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The end of summer doesn't mean you have to pack up all your memorable summer moments. Show off your favorite vacation photos in a creative way with this tutorial on How to Showcase Vacation Memories. Framed photos are a thing of the past...make your photos work for you with these easy and fun decoration ideas from Fiskars!
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How a Galway Pub Led to a Skyscraper
WHEN they don't involve sailors kissing nurses, the symbolic photographs of New York City usually involve skyscrapers: Alfred Stieglitz's snowy shot of the Flatiron Building; Berenice Abbott's electric "Night View"; Margaret Bourke-White perched atop an art-deco eagle of the Chrysler Building. And Lewis Hine's celebrated portrait of 11 Depression-era ironworkers, lunching along an I-beam on the unfinished Empire State Building.
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The shot isn't by Hine. And it's not atop the Empire State Building — despite common misperceptions, misrepresentations and an Internet that insists otherwise. Taken Sept. 20, 1932, during the construction of Rockefeller Center, the well-known portrait of 11 immigrant laborers, legs dangling 850 feet above Midtown, ran in the Oct. 2 Sunday supplement of The New York Herald-Tribune, with the caption "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper." Everybody knows the picture. Nobody knows who took it. And for most of its 80 years no one has known who's in it.
A bit of the mystery is resolved in "Men at Lunch," a documentary about the photo that's featured in the current DOC NYC series at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. Its director isn't making any exorbitant claims. "We just muddied the waters a bit," Sean O Cualain said with a smile during a recent interview in New York. "It was already a complex story full of unknowns. And we added a few more unknowns."...
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Matthew 5:13–16 "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven" (v. 16).
Jesus identifies Himself with Yahweh in the Sermon on the Mount when He compares His disciples to the persecuted prophets of old (Matt. 5:11–12; Jer. 37–38). The disciples who speak for Jesus are like the prophets who spoke for the Lord of the covenant; therefore, Christ implies His divine sovereignty.
The prophets carried out their ministries in full view of the people of Israel, and so we are not surprised to see that their successors, the disciples of Jesus, do not build the kingdom of God in secret. This is the point of today's passage. Our Savior calls His disciples the "salt of the earth" (Matt. 5:13) and the "light of the world" (v. 14), two substances that permeate and transform the food, or the darkness, in which they are found. Like salt and light, the church is to have a transformative effect on the surrounding society.
Salt is often produced as tiny grains and is not expensive given its prevalence. Yet its value far outweighs its apparent insignificance. Christians are to be like salt and have a positive impact on the culture far beyond what is expected from the powerless. The meaning of Jesus' metaphor is probably not limited to any single benefit we get from salt, but we will highlight its preservative quality. The church must have a preserving effect on society and by its influence prevent the world from rushing headlong toward ungodliness. Christianity has fulfilled this role historically, leading the way in the advance of human rights. But take note that we are salt only if we maintain our difference from the world around us. In the Near East, salt can be found mixed with gypsum or sand, diluting its "saltiness" and worth. The same fate can befall us if we bend over backward to show the world how much we are like them (v. 13; 1 Peter 1:14–16).
Rural communities like the one Jesus addresses in Matthew 5 well know how blinding darkness can be. Yet the glow of a city in the distance can give those living in the pitch black of night a sense of direction and bearing. Just as walking around the camp at night is dangerous without a lighted torch, Jesus calls us to be the light of the world, to live as those transformed by the Spirit so that the world will take notice and be led to glorify the Father (vv. 14–16).
Christ's call for us to be salt and light is not an impossible one. In keeping with New Testament ethics, Jesus first tells us what we are and then calls us to live up to that standard. In Him we are salt and light (Matt. 5:13–16), and so we are to live out by faith what He has made us to be. If you are discouraged by your saltlessness or darkness, remember that Jesus declares you to be salt and light and press on, knowing that by the power of the Spirit you can obey His charge.
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And the Spyro name is finally dead.
Spyro was dead before Skylanders. Shitty Spyro games killed him a while ago.
If anything, Skylanders is doing nothing but good things for the Spyro name.
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I honestly haven't figured out the pull on having them all; I have about 11 (some were gifts) and I have no desire to find the others, and I definitely have no desire to pay outrageous premiums on eBay for them. Especially the ugly ass gold ones that have no differences other than rarity.
The lack of moving parts was one of the disappointing things about the first game. I hope the figurines are posable this time and allow for greater articulation.
Also it seems like they've done away with the Spyro name judging from the trailer, I thinks that's for the best. Maybe now Activision can use the IP for a proper platforming reboot of the franchise.
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Not my money. I don't buy retarded shit.
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I do. In fact, I just got back from the store a few minutes ago where I purchased Skylanders.
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Not my money. I don't buy retarded shit.
Well, not this retarded shit.
Well, thankfully we don't see as many of these ridiculously obvious cash grabs too often.
*sigh* And then we wonder why kids play games they're too young for... Kids' games suck nowadays...
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Give those bastards some articulation. Then, maybe we'll talk.
... Who am I kidding, I'd just pose Drobot with Cobra Commander having tea. Everyone should have tea with Cobra Commander, though!
At least the original Portal of Power things are supposed to work with the new figures so it's not as evil a ploy as it could possibly be. It would've been easy enough to push a new 'enhanced' portal as an ownership requirement.
Saw these in the Best Buy today when looking for wired PC keyboards (had to go to Fry's Electronics as Best Buy stores seem to believe that everyone wants a wireless one), turns out that they have a box version for people like me who bought the first one that just comes with the wooden giant seen in the original post & the game. Another comes with the portal of power, cinder & some air type along with that same giant. There's one giant of every type of element sold separately along with a bunch of new ones of the original Skylanders. Most of the original ones brought in for the giants lineup are in different poses (ie. Hex holding something with both hands above her head instead of an item in 1 hand with the arm sticking out) & apparently the Skylanders brought back have a better light up base & new powers. No idea yet if the original powers carry over if you take one of the original Skylanders like Drobot & put him into the Skylanders Giants game.
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Halloween Night 2014Saturday, November 1st, 2014 by Clive
As has become the custom here in Kingsway, Halloween 2014 was a frantically busy evening with hundreds of little monsters, happy parents and enthusiastic neighbours joining in the fun. Trick or Treaters were rife and – I've been told by many, were generally very well behaved and very respectful of signs asking them to pass by some houses.
(Pictured right are Dave Talbot, Gill White, Joe Logan and Michelle Ryder of the KRA – with me behind the camera – Click for the full-size image)
As threatened (here), the KRA were camped out in front of Tesco's, dishing out sweets to monsters, and giving out vouchers (to parents) for a free (courtesy of the KRA) hot drink at Coco Coffee Lounge.
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Code is Ethics: Part ISubmitted by Taran Rampersad on Tue, 01/06/2015 - 14:00
It's long past time that there was a discussion on Ethics within the context of software development, particularly since it is no longer the isolated area of expertise that it was prior to, and in the early stages of, the Internet.
Back in 1999, Lawrence Lessig wrote a great book that was revised in 2006: 'Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0'. Within the covers, the point was made that code is, in and of itself, a regulatory instrument of the Internet. If you're unfamiliar with it, you can read Lessig's article on it in Harvard Magazine.
Of course, code does regulate how things are done - more so than most people would like to think. Examples of it include what posts you see on Facebook and your search results on Google when you log in (you can log out to bypass it). What you see is 'regulated' - effectively censoring under the guise of giving you what you want. I'm sure that there's a semantic difference someone would wish to argue, but by determining what should be viewed by people you do have de facto censorship.
As I have said and written many times in the past, Law is supposed to be built on Ethics. What ethics are involved in software development? To people who have taught themselves or who went through some short course, the concept of ethics in Software Development might be alien - but there are ethics. In fact, the ACM has published and maintained a Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice - and for those who understand the underlying philosophies of Free Software and Open Source.
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Hello, my name is Robin i work out of my home, there are no front desk to come to I meet all my clients at the Native Cabin or the Light House., I have lived here around the mountain all my life, I have been married for 25 years, we have one son who I dearly Love, I am a Farmer we raise Chickens, Cattle and Horses. I love the out doors. I Thank my Lord for allowing James and I to use this beautiful Land.
Robin Bird purchased this cabin in 2012
This Property was a God sent, I Looked for years for a place on the brow of the mountain, never had a chance to buy till now, my family was the 2nd settlers on the mountain Owen and Jane West, most of my family either was born and raised on Petit Jean ,Ada Valley and Carden Bottoms. I love family and History.
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Enjoyed the great getaway, and the views were absolutely breathtaking. Hope to return again soon,
My wife and I were here for a wedding this past weekend and had a wonderful time. The view from the balcony and deck are beautiful! We didn't have time to do any activities such as hiking, etc., but there were people that did and they really liked it. It's a really secluded area, which makes it perfect for a getaway vacation.
Robin is a wonderful host and will do anything she can to help your stay be as wonderful as possible. The cabin itself is very nice and up to date with everything you could possibly want; OK there's no stove, but who wants to cook on vacation anyway. :)
We will definitely be coming back. :)
Our family had a wonderful time at the cabin. We have two children and had plenty of room. The views from the deck were spectacular. It was the perfect spot for privacy after a day of exploring Petit Jean State Park.
We were very pleased with cabin...very clean and nice furnishings. The view was spectacular. It rained most of the weekend, but the deck was very nice. The road leading up to the cabin was much more narrow and rugged than expected. The outpost store at the end of the dirt road came in very handy as they serve treats and lunch. We stayed while attending a wedding at Petit Jean, and would stay here again!
My husband and I just spent three nights at the Native Cabin. It was very clean beautifully furnished. Robin was very helpful, and we loved the view! We especially enjoyed the buffet lunch, gift shop and legacy exhibit at WinRock Institute. The refurbished restaurant at Mather Lodge is beautifu - reminded us of the restaurant and lodge at Mt. Magazine. We've visited Petit Jean for 20 years and, of course, plan to return. We think it's Arkansas best state park!
Cabin was so clean and comfortable! Views were gorgeous, and the cabin was larger than it appeared in photos. We came up for a girls weekend and wedding - half our group stayed in this cabin, and the other half in the owner's second property next door, which was really convenient. I would recommend both!
This cabin is just 2 miles from the Antique Car Museum, 1 mile from the State Park and 2 miles from Cedar Falls.
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Posted: 02/18/2009 - A broken gas line in Washoe City has caused NDOT to close US 395 in both directions. Traffic is being diverted onto Eastlake Blvd.
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Well now I take it all back. You explained it very well and I guess I can't even be mad or anything. Good Luck with this mod.
I Play SOASE on a Regular basis (Singleplayer mostly). I love to see the new ideas people make for mods. I also Play EAW (Empire at war) and its expansion. Other than that I try to stay open to any mods for these two games and any others.
Well now I take it all back. You explained it very well and I guess I can't even be mad or anything. Good Luck with this mod.
Not to be rude but that's pretty lazy to just use another game's model as your "Weapons platform"
Wait a minute you used the starbase from Sins of a Solar Empire as your weapons platform?
What is that thing?
Oh my ******* yes!!! I LOVE THIS MOD!!!
I cried when I realized....I skipped From Entrenchment to Rebellion. I want to play...
Are you a super sand legend?
The Emperor grants us Patience.
Where is my Negh'Var class?
Is that a Despoiler Class to the Left?
Can I haz Athens carrier now?
Araghast the Pillager beats all
*gets on one knee* Copter its been about 20 Hours since we met and I know it may seem quick, but *opens little black box* Will you marry me?
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You Mean Ka'Plah!
Looks Like our First Catch of the Day!
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What do we do with this?
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DAMN!! It keeps crashing. I will download it again. ughh.
Can I marry you guys?
CanadaMan7 we have a Deal I will try it and record it.
I'd park my ***** in that Hangar. If you know what I mean.
Kill it with LASERS!!
I Loved the SOGE mod. Now they have some Competition. Can't wait to see the differences between both mods.
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Looks like its our First catch of the Day!
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The central Bus Station proposals are ill-formed and inadequate. The Council refused to answer at the LDP Inquiry and now say it's deferred till June/July.
I hear the foul-up is due to 'major projects' and now Ramesh Patel is carrying the can:
Labours Ramesh Patel, cabinet member for Transport says the document quoted in the Echo's front page on Friday is not adopted – but it was commissioned by the Council and changed in accord with Council comments in November 2014
- Submitted to the LDP Inquiry early February, that says Cardiff Bus would use it just for turning buses around and use stops on the street (like the 95 and 96 now use Wood St.)
- The Masterplan for Central Sq (incl. the current Marland House/Media Centre application) proposes use only by present services (41% of city buses) and no coaches at all. It includes narrowing Wood St and having a taxi rank there, presumably displacing bus stops.
- The Cabinet decision for use of the Marland House site has been finessed into CAB/14/ 80 Min No 102 Central Bus Interchange –
1. .. it be agreed that the new bus interchange will be located as part of the development of the Marland House/NCP Car Park site at Central Square.
This wording (part of) let them to continue to use the 'Masterplan' with inadequate space and accesses (below), instead of a "world-class" bus station on the whole of this side of Central Square. The new documents posted on 13 March (public ad 26th March) confirm only the NCP-site for buses, limited accesses and nothing for the Metro
Capacity much too low in numbers of stands, passenger flows and bus/coach flows
13/14 stands is too few; their ideas to meet capacity limits are
- National express etc. coaches to go elsewhere
- Cardiff Bus to continue or expand use of scattered terminals on-street
- Allow for only 15% expansion of buses, ignoring the LDP's 50:50 modal split
- 'hot stands' with services switched to vacant slots and rapid loading, with no layover till time-tabled departure time
Last-minute reallocation of stands with screens/announcements means people rushing back and forth in a confined space. Worsened awkward turns from and into Wood Street across main pedestrian flows. No allowance for Metro along Wood Street/St Marys Street across pedestrian and bus access/egress.
Detailed Inadequacies
- the Cardiff plan for the tram-train Metro issued at the LDP Inquiry runs along Wood St, with a stop opposite Havelock St… no design or space for two-way metro-style platforms (as Manchesters, in evidence to the LDP inquiry)
- the planning application (demolition of Marland House… + media centre; updates 11 March) shows buildings along the Marland Street frontage to Wood St as present, forcing the access/egress for buses into a restricted area, preventing direct egress into Havelock Street.
- Buses not normally to use Saunders Road for access (by the Great Western pub), as this is reserved for vehicles to a new car park (incl 213 spaces for the BBC, 100 for new offices) and taxis.
- During 'event' closures, buses would enter/exit via Saunders Road, but the metro-line would be blocked; no provision for Fri/Sat closures of lower St Mary's Street, though the Saunders Rd-Westgate St route through the bus station appears feasible.
- no provision for a rail-Metro to join the rail-track, on or alongside Platform 0.
- A rail-metro cannot run in via the south side of the station as sketched, if only because the low voltage tram could not cross the high-voltage main line. Cardiff therefore have to leave space for in Saunders Rd/Central Square for this option, as well as on-street options.
- running the metro via Saunders Road would have advantages for either option, so should be left open in a changed Masterplan.
See extracts below from Max Wallis LDP submissions on the Regional transport hub, which includes the site plan in the Masterplan, with Bus Station on the NCP site only, as unchanged since. Mark Drakeford said he'd consult Kay Powell on whether to seek a call-in of the application on grounds that it would prevent the Regional Transport Interchange, including metro options. No answer on that yet.
Hearing Session 2: Infrastructure & Delivery - Wed 14 January 2015 Max Wallis https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resident/Planning/Local-Development-Plan/Examination/Hearings-Timetable/Session2/Documents/HS2%20%282475%29%20Wallis.pdf
Central Square attempt to pre-empt an integrated transport interchange
A new Bus Station in an integrated transport hub has been delayed several times, because the previous Council and this one want maximum space for commercial development on Central Square. Cardiff Council plan to dispose of this publicly-owned land, even though it is not surplus to requirements for an integrated transport hub. They plan to dispose of the land 2 or more years in advance of a new bus station, on the excuse of waiting for leases to expire on the new Marland House site (instead of requiring the BBC/developers to buy out the leases). The Central Sq plans are heavily criticised (Prof Stuart Cole) as not transport-driven but commercial development-driven. The Council publicity denied this but the LTP's s.19 confirms it. The Council mounted a 'consultation' on moving the bus-station off Central Square, as an isolated change unrelated to integration with trains and metro. The Council claims to be in partnership with the developer (www.rightacres.co.uk/capitalsquare/4584419104), but the latter says Rightacres is the exclusive developer of Central Square - Cardiff's new premier financial and professional services destination at the heart of the Cardiff Enterprise Zone that will set a new standard for city centre regeneration. The 800,000 sq ft development will be office-led, but with a mixture of uses, providing high quality commercial, civic, residential, hotel, leisure and retail space in a carefully planned and managed environment. A contemporary integrated transport hub will be provided in the immediate vicinity of Capital Square.
Figure from Central Sq "Masterplan" CARDIFF_CENTRAL_MASTERPLAN_PART1.pdf
|Figure from Central Sq "Masterplan" CARDIFF_CENTRAL_MASTERPLAN
Cardiff Council as property developer has signed a contract that would exclude areas of publicly-owned land being used for transport infrastructure. As planning authority, the Council could reject an application that does not leave proper space for the metro, coach and bus station and joint passenger facilities. The conflict of interest needs the LDP Inspector to intervene and require it to be set in the context of LDP decisions. Rightacres and the Foster partners operating for the BBC are writing the Masterplan, which has been long promised, never made public, but details of the proposed masterplan were leaked in October: www.propertymall.com/property-news/article/37005-Cardiff-Central-SquareMasterplan-unveiled Wood Street… has been completely revamped to create a new boulevard with high quality office buildings either side and the space is designed to accommodate the Metro as and when it comes in to play. The redevelopment project will include unrivalled local and international transport links, the latest in sustainable design and a vibrant mix of business, retail, leisure and public spaces.
The Council has now accepted a planning application for the BBC building with a masterplan that ignores requirements for integrating a metro station into the 'integrated transport hub', and expects to push the plan through before the LDP inquiry reports. I'd ask the inspector to issue an interim decision to stop this premature decision that pre-empts sensible planning; alternatively to ask the Welsh Government to call in the planning application.
The Central Bus Station and continual delays in delivering a new one as part of an integrated transport interchange goes contrary to Welsh and City policies. The LDP's half sentence in clause j of objectives 1 (economic needs) "improving the city's key transport hub... " and the LTP's half sentence in s.19 "This will be further enhanced by … the relocation of the Central Bus Station" show the lack of regard to public transport.
The earlier discussions show Cardiff Council was set on providing a small capacity bus station with fewer stands (19-22, compared with 26) and about 3 layby positions (smaller than eg. Swansea and Newport). Hull has a recently-built integrated bus/train station and over 20 stands for smaller population (250 000 and no city-region). Cardiff planners did not allow space for expanding buses with population growth and modal shift (75% as above; less if the Metro takes a fraction). Press reports still talk of a smaller bus station though there's no official report. The LTP (and LDP) give no figures for capacity. The Council planners apparently do not want to provide for long-distance coaches, though National Express said they want to stay. The following sentence in the LTP's 3.1.5 is revealing "CCC will continue to facilitate the high profile use of Cardiff Bus Station by Traws Cymru services" This special regard to the Airport coach (and a daily bus to Llandrindod/Newtown,) highly subsidised by the WG, indicates an intention not to facilitate National Express and Megabus.
A new integrated transport hub as an 'economic and social need' requires extra clauses under objective 3: To deliver economic and social needs in a co-ordinated way that respects Cardiff's environment and responds to the challenges of climate change. I propose adding
** to promote public transport as a means to achieve environmental objectives, to assist in relieving congestion and to encourage social inclusion
** to build an integrated transport interchange including a new bus station on Central Sq, which will have capacity to handle all city, regional and long-distance buses/ coaches and accommodate future expansion to meet the increase role for bus transport. It will include space for the various rapid transit systems envisaged in the LDP and be able to operate during 'event' days
** to meet the legal obligations of air quality re. the AQMA (Westgate St/St Marys St) by severely limiting new developments in the Central Square area to exclude non-essential vehicle access and parking, except where (more than) equivalent reductions in vehicle parking places and usage of Westgate St are also secured.
Air Quality. In relation to the third clause to be added on air pollution, I would point out
a) that the LTP and LDP lack policy on Air Pollution,
b) that the AQMA issue had been raised in relation to the Central Square development but suppressed by the Council (and the developers' masterplan),
c) the recent Supreme Court decision that public authorities have a duty to implement an 'action plan' to meet the pollution limits transgressed in the AQMA and
d) Cardiff Council has no viable action plan or intent to draw one up.
Without a general policy on air pollution or AQMA-related policy as this one, the Council has no planning policies to implement its duty.
** two court cases against the Government have been prompted by a failure to meet EU nitrogen dioxide limit values. The first case, brought by Client Earth, led to a Supreme Court ruling in 2013 that the UK was in breach of its obligations under Directive. The Supreme Court referred the case to the European Court of Justice. The ECJ ruled on 19 November 2014 that the UK Government should have prepared plans to achieve compliance with limit values by January 2015. The Environmental Audit Committee's new report Action on air quality (8 Dec. 2014) said New schools, hospitals and care homes must not be built next to air pollution hotspots to help reduce the tens of thousands of deaths currently being caused by nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate pollution (PM 2.5 & PM 10) every year in our cities. The EAC seek new planning laws; pending the Welsh Government issuing new laws, the LDP should come up with a policy on Air Pollution that pays heed to their information. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmenvaud/212/212.pdf
Hearing Session 14: Transport Matters
The Regional Transport Hub' (T4) is not only regional but a Welsh-national strategic transport interchange. On either account, leaving it vague in the LDP's half sentence in clause j of objectives 1 (economic needs) "improving the city's key transport hub... " is quite unsound. It would make the claims to a "world class integrated transport facility" just empty talk, a pretence to cover up the Council's choice of commercial development of the Square above proper provisions for metro/bus rapid transit, city buses, regional and national rail and coach services. To conform with national policy, let the inspector insert specific clauses under objective 3: [To deliver economic and social needs in a co-ordinated way ….].
** to promote public transport as a means to achieve environmental objectives, to assist in relieving congestion and to encourage social inclusion
** to build an integrated transport interchange including a new bus station on Central Square, which will have capacity to handle all city, regional and long-distance buses/ coaches and accommodate future expansion to meet the increase role for bus transport. It will include space for the alternative rapid transit/metro systems and be able to operate during 'event' days.
This should include or refer to a plan (as in the SDG report) showing the rapid transit alternatives as they pass through the interchange, as well as bus-routing and cycle/pedestrian routes.
10. Does the Plan provide sufficient clarity and detail of the proposed Regional Transport Hub? No; the current specific proposals prevent options and undermine the basic purpose. The Steer Davies Gleeve report(SDG) used as basis for Central Sq plans is no more than an Appendix agreed by Cabinet prior to going for 'Scrutiny'. Its proposing "a second location for a coach station in Cardiff be explored as part of a wider movement strategy" is contrary to LDP policy and has not been consulted on and adopted. It pays no regard to the Cardiff-Region metro study (cardiff-metro-update-report August 2014 is WG endorsed in the draft National Transport Plan) that requires "truly multi-modal transport interchanges, which include provision for active travel, at key locations. Cardiff Central Station, at the heart of the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone, will be an early priority." The LDP needs to define the functions of the Regional Transport Hub. The Cabinet-endorsed SDG report argues for a "world class integrated transport facility" and "a defining community feature instilling a sense of pride in users and the wider community". Ticketing facilities, waiting areas, retail and catering specified; also design with legible spaces, direct convenient routes and visibility; adequate access points; efficient operations, spatial capacity for all station functions, appropriate space for all vehicles (including layover) and passengers. Usable, active and secure facilities for day and night use. well integrated with the surrounding urban context. Amenities need to relate to the type and frequency of services (eg. bus or coach) customers and dwell characteristics. They should also meet the changing need and use of bus services such as smart ticketing and quality information. The bus station needs to face onto Central Square and integrate with movements across it, not be dominated and conce4aled by the proposed office tower blocks of the Masterplan. SDG state the obvious – need for spatial capacity to meet predicted future demand, but then assumes figures that fail to do it (increase in buses by only 15%). In view of the Cabinet/SDG's failure of this elementary planning principle, the LDP should specify assessing capacity for buses that could take advantage of the new bus station siting - with improved access/egress which allows it to include the BayBus, Airport coach T99 and city using St Mary's Street. The LDP needs to specify road design to enable easy efficient bus access/egress to Bus Station, priority over other traffic, including running the metro-tram and BayBus etc. via Saunders Road.
The LDP should specify the need to operate the Bus Station continuously from present, not close it down for 2 years or more to prioritise a development (BBC) that's not part of the declared purposes of Central Sq (integrated transport objective) or the Enterprise Zone(prof & financial business services). With the failure of the LTP to state the case against closing the Bus Station, the LDP should do this and specify improving operations of our neglected station to handle further buses until the new bus station is ready. The LDP should also specify need to operate both metro-trams and buses during road closures on event days and Fri/Sat evenings. Saunders Road running is essential to avoid the regular closure of lower St Mary's Street during Friday/Sat. evenings (an issue ignored by SDG). It is also essential in some options for routing the metro-tram ignored by SDG. SDG's Fig. 2.13 indicates metro routing into a platform on the southern side of Central Station (south of Platforms 6/7). As Mr Davidson stated, the different electric power requirements will not allow a traintram to cross the main line, as required to serve NW Cardiff. Instead, an option needs to be retained to join the main line on the north of the Station, passing along Saunders Road or a viaduct over it. The metro train-tram needs space for high-quality waiting facilities and 'station' within the interchange. I showed examples from Manchester's metrolink with its train-style platforms and ticket machines etc. The cardiff-metro-update-report-august-2014 "detailed investigation of a variety of possible Metro interventions" The LDP needs to state that option must be kept open, pending further decision. Legal limit on air pollution in St Marys Street/Westgate St AQMA. The assessment disregards the increased air pollution from traffic to and from the transport interchange, and disregards the exposure of people bus-users; the only receptors are said to be residents, yet air pollution law requires regard to numbers of people exposed for significant periods of time. Siting bus waiting there is incompatible with the unlawful levels of NO2. An Action Plan could include measures that affect the operation of the Regional hub eg. #limiting traffic, # introduce electric or hybrid buses # limiting taxis and/or requiring low emission taxis. It could also affect the and the development of the 'strategic site' in eg. tying any car parking in Central Sq to closure of car parking spaces. In the absence of a general policy on air pollution (as eg. in the Cycling Campaign's case),the LDP should specify in regard to the Westgate/St Mary's AQMA that the Central Sq development should be at least 'air quality neutral' and not lead to further deterioration of existing poor air quality (a policy in London). Because of the transportation importance, the LDP should specify that developments in Central Sq be limited to ones related to its functions for # prof & financial business services, #serving stadium crowds and # transport interchange, including facilities and passenger amenities ( as SDG). This would reject AECOM's "wider regeneration vision … likely to include a number of land uses including retail, private residential apartments, student accommodation, a hotel and further office floorspace". Taxis are part of integrated transport but given too high priority by Cardiff Council, in over-issuing licenses and not enforcing on-street waiting restrictions. Their proposal to displace taxis from the Station into Wood Street is wrong; buses and coaches need all the priority there, unless a study shows otherwise.


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The Chennai-based medical equipment manufacturer Trivitron Healthcare on Thursday entered into a joint venture with Johnson Medical of Sweden to produce modular operation theatres and pendants. The medical equipment will be manufactured at Trivitron Medical Technological Park in Chennai. "Through this joint venture we will be able to produce technologically advanced operation room solutions for India and other emerging countries in the healthcare sector," Trivitron Group Managing Director G. S. K. Velu told reporters here.
The production centre at Chennai is also seen as a long-term prospect for catering to the growing healthcare demands from the South Asia, Middle East and African markets.
"Together we will provide better infrastructure and technology to the operation theatres and critical care centres in India. We are in the process of finalising manufacture of mobile operation theatres that would serve remote areas and would also be useful for the disaster management services," said Johnson Medical Managing Director (Singapore) Englam Yeo.
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Central musicians describe their life-changing tour to Merida, Playa del Carmen and Cancun.
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Wednesday, Mar. 25
The Mills Gallery will feature three exhibits under the title Dear Mother Nature. The third show features artist Ilse Schreiber-Noll and runs from March 25 through April 17. Ms. Schreiber-Noll is Central's third Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist during the spring 2015 semester.
Friday, Apr. 10, 9:00 a.m.
The Federation is a national network for the promotion of music.
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The Federation is a national network for the promotion of music.
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Central College Jazz Band performs their last concert of the 2014-15 season.
Mary Jo Sodd directs one of Central's four annual productions and teaches classes Introduction to Theatre, Acting and Directing.


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Special enrollment period allows Minnesotans to reduce tax penalty for 2015
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Minnesotans who must pay the tax penalty for not having 2014 health care coverage, and who did not enroll in 2015 health care coverage during the most recent open enrollment period, can still enroll into coverage for 2015 during MNsure's recently announced special enrollment period. Getting enrolled during this special enrollment period will substantially decrease the amount of a 2015 tax penalty they may have to pay, depending on when they complete enrollment.
Minnesotans who did not enroll into 2014 health care coverage will still be responsible for the 2014 tax penalty, but this special enrollment period will help minimize 2015 tax penalties for those who enroll.
"We realize that some consumers are subject to a tax penalty due to either a gap in or lack of 2014 coverage," said CEO Scott Leitz. "The penalty for 2015 is significantly higher, so to help Minnesotans reduce the amount they have to pay for missing the February 15 enrollment deadline, we've created this special enrollment period."
This special enrollment period began on March 1 and ends on April 30, 2015.
To take advantage of this special enrollment period, consumers must complete the online application and enroll at MNsure.org. Upon completion, eligible consumers must contact the MNsure Contact Center, where they will need to attest to their eligibility for this special enrollment period. More information about this process is located at MNsure.org under Special Enrollment.
Coverage would begin on April 1 for consumers who are eligible and complete enrollment by March 15. Coverage would begin on May 1 for consumers who complete enrollment by April 15, and coverage would begin on June 1 for consumers who complete enrollment by April 30.
Any consumer with questions should call the MNsure Contact Center. The Contact Center (1-855-366-7873) is now open 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
This special enrollment period does not apply to those consumers who already purchased 2015 coverage.
Paying a Penalty for Not Enrolling in Healthcare Coverage in 2014? Special Enrollment Period for 2015 Coverage Began March 1
Special enrollment period allows Minnesotans to reduce tax penalty for 2015
Let Earned Income Tax Credit Work For You!
Don't be the one in five that misses the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)! For the last 40 years, EITC has made life better for millions of workers. If you had earned income in 2014, you may have extra money waiting for you.
Tri-CAP offers free Tax Clinics to help lower-income individuals and families prepare their taxes with a focus on helping individuals claim their special tax credit. If you are an individual and earn $30,000 or less or a family making $50,000 or less, Tri-CAP can help you prepare your taxes. Our walk-in sites are staffed by certified volunteers who offer free electronic filing.
Tax Sites open beginning January 27, 2015
Salvation Army: Mondays, Feb 2-April 13, 4-7 pm* and Saturdays, Jan 31-April 11, 8:30 am-3 pm* (Drop-off available)
Catholic Charities- Food Shelf Location: Tuesdays, Jan 27-April 28, 8:30 am-3:30 pm*
Elk River YMCA: Wednesdays, Jan 28-April 15, 4-7 pm*
St. Cloud Technical & Community College: Thursdays, Jan 29-April 9, 5-7:30 pm* Door 6
Cold Spring District Education Facility: Wednesdays in March: March 4–25, 9:00–11:00 am*
*Designates that doors open 30 minutes before start time
For more information contact Tri-CAP at 320-251-1612/ 1-888-765-5597 or visit tricap.org/tax
Board of Director Opportunity
Tri-CAP currently has vacancies for the Board of Directors including:
• Sherburne County Low-Income Representative
• Stearns County Low-Income Representative
• Community Representative from the Education Field
The Board meets monthly
on the Third Thursday, 7pm at Tri-CAP Office
1210 23rd Ave. S., Waite Park, MN
Mileage reimbursement and stipends are available to Board members
who meet the low-income representative criteria
Applications available on-line:
Or for more information, contact
Lori Schultz, Executive Director
(320) 251-1612
The Board of Directors for Tri-CAP represents private, public and community interests. We seek dedicated volunteers to apply for membership on the Board of Directors. Board members play an important role in guiding the agency and assisting people currently living in poverty.
Tri-CAP and DKD Construction Complete New Home in Big Lake!
Tri-County Action Program (Tri-CAP), in partnership with DKD Construction, the City of Big Lake, and Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, announce the completion of the first new home construction of a seven site revitalization project. The full revitalization plan is to build viable and sustainable single family housing on the site of seven foreclosed properties that were determined to be beyond rehabilitation. The first home developed by Tri-CAP was completed in December 2014.
The goal of the Big Lake revitalization project is to replace previously distressed homes with new single family homes for moderate income families. Tri-CAP, a non-profit Community Action Program, was selected as project developer based on construction experience, familiarity with the requirements of Federal and State Funding sources, and extensive background in energy efficiency and sustainability.
Tri-CAP acquired the first lot on September 9, 2014 and construction was completed in December 2014. "Throughout the planning and construction of this home, special attention was given to incorporating energy efficiency, livability, and sustainability," said Dan Roberts, Community Development Director of Tri-CAP. The completed home was purchased by first time homebuyers in late December. Six additional new single family homes are slated for construction in 2015.
Letter to the Editor
As Community Action Turns 50, Tri-County Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP) I would like to reflect on service to the residents of Stearns, Benton and Sherburne Counties
On August 20, 1964 in Washington, DC, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA). The EOA created a variety of programs – including Community Action Agencies – as part of his War on Poverty. Tri-CAP was one of those agencies established to address local poverty problems in rural, urban, and suburban communities across the country.
Tri-CAP got its start on January 12, 1965 as the first Community Action Agency in a non-metro area in Minnesota. The agency's creation was due to efforts of then St. Cloud mayor Ed Henry, who called together a group that included representation from all three counties and worked hard to cajole and convince others that having this agency would be beneficial to area residents.
The agency started with no staff and a $10,000 budget to "research problems relevant to the anti-poverty program." From that point, the agency grew as programs and services developed. By the first year of operation, the organization had total revenues of $16,480.
Forty nine years later, Tri-CAP has grown into an agency that provides over twenty different essential services all geared toward helping people and changing lives. The agency's most recent fiscal audit showed total revenues of$5,826,069 directly serving over 22,000 people in Central Minnesota.
Our staff prides themselves on providing exceptional customer service through a professional and kind approach as people build their skills and work towards economic and social stability.
The unrelenting duties of volunteers who served the agency over the past year are invaluable. The commitment of the board of directors and the community have kept us on the path toward maintaining family stability, while endeavoring daily to assure that all of our practices are transparent and sound.
Community Action changes lives every day, one person at a time. Thank you Central Minnesota for supporting our endeavors now and into the future.
Lori Schultz, LSW
Executive Director
Annual Meeting
Tri-County Action Program, Inc.
Board of Directors
Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Henry's Catering and Banquet Center
6774 Highway 25 NE, Foley, MN 56329
MLK Day 2014 marks 60th Anniv. of the end of segregation
King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.
The bill established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to oversee observance of the holiday, and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, was made a member of this commission for life by President George H. W. Bush in May 1989
Project Homeless Connect Team
Congratulations to the St. Cloud Area Project Homeless Connect Team who was recently notified that the 2013 Project Homeless Connect was selected as the recipient of this years' "Spirit of Caring" award through the CentraCare Health Foundation.
CentraCare Health Foundation recognizes the strength and momentum that can grow when individuals come together for the purpose of addressing health issues. It is a community service award that also recognizes group collaboration in improving health through education, intervention or by providing a service. The award carries a $5,000 grant to the project along with a recognition piece of display.
The Project Homeless Connect team includes; Cheri Klassen and Patrick Shepard: Tri-CAP; Christine Midtun: United Way; Erin Foss: Salvation Army; Greg Knoll and Pam Illg: Stearns County; Lea Recknor: RISE; Paul Knutson: Centracare and Tad Hoeschen: St. Cloud Police Department.
Pictured accepting the award for the team is Christine Midtun, Patrick Shepard and Greg Knoll
Tri-CAP welcomes new Board Member
Joe Gibbons was recently elected to the Tri-CAP Board of Directors representing Benton County low income. Joe has previously owned Marketing Unlimited, a marketing and public relations agency in the twin cities for twenty years. After retiring in 1999 he and his wife Peggy moved to Rice. Joe is the Co-founder and the former Executive Director of Central MN Re-Entry Project, a prisoner re-entry program. He also is a Co-founder of the Community Furniture Program, and served the program as a AmeriCorp VISTA member for nine months. Joe currently serves on the Board of Directors of CNESI, Center for Non-Profit Excellence and Social Innovation.
Local Events Benefit the Homeless
A recent St. Cloud Times article highlighted the difficulty in determining how many homeless there are in Central Minnesota. Local experts found a January 23, 2013 survey underestimated the prevalence in our area. No matter the exact number of homeless, it's too many.
Two local events, "Project Homeless Connect" and "Empty Bowls Soup Feed Benefit and Silent Auction," seek to address some of the needs of those experiencing homelessness.
For a third straight year, Project Homeless Connect will bring together people who are homeless with community agencies that can help them meet their immediate needs and provide them with basic services. On March 20, people who are homeless can go to the St. Cloud Public Library, 1300 W St Germain St., from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and get a free meal, haircut, and basic health screening – no reservations required.
There will be advocates on hand to meet and guide attendees and assist them with filling out an application to better target the services they need. Advocates can also help attendees to get to select booths, if needed.
Tri-CAP's Family Resources coordinator, Cheri Klassen, directs the annual event. Klassen said the number of people served grew from 72 people the first year to more than 200 last year. Organizers expect around 300 attendees this year. "We're planning on serving 300 people, but if more show up, we will find a way to make sure they get a meal and services," said Klassen.
She said the event provides benefits to all who participate, and praised the efforts of this year's organizers. She said they really stepped up to the plate to help out. "We're even getting unsolicited donations from people who see the event advertised and just want to help out," she added.
Klassen said she enjoys working on this event. "My passion is helping people and getting them the services they need," she said, "this event is needed and provides a real service to the community."
Last year, the people providing health screenings discovered one of the attendees had diabetes. They were able to him set up with his doctor for treatment. "They might have saved his life," said Klassen.
Some of the local agencies involved in the 2013 Project Homeless Connect include:
• Stearns County Human Services
• Benton County Human Services
• Catholic Charities
• Salvation Army
• RISE, Inc.
• St. Cloud State University Social Work Department
• Project Heal
• Tri-County Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP)
For those who want to donate to the event, Project Homeless Connect is accepting new items only and cash. Contact Klassen at (320) 257-4533 to donate or for more information about the event.
The other local event scheduled to help those who are homeless, Empty Bowls Soup Feed Benefit and Silent Auction, will be held on March 24. The event will be from noon-4 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud.
Cost is $10.00 for an individual or $30.00 per family to receive a handmade bowl, soup donated by a St. Cloud restaurant, bread and a beverage. Entertainment also will be provided.
Attendees keep their "benefactor bowls" after the event as a reminder that someone else's bowl is always empty. Proceeds benefit Place of Hope, which provides food and services for people experiencing homelessness, hunger and despair.
Tickets are available at the door, Calvary Community Church, Place of Hope, and Christian Book Store. For more information, call (320) 203-7881.