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Up for discussion at the first available before calling Ms. Town Council Notes meeting will be Article 2 Long to book the space. De- (animal control), Article 5 bate ensued about whether ll Council Members and the Mayor were present at (environmental health), Ar- it was worth the extra effort the February 13 Town Council Meeting. A half dozen ticle 6 (anti-litter), Article 9 of keeping said calendar Aresidents were present for a relatively short meeting, in part (applicability of County leg- up to date. Resident Gloria because the representative Aaron islation), and Article 11 Levin volunteered to man- LaRocca was absent. (licenses and occupations). age it, but Ms. Long and Council Member Long re- others remained skeptical Town Business sible lures suggested at the ported that there has been it would solve any problems Council Member Stiglitz January Council meeting. an uptick in Town Hall us- with the current system, said that the next police We’ll see if those treats ap- age by residents, mostly for which at this point consists board meeting would be in pear on March 27. Residents parties for small children. of one instance of a double March, so there was nothing interested in attending and And Mr. Stiglitz floated the booking. Town Clerk Stacey to report. participating should read idea of keeping a calendar Malmgren will discuss fea- There was a lengthy dis- the ordinances that will be of scheduled Town Hall us- sibility of a calendar with cussion about the upcoming covered on a given night and age on the Town website, so our Town's new webmaster open Council meetings to come prepared with input. residents can see if a day is (a co-worker of hers at Nor- rework the Town ordinanc- wood School). es. The current ordinances The project to replace are available on the Town cracked sidewalks around website, and residents are Town has been completed. encouraged to attend the All told, Charles Cooley meetings, the first of which Stonework replaced about is scheduled for March 27 50 squares, or about enough from 8–9:30 PM at Town for half the Town to scratch Hall. In all the discussion their initials in cement right about how to make the in front of their houses. meetings as efficient as pos- Council Member Costello sible, no mention was made Charles Cooley and and Mr. Stiglitz raised the of the offer of cookies and crew replaced cracked possibility of getting bids sidewalks last month cheese and fruit as pos- for the Town's trash ser-

The Echo 1 vice. While people aren’t an official Town flag would The Echo across-the-board unhappy be the outcome. Mr. Stiglitz Distributed free to Glen Echo residents. Subscriptions for non-residents: $12 per year (to subscribe call with Waste Management of thought that the process Susan Grigsby, 301-229-7735). Copies of The Echo are Maryland, it is considered should be a “community” on file at Little Falls Library. Also provided online at more expensive and less affair, but that enthusiasm www.glenecho.org. Total circulation: 190. responsive than some com- from Town residents (in the Editor Emily Parsons petitors. The reason resi- form of wide participation ([email protected]) dents aren't notified about in a flag contest) could sway art editor Mary Parsons holiday pick-up schedules is him to make a flag official Contributors Carol Barton, Jerry Bodlander, Dia Costello, Matt Costello, Bernie Edelman, that the Town hasn’t got- at a later date. Ms. Long was Phyllis Fordham, Angela Hirsch, Ellen Leary, ten one from the company. adamantly against an of- Gloria Levin, Rex Rhein, Debi Sacks, Martha Shannon, The Council will reach out ficial Town flag, saying that Holly Shimizu, Patty Sieber, Mickie Simpson, Dan Spealman, Bill Vincent, Julia Wilson to a couple of other service the Maryland flag should be Copy editors Maire Hewitt, Debbie Lange providers for bids. enough and suggesting that editorial intern Maggie Corbett Mr. Hirsch is the only resi- Advertising Patty Sieber ([email protected]) Town Flag dent interested in a Town Distribution Jane Stevenson, Jan Shaut, As reported in the last Echo, flag—an assertion belied by Sally Law, Raya Bodnarchuk, Maire Hewitt the committee to oversee the Town poll in which 72 Circulation Susan Grigsby, Julie Lull a competition to select a percent of respondents sup- Next Deadline: March 20, 2017 Town flag (aka the flag com- ported the idea of a Town Letters to the editor are welcome. They must be signed. mittee), made up of Aaron flag. Ms. Costello was silent Articles for publication are also solicited. Please send Hirsch, Renny Springuel, during this discussion, and comments about The Echo to the editor, the Mayor, or any and Pete Epanchin, has the Mayor was ready to Council Member. Volunteer reporters are always needed. come up with rules for sub- adjourn the meeting. It was mitting flag designs and for left that the flag committee conducting a Town vote on should decide whether to those designs. Despite mov- proceed. ing forward with outlining a process at the behest of Town Expenses the Town Council, Members In January, the Town paid were unwilling to give it $4,173 to Waste Manage- official sanction. Council ment of Maryland, $3,490 Member Matney was the to Lee’s Tree Service, and Town of Glen Echo only Member willing to $1,152 to Bolt Legal. —Emily MARYLAND 20812 proceed and accept that Parsons Phone: 301-320-4041 Fax: 301-320-3639 Website: www.glenecho.org Office: 6106 Harvard Ave. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 598, Glen Echo, MD 20812 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 5 PM to 7 PM MICKIEMICKIE SIMPSONSIMPSON Associate Broker | Green Realtor MAYOR Associate Broker | Green Realtor Debbie Beers (301-229-7308) RealRealReal estate estate estate professional professional COUNCIL MEMBERS and Glen Echo neighbor Matt Stiglitz (301-229-0926) andand Glen Glen Echo Echo neighbor neighbor Nancy Long (301-332-3823) [email protected]@ttrsir.com Dia Costello (301-538-7784) [email protected] mobile 202.906.9865 mobile TTR Steve Matney (301-320-2059) linkedin.com/in/mickiesimpson202.906.9865 mobile linkedin.com/in/mickiesimpson Friendshiplinkedin.com/in/mickiesimpson Heights office CLERK–TREASURER 301.967.3344 Stacey Malmgren (301-320-4041) www.ttrsir.comFriendshipFriendship Heights Heights office office Next Town Council Meeting: March 13, 2017, 8 PM 301.967.3344301.967.3344 www.ttrsir.comwww.ttrsir.com 2 March 2017 Election Notice Letters to the Editor

Town election for the Candidacy letters should received two letters in response to a photo we ran seats of two Town Coun- be delivered to Susan in the February issue. The photo shows a resident Acil Members, currently held Grigsby, Supervisor, Board Icarrying a sign with explicit language in the Women’s by Steve Matney and Matt of Elections, 7325 Univer- March in January. Ali and Patrick Hooper said it Stiglitz, and the Mayorship, sity Avenue, Glen Echo, MD wasn’t appropriate for our younger readers and the currently held by Debbie 20812. Absentee ballots publication should be “family friendly.” Rex Rhein Beers, will be Monday, May will be provided to those equated the publication of the photo with the “boor- 1, 2017, from 5 PM to 9 PM at requesting them, in writing, ishness” of our new Commander in Chief. He also the Town Hall. All seats will prior to the election, likewise wrote that our readers “are evidently not expected to be for a four-year term. through the Supervisor of be shocked by [profane language] either in public or Candidates must be regis- the Board of Elections. in the pages of The Echo.” tered Glen Echo voters who The Echo would like to To the Hoopers and Mr. Rhein and any other people have resided in the Town at offer space in the April issue in Town who thought the photo was over the line, I least one year prior to the for statements from any apologize. We certainly mean to put out a publication election and be at least 25 candidates running, but the that parents feel comfortable letting their kids read, years of age. They are not deadline for those state- and we will be more careful in the future. I’d respond required to be U.S. citizens. ments to be delivered to to Mr. Rhein that thought was put into whether or not Anyone who would like [email protected] to run the photo, and the language on the sign was ex- to run for these offices must (or in writing to 6001 Bryn pected to elicit an emotional reaction, if not shock itself, file a written declaration of Mawr Aveune) is March both at the march and in the pages of The Echo. That’s candidacy no later than 20 20. If you are planning on the beauty and power of language, and it was a big part days prior to the election, running, please let The Echo of that day of protest. Editing the photo or omitting it which is April 11, 2017. know as soon as possible! just didn’t feel like a more appropriate way to handle it. And in fact, I received positive feedback about the photo spread from several residents. In retrospect, my main qualm about running it stems from the fact that the resident in the photo— Angela Hirsch—wasn’t the person who sent it to me and probably doesn’t appreciate being part of an inadvertent campaign to corrupt our Town’s children! I also offer my apology to her. —Emily Parsons

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6 March 2017 Out and About f the number of blooms I Lara Zinn as the Bird and feminist message feels par- see as I write this in mid- Malinda Kathleen Reese as Ella, ticularly fresh and relevant I in Adventure Theater’s February are any indication, Ella Enchanted these days. We loved it. we’re in for an early spring. Walt Whitman High I’ll ignore the implications School’s annual, incredible for melting icecaps and talent show is March 30 environmental collapse, and through April 1. Don’t miss focus instead on fun spring an evening of music, com- activities (lalalala! Has any- edy, and special effects fea- one seen my rose-colored turing the talents of more sunglasses?). than 100 Whitman students. The first notable event in Tickets go on sale March 5 March actually sounds like at whitmandrama.com. the opposite of fun, but may If you like massive be a smart thing to endure if crowds, the National Cher- you need to make kids’ sum- ry Blossom Festival kicks mer plans. Washington Par- the opportunities to buy your treats, raffle, and mayhem off at the end of the month. ent magazine will sponsor neighbors’ outgrown board on the playground. All are One of the best events, the a summer camp expo at games and camping gear. welcome. kite festival, will fill the skies Lakeforest Mall March 4–5. The following weekend, You have until March 19 around the Washington You can talk to various camp March 18, is Bannockburn to see Ella Enchanted at Monument on April 1. It’s a program folks, and there will Elementary School’s an- Adventure Theater at Glen great chance to see next- be activities for kids. nual fun run, a one-mile Echo. The beloved book level kites, kite competi- Strathmore is presenting sprint, walk, or jog through about a girl who struggles tions, and fly your own kite. family jazz Saturdays ev- the neighborhood, depend- with the “gift” of obedience If crowds aren’t your thing, ery other week through the ing on your level of youthful has been adapted into a I’ll see you on the Glen Echo spring and summer. Each exuberance. It’s followed by totally charming musical. Its field. Angela— Hirsch performance showcases a different tradition or region. March 4 features jazz from the Dish the Middle East, and March 18 highlights jazz influences ately, I've been craving a dish that is before adding two pints of cherry toma- from India. All performances impossible-to-mess-up simple with a toes. Whole or halved will work, because are at the Strathmore Man- Llot of flavor and a nod to summer to keep after they simmer a few minutes, work sion at 11 AM. up our winter spirits. It’s a pasta dish them over with a potato masher, so they I hope you’ve been saving with garlic, bacon, and cherry toma- disappear into the sauce. This only cooks your outgrown board games toes. It ends up like a light carbonara, 5 to 10 minutes on low heat before the and nearly-new camping and as I stand over the stove, the aroma cooked spaghetti is added into the pan. gear and will donate it to the takes me back to a wonderful Italian Toss it with the sauce, add some grated Bannockburn Nursery restaurant I once worked at. parmesan and black pepper, and serve. School spring rummage Start with four slices of thick cut bacon, Open a nice Italian red if you are sale. The sale is March 11, diced, in a wide-bottomed pan over medi- feeling cosy or a chilled white if you are and donations are accepted um heat. Sauté until it’s just beginning to imagining warmer days are here. This at the school for a couple brown and then toss in four large cloves pasta pairs nicely with anything off the days before then. Don’t miss of garlic, minced. Sauté a minute more grill. —Emily Parsons the breakfast bake sale and

The Echo 7 nside a concrete castle, The aqueduct begins two eels glide silently Of All Things way up at Lock 20 at Great Iback and forth in a dimly Falls, where it draws its lit pool. Under the boule- The Mysteries of the water from the Potomac. vard, there are two enor- And if you’re wondering mous pipes, through which why Meigs would make it dedicated men and women Washington Aqueduct—a veloper, Lt. Montgomery so difficult on himself, why must walk for miles in the massive public work that C. Meigs, had a name that he would make the intake darkness. On the bridge, runs right through Glen could only belong to the so far away from down- masons from centuries ago Echo and delivers 155 mil- 1800s and the soaring rhet- town when the river just have carved their mysteri- lion gallons of high-quality oric of the time to match. continues on into Washing- ous symbols into the rocks. water a day to approximate- In justifying the expense ton anyway, the answer is There are squat, unex- ly a million customers in of building an engineering gravity. Since Great Falls is plained towers along the Washington and . marvel that could serve the at a higher elevation than street near the turn up San- Congress commissioned city of centuries to come, DC, gravity can do most gamore Road; strange metal the aqueduct in 1852 to deal Meigs wrote, “Let our aque- of the work in getting the devices jutting up from the with a growing population duct be worthy of the Nation. water through the system. center of the traffic circle and a series of fires that had Let us show that the rulers It’s a big part of why the near the park; and sudden burned down many historic chosen by the people are aqueduct is still used today: rushes of water down Min- buildings, including the not less careful of the safety, Gravity is much cheaper to nehaha Creek on clear days. Library of Congress on two health, and beauty of their use and more reliable than It can all be explained by separate occasions. capital than the emperors any pump. the inner workings of the The designer and de- [of Rome].” From Great Falls, two 9-foot tall parallel pipes carry the water 12 miles to the district. The road built to access the buried conduits was aptly named Conduit Road until it was changed to MacArthur Boulevard in the 1940s. The Army Corps still owns the road today, and has Montgomery C. Meigs, in a photo by Union Bridge Matthew Brady

Little Falls Pumping Station

The Gatehouse (no longer used) at Great Falls

8 March 2017 to work with the County to down under the parkway Pipes used for the original ensure that it’s maintained. aqueduct and then back up on the At , other side via a siphon—an the Corps was met with engineering feat that would the engineering challenge have been much more dif- of getting the water and ficult in the 1800s. the access road across the Further along the road valley, so they went ahead in Glen Echo, those strange and built what was, at the devices sticking up in the time, the world’s longest middle of the traffic circle at single-span stone arch Goldsboro Road are valves Construction of the bridge. They flooded the second conduit to transfer the water from valley so they could float the in the 1920s one conduit to another and massive pieces of granite shut off the flow in a section and sandstone up from the so that aqueduct staff can Potomac. Those mysterious walk through and inspect symbols that you can make the old brick and mortar out if you look hard enough, and stone from the inside. were in essence the stone- Last month, townsfolk cutters’ initials, a brand reported an impressive rush so they would be properly of water down Minnehaha reimbursed for each piece Creek and it turns out that they carved. Though water was runoff from a regularly does still run through the scheduled inspection. The Union today, Corps was emptying out only one of the pipes makes the pipes and sending the it across that way. The other water back to the river from pipe, which was added in the whence it came so that the 1920s, takes a different route inspectors could get inside. across the valley, since an- Continuing to follow Mac­ other bridge wasn’t deemed Arthur and the accompany- necessary. It actually ducks ing aqueduct towards the District, you’ll pass the Little under construction, 1858

Dalecarlia treatment plant

Georgetown pumping station

The Echo 9 Dalecarlia treatment plant

Falls Pumping station, with which is where the water is its imposing concrete façade, readied for people to drink. its arched bridge across the Outside, the quickly mov- canal, and its intriguing Art ing water is slowed down Deco-style lettering. It was in massive basins so that built in the 1950s to increase sediment can settle out. capacity and serve as a back- Inside the elegant brick up to draw water from the buildings from the 1930s, river whenever the conduits the water rests in hun- aren’t operational. That little dreds of pools in a massive hexagonal brick tower near room, slowly filtering down Wapakoneta Road lets air through charcoal and sand Thomas Jacobus, general manager of the Washington Aqueduct escape from the pipes so the to emerge cleanly from the water can flow more smooth- bottom. There are processes water to various locations little castle in Georgetown, ly; and the wider concrete for coagulation and floccu- throughout the city. When it and that’s where the pair tower at the corner of Sanga- lation and disinfection that needed a pumping station, of eels lives. Somehow, eels more houses a valve that can I won’t get into, but the end an architect whose name is occasionally get caught in direct water back to the river result is water that exceeds lost to history had the whim- the intake at Great Falls and if pressure gets too great. the EPA’s highest standards. sical idea to fashion the make it all the way down It’s not far from there A little bit further is the building in the shape of the into to the pool of water to the Dalecarlia Reser- , castle on the Corps’ emblem. at that pumping station in voir and treatment plant, which acts to distribute the That’s why there’s an odd Georgetown. That’s as far as

10 March 2017 Georgetown Reservoir pumping station: its exterior above and its interior (inset photo), showing the pool of water where the eels swim

across into gineers has continued to a duck is floating about, Virginia, into manage the aqueduct for but below, its little legs are various reser- more than a century and paddling away like crazy. voirs and fa- a half. Although the Corps Similarly, it takes 150 com- cilities across works on many projects mitted civil servants work- the area. throughout the country, ing round the clock to make Surprisingly, and levees and the sure that tunnels from the although the like, this is the only munici- 1850s, and control panels water passes pal utility that they run—a from the 1930s, and comput- right under quirk of history that no ers from the 2010s all work our town, it one is motivated to change, together seamlessly and does not actu- given how well the Corps ceaselessly through storms ally come back does it job. Thomas Jaco- and floods and other disas- to Glen Echo bus, the General Manager ters. Because of their efforts, after it’s been at the aqueduct, described the citizens of Washington treated just up his staff as a “great group of don’t even have to think they can get, though, so they the road. Instead, the water people, working hard to get about all that must happen live out their lives content- from our taps is drawn from the public what it needs.” behind the scenes so that edly in their castle, like tiny the river at WSSC’s Potomac He likened the job to the when they turn on their tap, dragons guarding a moat. Water Treatment Plant ducks that frequent the clean water comes pouring From here, the water goes located up past Lock 21. reservoirs: Above the water, out every single time. off into the District and The Army Corps of En- everything looks calm when —Dan Spealman

The Echo 11 n February, the 2017 an animal story time the Helen Hayes Awards were Have You Heard ? first and third Wednesdays Iannounced, and Glen Echo of each month. A staffer Park’s Adventure Theater one design and they are due last year for a refresh that will read an animal-themed received nine nominations, by March 13. Voting will take should have been completed book and then the kids can including James and the place March 20–31. Resi- in January, the library re- explore the aquarium. The Giant Peach, The Lion, the dents 16 or older are eligible opening was delayed due to a normal entry fees apply. Witch and the Wardrobe, and to vote, and voting will take water main break in Decem- The aquarium is also start- Jumanji receiving the nomi- place online, though paper ber. A refresh of the Bethes- ing a Gills Club with its nation for Outstanding Pro- ballots will be available upon da Library slated to begin first meeting on March 18. duction, Theatre for Young request. The designers of the when the one at Little Falls Audiences. The Helen flags will be anonymous at is completed has likewise Hayes Awards recognizes the time of voting, with the been delayed to May. In the and celebrates excellence winning design and designer nearer term, DC's Palisades in professional theatre to be revealed on April 1. The Library will be closing March throughout the Washington Town Council will then con- 4 for renovations, expected metropolitan area. Be sure sider whether or not to adopt to reopen in spring 2018. Gills Club is a STEM-based to see their latest produc- the winning design as the Of- initiative dedicated to con- tion of Ella, Enchanted, ficial Town Flag. The Glen he reopening of Med- necting girls with female possible 2018 nominee? Echo Flag Committee Gen, the urgent care scientists from around the is comprised of Tfacility in the Glen Echo world, sharing knowledge, he committee orga- Pete Epanchin, Center, is also facing more and inspiring shark and nized to oversee a Aaron Hirsch, delays. Says the owner, ocean conservation. Various Tflag design compe- and Renny Clelia Waters, “We are still interactive activities, ex- tition distributed Springuel. wanting to reopen on week- periments, a live shark, and the details and Questions can ends this winter, but we are a talk led by the aquarium’s guidelines for be directed struggling with staffing at very own female shark re- entries and the to Aaron at this point. So for right now searcher will help to expand voting process to residents aaron@aaronhirsch. we are on hold until we can your child’s knowledge in mid-February. Residents com or 202-255-8313. get the right team in place.” about sharks and help them received notices in their to see beyond the current mail boxes and an electronic he update is out on the hings are ramping up negative perceptions about appeal went to the listserv reopening of the Little at the Glen Echo Park sharks. There is no fee to as well. The main points are TFalls Library: Look for a TAquarium. Starting in join the club, but space is that residents can submit mid-May opening. Closed March, they will be offering limited, so pre-registration

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12 March 2017 They say it’s your Birthday! Goings On v March 5 Aaron Kraus, 10 Glen Echo Town Hall Events March 5 Zachary Kraus, 10 FSGW English March 11 Greta Hirsch, 6 Country Dance, X X Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, is required. You can do that $1,129,000, so look for new 22, 29 8 –10:30 PM, here: https://form.jotform. neighbors there. While free to Town com/70235612796156, and there’s nothing officially on residents the club is open to boys as the market right now, there well as girls, ages 5 to 12. are two properties ”Coming March 27 8 PM, Glen Echo Town Council meeting to review Town ordinances. Residents are encouraged to Finally, there is a member Soon.” Melinda Henninger attend and participate event March 10 at 6 PM. and Bill Turque will be Aquarium director Andrew putting their house at 5806 Local Events Wilson will be discussing Oxford Road up for sale in March 4 9 AM–2 PM, Church of the Little Flower rays. This is a good time to March. And look for Sascha Rummage Sale put in a plug for a member- and Eden Haverfield’s home March 10 7–9 PM, Family Bingo Night at the Clara ship at the aquarium. It’s at 7314 University Avenue Barton Center, $5 cards and food for sale to benefit the a wonderful resource, but to go on the market in the community center it needs the support of its coming months. No word yet Glen Echo community to re- on where they are moving, March 11 9 AM-12 PM, Bannockburn Nursery School ally succeed. Consider join- as they are still deciding! Rummage Sale at the Bannockburn Clubhouse ing your fellow residents who have already become members. It’s a cool thing to Classifieds have your one-year-old ask Pet-sitter needed. Looking for Glen Echo specifically if they can touch responsible student or adult a horseshoe crab! with good communication skills Park Activities for occasional care of fish, etc (no cats, no dogs). Please call Real Estate Report March 1 and 15 11 AM-12 PM, animal story time at The sale on the McGun- between 4:30 and 7:00 pm weeknights to discuss details. the Aquarium, for ages 2-5 nigle’s former home at 15 Marc 301-320-6183 March 12 3–5 PM, The Folklore Society of Greater Vassar Circle closed at Washington presents a Family Dance in the Spanish Ballroom’s back room, $5

March 18 10–11:30 AM, Gills Club meeting at the Aquarium, come learn about sharks, for kids 5-12, free, but preregistration required

Wednesday, March 15, at 8 PM The Puppet Co. www.thepuppetco.org; 301-634-5380 Jack and the Beanstalk February 23–March 26 Ladies night The Three Billy Goats Gruff March 30–April 30 Tiny Tots select Weds, Sats, and Sundays at 10AM

Adventure Theater MTC www.adventuretheater-mtc.org; 301-634-2270 21 Wellesley Circle • Ellen Leary hosting • 301-910-2436 Ella Enchanted through March 19

The Echo 13 Indulge your Inner Gourmet and Satisfy your Inner Green! Serving the Community since 1975

Please call Brad Klinedinst 301-656-7252

www.bethesdacoop.org • 301-320-2530 Mon–Sat 8am–9pm • Sun 8am–8pm 6500 Seven Locks Road • Cabin John, MD 20818

Glen Echo 6729 Goldsboro Road

■ SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE

Holy Eucharist 8:00 a.m. Adult Forum 9:15 a.m. Nursery Care 9:15 a.m. Joe Testa A.S.E. Certified (301) 229-8666 Choral Eucharist & Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Service Manager MD Inspector FAX: (301) 229-0131 Wednesdays: Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.; Eucharist at Noon

■ MUSIC AT REDEEMER RICHARD Sunday, March 12, at 5:00 p.m. RLIECHGAGRIDN The District Eight in Concert Sunday, April 2, 15 5:00 p.m. LAERCGHGITEICNTS ARCHITECTS Inscape Chamber Orchestra in Concert

Sunday Services are available on our website! http://www.redeemerbethesda.org/worship/service-recordings/

6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, Maryland 20816 301-320-0107 301-320-0107 301-229-3770 ▪ [email protected] R L A r c h s . c o m www.redeemerbethesda.org R L A r c h s . c o m

14 March 2017