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The Wright County Board met in regular session at 9:00 A.M. with Sawatzke, Borrell, Daleiden, Husom, and Potter present.
Borrell moved to approve the 7-12-16 County Board Minutes, seconded by Husom. The motion carried 5-0.
The Agenda was amended as follows: Move Consent Agenda Item D1, "Approve Charitable Gambling Application Form LG230, Clearwater Lions, 2016 Clearwater Rodeo, 17363 Cty. Rd. 7 NW, PO 399, Clearwater, MN 55320 (Clearwater Township), Date of Event 8-19-16 to 8-21-16" to Timed Item C1 (Kelly). Daleiden moved to approve the Agenda, seconded by Potter. The motion carried unanimously.
Daleiden moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, seconded by Husom, and the motion carried 5-0.
1. Claim, Madden, Galanter, & Hansen, LLP $6,585.25
1. Request to hire 67 day Child Protection Intake Social Worker temporary employee in Social Services
1. Schedule Committee of the Whole for Strategic Planning August 2, 2016 10:30am
1. Refer Courtroom Bench Remodel Designs to Building Committee
1. Approve Claims As Listed In The Abstract, Subject To Audit, For A Total Of $337,347.26 With 140 Vendors And 191 Transactions
1. Refer to the Technology Committee:
a. Everbridge Mass Notification
. OpenGov
c. ARMER Radio Charges
d. Office 365 update
1. Accept the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission for the following rezonings:
1. SCOTT T. ANDERSON: (Rockford Twp.) Planning Commission unanimously recommend approval of the request to rezone approximately 57 acres from AG General Agricultural to A/R Agricultural-Residential.
2. JAMES R. BOSSERT: (Woodland Twp.) Planning Commission unanimously recommend approval of the request to rezone approximately 19.5 acres from AG General Agricultural and S-2 Residential-Recreational Shoreland to R-2a Suburban-Residential and S-2.
1. Position replacement:
A. Deputy
Approve Transfer From General Fund To Capital Projects Fund In The Amount of $1,600,000
The Office of the State Auditor has recommended that each county establish a formal policy on the level of unrestricted fund balance that should be maintained in the General Fund and Special Revenue Fund. The County's Fund Balance Policy, General Fund, states that "At the end of each fiscal year, the County will maintain a spendable, unassigned portion of the fund balance for cash flow in a range equal to 35 to 50 percent of the fund operating expenditures." Hiivala stated this is the first time the fund balance has exceeded 50 percent. Daleiden moved to approve a transfer of $1.6 million from the General Fund to the Capital Projects Fund, seconded by Potter, and carried 5-0. The Board will discuss allocations to various funds at their Budget Committee Of The Whole Meeting today.
Approve Procurement Card Transactions For The Period Ending June 27, 2016 For A Total Of $13,771.10
Hiivala said steps are being taken to provide the County Board with additional detail for procurement card transactions. The transactions have already been paid, and his goal is to provide the Board with the report prior to payment. Daleiden moved to approve the Procurement Card Transactions for the period ending 6-27-16 for a total of $13,771.10, seconded by Borrell, and carried 5-0.
State Demographer's 2015 Population Final Estimates (Informational)
The 4-01-15 population and household estimates were received from the MN State Demographic Center for Wright County, including cities and townships. Hiivala said the information was communicated to all municipalities. Wright County's population estimate for 2015 is 131,361 which is an increase of 1.9% over 2014 and 5.3% over the 2010 Federal Census. This was provided as an informational item.
Adopt Resolution Declaring Intent To Retain CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP To Perform The Annual Financial Audit Beginning In 2017
In 2015, the MN Legislature passed a law that allows counties to choose to have their annual audit done by a CPA firm rather than the State Auditor. The law takes effect 8-01-16. In order to be effective for the 2017 audit, notice must be given to the State Auditor on 8-01-16. A draft resolution was presented which, if adopted, would be delivered to the State Auditor by a process server on 8-01-16.
The Board requested an update on the lawsuit with the State Auditor. Asleson stated that the Summary Judgement Motion Hearing occurred about one month ago. Both sides argued that it is a legal and not a factual decision on whether the law is constitutional. Sawatzke asked if the County does not take action by 8-01-16, how will the State Auditor's Office act against the County if the County has not used their services. Hiivala responded that last year, at the request of the County Board, he notified the State Auditor's Office of the County's intent to not use their services. Adopting the resolution today would reaffirm this intent. Hiivala estimated the cost of the 2015 audit by the State Auditor's Office is just over $61,000. It was estimated that about $300,000 has been spent thus far by all parties on the lawsuit.
Borrell moved to adopt Resolution #16-40 declaring the County's intent to retain CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP to perform the Annual Financial Audit beginning in 2017. The motion was seconded by Husom. Sawatzke said this action is consistent with the County's rights under MN Statutes. Asleson said that part of the direction should be to have the Auditor and Attorney provide notice on 8-01-16 to the State Auditor. Borrell and Husom accepted this as a friendly amendment to the motion. The motion carried 5-0 on a roll call vote.
Approve Charitable Gambling Application Form LG230, Clearwater Lions, 2016 Clearwater Rodeo, 17363 Cty. Rd. 7 NW, PO 399, Clearwater, MN 55320 (Clearwater Township), Date of Event 8-19-16 to 8-21-16
Potter moved to adopt Resolution #16-41, seconded by Daleiden. The motion carried 5-0 on a roll call vote.
At today's County Board Meeting, Daleiden moved to approve the Minutes and recommendations. The motion was seconded by Potter and carried 5-0. The Minutes follow:
I. Modification To The Human Services Center Room 127
Wilczek provided an overview of two project proposals requested for the Human Services Center. First, an exit door and awning was discussed in the north wall of conference room 127. The basis for the request was a desire by Human Services to have both access and exiting ability through the location for meeting attendees to enter the room without traveling through workstations and as another point of exit in the case of an emergency. Dahl also noted the importance of another exit location as occupancy loads have increased at the site, the original design intent was not for an office setting, and exit locations are narrowly within requirements. Wilczek noted the proposal from Shingobee was to establish a baseline price for discussion and the project could potentially be completed for less if bid to multiple companies. Goodrum Schwartz indicated that staff at the site do not feel comfortable or safe when the room is designated as their emergency shelter and there are no exit doors to the outside. Card readers, security alarms, and vision windows were also discussed by Daleiden, Potter, Dahl, Kelly, Wilczek, and Gillman as potential elements that should be considered with the installation of a door system.
The second project presented was the installation of moveable partitions to split conference room 127 when needed. Wilczek summarized the two system types offered in the proposals. Both provide very similar finishes, operation, and sound transfer minimization. However, the difference in the systems is in the installation method. The Skold proposed product from Moderco was specified to hang from the metal building structure above the ceiling grid. This option would only be available after thorough analysis of the structure to ensure the metals would support the wall system. The Hufcor system was proposed with a Unispan element to support the weight of the wall by mechanically fastening on the side walls and spanning the room from those fastened supports. Gillman detailed the current environment in which there is often a need for more conference rooms at the property. If a moveable wall system was installed, it would provide flexibility in the use of the space for another conference room. Wilczek noted the proposals presented were for the wall systems only and if the project moves forward, there would also be electrical work to split the room's lighting (as they are currently on a whole room dimming system for presentations) and modify the existing ceiling grid to accommodate the wall system. Daleiden asked if the wall system was electronic and Wilczek responded it is not.
Overall discussion amongst the group occurred in relation to the longevity of the facility, the potential Human Services use of the likely vacating space at the Government Center (pending a potential new Courts Facility), and the appetite to invest money into the site with potential changes in staffing loads or site utilization.
Recommendation: Daleiden and Potter recommended moving forward with both proposed modifications as the potential timetable for changes in site utilization would likely be at least a minimum of 4 years (pending the Courts Facility development and long term space planning). With respect to the exterior door, Daleiden proposed bidding it to two other companies and selecting an option to include a secure window panel and a cloth awning but to not include card access or alarms. On the moveable partition wall, Potter and Daleiden recommended moving forward with the installation of the Hufcor product due to the questionability of the Skold installation attaching to the building structure.
II. Annex Restroom
Wilczek provided an update on the project and the status of the architect's work. Tiffany Townsend with Nelson was on site Monday, June 27th to review the site and develop ideas on finishes. Product options have been gathered and are being sent to Wilczek for review. After finishes & fixtures are selected, the details will be written into the bid documents and will be ready to release for bid solicitation.
Recommendation: Daleiden recommended to keep moving forward with the drawings and bids. The project and cost will be reviewed and considered for construction after all information is gathered.
III. IT Expansion
Wilczek provided an update on the IT expansion project and noted the buildout has been completed and furniture installation is near completion. The only item remaining after furniture installation is a small area of painting to be completed by the custodial staff.
Recommendation: No recommendation except to continue progress toward completion.
IV. Public Works Deferred Maintenance & Remodel
Wilczek provided an update on the architect's design status for the interior modifications. Tiffany Townsend with Nelson was at the site for a review meeting on Monday, June 27th. The scope of the design thoughts were discussed and details regarding ceiling heights, door types, and a variety of existing conditions were reviewed. Townsend is working on completing AutoCAD drawings of the project and verifying path of travel & evacuation routes to ensure code compliance. Details will be provided to Wilczek when a draft is complete. Cynthia Long and Larry Koch with Inspec were on site July 7th to complete a walkthrough and initial assessment of the roof systems and building envelope. The hvac system, windows, building structure, and roof details were discussed and visually reviewed as a part of the initial conditions assessment with plans to complete further investigation into systems with test cuts. A schedule for project completion is being developed and will be presented at the next committee meeting.
Discussion took place between Daleiden, Potter, Mattice, Wilczek, and Kelly regarding the wood shop dust collection system, the service area overhead door, and the welding fume evacuation system. The overhead door installation was described by Mattice as to allow for trailer drive through and maintenance without unhooking and jockeying to allow for other equipment to utilize other parts of the service area. The second overhead door would be installed to connect the wood and metal shop areas to allow for a more fluid work environment when large projects are being complete. The estimated cost for the two doors was $20,000. The welding fume evacuation system was described by Wilczek as a welding cable that pulled the fumes directly back inside the head and back down the cable system to a filtration unit attached to the welder. Hastings Air Energy Control offered to bring a sample of the equipment to the site for a demo. The wood shop dust collection system is currently located inside the shop and should be relocated outside the shop with properly sized ducts to provide a more functional and safe system. The estimate for the complete system is approximately $40,000.
Recommendation: It was recommended by Daleiden and Potter to continue moving forward with Nelson to complete the PW interior design & review and with Inspec for the assessment of the existing roof system & building envelope.
Also recommended was to obtain multiple bids for the overhead doors and move forward with an estimated complete cost of $20,000 combined and to move forward with the dust collection system at the estimated cost of $40,000. Daleiden recommended to demo the welding cable to explore possible future purchase of the system.
(End of 7-13-16 Building Committee Minutes)
At today's County Board Meeting, Potter moved to approve the Minutes and recommendations. The motion was seconded by Daleiden and carried 5-0. The Minutes follow:
I. Strategic Planning
Kelly provided an overview of the retreat held last November with the County Board and Coordinator. The result of the retreat was an executive summary containing proposed County strategic goals and proposals for a revised mission statement. Kelly stated the goals were brought to the Leadership Team for discussion earlier in 2016. He and his staff have been working on developing action items for these goals and wanted to meet with the Board to start a dialog regarding strategic planning. He requested that the Board meet once a month to discuss strategic planning.
Husom felt it was critical to establish an effective mission statement. Several proposals were discussed at the retreat and there was interest in adopting a new mission statement for the County. Sawatzke felt transparency should be included in the mission statement. Kelly will develop a draft of a revised mission statement for the next meeting.
Kelly stated his concern about being able to carry out strategic plan action items due to the County's structure. He asked for clarification on the role of the Administration department. There was discussion regarding enforcement of County policies across departments. Hesse discussed the need for consistency and how it impacts Human Resources functions. She stated that recent supervisory training sessions were well received and there were several requests for additional training sessions on a wide variety of topics.
Kelly noted there have been inconsistencies in the way software programs and systems have been selected and deployed. IT should be involved in this process. After discussion the consensus was that technology projects should be discussed and vetted through the Technology Committee. Daleiden recommended documenting this directive in a letter from the Board to Department Heads.
Wilczek raised the need for clarity and direction regarding the approvals process for funding projects. Kelly felt that documenting the Board's guidance would be valuable for Department heads.
Borrell encouraged discussion of issues at the leadership team meetings. Hesse noted that all departments may not be in attendance at each leadership team meeting. While the bylaws allow sending an alternate department representative to the meeting sometimes a department is not represented. Kelly noted a recent meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. Daleiden thought attendance at leadership was critical and should be a requirement of the department heads. This should also be noted in the letter to Department Heads.
The consensus was to begin to meet monthly to discuss strategic planning. The next meeting was proposed for August 2nd at 10:30.
Recommendation: Draft a letter regarding the Board's expectations for Department Heads attendance at Leadership Team meetings and requiring technology projects be vetted through the Technology Committee.
(End of 7-12-16 COTW Minutes)
At today's County Board Meeting, Husom moved to approve the Minutes and recommendations. The motion was seconded by Daleiden and carried 5-0. The Committee Minutes follow:
I. Pre-Backfill of IT Office Assistant
Filled by current incumbent since 2008. Wide variety of ongoing tasks throughout the department. Retirement September 29, 2016. Asking for 1 (one) month overlap. Personnel budget can absorb cost due to long-term vacant positions.
Recommendation: Approve up to 3 weeks overlap between new hire and current incumbent.
II. Temporary Front Desk Staff for Public Works Building
Assign Return to Work employee to HHS in the morning and Public Works Building in the afternoon (exact hours to be determined). PT Highway Department staff remains in Public Works building to cover desk in the morning.
Surveyor/Parks department covers front desk in the event return to work employee is no longer available. PT Highway Department staff may adjust schedule to accommodate front desk coverage as appropriate.
Recommendation: Approve current PT Highway Department staff member to work scheduled 20 hours per week in Public Works building to cover desk in the morning and Return to Work employee to work 20 hours per week to cover desk in afternoon. Return to Work employee will work remaining 20 hours per week at HHS.
III. Request to Hire Social Worker Above 12% of Minimum Salary Range
As of today, both Child Protection Intake Social Worker positions are vacant. Conducted interviews for both vacancies. Conducted 4 second interviews. Applicant comes with 12 years of direct child protection experience including intake. Training will be minimal.
Recommendation: Approve offer of $28.00 per hour to start.
IV. Request to Hire IT Position Above 12% of Beginning Hiring Range
Interviewed a number of applicants. Very few had business analysis and project management experience. Conducted second round interviews with two (2) applicants. Candidate comes with business analysis and project management experience as well as leading teams for SharePoint and Web development. Requesting to offer $66,000 starting salary.
Recommendation: Approve offer of $66,000 per year.
(End of 7-13-16 Personnel Committee Minutes)
1. Wright County Economic Development Partnership. Potter attended a meeting on 7-15-16 where the 2017 budget was discussed. He anticipates the EDP to present a request during County budget sessions for an increase in their marketing budget. The idea is to use marketing to attract more business.
2. Solar Group. Sawatzke said the group met on 7-18-16 and discussed some of the same issues as at the prior meeting. Excel representatives conveyed they will try to address concerns on the location of power poles. A survey will be completed. Based on the results, the poles may be moved or property owners may be contacted to provide an easement to Excel. After the survey has been completed, Excel will meet with the Township Board on the results.
3. Parks Commission. Daleiden attended a meeting on 7-18-16. The budget is being worked on. Daleiden provided a reminder for residents to take the opportunity to enjoy the Wright County Parks.
4. French Lake Improvement Association. Borrell was at the Lake Association Meeting on 7-16-16. Milfoil has almost been eradicated from French Lake.
5. Marty Farm Tour. Potter said the Tour will be held on 7-21-16 at 3:00 P.M. The Marty Farm is located in Silver Creek Township.
6. Bertram Blast. Sawatzke said the Bertram Blast Triathlon, Duathlon and Trail Run will be held on 7-23-16.
Bills Approved
Warrants approved 7/19/2016
AGC Networks Inc $15,138.95
Aladtec Inc 11,595.00
Albertville/City of 81,106.89
Alternative Business Furniture Inc 11,820.08
Aramark Services Inc 7,894.13
Arctic Glacier USA Inc 273.24
Bargen Incorporated 2,195.00
Borrell/Charlie 348.00
Boyer Truck Parts 22,335.01
Braun Intertec Corporation 4,425.00
Buffalo/City of 39,961.56
Burdas Towing 230.00
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 120.00
Carlson/Nick 125.00
Centra Sota Cooperative - Buffalo 17,968.02
CenturyLink 3,101.22
Contech Construction Product 490.00
Corporate Payment 2,979.78
Cottens Inc 1,106.73
Davis Construction Company 256.50
Design Elect. Inc-Cold Spring Elec. 1,613.75
Expert Automotive & Towing Inc 150.00
Farm-Rite Equipment Inc 199.83
Federated Co-ops Inc 240.20
Gabriel/Cathleen 100.00
Gopher State One Call 267.30
Grainger 135.15
Hiivala/Robert 167.00
Hirman/Alex 225.00
Howard/Jolanta 400.00
Interstate Automotive 125.00
Jerrys Towing & Repair 145.00
Junction Towing & Auto Repair 295.00
Karels Towing 167.00
Kryzer/Greg 256.25
Lake Region Coop Oil-Cokato 217.00
Laplant Demo Inc 690.83
Lindquist/Jerilynn 220.00
M & M Express Sales and Service 209.75
M-R Sign Company Inc 12,097.23
Marco 1,348.04
Martin-McAllisters Consulting 1,500.00
Mend Correctional Care LLC 28,050.32
Mini Biff Inc 1,171.50
MN Counties Computer Coop 13,970.00
MN Dept. of Labor & Industry 2,026.25
MN Monitoring Inc 200.00
MN Safety Council 136.80
Net Transcripts Inc 3,134.03
O'Reilly Auto Parts 651.06
Office Depot 1,066.17
Office of MM IT Services 2,100.00
Pederson/David 260.00
Persian Business Equipment 156.50
Powerplan OIB 160.83
Royal Tire Inc 2,381.31
SHI International Corp 12,740.00
Streichers 2,984.97
Suburban Tire Wholesale Inc 1,671.16
Thompson/Janet A 320.00
Thomson Reuters West Publishing 1,074.54
Uniforms Unlimited 285.80
Us Internet 3,588.00
Verizon Wireless 10,248.18
W D Larson Companies LTD 612.08
Waste Management of WI-MN 362.07
Westside Wholesale Tire 741.70
Windstream 195.85
Wright Hennepin Electric 1,798.20
20 Payments less than $100 1,020.50
Final Total: $337,347.26
Warrants approved 7/14/2016
US Bank-Procurement Cards 13,771.10
Final total: 13,771.10
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Published in the Herald Journal Aug. 1, 2016.
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text: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/22/5584513/folsom-lake-american-river-levels.html Folsom Lake, American River levels to hit 5-year lows mweiser at sacbee.com PUBLISHED MONDAY, JUL. 22, 2013 Water levels in Folsom Lake and the American River this fall will drop to levels not seen in five years as California verges on another extended drought period. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates Folsom Dam, estimates the lake will fall to a storage level of 241,000 acre-feet by December. That is about one-fourth of total capacity. The lake has not reached such lows since December 2008, the last extended drought period, when it fell to as low as 199,000 acre-feet. Already, boat owners at Folsom Lake Marina face an Aug. 3 deadline to vacate their berths. The floating docks will be resting on the lake bed by then, when the storage level reaches 412,000 acre-feet, said the marina's manager, Ken Christensen. It won't be long after that, he added, that a lakewide 5 mph speed limit will be imposed for safety. Though not unprecedented, these early restrictions on the lake are a convincing sign that dry times are at hand. In an average water year, boats don't have to be hauled out of slips at the marina until Oct. 1. "We are dropping about three-quarters of a foot a day," Christensen said. "It hurts business all around. We've got a lot of restaurants that depend on the public coming out and using the lake. We've seen a big drop in day use." A shrunken lake also means less water to maintain flows in the American River. By October, the Bureau of Reclamation estimates, flows will drop to about 1,000 cubic feet per second, or about one-third of where they are today. Similar concerns are developing at reservoirs across the state, including Shasta Lake. The bureau recently received approval from the state to modify protections for salmon in the Sacramento River to preserve as much cold water behind the dam as possible. But Folsom Dam is in an especially precarious situation, because the American River watershed received even less snowfall last winter than the Shasta watershed. In addition to serving local water agencies such as the San Juan Water District, which provides drinking water to Folsom, Fair Oaks and other communities, Folsom Dam also serves broader statewide demands for drinking and irrigation water. Folsom Lake water mixes with other diversions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, eventually serving millions of people from San Jose to San Diego. Folsom is under additional pressure because it is the closest major dam to the Delta. So it is often the first supply to be called upon when there is a need for fresh water to satisfy water-quality standards in the Delta for aquatic habitat. The San Juan Water District has water rights in the American River, but also buys water from the Bureau of Reclamation at Folsom Dam. Its supply from the dam was cut back to 75 percent of normal this year due to the dry winter. "At this point, we have been very active on (voluntary) water-efficiency measures, and we intend to continue with that," said Shauna Lorance, San Juan's general manager. "We also will be looking into using groundwater to offset some of the shortage." Folsom Lake is just one component of the bureau's Central Valley Project, which also includes Shasta Dam, a water diversion system in the Delta, and about 250 water customers, most of them farmers. Bureau of Reclamation officials said they are doing their best to manage all these water demands. "We are working with our partners to balance the needs of the water users that rely on Folsom Reservoir for their water supply as well as downstream commitments," said spokesman Pete Lucero. The city of Sacramento depends entirely on its own water rights in the American and Sacramento rivers, and does not anticipate any shortages this year, said spokeswoman Jessica Hess. But on Thursday the city issued its second voluntary "Spare the Water" alert of the summer, triggered whenever temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees for three days or more. The alert, which continues through today, encourages people to avoid nonessential water use, which saves water for other uses and also saves the city money in treatment and delivery costs. "Our peaks are significantly less than what we've seen in the past," Hess said, thanks in part to ratepayers heeding the alerts. "We have seen a significant trend toward less per-capita water use over the past several years." Other problems are emerging on the Klamath River. Last week, the bureau opened a public comment period on plans to release water from reservoirs on the Trinity River to help salmon runs downstream on the Klamath River. The run is expected to be large this fall, but without more water, another large-scale fish kill could occur like the one that left thousands of salmon dead in 2002. The action is controversial because Trinity reservoirs also provide water to the Central Valley through a diversion tunnel. The estimated 62,000 acre-feet of water proposed to help salmon will mean that much less for Central Valley farmers, who oppose the move. The state has not yet formally declared a drought, a move that could drive further conservation efforts. But officials are monitoring the situation, said Richard Stapler, a spokesman for the state Natural Resources Agency. Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board notified senior water rights holders that it may act to curtail their water usage if conditions worsen. Such curtailments have not occurred since the drought of 1976-77, the most severe in modern times. The notice was primarily aimed at farmers in the Sacramento Valley, who hold some of the oldest and largest water rights in the state. It came with a two-page list of conservation measures for "immediate consideration" to ease strain on water supplies. Thad Bettner, general manager of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, said the farmers he serves already have adopted most of those measures to cope with the dry year. The district also is working voluntarily with the Bureau of Reclamation on a plan to free up more water for Sacramento River salmon runs. "I don't know, at this point in time, how much to make of it," Bettner said of the state notice. "We're going to have to really start looking into what we can do to move water around to get through these critical times." The big worry is what happens in 2014. Another dry winter will mean even lower reservoirs, because they will be drained of any carry-over supply after this fall. That could be a huge setback to the next generation of salmon in the American River and other streams, said Tom Gohring, executive director of the Sacramento Water Forum, a coalition of agencies working to improve flows in the American River. "In 2014 we could end up in a situation, if Mother Nature decides to deliver a meager supply, with flows in the river at 250 cfs (cubic feet per second), which would mean you could walk across the river in most places," Gohring said. "It would be devastating, both from the standpoint of not having much habitat left, but also water temperatures would be lethal." Contact The Bee's Matt Weiser at (916) 321-1264. Follow him on Twitter @matt_weiser. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www2.dcn.org/pipermail/env-trinity/attachments/20130722/2ec787ec/attachment.html

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text: The Panzer-Abteilung 190 was divisional tank unit of the 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division. It had a Stab, a Stabskompanie, 3 Panzer or Sturmgeschütz Companies and a Werkstatt-Kompanie. It was (probably) built in July 1943 out of the II./Panzer-Regiment 5. It fought alongside with the division in Italy, from September 1943 to the final capitulation. His actions took place in Sardinia, Corsica. November 1943 in Orsogna, Magoro, Ortona; later in a sector of the Gustav-Line south of Frosinone, around Montecassino, in Latium, Toscana (Siena, Fucecchio). In August 1944 the division was sent to the western Alps (West of Cuneo and Torino) and later for refitting in Northeast Italy. In the Fall of 1944 the division fought in the area of Rimini and Cesena, in the Spring of 1945 near Imola-Faenza (east of Bologna) and west of Bologna (Zocca and Savigno), against US and Brasilian Troops. It crossed the River Po in the area of Castelmaggiore-Colorno. Parts of the division were taken prisoner between Brescia and the Lake Garda, other units (and probably among these were the Panzer-Abteilung) went up north to Bergamo, reached Edolo and the Tonale Pass and descended to Bozen/Bolzano. Commanding Officer of the Panzer-Abteilung 190 were: From July 1943-January 1944: Major Josef ZUGNER (born 1909) From March 1943 to ?: Major Horst Freiherr von USLAR-GLEICHEN (born 1911) In the Fall of 1944 Major GOLL Adjutant in April 1944 was a Leutnant KERN Parts of the Panzer-Abteilung 190 took part in a very heavy mopping-up operations on the border of Latium and Umbria under the command of Colonel Schanze of Panzer-Regiment-Stab 69 from March 29th to April 7th. There isn't much published on the Division but this book could be useful: Horst BELTER (a veteran), Berge-Fluesse-Inseln. Die Geschichte der 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division, Eutin (Selbstverlag), 1986.


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A Call to Destiny - Chapter 7
"What on Arda are we doing here?" She managed to shout across to him amid the din of shouts. He paused for a moment thinking then leaned back over.
"Accomplishing fate!"
Up upon the second highest stair, Glorfindel, Captain of Gondolin raised up a white flag high into the air on the pole he carried and the noise stopped instantly. His famously golden hair was tied back ceremonially, his hammered chest plate shone with a look of new metal and he called out in a voice loud enough for all to hear.
"All hail the High King of the Noldor, Turgon King of Gondolin! All hail!"
"Hail Turgon King!" The voice thousands strong responded back and on one accord the assembly flattened, all bending their knee. The council all bowed at the waist, their right hand in a fist, fixed to the left side of the waist. Cistailé followed suit with the others feeling out of place more then before, and feeling odd not being on her knee like most everyone else.
"Arise first born of Iluvatar!" Again as a whole the crowd picked themselves up at the command of their king who had just arrived onto the stairs and waited for him to continue. Cistailé raised herself up and followed everyone else's gaze to the left. On the top stair stood Turgon, a modest circlet of gold upon his brow, with not so modest stones crafted into it. The circlet was just another place for the wealth and pride of Gondolin to be shown off. Like everyone else Turgon wore deep robes of handsome ebony, fit to his lean figure, and the dipping sash of white and blue. He wept like everyone else, and was one of the rare survivors.
What frightened Cistailé, and by glancing at Galarian him too, was how different Turgon looked from when they had last seen him. Even marching back through the streets at the head of what was left of his army, he looked not so shadowed as he did now. He looked so similar to Tallarin, Cistailé almost gaged back revolt at how far grieved her king had gone. Actually Glorfindel took on the same look too. They all had the same disease.
"Noldor of Valinor, natives of Gondolin, loyal companions from Nevrast; the Nirnaeth is lost. The victory has gone to our enemies, but to what end? Morgoth has seen his foes join into a powerful force as one, in a strong enough attack to justify coming together again and that should be enough to keep victory from becoming sweet to his taste. Many allies were lost, none the least of the casualties Gondolin has sustained. In numbers we have been lessened, but we have not been cut down to a lesser position! Nay, we have grown stronger, wiser, surpassing that understanding which we were birthed with. Indeed, for no more shall the army of Gondolin march out and face the evil death which awaits us past these guardian mountains. The demanded price is too great, all have seen that. The Vala Ulmo has made our refuge safe and secret, so we shall dwell here secret and safe. The black death cannot find us, nor will we seek it out. But rather, we shall shake the iron spear and the hard cast sword in living defiance that the greatest of the Elves will live on! In prosperity and glory! In happiness, love and joy, will the blessed remnant of the Noldor live on this land. But not without hope of redemption.
From the founding of this city, sailors have been sent in supplication across the sea to the Valar. Now once more, there is a contingent of Elves set at my call to sail again. If there is any love left for the Children, the Valar will hear our calls and send help; at the request of those they knew and feasted with. Let the eagles of Manwë, the very same which guard our boarders, send word to their lord of our coming so that the sea will find us true and take pity on those who are cursed and wish to repent."
The King had stopped his speech, whether to regain his composure or to end there, but his audience was captivated. No eye strayed from the top of those stairs and not even the babies gave a cry. It seemed the great lord would say no more, until again he opened his mouth.
`As you have mourned, so have I also expressed my requiem. Those lost were brave without account, and none died without cause or purpose. Each soldier was fulfilled upon the battlefield, none are shamed. They all stood ground in the face of the worst, each and every strike put through was to the glory of themselves. Their family. Their legend. The court inside of the outer gate will house a grand monument for all those whose body is no more upon Arda. Their tale will never be lost. I only wish that I had the power to bring them all back from Mandos myself. May the Valar be with you." Turgon turned to leave, paused for a moment then continued back inside, his delivery complete.
There was a complete silence set over the assembly, and they slowly began to wake from the awe inspired speech, stirring to life again. Cistailé looked beside her to Galarian who's eyes had glazed over, not unlike her own.
"The dust flies wild and stings the eyes." He lied wiping his eyes clear.
"My dear friend. Find no dishonor in tears." Nodding his gleaming dark head in acknowledgment, Galarian quickly recovered and began absently fingering the edge of his cloak.
"Could I speak to you later this afternoon Cistailé?"
"I am not much in the mood for speaking, and I labor to do so now."
"Promise. I will not warp your mind with deep thoughts." He tried to give a small smile of comfort, though the grin became distorted in the translation and wavered.
"You seem preoccupied." Cistailé commented.
"Only with what we just heard."
"As is everyone I think. You are still honored in my father's household Galarian. Come when you will."
"Thank you. Now, get as comfortable in this impenetrable city as you wish. Not a thing worse then what has happened already will happen upon us."
"Of Gondolin's defenses-"
"They will only be strengthened and increased. Trust the fiery diligence of Turgon to not let a cricket pass into Tumladen's vale without knowing it's purpose."
"But our presence in the Nirnaeth will only make Morgoth more furious to fling us out like a badger flings dirt from his hole! He's not going to rest so easily." Passing by, the one called Saerar patted Galarian on the shoulder, catching the young lord's attention.
"If anyone dare breath of The Nirnaeth and not be reminded of what was just said, I shall be astonished. Are you and the lady coming?"
"We were just on our way. I will meet you there." With a courteous nod of his head to Cistailé Saerar kept on his way, up towards the same dais of stairs Turgon had just left. Leaning down close to Cistailé's ear Galarian's sweetly breathed a whispered into her ear.
"Speak no more of those thoughts ere you begin to breed fear in the city." Swiftly Galarian began to follow after his friend, while giving a brief account to Cistailé who hurriedly followed behind.
"There is a meeting for us to attend now. See, everyone around us files past us and goes inside Turgon's halls. We would do well not to be late and we seem to be running that already."
"Wait!" Grabbing a hold of Galarian's velveted arm, Cistailé stopped him in the middle of a moving mass and spoke quickly to him if only to get an answer.
"What meeting do you say we go to? I am being shuffled about from here to there and have naught an idea what I am to do, well all the while you persuade my mind that you know everything which commences. I have no desire to stumble around in the dark and be catered around without having a chance to realize what is presently going on and so if you will Galarian. Any form of explanation I will accept, so long as the next step I take is an informed one."
Sighing with impatience, Galarian looked off into the distance, shaking his head to himself, before returning his eyes to the frank, anaemic face before him.
"Cistailé learn to take a few risks. If you demand to know now, then for you will I quickly tell you. The council is set up as a sort of governing tool; made up of captains, leaders, members of Finwë's house, mostly all of whom possess experience with and of wars or ladies of great might and strength of mind. They advise the king when he calls for the council. Since most of the previously formed council went to war and did not return it is up to those who stayed behind to make a new council and thus form a sort of ruling party. Where we go now is to the king where he will actually make us one of the council. Normally this would be done one to one, but considering the situation we are all to be accepted together. Satisfied?"
"For now-"
"Great." Taking off again, Galarian caught up with the trailing end of the council stepping up deeper into the rock halls of Turgon. "Let it never be said of the Quendi that they are too hasty to learn before acting." Taking the steps by two, Galarian stood by the open door to let Cistailé pass through first into the cool marble interior before the door was shut behind them, the echoing sound dulled by the elaborate tapestries which hung off every wall.
Cistailé gently fingered the raw surface of the silver inlaid gem now pinned atop her shoulder and carved with the insignia of the House of Finwë: the first king of the Noldor and Turgon's grand-sire. It was no less then beautiful with budding vines wrapping themselves around the center piece ruby and placed on the back of a large swan, wings outstretched to wrap around and secure the gem. It was apart of a family of 36, now all pinned accordingly to shoulders of 36 other council members.She had seen her father's laid gently in a silken box in times past, but now she had her own. "I feel like I'm leaving Aulier behind Galarian."
"But I don't think she will feel that. Long has she known of the separating paths that would come. If nothing at all she will give her congratulations to our new found favor amidst the highest lords of this land."
"Favor." The word rung irate in the still air, hanging with the coolness of her tongue. He seemed to care not at all for the feelings and dreams of one so ambitious as Aulier. Of coarse never would Aulier offer anything less then high enthusiasm for her friends, but her words often appeared to be second nature rather then genuine. Much like Cistailé's own excitement when it came to living a more elevated life whether it be in due respect or in.....favors.
"She understands Cistailé. Yesterday she had told me so when I told her of this ceremony."
"You asked to ease your conscience?"
"No! I told her because she deserved to know." They were walking through the secondary streets for a reason neither could pin down, avoiding the main street by which most traveled by. The private ceremony had been completed and both Cistailé and Galarian were now joined in ranks with the same as Saerar- Galarian's friend, Glorfindel, Maeglin Turgon's newphew, Linganil and so many others. They were personalities of renown and now she would be counted among them. How would she ever compare to them?
"You had never told me Turgon was well acquainted with you Galarian."
"What? Oh, well he knows us all now."
"But he recognized you well and called you off to the side. It was not much to see your conversation was easy."
"So we have met and talked somewhat before. He doesn't stay stocked up inside all day surrounded by stacks of documents and courtiers, seeing no one of his kingdom."
"You never told me!"
"So you know now. He was very well pleased to see you in attendance. I could see in his eyes he had held many great encounters with Felinor in his memory. But so long as he does not start to show you a greater love then what Maeglin wishes to be seen. That dark haired, spoiled relative will be the downfall of many mighty elves of this city. Mark me on that. He makes me crawl whenever I lay eyes on him."
"He has too many eyes and they're all laid on the lady Idril."
"Ai. If he showed as much love to improving this city as to his cousin then we would be assured to stand for ever."
To this Cistailé had nothing to say, for it was a fact everyone kept in their minds. Maeglin's failed hidden love for Tugon's only child many kept in contempt, for not only did she not return his lusty affections, but Maeglin's shadowy upbringing from the outside world left him as an awkward, outsider with a dwarven skill at the forge which would often go un used. He was the result of a contemptuous forced marriage, his extremely skilled father having committed suicide, killing his mother with a poisoned dart made for him. Turgon welcomed his sister's son into his household readily enough, and encouraged his people to do the same and they did, for love of their king. Until Maeglin began to weight around power which was not his, voice his opinion as the only choice to be had and in general try to secretly rule a people who would not be ruled by him. Legally he was heir to the throne and despite the immortality of the reigning king and the few who genuinely liked Maeglin, most, including Cistailé would not hesitate to show their dislike and concern for the future of Gondolin if ever the dark day arrived when Maeglin would have the chance to ascend the throne. He was a good leader and fighter with some wisdom behind his thoughts, but too often would the good be over shadowed by a too harshly spoken word. He was his father's child.
And now Cistailé would be sharing a table with the elf and entreating his quiet, calmly spoken words. Her spine crept with the thought of his cold eyes drilling into her, as he had done at the ceremony. He had quickly laid eyes upon her from Tugon's side, as she paced beside Galarian to take her place along the high pillared hall leading to Turgon's throne, now lined with the darkly clad figures of solemn bystanders. He never once smiled though he showed his approvement clearly enough, to the point which made Cistailé fuss with the awkwardness of it. Maeglin relented quickly enough when Idril also strode into the hall, as beautiful as a elven princess could ever be, taking her place on her father's other side wishing to give her own blessing.
Galarian continued to walk beside Cistailé in silence until they had taken their journey and came to the paved trail which led into the small planted forest which held the dwelling of Tellarin. The earthy floor danced with the sunbeams which shone through the mallorn and beckoned young maidens and full hearted elf-children to dance and play with flowers in their hair and sing of the beauties of the world. Instead Cistailé gently wiped clean the already spotless brooch on Galarian's shoulder with her long sleeve.
"Your parents would be proud of you."
"Thank you. Now to prove myself worry of their approval you say they give."
"I am sure, to them you already have." He mulled on this momentarily, then reluctantly nodded his assumed agreement.
"Cistailé, I will speak to you some other time then this afternoon. Your spirit has lessened and dimmed even more since I first requested your time, and it is nothing that cannot wait until later."
"You are sure?"
"Truly. Go now, you and your mother need each other more then ever."
"Thank you." She gently whispered, her head suddenly swimming with a tiredness that would never be repressed. Slipping into her house, her only desire was to lie down and shut out the world.


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About Joseph Kellogg
Full name: Henry Joseph Kellogg
Nick Name: POJO
Joseph's family: Married to Corbie on February 1, 2003; children Caitlyn, Addison, Riley, and Justus.
Ministry Role: I serve as the Pastor of Oaks Youth by leading and developing the weekly service, Oaks Youth Small Groups and yearly events like retreats, camps, and missions trips. Oaks Youth is for 6th-12th grade students and meets every Wednesday night in the Youth Building for a relevant worship experience.
Dream vacation: Chilling on a beach or at a Mountain Lodge in Colorado
What's your regular order at Starbucks: Strawberry Refresher
Favorite movies: The Bourne Series, Gladiator, The Goonies, Rudy, and many many more
Life motto: "Live for Jesus no matter what"
Favorite scripture: 1 John 2:6 "Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did."
Things that fascinate me: Churches around the world, I love seeing God work in other countries
People who inspire me are: My parents, my wife, and my Children. All my mentors: Scotty Gibbons, Jeanne Mayo, Robby McClure, and Rodney Fouts.
Previous jobs: OYM intern, student pastor at Grace Assembly in Oklahoma City and student pastor at the Assembly at Broken Arrow, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
One thing that most people don't know about me: I used to be an aggressive inline skater and I still own the skates.
I've been in ministry: since 2001
When and where did you get saved: 1986 at Assembly of God church in Eakly, Oklahoma
Music that moves me: I love all kinds of worship music and some old school metal
Favorite singer or band: DC Talk, Hillsong United, Leeland, U2, the Frey, and Stryper
Peeves: Leaving late on a trip
Life-changing moment: Being called into the ministry, marrying my wife, and the birth of my three daughters and son.
Hidden talent: I can do a pretty good cheerleading toe touch
Fears: Snakes
Favorite book: Crazy Love by Francis Chan, The Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley, In a Pit with a Lion by Mark Batterson, Carry On by Scotty Gibbons, and Steering through Chaos by Scott Wilson.
Quirks: I flip channels a lot and sleep with one leg outside of the covers
In my spare time I… Hang out with the family, read, play golf, go to the movies, and watch Sports Center
Least favorite food: Sushi
What makes you laugh? My daughters and crazy friends
What is weird about you? I'm a little OCD
The most exotic place you've even been to: A village in the middle of know where in Ghana, West Africa
The most adventurous thing you've ever done: Any time I'm skiing down a mountain it is an adventure.
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Keysi Fighting Method (KFM)
The Keysi Fighting Method is a self-defense system "created to act and react while defending yourself". This martial arts system has been featured in movies such as the Batman series (with Christian Bale) and Jack Reacher (with Tom Cruise).
According to the Keysi Instructor World Map, this system has a number of instructors in Europe. However, there are relatively few instructors in other geographical locations.
History of Keysi Fighting Method (KFM)
According to Keysi World, Keysi "originated in Spain during 1980 and was born from the life experience, study, and investigation of it's creator and founder Justo Dieguez. With purely Spanish roots; consisting of the Flamenco and the bull, KEYSI, which is also known to be the creator's / founder's, Justo Dieguez's, nickname, is a method of personal defense based on one's instinct and personal growth. It was created through life experience's encountered within the streets, influenced through year's of studies and research in other martial arts."
The co-founder of Keysi Fighting Method, Andy Norman, left in 2012 in order to start another martial arts organization called Defence Lab. The Keysi Fighting Method is now called "Keysi by Justo Dieguez".
Demonstration of the Keysi Fighting Method
- Keysi World, Home Page, http://www.keysiworld.com/, Added – 10/23/13
- Keysi by Justo Dieguez, Keysi Instructor World Map, https://keysiworld.com/instructors/worldmap, Added – 05/23/15
- Defence Lab, About, http://www.defencelab.com/#!about/c1hvs, Added – 05/23/15


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We will meet at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, at 1701 McKenna Blvd.
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We will also be seeking block captains (so we can better keep neighbors informed about events/safety initiatives), and deciding the future of neighborhood safety meetings (do we need? if so, what info is useful?)
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SnappyData Cluster Architecture
A SnappyData cluster is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network comprised of three distinct types of members as represented in the below figure.
Locator: Locator members provide discovery service for the cluster. They inform a new member joining the group about other existing members. A cluster usually has more than one locator for high availability reasons.
Lead Node: The lead node member acts as a Spark driver by maintaining a singleton SparkContext. There is one primary lead node at any given instance but there can be multiple secondary lead node instances on standby for fault tolerance. The lead node hosts a REST server to accept and run applications. The lead node also executes SQL queries routed to it by "data server" members.
Data Servers: A data server member hosts data, embeds a Spark executor, and also contains a SQL engine capable of executing certain queries independently and more efficiently than Spark. Data servers use intelligent query routing to either execute the query directly on the node or pass it to the lead node for execution by Spark SQL.
SnappyData also has multiple deployment options. For more information refer to, Deployment Options.
Interacting with SnappyData
For the section on the Spark API, it is assumed that users have some familiarity with core Spark, Spark SQL, and Spark Streaming concepts. And, you can try out the Spark Quick Start. All the commands and programs listed in the Spark guides work in SnappyData as well. For the section on SQL, no Spark knowledge is necessary.
To interact with SnappyData, interfaces are provided for developers familiar with Spark programming as well as SQL. JDBC can be used to connect to the SnappyData cluster and interact using SQL. On the other hand, users comfortable with the Spark programming paradigm can write jobs to interact with SnappyData. Jobs can be like a self-contained Spark application or can share the state with other jobs using the SnappyData store.
Unlike Apache Spark, which is primarily a computational engine, the SnappyData cluster holds mutable database state in its JVMs and requires all submitted Spark jobs/queries to share the same state (of course, with schema isolation and security as expected in a database). This required extending Spark in two fundamental ways.
Long running executors: Executors are running within the SnappyData store JVMs and form a p2p cluster. Unlike Spark, the application Job is decoupled from the executors - submission of a job does not trigger launching of new executors.
Driver runs in HA configuration: Assignment of tasks to these executors are managed by the Spark Driver. When a driver fails, this can result in the executors getting shut down, taking down all cached state with it. Instead, SnappyData leverages the Spark JobServer to manage Jobs and queries within a "lead" node. Multiple such leads can be started and provide HA (they automatically participate in the SnappyData cluster enabling HA).
In this document, mostly the same set of features via the Spark API or using SQL is showcased. If you are familiar with Scala and understand Spark concepts you can choose to skip the SQL part go directly to the Spark API section.
High Concurrency in SnappyData
Thousands of concurrent ODBC and JDBC clients can simultaneously connect to a SnappyData cluster. To support this degree of concurrency, SnappyData categorizes incoming requests from these clients into low latency requests and high latency ones.
For low latency operations, Spark's scheduling mechanism is completely bypassed and directly operate on the data. High latency operations (for example, compute intensive queries) are routed through Spark's fair scheduling mechanism. This makes SnappyData a responsive system, capable of handling multiple low latency short operations as well as complex queries that iterate over large datasets simultaneously.
State Sharing in SnappyData
A SnappyData cluster is designed to be a long-running clustered database. The state is managed in tables that can be shared across any number of connecting applications. Data is stored in memory and replicated to at least one other node in the system. Data can be persisted to disk in shared nothing disk files for quick recovery. Nodes in the cluster stay up for a long time and their lifecycle is independent of application lifetimes. SnappyData achieves this goal by decoupling its process startup and shutdown mechanisms from those used by Spark.


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Waste water is a common thing, especially for large facilities and factories. When it comes to the collection and treatment of the sewage water, this is taken care of the sewage treatment plants and there are guidelines and standards that are set by the local and federal government regarding this. There are different types of treatment in these plants, but local sewage treatment facilities use biofilters, septic tanks or anaerobic treatment systems. If these are not available, the waste water is collected by the main sewage treatment plants run by the municipal government in an area. For developed countries, it is common that every city has specific pipe infrastructures for this purpose.
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My kids LOVE this book. The pictures are amazing and the way the author describes the gods for little kids is adorable. Highly recommend.. a favorite of mine!
Meet My Hindu Gods


text: ABT presents Audi RS 3 with 500 HP. The revised Audi RS 3 Sportback and the new RS 3 limousine have only recently been available. RS models traditionally represent the highest level of performance and equipment. Even so, ABT Sportsline, still sees room for improvement and presents the ABT RS3 with ABT Power R and 500 HP (368 kW) and better brakes at the Essen Motor Show. And thanks to the specially developed and adapted engine control unit, it comes without additional wear and fuel consumption. The standard Audi RS 3 comes with 400 HP (294 kW) but ABT Sportsline already produced a performance upgrade with 460 HP (339 kW) before. With ABT Suspension Springs and ABT Anti-Roll Bars, the RS3 perfectly brings the power of the 5-cylinder in-line engine with 2.5 liters onto the road. In addition, a height adjustable suspension is already in development.


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Punjab ITI Admission 2016 Application Form information will be available very soon. All the students who are waiting for the application form of Punjab ITI Admission 2016 can check its official link to download the application form whenever it will be published.
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The department of Technical Education and Industrial Training has been released the application form for the admission in the Punjab ITI. So many students are apply for the course so those are looking for the entrance test here we are inform you university announce an official notification for entrance form will be announce soon so be connect with the official site http://www.punjabitis.gov.in/ITIPortalPages/PortalHome.aspx and get all latest updates time to time. You can also see the syllabus of the test and after the exam answer key also available. And the competition level is so high because so many students are applying for the entrance test.
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Students those are looking for the application form of Punjab ITI Admission here we are inform you form will be announce shortly so be connect with the official site. We will also provide you the latest updates time to time so you can also connect with us on our official website www.punjabitis.gov.in.
To take the admission in Punjab ITI, just check the following criteria:
1. Qualification: The students should have passed 7th to 10th class from a recognized board.
2. Age Limitation: The age of the student should be between 14 year and 25 years.
3. Application fee: The application fee for the General and OBC category is Rs. 250/- and for SC/ST category Rs. 150/-.
4. Selection Process: Written Exam and Interview.


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"The Great Global Warming Swindle"
- Based on the documentary, what characteristics should researchers have?
- Why is the film entitled: "The Great Global Warming Swindle"?
- What causes Global Warming? (based on this documentary)
- What are the 2 methods of measuring the temperature of the atmosphere?
- What is the relationship between temperature and CO2?
- What are the sources of CO2? Cite at least 5 sources.
- What are sunspots?
- What are cosmic rays?
- What is the relationship between temperature and cosmic rays?
- What is the main reason for weather disturbances?
- What causes the sea level to rise?
- Explain the "Precautionary Principle".
- What are the impacts of the issue of "Man-made GW" to Third World countries especially Africa?
- Is research in Climate Science important? Support your answer.
- Having watched both documentaries, what hindrances to scientific inquiry did you observe?


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| Costume-Con 26: Adventures in the Costume Continuum
ended on April 28, 2008
Registration information for future years is available on their respective websites:
Hotel and Travel Information
Costume-Con 26 will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel San Jose, located right near Mineta San Jose International Airport.
The latest information about the hotel is available by selecting the Hotel link in the menu to your left.
This section of our site includes assorted other travel and area information, all accessed from the links to the left. Return to here for the latest information on the hotel, event venues, transportation, (and probably anything else that doesn't fit elsewhere on the site).
Shoulder Nights at the Doubletree are selling out!Posted: March 22, 2008
We have sold out our room block on Wednesday, April 23 and the convention rate is no longer available for that night. We have rooms available for the nights of April 24 through April 27. We were close to being sold out of the convention rate on April 28, and there may not be rooms available at the con rate on that night. Rooms for the three days before and after the convention at the convention rate are no longer available. There is a city wide conference in the week after CostumeCon and the Doubletree is close to being sold out for that conference. Dave, firstname.lastname@example.com
Shipping items to the hotelPosted: March 29, 2008
We've received word from our hotel representative on requirements for shipping items to the host hotel, the DoubleTree San Jose:
Packages can start arriving no earlier than 3 days prior to the event and can be held up to 3 days after your event without an extra charge.
You may download the form referred to above using this link:
Note that there is also a UPS Store located inside the Doubletree; it's website may be found at http://www.theupsstore.com/locations/locdet.asp?strCenterNum=MBE5833
Reserve your room now for Costume-Con 26!Posted: January 22, 2008
Room reservations for Costume-Con 26 at the Doubletree San Jose are now open!
How to reserve your room for Costume-Con 26
Special Room Blocking Requests
Getting to the hotelPosted: April 4, 2008
We'll be writing our own article describing your options to get to the Doubletree, but in the meantime, here's a link to the DoubleTree San Jose Directions page, which includes all driving directions and info from all three Bay Area airports.


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In the continued effort to have players not wear down from a long NHL season, the league instituted a 'bye week' this season. While the teams rested, those betting hockey have profited handsomely.
As anyone betting football realizes, bye weeks can have a positive or negative effect on teams. Either they are refreshed and ready to play or they are lethargic and struggle to win or are even upset.
In hockey, if you have been making NHL picks against teams coming off the bye week, you have put together a nice chunk of change as these teams are 4-16 SU (4-12-4). What is the problem and why have the NHLPA and league been talking about this in the last week?
Universally, the players and coaches agree the time off is wonderful, however, the players are not quickly adjusting to the speed of the game and have continually been falling behind early before "finding their legs".
This falls under the category of in their mind – competitive disadvantage – but let's face it, beating the NHL odds is hard enough, thus, if we can find the rare edge to exploit, time to do it.
There is already ideas of next season matching teams with the same bye week and having them face each coming out of it. However, that is for next year, let's see if we can take advantage of current situations with these 10 teams coming off byes.
Dallas Stars: Feb. 19-23
Buffalo Sabres: Feb. 20-24
Columbus Blue Jackets: Feb. 20-24
Vancouver Canucks: Feb. 20-24
San Jose Sharks: Feb. 20-24
St. Louis Blues: Feb. 21-25
Detroit Red Wings: Feb. 22-26
Winnipeg Jets: Feb. 22-26
Minnesota Wild: Feb. 22-26
Anaheim Ducks: Feb. 26 – March 2
Doug Upstone wrote this for www.sportsbookreview.com


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SEA Homeschoolers started because I wanted a community where I could talk about how to provide an innovative, academically rich journey through learning for my son, something that was eclectic, profound, and meaningful. That is what I aspire to, but like most journeys there have been highs and lows, and we do not always get there smoothly. Almost every high point came with a great deal of help, much of it from my fellow secular, eclectic, academic homeschoolers (even before there was a SEA Homeschoolers.)
My son is 17-years-old, so I am coming to the end of my homeschooling journey. When I think of what would have helped most when times were tough, it would have been to get help from people who were experts in the areas we struggled with, such as GROAN…. spelling and art. My son struggled so with spelling. Art, which my son loves, is not my super power.
Realizing how helpful it would be for homeschoolers to get help with subjects that are a challenge for them and their children is how the idea for the structure and focus of the SEA Homeschoolers Online Conference came to be. Each talk focuses on how to facilitate learning in a specific academic area. The speakers all have experience helping homeschoolers in the area they are speaking about. I really hope that these talks provide a benefit to our community. I hope they can help you take those lows and turn them upside down to highs!
Much Love, Blair


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Just sitting here thinking about the awesome responsibility we have as parents. Sure, we feed these little beauties, clothe them, bathe them, nurture them, nurse them to health when they're feeling sick, shower them with unconditional love, etc. But even more than that, we are responsible to nurture their spirits. As we age, we become hardened and desensitized to the things of the spirit. The spiritual realm can start to seem "airy-fairy" and unreal. TV, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc…these things very often run counter to what we really know to be true…yet, they can have such an effect on how we live our lives. With kids, its not that way.
Its up to us to not allow that unbelief to creep into our own lives and spill over into the lives of our children.
Jer and I really want to train up our kids to know that the realm of the spirit is real, and it is not just something "cutesy" and fun you read about in the children's bible and hear about in Sunday school. From as early as possible we have always included them in prayer …laying hands on someone who is sick. Anointing them with oil. Etc.
I heard a teaching recently about kids and worship, and how important it is to TEACH a child HOW to worship. Teaching them to sing, to dance, to raise their hands to the Lord. They are so teachable when they are young. Explaining what worship is, who God is, how real he is and how much he LOVES it when we sing, dance, talk to him, etc. Also, treating the spiritual realm as we do the temporal. Believing in its existence ourselves and conveying it to our kids.
My prayer is that we will be able to show our kids the power and goodness of God. My prayer is that God would begin to reveal himself to them at this young age, and would speak to them in ways that they are able to recognize, and that they will respond to his leading and calling, regardless of our flaws as parents. And I promise to do all that I can to nurture a true depth of relationship between our kids and the Lord. Lord help me.


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What's Wrong With Southern Right Whales? 100s Washed Up Dead in Patagonia Over Past Five Years
Occurring along Peninsula Valdés in Argentina--one of the most important calving and nursing grounds for the species, according to Dr Howard Rosenbaum of the Wildlife Conservation Society--potential explanations for the die-off include: Biotoxins, disease, environmental factors at their nursing grounds, and variations in prey availability in their feeding grounds.Raising a call to research, Dr Marcela Uhart, also of WCS, said,
We need to critically examine possible causes for this increase in calf mortality so we can begin to explore possible solutions. Finding the cause may require an expansion of monitoring activities to include the vast feeding groups for the species.
How vast? Try entirely around Antarctica.
Southern Right Whales Endangered, But Populations Increasing
Though still listed as endangered by the IUCN, with an estimated population over about 12,000 worldwide, the southern right whale is generally considered a conservation success story. Populations have rebounded since hunting of them was prohibited in 1937, growing about 7% per year since the 1970s. Northern right whale populations have not fared so well, with populations remaining low.
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photo: Michele Molinari/Globevisions
More on Whales:
Endangered Whale Birth Photographed For First Time!
Death Toll in Mysterious Mass Pilot Whale Beachings Hit 168
Toxic Shipwreck in Madagascar Kills Whales, Makes Locals Sick


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With funding from the National Science Foundation, a multi-institutional team uses blind scent-tracing tests and other experiments to better understand how animals are able to localize odors. Pitt's Nathan Urban and Bard Ermentrout are part of this olfaction faction. They're hoping the investigation will inform new technologies; it may even provide insight into neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, autism, and Parkinson's.
This Pitt Medcast was inspired by a story (bit.ly/pittmed_smell) from the Summer 2016 issue of Pitt Med magazine (bit.ly/pittmedmag).
Written and read by Elaine Vitone. Produced by Elaina Zachos with Elaine Vitone. Our executive producer is Erica Lloyd. Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org. Mosquito sound effect by djfroyd. Special thanks to Jennifer Baron, a.k.a. The Garment District (bit.ly/2lDyFlW), for our music.
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"How could choice possibly lead to fewer options for parents?
In cases where parents are forced to charter or private schools, the schools operate with less regulation than a typical public school, so they can practice abhorrent discipline policies, deny access to hard-to-teach students, or, if it is a private school, teach a religion-based curriculum that would never be allowed in a traditional public school.
So all of a sudden a "choice" becomes a consequence where parents don't have the leverage of any democratic governing system.
Further, more taxpayer dollars diverted to charter and private schools means less money for traditional local schools, which affects the options of the parents "left behind" in their community schools.
And regardless of the choice scheme, more well-off parents will always have the means to game the system while less well-off parents are left scrambling in the wake of a more competitive landscape."
By Jeff Bryant
READ THE REST HERE: The Disempowerment Of Public School Parents


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Nashville, NCHome Menu
Board of Adjustment
The Board of Adjustment (BOA) provides flexibility to the city zoning ordinance while maintaining the intent of the regulations. The BOA is required by state law and acts in a quasi-judicial role, much like a judge in a court, to evaluate and interpret questions which come about concerning the zoning ordinance. The BOA provides several roles in the overall zoning process including: appeals of any administrative officer; providing decisions concerning the zoning ordinance or map when a disagreement over an interpretation occurs between an administrative officer and a member of the public, granting special use permits; requiring that certain land uses meet conditions beyond general zoning requirements on a given parcel, and granting variances; to grant relief when hardship results from the strict application of the ordinance's terms to a particular piece of property.
Board of Adjustment Laws: State Statute and Town Ordinance
- Ross Strickland – Chairman
- Pat Daniels
- Alfred Edwards
- Dennis Evans
- Willie Morris
- Tommy Sasser, Sr.
- Eddie Thomas
Meeting Schedule
Meetings take place in the Council Chamber at 114 West Church Street.
- Meetings are scheduled as needed. Advertisements are placed in local news print media.
If you have interest in serving on this board, please contact Julie Spriggs, Planning & Development Director at 459-4511 x 232.


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A disturbing interview on NPR yesterday (Questions On Public-Private Prisons For Immigrants) confirmed my impression that the prison system in Indonesia could teach some others a thing or two. We heard about inhumane treatment in a prison in Texas (A Death in Texas). This prison in a remote part of the USA, with 3,700 inmates, has no infirmary! An epileptic prisoner was denied his medication, and locked up in an isolation cell (the "hole"} when he fell sick, because there was nowhere else to put him. He died in the cell.
Read the article. Listen to the program. And thank God that Indonesia is more enlightened.
Saturday, 12 December 2009
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By Carly Cannavina
With boos for King George and huzzahs for the upstart United States, some 600 people of different ages, ethnicities, and political beliefs gathered Wednesday on the steamy Morristown Green for the annual July Fourth reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Tom Winslow of the Morristown National Historical Park donned 18th-century attire, as he has for the last 28 years, to do the honors. With help from colleague Eric Olsen, he closed with toasts to the health of the young Republic and to the dyspepsia of the mother country, eliciting lusty responses from re-enactors portraying Revolutionary War soldiers.
Winslow said his favorite part of each year's reading is the audience participation. He got a roar when he proclaimed "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
The right to speak freely was exercised at the event.
Video playlist by Jeff Sovelove for MorristownGreen.com: (1.) Preview of Declaration (2.) Declaration of Independence (3.) We Hold These Truths (4.) Organist Josh Stafford plays July 4 sing-along (5.) Stafford plays patriotic variations (6.) Stafford plays Star Wars (7.) Stafford plays Jaws and Harry Potter (8.) Stafford plays Washington Post March.
Activist Stacey Gregg of Rockaway Township stood quietly with an upside-down U.S. flag, which she described as a recognized signal of distress.
As in Colonial days, the U.S. is led by a tyrant who is antithetical to the ideals embodied in the Declaration of Independence, she said, as police kept a watchful eye on the only protest seen during the reading and musketry demonstration on the historic Green, where a statue commemorates Gen. George Washington's time in town.
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Some bystanders thanked Gregg. A handful of others accused her of disrespecting the flag and the holiday.
"Today is a day to celebrate the birth of this country. To turn this into a political, liberal smear campaign is completely inappropriate," said Jon Navarro, a contractor from Stirling who contends "this country finally is making a turnaround" thanks to President Trump.
"Engagement is the highest form of respect," asserted Gregg, who is active in the grassroots group NJ 11th for Change. "The highest form of patriotism is speaking for those who can't speak out."
She expressed solidarity with undocumented families separated at the Mexico-U.S. border, and blamed anti-press rhetoric by President Trump with contributing to the murder of five journalists at a Maryland newspaper last week.
When a woman persisted in shouting at Gregg, Morristown Police Chief Pete Demnitz told the woman she had voiced her views, and politely asked her to move on. She did.
"We're watching what makes this country great: The right to protest — and to be protected while you're doing it," said Demnitz, who estimated the crowd size at 600.
Video: We Hold These Truths: Anti-Trump activist stirs emotions on Independence Day:
Participants and spectators alike were tested by the muggy heat wave.
Steven Santucci, a re-enactor who has been a part of this celebration for 17 of the last 18 Independence Days, said Wednesday was among the hotter ones. For this reason, re-enactors took swigs of sports drinks from their flasks during the traditional post-Declaration toasts.
Yet Santucci and his 15-year-old son, Thomas, who has followed in his father's footsteps since age 3, appeared to thoroughly enjoy performing despite the weather. Mingling with enthusiastic Morristown patriots is their preferred way of spending their favorite holiday, they affirmed.
One of those patriotic citizens was Amy Bauer, a performing arts teacher at Morris Catholic High School.
"It's something I look forward to every year. I love to celebrate America the real way," she said of the gathering, presented by the Morris County Tourism Bureau and the Morristown National Historical Park. As a performing arts enthusiast, Bauer added, she would love to observe the event from the re-enactors' point of view sometime.
Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty, Council President Toshiba Foster and Councilwoman Alison Deeb were among public officials in attendance. Morris Township Committeewoman Cathy Wilson and candidate Jeff Grayzel also were in the crowd.
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The day's festivities included Patriots Path hikes behind Acorn Hall, a graveyard tour behind the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, and a rousing concert of patriotic songs and movie themes by organist Joshua Stafford at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
That people of so many persuasions could gather peaceably and, almost entirely, harmoniously, during these contentious times may be a testament to the document they came to honor on America's 242nd birthday.
The Declaration of Independence, Winslow observed, "speaks to every generation."
Carly Cannavina, Morristown High School class of '18, will study English at George Washington University in the fall. Editor Kevin Coughlin contributed to this story.