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The meeting was called to order by President Beneke at 10:00 A.M.
Directors in attendance in person: McKnight, McCaghren,
Directors in attendance by telephone: Beneke, Smith, Romero, Moeller, Potts, Ames
Directors absent: Foster
Staff in attendance: Brown, Wyatt, Gwozdo, Porche, Connor
Audience: Tom Wrenn, Jim Deloatch, Steve McKnight, Lewis Daniels
Upon motion made by Willie Romero and seconded by John Ames, the Minutes of January 20, 2017 were approved.
Finance: Louise Wyatt
Wyatt reported that December, January and February have been busy with billing and processing payments. The audit in February went well. January financials are incomplete because final entries need to be made from the audit.
Collections are lower this January compared to January 2016.
Wyatt reported RMS received a check for $6000 in February from the ski slopes which pays all of 2015 assessments and part of 2016 assessments.
The balance sheet shows a difference between 2016 and 2017 due to the addition of equipment, the motel and lot inventory.
Wyatt reported on the LLC companies: We received the tap fees for the water hook ups from Carolina Water and are current. French Broad Electric is a coop that has a capital credit fund. A 1989 credit is due to Bald Mtn. Development Corp. With McCaghren's assistance, he and Wyatt arranged to have the name changed so the RMS will receive the capital credit checks directly.
Wyatt reported that the manager of the Ridges HOA delivered the annual dues to RMS and pointed out that 3 property owners had not paid. McCaghren pointed out that the agreement with the Ridges allows RMS to contact property owners that are in arrears. Beneke suggested we wait 30 days and if payment is not received to send a letter.
Gwozdo asked if the barcode deactivation letter should be sent also. McCaghren and Beneke agreed that the Ridges property owners should be treated like the RMS property owners and a letter should be sent out in April if required.
Roads: Jason Brown
Since last report:
Wolf Laurel has had 10 rain days; received 2.68 inches of rain along with 3 wind storms and 1 thunderstorm. Wolf Laurel has had 6 snow days; receiving 18 ½ inches of snow WLRM crew has distributed 31.50 hopper loads of 3 to 1 salt mix at a total of 10.50 tons of salt.
During these weather events WLRM crew removed numerous trees from the roadways and with ground saturation levels above normal have repaired 2 slide areas and have had complaints of muddy conditions.
Removed downed trees from RROW's on Lower El Miner, El Miner, Phacelia, Spring Brook, McDaris Loop, Hampton Gap, and Painted Ridge.
Due to weather conditions the day lighting project on Ivy Way@ Spring Brook is at a halt and the road is shut down but as soon as weather permits it will be finished.
Scraped and graveled some of the worst areas where roads were near impassable Upper Haw, Upper Lookout, Lookout, Oakridge, and McDaris Loop.
Repaired slide areas on Ivy Way, Lower El Minor, and Buckhouse@ Bee Tree
As per the WLRM 2017-2019 Work Schedule all "Regular Duties" are on schedule and within the allocated budget. In regards to the non-allocated "Additional Projects" the budget and schedule is not allowing for these projects at his time and the only "Additional Projects" that will be addressed is in the fire prevention program for which the funds have already been allocated and approved.
Repaired forks on CAT skid steer
Changed cutting edges on all snow plows
Traveled to Greenville Recyclers' and purchased metal for equipment fabrication
Purchased 3 riding mowers, shop hand tools, snow blower, tool boxes, safety equipment, and miscellaneous shop supplies from a local small mechanic shop going out of business. Per the WLRM 2017 Capital Equipment Schedule
Fabricated a flatbed for the 2005 green Chevrolet 2500 HD and installed on truck.
Ordered new brake adjusters and muffler for the Ford L-9000 dump truck and will be installing them next week.
As per the WLRM 2017 Capital Equipment Schedule the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 along with the 2003 Curtis Snow Plow will be replaced this year. By the April board meeting I will have all quotes and information on the new equipment and trade in values for the old equipment.
All other equipment is up to date on service and is in good running order.
WLRMS/WLPOA Septic Exploration:
At the request of Mr. Moeller I scheduled a surveyor to locate the property line above the pond. The line has been located and the bill was sent to the WLPOA.
Fire Prevention Program:
Mrs. Jessica Hocs representing the FIREWISE program contacted me this week inquiring about setting up a meeting with the community regarding fire safety I will pass on her contact information to the committee.
Beneke asked Brown if the road at the building site on El Miner had been repaired and had the property owner paid. Brown replied that the road had been repaired for safety reasons and payment was under negotiation by the ARB.
Security: Sandy Gwozdo
I am happy to report that the previous 4 weeks have been the quietest I have ever experienced as DOS. Weather conditions have created an extremely poor ski season and many of our full time residents have vacationed in warmer climes.
There were no reports of suspicious events made to the Gate or the DOS and no requests for assistance from our property owners.
Patrol remained vigilant and has escorted a few people off mountain for driving within our community after gaining entrance to the ski lodge. A couple of drivers were cautioned for speeding or crossing the center line. A renter lost his way and was escorted to the rental house.
Ronnie Rice has been driving Patrol a few hours a week. His hours will increase as the summer season approaches. Ken Porche continues to drive Patrol 40 hours a week.
I have attached the job descriptions for the DOS, Patrol, the Gate Manual (which specially states what is expected of Gate Staff), and Office Assistant.
Committee Reports
Communications & Community Relations: John Ames
- Fire Safety TOB article– the C&CR Committee sent on January 28 the fire safety article for the Top of The Bald next issue.
- Website Interactive Communication Reminder email – the C&CR Committee sent an email on February 7 to remind all property owners about the two means to communicate with the Board and Staff that reside on our website. This email prompted about 6 immediate comments or questions which were promptly handled by Staff or Board members.
- New ARB Guidelines posted – the C&CR Committee worked with our webmaster to get those documents posted on our website effective February 9.
- New ARB Guidelines announcement email – was sent on February 13 to all property owners of record announcing that the ARB Guidelines and Fees were available on the WLRMS website and where to find them.
Insurance / Finance Committee: Willie Romero
Romero reported that the worker's comp premium was paid and will be paid on an annual basis saving $900 per year.
Wyatt reported that the corporate income tax is now due April 15th and the accountant will have this available soon.
Legal: Sharon Foster
No report.
Collections: McCaghren
McCaghren reported that our collections are proceeding in a normal fashion.
Road Maintenance & Equipment: Potts
Potts reported that committee met earlier this week and that the committee was aware of all auction purchases made by Brown.
Security: Rebecca McKnight
No report.
Property and Facilities: Larry Smith & Dick Moeller
Moeller reported that we received a sizeable reduction in taxes on the motel, but he is going to appeal it because the motel is unusable. He hopes to get the taxes to zero.
ARB: Tom Wrenn
Since the approval of the revised Architectural Guidelines dated January 20, 2017, the ARB Staff has inputted the new document and worked with the Web Master to include the revised document on our website. In coordination with John Ames, he and the RMSB Communications Committee drafted a notification to property owners and the RMSB Staff has provided that notification.
I am aware of one inquiry sent to an RMSB member concerning the revised AG. This inquiry was forwarded to me and I forwarded it to Bob Super, ARB Administrator. It is important for each of us (ARB and RMSB) to keep arms-length from the process. This is to maintain the Board integrity and to avoid any appearance of favoritism in the application process. Bob is our go to person and is to receive all inquiries and he will respond.
Bob Super, our ARB Administrator, is currently working with 3 prospects:
- 358 Burch Springs – owner in SC (reported in January)
- Builder from FL looking for different lot to build his home (reported in January)
- 271 El Miner – Major Renovation current property owner (new in February)
The following activity has occurred under the revised AG:
5 Minor Exterior Applications have been summited: 4 of 5 have been reviewed and approved.
1 of 5 pending approval
4 Tree Applications have been summited: 4 of 4 have been reviewed and approved
The ARB members express our gratitude and appreciation to our staff for their efforts and support in accomplishing the revisions, update of the website, and notification of changes to the property owners.
Wrenn thanked Ames and his committee for all for their work in supporting the publication of the new ARB Guidelines.
Long Range Planning: John Beneke
The committee has met and is drafting 3 to 5 pillars to recommend to the board at which point the community will be invited to discuss.
POA Liaison: John Beneke
Waste water treatment plant has been put on hold until May.
Old Business:
New Business:
Personnel Policy
Beneke called for a motion on the personnel policy proposal.
McCaghren moved to adopt the personnel policy. McKnight seconded.
Beneke invited each board member to express their view point on the policy. He asked McKnight to begin as she had drafted the policy.
McKnight- Just so our audience will understand the issue before us, I would like to provide a little background information. In November the senior staff asked me if I would take the lead in revising the WLRMS Personnel Policies that had not been revised since 1999. I agreed to do so after meeting with them to see what changes they thought needed to be made. I then got online and reviewed several other non-profit homeowners associations to see what they had included that was not in our 1999 version. I then included in the new version several items such as the Equal Employment Opportunity statement, a section on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid deductions, Workers' Compensation Law/Unemployment Benefits, and criteria for employee selection. In the section on Discipline, I provided more information on supervisors' responsibilities for the performance of their employees, more information on our being an Employment-at-will state, and information about an appeals process for employees charging the reason for termination was for an illegal reason—race, religion, etc.
Staff had asked me to delete two benefits that had at one time been offered, but are not offered now—matching retirement contributions and health insurance.
This draft was submitted to the Board after the holidays in early January for their review. Several suggestions were made and were incorporated into a new draft and sent to the Board again for their further review.
We then had about a two-hour workshop in which several other changes were suggested and agreed upon by the Board. After we had discussed the Policies for quite a while, I asked if there were any other comments or suggestions to be made. Having heard none, I stated that I would revise the Policies with the corrections approved and then send the Board the last draft. This draft has also been provided to the senior staff and they have approved it.
McKnight stated that the document is much better than the previous policy. She compared it to others she saw online and thinks it's a good document and would like it to go forward.
McCaghren supported the policy as presented and stated that it could be revised in the future as needed. He stated that the existing policy has inconsistences in it including benefits we no longer provide.
He said he would urge the adoption of the proposed policy.
Romero thanked McKnight for the work she had put into the personnel policy. He expressed concern about the policy regarding terminations. Current policy gives full discretion to the supervisors. Romero believes that the board as employer should oversee and review termination before it is acted upon.
Romero also believes that the vacation benefits should be reviewed.
Moeller had some agreements with Romero, however, believed this document should be passed; and if revisions need to be made they could address them in the future. He stated he was in favor of passing the new policy.
Ames said his only comment is that the document, as he read it and interrupted it, does not address enough about the board's responsibility, involvement, supervision, management and implementation of the policy. He added that if this document has laid at rest since 1999 he does not understand the urgency to revise to the point of having to vote on it when there are questions that several board members have. Ames said he doesn't see the harm in waiting.
Potts agreed with Moeller's statement that we should move on and he supports the policy.
Smith commented that once the appeals process was written into the draft he was satisfied. Beyond the appeals process he would like to leave it in the hands of senior staff and adopt the policy as presented.
Beneke agreed with Romero and Ames that more work needs to be done on the policy. He is concerned that there is no oversight by the board, but sees the viewpoint that modifications can be made in the future.
Beneke asked Wyatt if RMS is contributing to one employee's retirement. Wyatt responded yes for one individual that took advantage of this benefit at the time of employment. This benefit is no longer offered but is still on the personnel policy. Health insurance is also on the policy but is no longer offered.
Romero added that the policy must be posted appropriately as to avoid violation of NC law.
Wyatt reminded the board we had 5 new hires in 2016 each requesting a copy of their benefits. They received the current policy with many cross outs.
There being no further comments or questions, Beneke called for a vote.
The policy was approved by a vote of 4 to 3. Ayes were McKnight, McCaghren, Moeller, and Potts. Nays were Beneke, Romero and Ames. Smith lost phone connection and Foster was not present.
Audience Comments:
Next RMS HOA Board meeting is scheduled March 17, 2017, at 10:00 A.M.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Willie Romero
Secretary /Treasurer


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Standard & Poor's have issued a report on the market for natural catastrophe bonds and how it has faired under the current economic gloom and credit crunch. The report 'Nat Cat Insurance Bonds Buck The Credit Crunch Trend' (available to Ratings Direct subscribers) concludes that catastrophe insurance linked securities and catastrophe bonds have proven generally resilient and issuance has seemed mostly immune from the effects felt by other capital markets.
Investor motivation is one of the reasons, the report says "One of the key attractions of many ILS deals is the limited/lack of correlation to traditional investments, owing to the performance trigger being driven by more remote and non-financial risks such as natural perils or demographic trends. Indeed, and perhaps not surprisingly, they appear more correlated to the actual natural catastrophe experience and underlying reinsurance pricing."
On the future for the market S&P says "Looking forward, we expect that the fundamentals driving risk pricing in ILS in general and nat cat bonds in particular will continue to protect this asset class from the worst of the disruptions being felt elsewhere in the traditional credit markets."
So far so good then for the cat bond market. While issuance hasn't been record breaking this year, they are likely to remain an attractive alternative for investors as long as there aren't any losses to exisiting bonds. Keep an eye on Gustav and the Atlantic basin if you're at all risk averse!
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We are excited to announce our 2019 Season filled with classic comedies, musicals and mysteries with a few new and exciting comedies.
The season opens on February 1, 2019 with Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. When their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike, old resentments flare up.
Sparks fly, silverware is thrown, and romance blossoms this spring when Living on Love takes to the stage. When a demanding diva discovers that her larger-than-life maestro husband has become enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his largely fictional autobiography, she hires a handsome young scribe of her own.
May takes a literary turn with a serious play for trivial people in Bunbury. When two unseen characters from classic literature – Bunbury (The Importance of Being Earnest) and Rosaline (Romeo & Juliet) – join forces and sweep through time and literature to change their fate and potentially the future of the world. Together they infiltrate and alter classic literature, including giving Romeo & Juliet a happy ending.
Summer brings two shows to the Coaster Theatre stage beginning with the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery And Then There Were None. Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme.
Alongside And Then There Were None this summer is the frolicking musical comedy Nunsense. When the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of Grease.
Fall brings cooler temps alongside the delightful, laugh-a-minute The Savannah Sipping Society. Four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it's high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they've lost through the years. Over the course of six months, filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jump start their new lives. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment—and most importantly, realize it's never too late to make new old friends.
The holiday season brings the beloved musical Annie to the stage. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt!


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14,302 km so far.
Even though the view outside our room was gorgeous, and the inside of our room was a little grungy, we spent almost the entire morning working in bed.
Shame on us.
However, what with planning yoga workshops, writing a daily blog, and trying to plan the very complicated remainder of our trip, we are falling (and feeling) enormously behind.
(Don't miss: Our guide to everything you need to know before bike touring Malaysia) →
Also, neither of us is 100% in the health department, so it was hard to get motivated to move.
Backtracking and Boats
Eventually we did move, just in time to meet our 12pm check-out time. The ride back to Kuah seemed a little easier than the ride out had been, so I guess most of the rolling hills were rolling down for us today.
Lazy cyclists that we are, we've decided to get the ferry all the way to George Town, instead of riding the 100 or so kilometres down the coast.
I know, shame shame, double shame.
Our plan was to grab some lunch in Kuah, but there is not really much to Kuah, so we headed to the shopping plaza by the ferry terminal, thinking they'd have some decent tummy friendly edibles.
Our ferry tickets bought, we rolled our bikes into the mall (nobody seemed to mind) and searched the very limited supply of food stands. We could go to Kenny Rogers Roasters, KFC, and a small assortment of Chinese and Indian food stalls. None really appealed to my upset tummy, so we had "lunch" at Starbucks.
Yes, I am deeply ashamed.
Stephen's note: As am I.
Instead of just heaving our bikes onto the boat across the gap today, the helpful ferrymen lifted our bikes high onto the roof of the boat. They even took Stephen's up with his small front panniers on. Wow. I guess I can sort of understand why the Kuala Perlis run has banned bikes, if this is the system.
Another few hours cramped inside the ferry, and we were in George Town.
Getting our bikes off the boat was even harder than getting them on, as the dock in George Town was much lower.
Um, Like, Wow
The historic centre of George Town is a stunning place!
It has twisty narrow alleyways lined with Chinese shophouses decorated in the style of days gone by, street art everywhere, a laid-back colonial air about the place, and hundreds of cute cafés serving every kind of food and drink imaginable.
George Town easily lands on the list of one my favourite cities so far. Less polished than Luang Prabang, less touristy than Siem Reap, it hits that sweet spot between liveable and touristy right in the bullseye.
We'll be spending a few days here, so more pictures will be forthcoming. ♥


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Re: Sansa E280 not recognized by USB
From: Angie Matney <angie_at_mpmail.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:43:52 -0400
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:05:27 +0200, RaZorbacK wrote:
>Have you lot of music on your sansa? if it's the case, the unit is
Thank you. Yes, I have a lot of stuff on it, but I was having this problem before I managed to put music on there. I am also blind, so I will try your suggestion.
I have also had problems with the player freezing, but I have figured out what to do for that (hold down the power button for a long, long time and then turn it on again).
The Sansa with Rockbox would be a great little system...if it actually worked. sigh.
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Under the Council tab, you will find a link to minutes under Council Meetings. This page gives you a list of the most recent minutes approved by Council.
You can find that on our Civic Alerts page
Assessment notices are mailed in March. If you have not received your notice by the end of March, please contact the City of Chestermere by calling (403) 207-7050. Assessment reports are also be available on the City's website (www.chestermere.ca/webmap). Please review your notice carefully once you receive it. If you have general questions, call the City at (403) 207-7050. If you have detailed questions about your property, call the Assessor at 1-877-438-2305.
Market value is defined as the price a property might reasonably sell for after adequate time and exposure to an open market when sold by a willing seller to a willing buyer.
In Alberta, the amount of tax a property owner pays is according to the value of the property (your assessment).
The City of Chestermere contracts Accurate Assessment Group Ltd. to provide assessments for our community. This company comes to Chestermere each year (usually in the spring/summer) to complete the City's assessment.
Properties in Alberta are assessed using a 'mass appraisal' method, which is the process of valuing a group of properties as of a given date using common data, mathematical models, and statistical tests. Information is collected by gathering data from on-site visits (as described above), real estate Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Alberta Land Titles, and financial institutions.
If you would like detailed information in how your valuation was determined, you can call the City's assessor, Accurate Assessment Group Ltd. at 1-877-438-2305 or you can arrange to meet with them when they are in Chestermere (call 403-207-7050 to book an appointment). If you still disagree with the Assessor's evaluation after contacting them, you can file an official complaint and appeal. Information about the appeal process is available at www.chestermere.ca/assessment.
-You can look up more information about your property at www.chestermere.ca/webmap. -If you have questions about your specific property evaluation, contact Accurate Assessment Group Ltd. at 1-877-438-2305 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. -If you would like more information about the assessment process in Chestermere, visit www.chestermere.ca/assessment or call the City at (403) 207-7050. -If you would like to know more about the provincial regulations and guidelines for the assessment process, click the link below:
Under the Local Authorities Election Act, a candidate's official agent is: authorized to incur campaign expenses and accept or solicit campaign contributions on behalf of the candidate; be present in the voting location on election day (unless a candidate or candidate scrutineer is present) to observe the voting and make notice of objection as to voter eligibility; and may be present at an official recount of votes. Other duties of an official agent are those assigned by the candidate, according to Section 68.1. Provisions for being at the count of the ballot may not be available as the City of Chestermere uses tabulating machines.
According to the Local Authorities Election Act, a candidate may not accept an anonymous donation. If you have received an anonymous donation, your option is to return the donation or pay the amount of the donation to the Secretary of the City of Chestermere. See Sec 147.3(1)(j).
According to Section 21 of the Local Authorities Election Act,
"(1) A person may be nominated as a candidate in any election under this Act if on nomination day the person(a) is eligible to vote in that election,(b) has been a resident of the local jurisdiction and the ward, if any, for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding nomination day, and(c) is not otherwise ineligible or disqualified."There are no other relevant provisions under this Act with respect to the residence requirements for candidates. The provisions for ineligibility to stand as a candidate are set out in section 21 of the Local Authorities Election Act, which is available online through Alberta Municipal Affairs. Therefore, any candidate who has been resident in the City of Chestermere for a period of six months is eligible to be a candidate in the municipal election. Further, as candidates swear an affidavit as to their eligibility to stand for election, which includes their address, this is acceptable proof of the fulfillment of the residency requirements. In the event that the candidate is elected, any breach of the eligibility rules, including residency, must be challenged by you through the courts.
If you do not meet any of these conditions, your deposit is paid into the general revenues of the local jurisdiction or the appropriate School District. (Section 30, Local Authorities Election Act.)
However, you can only withdraw your nomination if the number of remaining candidates meets the positions in the race. For example, if you are running for Councillor in a local jurisdiction with 6 seats and there are only six nominated candidates, no candidate may withdraw. (Section 32, Local Authorities Election Act).
No. Alcohol consumption on a vessel is prohibited unless it was manufactured with sleeping quarters, meal preparation area (galley), a built in lavatory/washroom, and is moored for the evening.
Yes. Impaired driving laws under the Criminal Code extend to vessels in waterways, train operation, and aircraft operation. Possession of liquor in a vessel is also prohibited and subject to seizure and a fine under the Gaming and Liquor Act.
Yes. The portion of the lake North of the causeway has a speed limit of 12km/hr. The remainder of the lake has a 10km/hr speed limit within 30 meters of shore.
Yes. You are obligated to provide proof of operator competency (pleasure craft operator license), proof of ownership (vessel licencing), and must produce all required safety equipment. If you refuse to cooperate, the police may board your vessel to check for these items and if required order you to leave the lake. Violations for non compliance may also result in a court appearance and fines.
No. You cannot tow a person after dark.
You may only have as many people as you have seats which does not exceed the recommended weight for your vessel. This includes any persons towed by your vessel.
Yes, as long as you have a spotter on your PWC and an additional seat for each towed person.
** All persons who operate a pleasure craft regardless of age require a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, or in the case of a rental has received appropriate instruction **
Under 12 years of age with no direct supervision: May operate a boat up to 10hp (7.5kW) engine power.
Ages 12 to under 16 with no direct supervision: May operate a boat up to 40hp (30kW) engine power.
Under 16 years of age, regardless of supervision: May not operate a Personal Watercraft (PWC)
16 years of age or older: No horsepower restrictions.
In our province, a municipality must have over 10,000 residents in order to apply for city status. We reached that number in 2007 and continue to keep growing at a rapid pace. As a city, we are already larger than 4 other cities in Alberta.
The purpose is to gain more recognition as a viable place to do business which will hopefully attract more business and business tax revenue, easing the burden on residential tax payers.
In the 2012 community survey, the #1 thing residents said would most improve their quality of life in Chestermere is more shopping/businesses. In addition to providing more options to residents, having more businesses in a community means more tax revenue from the business property taxes. This helps the community pay for amenities like pools and recreation centres, with less burden directly on residents.
In addition, there are over 100 towns in Alberta. As a city, Chestermere is 1 of 18 and may have more influence when asking the provincial government for services like schools and medical facilities.
Examples of light industrial businesses include printing shops, auto repair shops, small equipment rentals, electronics manufacturing, and distribution centres.
Examples of professional services include lawyers, engineers, accountants, architects, banking, insurance, real estate brokers, etc.
The City of Chestermere will begin the regular development approval process with an Area Structure Plan and is seeking to begin selling parcels in the next 1-2 years. The City will require all applicants to submit high design standards to ensure that the development fits into the City's high quality expectations. Once costs are covered, any profits from the development will be reinvested back into the community.
All parts of the development process are publicly available should residents wish to follow the progress of the development.
When the private sector is unwilling to do so, it is not uncommon for municipalities to pursue specific types of development themselves.
As no local developers have plans to add light industrial options in Chestermere, and the City of Chestermere was able to purchase the land for under market value, Chestermere has decided to pursue its own development.
This is the only piece of land the City of Chestermere owns (except municipal reserve lands needed for parks and schools) and studies show profitability for the area.
You can register for any program by calling (403) 207-7060, walk-in at the Municipal Office during business hours, or fill out an online form if available.
You may access the City of Chestermere Land Use bylaw on the city's website. Part four of the land use bylaw speaks about development applications and enumerates specific types of work that do not require a development permit.
Seniors can contact Alberta Seniors and Community Support toll-free at 1-877-644-9992 or the Ministry's website for more information on:•Education Property Tax Assistance for Seniors program•The Alberta Seniors Benefit•Other provincial programs and services for seniors Ministry Website
For example, a taxpayer with a home assessed at $550,000 will pay approximately $17 less in municipal taxes in 2016 if their assessment changed by the average for the community (approximately 4.5% increase).
The taxes that an individual property owner will pay may be higher or lower depending on the change in assessed value of their property. Your individual property tax will be sent in early June.
This year, and for the next ten years, franchise fees will be used to make the payments for borrowing for the new RCMP building. With the franchise fees revenues, the City will be able to have a 10 year loan on the new RCMP building instead of a 20 year loan. This will save residents approximately $1.4 Million in interest because a lower borrowing rate was available for a 10 term and because of the shortened borrowing timeframe.
The costs for delivery of energy (electric and gas) to your home or business is approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission who ensures that appropriate pricing is in place for the transmission and distribution services you used (the wires and the pipes). In Alberta, you purchase power (electrical and gas) from a utility retailer who uses the available infrastructure (in the case of Chestermere delivered from either ATCO or FORTIS) to deliver energy products to your home/business.
Utility Retailers sell energy to households/businesses and are responsible for invoicing the household for products used.
For a list of utility retailers/distributors in Chestermere, please visit our Utility Services Providers page.
The goats are here to eat the weeds! Goats are browsers not grazers like sheep and cattle. They naturally prefer broadleaf plants like weeds and leave the grasses alone. They destroy the seed so it doesn't get re-distributed. They are trained to eat certain weeds, you couldn't do this with any old farm goat. Goats have special enzymes in their stomach that allow them to eat even toxic plants that would kill us and other livestock.
No, not while they are working, the electric fence could be on and the goats and dogs have a job to do. Please don't tease the goats or pull the weeds away because the goats will learn to push and lean on the fence. The germs on your hands could make the goats sick so we ask folks not to pet the goats. There will be an opportunity for residents to attend an educational session with the goats. Stay tuned for that.
Where the weeds are extremely dense or are causing unsafe circumstances; the harvester operators may be able to do a "custom" removal of floating weeds, based on a site assessment. The viability of this approach is dependent on wind, water depth and the proximity of the harvester to other physical structures or the shoreline.
The City will select up to 15 sites to pilot test on the lake. An assessment will be based on accessibility (depth of water, presence of permanent physical structures) and the density and severity of the weed problem. Residents would also need to gather their weeds into floating masses and push them out to where the harvester could collect them based on a pre-arranged time for a pick-up – normally within 24 hours.
A typical pick-up would take from 30-60 minutes, once the weeds have been gathered in the water and pushed out to where the harvester can operate.
The pilot program allows for two pick-ups for the season.
Under no circumstances will the harvester's cutting mechanism be operated during this pick-up procedure. Nor will City staff do any dock-side pick-ups or enter the water as part of this pilot project.
There are known locations where floating lake weeds gather. This is likely due to prevailing winds, boat traffic, shoreline configuration and physical structures. If the City can reduce the amount of floating weed masses in the lake by targeting these areas, this will hopefully improve the overall safety for everyone.
Garbage pickup in Chestermere is operated by Chestermere Utilities Incorporated. Please contact them at 403-207-7CUI (7284) or visit them at www.cuinc.ca. Garbage Pickup Schedule
Yes! Our Community Services Department offers a variety of programming opportunities for everyone from infants to seniors. Please call 403-207-7060 for the latest available programs or check out our Community Services webpage.
Yes. Recycling in Chestermere is currently operated by Chestermere Utilities Incorporated. Soon the City will be taking over operation and management of the recycling depot.
Chestermere Utilities Incorporated (CUI) operates utility services in Chestermere. Please visit their website to learn how to pay your bill.
Yes. Permits are issued through the Development Services Department. Visit their webpage to learn more about the permits you will need to do any construction on your home.
The province has not yet provided any details on our specific funding or programs, just an approximate timeline of when we can expect to hear about the next steps (February 17 – March 20).
As soon as we hear anything, it will be shared with families and the community through our various communication channels, including the City Website https://www.chestermere.ca/plc and Parent Link Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/chestermereplc.
A pesticide is anything that is intended to prevent, destroy, repel or manage a pest. A herbicide is something intended to prevent, destroy, repel or manage a unwanted plant.
Pesticide or herbicides are only used for weeds when absolutely necessary and when other treatments prove to be ineffective. Sports fields and Class 1 parks are the only areas that would be considered for this type of treatment.
By using appropriate pesticide selections for the issues presented, they can be used effectively and safely. Along with selection, timing of pesticide applications is also crucial in staying bee-friendly. Dandelions that pop up in the spring are bee's first food source. Dandelion treatment is postponed until other plants flower in the spring in order to preserve this important early season food source for bees.
Cultural practices are used to combat undesirable weeds in most of our City parks. This includes providing optimal growing conditions for desirable plants by way of watering, fertilizing, aerating, and top dressing turf. Another cultural practice that was started is using goats to implement a targeted browsing approach for weed management in areas close to Chestermere Lake.
We do weekly monitoring of mosquitoes in areas that are typical habitats. If larvae counts, by way of dips, are within our action threshold, we will apply a larvicide that targets mosquito larvae while leaving other organisms unaffected.
We also implement other cultural controls such as removing standing water where applicable, and keeping grass mowed regularly. Residents can also help in controlling mosquito populations by doing the same thing. A few examples are changing water in bird baths once a week, ensuring the eave trough on homes are draining properly, keeping grass mowed regularly to make the lawn a less desirable habitat and removing any other standing water on their property.
With respect to City-owned property, we will typically not address dandelions unless they are causing considerable damage to the turf. Class 1 parks may receive spot spraying with herbicides when weeds exceed a threshold of 10/sq m. We usually use non-chemical treatments such as mowing.
Yes. Our Unsightly Property Bylaw requires that residents keep their weeds below 15 cm (6 inches). Residents can contact the City's Bylaw Division for more information.
As per Snow Removal Bylaw 018-11, any ice or snow removed from private property cannot be placed on the roadway or boulevard of a street. Please shovel the snow and ice onto your property.
Keeping extra snow off the roads mitigates three common issues:
1. Limits water pooling and ice build up during the freeze/thaw cycle from Chinooks.
2. Helps the storm water system absorb both melting snow and rainfall more efficiently in the spring.
3. Makes street sweeping in the spring easier. Larger piles of snow and ice take longer to melt. They are a safety hazard for crews and can cause damage to street sweeping equipment.
The Tax Installment Payment Program (TIPPs) is an optional plan is available to pay taxes by automatic monthly debit from your bank account. As a TIPP participant, you are not required to make an annual tax payment. Your taxes can be paid in monthly installments on the 15th of each month and adjusted automatically twice a year to reflect any tax changes for the current year.
The City's tax schedule follows the calendar year. Since the notices are issued in the middle of the year your first 6 months of payments will differ from the last 6 months of payments. The first six months plus the last six months, will equal your tax levy. The credited amount indicated on your notice indicates payments you have made for the months of January to May of the current year.
After hearing overwhelming concerns from residents and conducting a thorough review of the company, City Council decided that the status quo was no longer desirable and explored alternative options for the future of Chestermere Utilities Inc. On June 28, 2019, Council decided to take back control of utility services. By bringing services back under the municipality, they were able to cut utility rates by 8% this past July.
Bills will be coming from the City of Chestermere and your garbage and recycling will be picked up by the City.
If you pay in person or by mailing a cheque, either visit or send your cheque to City Hall, 105 Marina Road, Chestermere, AB T1X 1V7.
If you pay by auto-withdrawals, telephone banking, online banking or through a mortgage company, you will not need to make any changes. Please continue to use the same payee.
Account numbers will remain the same.
No. It will cost a large amount of money for the City to change the logos on all residential bins. To keep costs and rates down, we will not be changing the logos at this time.
Yes you can still use it for curbside collection notifications and for the 'Sorting Central' feature to find out what goes where.
During the next update, the logo will change to show the City's icon.
Billing customer service will be located at City Hall in the main reception.
105 Marina Road, Chestermere, AB T1X 1V7
Phone: 403-207-7070 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Business Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Residents can contact Community Operations for waste collection questions and services: 403-207-2807.
The building will be closed and completely cleaned out by the end of September. The City is exploring options for the best use of the space following CUI's departure.
The lake weeds multiply when they break up, float around, and then establish new colonies. A new plant can start from a tiny piece of an existing one. The most common form of weed in Chestermere Lake is the Northern Milfoil.
The City owns three lake weed harvesters and a barge which normally operate from July 1 – Aug 31 each year. The harvesters cut and remove lake weeds and other debris to ensure that Chestermere Lake remains safe for recreational and boating activities, and reduces clogging of the WID irrigation system. These mechanical devices are the best means to control the weeds as compared to using chemical or hand harvesting alternatives.
The harvester operators follow a set schedule based on the historical prevalence and location of weeds. Although they typically adhere to a regular "route", picking up where they left off the day before, this route may vary depending on operator discretion. They also focus on floating weed masses caused by boat propellers or that come in from the Canal, and thirdly, on known dense areas of weeds.
The harvesters can only mechanically reach weeds down to a depth of 2 m. This means that the weeds still grow on the lake bottom. As such, this program controls weed growth during the season but does not reduce or prevent them from growing
The lake weeds are hauled by truck to the City's Public Works Yard. The weeds are deposited, screened of debris, turned regularly for several months, and mixed with other soil to create good compost material. This compost is now available to residents free of charge, and is also used in City parks.
Every summer, the lakefront owners help out by collecting floating weeds and hand harvesting weeds on and around their shoreline. This task involves putting the weeds into recycling bins, to be picked up weekly by CUI. This collaboration ensures that Chestermere Lake continues to be a key recreational amenity for everyone to enjoy.
On average, summers students spend about 2,040 hours in total on the harvesting program. This results in about 150 trailer loads, ultimately being converted into compost material.


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Remember Bhopal tragedy? The gas leak still considered as the world's worst industrial chemical spill disaster? Over 500,000 were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. These toxic substances found their way to the nearby towns turning up an estimate of 8,000 dead within two weeks. It could have been prevented had the company have the measures to cope and prevent this in the first place.
Chemical spills occur more often than you think: from a storage tank, during transportation, at a production site, warehouse area or at a laboratory.
And with many dangerous chemicals that could be present in a plant site, from highly flammable liquids, reactive substances, acids, oxidizing agents and the like chemical spills are very much likely to happen.
Dangers of chemical spills
The following are some of the situations that workers, your facilities and the environment may be exposed to.
1. Fire and/or explosion when flammable liquids generate vapor that could easily be ignited
2. Being burned by a corrosive liquid
3. Hot chemicals and/or pressurised zones
4. Other toxic chemicals or gases generated if spilled chemicals come in contact with other materials
5. Contamination of soil, water or air
These dangers do not involve everything. The danger of chemical spills depends on the substances or chemicals, work area's location and conditions, and spill volume.
However, one of the most advised first aid measures when it comes to accidents involving aggressive chemicals like alkalis, oxidisers and acids, is what is called the Hazchem spill kit; also known as a chemical spill kit. It is recommended for industrial facilities, warehouses, hospitals, mine sites, factories, laundries and almost anywhere dangerous chemicals are used.
Each kit would have ChemSorb Absorbent, Hazchem grade Land Socks, Hazchem grade Absorbent Mats, Personal Protective Equipment and Anti-Static Waste Disposal Bags and Ties. It will be convenient if your company would buy spill kits that are ready to use. Check Absorb Enviro for more details.
Environmental protection
In Australia, the Environment Protection Act was designed to help all business sectors find innovative ways by setting environmentally quality objectives in using resources more efficiently while reducing the ecological impact while doing so. This has become so effective it is now in the level of the world's best environment protection regulation.
With the many things that a business has to do, let a group of experts make sure your business follows State environment policies (SEPPs), industrial waste management policies (WMPs) and National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs); so that you pass with flying colors your application for licenses, pollution abatement notices, work approvals and permits.
Ensure environmental compliance
Let this group of experts provide your business environment protection and environment management solutions to lessen your environmental impact. They would be providing you with training from chemical spill kit inductions to Australia's first Certificate IV in Environmental Management, and even up to a Diploma of Environment Management. Likewise, they would do spill kit maintenance and environment preparedness inspections; while providing you with the Environment Manager's Toolkit which every business should have. They would also take care of the Spill Response and Pollution Control Products ranging from spill kits, drain protection, drum management, absorbents, silt control and secondary containment devices.
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Discussion in 'Fallout 4' started by Makta, Dec 13, 2015.
TBH i would so buy it even if i already have F4.
That looks awesome. Too bad I doubt it's actually playable with that view though.
Looks great. Hopefully Bethesda decides to take this $750 million they made in one day and use it to experiment with different fallout spinoffs like an isometric game.
FO4's problems go waaaaay beyond a camera angle...
this is what they are doing...
Needs more pre-rendered backgrounds.
I would be very interested to see a post-apocalyptic RPG with pre-rendered backgrounds like Pillars of Eternity.
I'd like to hop into the alternate reality where Van Buren got finished and released with beautiful pre-rendered environments like Pillars of Eternity. That's always one the things I keep in the back of my mind for when a magical genie grants me three wishes.
I don't think people on here are old school "fanboys" I notice a lot of gamers using this term now a days, but use it in very general terms simply because someone "likes" something which really isn't what a fanboy is.
A fanboy is actually someone who relentlessly goes out of their own way to harass other gamer's within a gaming communitys (Usually forums, twitter, youtube, steam, or social media websites) and tell everyone that "their game" is the best and everyone else is "stupid" for not agreeing with them. They are usually gamers who are emotionally immature who can't accept criticisms towards something they like. So they result to name calling, swearing and juvenile behavior.
While most gamers (Like us) who are "fans" of something don't generally care about what other people think because we accept that no game is perfect and accept everyones opinions on what they like or dislike because everyone is entitled to enjoy what they find entertaining.
This is an example of a "Fanboy" (He's 45 years old too) --->
^ Please don't slot us with these kinds of vile individuals.
Wow it looks like the game was meant to be that way since the textures actually look kind of nice, they look like shit the closer you get to them. Too bad the game has WAY bigger problems at hand.
2/10 "Disappointed, not a real Fallout game like 1 and 2"
I had a bad dream where Van Buren was released and was god awful and killed the RPG genre and everyone played CoD.
The horror.
Sounds like Fallout 4.
Or POS.
Even if Fo4 was isometric, it'd still be the same shallow, poorly written mess it is in it's current form.
Agreed. Isometric does not mean good game.
Even if it was isometric it would only show how much more it isn't Fallout than it already isn't(if that's even possible at this point).
Pretty much.
Now that I think about it, what if Bethesda announced a rebooted Fallout 1 and 2 or put Fallout 1 and 2 in the Gamebyro engine with the Fallout 4 graphics in first person with/without the skills?
No please no!
A steaming pile of shit is still a steaming pile of shit, no matter what angle you look at it from.


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Péter Tímár is a film director and screenwriter based in Budapest. He graduated as a cinematographer from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 1984. He was a member of Balázs Bela Studio (1976–1985) where he made his first experimental films.
- Fresco (Freskó) (1984)
- The Amount (Summa) (1982)
- Raster (Raszter) (1979)
- Moving Image Analysis (Mozgókép Analízis) (1977)
- Visus (1975)


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Shakespeare's plays should be experienced by everyone, however, the language and poetry of his plays make the stories inaccessible to some people. This is a retelling of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" in which the language and content have been crafted to make the story more accessible and appealing to young adults. The story really opens the reader to inside "knowledge" of Hamlet's past and an understanding of the ambiguity of his nature. Yes, he is the hero and yes, he has been wronged, but he is far from perfect, with questionable sanity.
This book would be appealing to anyone with an interest in a prose version of Hamlet; someone who enjoys the original, but is interested in a modern English retelling of the story. Though readers of any age might enjoy the book, it is specifically geared toward young adults. Much of the sexual tension and discovery would be most relevant to young adult readers. That being the case, the content of the story is more appropriate to older teens; that could be said for the play itself as well.
The author stays true to the vision of the original play, but writes in comprehensible prose that despite using modern language still has a lyrical quality to it. Several of the speeches are recognizable to someone who has read Shakespeare's play, and despite the use of American English they mirror the lyricism of the original. The author superbly captures the emotion and angst of the original play.
The book was enjoyable and interesting to read, even to somebody who has read Shakespeare's play more than once. It was a fresh view of an old and well known story, and really allowed the reader to relate to the characters on a more personal level than is possible in a play. The only issue was that it was difficult to tell what era the story was supposed to take place in. The author's reference to Hamlet wearing black jeans seems to suggest that this is a current day version of the story, but that seems to be the only indication that this is the case. I found myself imagining it taking place in the past due to the fact that it followed the content of the original so closely. This might simply be because it is not my first exposure to the story. Despite the mild confusion, the integrity of the original play is preserved and due to the interesting cover art and the understandable prose, the book should fulfill its purpose of interesting young adults in Hamlet's story. I would definitely recommend this book for the young adult section of the library.
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Summer is officially over. I guess that should be obvious by official dates (Summer technically lasts from June 21st-September 21st in the US; 秋分の日 was September 23rd in Japan). The air is cooling down and everyone is asking if I'm cold when I wear a t-shirt. Seems like some things never change, even though they definitely do.
This past Wednesday we had a へき地研究集会(へき研) where schools from the neighboring areas all came to my elementary school and watched some classes put on by our teachers, myself included. Another teacher and I taught the 5th graders some English while our tiny rural classroom was filled to the brim with other teachers from other rural schools. Normally, English is a relatively casual affair, and laid-back to facilitate learning. Not on Wednesday, however. All considered, it went pretty well, and I even got to talk in front of a group of 30 teachers or so about my thoughts on English education and why it's important in an elementary school. I think just about every ALT has thoughts on the matter, but so few are allowed the opportunity to speak to a group of Japanese teachers that want you to speak. It's a good feeling, even if I couldn't be as eloquent as I'd like.
Thinking about my Japanese, I realize that I haven't improved all that much recently. I am improving, definitely. But gradually. I wouldn't mind a big boost in study sessions–say, 30 minutes more a day of dedicated study–but I don't feel like I can act on that. Actual study is kind of hard, especially solo. With additional focuses, like game development, I'm not too displeased with my general lack of Japanese development. After all, I am making progress in other places.
Every day this past week I've been working on my little RPG, A Return Home. I set myself 3 months to finish it, and I have goals I want to stick to. However, about 15 days into the project, I started learning Unity. As a result, I haven't given it the attention it deserves. Well, assuming it deserves much attention. The game is intended to be simple, but my biggest worry is that it's both short and not worthy of time. Like a terrible short story or poem. It makes me doubt some of my writing skills while at the same time makes me want to convert it into a short story itself. I feel like that's its proper format, and the only reason I made it into a game is something arbitrary like wanting to make a game.
The deadline for my next "update" to A Return Home is October 10th, and I'm only about 70% through the things I wanted to include. Unfortunately I won't be able to complete everything I wanted to by that time. Why? There's a big trip this weekend (and it's a 3 day weekend here in Japan) to a lake near Bandai mountain in Japan. This is the 3rd time I've gone and it's honestly in my top-2 trips every year. Looking forward to a weekend of hiking, kayaking, swimming in freezing water, and merriment with friends.
In 30 minutes we have a ceremony to end the first semester and then the students will be free to leave and the teachers have a nice relaxing afternoon ahead. At least I hope. I'm sure someone will come and make some busywork for us all. But if I'm lucky, I might be able to finish up some of the features I wanted to include in this update, bringing it from a eh 70% to a woo 90%. Things like finishing off the cutscene dialogue and implementing it in the game, even if I don't polish the cutscene up.
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Here is the second roundtable discussion in our series of interviews with the cast and crew of The Return of the King. Listen in as he goes from Titanic, to his iPod, to ROTK, and his house in Suffolk.
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A few days a go I bought a pair of ReVox black metal NAB hub adapters to use with the Grundig TS-1000, but looking at them, I thought that the black color reminded me to Darth Vader, so I started to think how would be his reel to reel deck if it had appeared in the movie.
As most of us know, TEAC decks were used in the production of the movie to record some special effects. In Star wars movie, a deck with digital counter would be on expected and of course, big reels.
My final guess is the following one:
- Teac X-2000R BL(lack)
- ReVox black metal NAB hub adapters
- 10.5" red metal reels
I could use another black faced deck, like the Grundig TS-1000, but as it has analog counters, the best scene would be a Teac X-2000, a Akai GX-747 or a Technics RS-1800. Since I have a Teac X-2000R BL, here are the shots:
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End of an Era: Mat McDermott Shares His Favorite TreeHugger Moments
Dear TreeHugger readers, you've no doubt noticed some changes on the site in past weeks, like the removal of the "a Discovery company" text underneath our logo, for example. You'll notice other changes coming as well, one of which being that you won't be seeing any more pieces under my byline. That's right, I'm moving on from TreeHugger.
In the interest of leaving you all with one final message, I'd like to round up some of what I think are some of the most important issues I've covered in my time here. So, with no further ado, let's have at it.
100 More Colleges Join Fight to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies
Taking a page out of the playbook from the fight against apartheid in South Africa, 350.org is leading the effort to get colleges to pull their investments away from fossil fuel companies, hopefully sending the message that dirty old polluting ways are no longer acceptable.
This is one of the most important steps the green movement has taken in recent years. This fight, to move away from fossil fuels as rapidly as possible, to push fossil fuel companies to either change their polluting ways or eliminate them entirely if they won't, to curtail the deeply damaging influence these powerful corporations, beholden to nothing but their profits, is the fight of our times. Make no mistake about it.
As Dangerous Climate Change Looks Increasingly Assured, What Does Environmentalism Do?
Back in 2011, prior to the COP17 climate talks, I posed this question to readers. With the poor outcome of COP18 just a couple of weeks past, and even further evidence that we've pretty much run out of time to avoid a good deal of dangerous effects from climate change, the question of what does environmentalism do now is even more important than ever.
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The odds are very good that we won't prevent dangerous climate change. We won't keep atmospheric carbon levels below 450ppm, let alone the safer 350ppm.
We in the environmental movement really ought to consider this, consider it publicly that is (I know we all talk about this privately), as a very real eventuality and start talking about what comes next. What are we going to do? What are we going to recommend people do?
Sure, climate adaptation gets discussed all the time, and some money and resources does get allocated to it on the international level, but not enough. Not enough mental and emotional resources get devoted to adaptation either, or at least in anything other than a sky-is-falling, the-end-times-are-seriously-fucking-nigh sort of way.
And sure, there's plenty of virtual and physical ink expended on solutions to climate change, to adapting to a resource constrained world, et cetera, etc. But at least to me it seems like most of the time these things are presented in an abstract way, or an in the future sort of way.
Well, the future is now.
Steve Jobs Understood Something About Emotions That the Green Movement Too Often Ignores
Part of communicating how to best deal with our environmental problems is understanding how people connect to the world around them. Far too often we throw more and more facts around, hoping that the weight of data, of rational explanation will win the day. It won't, at least not by itself. We're emotional beings first and foremost. It's something Steve Jobs understood, even if he applied this understanding in a different context.
At the time of Jobs' death, I wrote:
Our connection to the world is emotional first, intellectual down the road someplace, and then probably emotional last as well.
How best do we encourage people to have that sort of loving emotional relationship with the world around them?
Cultivate love; cultivate compassion; cultivate that all important emotional connection which Jobs applied so well in the field of technology. Apply that to environmentalism, be it on a global or local scale, and the outward trappings of a low-carbon, eco-friendly, ecologically and social sustainable society will fall into place naturally.
Never Mind a Climate Treaty, Is It Time to Consider a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights?
If I were writing this piece today I wouldn't of phrased it as a question. The movement to make ecocide a crime against peace under international law, led by UK-based lawyer Polly Higgins, as well as efforts to grant legal rights to Mother Earth, such as Bolivia has done, is exactly where we need to be going in terms of the highest level of environmental thinking: Recognizing that destroying whole swaths of the planet, with little to no concern for the effect on all the creatures that live upon it, is not just unethical, unacceptable behavior, but is also a crime, a crime against humanity, a crime against life itself.
James Gustave Speth: Green Consumerism, Taking Action & What Comes After Capitalism
This was one of the first interviews I did for TreeHugger. It remains one of my favorites. If you're not already familiar with Speth's work, it's high time that you become so. At the time Speth was the dean of Yale University's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. I asked him about his then latest book "The Bridge at the Edge of the World."
One of the questions I asked gets at what I think is one of the most important questions we need to answer, what comes after capitalism:
You talk about the need to get beyond capitalism, but on TreeHugger when I bring up that idea, even in an offhand remark, I often get accused of advocating communism, socialism, or that we should all be grubbing around in the dirt for grubs wearing rags. You say specifically what comes next is not socialism. So what comes after capitalism? What would that economic system look like?
First we need a lot more work in that. We need a lot more envisioning. We need a new story that pulls us together. I think my book has made a contribution, but we have a long way to go. We need an alternative conceptualization of what the economy is really all about.
I'm attracted to the phrase "sustaining economy": The economy should really be our instrument for sustaining communities, for sustaining human welfare, and for sustaining our natural environment. The economy ought to be structured and organized and geared to be a sustaining economy. Right now the economy really exists for its own sake....for the sake of the powerful. It doesn't exist for our communities. It doesn't really exist for us. We have to struggle to get human values injected into this huge growth machine...
But has the economy ever been different than this? Existing for the powerful? Is this any different than at any time in history?
Well, you know, I'm no historical anthropologist... But I would say that right now the good people of France are a lot closer to thinking in these ways than we are. I don't know the situation intimately, but I do know that their protections in the labor force, their opting for leisure time, taking care of each other in health care systems, in things of this type, in education, is much deeper than ours is.
Capitalism and socialism are both concepts about the ownership of property. That struggle about who's going to own the property is less important now than the struggle over what's it all about. Who is the economy serving, really? That's less a matter of ownership as it is who is being provided for by the economy, and they're related...
From Environmentalism's Future to the Politics of Bread: TreeHugger Talks with Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is one of my favorite environmental thinkers and writers, so I was thrilled to get a chance to interview him this past April.
I asked Satish about his assertion that speed is a curse of Western civilization, one that is being spread around the world, and how we can convince nations like India and China to go down a different path.
He responded:
The pace of industrialized civilization, materialism, has been set by the Western countries.
When, after the Second World War, President Truman stood up and said the world is divided into two parts, the developed world and the under-developed world, the developed world is defined by industrialization, urbanization, high technology and the under-developed world is the world of agriculture, people living by crafts, handiwork, living in villages.
In this way we created propaganda, a brainwashing. All our education is brainwashing children in India, in China, in South Africa, in Brazil. They are brainwashing them to think that if you live by the land, if you live by the sun, if you live by water, if you live by nature, you are backwards, you are under-developed. If you live by fossil fuel, if you live by cars and airplanes and computers, then you are advanced and developed.
This brainwashing has come from the United States, from Europe, from Japan. This is now spreading, like a cancer, to China, to India, to Africa, to South America.
If you want to change this, to say that you don't want this industrial mindset, you want to respect nature, you want to have a dignity in growing food, then we have change that in the United States, in Europe.
You can't ask China not to do what we are doing. How do you change China's economy, and India's economy, unless you change the US economy? Our work is not in China or India; our work is Japan, in America, and in Europe. This is why I am from India, living here, producing Resurgence magazine, to change our consciousness and mindset.
We want to say you have to give dignity to work, to growing food. In England now you can have 2000 acres and not make a living. But if you work in a bank you get millions of pounds. If you work on the land you get a hundred pounds a day. If you work in a bank you get ten thousand pounds a day. Why is growing food, working on the land, so lowly paid, but working in a bank is so highly paid? Our values have to change. This has to change in America, in Europe, before we can expect this to change in India, in China, in Africa.
The Thoroughly Positive Effects of Positivity & Why Environmentalism Could Use More of It
One final thought, related to all of the above: If we are to succeed in this movement to redefine humanity's relationship to the world around us, including to each other, then we really ought to take heed of research showing the transformative power of activating positive emotions. Unfortunately too much green media (myself included sometimes) can't seem to engage other than in negativity.
Commenting on some work by Barbara Fredrickson, back in June 2011, I wrote:
No doubt all of the issues that we are trying to make more people aware of, to cajole more people to take seriously, all of them are serious and grave and shocking and dire and at times downright face-palm smacking annoyingly depressing in that there are probably twelve or so civilizationally threatening areas of crisis that all have to be solved concurrently if humanity has a chance at surviving at current population levels and with something even resembling a shadow of the standard of living the average TreeHugger reader currently enjoys. Phew. The weight of just writing that induces sore shoulders.
And though it may be tempting to think it an overstatement, if anything it's an understatement, if we are to place any stock in the scientific method and scientific community.
By choosing to portray these issues as negative rather than presenting them as opportunities for truly radically evolutionary change, to cultivate compassion, patience, gratitude, by playing into people's fears, insecurities, worries and by too little emphasizing genuinely positive emotional responses the environmental community is just activating ways of thinking that stifle the very creativity and openness to new ideas that is needed in this hour of human need.
But we keep activating the negative, even the best among us--from trying to jar people with headlines of shocking new studies, talk about the dire state of ecosystem x or species y, the tragic state of political corruption, the outrageous way people over there are treating their animals, the horrible things climate change is going to force us to do.
Its not that many environmental issues aren't shocking, dire, tragic, outrageous and horrible. It's just that while these emotions have their place, in the long term they aren't as effective and lasting motivators for the personal and systemic change we need as encouraging the development of internal transformation, of compassion, gratitude, and contentment.
Compassion, gratitude, contentment.
Mat McDermott was a TreeHugger senior writer from 2008-2010 and editor of the business, politics and energy categories of the site from 2010-2012. Read the rest of his archive here: Mat McDermott: TreeHugger. You can continue following him on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr.


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Such a pleasure to talk to Matt Hawkins about his Kickstarter, Golgotha, his other upcoming work and the future in general.
Check out his KICKSTARTER until Saturday, May 6th, 2017.
At the 1:18:00 mark (One hour, 18 minutes in) I will talk about a TRAGIC EVENT that's impacted me personally, and how I am unhappy with the news coverage.
If you'd prefer no politics with your comics, I'd advise you to stop listening at that point.


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VIDEO: Before session (Part 1)
I interviewed Jack, one of the hosts of airbnb both in Japanese and in English. The topic of the session is "Sharing Economy" and I asked Jack, one of the presenters how airbnb is received in Japan and about new services that airbnb has recently launched.
VIDEO: Opening Talk- Presentation by Mika Yamamoto and two other hosts (Part 2)
In the first 5 minutes or so, I explained the background of the topic-Sharing Economy- and asked participants their experience with airbnb (quite a few have already tried Airbnb). Then I asked them to recall the best and the worst of their travel experience and shared their best and/or the worst with their neighbors, followed by brief discussion with all. It included "meeting/not meeting expectations" "getting to know people" and "being upgraded to the better class on flight." etc.
At around 7 minutes into this part of video, I introduced the guest speaker, Ms. Mika Yamamoto who explained the recent trend in the tourism industry and growth of "sharing economy" in general. She shifted to the subject of airbnb-how it started and how it has developed so far.
At about 15 minutes into this part of the video, Mika introduced the experience "Disco Sento" by one of the executives of Wilson Learning who supported the series. Then, a photographer shared her experience of identifying good spots in Japan which she wanted to introduce to visitors.
Mika then explained the concept of community host, followed by presentation by Jack, home host who has had many experiences of sharing economy since he came to Tokyo as student from China.
His story shows how people with limited budgets can make the best of different services of sharing economy. He said at the beginning he was very nervous about being a home host, as he had no idea about the guests. He ended up having great relationships with guests (some want to play badminton even their stay is for two days!) and in addition have enjoyed the airbnb host community.
After their presentation, I explained the procedure to the participants. i.e. they will break out in six groups, each person developing an idea as to what experience he/she can offer, share it with other members of the group, and the group will decide on the best idea which represents the group.
VIDEO: Presentations & Closing (Part 3)
After 45 minutes or so of brainstorming within small groups, each of the six groups explained their selected "experience" of the group.
Interesting experiences to offer were presented.
- 2 days based upon unique features of Japan starting with custom-made facial & other treatment on the first day, and visit at Tsukiji fish market and private lesson with Sushi chef.
- Deep Tokyo tour-yoga at Shinjuku, visit Yansen, old places in Tokyo, ending with super "Settai" entertainment experiences. (including Rahmen selected by the specialist at the end), with photographer taking photos all day
- Joining the Deep Tokyo Choir to sing
- Deep Running to see many different places in Tokyo along the Tama river for example.
- Host serving as photographer for the guest to make photo book, and share on SNS, particularly for single girls (can be used for advertising, too). Additional service for single girls is to offer compatibility test to secure safety and good time.
- Visit to Haruki Murakami's World-service for book lovers to visit the places, recipe, cafe related to Haruki where you can join discussion on Haruki with people who like his books. This service can be extended to other authors.
After the presentation by six groups, we took votes using the device.
By far the top spot was Haruki Murakami's world who took some 16 votes. Distant second was Deep Tokyo tour. The winner received a bottle of champagne.
At the end, I explained the schedule for the year 2017. The first session of 2017 will be on Friday, January 27, where we would discuss "role of media" and "data/information strategy" in the era of fake news.
VIDEO: After session (Part 4)
I had two interviews –the first, with Piotr who came to the session for the first time, in English about how he found out about the series, and his reactions/impressions of the session.
I also interviewed Saki, a Japanese lady who came for the first time. It was done in Japanese and in English. She came as she heard about the series from her friend. I asked about the idea that her group selected-Deep Tokyo choir. We talked about the potential of chorus/choir for collaboration.
#Session 43 "Davos Experience in Tokyo"
December 9, 2016
"Unique experience only YOU can offer at YOUR place?"
We hosted "Experience Auction" in February at #35 session of Davos experience in Tokyo. Many offered their unique experience and/or expertise as item for at auction for people to bid. At #43 session of Davos Experience, we ask all participants to think of "ideas" to host visitors, based upon your experience and/or special skills. We will have a representative of Airbnb with us as our guest to share with us their concept so that we can develop our own concept of "hosting" guests like friends.
Airbnb's vision is "Live there. Book unique homes and experience like a local." How can we develop our concept of "hosting" visitors like friends? How can we make people feel at home wherever they go throughout the world?
As there have been more "repeat" tourists for Japan now, they want to have "different" and "unique" experiences. How about introducing them to the music festival held at local public bath SENTO and making them feel like a local? How about cook local dishes using local ingredients? How about taking them to the dance class you are taking as hobby?
Let us think of ways how we can host visitors from abroad as well as from Japan. Join us to develop creative & attractive concept.
第43回 ダボスの経験を東京で


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For children living in Luangwa, Zambia the walk into school was treacherous and long. Now, thanks to the support of Kiwis children can attend a school nearby.
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Hazardous Materials
Environmental health practitioners help ensure that the proper controls are in place and are maintained to prevent chemical releases. When releases do occur, practitioners respond to limit human exposure and minimize the impact on the environment.
Because of terrorism concerns, practitioners must be prepared to respond not only to unintentional releases but to intentional releases as well.
This section provides key information on preventing and preparing for chemical releases.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Resources on Chemicals and Hazardous Materials – agency responsible for assessing the health of people living near hazardous waste sites
- Medical Management Guidelines – guidelines for healthcare professionals involved in acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents
- ToxFAQs – answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances
- Toxicological Profiles – detailed information about hazardous substances
CDC Chemical Emergencies – list of chemicals and toxicants of concern
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Emergency Response Resources – emergency response topics
- Chemical Hazards Information – information for first responders about chemical agents
- Disaster Site Management – recommendations for supervisors and responders
- Emergency Responders – information about the different types of first responders
- Natural Disasters – recommendations for responders to natural disasters
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards – booklet containing information on industrial hygiene for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals
- Personal Protective Equipment – recommendations on personal protective equipment for first responders
- Terrorism Response – information for first responders about terrorism
Links to information from outside CDC
Environmental Practice and Response Fundamentalsexternal icon (University of Minnesota, Center for Public Health Preparedness) – online training to build skills needed by environmental health professionals to operate in different emergency situations
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)external icon – information about preparing for and responding to chemical releases
- Chemicals in Your Communityexternal icon – pamphlet of information you can use to build a snapshot of chemicals stored and released in your community
- Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Informationexternal icon
- Emergency Responseexternal icon – links to the National Response System (NRS) of federal, state, and local officials
- EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouseexternal icon – tool to search for environmental information pertaining to specific areas
- EPA Enviromapperexternal icon – tool that maps various types of environmental information
- EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT)external icon – provides assistance for oil and hazardous material spills
- Technical Guidance for Hazardous Analysis, Emergency Planning for Extremely Hazardous Substancesexternal icon – guide that provides signs and symptoms of chemical exposure and what emergency treatment to perform
- Toxic Release Inventory Explorerexternal icon – tool to generate reports about toxic releases in specific areas
- Vulnerable Zone Indicator Systemexternal icon – tool to find whether an address (home, place of work, school) could be affected by a chemical release
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)external icon:
- Preparedness Checklists and Toolkitsexternal icon – guidelines on emergency planning and management of hazards, especially useful to the environmental health professional.
- State and Local Guide 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning pdf icon[PDF – 603 KB]external icon
- Chapter 6, Attachment C: Hazardous Materials pdf icon[PDF – 13 KB]external icon – emergency operations planning for hazardous waste
HazMat Transportation Incidents: Using the Emergency Response Guidebook (University at Albany, State University of New York, Center for Public Health Preparedness)external icon – ERG training increases public health workers awareness of hazardous materials being used in or transported through their communities
National Library of Medicineexternal icon – information about disaster and emergency preparedness and response grouped in related categories:
U.S. National Response Team (NRT)external icon – interagency organization responsible for coordinating emergency preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents:
- Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Programexternal icon – Handbook that provides state and local governments with practical advice to develop a hazardous materials exercise program
- Hazardous Materials Planning Guide 2001 Update pdf icon[PDF – 1.15 MB]external icon – guide to help local communities develop a hazardous materials community response plan
- Incident Command System/Unified Command Technical Assistance Document pdf icon[PDF – 472 KB]external icon – guide for the Incident Command System
Suggested Resources:
Emergency Response Guidebookexternal icon – Provides responders with information to quickly identify the specific or generic classification of the hazardous material and how to protect themselves and the general public during the initial response phase.
Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, 5th Ed.external icon (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense [USAMRICD])
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 8th Ed. pdf icon[PDF – 12 MB]external icon (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases [USAMRIID])
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, 5th Ed.external icon (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases [USAMRIID])


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If you are a career entrant, we will support your start with the Felix Schoeller Group from the very beginning. It goes without saying that you will have an individual plan that has been agreed between you and your line manager to help you learn the ropes.
Should you need to learn more about specific specialist topics, or refresh these, we will support you using the appropriate measures.
Measures for professional advancement can be supported with grants. We don't leave you on your own when it comes to technological and technical further development or Schoeller-specific requirements.
In the first years in the job for example you will have the opportunity to participate in our basic programme. Here you will acquire know-how on topics such as time management and project work.
If there isn't any relevant position within our vacancies, we are looking forward to receiving your unsolicited application.


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Case Stories
Identifying rare disease variants
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Dr. Rump, PhD, head of Molecular Genetics Group at the Institute for Clinical Genomics in Dresden, uses Biomedical Genomics Workbench to compare exomes in rare and inherited diseases, and to identify the cause of the disease. With increasing amounts of variant and annotation data, the right informatics tools and techniques are indispensable for Dr. Rump and his team, allowing them to not only create the data via NGS but also to explore it and formulate new ideas.
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text: Christmas is a wonderful time of the year when we celebrate lots of things & in lots of ways. We lavishly spend time, money, people interactions, parties, etc and revel in the celebrations of the season, opulence and abundance. Then there's the day after, today, when we might be groggy, overstuffed and possibly fatigued. On this day, I find my heart longing to recover a sense of balance, desiring some still and quiet, centering into what's really important, the One Thing that Jesus spoke about with Martha at her dinner party in Luke 10:42. Sometimes it helps us regain our core when we sit at Jesus' feet like Mary, waiting, listening, watching and paying attention to Who is the most Essential in our lives, Jesus 🙂


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Hi All!!
The Canadian Sampler has started at Sew Sisters.....
I was so honoured to be asked, to join in with 19 other quilters, to design a block for this lovely sampler celebrating Canada's 150th birthday!!!
Each designer was asked to create a block inspired by Canada, and what a great collection of Canadiana came together. Inspired by Canada's weather with snowflakes and a toque; Canadian nature with maple leaves; Canadian people.....Inuksuk, grain elevator and EH!.......
All in red and white, what is more Canadian than that!!!
Here's the list of the clubs designers, that I will update the links on as the year progresses!
Click here to read more about the quilt and see who created each block!!
- Berene Campbell from Happy Sew Lucky
- Brenda Miller from Among Brenda's Quilts
- Christine Baker from Fairfield Road Designs
- Daphne Greig from Patchworks Studio
- Elaine Theriault from Northcott Fabrics & Crazy Quilter on a Bike
- Felicity Ronaghan from Felicity Quilts
- Irene Dewar from Brambleberry Cottage Quilts
- Jean Boyd from Patterns by Jean Boyd
- Jennifer Houlden from Quilts by Jen
- Kathy Schwartz & Lori Suss from Highway 10 Designs
- Krista Hennebury from Poppyprint
- Leanne from She Can Quilt
- Mary Elizabeth Kinch
- Michele Foster from Aiming for Accuracy Pattern Co.
- M-R Charbonneau from Quilt Matters
- Nellie Holmes & Christine Baker from Upper Canada Quiltworks
- Sandy Whitelaw from Upstairs Hobbyroom (you are here)
- Sherri Sylvester from Thread Riding Hood
- Stacey O'Malley from SLO Studio
- Judy Baldwin from Sew Sisters Quilt Shop
My inspiration....
You can head over to Sew Sister's and read all about it.....
because I'm one of the first two blocks featured !!!
because I'm one of the first two blocks featured !!!
January's Block