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Making Changes Big and Small at Your Summer Camp
I remember a speaker at a camp conference who talked to us about Habits vs Traditions. He (I think it was a he... anyone remember who this was?) encouraged all of his participants to look at the day-to-day things of camp and make sure that they were Traditions (carried on because they fit the camp mission and were integral to what made thecamp successful) and not Habits. Habits are the things that we do at camp that, when we ask ourselves "why?", we can't come up with a better answer than "because we always do it that way."
This Camp Leader's MBA book is called Switch by Chip & Dan Heath. Subtitled "How to Change Things When Change is Hard", this book works for Camp Leaders on many levels.
Since the fall is our time of reflection and planning for summer camp, now is a perfect time to curl up with this book.
In the book, they talk about ways to implement change - Direct the Rider, Motivate The Elephant, and Shape the Path. It's a pretty simple metaphor that we could use at our summer camps for making differences, large and small.
- Direct the Rider = provide crystal clear direction
- Motivate The Elephant = remember that we are emotional beings - we need to believe in the "why" of this change
- Shape the Path = change the system so that changing the behaviour is easy
One of my favourite lessons of this book is the BHAG - the Big, Hairy, Ambitious Goal. Sometimes, when you need to make big differences, you need a BHAG to motivate everyone.
Can you paint a picture of what life at camp will be like when you have reached your BHAG?
Imagine telling this story to your office people and summer staff:
We are going to be full next summer.
We are going to be so full that by next May we are going to have parents crying at the office that their child "just has to" be at camp this summer because every other kid in her class is coming.
We are going to be so full that everyone in the office will get to take home a weekly basket of fresh-cut flowers and home-made chocolate chip cookies dropped off by moms who "just dropped by to see if Petey has moved off the Waiting List".
We are going to be so full that the line-up outside our office to get one of two rumoured open spaces in Teen Camp will make the iPhone launch look like our dining room salad bar on Tuesday at lunch.
We are going to be full next summer.
That is Motivating the Elephant.

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Fresno gas prices up 4 cents in last month
Gasoline prices in Fresno increased 4 cents over the last month to $4.10 for a gallon of unleaded, switching from previously dropping prices.
Prices in the Visalia-Tulare-Porterville area rose 2 cents to $4.08.
AAA of Northern California released its monthly gas price report Tuesday.
The Valley is running slightly below the California average of $4.14. Nationally, prices are $3.65.
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We rent orthopaedic and riser recliners chairs suitable. Delivery, set-up and collection is free within Dublin and surrounding areas. If you have any questions or wish to order one please call us on 01 2544406.
Typically used after a hip replacement our orthopaedic chairs are usually rented for 4-6 weeks. They are cushioned with a high back and adjustable legs to suit the persons height and leg length. We can have it delivered before or just after the surgery and ensure that it is set-up correctly.
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text: Some of you may remember my enthusiastic post after I visited Cotehele in December 2015. I was so inspired that I wanted to grow everlasting flowers to make a small swag of my own. My seed order for growing in 2016 from Chiltern Seeds failed for some reason so I only grew a few everlasting flowers that I obtained seed of locally. Spurred on by the seemingly large number of blooms produced in a very small area I determined to try again this year. The order worked perfectly (as it usually does) and the seeds were duly sown and planted out into one of the cut flower beds this year. I have to admit that they need picking and preparing a couple of times a week if the plants are to produce optimally – needless to say I didn't achieve that but I thought I had probably harvested enough for a small swag. Continue reading


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My Wild Child
I have this little herb that I planted in my front garden. Actually, I moved it from my former home to this one. It is a herb that is hard to find here in the U.S.. It is called Mexican Oregano, Lippia graveolens. But I call it Muchacho, my Wild Child. Why you ask? This:
It reminds me of a little boy with a bad haircut!
Have You Ever Spatchcocked A Turkey?
Spatchcock! What a fun word! It almost sounds dirty doesn't it? Its not! It just means to split a bird open and lay it flat for grilling, or smoking as I did for Thanksgiving. Here's my story and I am sticking to it: Read the rest of this entry »
A Lemony Kindness
I woke up this morning with the beginning of bronchitis. I have been busy, busy, busy because we are getting ready to sell our house. (Just what I need in addition to Christmas preparations.) So I am now coughing and feeling quite run down.
Some lovely friends of ours dropped by with a surprise: homegrown lemons! They are huge and so juicy. Just the Vitamin C ticket for me. I have already sliced the first one to put in some water. I swear that just drinking it is making me feel better!
The other thing I am doing is taking one of my herbal preparations (or as some of the family calls it: Witches' Brew). Read the rest of this entry »


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One truth I've stumbled across as an adult is that it's a Good Idea to look back occasionally at goals or aspirations or habits you set a long time ago and compare them against how you're doing now. I've often found myself pleasantly surprised upon doing so because many times, the change has happened so gradually that I haven't really taken the time to appreciate the growth, and the new skill or the improved mindset or whatever it is just kind of melts into my current identity, and I forget to celebrate the victory.
I had one such revelation last week when I was looking back at food journals on My Fitness Pal from the time I lost ten pounds in a month soon after we got married. Since I've decided to focus all my spare time and energy on losing the rest of the baby weight (or at least not gaining weight while I'm still on the steroids for my AI disease), I was looking for inspiration as to what I actually subsisted on for those 5 weeks or so (since I distinctly remember having been able to successfully restrict myself to about 1200 calories a day and not be *too* hungry all the time).
I had to laugh at what I found:
Sure, there were days when I made nutritious, filling meals made up of foods such as beans, grilled chicken, and steamed vegetables. But you know what I found we ate for most meals?
Sandwiches. And cold cereal. And then more sandwiches.
Ah, how times have changed.
Now I feel guilty if I don't squeeze in at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, something I didn't worry about until about three years ago, which requires a lot more meal planning. I also feel a bit guilty if I don't cook something on most nights because it means that not only does Matt then resort to eating pretty unhealthy (or nothing at all) the next day, but it also means that I usually have to buy my lunch while at work because of the lack of leftovers.
Before, we regularly ate boxed mac and cheese, went through multiple boxes of cereal in a week, and regularly participated in the "fend for yourself" meal because I just couldn't bring myself to cook.
What's ironic is that now I have less time than ever before to cook, but I'm pretty good to cook something most nights, even if it's just creamed eggs for dinner or our favorite loaded tostadas. Even if I have zero energy or motivation to make dinner, I still end up doing it most nights anyway (instead of getting the $5 pizza yet again, like we used to do pretty regularly).
So here is me taking a moment to step back and appreciate how far we've come when it comes to dinner at the Meidell home (a fact which was further proved when I just "whipped up" a classic margherita pizza the other night from fresh ingredients I'd actually bought that day from the farmer's market—I mean, I wouldn't have even recognized this woman I've become had I seen her three years ago!).
So here's one for the long-time-in-coming victories!


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Other small format interfaces may offer more features for the money; but this can beat them on quality.
Item: Audient ID22, USB DAW Recording Interface
Price: $599 (US), £329 (UK)
Mic Rating: 5/5
At A Glance: The Audient iD22 is a 2-in, 6-out high performance 24-bit/96kHz USB recording interface that features two classic Audient microphone preamplifiers and one Hi-Z instrument input. Its number of inputs and outputs is expandable via ADAT for up to 10 channel recording and up to 12 outputs + headphones. The ID22 uses top quality AD/DA converters that have been designed to deliver impeccable detail during both tracking & mixing, and its high current headphone amplifier is fed by a separate DAC to get the best out of high-end studio headphones. It connects via USB2.0 and its software is compatible with both Mac and Windows and offers lots of routing flexibility.
High Notes: The ID22's class-A mic preamplifiers are based on what is found on many of Audient's high-end consoles and each feature switches for phantom power, pad, phase and high-pass. They are capable of producing clean and detailed recordings of any voice or instrument you would want to record and offer impressive performance considering the overall cost of the unit. In addition there are also send and return connections for using external processors such as an outboard compressor while tracking if needed. The ID22 features four balanced outputs for connecting studio monitors (or a further headphone amplifier) and the monitor volume controller has switches to quickly mute or reduce the volume of the output. There are also three user assignable buttons that can be used to perform tasks such as switching between outputs or summing the signal to mono.
Off Pitch: The ID22 does not offer any MIDI connections; meaning some keyboard players may have to buy an additional MIDI interface.
VoiceCouncil Reviewer Says: As soon as you get the ID22 out of the box you immediately get the impression of a quality product that is built without cutting corners to get the price as cheap as possible. The top-of-the-range Burr-Brown DAC performs well and makes a noticeable improvement in clarity over more budget offerings (I have no doubt you would need to spend considerably more to get any discernible sonic improvement). Combine this with two excellent mic preamps, a decent headphone preamp, and the ability to expand the number of inputs if required; and the Audient ID22 a great option for musicians working in project or portable studios who want to make serious recordings.
Manufacturer's Website: Audient
Other Reviews: Sound On Sound | MusicTech | Tape Op | Sweetwater
Chris Kennedy is the principal technology reviewer for voicecouncil.com. Chris is a musician in the United Kingdom – you can see more about his work at www.chriskennedymusic.co.uk You can also see more articles by Chris here.


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The Office for Cooperation with CSO hosted the Women's Conservation Forum, at the Maison française in the Embassy of France. We had the great pleasure to welcome Diane Akerman, she presented her last book : The Human Age. Conservation International did show two films that they have released recently along with their new and fabulous campaign : Nature is Speaking.
The Mission has sponsored the international Conference on the linkages between "Ecosystems, Economy and Society" organized by Veolia Environment Institute, jointly with Agence Française de Developpement, International Union for Conservation of Nature and US National Research Council Water Sciences and Technology Board.
The Mission, in partnership with the World Bank Group and ATD Quart Monde, organized a seminar on the theme: "What role can the poor play in ending extreme poverty?", with the participation of:
Bertrand Badré, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer;
Mahmoud Muhsin, Special Envoy on UN MDGs.
The Mission has sponsored the screening of Les Marches de la Liberté programmed by the Alliance Française, which raises the issue of the identity of minorities in France and in the United States. The screening was followed by a discussion pannel with the film's director, activist and journalist Rokhaya Diallo.
A gala was held on December 12th, 2013 in honor of the American Fund of the Little Brothers of the Poor, which provides social assistance to seniors. The evening was an opportunity to bring together French and American supporters of the group's work, in the presence of Zabou Breitman.
The Ambassador of France hosted a reception to mark the creation of the first Club of Ambassadors of the Apprentis d'Auteuil Foundation in the United-States.
Driven by Thione Niang, the International Association Give1Project aims to promote exchanges of experiences between young leaders from around the world to bring out a new youth involved in social, economic and political life.
The Ambassador of France received a delegation of young Americans who have just completed a trip to France (June 2013), and the Consul General received a delegation of young Frrench people making an exchange trip to the United States (September 2013).
The OCCSE helped organize Jean-Michel Sévérino's participation to the 2013 Interaction Forum, which brings together nearly 1,000 participants from civil society and the private and public sectors each year. Former CEO of the French Development Agency, member of the UN High Level Panel on the post-2015 agenda and current CEO of an Impact Investing firm, M Sévérino spoke in a panel discussion on the post-2015 agenda, alongside Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children, and Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator of USAID.
On April 2013, the Ambassador hosted a lunch in honor of Jean-Michel Sévérino, gathering major actors of Impact Investing in the US, such as Jin-Yong Cai, President of the IFC, Lisa Hall, CEO of the Calvert Foundation, Mirza Jahani, CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation...
In a sign of France's commitment to fruitful dialogue with civil society representatives, the French embassy hosted a reception on March 5 for CARE's Conference and International Women's Day Celebration.
As an international non-governmental organization, CARE aims to eradicate poverty, concentrating on the empowerment of women and girls.
Ambassador François Delattre hosted the event, organized by the Office for Cooperation With Civil Society Organizations of the French embassy.
"We fully share your commitment and are truly at your disposal for help," said Amb. Delattre. "As Ambassador of France, one of my key priorities is to strengthen relationships between the philanthropic sectors of our two countries, especially in non-governmental cooperation."
In recognition of France's collaboration with the group, CARE President and CEO Helene Gayle presented Amb. Delattre with a plaque of appreciation.
In addition to remarks from Dr. Gayle and Amb. Delattre, the event featured a screening of the film Girl Rising, a documentary on the influence of education, which profiles nine girls from nine developing countries. The screening was followed by a discussion between Dr. Gayle and the film's senior producer, Martha Adams.
The French Embassy and The General Consultate in Washington were very pleased to welcome on March 4th in Washington the famous French environmentalist Monique Barbut, Special Advisor to the CEO of Agence Française de Développement and former CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, and Philippe Lévêque, National Director of CARE France.
The Office for Cooperation with Civil Society and the General Consulate ceased this opportunity to organize a luncheon on March 4th, that was the occasion for them to present the conclusions of the French Consultations on Development Aid (Les assises du développement et de la solidarité internationale).
Indeed in November 2012, the Minister of Development Mr Pascal Canfin launched - at the request of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, and in close collaboration with Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs – an extensive consultation process of French civil society bringing together all development actors, including our Southern partners. Seventeen working groups gathered each one more than eighty persons from different backgrounds: think tank, NGOs, unions, corporations, foundations, local authorities and parliamentarians.
The outcome of these consultations, a series of recommendations on French development policies, were presented on March 1st to major French development actors, in the presence of the President of the Republic. This was a great honor for us to have Mrs Barbut and M Lévêque in Washington discuss about the process and its results.
The General Consulate of France and the Office for Cooperation with CSOs of the French Embassy organized on January 15th, 2013 a dialogue on Post-Disaster Rehabilitation in Haiti, with representatives of two French NGOs : Marie-Hermine de Montangon, program coordinator for Entrepreneurs of the World Haïti, and François Grunewald, Executive and scientific director of Group URD.
They presented their work and discussed with specialists from the American civil society about innovative, successful and easily replicable ways to take action in post-emergency situations.
On December 6th 2012, the OCCSO was pleased to host a reception at the French Embassy to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Handicap International. This celebration was organized under the High Patronage of Francois Delattre, Ambassador of the French Republic to the United States. The OCCSO was honored to welcome Jean-Baptiste Richardier, President and Co-Founder of Handicap International, and John Lancaster, President of Handicap International in the United States.
Organized for the first time in cooperation with the Office, the Consulate General Washington Home and the Day of Solidarities in 2012 wished to gather the Francophones and Francophiles involved as volunteers in solidarity associations.
This meeting was intended as a space for sharing and meeting between volunteers so that they can freely discuss their careers, their commitments, challenges, ... The long-term goal was to develop a dynamic group to form a first "volunteer network" that could later be extended in connection with the various "Receptions" and Consulates.


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Threatened species
"Threatened species" is a project based on learning developed together Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. The human impact on the environment has intensified in recent years. There are lots of reasons for this, such as the growth of consumption and the expansion of cities and industry. There is often a lack of balance between the natural world and society. This puts the conservation of nature at risk and it is threatening the survival of different natural species. We may are living in a deep environmental crises. In this project, we are going to study different natural species that are suffering the negative effects of pollution, global warming, illegal hunting and another different environmental hazards. Students should investigate about animals who live in endangered conditions, reporting information such as their physiological features, landscapes where they live, climatic conditions and environmental hazards. After that, they will put on the information in a slide, created through the next template.
If you want to download it, click on the following link: Threatened species
During the investigation process, students should consult the following resources to get information about natural species, landscapes, climates and environment:
- Encyclopedia of Life
- dkonline.animal
- World climate: intertropical zone
- World climate: temperate zone
- World climate: polar climate
- Climates of Europe and Spain
- Biosphere and environmental problems
The project will be evaluated with a rubric designed to check slides and oral expositions. You can consult it below.


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ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - Russia's state-run gas export monopoly Gazprom will not bid for Greek natural gas company DEPA in a possible new privatisation tender, said the head of Gazprom's export arm.
Asked whether Gazprom would bid again if there was a new tender in Greece, Alexander Medvedev said: "No, we won't go."
Athens, which has a goal to raise 1.8 billion euros ($2.37 billion) from asset sales by the end of September, failed earlier this month to attract any binding bids for DEPA and said it would launch a new tender in the future. ($1 = 0.7590 euros) (Reporting by Melissa Akin and Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Elizabeth Piper)


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Where to buy ST59 Plug for Digiprog 3 odometer correction tool clone?
The function of ST59 Plug:
ST59 Plug works together with DIGIPROG3 mileage programmer. It is designed to be used on vehicles with NEC chips, like Ford, Renault and so on.
We use cardiag.ru solution to make this ST59 plug, has been tested working by customers from different countries.
Digiprog III ST59 NEC Adapter Display & Connection:
Easy connect and operation.
Cable pins:
How to use Digiprog3 ST59 Plug?
For example: Ford NEC
1. Remove the dashboard and open it . Search on dash the Soldering Points.
2. solder on same points as in picture the cables from ST59 on it. All Pins must be Lift up From Board
3. Connect the Cables to ST59 you can nothing make Wrong
4. Now connect the ST 59 with the Digiprog.
5. Select the program: cars / trucks – FORD – KA NEC.
6. The DIGIPROG denotes old / wrong Mileage.
7. Program and completed the new / correct Mileage.
The ST59 Plug alone costs 30USD, but you will save 5USD if buying bundle package together with Digiprog3 V4.94.
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About Us
Company History
D'Garden Educare was founded in 2012 by a group of passionate, driven individuals with a common objective of bringing specifically structured educational programmes of exceptional quality to the early childhood education industry.
With our flagship centre located in Puchong, D'garden has expanded to Sri Petaling, Happy Garden, and various parts of Malaysia - including Ipoh - Pusing , Bercham , Muar, Johor Bahru ( Johor Jaya ) ,Sentosa .
D' Garden's Mission and Vision
"To be a benchmark for Educational Services Provider"
Our Services
D'Garden Educare provides after school service for young chidlren age 2-6 years old as well as primary care for children age 7-12 years old.
We believe in a one stop centre to cater to the needs of dual working parents.
We provide a home-like setting in a safe and developmentally conducive environment for your child. This makes our centre an ideal place for children to learn, play, laugh and discover throughout the day, All in a fun, interactive programme that engages our young ones.
We include age-appropriate learning activities that enable each child to learn and grow in many ways, making a positive difference in the lives of your children and families.
Our Facilities
We believe that educational setting and safety is imperative for learning and a general sense of happiness. Our facilities include conducive and inspiring classrooms, multimedia stations, learning corners, a science corner, a music corner, a pet's corner, a spice garden , a playground and a library ( fully equipped with books, educational games, toys, learning aids )
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From language and science, to math and social skills - each individually tailored innovative programme incorporates the latest academic requirement presented in a stimulating environment that maximises your child's ability to learn, understand and apply.
A child's group play, circle time and social skills is developed through our well-equipped facility, helping to encourage social and emotional development for your child, by giving them the means to interact with others in a real - world environment.
Life skills like social graces, public speaking, personal grooming and health -care are offered as part of our programme , will help bring out your child's leadership capabilities and prepare them for success.
Our list of Programmes include :
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At D'Garden Educare, we recognise the significance of having a well-rounded curriculum, which is essential in a child's academic development. Our Curriculum Includes :
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Basmati Rice
No additional documentation is available. Please visit the supplier's website to contact them for further information.
Royal Agro Foods Products目前只在以下作出標識的區域展示其產品資料:
Basmati Rice is a variety of long grain rice, traditionally from South Asia. It is a very popular rice used in Indian cuisine. The product has a medium glycemic index making it better for some diabetics. Basmati Rice can be used in many different varieties of eastern dishes and Indian cuisines.
Royal Agro Foods Products is an exporter of agro products for the food industry. Royal Agro Foods Products has a wide range of products such as rice, sugar, maize, and ethanol. Royal Agro Foods Products use advanced technology to produce many different grades for their products including color and the size of sugar, types of Indian Spices, and the many different origins and varieties of Indian Rice.
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- 263 Soper Place
- Ottawa, Ontario K1M2J2
- $5,000,000
- 6 Bed, 7 Bath, 0.45 Acres
- Single Family
- Office: Royal Lepage Team Realty
Courtland Park Real Estate
Courtland Park is a sub-neighborhood within the community of Carleton Heights. It's located in the River Ward, in the west end of Ottawa. To the east, it is bordered by the Rideau River, with Prince of Wales Drive running the length of the neighborhood. Just over 2,800 people call it home. Many of the original homes there were built before 1970, but there was further development that took place in the 1970s, and early 1980s, when townhouses were created. A number of the older homes have been demolished, and newer homes have been built in their place.
If you want to buy a home in the Courtland Park area, you'll be looking at a starting price range around $300,000. Not that many homes and condos come available in the community, but with some patience and the right budget you can find great places that will meet your needs. When you find the place that really feels like home, you'll know it. Then you can start exploring the community by doing to local shops and stores to find furniture and decor for your new place. If you just want to take a break and relax for a while, Lexington Park is an excellent choice for a place to rest.
You can meet some of your neighbors and just enjoy the beauty of nature that's all around you. You're also close to a number of other great places, so you'll never need to travel far to buy what you need, have a great meal, or enjoy some entertainment. The downtown core is just minutes away, where you can find a multitude of things to do both day and night. There are dozens of stores and restaurants to choose from, and always something going on. The more you get involved in the community, the more you'll feel right at home in Courtland Park.
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- Ottawa, Ontario K4M1K3
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So, I got the compulsion to write again, but this one's short. Given the readership here, I thought a few of you might get something out of it.
There's no title. Just a poem. Written today.
Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
The little lies we tell
are the truths that keep us from
Stark Raving Mad's city limits.
The madder, the crazier, we become
the more we avoid becoming worse.
Because while we take midnight
trips away from Sanity,
eyes must close and blink open
Sunday, January 24, 2010
This came out of me today
Posted by Fire Lyte on Sunday, January 24, 2010
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Labels: Poetry
I would be the tree-hugging, left-wing, homosexual, dirt-worshipping poet your conservative parents warned you about.
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Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, I hope it will help others feel more grounded as it did me.ReplyDelete
Wishing you contented thoughts
Ceejay (paganhorsegirl.blogspot.com)
Very powerful poem Fire Lyte! I forgot to mention in my blog post today, that the Goddess Signs book does have chapters on the complementary God signs.ReplyDelete
Many Blessings,
I remember my 8th-grade teacher once saying (and I don't remember if it was quoting someone else or not) something like, "If it weren't for all of us having assorted neuroses, we'd all go completely crazy."ReplyDelete
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Process management in the Social Housing is vital to ensuring your business is delivering excellent services and sustainable. With many different license options, we have a product to suit both small and large Housing Associations. In Holland 50% of ENGAGE™ users are from the private sector including giants such as Schiphol Airport and Bavaria Beer.
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The ENGAGE™ Process Suite offers access to all modules which will enhance your business process power. Help identify savings, engage stakeholders and speed up your delivery.
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Forever Pet Care is an Advanced Pet Trust, but what is a pet trust? A pet trust is a legal document that is assuring the future care and financial support of your pet's for the rest of their lives. Forever Pet Care is an advanced pet trust by guaranteeing the long term care and lifestyle of your pets through monthly allotments, and accountability to the active care of your pets.
We take responsibility for your pet's future for the rest of their lives. We make sure the family members who are caring for your pet are supported, or we find your pet a home based on your criteria and support that family based on your personal wishes. In some circumstances we personally care for on our 16 acre animal sanctuary for the rest of its life, if a perfect matching home cannot be found, ensuring only the best possible care for your loving pets.
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Earth 2100
Earth 2100 is a television program that was presented by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network on June 2, 2009 and was aired on the History Channel in January 2010 and was shown through the year. Hosted by ABC journalist Bob Woodruff, the two-hour special explored what "a worst-case" future might look like if humans do not take action on current or impending problems that could threaten civilization. The problems addressed in the program include current climate change, overpopulation, and misuse of energy resources.[1][2]
|Earth 2100
Title card
|Social problem film
|Written by
|Josh Neufeld
Abigail Thomas
|Directed by
|Rudy Bednar
|Bob Woodruff
Jared Diamond
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Peter Gleick
Thomas Friedman
Alex Steffen
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|Michael Bicks
Linda Hirsch
Ralph Avellino
|Ralph Avelino
Geoff Gruetzmacher
Bria Lough
|Running time
|85 minutes
|Original network
|Original release
|June 2, 2009
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The events following the life of a fictitious storyteller, "Lucy" (told through the use of motion comics, or limited animation), as she describes how the events affect her life. The program included predictions of a dystopian Earth in the years 2015, 2030, 2050, 2085, and 2100 by scientists, historians, social anthropologists, and economists, including Jared Diamond, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Peter Gleick, James Howard Kunstler, Heidi Cullen, Alex Steffen and Joseph Tainter. It ended with a quote from writer Alex Steffen, saying "Kids born today will see us navigate past the first greatest test of humanity, which is: can we actually be smart enough to live on a planet without destroying it?"[1][3]
According to Executive Producer Michael Bicks, "this program was developed to show the worst-case scenario for human civilization. Again, we are not saying that these events will happen — rather, that if we fail to seriously address the complex problems of climate change, resource depletion and overpopulation, they are much more likely to happen."[4]
Lucy is born on June 2, 2009 (changed to January 1, 2009 in subsequent airings), in the suburbs of Miami and is still alive in the year 2100. In 2015, negotiations on climate change action breaks down between the West and India/China as the former is unwilling to transfer clean technology to the latter, while Lucy's family moves out of the suburbs and into an apartment in Miami after chronic gas shortages. A few months later a powerful hurricane named Linda hits and levels much of Miami, killing thousands of people. She and her parents move to San Diego. She becomes an EMT and meets her husband, Josh, an engineer, during a protest against high water prices of California desalinated seawater in 2030 (Las Vegas had run dry).
In 2050, they and their nineteen-year-old daughter Molly move to New York City by car, passing desperate Texans begging for rides north, which is refused by the trio. One pulls a gun on Molly, but others in the car/truck convoy point automatic weapons on the desperate man, who is forced to back off. While the others in the convoy make it to Canada, New York City is a marvel of clean power, clean transit, and community gardening. Josh sets to work building a flood barrier to hold back the ocean, but the CO2 warming unleashes trapped methane in the Arctic, which causes even faster, non-linear warming.
An attempt to use sulfur dioxide as a last resort to cool the planet is called off when it is found to destroy the ozone layer. Lucy finds and helps quarantine and neutralize a strange new disease, and Molly moves upstate to an agricultural community. During a storm at high tide in 2075, Josh is killed while trying to fix a stuck gate, and New York City is flooded. Lucy refuses Molly's offer to live with her, her husband and son. Starving people among the rotting flood damage set the stage for the return of the disease Lucy saw, now called "Caspian Fever."
Caspian Fever soon becomes a pandemic and kills so many people on Earth that population growth starts shrinking, international trade stops and basic services begin to break down. Eventually the grid fails, modern technology stops working, and unrest follows (a plot contradiction as it was stated earlier that all technology in New York were self-sustaining), it dawns on Lucy and every American that there is no Federal response, no National Guard, no soldiers to keep order. Democracy and civilization at the national level have died in America.
Lucy leaves the city with some friends and a dog in the 2080s, and eventually finds her daughter, now a widow like herself, and her grandson. Initially there is no communication with the outside world, until someone set up a two-way radio discovering former cities have become relatively advanced walled enclaves, while surrounded by masses of poverty. In 2100, Lucy ponders what strange advice to pass along to her grandson, now denied the education she took for granted, as she is the oldest person in the world.
According to early ABC press releases, Earth 2100 was meant to be an "unprecedented television and Internet event."[5] The initial phase of the project was an online "crowdsourcing" project where viewers were encouraged to submit homemade videos imagining life in 2015, 2050, and 2100 in locations in Africa, Australia, United States, Europe, India, South America, and China.[6] During the summer and fall of 2008, users began to post their submissions on the Earth 2100 website, and these videos were cobbled together into a Web-based narrative showing the worldwide consequences of population growth, resource depletion, and climate change.
Multiple delays changed the scope of the project. Originally, Earth 2100 was set to air in September 2008. Then, partly due to personal reasons on the part of producer Michael Bicks,[5] the program was rescheduled for Spring 2009. The final product was innovative in its use of the "motion comics" element and the "Lucy" story, but used very little user-generated footage.
The Earth 2100 website, however, does feature selections of user-created videos representing the crisis points of 2015, 2050, and 2100.
Motion comicEdit
Lucy's story was created with a limited animation technique using the talents of comic book creators, including Josh Neufeld, Sari Wilson, Joe Infurnari, George O'Connor, Tim Hamilton, and Leland Purvis.[7] Their story was brought to "life" by the visual effects company Guerilla FX and lead animator John Bair.[8]
The Earth 2100 premiere garnered an audience of nearly 3.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.[5]
Response to the broadcast was mostly confined to online comment boards, which soon buzzed with debates about the validity of Earth 2100's predictions, and the show's overall effectiveness. Many commenters were annoyed by the show's apocalyptic, dystopian tone, accusing ABC of far-fetched fear-mongering. Thomas Fuller, writing for Examiner.com, accused ABC of portraying "science fiction" as fact, and stating that:
. . . when people realize (as they are realizing now) that temperatures are not going to climb every year, they are not going to remember what sober scientists say. They are going to think of Earth 2100 and other scare stories about catastrophe, and realize that they were lies. They will then completely tune out science and it will be impossible to even do the sensible things we can and should do.[9]
ABC made sure to post annotated transcripts on the Earth 2100 website, outlining the scientific sources for the program's various predictions, scenarios, and statements.
Some commenters found the Lucy/motion comic storyline a very effective way of depicting the various predictions. Posts also congratulated ABC for devoting a two-hour, prime-time spot to the issue, and asked when the program would be re-aired, made available on DVD, or posted online.[5]
See alsoEdit
- ^ a b "Earth 2100 official website". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ Namias, Sarah (June 12, 2008). "Scientists From Around the Globe Join ABC News in a Forum on Surviving the Century". ABC News: Technology & Science. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alex_Steffen
- ^ "Note from the Producer". Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Bagley, Katherine. "Earth 2100 Sizzles: ABC News's two-hour special finally out of the frying pan, into the fire," Columbia Journalism Review (June 5, 2009).
- ^ "Official Website Game Section". Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ Marschall, Rick. "Comic Creators Play Big Role In Tonight's 'Earth 2100' Special," SplashPage MTV (June 2, 2009).
- ^ Loftus, Marc. "Guerilla FX Creates Animation for ABC's Earth 2100, Post Magazine (June 2, 2009).[https://web.archive.org/web/20090808070601/http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=97AA09EF7C59463E8EE1037B7F79FE59 Archived August 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine]
- ^ Fuller, Thomas. "Global warming as the worst science fiction--Earth 2100 makes fighting climate change harder," Examiner.com (June 2, 2009).


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[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday urged [press release] the government of Kyrgyzstan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to ensure the protection of human rights and the rule of law. Pillay mentioned that one of the obstacles the country has to overcome is corruption, which affects every aspect of society, undermining the "rule of law, the police, the judiciary, and trust in both local and national authorities." She added that corruption has also a negative impact on ordinary citizens related to their social and economic rights. Pillay noted that the continued torture used by authorities and the failure of the government to address the problem should be resolved immediately. Officials at every level who use torture and inhumane punishment should be brought to justice and held responsible for their actions, according to Pillay. Another area Pillay mentioned during her press conference was discrimination, especially against minority groups. She urged the nation's president to implement human rights laws and reforms and noted that diversity should and is the core element of economic development:
If the Government can demonstrate its commitment to implement a comprehensive plan of action on human rights and the rule of law—an action plan that has a real impact on the day-to-day work of key professions such as the police and the judiciary—I believe this would have great support from the whole UN system, as well as from the donor community. The goodwill of some Government authorities and the determination of civil society organizations, including the Ombudsman's office, to bring about positive change make me hopeful that – despite all the daunting challenges—together we can map out a path that will make a real difference to the people of Kyrgyzstan, and act as a positive example to other countries in the region and beyond.
Pillay began [UNOG report] her mission to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] when she arrived in Kyrgyzstan last Sunday. She is expected to start her visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday where she will stay until Thursday.
Kyrgyzstan has been criticized in the past for its failure to protect its citizens' human rights, especially the nation's judicial system. In December of last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] criticized [JURIST report] the Kyrgyz Supreme Court for upholding a verdict against eight ethnic Uzbeks who were found guilty of killing a policeman and injuring several other officers during mass disturbances in the city of Bazar-Kurgan in June 2010 [Guardian backgrounder] that resulted in more than 300 deaths and an additional 2,000 injuries. The rights group stated that the entire legal proceeding was marked with numerous flaws. The eight Uzbek nationals were convicted [JURIST report] in September 2010 on charges of murder, fomenting ethnic hatred, instigating violence and organizing public unrest. In June 2011 Amnesty International [advocacy website] joined in criticizing the nation's judicial system for its lack of judicial progress. It was reported that most of legitimate evidence related to the June 2010 ethnic violence were ignored by the court while evidence obtained through torture are acknowledged. In May 2011 the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission that was established [JURIST report] by Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva [BBC backgrounder] discovered [JURIST report] that Kyrgyz security forces participated in the violence that killed hundreds of Uzbeks.


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Henry the Sixth, part One
It's especially great fun to read the Henry 6 plays because you probably don't know how they end!
When this play opens, Henry the Sixth is nine months old and his dad is already dead at age 36 of dysentery (or something worse, some say). All the glory won and the political territories that were captured by Henry the Fifth are disappearing because of the bickering among the noblemen, pathetic jealousies, empty boasting, unkept promises—sheesh—while the country goes to heck in a hand-basket. Although he's a baby when the play opens, Henry gets married by the end.
To remember which Henry 6 play is which, I use the women: In Henry the Sixth, part One, watch for Joan of Arc.
Here is a detailed synopsis on Wikipedia.
And this is a chart of the actual historical characters: Historical 1 Henry the Sixth
If your group reads the plays straight through in one sitting and you want to divide up the parts, we have a number of "cast" lists already divided up for you. These are text files that you edit to suit your group. We always recommend in a straight-through read that each participant take a moment beforehand to mark their parts—then everything proceeds so smoothly. (charts coming soon)
• Cast for 8, plus a reader for Stage Directions
• Cast for 9, plus a reader for Stage Directions
• Cast for 12, plus a reader for Stage Directions
For those of you who provide parts a scene at a time, this Character Chart shows all the characters' lines in each scene: Henry the Sixth, part One
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To help you prepare for the Henry 6 plays and particularly the sequel of Richard 3, it's immensely useful and enjoyable to watch the series, The White Queen, based on books by Philippa Gregory. It is the history of the period as told by three women: Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward 4, Margaret Beaufort whose son eventually becomes King Henry 7, and Anne Neville (Warwick the Kingmaker's daughter), who first married Edward the son of Henry 6, but after Richard's family murdered Henry 6 and his son Edward, she married Richard (eventually Richard 3). That might seem confusing at the moment, but watching the series before reading the plays makes everything much clearer. ;–)
This is an audio recording of the play by professional actors with sound effects:
A great way to get to know the characters in the Henry 6 history plays is this series. You can find it on online streaming services as well.
You might also enjoy the original entire series of books by Philippa Gregory:


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With so much economic news swirling about, finance is a timely topic. It is also highly relevant to fitness professionals, who more than ever are seeking to work for themselves. (Early data from the 2008 IDEA Personal Training Programs & Equipment Survey reveal that more than 60% of personal trainer respondents are self-employed.) In light of these facts, we have devoted two features to frank discussion and practical instruction on money matters.
In her feature, "Managing Your Money Before It Manages You," author Kay Cross, MEd, a veteran personal training business owner and life coach, talks about taking the personal finance bull by the horns and wrestling it into submission. Cross reports that in early December 2007, a news story indicated that, for the first time, Americans' number-one goal for the New Year was fiscal fitness, not physical fitness. To catapult you along the road to financial independence, her article will provide you with a fiscal fitness program that works by tackling ignorance (no understanding of finances) and poor planning (lack of a proper budget). Of course, we also need to address our weakness for self-indulgence, about which she says, "You must begin applying what you teach your clients in regard to weight loss and fitness: sacrifice and discipline." She offers many suggestions on how to manage funds coming in and going out and how to develop a healthy attitude about the life tool we call money.
The companion piece to this article, "How to Finance a New Fitness Studio" by Joe Schmitz, covers how to create a business plan that will have investors lining up to fund your start-up fitness venture. A former personal trainer and small-health-club operator, Schmitz has been providing financing for existing and start-up fitness centers since 1990 and has a lot of practical insight to offer on the subject.
He points out that for every good reason you can conjure for opening a business, there is a downside. The trouble is that too few business novices—especially those whose background is fitness, not finance—ever consider the whole picture before taking the plunge. "Too often, personal trainers or group instructors, dissatisfied with their current situation, decide to open a business without fully understanding the challenges that owning a business can bring. You can open a fitness studio and actually attain your goals—in due course. But you need to know something about yourself and your financial solvency in order to secure financing well before you hang out that shingle."
So, with that said, we invite you to dive into this issue to begin training those fiscal muscles.
In good health,
Kathie and Peter Davis
P.S. Please note that we have moved the date of our IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™ conference from the fall of 2008 to February 19–22, 2009. The fitness event will take place in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. For more information go to http://w2.ideafit.com/conference/idea-personal-trainer-institute/2007.


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Jack-O Lantern (1995)
Directed by Steve LatshawGenres - Horror | Sub-Genres - Slasher Film | Run Time - 90 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R
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This Florida-lensed slasher silliness (not surprisingly produced by exploitation overlord Fred Olen Ray) is enlivened only slightly by posthumous cameos from John Carradine and Cameron Mitchell, as well as appearances from B-movie "Scream Queens" Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens. The plot is basically a riff on the standard Freddy Krueger-esque supernatural-maniac formula, only here the unstoppable psycho is merely a lumbering ghoul with a big pumpkin for a head, awakened from a cursed sleep on Halloween night by the usual handful of obnoxious teenage morons. Amid confusing flashback sequences and some phony occult blathering (courtesy of the town witch), we're told that Jack-O is the incarnation of a murdered farmer who has returned to avenge himself by taking a scythe to his killers' ancestors, but this particular pumpkinhead's people-reaping spree seems to cover a much broader swath, including a crop of nubile young things -- preferably just out of the shower, or fresh from a randy romp in the local cemetery. Even allowing for a certain camp appeal, there's not an original concept to be found amid the abundant nudity and severed limbs.
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I have a love/hate relationship with eyeshadow palettes. I'm particularly, careful when I buy one because I need to be able to wear and look good in all or most of the colours in the palette for it to be worth it for me to buy. My longtime favorite has been Urban Decay Naked Basics for pretty brown/skin tone coloured shadow that works everyday and can be taken from day to night by adding definition in your eye crease or the outside corner of your crease with a darker shade. It is a wonderful matte palette from a dependable eyeshadow brand.
But, I have been searching for a palette with a bit more variety in it after using up my last Urban Decay Basic's palette. I have
wanted a palette with some shimmer or sparkle in it, not all shades, but some. Also, I have wanted a palette that has a few more choices in the family of brown shades with at least three lighter colours. I have found this palette! It is the Tartelette in Bloom Palette by Tarte. I have other Tarte eyeshadow and blush and I adore that Tarte has natural Amazonian Clay based products with excellent pigment. The palette is $54.00 at Sephora but if you sign up for Tarte online you can often buy their products from five to thirty percent off your purchase on certain occasions.
Also, I would like to note that Tarte's Lights, Cameras, Lashes mascara is awesome too. I have a sample from Tarte I'm currently using. It can also be found at Sephora for $25.00. It is great at coating every lash in mascara without missing lashes as some mascaras do. It can be bought in a waterproof formula ( Lights, Cameras, Splashes) which I think I'm going to have to try. But, I have the regular version, so I am going over it with a second coat of cheap waterproof mascara, so Tarte's mascara doesn't end up under my eyes.
Also, it is important to ensure your eyeshadow lasts and stays put on your eyes by using an eye primer such as the one below by Urban Decay. However, I think if you use your regular face primer on your eyes, it will keep your eyeshadow lasting longer as well, and that's one less product you need to buy — but it is up to you.
Also, having the right tools helps when applying eyeshadow. I purchased these two eyeshadow brushes at Shoppers Drug Mart awhile ago and they are Shoppers Drug Mart's own brand called Quo which you can find at Beauty Boutique online. Quo has a variety of makeup brushes. One Quo makeup brush line is cheaper and the other is more expensive; however, the more expensive line tends to last years (except their foundation brush).
**Also, please remember to keep your brushes clean and bacteria free. Dish soap and shampoo ( tea-tree oil shampoo is ideal) are both superb ways to clean your brushes once a week or every two-weeks if that is all you can do. If you have a makeup brush that gets 'wet' such as your foundation brush, you definitely need to wash that one at least once a week to keep it clean.
What I want to share with you today are two eyeshadow looks which can be achieved with this palette. One look comes with a small insert in the eyeshadow palette, and the other I came up with.
Look 1: Sunflower Stare
1. Sweep the shade funny girl all over your your lid and upper eye area.
2. Add definition by blending rebel into your crease.
3. Apply firecracker to the outer corner of your crease and eye.
4. Highlight your brow bone with charmer and put flower child in the inner corner of your lid.
Look 2: Neutral Eye with Sparkle
1. Apply flower child all over your eyelid and upper eye area.
2. Sweep jetsetter across only your eyelid.
3. Use rocker to add definition in your crease and the corner of your eye.
4. Take charmer and highlight your brow bone and the inner corners of your eye.
Thanks for reading!
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Post by Gordon Ferris, Associate Director, Media Technology This week, Google announced upgraded URLs for paid search ads, display ads and Product Listing Ads (PLAs). Upgraded URLs will be rolling out globally to all advertisers. Advertisers that use tracking within their URLs must migrate by July 1st, when Google will force URLs to the new format. WHAT'S CHANGING? Currently, if you use tracking info within your destination URLs (e.g. third-party tracking info, custom tracking parameters or creative IDs), you must update the entire URL anytime you adjust that tracking info. This update spurs a re-review of the entire ad (and sitelinks) by Google. Your ads stop running during the re-review, which may take several hours, causing you to miss out on clicks and conversions. With new upgraded URLs, advertisers and agencies can now enter—in AdWords—two different portions of the URL: (1) the landing page portion and (2) the tracking info portion. In essence, landing page and URL tracking parameters are now separate. Advertisers can then update the tracking portion of the URL (at the account, campaign or ad group level) without triggering a re-review of the entire ad and sitelinks. There will also be new fields introduced within the URL settings of AdWords:
- "Destination URL" will be updated to "Final URL"
- New "URL Options" section where you can scale your URL tracking parameters and apply new custom value-track parameters (see the full list of AdWords value-track parameters)
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? BENEFITS for ADVERTISERS What's in it for advertisers and agencies? Well, speed to market for one. The ability to change URL tracking without having to get the ad reapproved keeps your ads live; you won't have any downtime in driving performance. If you're only updating your URL tracking codes (and not changing your landing page and/or ad copy), you won't have to wait for Google's approval process or reset your ad's Quality Score. You'll also spend less time managing URL tracking updates, as you can now update groups of URLs, all at the same time, in AdWords. What's in it for Google? Google is making this change to benefit advertisers, enabling speed that will result in fresher, more relevant ads and no pause during an approval process. Google is also streamlining the approval process for itself, putting in less work. Even if you're making a change that requires approval (e.g. updating ad copy or landing pages), Google will make the approval faster, as upgraded URLs will diminish the total number of AdWords approval submissions. CONSIDERATIONS for ADVERTISERS This changes requires the search management platforms (e.g. Marin, Doubleclick, Kenshoo) to incorporate new functionality to enable compatibility with AdWords, which may take some time. Unlike Google Enhanced Campaigns, Google informed the platforms of the change ahead of time so that the platforms could realign their development roadmaps. We expect search management platforms to release support for this update starting in March to provide advertisers with enough time before Google's forced July 1st migration. Currently, advertisers shouldn't do anything; we will wait on the platforms for integration. Compared to other mandatory AdWords upgrades, (e.g. Enhanced Campaigns), this update will be minor. Advertisers should carefully implement the new URLs in order to derive the benefits of speed to market; but, unlike Enhanced Campaigns, this won't require large scale changes in account structure or bid strategy. For more info on Google's "Upgraded URLs," please contact your performance account team today.


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For the first time, a great white shark is tracked through Long Island Sound
The Long Island Sound just east of New York City has officially become home to a very large great white shark.
"Be advised! For the first time ever, we are tracking a white shark in the Long Island Sound...just off shore," reported the nonprofit OCEARCH on Twitter.
Researchers named the 9-foot-8-inch shark Cabot.
It was not just in the sound Monday morning but was as far east as Greenwich, Connecticut, the trackers said.
By Tuesday, however, the agency's data showed the shark was no longer in the sound, and was southwest of Montau, New York.
OCEARCH tagged the 533-pound shark off Nova Scotia in October 2018, and it has since been tracked 4,000 miles, as far south as Florida.
It most recently surfaced last week off the coast of Delaware, OCEARCH said on Facebook.
"It's getting to be the time of year when we expect to see white sharks starting to make their way north," OCEARCH posted last week on Facebook. "Cabot is leading the charge..."
Researchers didn't offer an explanation for why the predator had ventured so deep into the sound, or why other sharks had not been tracked to the same area in the past. However, Cabot is likely hunting for a meal.
OCEARCH tags and tracks great white and tiger sharks through the mid-Atlantic, to study their movements and migrations. The sharks are known for eating seals in waters of the North Atlantic, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
Great white sharks are known to grow to more than 20 feet long and can weigh 2.5 tons or more, according to National Geographic.
OCEARCH has been tracking a "clustering" of great white sharks off the Carolinas in the past two weeks, including one that is 15 feet long and weighs 2,137 pounds.


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It seems so intuitive to put your users at the centre of your product development process, but it's amazing how such an obvious thing can be pushed aside. "We are peers before the object" (Tina's old boss used to say). A great user experience supersedes any organizational hierarchy or departmental bureaucracy. A well developed data informed framework can move your product and services from good to great. Learn frameworks, strategies and clear actions you can take to transform your product.
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This workshop is designed to help small teams evaluate their early stage game concepts with the fundamentals of user-centred design. Applying a series of UX frameworks will help orient your game design team towards a better user experience and NPS score. This interactive three-part workshop includes an introduction to the fundamental user centred design frameworks, a design brief workshop and a facilitated team critique.
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We offer banisters complete with structure of bars, glass or wood according to your inspiration. Balconies, gates, fences, roof structures are also available in our offer. We guarantee highest quality and professional service.
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We've been hearing for some months now that a group of Canterbury builders was seeking to get together to form a buying group and now we know that it's called the Combined Building Supplies Co-operative (CBS Co-op).
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A new builders' co-operative will give smaller firms the same materials buying power as big corporates but it remains to be seen if savings will be passed on to new home buyers.
New Zealand's first building supplies co-operative has just been launched, in what some are hailing as a game changer for the industry.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has joined crowds of around 100 guests in Christchurch this evening for the launch of The Combined Building Supplies Co-operative (CBS Co-op), which includes small and medium sized building businesses across Canterbury.
Construction "cowboys" who did shoddy repairs for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) will have to pay for their mistakes, Gerry Brownlee says.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister announced on Wednesday all EQC underfloor repairs carried out without a building consent would be audited and builders found to be at fault would face sanctions.
"We're coming after them," Brownlee said.
He would not say how many homes would be affected but community leaders and foundation experts said thousands of repairs would need to be checked.
Government guidelines for fixing quake-damaged homes have been changed, meaning some cracked or tilted foundations will no longer be fixed.
The Department of Building and Housing released its guidelines for rebuilding quake-damaged homes within two months of the September 2010 earthquake but revised them in November last year.
Steve Brooks became New Zealand's youngest real estate agent when he started selling houses at 15 while still at Christchurch Boys' High School.
Brooks, now 25, bought his first property at 16 for $89,000 and sold it for $145,000 six months later.
At 18, he started his first business, Brooks Homes Ltd.
He then started My Refund, the South Island's first tax-refund company, and watched it grow from zero to 80 staff in 12 months.
He added a few businesses to his list, including My Body, My Bar, My Will and My Accountant.
He started Rebuild Me in 2012 to cater for homeowners who have opted out of Earthquake Commission work.
The company was formed "to fill a need" and was growing quickly, he said.
Fletcher EQR has lost its original pin-up construction company to opt-out repair work.
Carl Taylor Homes managing director Carl Taylor said working for Fletcher hubs was damaging the firm's reputation.
The company completed the first repair of the Fletcher-led Canterbury Home Repair Programme in November 2010, which was made into a media event, including an announcement by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee.
Taylor said his company was the largest contractor working for Fletcher before giving up on the hubs five months ago.
As posted on Against the Current: http://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/smoke-and-mirrors.html
The strange tale of Fletcher Building's '1000 new jobs' for Christchurch.
The Press has proved to be somewhat of a schizophrenic newspaper when it comes to earthquake-related issues.
It has done some good solid reporting on the myriad of problems confronting Christchurch but, unfortunately, the newspaper also often feels it is obliged to be a cheerleader for all things Christchurch, regardless of the facts.
Carl Taylor Homes - House of the Year Award Winner
Changes to the Earthquake Commission's opt-out process that may force claimants to pay for repairs up front have been labelled "ridiculous".
The Press reported yesterday that changes to the EQC policy would mean that homeowners with $10,000 to $100,000 of damage would take on more responsibility if they opted out of the commission's repair process.
Contractors would invoice homeowners instead of the EQC, and claimants may have to pay them themselves if they could not be reimbursed by the EQC in time.
Canterbury Community Earthquake Recovery Network spokeswoman Leanne Curtis said the changes made "absolutely no sense". "I don't think that that's acceptable. It's just ridiculous," she said.
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Carl Taylor Homes, makes history and starts the first repair to a home in Christchurch for the largest natural disaster in recored history
On site with an Earth quake damaged home in Mount Pleasant with Carl Taylor Homes
Mohammad Ismail and his wife fled their Cashmere home after last week's earthquake and have since spent three nights sleeping in a car, another four in a motel and two at a friend's home.
The couple are back in a motel, but will have to check out tomorrow.
"We don't know where we will go," Ismail said.
His house sunk 30 centimetres and the exterior cladding has been ripped from one wall by the force of the quake.
Repairs in the worst-affected areas of Christchurch cannot begin while aftershocks continue to rock the city, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Work began yesterday on the first quake-damaged house repaired under the hub system devised by the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and construction contractor Fletcher Building.
Hubs will be set up in Rolleston and Kaiapoi over the next few weeks, with 15 across the city.
Outside the first house to be repaired in Halswell, Brownlee said repairs could only begin where no land damage had been sustained.
However, it was safe to proceed with the large number of minor repairs.
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Centro Hospitalario zapopan
Hospital Operators group with more than 50 years in experience, looking for investors to develop a new hospital site at Zapopan, Jal
- Stage Concept Only
- Industry Healthcare Services
- Location Guadalajara, JAL, MX
- Currency MXN
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60 beds hospital project. The project will be located at Zapopan Metropilitan area in the State of Jalisco. The group of entrepeneurs posses altogether ove 50 years of hospital operations experience. The entire business plan and proforma are totally finished. We are seeking seed capital to start a trust, setup the company and begin the hospital construction.


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SWMS Deep-Dive: Fintech
"Whose ox will be gored by this?" That's what EICs often ask reporters when their hot trend pitch seems a little too frothy. Fintech stories always passed this test. Robo-advisors will nuke the brokers! Bitcoin will sink the banks! So will the online lenders!
Those days are over.


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Thermage is the only non-invasive procedure that helps tighten and contour your skin in a single treatment. It allows you to look years younger without the need for any surgery, injections and little to no downtime.
As you age, your skin's collagen and elastin (proteins that keep your skin tight) break down faster than your body can rebuild them. Therefore, thermage treatment stimulates your body's natural renewal of collagen, which creates subtle, natural looking results on and off the face. It does so by sending radio waves down to heat the deeper layers of your skin, causing new collagen to form. At first, there will be little noticeable change but weeks to months later the improvements will begin to show. It will leave you with tighter smoother skin, softened wrinkles and lines and an overall younger looking appearance.
What Can I Expect
Whenever it comes to cosmetic treatment, you need to keep in mind that no procedure will ever provide an 'ideal' aspect to your body. The aim of this kind of procedure is to achieve an improvement and enhance your appearance. This can help you boost your self-confidence and make you feel better about yourself, while keeping realistic expectations. This is one of the core values we have here at HCR; we want our clients to be completely satisfied with the results of their treatment and to heighten their self-assurance.
Procedure Planning
Before any type of procedure is performed, patients are strongly advised to have a detailed discussion with their doctor. By doing so, both parties have the opportunity to contribute in the whole process and to increase the client's level of satisfaction.
Thermage treatment is most ideal for people in mid-to-late 30s or older people with just mild photo-aging or wrinkled skin. Patients who wish to see immediate, drastic results are not recommended to take the treatment since it has subtle before and after differences.
The Procedure
During the procedure, your specialist will use a device known as ThermaCool; this tightens and lifts the skin in order to smooth out wrinkles and restore facial contours. The ThermaCool device uses the ThermaTip, which delivers radiofrequency energy to the skin. Your doctor will use this to control the amount of radiofrequency being delivered, balancing your comfort and obtaining optimal results.
When the ThermaTip touches the skin, it heats a large volume of collagen in the deeper layers of the skin and its underlying tissue while at the same time cooling the outer layer and protecting it. This causes deep structures in the skin to immediately tighten. Over time, the skin will tighten further, and result in healthy, smooth looking skin.
The Thermage session can take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour, depending on how large of an area needs to be treated.
After The Treatment
After thermage session, your skin should feel tighter and smoother. Additional tightening will occur over time and your new look will gradually occur over a 3 to 6 month period, maybe sooner. Keep in mind, however, that results vary from patient to patient.
The results of the Thermage procedure may last anywhere from two years or longer, a factor that also varies depending on the patient's aging process. In order to maintain results, another Thermage session is needed. Otherwise, your face will revert to a pre-treatment appearance.
As with any type of cosmetic treatment, complications are unusual but they sometimes do happen. However, they are usually minor and can be reduced by following your doctor's directions precisely before and after the procedure. Potential side effects of thermage treatment include swelling, redness, bumps and blisters. Nonetheless, keep in mind that these usually disappear in a few days or weeks.
Make sure to ask your doctor concerning any risks you might have to face when undertaking this procedure. However, you must keep in mind that our certified group of doctors works full-time to prevent such scenarios from happening; we value the health of our patients above anything else.


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Well, it's official: Denver's music scene is one of the heavyweights nationwide, as confirmed by a recent study.
Well, duh. We tell you that every day.
Still, it's nice to have some proof. By the numbers, we rank above Seattle and below Los Angeles on the Creative Value Index, which is some kind of magical numerical doohickey to tell you how awesome your city is, we think. Denver boasts 2,300 music-related jobs (we assume this does not include "person in a band" since there are at least 2,300 of those here in town), which beats New Orleans and Seattle on a per capita basis. In your face, New Orleans and Seattle!
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In terms of dollars, Denvers roughly one hundred venues that present live music (that includes mixed-use venues) bring in an average of $2.3 million in revenue every night of the week -- that's a hell of a lot of PBR and well shots! Add in the cultural cachet from having a thriving scene that's beginning to push bands onto the national stage on a regular basis, and Denver's looking like a mighty peachy place for music lovers to live.


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One big step for the planet, five vital steps for the hungry
Today, on Earth Day, world leaders gathered in New York to take the next critical step in tackling climate change and ending hunger.
With the signing of the Paris Agreement by over 170 countries on the first day it is open, the ray of hope for people in poverty shines a bit brighter. The Paris Agreement establishes a system that – with ambition and urgency – gives people living on the edge of crisis confidence that climate impacts will not push them over the edge.
The most recent World Bank Report, Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Poverty on Climate Change, flags that without urgent action to build adaptive capacity and to make development efforts climate resilient, as many as 100 million more people could fall into poverty as a result of climate change by 2030 – the deadline for meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The success of the SDGs depends equally on the commitments in the Paris Agreement to build resilience, on the one hand, and, on the other, to keep global temperature increase to 1.5°C. The climate agreement is a key piece in the SDG puzzle, particularly as it relates to SDG 2 to end hunger and malnutrition. And in the Paris Agreement, countries firmly recognize that protecting and promoting food security is a priority.
Food security is a priority of the first magnitude for small-scale food producers living in poverty: farmers, fishers, pastoralists, and laborers whose livelihoods, and the wellbeing of their families, depend on their ability to produce, sell, access, and buy adequate nutritious food.
Success in the face of poverty, hunger, and climate change demands a new way of looking at food systems. The International Food Policy Research Institute's (IFPRI) 2016 Global Food Policy Report lays out one new way for the post-Paris and SDG era. IFPRI calls for food systems to be efficient, inclusive, climate-smart, sustainable, nutrition- and health-driven, and business-friendly.
These principles or characteristics echo CARE's call for food and agriculture systems to be SuPER: Sustainable (socially and economically as well as environmentally), Productive and profitable (including to support well-nourished, productive people), Equitable, and Resilient. These characteristics are what ensure that systems will deliver for the small-scale food producers who are most at risk in the face of increasing climate impacts.
The signing of the Paris Agreement is but the next step – not the final step – in tackling the climate crisis, in achieving SuPER food systems. When UN climate negotiations continue, countries have the opportunity to advance efforts not only to end the climate crisis but to bring us all closer to a world with zero hunger.
CARE and WWF offer five critical steps countries can take to tackle the twin challenge of poverty eradication and climate change and to protect food security. In a new report, Twin Tracks: Developing Sustainably and Equitably in a Carbon-Constrained World, CARE and WWF recommend that governments:
• commit to transitioning to more sustainable, equitable, productive, and resilient agriculture;
• ensure the social and environmental integrity of all agriculture-related initiatives;
• develop social and environmental safeguards for mitigation action related to land use;
• continue efforts to deepen understanding of the climate change-food security-agriculture nexus, including how climate change impacts all aspects of food security; and
• lay out a clear and predictable roadmap for the annual USD 100 billion promised by developed countries by 2020, and for post-2020 climate finance, including public finance goals for adaptation.
By Tonya Rawe, Senior Advisor for Policy and Research, Food and Nutrition Security, CARE USA


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There have been some great humble bundle comic offers up recently so I'll be reading my way through those now I've finished my epic run through Hellboy BPRD and other assorted goodies.
I think my favourites are the chronologically early Hellboys and the Baltimore mini series.
Probably because although I understand the necessity of it I'm not a huge fan of big arc structures as more often than not they seem to get in the way of telling a good story. I'm more interested in discrete events and the telling of them.
As I've been reading Achtung! Cthulu as well my head has been rooted in the first half of the twentieth century and so they have been a good fit with that too.
As it's Halloween around the corner I'd like to call out Rachel Rising and Revival as two of the best modern takes on the "zombie" genre. Well worth checking out if your local comic store can get a copy. I'm looking at you Settlers, Hamilton.
My lunchtime read is Irregular Creatures by Chuck Wendig. Only just started this but so far a cat has just sprouted wings so that does seem pretty irregular. Squeezed in somewhere will be the next book in the Sea Beggars series by Paul Kearney. The first one, The Mark of Ran was a well paced, darkish swashbuckler with some seamless world building and a few deft touches of characterisation among some other more well established tropes.
As a final note, those of you to the left of centre and RATM or Nightwatchman fans would do well to check out the Orchid mini series authored by the one and only Mr. Tom Morello. Still Fighting the Power even after the Apocalypse.


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I love food. I love shopping for it, cooking it, consuming it. I am a definite food fanatic. When I go grocery shopping, I love to go by myself and roam up and down every isle. The produce is vibrant and beautiful. I let my fingers graze over green leaves, dusty potatoes and orbs of fruit in every texture and color. And the smells… ah. I love to look at the jars and boxes stacked right up to the edge of the shelves. Old products that my grandmother used to make Sunday dinners sitting next to new products just hitting the market. I have each store layout memorized and my grocery list reads like a store map, guiding me through the deli to produce, eggs, milk, fish and frozen food. I could be a guide to the grand culinary adventure of grocery shopping.
It's a borderline obsession, I realize. Food magazines are my life, and everything that leaves my stove is judged by my own panel of Top Chef judges assembled in my head, complete with harsh criticism and witty banter. My husband believes my standard is too high, but I argue that by aiming for an absurdly high culinary standard, the results of falling short are still damn high.
The Livengood household eats well, indeed, or will be until I meet with a wellness coach this week. The consequences of a lack of movement and an obsession with all things food is a bit of fluffiness that serves me well in the winter, but is a definite problem during the warmer months. I can see a train wreck coming, screeching and sparks included.


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If you are planning to build your first home or dream home. 911 Handyman has suggestions that can help your new home become Energy Efficient while saving you some green. Whether you decide to design the home yourself or work closely with an architect. Knowing where to save is a key to building a quality and energy efficient home for many years to come. Although you are going to encounter areas of the home where you might not be able to conserve due to the fact of a fine detail you may want to add in. Such as a stained glass window that is not very efficient, to the pet door that gets cut in the wall or new door. Gathering all the information you can, will make it easier to create an enjoyable long lasting home. You will be excited about reducing your overall energy bills. Some tips are.
· Most states and especially the Federal Government have setup programs for those who are planning to build a new home or want to conserve energy most of them are Rebate or Incentive based which means they will require you to fill out form(s) and then you will receive a check or tax credit.
· Local utility company's offer new construction benefits as well for many of the areas in and around your home (Rebates and incentives vary by State) here are a few
Ø Water Heaters (High Efficiency gas or Tankless units).
Ø Energy Star Appliances
Ø Wall, Attic & Floor Insulation
Ø Pipe Insulation
Ø High Efficiency Forced Air Furnace
Ø Windows & Doors
Ø Chimney Damper
Ø Programmable Thermostat
Ø Heat Pump/AC Unit
· The way a new home is constructed is an energy saving in itself, depending on materials used to how the home is positioned on the property. It all adds up to substantial savings.
· Thinking of adding a landscape you can benefit here as well, placing trees on the property can shade the house in the summer, while adding a hedge blocks wind & dust.
· With many available resources, rebates, incentives, and tax credits to benefit you and your new home, whether its $25 or $500 it all adds up to potentially save thousands on your new home or dream home.
With so many ideas and ways to improve the look and efficiency of your new home getting all the facts product information is key. Although the best way to save on a new home is to build it yourself that option is not for everyone. Work with your builder/contactor to develop a plan for too conserve while giving your house everything you have dreamed of. With a well thought out plan and lots of research you too can have a successful home building experience.


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If you have any concerns about buying an autographed or signed item on eBay or elsewhere, then our 'Quick Opinion' service may help to put your mind at rest about buying, or perhaps you have already purchased an item, or require a valuation or authentication on an item that you have bought elsewhere, been left in a will or found in a drawer? This article might help you decide!
Please take time to read all of this page before contacting us, as we are unable to offer free valuations or any authentication service either by phone or email.
If you simply want a Quick Opinion on an any item, then scroll down to the bottom of this page, where for £7.95 per signature we will give you our opinion and any other advice we can on any signed item listed on ebay, elswehere, or perhaps its just an item you found in a skip!
Our 20 plus years of full time dealing and authentication work with other dealers, Trading Standards and the Police, give us an unrivaled edge when it comes to giving an opinion on any autograph. We don't just 'claim' to be experts in the field, we officially are 'experts' having had our expert witness testimony successfully used against rogue forgers and sellers of fakes, and have the experience to not just be able to determine the good from the bad, but also to be able to give you guidance to help you try and obtain a refund if needed. Here is one such example.
There are many similar sites on the web, all claiming to have expert knowledge and years of experience, but how do you know if what they say is true?
We can offer you expert guidance, authentication and valuation on almost any signed item you may have purchased elsewhere or may be considering as a purchase. We can also offer appraisal of you own collection for disposal or probate etc.
If you want an item authenticated (not a Quick View service), this is how it works. You will need to first tell us what you want looked at, as we will not accept certain items for authentication (Signed football shirts, boots or balls or any modern football stars for instance). If we are able to help, then you will need to send the items to us by Special Delivery. Please also note that we do not accept items from outside of the UK due to import duty problems etc.
We will then check the items on arrival for obvious fakes and printed signatures etc. If they fail this first hurdle, or if we are unable to authentice the item, we will issue a PayPal invoice for the return postage, plus a basic fee of £5 per item to cover our time. On payment of the invoice, the items will be packed and returned to you by Special Delivery.
A note regarding packaging. It is your responsibilty to ensure that items are well packed when sent to us. It is no use writing 'Do Not Bend' on a jiffy bag with a 10" x 8" signed Laurel and Hardy photo in it, and expect it to arrive without any damage! Royal Mail machines cannot read the writing on your packaging, indeed, it seems that some the postmen can't read either, but that is another story! Every week we receive items which are packed in such a poor way, that they arrive with more damage than they started out with. Things do and will get bent in the post, pack them correctly and they won't, its as simple as that.
If we need to spend more time on them to make a determination as to authenticity, then we will continue researching, and then confirm to you the total cost and upon completion will then send a PayPal invoice for the agreed total fee. Upon payment the items will be returned by Special Delivery. Items will be returned with our full letter of authenticity and insurance valuation.
The cost per signature can vary dependant on many things, but expect a minimum of £24.99 per item although we are happy to give you a price on the phone before you commit to anything.
Please note that we will not authenticate items by scan only. This is open to fraud and with the huge amount of printed items around, it is almost impossible to tell these from a scan. Only an idiot would authenticate an item from a scan, and only a fool would trust such an authentication!
And in case you are wondering, the Muhammad Ali signed item shown above is not authentic, and is actually an Autopen signature often offered by some as genuine. It may look real, and the photo has certainly been signed with real ink and a pen, but it signed by a machine and not Muhammad Ali.
And despite what some experts might tell you, or what you may have read elsewhere, every Autopen signature is not exactly the same. So beware! This is just one example of the many that fool collectors and even dealers on a daily basis. Others include the various Winston Churchill letters (we now have a comprehensive article on these on this site for free download), David Cameron and Tony Blair Autopen signed photos, and many others, all of which have been created to fool you and are seen being sold by some sellers on a daily basis.
If you want to know how to avoid these kinds of fakes, and learn more about autographs in general, why not sign up to one of our courses? You will get to see and handle all the above and many more examples of fakes and forgeries that can so easily catch you out. Its money well spent!


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Costco files application to build at the northeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road
WICHITA — Wichitans have been waiting a long time, but there's now confirmation from Costco that the company is coming here.
The chain, which is a direct competitor to Sam's Club, filed a development application to build a new store at the northeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road.
"They've put in for their plat approvals," says John Schlegel, director of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department.
"They're moving on getting things started because the plat would be the first step."
You can view the plat in detail here.
Costco has no comment, though. A representative says Costco chairman and cofounder Jeff Brotman is the only person authorized to speak for the company. Brotman's assistant says he's traveling and can't comment.
Have You Heard? first reported that Costco was interested in the former Beechcraft property in 2012. No one with Costco or Beechcraft would confirm the company's interest until Beechcraft's then-CEO Bill Boisture inadvertently confirmed it during an interview with Aviation Week last July. The same day, Aviation Week changed its online story to say a big box store – not Costco – was coming.
The subdivision committee of the Wichita-Segwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved the plat Thursday. It will go before the full commission on Aug. 7. After that, the Wichita City Council must accept any easements or road right of ways before Costco can proceed to build.
Schlegel says the plat does several things.
"They're creating a property description, an address (and) showing where the easements will be," he says. "They have to show where they're going to make connections to the public utilities, how drainage will work for the site and where they will get access to the adjacent streets."
Costco's address will be 9700 E. Kellogg.
Look for more information on the new store soon.