served as the first director of—the college's women's studies program, which from courses she developed in the 1980s became a minor in 1991 and expanded to include a major in 2005. She has involved students as collaborative researchers in her research throughout her time at Hope; through the years they have received a variety of regional and national honors, including a national Undergraduate Research Award from Psi Chi – The International Psychology Honor Society this coming August. She has received honors including the Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award presented by the college's graduating Class of 1996; the Janet Andersen Award for Excellence in Teaching presented by college's provost's office in 1998, and a citation from the Great Lakes Colleges Association in 1996 in recognition of her work in the field of women's studies.
She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Alma College in 1968, and her master's and doctorate in psychology at Michigan State University in 1970 and 1973 respectively.
She and her husband, Larry, have two daughters, Sara and Jennifer, and three grandchildren, with a fourth grandchild on the way.
In retirement she will expand her involvement in denominational and community service, participating in an effort of the Reformed Church in America to increase sensitivity to gender issues, serving as a member of the consistory of Hope Church in Holland and serving on the boards of the Center for Women in Transition and Room for All.
Diane Lucar-Ellens joined the Hope faculty part-time in 1990 and full-time in 1995. Her courses have included first-year Spanish and upper-level conversation, as well as classes in the First-Year Seminar program. Her activity in the department has also included establishing, with colleague Dr. Daniel Woolsey, a Spanish-language chapel program.
She began her undergraduate education at Hope, where she studied for two years before spending a year in Bogota, Colombia. She subsequently taught English as a second language in Peru for some years before returning to the United States, where she completed her bachelor's degree in Spanish at Calvin College in 1973 and a master's degree in Spanish at Grand Valley State University in 1984.
Lucar-Ellens taught Spanish in the Grand Rapids Christian Schools for 10 years and at Calvin College for 10 years in addition to service to Hope. She also spent nine years teaching Spanish in Merida, Mexico, through a summer missionary training program of Kuyper College.
A member of the United Methodist Church, she has been a Bible Study Fellowship leader for 15 years. Also for the past 15 years, she has been an active member of Master Arts theater as a director, actress and stage hand, and a member of three traveling troupes that present dramatic programs for churches, schools and other organizations.
In retirement she and her husband, Steve, will engage in full-time missionary service, traveling across the United States and Canada to engage in a variety of projects arranged with local organizations through Roving Volunteers in Christ's Service. They will also visit her two daughters, Melissa, who graduated from Hope in 2000, and Alexandra, who graduated from Calvin College in 1992.
Herb Martin has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1982. He teaches courses including Individual Taxation, Corporate Tax and Research, Accounting Information Systems and Cost Accounting.
He has also enjoyed working with students outside of class, such as by mentoring a group of students committed to helping low-income families through the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, one of a variety of service activities in which students in the accounting program engage.
Martin's research and professional interests include QuickBooks consulting, Complete Picture Accounting software and tax consulting. He has made two seminar presentations during the college's Winter Happening event, focused on Social Security in 2006 and Michigan's tax system in 2008.
He completed his undergraduate degree, with a major in business administration, at John Brown University in 1975, and a Master of Science degree in accounting at the University of Arkansas in 1977. Prior to joining the Hope faculty, he worked in public accounting.
He has served as a church treasurer and has made presentations to church treasurers in the West Michigan area. Martin has done consulting work with several local charitable organizations.
His wife, Vonda, graduated from Hope in 2007 (psychology), the same year as their middle child, Erika (education). They also have a son, Ryan, who graduated from Hope in 2005 (accounting), and another daughter, Jana, who is graduating this year (education). Martin and his wife are also looking forward to Ryan's marriage this summer and to Erika and Andrew Boehm's expected arrival, their first grandchild.
Jim VanderMeer joined Hope in 1985 as an assistant football coach and recruiter, and became a full-time member of the faculty in 2006, serving as coordinator of academic programs for physical education and health education programs. His courses have included Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education, Introduction to Physical Education Lab and Health Dynamics, as well as activity classes in badminton and racquetball.
He graduated from Hope in 1976 with a mathematics major and physical education minor, and as a student played football and was a member of the mathematics honorary society.
He went on to teach at the junior-high level with the Holland Public Schools, first with an emphasis on mathematics and then, after completing a master's degree in physical education at Western Michigan University in 1982, with an emphasis on physical education. His service to the schools included coaching junior-varsity football, and junior-high volleyball and track.
He is an active member of Third Reformed Church, where his service has included being a youth leader, a deacon and a member of the choir. He has also volunteered in a variety of other ways, including with the schools, Holland's recreation program, the Tulip Time Festival and the state high school track meet.
He and his wife, Cathy, have four daughters, all of whom attended Hope, Amy, who graduated in 2001; Jennifer, who graduated in 2007; Emily, who graduated in 2009; and Sarah, who graduated in 2010. They also have two grandchildren.
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Good-bye dust devils and potholes. More than six years after the owners of Charlottesville Union Station first promised to pave the property's dusty parking lot, construction crews have finally gone to work, ending the public feud between the owners and some West Main Street business owners, who had called the lot a health hazard and a "blight on the Midtown landscape," and who were on the verge of filing a lawsuit."It's about time," says Delegate David Toscano, who made paving the so-called Amtrak lot one of his top priorities for the new year. "Not only will this spruce up the area and make it more attractive to businesses, but it will increase our leverage on the State to make sure money is available for continued rail service."Indeed, since expanded rail service came to the town–- thanks in large part to the efforts of Meredith Richards and her advocacy group, the Piedmont Rail Coalition– Union Station has gained new prominence as a transportation hub. According to Amtrak, the station served 91,707 passengers last year, over 40,000 more than predicted for 2010, making it the fifth busiest station in Virginia, albeit one with a parking lot that's seen as a disgrace.Last November, Richards complained publicly that the condition of the lot could thwart plans to extend Cardinal service seven days a week, as both the State Rail Department and Amtrak were troubled by the lot's condition. Citizens, city officials, and business owners alike have bemoaned the reluctance of property owners Gabe Silverman and Alan Cadgene to pave the lot. As chief planner Jim Tolbert told the Hook, they'd been appealing to them to pave it for years, "but to no avail."Way back in June 2004, the dirt lot was featured in a Hook cover story entitled "Busted stuff: Some broken things in town." "We're waiting on approval from the city," Silverman assured the Hook, saying that he and Cadgene planned to go ahead with a $200,000 paving job. "It's going to happen," he said. Last January, Tolbert said Silverman and Cadgene told him that they would begin paving the lot "as soon as the weather is appropriate.""It's good and it's bad," says an Amtrak employee watching the construction last week. "Good because it's finally getting done, bad because it shouldn't have taken so long."Indeed, before the bulldozers began rolling, Maya Restaurant owner Peter Castiglione and his group had grown tired of the dust and promises. After the developers attempted to placate Castiglione and other West Main business owners last November with the application of an anti-dusting surface treatment called Durasoil, February's high winds revealed that the treatment had not worked, as dust spread throughout the heart of Midtown.Castiglione says their lawyer gave the dust-producing duo until February 18 to get the paving process started, or else they would file the lawsuit the following week.
When construction began, Castiglione figured their efforts had finally paid off."A representative from the Amtrak station came by and thanked us on behalf of all the employees," says Castiglione.The Amtrak employee, however, suspects it wasn't the threat of a lawsuit, pressure from the city or the public, or statements from politicians that prompted the developers to finally pave the lot. "It was greed," the employee says. "It's their property, they can do whatever they want with it. What do they care what the city thinks or some business owners? Now maybe they can raise the parking fee again, or sell it because it looks nicer."In 1997, the city helped facilitate Norfolk Southern's sale of the Amtrak Station, the current Wild Wing Café building, and the parking lot to Silverman and Cadgene for $707,838, hoping to encourage development along West Main with the creation of a city transit center. The city also secured a $763,000 federal grant for the owners to spruce up the property, which they used to install new infrastructure. However, after the city and the developers had difficulty coming to terms on a deal, the city changed course in 2001 and chose the east end of the Downtown Mall as the location for the Transit Center, appearing to leave Silverman and Cadgene in the lurch.However, as the Amtrak employee points out, that dirt lot has hauled in a bundle in parking fees without ever getting paved–- with rates raised last year from $5 a day to $8 a day. In addition, the 3.44-acre property, currently zoned for mixed use, is on the market for $13.5 million. In hindsight, Cadgene says they were "very, very lucky the [Transit Center] deal failed.""The market we based our plan on wouldn't have been there when the project was completed," he says. "It would have turned out to be a painful experience. For example, it's only recently that we see large office users willing to come downtown. I'm hopeful that will continue."Asked if the threat of a lawsuit or public pressure had motivated them to finally move forward with the paving job, Cadgene ignores the controversy. "It made economic sense to undertake the paving," he says, citing a substantial increase in the use of the lot since the new prominence of rail service at the station. "We believe that the increase in parking revenue will pay for the improvements we're undertaking," he says. "We also believe that increased rail service makes it a more valuable development site."Indeed, if Midtown is the "growingly popular destination" that city spokesperson Ric Barrick says it is, and if paving helps to "spur new business in that area," as Barrick predicts, Silverman and Cadgene's long feud with the city and the community just might pay off.
a trophy to "the worst lanloard in Charlottesville" should be for these two
Na, look around I am sure there worst landlords.
While the paving is ovedue, why can't the City move the main station back to downtown on Water street at the historic station? This would reunite the train service with the taxi and bus terminal service AND the downtown mall. Train day-trippers will love it! (Who wants to walk 10 blocks to then get to the downtown mall?) The parking garage has plenty of space for long-term parkers. These creeps who own the parking lot could then suck wind, instead of holding all of us hostage.
"The Amtrak employee, however, suspects it wasn't the threat of a lawsuit, pressure from the city or the public, or statements from politicians that prompted the developers to finally pave the lot."
It wasn't. Silverman bought the old auto service complex across from Blue Moon Diner last year (C&R?). He plans to extend his Main Street Market concept further west into those buildings, and the blowing dust was probably going to be a nuisance for him.
The good folks at Horse and Hound also deserve some creds for making this happen, as well as Peter does. Both their extensive patio spaces get regularly inundated with the dust bowl at times.
Donald, although I share your dismay for the current use of that great old train station across from that great old C&O restaurant, that was the station where Charlottesvillians caught the train to Richmond. The one that stopped running in the early 1980's. The northbound tracks from the X crossing here actually meet up again at Gordonsville. It also was near where the Belmont Railroad began heading South, later to be extended to Scottsville as the Piedmont Connector. The one lane underpass underneath the C&O tracks at Norcross Station was dug for that purpose.
The location of the currently operating train station - enclosed in what used to be simply the baggage area of where you used to catch the train to DC (and where the FDR funeral train stopped early one morning) is still more useful, as it can service both the very slow and in bad repair CSX tracks (formerly C&O) and the NS tracks that zip you to Boston or New Orleans at 90 miles an hour.
The location of the Downtown Transit Center was a second choice. They wanted to put it in the "dust bowl lot" originally, bit the owners asked a ridiculous price - as is their tradition. In order not to let federal funds expire, they moved the venue to the Pavillion - where they were able to spend something like $12 million building some decent (if too small) bathrooms for concert goers. The porta johns got pretty nasty during Fridays After Five the first few years..
If indeed a train to Richmond ever returns to town, maybe some imminent domain can get the older station back in public hands. But that would require outgrowing the capacity of the current station just 10 or so blocks away that can easily service both the CSX and the NS lines at once.
While the paving is ovedue, why can't the City move the main station back to downtown on Water street at the historic station?
Why can't I move the stuff in my attic into your house?
For the same reasons.
The city doesn't own the train station. They don't own the historic station. The historic station is in use—GreenBlue and some investment firms are located there, and I think they'd be a bit miffed to have passengers hanging out in their lobby. Also, the historic station was moved for a reason—it only served one line. The current train station is located where the north-south and the east-west tracks meet. Want to take the Cardinal west? That's on one track, on the back of the building. Want to take the Crescent north? That's on another, on the front.
So why can't the city move the station downtown? Because they don't own Amtrak, they don't own the current station, they don't own the old station, and it would be a really bad location. There's seriously not a single reason why that would be a good idea, other than that it would be kind of neat to have a train station right downtown.
A better question might be "Could the boondoggle of a "Transit Center" be moved to somewhere that it might do that job?"
Maybe it's because I'm from Europe where train stations are the gateway to a city, and therefore often designed to impress. Or maybe it's because people there really use public transportation, but I have always been affected by the shabby, depressing feel of train travel to and from Charlottesville. It is underwhelming, to say the least, to disembark in Charlottesville, world class city. Is it because the dust bowl parking lot that also accidentally functions as a 'welcome' is owned by a couple of developers who bought it cheap, and are looking to sell it at 20x the price they bought it for? And now say that paving the lot will 'spur business' in mid-town while raking in the parking fees? These same developers own a lot more buildings in the designated 'growth area' as Main Street is now called. So how will that work? To me, Main Street looks like a dumpy no-mans-land with empty lots and derelict real estate for rent. What I am missing is the vision and the willingness to try to make 'mid-town' a truly exciting part of the city, taking a few risks, allowing for some cool ventures, some new stuff that reflects what Charlottesville is (supposedly) about, has to offer as a city. We already have enough boring luxury condos and chain stores. We need more creative dialogue, different enterprise, and worry about the money later.
I think that this paving of the lot is one of the best things to happen in Charlottesville in years. I use this lot every time I take the train to my son's home in Northern VA -- and I love Amtrak. This is one of the greatest services we have here in town. Thanks for doing this work. I don't see the point in over-analyzing who, what or where -- just use and enjoy.
So if the current owners sell the parking lot for development, where are Amtrak users going to park?
um excuse me but didn't Silverman and others claim the soil was unsuitable to be paved?
Yeah I didn't buy that when I heard it the first time either.Silverman and his partner aren't very easy to deal with and I have a feeling we haven't heard the real reason why these lollygagging pavers finally got a move on.
St. Halsey, that's why it's a $200,000 paving job. They have to alter the foundation under the lot to support the asphalt.
Sometimes the easiest explanation is the right one. The lot finally got to a point where they figured they could make more money by paving it. They can charge more for parking, people are more likely to park there and they'll get a ton of publicity about the new and improved lot. It might also help them sell the whole thing.
At least now Maya can't blame the parking lot for their food tasting like dirt.
The generation raised to expect a gold star just for showing up, whose world is "me! me! it's all about me!" is getting a parking lot paved at no cost to them because, in their view, they're worth it.
And of course they think the ones paying for it are the worst people in the world because it didn't happen immediately.
"If indeed a train to Richmond ever returns to town, maybe some imminent domain can get the older station back in public hands." It has never been in public hands. Yes, the owners can be somewhat difficult to deal with, as I am when people are trying to spend my money. Perhpas they understand Vision's statement clearly. Perhpas if the ridiculous business owners on W. Main didn't throw a tantrum, the lot would have been paved by now.
@Marto, ther are reason why that area is as you have found it. It was a lot worse before Silverman and others bought a few buildings and moved businesses into them. The main reason there has been no Renaissance in the area is because of the zoning among other things. Although a lot of government money was spent in the area in the 70's, the "beautification" did not draw the kinds of businesses you are talking about, just restaurants for the most part. When the gentleman was killed when going into a restaurant by a rock to the head, and the city allowed the area to be populated by onstreet drug dealing and prostitution, the beautification efforts went to naught. As businesses moved out or closed, others did not want to move in. If Silverman and others did not invest what they did, it would be a lot worse. The city has zoned that stretch for mixed use and unfortunately there's not that much demand for it. So there is no investment. Investment and return on investment go hand in hand. Those property owners don't spend money just to provide niceties for other people. They're buisnessmen, not communists.


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