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From helping a paintball business get off the ground to paying airfare for a dozen different organizations to attend the 2003 Meet the North conference in Edmonton, the fund paid out $1,148,537 during the last fiscal year.
Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED) says the fund is designed to stimulate employment and economic development within the NWT. A report on the fund's 2003 activities was tabled in the Legislative Assembly two weeks ago.
People can apply under several different criteria: to help with pre-establishment or pre-expansion costs; pilot and demonstration projects; expansion and development of trade; increase sales of NWT products; business training; overcome financial difficulties; community initiatives; and to assist young entrepreneurs aged 18-29.
Out of the 169 applications submitted, 137 were approved.
At least one MLA wondered how the fund truly works to help foster economic growth in the territory.
"There's a lot of them a guy could question," said Kam Lake MLA Dave Ramsay.
"They're definitely debatable whether they fit the criteria."
Many of the grants went to municipalities -- some to fund community events, others to send delegates to various business conferences.
Fort Smith received $5,000 to help stage the 2003 South Slave Friendship Festival.
The Town of Hay River got $2,250 to send two delegates to the Meet the North Conference in Edmonton. A lot of people got money to go there -- at least $23,247 worth.
A few applicants had their airfare funding requests rolled into several different conferences.
Denendeh Development Corporation got $32,500 to assist with costs to attend five different trade shows. That doesn't include a $20,000 grant to help with the creation of a master business plan for a company called Denedeh K'ezhe Ltd.
$20,000 to Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife -- a tax-based entity with revenues in excess of $38 million -- received $20,000 to help hire a "special events co-ordinator," to write a report on the best way to boost economic development through Yellowknife community events.
Yellowknife Mayor Gord Van Tighem insists it was money well-spent.
"Our whole economic development department came out of RWED at one point in time, and they've been reducing that amount ever since," said Van Tighem.
Companies not found
NWT News/North attempted to locate a number of the more interestingly-named recipients, but without much luck.
Dead Bunny Productions received $10,000 to assist with business start-up. Its Yellowknife shareholders, Jennifer and Richard Walsh, couldn't be found in the phone book. The 2003 phone book has a listing for Richard Walsh but that number is no longer in service, and has been removed from the current directory.
There is no listing for Special "T" Services or for its owner, former Tuktoyaktuk mayor Eddie Dillon.
His company received $12,951 total to help purchase and install a new sewage holding tank, and "provide emergency relief to repair plumbing damages incurred during the recent extreme cold weather."
Dennis Bevington of Fort Smith -- who came within a hair of becoming Western Arctic MP during this year's federal election -- also got some help. Bevington and his business partner received $1,293 to help participate in Environment Canada's trade mission to the Netherlands.
His wife Joan got $10,000 to start Joan's Health and Fitness Club in Fort Smith. So far, no phone number can be found for that club. Neither could be reached for comment.
RWED Minister Brendan Bell said the department does its best to ensure those who apply and receive money genuinely deserve it.
"Obviously, that's why we report these things" said Bell.
"So if people have any concerns about the submissions from successful applicants, it's transparent and you can see who did receive money."
Regardless, he said the department -- while keeping an eye to the government's commitment to reduce costs -- is talking about moving further out of the grant-giving business.
"There is an argument being made that we need to be less about the grant business and more about the loan business," he said.
"That's something that might have merit."
2003 Business Development Fund recipients
* 4947 NWT Ltd. (Fort Smith Metis)/Fort Smith: Assist with feasibility of establishing a furniture manufacturing facility in Fort Smith. Ken Hudson -- $6,750
* 4969 N.W.T. Ltd./Enterprise: Assist with marketing costs of polar walls. Allan Flamand/Rhonda Flamand -- $10,000
* 892622 NWT Ltd (o/a Taiga Tour Company)/Fort Smith: Assist with a recovery plan for the business. Ann Burke/Clayton Burke -- $4,254
* Akaitcho Regional Investment Corporation/Yellowknife: Assist with costs for venture development. Denesoline Corporation/Deninu K'ue Corporation/Denton Cho Corporation -- $20,000
* Aklavik Business Corporation Ltd./Aklavik: Assist with costs of purchasing a computer for Bessie's Boarding House. Registered Inuvialuit Beneficiaries -- $1,480
* Alcantara Outfitting Ltd./Fort Smith: Assist with paying accounting fees and outstanding payables. Charlie Bourque/Fran Bourque -- $10,000
* Alcantara Outfitting Ltd./Fort Smith: To expand tourist outfitting business. Charlie Bourque/Fran Bourque -- $10,000
* Alphonsine Interpreting & Translating/Fort Good Hope: Purchase module for interpreting equipment, headsets and computer. Alphonsine McNeely -- $5,000
* Anmar Addiction Services/Hay River: To assist with costs in promoting a counselling service business. Anne Marie McGuire-Smith -- $2,700
* Antoine, Wally/Wrigley: Purchase carpentry tools for business start-up. Wally Antoine -- $2,450
* Arctic Hills Tour Company/Holman: Assist with cost to purchase equipment for business. Louie Nigiyok -- $9,656
* Arctic Wings Ltd./Inuvik: Assist with accounting services for the financial wind down of Arctic Wings Ltd. Karl Falsenes/Olaf Falsenes -- $14,900
* Artistic Expression, NT/Yellowknife: Assist with business start-up. Bonny Madsen -- $978
* Artists of South Slavey Society (The)/Fort Smith: Assist in participating in the second Annual Yukon Boyer's Show in Whitehorse, Yukon. Members -- $2,500
* Artists of South Slavey Society (The)/Fort Smith: Assist with costs associated with co-ordinating and delivery of the Summer Festival Workshop series in Fort Smith. Members -- $5,000
* Aurora College, Aurora Research Institute/Inuvik: Assist with cost for a feasibility study for a Deline Knowledge Centre. Members -- $15,000
* Beaver Enterprises (Construction) Ltd./Fort Liard: Assist with cost to attend the Far North Oil and Gas conference. Acho Dene Koe (Band) -- $5,000
* Behdzi Ahda First Nation/Colville Lake: To assist with cost to remediate fire code violations for the Colville Lake Bed and Breakfast. Members -- $12,492
* Bekere Lake Lodge Ltd./Inuvik: Assist with cost of transporting materials to lodge and complete renovations on staff house. Jonah Nakimayak/Gary Reidford -- $6,500
* Benoit, France/Yellowknife: Assist with marketing and development cost for the film Alicia's Story. France Benoit -- $5,000
* Betsaka, Jim/Nahanni Butte: Purchase tools and assist with cost to repair vehicle for business. Jim Betsaka -- $8,235
* Black Mountain Development Corporation/Aklavik: To develop a business plan for future expansions of the band office, including space for the post office and a new store. Community of Aklavik -- $10,200
* Canadian North/Yellowknife: Prepare a comprehensive proposal to the Business Credit Corporation for a working capital loan. Members -- $7,688
* CB's Truck Stop/Enterprise: Assist with the costs of accounting fees, set-up and training for restaurant business. Jessica Kimble/Cathy Kimble --$3,150
* City of Yellowknife/Yellowknife: Assist with cost for special events co-ordinator. Community of Yellowknife --$20,000
* Concept Consulting Ltd./Hay River: Assist with cost to purchase a trade show display. Pierre Simpson -- $4,200
* Corvus Production/Fort Simpson: Assist with cost to purchase digital photographic equipment. Tracy Kovalench -- $5,000
* D.D.A. Northern Safety Services Ltd./Hay River Reserve: Assist with cost for marketing campaign to promote the business in Hay River.Doug Cardinal -- $3,500
* Dead Bunny Productions/Yellowknife: Assist with business start-up cost. Jennifer Walsh/Richard Walsh -- $10,000
* Dechi Laoti First Nations/Wekweti: Assist with construction of the winter lake portage. Members -- $9,991
* Deh Gah Got'ie Dene Council/First Nation/Fort Providence: Assist with cost to send four delegates to attend the Far North Oil and Gas conference being held in Calgary. Members -- $2,000
* Deline Dene Band Council/Deline: Assist with cost for a business feasibility study for a Deline Knowledge Centre. Members -- $15,000
* Delta Flowers & Crafts/Inuvik: Assist with cost for professional service and training to identify problem areas of business operation. Rose Ann Snow -- $702
* Delta Flowers & Crafts/Inuvik: To provide short-term relief for accounts payable. Rose Ann Snow -- $8,470
* Dene Cultural Institute/Hay River Reserve: Assist with cost to attend a proposal writing workshop in Yellowknife, NT. Members -- $512
* Denendeh Development Corporation/Yellowknife: Assist with the cost for the creation of a Master Business Plan for the Denedeh K'ezhe Limited. Members -- $20,000
* Denendeh Development Corporation/Yellowknife: To assist with the cost to attend five trade shows/conferences, PDAC, Meet the North, AFN-Nexus, CANDO, NITA resource show and cost of promotional materials. Members -- $32,500
* Denesoline Corporation Ltd./Lutsel K'e: Assist with business skills training by attending the finance training program in Yellowknife. Members -- $1,939
* Denesoline Corporation Ltd./Lutsel K'e: Assist with cost to send two delegates to the Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Members -- $2,054
* Denesoline Corporation Ltd./Lutsel K'e: Assist with cost to attend the Cando Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon. Members -- $790
* Deninu K'ue Development Corporation Ltd./Fort Resolution: Assist in sending a delegation to tour sawmill operations in Northern Alberta to aid in the planning and development of a local portable sawmill. Members -- $4,498
* Deninu K'ue Development Corporation Ltd./Fort Resolution: To determine the feasibility of establishing a sawmill facility in Fort Resolution. Members -- $18,000
* Deninu K'ue Development Corporation Ltd./Fort Resolution: Assist with sending two delegates to the CANDO 2003 Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon. Members -- $1,836
* Deninu K'ue First Nation / Fort Resolution: To assist with costs associated with sending two delegates to the Meet the North conference in Edmonton, Alberta. Community of Fort Resolution -- $2,853
* Deninu K'ue First Nation / Fort Resolution: Assist with a community development project brushing the Traditional Rocher River Trail. Community of Fort Resolution -- $15,000
* Duntra, Richard (o/a R & D Trucking)/Fort Liard: Assist with purchase of a water truck. Richard Duntra -- $25,000
* Edge Events/Inuvik: Assist with business start-up cost. Danielle Nason -- $1,120
* Enterprise Settlement Council/ Enterprise: Assist with cost associated with hosting the 2003 Gateway Jamboree in Enterprise. Members -- $2,500
* Enterprise Settlement Council/ Enterprise: Assist with costs associated with sending two delegates to attend the Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Members -- $2,350
* Fabian, Georgina/Hay River Reserve: Assist with marketing cost. Georgina Fabian -- $1,330
* Final Touch Esthetics Salon/Fort Smith: To expand an aesthetics salon. Jamie Therrien -- $6,000
* Firth, Ernest D. (o/a E. Firth Contracting)/Fort McPherson: Purchase radio equipment, insurance, repairs and provide one month operating capital for business. Ernest Firth -- $10,898
* Flash Point Facilitators Ltd./Fort Providence: To expand a multimedia business in Fort Providence. Richard C. Lafferty -- $11,090
* Foliot, Anthony (o/a Snow King Winter Festival/Yellowknife: Assist with cost for the Snow King Winter Festival. Anthony Foliot -- $5,000
* Fort Providence Metis Council/ Fort Providence: Assist with costs associated with holding a Career Symposium in Hay River. Members -- $10,000
* Fort Providence Metis Council/ Fort Providence: To send two delegates from the community of Fort Providence to the Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Members -- $2,148
* Fort Providence Metis Council/ Fort Providence: To hire a consultant to assist in negotiations of a possible housing investment as well as to seek, identify and pursue potential business ventures." Members -- $19,500
* Fort Simpson Chamber of Commerce/ Fort Simpson: Assist with cost to attend the Far North Oil and Gas forum. Members -- $3,785
* Fort Smith Ski Club/Fort Smith: Assist with costs associated with hosting the Western Canada cross-country ski championships. Members -- $5,000
* Giroux, David/ Dettah: Assist with cost for the preparation of a business plan. David Giroux -- $5,000
* Gordon, Paul/ Yellowknife: Assist with travel cost to attend the international television festival in Banff, Alberta. Paul Gordon -- $3,000
* Great Northern Arts Festival Society/Inuvik: Provide assistance to the Great Northern Arts Festival to organize and host the annual Inuvik Arts and Crafts fair. Members -- $8,384
* Greenlight Marketing Services/ Yellowknife: Assist with cost on marketing. James Pugsley -- $2,500
* Grossetete, Floyd/ Fort Simpson: Assist with the cost to purchase tools and equipment to establish a carving workshop building. Floyd Grossetete -- $9,000
* Hay River Chamber of Commerce/ Hay River: Assist with costs of hosting the Great Northwest Trade Show and producing a chamber promotional brochure package. Members -- $13,934
* Hay River Hotel (1998) Ltd./ Hay River: Assist with paying outstanding accounting fees. Garth Mackie/Brent Mackie/Duane Mackie -- $9,000
* Hay River Jet Boat Society/Hay River: Assist with advanced marketing and advertising costs. Members -- $5,000
* Hay River Snowcross Race Committee/ Hay River: To defray the costs associated with hosting a major snowmobile event in the Town of Hay River. Members -- $5,000
* Hotel Tuk Inn/ Tuktoyaktuk: Assist with the fees in hiring an accounting firm to conduct a review of the company's finances. Norma Voudrach/Paul Voudrach/Roy Voudrach -- $13,000
* Inuvialuit Community Economic Development/ Inuvik: Purchase furs which will be distributed to local sewers in the communities. Members -- $12,500
* Inuvialuit Development Corporation/ Inuvik: Provide consulting services with the intent of developing operating systems for the Inuvialuit Development Corporation. Inuvialuit beneficiaries -- $15,000
* Joan's Health and Fitness Club/ Fort Smith: Assist with establishing a health and fitness club in Fort Smith. Joan Bevington -- $10,000
* Jumbo, Alma/Fort Liard: Assist with cost to provide traditional craft demonstrations in Fort Liard. Alma, Jumbo -- $1,107
* Just Furs/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to attend a fur show. Kristine Bourque -- $691
* Kelly, Bruce (o/a Bruce's Auto Services)/Fort Good Hope: Purchase a tire repair shop in the community of Fort Good Hope. Bruce Kelly -- $5,000
* Kimelli's Handyman/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to prepare a business plan. Frank Sangris -- $5,025
* King, Roy Jr./Fort Resolution: Assist with cost to establish a paintball business. Roy King Jr. -- $4,200
* Lamothe, Rene M.J./Fort Simpson: Purchase tools and equipment to complete contracts. Rene Lamothe -- $4,022
* Liidlii Kue First Nation/Fort Simpson: Assist with cost to attend the Far North Oil and Gas conference. Liidlii Kue members -- $4,103
* Little Hunter Enterprises/Rae-Edzo: Assist with lost revenue contracts. Ernie Bailey -- $20,000
* Living Stones/Hay River: Assist with marketing and product development. Gail Williams/Kerri Domes -- $5,000
* MacKay Lake Lodge '89 Ltd./Yellowknife: Assist with cost to conduct a business and marketing plan. Gary Jaeb -- $14,000
* Mackenzie Delta Hotel Group Ltd./Inuvik: To conduct a feasibility study on the construction of a new 90-room hotel. E. Gruben's Transport/Newry Enterprises -- $15,000
* Man In The Van (The)/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to start transportation company. Patricia Horn -- $4,697
* McCauley, Cece (o/a Women Warrior of Sahtu)/ Norman Wells: To attend the Meet the North conference in Edmonton to sell the woman warrior dolls. Cece McCauley -- $5,000
* McClelland, Janice (o/a Trindel Inn)/Fort Simpson: To complete a business plan for a proposed hotel project in Fort Simpson. Janice McClelland -- $14,947
* Michelle's Menagerie/Yellowknife: Assist with business start-up cost. Michelle Meckling -- $1,344
* Naegha Zhia Inc./Hay River Reserve: Assist with cost to send two delegates to attend the Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Hay River Dene Band -- $3,100
* Nor-Art International Gallery/Yellowknife: Assist with travel cost to attend Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Kenneth Huss/J. Paul Davie -- $2,990
* Norman Wells Claimant Corporation/Norman Wells: Assist with cost for a business plan/feasibility study for a new office and retail complex in Norman Wells. Dene and Metis of Norman Wells -- $6,000
* Northern Wrenching/Fort Resolution: To expand an automotive mechanic business in Fort Resolution. Derek Beaulieu -- $25,000
* Northshore Coffee & Water Ltd./Yellowknife: Create and design packaging for product. Mark Avery -- $3,333
* NWT Metis Development Corporation/Yellowknife: Assist with travel cost to attend Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Denendeh Development Corporation/Metis Development Corporation -- $1,211
* Rat River Development Corporation/Fort McPherson:Assist with cost to prepare a business plan strategy for the corporation. Tetlit Gwich'in Council -- $8,573
* Reaching Out Consulting/Hay River: Assist with the creation of a human resource consulting business. Alexander L. Gresi -- $5,000
* Rowe, Sandra (o/a Bumper to Bumper)/Fort Simpson: To develop a business plan for the purpose of establishing a Bumper to Bumper business in Fort Simpson. Sandra Rowe -- $4,500
* Sahtu Contractors Ltd./Norman Wells: Assist with cost for a recovery plan or wind-down. Peter Guther/Dan McNeely -- $25,000
* Sambaa K'e Development Corporation/Trout Lake: To complete phase two of the economic development strategy. Sambaa K'e Dene Band -- $21,090
* Sambaa K'e Development Corporation/Trout Lake: Assist with cost to participate in the strategic acquisition and consolidation strategy being undertaken by Kaa Dule Corporation. Sambaa K'e Dene Band -- $20,000
* Sambaa K'e Development Corporation/Trout Lake: Assist with cost to purchase a water truck to participate in the oil and gas exploration in the Trout Lake area. Sambaa K'e Dene Band -- $25,000
* Sambaa K'e Development Corporation/Trout Lake: Assist with cost to purchase a snow cat to participate in the ice road construction contracts. Sambaa K'e Dene Band -- $12,500
* Savoie Limited (o/a To-Go's Takeout Restaurant)/Inuvik: To replace kitchen flooring at restaurant as per environmental health order. Denis Savoie -- $6,000
* Simon, Teresa/Fort Resolution: To expand hair salon business in Fort Resolution. Teresa Simon/Wilfred Simon -- $2,600
* Simpson Air (1981) Ltd./Fort Simpson: Assist in promoting the Deh Cho region as a tourism destination at Spotlight Canada. E.J. Grant/Noreen Grant -- $10,000
* Simpson Air (1981) Ltd./Fort Simpson: To undertake business planning for the purchase of Wolverine Air and the amalgamation of the aviation industry in the Deh Cho region. E.J. Grant/ Noreen Grant -- $20,000
* Sinclair, Don/Hay River: Assist with cost for repairs for the fishing vessel after it had sunk. Don Sinclair -- $10,000
* Slanigiro Records and Production/Fort Smith: Assist the company in producing and marketing music of the new CD for the band State of the Art. Craig Allard/Anna Bevington/Aaron Kikoak/ Brandon Kikoak/Jamie Kikoak -- $5,000
* Smart Communities Society/Yellowknife: Assist with cost for internet project. Members -- $17,500
* Smith Landing First Nation Development Corporation/Fort Smith: To establish a market garden in Fort Smith. Fort Fitz First Nation/Smith Landing First Nation -- $15,360
* Solstice Festival/Yellowknife: Assist with marketing cost for the 2003 festival. Members -- $5,000
* South Slave Metis Economic Development Corporation/Fort Smith: Assist with cost for a business valuation and acquisition. South Slave Metis Tribal Council -- $26,000
* Special "T" Services/Tuktoyatuk: Assist in purchasing and installing a new sewage holding tank as a preventive measure to avoid future plumbing damages. Eddie Dillon -- $6,367
* Special "T" Services/Tuktoyatuk: Provide emergency relief to repair plumbing damages incurred during the recent extreme cold weather. Eddie Dillon -- $6,584
* Stand Alone Energy Systems Ltd./Fort Smith: Assist the company in participating in Environment Canada's Trade Mission to the Netherlands. Denis Bevington/Jack Van Camp -- $1,293
* T & J Services/Fort Smith: To establish a second store in Fort Smith. Tim Labell -- $15,000
* Taiga Sport Fishing Ltd./Yellowknife: Assist with cost to prepare an investors prospectus. Mike Freeland -- $8,900
* Techi?q Limited/Deline: Assist with feasibility study to examine a business model to extend wireless broadband to the Sahtu communities. Deline beneficiaries -- $8,000
* Teepee Bannock Ltd./Ndilo: Assist with start-up costs for pilot project. Muriel Betsina -- $7,500
* Teepee Bannock Ltd./Ndilo: Assist with to prepare a business plan and feasibility study. Muriel Betsina -- $6,500
* Territorial Farmers Association / Hay River: Assist with costs associated with hosting their 13th annual seminar to be held in Hay River on May 9 and 10, 2003. Members -- $4,500
* Town of Fort Smith/Fort Smith: Assist the Town in staging the 2003 South Slave Friendship Festival. Town of Fort Smith -- $5,000
* Town of Hay River/Hay River: Assist with cost to send two delegates to attend the Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Town of Hay River -- $2,250
* Tundra Tech Ltd. (o/a Arctic Nature Tours)/Inuvik: To promote and market regional tourism packages both in Canada and abroad. Inuvialuit Development Corporation -- $10,000
* Ulukhaktuk Adventures Ltd./Holman: Assist with costs to run a pilot project with Uncommon Journey's to complete a dogsled run to Minto Inlet. Holman HTC -- $13,265
* Village of Fort Simpson/Fort Simpson: Assist with cost to attend the Far North Oil and Gas forum. Village of Fort Simpson -- $991
* VisualArtNet.com/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to conduct a feasibility study. Glen Wadsworth -- $19,950
* W & L Emporium Ltd./Fort Simpson: Assist with cost to upgrade phone system. Wayne McKay / Lyn McKay -- $3,000
* Warne, Deanna/Fort Simpson: Purchase welding and cutting equipment to expand metal sculpting business. Deanna Warne -- $3,200
* Wekweti Development Corporation/Wekweti: Assist with cost for hotel upgrades and Web site proposal. Wekweti First Nation Band -- $7,420
* Wha Ti First Nation/Wha Ti: To install a high speed Internet system in the resources building and purchase two new computer packages. Members -- $12,111
* Wha Ti First Nation/Wha Ti: To attend Meet the North conference in Edmonton. Members -- $2,281
* Wha Ti First Nation/Wha Ti: To implement a youth ready to work training program. Members -- $12,647
* Wolverine Land Management/ Inuvik: Purchase office equipment for consulting business. Howard Townsend -- $1,038
* Wright-Fraser, Karen (o/a Whispering Willows)/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to implement a business recovery plan. Karen Wright-Fraser -- $12,690
* Xah Ndah Resources Ltd./Fort Simpson: Assist with staff training. Eric Menicoche -- $9,600
* Yellowknives Dene First Nation/Yellowknife: Assist with cost to attend the CANDO conference. Members -- $2,441


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Extreme Chocolate Mud Pie
READY IN: 3hrs 20mins
Recipe by Debber
Oooooh, so good--chocoholics will think they've died and gone to Choco-Heaven!
Top Review by Ginny Sue
I made this for a dinner party and was very pleased with the results. It can be made in advance, which is great for entertaining. It looked spectacular, which is another plus with company. And most important of all, the taste was over the top creamy chocolatey goodness. All that is needed is very thin serving slices of this, especially after a big meal.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 ounces brownie mix
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted & cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips (combined together) or 1⁄2 cup nuts (combined together)
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom & sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
- FOR CRUST: In a mixing bowl, blend eggs, water and vanilla, mixing well.
- Add brownie mix, soda, and flour, stirring until well blended. Spoon into prepared pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes (take note of brownie mix directions). Remove from oven (crust will be puffy); cool for 30-60 minutes. Press crust down with back of large spoon, forming to sides of pan to make a hollow for filling. Continue to cool while preparing filling.
- FOR FILLING: Mix sugar and soft butter on medium speed--about 4 minutes until very fluffy (scrape sides down several times).
- Add cream cheese and continue beating another minute or two. Then pour in the COOLED, melted chocolate, beat to incorporate and add the vanilla; scrape sides.
- Slather filling over the crust. If using chocolate chips and nuts, sprinkle over the filling and press in gently. Chill.
- FOR TOPPING: Use same mixing bowl, combine cream with sugar and cocoa, whipping until soft peaks form; whip another 30 seconds.
- Sploosh over the filling, making delightful swirls.
- Chill for several hours in fridge OR zap in the freezer for less time.
- Right before serving, sprinkle with several dashes of snowflake-shaped or chocolate decors.

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No reason for athletes to remain amateurs
Relay team does HK proud but athletics association is behind the times by not embracing a more professional approach
If Hong Kong quartet Tang Yik-chun, Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung and Tsui Chi-ho had stumbled upon a magic portal and had found themselves back in Tokyo, 1964, then their time in the 4x100 metres relay last weekend would have seen them being crowned Olympic champions. Unfortunately, that Back to the Future time travel is only for the celluloid set, so the Hong Kong's men team had to settle for Pune, an automotive hub in India, where they motored to the first gold medal won by a local athlete at the Asian athletics championships.
The four ran the relay in 38.94 seconds to finish ahead of traditional continental powers Japan and China. It was not their best time (38.47) but it was a superb effort and they now deservingly hold the title as the best in Asia. It is something Hong Kong should be very proud of.
It is perhaps no coincidence that the four are also full-time scholarship athletes at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Tsui has been on the books at the Fo Tan elite academy since 2009, Tang since 2010 while Lai and Ng joined in 2011. So it would make sense that the more athletes who are in the programme, the better. But is this the case? Sadly, no, for in total there are only six full-time athletes in the athletics programme at the Sports Institute, a shockingly small number when considering that the sport is one of the blue riband events at any major Games.
Apart from the men's relay team, 200 metres sprinter Leung Ki-ho and high jumper Lui Tsz-hin are the only other full-time athletes. There are 15 other athletes who are part-timers, taking the grand total to 21. So, out of nearly 600 athletes, both full-time and part-time at the Sports Institute, only just over three per cent are in the athletics programme. A poor show.
To become a full-time or part-time athlete at the Sports Institute, one has to reach standards set by the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association. That is the first objective. Then comes the hard part - having to commit to training and chasing the dream. It seems many don't want to sacrifice their time, preferring to complete their studies and run after a career than a medal.
But is this the norm? Looking at the numbers across the other 15 elite sports at the Sports Institute, it might not be the case. For instance, badminton has 33 full-time athletes and 14 part-timers, table tennis 17 full-time and 24 part-time, while cycling has 14 full-time and 12 part-timers. It is no coincidence that Hong Kong is successful in all three sports at regional and international level.
The myth that athletics is a bridge too far for local athletes to cross, has now been proved just that, a myth, by the relay team. Standards may be high but Tang and company have shown that nothing is impossible. The Hong Kong triple A's assertion - when asked why there were so few full-time athletes at the Sports Institute - is that it is all about taking part and not winning. That is absurd.
"Our objective is not to win medals, instead, to promote athletics being one of the popular sports in Hong Kong" was the party line dished out by the association. This might have been okay a couple of decades ago, maybe during the time of former Hong Kong Olympic chief A de O Sales, who was a strong upholder of the beliefs and values of Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics.
But those days are gone. With the government pumping billions of dollars into sports - setting up a HK$7 billion Elite Athletes Development Fund as well as renovating and refurbishing the Sports Institute to the tune of HK$1.8 billion - it is imperative that national sports associations shed age-old and crusty habits. For a start, perhaps the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association should drop "Amateur" from its title and use the millions of dollars it pockets every year from the Hong Kong Marathon to unearth more athletes willing to train full-time at the Sports Institute.
Until this happens, we can only savour the moment of glory brought by Tang, Lai, Ng and Tsui. They each ran a splendid 100 metres to bring gold and recognition to Hong Kong. They have now set their sights on next month's world championships in Moscow. That might indeed be a bridge too far - Usain Bolt and Jamaica's run-machine hold the record time of 36.84 set at last year's London Olympics - but there is no harm in dreaming big. And for the first time they will be taking part as Asian champions.
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To celebrate going strong for five years and hoping for at least five more, the Children of Hope Child Development Center at Esperanza Lutheran Church is hosting the Ahwatukee Foothills public on Saturday for its inaugural Western Day.
The center recently finished a lengthy and costly project that was necessary to bring the location up to current standards. When they moved in, the area within Esperanza Lutheran Church, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, that they occupied was not classified as a place of education. But after five years and raising about $60,000, the preschool finished its project. They needed to install a sprinkler and alarm system to bring it up to code.
"We sure didn't want to close down," director Lynn Hockenberger said. "But for a small, faith-based preschool, it was a pretty daunting challenge. The fire department was close to shutting us down."
On Saturday, they will have pony rides, a petting zoo, a bounce house, free games and crafts, entertainment (by Ahwatukee Children's Choir, Silly Dave, and more), food, and a raffle for those in attendance, all with the western theme.
"We wanted an opportunity to thank supporters of the preschool, which includes the community and the congregation of Esperanza Lutheran," Hockenberger said.
Children of Hope Child Development Center is a preschool for ages 2 to 4 with a current student population of about 60.
Western Day will take place on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To find out more about Children of Hope Child Development Center, visit www.childrenofhopecdc.com or call (480) 759.1515.
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Hello Men,
Need some advice. A friend of mine in the states (Liscensed but under 18 yrs. of age) let a friend of theirs (someone who only had a permit) drive their vehicle. However, That driver wrecked the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle switched seats with the driver, and took the blame for the accident, and was issued a wreckless driving ticket.
Legally, what would happen if they admitted/came clean to the police that it wasn't really them that caused the accident, and the one that was really driving decided to take the blame?
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It depends on the state, but from what I understand, the one with the permit wouldn't be able to drive for a long while (Think of it as he was on probation and violated parole) and he would have to wait to be able to drive again. The owner might be hit with a violation of driving laws, but I don't think it would have impacted him much in comparison to a reckless driving ticket.
Thank you for the response. And Virginia.
Was there an insurance claim filed on a comprehensive coverage policy? If so, they're probably guilty of insurance fraud.
If the uninsured, unlicensed driver remained accountable, the insurance company would undoubtedly deny any coverage since I am sure that the policy states that only licensed drivers will be covered. Kids do stupid things though. Despite their best efforts the truth will eventually come out and the fallout is always worse than if they had told the truth to begin with.


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Brussels (AFP) April 23, 2014
For those who have everything, how about a Soviet-era space capsule dating back to the 1970s, when it carried three cosmonauts into space?
German firm Lempertz unveiled plans Wednesday for what it says is the first such auction in Europe, with the capsule expected to fetch up to 1.4 million euros ($1.9 million) on May 7.
"It was developed during the Soviet-US space race, part of the Cold War," the auction house said.
A British company first bought the capsule, which was also used for a short unmanned mission in 1978 and then for training, it said.
It then decided to sell, handing it to Lempertz to manage.
The capsule has been extensively restored, removing all trace of the searing burn marks it picked up on re-entry to the earth's atmosphere.
Now it is a newly painted pristine white, measuring some 2.2 metres (seven feet) high and 2.8 metres in diameter, weighing in at nearly two tons.
A circular door opens into the cramped compartment where the cosmonauts sat during their voyage around the earth.
Lempertz said it was organising the sale to mark the opening of its office in Brussels, aiming to attract attention with the highly unusual lot, known as Vozvrashchayemi Apparat (VA), or "re-entry capsule" in Russian.
Besides the capsule, also going under the hammer are its command panels plus two more recent space suits, estimated to fetch up to 60,000 euros each.
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OPUS is a repository software. OPUS can archive electronic documents to make them available for users to search, to browse, and to simplify the publishing process. OPUS is one of the most frequently utilized repository management systems in German libraries.
Release Notes: New notification functionality, extended rights management, asynchronous job processing (index building, notification, and temporary document cleanup), better performance, and several fixed bugs.
The VirtualCL (VCL) cluster platform is a wrapper for OpenCL that allows most unmodified applications to transparently utilize many OpenCL devices in a cluster as if all the devices are local.
Release Notes: Improved heuristics to overcome a bug in the latest AMD SDKs. A bugfix when buffer/image argument is NULL. A new SuperCL special register allows SuperCL programs to read the time in nanoseconds. A security hole has been fixed.
PicoWeb is a fast, feature rich Web browser for any Java (J2ME, MIDP 2.0) or Symbian cellphone. It supports hyperlinks, images, forms, cookies, HTTPS, bookmarks, and much more. PicoWeb's features include bookmarks, display of images (including GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and BMP formats) automatic image resizing, the ability to zoom, save, SMS, and perform OCR on images, forms, form autofill, the ability to save pages for offline viewing, a file explorer to view files on the phone, audio and video playback, secure HTTP (HTTPS), compression to reduce wireless data charges, and support for Unicode and many character encodings.
Release Notes: This release adds the following new features: font size support; frame/iframe/frameset support; improved HTML5 tag support; improved JavaScript event support; performance enhancements; and numerous bugfixes.
WombatDialer is a platform to provide mass outbound calling. This can be used to implement many different services. By offering a set of ready-to-use components and a monitoring GUI, it lets you create complex solution in minutes. It can work on predefined call lists or can dynamically create them over an API (e.g., dial number X after 10:30AM). It shares the load on one or more PBX servers and has flexible rescheduling logic to handle missed calls. It is built to be used with your existing Asterisk PBX, and does not require separate servers or a separate set of lines. It can call over VoIP or through the public telephone network. It is built to integrate with your business processes, and can receive calls to be made over HTTP and/or notify an external system in realtime of calls made and results gathered. It works natively with the QueueMetrics Call-Center Monitoring Suite to produce state-of-the-art campaign analyses and insight.
Release Notes: This version supercedes the free time-limited beta versions, and is the first one that does not expire and has proper licensing in place.
Blender is a free 3D animation studio. It includes tools for modeling, sculpting, texturing (painting, node-based shader materials, or UV mapped), UV mapping, rigging and constraints, weight painting, particle systems, simulation (fluids, physics, and soft body dynamics and an external crowd simulator), rendering, node-based compositing, and non linear video editing, as well as an integrated game engine for real-time interactive 3D, and game creation and playback with cross-platform compatibility.
Release Notes: Over 40 bugs have been fixed since 2.65.
French Word Searches is designed for beginner to intermediate learners of French, such as those preparing for the UK GCSE French exam. It allows the user to play word searches based on 1,200 items of essential French vocabulary. Word searches may be tailored to the user's desired combination of topics.
Release Notes: The word search layout algorithm has been improved.
HT is a file editor/viewer/analyzer for executables. The goal is to combine the low-level functionality of a debugger and the usability of IDEs.
Release Notes: This version adds recognition for new AVX and SMAP opcodes on Intel processors. Unaligned accesses that caused SIGBUS have been fixed.
Atmail is a fully-featured email server and Webmail client, allowing users to send and receive email via a Web browser or mobile device. It has full support for IMAP mailboxes, and an optional email-server mode that uses EXIM as the MTA. Features include a scheduler, MySQL backend support, spell-check, address book, calendar user preferences, multiple accounts, SpamAssassin support, migration scripts from other mail servers, a customizable interface, an attractive AJAX interface, an optional group sharing Calendar/Addressbook, and an Outlook plugin to sync Contacts/Tasks/Calendar data between a Desktop, Mobile, and Webmail client or other email users.
Release Notes: New features. A new Atmail 7 theme. New color customization options. New DAVSync. White-labeling options for DAVSync. Faster performance for big mailboxes. Many improvements and fixes.
Armadillo is a C++ linear algebra library (matrix maths) aiming towards a good balance between speed and ease of use. The API is deliberately similar to Matlab's. Integer, floating point, and complex numbers are supported, as well as a subset of trigonometric and statistics functions. Various matrix decompositions are provided through optional integration with LAPACK and ATLAS numerics libraries. A delayed evaluation approach, based on template meta-programming, is used (during compile time) to combine several operations into one and reduce or eliminate the need for temporaries.
Release Notes: This release contains a faster trace operation for dense matrices. It also contains a fix for the sparse matrix dot product as well as various fixes for interactions between sparse and dense matrices.
liblfds is a portable, lock-free data structure library. Out-of-the-box ports are provided for Linux (user-mode) and Windows (user-mode and kernel-mode) on ARM, x86, and x64, under a variety of toolchains. Currently, the library contains a freelist, queue, ringbuffer, singly-linked list (logical delete only), and a stack. The homepage contains a blog, bugzilla, forum, and mediawiki. The mediawiki contains comprehensive documentation for development, building, testing, and porting. There is no license. You are free to use this code in any way.
Release Notes: Release 6.0.0 is absolutely identical to release 6 except that the library has been moved into a namespace so that every release from now on can be used concurrently in the same build. The purpose of this build is a stepping-stone to 6.1.0, which will be published shortly, being a maintenance release. Release 7.0.0 has been under development for the last three years and hopefully will be out in the next month or two.
Clonezilla is a partition or disk cloning tool similar to Symantec Ghost. It saves and restores only blocks in use on the hard drive if the file system is supported. For unsupported file systems, dd is used instead. It has been used to clone a 5 GB system to 40 clients in about 10 minutes.
Release Notes: The underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded. This release is based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2012/Dec/18). The Linux kernel has been updated to 3.2.35-2. If the hidden data size after MBR is larger than 1024 MB, it won't be saved.
JasperStarter is a commandline launcher and batch compiler for JasperReports. It can run any JasperReport that needs a JDBC, CSV, or empty data source, use any database for which a JDBC driver is available, execute reports that need runtime parameters, print directly to the system default or a given printer, optionally show a printer dialog to choose a printer, optionally show a print preview, export to file in the PDF, RTF, .docx, .odt, and HTML formats, export multiple formats in one commanding call, print and export in one commanding call, and integrate in non-Java applications (for example PHP, Python) A binary executable is available for Windows. JapserStarter is able to prompt for report parameters. Any parameter whose class has a string constructor is accepted. Additionally, the following types are supported or have special handlers: date, image (see usage), and locale.
Release Notes: This bugfix release of the first public release fixes a problem with the jdbc dir on Linux.
sslh accepts connections in HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, OpenVPN, tinc, XMPP, or any other protocol that can be tested using a regular expression, on the same port. This makes it possible to connect to any of these servers on port 443 (e.g. from inside corporate firewalls, which almost never block port 443) while still serving HTTPS on that port. sslh supports IPv6, privilege dropping, transparent proxying, and much more.
Release Notes: The OpenVPN probe has been corrected to support pre-shared secret mode (the OpenVPN port-sharing code is wrong). New features include an actual TLS/SSL probe, a configurable --on-timeout protocol specification, and an --anyprot protocol probe (equivalent to what --ssl was). Makefile now respects the user's compiler and CFLAG choices (falling back to the current values if undefined), as well as LDFLAGS. "After" and "KillMode" have been added to systemd.sslh.service. Standard LSB tags have been added to etc.init.d.sslh.
uterus is a codec library for financial tick data with an emphasis on market data integrity and maintainability. It comes with a set of tools to convert (mux) and print (demux) data from some sources, and to perform standard tasks like selecting instruments, creating snapshots and candles from tick data, etc. Special care is taken to provide longevity and consistence. All timestamps are internally converted to coordinated time, and price and quantity quotes are converted to a monetary datatype which doesn't suffer from rounding errors. Most importantly, meta data is stored along with the payload data in an inseparable unit, to provide self-contained and self-documenting files or network streams.
Release Notes: This release provides lzma compression support (ute fsck --compress/--decompress), provides chandeller (ute chndl) to draw candles from tick or snap data, provides an info command (ute info) to get an overview of ute file contents, lets muxer and printer DSOs (modules) have muxer/printer-specific commandline options, gives the hdf5 printer a --matlab option to aid matlab importation, and lets the dukas muxer guess (via --guess) timeseries parameters (such as the symbol name or the reference date) from the filename.
Pico is a fast, full featured mobile application for any Java (J2ME) or Symbian cellphone. Including full HTML Web browsing, feature-rich email, multimedia-enabled SMS, and an RSS feed reader, Pico combines all the rich functionality of PicoWeb, PicoMail, PicoSMS, and PicoRSS into a single application.
Release Notes: This release adds bookmarking of RSS headlines, sharing of RSS headlines, preview images (if available) in RSS feeds, font size support, frame/iframe/frameset support, improved HTML5 tag support, improved JavaScript event support, and numerous bugfixes and performance enhancements.
BSD Router Project (BSDRP) is a customized distribution of FreeBSD dedicated to offering IP routing services for small ISPs (not for home use).
Release Notes: This release has upgraded to FreeBSD 9.1-release and includes SCSI/RAID controllers and 10Giga Ethernet NIC drivers. The man pages are now included.
A tool for editing version-control repository history, reposurgeon enables risky operations that version-control systems don't want to let you do, such as editing past comments and metadata and removing commits. It works with any version control system that can export and import git fast-import streams, including git, hg, bzr, CVS, and RCS. It can also read Subversion dump files directly, and can thus be used to script production of very high-quality conversions from Subversion to any supported DVCS.
Release Notes: CVS repositories can now be read using cvsps --fast-export as a front end. Ignore pathnames are mapped properly when writing to non-git VCSes. cvs/svn/git ignore patterns are properly translated on output to hg. repodiffer now has a twirly-baton progress meter.
O2OO reads sensor data from a car into a sqlite database and generates graphs of the data so you can analyze the behavior of the car. It can also retrieve the location from a GPS module and store it in the same database, then can create a Google Maps KML-file, coloring the route line with a color depending on a sensor reading.
Release Notes: Many PDF output improvements (new graphs, more metadata, landscape mode for graphs, histograms, and heat diagrams). Spreadsheet output (Excel and Libre Office compatible). More GPS info (signal strength and number of satellites). Retrieve start and end locations using Google Maps. A sensor filter. Handles CAN errors and problems talking to the ELM327 device more gracefully.
Phoebetria lets you take control of your BitFenix Recon fan controller on more operating systems than the official software. It offers all of the same features as the official software, with the exception of remote access, and has been tested on Windows, Linux, and OS X.
Release Notes: This is a major feature release and is a direct result of the solid framework built into the previous releases. It includes a new preference panel that allows you to set some basic environment settings, name fans and temperatures, set startup and shutdown profiles, and use custom themes. If you know how to write custom stylesheets for the Web, then creating your own custom themes will be familiar.
A utility that converts Photo CD to PPM.
An MVC Web framework based on Node.js, Express, and Teddy.


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Celebrate Diversity T-Shirt
This shirt is pretty funny. They forgot sake, soju, krupnikas, and more ... imagine the possibilities!
Great reuse of bike chain.Added 6 Years Ago from Gift-ideaz
The Beer Pouch Sweatshirt will indeed make you cooler, as in more popularAdded 6 Years Ago from Gift-ideaz
so pretty sure the boyfriend would DEF get a kick outta this one. Just sayin...not too mention, I'm actually quite fascinated by how it looks. hehe.
graphic representation of the power of the burger
Don't you just hate when you are right in the middle of a project and you can't open your beer? We understand the dilemma and so we offer you an all-in-one solution - the Hammer Bottle Opener!Added 8 Years Ago from Perpetualkid
Milk is my favorite beverage next to alcohol. So its the combination of my two favorites!! Genius!Added 9 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
Perhaps ironic or maybe just irrational, the shot gun flask is sure to get a reaction.
aluminum cube has a different size measuring well on each side - the six most commonly used drink measures. just measure and then pour from the corner. Six Jiggers in one!Tags: home, gifts, kitchen, cooking, utensils, storage, entertaining, containers, aluminumAdded 9 Years Ago from Unica Home
I shirt that says you drink a lot in a not so discrete way. If that's your cup of tea, this is hilarious and well designed and probably the perfect shirt for you or your verging on alcoholic friend.
I've always wanted to graduate from the "Watermelon Jello and Cheap Vodka" recipe taught to me by my peers (all of legal drinking age, of course). This book has over 300 recipes for some delicious and impressive jello shots. I gue... I've always wanted to graduate from the "Watermelon Jello and Cheap Vodka" recipe taught to me by my peers (all of legal drinking age, of course). This book has over 300 recipes for some delicious and impressive jello shots. I guess they're not just for college kids, since apparently they can become an impressive alcohol treat. Check out recipes like "Naked Pretzel", "Smooth-n-Easy", "Panty Dropper" and "Ninja Turtle". Sounds like a fun time to me! Pair with the Jello Shots paper cups to get the entire effect.
Fill with your favorite type of liquor, and then push down the lever to dispense a shot. As it fills the shot glass it lights up and plays music. Makes pouring shots more fun than taking them!
In college, you're gonna have to drink lots of cheap beer at frat parties. Keep the good beer in your room (for LAN parties).Added 9 Years Ago from Thegreenhead
Remember this show?? I don't because I never felt any sort of need to watch it. But I've been told they talk about beer a lot. So thats cool.Added 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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I would like to know what "acting as a community care taker", as stated by the police officer constitues and if that means she was able to enter my open garage while I was sitting in my parked car.
Lost my connection. Did you get my question?
Thank you so much for your time and research. Do you think if we can get that issue highlighted (that the intrusion should never have happened in the first place), that all of the rest of the arrest and citations and blood draw and fingerprinting, etc. would be thrown out?
What do you think the chances are of using this method of defense? I supposedly was almost 3 times over the limit, but parked in my garage without an incident. Do you think I need an "expert" attorney to understand all the references you have given me or are most OUI attorney's going to be familiar or at least be able to reference those in a knowledgeable manner?
Sorry to be so inquisitive, but I have been working on this for almost a year, and this is the most information I have ever gotten in such a short period of time. You are the only one that has provided me with useful and important information. I thank you for that. This is so important to me I cannot tell you. I have been so stressed out and I literally have lost my family over this.
When she entered the garage, the car was not running. The keys were in my hand. There is a very limited space between the garage wall and my exit door of the car (less than an arm's length), which makes it quite difficult to get out of the vehicle in any given situation, even on a good day. Plus I carry a very heavy work bag and purse, which is even more cumbersome trying to exit a vehicle when police are yelling at you to get out of the car.
What are you doing August 1st? Want to come to Milwaukee? I'll buy you dinner!! Name your price.
You added something to your last statement that makes me think that I was not aware of all the facts. Did the police follow the car home? Did they observe it being driven on the road?
I'll be sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in early August.
"The driver, Cheryl was located a short time later while parked in the open garage at her residence".
"Within a short time period, I (police) arrived in the area in an attempt to locate that vehicle. I drove thru the alley behind P Ave and observed the garage door to be open. I observed the Honda and the drivers side door was open and a leg sticking out of the door. Acting as a "community care taker" I entered the open garage to check the welfare of the driver".
So, I guess my answer to you would be no, they did not follow the car home or observe it being driven on the road.
Thanks so much. I am sorry for taking up so much of your time. I hope you enjoy your time on Chesapeake.
If you are interested or challenged or intrigued or whatever, feel free to contact me at [email protected], or if you come up with any additional ideas.
If you believe, God Bless...if not, Happy Trails!
I will indeed. I have faith and you just made it much better. Thanks again, this was well worth the time and effort on my part.
They are cops on steroids!
If your plans in August change.....!! Could sure use someone as knowledgable and considerate as you. These clowns around here just don't even want to try.
Good night, I am spent.
Ok, clicked on the link...thank you, by the way, and got a big ugly Danger sign to browse the link. "Threats" it said because of ncdd.
Are there alot of names on there? Perhaps if you could just give me the ones in Southeast Milwaukee or even Milwaukee county? If not, I can play with it tomorrow.
OK, I will try the link on the computer at work tomorrow. Now I have to print out all of this correspondence for review over the weekend. Fun, fun! I hope you like your job because I am sure I would not!
Nice talking to you. I truly apprecaite your input and advice.
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Develops competencies associated with problem-solving, algorithms, and computational models. Covers abstract data types and data structures, efficiency of algorithms, binary tree representations and traversals, searching, dictionaries, priority queues, hashing, directed graphs and graph algorithms, and language grammars. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in CSS 301; minimum grade of 2.0 in either CSS 263 or CSS 342; minimum grade of 2.0 in either B CUSP 125 or MATH 125; may not be repeated.
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By the end of this quarter, you will be confident C++ programmers and will be comfortable with the basics of object-oriented design and programming. You will understand how to analyze a problem and design a solution, recognizing when existing techniques and software are reusable. You will know many basic data structures, algorithms, and the tradeoffs among memory, running time, and implementation time associated with them. Topics include: trees, tables and priority queues, graphs, grammars, data abstraction, modules, reusable type, object-oriented design, OO programming, project management methods, computational complexity and algorithm analysis.
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Debate This: Are "Mohawk" Or "Mohican" Hairstyles Kinda Offensive?
This morning, my girl friend, who is a beauty writer, sent me an email with a link to a Stylist UK post about the hair and makeup on the models for the Issey Miyake show at Paris Fashion Week. The runway models had their hair pulled high up into sleek ponytails crafted into a ridge coming out the top of the head. Stylist UK called the style — dubbed "the Mohican" — "a high-maintenance take on the punk classic."
Mohican (also called Mahican) is obviously a reference to the Native American tribe from what is now the central New York/Massachusetts area. (Mohegan, which sounds similar, is actually a different Native American tribe from what is now Connecticut.) At some point in the history of punk rock, punks adopted the Mohawk hairstyle and the "Mohican" style, too. (I'm sure we're all, of course, familiar with Mohawks — another hairstyle worn by punks that clearly takes it's name from the Native American tribe, the Mohawks. These days, there are other variations, like fauxhawks and ponyhawks, which Wikipedia tells me is what Sanjaya Malakar wore on "American Idol" back in 2007.) The hairstyles get referenced as being "punk," but their true original source is Native American. As my friend wrote, "I know that in the UK 'mohican,' can refer to a punk rock hairstyle, but I'm still giving this major side-eye." That got me thinking.
I'd never considered whether non-Native people wearing these hairstyles might be offensive — or at least, kinda tone deaf. The hairstyles originate from cultures belonging to thousands of people; they're not fads like butterfly clips or the sock bun. On one hand, it could be interpreted as a sign of assimilation and therefore acceptance when something is so ingrained in the culture that most people aren't aware of its true origin.But cultural signifiers like Native American headdresses, the Hindu dot (the tilaka), or Najavo patterns? Those are often straight-up appropriated to line someone else's pockets.
When called out for their appropriation, people will try to pass it off like it was meant as a compliment or an ode to the original source. Still, it's generally pooh-poohed when cultural signifiers to be appropriated by other cultures because it's often done with a lack of credit and/or financial renumeration and/or cultural sensitivity. (See: the Paul Frank debacle of Fashion's Night Out 2012.) For most of us, the Native American culture from which these mohawk hairstyles originated is not our culture. So, don't we — whether we're runway models or punks — look silly parading around in them?
I don't know what the answer is, since neither mohawks nor mohicans are styles I would want to wear, anyway. But these pics did make me go Hmmm, though. Curious about your thoughts — let us know in the comments.
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Florida Hometown Democracy (FHD) is a grassroots, non-partisan group who recognize that putting the people in charge of the places where they live is the key to a sustainable future for the state of Florida.
Florida Hometown Democracy has launched a petition drive behind a proposed state constitutional amendment. This amendment lets voters decide whether their city or county comprehensive land use plan will be changed or adopted. Currently, city and county commissions make those decisions.
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Short Description:An active lifestyle demands versatility, and you'll find plenty of uses for the spacious PTX Backpack Cooler from Picnic Time! A fully-insulated, water-resistant liner makes it a fantastic carryall for food and drinks, but ample interior space and expandable pockets make it ideal for carrying all sorts of items. Even the front-mounted stretch cord provides an additional lashing point for a picnic blanket, parka, or whatever your journey requires! The PTX is comfortable to wear and extremely accommodating, making it the perfect all-around backpack cooler for people on the move! Show your team spirit with the digitally printed Los Angeles Dodgers team logo!
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We all love stories and this is especially true of elementary students. I have watched over and over again as even the most active class sits spellbound as a teacher tells them a story. This page links you to "high interest'' stories on the topics listed below so that you can make social studies and history come alive for your students as you tell them stories.
All of the stories accessed from this page were written by Cedarville University students and are meant to be told to elementary students. Some of the stories are based entirely on fact and some are historical fiction. They are accompanied by 4-5 questions which can be used to help students review the story. A teacher's page includes answers to the questions, an outline for telling the story, and a list of sources. The stories have been compiled over the past several years and since an effort was made to improve the format each term, the format is not always consistent. Although an effort has been made to ensure accuracy and cite sources, not all of these stories should be considered definitive sources.


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Book Review: Applied SOA
Applied SOA is a new book on Service Oriented Architecture written by 4 leading SOA practitioners that aims at making you successful with your SOA implementation. In particular, this book is going to help you tie your SOA initiative with your Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, Core Data and BPM initiatives.
Choosing between Routing and Orchestration in an ESB
In this article, Adrien Louis and Marc Dutoo discuss the differences and relative merits of using orchestration vs. routing in a typical ESB setup. They discuss various approaches to connecting services, from low level ones like customized routing, to high-level ones using business oriented approaches like workflow and orchestration, and conclude that there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
ESB Topology Alternatives
In this article, Adrien Louis discusses the pros and cons of two topology alternatives for ESB-based SOAs: A single ESB for the company vs. a system of "departmental" ESBs that are connected to each other. Adrien describes how the alternatives affect issues such as administration, business monitoring, governance, reliability, and orchestration.
Spectacular Scalability with Smart Service Contracts
Udi Dahan's team averts a second failure using service contracts to address multiple dimensions of scalability. 2
Interview: Jim Marino and Meeraj Kunnumpurath on SCA and Fabric3
BEA has released a preview of SCA support in WebLogic 10.3 based on Fabric3. We spoke with Jim Marino (BEA) and Meeraj(VocaLink) about SOA, approaches to adopt SCA and key benefits.
Interview: Dino Chiesa on Microsoft's SOA strategy
InfoQ talked to Dino Chiesa, Director of Marketing for .Net in the Connected Systems Division to better understand Microsoft's SOA strategy and how customers were using WCF.
Interview: Ricco Deutscher on "SOPERA"
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Sailors attended an American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month presentation Nov. 22 hosted by the carrier's American Heritage Observance Committee (AHOC).
After a month of planning, the performance filled the mess decks to overflowing.
"I think the participants did an awesome job at presenting the heritages of American Indians and Alaskan Natives," said Lt. Cmdr. H. Reynolds. "Not only did they discuss the [American] Indian heritage and history, but also the role that [Native Americans] played in military history."
There are 23 active members of AHOC, a committee that strives to bring the cultures, histories and heritages to Vinson Sailors. The members put together posters, brochures, and presentations to spread knowledge and awareness of cultural history and diversity throughout the ship.
"Sailors deserve to know about American Indian heritage, and as chairman of AHOC, I can say officially that this is what we strived to achieve," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class (AW) Demetrius Rushin, AHOC co-chairman and Command Equal Opportunity advisor.
For some Sailors, their American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage is a part of not just their bloodline, but their lives, as well.
"I wanted to inform my shipmates of my heritage and culture," Operations Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Keri Childs said. "I am a descendant of the Mattaponi Tribe of Virginia. My great-grandmother belonged to the tribe. Learning about my grandmother's heritage and learning the history of her tribe was very important to me. It was one of the [native tribes] of the United States; its history ultimately became a part of the story of Pocahontas and Jon Smith."
Members of AHOC come from many different races, nationalities, ethnicities and cultures. They gather together and meet once a week to discuss upcoming observances and events.
"Being able to teach others about the significance of my heritage brings me great honor," said Yoeman 3rd Class Jessenia Dawson, AHOC co-chairman. "AHOC not only offers me the opportunity to educate others about the unique qualities of my ancestors, but it also gives people a better understanding of what makes me who I am today."
AHOC has put on two presentations, one for Hispanic Heritage and one for American Indian and Alaskan Native observances. The committee has high hopes that its upcoming events and presentations will enable them and their audience to grow in number.
"My goals for AHOC are to provide for command awareness of the different ethnic origins and to teach others about those differences, which make every culture unique," Dawson said. "I feel that different heritages are what make the United States unique from other countries. This nation began with a dream seen through many different eyes, and I think it's beautiful that we can still celebrate our differences and not be penalized for our beliefs."
Future presentations from AHOC are forthcoming; the next planned observances are Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January and African American History Month in February.
Carl Vinson is currently undergoing its scheduled refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. The RCOH is an extensive yard period that all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers go through near the mid-point of their 50-year life cycle.
During RCOH Carl Vinson's nuclear fuel will be replenished and the ship's services and infrastructure will be upgraded to make her the most state-of-the-art aircraft carrier in the fleet and prepare for another 25 years or more of service.
For related news, visit the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/cvn70/.


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|Mon, April 27, 2009
Lenny Kravitz is the man who keeps the classic rock tradition of Hendrix, Page and Lennon alive. With the release of a Deluxe version of "Let Love Rule", Kravitz is marking the 20th anniversary of his debut album from 1989. It's time for a new love revolution!
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French electronic music duo Justice let love rule once again with their new remix of the song. You can download the free Justice remix of "Let Love Rule" from LennyKravitz.com if you leave your e-mail address. Nice huh!
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Cultural Council
- First Monday of each month, with additional meetings as needed on Tuesday
- 6:30 p.m. regular meetings
- Location: Eisenhower Room, Broomfield Library, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield
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Next Meeting
- Monday, August 7, 6 p.m. Annual Retreat
Agendas and Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
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Seven citizen members serving
| Member Name
| Term Expires
March 31
| Mary Wilkie, Alternate
| 2018
|Suzanne Crawford
|Qi Zhou
| 2020
| Pascale Fried, Vice Chair
| Melissa Islam
| Melanie Mulhall
| Deven Shaff, Chair
| 2019
| Kim Kennedy White
| 2018
The purpose of the council is to:
- Advance the Creative Broomfield Cultural Master Plan for the development and maintenance of scientific and cultural opportunities in the city
- Develop a grant-making process and an annual funding plan for distribution of Tier III Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) funds and city-appropriated Arts Culture and Science grant funds in Broomfield for Council approval
- Offer workshops and training opportunities
tolocal and regional organizations providing cultural services and programs to Broomfield citizens
- Serve as a liaison between local scientific and cultural organizations and agencies, the SCFD board of directors and city council
Staff Liaison
Karen Gerrity, Cultural Affairs Manager
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Any interested citizen is invited to attend council meetings. Applications for open positions are available in January of each year.


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By Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
Running Press; $14.95; 192 pages
Attention, all would-be sexy babes. This is a companion cookbook for Skinny Bitch, the cheerfully foul-mouthed diet book that became a bestseller last summer after A-list celebrity wife Victoria Beckham (a.k.a. Posh Spice or Mrs. David Beckham) was photographed carrying a copy. We're talking diet boot camp here: a vegan program with no sugar, dairy, or white flour. Even coffee, diet drinks and artificial sweeteners are out-of-bounds ("Soda is liquid Satan"). And going to the gym is non-negotiable ("You need to exercise, you lazy sh"). So, what can you indulge in? Fruits, veggies, and whole grains. If that sounds severe, the slim, glam authors make no apologies ("You cannot keep eating the same sh and expect to get skinny"). Yes, mesdames!
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Project DescriptionWhitePages is a team of professional and insightful thinkers endeavoring to be effective strategic problem solvers. Therefore design should follow that vision, to help and to assist in the company development.
1- Bring in panoramic view of Budapest. Interior elements should not disturb the view. Location itself represents WhitePages position in the online world
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Get back to doing the things you love, faster & without surgery.
Regenexx® Stem Cell & Platelet Procedures for Knee Arthritis, Meniscus Tears, Tendon & Ligament Tears, Overuse Injuries and Other Conditions.
Regenexx® Stem Cell & Platelet Rich Plasma Procedures are breakthrough, non-surgical stem-cell treatments for people suffering from knee pain due to common injuries to the knee meniscus, ACL or MCL, cartilage, or who are experiencing degenerative conditions, such as osteoarthritis.
Traditional options for patients suffering from these conditions include arthroscopic knee surgery to repair ligament tears, or total knee joint replacement. With both surgeries, months of rehab are required, and the patient must be aware of and prepared to take on the risks. As an alternative, the Regenexx Same-Day procedure may help alleviate knee pain and the conditions that cause it with a simple office injection procedure.
Patient Outcome Data & Commonly Treated Knee Conditions
Regenexx is the only stem cell treatment network to publish this type of analysis of patient stem cell procedure outcome data. The analysis is made possible thanks to the massive numbers that are compiled throughout the years in the Regenexx patient registry, which tracks patient outcomes at regular intervals following all of the stem cell procedures we offer.
Note: This patient outcome data is not part of a controlled trial. Every patient becomes part of a registry to track outcomes and any complications. This data is a compilation of patient input to the Regenexx Patient Registry at regular intervals following their Regenexx Procedure. In addition, none of this data may be reproduced in any way or displayed elsewhere without prior written permission from Regenerative Sciences.
NEW! View the latest patient outcome metrics in our Patient Outcome Reporting Application.
Knee Patient Outcome DataView Knee Patient Outcome Data
This Regenexx bone marrow derived stem cell treatment outcome data analysis is part of the Regenexx data download of patients who were tracked in the Regenexx advanced patient registry.
Knee Meniscus Procedure Outcome DataView Knee Meniscus Procedure Outcome Data
This Regenexx bone marrow derived stem cell treatment outcome data analysis is part of the Regenexx data download of patients who were tracked in the Regenexx advanced patient registry following treatment for Meniscus Tears.
Knee Function Improvement DataView Knee Function Improvement Data
This data utilizes LEFS (Lower Extremity Functional Scale) data from our knee arthritis patients treated with stem cell injections. Functional questionnaires ask the patients questions such as how well they can walk, run, climb stairs, etc. The improvements following the Regenexx Stem Cell Procedure are highly statistically significant.
Stem Cell Procedure SafetyView Stem Cell Procedure Safety
Regenexx has published more data on stem cell safety in peer reviewed medical research for orthopedic applications than any other group world-wide. This is a report of 1,591 patients and 1,949 procedures treated with the Regenexx Stem Cell Procedure. Based on our analysis of this treatment registry data, the Regenexx Stem Cell Procedure is about as safe as any typical injection procedure, which is consistent with what we see every day in the clinic.
Commonly Treated Knee Conditions
This is not a complete list, so please contact us or complete the Regenexx Candidate Form if you have questions about whether you or your condition can be treated with these non-surgical procedures.
- Arthritis
- Meniscus Tears
- ACL, MCL, PCL or LCL sprain or tear
- Knee Instability
- Patellofemoral Syndrome/Chondomalacia
- Pes anersine bursitis
- Baker's cyst
- Patellar tendonitis
- Biceps Femoris Insertional Tendinopathy
- Hamstrings Tendinopathy
Tony's Regenexx Story
Tony Mainz is a competitive snowboarder who was battling knee pain. This is his success story following his Regenexx knee stem cell procedure.
How Regenexx Procedures Work
Stem Cell Treatments
Same Day Stem Cell Protocol
Blood Platelet Treatments
Super Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma & Advanced Platelet Lysate Procedures
Your Alternative to Knee Surgery
Surgical options for those dealing with painful knee issues range from arthroscopic knee surgery to total knee joint replacement. Recent research has shown that some of the most popular arthroscopic surgeries have no benefit at all (including meniscus surgery). Knee replacement is extremely traumatic and carries new-found risks of toxic wear particles entering the blood stream. Surgical risks aside, all surgeries minimally require months of painful rehab to regain strength and mobility. Most surgeries also accelerate the cascade of degeneration that leads to osteoarthritis.
Surgery is sometimes the obvious solution for severe cases and we acknowledge that stem cells cannot treat everything. However, we have seen exciting results on difficult cases, such as complete muscle and ligament tears, and we have helped thousands of patients with severe arthritis avoid knee replacement and continue to do the things they love with little or no pain. Most Regenexx patients experience little or no downtime from their procedure and are encouraged to return to activity as they begin to feel better.
Common Knee Conditions
Knee replacement surgery comes with many serious risks and complications, but is often considered to be a straightforward and accepted approach to treatment for those suffering from significant arthritis or injury in this joint. Before you consider knee replacement, learn what Regenexx can do for you and download our free report.
Meniscus Tears
Meniscus tears are one of the most common injuries we treat. The last option anyone should consider for treating a meniscus injury is the surgical removal of all or some of this important structure. Click below to learn why Regenexx is likely a better choice than meniscus surgery.
ACL Tears
Knee ACL tears are a very common injury. The rush to surgery has long been due to the traditional thinking that an ACL will not heal. Our experience treating ACL tears with the Regenexx patented stem cell treatment has shown that it may be a better option for those who have experienced a partial or complete non-retracted ACL tear.
Free Report: 10 Rarely Discussed Facts About Joint Replacement Surgery
Knee and hip replacement surgeries come with many risks and complications. Several years ago we queried the National Sampling System for Medicare and found that in the year 2008 alone, there were 17,500 serious complications related to knee replacement surgery resulting in 5,000 patient deaths.
If joint replacement is an option for you, please take the time to read this report. These 10 facts come from the Regenexx website. Our goal is to provide information that will help you make the right choice for you.
Regenexx in the News
Millions Introduced to Regenexx Stem Cell Procedures on Television's The Doctors
Regenexx Procedures were recently featured on "The Doctors" TV show. The episode featured Dr. Christopher J. Centeno and Dr. Ron Hanson from the Centeno-Schultz Clinic in Colorado, along with patient Barbee James, who sought stem cell treatment following traditional knee surgery. The 6 minute video provides a nice overview of the Regenexx Same Day Stem Cell procedure.
NBC TV Tells a Patient's Story Following a Regenexx Same-Day Knee Stem Cell Injection Procedure
Seattle King TV recently featured Regenexx patient Paul Lyon in this news segment. Lyon chose to undergo a Regenexx Same-Day knee procedure, rather than an invasive and traumatic knee joint replacement surgery. The story looks at his results and includes an interview with Dr. Christopher Centeno, founder of the Regenexx Procedures.


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Let's get rugged! Nature-loving parents like to pack up the kids and take them on outdoor adventures. These mamas and papas don't mind all the extra effort that goes with collapsible accommodations. But we wanted to make the planning process easier for families, so we've compiled our ultimate guide to adventure. Check out these tips and tricks for camping while pregnant or with a baby from Kampgrounds of America and stylish finds for the woman who likes to look fab, not drab in the wilderness.
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Where to Find Carrots 'N' Cake:
Blog URL: http://carrotsncake.com/
Category: Cooking, Fitness, Wellness
Carrots 'N' Cake
Carrots 'N' Cake is a blog with something of a dual personality. It all balances out in the end, though, in the most deliciously enjoyable way.
Carrots 'N' Cake – Why You Should Go
Blogger Tina believes that there is a definite balance to life that allows you to enjoy it to its fullest. Her blog is proof of that. Topping off her philosophy is her love of food, but also her commitment to living well and healthfully. Tina has worked throughout both her personal and professional life to achieve a life of balance and enjoyment, without the need to feel either depravity or major guilt. Her blog is very much an effort to help you do the same as she leads by her good example.
A great portion of the blog is devoted to great food and recipes (with pictures!). Along with it, there is also a wealth of information about exercise, fitness, weight loss, and more (including some excellent reviews). Her simple approach to living well and her blog inspiration is this:
"I love food, and I love eating! While I try to fill my diet with mostly healthy foods, I have a number of favorites that are not necessarily nutritious, but are still delicious and fun to eat. If eaten in moderation, I believe that the "bad" foods can be part of an overall healthy diet. This food philosophy is the inspiration for Carrots 'N' Cake.
I allow myself to indulge almost everyday, so my goal is always to find a healthy balance. By posting what I eat everyday, I hope others will gain some insight into how to incorporate good nutrition and the occasional splurge into their diets."
Summing Up Carrots 'N' Cake
Tina is leading us by example to a life that is enjoyable and maintainable. Through balance Tina has found, and shares, a workable lifestyle that is not built on a house of cards of depravation.
Go here to check out Carrots 'N' Cake.
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
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July 26th, 2009 at 6:08 am
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July 27th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Thank You, Anna! I'll have to check some of those out!
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As Panchabuta had reported a couple of months back, Azure Power India Pvt. plans to raise its solar energy generation capacity to 100 megawatts by 2013 with an investment of 15 billion rupees ($ 332 million), Chief Executive Inderpreet Wadhwa said in a recent interview, as the South Asian nation ramps up electricity supply from renewable sources.
The company designs, finances, owns, and operates solar power plants and is one of the 37 companies the Indian government selected earlier in December to supply 5 MW of solar power each to the national grid.
The company has in the past secured financing from the Overseas Private Investment Corp., a U.S. government body, and the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group. It has business agreements with China's solar energy major Suntech Power Holdings Co. and SunEdison LLC, a unit of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
Solar power producer Azure Power has proposed to set up the first solar plant in the Northeast in Meghalaya — a 10 MW power plant with an estimated investment of Rs 150 crore.
Awaiting approval from the state government, the company made a presentation to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma last Friday. The company's Chairman H S Wadhwa said the proposed plant would be the first and the only private, utility-scale facility in the region to drive development by providing solar power service to communities, governments, and commercial customers in the state.
The plant has been proposed in Built, Operate and Transfer(BOT) basis.Some locations have been identified in the state's Ri Bhoi and West Garo Hills districts.
"Sustainability of a solar project depends up on at least 250 days of sunshine, for which Ri Bhoi and West Garo Hills are ideal locations in the state," Rajan Bhattacharya, the local coordinator of the project, said.
Meghalaya, on an average day, requires 610 MW of power, while the state's own production is just 185.2 MW.
It will be interesting to know the model of the BOT that has been proposed by Azure to the Meghalaya Government and if the project being subsidized by MNRE or Meghalaya Government or any other agency under the various schemes and funds for renewable energy projects and special funds for development projects in the North East .
Also what would be of interest is the exact location of project and whether it is at tail end of grid or off grid and the mechanism for distribution.
With an aggressive plan of about 100MW in 2013 and a public listing, Azure has been looking at all possible avenues to secure projects as dependence on the National Solar Mission and Gujarat state policy will make it achieving the targeted capacity highly unlikely. Also, given their access to capital-both equity and debt- because of international multilateral agencies, the company is making big and bold bets that other Indian developers of similar scale will be unable to do.
The only other Indian developer that could achieve that scale and strategy could possibly be Kiran Energy that has once again raised a lot of equity from multiple private equity funds.


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what is your age and how long have you been wearing contacts? What is the duration of time during the day that you use the contacts? Do your eyes tear at all ?
It is pretty apparent that you are wearing your contacts too long and the redness simply is an indication of irritation. First, you need to get a new set of contact lenses. Second you need to temporarily reduce your length of use to 6-8 hours a day if possible. Next, you need to purchase some preservative free artificial tear such as Refresh Celluvisc and use it before placing your contacts and after you remove them. This helps lubricate your eyes and soothe them. If these contacts have recently been changed in prescription or brand, I would consider the possibility of a poor fit on your cornea as well. I hope this helps, Dr. Stevens
Hello again
it takes very little for the eyes to get into a vicious cycle of irritation, redness, tearing, mucous buildup and pain. It could have simply began on a day when you used the contacts too long and the eyes simply have not had a chance to repair themselves. The plan I outlined for you works for most of my contact lens wearing patients. I wish you well, Dr. Stevens