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One of the best ways to help break down the stigma associated with mental health is to talk openly and honestly about our own mental health conditions. For many people, this means opening up to our friends and family. For some people, however, this means opening up to thousands of fans and followers. Here are six celebrities who have shared about their experiences of living with a mental illness.
1. JK Rowling - The heralded author of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, hasn't held back in talking about her depression while writing her famous book series. She even says that the inspiration for the book's "dementors" were drawn from her own battles with depression.
2. Kid Cudi - Popular rapper, Kid Cudi, opened up on Facebook about checking into a mental health rehabilitation center for depression and suicidal urges. His candid post sparked a trend on Twitter (#YouGoodMan) where black men shared their own struggles with mental health.
3. Demi Lovato - Singer/Actress Demi Lovato was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder back in 2010. In talking about it now, she says, "I was dealing with bipolar depression and didn't know what was wrong with me. Little did I know, there was a chemical imbalance in my brain. Because I didn't tell people what I need, I ended up self-medicating and coping with very unhealthy behaviors."
4. Herschel Walker - Heisman Trophy winner, NFL running back, Olympian, and now a mental health advocate, Herschel Walker has written a book about titled "Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder".
5. Catherine Zeta-Jones - After seeking out treatment for Bipolar Disorder back in 2011, Catherine Zeta-Jones has been vocal about breaking down the stigma. She is quoted as saying, "There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help."
6. Howie Mandel - As a comedian and TV Host, Howie Mandel has been vocal about living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He says, "We take care of our dental health. We don't take care of our mental health. I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally."
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An enjoyable, well researched history of the pioneering role Durack's family played in the expansion of Australian ranching.
Mary Durack (1913-1994) was the granddaughter of Patrick Durack, who was a leader in the spread of ranching in Australia, first in southwestern Queensland and then in the Kimberly region on the northwest edge of the continent. Writing about him and other pioneering friends and relatives, she gives us not only a family story but a useful overview of the history of the western movement of ranchers and settlers into previously unexplored lands.
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Team Battles Friday 04MAR16
Team Battles Friday 04MAR16
At present we are running a single team TF441. Hopefully as player interest increases we can add TF442 and build up from there.
The team played 3 games last night for a loss, win and a loss. The win was a very good win and the final loss was a close fought battle.
The team stats are:
30 Battles Played for 10 wins. 33% win rate.
The team is ranked 539 out of 562 teams.
Special thanks to Moganite for running a CV in the last two battles.
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NSW – Ulladulla – One Track For All
Location: One Track For All, Dolphin Street, Ulladulla, New South Wales
Grade: Easy,
Time: 1hr
Distance: 2km
Facilities: Toilets, Disabled access, Parking
One Track For All in Ulladulla is an exciting (easy!) loop walk perfect for prams and is wheel chair accessible. One Track For All uses public art to tell the story of indigenous and non- indigenous Australian history from the local Budawang people's perspective. The walk offers stunning views of the harbour and ocean.


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One of the most important aspects of a well designed space is lighting. Lighting includes both artificial provided by a lamp or a fixture or natural illumination such as daylight.
When designing a space I always take into consideration what direction the windows and openings of the building face, North, South, East or West. This information is crucial in making good use of natural daylight Research has shown people are happier and more productive when working in areas where natural light is abundant. Also taking advantage of the exposure of a building can help in energy use, color selection and finishes. For example a room that faces south is always bright and warmer than rooms that face north which usually get much less sun especially during the winter months.
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Comic books of yore have given way to video games and iPads, but you can still give your little Superman or Wonder Woman an appreciation for the entertainment of your ancient history via a 3D handcrafted comic letter in his or her initial. Each limited-edition, one-of-a-kind letter is made to order from original vintage Beano, Superman, Batman or Bunty comic pages, and bonded to 100% recycled cardstock. You may request a certain comic be used to fashion your letter. Just don't be surprised when your kid reads between the lines and says, "Holy Moly! This was what you did for fun?"
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Klemens von Klemperer Hannah Arendt Center Teaching Fellow
Biography:B.A., College of William and Mary; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Barringer's teaching interests include ancient and medieval political theory in the West; tragedy and politics in Western thought; heroism and the politics of the extraordinary; and literary, scientific, philosophical, and political texts from the 13th century to the start of the 20th century. Her publications include the working papers "Death on the Stage: Hannah Arendt and the Political Appearance of Death"; "The Wisdom of Silenus: Friedrich Nietzsche and the Political Meaning of Death"; and "A Vocation unto Death: Max Weber and Soldierly Political Life." She is also the author of "Marvel's Recent Unpleasantness," in Supervillains and Philosophy, part of the Popular Culture and Philosophy Series.
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My friends at Meylah.com have shared many popular guest articles on the business of art, blogging and selling your artwork. I hope you enjoy this savvy little post.
5 Tips for Selling Your Artwork
Guest author: Courtney Dirks of Meylah
Making the decision to sell your artwork is part of the natural progression of shifting from just a painter to a committed artist and savvy business owner. Getting started can be tough so here are 5 sales tips for you to mull over, whether you're just starting out or if you've been selling your artwork for ages:
1. When it comes to selling online, if you have products that you haven't listed yet, post them soon!
- You're only half way there when a product is created; the 2nd half is getting the product in front of the customers' eyes.
2. Block out the day before you have any big engagements (shows, speaking events, etc.) to take rest and wrap up odds and ends so you have energy left to get through the event.
3. Put some thought into the way you organize your products at shows, events, or in retail settings.
- When your items are grouped in a complimentary manner, it helps to tell a story of what you've created and will likely result in increased sales!
4. Make sure to jot down notes immediately after any events where your business is being showcased to capture your thoughts on what worked well and what you'd like to adjust for similar engagements in the future.
5. Don't give up! If you aren't making many sales, don't let it get you down.
- Analyze what you can do to drive additional sales and focus you're efforts on making the changes you need to drive results.
What words of wisdom do you have for selling your work and staying positive?
***Meylah provides artists, crafters, photographers and other artisans with their own online store and powerful tools so they can sell their products anytime, anyplace…easily. If you are looking for a way to sell your art online, I hope you check them out! ~Lori
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Hey Everyone! We have made significant progress in building the Forest Ave Community Orchard this summer. Here is a short video tour of the orchard so you can see all the progress we have made!read more
June 15, 2016 Opening the beehives today proved to bring positive feedback from the hives, discovering all three hives have queens and are viable to produce this year. Ralph had introduced a caged queen into one of the hives that was queenless. This queen came in a small cage with a candy like paste seal, […]read more
Hello all! This summer we have an intern from Dordt College, named Cheyanne. She will be learning the basics of beekeeping. Throughout the summer, she will participate in all the hive checks and treatments of the bees, and write short snippets about what she has observed and learned. Here is her first post: May […]read more
Forest Ave Outreach Rain Barrels Instructions. Summer Sustainability Program.read more
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Check out these exciting new fliers for our Summer Sustainability Series and the Cooking in the Garden Series!!! Click here for the printable PDF version Click the each image to view them in full screen.read more
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Andrae Marrocco, Partner in the Toronto office of cross border law firm Dickinson Wright, has been selected as a 2018 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times. The annual list of Franchise Times Legal Eagles recognizes the best attorneys in franchising (across the US and Canada) as nominated by their clients and peers, and selected by the editorial board after additional research by Franchise Times.
Check out the April issue of Franchise Times for a complete list of honorees, or download the 2018 Franchise Times Legal Eagles.
Also see Andrae Marrocco's profile for the Franchise Times Legal Eagles listing, and the following excerpt from a client nomination:
Franchise Times is a highly regarded publication that covers the latest franchise developments across the globe. Franchise Times Legal Eagles is an annual project to identify the top lawyers in franchising (across the US and Canada). Attorneys are evaluated by the number and quality of the nominations they receive from their peers and clients (with weight given to nominations from clients) together with their service to the industry, including by way of presentations and publications.
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NA Town Week T10 Softball
A brutal display of power hitting by Berbice all-rounder Keith Frazer helped his team Canefield upset favourites Memorex by 5 wickets with one ball to spare in a thrilling and controversial final of the New Amsterdam Town Week four-team one-day knockout Ten10 softball cricket competition, played on Thursday last under lights at the All Saints Scott Church ground, Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam.
In the final played between two of Berbice' top softball teams, Fraser, who plays at the senior Inter County level, was a one man demolition force belting the bowling attack to all parts in and out of the ground, plundering sixes and fours at will in a whirlwind unbeaten 84 (8×6 8×4).
Batting first, favourites Memorex scored a formidable 149 for 5 from their allotted10 overs; Waheed Edwards 38, Vishal Phillips 26 not out and Roy Jafferally 25 were the principal scorers.
Canefield had to restart their innings after being 32-3 in pursuit of the Memorex score when it was discovered that Memorex had 12 players on the field. That was just after the fall of Fraser's wicket when they batted the first time.
After a lengthy delay, Canefield was offered an additional 43 runs by Memorex which would have taken the score to 72 but Canefield refused the offer. A decision was then taken to restart the innings.
Canefield's strategy was to get the pugnacious Fraser back at the crease. The decision paid off as the West Berbician, who entered the fray at number three proceeded to hammer the bowlers to all parts of the small ground. Fraser and Joshua Diaram (16) added 102 for the third wicket in quick time.
Memorex kept themselves in the game by keeping Fraser off strike while taking wickets at regular intervals. However, try as they may they could not keep the ruthless Fraser out of the action for long and with 11to get off the final over, Fraser was able to get back on strike and took his side home with one ball to spare.
The losers did not help their cause, conceding 32 extras, the second highest score.
Earlier, Canefield who came into the tournament as underdogs defeated the formidable Universal DVD in a thrilling encounter, squeezing home by one wicket with one delivery to spare.
Batting first Universal DVD reached 115 for 8 off their 10 overs; in reply Canefield reached 116 for nine off 9.5 overs.
In the other game, Memorex whipped No. 19 All Star by 113 runs. Memorex took first strike, blasting their way to 173-5 in their 10 overs. In reponse Number 19 All Star was sent packing for 60 in seven overs.
For their winning effort, Canefield received the GT&T trophy and $20,000, Keith Fraser was named man-of-the-match.
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Energizer Disguises AA batteries as D batteries
Times are tough and companies are constantly looking for a way to make a few more bucks. Well Energizer is no exception, if they can make extra cash in some way they're going to do it. One would have hoped they'd attempt to come by this money honestly, but as it turns out there's no hope for that one. It has been analyzed before that Energizer's rechargeable D batteries are strangely not all that powerful Well one person finally became fed up and decided to get to the bottom of things. He shockingly enough discovered that his D battery wasn't a D at all, but a AA in disguise.
Energizer has taken AA batteries and used a plastic converter piece that you can find for extremely cheap and changed their AA batteries into much larger D batteries. Thus making the D batteries appear far more weak. Also saving Energizer plenty of cash and giving you less power for your money. The AA batteries get 2500mAh, whereas the D batteries are 12,000mAh. So just a small barely noticeable difference between the two, right? If you're suspicious of your battery, you could always take yours apart to check things out.
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About Attainment Company
Attainment's Mission and Story
Founded in 1979, Attainment Company is an independent, family-owned business based in Verona, Wisconsin. We are dedicated to helping people with disabilities succeed at school, work, and life. Don Bastian, founder and CEO, created Attainment's first product when he was a program coordinator at the Rock County Rehabilitation Services (now Kandu Industries) in Beloit, Wisconsin. The Work Skill Development Program, which used a task analysis approach to teach work skills and behaviors to young adults with disabilities, is the foundation for our present Pre-Voc Tasks.
Attainment History
Soon after Attainment's inception, we began publishing functional life skill curricula. A picture-based cooking program called Look 'n Cook was soon followed by illustrated Shopping Cards, Looking Good, Keeping House, Stepping Out, and Plan Your Day. These unique programs were the first to combine picture cueing, story-based instructional video, and structured lesson plans. All updated, they are still popular today.
Times change and so does Attainment. We created our first assistive technology device and instructional software in 1993. The Pocket Talker was known for its easy use, durability, and value. These qualities are still inherent in our contemporary GoTalk line. The newest version of our first software program, Dollars & Cents, anchors the Attainment WorkStation, an all-in-one touch screen computer preloaded with Attainment software to teach math, literacy, and life/work skills.
In 2001, Attainment launched the IEP Resources publishing brand. Its premier publication, Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives, by Barbara Bateman, has sold over 60,000 copies. IEP Resources is now a leading publisher focusing on critical issues in special education. Attainment's growing Aging Resources features products such as Person-Centered Care in Practice, Brainstorming Solutions for Dementia Care, and Mind Your Mind. Also popular are Mental Fitness Cards, Thinking Cards, and Expand Your Mind Card Sets.


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Guidance to UK civil servants on their role and conduct during the referendum campaign for extending the law-making powers of the National Assembly for Wales.
Tue, 08/02/2011
List of ministers' interests
Fri, 04/02/2011
Guidance on the conduct of civil servants in the run up to local, national, European elections and the referendum on the voting system for the UK Parliaments.
Fri, 04/02/2011
Information related to the review of the Central Office of Information (COI) including the final review and recommendations.
Thu, 13/01/2011
This note provides guidance to civil servants in UK departments on their role and conduct during the forthcoming devolved Administration and local election campaigns. Separate and more detailed guidance is being issued to civil servants (including special advisers) employed in the Northern Ireland Office and Departments, the Scottish Executive and the National Assembly for Wales.
Mon, 15/11/2010
Special Advisers information and guidance including the Special Advisor's Code of Conduct and the Model Contract for Special Advisers
Thu, 23/09/2010
A list of all overseas visits made by Cabinet ministers and all other ministers costing in excess of £500 for each year since 1997.
Thu, 23/09/2010
This is a guidance for government departments on setting up Ombudsman scheme. An effective (and British and Irish Ombudsman Association (BIOA) compliant) Ombudsman scheme can be the hallmark of fair redress. It is important therefore that anyone establishing such a scheme should consult with the Cabinet Office which acts as the Government liaison point on Ombudsman matters, and also provides the channel of communication with BIOA.
Tue, 21/09/2010
A list of all ministerial gifts received and given over the value of £140 from 2001 onwards.
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Data releases about the costs and numbers of special advisers.
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Antenna & Array Manufacture
In addition to conventional manufacturing methods, SI2 utilizes multiple proprietary manufacturing techniques for its antenna, array and absorber system product lines. These methods include various Direct Write processes via Micropen and Inkjet systems as well as direct Laser Transfer.
Direct Write
SI2's Direct Write processes print electronic circuits on low temperature and/or curved or flexible surfaces directly from a computer file.
Direct Write Key Attributes
- Relatively low processing temperatures expands the number of substrate materials beyond those used in conventional electronics manufacture.
- The conformal nature of the deposition enables the integration of electronics with curved surfaces - both active and passive electronics can be printed onto curved or flexible structural components for avionics integration.
- No requirement for harsh etchants or special atmospheres (such as vacuum chamber conditions, high temperatures or use of special gases)
- Capable of depositing a wide variety of materials (such as conductors, dielectrics, etc.) onto a number of substrates, including structural composites.
Laser Transfer
Laser Transfer prints pre-fabricated semiconductor chip-sized devices, such as receivers, amplifiers, and switches, directly onto curved substrates. Together with passive Direct Write interconnects and devices, Laser Transfer enables the manufacture of truly smart structures.
Laser Transfer Key Attributes
- No special atmospheres are required
- None of the traditional thin film transistor processing steps, such as laser recrystallization, are required
- Accommodates standard, commercially available semiconductor devices manufactured using established techniques.
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Glaze at Garfield Park Conservatory
I'm presenting a new performance called Glaze, created specifically as an homage to the hail storm destruction at Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory. In the summer, a sudden violent hail storm destroyed much of the glass in the conservatory's roofs; through painstaking efforts, the plants, display rooms, soil, and glass are now being repaired and replaced. Glaze uses glass as its material and as a performance acts somewhat like an expanded "moment after" in which amplification figures prominently. It is being performed by the Chicago Composers Orchestra at Garfield Park Conservatory December 7 at 6:30PM, along with new works by Nicole Mitchell, Kyle Vegter, John Dorhauer, and Francisco Castillo Trigueros.
Lou Mallozzi is a Chicago-based artist known primarily for his work in sound, often with a focus on dismembering and reconstituting language, gesture, and signification. His work includes performances, installations, music works, recordings, and radio works. In addition, he has a visual art practice that includes drawing and other media. He has performed and exhibited in the U.S. and Europe, including projects at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Arts Club in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington, Experimental Intermedia New York, "Le Cri du Patchwork" on Radio France, Ausland Berlin, Podewil Berlin, TUBE Audio Art Series Munich, and the Radiorevolten Festival Halle. In addition to his solo works, Mallozzi often collaborates with artists, filmmakers and musicians. These have included Sandra Binion, Michael Vorfeld, Alessandro Bosetti, Michael Zerang, Frédéric Moffet, Antonia Contro, Jacques Demierre, Vincent Barras, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Charlotte Hug, Jaap Blonk, Vincent Raude, and many others. He has received support for his work that includes several fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council, and artist residencies through the Chicago-Lucerne Sister Cities Program, the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Center, Ragdale Foundation, and Spritzenhaus Hamburg. He is on the faculty of the Sound Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is co-founder and former executive director of Experimental Sound Studio.
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Physical adsorption is the primary means by which activated carbon works to remove contaminants from water. Carbon's highly porous nature provides a large surface area for contaminants (adsorbates) to collect. In simple terms, physical adsorption occurs because all molecules exert attractive forces, especially molecules at the surface of a solid (pore walls of carbon), and these surface molecules seek other molecules to adhere to.
Besides physical adsorption, chemical reactions can occur on a carbon surface. One such reaction is chlorine removal from water involving the chemical reaction of chlorine with carbon to form chloride ions. This reaction is important to POU treatment because this conversion of chlorine to chloride is the basis for the removal of some common objectionable tastes and odours from drinking water.
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Activated carbon is a favoured water treatment technique because of its multifunctional nature and the fact that it adds nothing detrimental to the treated water.
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Using Eclipse for Java development: A helpful introduction to the world's most-used IDE
Introduction: Intro and History to the Eclipse IDE
This report focuses on the most commonly used Java IDE currently available to mankind. Under the spotlight is Eclipse, the most widely selected, praised and complained about IDE.
The Eclipse IDE, according to a recent report on developer productivity, is used by roughly two-thirds of the 1800+ Java developers we talked to, making it a significant player in the IDE market. With the largest user base and a vast number of plugins and integrations into the development world, Eclipse is where most developers start off when it comes to writing code.
Eclipse is a self-described universal toolset for development, defined as a platform for building integrated development environments and tools for various languages. However that is a very broad description and sometimes it's nice to see the actual trees in the forest, so here's our take on it: Eclipse is an extremely customizable Java IDE which supports several other languages and development platforms.
Eclipse started off as an IBM Canada project back in 2001, later rolled into an open-source program with a consortium of stewards from leading companies. Since 2004, it is supported and maintained by the Eclipse Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation that is backed (i.e. funded by annual dues) by top industry companies, like Oracle, IBM, Red Hat, SAP, Google and ZeroTurnaround ;-)
The Eclipse Foundation not only keeps the infrastructure of the Eclipse IDE project running and helps set up transparent & maintainable development for projects that are willing to join the umbrella of Eclipse, but they also prioritize the care of the Eclipse ecosystem and community. The Eclipse Foundation actively markets all kinds of projects based on or using Eclipse which, combined with the availability of educational materials, makes Eclipse a solid choice when it comes to determining your next project's platform.
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Energy Candles: What Things You Need to Know
If you are planning to buy some candles to improve the luminance of your living room, you need to find the best type. You have to look for energy candles as you do not want to replace them from time to time. It means that you need some products which could definitely last long. There can be various energy candles this time but you have to choose one sensible product. Such product is soy candle. If this is the first time you hear it, you better research about it and you will be amazed of the things that it could offer.
You are looking for organic candle and you will never go wrong if you choose the soy product this time. When talking about natural products, you can certainly find one in
organic candles
because it is made from vegetable oil. If you have been using paraffin candles, you are not using natural ones. You have to realize that it means to use a product that does not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. You would like to use soy candles this time because they do not require chemicals to produce a wonderful scent.
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candles that could last for a long time, you have to use soy candles. If you will decide to use soy wax, you will certainly realize that it is expensive at first but since it can be used for a long time, it can still be cost-effective. You have to look for all-natural soy candle this time to have even burning.
You will never regret if you choose to have soy candles as your energy candles this time. Those things would certainly burn cleaner than the paraffin products. You will also notice that they do not produce a lot of black soot which is detrimental to your health and the environment. Your pets will also never have problems breathing because no chemical is emitted on air.
If you do not want discoloration of walls and furniture items, you have to look for some soy candles this time. You will never go wrong if you choose those soy candles because they are non-toxic. You will find a product that is so friendly not only to your pocket in the long run but also in the environment. You will find it meaningful to start buying very soon so that you will see some amazing results.


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Once More, With Squealing
As of now, 1 pm, it seems as if Libby will be the only one indicted. So far.
But he'll be resigning as a result. And Rove will continue to be investigated.
Once again, there's that sinking feeling in the stomach that nothing can be done to bring these criminals to justice. They're like bad movie villains who crow to the police sergeant, "Go ahead, copper! I'll be out in 24 hours anyway!"
Still, it's something. It's something.
It's official recognition that this administration believed that the proper response to someone whose facts contradicted the supports of their phony war was to take revenge on him and not only him, but his wife.
This is what organized crime does. They're good at torture, too.
Patrick Fitzgerald has provided a little ray of hope that there might be a shred of power left in the American justice system. And I'm hoping there may be further surprises to come.
What astonishes me now is how everyone seems to be behaving as if they knew all along what was going on. All of a sudden nobody knows what happened, nobody backed this cabal of warmongers. No one ever believed that George W. Bush was competent. But somehow there were enough Americans who believed he did such a good job the first time around that he deserved a second term.
Now all the reporters have suddenly found their nerve and Colin Powell's Chief Of Staff condemns the actions of the neocons in fierce and blunt language.
Gee, thanks a lot. A little late, but I know 2,000 sets of parents who really appreciate it. No hard feelings. You did a heckuva job.
Look at them. Look at what we allowed to happen.
We let them put the whip of the torturer in Lincoln's hand.
We let them put lies in the mouth of Washington.
We let them smear blood on the American flag.
They have ruined and debased us, as a people, and as a country.
We should reject them, shun them, as we would anyone who would sell out the ideal of freedom in return for power.
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Govt invites applications for Power Finance Corporation top post
New Delhi: Government's headhunter PESB has invited applications for the post of CMD at state-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC).
The company's current head M K Goel will retire in September next year, sources said.
"Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) invites application for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC)," the government headhunter said.
"Last date of receipt of applications… Is December 9, 2015," it added.
Goel who was Director (Commercial) of PFC was given the additional charge as CMD in September 13, 2013. He was formally appointed as Chairman and Managing Director on January 22 this year.
The government had appointed Goel as CMD "for a period of five years or till his superannuation, whichever is earlier," PFC had said in a release earlier.
"He has been holding the additional charge of CMD, PFC w.E.F. 13th September 2013 in addition to his regular charge of Director (Commercial), PFC," the company had said.
Goel has been with PFC for more than 26 years.
PFC, an infrastructure finance company, is engaged in providing financial assistance to state power utilities for meeting the financial and development requirements of the power sector.


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Donald J. Trump is a grotesque figure and utterly transparent. It's obvious he believes in nothing and so he's also completely translucent. There are no interior details to examine. His identity is whatever he attaches himself to today, whatever he wants to be at this moment, whatever suits his immediate needs or desires. He changes form that easily. It's disturbing. He must be a deeply wounded person and could benefit from years of professional psychological help. At seventy years of age though, he's running out of time. And so are we. And so is the United States and the world. Seven months into his term and it's only going to get worse. We're nowhere near bottom. I suspect we'll see a campaign-style rally for the president very soon, to boost his fragile, fractured ego, and then a full-on foreign war this fall. The upcoming rally will be held at an Air Force base or on an Evangelical college campus. Once again, as in mid 2016, a gleeful crowd will cheer his name and chant his slogans. This president after all needs to be told constantly that he's wonderful. He wants to be adored. And he wants more than anything for the press to love him unconditionally. They won't, so he despises them. He ran for office on an open racism rather than the usual dog-whistle politics. This should've got him voted out in the primaries. Instead he won the Oval Office after a general election in which nothing of substance was discussed and during which he faced a candidate who was hated almost as much as he was. He continues to campaign to this day, even though he's held the presidency since January and was elected nearly a year ago. That campaigning includes what we saw yesterday: an American president again equivocating on neo-Nazis and racial violence. It's truly astounding. What's more astounding to me, though, is the silence, in many quarters, of those Americans on the right and center-right who should know better. If a person cannot speak up against Trump now because he or she is somehow lashed to Fox News or the GOP, then there's no point to thinking anymore. Hand in your brain. Turn yourself inside out. You've become translucent like Trump and the jellyfish of August. You have no interior details left to examine.
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Knight's Apprentice: Knights of the Immortals (book 1) by Catrina Taylor Genre: YA Scifi, Alternate Reality, Space Colonies Published May 24th, 2015 61 Pages Published by Midnight Rose Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/knights-of-the-immortals Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Knights-Apprentice-Immortals-Catrina-Taylor-ebook/dp/B00Y7E6B4E Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knights-of-the-immortals-catrina-taylor/1122232944 Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/554400 This book is currently free on Amazon! Life altering reality, hidden in plain sight. Ralph has a problem. The Grand Council of Atlantis, the council who rules the twelve hominid tribes, has chosen his apprentice for him. This unusual move has one obstacle. She doesn't know what it means to be Atlantean. Cerita Guzman is the oldest child in a struggling, single parent home. She doesn't have time for world shattering reality to interfere with life. She has work, school, siblings, her mom, the house and now, of all things, Atlantis wants her time too. How is that even possible? James has lived among the homo-sapiens, on the surface, for most of his life. He's training though, to serve his people in Atlantis. His heart is torn when his master knight requests him to bring in the young woman selected by the Grand Council to train with him. She's in a lot of his classes. She's beautiful. She's human. When Atlantis calls, he listens. As Cerita resists the call to serve Atlantis, James must find a way to help her accept the truth about the world around her, about herself. He does. He forces her to activate her internal nanites. She's forced to accept whole new hominid species exist. If that's not enough, she's also forced to accept she's one of them, when her nanites come to life, and she opens a wormhole into space. Join Cerita, James, and Ralph on the first adventure into the world of Atlantis. Knight's of the Immortals is a Young Adult Scifi – Adventure that's loved by readers of all ages. Knight's Apprentice is free. Download it so you can start reading it today.
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24 October 2011
Ribbed Picot Keyhole Scarf for Toddler
This is the first pattern I've posted online. Please let me know if you find errors, and feel free to post any modifications you make in the comments section.
This pattern is my sole property. You may print it for purposes of making the project, but you may not sell or repost this pattern. Items made from this pattern are for personal use or may be used as gifts or sold for charity.
YARN: Bernat Cottontots, Green
HOOK: I, 5.5 mm
Pattern uses US terminology.
Note: All hdc worked into back loops only.
Ch 91.
Row 1: hdc into back ridge of 3rd ch (counts as first hdc), hdc into back ridge of each ch.
Row 2: ch 2, turn (counts as first hdc here and throughout pattern). Working in back loops only, hdc in each
Row 3: Ch 2, turn. hdc in next 20 st, ch 5, sk next 5 st, hdc in remainder of row.
Row 4: Ch 2, turn. hdc in each st.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st.
EDGING: ch 3, join with sl st at base of ch (picot made). 3 sl st along edge, picot, 3 sl st around scarf. Finish off.
This pattern is easily modified for length and width. For one keyhole, ensure that you work an odd number of rows, and place the keyhole in the center row. For two keyholes, simply ensure that the two holes are evenly spaced. The width and placement of the keyhole may be need to be modified as the size of the scarf is changed.
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I love this!!!ReplyDelete
I am part owner of a free crochet pattern directory. www.theyarnbox.com and I would LOVE it if you would come and link your pattern from our site! Thanks so much for sharing this lovely pattern for free!
Pretty... I am planning to make this for my daughter soon :)ReplyDelete
I love this design and want to make it for my sister. She is about 5'2" (petite) I was wondering how long/how many rows to make it. (i'm somewhat new to crochet and am not good at figuring these things out yet :/)ReplyDelete
Hi, Ashley!ReplyDelete
This is one of those projects that's GREAT to learn on because figuring out modifications helps you understand the craft better. I have a few hints below, but sometimes the best way to learn is to try something out and see if it works.
Judging from my adult scarves, I would estimate that you'd want it to be 48-54" long. You can drape yarn around your neck (or your sister's, if it's not a surprise) to figure out how long you want it to be. Then just make your starting chain that long.
Determining how many rows to do really depends on your yarn and gauge. I am not a fan of wide scarves, so I would probably stick to the pattern with 8 rows and 2 keyholes or jump to 10 rows with keyholes in the 3rd and 8th rows.
Keep in mind that if you widen the scarf, the keyholes might need to widen by a stitch or two. Also, a longer scarf will have a totally different keyhole placement. Again, draping the scarf around your neck after the first few rows will help you find how much length you need on either side of the keyholes. I can't give you precise stitch counts because it all depends on the size of the scarf you're making.
I know that's all very vague, but I hope it helps!
Thanks! That actually helps a lot. I do have one last question for you; about where should the keyholes be placed? Collarbone, breasts, or under breasts?ReplyDelete
P.S. This is a surprise for my sister who lives a couple states over. The one I am currently working on is a practice one, I am going to buy a softer, better quality yarn for the real one :)
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern, I was able to whip one up in about 30 min! I think it actually it would work for me, so I'm concerned it might be a bit big for the little girl I made it for, but I can always just decrease the original foundation row by doing less chains.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 7:06 AM
I love this pattern! I was linked here from a finished project someone posted in a FB crochet group, and now I want to make a scarf just like this one. You did an incredible job.ReplyDelete
Worked this up last in Red Heart Blacklight variegated yarn and worked the picot edging in black. Done in about two hours, twice the length of the toddler pattern. LOVE it!! Thanks for posting it!ReplyDelete
I have a question...I want to make this pattern with the second keyhole for my kids. With this size scarf you made, where did you place the second keyhole? Is it still the same amount of stitches away as the first one or are they offset?ReplyDelete
Could you please provide an e-mail address? I have a question & don't want to post it here in the comments. Thank you.ReplyDelete
My grandmother was from England it was belted suits and coats so why not a belted type scarf. She made many like this and we all loved them.A glance at memories and Thank-You for sharing.ReplyDelete
Do you work all of the remaining half double crochets in the back stitch? I noticed that the second row notes back stitch but none of the other rows.ReplyDelete
A great pattern and good idea with 2 keyholes. Just finished one tonight and about to start a 2nd. Thank you for sharing this free pattern.ReplyDelete


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Love Fortunes and Other Disasters
Author: Kimberly Karalius
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Synopsis: Love is real in the town of Grimbaud, and Fallon Dupree has dreamed of attending high school there for years. After all, generations of Duprees have successfully followed the (100% accurate!) love fortunes from Zita's famous Love Charms Shop to happily marry their high school sweethearts. It's a tradition. So she is both stunned and devastated when her fortune states that she will NEVER find love.
Fortunately, Fallon isn't the only student with a terrible love fortune, and a rebellion is brewing. Fallon is determined to take control of her own fate—even if it means working with a notorious heartbreaker like Sebastian.
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Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover–Issue Twenty-Four: Non-Fiction (Part 3)
"Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover" is a regular feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I pay tribute to some of the best and brightest the publishing world has to offer in the way of book cover design. This feature is inspired by Katie's feature Cover Love on her blog One Page At A Time. The idea is being used with her gracious permission.
I think we're all familiar with the age-old adage "Don't judge a book by its cover". And you know what I have to say about that? Rubbish! Covers are an invaluable part of a book's package. A truly great cover can tell you a lot about the novel contained within its pages. Book covers can also catch your attention and attract you to a novel you might otherwise ignore. So go ahead, judge a book by its cover – We all do it!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I adore the Non-Fiction genre. I'll be the first to admit that I haven't made enough of an effort to incorporate it into my reading schedule amongst all the advanced reader copies I often receive from publishers, but I would like to make a concerted effort to change that. I think if I could read five Non-Fiction titles by the end of 2014 I would be more than satisfied. Anyway! As usual this week's edition was a lot of fun to compile and I'm always particularly excited to share Non-Fiction covers as I feel they often go sadly overlooked. Some of my favourite covers this week include Five Came Back by Mark Harris, Happy City by Charles Montgomery, Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman, Living With Your Body and Other Things You Hate by Emily Sandoz, Sex And The Founding Fathers by Thomas A. Foster and Life Itself by Roger Ebert.
Strike For America by Micah Uetricht ● The Buddha Walks Into A Bar… by Lodro Rinzler ● Five Came Back by Mark Harris
Books That Changed The World by Andrew Taylor ● Happy City by Charles Montgomery ● Fish Heads & Folktales by Peter M. Moran
Flyover Lives by Diane Johnson ● Just My Type by Simon Garfield ● Bang In The Middle by Robert Shore
Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman ● A Life of Barbara Stanwyck by Victoria Wilson ● Happy City by Charles Montgomery
Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark ● Living With Your Body and Other Things You Hate by Emily Sandoz ● Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford
Never Have I Ever by Katie Heaney ● True Tales of Love and Lust by Anna David ● Bridesmaids by Eimear Lynch
Sex And The Founding Fathers by Thomas A. Foster ● Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott ● The Searchers by Glenn Frankel
Walkable City by Jeff Speck ● The Mad Sculptor by Harold Schechter ● Life Itself by Roger Ebert
Now it's your turn! What are some of your favourite non-fiction covers? Did I list one of your favourites here or is there one I forgot that just has to be included? Let me know in the comments!
3 responses to "Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover–Issue Twenty-Four: Non-Fiction (Part 3)"
I used to read more non-fiction than I do now as well! Last year I tried to incorporate a bit more of it consciously, and I'm doing the same this year. I read My Life (So Far) Without a Date and it was really good!
My favourite covers here are Liar, Temptress, Soldier Spy, The Bridesmaids, Books That Changed the World and Flyover Lives.
Also added Books That Changed the World, Just My Type, and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy to my TBR list!
I don't read much non-fiction but I really would love to so I'm very thankful for this post! Besides having great covers, these books all sound super interesting!
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I definitly agree on the cover thing! I often buy books purely for there cover..
It's liek in real life. We don't go up to an ugly guy in a bar. No, we choose the hot and cute one and pray he is single.
And there is no shame in doing so. It's just the way it is and love that you took the time and made a post for it <3 you deserve a big hug for that
BTW: love the "Living with your body and other things you hate" cover. Awesome!
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Obama's fuel economy rules a job killer, auto dealers say
Flying squads of auto dealers descended on Washington, D.C., in late September. Amped up by a rabble-rousing talk by House Speaker John Boehner and clutching copies of a dealers' association pamphlet entitled "A Flawed Fuel Economy Structure Produces a Flawed Result," about 500 dealers lobbied their elected representatives to do what they could to overturn the 54.5 mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for 2025 hammered out between automakers and the Obama administration.
On the surface, it didn't make much sense. As Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign at the Center for Auto Safety, points out, the automakers agreed to the 54.5 rule, and signed letters of commitment not to try and overturn them through legislation or litigation.
But the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), which declined to speak on the record for this story (other than to confirm that the dealers were in town) goes its own way on this issue.
In the first quarter of 2011, the association spent $605,000 on lobbying the federal government on fuel economy standards (and other issues), the Associated Press reports. In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals finally rejected NADA's lawsuit (brought with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) to try and overturn California's right to set separate fuel economy standards.
What automakers want, says Gloria Bergquist, a vice president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is "a single national program for fuel economy and carbon dioxide to avoid a patchwork of regulations." And that's exactly what they got with the 2017-2025 federal rules, because it folds in California and creates one uniform rule for all 50 states. But despite the automakers winning some significant concessions in the 54.5 rule (including a big SUV exemption), the auto dealers - who see an unholy alliance between California's regulations and the greens at the EPA - aren't happy. Hence the lobbyists.
NADA's goal is passage of an amendment that would prohibit the EPA and California's Air Resources Board from being involved in writing 2017-2025 regulations, leaving the task solely to what they consider to be a more industry-friendly National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Just such an amendment, proposed by U.S. Rep. Steve Austria (R-Ohio) passed the House attached to an appropriations bill, but that's as far as it went.
"Unless NHTSA is the sole fuel economy regulator, jobs will needlessly be at risk," says NADA. The group puts the number of jobs at risk at 200,000, and says that the cost of a new vehicle would increase $3,000 by 2025. NADA spokesman Bailey Wood calls that "a softball estimate." He thinks it could go up as much as $10,000, citing a Center for Automotive Research (CAR) estimate. That's in addition, of course, to the $150 billion industry cost to comply with what Wood calls "the most expensive auto rule in history."
Becker, who was personally ejected from Boehner's NADA talk by Wood, is scoffing. "This is a political ploy," Becker says. "Obama stood up with 11 auto company CEOs and said this is what we can achieve on reducing global warming if we cooperate, and the Republicans can't stand it. They want an amendment that would put the standards on ice for a year or two until, presumably, a Republican president comes in and permanently kills them. It's not hard getting such an amendment through the House - in the current climate, they'd pass a law repealing the first law of thermodynamics - but getting it through the Senate and enacted into law is a much bigger hurdle." The Senate is likely to defeat such an amendment, and even if it sailed through there it would face a certain Obama veto.
The auto industry isn't actively supporting NADA's lobbying - Bergquist says it's focused on negotiating last-minute details of the CAFE standard - but it's at least sympathetic. Bergquist said in an email, "We understand that dealers are on the front line of the marketplace and are concerned about future sales, especially of advanced technology vehicles needed to achieve these higher standards. There is some reason for concern. Last year there were 30 models of hybrids on sale, and there combined sales were only 2.4 percent of total sales."
There's no shortage of refutation for NADA's position. The Union of Concerned Scientists says that the CAR job loss statistics cited by NADA are rife with "misused data" with "basic technical and mathematical errors." UCS says that that a 2025 car meeting the federal standards would "provide savings of about $7,500 over its lifetime compared with today's vehicles." And the standards will cut U.S. oil consumption by 2.5 million barrels daily by 2030. And avoid 3.3 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2017 and 2025.
CERES, a national coalition of institutional investors and public interest groups, claims that CAFE will create 484,000 new jobs, including 48,000 in the retail trade sector that presumably includes auto dealers, by 2030. And Roland Hwang of the Natural Resources Defense Council says that "NADA has nada" in claiming that CAFE is a job killer opposed by business interests.
Hwang cites a new poll released by the Small Business Majority advocacy group that found 80 percent of 1,257 small business owners surveyed supporting a 60 mpg 2025 standard - higher than the one actually on the books.
I talked to John Arensmeyer, the founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, and he told me that owners are more worried about the cost of doing business than about regulation or taxes. Stronger fuel economy rules mean lower costs for operating vehicle fleets, he said. The poll found the owners asking why auto companies aren't being pushed to innovate more. The CAFE process does push innovation, because it simply gives the automakers a target, without saying how they have to get there. It's not specifically an electric car mandate, and in fact Ford and other carmakers will meet it in part with new eco-smart three- and four-cylinder engines.
The Austria amendment, and others like it, will be back. There will be determined efforts to spike the CAFE process. From where I sit now they're not going to succeed, but the effectiveness 500 home-state auto dealers unleashed on Congress is not to be sneezed at.
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Tennis fun at every age
Take one wooden paddle, a tennis-style net, and add a whiffle ball on a badminton-sized court. What do you get? Fun!
Pickleball is sweeping the country—it's perfect for players aged 5 to 85 because it's so easy to learn and requires less mobility than tennis. It's also a great way to get back on the court if you've been away from the game.
For more information about one of the fastest growing sports in America, visit the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) Website.
Ready to get yourself into a pickle?
Pickleball Open Play
Open play allows a court of 4 to 6 players of similar level to rotate in throughout the course of the game. Come in a group, a pair, or just join in for self directed play. Single players will be added into groups of same level. Nets and demo paddles are available.
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2018-2019 Indoor Season Schedule
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$7.50 per hour, per Guest player. Guests may only reserve within 24 hours of reservation.
Please call us at 614-267-1213 to reserve. Pickleball courts are subject to availablitiy.
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Pickleball Membership is $60 for those wishing to play only Pickleball at Olympic. Members will receive member pricing on all Pickleball activities. This membership will also allow the advanced reservation of courts for private matches. Permament weekly court reservations are available as well when all players are members.
Pickleball Leagues
10-Week Ladder League: October 15th thru December 17th, 2017 6 - 8pm
2017 5.0 US Open Champions, Will Wilson and David Seckel will be running our Pickleball Ladder League!
Each week consists of 3 doubles matches to 21, playing one game with each player on your designated court. the player with the most total points won moves up a court, while the bottom player moves down each week. This is a great way to determine your skill level, challenge yourself to move up, and play tougher competition!
Total cost for 10-week league: Members $180 and Guests $200
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I painted this a few weeks ago to prepare for the workshop I was giving on painting flowers & glass. There was really only one goldfish in the bowl, but I took the goldfish out of another photo using Adobe Photoshop, re-shaped it to look like it was in this bowl, and pasted it in. Then I printed the photo and used it as my reference. It turned out to be a good solution to the problem of having a photo with a poorly defined focal point.
Now it's time to pick something new to paint. I've got to do an abstract painting for a group show at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, CA in January. That should be interesting considering how realistic I paint! Wish me luck.
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Romania Economy: Data and Research
Romania's economy has been one of the most dynamic economies of Eastern Europe during the last years. Romania Central takes stock of the economic development in Romania since 1989 and provides you with a free and maybe the most extensive study on the Romanian economy out now. For free.
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"Romania in the EU - New Roads for Convergence" is a master thesis on the economy of Romania which comprises the period between 1989 and early 2008. All aspects of the Romanian economy are assessed both by periods and economic sectors. Moreover, an in-depth regional profile for the economy of Romania is drawn with a special focus on the business environment.
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On 155 pages (DIN A4) you get a profound introduction to the Romanian transition economy and its latest development. "Romania in the EU - New Roads for Real Convergence?" deals with the integration of a transition economy using the case of Romania into the Internal Market of the European Union. It was handed in as master thesis (Magisterarbeit) at the RWTH Aachen, Germany and got the highest grade possible. The data used is from authoritative sources, only. The content, however, adds several new aspects and insights to the current stock of literature.
Starting point is the context of European Integration with a strong focus on Eastern European Enlargement. After summarizing the theoretical framework of integration the paper gathers first empirical evidence from past rounds of enlargement, including the integration of the first 10 CEECs (Central and Eastern European Countries). Thus, some stylized facts are derived against which the Romanian economy will be assessed in the subsequent chapters.
Afterwards, the paper takes stock of the economy of Romania from 1989 to 2008. Assessed are all marcoeconomic sectors of the Romanian economy. However, a deeper look on the regional patterns of Romania's economy reveals that Regional disparities in Romania are on the very high side. The patterns are explicitley dealt with and several indicators identified.
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Wind turbine components arriving at Wryde Croft
Components for the 13 turbines at Wryde Croft wind-farm to the east of Thorney started arriving last week, with delivery of three 39m long turbine blades. Further components are due for delivery throughout July and August.
Construction of the wind-farm by energy company RES began in September 2014, and it is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. Over the last few months, seven kilometres of on-site tracks have been created and all 13 of the foundations which will support the turbines are now complete.
Bob Wilson, RES Construction Site Manager at Wryde Croft Wind Farm, said: "This site has excellent transport access and we do not anticipate any significant delays for local people during the turbine delivery period. The wind farm is progressing to schedule and we should see the first turbines being erected in the coming weeks."
Turbine deliveries will continue for approximately eight weeks. The delivery vehicles should travel along the A47, turn onto New Cut Road to the east of Thorney, then turn right to access the wind farm site via Wallace Drove. RES says it has agreed this delivery route in consultation with Peterborough City Council, the police and relevant highways authorities. All turbine deliveries must follow the agreed route to site, avoiding local villages.
Specially designed vehicles are used to deliver the various sections of the turbines – each turbine comprises three blades, two tower sections, a hub and nacelle (or gearbox). The deliveries have been scheduled to minimise disruption and will take place Monday to Friday, with an occasional delivery on Saturday if required.
Wryde Croft Wind Farm is due to start generating electricity by the end of this year. Once the wind farm is fully operational, it will provide a community benefits package of £130,000 per year (index linked) and be capable of generating sufficient renewable electricity to power around 14,000 homes.
The community benefits offered at Wryde Croft Wind Farm will comprise a Community Benefit Fund to support local charitable projects and a Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which offers nearest neighbours an annual discount of at least £100 per year off their electricity bills. Eligible properties will be contacted directly with details of how to claim the discount.


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What's for dinner today?
Solidly forged, strongly riveted and long-lasting sharpness – whether you're making a complicated meal or just pulling something quickly out of the bag, with its special blade shape the Kitchen Surfer is the perfect all-rounder. Click on the ingredients to discover all about the things you can do with it and which knives are recommended for specific tasks. Have fun!
Do you want to peel onions and then slice them thinly or dice them?
Then what you need is our new Kitchen Surfer. Of course, our small trimming knives are also an excellent choice. Or, if you prefer to work with large knives, we recommend the cook's knife – cutting and chopping onions works a treat with this "all rounder".
Garlic is best peeled with our handy Kitchen Surfer or another trimming knife.
If you then want to dice the garlic cloves, or chop them very finely, these knives are just right for that, too.
If you have large quantities of garlic to chop, a medium-sized cook's knife can also be used.
The same knife is also an excellent tool if you want to just squash the garlic.
Ginger adds a touch of sophistication to a lot of dishes, giving them a spicy note. Whether you want to finely chop or slice it after peeling, our handy Kitchen Surfer is a valuable aid in this, too.
A peeling knife is the best tool for removing the peel. The Santoku knife is ideal for cutting very fine slices, as its hollow edge ensures that, when cutting particularly moist foods, they stick less easily to the blade.
Hot chillies call for a sharp knife. With a trimming knife, you can easily open chilli peppers along their length then cleanly remove the seeds.
After this, you can use our Kitchen Surfer to cut the pepper into precisely sized rings or finely dice it. If you prefer to work with large knifes, our cook's knife is the ideal tool.
A large knife is also the best choice for large vegetables such as fennel. With the cook's knife, you will have no trouble cutting up the fennel and slicing it finely.
The Santoku knife is also perfect for this work, as its hollow edge means that the fennel slices stick to the blade less.
If your preference is for small knives, the Kitchen Surfer is the right one for you.
The best knife for cutting up large pizzas with a crispy edge is one with a serrated edge, such as our stylish bread knife.
However, a cook's knife with its large, long blade will also cope very well with the task, as its weight alone ensures that it wields enough power.
If you then want to cut your pizza into bite-sized pieces at the table, there is nothing better than our handy, razor-sharp Kitchen Surfer.
A knife with serrated edge is best for cutting crusty bread. The longer the blade, the easier it is to get a clean, straight cut.
We offer three different types of serrated edge:
Our new bread knife with its precision double serrated edge cuts through the crisp crust of baguettes like butter.
But our other bread knives also lend themselves perfectly to this task, producing clean, straight slices.
Do you have a baguette in your picnic basket? Then you should take our sausage knife with you, too.
It is a handy size to pack away and, thanks to its serrated edge, can cope effortlessly with a baguette.
Cutting a large head of salad into thin strips is no easy task, but the extra-long, slightly curved super slicer with its "wavy" edge is particularly sharp and will show you what it's capable of in this case.
Its long blade makes it super easy to work with.
And if you don't have a super slicer to hand? No problem – a cook's knife with a long blade is also the perfect tool here.
The Kitchen Surfer is an excellent knife for finely chopping peppers and other vegetables – extremely sharp, handy and with an extra-wide blade, it is perfect for preparing smaller vegetables.
A Santoku knife is also ideally suited to this task. Its hollow edge means that the slices come away particularly easily from the blade.
And if you have neither the Kitchen Surfer nor a Santoku to hand? Simply use a trimming knife.
The classic knives for cutting really thin slices of salami are the sausage knife or carving knife.
Depending on the size of the salami, choose a smaller or a larger knife, or a shorter or a longer blade.
For all sit-down meals, the handy Kitchen Surfer or the serrated sausage knife are the best tools.
We have the right cheese knives in our range for every task, whether avoiding cheese sticking to the blade, presenting individual pieces cleanly and neatly, or cutting up large cheese wheels easily.
No cheese buffet should be without these specialists. At home in your own kitchen, you can get by with using a simple carving knife, as its narrow blade prevents the slices from sticking so badly to the knife.
When you need to slice a roast, a rack of lamb or a fillet steak, a carving knife is the best choice.
Thanks to its narrow blade, the meat sticks to it less, while the smooth cutting edge glides softly and precisely through the meat.
As soon as your steak is ready to be enjoyed, the Kitchen Surfer comes into play – an ideal steak knife! You'll see ;-)
You've got a tasty roast in the oven and aren't sure how to go about carving it?
No problem – the best tool for cutting and portioning up your roast is a carving knife, together with a straight meat fork.
The carving knife's narrow blade glides softly and surely through the meat, while the straight meat fork gives you a secure grip.
What's more, with a hollow-edged carving knife, the air pockets it creates ensure that even fatty or gelatinous pieces of meat won't stick to the blade.
With poultry, you can use a boning knife to take the meat cleanly off the bone. The blade's special shape is very helpful with this and allows you to use the knife with confidence.
Fillet or breast meat is wonderfully easy to slice with a fillet knife.
And, if the beautifully prepared meat is already on your plate, use the Kitchen Surfer to cut it up into delicious pieces for yourself.
Do you want to fillet fish, or even cut up an entire fish? Then fillet knives are the right choice, because their blades are very thin, allowing you to make particularly controlled and precise cuts.
Our range includes a lot of different variations on this knife, with straight or curved blades and with a rigid or flexible blade surface.
Fillet knives with curved, narrow blades are best for separating skin from fillet, as you can cut particularly precisely with these knives. With a flexible blade, you can lift your fillets off the backbone cleanly and smoothly.
The blade is perfectly suited to the process of removing meat and fish bones and so makes the work a great deal easier for you.
Finally, a rigid blade will cut your fish fillets into perfect, wafer-thin slices.
The name speaks for itself here: the salmon slicer's long and flexible blade is perfect for cutting salmon into wafer-thin slices.
The tip of the blade is rounded so that the muscle fibres are not accidentally damaged. Lifting the skin off and filleting the fish into thin slices becomes almost effortless with this knife.
And the blade's hollow edge prevents the slices of particularly oily fish from sticking to it.
If you don't have a salmon slicer to hand, a fish fillet knife or a long carving knife are equally up to the task.
Preparing sushi and sashimi is a fine art that also requires fine cutting work.
The traditional Asian-shaped blade of the Santoku knife is ideal for cutting and transporting the ingredients.
Its hollow edge ensures that nothing sticks to the blade. Do you want something really professional?
Then choose the Yanagiba knife: it is a standard part of a professional Japanese chef's equipment.
The knife is primarily used with a pulling motion in one direction only. The blade is sharpened only on one side to produce a completely clean cut.
You don't have any of these? Then you are best off using a carving knife, because its narrow blade means that less sticks to it, and the smooth cutting edge glides softly and precisely through your pieces of fish.
To peel and cut up an apple, you need to use small knives.
Our peeling knives are perfect for the first of these tasks. And the Kitchen Surfer, with its handy shape and stable blade, will cut any apple up for you easily and surely.
If you don't have any of these to hand, use a trimming knife – that will naturally do the job, too.
When peeling oranges, the best thing to use is a peeling knife.
Then you can use the Kitchen Surfer to cut out the orange slices one by one.
A fillet knife is also perfect for this job.
You need small, handy trimming knives for this. They are perfect for hulling and chopping strawberries.
The Kitchen Surfer will also give you beautifully neat strawberry slices.
Do you fancy melon? You'll need a large knife, then. The best one for the job is the Super Slicer, with its long and stable blade.
Its serrated edge will quickly give you good purchase on the smooth melon skin.
If you don't have one to hand, a carving knife or cook's knife is the next best thing.
Thanks to their long blades, you can cut cleanly and safely through the fruit.
As with melons, the Super Slicer is also excellent for dealing with pineapples.
With this knife, you can cut the top, bottom and skin away from the delicious pineapple flesh, then cut the latter into thin slices or pieces.
If you would rather work with a small knife, the sausage knife is the perfect tool for you.
In fact, its serrated edge is particularly helpful when cutting through the hard pineapple skin.
And, if you don't have a knife with a serrated edge to hand, a sharp cook's knife will do the job just as well.
Pumpkins generally present a bit of a challenge. But don't worry, because a forged cook's knife will cope very well with the task.
This stable, heavy knife gives you a secure grip, while its weight provides the extra punch that can chop even the hardest skins in two.
The contoured bolster, improves comfort to enhance grip for added control and safety.
Tomatoes, with their soft skins, present a challenge: to slice tomatoes really cleanly, your knife must be one thing above all else – sharp!
That is why we include the aptly named tomato knife in our range. With its special serrated edge, it can handle any tomato effortlessly.
Our Kitchen Surfer is also ideally suited to this task, provided it has been sharpened.
When preparing mushrooms (dicing or slicing), it is best to use the WÜSTHOF Kitchen Surfer or a small cook's knife.
A peeling knife is the best tool for removing the stem.
Peeling potatoes is the perfect job for a small, handy peeling knife with a curved blade.
Cutting whole potatoes, raw or cooked, into fine slices is then best left to the cook's knife.
To ensure the slices don't stick to the blade, and come away separately as you cut, we have a special knife for the job: the Super Glider, featuring holes and a scraper. Nothing sticks to this blade!
Herbs are delicate and mostly need to be finely cut or chopped. Despite this, larger knives are best suited to the task.
The blade shape of a cook's knife makes it easy to chop using a rocking motion, while the Santoku will even chop and cut large bunches of herbs in one go.
At the same time, the broad blades of both knives ensure your safety.
A hankering for broccoli? It's best to use a large cook's knife to first cut off the thick stems.
To cut and trim the delicate florets, a fluting knife or our Kitchen Surfer are the ideal tools for the job.
Whether you want to cut cakes, tarts, crisp pastry or flans, the pastry knife is the one to use here.
This knife cuts, slices and portions everything you might want to serve for afternoon tea.
Its long blade with serrated edge cuts everything very precisely without "ripping" it, while the rounded tip makes it safe to use.


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As someone whose writing primarily appears online, it's nice to physically hold the fruits of my labour. Such was the case this week when copies of the 2014 Friends of Canadian Broadcasting calendar arrived in my mailbox.
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Projects like this provide the opportunity to stretch my horizons - in this case, to write about Canadian history outside of my usual Toronto habitat. Being paired with striking images is the icing on the cake.
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