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Pippa Coom
Chair, Waitematā Local Board
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Find out what candidates really stand for
Part of being a candidate standing in the Local Elections 2016 is responding to survey questions and pledges sought by a range of organisations. Groups like Generation Zero use it to give candidates a grade (I got an A!), for others the responses are just circulated to members. Hopefully the surveys are helpful in building up a fuller picture of what a candidate stands for and why they want to be elected. I'm standing with City Vision, a coalition of Greens, Labour and community independents. All 32 City Vision candidates are encouraged to follow up on any survey requests. Interestingly the C&R and Auckland Future candidates appear to have ignored all surveys.
As the responses take time and are often not published I thought I'd collate mine into one (long!) post.
This first one from NCW – Auckland Branch gives a good idea of the requests sent out to candidates.
On behalf of the Auckland Branch of the National Council of Women I am writing to acknowledge your candidacy in the upcoming Local Government elections. NCW stands for a gender equal Aotearoa/NZ and we want to see more women in leadership roles. We know that standing for public office is always a challenge and we are glad to see that you have made this decision.
We are writing, not only to make this acknowledgement, but also to ask a few questions of you.
Name and position(s) you are standing for
Pippa Coom, standing for the Waitematā Local Board
Why have you decided to stand for this/these positions?
I've been deputy chair of the Waitematā Local Board since 2010. It has been a privilege to represent Auckland's city centre and central suburbs. As part of the City Vision-led board we have a strong track record of careful financial management, delivering on our promises and getting things done. I'm motivated to stand again as I feel there is still more to do as we work towards a fair, sustainable, vibrant and connected city for everyone to enjoy. We also have some great projects underway that I would like to see through including the upgrade of Ellen Melville Centre as city centre community hub.
What do you think would assist in creating gender equality in Aotearoa/NZ?
To create gender equality I think we need equal pay, an end to violence against women and government policies that work to address current inequalities such as extending paid maternity leave, access to housing and education.
What will you do, if elected, to assist in promoting gender equality?
As an elected representative I will support a living wage for all Council employees and contractors and a "'gender equality" audit to ensure Auckland Council is a gender equality employer.
I would like to continue the work of the Waitematā Local Board that promotes gender equality through community grants (for example to the Womens Centre) and support for White Ribbon.
Personally I always challenge anything I come across at Council that perpetuates gender inequality for example in a speaker programme or Council promotions using gender sterotypes
What recommendations would you make to get young women involved in politics?
I think a good starting point is for young women to get active in their own communities first – to build up a network of support through church or sport groups; social, educational and cultural organisations; or advocacy groups.
In Waitematā we have a very active Youth Collective. The co-convenors are currently two young women. It is worthwhile getting involved to gain experience of how Council works and opportunities to engage with the community.
I would also recommend young women putting themselves forward for election at every level. Candidates like Adriana Christie, Michelle Atkinson, Brodie Hoare and Chloe Swarbrick have set an excellent example for young women.
Bike Auckland (no specific question just a request for a statement from candidates)
"I'm motivated to make Auckland a great cycling city of the world because there are so many benefits for everyone. Over the last six years, I've led the transport portfolio of the Waitematā Local Board supporting walking, cycling and public transport use, improved road safety, and a reduction in congestion and carbon emissions. Looking forward, my priorities include slower speeds in the city centre and residential streets, and implementing Vision Zero (working towards zero fatalities or serious injuries in Auckland). I'll also work for changes to the give way rule to improve pedestrian safety; improved wayfinding; and opening up more greenways routes for walking and biking access (including the old Parnell tunnel)."
Longer Version:
I'm fond of the quote by the former Mayor of London Boris Johnston "a civilised city is a cyclised city" . I'm motivated to make Auckland a great cycling city of the world because there are so many benefits for everyone. Healthier people, less air pollution, safer streets, more transport choice, less congestion, less money spent on transport costs and more invested in the local economy.
It was my work as a cycling advocate for Cycle Action Auckland (now Bike Auckland) and as a coordinator of Frocks on Bikes- Auckland that got me interested in standing originally for the Waitemata Local Board when the super city was created in 2010. I wanted to be part of a new Council that invested in active modes and public transport.
I've now been lead of the Transport portfolio for the last six years working on transport initiatives that support walking, cycling and public transport use, improved road safety and a reduction in congestion and carbon emissions.
I'm fortunate to have been on a City Vision-led Waitemata Local Board that has been a huge champion for cycling investment We backed the interim transport levy to fund cycleways, we are all committed to Skypath and have invested a big chunk of our Local Board Transport capex fund (approx $450,000 per year) into our Greenways routes. We are seeing big increases in the number of people on bikes as the network grows in Waitemata. At every opportunity we push Auckland Transport to leverage maintenance budgets to benefit all road users and are commited to best practice cycleway design to separate riders from cars (and pedestrians).
The board only has a limited budget that can be put toward cycling so I would like to see a re-priorisation of the transport budget by Council/Auckland Transport towards active transport, the establishment of a Regional Greenways fund, and a renewal of the Urban Cycling Investment Fund ( I was a member of the UCF panel)
If re-elected I also have a number of transport priorities that will benefit cycling for example slower speeds in the city centre and residential streets, implementation of Vision Zero (working towards zero fatalities or serious injuries in Auckland), changes to the give way rule to improve pedestrian safety, roll out of improved wayfinding (including signs on No exit vehicle streets) , and opening up greenways routes (including the old Parnell tunnel ).
There is still lots to do and there are ongoing challenges dealing with Auckland Transport as a Local Board member but it feels like we have made huge progress over the last 6 years. Who would've imagined we'd have a magenta cycleway winning international awards only a few years ago! When I now see children cycling in previously inhospitable, dangerous places such as the Nelson Street cycleway I know we're peddling in the right direction. We need to elect a progressive Mayor and Council that will continue the work underway, increase investment so we can all benefit from living in a great cycling city.
Generation Zero Questions (online survey)
What are your key priorities for improving transport in and around your local area?
I've been lead of the Transport portfolio for the last six years working on transport initiatives that support walking, cycling and public transport use, improved road safety and a reduction in congestion and carbon emissions.
If re-elected my priorities are slower speeds in the city centre and residential streets, implementation of Vision Zero (working towards zero fatalities or serious injuries in Auckland), changes to the give way rule to improve pedestrian safety, roll out of improved wayfinding, opening up greenways routes (including the old Parnell tunnel ) acceleration of the cycleways programme (including increased investment), continuing the implementation of residential parking zones in all our central city suburbs, improvements to local bus facilities and further work to improve the walking experience in Waitematā.
What are your thoughts on the Compact City model as espoused by the Auckland Plan, and as implemented by the Unitary Plan? (Think broadly about how this applies to Auckland, as well as how this applies to your local board area)
I support the compact city model and the objectives of the Auckland Plan. I would like to see Auckland grow through well planned intensification with affordable housing and housing choice. I supported the passing of the Unitary Plan but it is going to be a challenge to ensure density is done well, with quality and sustainable development that protects our heritage as these provisions were watered down. I strongly believe that as Auckland inevitably grows we need to make sure intensification is a success for everyone by bringing the community with us ( so that community input is a QIMBY debate)
I also think the Unitary Plan has enabled too much sprawl without the appropriate infrastructure investment from government. The Unitary Plan is only one tool that supports a compact city model and more pressure needs to be put on central government to build homes, invest in a rapid transport network, and make changes to the tax system so it doesn't favour speculation and landbanking.
Do you support an increased focus on cycling investment by your local board? (This includes separated cycleways along streets, greenways projects through parks & low speed streets for safe neighbourhood.)
The City Vision-led Waitemata Local Board has been a huge champion for cycling investment We backed the interim transport levy to fund cycleways and have invested a big chunk of our Local Board Transport capex fund (approx $450,000 per year) into our Greenways routes. We are seeing big increases in the number of people on bikes as the network grows in Waitemata. The board only has a limited budget that can put toward cycling so I would like to see a re-priorisation of the transport budget by Council/Auckland Transport towards active transport, the establishment of a Regional Greenways fund, and a renewal of the Urban Cycling Investment Fund ( I was a member of the UCF panel)
As outlined in my transport priorities above I would like to continue the work to support cycling if re-elected.
How committed are you to taking action on issues of climate change in your position as an elected official, and if so what policies would you focus on?
The Waitematā Local Board was the first local board to set a goal to reduce carbon emissions locally (to support the Auckland Plan target) and to develop a Low Carbon Community Action Plan and set up a Low Carbon Community Network
I would like to continue this work if re-elected. I think cities, at every level, have to lead the way tackling the critical issue of climate change and must work with the community on climate action especially in NZ where the government is so useless and vision-less.
Auckland City Centre Residents Advisory Group (RAG)
If elected as a Waitemata Local Board Member for the 2016-2019 term of office:
Would you support pedestrian priority throughout the city centre? If so, what measures would you promote to improve pedestrian priority?
I support the City Centre masterplan 2012 objectives to make the city centre accessible, distinct and vibrant.
This needs to be driven by prioritising pedestrians throughout the city centre to create a safe, pleasant walking environment that will benefit visitors, business and residents.
The Board has supported a number of initiatives that promote a walkable city centre for example shared spaces, street upgrades, route enhancements (removing slip lanes, new pedestrian crossings and increasing pedestrian phases at traffic lights) and opening up through links.
I think there is still more to do that will prioritise pedestrians for example lowering the speed limit, increasing shared spaces/pedestrian only zones, improving footpaths and wayfinding signage.
Would you support a 30km speed limit in the city centre?
Yes (see above)
Would you support converting Auckland Council vehicles to electric vehicles?
Auckland Council needs to be walking the talk with the management of an efficient, environmental fleet and travel management plans for all staff. I support a move to convert to electric vehicles as economically as possible but also encouraging staff to use public transport and the new e-bike fleet for business trips.
What measures will you promote to improve the present bus services' maintenance, quality, efficiency, and non-polluting environmental impact on the city centre?
I support outstanding public transport including high quality buses and frequent services. The new network to be rolled out next year will be an improvement but Auckland Transport needs to do more to improve efficiencies and the quality of buses.
How will you advance making Hobson and Nelson Streets two-way roads and how soon do you envisage this happening?
The two-waying of Hobson and Nelson Streets has been a Waitemata Local Board objective since the first Local Board Plan in 2012. I would still like it to happen but I don't think it is now realistic to progress until after the City Rail Link is open due to the pressure on these roads during the construction (and the closure of Albert Street).
In the meantime there is a lot more that can be done to make Hobson and Nelson Streets safe and attractive boulevards. The big improvements planned as part of the NZ convention centre will make a difference, as will enforcing the speed limit and the completion of the Nelson St cycleway phase 2 (that will link Nelson St to the Quay Street cycleway creating a loop around the city centre and more people using Nelson Street)
What mode (rail/road) would you support if a second harbour crossing proceeds?
I support rail to the Shore as the number one priority for an alternative harbour crossing.
Do you support prioritising/promoting light rail in the city centre?
Yes I support the plans for light rail progressing in the city centre.
Would you support real-time monitoring of air quality at several points of high pedestrian count in the CBD by installing measuring devices at appropriate levels, the data from which would be available to the public online at all times?
Yes this is a Local Board objective that needs to be progressed (see pages 32 and 33 of the Local Board Plan)
How would you ensure a satisfactory cleaning and maintenance programme for all city centre public infrastructure (roads, footpaths, gutters, trees/parks furniture, lighting etc)?
Levels of service for cleaning need to be maintained and improved in the city centre through better contractor oversight by Auckland Transport.
Would you support Auckland city centre (and Auckland Council-wide) enforcement and compulsory compliance with binding comprehensive waste management and litter controls of the highest standard and practice?
I think enforcement needs to be one tool that Council uses to manage waste and litter control. I support education and information being used as the primary tools (for example when the roll out of the new user pays waste collection starts to discourage dumping). However if this approach doesn't work then enforcement is needed. For example I support the targeting of cigarette litter through an enforcement approach as education and social pressure is not working.
Do you see a need to preserve, enhance and extend green space in the central city for an increasing number of central city residents, including families?
The Local Board has been working to preserve and enhance long-neglected green space in the city centre. For example the board has been instrumental in securing the budget for the Myers Park upgrade and is working to upgrade Albert Park with improved paths, CCTV and lighting. Land values in Auckland are such that it is impossible in the context of a Local Board budget to purchase more land so we focus on protecting and enhancing the green space for which we have responsibility.
I support plans underway to extend green space. For example, the Green Link that will create a linear park from Victoria Park to Albert Park and the green spaces in Wynyard Quarter.
This is also more we can do to enhance existing green spaces for example introducing more play areas and improving connections. For example we are working to improve the connections to the Domain that will benefit city centre residents.
If Queen Elizabeth Square is not sold, would you support keeping it as public open space and funding the CRL tunnel out of general funds?
QE Square has already been sold. I support the funds being used to develop new civic spaces in the waterfront area, like the Admiralty Steps. I don't think it would be a good use of Council funds to direct any sale proceeds to the CRL tunnel. The government needs to fund any CRL shortfall.
In your view, has Auckland Council adequately recognised and provided for the protection of historic heritage in the city centre from inappropriate subdivision, use or development? If not, what do you think should be done to achieve this?
The City Centre planning rules are unchanged in the final Unitary Plan so existing historic heritage protection is generally maintained but not enhanced – although the K Road Conservation Area is a notable exception – which means there are buildings that still need additional protection. The means available now that the UP has been passed is by private plan change and we will be committed to researching and advancing these plan changes being lodged.
I am also concerned that design and sustainability rules have been relaxed in the Unitary Plan so it will be harder to push back against inappropriate development.
What is your view of the Ports of Auckland or Auckland Council reclaiming the harbour, or extending wharves further into the harbour?
I don't support Ports of Auckland extending its footprint any further and would like Ports to hand over Captain Cook wharf (the one with cars?) for public space.
What do you understand "Auckland is a peace city" to mean and what actions would you take to support Auckland as a peace city?
In August 2011 the Board voted to support Auckland being confirmed as a "City for Peace".
I strongly support Auckland remaining a City for Peace and if re-elected will respond positively to, and support, local initiatives – events, commemorations and recognition of peace-making activities, tree planting etc as recommended in the City for Peace toolkit (developed by Council and the Peace Foundation).
What would your stance as a peace city councillor/local board member be if nuclear-capable ships visit Auckland in November for the NZ Navy's 75th anniversary commemorations?
I don't support nuclear – capable ships visiting Auckland in contravention of the NZ Nuclear Free Zone Act. I would not attend any events associated with the visit of a nuclear capable ship.
What is your immediate plan for providing emergency housing for the homeless/itinerant people currently residing in streets and alleyways in the CBD and what are your plans for Auckland Council to provide social housing?
I am working with Deborah Yates as community portfolio holders to investigate options for a night shelter as part of a housing first strategy and support the homeless action plan initiatives (such as providing temporary lockers and showers).
Action on homelessness is one of my priorities if I am re-elected
Would you ensure that Council staff and contractors who work for the Council are paid the living wage ($19.80 per hour)?
I support the living wage for Council staff and contractors
Would you support the 24-7 enforcement of all bylaws and NZ legislation regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol in the central city? (Location, number and opening hours for off- and on-licence liquor outlets; and, increasing the number of "alcohol free" zones in the city centre)
What are your views on the Local Alcohol Policy?
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/licencesregulations/alcohol/alcoholpolicies/Pages/localalcoholpolicy.aspx?_ga=1.147216063.985275547.1457860882
The Local Board reviewed the LAP earlier this year. We sought to balance the need to reduce alcohol-related harm and disorder with the role of the city centre as a centre of entertainment. We undertook the special consultative procedure required by law, carefully considered the many public submissions and, I believe, we reached a sensible balance between the competing considerations. We generally took an approach of least change to the rules regarding alcohol consumption in reserves.
Would you support the creation of a Waitematā Local Area "City Centre" electoral subdivision?
I think this warrants investigation.
There are pros/cons to having board members elected from Waitemata as a whole.
I have also responded to the Grafton Residents Association survey, signed the Living Wage pledge, the Jobs that Count pledge, signed up to ethical tendering for bus drivers and responded to the Show your Love candidate questions on the Auckland Council Local Elections 2016 website
If I'm made aware any surveys I have missed I will respond as soon as possible.
Author PippaPosted on September 24, 2016 September 24, 2016 Categories Elections, NewsTags Auckland Council, City Vision, Generation zero, Local Elections 2016, National Council of Women, Residents Associations, Waitemata Local Board
Election Art
My creative mum, Barbara Grace, found inspiration for her latest art project in the pages of John Roughan's biography of John Key – Portrait of a Prime Minister. She de-constructed the book and on each page drew different slogans of her own design such as:
"John Key is an overweening populist"
"Q. What is the opposite of a polymath? A. John Key"
"JK is exemplary of neoliberal triumphalism"
"If you don't want to think too much JK is the man for you
"Q. What are JK's values? A. He doesn't know, he hasn't run a poll on that yet"
"JK is impoverishing future generations."
"Your children may not forgive you if you vote for JK"
Over a couple of lunchtimes my mum then took her tray of FREE ART around the cafes of Jervois Road, Ponsonby Road and K'rd offering the pages to patrons . Her friend Lynn recorded the art project in action.
Author PippaPosted on September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 Categories ElectionsTags Barbara Grace, Elections 2014, John Key
Strong result for City Vision and centre-left
Media Release from City Vision
"The 2013 Auckland Council elections have seen a strong performance from City Vision and progressive teams across the Auckland isthmus", says Gwen Shaw, Campaign Co-ordinator for City Vision.
"On the Auckland Isthmus City Vision achieved the following results:
In the Waitemata & Gulf Islands Ward incumbent City Vision-endorsed Councillor Mike Lee was returned with a strong majority.
In the Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward incumbent City Vision Councillor Cathy Casey was comfortably returned.
On the Waitemata Local Board, City Vision retained five out of seven positions.
On the Albert-Eden Local Board, City Vision retained five out of eight positions.
On the Puketapapa Local Board, Roskill Community Voice increased representation to win four out of six positions.
"When taken together with the Whau Local Board result (five Labour members elected on a Board of seven) and Maungakiekie-Tamaki (four Labour members elected on a Board of seven), this means that all Local Boards on the Auckland isthmus, with the exception of Orakei, are controlled by progressive groupings. This is a major achievement and a huge change from the old Auckland City days of C&R domination.
"Regretfully, some high quality City Vision candidates were not successful this election. We also note with sadness the loss of Richard Northey as Maungakiekie-Tamaki Ward Councillor. City Vision has worked extensively with Richard over the years and we know him to be a person of great integrity and knowledge who has served his community faithfully. His contribution on Council will be greatly missed.
"With strong progressive representation across the Auckland Isthmus we will be working hard to engage our local communities over the coming term. We campaigned on public ownership of Auckland's assets, empowering local communities, treating people and our environment with respect, and building a congestion free network. We thank Aucklanders for their support this election and will work hard to advance the values and policies we were elected upon", says Gwen Shaw.
Contact Gwen Shaw 027 4144074
Author PippaPosted on October 13, 2013 December 20, 2013 Categories Auckland Council, City Vision, ElectionsTags Auckland Council, City Vision, Local government elections
Final days to vote – head to the library
City Vision is reminding people that Wednesday 9 October is the final day for posting votes in the Auckland Council elections. After the post has been cleared on Wednesday, people will need to head to their local library to cast their votes.
"Wednesday 9 October is the final day that votes can be put in the mail, with certainty that they will be received on time. After that, people need to head to their local library to vote. It is an innovation for libraries to be able to receive votes in the days leading up to election day and City Vision welcomes it. Any step that makes voting easier is to be applauded", says Pippa Coom, City Vision candidate for Waitemata Local Board.
People voting at the library still need to complete the voting paper that has been mailed to their home address. Complete the voting paper, seal it in the return envelope, and then deposit it in the ballot box at your library. People can vote at their local library up until 12noon on Saturday 12 October. Auckland Council Service Centres, including the Civic Building on Grey St (ballot box) and at 45 Graham St (counter), will also be open on Thursday and Friday to collect completed voting papers.
"As of Tuesday 8 October just 22% of Aucklanders have had their say by voting. City Vision urges all other Aucklanders to participate in our democratic process by mailing their vote this Wednesday, or by taking their vote to the library on Thursday or Friday, or on Saturday morning", says Pippa Coom.
Author PippaPosted on October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 Categories City Vision, ElectionsTags Auckland Council, Auckland libraries, City Vision, Local government elections
I Bike, I Vote
Make your vote count for cycling
Cycle Action Auckland has worked with Generation Zero to survey local body election candidates on how they rank top cycling goals:
The Harbour Bridge Skypath walking and cycling project
Completing the Auckland Cycle Network, connecting high quality cycling routes across Auckland
More money for safe off road cycling routes to schools and town centres (greenways)
I completed the local board candidate survey and scored an A!
All the score cards available here.
(Ok I appreciate it would be a bit sad if a cycling advocate was not able to score an A!)
Author PippaPosted on October 4, 2013 Categories Cycle Action Auckland, ElectionsTags Cycle Action Auckland, Generation zero, transport
City Vision campaign launched
It was great to be at the City Vision campaign launch on Sunday 4 August with such an enthusiastic and positive buzz of candidates and supporters.
Chair Robert Gallagher welcomed Mayor Len Brown and a strong presence of MPs – local Mt Roskill MP Phil Goff, Mt Albert's David Shearer, Jacinda Ardern and Denise Roche from Auckland Central and Carol Beaumont from Maungakiekie.
Mayor Len Brown spoke about the achievements of the first Auckland Council in the areas of affordable housing, securing the CBD Rail Link and rates restraint. He committed to continuing an inclusive approach to get things done and to ensure the old C&R ways of oppositional politics did not return.
The whole City Vision team standing for the Waitemata Local Board were there with City Vision endorsed Cr Mike Lee who is standing for the Waitemata & Gulf Ward.
City Vision has also launched a new website at www.cityvision.org.nz and campaigning is underway.
City Vision on twitter
City Vision on FB
Author PippaPosted on August 9, 2013 September 3, 2013 Categories City Vision, Elections, Waitemata Local BoardTags City Vision, Waitemata Local Board
Time for change at the AECT
In 2009 I naively stood as an independent in the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust election. I thought the election would be about electing the best possible candidates to be Trustees. I presumed there would be media coverage of the election issues, discussion of candidate policies and a fair chance of success if my skills and experience stacked up against what the other candidates had to offer.
Unfortunately (or fortunately- because if I had known I would never have bothered) I had absolutely no idea that there was no chance that I would be elected because everything was stacked against me. I wrote about my experience here.
The incumbent C&R trustees had a very simple strategy:
pay the dividend of $320 just before election day
send out a letter to a database of 50,000 and put up hoardings claiming credit for the dividend payment
Then sit back and rely on no media coverage of the election and low voter turnout (less than 17% in 2009) to return them once again to a role that pays between $63,000 and $90,000 in fees. So of course they have taken exactly the same strategy for the 2012 election.
However things aren't quite working out as planned – the dodgy practices of the AECT election are finally being exposed. Matt McCarten summed it up today here in the Herald on Sunday.
I'm supporting the YOUR POWER TEAM candidates. They have a range of well thought through policies that includes paying the dividend. They will bring long overdue fresh thinking to the role of trustees.
I want to see change at the AECT. I don't think it is healthy for democracy for the incumbents to go unchallenged any longer.
Author PippaPosted on October 14, 2012 October 25, 2012 Categories AECT, Elections, Trustees, VectorTags Dividend, Vector
Day after the super city election-a huge global working bee
It is hard to imagine getting up for a huge working bee the day after the election on 9 October. Hopefully I will have a big hangover from celebrating the election of Mayor Len Brown, Councillor Mike Lee and the whole City Vision team. But global action has to happen on climate change with communities not waiting for elected representatives to take the lead in looking for solutions.
That's why I'm part of the team organising the 350 Big Bike Fix Up for 10/10/10. We would love to fix up all the thousands of broken bikes in Auckland and get them on the road so that we can look forward to a future that is healthy, sustainable and fun.
It is going to be a huge day!
350 Big Bike Fix-up
Let's get Auckland's bikes out of storage, fixed up and on the road ready for a summer of cycling.
Between 10am and 4pm on Sunday 10th October get your bike going at Shed 1, 101 Halsey Street on Auckland's stunning Viaduct Harbour.
Pro-mechanics, Tumeke Cycle Space (Auckland's community run bike workshop) and a team of volunteers will be there to fix-up every kind of bike. Once your bike is fixed up, give it a polish at the clean-up station, deck it out (for the kids) and join a leisurely bike ride to Queen's Wharf.
Unwanted bikes will be fixed up and donated to Refugee Services Auckland. Bring parts to swap too.
In fact doesn't matter what state your wheels are in – just come down to the Shed to enjoy all day entertainment and a full programme of workshops in bike skills and cycling training.
Vege sausage sizzle and refreshments available at the venue in support of the Grey Lynn School cycle trail project.
Have you got bike fix-up skills to offer? (from basic to pro) please contact Alex at tumekecyclespace@gmail.com. The Tumeke Cycle Space team are coordinating the fix-up stations at the shed.
Big Bike Fix-Up Workshop programme
Biking from A to B in the city is easy and quick, not to mention fun. But you might have questions, like: what kind of bike should I ride? where should I ride on the road? what if I get a puncture? do I need a basket, pannier bag or backpack? The 350 Big Bike Fix Up day includes a series of workshops to give you some basic information and skills to make your biking comfortable, safe and trouble-free.
And if you can't make a workshop, volunteers will be there throughout the day to answer your questions, and offer practical advice and help.
Riding tips and skills workshops (*times subject to change on the day)
10am Getting comfortable on your bike
11am Puncture! How to change a tyre (and avoid more flats)
12pm Keep on riding: basic bike maintenance
1pm Lil' riders: cycling skills for kids and their parents
2pm Which bike is the right one for me?
3pm City slickers: skills and tips for urban riding
Take a city bike for a test ride!
Get a feel for riding a city bike with Nextbikes
Get your bike feeling right
Does your bike give you sore knees or wrists? Or irritate more tender parts?
One-on-one consultations throughout the day with bike-fit expert to make sure you're comfortable on your bike (from 11am)
Would you like to help with a workshop or share your advice and skills? Please contact Susan Potter spotter@orcon.net.nz if you'd like to help for part or all of the day.
Big Bike Fix-up Bike Rides
Leisurely bike rides for fixed up (and decked out) bicycles departing 11am, 1pm and 3pm from Shed 1 to Queen's Wharf return via the Viaduct cyclepath
Bike Fix -ups are also happening in Christchurch and Wellington details are here http://can.org.nz/big-bike-fix-up
Make a day of 10/10/10 by bike
Also at Shed 1 Get Growing Auckland – showing Aucklanders how easy and enjoyable urban gardening can be
Devonport – HANDS On sustainable living skills fair
Mt Eden – Community Garden Working Bee
Across New Zealand and around the globe, on 10/10/10 communities will be taking climate action. From bike fix-ups to community gardens, home insulation to tree planting ….By getting to work we'll show our leaders the world is ready for climate solutions. Find out more about the Global Working Bee here
Author PippaPosted on September 28, 2010 Categories Climate change, Community, Cycle Action Auckland, Elections, Super City
Just please don't call me a cyclist
My preferred mode of transport is on 2 wheels. My Victoria Classic sits by the front door ready for any trip I need to make – especially around Auckland's "Zone 1". I'm fortunate that I don't have the expense of a car and love the convenience cycling.
But please don't call me a cyclist. I would no more put "cyclist" on my CV than a person who commutes by car would put "motorist". I ride my bike every day just for transport and I'm involved with Cycle Action Auckland to improve cycling conditions in Auckland but I rarely go on purely recreational rides.
However over the last weekend there were a couple of special reasons to be out on my bike just for the sake of cycling. On Saturday I joined the BIG Auckland Ride, a lesiurely pedal around central Auckland in warm spring weather organised to profile the benefits of cycling in the inner city. Here is an account of the ride by Antoine (and more photos) on the wonderful cycling blog Cycling in Auckland.
One of the reasons I am motivated to stand for the Waitemata Local Board is a desire for better cycling infrastructure in Auckland. I'm on the City Vision team committed to prioritising public transport and the provision of better bus and train services together with integrated ticketing and timetabling, cycleways and safer walking routes. Read more about City Vision's policy here.
On Sunday it was necessary to dodge the rain showers to experience the only opportunity to cycle across the new Newmarket Viaduct before the switch next weekend. As fellow Waitemata Local Board candidate, Chritopher Dempsey commented " what a fantastic cycleway! Wide, broad, smooth concrete – I asked if NZTA was planning to continue this cycleway through to Orewa and south to Hamilton. Wry smile. There's hope yet!"
Cycle Action's chair Mark Bracey puts the ride in the context of Auckland's burgeoning cycling culture on his Cycling in Auckland blog here.
Author PippaPosted on August 30, 2010 August 30, 2010 Categories Cycle Action Auckland, Elections, Waitemata Local Board
Strong Local Boards crucial for an effective Auckland Council
Strong local boards are going to be crucial to the effective governance of the Auckland Super City. If the boards across the Auckland Region don't work well with each other, the CCOs and the Auckland Council we are going to end up in a complete mess of parochial decision making.
The structure is intended to give the local boards and Auckland Council complimentary and non-hierarchical decision making functions. However much of the decision making will be delegated or allocated from the Council as the governing body. Through the select committee process, my community group Grey Lynn 2030, like many others, argued that the local boards should have powers and responsibilities prescribed in legislation so they could act as a counter balance to the powers of Auckland Council.
The lack of prescription could in fact end up being a good thing if the first mayor sets the framework for local boards that provides for real local decision making functions. Len Brown's policy document on local democracy & local boards gives a clear commitment on the extensive role he would like for the local boards.
Local boards should be involved in planning and policy related to their communities. They should develop long term community plans and annual plans, as well as contributing to regional policy-making and giving effect to regional plans. They should then develop local policy within the regional framework in areas like, for example, dog control, gambling and gaming machines, licensing of cafes, bars and liquor outlets, brothels, and the development of town centres.
Local boards should be responsible for local decisions on local roads, footpaths, pedestrian zones and bus stops, speed limits for local roads, public transport, crime prevention (where CCTV cameras should be sited, for example), community engagement, beautification schemes, building consents, local economic development, animal control, environmental protection, local parks, recreation and sports facilities, libraries and pools, community houses and advisory services, town centre promotion, galleries and museums, beaches, camping grounds, liquor licensing, and more. I also want local boards to be involved in resource management hearings for their areas. Read the full document here.
It is a big list of responsibilities, which are potentially far wider that we could have hoped for from the Super City legislation. We just have to make sure Len Brown is elected so that strong Local boards become a reality.
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require("test_helper")

class RssLogTest < UnitTestCase
  # Alert developer if normalization changes the path of an RssLogg'ed object
  # The test should be deleted once controllers for all RssLog'ged objects are
  # normalized.
  # See https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/174685402
  def test_url_for_normalized_controllers
    normalized_rss_log_types.each do |type|
      rss_log = create_rss_log(type)
      id = rss_log.target_id

      assert(rss_log.url.include?("#{model(type).show_controller}/#{id}"),
             "rss_log.url incorrect for #{model(type)}")
    end
  end

  def test_orphan_title
    log = rss_logs(:location_rss_log)
    # If log doesn't look orphaned, it should return generic "deleted item".
    assert_equal(:rss_log_of_deleted_item.l, log.orphan_title)

    # When it is orphaned, it should put the target title in the first line
    # of the log, and that's what orphan_title should return.
    log.update(notes: "Target Title\n#{log.notes}")
    assert_equal("Target Title", log.orphan_title)
  end

  def test_detail_for_complexly_created_observation
    # Observation is created then an image is immediately uploaded.
    # We want it to return "observation created" not "image added".
    log = rss_logs(:observation_rss_log)
    detail = log.detail
    assert_equal(:rss_created_at.t(type: :observation), detail)
  end

  def test_detail_for_destroyed_object
    User.current = users(:dick)
    obs = observations(:detailed_unknown_obs)
    log = obs.rss_log
    assert_not_nil(log)
    assert_false(log.orphan?)
    obs.destroy!
    log.reload
    assert_true(log.orphan?)
    assert_equal(:log_observation_destroyed.t(user: "dick"), log.detail)
  end

  def test_detail_for_merged_location
    User.current = users(:mary)
    loc1 = locations(:albion)
    loc2 = locations(:mitrula_marsh)
    log = loc1.rss_log
    assert_false(log.orphan?)
    loc2.merge(loc1)
    log.reload
    assert_true(log.orphan?)
    assert_equal(:log_location_merged.t(that: loc2.display_name, user: "mary"),
                 log.detail)
  end

  def test_really_long_notes
    max = RssLog::MAX_LENGTH
    log = RssLog.first
    log.notes = "test test " * (max / 10 - 1)
    log.save
    assert_operator(max, ">", log.notes.length)
    assert_operator(max, "<", log.notes.length + 20)
    log.add_with_date(:log_object_created_by_user,
                      user: "make sure this is nice and long!",
                      type: :OBSERVATION)
    log.reload
    assert_operator(max, ">", log.notes.length)
  end

  # ---------- helpers ---------------------------------------------------------

  def normalized_rss_log_types
    RssLog.all_types.each_with_object([]) do |type, ary|
      ary << type if model(type).controller_normalized?
    end
  end

  def model(type)
    type.camelize.constantize
  end

  # rss_log factory
  def create_rss_log(type)
    # Target must have id; use an existing object to avoid hitting db
    target = model(type).first
    rss_log = RssLog.new
    rss_log["#{type}_id".to_sym] = target.id
    rss_log.updated_at = Time.zone.now
    rss_log
  end
end

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According to this belief, humans had in far ancient times an actual third eye in the back of the head with a physical and spiritual function. Over time, as humans evolved, this eye atrophied and sunk into what today is known as the pineal gland.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) or atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a natriuretic peptide hormone secreted from the cardiac atria that in humans is encoded by the NPPA gene. Natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, and CNP) are a family of hormone/paracrine factors that are structurally related.
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The pineal gland or epiphysis synthesizes and secretes melatonin, a structurally simple hormone that communicates information about environmental lighting to various parts of the body. Ultimately, melatonin has the ability to entrain biological rhythms and has important effects on reproductive function of many animals.
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is a bilateral structure that is the central pacemaker of the circadian timing system (CTS) and regulates most, if not all, circadian rhythms in the body.
The ADA does recommend brushing with a toothpaste that contains fluoride. Eating fresh, organic, and unprocessed foods while you're trying to decalcify your pineal gland is also a good move for your overall health.
Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain. It helps regulate other hormones and maintains the body's circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm is an internal 24-hour "clock" that plays a critical role in when we fall asleep and when we wake up. When it is dark, your body produces more melatonin.
The pineal gland is a small, pea-shaped gland in the brain. Its function isn't fully understood. Researchers do know that it produces and regulates some hormones, including melatonin. Melatonin is best known for the role it plays in regulating sleep patterns.
Darkness prompts the pineal gland to start producing melatonin while light causes that production to stop. As a result, melatonin helps regulate circadian rhythm and synchronize our sleep-wake cycle with night and day.
Pineal Gland Essentials Located deep in the center of the brain, the pineal gland was once known as the "third eye." The pineal gland produces melatonin, which helps maintain circadian rhythm and regulate reproductive hormones.
hormone melatoninThe pineal gland is best known for the secretion of the hormone melatonin, which is released into the blood and possibly also into the brain fluid, known as cerebrospinal fluid.
While many parts of the body make hormones, the major glands that make up the endocrine system are the:hypothalamus.pituitary.thyroid.parathyroids.adrenals.pineal body.the ovaries.the testes.
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There is another type of gland called an exocrine gland (e.g. sweat glands, lymph nodes). These are not considered part of the endocrine system as they do not produce hormones and they release their product through a duct.
The dysfunction of the pineal gland produces less melatonin secretion, which may result in insomnia, abnormal thyroid function, anxiety, intestinal hyperactivity, and menopause. pressure, Seasonal Affective Disorder, abnormal adrenal functions.
Melatonin is produced by various tissues in the body, although the major source is the pineal gland in the brain. Melatonin (blue) is produced naturally from the amino acid tryptophan, by the pineal gland (purple) at night-time.
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Print graphics are typically high resolution at 300 pixels per inch or higher whilst web graphics are the far lower resolution of 72 pixels per inch.
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Neighborhood Restaurateurs React to City's New B Together Vaccination Mandate
by Dan Murphy • January 19, 2022 • 0 Comments
While some other Boston restaurateurs might consider Mayor Michelle Wu 's new B Together mandate requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter certain indoor spaces citywide, including restaurants, to be an unnecessary inconvenience for customers and themselves, Babak Bina sees it as no more of a hassle than carding patrons who order alcoholic beverages at his establishments.
"It's nothing more than the city and state's mandate that we have to check someone's license if we suspect they're underage," said Bina, who, along with his sister, Azita Bina-Seibel, owns and operates Bin 26 Enoteca on Charles Street, as well as jm Curley and its steakhouse, Bogie's Place, in Downtown Crossing. "I don't think there's much of a difference in our view."
The city's poster informing the public of its
new B Together vaccine mandate for indoor dining, fitness, and entertainment venues.
1928 Beacon Hill at 97 Mount Vernon St.
A look inside Bin 26 Enoteca at 26 Charles St.
For their part, customers at Bina's restaurant have also been respectful and understanding when it comes to the city's new mandate.
"We've had no issues at either location," said Bina. "People have not been resistant. They understand it is what it is, and that we are obviously just trying to comply with the city mandate."
As of Saturday, Jan. 15, patrons and staff must provide proof they have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to enter restaurants, as well as fitness and entrainment venues, throughout the city. Subsequent phases of the B Together mandate include: a requirement for people ages 12 and up must show proof of full vaccination (two doses for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines) by Tuesday, Feb. 15; a requirement for children ages 5-11 to show proof of one dose of vaccination by Tuesday, March 1; and a requirement for children ages 5-11 to show proof of both doses of vaccination by Sunday, May 1. For proof of vaccination, individuals can either provide a CDC vaccination card; a digital image of their CDC card; an image of any official immunization record; or the city's B Together app or any other COVID vaccine verification app.
Like Bina, Kristin Jenkins, owner 1928 Beacon Hill, the recently opened restaurant and bar at 97 Mount Vernon St., said the B Together roll-out has gone without a hitch so far for them as well.
"It's been very smooth for us so far, thankfully," Jenkins wrote in email. "We check at the door. Everyone has been willing, prepared and happy to show proof of vaccination. We have not had any issues."
Jenkins added all employees at 1928 Beacon Hill have been fully vaccinated, and that the restaurant will "continue to take all safety measures moving forward."
Likewise, City Councilor Kenzie Bok was impressed by how smoothly things were going on Saturday night when she stopped by 1928 Beacon Hill, as well as Antonio's Cucina Italiano at 288 Cambridge St.
"This weekend I went out to two Beacon Hill restaurants, Antonio's and 1928," wrote Councilor Bok.
"Both checked vaccination cards quickly and efficiently. It didn't disrupt the dining experience, and as we ate just a stone's throw from Mass General Hospital, it felt like a small step we could take collectively to make sure that there are enough hospital beds for everyone who needs one."
For Steven Colarusso, owner of Antonio's, however, the city's new mandate comes at a time when his restaurant is already fighting to survive.
"It's been our two worst weeks in 27 years," he said Tuesday morning. "I've never seen anything like it."
Colarusso added, "Everything was good until the end of November, but even December was off, and the last two weeks have been brutal. No one's doing business. It's going to be crazy this winter if cases keep up like this."
In the past two weeks, Antonio's has had some days where staff outnumbered customers.
"And when you have more staff than customers how are you going to survive?" asked Colarusso. "I feel bad for the staff, but we're working with less people now so hopefully they can make a couple of bucks."
While Colarusso said it's still too early to tell how much of an impact the B Together mandate would have on his business, especially since Monday was a holiday, he expressed concern that diners would seek other less-restrictive options outside the city.
"It was dead before this happened," Colarusso said of the city's new mandate. "This is just going to cause us to lose a little more business, and if other towns aren't [requiring proof of vaccination to enter their restaurants], people will just eat there."
Colarusso also views B Together as something of a step backwards from the mandates imposed on restaurants at the beginning of the pandemic.
During the earlier protocol for restaurants amid the virus, customers had their temperatures taken upon arrival, and their tables were then spaced at least six feet apart when dining. But Colarusso said, "Now, we can't even let them in without a card."
But despite recent setbacks, Colarusso is still holding out hope that most of his would-be patrons are now staying away from Antonio's as they're recovering from having the virus. "I think everyone's out sick, and it's just taking them a couple of weeks to recuperate, but we'll know soon enough," he said
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The Arc of Larimer County Announces Sixth Annual Film Festival Winning Filmmaker, Kevin Rabon
FORT COLLINS, COLO. (DATE) – The Arc of Larimer County is proud to announce its Sixth Annual Film Festival winning filmmaker, Kevin Rabon, for his film "The Adventures of Rick and Lisa."
Rabon's film, which will be screened at The Arc of Larimer County's ReFrame Disability Film Festival on March 2, documents a local couple living with disabilities in northern Colorado. The film explores what it was like for Lisa and Rick to grow up with disabilities, their life in the community and how they found each other.
"Once you see past our disabilities, you will see that we are able to do many things. We just want to be treated like normal, everyday humans beings," said Rick, who communicates primarily through the use of assistive technology. "Think of what a person can do first before what they can't do."
Rabon was introduced to Rick and Lisa by Aubrey Waechter, who had met the couple in 2014 through SLiCE Adaptive Swim at Colorado State University and again at the Talking with Technology camp through Easter Seals.
"I knew I wanted to film their story to share with others," said Rabon. "These two are so encouraging and positive to be around. We wanted to share their outlook with others, especially their message of inclusion, equality, strength in the face of adversity, and boundless compassion to those around them."
Having grown up in Colorado, Kevin and Aubrey met while working with adults with disabilities and they both have very strong alignment with the mission of The Arc of Larimer County.
While Kevin and Aubrey will be traveling on the date of the festival, they have asked that Rick and Lisa accept the award on their behalf, including the $500 cash prize.
"The Adventures of Rick and Lisa" will accompany a variety of other local and
national short films at The Arc of Larimer County's Sixth Annual Film Festival, ReFrame Disability, on March 2, 2018. Held at Colorado State University's Lory Student Center, the film festival starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 8 p.m. Films range from two minutes long to 16 minutes long, focusing on individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). Some films will be serious, some humorous but all will spread awareness.
Andy Kiatkowski will emcee the 2018 Film Festival. He is a 19-year-old student at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs studying Filmmaking within the Digital Communications Department.
Tickets to the Sixth Annual Film Festival can be purchased through the CSU Box Office on campus or online at www.csutix.universitytickets.com. All proceeds support the mission of The Arc of Larimer County.
About The Arc of Larimer County
The Arc of Larimer County is an advocacy agency dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc of Larimer County works to ensure that all individuals have equal access and are included in every aspect of community life. The Arc of Larimer County believes that the entire community gains when people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are fully included. For more information on The Arc of Larimer County, visit www.TheArcOfLarimerCounty.org.


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10 Times Captain Picard Earned His Own Day
Celebrate Captain Picard Day with this list of 10 times Starfleet's favorite son earned his own day.
Colin McNeil
June 16, 2020 5:00 AM PDT
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Pegasus," the children living on the Enterprise-D honored Captain Picard with his own day. While Starfleet's flagship captain was more than a little embarrassed with the adorable crafts made in his image, there is perhaps no one in Star Trek more deserving of a day in their honor.
From putting his career on the line to defend Data's civil rights, to his instrumental role in turning back the Borg threat, here are 10 times Captain Picard earned his own day.
10. Preventing another Cardassian-Federation war
"The Wounded"
How far is one man willing to go to protect peace? In Jean-Luc Picard's case, the answer is: all the way.
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Wounded," Captain Picard and the Enterprise are tasked with tracking down and bringing to heel a rogue Starfleet captain wreaking havoc in Cardassian space.
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Fueled by a conviction that the Cardassians are massing for war again, Captain Benjamin Maxwell is taking matters into his own hands — destroying Cardassian ships and space stations and killing hundreds in the process. His actions stretch the new Cardassian-Federation peace agreement to the breaking point, and threaten to plunge both powers into another series of deadly military conflicts.
Walking a razor's edge between appeasing his Cardassians-Starfleet superiors and doing the right thing, Picard proves he's willing to do anything — even fire on a Federation ship — to preserve peace.
"The Wounded" is a treatise on the amorality of pre-emptive strikes and on the damage war can do to a person's psyche, but above all it hammers home Picard's dedication to the principles of Starfleet.
As far as we're concerned, a man willing to preserve the peace at all costs is a man worthy of his own day.
9. Making Peace Across the Galaxy
"Darmok"
Over his decades in command of the U.S.S. Stargazer and two ships called Enterprise, Picard has done battle with his fair share of deadly enemies, and saved the Federation countless times. But it's his ability to make peace — not war — that earns our admiration this time.
A tireless advocate for peaceful relations and mutual understanding, Picard's diplomatic work in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants cannot be understated.
He's saves entire colonies with his knowledge of law and diplomatic savvy (TNG "The Ensigns of Command"), cracks impossible linguistic codes that prevents meaningful contact with new species (TNG "Darmok"), and initiates first contact with worlds taking their first steps into the universe (TNG "First Contact"). And that's just the tip of the Andorian iceberg.
Jean-Luc Picard has brought peace to so many worlds, mediated so many deadly disputes and made so many first contacts, it's a wonder there isn't a Captain Picard Day in every star system from here to the Breen Confederacy.
8. Defending Data's Fundamental Rights
"The Measure of a Man"
Data is one of Star Trek's most endearing characters. He's made us smile and touched our hearts for over 30 years now. But he was nearly reduced to a pile of parts, doomed to non-personhood and servitude, if it weren't for the efforts of his captain and friend, Jean-Luc Picard.
In The Next Generation episode "Measure of a Man," Data finds himself in the middle of a legal hearing to determine his status as a sentient being. If the court finds that he isn't one, he'll be forcefully dismantled against his will and experimented on until Starfleet can mass-manufacture their own race of, essentially, slave androids.
The outcome of this hearing determines not just Data's future, but sets the stage for how all artificial lifeforms are treated within the Federation. So, in one tiny room on an unassuming starbase, and with just a handful of individuals present, Picard finds himself in a desperate fight for the future rights of all artificial life.
With grace, eloquence, and inspiring conviction, he wins a landmark legal victory for the rights and status of artificial beings.
This trial would be the first but not the last time he put himself in the line of fire to protect Data and android life. He goes on to defend Data's right to procreate, and the rights of his offspring (TNG "The Offspring"), as well as advocate for artificial life after the synth attack on the Utopia Planitia Shipyards (Star Trek: Picard).
7. Settling the Klingon Civil War
"Redemption"
Does anyone know how to say "Captain Picard Day" in Klingon? After this entry, you might want to learn.
When a Klingon civil war erupts in 2367, the conflict threatens to destabilize the balance of power in the Alpha and Beta quadrants and plunge them into chaos. Picard, having served as Arbiter of Succession for the lawfully chosen new leader, Gowron, is caught between a rock and a hard place.
His position in Starfleet forbids him from interfering in an internal Klingon matter, but he also suspects Romulan meddling in the conflict. His solution? Convince Starfleet to let him blockade the Klingon-Romulan border and stop the Romulans from conducting their own little proxy war in Klingon space. It all happens in The Next Generation's "Redemption."
Walking a dangerous line between Starfleet captain and Klingon political figure, Picard manages to keep the Federation's hands clean while preserving the status quo in the Klingon Empire and strengthening the alliance with them.
Considering all he's done for the empire, it's a wonder they don't have a Captain Picard Day on Q'onoS.
6. Saving the Federation From Parasite Invaders
"Conspiracy"
Normally, setting your phaser to kill, pointing it at an alien sentient who proclaims "we seek peaceful co-existence" and vaporizing them on the spot wouldn't exactly be grounds for celebration.
But when it comes to events of the The Next Generation episode "Conspiracy," we'll make an exception.
In it, Picard learns of a malevolent conspiracy that cuts deep into the heart of the Federation. A group of unknown parasitic aliens have taken over the minds and bodies of high-ranking Starfleet officials — from senior admirals to influential captains — and they're clandestinely paving the way for an invasion.
Picard, with help from Enterprise first officer William Riker, confronts and is forced to kill the mother creature of the parasites, who had taken up residence inside a Lieutenant Commander named Dexter Remmick.
While he laments having to destroy a newly discovered life form, Picard's efforts save the Federation from a secret takeover by a sinister alien power. It's the kind of thing they name a day after you for you.
5. Discovering the Origin of Humanoid Life
"The Chase"
We all know Captain Picard loves a good mystery — just look at all the hours he's logged as detective Dixon Hill on the holodeck.
But no work of holonovel fiction could compare to unravelling the mystery of the origins of life itself, which is exactly what he did in "The Chase."
Completing the decades-long work of his mentor, Richard Galen, the captain of the Enterprise-D breaks a four-billion year old genetic computer code that contains the revelation that humans, Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, and more are all descended from the same common ancestor.
That ancient ancestor seeded the Alpha and Beta Quadrants with their genetic material, leaving behind clues in the code that required their wayward children to work together to crack it.
It is a discovery with profound implications for interspecies relations — the knowledge that no matter how different the various humanoid species may be in our part of the Galaxy, we all share common ground.
And while the lessons of this discovery initially fell on "deaf ears," as Picard puts it, we think it's at least worthy of a day on the calendar.
4. Turning back the Borg Threat
If there were a list of criteria for getting your own day on the Federation calendar, "going back in time to save Earth, the entire United Federation of Planets, and perhaps the quadrant" has to be near the top.
During the events of Star Trek: First Contact, Captain Picard single-handedly turns the tide at the Battle of Sector 001, stopping a Borg cube that's cutting its way to Earth intent on assimilating the human homeworld. But that's only the half of it.
When a small contingent of Borg escape the battle to travel back in time to the 21st Century and assimilate humanity before they reach the stars, Picard and the Enterprise follow them back. Overcoming personal demons that have haunted him for years, he leads a desperate fight to save the future and prevent the Borg from rewriting history.
The efforts of Jean-Luc Picard and his crew prove that resistance is anything but futile, and if that doesn't earn you your own day, we don't know what will.
3. Picard's Temporal Sacrifice
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
It turns out Captain Picard is worthy of a day in his honor in any timeline. To find out why, we need to travel back to season three of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In the episode "Yesterday's Enterprise," a Picard from a much darker timeline than our own faces an impossible choice. He can save the time-displaced Enterprise-C and her crew and recruit them in the desperate fight against the Klingons in the here and now, or send them back in time to their deaths to gamble on changing the timeline for the better.
Relying on little more than Guinan's intuition, he opts to send his ship's predecessor of 22 years ago back through a temporal rift in an attempt to wipe his war-torn timeline from history. It's an act that would destroy the only universe he's ever known.
But with three Klingon battlecruisers attempting to stop them, Picard is forced to defend the limping Enterprise-C to the death to allow it to make it back through the rift.
In this act of sacrifice and faith, Captain Picard restores the universe to its previous state, saving billions of lives in the process and preventing a war with the Klingon Empire that would have brought the Federation to its knees.
2. Helping Save Organic Life From Extermination
"Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2"
So far on this list, Jean-Luc Picard has saved Earth, the quadrant, and even the timeline. So what could top that?
How about the whole universe.
In the events of Star Trek: Picard, the now Admiral Picard proves he's still worthy of a day in his honor by playing an instrumental role in fending off an apocalyptic event that would bring about the end of all organic sentient life as we know it.
The Romulans call it Ganmadan, but you can just call it "bad." It's a prophetic myth that predicts the destruction of all life everywhere at the hands of ancient demons — or an incredibly advanced race of protective synthetic life forms — depending on who you ask.
Single-handedly holding off an entire Romulan fleet of warships with little more than an under-gunned freighter and a nifty piece of synthetic tech, Picard sets a selfless, heroic example for the androids on the planet Coppelius that convinces them not to bring about the end of all organic life.
Stopping a "galactic-level biocidal event" and saving a peaceful colony of synths from destruction, all while battling a fatal medical condition? Not bad for a 94-year-old.
1. Sparing Humanity From Q's Judgement
"Encounter at Farpoint"
Picard's encounters with the entity known as Q are full of fantasy, whimsy, and occasionally, true terror. But behind Q's antics there is always a purpose.
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation series premier, "Encounter at Farpoint," Q puts the human species on trial for being what he calls a "grievously savage" child race. If found guilty, the omnipotent entity makes it clear that the punishment won't be pleasant.
Lucky for us, humanity's defense lawyer is none other than Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who eloquently defends the merits of the human race while staving off Q's judgement.
But, as Q says in a later episode of TNG, "The trial never ends."
Picard has sparred with Q many times over the years. Each time the fate of humanity is on the line and each time Picard has proven his case in the court of Q.
If saving us all from the judgement of a cabal of omnipotent god-creatures isn't good enough to get your own day named after you, we don't know what is.
Colin McNeil (he/him) is 32-year-old journalist living and working in Toronto. A lifelong fan, he continues to be moved by Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry's optimistic vision of the future. Follow him @McNeilColin.
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A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 1 at The Villa, the Religious Sisters of Mercy's retirement home in Towson, for Sister Marian Millard, R.S.M., 86, who died of heart failure Aug. 29.
Born Louise Olive Millard on July 9, 1921 in Columbus, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Catherine (Stiles) and David Henry Millard. She entered the Mercy community at Mount St. Agnes in 1941 and received the name Sister Marian. She professed her final vows on Aug. 16, 1946.
Sister Marian earned a bachelor's in education from Mt. St. Agnes College in 1963 and her M.Ed. in reading from Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, in 1972.
Her primary ministry was in elementary education. She taught at Mt. Washington Country School, Baltimore (1944-47); St. Cecilia School, Baltimore (1950-51); and Holy Family, Randallstown (1961-65). She then served as principal and teacher at St. Peter, Baltimore (1965-66); and principal at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Baltimore (1968-71) and finishing her teaching days at Mt. Washington Country School, where she had begun (1971-84).
She also taught in schools in Georgia and Florida.
Moving into health care, Sister Marian served as a secretary at Stella Maris, Timonium (1984-87); admissions clerk at Mercy Medical Center (1987-98) and volunteered at Mercy until her move to The Villa in 2003.
Sister Marian is survived by a cousin, Mary McCollum of Baltimore; two nieces, Pat Farrow of Dover, Del., and Pat Lancaster of Linthicum; and numerous second cousins.


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