Space Shuttle in LA - Pretty Awesome

It was really cool to see the NYC flyby a few months back.  This video of the LA shuttle is just amazing.  Though sadly I read somewhere that many street trees were sacrificed to get the shuttle to its destination.  

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Eye Candy, Low Earth/On Earth Orbit(er) edition

Good work by the LA Times  yields ~2:40 of pure pleasure

You're welcome.

Chat about whatever.

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NYT Covers Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter Plan

People have to go somewhere, and no neighborhood is above contributing
to alleviating the homeless problem.

This particular proposal has some sketchy details and characters
involved. Given the profit to be made in the city's Rube Goldberg
homeless housing programs, Councilman Lander, the BP and our other
elected officials are right to ask some sharp questions about this
project.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/nyregion/carroll-gardens-brooklyn-residents-outraged-by-homeless-shelter-plans.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

Sad to think that if the DOB was doing its job in the first place and
policing architects like Robert Scarano when he was sliding his
illegal zoning monstrosities through the self certification process,
we'd be having a very different conversation.

EDIT:
I meant to post this story Tuesday, which has significant background on some of the figures involved.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/10/6538212/new-carroll-gardens-homeless-shelter-built-old-relationships

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Clinton Street Reopened After Church Collapse

Months after the tragic, fatal collapse at Christ Church, the intersection at Clinton and Kane is once again passable. 

http://cobblehillassociation.blogspot.com/2012/10/clinton-st-kane-streets-re-opened.html

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Saw-whet Owl Is Delivered to New York Parks Dept. - NYTimes.com

Owl? More like scowl, amirite?

I'll show myself out.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/in-a-shoebox-an-owl-and-a-mystery/?ref=nyregion


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Huge Downtown Site up for Grabs

Not only a huge parcel but currently a hideous, grossly underutilized one.

For a developer with deep pockets, a lot of potential there.

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/10/huge-downtown-site-up-for-grabs/


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Mitt Romney Is A Pathological Liar

Romney/Ryan. Yeah, that's the ticket!  Someone should tell Jon Lovitz Mitt's stealing his bit. 

Rafalca?  Oh no, that belongs to my wife … Morgan Fairchild. 

http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/10/11/post-truth/

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Prospect Heights residents' fears of Barbra Streisand traffic snarls unfounded, no major jams near arena - Daily News

All I can say is thank god the City didn't force them to build a ton
of traffic-inducing parking for the Barclay's Arena.

Area residents who were demanding more parking have no idea what they
would have been in for. A combination of more traffic and an
additional hulking parking structure that would have been an underused
money pit like the deck (dreck?) at Yankee Stadium.

That said, I still think the City needs to implement a residential
parking permit program. But people who demand more parking in
situations like these really need a primer on induced traffic demand.

http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1181349

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