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The Egg & I, a breakfast and lunch restaurant chain, opened in Des Peres in July 2012. With business doing well, according to owner/operator Robert Gombas, II, the restaurant is ready to move forward with plans to add more St. Louis locations.
The Egg & I, located at 11692 Manchester Road, is in the Dierbergs Plaza at Baxter.
Gombas said the new place will open April 22 or 29.
"It started out as an upscale breakfast and lunch restaurant," Gombas told Patch. He said The Egg & I started in Fort Collins, Colo., 25 years ago.
"We really get to know our guests well, often by first name," Gombas added. "We're a little more family-focused than a First Watch will bring you."
Gombas told Patch he and two business partners plan to open a total of seven restaurants in the St. Louis area, with a goal of opening one each year. With the Chesterfield location opening within the first year as the current Des Peres restaurant, they're a bit ahead of schedule. Gombas said no other specifics as to the next location picks are determined.
Each restaurant hires about 30 employees, Gombas said, with mid-March being the target start of the hiring process for the Chesterfield location.
With a Monday grand opening date, Gombas said they hold a soft opening for family and friends the Sunday prior. The soft opening functions as a run-through and continued training for employees, but also as a fundraiser for a local charity.
"The soft opening meal is on me," Gombas said. "But at the end, people can choose to donate money to a charity."
The Des Peres location's soft opening benefited Backstoppers, a local organization that assists families of first responders killed in the line of duty. Gombas said Des Peres raised $5,000, and that the Chesterfield restaurant will also support Backstoppers.
"We don't really advertise," Gombas said. "We like to put our advertising budget into the community."
The Egg & I also offers a free meeting room area and Wi-Fi for guests. The restaurant is open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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Clean Slate Aloe-rich Cleanser 30ml / 1 fl oz*
Our superb deep cleansing SLS-free formula leaves your face feeling fresh, balanced and happy – never tight! We use eco-certified cleansers set in organic Aloe leaf juice, pre+probiotics, firming proteins and moisturising omegas to gently remove makeup and impurities without over-drying, unbalancing or irritating skin. Oh, did we mention Clean Slate smells gorgeous?
Mighty Moisture Day & Night Moisturiser 15ml / 0.5 fl oz*
Smooth, firm, juicy skin, beautifully moisturised and strengthened from Day One with our potent all-in-one multi-tasker. Packed with omegas, firmers, peptides, antioxidants, algae extracts and vitamins plus powerful humectants and moisturisers - your skin will glow with health and happiness!
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Here's the mind blowing list of actives that are contained in our high protein face care - this is why the formulas or so very effective:
Hyaluronic Acid, Peptamide 6™, (Hexapeptide 11), Proteasyl™, Grape Stem Cell Extracts – PhytoCellTec Solar Vitis™, EyePro 3x™, Yeast extract, Triactigen™, Phylderm Vegetal C2™, BVOCS™, Algae Extracts - Helioguard 365™, Oat Protein, Ecoskin™.
What exactly are these ingredients?
Hyaluronic Acid This is your skin's own moisturiser. It is fantastic at plumping up skin cells so they look firm, plump and dewy. We use a naturally derived Hyaluronic Acid within all our face skincare as it has such a direct and long term benefit. Each molecule of Hyaluronic Acid can attract and hold 1000 x its own weight in water, so it is amazing at keeping your skin smooth and moisturised all day long. Ingredients List descriptor – Sodium Hyaluronate
Peptamide 6™, (Hexapeptide 11) Derived from yeast, this firming hexapeptide gives great benefits over time; it is not a short term fix. It works very deep to reduce fine lines and brighten your complexion. Ingredients List descriptor - Hexapeptide 11
Proteasyl™ Actually created from pea extract, this is a triple action polypetide with a holistic approach that stimulates and protects elastin whilst helping production of the collagen III, whilst also aiding GAGs production. By protecting and encouraging all three vital skin structure elements, Proteasyl helps keep your skin elastic, firm and moisturised. Lab tests showed a 35% increase in skin firmness. Ingredients List descriptor - Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract and Cyclodextrin
Grape Stem Cell Extracts – PhytoCellTec Solar Vitis™ UV radiation is responsible for 80% of face aging. PhytoCellTec Solar Vitis™, is derived from grape stem cells and is created to protect the very new skin cells (epidermal stem cells) deep within from UV, toxins and oxidants. It helps to increase the tolerance and resistance of your skin to UV rays - future proofing your skin! Ingredients List descriptor - Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Cell Extract, Isomalt, Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Aqua
EyePro 3x™ A natural active blend that targets fine lines, puffiness, dry skin and dark circles, EyePro 3X stimulates, energises and hydrates tired delicate skin to give the appearance of smoother, firmer, fresher looking eyes. EyePro 3X uses three key ingredients to help with all the common concerns:
Yeast extract helps dark circles by increasing the skin cell's oxygen levels, improving micro-circulation to also help reduce puffiness. Increased cell oxygenation also helps collagen and elastin, strengthening and firming the delicate skin. The herbal extract Rhodiola Rosea helps improve lipolysis around the eye area, again helping reduce puffiness and swelling. Betaine derived from sugar-beet helps all cellular activity, maintaining moisture levels and also helping encourage collagen production. Ingredients List descriptor - Aqua, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Extract, Rhodiola rosea Root Extract
Triactigen™ Derived from yeast, stimulates the production of collagen and elastin – especially targeting collagen III (known as the Youth Collagen) that gives softness to young skin. Long term benefits of improving elasticity and reducing wrinkles. Most ideal for crow's feet and deep lines. Ingredients List descriptor - Mannitol (and) Cyclodextrin (and) Yeast Extract (and) Disodium Succinate
Tritisol Derived from wheat protein, this is a superb skin firmer and tightener. It works on the surface of your skin, smoothing out fine lines and creating a perfect base. Tritisol is wonderful at ensuring your skin retains its natural moisture. Ingredients List descriptor - Hydrolized Wheat Protein
Phylderm Vegetal C2™ Made with non GMO soy, this is a blend of highly nutritious soy proteins comprised of amino acids and peptides with great short and long terms benefits. Short term, it boosts oxygen consumption and increases the natural energy of our skin cells. Long term, it stimulates cell renewal to give brighter, fresher skin. Ingredients List descriptor - Hydrolized Soy Protein
BVOCS™ This is a very powerful form of Vitamin C that is especially created to penetrate to a deep level and give you all the amazing benefits. It acts as an anti-oxidant, protecting against free radical damage, gives natural UV protection, encourages collagen production, whilst rebalancing uneven skin tone and discolouration. Ingredients List descriptor – Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Algae Extracts - Helioguard 365™ A powerful natural UVA screening compound from sea algae that helps protect the skin against photo-aging. UVA rays are the main cause of skin aging taking the bounce out of your skin. Helioguard 365 helps prevent the appearance of lines, wrinkles and other signs of aging by actively protecting the skin against UVA-induced stress. We include it in our Face formulas to give you a booster of natural protection at a very deep level on an everday basis, helping protect the protein within your skin.. It does not take the place of a full sunscreen when you are sunbathing! Ingredients List descriptor – Aqua, Lecithin, Alcohol, Sodium Lactate, Porphyra Umbilicalis / Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract
Oat Protein Fantastically soothing, and massively rich in oligosaccarides, Oat protein attracts and retains up to 50% more moisture than other humectants. Ingredients List descriptor - Hydrolized Oat Protein
Ecoskin™ A natural pre/pro biotic complex derived from cold pressed yacon roots and lactobacillus probiotics that strengthens and balances your skin's natural defense system whilst nourishing and smoothing. Ingredients List descriptor - Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Polymnia sonchifolia root juice, Maltodextrin, Lactobacillus
And finally, here is the full monty ingredients list with extra info for the non-scientists amongst us:
Clean Slate Aloe-rich Cleanser
Certified Organic Aloe Barbadenisis Leaf Juice (organic, natural moisturiser)
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant – coconut)
Glycerin (plant derived moistuiriser – very nourishing)
Lauryl Glucoside (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant - coconut)
Cocoamidopropyl betain (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant - coconut)
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant - coconut)
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant – coconut)
Coco-Glucoside (Ecocert cleanser/surfactant - coconut)
Glyceryl Oleate (Ecocert surfactant from sunflower oil)
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil (moisturiser, rich in Omega 3, 6 + 9)
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil (moisturiser, rich in Omega 3, 6 + 9)
Zemea Propanediol (derived from corn – ecocert emulsifier)
Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) Extract (natural, helps preserve)
Sodium Chloride (salt – helps texture)
Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide (part of Ecoskin Probiotic, obtained from natural sugars, has wonderful water retention properties)
Polymnia sonchifolia root juice (part of Ecoskin Prebiotic – feeds the probiotics, yakon plant from South America, rich in polyfructose – plant honey)
Maltodextrin (Part of EcoSkin- Probiotics polysaccharide from starch)
Lactobacillus (Part of EcoSkin- Probiotics, the healthy bacteria)
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (from Tritisol)
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (from Phylderm Vegetal C2)
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil (chamomile) (natural essential oil)
Manderin oil (natural essential oil)
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil (natural essential oil)
Lavandula Hybrida Oil (natural essential oil)
Dehydroacetic Acid (preservative)
Benzyl Alcohol (preservative)
Limonene (from Lavender oil, allergens from natural essential oils)
Linalool (from Lavender oil, allergens from natural essential oil
Eye Know All-In-One Eye Serum
Certified Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (organic, natural moisturiser)
Zemea Propanediol (Ecocert emollient)
Glycerin (powerful plant derived humectant, very nourishing)
Sodium Levulinate (Ecocert humectant – helps moisturise)
Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyalauronic Acid – moisturiser)
Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide (part of Ecoskin Probiotic, obtained from natural sugars, has wonderful water retention properties)
Polymnia sonchifolia root juice (part of Ecoskin Prebiotic – feeds the probiotics, yacon plant from South America, rich in polyfructose – plant honey)
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (Tritisol)
Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract (NPA, natural, helps preserve)
Hydrolyzed Oat Protein (firming protein)
Maltodextrin (Part of EcoSkin Probiotics polysaccharide from starch)
Lactobacillus (Part of EcoSkin Probiotics, the healthy bacteria)
Mannitol (from Triactigen, sugar alcohol derived)
Cyclodextrin (from Triactigen, enzymatically derived from starch)
Yeast Extract (from Triactigen)
Disodium Succinate (from Triactigen)
Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract (Proteasyl peptide)
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (stable vitamin C technology)
Hexapeptide-11 (Peptide- Peptamide 6)
Vitis vinifera (Grape) Fruit Cell Extract (Phytocell Tech grape stem cell extract)
Isomalt (carrier for Phytocell Tech grape stem cell extract)
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (Phylderm Vegetal C2)
Lecithin (stabilizer from algae extract - soy)
Sodium Benzoate (Preservative for Phytocell Tech grape stem cell actives)
Aqua / Water (from Eye Pro 3x)
Dehydroxanthan Gum (thickening agent)
Betaine (from Eye Pro 3x)
Pentylene Glycol (from Eye Pro 3x)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Extract (from Eye Pro 3x)
Rhodiola rosea Root Extract (from Eye Pro 3x)
Mighty Moisture Day & Night Moisturiser
Certified Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Moisturiser)
Capric Caprylic Trygliceride (Ecocert coconut derived emollient)
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate (Ecocert coconut derived emollient)
Glycerin (Humectant – derived from vegetable)
Cetearyl Alcohol Ecocert emulsifier for texture –coconut oil)
Polysorbate 60 (emulsifier/thickener)
Sodium Levulinate (Ecocert Humectant –dermasoft 700B helps preserve, salt derived)
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (Firming proteins – from Tritisol)
Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract (helps preserve naturally)
Lecithin (Emulsifier/stabliser for red algae – soy derived)
Alcohol (From grain, stabilser for red algae)
Sodium Lactate Ecocert humectant – derived from salt)
Porphyra Umbilicalis / Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract (Helioguard 365 - red algae extract – UVA protection)
Dehydrozanthan Gum (Ecocert natural viscosity thickener – beets derived)
Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide (part of Ecoskin Probiotic)
Polymnia sonchifolia root juice (Part of Ecoskin Probiotic)
Sodium Hyaluronate* (Ecocert) (Hyaluronic Acid)
Maltodextrin (Part of EcoSkin- Probiotics)
Lactobacillus (Part of EcoSkin- Probiotics)
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (skin conditioning agent)
Hydrolyzed Oat Protein (skin conditioning agent)
Mannitol (from Triactigen)
Cyclodextrin (from Triactigen and Proteasyl)
Yeast Extract (from Triactigen)
Disodium Succinate (stabilizer for Triactigen– food grade, salt derived)
Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract (pea derived peptide – Proteasyl)
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (stable vitamin C concentrate)
Hexapeptide-11 (yeast derived Peptide- Peptamide 6)
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil (chamomile) (natural essential oil)
Manderin oil (natural essential oil)
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil (natural essential oil)
Lavandula Hybrida Oil (natural essential oil)
Limonene, Linalool (from Lavender oil) (allergens from natural essential oil)
Lightweight age-defying formulas packed with heavyweight ingredients PLUS precise 90 second Face Fitness to give you a happy, glowing radiant face and the best skin of your life.
Did you know that your skin is mainly comprised of protein?
Our Face Care range is called High Protein because it works on the protein at every level of your skin –
- the keratin on the surface (so your skin looks the best it possibly can)
- the collagen and elastin protein one layer down (this gives your skin structure and youthful bounce)
- and finally on the protein packed muscles immediately underneath the skin.
High Protein Face Care was created to improve collagen and elastin levels, reduce wrinkles, improve skin tone and elasticity and, very importantly, PROTECT your skin from future damage.
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We have created perfect lightweight formulas that are rich in seriously heavyweight ingredients: firming proteins, peptides and amino acids, algae extract, hyaluronic acid, grape stem cell technology, pre+probiotics, omegas, aloe vera, vitamins and mega-antioxidants. All ingredients that really help strengthen your skin's support system. Our face formulas are exactly what everyone's skin needs to be its very, very best – today and tomorrow.
Perfect for all skin types (even sensitive pregnant faces and of course it has no nasties!)
So you can see why we are so proud of our amazing formulations but because we are Mama Mio and we think like women, we wanted to do more. We wanted to go beyond skin deep to address the long term reasons for sag and drag on your skin. We wanted to target the muscles that quite literally hold your face up!
What is Mama Mio Face Fitness?
Did you know that you have 57 muscles in your face? And that many of these facial muscles are actually directly attached to your skin? Why is it that we women totally believe in the power of exercise to change the shape of our bodies .. and yet we don't apply that same thinking to our faces? Isn't that weird?
Well we want to change that. So every one of our face care range is a product of two halves – the amazing mega packed lightweight skincare formula PLUS Mama Mio Face Fitness 30 second exercises that work on your facial muscles.
Our Face Fitness is super-simple and of course super-quick. We know how time short women are – no way is anyone going to be able to fit in a 20 minute regime on a daily basis. But 90 seconds a day to kick start those face muscles and make a real and long lasting difference to the fitness of your face and the quality of your skin – well, I think we can all sign up for that!
The products are easy to use. They smell great and the best is that my skin feels so soft and looks better that ever.
I love the products. They are perfect for a weeks holiday and a great way to try the Mama Mio products, I am addicted!!!
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KTVZ-TV in Bend reports that wind gusts of up to 60 mph downed trees, branches and power lines in Central Oregon.
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By Scott Scanlon – Refresh Editor
While I interviewed Kathleen E. Michienzi for today's "In the field" story, I was reminded of a sign I saw outside the Spafford fire station in suburban Syracuse about 15 years ago.
It read: "Minor surgery is what happens to somebody else."
Women, including Michienzi, who have lived through breast cancer can more than relate, particularly when they hear this comment when someone first learns about somebody else who recently got diagnosed:
"It's only breast cancer."
Michienzi, a breast cancer survivor who manages the ECMC Foundation mobile mammography bus, has endured 14 surgeries since she was diagnosed a decade ago. Most were from complications of breast reconstruction.
One of her best friends, diagnosed about the same time, died five years ago, leaving behind a husband and two children.
"It gets me crazy when people say, 'Oh it's only breast cancer, they'll cut off your breast and you'll be fine,'" Michienzi said. "No, you have no idea what people with breast cancer go through...
"I've been in health care my whole (adult) life," she said. "My sister had hodgkin's disease at 19. My grandfather had colon cancer. So I was familiar with cancer, but I have to say, until it happened to me, I had no clue."
Her chemotherapy came with every side-effect possible. She had a hard time getting up and using the bathroom after surgery and some treatments. She had eye problems.
She got through it all with support from colleagues, family and friends, but the hardest parts of her struggle waxed and waned for about two years.
If it's caught early enough, breast cancer it is curable, said Michienzi (pronounced Mick-en-zie).
That's why October – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – is a good time for many women to schedule a mammography appointment, and learn how best to perform breast self-exams.
"Unfortunately," said Michienzi, "it's not always detected early."
Even when it is, people need to reconsider saying to someone, 'Oh, you just have stage one breast cancer," Michienzi said, "because to that person, it's cancer."
In the end, that woman likely will need a lumpectomy and follow-up care "but you don't know that," she said.
For some, there's also the prospect of breast removal, followed by radiation, chemotherapy and reconstructive surgery.
"You don't know until you've already made the decision to have the surgery and you're waiting for your surgical pathology report and going in to sit with that doctor," Michienzi said. "You're scared. It's hard.
"When I was first diagnosed, what I needed to get under control is understanding that people don't understand."
She urged those diagnosed not to get hurt or angry by what people say.
"Until you've been in that situation, you really don't know."
Folks like me get it, too, at least to a very meaningful extent.
My mom, the rock of my life, died after a six-year battle with breast cancer on Thanksgiving Day 1985, four days after my 25th birthday. She'd ignored for several months a small lump she'd detected in her right breast, and was in stage four by the time she went in for a check-up in 1979.
Doctors gave her six months to live. She beat that prediction by 10 times, largely because of her sheer will.
That time was precious to our family, but my brother and I have missed her now for more than a quarter century. She never saw us thrive in our professional lives. Or get married. Or her grandchildren.
So consider this my personal plea to you ladies out there: Talk to your doctor, or get one if you don't have one, and figure out if you should schedule a mammogram – because "only breast cancer" has the potential to cost you, your family and your friends very dearly.
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Nearly five years after Wichita voters approved a record-setting $370 million school bond issue, local architects and contractors are reaping the benefits.
Eighteen architecture firms and 17 construction companies have landed work as part of the school bond issue, records show. The Eagle recently filed a request under the Kansas Open Records Act for information about money paid to contractors and architecture firms as part of work related to the 2008 bond issue.
Of the nearly $228 million paid through Sept. 5 for 70 projects, about $153 million more than two-thirds went to four architecture firms and five contractors, which designed and built several new schools or multi-million-dollar additions to existing buildings.
Among architects, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey received the largest payout more than $4 million in architecture fees and another $3 million for overseeing the bond. Next were Spangenberg Phillips Tice and GLMV Architecture, each with nearly $1.7 million, and Howard & Helmer Architects, with about $1.5 million.
Among contractors, the Law Co. received the most bond money about $38 million for building the new Northeast Magnet High School and the new Mueller Elementary. Next were Dondlinger & Sons, with nearly $30 million; Coonrod & Associates, $25.8 million; Walz Harman Huffman, $25.3 million; and National Contractors, $22.5 million.
Some of those firms made some of the largest contributions to a group that campaigned in 2008 on behalf of the bond issue.
The bond issue the largest in the states history was proposed to pay for dozens of projects, including six new schools in high-growth areas of the district, storm shelters, $61 million in athletic facilities improvements and $17 million in technical education programs.
District officials said theyre pleased with the way bond issue projects have shaped up so far and how projects were distributed. They said the variety of projects which ranged from small-scale additions to new K-8 buildings and a high school enabled more companies to compete for the work and provided a much-needed boost to companies struggling through the recession.
The boards goal from the very beginning was to provide opportunity for businesses in the community, said superintendent John Allison. As you look at that how many firms were involved, how many different subcontractors for a period of time, we were the construction projects in town.
A lot of those contractors, without these projects, may or may not be here today.
Choosing architects
Shortly after voters approved the bond issue in 2008, the Wichita school board hired Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey as bond manager. The companys fee is 1 percent of the total of the bond issue, or about $3.7 million.
The firm, which also managed the bond issue in 2000 and was the districts consultant on the 2008 bond campaign, creates project timelines, coordinates bidding, works with district officials and the bond oversight committee to keep the public up-to-date on projects, and helps develop district design standards that serve as guidelines for bond work.
School board member Lynn Rogers said hiring Schaefer Johnson to manage the bond and to design its two flagship projects the $31 million Northeast Magnet High School and a $54 million new Southeast High, which will be built on the same prototype made sense because of the firms size and experience.
Those who specialize in schools or have done a lot of schools, we got some really good work from them, Rogers said. There is a difference between designing a school and designing an office building. Certain firms are just better equipped.
After the plan manager was chosen, architects applied for projects by submitting a statement of qualifications and agreeing to standard rates set by the district.
Architecture fees range from 5 percent for new construction costing $8 million or more to 8 percent for additions or renovations costing under $500,000. The fee for designing Federal Emergency Management Agency-approved storm shelters there are 60 included in the 2008 bond issue is 9 percent.
Unlike contractors, architects arent required by state law to go through competitive bidding; district officials paired bond projects with interested architects based on the firms size, experience and track record, said Julie Hedrick, director of facilities.
The district wanted to use local companies, Hedrick said. They also considered special requests, such as architects who wanted certain projects because they had a personal connection to the school.
For professional services we can really just go out and hire whoever we want, so even having a statement of qualifications process is going above and beyond what is required, she said. We wanted to spread the work around and give folks who were interested an opportunity.
Schaefer Johnsons role as bond manager did not influence its selection as architect on several major projects, including two new high schools, two elementary schools and major expansions at North High and West High, officials said.
They werent on the (selection) team at all, Hedrick said. It was all district personnel that made up that team, so they didnt know upfront. They didnt have any advantage in that regard over any other firm.
Rogers, the board member, said omitting Schaefer Johnson from architects applying for bond work would have meant we probably would have had to go outside of Wichita (for several projects), and that wouldnt have been good either.
Kenton Cox, a principal with the company, said he and other planners made a conscious effort to divide projects so that we could provide work for both small architecture firms some of the one-man offices and the larger ones.
We are very appreciative of what we were given. We got eight or nine (projects) of the 80, which is great, Cox said. But were also appreciative that a lot of them were given to other people, too, from the littlest offices to the big.
Greg Tice, a partner at Spangenberg Phillips Tice, said bond work provided a boost to his firm at a time when private-sector projects largely dried up. The firm designed the new Dodge and Mueller elementaries based on the same prototype, as well as projects at four other elementaries and two middle schools.
It definitely impacted us positively, Tice said. We would have had to lay off three or four people if those projects hadnt come around.
Keeping it local
Local contractors, too, said both the 2000 and 2008 bond issues provided crucial work when the economy faltered.
The timing has been very blessed from above, said Bev Sauerwein, vice president for corporate services at Sauerwein Construction in Wichita.
It worked in 2000 when everything went south after 9/11, and here with this economic recession weve had, the private sector went so dry for several years, she said. Having the public projects with the bond issue has been good for Wichita, thats for sure.
Sauerwein Construction so far has received about $7.4 million for eight bond projects. The company plans to bid on more, but likely not the largest project still in development a $54 million new Southeast High School.
Thats probably going to be bigger than we can handle, Sauerwein said. Were a small, mom-and-pop shop, so having the (bond) projects pieced out has been great. It lets some of the bids to go to some of the smaller contractors as well.
Cox, the bond manager, said the varied scope of projects allowed a wide range of architects, contractors and subcontractors to get a piece of the bond issue pie. That, along with a desire to stick with locally owned companies, drove much of the way school projects were grouped, scheduled and rolled out.
We have tried to put an emphasis on keeping things local as much as we can, Cox said. You cant prevent somebody from out of town coming in, because were an open-bid process (for contractors).
So far only one project Christa McAuliffe Academy, a new K-8 school near 143rd East and Pawnee went to an out-of-town contractor: Straub Construction, based in Shawnee.
The bond campaign
The 2008 bond issue passed by the slimmest of margins less than two percentage points after a campaign punctuated by debates over the necessity of storm shelters, gymnasiums and swimming pools and whether the district would be able to staff the new schools and classrooms it had proposed.
Most donations to the pro-bond group Citizens Alliance for Responsible Education, which raised $187,000, were given in increments of hundreds or a few thousand dollars, according to documents filed with the Sedgwick County Elections Office after the campaign. The majority came from leaders of construction and architecture firms, engineering firms and subcontractors which is typical for bond issue campaigns, experts say.
Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey or its principals gave $29,400 in donations and in-kind contributions. Foley Rental and Clay Davis, of National Contractors, each gave $10,000.
Gossen Livingston Architects and McCluggage Van Sickle and Perry which merged in 2010 to form GLMV together gave $7,000. Spangenberg Phillips gave $5,500 to the pro-bond campaign. Coonrod & Associates gave $5,000.
Some companies, however, such as Key Construction, which donated at least $11,000 to the bond campaign, have gotten little or no work. It was unclear last week whether Key had bid on any school bond projects.
Looking ahead
At Mondays school board meeting, district officials and bond managers will present an update on the 2008 bond issue, highlighting $90 million worth of projects in design or under construction and recommending a course for remaining bond projects.
Since the board voted in June to build a new Southeast High, only a handful of projects remain on hold: Robinson Middle School, Caldwell Elementary, Little Early Childhood Center, Sowers Alternative High School and a $10 million technical education magnet program.
Weve still got a ways to go, but we can kind of see the end now, said Allison, the superintendent.
Two years ago, when construction bids were coming in lower than expected and the bond issue was about $9 million under budget, board members unanimously approved a new auditorium and practice gym at Robinson, which would be substantially more expensive than renovations proposed in the 2008 bond plan.
Similarly, district staff and architects had proposed replacing an aging wing of classrooms at Caldwell Elementary in addition to building a new multipurpose room and storm shelter, as proposed in the original plan.
Recently, though, the district has grappled with losses of about $4.5 million a year in capital outlay money from the state and about $14 million in federal funds for storm shelters. That, coupled with rising construction costs, means we have to figure out how meet the desires of the community and do it with fewer dollars, Allison said.
Weve had to be pretty diligent in making sure we dont get to the end of the bond project and go, Oh, so sorry, he said. Its tempting when you come in under (budget) to use that extra $100,000 on this project or that project on the campus. But we had to be conservative and hold the line, knowing that over time there would be escalation costs.
In 2009, bond issue projects averaged about $130 a square foot. Today, the average is $160 to $170 a square foot, Cox said.
Thats double what construction cost at the start of the 2000 bond issue, when the district built Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, a K-8 school, for about $80 a square foot, Cox said.
Right now it appears that we can do all of the projects weve envisioned in the original 2008 bond plan, though five projects were dropped and several scaled back to cut costs, he said.
Rogers, the school boards most senior member, said he remains satisfied with the management and course of both the 2000 and 2008 bond issues and the impact they have had on the local economy.
District officials and bond managers did everything they could to make sure we werent building Taj Mahals. They were building really good, basic school buildings, Rogers said.
Its helped the community and the economy, but even more, weve updated our buildings, he said.
If we had not done these two bond issues, our schools and our city would be in a much bigger black hole. Its leveled the playing field for our kids.


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Stocks Record Gains For The Second Week In A Row
The stock markets began the week by selling off on Monday and Tuesday on fears that Congressional leaders and the White House would not come to an agreement on the Fiscal Cliff anytime soon. However the markets recovered on Wednesday morning and from that point on worked themselves higher and ended up closing at their highs for the week on Friday. The S&P 500 closed at 1,417 which works out to a 0.50% gain for the week.
Friday was also the last trading day for November. At the beginning of the month, the markets sold off after the election and reached their lowest point in five months on November 15th. Since the low on November 15th, the S&P 500 has rallied 4.6% and is now 48 points away from it's five years highs that were attained on September 14th.
In the Photo Section is a chart of the S&P 500 that shows the performance for the first 11 months of 2012.
(See Chart of The S&P 500 in The Photo Section)
The stock markets are now entering December which historically is the best month of the year. Over the past century, the stock markets have recorded gains 70% of the time for the month of December. This year might prove to be more challenging with the unresolved Fiscal Cliff overhang and it's potential to induce a greater amount of investors selling their gains as people lock in the 15% capital gains rate.
On the Economic front – 3rd quarter Gross Domestic Product (also known as GDP which measures the total value of all goods and services produced in the USA) was revised higher to 2.7%. This is one of the stronger quarters economically speaking since the Financial Crises of 2007 – 2008.
In the Photo Section is a 10 year chart of GDP for the USA.
(See the 10 Year Chart of The GDP in The Photo Section)
The USA labor markets needs GDP growth of at least 2.5% for 3-5 years to significantly reduce the unemployment and under-employment rates back down to their historical levels.
People Are Now Shopping Less & "Showrooming" More
This Black Friday (or maybe it should be referred to as Black Thursday with all the stores openings now on Thanksgiving?) shopping weekend has concluded and the initial results are that it was a record weekend – however not for the retail stores.
Initial reports are that mall foot traffic was up 3.8% over 2011. Macy's and several other retailers also reported record foot traffic for the Holiday weekend, so it should follow that the major retailers such as Macy's. Target, Nordstroms & Kohls should have reported record gains in year over year sales for the holiday weekend. However they did not. Most retailers saw small gains year over year – Kohl's actually saw a 5.9% decrease yet they also reported record foot traffic inside their stores.
So what is happening here where a record amount of shoppers are showing up in stores against a backstop of the best economy in four years yet not spending as much? Well apparently retailing and retail shoppers have entered a new paradigm where the activity of shopping is being replaced by the activity of "Showrooming". And 2012 will be known as the year when showrooming broke out into the mainstream.
Showrooming is where a shopper first finds and tryout an item inside a store and then goes on-line to make the purchase of the item at a better price somewhere else.
Showrooming behavior by shoppers is a primary behavior that is driving Best Buy towards bankruptcy. For the past few years, people have been visiting their local Best Buy to shop and sample the electronics they want. Then they go online to buy the electronics item at a cheaper price somewhere else.
Retailers such as Target have started to respond to Showrooming by offering to match on-line prices inside the store.
How big of a new phenomenon is Showrooming? IDC Retail Insights – a retail market research firm – estimates that 48 million people will showroom items found inside stores this holiday season, up from 20.5 million people in 2011.
Also the results from VISA Card Incorporated confirms that Showrooming is the new trend in shopping. Visa reported that the total amount charged to Visa Cards for on-line purchases over the holiday weekend was 20% higher than in 2011. 20% is a significant increase. Much of that 20% year over year increase in on-line sales came from people standing inside a store looking at the item they were now purchasing on-line at a better price than inside the store.
Like all things Ecommerce – Showrooming takes away more of the power from the seller and places it firmly in the hands – or handhelds – of the buyer.
Cost of College Degrees Rises While the Wages Earned by College Graduates Falls
In it's latest quarterly report released this week, the New York Fed reported a troubling statistic. Student Loan Debt for the first time ever has now passed credit card debt as the largest consumer debt at a total of $956 Billion owed.
Student Loan debt is also unique among debt in that it might be the most difficult of all debts to walk away from. Even in a full bankruptcy, I believe that student loan debt is not forgiven.
The primary reason why student loan debt is so high is because the cost of college education has risen more than most anything else over the past 30 years – significantly more than gasoline, food, insurance and even health care.
So as the cost of a college education has risen much faster than inflation, more students are responding by taking out larger amount of student loans to pay for their education.
Here is a chart prepared by Citibank research that shows the cost of a college degree compared with the wages earned by a person with a college degree from the year 2000 through 2012.
Since the year 2000, the cost of college has increased by 72%. However since the year 2000, the wages earned by a college graduate between the ages of 25 – 34 have fallen by 15%.
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It is estimated that somewhere between 33% – 39% of recent college graduates are currently working in jobs that do not require a college degree. There are several factors that contribute to this high number of people with college degrees working in jobs that do not require a college degree. However the primary factor is that the universities are turning out too many college graduates with the type of college degrees that today's economy has no jobs for and not enough college degrees in the math, CAD aided machinists, computer sciences, engineering, mining, agriculture and geology where current job openings go unfilled.
People have always and will always receive many great benefits from a college education. If an individual wants to go to college to study a major for their intellectual and personal growth reasons then a college degree will be a wise use of their time. Also, even though college graduates are making less money than they were a decade ago, the unemployment rate for people with a college degrees is still significantly lower that the unemployment rate for people with high school diplomas.
However, the new reality of today's economy is that people should not go away to college with the expectation of a good paying job at the end of their four or more years of study. For today's labor market it would be prudent to evaluate the current economy need of a persons field of study before the significant investment of time and money is made in attaining a college degree. This is especially true if a person will be borrowing a large amount of money to finance their college education.
In today's internet age that is changing everything (see "Showrooming" above) – there are new resources available where anyone can study college level courses for free such as this resource here.
Closing Thoughts
We continue to expect the Fiscal Cliff to be the macro driver of the direction of the stock market throughout December. Unfortunately for the citizens of the USA, Congress is living up to our low expectations by resolving nothing so far this year. In the past week, both political parties were only successful at moving their automobiles in position for another high stakes game of economic chicken – just as Congress did during the debt ceiling crises of 2011.
Our expectations are that if anything is resolved by congress for resolving the Fiscal Cliff, it will come with just ticks of the clock left in 2012.
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Thread: New motorcycle
i have toyed with getting something similar. problem is i tend to wreck things with less then 4 wheels. I dont think id do well on a bike, so im not gonna tempt the powers that be with getting one.
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Tow mirrors - Diablew Tuned - Flowmaster Regular 40 - Ready Lift 2.5' lift - BFG LT A/T K/Os - Carr Light Wing - TruckLite LED lights - Optima Red Top - 50% Front Window Tint - Line-X bedliner - Airaid MIT - Tekonsha P2 - ARS Billet Grill - Fia custom fit seat covers
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I've been riding motorcycles since 1975, took my first motorcycle safety course in the early 80's as a mandatory U.S. Navy requirement when I was young and knew it all, they taught me more.
I've been to refresher courses a few times over the years with the latest being 3 weeks ago and I still learn something everytime I attend one.
Excellent idea tb2010 Chevy Silverado Z71 ext cab.4x4
72 Monte Carlo 350-415 hp- sold (June 2011) to pay medical bills
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"If He asks you to go a mile go two"
Congrats on your new bike, be safe and have fun and go at a pace that is comfortable for you. I started riding dirt bikes as a kid and have been on them ever since!
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They can get the attention all right, just watch out for those who react badly to it. Always assume they can't see ya, have an escape route, please consider wearing a helmet, +1 on the safety course, may god help you enjoy it and keep you safe always!
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Nice lookin bike!
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It might be killing you, but what are payments + gas + insurance after the month? Is it way less than $300 still? I don't see why sometimes people do these things based off of how much they spend in gas, they usually never break even and end up being in the hole after all those costs.
Besides that, great lookin bike!
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Leaving for boot camp at MCRDSD 20121008.
So im ready to sell this rebel and move up to a 750 shadow.
Chevy runs deep.
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Doesnt take long to get ready for a bigger bike but I believe the experience gained is worth the money spent.
The 750 Shadow is a nice size bike thats just big enough to cruise around town during the week and if you dont load it down to much has enough power to take you and the significant other out of town for a long weekend ride.
Winter is a great time to buy a bike but a terrible time to sell, lots of riders are getting off their bikes they bought this spring and many find out at this time they either didnt really enjoy it as much as they thought they would or they have no safe place to store the bike over the winter, so prices normally dip around this time on low mileage newer bikes.
If you can buy in the next few months but hold off on selling yours until next spring you might be able to get better prices on both.
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It's always a good idea to start on a low powered bike. I started racing at 12 years old and didn't even touch a 600 until I was 15 when I got my permit. I've told friends this for years as I watch them wreck there first 1000, know your limits and pay attention to everyone else on the road. I'm 220 pounds give or take these days and I still don't ride a 1000 but I can push my bike to its limits becuase I know mine, happy riding if you ever get in the north ga mountains or the smokeys send me a pm and will go for a run. Have fun. And stick with Hondas2009 chevy 1500 z71 4x4
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Saturday's first-ever Big 12 basketball game at the WVU Coliseum had sort of a strange feeling to it. Although a solid crowd of 12,112 fans came out and sported their gold to watch the Mountaineers and the Sooners do battle, it seemed like they spent most of the game sitting on their hands just waiting for something to happen.
It wasn't really a surprise. WVU fans have done a lot of that this season.
Since opening up the season with a huge dud in an 84-50 loss at Gonzaga, Mountaineer supporters have been waiting to see some progress from the team they love. They have been waiting to see the team that head coach Bob Huggins promised would be better than the sixth-place finish that was predicted by the Big 12 coaches.
They thought they saw it when a 3-3 WVU team upset previously undefeated Virginia Tech for its third straight win on Dec. 8. But WVU responded by blowing a double-digit lead at Duquesne and then collapsing down the stretch in an 81-66 loss to No. 3 Michigan.
After two lackluster performances in wins over Oakland and Radford at home, fans thought the Mountaineers had finally turned the corner when they played nearly flawless basketball in the early going against Eastern Kentucky, opening up a 16-point lead.
But WVU again stumbled and actually let the Colonels take the lead before regaining control and winning 74-67.
Surely this was the moment that could be marked down as the turning point, Mountaineer fans thought, when Terry Henderson knocked down six 3-pointers to help WVU open up a 12-point lead against Oklahoma Saturday in the conference opener.
Again, though, WVU let the fans down, scoring just two points in the final 5 minutes as the Sooners celebrated a 67-57 victory on their first trip to Morgantown.
So the wait continues, and it's hard to blame Mountaineer fans for maintaining the belief that the light bulb will eventually illuminate for this team. They've seen it too many times before.
The 2010-11 team was 8-4 overall, 0-2 in Big East play and had already lost to one of the league's bottom teams in St. John's before it beat No. 8 Purdue, No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 11 Louisville down the stretch, finishing 20-11 and making the NCAA Tournament, where it knocked off Clemson in the opening round before bowing out.
Last year's team lost an exhibition to a Division II squad, fell to Kent State and struggled to beat Missouri State in its nonconference slate before going on a run to win 19 games and find a spot in "The Big Dance." Huggins has proved that he knows how to get the most out of any team, and fans are certain this group won't be the exception. Huggins has taken his team to the tournament in all five seasons he's been the coach, the faithful maintain, and he'll do it again.
The problem is that those teams had some key pieces. There were guys like Da'Sean Butler and Kevin Jones, who could carry the team on their shoulders and find a way to win.
This year's team has no clear go-to guy when times get rough. When the team goes through a dry spell and needs a basket, there's nobody who steps forward, demands the ball and comes through.
It's not as if one problem is keeping WVU from reaching its full potential and when it gets fixed, opponents better watch out.
This team can't shoot — it's last in the 10-team Big 12 in field goal percentage, knocking down just 39.7 percent of its shots — it's not playing defense — it's allowing 67 points per game, one of the biggest numbers in its new league — and it's not rebounding as it has in the past — ranking close to the bottom of the Big 12 in defensive rebounds and rebounding margin.
WVU doesn't have a big, physical threat inside or a sharp-shooter on the perimeter to strike fear in opposing defenses, and it certainly isn't playing with confidence.
Perhaps the biggest concern is that the team, like its fans, seems to be waiting for something to change, instead of making a change.
"The truth of the matter is that they just wanted to win more than we did," said Huggins after Saturday's loss to the Sooners. "We've had teams that have missed shots before, but the difference is that we fought it more. We rebounded the ball and did the hard things. We guarded better. You have to compensate for it. You have to do other things."
Like most, I have a hard time counting Huggins out. I've seen him overcome injuries, suspensions, attitudes and talent deficiencies, and it's obvious how much effort he puts into becoming a winner and how much he wants that to happen for his alma mater.
But it's difficult to find a scenario that would see this team playing in the NCAA Tournament. So far, there isn't a big win on the resumé, although there are a couple of bad losses in Davidson and Duquesne.
Nineteen wins won't be enough in this league, as it was last year in the Big East, and to even get to that number would take a 12-6 finish down the stretch against all Big 12 opponents and Purdue.
More realistically, WVU will probably have to win 14 out of the 18 remaining games to get to 21 wins and assure itself a spot at the tournament table.
With two meetings against No. 25 Kansas State, two against No. 22 Oklahoma State and two against No. 6 Kansas, not to mention a couple against Texas and Baylor and a trip to Purdue, left on the schedule, there are just too many road blocks left to avoid.
Oklahoma is not among the Big 12's best, and WVU is now 0-2 against the Sooners, including the loss in the Old Spice Classic. If the Mountaineers can't beat OU at home, the Big 12 schedule — with all its travel and five coaches who have been to the Final Four — is not going to be fun.
Keep the faith if you wish. There's nothing wrong with continuing to believe. But don't book that tournament travel. I'm afraid you might be left — well, waiting.
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EVEN in the best of times, the average new restaurant must overcome long odds to become successful, and these are not the best of times. The challenge is only increased for those looking to specialise in organic or locally-produced food which is often more expensive, since smaller producers cannot take advantage of economies of scale. British consumption of organic food fell by a fifth between 2008 and 2012. In America during that same time, the price of the healthiest foods has been rising faster than those of junk alternatives.
But there are still those willing to spend more money and effort seeking out healthier grub. Farmers' markets, offering locally grown fruits and vegetables, are multiplying. There are nearly 8,000 across America, nearly double that of a decade ago. The hipper cities are encouraging the downtown food-truck movement, in which small-scale chefs can take advantage of low start-up costs and market their whereabouts via Twitter. San Francisco now has a two-day conference for its food-truck entrepreneurs, whose sponsors include Evernote, a technology firm producing mobile note-taking applications, and the National Peanut Board.
So far the market for healthier food has been too scattershot to attract significant attention from business schools. CornellUniversity and PennStateUniversity both offer short programmes in food entrepreneurship, but they operate from their universities' agricultural departments. Harvard Business School has posted just two case studies on businesses that grow organic food in the last two years: one on Stonyfield Farm, one of the largest American vendors of organic yoghurt, and one on sweetriot, which sells carefully cultivated chocolate.
There are exceptions. Last month, the University of California it announced it had won a $1m grant to start a "Clean AgTech Innovation Centre", which is supposed to promote entrepreneurial activities by farmers and ranchers interested in sustainable food. Babson College in Massachusetts, meanwhile, is currently in the midst of hosting "Food Days", which features panels for entrepreneurs and a locally-sourced food fair. Year-round it also hosts a group, Food Sol, devoted to the questions of "eater-entrepreneurs." The two schools may not remain exceptions for long. If the interest in farmers' markets and whimsically painted food trucks continues to increase as the economy improves, the number of MBA students wanting to combine a love of good food and a love of profit might rise as well.


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"Half my life ago, I killed a girl."
So begins Darin Strauss' Half a Life, the true story of how one outing in his father's Oldsmobile resulted in the death of a classmate and the beginning of a different, darker life for the author. We follow Strauss as he explores his startling past-collision life - the funeral, the queasy drama of a high-stakes court case? and what starts as a personal tale of a tragic event opens into the story of how to live with a very hard fact: we can try our human best in the crucial moment, and it might not be good enough. Half a Life is a nakedly honest, ultimately hopeful examination of guilt, responsibility, and living with the past.
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"By the time you've run your mind through it a hundred times, relentlessly worked every tic of your terror, it's lost its power over you ... [Soon it's] a story on a page, or, more precisely, everybody's story on a page." -John Gardner
Half my life ago, I killed a girl.
I had just turned eighteen, and when you drive in new post-adolescence, you drive with friends. We were headed to shoot a few rounds of putt-putt. It was May 1988. The breeze did its open-window work on the hair behind my neck and ears. We had a month before high-school graduation. I was at the wheel. Up ahead, on the right shoulder, a pair of tiny bicyclists bent over their handlebars. The horizon was just my town's modest skyline done in watercolors. We all shared a four-lane road; the bicycles traveled in the same direction as my car. Bare legs pedaling under a long sky. I think I fiddled with the radio. Hey what song is this? So turn it up. Then one of the bike riders did something. I ...
Half a Life has a larger significance than simply rehashing a sad event in the past; in fact, it's one of those rare books that I would recommend to almost any reader. We all have to find ways to cope with loss and much of this adjustment is hidden from our everyday routine and acquaintances. Though Strauss's memoir has a painful premise, I found it a surprising comfort to understand another person's response to tragedy, especially when I noticed that the author's most private thoughts, though they were almost shocking in their honesty, weren't all that different from my own inner dialogue regarding my own losses and difficulties. Readers will see past the painful circumstances to the beauty of a man who has spent half his life making decisions and living his life in light of very difficult truth.
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