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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/13 -- Orocobre Limited (TSX:ORL)(ASX:ORE) -
Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project:
- Orocobre and Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("TTC") sign definitive Joint Venture Agreement to finance and build flagship Olaroz lithium project. - Design production rate increased to 17,500 tonnes per year of battery grade lithium carbonate, with capital cost of US$229 million including US$22 million contingency. - Documentation executed for US$192m low-cost, comprehensive project debt financing package by Mizuho Corporate Bank ("Mizuho"). Construction officially commenced in November 2012 with initial commercial production anticipated in Q2 2014. - All major contracts awarded to this point have been on or under budget and significant progress has been made in construction. - Final governmental approval received and mining leases granted.
Cauchari Lithium-Potash Project (Orocobre 85%):
- Completion of maiden resource estimate of an inferred resource containing approximately 470,000 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent and 1.6 million tonnes of potash. Cauchari lies approximately 20km south of the planned Olaroz Project processing plant.
Institutional Capital Raise & Shareholder Purchase Plan
- On 5 November, 2012, the Company announced the completion of a placement of 12.38 million ordinary shares to institutional investors at an issue price of A$1.70 per share, raising A$21 m prior to costs. A shareholder purchase plan at the same pricing raised an additional A$3.7 m.
- The Company appointed Mr. Robert Hubbard to Orocobre's Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Neil Stuart, who retired from the Board following the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 30 November, 2012. - The Company appointed Mr. Neil Kaplan to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Mr. David Hall to the position of Business Development Manager. - Mining Company of Year. On 19 November, the Company announced that it has been named the "Mining Company of the Year 2012" in Argentina. - Cash position of A$38.9 million at the end of the quarter.
Salar De Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project
The Olaroz Project is Orocobre's flagship project located in Jujuy province of Argentina.
On 17 October, 2012 the Company announced a major development on the Olaroz Project. Following positive investment decisions by the board of directors of both Orocobre and Toyota Tsusho Corporation Ltd ("TTC"), it was announced that the companies have executed the definitive Shareholders Agreement for a joint venture to develop the Olaroz Project.
Subsequently, on 6 December, 2012 the Company announced that with joint venture partner Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("TTC"), the companies have executed the loan documentation for the Olaroz project financing. As had been previously announced, the project financing will be provided by Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd ("Mizuho") with a maximum facility amount of approximately US$192 million as detailed below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parameters Values ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Facility US$191.9 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity by Sales de Jujuy US$82.8 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Debt : Equity Ratio 70% : 30% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Construction Cost US$229.1 million including $22 million contingency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primary Debt Facility US$146.3 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional facilities US$45.6 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Term 10 years ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Period 2 years ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividend Payments Borrower may pay dividends bi-annually after meeting debt service obligations to Mizuho ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After completion of construction and after satisfying operating performance tests, JOGMEC will provide guarantees for a maximum 82% of the project debt to a maximum of US$158 million.
The overall cost of the debt funding including JOGMEC guarantee is expected to be approximately 4.5% of the drawn amount and will be fixed for the term of the loan at the time of drawing on the debt facility.
The execution of this definitive Joint Venture Agreement and associated financing is the culmination of this two and a half year process, and is a vote of confidence in the project by TTC, Mizuho and JOGMEC. In a business where product quality is of paramount importance it is also an acknowledgment of the quality of the high purity battery grade product produced at the Olaroz Project over the last 18 months. The detailed engineering phase of the Olaroz Project has also been completed, resulting in two noteworthy changes to the scope of the project. First, the design capacity of the operation has been increased to 17,500 tonnes per annum ("tpa") of lithium carbonate from 16,400 tpa provided for in the Feasibility Study. This production improvement is due to an increase in the expected brine grade from 775mg/l in the Feasibility study to 825mg/l following the result of the 3D finite difference modeling under taken since the Feasibility Study (see Company's ASX/TSX Announcement dated 25 January, 2012). With changes to the flow sheet, expected potash recovery has also been increased to approximately 20,000 tpa compared to 10,000 tpa in the Feasibility Study. Potash credits and capital costs are not currently included in the first phase of the project development and are subject to a later investment decision.
Second, following completion of detailed engineering, and having tendered all material contracts with the exception of the contract for the construction of the lithium carbonate plant, the capital cost estimate has been revised to US$229 million from US$207 million in the Feasibility Study. The revised estimate includes US$22 million of contingency funds and US$16m of expenditure already made. The Olaroz Project Joint Venture is operated through Orocobre's Argentine subsidiary, Sales de Jujuy S.A. ("SDJ SA"). The effective Olaroz Project equity interest will be Orocobre 66.5%, TTC 25.0% and JEMSE 8.5%. (Details of the corporate structure are provided in the Company announcement of 17 October, 2012.
Under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, TTC and Orocobre will contribute project equity of US$82.8 million, equating to approximately 30% of maximum project funding if the project financing facility is fully drawn. Further information on the Olaroz Project joint venture agreement and associated financing agreements is available in the Company's announcements of 17 October 2012 and 7 December 2012.
Salar de Olaroz Construction Update
Construction of the Olaroz lithium project officially began on 21 November, 2012. Progress has been swift due in a large part to the preparation and planning that took place in the preceding year. Sinclair Knight Merz, with the assistance of INFA, a well-respected Argentine engineering group, completed detailed engineering for all areas of the operation, including brine extraction, transport and evaporation, the lithium carbonate plant and key areas of the re-purification and micronizing circuits. The procurement process was also well advanced with all main suppliers identified and with many construction and supply contracts at an advanced stage of negotiation or ready for awarding by the construction commencement date.
In addition, prior to official construction start, various aspects of site preparation had been advanced, including the drilling of fresh water bores and pumping station and the time consuming removal of scrubby vegetation, "tolar", from the area of the evaporation ponds prior to earth moving. Since then, numerous contracts with a total value of US$45m have been executed, or are ready for execution. These include the earth moving contracts for the construction of the 4.2 square kilometres of evaporation pond and road construction for the bore field access road across the salt lake (which will allow production bores to be drilled), the drilling contract for sixteen 200m production bores, purchase of 37km of pipeline for gas supply, and the establishment of the construction camp, fuel and water supply. All major contracts awarded to this point have been on or under budget.
Since start of official construction, and taking into account the Christmas break, significant progress has been made on-site as follows:
-- The establishment of the construction camp at Olaroz, and the renting of supplementary accommodation at the nearby town of Susques for first stage construction crews -- Mobilization of earth moving equipment and commencement of works -- The clearing of tolar over approximately 50% of the evaporation pond area (2 sq km) and the commencement of earth works for evaporation pond construction -- Establishment of a long term water supply to be used both for both domestic and construction purposes -- Establishment of fuel supply/storage and telecommunications -- The construction of 50% of the access roads on the salar to the bore - field area
Currently 142 construction workers are at site with a peak maximum expected of 400 by mid-2013.
The project implementation is through EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) with a high proportion of local involvement through construction and supply contracts and local employment. The unique community and shared value policy continues as a key success factor, training local people with supervision by high quality experienced professionals.
Salar de Cauchari Potassium-Lithium Project (Orocobre 85%)
On 22 October, the Company announced the completion of the maiden resource estimate at its 85% owned Cauchari lithium-potash properties ("Cauchari") in Jujuy Province, Argentina. Cauchari is located approximately 20km south of the Company's flagship Olaroz Project.
From October to December 2011 the company drilled five diamond and one rotary vertical drill holes in the Cauchari properties, followed by chemical analyses of the brine and porosity testing. This work provides the basis of the resource estimate, by independent consulting hydro geologist Murray Brooker, and other conclusions presented in the announcement.
Mr. Brooker has estimated an inferred resource in two adjoining areas of the salar, with a total 230 million cubic metres of brine at average grades of 380 mg/L lithium and 3700 mg/L potassium. This is equivalent to 470,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 1.6 million tonnes of potash (potassium chloride) based on 5.32 tonnes of lithium carbonate being equivalent to one tonne of lithium and 1.91 tonnes of potash being equivalent to one tonne of potassium. Details are given in the table below.
To view Table 1, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/850306_table_1.pdf.
Due to differences in drill-hole depths the resource has been divided into a northern and a southern resource area. The resource has been estimated using a conservative approach limited by the depth of drilling, with the estimate extending to 170 m depth in the northern area of the properties and 50 m depth in the southern area.
The resource boundaries are constrained by the company's property holdings, drilling results and geophysical survey interpretation. No internal cut-off boundaries have been used because both the Company and Competent Person/Qualified person consider it is inappropriate to apply them in a fluid resource where extraction will cause mixing. No external cut off was defined for the resource, due to the limited drilling and pit sampling completed on the project to date. The property boundaries were used as the western, northern and southern boundaries to the brine resource. Hole CAU006R was excluded from the resource due to a different drilling and sampling methodology and sub 100 mg/l Li composite sample results.
Exploration Target
Based on available geophysics, geology and geochemistry it has been is possible to define an exploration target beneath the resource outlined in Table 1. It must be stressed that an exploration target is not a mineral resource. The potential quantity and grade of the exploration target is conceptual in nature, and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource in the volume where the Exploration Target is outlined. It is uncertain if further exploration drilling will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource in this volume, however available information suggest this is likely.
The contained lithium in the exploration target (combining values for the northern and southern areas - see Table 2) ranges from the Upper Assumption case of 2.6 mt of lithium carbonate and 9.2 mt of potash to the Lower Assumption case of 0.2 mt of lithium carbonate and 0.5 mt of potash.
It must be stressed the exploration target is based on a series of assumptions and future drilling is required to determine the brine grade and formation porosity (Sy) values to establish whether a resource can be defined.
To view Table 2, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/850306_table_2.pdf.
The brine body has attractive chemistry, with a low magnesium to lithium ratio (2.8) in the five diamond holes and a high potassium to lithium ratio (10). The sulphate to lithium ratio averages 61 in diamond holes CAU001D-4D, rising to 114 in hole CAU005D in the eastern part of the resource area. Initial evaluation of the brine chemistry suggests high recoveries of lithium could be expected using a process route similar to that at the adjacent Olaroz project.
Considering the similarities and close proximity of the Cauchari and Olaroz projects, there are compelling synergies including the expected use of shared infrastructure and processing plants, and it is likely that any future development of the Cauchari brines would use the Olaroz facilities. Consequently, from this point forward the company considers the Cauchari project and its brine body part of the larger Olaroz project. In the future, resources for Cauchari will be reported as a discrete part of the overall Olaroz project resources.
Further technical information on the Cauchari maiden resource estimate is available in the Company's 22 October, 2012 announcement.
Borax Argentina
Borax Argentina has extensive operations and has a fifty year production history producing borax chemicals, boric acid, "boro-glass" and boron minerals. Production currently comes from three principal mines at Tincalayu, Sijes and Porvenir, concentrators at the first two with a chemicals plant at Campo Quijano producing refined products.
There are historical estimates on the mineralisation at these mines and at two undeveloped deposits. These form the basis for developing plans for the business.
The Borax Argentina operation performed as planned and expected over the quarter. At Tincalayu, 5,139 tonnes of tincal mineralisation was mined, 37,009 tonnes of hydroboracite, ulexite and colemanite mineralisation was mined at Sijes and 25,359 tonnes of ulexite mineralisation was mined at Porvenir during the quarter.
Approximately 10,007 tonnes of combined products was sold.
During the quarter, work commenced to develop the programmes to convert some of the historical estimates to JORC/NI43-101 compliant resources. The first phase will commence this quarter and be focussed on assessing database quality and re-logging core. During the quarter a number of studies were also initiated to look at operational improvements to reduce unit costs.
Institutional Capital Raise & Shareholder Purchase Plan
On 5 November, 2012, the Company announced the completion of a placement of 12.38 million ordinary shares to institutional investors at an issue price of A$1.70 per share, raising A$20 million net proceeds. The issue price represented an 8.0% discount to the ASX closing price prior to the Company entering into a trading halt on 1 November, 2012. The non-underwritten placement was significantly oversubscribed, with participating institutional investors from Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States. The offering investment dealer syndicate was led by Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Ltd., and also included Cormark Securities Inc. (who acted as a lead Canadian Manager), and Patersons Securities Ltd.
Also on 5 November, 2012 the Company announced that it would be offering eligible existing shareholders an opportunity to participate in a Shareholder Purchase Plan ("SPP") to raise up to $5 million at the same issue price as the institutional placement. Subsequently, on 30 November, the Company announced that it had completed the SPP after receiving applications for 2,197,026 shares, raising A$3,734,944.
The proceeds of the institutional and SPP capital raises will be used to fund Orocobre's equity contribution for the construction of the Olaroz lithium project, as well as funding Borax Argentina initiatives and general corporate purposes, including working capital.
New Appointment to Board of Directors
On 30 November, 2012 the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Hubbard to Orocobre's Board of Directors. Mr. Hubbard replaces Mr. Neil Stuart who retired from the Board following the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 30 November, 2012, after serving as the company's distinguished founder and valued member of the Board since the Company's inception.
Mr. Hubbard brings a wealth of experience and pertinent knowledge to the Orocobre Board. He will be retiring in March 2013 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, having served for over 20 years as a partner at the firm. During his time as a PwC partner, he served as auditor for some of Australia's largest companies and acted as head of the advisory and assurance practices of PwC Brisbane. In addition to his general Orocobre Board duties, Robert will also chair the Company's Audit Committee.
New Executive Appointments
On 21 January, 2013 the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Neil Kaplan to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Mr. David Hall to the position of Business Development Manager.
Neil Kaplan brings a wealth of knowledge to the Company with over 20 years of experience in managerial and finance positions obtained on four different continents. Neil's experience in the resources sector was obtained working in executive financial roles for Glencore International and formerly listed Coalcorp Mining, both based in Columbia.
David Hall has extensive business management, market development, marketing and logistics experience in domestic and international chemical and industrial minerals markets across a wide range of products and geographies. David served for 19 years with ICI Australia and Orica Australia in a number of roles in both Brisbane and Melbourne and more recently two years with Queensland Magnesia.
Orocobre Named Argentina's Mining Company of the Year 2012
On 19 November, 2012 the Company announced that it has been named the "Mining Company of the Year 2012" by Argentine mining magazine Panorama Minero and Fundacion para el desarrollo de le Mineria Argentina ("Fundamin"). This prestigious honour was awarded at Panorama Minero's 36th anniversary dinner on 14 November in Buenos Aires.
Cash Position
At the end of the quarter, the company had a strong cash position of A$38.9 million.
About Orocobre Limited
Orocobre Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (ASX:ORE)(TSX:ORL), and is building a substantial Argentinian-based industrial minerals company through the construction and operation of its portfolio of lithium, potash and boron projects and facilities in the Puna region of northern Argentina. The Company is building in partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation the first large-scale, de-novo brine based lithium project in 20 years at its flagship Salar de Olaroz resource, with projected production of 17,500 tonnes per annum of low-cost battery grade lithium carbonate scheduled to commence in Q2 2014. The Company also wholly-owns Borax Argentina, an important regional borate producer. Orocobre has recently been included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index. For further information, please visit www.orocobre.com.
Technical Information, Competent Persons' and Qualified Persons Statements
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results or Mineral Resources is based on information prepared by, or under the supervision of Mr. Richard Seville who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. Mr. Seville is an executive director of Orocobre Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr. Seville consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The technical information in respect of the Salar de Cauchari initial resource estimate has been prepared by Murray Brooker of Hydrominex Geoscience. Murray Brooker is a geologist and hydro geologist and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Murray has sufficient relevant experience to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. He is also a "Qualified Person" as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101. Murray Brooker consents to the inclusion in this announcement of this information in the form and context in which it appears.
Additional information relating to the Company's projects is available in "Technical Report - Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project, Argentina" dated May 30, 2011, (the Olaroz Report), the "Technical Report - Salinas Grandes Project" dated April 30, 2010 and the "Technical Report - Salar de Cauchari Project, Argentina" dated April 30, 2010, respectively, which have each been prepared by John Houston, Consulting Hydrogeologist, together with, in the case of the Olaroz Report, Mike Gunn, Consulting Processing Engineer, in accordance with NI 43-101.
Information in this announcement relating to the testing results of Lithium Americas Corp. has not been verified by Orocobre, and such information is not necessarily indicative of results that will be obtained by Orocobre at the Cauchari Project.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This report contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information contained in this report may include, but is not limited to, the financing of the Olaroz Project, the completion of definitive lending documentation with Mizuho and JOGMEC the provision of required guarantees by TTC and JOGMEC, the commencement and completion of construction at the Olaroz Project and the timing thereof, the commencement of commercial production at the Olaroz Project and the timing thereof, the estimated capital cost of the Olaroz Project, the design production rate for lithium carbonate and potash at the Olaroz Project, the expected brine grade at the Olaroz Project, the expected operating costs at the Olaroz Project and the comparison of such expected costs to expected global operating costs, and the ongoing working relationship between Orocobre and the Province of Jujuy, the estimation and realization of resources at the Cauchari project, the viability, recoverability and processing of such resources, potential operating synergies between the Cauchari project and the Olaroz project, and other matters related to the development of the Cauchari project.
Such forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risk that required guarantees will not be provided or that the project financing will otherwise not be completed with Mizuho Corporate Bank and JOGMEC; that further funding may be required, but unavailable, for the ongoing development of the Company's projects; fluctuations or decreases in commodity prices; uncertainty in the estimation, economic viability, recoverability and processing of mineral resources; risks associated with weather patterns and impact on production rate; risks associated with construction and development of the Olaroz Project; unexpected capital or operating cost increases; uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones at the Olaroz Project; general risks associated with the feasibility and development of the Olaroz Project; that further funding may be required, but unavailable, for the ongoing development of the Company's projects; changes in government regulations, policies or legislation; fluctuations or decreases in commodity prices; the possibility that required permits may not be obtained; uncertainty in the estimation or economic viability of mineral resources; general risks associated with the feasibility and development of the Cauchari project; unexpected capital or operating cost increases; the risk that the Olaroz project may not be completed; the risk that Orocobre will not be able to negotiate a arrangements to treat Cauchari brines at Olaroz with the Olaroz joint venture partner, Toyota Tsusho Corporation; uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended June 30, 2012 filed at www. sedar.com.
The Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the Company's ability to carry on its exploration and development activities, the timely receipt of required approvals, the prices of lithium and potash, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner and the ability of the Company to obtain financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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This is one great place to eat!!! Portions are huge and the pancakes were the best I have ever eaten!!!!
Good food, always clean, lots of regular customers, big portions and nice wait staff. The family in Winchester also owns the local steakhouse. Western Sirloin.
best breakfast around! pecan waffles are dreamy! ou get so much food you cant finish it all! very well worth the money! it stays packed and busy tho so go early! only stays open till 2pm also wish it would stay open longer!
I had the country omelet, and it was the best omelet I've ever had. They had really good biscuits also. Menu had great choices of egg plates, omelets, and pancakes. Good coffee and service.
Always busy and noisy -- but aren't all breakfast places? If you want good, basic breakfast dishes for a good price -- I'd check it out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Sunrise was recommended to us from someone we met after church. Food was very quickly served, very good. Eggs over medium were done perfectly. Banana pancakes were excellent. Server was a little slow checking on us, maybe she was new.
I love a good, traditional breakfast and this is the place to go to get it. I visit Winchester 3 - 4 times a year from KY to visit my best friend and this is a must stop for me whenever I am in town. Great service, great food, great over all experience.
Stranger to area. Read great reviews about this place. Drove 15 miles to eat there. Service was good, short wait time, and good coffee. Scrambled eggs were dry and flat. Pancakes were not " fluffy" at all - heavy and too dense.
Disappointed in the place
I have eaten here several times and it is good. the service is usually good but could use an expanded menu with more options.
We have never had a bad breakfast at Sunrise! The service is excellent and the food is awesome! You can get any breakfast item and they have turkey sausage links! You won't be sorry you went!
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As the new kids on the boot block, K2 has approached ski boot design from a different but as valid a notion as any of the well-established boot makers have. K2 ski boots did not develop their ski boots from racing product, traditionally the platform for the high-end boots we buy off the shelf.
K2 is not reinventing the wheel. They have, however, developed their boot lineup from the perspective of day-to-day, all-mountain skiers. This approach does not detract at all from either the quality or the performance of their boots.
Tim Petrick steers the ship at K2. He has 40+ years in the PSIA and a passion for skiing that infuses everything K2 does. It is all about skiing. And. Fun.
K2 is not reinventing the wheel. They have, however, developed their boot lineup from the perspective of day-to-day, all-mountain skiers. This approach does not detract at all from either the quality or the performance of their boots.
Tim Petrick steers the ship at K2. He has 40+ years in the PSIA and a passion for skiing that infuses everything K2 does. It is all about skiing. And. Fun.
K2's terminology for their designs is E3: Energy Efficient Engineering.
With a vast majority of high-end, high performance ski boots, the upper cuff of the shell is fixed by rivets or screws to the lower shell. Tried and true to be sure but K2 has devised a connection that does not rely on riveting or bolting the two components together. Enter the Powerfuse Spyne and the Energy Interlock.
On the rear spoiler of all K2 ski boots is a "Y" shaped assembly. The Powerfuse Spyne is co-molded into the shells, providing the energy transfer, a progressive fore/aft flex range and lateral strength. You won't see any rivets or bolts.
In simple terms, the Energy Interlock is a mortise between the cuff and lower. The lower extremity of the "Y" is a block that fits into a slot formed into the lower end of the Powerfuse Spyne that is molded into the lower of the shell.
The net effect of the two is less stress on the traditional rivet points and that progressive flex range we referred to earlier. For all-mountain skiing this provides smoother load transfers and more flex consistency, which is ideal for whatever terrain and snow conditions come your way.
The Spyne 110 in the 100mm last is a clean, well thought out ski boot. As a result of K2's design philosophy, the Spyne is called such partially to bring attention to the interface between the lower shell and the upper cuff and how they are linked together.
All K2 boots have Intuition liners in 3 different constructions, Precisionfit, Luxfit and Cushfit which define how much of the liners will be customizable.
The Spyne 110 features the Luxfit (the Precisionfit is only in the 130 flex); the foot part of the liner is all Intuition, the tongue is also heat moldable. All K2 liners are well lasted-they are not generic shapes meant to be packed in by the feet inside the boots-and have good durability.
The Spyne 110 has replaceable toe and heel with "Mid-Grip" between the two for hike and ski, dual cuff alignment and screw-in hardware (buckles and catches, power strap and dual cant devices). The boots are great to work on.
The shells incorporate relief contours for common fit spots-navicular and forefoot primarily-and the toe box is well shaped for those phalanges…good up 'n' down too.
Spyre is the ladies model that we carry in both the 97mm and 100mm shells; the 100 flex in the 100mm and the 110 in the 97mm. The features are the same as those of the Spyne though the last itself is lower volume, narrower heel and a 15mm lower cuff shaped for the calf muscles. The anatomical features of the Spyre boots are the same as those of the Spyne.
The Spyre 110 has the Intuition Precisionfit Liner with a bit more customizable material than the Luxfit you will find in the Spyre 100. The 110 flex is also the lower volume shell @ 97mm, the 100 flex is 100mm. These all should be heated (heat stack is alright) before trying on-yeah, you'll pack them in by skiing them, but why suffer?
On snow the Spyne/Spyre performs well, balancing power, precision and compliance. Forward flex is very fluid and well-defined, lateral stiffness is rock-solid.
The stance is in keeping with the current standards; in general all boot makers adhere to contemporary stance requirements.
On snow feel is superb-underfoot feedback is precise and input is direct.
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Two planets which are similar in size to our Earth has been spotted orbiting a star that is also similar to our Sun. This has been the first time another planet has been seen in another solar system that has similarities of the planet we call home, if one planet discovery was not enough a second was also spotted which reveals that somewhere there could be a planet that supports life and if discovered plans will be put into placed to get humans to it.
Kepler-20f and Kepler-20e
The first planet that has been discovered is one being called Kepler-20f, this is a location which is much like earth but signs are that it has a much thicker water-vapour atmosphere. Moreover, the surface is looking as if it would be too hot to support life.
The second planet named Kepler-20e is a little smaller in size compared with earth but it is much hotter again ending hopes that life could exist on the planet. Could these planets be giving us a glimpse into the future of earth, there is the huge debate of global warming and the rise of temperature will cause massive consequences in regards to natural disasters.
As such could these planets show us our future as earth heats up, although nobody has made any suggestions this is a possibility and a worrying one at that.
Both the newly discovered worlds are circling a parent star in a tight orbit, which has been measured to last just nine for Kepler-20f and sixteen days for Kepler-20e. Earth in comparison takes 365 days to orbit the sun and with it has four distinct seasons which are experienced almost everywhere, on these planets who knows if there are seasons but if they are then they won't last long.
For scientists who are watching the skies intently this a major discovery, and it will be in 10 years time or 100 years time that people will look back and ask when the first Earth-sized planet was found. However, this will fall into the background if scientists actually do discover a planet that actually supports life.
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Visiting these planets is not really in the cards at the moment as Kepler-20e, for example, is the best part of 1000 light years away.
The other problem as mentioned before is that both are too hot to allow for life and this means that man would struggle to enter the atmospheres of these planets without developments in technology that could support that, this is provided the 1000 light year bridge can be traversed.


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On behalf of the Roswell-Chaves County Economic Development Corporation, welcome to Roswell and Chaves County New Mexico a great place to live, visit, and do business. Roswell is Ready!
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1) Project Listing Form (Volume of Work Previously Done): The RFP references the project form in several places (pages 12, 15, 16, and 28). The notation on page 12 indicates that the listing is only for projects awarded by "the A-E Selection Committee," which I assume to mean it only refers to projects for Chaves County (and/or perhaps the City of Roswell). Can you confirm that we do NOT need to include projects for other clients? Yes. Based on a re-reading and a discussion with those who wrote the RFP, I can confirm that you do not need to include projects for other clients.
2) All forms: Do the required forms only need to be completed by the lead consultant? We have two subconsultants on our team, but Leland Consulting Group will be the contractual lead with Chaves County. Yes. Only completed by the lead consultant.
3) How indepth of a building study are you expecting? Do we need to go inside? Talk about utilities? The expectation is not to enter the building. We already have information on the utilities, so that does not need to be included. We are looking for a general look at building condition based on looking at it from outside.
4) Looking at "management" are you looking for us to recommend a company or person for the position?
Based on looking at other air centers that are similar to ours, likely other former Air Force bases what is the management structure for those that are thriving. What type of organization is running them?
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Xcel Energy, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Roswell and Chaves County Solar Energy Centers
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In March 2014, the Court screened Plaintiff's civil rights complaint. The Court declined to order service of the complaint because of numerous deficiencies with the pleading. (Docket # 13.) The Court offered Plaintiff numerous opportunities to amend his complaint. To date, even though Plaintiff has received several extensions of time, he has failed to do so.
The Court was prepared to recommend dismissal of the action. However, a search of the CDCR website reveals that Plaintiff may have recently been transferred to Valley State Prison. Plaintiff failed to update his mailing address with the Court as required by Local Rule. Even so, the Court will give Plaintiff one final opportunity to revise his complaint or voluntarily dismiss it with no further consequence.
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff show cause why this action should not be dismissed under Rule 41 for failure to prosecute the action or to comply with a Court order. Plaintiff must file his response to the Court's OSC and his proposed amended complaint (or request for dismissal) by or before December 5, or the action will be terminated. The Clerk is directed to send this order to Plaintiff at his currently-listed address and to Valley State Prison, General Inmate Mail, P.O. Box 92, Chowchilla, CA 93610-0092.
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July 30, 2008
MAURICE DAVIS, JR., PLAINTIFF,v.CDCR, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
Pursuant to the order, filed on 5/05/08, defendants' counsel has filed a declaration setting forth his efforts to comply with that order, which directed counsel to make a reasonable investigation to determine the representative of plaintiff's estate and, if one were discovered to serve the suggestion of death of the plaintiff in accordance with Rules 4 and 25 upon the representative, plaintiff having passed away in custody during the pendency of this action, on 3/28/08. Counsel was also directed therein, within 60 days, either to file a proof of service demonstrating proper service of the suggestion of death upon the successor or representative of the estate of plaintiff pro se, or if counsel were not able to effect such service, a declaration setting forth efforts made to comply with the order.
By the filing of 7/07/08, counsel for defendants indicates that he has not yet received confirmation of personal service upon plaintiff's designated next-of-kin, for whom he has two potential addresses. Counsel indicates that he will notify the court as soon as such confirmation is received. Upon receipt of counsel's confirmation of personal service or an explanation why such service could not be effected, the court will make a further order, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. 25(a).
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To be sure, the student voters in Please Vote for Me are a capricious bunch. It's difficult to tell, though, where clever editing has been employed to create false drama.
The result [in the film] is a campaign that uses name-calling and favor-giving that would make the old Tammany Hall crowd proud.
The teachers have decided which three eight-year-old third-graders will run [and] Director Weijun Chen has captured all the politicking of American democracy in this microcosm...
Audience Reviews for Please Vote for Me
This Is What Democracy Looks Like? Bad enough, I think, to get into student government in a country where you're used to the idea of voting. It's preparation for adult life in a place where voting actually happens, where you choose your own leaders. It's worth mentioning that these kids aren't even volunteers. When I ran for student body office in sixth grade (and lost miserably), that was part of life. If I'm doing the math right, that was the same time as my older sister was working for an actual Presidential campaign. (I would go on to be just as disappointed that the candidate for whom she was working lost, probably because I was too young then to have known that he was almost certainly going to.) I had had my first discussion of voting years before that, when I was about the age of these kids, and it was about who was going to run our country, not who was going to run our classroom. The whole thing must be kind of weird to these kids. The teachers at Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, have decided that their third-graders are ready to experiment with democracy. Instead of choosing the class monitor (which seems to be some sort of equivalent to class president), they are going to let the students choose their own. They choose three candidates, and they run an election. The three candidates are Luo Lei, Xu Xiaofei, and Cheng Cheng. (In my head, they are "the one who's done it twice already," "the other boy," and "the girl.") They are each permitted to choose two assistants, and they all get advice from their parents. We follow them as they attempt to convince their classmates that they are best for the job. I'm not sure their parents have ever voted for anyone before, and surely the kids have not. I'm not sure how long the election period lasts from the announcement of candidates to the election, but it's clearly an emotional experience for the children. The fun thing is that they seem to invent almost every form of political corruption there is. I believe it's Xu Xiaofei who is going around promising offices to various people so long as they'll vote for him. He and Luo Lei extract promises from one another to vote for each other, and when Xu Xiaofei admits during a debate that he will probably vote for himself, Luo Lei uses it to paint his opponent as a liar. One of the boys gets friends to disparage Cheng Cheng's performance at the class talent show, and much hay is made over the fact that she cries. The parents serve as speechwriters, whether the kids want them to or not. At the beginning, Xu Xiaofei seems amiable on the subject, willing to run a clean campaign and let people vote for whoever they want to, but as the campaign goes on, he plays just as dirty as Luo Lei. Cheng Cheng and her friends compile lists of everything that's wrong with her opponents. In short, they invent dirty tricks. It kind of bothers me that the teachers chose Luo Lei as class monitor two years in a row and then nominated him as a candidate in the third year. It doesn't seem fair. If I thought he were doing an outstanding job, that would be one thing, but I don't; he's a bully. Oh, I think Xu Xiaofeng's accusations of outright fascism and dictatorship are probably hyperbole taught to him by his parents, but it's still true that about half the class raises their hands when Xu Xiaofeng asks those who have been beaten up by him to raise their hands. Xu Xiaofeng raises his own hand, which is why he's asking the question in the first place. It's obvious that the kids are willing to put up with his bullying, but it seems the teachers are willing to go along with his assertion that he's just being firm because it's what a good class monitor should be. He's able to beat up the other kids, and the consequence is that they make him class monitor again and then put him in the running a third time. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film is the view we get of an aspect of China that I hadn't really thought about before. We see into the homes of all three children, and while the Chinese government might not like the designation, these kids are middle class. They also appear to have the kind of parent that is so familiar to Western eyes--the kind of parent who is determined that their kids will achieve as much as possible, whether the kid wants to or not. One of the parents actually arranges a trip on the monorail for the entire class as a bribe to get the other students to vote for his kid. He coaches his son to tell them that the trip is on him. Xu Xiaofeng wears clothing with Mickey Mouse on it. I mean, this story could be translated and dropped into half the schools in the US without losing all that much. I'm sure it would be dismaying to a lot of people in both countries to know that, but I actually would find it pleasing if some of the behaviour weren't so reprehensible.
An interesting and charming film from China where they introduce democracy in a 3rd grade class in terms of campaigning to become the Class Monitor. What these kids and their parents get up to to win the election is fairly shocking, but not near as depressing as the final outcome. Well worth a watch.
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[font=Century Gothic]"Please Vote for Me" is a short documentary about a school election. What makes this one special is that for the first time a class monitor is being chosen from three candidates by the students, not the teachers, at the Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China. On the surface, it is like a lot of other school elections with the exception of the talent show. However, it should be mentioned that eight years old is too young to be put under such stress and two of the students ask out. What keeps them in is their parents who all take an active role for better or worse. Meant as a lesson on the subject of democracy(none of the students know what it is but one of the parents remarks that it is the choosing of one's masters), it is one the students learn too well, especially in how the results are swayed.[/font]
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Nothing special...
There wasn't anything at all good about this game. Unless you really love south park I can't imagine what you might find in this game that was good by comparison with other cart racer games.The bad:
Bad graphics, bad races that weren't at all fun compared with other racer/cart racer games. The characters didn't have much to them, and the lack of voice acting was also sad. There was no story to this either.Summary:
In all there's very little to say about this game. It had hardly anything to start with, so, there's so very little, I barely have anything bad to say. Bad Graphics, bad gameplay, no story, nothing else about it that was good. Only a hardcorse South park fan, with a Dreamcast, and spare time, could appreciate this game. So, that's it. Don't buy this unless you must.
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Video: Suicidal gunman closes streets near Cheesman Park for hours
Major streets near Cheesman Park were shut down for hours yesterday, with Denver police enforcing closures from mid-afternoon well into the evening.
What happened? A man reportedly fired shots out of his apartment in a building near 10th and Race. When police finally gained entry, however, they found his body: He'd apparently taken his own life.
Look below to see details, photos from the scene, a video and more.
First word of the incident was tweeted out by Denver cops about fourteen hours ago at this writing. Here's the first message....
#BREAKING: DPD PIO responding to area of 10th & Race on reports of shots fired. More details to come...
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#BREAKING UPDATE (1/2): Multiple shots fired, no one believed to be struck. Party still inside apt. in area of 10th & Race.
— Denver Police Dept (@DenverPolice) January 16, 2014
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#BREAKING UPDATE (2/2): Perimeter established, including Cheeseman Park.
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...sent within the hour. Officers didn't uncover evidence of anyone being hit by the shots, but given the dense population in the area, not to mention the proximity to a park used by families and Denverites of every description, the risk presented by a person firing wildly from what was later determined to be a second-story unit in a complex at 1077 Race Street was extremely high.
When the gunfire stopped, the police waited for a search warrant, all the while keeping the streets closed. Here are a series of photos taken around 6:30 p.m. near the scene by Westword web editor Adam Roy:
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Photo by Adam Roy
Photo by Adam Roy
Photo by Adam Roy
Finally, around 8 p.m., members of the Denver SWAT team were able to access the apartment. They found a dead man inside. DPD reps later told the media that he appeared to have taken his own life.
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The district began moving away from processed commodity based meals in fall 2011, installing kitchens and staff training to implement scratch-cooking methods at all eight schools, thanks to a grant from Empire Health Foundation. Helped by a $60,000 Farm to School grant in 2012-2013, they began educating students on the types and value of fresh fruits and vegetables and incorporated these into the daily meal plans.
"We only serve fresh fruits in the salad bars now," Levy said. "We do not do canned or any fruits like that."
The district is in the process of applying for a Farm to School implementation grant for the coming year, hoping to also add in more local, fresh proteins to students' diets. Levy highlighted several moves they have taken to increase efficiencies and find savings in the food budget.
In moving virtually all student support services to the former U.S. Air Force communications site on Needham Hill, the district purchased a new 14,000 cubic foot walk-in freezer, something Levy said saves about $500 a month on storage costs. They have instituted new inventory and an online ordering systems, leading to being able to order food twice a week and thereby keep less inventory on hand.
Levy said they have partnered with 17 other area school districts in a co-op, which has increased the buying power for all those involved and helped with contract price negotiations. They also instituted a full, two-year financial analysis of the program at the urging of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, enabling the district to receive an additional 6 cents per student reimbursable lunch through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
"We've been getting that assistance since October of last year," Levy said, adding that should lead to an additional $20,000 a year in savings.
The changes taken by the district allows it to more easily meet new standards for meal patterns. Other districts still using processed foods must rely on the food manufacturer to make changes following those same new standards.
Nutrition services currently have 25 employees among the district's eight schools, serving 808 free or reduce-priced breakfasts and 1,765 free or reduced lunches. The district's program has been the subject of several media stories, and recently made some national headlines with results from a two-year study indicating a drop in the percentage of middle school students classified as overweight and/or obese. The study also revealed a reduction in mean BMI - body mass index - from 68.1 percent to 66.2 percent.
Cheney School District wellness coordinator Laura Martin told the school board they had also been having success incorporating more natural foods into fundraising efforts by school support groups. Natural foods have replaced candy and other snacks in school vending machines, but first not after doing taste tests and conducting surveys of students to find out what they liked.
"We know if we're putting birdseed in the vending machines the kids aren't going to eat it," Martin said. "We wanted to put items in that kids liked, and also items kids will identify with outside school and maybe pick up a bag."
Martin said they have also worked with local PTO and PTA groups on how they can participate in the nutrition program, and have met with success. They've given marketing tutorials to DECA stores, worked with parents on healthier ides for classroom parties and encouraged teachers to devise other ways of giving rewards for good class work other than candy.
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