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This fun, interactive workshop is Jaunty's first step into social mastery and includes a mix of theory, exercises, and in-person socialization. We'll look into the science of social intelligence and practice tried and tested techniques that will enhance the way you connect with people. Our workshop covers many social graces such as conversational agility and belief systems, and we'll examine what may be holding you back from your highest potential.
If you want to become the social dynamo of your friendships, romantic endeavors, or business relations, join us on Tuesday, February 4th in Los Angeles!
Be sure to eat beforehand, but beer and tea will be served.
Seating is limited. Please arrive early.
About your Instructor: Eric Waisman is Jaunty's founder. As a fourth generation entrepreneur, Eric left his corporate career with MetLife, Merrill Lynch and American Express to follow his true passions – teaching communications and being social. He has spent the past ten years studying human behavior and the science of attraction.
Eric holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Northern Colorado and studied cultural studies at the University of Jerusalem. A former punk rock musician, in his spare time Eric enjoys traveling, playing his guitar, exercising and of course...socializing.
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Christian Perspectives on Other Religions
The three classes in Part II explore the wide variety of ways that Christians have understood the existence of people who worship other deities over past 2000 years, especially by referring to scriptural resources, changes in the political and cultural contexts of church history, and some modern theologies of religions.
An assistant professor in Religious Studies at MSU will draw on his expertise in religions of South Asia and his prior training in Presbyterian and Lutheran seminaries. Adult education starts at approximately 11:30 a.m.

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters undergoing final development and testing by the United States. The fifth generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack, aerial reconnaissance, and air defense missions. The F-35 has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant. On 31 July 2015, the first squadron was declared ready for deployment after intensive testing by the United States.[19][21]
The F-35 is descended from the X-35, which was the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin. Other major F-35 industry partners include Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney and BAE Systems. The F-35 took its first flight on 15 December 2006. The United States plans to buy 2,457 aircraft. The F-35 variants are intended to provide the bulk of the manned tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps over the coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are scheduled to be completed in 2037.[22]
F-35 JSF development is being principally funded by the United States with additional funding from partners. The partner nations are either NATO members or close U.S. allies. The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey are part of the active development program;[23][24] several additional countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the F-35.
The program is the most expensive military weapons system in history, and it has been the object of much criticism from those inside and outside government — in the US and in allied countries.[25] Critics argue that the plane is "plagued with design flaws," with many blaming the procurement process in which Lockheed was allowed "to design, test, and produce the F-35 all at the same time, instead of ... [identifying and fixing] defects before firing up its production line."[25] By 2014, the program was "$163 billion over budget [and] seven years behind schedule."[26] Critics further contend that the program's high sunk costs and political momentum make it "too big to kill."[27]
The JSF program was designed to replace the United States military F-16, A-10, F/A-18 (excluding newer E/F "Super Hornet" variants) and AV-8B tactical fighter and attack aircraft. To keep development, production, and operating costs down, a common design was planned in three variants that share 80 percent of their parts:
George Standridge, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and a naval aviator who flew the F/A-18 Hornet in both the U.S. Navy and the Naval Reserve, predicted in 2006 that the F-35 will be four times more effective than legacy fighters in air-to-air combat, eight times more effective in air-to-ground combat, and three times more effective in reconnaissance and Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses – while having better range and requiring less logistics support and having around the same procurement costs (if development costs are ignored) as legacy fighters.[28] The design goals call for the F-35 to be the premier strike aircraft through 2040 and to be second only to the F-22 Raptor in air supremacy.[29]
The JSF development contract was signed on 16 November 1996, and the contract for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) was awarded on 26 October 2001 to Lockheed Martin, whose X-35 beat the Boeing X-32. Although both aircraft met or exceeded requirements, the X-35 design was considered to have less risk and more growth potential.[30] The designation of the new fighter as "F-35" is out-of-sequence with standard DoD aircraft numbering,[31] by which it should have been "F-24". It came as a surprise even to the company, which had been referring to the aircraft in-house by this expected designation.[32]
The development of the F-35 is unusual for a fighter aircraft in that no two-seat trainer versions have been built for any of the variants; advanced flight simulators mean that no trainer versions were deemed necessary.[33] Instead F-16s have been used as bridge trainers between the T-38 and the F-35. The T-X was intended to be used to train future F-35 pilots, but this might succumb to budget pressures in the USAF.[34]
Based on wind tunnel testing, Lockheed Martin slightly enlarged its X-35 design into the F-35. The forward fuselage is 5 inches (130 mm) longer to make room for avionics. Correspondingly, the horizontal stabilators were moved 2 inches (51 mm) rearward to retain balance and control. The top surface of the fuselage was raised by 1 inch (25 mm) along the center line. Also, it was decided to increase the size of the F-35B STOVL variant's weapons bay to be common with the other two variants.[30] Manufacturing of parts for the first F-35 prototype airframe began in November 2003.[35] Because the X-35 did not have weapons bays, their addition in the F-35 would cause design changes which would lead to later weight problems.[36][37]
The F-35B STOVL variant was in danger of missing performance requirements in 2004 because it weighed too much; reportedly, by 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) or 8 percent. In response,
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We at Pastorek Habitats (that's me and Candi), are pleased to announce that after only a year and a half and 120 posts, our blog has officially reached an incredible 10,000 viewers: people like yourself. We've had views from all over the world: Brazil, France, Great Britian, Viet Nam (really?), Portugal, Turkey, and of all places, Georgia(the Russian neighbor, not the Florida one). This 10,000-hit milestone coincides with our newly developed and very awesome offerings of ecotype seed mixes but also a couple of new, exclusive individual species for the meadow and garden.
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Advanced Micro Devices and virtual reality are getting hitched. The maker of processors and graphics chips hopes that demand for VR will generate demand for high-end hardware, and it said Monday at the Game Developers Conference it is doing what it can to keep it all moving forward.
One of those things is Polaris 10, a next-generation graphics chip that promises much better resolution and performance for both traditional games and VR apps, said Richard Huddy, chief gaming scientist, at an AMD event today.
AMD has partnered with game engine maker Crytek to support VR development. As the exclusive GPU technology partner for Crytek's VR First initiative, AMD will equip VR content creators at over 10 global universities with hardware and tools to create killer VR experiences.
Additional hardware companies like Intel, Dell, Nvidia and others are also getting behind VR in the hopes that it will create a revival of gamer PCs as well as mainstream PC sales, which need the lift in the age of smartphones and tablets.
"We are really focused on the game developer," said Lisa Su, chief executive AMD, at the company's press event at the GDC in San Francisco. "We are here to make the hardware better."
AMD said it is at the center of the surging VR market in China, leading the charge in converting i-cafés to VR cafés across the country.
And to eliminate the guesswork from choosing a VR-ready system, AMD is launching its "Radeon VR-Ready Premium" badge program, making it easy for the consumer to choose the right platform for a seamless VR experience with VR Ready Premium.
AMD announced its VR content creator platform, the Radeon Pro Duo, for developers focused on VR apps in education, medicine, gaming and entertainment.
Raja Koduri, head of AMD's Radeon Technologies division, said on stage that graphics technology is about to hit a big growth curve as it tries to keep up with the demands of VR applications which have to run at high speeds to keep people from getting dizzy.
The Radeon Pro Duo has 16 teraflops of computing performance, and it is the platform of choice for Crytek's VR First initiative.
Over time, AMD is going to keep supporting the concept of GPUOpen, or keeping graphics technologies freely available to make games run across a variety of platforms.
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text: Home - News & Media - Past News Stories KinderMusik Classes Now Forming for Summer Posted: May 26, 2016 Article by: Paige Allen, email@example.com – KinderMusik ABC Music & Me classes are now enrolling for four-week summer sessions beginning June 8. Designed for children ages 3-5, KinderMusik is an award winning, research-based language and early literacy program built around music. The classes combine music with expressive language, storytelling, movement and play to expand cognitive and literary skills, as well as creativity and individuality. Ellen Singh, a licensed KinderMusik educator since 2004, will teach the classes. Singh has a broad spectrum of educational and clinical experiences including child development, group dynamics, and relationship building—all of which are essential in teaching music to children and their families. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and interpersonal communications from the University of Evansville and her master's degree in social work from the University of Illinois."Children get so much enjoyment and learn so much in KinderMusik classes," Singh said. "This curriculum supports early childhood standards and requirements for 'high quality programs' as defined by the National Institute for Early Education and aligns with Pre-K national and state standards."Research shows that music improves a child's memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. As part of the class, students and parents receive state-of-the-art digital at-home materials.To enroll, contact the Music department at (618) 468-4731. Visit www.lc.edu for more information on classes.


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LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today asked for stakeholder input on developing new rules governing interconnection agreements for utility customers who produce their own electricity.
Administrative rules have been in place since 2009, but rapidly changing renewable energy technology and the implementation of state energy laws which went into effect in April 2017 have prompted the Commission to revisit the regulations. Other factors influencing the review are updated technical standards for interconnection by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordering regional transmission organizations to develop market rules for integrating energy storage facilities.
Consequently, the MPSC is considering in Case No. U-20344 rescinding its interconnection rules and proposing new ones that encompass the technological developments and revised standards for distributed generation and legacy net metering, as well as establishing a legally enforceable obligation (LEO) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).
Commission staff will lead discussions that will include issues such as interconnection request procedures and timelines; required interconnection studies; cost responsibility; safety and technical specifications; legal responsibilities and obligations between interconnecting parties and electric providers; the recent updates to IEEE's standards; FERC's interconnection procedures; interconnection of distributed generation (including generation with capacity), microgrids, and energy storage; and legacy net metering.
The meeting dates, times, and agendas will be filed in the case docket.
Other rulings today:
Consumers, landowners appeal denied in pipeline case: Consumers Energy Co. and 20 landowners were granted the right to appeal an administrative law judge's ruling that blocked them from intervening in ZFS Ithaca, LLC's request before the Commission for approval of a new pipeline (Case No. U-20198). The appeal, however, was denied and the Commission upheld the law judge's intervention ruling. The Commission did encourage the landowners and Consumers Energy to submit comments in the proceeding. ZFS proposes building an approximately 17-mile natural gas pipeline in Gratiot County from the TransCanada Pipeline Meter Station in Wheeler Township to the ZFS processing facility in North Star Township.
I&M approved for PEV charging tariff: Indiana Michigan Power Co. was approved for a new tariff under a pilot program for electric vehicle owners that will change how usage is metered, but not change rates (Case No. U-20282). The plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) tariff will allow for a submetering option to measure PEV charging load. A customer's bill, based on measurements from a primary meter, would then be adjusted up or down depending on time-of-use calculations on when they charge their PEV.
Obsolete streetlights to be replaced: Consumers Energy Co. can close its General Service Unmetered Lighting Rate GUL tariff to any new metal halide streetlight requests (Case No. U-18205). The utility said metal halide lights are considered obsolete and new federal rules call for more efficient lights, such as light-emitting diode (LED) technology. Consumers says any remaining metal halide lights will be replaced with LEDs.
Two telecommunications licenses granted: Teliax Inc. and Great Lakes Energy Connections, Inc. were approved for permanent licenses to provide basic local exchange service under the Michigan Telecommunications Act (MTA). Teliax (Case No. U-20288) seeks to offer phone services throughout Michigan in areas covered by AT&T Michigan, Frontier North, Inc., and Frontier Midstates Inc. Great Lakes (Case No. U-20256) would operate in 117 exchanges served mainly by AT&T Michigan and Frontier North.
To look up cases from today's meeting, access the eDockets filing system here.
To watch a livestream of the MPSC's meetings, click here.
For information about the MPSC, visit www.michigan.gov/mpsc, sign up for one of its listservs, or follow the Commission on Twitter.
DISCLAIMER: This document was prepared to aid the public's understanding of certain matters before the Commission and is not intended to modify, supplement, or be a substitute for the Commission's orders. The Commission's orders are the official action of the Commission.
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The fact is that there's nothing girls love more than big biceps. Say what you may but we all know this is true. Another fact is that these babies don't come easy. It takes dedication and desire, but if you've got that, then it's only a short time until you will see results. This article will outline the best exercises and methods for BIG bicep growth. Follow closely for maximum results...
Before and After the Workout
Before working out, make sure that you have not eaten a really big meal in at least an hour. Being too full can really have an effect on your ability to lift heavy. On the contrary, if you have not eaten enough, I would suggest eating a banana or a protein shake 20 minutes before the workout.
After the workout is the prime-time for muscle growth and it's important to give them all they need to grow. The best way to do this is to drink a protein shake or eat a protein bar. You can find protein powder on-line or at most grocery stores. If you don't give your muscles the fuel they need, they won't grow. It's as simple as that.
Be sure to warm up your biceps and get blood flowing through them. Warming up will not only allow you to lift more weight, but it also lowers your chances of hurting yourself. I recommend taking some very light dumbbells and doing 2 set of 25 repetitions before getting into the real workout.
Below is a workout that is guaranteed to get you the results you want. Remember the important thing is to increase the weight for each exercise after each set. This is crucial for muscle growth.
The Workout
Standing Barbell Curls
For this exercise, take the barbell (the same one you use for the bench press), and add whatever weight you need for 10 reps. By the time you get to 10 reps you should be really struggling. Grip the bar with your palms facing away from you shoulder width apart. After 10 reps, rest 30 seconds, add 5 pounds, and do 8 reps. Then add 5 more pounds, rest 30 seconds, and do 6. Continue this until you get to two reps. It should be very tough at this point. After the set of 2 reps it's time for the next exercise.
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Take whatever dumbbells you need to do 10 reps. For the hammer curl, pick up the dumbbells, and stand straight with them hanging by your side. Making sure to keep your thumbs up, use your biceps (not your shoulder and do not sling it) and bring the weights up to your shoulder in a controlled motion and down in the same manner. You will do 4 more sets, each time resting 30 seconds in between sets and increasing the weight by 5 pounds.
Concentration Curls
This exercise is a good one to finish the workout with because it focuses only on the bicep. You will perform the same routine as with the other two exercises. To do this exercise sit down on a flat bench with one dumbbell in front of you between your legs. Your legs should be spread with your knees bent and feet on the floor. This exercise is done one arm at a time, so pick up one dumbbell. Place the back of your right upper arm on the top of your inner right thigh. Rotate the palm of your hand until it is facing forward away from your thigh. While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the weights forward while at the same time contracting your bicep. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Take the dumbbell down in the same manner.
If you follow this workout, you will not be let down. Although it will take time, results will come. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was your body!


text: Your next Energy Star-approved HDTV? Chances are it'll be a little greener than your last one, thanks to the new 4.0 ratings going into effect. These drastically reduce allowable consumption for displays, offering on average a 40 percent improvement in efficiency compared to 3.0 models, meaning a 50-inch set can consume, at most, 153 watts (compared to 318 in the 3.0 world). Beyond that, a display that has been turned "off" can consume no more than one solitary watt whilst waiting for your next command. All sets produced as of May 1 must meet these new regulations to earn that prestigious blue badge, and then in 2012 the 5.0 rules come into effect, dropping maximum consumption by roughly another 40 percent -- good news for those who love the planet as much as they love watching Nature on peripheral vision-filling display.


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Renault have warned Red Bull that they are running out of time to take up the French manufacturer's offer of a Formula One engine for next season and cannot wait until next month's Austrian Grand Prix.
Red Bull must decide between sticking with Renault, the manufacturer that powered them to four championships between 2010 and 2013 but with whom they fell out afterwards, and Honda who are now partners of Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told reporters in Canada that the decision was likely to be made within two or three weeks.
"I think it will be after Paul Ricard (the French Grand Prix next week), around the Austrian Grand Prix I would suspect we'll be homing in on our position," he said.
The race at Spielberg is on July 1.
However, Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul said Austria was too late and that the deadline had already been extended once to allow Red Bull to compare the latest specification engines.
"I guess they have all the information that they need now. I don't see why they are going to further delay the decision," he told motorsport.com.
"Past a certain point, the offer we made, and that they requested, will not stand," the Frenchman added.
"It was Montreal that they wanted to wait for: our new spec, Honda's new spec.
"We will not be able to wait for the sort of timing that they've mentioned this weekend."
Red Bull's engines are already branded as Tag Heuer following the falling out but Abiteboul said at the weekend he hoped the two sides would stay together for a few more years.
He suggested that, if they did, Red Bull could become champions again. But he emphasised that his patience had limits.
"I have a date, they know the day, but we are not talking about Austria. Austria, we won't be here, and they will be talking directly to Honda," he said.
The engine decision has added importance for Red Bull with Australian Daniel Ricciardo out of contract at the end of the season and weighing up his options after winning two of seven races this year.


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Today I am one month into my 112 Books challenge! I'm glad I had this idea as the experience has been quite rewarding! To date, I've read a total of exactly 12 books. A bit ahead of my 9-10 book average. The Blizzard of 2016 certainly helped out a great deal.
Also since I've been eating a plant-based diet, I'm obsessed with learning more about it so some of those books were VERY easy to read. My favorite book I've read so far has been How Not to Die. It was so informative and presented a lot of compelling evidence around the benefits of plant based eating. I read this after reading Main Street Vegan-another book about plant-based eating that I loved. Reading How Not to Die after reading Main Street Vegan was a good move. The 22 Day Revolution was what finally convinced me to give eating plant-based a try. Main Street Vegan made me even more comfortable with my decisions and gave practical way to approach this lifestyle. Finally, How Not to Die solidified I was doing the right thing and making much better eating choices
As you can see, I've already completed one of the February 112 Book Club sections: Americanah. I read that in about 2 days-it was so good! I was totally wrapped into the lives of these characters…but more about them in my Book Club recap post. An unassuming love story just in time for Valentine's Day ❤ .
I have 12 more books from my 112 Books and Bottle Birthday Party and 4 more digital books ready to read. I will do more book reviews in the future now that this blog is up and running…


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Redflow Limited (ASX:RFX) is pleased to announce an agreement with Mobax South Africa to provide batteries to test as a solution for mobile phone towers with a leading South African mobile network provider.
The agreement will see Redflow batteries deployed at existing mobile sites, with a particular focus on reducing the high cost of running diesel backup generators as well as being a less attractive target for theft. Redflow will supply as many as 10 ZBM2 batteries at its cost for the duration of the project, which aims to validate the technical and commercial benefits of the Redflow energy storage solution. The six-month project is expected to commence next month with defined success criteria that can be achieved earlier.
The ZBM2 batteries will be deployed and supported by Mobax South Africa, a new Redflow system integration partner. Mobax is part of Mobax Group, a leading field service provider of engineering, project and technical services to telecommunication network operators across southern Africa. Mobax Group, which has more than 350 field service engineers deployed across multiple countries, will be supported by Redflow's long-time South African distributor SSS (Specialized Solar Systems). Continue reading "Redflow extends footprint with leading South African telco"


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One of the least used features on my iPhone has traditionally been Spotlight search, located on the left most home screen. You know the one you accidentally swipe to when you are really looking for something else.
Things have changed considerably for iOS 7. There is no longer a specific screen for Spotlight search; it is in fact part of all home screens, and can be activated by swiping down with one finger anywhere on the screen, except the top and obviously the bottom edges.
Spotlight is used to find things, fast. It will find anything in your calendar, contacts and even in email and notes. It has another feature as well; you can type in the name of any installed app, and it will find it for you. With one single tap, it can subsequently be launched.
Why even bother with this?
The brilliance behind this approach to launching apps lies in the fact that you can only fit a limited number of apps on the first page of your home screen. If you are like me, the first page contains the most used apps, while the rest are tucked away neatly (or perhaps more at random) in some folder where you will never find it again.
What this all means is that instead of swiping to the correct screen and opening the correct folder to find the application you are looking for, just casually swipe down and type in the first few characters of the app's name and then launch it. Spotlight will even learn which applications you most often search for and display them on top.
Launching apps have never been easier. I would however, like Apple to take this to the next level and have a dedicated home screen far left, which will automatically populate with the most used apps, and perhaps frequently used contacts.


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Yesterday on Unfair Park Patrick Williams posted an item reporting that the city of Dallas is going to court to sue rather than follow the instructions of the Texas Attorney General to release basic information to the Dallas Observer about the money the city has spent so far on the Trinity River Project.
Greg Abbott's office said it's public. The city said tough.
I just want to make sure we know what kind of information is at stake in all this. The city admits to already having spent over half of the full budget for the Trinity River Project -- $250 million of $420 million in bond debt we authorized in 1998.
If you were around for the '98 debt election, you saw the pictures. For that $420 million we were supposed to have lakes by now, sailboats, amphitheaters, a sculpted and landscaped urban park bigger than Central Park in Manhattan.
You see what we've got. Jack. No lakes. No park. Squat. More than half the money gone. The Calatrava bridge that's going up now wasn't supposed to be part of the bond program or come out of that money. And the city is going to pay lawyers to sue rather than tell the taxpayers where that money went.
Where could it have gone? Lots of places. The whole Calatrava fiasco is one very good candidate. The standard line from the Park Cities socialites pushing the bridge thing is that they paid for it -- the rich families for whom the bridges are being named.
No way. They bought naming rights for a few mil. But the additional cost of turning seven ordinary freeway bridges into fake suspension bridges was huge -- way more than even the socialites could afford. We knew when the bridges were first proposed 12 years ago that the full cost of the Calatrava program was going to be between $130 million and half a billion dollars -- not to build the bridges, just to pay Calatrava to turn them into fake suspension bridges!
So the question -- unanswered by the city -- is how much of that money we have already paid him, even though we now know that only one of the originally planned seven bridges will ever be built. The great Spanish architect doesn't draw stuff for free, even on a napkin.
I have also provided another example of where the money has gone -- the ridiculous fake whitewater kayak thing they built in the river, originally priced at $445,000, on which we have now spent $4 million, and it's so screwed up it has to be rebuilt. For more money.
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But that's only a small-change example. And the other thing is this: after first denying it, the city manager admitted years ago that tens of millions of dollars -- $73 million at one whack -- has been sluiced into the Trinity River project from subsequent bond programs, even though the voters were never told they were voting for more money for the Trinity project.
So it's not $250 million spent so far. We know of $323 million. And who knows how much more a tight accounting would divulge?
Just look out there. See what you see. Nothing! Nothing! Think about $323 million in your money that's gone already. And then tell me why you think City Hall doesn't want to talk about it.
Hey, somebody ask those mayoral candidates about this damn lawsuit to keep from leveling with the taxpayers. Sounds like a fair issue to me.


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Owners of Heritage Buildings
Physical Evidence – What to look for?
When appraising heritage buildings, one should seek out and ascertain the following list of attributes:Read More
What is heritage conservation?
Heritage conservation deals with actions or processes that are aimed at safeguarding the character-defining elements of a cultural resource so as to retain its heritage value and extend its physical life.Read More
Development is a Shared Activity Amongst All Parties Potentially Affected
In the age of neoliberalism, owners are prone to expect the highest and best use from their properties. Highest and best use of heritage properties as an ideal is prone to failure when balancingRead More
Millers Point Heritage Public Housing
Rappoport Heritage Consultants is actively involved in advising prospective purchasers of Millers Point heritage houses in approaches and methodologies to be applied for the conservation of these unique homes.Read More
The Cost Burden Placed On Private Owners
It must be emphasised that all property owners whether heritage listed or not are constrained by planning restrictions which ultimately have a bearing on property values. However, heritage listings proceed on the basis that over and above privately captured values, there are values vested in the public interest.Read More
Financial Opportunity and Incentives for Private Owners
Lack of incentivising is a key failure of current policy. Current policies lack incentives for private owners of Cultural Built Heritage (CBH).Read More
Disaffected Owners of Heritage
Owners of heritage buildings are saddled with high maintenance costs. Listing authorities do not factor this in when deciding to list a property.Read More


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LLI Spotlight: Vickie Heffner, Executive Director, PILLAR Institute for Lifelong Learning, Colorado Springs, CO
LLI Spotlight: Vickie Heffner, Executive Director, PILLAR Institute for Lifelong Learning, Colorado Springs, CO
By Peter Spiers
The PILLAR Institute for Lifelong Learning, founded in 1998 under the auspices of Pikes Peak Community College and spun off a year later as an independent 501(c)(3) organization, prides itself on being the only independent Llifelong Learning Organization in the Pikes Peak region. Four hundred members pay an annual membership fee of $65, entitling them to a $10 discount from the standard carte course cost of $30. (For the insatiable learner, there's a fee category called UCC—"Unlimited Classes and Courses"—at a cost of $250 per trimester.) Membership is a healthy mix of highly educated people who take classes on subjects they didn't study in college, and others who never went to college and who are making up for it in retirement. The curriculum is focused primarily on liberal arts and the sciences, and many courses are taught by retired or current faculty members from Colorado College, the United States Air Force Academy, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Community College. Colorado Technical University, with mostly evening classes for working people, provides classroom space for PILLAR during the day and classes are also taught in ten or twelve venues around Colorado Springs, including four retirement centers and three churches. PILLAR produces over 300 classes and three catalogs each year.


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Summer Curriculum Letter 2015
Spellings Summer 2015
Show and Tell Summer 2015
Spring Curriculum Letter 2015
Show and Tell Spring 2 2015
Show and Tell Spring 2 2015
Spellings Spring 2015 List 1
Spellings Spring 2015 List 2
Show and Tell Spring 1 2015
Show and Tell Spring 1 2015
Autumn Curriculum Letter 2014
Welcome to Year 1!
Day 4- We have moved our chicks into the brooder box!
Day 3- Our chicks are starting to hatch!
Day 2- We have seen cracks in FIVE of our eggs!
Day 1 of Chick Watch in 1AO ! (June 2015)
Year 1 make a yummy fruit salad as part of our D&T topics! (June 2015)
1AO identify trees by looking at their leaves ! (June 2015)
Enterprise Week in Year 1. Making and selling Three Little Pig biscuits!
Sports Day 2015
Democracy week - 1BAJ have been voting as to whether they should wear school uniform on their trip to Tring Museum! They voted 21 against and 9 in favour!
Egg...citing Times in Year! Year 1 had great fun making Easter nests.
Maths is all around us. Year 1 have been array detectives for the morning!
Funny Faces for Red Nose Day! - 1BAJ
Geography in action - Following a map to Stanstead Abbotts!
Year 1 had great fun making and eating pancakes! ( February 2015)
Maths in PE! - 1/4, 1/2 and full turns
Year 1 discovering how telephones worked in the past
Year 1's first visit to the computing suite!
Ethiopia Day!
Yea1 finding out how some Christians welcome babies into the Church!
Year 1 Winter Walk- look at our adopted tree!
Year 1 invite grown ups in to learn how we do maths!
Autumn 2 Spellings Lists
Autumn 2 Show and Tell Lists
Ideas for your 100 square.....
100 square from twinkl (look on second page)
Spellings Autumn 1 List 1 Sept 2014
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The anticancer benefits of selenium
(NaturalHealth365) Selenium has been shown in recent studies to cut aging persons' risk of all cancers in half by as much as 50 percent. Consuming adequate amounts of selenium, on a daily basis, has been shown to reduce the risk of prostate and colorectal cancers as well as liver, lung, stomach, thyroid, esophagus and bladder.
If you keep up on cancer prevention research, you may already know that the trace mineral selenium is a top anticancer superstar. Highlighted in recent research to reduce atypical cellular division involved in cancer formation, selenium achieves this by helping repair damaged DNA, recycling the "master antioxidant" glutathione and reducing cytotoxic cellular activity.
To take advantage of these benefits, it's the form of selenium that matters most.
What is the best form of selenium for cancer prevention?
While your healthcare provider may have suggested selenium, are you taking the three beneficial forms as a complex? Each of the following forms exerts the most anticancer biologic activity due to its bio-availability.
Sodium selenite: 50 mcg is an ideal dosage. This form of selenium helps repair damaged DNA and modulates immune system activity to decrease the likelihood of atypical cellular division (cancer cell formation).
L-selenomethionine: 50 mcg is an ideal dosage. Supplementing with this form allows the body to fight all forms of cancer and possibly slow cell death. You may recognize this form because it has the attention of the anticancer spotlight in nutraceutical research.
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Unless otherwise directed, when choosing a selenium supplement first look for one that is prepared as a complex that contains the three forms above.
The next step: Are you taking an optimized dose?
Typically, 200 mcg is an ideal daily maintenance dose with high risk persons considering 500 mcg daily. Selenium is easy to evaluate to gain a baseline before supplementing.
Your healthcare provider can order this test for you. As with any nutrient supplementation, it's essential to reassess your values every six months to a year to be sure you're ingesting optimal amounts.
Be sure to include these selenium-rich organic foods in your diet:
1. Wild-caught fish: Salmon and sardines
2. Organic nuts and seeds: brazil nuts and sunflower seeds
3. Organic mushrooms: Shitake and crimini
4. Cage-free, naturally-produced eggs
5. Grass-fed meats: Non-GMO without hormones or antibiotics
And, finally, don't forget the health benefits of raw garlic and onions.
Selenium shows promising benefits for rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid health, depression, pancreatic inflammation and many more health concerns – as well as its powerful anticancer properties. So, get started today, and be sure to consume enough selenium for optimal health.
About the author: Christine M. Dionese L.Ac, MSTOM is an integrative health expert, medical journalist and food writer. She's dedicated her career to helping others understand the science of happiness and its powerful effects on everyday human health. Christine practices, writes and speaks on environmental functional medicine, epigenetics, food therapy and sustainable living.
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SNC-Lavalin announces contract with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. Français
Mar 21, 2012, 09:30 ET
MONTREAL, March 21, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce it has signed a project management contract with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) for the Delta Caribe Oriental Project. The value of the contract is approximately $133 million CDN.
The Delta Caribe Oriental project is in the Sucre State in northeastern Venezuela and consists of four offshore gas fields; Dragon, Patao, Mejillones and Rio Caribe, as well as a substantial onshore development for industry, named Complejo Industrial Gran Mariscal Ayacucho (CIGMA).
Working closely with PDVSA, SNC-Lavalin's project management team will supervise the work of contractors who will be providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning services for the offshore and onshore facilities. There are also major social and infrastructure aspects to the project, which will serve to develop the Güiria region, including programs to train Venezuelan personnel to operate and maintain the facilities.
"This type of technological alliance in the offshore sector strengthens and increases knowledge in all our businesses, including civil engineering in ports, airports, docks, and subsea gas pipelines. The work that we have awarded to SNC-Lavalin results from years of studies" said Douglas Sosa, General Manager, Offshore Division, PDVSA, "Taking into account the magnitude of our projects, we have decided to create a high-performance team with state-of-the-art technology and the experience we need to develop the gas supply belt and the social infrastructure required in Sucre State".
"We are very pleased to support PDVSA in this complex, multi-faceted project, which has a range of challenges very well aligned to SNC-Lavalin's capabilities in engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance." said Andy Mackintosh, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
The initial mobilization is underway at the project's offices in Caracas, Cumaná, London and Houston.
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100 countries. www.snclavalin.com.
For further information:
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Nine to Ninety aired January 2016
Nine to Ninety
What's Next?
An update with the family featured in Nine To Ninety: How to live the end of your life?
About the Program
A story of a family at a crossroads, Nine to Ninety is an intimate portrait of three generations coming together to face the questions and consequences of aging. The heart of the film is the love story of Phyllis and Joe Sabatini, who at ages 89 and 90 live in the home of their daughter and son-in-law, where they relish time with their granddaughter Jacqueline.
"It's kind of like having siblings. They act annoying like them too."
– Nine-year-old Jacqueline, of her grandparents living with her family
Not wanting to be a burden to her children, Phyllis is steadfast in her daily routine of exercises, preparing her own meals and staying on top of her medication. In many ways, Joe is just the opposite. Phyllis is afraid and frustrated that Joe has given up. Her independence is what keeps her going, and Phyllis undertakes to make decisions about her future while she can still care for herself in many ways.
Read more about the program below.
A Closer Look at Nine to Ninety
More About the Program
"I rang the wrong doorbell. That's how I found her."
— Joe remembers of meeting Phyllis
"He was a handsome dude."
— Phyllis responds with a smile
As Phyllis and her husband, Joe, struggle with worsening health problems, their daughters Angie and Sarah have taken on the responsibilities of making many decisions for their parents. Part of the growing "Sandwich Generation," the sisters work from two coasts to stay on top of the many doctors appointments and therapies. But when the family is hit by the news that Joe has been diagnosed with kidney failure, Phyllis is keenly aware of the increasing caregiving work that her daughter Sarah's family would have to take on if she and Joe remain living with them. After troubled reflection, Phyllis declares she wants to go into assisted living in Philadelphia. While resources are too limited to afford assisted living, Phyllis' request shakes up the family. Together they make a bold decision that Phyllis will move back to the East Coast with her daughter Angie with the hope of easing the burden on her youngest daughter Sarah. But this means leaving her husband of 62 years, Joe, 3,000 miles away in California.
While everyone else is afraid of the impending goodbyes and becomes more and more anxious, Phyllis approaches the inevitable with courage and practicality. "We've got to talk about it!" she tells them. One evening Phyllis sits down with Jacqueline, Juli and Angie and brings out her jewelry, which she wishes to leave to her granddaughters. Jacqueline wonders aloud if this is her grandmother's passing away ceremony. Unable to face that reality, Juli and Angie skirt the question as Phyllis explains that this is the time for her to give these precious things to the younger generation.
"I love her. And I'm going to keep on loving her."
— Joe says of Phyllis as they prepare for her departure
Phyllis and Joe's wrenching decision to part begs the deepest questions of love, responsibility, burden, loss and grace.
Nine to Ninety was produced by ITVS.
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Influences and experiences during John Stemple's youth engendered a love of aviation and all things nautical. John was born in the city touted as "The Birthplace of Aviation" and early on he developed a fascination about and love of flying because the local citizenry cherished the legacies of the famous powered flight pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.
In the mid 1960s an airplane ride arranged by George "Sky King" Vaughn represented John's first trip to the clouds.
Mr. Stemple vividly recalls cruising the waters of Lake Erie around Put-in-Bay and Pelee, Ontario during summertime excursions aboard a Sea Cadets boat. Impressionable young John mentally pictured the majestic Royal Navy sloops-of-war HMS Queen Charlotte and HMS Detroit and the U.S. Navy snows USS Niagara and USS Lawrence with their associated squadrons during the bitter September 1813 Battle of Put-in-Bay (aka "Battle of Lake Erie"). From the deck of the small craft he watched commercial Ford Tri-Motors and general aviation aircraft transiting to and from island airports and U.S. Coast Guard cutters on patrol. To the child it was all fascinating.
Also influential was the fact that the Stemple residence was near a major air force base and jets passed overhead, some causing sonic booms, daily.
John's father, who undertook civilian flying training before World War 2, was employed at nearby Gentile Air Force Station, a military supply depot named after legendary Ohioan Dominic (aka "Don") Salvatore Gentile. In the early years of the Second World War, before the United States officially entered the conflict, Gentile had crossed the border and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Gentile soon transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) and became an Eagle Squadron pilot and subsequently a U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) ace. While training to earn aircraft maintenance technician ratings, Mr. Stemple was inspired by accounts, which were provided to the class by airframe curriculum instructor William William F. Laufer, of Don Gentile flying a North American Mustang fighter around Piqua, Ohio. Thus, Mr. Stemple, still only a teenager, had become engrossed with the aeroplanes and vessels of the Canadian, British, and U.S. armed forces.
After John obtained the applicable Federal Aviation Administration licenses he attended university and earned three (Aviation Administration, Management of Human Resources and Community Leadership) academic degrees.
Mr. Stemple joined the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary/Civil Air Patrol in 1998 as an Aerospace Education Member. He eventually undertook flying training and earned aviator wings. Additionally, John completed two years of full-time domestic national service and has periodically undertaken voluntary, short-term, uniformed labor commitments on overseas military bases.
John T. Stemple's "family tree" contains one branch that originates with King Robert II (Queen Elizabeth II's 17th great-grandfather) of Scotland. In honor of these familial roots John frequently writes about military aviation history related to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and former British colonies and protectorates, including Israel which was previously under the British Mandate for Palestine. Scientific genealogical DNA testing and analysis revealed that John additionally possesses multiple Native American (U.S.) and First Nations (Canada) ancestries. Therefore, Mr. Stemple also enjoys writing about Native American and First Nations aviators.
As a supplement to above referenced photojournalism, John Stemple actively promotes the public recognition RCAF-Americans and RAF-Americans. In fact, John was a principal organizer and sponsor of ceremonies held in January 2016 to belatedly pay homage to those Floridians who voluntarily served in the RCAF and RAF during the Second World War. More recently, in 2017, he, in conjunction with Bomber Command Museum of Canada, ensured that RCAF-Coloradans received recognition by arranging for their induction into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame. Memorial plaques he designed and obtained for the Florida and Colorado initiatives are on indefinite display inside the Winter Haven Municipal Airport terminal and Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver.
Most recently John Stemple, as a salute to Her Majesty The Queen and military veterans, conceived of and proposed the 15 June 2019 Coronation Review of the Fleet Commemoration & Anniversary Flight. And with the support and assistance of the Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and Colorado Aviation Historical Society (CAHS), he flew as a passenger/Second World War & 1950's Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Air Rigger reenactor inside the Rocky Mountain Wing's Grumman Avenger during the 1940's WWII Era Ball at Boulder Municipal Airport.
John T. Stemple, a Commemorative Air Force "colonel" and commissioned member of the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels, serves Military Aviation Chronicles, Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Airplane Hunters, and Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) in the capacities of historian, photojournalist, and occasionally as a camera plane pilot.
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By Sara Kraft
ST. JOSEPH — "(An anniversary) is a good opportunity to renew our commitment to live out our parish mission to encounter Jesus Christ and bring Him to all through vibrant liturgy, lifelong Christian formation, and social outreach," explained St. Francis Xavier Parish Pastor Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
St. Francis Xavier Parish is a pillar in the St. Joseph community, and continues to spread the Gospel throughout its 125 years of existence. The parish was formally organized on September 17, 1890. Bishop John Joseph Hogan (of the Diocese of St. Joseph, which later merged to become part of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph) tasked the Society of the Precious Blood of Carthagena, Ohio to build and maintain St. Francis Xavier Parish on what was then the eastern edge of St. Joseph. In 1891, the original school, church, and rectory were dedicated. Forty families were in the parish. The present rectory was added in 1906 with an addition in 1994. The current church was dedicated in February 1909.
Despite the financial challenges of the Great Depression, a new school building was built in 1934 and was later expanded in 1961. A new convent was completed in 1949. The interior of the church underwent a major, contemporary remodeling in 1971.
The House of Bread Food Pantry was launched in 1981 and is now one of the largest food pantries in the city, serving hundreds of families each month. The idea originated with Deacon (now Father) Joseph Nassal, C.PP.S. "When God said 'feed the hungry,' we certainly did," stated former House of Bread Coordinator, 95 year old Marie Lederer, St. Francis Xavier parishioner for fifty years.
"St. Francis Xavier Parish is tasked to help the people and they are doing it. We are tasked to save souls and they are doing it. We are tasked to spread the Gospel and they are doing it beautifully," stated Marie.
A Parish Center was added in 1988 to provide much needed space. The lower level contained the growing House of Bread Food Pantry, the Sewing Group, and Scout meeting spaces. In 1997, discussion began regarding renovating the church to its pre-Vatican II appearance and construction of an adjoining gathering space. One of the biggest concerns was replacing the original craftsmanship and artwork. However, long-term parishioners had saved many beloved parts of the 1909 interior in their homes and brought back items such as the altars, communion rails, and statues. The formal re-dedication occurred December 16, 2001. The renovation restored much of the church's original appearance.
"St. Francis Xavier Parish has always been our family," stated Jeanne (Crotty) Modlin, part of five generations at St. Francis, spanning her grandparents to her grandchildren. "It's just always been home and will always be home."
In 2007, the Parish Center lower level was remodeled to accommodate the Early Childhood Center. The former convent building became home to the House of Bread Food Pantry, the Sewing Group, and Scout meeting place. In 2013, the Early Childhood Center was renamed the St. Francis Xavier Fox-Liles Early Childhood Center after two long-time teachers who had passed away.
Starting in August 2015, St. Francis Xavier Parish has celebrated at least one event monthly as part of their year-long 125th anniversary celebration. Over the years, Fr. Ron has witnessed St. Francis Xavier parishioners being "very generous in getting involved in helping people in so many areas of charity and justice issues in the city." It was natural for St. Francis Xavier parishioners to use this opportunity to reach out to the greater community. In February, St. Francis Xavier Parish hosted Vespers and a catered dinner for local priests and local Protestant ministers, especially to neighboring Wyatt Park churches and ministers. In October, Northwest Missouri priests and religious were invited for Vespers and food.
Several events of the year-long celebration specifically focused on spreading the Gospel. In March, St. Francis Xavier Parish hosted Jeff Cavins, who presented The Great Adventure: A Journey through the Bible. His presentation sought to help people understand the "big picture" of God's plan in Scripture and help them apply it to their own lives. Area churches were invited to this event.
A 5K run/walk geared for all ages, a kick-off Mass and BBQ, and special celebrations for the Feast of St. Gaspar, Feast of All Saints, Feast of St. Francis Xavier, and May Crowning helped parishioners and school families instill pride in their Catholic faith. Additionally, Catholic Schools Week brought alumni back to the parish and a special Homecoming for parishioners and those who have moved away was celebrated in May. "We wished to draw back our inactive Catholics and instill pride in our Catholic Faith. We wished to let the St. Joseph Community know that we are here and the important impact we have on this community," explained Fr. Ron.
Finally, the closing of the year-long celebration was celebrated with Mass celebrated by Bishop James V. Johnson, Jr. followed by a parish dinner and carnival. To make it 125 years, a parish needs a "strong faith," explained Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. "As a lot can happen in 125 years in a person's life and a city's life. You also need good leadership from both clergy and laity." Bishop Johnston thanked the Precious Blood Fathers for their faithful service for the past 125 years.
St. Francis Xavier Parish can spiritually continue to serve the people of St. Joseph and beyond. They can "begin by faith-filled prayer, regular reception of the sacraments, and an intentional effort to go out beyond their parish boundaries and relationships," challenged Bishop Johnston.


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July 9 (UPI) -- The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has expelled Ognjen Vukojevic from the national team's coaching staff at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia over a controversial video in which he and his teammate, defender Domagoj Vida, expressed support to Ukraine.
Vukojevic posted the video on social media after Croatia beat Russia in the quarterfinals. In it, Vida, who had played for Dynamo Kyiv for four years, shouted "Glory to Ukraine", while Vukojevic, who also played in Ukraine and is now a scout for Dynamo Kyiv, added "This win is for Dynamo and Ukraine."
Vukojevic and Vida have received a formal warning from football's international governing body, FIFA, which strictly forbids any political messages at tournaments. The video went viral in Russia, drawing protests.
The HNS said that Vukojevic's World Cup accreditation had been withdrawn and that he had been removed from the national team.
Vukojevic apologized, saying he respected the HNS's decision.
"I understand and respect the decision of the Croatian Football Federation. I would never want to be a burden to the national team, especially not ahead of a match as monumental as the World Cup semi-final, when the team is most in need of a peaceful atmosphere. My statements were truly not intended to have any political connotations, and my only intention was to thank my friends in Ukraine for their support, and to thank my club, Dynamo Kyiv, for permitting me to participate at the World Cup.
"However, I understand that my statements unfortunately could have been interpreted differently, for which I am sorry. I apologize to the Russian public if they have understood my statements in such a way. I am extremely proud of what Croatia has done in Russia so far, and I wish the boys the best of luck for the rest of the tournament. I will be their biggest fan until the very end!"
Vukojevic is the second member of the Croatia team to be sent home earlier, after Milan striker Nikola Kalinic was dismissed. Kalinic was reportedly unhappy with his status in the team and refused to play in the games against Brazil and Nigeria, after which the coach Dalic sent him packing.