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FFIEC Announces Availability of 2021 Data on Mortgage Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2022) – The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on 2021 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by 4,338 U.S. financial institutions. Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies.
The HMDA data are the most comprehensive publicly available information on mortgage market activity. The data are used by industry, consumer groups, regulators, and others to assess potential fair lending risks and for other purposes. The data help the public assess how financial institutions are serving the housing needs of their local communities and facilitate federal financial regulators' fair lending, consumer compliance, and Community Reinvestment Act examinations.
The Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (opens new window) (Snapshot) released today contains the national HMDA datasets as of May 1, 2022. Key observations from the Snapshot include the following:
For 2021, the number of reporting institutions declined by about 3.1 percent from 4,475 in the previous year to 4,338.
The 2021 data include information on 23.3 million home loan applications. Among them, 21.1 million were closed-end and 1.8 million were open-end. Another 350,000 records are from financial institutions making use of Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act's partial exemptions and did not indicate whether the records were closed-end or open-end.
The share of mortgages originated by non-depository, independent mortgage companies has increased and, in 2021, accounted for 63.9 percent of first lien, one- to four-family, site-built, owner-occupied home-purchase loans, up from 60.7 percent in 2020.
In terms of borrower race and ethnicity, the share of closed-end home purchase loans for first lien, one- to four-family, site-built, owner-occupied properties made to Black or African American borrowers rose from 7.3 percent in 2020 to 7.9 percent in 2021, the share made to Hispanic-White borrowers increased slightly from 9.1 percent to 9.2 percent, and those made to Asian borrowers increased from 5.5 percent to 7.1 percent.
In 2021, Black or African American and Hispanic-White applicants experienced denial rates for first lien, one- to four-family, site-built, owner-occupied conventional, closed-end home purchase loans of 15.7 percent and 9.8 percent respectively, while the denial rates for Asian and non-Hispanic-White applicants were 7.5 percent and 5.6 percent respectively.
The FFIEC also released today several other data products to serve a variety of data users. The HMDA Dynamic National Loan-Level Dataset (opens new window) is updated on a weekly basis to reflect late submissions and resubmissions. Aggregate and Disclosure Reports (opens new window) provide summary information on individual financial institutions and geographies. The HMDA Data Browser (opens new window) allows users to create custom tables and download datasets that can be further analyzed. In addition, beginning in late March 2022, the FFIEC made available Loan/Application Registers (opens new window) for each HMDA filer of 2021 data, modified to protect borrower privacy. Additional observations regarding the 2021 data may be found here (opens new window).
More information about HMDA data reporting requirements is also available at https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/ (opens new window).
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Buzzfeed chief executive Jonah Peretti has said he is open to the idea of merging with other online media companies to be able to negotiate better terms with Facebook and Google over advertising revenue.
Peretti told the New York Times that merging with five or six other internet publishers could be a solution to the challenges facing the media industry, namely the tech giants' dominance of the digital ad market.
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In return for a better deal, the newly merged publishers could supply the platforms with video and articles which are safe for users and more attractive for advertisers, Peretti told the US paper.
He said: "If Buzzfeed and five of the other biggest companies were combined into a bigger digital media company, you would probably be able to get paid more [ad] money."
The 44-year-old pointed to the "interesting work" being done at Vice, Vox Media, Refinery 29 and Group Nine, but declined to name which, if any, companies he had spoken to about potential mergers.
But, he said: "Having some bigger companies that actually care about the quality of the content feels like something that's very valuable."
Benjamin Lerer, chief executive of Group Nine which owns digital media brands such as video publisher Now This, viral animal stories publisher The Dodo and lifestyle brand Thrillist, told the NY Times "consolidation in digital media is something that is going to happen".
"I don't believe my competition is Buzzfeed or Vox or Vice," he added.
"We compete on a day-to-day basis for business, but the ultimate competition here is us against traditional TV and also protecting ourselves against the big platforms."
Also yesterday, Buzzfeed News launched a new membership model after first asking readers for donations of any amount in August this year.
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Readers are now asked to pay a subscription fee of $5 per month or $100 per year to help keep Buzzfeed News "free and available for all".
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Islington House
Islington House is a grade II listed Georgian town house which features a monumental split level insitu concrete rear extension. The double skinned fair-faced concrete extension has been extruded internally to form the major structural support for the existing first floor outrigger above. This project has been approach as a case study in blurring the boundary between architecture and furniture. The concrete seamlessly transitions from the structure into furniture and then into the floor finish, creating an effortless cohesive architectural language.
For this extension and refurbishment project in Islington, Mclaren Excell sought to create an intervention that would sit in contrast to the existing grade II listed Georgian town house but would also support the existing hierarchy and arrangement of spaces. The listing of the property presented certain constraints that required the design to become about managing and integrating different floor levels whilst maintaining a seamless continuity to the approach. The split level layout was implemented to create an upper dining area and a lower kitchen area with a second split level into the existing basement. The concrete frame enables a visual connection between all levels.
One of the major triumphs of this project was that the internal concrete frame and inner concrete skin was poured in one go with no tie bar holes, day joints or soft joints, just one perfect seamless sink of concrete.
As mentioned above, the main intervention involved the implementation of a monolithic but intricate insitu-concrete frame. The concrete frame has been designed to allow it to seamlessly become the many of the 'furniture' elements within the space, blurring the boundary between architecture and furniture. This kind of intervention enables the split level floor plan to function without 'obvious' structural elements allowing the space to feel free and open.
The immediate view as you enter into the extension takes in the rhythm of the exposed timber joist that transitions into concrete joists effectively drawing you into the space and your eye into the garden. Each joist be it timber or concrete had a bespoke void former created and inserted into the formwork that allows the joist to bear into the concrete with a perfect 5mm shadow gap.
Huge bespoke glazed timber pivot doors were designed by Mclaren Excell specifically for this project. The doors were fabricated to overcome the problem of installing them after pouring both the inner and outer concert walls; however this situation presented the opportunity to design something truly unique the functions effortlessly well.
The use of Oak to clad the joinery and the pivot door frames was implemented as an offset to the concrete to bring more warmth into the kitchen. The timber kitchen joinery continues down into the existing basement which serves to make each space feel connected.
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Everything We Expect to See At MWC 2019
It's not long until MWC 2019 kicks off in Barcelona, so we take a look at all the exciting phones you can expect to launch
Tom Fogden February 4th 2019 12:25 pm
Mobile World Congress is the biggest phones trade show in the world, and MWC 2019 is set to be one of the best yet. This year's event will start on Monday February 25 and run until Thursday 28, and will likely feature 5G phones, foldable screens and a further glimpse at the Samsung S10.
Phone companies including Samsung, LG and Sony have traditionally used the annual expo in Barcelona to launch new and exciting smartphone models. Last year's MWC, for example, saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, five new Nokia phones, and the release of Android Go.
MWC isn't open to the public, however, with entry reserved for industry insiders and the press. We'll be keeping a close watch on all the big announcements from this year's event, starting with our roundup of what we're expecting from this year's event.
Samsung S10 – After a load of leaks, we'll finally get a look at Samsung's new flagship lineup. This is the phone to beat in 2019
Samsung Folding Phone – Galaxy F, Galaxy X? Whatever it's called, we'll finally see it in the flesh at MWC
Nokia 9 Pureview – We're expecting Nokia's five camera phone to be revealed in Barcelona
LG V50 ThinQ 5G – Confusing name aside, LG is set to reveal the first proper 5G-compatible phone
LG G8 – The G8 is LG's successor to the lackluster G7. It's an important phone for LG, so it'll be interesting to see the 2019 updates
Sony Xperia XZ4 – Rumors suggest a genuine S10 competitor might be on the cards from Sony
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lineup
Strictly speaking, the new S10 lineup won't be revealed at MWC. Instead, Samsung's putting on an event on February 20 — presumably to make sure it doesn't get caught up in all the other MWC news.
We've already seen some potential image leaks of the new Samsung lineup – click the gallery below for more:
Image Credits: WinFuture; @OnLeaks/ 91Mobiles
We're expecting to get a full reveal of up to four phones as part of an expanded Galaxy S lineup. According to a huge leak discovered by XDA Developers, these include:
Galaxy S10 Lite – A cut-price version of the S10 with slighter lesser specs
Flat 5.8-inch display
Side fingerprint scanner
Dual rear camera
Single punch hole front camera
Snapdragon 855/ Exynos 9820 processor
4GB Ram + 128GB Storage
Galaxy S10 – The 'regular' S-line phone. Make no mistake though, rumors are suggesting a radical redesign and some powerful hardware
61-inch curved display
Triple rear camera
Dual punch hole front camera
6GB Ram + 128GB or 256GB storage
Galaxy S10 Plus – Like the S10 but bigger and more powerful. Samsung will be hoping this phone can blast away Google's Pixel 3 XL competition
6.44-inch curved display
In-display fingerprint sensor
Dual punch hole front cameras
6GB or 8GB Ram + 256GB, 512GB or 1TB storage
Galaxy S10 Plus (5G) – Like the S10, but with 5G compatibility. If this arrives, having the first mainstream 5G phone will be a big scalp for Samsung.
6.7-inch curved display
Quad rear cameras
The S10 range is set to be a big deal for Samsung and it should include some pretty groundbreaking new features.
In-display fingerprint reader – We're expecting the new Samsung to have fingerprint authentication within the display itself. We've seen this tech on other phones, including the OnePlus 6T, but it'll be the first time it features on a Samsung
In-display speaker – This would literally turn the S10's screen into one massive soundwave-conducting panel and would help make the phone slimmer and potentially remove bezels in their entirety.
Punchole camera – We've seen this in a number of leaked images, so we're pretty certain it's going to feature. The punch hole camera differs from notched-displays by sitting the camera at the top of the display, without the rest of a notch surrounding it. This makes the overall screen intrusion smaller, and stops your phone looking like an iPhone-clone.
Snapdragon 855/ Exynos 9820 processor – The Snapdragon 855 is the successor to Qualcomm's all-powerful 845 chip. It's set to be even quicker and support 5G connectivity, something the 845 couldn't manage. The Exynos 9820 is Samsung's own-brand processor but is only offered in some markets — don't expect huge performance differences, though.
Samsung Folding Phone
Alongside the reveal of the S10 lineup, Samsung is widely expected to fully unveil its folding phone.
We've already seen a prototype of the device at a Samsung developer event in November 2018. Recently, Samsung Vietnam accidentally released an advert showing the new folding phone, too. But, on February 20, we should get a proper look at the device for the first time, with a follow-up expected at MWC 2019.
We don't know a whole lot about the device, other than it'll have folding screen. In fact, we don't even know what it'll be called. Some have called it the Galaxy X, to reference the way it folds, while others have pointed towards Galaxy F because, y'know, "fold" starts with an "f."
Uninspiring names aside, the Foldy Galaxy might have some stiff (or rather, unstiff?) competition from Huawei at MWC, as the Chinese company might be revealing its own foldable phone.
Nokia announced a shedload of devices at MWC 2018, but most of them were a bit, shall we say, uninteresting. Sure, Nokia dropped an updated version of the banana phone from The Matrix, plus some new super-cheap Android Go phones, but nothing that'll get the crowds off their feet.
However, Nokia's MWC 2019 offering might change that. We've been hearing about the 9 PureView and its crazy penta-lens (ie five lenses) camera setup for a while now. But, at MWC this year, we should finally get our hands on the real thing.
Beyond the five cameras, the Nokia 9 PureView might also get an in-display fingerprint sensor and will run Android 9 Pie.
Leaked cases for the 9 PureView also show a cutout for a top-mounted 3.5mm headphone jack. Rejoice!
Click the gallery below for images of the PureView and its case:
The V50 ThinQ 5G is set to be LG's first 5G phone. All that mobile network speed will come in handy, as it should also be a serious multimedia powerhouse.
Rumors suggest that the V50 will have an unfathomable 16 cameras. It will also have a massive 'vapor chamber' cooling system for high-performance gaming, plus a Snapdragon 855 chip and a large 4,000mAh battery.
Of course, the big question is, will anyone buy it?
The V-series hasn't always performed well outside of the Asian markets where it first debuted. With Samsung's improved S10 lineup, it looks like the poor sales might continue for LG, unless the V50 has something truly compelling to tempt buyers with.
We know that LG will unveil the G8, (pronounced "gee eight" by the way, not "gate") on February 24, potentially alongside the V50. We also know that it'll likely cost around the same as the $750 G7 it replaces.
So, what will the G8 look like in the metal? Some rumors have suggested there might be a second screen attachment, with the extra screen on the rear side of the display. We're not certain how this would work in practice yet, but it would definitely be interesting to see.
LG also released a cryptic MWC premier video, which simply said "Goodbye touch" on a white piece of paper. This probably hints at improved gesture controls on the G8, which could certainly make it stand out from the Android crowd.
The G8 might also feature a 4K display with in-display speaker tech. If true, that could be one helluva combination. However, it's difficult to be sure on any of the more specific rumors, as there are contradictory reports all over the internet about the G8.
Either way, we'll hopefully see a much better phone that the G7 on February 24.
Image Credit: @OnLeaks/ 91Mobiles
Let's not forget about Sony. The headlines for the XZ4 suggest that it'll have a whopping 4,400mAh battery — much larger than the battery in the 3,300mAh unit rumored to be in the Samsung S10 — and a 52Mp camera.
This means we should see best-in-class battery life, or very close to it, at least, and some very detailed photos.
Of course, battery size and megapixel count doesn't necessarily translate to all-day battery life and top picture quality. But, Sony needs something to get back into the flagship phone horserace. With specs like this, the XZ4 may well do it.
We should also see a Snapdragon 855, a 6.2-inch screen and, hopefully, a less blocky design than Sony usually gives us. Click below to see more of the XZ4:
Image Credit: @OnLeaks/ MySmartPrice
Are Apple or Google at MWC?
You'll notice that we haven't spoken about Apple or Google. That's because these brands tend to shy away from big trade shows, for fear of losing out on some of the hype that typically surrounds their own standalone phone launches.
Google will likely be present at MWC, but will be showing off Android and Android Go alongside the phones that use those operating systems. It certainly won't be showing off any new hardware.
Apple won't even bother showing up to MWC, as it really has no need to. However, Apple normally holds a product launch event in March, so there's a chance (albeit a slim one) that we might see a new iPhone next month.
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Историята на радиолюбителството в България започва на 5 юни 1926 г.

Тогава 38 души – електроинженери, радиотехници, кадрови военни, търговец и директор на строително дружество, учредяват първия "Български радиоклуб" на събрание в салона на Софийското градско казино. Според приетия устав "основната цел на радиоклуба е да просещава и обединява всички лица, които се интересуват от радиото, и да действува за въвеждането, усъвършенствуването и разпространяването му у нас".

Царство България
Първият българин – радиолюбител, в съвременния смисъл на думата, е Иван Пейчев. Той е участник в Септемврийското въстание и след потушаването му напуска страната и става политически емигрант в СССР. Там получава съветски радиолюбителски повиквателен знак – EU2FB.

На 10 май 1927 г. е приет първият Закон за радиото (ДВ, бр. 29 от 10 май 1927 г.). През 1927 – 1928 година излиза списание "Радиолюбител", издавано от инженер Д. Бунев, а от 1932 година започва да излиза списание "Родно радио".

Според някои автори първата радиолюбителска дейност в България осъществява Иван Джаков. Първоначално конструира приемник тип "0-V-1", който по-късно усъвършенства до тип "1-V-1". С него той редовно наблюдава любителски радиовръзки на честота 7 MHz. През 1938 г. Иван Джаков построява любителски радиопредавател с две лампи – осцилатор по схемата "Клап" и крайно стъпало с лампа 6L6 за удвояване на честотата. На 24 април 1938 г. излъчва първото радиолюбителско повикване от територията на България, от София, в телеграфен режим по морзовата азбука, на честота 7 MHz – "CQ de LZ1ID". Веднага осъществява няколко връзки и през следващата година и половина установява стотици радиовръзки с любители от цял свят. LZ1ID (ID – Иван Джаков) е първата и за времето си – единствената любителска радиостанция с български инициал LZ, което я прави много рядък, и желан кореспондент за радиолюбителите от останалите страни. Иван Джаков започва да получава и изпраща QSL-картички. Негов QSL-мениджър става швейцарецът Франц Бех (с инициал "HB9CE").

Според други източници от 1932 година съществуват любителски радиостанции в България. През лятото на тази година членове на новосформирания Българския радиосъюз използват късовълновия радиопредавател, конструиран от Стоян Бояджиев, и организират радиопредавания, чрез които се свързват със слушатели от България и извън нея. Станцията носи международния кодов номер LZS1 и е закрита от полицията след едномесечно съществуване.

Народна република България
През 1945 г. Иван Джаков подновява радиолюбителската си дейност от София с инициал "LZ1XX", а по-късно – LZ1RF.

На 12 септември 1947 г. за пръв път заседава Инициативният комитет на радиолюбителството, който набелязва насоки за развитие на движението в България. В края на 1947 г. започва изграждането на "Народния съюз за спорт и техника", където е включена радиолюбителската дейност. През март 1948 г. е проведен официално учередителният конгрес на организацията. Като подразделение към НССТ е създаден Комитет по радиолюбителство. За пръв председател е избран Митхен Андреев, а след него – Асен Маринчевски.

Първата клубна любителска радиостанция в България започва работа на 25 декември 1949 г. с инициал LZ1AA от София. Тя е клубна радиостанция на НССТ. Оператор е Огнян Кукуров – кадрови военнослужещ от Българската народна армия, по-късно началник на отдел "Свързочен" в Централния комитет (ЦК) на ДОСО. Първоначално разрешението е издадено само за няколко дни, по случай Втората национална радиолюбителска конференция. На 20 януари 1952 г. на ул. Г.С. Раковски №155 (на пл. "Славейков") в София е открит Централният радиоклуб (ЦРК) на НРБ. Инициалът на клубната радиостанция е LZ1KAB, по аналогия с инициала на ЦРК на СССР – UA3KAB. В същия ден е осъществена и първата официална любителска радиовръзка от LZ1KAB, с оператор Огнян Кукуров, на честота 7 MHz, в телеграфен режим.

Радиолюбителската дейност в България усилено се развива в системата на ДОСО – ОВТПН – ОСО. През 1952 г. Централният съвет на ДОСО и Министерството на пощите, телеграфите и телефоните започват да издават списание "Радио" (по-късно – "Радио и телевизия" и "Радио, телевизия и електроника"). Първата радиолюбителска диплома, към която започват да се стремят българските радиолюбители, е чехословашката "PZMT", учредена през 1952 г. – "Слушал страните от лагера на мира". За получаването ѝ се зачитат радионаблюдения след 28 април 1949 г. – откриването на Световния конгрес на привържениците на мира.

На 29 октомври 1953 г. осем души от България участват в международното състезание по радиотелеграфия в Москва. Това е първото българско участие на международно първенство по радиоспорт. На 18 януари 1956 г. LZ1KPZ за пръв път установява радиолюбителска връзка от България със Северния полюс, със съветската арктическа експедиция, с инициал "UPOL5". На 4 октомври 1957 г. СССР пуска в орбита първият изкуствен спътник на Земята – Спутник-1. Той излъчва радиосигнали на честоти 20,005 MHz и 40,002 MHz. Сигналите на 40,002 MHz са приети от Радиоизмервателния и контролен йоносферен център в София, а тези на 20,005 MHz – от български радиолюбители от LZ1KBA, LZ2KDO, LZ2KST и други.

През 1958 г. Емил Стоилов конструира първият в България приемник за спортно радиоориентиране (радиозасичане) на честота 144 MHz – свръхгенеративен приемник тип "1-V-2", с две лампи "6AK5" и една "3S4T". На 20 декември 1960 г. Константин Чобанов (LZ1WD) за пръв път излъчва с радиолюбителска радиостанция на SSB. На 4 юни 1963 г. Спас Делистоянов осъществява първата любителска радиовръзка от България с отражение от метеорни следи, на честота 144 MHz, с кореспондент SP5SM. През 1970 г. Ангел Стефанов (LZ1TQ) осъществява първото излъчване на SSTV в България. Конструираната от него схема печели първо място на Московската радиолюбителска изложба.

На 15 октомври 1971 г. излиза в орбита първият изкуствен спътник с радиолюбителски ретранслатор на борда – "OSCAR-6". Ангел Несторов (LZ1AG) е първият българин, осъществил спътникова любителска радиовръзка. За година и половина той осъществява през спътника 350 радиовръзки с кореспонденти от 30 страни на 3 континента.

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През 1992 г. ОСО е разформирована с указ на президента Желю Желев. Радиоклубовете преминават под ръководството на Управлението за предказармена подготовка на младежта (УППМ) при Министерството на отбраната и на практика прекратяват любителската си дейност. Централният радиоклуб се трансформира в работилница за поддръжка на материалната база на радиоклубовете, които по-късно са закрити.

На 15 ноември 1991 г. Българската федерация на радиолюбителите се регистрира официално в съда като самостоятелно юридическо лице. Инициативата е на Антон Илиев (LZ1EC), а учредители са още Милчо Миланов (LZ1RF), Здравка Бучкова (LZ1ZQ), Костадин Кишишев (LZ1FN) и Огнян Цветанов (LZ2PO). През юни 1992 г. по инициатива на Владимир Даскалов (LZ1KZ) в Казанлък се провежда първото изложение на радиолюбителска апаратура "Хоби радио".

През 1994 г. започва изграждането на българската антарктическа база "Св. Климент Охридски" на остров Ливингстън. В построяването ѝ участва Мико Миков (LZ1RR), който носи любителска радоапаратура и осъществява оттам радиовръзки с инициал LZ0A. През следващата година радиолюбителската дейност от Антарктика с инициал LZ0A продължава Йордан Янков (LZ2UU).

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Toyota's fuel cell-powered Highlander SUV demonstrates the potential of a zero-emission power plant, but serious obstacles remain before consumers will be able to own these remarkable vehicles.
Conclusion of exclusive interview with John DeCicco, author of the AEEE's Green Book, The Environmental Guide to Cars and Trucks.
According to John DeCicco, there is a general consensus in and around the US Capitol that the nation needs to be doing more in the way of conservation, energy efficiency and clean technologies. The problem is, few seem to agree on the means and extent to which the nation needs to respond. Even President Bush is starting to talk about the need for conservation, as he did in his recent State-of-the-Union address.
Within the environmental community, DeCicco observed, "I think that we're cheered by hearing the word "conservation." We were cheered to some extent by the fact that it got mentioned in the Bush-Cheney energy plan that was released earlier last year. But so far, what we're seeing in terms of concrete policy from this administration in that area, largely comes up short.
"The administration was largely on board with the House energy package in July and that had a lot of shortcomings from an environmental point of view. And to put it bluntly there was a phony fuel economy measure put in there that will probably result in no net fuel savings in that sector, and no real commitment to commercialize the best versions of new technologies."
"So, we are still looking for some better leadership in this area right now in Washington," DeCicco stated. "There's a sense that things need to be done, but I think we're clearly looking for some better leadership than we are getting, certainly from the (Bush) administration."
DeCicco also pointed out that although the Democratic leadership of the Senate in the form of Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) has offered his own energy plan, "in the tough areas like auto fuel economy, he has been very vague about that." As a whole, DeCicco sees little real leadership on these critical areas emerging from either the Republican or Democratic parties.
New Paint For the Same Old Car?
The recently announced Freedom CAR program, which has some $150 million dollars set aside for it in the Presidents new budget, would seem to indicate the Administration's growing confidence in fuel cells and hydrogen technology. But for DeCicco, it gets a mixed review.
"The research towards a hydrogen fuel cell future is legitimate and valuable," he stated. "In the Freedom CAR announcement, they essentially ratified the commitments this administration had already made earlier. . . We're heartened that there will be, at least, a staying the course from the level of commitment to R&D in this area that we've had that's taken the technology to the point that it is now from the commitments made under the previous (Clinton) administration.
"I think the prospects for Freedom CAR to be more successful than PNGV are going to hinge on the extent to which this administration and the Congress really put in place the requirements that the technology gets used to improve efficiency and gets used sooner rather than maybe someday later."
On the negative side, DeCicco sees the high-profile announcement, wrapping the program in the flag, as giving car companies -- in this case GM -- an opportunity to showcase its AUTOnomy concept vehicle program while suggesting that it should no longer be bothered with implementing fuel economy improvements in this near-term product plans.
"That's a strong negative that gets back to the 'fig leaf' problem," he stated. "I think it a disservice to the engineers working on these issues, a disservice to the American consumer when (carmakers) are taking legitimate and promising research directions like this and using it as a foil against overdue and badly needed regulatory progress on auto efficiency."
Similarly DeCicco gives Freedom CAR's predecessor -- the PNGV program -- an equally mixed review. From his perspective, American carmakers used the program's long-term R&D goals an "inoculation against accountability" for a lack of real progress in the area of fuel efficiency over the last decade.
Not the PNGV didn't have its positive aspects. "It was under PNGV that fuel cells advanced over the last nine years," DeCicco pointed out.
However, he added that when PNGV was announced in 1993, it had three major goals. These included improving the competitive of the US auto industry, to deploy new efficiency and emission control technology as it became available, and finally, to develop a family sedan with 80mpg fuel efficiency.
"If we look back and say these are the three goals that they set out for themselves, I think the greatest lost opportunities really has more to do with goals one and two," DeCicco. "If you look at the competitiveness issue, well, frankly, Honda and Toyota have beaten the pants off the big three in getting the technology to market."
He explained that if you just look at goal two -- improved fuel efficiency -- over the last eight years, US fuel economy has declined.
"I have come to call goal two, the orphan goal of the partnership. They forgot about deploying things to deliver near-term benefits. That relates to the statement I made earlier, that without the commitment to really improve efficiency across the board, we wont' drive progress just by throwing R&D dollars at it."
DeCicco says this is a lesson that the current Administration needs to quickly learn.
"I think the prospects for Freedom CAR to be more successful than PNGV are going to hinge on the extent to which this administration and the Congress really put in place the requirements that the technology gets used to improve efficiency and gets used sooner than maybe someday later."
Critics of raising Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards in the US claim that doing so will result in a greater number of traffic deaths on American roads, an argument DeCicco rejects.
According to the critics, in order for carmakers to improve efficiency they have to build smaller or lighter vehicles. DeCicco doesn't believe this will result in more deaths on the nation's roads. He points out that making cars lighter is only one of a set of technology tools designers can use to improve fuel efficiency.
"People also confuse mass with size," he continued. "There is nothing inherently protective from an overall safety point of view about mass for mass sake. Vehicles do need adequate crush space and energy absorbing capabilities and statistically it has been impossible to unravel mass from the size part of the equation. And a technology based solution on efficiency involves making vehicles lighter without making them smaller. It's not clear whether there's any safety risk whatsoever, if you take that route."
"Then there is a third element of the fallacy," he responded. "That's the one of individual risk versus societal risk. The visceral argument the car companies and their apologists advance that big, heavy wins over small, light. But what that implies is that one person's protection come at another's expense. And in fact, from a public safety point of view we end up no better off as a society..."
"But then if you go beyond that and look at the accident statistics and what's really been happening over the last decade, the fleet has been getting heavier due to the increased sales of heavier vehicles such as SUVs. And guess what, the accident statistics show that more people are being killed as result. The fact that the fleet has actually gotten heavier is causing problems in terms of traffic safety. The damage done to others on the road outweighs any marginal benefits of protection for the individual driving the heavier vehicle. In fact, it is not clear that the heavier vehicles are safer because a lot of them are prone to rollover.
"If you slice apart the accident statistics what you see is a steady decline in fatalities in car-to-car crashes and single car crashes of cars, but we see increased problems in truck to car crashes and rollovers. As a result there has been no progress in overall fatalities in recent years. It's been holding steady. And the improvements in car safety as a result of improved structures, airbags and those sorts of things, have been offset by the adverse safety effects due to the rise of light trucks and SUVs.
"When you look at the accident statistics and take a society perspective that that simplistic argument is very fallacious."
DeCicco contends that if carmakers took a best-of-technology approach to addressing both fuel efficiency and safety in both passenger cars and light trucks, that the net result would be a safer, more efficient fleet.
But Do People Really Care?
While seeking to improve fuel efficiency is a laudable goal that EV World strongly endorses, the question is does the average car buyer in America really care about whether or not his or her car is "green"?
DeCicco responded that he didn't think those of use involved in this debate have done anywhere near enough to educate and inform the American car buying public about this issue. Over the last five years the public response to the Green Book has been positive, so much so that he thinks, "there is a real interest out there."
"I think the American public cares about the environment. They care about that in the cars they drive. But there is an information gap, an education gap. A lot of people don't clearly associate the efficiency of their vehicle with global warming. They don't clearly associate vehicle choice with (its) health impact. I think there is a latent interest there, but I think much more could be done to exploit it and empower consumers to act their green impulses."
DeCicco's SAE report, "Fuel Cell Vehicles: Technology and Policy Issues," can be ordered directly from the Society of Automotive Engineers at http://fuelcells.sae.org.


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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks calls for shortcomings in the protection of the rights of immigrant children to be addressed in his report on Ireland following his visit in November 2016.
European Commission's White Paper on the Future of Europe sets out the main achievements of the European Union and also addresses the challenges that Europe faces, presenting five potential scenarios for how the Union could evolve by 2025, depending on how it chooses to respond.
European Commission release Communication on renewed EU Action Plan on Return and set of recommendations, provides guidance on how Member States can make return procedures more effective when implementing the EU's legislation on return.
European Commission issue fifth report on the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement.
European Commission issue ninth report on relocation and resettlement.
AIDA 2016 Update: Ireland - the updated Country Report on Ireland tracks developments in the country's asylum system following substantial reforms introduced in 2016.
Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) report Together in the EU – Promoting the participation of migrants and their descendants and infographic examines Member States' integration policies and action plans for promoting their participation in society, focusing on non-discrimination, education, employment, language learning and political engagement.
IOM-EU Cooperation on Migration and Mobility: Addressing the Valletta Summit Priorities Together report examines how IOM and the European Union are working together across the five priority domains agreed at the Valletta Summit on Migration in 2015.
UNHCR paper Desperate Journey looks at refugees and migrants entering and crossing Europe via the Mediterranean and Western Balkans routes.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) publication Dying to Reach Europe: Eritreans in search of safety is based on the first-hand testimonies of refugees who have fled Eritrea.
Frontex publish Annual Risk Analysis 2017, Risk Analysis Network Quarterly Report (FRAN Q3 2016); Western Balkans Risk Analysis Network Quarterly Report (Q3 2016); and Eastern Partnership Risk Analysis Network Quarterly Report (Q3 2016).
IOM: 26,589 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 26 March, with over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece. This compares with 163,895 through the first 86 days of 2016.
EASO: latest asylum trends for February 2017 show EU+ countries recorded 59,036 applications for international protection.
Frontex: In February 2017, the number of migrants reaching the Italian shores increased to 9,000. The number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands fell slightly to just over 1,000 and there were fewer than 1,000 detections of illegal border-crossings in the Western Balkans.
Eurostat: 1,204,300 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU) in 2016.
Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA): Monthly overview for March 2017 and thematic focus: Current migration situation in the EU: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex asylum seekers.


Kadachi Pillar I is an Insect Glaive Weapon in Monster Hunter World (MHW). All weapons have unique properties relating to their Attack Power, Elemental Damage and various different looks. Please see Weapon Mechanics to fully understand the depth of your Hunter Arsenal.
Kadachi Pillar has 3 upgrade levels. It follows the Bone path, detailed below.
Kadachi Pillar is part of an upgrade path for the Insect Glaive Weapon Tree. Below is an excerpt of the relevant Tobi-Kadachi tree.
Is this right? No sharpness upgrades?


Ronald Harvey Ward of Canmore AB was born in Wainwright AB Nov 17, 1937 and passed away Sept 21, 2018 in Calgary AB at the age of 80. Ron passed away after a very brief illness.
Ron was predeceased by his wife Lorraine Smith in 2015 and father Harvey Ward.
Survived by his mother Laverna Wensrich of Kelowna BC; Children: Linda Hill of Chilliwack, Allan (Sheila) Ward of Kelowna, Richard (Donna) Ward of Hinton; grandchildren: Ryan (Keiko Tsuruta) Ward, Ashleigh (Jesse Gander) Ward, Steven (Kaleesha) Roux and Daniel (Kristy Hamson) Roux; great grandchildren: Peyton and Paxton Roux and Atsuki Ward; siblings: Esther (Frank) Badowski, Diane (Murdock) Bowen and Brent (Jeanne) Wensrich. Ron is also survived by former wife and friend, Ruth Ward as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
The majority of his work life was with Weldwood Pulp Mill in Hinton. In his retirement Ron continued to work. He was likely to either work as a security guard, or mow greens at a local golf course. He liked to keep busy.
Ron had a passion for horses and motorbikes. He was president and co-founder of the Hinton Bighorn Saddle Club. Ron also loved spending time with family, going for coffee with friends and generally giving people a hard time with his dry sense of humour and boisterous laugh.
Private family service to be held at a later date. Please forward condolences to McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home at www.mcinnisandholloway.com.
Our deep condolences for your loss.
Both of us (Ron and I) were early risers and I would always wave to him as he headed out for coffee early in the morning.
I always told him when I die, and if I come back as a truck, I'd want to be Ron's truck. He was always checking over his vehicles (yes vehicles….plural) and did a wonderful job of maintaining and detailing his trucks/cars.
We spent time visiting back and forth across the street and on our driveways and occasionally I could coax him over for a visit.
Ron was a wonderful neighbor.
There is a hole across the street.
He came shopping in Canadian Tire often & would chat with front end staff.
Very friendly & kind person.
We will miss seeing u.
He shopped often at Canadain Tire.
He would take the time to chat with the front end staff.


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters can start casting ballots in next month's special election.
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) says voters will decide four local issues across seven counties.
In central Ohio, they'll also choose a successor to ex-U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (TEE'-behr-ee), who retired in January. The district's been held by a Republican for 35 years, but Democrats see it as an opportunity.
Republican state Sen. Troy Balderson, of Zanesville, and Democratic Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor are vying for the seat, which represents all or part of Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum and Richland counties.


Now that the calendar has moved into June it's worth thinking about what kind of season it's been so far in the north Strait of Georgia area, and my response would be it has been a good one to date. Unfortunately there's no creel survey in these parts during May anymore so it won't be possible to make an objective comparison based on hard numbers from past years but judged by the many anecdotal reports heard a subjective assessment would have to support the "good season" description.
Simply put, people have been going fishing and, more often than not, been catching chinook salmon. Once again at this time of the year the effort and catch out of Campbell River is heavily weighted into the Strait of Georgia rather than above town in the lower straits. Most places have been producing, from close to home at the Cape Mudge lighthouse to further away in the islands closer to the mainland (Area 15) or well out into the open waters to the south (Area 14). It should be noted that the annual chinook non-retention restrictions at Sentry Shoal and the Kitty Coleman area came into effect June 1, for the entire month. As well, a similar restriction will come into effect June 15 around the Lambert Channel area near French Creek.
The other section of Area 13 that's been enjoying some good fishing is over on the mainland, particularly in Bute Inlet. The pilot chinook retention fishery in the upper half above the Alpha Bluff line (sub-area 13-22) closed May 31 but some productive fishing has been experienced recently in the lower half of the inlet. This part is just about accessible on a day trip from Campbell River, that is if you start really early and don't think about the gas burn too much, but well worth making the effort if only for the spectacular scenery, any fish encountered are a bonus.
A little unusually for the time of year dogfish have been conspicuous by their absence off the south end of Quadra island, allowing those so inclined to fish with bait. Some anglers have been trolling anchovies or, a little slower, cut-plugged herring and some anglers have been mooching herring, no downriggers at all just "weight and bait" – old school!
I'm thinking this fortuitous circumstance will come to an end shortly, if it hasn't already. Personally I never switched away from my favourite lures although I have to admit that for a short while my usual first choice, plugs, weren't working to the extent that I expected them to considering the plentiful abundance of herring around. They seem to be producing again now although I have been fishing with that old stand-by, a flasher and hootchy set up, a bit more than in recent years. One truism about fishing is that nothing works all the time and we have been a bit spoiled at times out of Campbell River.
And as a way to highlight this good fortune, earlier this year a number of keen anglers, who all happened to be realtors at the local Royal LePage Advance realty office, thought it was odd there hadn't been a salmon derby in town for many years and decided there ought to be, especially to promote awareness of productive early summer fishing here. One thing lead to another and so this coming Saturday, June 11 will see the first in what is hoped to be an annual one day derby.
Having got the ball rolling, support from within the community has been impressive and there's quite an array of attractive prizes, including over $20,000 in cash ($5,000.00 first prize!). All the information can be found on the event Facebook page but the key facts are 1) $40 per angler entry fee 2) Only one fish per angler can be weighed in 3) Fishing is restricted to Area 13 only 4) the weigh-in station will be located at the Robert Ostler (Foreshore) Park, with boats able to tie-up/drop-off at P dock in the nearby Coast Discovery Marina.
All profits will be shared between two organizations, the CR and North Island Transition House (founded in part by Anne Elmore, Roderick Haig-Brown's wife, and a cause long supported by these realtors) and the Campbell River Salmon Foundation. It sounds like a number of events are planned through the day around the weigh-in station so even if you're not participating on the water stop by.
In closing, recently DFO announced the coho regulations for 2016. Anglers are encouraged to review the specific fishery notices on the departmental website for exact time and area regulations but, to no big surprise, for much of the inner south coast and outside the surfline on WCVI it will be hatchery only retention this season. One substantive change is the reduction from 4 to 2 coho per day (wild or hatchery) that anglers can keep inside the WCVI surfline, a reflection of forecast reduced abundance of local stocks.
Recently some coho have shown up around the south end of Quadra Island so it'll be interesting to see if this is passing event or they're here for the duration. I caught a hatchery coho recently and it was so small (2 lbs., maybe) I didn't even consider keeping it even though it was legal, hopefully not a typical sized fish at this time of the season.


I have been a loyal Blogger user since 2003 and have observed the gradual evolution of this popular blogging platform. Now, I can confidently say that it has single handedly brought the web closer to millions around the World.
Most of the extra features were introduced after Google took over Blogger from Pyra Labs in 2003. There was a complete overhaul after the launch of the new Blogger in August 2006. However, looking at Wordpress powered blogs with their numerous plugins, I can't help but feel a tinge of jealousy. So far, I have resisted the temptation to jump.
So what improvement would I like to see on blogger?
List of related posts after every post.
- Added the "most popular posts" list manually, based on the page statistics provided by Google Analytics.
- For recent comments, I use the simple widget provided by Blogger templates. Also read my post: Popups on my blogs.
- Got the hack for the label cloud from Phydeaux3.
- Got the hack for related posts (that come after every post) comes from Purple Moggy's Blog.
- List of recent posts from the IT Skyline blog.
Blogger allows us to upload pictures but wouldn't it be great if we could link those pictures to another page or site. Unfortunately, right now we can only put up a title and a caption.
A lot of people would also be really happy if they gave us a few 3 column templates along with the generic 2 column ones to choose from even though there are some free sources out there on the net.
One thing that really bugs me is that Blogger doesn't allow me to show html coding inside the post. However, there is a solution. Check out the hack on the Beautiful Beat blog.
BTW, so many people have been asking me on how to put the Digg button on their blogs. So here's the code. Can't remember where I got it from though. If you are the author, please inform me and I will put up an acknowledgment accordingly.
7. Replace it with the following code. Just make sure you save your old template first.
Are there any other features that you would like to see on blogger?
First of all, thanks Adam for your recommendation about my tutorial on the new blogger recent posts widget! You have quite a widgetry blog now!
I too found blogger back around 2004 when I was doing my software engineering team project for school and thought that I needed a blogging platform to communicate with my developers, update on progresses and share programming knowledge, you know the whole aspects of "social networking" had about to unleashed. Well, looked around back then, blogger was probably the best blog content management system for free that I have researched. From that day, blogger has been my choice for blogging. However, I totally agree with dan buell that the lack of template choices and ted ugliness of them was fine with my project blog during 2004, but in 2007 now, new blogger has transform into much smarter blog platform which is always the intention coming form Google. Just look at its main page, nothing else but that search box, simplicity at its finest...lol! So to ask Google to come up with elegant template design and such fancy widgets probably is like asking strangers for a kiss...lol! They will comply if the community pressure enuf and I mean our voice as new blogger fans can really make a difference! Since I am also using wordpress, I can make few judgments based on my experience thus far. wordpress has very clean content design and equates to SEO friendly! It has superior collections of template designs and tons of useful widgets. It also has built in stats analysis and import/export web services for other blog platforms! As you can see Wordpress is becoming a way better choice for blogging community and I find that is a great thing because now new blogger gotta feel the pressure to up the antes just for the heck of "retaining" bloggers! Can't blame Google's new blogger team tho, Wordpress team is probably younger and more artistic than they will ever get.
However, I still think that new blogger can be just a good if not better if Google gets their head together and start making blog services that are more relevant, more SEO friendly and more attractive! That is why in 2007 late July, I have decided to go for new blogger as of late savvy Wordpress blogger since June of 2007! It was a tuf move and adsense also have something to do with it. It was a rough start like you too experienced, but luckily due to my semi-expertize in web development and design. I can to start liking new blogger considering that I have to do most of hack and tweak to magnify the difference from millions of same blogs out there using default templates.
Now, that I have invested a lot in new blogger and the least i hope that Google can do is by add few more useful widgets for their blogging community in return, is that too much to ask? Well, lets see how the new blogger future pan out. I am glad that you blog about this issue, it has been in my chest for few months now!
David: Thanks for dropping by my blog and that really long and insightful comment.


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Category: Announcements
Eliot Tower Stabilized Stone Dust Paving Installed
The first phase of construction at Eliot Tower and Memorial Bridge is complete, after hardscape construction by Lawrence Lynch Corporation and erosion control seeding by MON Landscaping in summer and fall 2021. These early 20th century structures at the DCR-managed Great Blue Hill Reservation are part of a larger loop trail constructed as a memorial […]
Marion Town House Ribbon Cutting
On Saturday, November 6, Town Officials and leaders from the Sippican Historical Society celebrated a ribbon-cutting for work completed in 2021 at the Town House in Marion, MA. This Italianate structure–built in the 19th century with funds from local businesswoman Elizabeth Taber–once housed the Tabor Academy and now serves as town offices. D&F's involvement in […]
Jack Sweeney-Taylor joins Dodson & Flinker
Dodson & Flinker welcomes Jack Sweeney-Taylor as an associate planner. Prior to joining our team, Jack worked as a middle school teacher in western Massachusetts and New York Cit, which informed his interest in collaborative decision-making processes to address housing, economic development, and access to urban green space. A native of eastern Massachusetts, Jack attended […]
Job Posting: Planner/Urban Designer
Dodson & Flinker is seeking a planner/urban designer with 0-4 years of experience. We are looking for a creative, thoughtful, and well-organized person, with strong visual, verbal, and written communication skills, and an ability to work both independently and within a team. Applicants should have interests and skills that range from large-scale planning to site […]
Irwin M. Jacobs School Receives William W. Caudill Citation for Excellence in Educational Design and Architecture
We are excited and honored to announce that the Irwin M. Jacobs School in New Bedford, MA was awarded the 2019 William W. Caudill Citation by American School & University's Architectural Portfolio, a designation indicating the top submission for newly-designed Pre K-12 schools nationwide. Dodson & Flinker collaborated with Turowski2 Architects on the school, which […]
Swansea Town Beach Master Plan Under Construction
Construction is underway for a new bath house and lifeguard building on Swansea, MA's Town Beach, part of a beachfront revitalization project that Dodson & Flinker worked on with Stephen Kelleher Architects. The master plan was accepted by the Town in October of 2014, and several elements have already been implemented, including beach nourishment, dune […]
Elizabeth Taber Library holds grand opening
The Town of Marion, MA celebrated the opening of the renovated Elizabeth Taber Library this Memorial Day with a grand reopening ceremony and ribbon cutting. Dodson & Flinker collaborated with Turowski2 Architecture on the project, which included a new ADA-accessible entrance for the 19th-century building, as well as custom stone work and new garden […]
On The Boards: Shaw Elementary School
Dodson & Flinker is collaborating with T2 Architecture on the design of a new campus for Millbury, MA's Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School, which will serve 550 students in grades 3-6. The project is now in the final stages of schematic design under the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program. Dodson & Flinker's proposed design […]
Dodson & Flinker wins 2019 BSLA Award for Montauk Hamlet Master Plan
Dodson & Flinker's "Montauk Hamlet Master Plan" was recognized at the 2019 BSLA Awards Gala in May with a Merit Award in the Analysis and Planning category. Montauk's master plan was one of a series Dodson & Flinker completed to envision the economic future of each of East Hampton, New York's five hamlets. Its pristine […]
Peter Flinker named ASLA Fellow
Peter Flinker is among 23 ASLA members who have been elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows for 2017.
Plains Elementary School wins WM AIA Award
Plains Elementary School has received a Merit Award from the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Society of Architects.
Our New Office
After more than thirty years in Ashfield, MA, Dodson & Flinker has moved to a new location. Our new address is Suite 101, 40 Main Street, Florence MA 01062.
Dodson & Flinker welcomes Wenjie Liu as our newest Associate. Wenjie finished her Master's of Landscape Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May.
Dan Shaw Joins Dodson & Flinker
Dodson & Flinker welcomes Dan Shaw as an associate landscape designer. Prior to joining us, Dan worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest on projects that integrated public space and ecological restoration. Dan holds a Master's in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington and a Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts.
Hannigan Elementary School Begins Design Development
Working with a design team led by T2 architects, D&F has been working with the Town of New Bedford to explore options for a replacement to John Hannigan Elementary School.
D&F Coastal Resilience Projects
In 2015, D&F has had the opportunity to work with a number of local governments and non-profits to improve the resilience and accessibility of southeastern Massachusetts' coastal landscape.
New Bedford Form-Based Code Charrette
In July 2015, D&F helped lead a week-long design charrette in New Bedford, MA, with Brovitz Community Planning and Design and the Principle Group.
Farmington Center Visioning
Over a period of three days in March, several hundred Farmington residents participated in a charrette led by Dodson & Flinker and Mullin Associates.
Minuteman Crossing Wins WMAIA Honor Award
On Thursday, Dodson & Flinker, Inc. was pleased to accept an Honor Award from the Western Massachusetts chapter of The American Institute of Architects for the Minuteman Crossing plaza at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Deb Tacy joins D&F as office manager
Deb Tacy recently joined D&F as office manager. A 35-year native of Ashfield, MA, Deb returned to school at age 38 to pursue a degree in accounting and certification in tax preparation. Deb is also a 2005 graduate of New York Institute of Photography, and her work has been published in Smithsonian magazine. She has been a "working professional on the side" for many years.
Harry Dodson Talks Urban River Restoration in Shaoxing, China
Harry Dodson just returned from a conference in Shaoxing, China, where he gave a presentation and worked with a group of Chinese and American professionals and academics to help generate ideas about urban river restoration in the city.
Streetscape Recommendation from D&F's Livability Plan for Downtown Turners Falls to be Built
The town of Montague, village of Turners Falls, has issued an RFP for the "Avenue A Streetscape Enhancement Project," one of the site-specific recommendations included in the Livability Plan prepared by Dodson & Flinker in June 2013.
Nate Burgess Joins Dodson & Flinker
Dodson & Flinker welcomes Nate Burgess as our newest Associate. Nate graduated this spring from the University of Virginia with a Master's degree in landscape architecture. Prior to moving to the Pioneer Valley, he worked in Washington DC as a trainee with the National Park Service's Historic American Landscape Survey, documenting the historic Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee, WI.
Jennifer Masters Joins the Dodson & Flinker Team
The firm is happy to welcome Jennifer Masters as a new associate. Jennifer recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Masters in landscape architecture, where her research was focused on the intersection of theory and practice relative to the social aspects of urban open space design.
Final Livability Plan for Turners Falls Submitted
The final report, Downtown Turners Falls Livability Plan, available in its entirety on the Town of Montague website, has been submitted. Dodson & Flinker worked hand in hand with residents and village planners of Turners Falls to prepare a final report consisting of a comprehensive analysis, vision plan, design recommendations, and revitalization strategies.
Farm & Forest Report Published
We are pleased to annouce the publication of Community Guidance to Maintain Working Farms and Forests, a report for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Dodson & Flinker collaborated with Horsley Witten Group and the American Farmland Trust to author the report.
Rachel Loeffler Joins Dodson & Flinker Team
Dodson & Flinker is pleased to welcome Rachel Loeffler to our team as Senior Associate. Rachel joins us with over twelve years of design experience. Trained as both an architect and a landscape architect, she is well-versed at leading and contributing to a range of multi-disciplinary projects inclusive of large scale parks, brownfield remediation, waterfronts, campuses, green infrastructure, courtyards, and healing environments.
A Vision for Exeter Earns BLSA Award
Dodson & Flinker has won a merit award in the Landscape Analysis and Planning category from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects for the project and report A Vision for Exeter. Peter Flinker will receive the award at the 2012 BSLA Gala in Boston on April 26th.


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Photo Laboratory A »
Smoking Break
Director: Jonay GARCÍA
18 min. 2018,
with dialogue, Spanish, English subtitled
Screenplay: Iván López
Cinematographer: Ja Doria
Editor: Iván López
Víctor Hubara, Cristina Santacreu
On a broken night, a stranger sets out to smoke his last cigarette.
Major screenings, presentations:
Lift-Off Sessions United Kingdom
San Rafael en Corto Grand Canary, Spain
Festival de Cortos Villa de La Orotava - Canarias Tenerife, Spain
Jagran International Film Festival Republic of India
Jonay GARCÍA
Iván López (Tenerife, Spain, 1976)
Iván López holds a Master's Degree in film direction from the Universidad Camilo José Cela.
He won the Cajacanarias award for best short documentary with Dueños de una esperanza.
He has directed and co-directed nearly 20 fiction short films, many of which have won regional awards and have been selected in national festivals. He won the Best Canary Short Film at the XI Lanzarote Film Festival 2011 with Mientras Anochece; he obtained a special mention of the jury at the Festivalito of La Palma 2010 and won the first prize Canarias Rueda La Palma 2011, as well as the Best Canary Short Film at the Lanzarote Film Festival 2012 and the second award at the national competition at the Piélagos en Corto Festival in Cantabria in 2012.
He won the FIBAC 2014 award with his short film Un viaje al infinito and obtained a special mention of the jury at the Rochester Film Festival, in New York, with Golosinas in 2015.
He also won the best short film at the ENMUT 2017 Festival in Barcelona with Náufragos.
He won the best Canary short film award at MIDEC, the University of La Laguna Film Festival, with Náufragos in 2017.
Digital 104 Film Distribution
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