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In the early 1990's, civil war erupted in the East African nation of Somalia after long-time dictator Siad Barre was removed from power. The resulting infighting amongst various clans and factions led to anarchy, famine, and general mayhem for the Somalian civilians. In the first year alone over 300,000 Somalians died of starvation. The United Nations attempted to provide relief with humanitarian aid, but the violence of the ongoing power struggle proved too much for them. Food convoys were routinely hijacked and aid workers assaulted. The UN requested international military support to assist in the protection and distribution of the food and medical supplies so desperately needed by the Somalian population. In response to that request, President George H. W. Bush dispatched 25,000 US troops to Somalia to provide a secure environment for the delivery of food and supplies to the starving population.
As these things usually go, the mission was soon expanded from providing security for food and aid delivery to an attempt to restore peace throughout the entire country. Part of this operation hinged on removing some of the new warlords from power. One of the primary targets for removal was General Aidid, leader of the Somali National Movement party. Aidid was considered a primary target after his involvement in the ambush and massacre of 24 Pakistani soldiers. In early October, 1993, a mission was launched with the goal of capturing General Aidid. The mission was a dismal failure resulting in the loss of 18 U.S. soldiers. The story of this mission is told in the book "Black Hawk Down."
Ten years later, NovaLogic released "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down" for the PC to mediocre reviews. After an inexplicable two year wait, an Xbox version has been released. One would think that those two years would have been used to beef up the game prior to its second release, but that does not appear to be the case. The PC version suffered from weak AI on both sides of the battle line, fairly dull campaign missions that don't really tie together to provide a consistent storeline, and dated graphics. The Xbox version faithfully ports all of these weaknesses from the PC to the console.
That said, the game is not entirely bereft of entertainment value. While some players may disagree, I found the segments that involved using the mini-gun located on the waist of the helicopters and the .50 cals mounted on HUMVEEs to be a great deal of fun. It's quite challenging to pick off an RPG bearing enemy soldier while the chopper is maneuvering around, and it's also quite fun to blast apart technicals as they attempt to attack convoys. It would be far more difficult; of course, if you had to worry about real world issues like running out of ammo or overheating the gun, but those are just nitpicks. There's just something about blasting away at gangs of malevolent enemies with a six barrel Gatling gun hung from the side of a helicopter to get your juices flowing.
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The view is no less breathtaking from my suite, one of 22 on the property. Mine, a standalone cottage with 15-foot ceilings, has a bathtub deep enough to double as a holding pen for a half-dozen of the property's Perendale sheep at shearing time. My options spread out before me, I indulgently opt to soothe my jet lag with a massage at the spa, then spend the rest of the afternoon resting my weary self by vegging out in my suite's wicker recliner.
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I can tour Cape Kidnappers' golf course on a golf cart, but I opt for an ATV excursion of the sprawling property instead - for the sheer excitement. On a "quad bike," as Kiwis call them, I head out to see the striking offshore rock known as the Shark's Tooth and the Black Reef gannet colony. Descending the steeper hills requires some serious concentration, but my fearless guide, Aidan, leads the way, opening and closing all the farm gates along the way. We end up at surf level, watching waves crash through craggy blowholes. The sun beams, and barely a cloud dots the sky. "Typical Hawke's Bay weather," Aidan shrugs.
We return to the lodge via a puddled gully thick with sinuous trees - a place that looks straight out of Jurassic Park. I scope out the best-looking trails for mountain biking en route, and next day start pedaling at sunrise. The effect of rosy early light hitting the sandstone cliffs? Pure magic. I return to the lodge the back way, on a rolling forest trail smooth and wide enough for a car, with long and curvy downhills that make it perfect for a real bombing run, if you're in the mood for one - which I am. I lay off the brakes, rip around the corners, and get an even bigger adrenaline rush than I did while zipping around on the quads.
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When I venture farther north, I see mellower, greener topography. Not much goes on up in this balmy region known for its citrus orchards, and the Kerikeri airport is about the size of a gas station. Shortly after I land, the clouds roll in, giving me my first dose of New Zealand's famously changeable weather. A feathery rain falls by the time my chauffeured Land Rover pulls into Kauri Cliffs.
The scale of the place, the 22 suites, the balance of coast and forest, the sight line from the front door straight through to a dreamy expanse of water - these elements make Kauri Cliffs feel similar in some ways to Cape Kidnappers. (Owner Julian Robertson, a retired American hedge-funder, developed both properties.) But with its clapboard siding and white-columned wraparound porch, the main lodge looks quite different, a grandiose Hamptons beach house with a dash of Southern plantation. And here, the back nine pretty much start right underneath the balcony.
With its biscuit-toned carpets and armchairs, porcelain vases, and antique desks and cabinets, Kauri Cliffs has decidedly clubby vibes. A two-minute walk through ferny woodland takes me to my room - plenty big, with solid cement and pewter bathroom surfaces. The gingham throw pillows, wicker recliners, and beige color scheme lend these plush lodgings a summery feel, and I can already envision myself listening to morning birdsong on the veranda. From my room, a stone pathway leads to the gym and spa. At the half-enclosed heated pool, I hear the falling rain as I lower myself in. After a wet day, the dry heat of the sauna truly hits the spot.
From $605 per person, double occupancy.011-64-9407-0010; kauricliffs.com
Getting Active
Tall in the saddleand casting a line
The velvety ridgelines beg to be ridden - but how? I decide to go on horseback, with the added bonus that I'd end up riding along the beach. My guide, Kate, is tan and weathered-looking, her ponytail a loose sheaf of sun-bleached hair. Very obviously a horsewoman, she puts me (hardly a seasoned rider) at ease. Through cow and sheep pastures we clop, and into a shady glen full of fantastically gnarled pohutukawa trees that look out of some exotic fairy tale. My horse, Nibbler, stubbornly lives up to his name, but the edible terrain runs out at the beach, where he happily trots through the plush sand. The wind runs through my hair, the waves come crashing in. I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be.
Well, except fishing. Post-storm swells stir the crab and shrimp up from the seafloor, which means the red snapper should be biting. My guide, a wiry Englishman named Richard, picks me up after lunch, drives me to Pink Beach, throws some dead bait onto my line, and we fish from atop rocks and wade in up to our ankles, too. "It looks shallow, but there are some monsters in there," Richard beams. "It's pretty snaggy, though."
Twenty minutes in, and several new hooks later, I haul in a beautiful five-pounder with an underbelly as soft and white as marshmallow. Richard throws it in the cooler. That evening, Kauri Cliffs' chef turns it into sashimi and then, with some expert pan-frying and a dash of seasoning, one of the most satisfying dinners I've ever had.
Third Stop
OTAHUNA LODGE, Near Christchurch
I've soiled most of my socks at this point, and am thrilled to learn upon arrival that Otahuna offers guests complimentary laundry service - just one of many thoughtful touches that make this genteel, seven-suite getaway feel like a staffed and stately English home. Indeed, it was just that for many years after a local bigwig named Heaton Rhodes built it in 1895. More recently, two former New York-based financiers relocated here to buy the property, lovingly restore it, and convert it into a beautiful lodge, a rare gem in a country that lacks much in the way of heritage properties.
Upon entering, I'm whisked into an aristocratic past - by the hand-carved woodwork, the stained-glass windows, and the formal dining room, still clad in its original gold-leaf wallpaper. During my stay, I learn it's one of seven places in the house where guests can take their meals, my other two favorites being the cozy library and the turret, a signature element of the building's somewhat idiosyncratic High Victorian style. One of the 15 wood-burning fireplaces is in my bathroom - a perk of staying in the Verandah Suite. I'm flattered to learn that the Duke of York, later King George VI, slept in this very room in 1927.
Gardens account for 19 of Otahuna's 30 acres, and walking paths make exploring them easy. I wander through a cutting garden, formal garden, hothouse, and neat rows of quince and apple trees. With 120 types of fruits and vegetables grown on-site, the kitchen improvises daily menus based on what's in season and does an impressive amount of preserving and pickling. The poached eggs I eat at breakfast, taken from the chicken coop, could not taste fresher, and they come with fresh carrot juice and porcini mushrooms that had sprouted up the day before. I doubt that even the Colonial-era aristocrats had it so good.
From $500 per person, double occupancy. 011-64-3329-6333; otahuna.co.nz
Getting Active
High-country sightseeing and high-speed river cruising
The earthquake that rocked Christchurch two years ago badly damaged the caves at nearby Akaroa, once a popular spot for kayaking. So instead, I head to the mountains to take a train, a wonderfully scenic one. My journey aboard the TranzAlpine begins on the Canterbury Plains, but soon I'm in tussocky high country the color of Dijon mustard, heaving through inky tunnels and looking down (way down) onto gravelly riverbeds.
I get off at Arthur's Pass, where my guide, David Hiatt, has driven to meet me. From there, he takes me up a hiking trail to a stunning waterfall. Rather poetically, the Maori named its tumbling threads of water after the flax strands they used for weaving. The English, less romantically, called it Devils Punchbowl.
Back in David's car, we descend through glacial plains and columns of brushy pines - parts of the Narnia movies were filmed here - and take a brief picnic break at Castle Hill, where I can't resist clambering over the enormous boulders. But we soon move along to one of the activities I'd been most looking forward to: jet-boating, a Kiwi institution of sorts that lives up to the hype. In one of these roaring, river-plying machines, we tear up and down winding river shallows at 50 mph, torpedoing through channels barely wide enough for the boat, the grinning skipper edging up against protruding rocks for extra thrills. When he slides into 360-degree turns, I can feel my guts sloshing up against my ribs. All 30 minutes of the ride are a blast.
Fourth Stop
WHARE KEA LODGE & CHALET, Wanaka
About an hour's drive over the mountains from Queenstown, in the Southern Alps, lies the picturesque little resort town of Wanaka, built around the wide end of an elongated lake. A few minutes outside the center, I arrive at Whare Kea, a six-room lodge with a sunken main room where two glass walls give me an eyeful of the mountains and that lake. I get a similarly mesmerizing view through the glass wall in my bright, comfortable room. Despite Persian rugs and camp-inspired leather armchairs, the accommodations are nothing too fancy. It's the only lodge I stayed where it felt all right to pad around the lounge in socks.
If the view ranks as the real star here, the culinary program runs a close second. Youthful chef James Stapley would be considered a culinary wizard almost anywhere, let alone in a somewhat unassuming, albeit fast-growing, alpine hamlet such as Wanaka. The first course he serves up, an earthy-sweet butternut squash and leek soup, takes my palate new places. Whether it's the cushiony softness of sous-vide Aoraki salmon or the air-light tempura shell on plump Bluff oysters, the textures are exquisite. The presentation impresses no less: painterly smears, edible mini-architecture. Best of all, Stapley welcomes guests into his kitchen to watch him in action.
From $630 per person, double occupancy. 011-64-3443-1400; wharekealodge.com
Getting Active
Paddling solo and trout-watching
Whare Kea's varied options encompass everything from hunting to heli-skiing. I start with a solo kayak excursion on the lake, so calm there's nary a ripple. Apart from a few diving ducks, I have the water to myself. Snow that fell two nights before casts the mountains in hi-def and highlights every craggy crease and fold. Given the stunning tableau, I periodically forget to paddle.
Fishing a high-country stream is on the agenda after lunch, when my guide, Paul, and a helicopter pilot come to fetch me. We take off from Whare Kea's lawn, and thus begins a most spectacular flight. I've choppered over the Himalayan foothills and Swedish Lapland's celebrated King's Trail, and been in low-flying planes over the Namib Desert and the Serengeti, but even those experiences don't compare to the up-close view I get of Kitchener Glacier, with its forbidding rock faces, shelves caked with layers of ancient blue snow, and a glacial lake the color of curacao. It is sublime and, amazingly, all seems mere feet away.
We had planned to touch down briefly at Whare Kea's mountain chalet, its alternative overnight option, but thick clouds keep us away. Instead, our pilot drops Paul and me off at the stream, and we make our way along the shore in waders. I quickly learn I haven't been fishing all these years I've lived in the northeast - I've been blind fishing. For here, in gin-clear waters, you spot the trout first, sneak up, and then float your fly in front of the fish. Unfortunately, the phantoms wavering in the current don't seem all that hungry.
Having caught nothing, I feel a tad let down as I trudge across soggy cow fields to the car Whare Kea has sent to pick me up - but then I start imagining what Stapley might have in store for dinner. He doesn't disappoint, with a mouthwatering menu that includes plump fingers of crayfish meat stuffed into a perfect taco, and tender Hereford beef fillet served with chestnut mushrooms. I think of the snapper I'd landed at Kauri Cliffs, and of the other thing I'd caught during my trip: the New Zealand bug. For all the supersized myths and legends that get filmed here, the reality of the place is far grander.


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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. I John 4:1
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20:30
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1
The above passages warn us that not every movement that says it is following Christ's teachings, actually is. How can we know the difference?
Jesus said "Ye shall know them by their fruits. (Matthew 7:16)." Galatians 5:22-23 says that out of the "liberty" spoken of in verse 1 of that chapter (quoted above), we should see the fruit of "love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance." If the way you and your family are being encouraged to live is a life of liberty, causing a growth of these qualities, then it is bearing good fruit.
This series asks a set of questions designed to help you determine whether following the Quiverfull movement is keeping you and your family in the liberty of Christ and bearing the fruit of the Spirit.
Do you feel guilt that you and your family could be doing better in living out the principles of godly living that are being presented to you as God's best? Is it implied that in following these principles, you are part of a special group, called to higher things than other Christians? Do you ever feel dread or hesitation about what new biblical standards the Lord might reveal to you next, because the way you live now is already such a challenge? Do you ever find yourself putting up a "front" of family blessing and harmony for others to see? Have you seen individuals or families who fail to meet the standards, rejected and ostracized?
Here are some teachings or statements you may have heard in the Quiverfull movement:
"God has revealed to us the true, biblical model for godly homes and families. We dare to be different from 'lukewarm' Christians, rejecting worldly ways that are steeped in humanism."
"So many other Christian couples are 'planning' their family size for the sake of their convenience, but God has not given us that option. He has called us to a life of faith and trust."
"Your own home can become an outstanding example of how following biblical principles for godly family living will result in children who are wholeheartedly dedicated to serving the Lord in their own lives."
"When we fulfill with excellence our high calling as wives, mothers and homemakers, we raise the standard of God's truth to the nation."
And here are some of the Scriptures that are emphasized:
"And Jesus said unto him, 'No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.'" Luke 9:62
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much, and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." Luke 16:10
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Phil. 4:13 (implying that if you are truly letting Christ strengthen you, you should be able to meet all these standards)
But is this the whole counsel of the Scriptures?
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Grand Canyon Skywalk
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Museum of Northern Arizona
The Colorado Plateau spans hundreds of square miles. The Museum of Northern Arizona reflects the cultures, the history and the geography of the Plateau.
Lowell Observatory
From it's perch at 7,250 feet, Lowell Observatory is a prominent research institution best known for the discovery of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Mormon Lake Lodge
The flavor of the American west is found at Mormon Lake Lodge. With a steakhouse, saloon entertainment and activities, the family can have a rip roarin' good time.
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Pioneer Museum
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Arizona Snowbowl
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For me I love both, but with anal and clit stimulation, I am taken off the chart. There are no rules that say you are not allowed to use both holes and clit at the same time.
Hard to know because I am not real coherent during a series of orgasms. But I am told I am along ways from Quiet!
Sometimes yes and sometime not so much.But, when he is really treating like the Whore I am, it is lots of fun for both of us.
This is a promise, the happier you keep your woman the happier she will make you.That means the more sex, you will get if you like that.What a great starter for her when she maybe having trouble with getting over the edge.
I am surprised that Luvitall would ask such a question. She know the answer as well as anyone.No I am not a guy so I maybe completely off base.If you were asking this question in 1950 my readings indicate men were much more Homophobic then. But today I know many men that have been third or fourth down the line and were more than willing to add to the inventory.Just this girls experience
Well if I must wear panties be assured they will either be Thongs or a GString
Maybe I don't really understand you concern most of the time when I go to the beach I am completely naked and no one seems to be too concerned. Surely not me.So why would I be concerned if I had body paint on to cover my body.There must have been more to than I understood.
I know just what you mean. The suggestions are all good. However, I have never been very good at reading the signals or lack of signals,from Women I find attractive. I am sure I have missed any number of opportunities and some could have been life changing.I do have one sexual female friend that is very special. I wondered about her for more than a year and she was doing the same. What a waste!We will never be able to make up for what we missed.
OMG I love a girl with lovely feet, just wish mine were better than they are.
Have you ever worked in the adult entertainment world? Dancer, escort, nude model, or just a web girl. Or, what is the most erotic job you have ever had? In college i danced a few times on Amateur night, I guess I was Ok since the manager tried to hire me on a regular basis. Then all of you Lushies know I have posed nude. Being the natural exhibitionist I am I guess it just was natural for me. I guess the other questions are best unanswered.
I think I gave Nikki a $20 that night! Buz, I am surprised I would give Nikki much more than a twenty dollar tip if that would get her sole attention.
Just a cropped Tee Shirt, if anyone is interested.
Oh yes with both guys and gals and maybe the best from my point of view is group sex!
Can't say I have either and Damn I hate to miss any sexual experiences!
Sexyhansh, Here's a friendly tip....maybe you could refrain from using txtspeak and run your typing through a Dictionary and Thesaurus before you post, then everyone might understand what you are asking. No need to thank me :)
I think I'm qualified for that job. (kneels down, lifts exposed penis, examines all sides studiously)"Let's see here...okay, I see some nice veining here, and that's always a plus, both visually and as friction against the inner walls. I do also see some spiderwebbing though...I'm guessing that means you either used a penis pump or fell for some other gimmick. That will subract some value, but otherwise it's a very nice specimen. The glans is nice and big, and the shaft gets a little wider as it descends, and the women always appreciate that. You're forty years old...I'd say your payday would be much better if you were in your early twenties, but still impressive nonetheless, and it will retain much of its value well into your fifties. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to assess this; I'll price your cock at $16,500." Your evaluation of the raw data seems to be valid Xuanie, but you fail to take into consideration of the current value of used equipment. I do not know what the depreciation schedule is for a used penis of this age. However, certainly it would have a considerable effect on the current market market value. The only except that I would be aware of is "Was it still in its' original shipping crate?" and can it be certified as unused.
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Seems to me at least with my friends that women Masturbate a lot too. Maybe not as much as guys and maybe not so much to the visual.But we Masturbate a lot too.Of course I guess many of my friends are more like me and that would explain the variance with the median females activity.
Just depends on where you are going and what you plan on doing. Nothing beats Bare Paws!
I do not know where it is, but it is a small island, with lots of palm trees, blue ocean, a small hut for love making and you. Of course I do not know where food and beverage come from this the fantasy site is it not?
Nikki like you she could join me for anything she wants!!!!!!
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Would you restate the question? Because I certain must not have understood what you were asking>
Ears and Belly Button plus Nipples years ago, I think they must be closed by now.
Just ears. Guess Im pretty boring..................................and deathly afraid of needles!! Nikki we all know that when you are boring sex has been Banned!
Stocking, if I mustHowever, I promise you will like my long bare tanned legs
Oh I have been with a couple of Uncuts and it feels like there is more man in you.Or do I just want to think it feels like more man in me?
If you do not have part A or can't find part B, does it really matter?
If Masturbation is Taboo then most of the world population is heading straight to Hell.I am about a little older than Nikki703 and I do not masturbate everyday like she does. However, I do get so confused trying to remember which day I missed.
I only accept people that I think will be interesting for both of us.I have some very specific requests in my profile what is acceptable and what is not.You can't believe how many people, mostly guys, on Lush apparently can not read. So why are they here? It is so sad because I do love men just as much as women


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Set amidst tropical gardens in the heart of Lusaka's business and government district, this luxurious hotel provides spacious comfort and modern amenities. Comfortable and stylish, all 193 guest rooms at Taj Pamodzi in a wide range of categories have been recently renovated and offer modern comforts and warm, hospitable service. Complementary use of state of art gymnasium, swimming pool, steam and sauna and enjoy squash at ultra-modern squash courts. Spa treatments and visits to nearby golf or lawn tennis courts can be arranged at an additional cost. The Taj Pamodzi offers a distinctive dining experience, one that explores the nuances of the finest Indian and international cuisines, serving traditional and contemporary favorites. From casual, all-day eateries to formal, fine dining, guests can look forward to a wide selection of delectable dishes and refreshing drinks.
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Sam Rayburn was an American politician born on January 6, 1882, in Kingston, Tennessee. After college, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1906. Afterwards, his career took off and he became both the Speaker of the House and Democratic Representative to the United States House of Representatives (1912). Rayburn held several high profile positions throughout his career, including Majority Leader to Congress (1937) and Chairman of the National Democratic Convention (1940s-'50s). Rayburn served a total of 48 years in Washington D.C. and died on November 16, 1961.


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Calculate the costs of pre-designing a roof to support a photovoltaic system for your clients
By James E. Trant
When calculating the cost of pre-designing a roof to support a photovoltaic system, keep in mind that the weight depends on the system's location on the roof, the tilt of the modules, and the height above the ground.
Thanks to improvements in technology performance and installation best practices – along with decreased costs, robust financial incentives, and creative financing options, like power purchase agreements – installing a solar energy system is more feasible than ever. As a result, solar will be in high demand for the retrofit projects and new construction projects you're working on. For your next building project, make sure you consider the cost of designing the building so it can safely hold the weight of a solar energy system in case your client ever decides to install one.
How it Worked
In the early 1980s, it was customary to use simple comparative ratios to evaluate the economics of various schematic roof designs, and then use this data to prepare early estimates of building component quantities (specifically, the quantity and weight of steel).
Engineers provided schematic values to construction managers so they could begin formatting initial construction budgets early on. The data had to be accurate – even the slightest discrepancy (of even just a few cents) could mean thousands of dollars in overruns later. Today, a similar approach can be taken when designing buildings to support photovoltaic systems.
Accuracy is Critical
The accurate calculations of costs in pre-design for new construction projects are extremely critical because solar impacts the load of a soon-to-be-built structure. Generally speaking, architects, designers, and contractors don't accurately account for the true costs of structural requirements for solar in the early stages, so projects move forward without solar (or it's more expensive to install later).
Almost all solar energy solutions involve:
• Solar modules (panels).
• Racking systems (the structure connected to the roof, where the modules are fastened and secured).
• Inverters (the piece of equipment that converts DC electricity into AC electricity).
Historically, preliminary designs called for approximately 5 to 6 pounds of roof steel per square foot of roof area (including joists, beams, and columns). This amount of steel typically supports a total roof load of about 50 pounds per square foot. This is the sum of a 20-pounds-per-square-foot dead load (including a ballasted membrane roof, which was typical for roofs on shopping centers in the early 1980s, for example); for a roof live load (or snow load in some areas of the country), it's a sum of approximately 30 pounds per square foot. Using these figures, it's possible to estimate that it takes about 1 pound of steel (per square foot) to support every 10 pounds of design roof load (per square foot).
Today's Calculations
Given this as a historical-data starting point, and assuming that this comparative analysis remains reasonable, the weight of a ballasted photovoltaic solar system is approximately 4.5 to 6 pounds per square foot. The actual weight depends on the system's location on the roof, the tilt of the modules (typically 5 to 20 degrees), and the height above the ground. Another way to interpret this data is to say that a typical solar installation (i.e. not thin film) will require approximately 0.5 pounds of roof steel per square foot. Thin film solar weighs quite a bit less, but it's less efficient; therefore, a much greater quantity is required.
As for variables, it's true that the cost of steel tends to fluctuate significantly across different regions. There are also variables in fabrication, delivery, and erection of steel that increases costs. If architects and designers assume that the added cost of steel needed to support a solar power installation is based on the raw cost of steel, it might be reasonable to make the following analysis to determine the cost impact associated with designing the roof structure to support the future installation of a photovoltaic system.
Estimating the cost of structural steel at $1,500 per ton ($0.75 per pound), and further estimating that the raw cost of the steel is approximately 45 percent of the total cost (the rest being engineering, fabrication, shipping, and erection), it can be assumed that the actual cost of the steel is approximately $0.34 per pound.
This would indicate that it costs approximately $0.17 per square foot to build a facility designed with the capability to support a photovoltaic installation. Expecting that the overall building development costs probably range from $35 to $200 per square foot of building constructed (or more, depending on the use, type, location, etc.), solar represents just a small fraction of overall cost.
James E. Trant is a structural engineer at Borrego Solar Systems (www.borregosolar.com).
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This video is a behind the scenes look at the Metro Weekly 2009 Coverboy of the Year male model contest. It includes interviews with the three finalists -- Ryan, Grant and Cesar -- as well as the announcement of the 2009 winner. Hosted by Ebone Bell.
Contestants came from the past 12 months of photo shoots from Metro Weekly, the gay and lesbian news magazine of Washington, DC. Readers narrowed the list from 41 down to 10, and then chose our winner presented here.


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"All for one, and one for all"
We truly entered into Musketeer territory when we crossed onto the island of St Michel, its history goes back to the 7th century when an abbey was built on the granite island off the coast of Normandy. The monastery was constructed to fit the shape of the island and has an iconic silhouette that has stood the ravages of history and the test of time. The abbey was built following a vision of the archangel Michael and it is his image ...
... visible today.
Then it was off to Le Mont St- Michel, a fairytale abbey set on a rocky island in a vast mud flat. As we ate our meal on the terrace we watched the tide cover the mud flats very quickly. This area has some of the world's fastest running tides, 18 feet per second!!!
Our room was just below the abbey overlooking the village and the mudflats, we had our own balcony, Heather felt like Queen of the ...
Eating duck, listening to a local rock band
Today we decided to have a bit of a rest day as tomorrow we are off to EuroDisney. So we just potted around the local area. Which meant going shopping and eating. Strangely we seem to enjoy supermarket shopping. We had dinner at the cafe next door. Duck in a Bierce sauce. I was a bit dubious that I'd like it, but it was yummy. Our second best meal in ...
Mont saint michel
Today we ventured to Mont Saint Michel. The weather left a lot to be desired but at least it wasn't raining or too cold while we were there. The view as you approach is amazing. You have to park a fair ways away, but they have a free shuttle service to take you there. The actual causeway area is getting redone so it's looks dreadful which detracts from your initial close up of the island. Once you're past that thought it is beautiful. As with most things in our France trip ...
Fantastic monument, but way too busy
... cobbled) to be colonised by fast food places and tatty tourist shops, which didn�t add to the appeal for us.
We were staying just back across the water, in what was billed as a 5* hotel. My eye. More like a motel. Dreadful room, terrible food.My advice would be to drive up, take a photo, and stay elsewhere-wish we�d done that.


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Will more metals companies discontinue health care coverage for their employees in light of the Affordable Care Act?
June 20-21, 2013 New York
The EPA is using the rule on haze to force cumbersome and expensive federal restrictions on power production, mining and other activities that impact steel manufacturing.
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Camp Bisco XI Initial Lineup: Skrillex, Bassnectar, The Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Big Gigantic, Shpongle
- By Nick Rhodes
- Published on March 21, 2012
The wait is finally over as Camp Bisco 2012 announced its much anticipated initial lineup today. Skrillex, Bassnectar and of course, the Philadelphia livetronica quintet will headline the event, taking place at the Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York from July 12 to 14.
The 11th installment of the festival will also feature Crystal Castles, Big Gigantic, Lotus, Holy Fuck!, Brothers Past, Break Science with Chali 2na, Big Boi, Atmosphere, Portugal. The Man, El Ten Eleven and DJ sets by Amon Tobin's ISAM, Shpongle Presents The Masquerade, A-Trak, Dada Life, MiM0SA, Daedelus, Simian Mobile Disco and Bonobo.
This lineup was leaked via Rolling Stone's website with the rest of the bill announced at noon on Camp Bisco's official website. Tickets are still available on the site as well.
Catch the entire initial lineup below:
Camp Bisco, which started as a gathering of local Disco Biscuits fans, in the past half-decade has spawned into one of the preeminent festivals in the country, garnering the attention of Rolling Stone magazine and The New York Times.
Attendance increased by 50 percent from 2009 to 2010 and almost 70 percent from 2010 to 2011. Check out complete lineups and attendance figures for the last 10 Camp Bisco's in our History Lesson retrospective feature.
With electronic music well entrenched in the mainstream - Skrillex recently took home three Grammys - and The Disco Biscuits playing fewer and fewer shows, this year's Camp will undoubtedly be one of the biggest and most talked about in years (for better or worse).
[READ Headstash Magazine's coverage of Camp Bisco 2011 and check out our photo gallery from the event.]
For more information on Camp Bisco and all your favorite summer music festivals, check out our 2012 Festival Guide, complete with full lineups, ticketing information and analysis.
Source: Rolling Stone, Camp Bisco


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Recipients of the annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™ are selected by a distinguished and bipartisan committee of national political and community leaders. The members of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee are: Albert R. Hunt, Chairman of the Profile in Courage Award Committee, is Washington Executive editor of Bloomberg News. He directs the 200 reporters and editors in Bloomberg's capital bureau; writes a weekly column on politics for the International Herald Tribune and Bloomberg, and hosts a weekly television show, Political Capital, for Bloomberg Television. Prior to taking his current job in January 2005, Hunt worked for the Wall Street Journal, 35 years in Washington as a reporter, bureau chief, and executive Washington editor. He also has been a regular participant on numerous public affairs television, including seventeen years on CNN's Capitol Gang.
Christopher J. Dodd is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, which serves as the voice and advocate of the U.S. motion picture, home video and television industries around the world. Senator Dodd served in the United States Congress representing Connecticut for 36 years – six years in the House of Representatives and thirty years in the U.S. Senate. As a key participant in nearly every major national policy debate over the past three decades, Dodd authored or co-authored major legislation in the areas of education, health, financial services, foreign policy, and election reform. In his last term in the Senate, Senator Dodd enacted several major pieces of legislation. He played a decisive role in writing the significant health care reform bill with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Dodd was also the principal author of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, crafted in the wake of one of the worst economic downturns in history. A recipient of the Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award recognizing leadership in foreign policy, and a former senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Dodd is a recognized expert on Latin America. During his tenure in Congress he also traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Latin America and served as Co-Chair of the U.S. – India Senate Caucus. Following his graduation from Providence College, Senator Dodd answered John F. Kennedy's call to service and joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to1968. Upon returning to the United States, Senator Dodd enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserves. In 1972, he earned a law degree from the Brandeis School of Law at University Of Louisville. He practiced law in New London, Connecticut before his election to Congress in 1974.
U.S. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-Maryland) represents Maryland's 4th Congressional District. She was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 110th Congress in June 2008, and began her first full-term in the 111th Congress in 2009. Representative Edwards has enjoyed a diverse career as a nonprofit public interest and in the private sector on NASA's Spacelab project. Just prior to serving in Congress, she was the executive director of the Arca Foundation in Washington, DC. Representative Edwards was the co-founder and executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence where she led the effort to pass The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Rep. Edwards completed undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University and received her Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Kenneth R. Feinberg, Chairman of the Kennedy Library Foundation's Board of Directors, is Founder and Managing Partner of Feinberg Rozen, LLP – the nation's foremost law firm for mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Feinberg worked for five years as an administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and as an Assistant United States Attorney. One of the nation's leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, Mr. Feinberg was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund which distributed nearly $7 billion to more than 5,000 victims and families of victims of 9/11. Three years later, Mr. Feinberg agreed to administrate the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, set up for the benefit of victims' families in the wake of the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting. In July 2009, Mr. Feinberg was appointed by the Obama Administration as the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation charged with overseeing the compensation of top executives at companies which received federal bailout assistance. In 2010 President Obama asked Feinberg to serve as administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund establish by British Petroleum to compensate those who suffered financial loss as a result of the Gulf oil spill.
U.S. Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-South Carolina) was elected to serve as United States Senator on November 5, 2002. A native South Carolinian, Graham earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Upon leaving the active duty Air Force in 1989, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard where he served until his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. Since 1995, Graham has continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and is one of only two U.S. Senators currently serving in the Guard or Reserves. He is a colonel and is assigned as a Senior Instructor at the Air Force JAG School.
Antonia Hernandez is president and CEO of the California Community Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic organizations in Southern California. Previously, she was president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), a national nonprofit litigation and advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of the nation's 35 million Latinos. An expert in civil rights and immigration issues, Hernández began her legal career as a staff attorney with the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. She also worked as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary before joining MALDEF in 1981 as regional counsel in Washington, D.C. Elaine Jones is President and Director-Counsel, Emeritus of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation's oldest law firm fighting for equal rights and justice for people of color, women, and the poor. One of America's foremost civil rights lawyers, she was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law, and the first African-American elected to the American Bar Association's Board of Governors. When Ms. Jones took the helm of the Legal Defense Fund in 1993, she became the first woman to head the organization. After graduating with honors in political science from Howard University, Ms. Jones joined the Peace Corps and became one of the first African Americans to serve in Turkey. In her early years at LDF, Ms. Jones continued to blaze trails, becoming one of the first African American women to defend death row inmates. Only two years out of law school, she was counsel of record in Furman v. Georgia, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that abolished the death penalty in 37 states for 12 years. After a 32 year tenure with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Ms. Jones stepped down on May 1, 2004.
Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, is an attorney and the editor of the New York Times bestselling "A Family of Poems - My Favorite Poetry for Children," "A Patriot's Handbook," "The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis" and "Profiles in Courage for Our Time," and the co-author of "The Right to Privacy" and "In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action." She is Vice-Chair of the Fund for Public Schools, which has raised over $260 million in private support for New York city's public schools. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, she is a Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates and serves as Honorary Chair of the American Ballet Theatre.
Paul G. Kirk, Jr., is a former U.S. Senator (D-Massachusetts) and a founding board member of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Having served for nearly two decades as Chairman of the Board of Directors, in September 2009, Kirk resigned from his post when Governor Deval Patrick appointed him interim United States Senator from Massachusetts to fill the seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Senator Kirk is a board member and former chairman of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for International Affairs, and co-founder and co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates. He served as both the chairman and the treasurer of the Democratic Party and as special assistant for Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA). A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Kirk is affiliated with the law firm Sullivan & Worcester LLP of Boston, Massachusetts of which he was a partner from 1977-1990. He is chairman and CEO of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm located in Boston.
Martha Minow, the Dean and Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981. An expert in human rights and advocacy for members of racial and religious minorities and for women, children, and persons with disabilities, Minow served on the Independent International Commission Kosovo and helped to launch Imagine Co-existence, a program of the U.N .High Commissioner for Refugees, to promote peaceful development in post-conflict societies. She currently works on the Divided Cities initiative which is building an alliance of global cities dealing with ethnic, religious, or political divisions. In August 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Dean Minow to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, a bi-partisan, government-sponsored organization that provides civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. The U.S. Senate confirmed her appointment on March 19, 2010 and she now serves as Vice-Chair. After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, Minow received a master's degree in education from Harvard and her law degree from Yale. She clerked for Judge David Bazelon of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and then for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the Supreme Court of the United States. Shari E. Redstone is the President of National Amusements, Inc., a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 movie screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia under its Showcase, Multiplex, Cinema de Lux, and KinoStar brands. Based in Dedham, Massachusetts, National Amusements is a closely held company operating under the third generation of leadership by the Redstone family. National Amusements is the parent company of both CBS Corporation and Viacom of which Ms. Redstone is a member of the Board of Directors. John Seigenthaler is founder of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. A former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, he served for 43 years as an award-winning reporter, editor and publisher for The Tennessean, Nashville's morning newspaper, and was founding editorial director of USA TODAY. In the early 1960s he served as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and distinguished himself in the civil rights movement as chief negotiator with Alabama Governor George Wallace during the Freedom Rides. Seigenthaler served with distinction as the Chair of the Profile in Courage Award Committee from 1996-2006.
David M. Shribman is the executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He came to Pittsburgh from The Boston Globe where he was assistant managing editor, columnist and Washington bureau chief. Shribman was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1995 for his coverage of Washington and the American political scene. Shribman joined The Boston Globe after serving as national political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Prior to that, he covered Congress and national politics for The New York Times and was a member of the national staff of The Washington Star. A native of Salem, Massachusetts, he began his career at The Buffalo Evening News, where he worked on the city staff before being assigned to the paper's Washington bureau. U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and to the United States Senate in 1994. Before her election to the Senate in 1994, Olympia Snowe represented Maine's Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years. Senator Snowe is only the fourth woman in history to be elected to both houses of Congress and the first woman in American history to serve in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of Congress. When first elected to Congress in 1978, at the age of 31, Olympia Snowe was the youngest Republican woman, and the first Greek-American woman, ever elected to Congress. During her tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, she co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on Women's issues for ten years, and provided leadership in establishing the Office of Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health.
Profile in Courage Award Committee Members Al Hunt and Caroline Kennedy present the Profile in Courage Award to Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2009.