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Landscape Architecture & Design in Augusta, GA
Serving the landscape design & architecture needs of the greater Augusta area.
Lance Cheely – Owner
University of Georgia, Landscape Architecture – 2009
Augusta University, Master's of Business – 2015
Landscape Architecture for Augusta, GA homeowners who Value their Outdoor Spaces.
We create richly designed residential landscapes and outdoor living spaces that improve people's lives and homes. In order to create lavish landscape architecture solutions in Augusta, GA, we keep our focus on a few key concepts:
Using our experience and expertise to help guide our client's vision into reality.
Keeping aesthetics and functionality at the forefront of all of our planning.
Thriving on the challenges and opportunities each location and site brings to the planning process through clear and concise communication with our clients.
Employing native and well-adapted plant selections and development practices that are respectful of the environment.
Whether the landscape architecture project is an Augusta, GA public park, private garden, or personal backyard, we want to make the most of the potential of the site and the resources at hand. Budget, location, and even legislation can be challenging, but Origin thrives on establishing a vision for each project and bringing it to life no matter what obstacles are in the way.
More About Our Augusta, GA Residential Landscape Architecture Services…
Our Services
We have been extremely impressed...
…with the creativity and professionalism of the Origin team. Lance presented two very different concepts–the first, lovely but more traditional, and the second, unique and striking. Both reflected our priorities and preferences, but the second one was especially compelling. He truly captured what we wanted, but could never have articulated. Once we had selected the second option, he explained, in accessible language, how the process would unfold so that we fully understood and felt comfortable. We can't wait to see his brilliant concept translated into real life!
It was a pleasure to work with Origin...
…Landscape Architecture on our landscape plan for our home in North Augusta. Lance is very talented, professional and knowledgeable. On our first meeting, Lance surveyed our property and listened to our desires for the landscape plan. It was a thrill to finally see the plan and our dream become a reality! I highly recommend using Origin Landscape Architecture for your landscaping project.
Lance is friendly, professional...
…and knowledgeable and he has been a pleasure to work with. He listens well and is willing to modify and/or adapt the plans according to our concerns. We are so excited and can hardly wait to begin, and another great thing is that the designs are created so that everything does not necessarily have to be done all at once. It can be done in phases, as weather, budget and family needs allow. All in all we have had a great experience with Lance and Origin Landscape Architecture and I recommend him to you.
Very easy to work with...
…Lance at Origin as he created our landscape design. Even when we had specific design changes or plant changes , Lance was very flexible & accommodating to our needs. Definitely would recommend Origin Landscape Architecture for all your outside design needs.
How Long Has Origin Been Providing Landscape Architecture Services?
Founder and Owner, Lance Cheely has worked in Landscape Architecture since 2009 after graduating with honors from the University of Georgia. Among his many accolades, Lance received the prestigious Neel Reid Memorial Scholarship from the Peachtree Garden Club while attending UGA, as well as many Government Variances, which allowed projects which wouldn't normally meet lawful criteria, to be completed. It was this sense of creativity and innovation that lead Lance to Augusta University where he obtained his Master's of Business in 2015.
Lance has a diverse professional background, having worked closely with architectural, civil, and structural engineering design concepts. Lance founded Origin L.A. on the concept that understanding, incorporating, and implementing these different design disciplines is how Landscape Architects are uniquely equipped to create rich and functional spaces that can actually make people's lives better.
Lance and the entire Origin family is always on the lookout for opportunities to engage in Augusta, GA landscape architecture projects, and connect with people and organizations that appreciate the value of well-designed and sustainable outdoor spaces.
How long does an average project take?
We offer a number of services each with a varying time for delivery of the design. Master planning takes a bit longer than planting plans only, however, for all but the largest of properties a couple of weeks is usually sufficient. Much of the design schedule is taken up in client review and coordinating meeting availability.
For small projects with little complexity, we offer the Origin Express Mobile Design Package. We bring our van to your home and move through the design process in one visit by eliminating many of the coordination delays.
What types of projects do you specialize in?
While our registered Landscape Architects have practiced commercial landscape design, large scale land planning, large and small park design, and street-scape design, we focus on providing well designed residential landscapes and outdoor living spaces for a wide variety of clients. Our designs focus on sustainability, minimizing maintenance needs, and going beyond the commonplace landscape design.
We all have our favorite styles, but our team is fully capable of designing in a wide range of styles. From formal gardens with clipped hedges, to traditional southern estate plantings, to using native plantings in the now popular "new perennial" style, one of Origin's Landscape Architects can deliver just what you're looking for.
How are your design fees calculated?
Our design fees are calculated based on multiple criteria: deliverables, project size, project complexity, and design hours required.
Why do you charge for the envisioning meeting?
The fee for the envisioning meeting covers our time and travel to meet you and allows us to dedicate the time to really get a feel for your personality and your space. Any healthy relationship begins with communication, so we take time to ask questions and explain our process so that we are on the same page from the start. Additionally, if you choose to move forward with a design, the envisioning meeting is credited toward the total design fee.


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Capitol Hill Happy Hour with the Peace Corps Congressional Staff Association
Wednesday, July 25th, 6-8pm
My Brother's Place, 237 2nd St. NW
On the morning of Wednesday, July 25th, Peace Corps will hold its annual recruiting event on Capitol Hill, featuring four RPCV Members of Congress sharing their stories with interns and staff who are considering Peace Corps Service.
RPCV/W, along with the Peace Corps Congressional Staff Association, thought it would be nice to offer a happy hour later on that day, where participants can meet professional RPCVs in a more informal and relaxed environment. Many of these future volunteers will return to Washington to pursue careers in politics and international relations, so come by and let them know that they'll have a dynamic network waiting for them when they return.
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Hot Smoked Mackerel
Smoking fish is a great introduction to this hobby. It doesn't necessarily need expensive equipment, and unlike curing meat, good results can be had in hours rather than days. Many people will make their own versions of this 'table-top' smoker using roasting tins, bread bins, cake tins, woks etc. A quick 5 minute brine of fish fillets (and even that's optional), a quick drying out of the fillets, pop them in the smoker and Bob's your uncle, 15 - 20 minutes later: smoked fish.
Others will choose to use a more elaborate method that heats the fish more gradually to a temperature where it is fully cooked. It may take a couple of hours, or more.
Whilst there are a wide variety of options available to do this in the US, in the UK people will probably use something like these, or use a barbecue, something like this.
As commercial smokers like this one aren't available in the UK, the only other option is to make your own:
Anyway, enough of that, back to the mackerel. This is how I did mine; it's a compromise between the two methods above:
Firstly make up a brine using 1.2kg of salt to 1 gallon (4.546 litres) of water, or pro-rata - boil the water, dissolve the salt in it and then cool it.
When cold immerse the mackerel fillets in it for 5 minutes, then dry them off and leave them until the surface is dry. I left mine on a rack in the fridge.
Pre-heat the smoker to 45-50°C and smoke the fish over your chosen wood (I used oak) for 30 minutes. Then, over the next 45 minutes to an hour, increase the heat gradually to 130°C - but keep it below 100°C for the majority of this period. Check the temperature of the fillets at their thickest part - the internal temperature needs to be at 72°C throughout to be safe: higher if you like it that way. I took mine to 80°C.
Blimey, it's harder to describe than do!
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Hi Phil, you might like to try his brine as well
Take 4 litres of water and add 500mL salt, 250mL brown sugar, 75mL lemon juice, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon onion powder, 1 tablespoon allspice, 2 teaspoons white pepper. Mix until the sugar and salt are dissolved.
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I was disappointed to read today an article by Martin Ford arguing that technological advancement will destroy the jobs of workers, and that as a result the world is headed towards a jobless economy. This is pure nonsense.
Such nonsense isn't new, of course. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, many people with a limited understanding of economics have made the same mistake. These Luddites have always fought technological advancement thinking it would destroy jobs and ruin society. The automated loon, they warned, was going to destroy the livelihood of the British textile worker. Mechanized farming was supposedly going to starve farmers. The steam engine was going to make redundant large chunks of the labor force. Indeed, much of Karl Marx's confused economic theories are based on just this fallacy, positing that as capitalists grow richer, they can afford to replace more workers with machines, leaving behind large numbers of disgruntled proletariat that must then unite and revolt to… I don't know, go back and work disgusting menial jobs, I guess.
Yet somehow the average Brit today is far better off than they were before those machines came about. British workers earn more, work less and work in much better conditions than two centuries ago. Unemployment in Britain is still very low (in spite of its increase after the recent depression.) Had the Luddites and Marxists been right, one would imagine that two centuries of technological progress would have left absolutely nobody with a job today.
The problem with this Luddite Fallacy is simple: technological advancement increases the productivity of labor and therefore makes labor more valuable. As a result, workers earn more. Technological advancement allows workers to produce more output for every hour they work. A farmer using a tractor can produce several times as much food as a farmer using a donkey. We live in a world of scarcity: we could always use more food, more clothes, more stuff. The only real constraint on our production of stuff is how much labor hours we have to devote to it. The more productive our labor, the more production we have. The more production we have, the more labor earns. Technological advancement does not take away the jobs of workers, it allows workers to do more productive jobs. We will never run out of jobs, because we could always use more humans making more scarce products to meet other humans' never-ending wants.
To Luddites like Martin Ford, the invention of the wheel would have appeared an unmitigated disaster–just think of all the lost jobs in the carrying-painfully-heavy-stuff industry! But in reality, it was a great boon for humanity, as it freed humans from carrying heavy loads and instead allowed them to focus on more productive things like making food, clothes, houses, and so on.
Therefore, it is no coincidence that humanity's economic conditions continue to improve with technological advancement. This is not going to change any time soon. The more productive our technology, the better off we are. If humanity were to listen to Luddites like Martin Ford and fight technological advancement, none of us would have any time to do any of the immensely productive things we do in today's modern society. We would be too busy engaged in very primitive tasks like carrying heavy loads for us to do anything else.
We should not worry too much from people like Mr. Ford. The Luddites of the early 19th century did succeed in destroying many machines and some factories, but these victories against human advance were short-lived. Their movement died and their ideas became the butt of jokes, while technological advancement continued to make life better for everyone. While Luddites like Martin Ford may influence some people with their deceptively appealing ideas, they are utterly powerless to stop the ingenuity of billions of human beings from making life better for all of us. Or so I hope.


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Life by the beach is often a selling point when it comes to working at Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat.
In its early days, Snapchat moved from Evan Spiegel's dad's house to a beach bungalow. From there, it's slowly eaten up Venice Beach's available real estate — turning beachfront live/work condos into offices and buying out local restaurants to service as employee cafeterias.
Yet, its sprawling campus is also a risk to the company's future, according to its S-1 filing. The company's lack of a designated headquarters and jumble of office buildings could cause employee morale problems:
"This diffuse structure may prevent us from fostering positive employee morale and encouraging social interaction among our employees and different business units. Moreover, because our office buildings are dispersed throughout the area, we may be unable to adequately oversee employees and business functions," the company said in a filing. "If we cannot compensate for these and other issues caused by this geographically dispersed office structure, we may lose employees, which could seriously harm our business."
The spread-out offices — and lack of a central meeting space — is one concern that Business Insider has heard repeatedly from current and former employees.
The company's offices are typically converted houses and condos, many just steps from the ocean and outfitted with unisex showers to wash sand off from the beach. Despite the idyllic oceanfront setting, the scattered offices can also foster a sense of isolation and fiefdom between teams, former employees once told Business Insider. If people have to work with multiple teams, like engineering and product design, meetings often entail a 15-minute walk through Venice Beach to get between buildings.
Many employees aren't even aware where their colleagues or other Snap buildings are located. The only clue that a building belongs to Snap is usually a small ghost — the company's iconic "Ghostface Chillah" logo — etched onto the front door. When CEO Evan Spiegel travels between his company's scattered outposts, he normally has a Range Rover with a private driver transport him from building to building.
As the company looks to grow its headcount — it grew 210% in the last year — it will have to work on making sure its campus sprawl doesn't become a detriment to its growth.
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Take a look at these top tips from Planet Cake's Paris Cutler on decorating with fondant icing.
What is Fondant icing?
Fondant is a creamy white sugar, a thick mass used in different forms for the purpose of confectionary and cake decorating. There are different types of fondants such as rolled fondant, sculpted fondant and poured fondant.
For covering cakes we use rolled fondant as it leaves a perfectly smooth, satiny surface and is ready to use, hence the common product description 'Ready to Roll' or 'RTR'. Fondants are sometimes flavored and there are a variety of different brands.
At Planet Cake we buy our rolled fondant icing as the product is good and the recipe is designed for our country's climate. You should be able to buy rolled fondant from most cake decorating supply stores however if you wish you can also make it yourself.
IMPORTANT RULES: You will need to follow some very important rules when managing fondant icing.
1. Your icing will dry out very quickly so it is important to work quickly to avoid your icing becoming cracked and difficult to use.
2. When you are not using your icing (even for a minute) put it in a plastic bag or cover it with vinyl to avoid it drying out.
3. If you have hot hands this will tend to make your icing sticky and then you will be tempted to over use corn flour that will dry your icing. Cool your hands under cold water and keep your corn flour to a light sprinkle.
4. Weather will affect your fondant icing - humidity will make the icing sticky and very cold weather will make it as hard as rock. We often wait a day if we have bad fondant weather.
5. NEVER EVER refrigerate your icing when it is on a cake. Fondant will sweat in the fridge. Once your cake is covered it is perfectly fine to store in a cool place (20 degrees).
6. Your excess fondant icing is best stored in a sealed bag or container. Please follow instructions on how to store your particular brand of icing as we store ours at room temperature.
7. Safety: Always work the icing in small amounts and try and get above your icing when you knead it on the bench. If you are short, get a stool so you can use your body weight to help you knead. If you try and knead large amounts of icing you will put undue pressure on your wrists and make your job very difficult.
8. Never cover a cake straight from the fridge. To achieve a professional finish only cover cakes at room temperature.
9. Never use icing that is too dry or over kneaded. This will make the corners crack very easily.
10. When making dark colours (such as red, black, brown, purple) make them the day before so the icing has time to relax and rest.
Rolling Fondant
Kneading and rolling fondant is an important part of cake decorating. We use old-fashioned elbow grease and rolling pins to roll our fondant out to the perfect consistency and thickness. A clean, smooth surface is ideal for rolling.
Constantly add CORN FLOUR to your surface to ensure the fondant doesn't stick, but only add this to the surface of the table, not the top of the fondant. The ideal thickness of fondant to cover a cake is 3mm, because let's face it, no one wants a thick blanket of fondant to overpower the delicious cake inside. A pasta machine can be used to roll out even sheets of fondant if you are adding decorations and details to your covered cake.


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Many a times, entrepreneurs contemplate the decision whether they should register a limited liability company, or whether they should continue to operate as a sole trader until they grow their business. Registering a business name and a company in the UK is not a daunting task, but entrepreneurs should have a clear understanding of whether a company registration is required for their businesses. If you're a small-scale businessman assessing whether you need to register a company in the UK to take things further, or a fresh entrepreneur considering whether you should register a business as the very first step of your investing journey, this article addresses many questions you are currently faced with.
What is a private limited company in the UK?
A private limited company is a company structure where owners are not personally liable for the company's liabilities. Owners or shareholders of a limited company are liable to the extent they have invested in the company, and this forms one of the most basic economic concepts; a company is a legal person in its own right.
When should you consider registering a private limited company in the UK?
The best time to take your business to the next level by incorporating a private limited company is when your small business has grown considerably from where you started, and when the business is big enough that your tax bill is starting to give you a few reasons to worry about. In hindsight, you should consider incorporating a private limited company when you feel that the company has grown to a sufficient level where you are constrained by the lack of legal presence to grow the company any further and reduce tax bills. There are no hard rules, and deciding when to take your company to the next level is up to you. On the other hand, if you do not have a business at present but have access to a sizeable amount of capital, it's always better to let the company stand on its own and register a business name in the UK and incorporate a private limited company, because sooner or later you will have to.
What are the benefits of registering a business as a private limited company in the UK?
There are multiple advantages of registering a business as a private limited company in the UK, and some of the most important ones are listed and discussed below.
You and your company become separate entities
For an entrepreneur, there is no fear greater than the fear of being sued by creditors in case things go north with the business operations. Even though any entrepreneur is exposed to this risk, the stakes are much higher when the business grows to a certain extent where the liabilities of the business have grown considerably. The best way out is to incorporate a private limited company in the UK and separate liabilities of the company with that of yours. Creditors would no longer be able to request compensation from you for the amounts owned under the name of the business even if the company goes bankrupt. This is one of the primary reasons for you to consider registering a private limited company in the UK.
Higher reputation
Any entrepreneur in his right mind would want his business to have a high reputation among his existing and potential customers, and a sure fire way to achieve this is by registering the business as a private limited company in the UK. Private limited companies are taken more seriously by customers and often times, many customers consider this as a sign of continued business operations for a long period of time.
Tax advantages
A lower tax bill is a dream for not only entrepreneurs in UK, but for any person on earth wherever they might be. A private limited company is taxed at 19%, which is the corporate tax rate in the United Kingdom. On the other hand, if you are a high-earning individual, you would be taxed at a very high rate that could even go up to 45% depending on your income band. With the incorporation of a private limited company in the UK, entrepreneurs have the option of withdrawing business income as dividends, which attracts even lower tax rates.
Ability to hire talented employees
Not even the greatest entrepreneur in the world can run a business that grows on to become one of the most profitable firms around without hiring top talent to drive the growth of the company. However, hiring top level talent is an increasingly difficult task in the UK without registering the business as a private limited company, and employees are seeking the perceived safety that comes with working for a private limited company.
Access to more capital
It's virtually impossible for a start-up to transition through to become a highly profitable, large-scale company without having access to a sufficient level of capital. Funding might come in various ways in the UK, and could be in the form of a bank loan, a credit facility provided by a financial institute, or even a private equity investment by a prominent venture capital investor. However, most of these doors would be closed for entrepreneurs who do not take things seriously by registering the business as a private limited company in UK, and it's very important for any entrepreneur with a vision for a much bigger thing than just a start-up to take things further by incorporating a private limited company in the United Kingdom. It goes without saying that no investor bank would want to invest in or lend to a company that is not a separate legal entity, but a part and parcel of the entrepreneur himself.
Whether you are an entrepreneur with a bright business idea, or a small business owner with a view of taking things to the next level, registering a private limited company in UK is the best option to choose considering the many advantages that comes with it. There are legal implications of course and a few complexities that we plan to discuss on another day.


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The Jesus Passages: Mark 5:21-43
Passage #97
Take a Knee
~ Mark 5:21-43
21When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23and pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live." 24So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." 29Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
31"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?' "
32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."
35While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?"
36Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."
37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." 40But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ). 42Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
New International Version
See also: Matthew 9:18-26; Like 8:40-56


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The Lord didn't come into my life in the form of a great thunderbolt. Rather he scooped me up at times when I felt alone and scared. Today my faith is strengthened as I look back over my life. I would like to share with you three circumstances that changed my life and how God cared for me and those I loved.
1. Library visits, family vacations, music lessons…these all came to a halt on May 3, 1967. I was 11 years old. My father, a band conductor, was on his way to a concert in White Rock when his station wagon was hit by a train. My mother had wanted to accompany him that night and my father said, "No, the children need you."
I believe God protected us and gave my father the insight to keep my mother with us. My grandmother was able to come and stay with us as my Mom grieved tremendously. As we were all so young we didn't know how to comfort her. Despite the fear and sadness that settled in our family over his passing, I know that God's protective arms were around each of us as we began to heal.
2. Keeping my feelings inside led to increased self-doubt and isolation through my teen years. I missed my father and my mother worked long hours to keep our family of five afloat . My mother remarried. It was during this time that I had my first strong sense of God. I was always drawn to watching the biblical movies like Ben-Hur or the 10 Commandments. I felt truth in Jesus' words and they brought comfort to a young soul that was struggling with inappropriate behavior from a step-father. When Jesus was crucified my tears would freely flow.
I began to feel like I was not alone in my suffering and that perhaps there'd be a way for me to help my family so my step-father would leave. Unexpectedly God provided an opportunity for this to happen. I gained courage to speak to my mother and as a result our family circumstance changed. It felt like the Lord's light shone through our kitchen window!
3. Fast forwarding through a divorce and a "prayerful" new marriage in 1983 to my husband of 26 years, God blessed us with a new home and two caring daughters. Then a thunderbolt struck in the form of cancer in our youngest daughter Kristine. At 4 ½ yrs. she began complaining about sore shoulders and she had bruises which were unexplained. I instinctively thought that this was not a normal place for "growing pains" and decided to admit her to the hospital and have blood tests done. While I was at work we got the "call" to rush to the hospital.
As we were driving there I was given a premonition that it would be leukemia. This was confirmed and our life turned upside down. The prognosis at Children's Hospital was good and we decided to take the treatment day by day, hour by hour. We wondered how we were going to get all the medicines into Krissy. The nurses were compassionate but firm. We finished the protocol but the marrow biopsy did show residual cells.
She finished treatment in November 1996 and relapsed in May 1997. I remember Krissy asking me if she was going to die. I told her we were going to work hard to help her feel better but she would need us by her side. I believe now she was wise beyond her years and knew that this was a journey eventually that would lead her to Jesus. We went back to Children's Hospital and the new protocol was so brutal that I remember our blood pressures skyrocketing. Again we decided to just go day by day.
Unfortunately on the first day of treatment a medical error occurred and she was given a medicine intrathecally (into the spinal cord) instead of intravenously. This was a fatal mistake. God granted us two weeks where members of our church and our families came and sang to her and prayed over her. We all told her how much we loved her. Before she lost her ability to speak one morning Bruce and I were with her in her room and she said, "Thank you Jesus." We were profoundly moved and at that moment I realized how involved Jesus and God are in our daily, personal lives.
Again she asked me what was wrong. This time I told her she got good medicine in the wrong part of her body. When she said she was scared I felt sick. However, as the paralysis progressed there seemed to be a peace about her. I honestly think that God spared her from any pain. All I remember doing is stroking her eyebrows.
God gave us the ability to forgive and staff were able to visit Krissy before she died.
For the last few moments of her life I asked everyone to clear her room and sang some hymns to her that she knew like Jesus Loves Me. Her last breath came too soon.
I was later given a gift from our minister's wife, Angela. She had no idea Krissy had died but as she was going over the Patullo Bridge (in Surrey, BC) and she had a vision.
Krissy was holding Jesus' hand and they were standing side by side on the far side of a river.
Our little mother had made it safely home.
– Joanne W.
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Happy hump day, sweet things! If the holiday season has left your man feeling stressed, here's a surefire to make him feel better, pronto.
The next time you take a shower together, wash his hair. Run your fingers through his locks or if he's got short (or no!) hair, gently massage his scalp. Next, move on down and gently rub his shoulders. Your little treat will help him let go of the stress he's been holding on to and get him primed for all the fun things you'd like to do together in the bedroom, or right there in the shower! Be sure to grab his hands and have him return the favor before you two dry off.
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Hi all,
Didn't see this on any other threads. Nice mention of the Ulysses as #7 in the list.
But, I think "cult bikes" might be a more appropriate description for this:
Cool, I've never been in a cult before !
ah read on! did not know erik buell was involved in design of the harley FXR!
You knew the number one cult bike had to be a Harley, the question was which one? Street Glides and Sportsters both have enough adherents to qualify as full-blown religions. The FXR, though, might be the holy of holies, the bike that brought Harley back from the dead after AMF and the Japanese juggernaut had crucified it in the '70s. That which did not kill H-D really did make it stronger, though, and management even saw fit to heed the advice of a young engineer and AMA racer, Erik Buell, who took up the challenge of honing the FL touring-based model into a motorcycle that could actually be ridden by enthusiasts. Once the stone was rolled away, the FXR emerged lighter, stiffer and way more fun to ride than any previous Big Twin. The rest, as they say, is history.
james: i always love articles like that so thanks for posting my friend. two quick observations:
1-how the hell did i miss a movie who's content has quote.....Female HellCats ruling their men with tire irons as their instruments of passion....end-quote?????
2-John Burns is a fine journalist and exceptional street rider BUT he's dead balls wrong with his kudos to the H-D FXR series as the salvation and savior of all that is Harley-Davidson. it was NOT! having the factory at my back door and having known tons of employees from drivers to upper management in the past 40 years i can tell you with the utmost of certainty and accuracy....the 3 things PRODUCT-WISE that brought H-D back from the grave were:
The Softail platform
The Evolution 1340cc motor
The Sporster XLX "ride it and trade it" $3999 program.
John, I think you are spot on about H-D. The Evolution motor was key...and that "ride it and trade it" program was definitely a brilliant move to give riders easy access to the H-D brand.
As for the movie, I'd never heard of it either (and I tend to like little known B-movies). I just happened to come across it online. If you want to see them "riding their men as viciously as they ride their motorcycles" check out the trailer.
^^^ awesome james! awesome. best trailer i've ever seen. i mean how can you go wrong with viscous broads bitch slapping grown men....then riding off on hogs? gets no better than this.
I think I might have dated Whitey in my younger days!! Lol!!!!!!


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Month: September 2008
Plus Size Hoodies
If you think that hip hop style apparel is not flattering for full figure you will change your mind when you see these plus size hodies featuring different styles, fabrics, colors, and embelishments.
The first is Black and Taupe Skull Patch Short-Sleeve Hoodie. Who knew skulls could be so pretty? This hoodie has skull and heart appliques adorned with ruby-red and iridescent gems. This plus size hoddie has Kangroo pocket with rib trim. Zip front. Hood lined with black and taupe floral fabric. 27″ long. 100% cotton. Machine washable.
The second is an embroidered velour hoodie. Embroidery on this velour hoodie makes it extra special.
This velour hoodie has long sleeves and zip front. Again there are Kangaroo pockets with ribbed trim. Drawstring hood. Knit. The hoodie comes in a blend of cotton and polyester. Machine wash. Approx 28″ long.
Plus Size Career Clothing
This article is about the top 5 esentials in career wardrobe of every plus size working woman. If you want to stay within a budget refrain from trendy clothes and update your fall wardrobe with:
1. Black Pant Suit
2. Black Skirt
3. White Long Sleeve Blouse
4. Wool Coat
5. Career Dress.
The black jacket, dress pants, and black skirt come from one and the same fabric and can be mixed as pantsuit or skirtsuit. Find more hints on plus size career clothes here.
Cropped Plaid Jacket Sizes 14 – 32
This cropped plaid jacket is a real jewel in your fall wardrobe. This jacket makes any look fashionably polished. 3/4 length sleeves. Decorative buttons. Split cuffs. Woven Acrylic/Wool. Dry clean. Approx 28″ long. Women's 14-32.
Plus Size Leather Jacket
Here is my personal choice for fall 2008 metro outfit suitable for the office, an evening out, or a day of shopping.
This 2008 metro jacket is a supple leather jacket with a sleek silhouette and intricate detailing that makes it the essential piece of outerwear for fall! The jacket has mandarin collar, full zip and single button closure. It features two zip pockets, front breast pockets and two hand pockets. Seaming and pleated detailing. Lined. Shell: Leather. Lining: Polyester. Professional leather clean.
Approx 24 3/4″ long from center back. The leather jacket comes in sizes from 14/16 to 26/28.
This perfect plus size fall 2008 leather jacket combines perfectly with a pair of normal waist boot- cut jeans.
These denim boot-cut jeans are designed to be your favorite jeans! The stretch lightweight denim gives these jeans a flexible fit while flattering your body. They feature 5-pocket style. Belt loops. Stretch. Subtle embroidery on back pockets. Cotton/Poly/Spandex. Machine wash.
Petite approx. 29″ inseam, Average approx. 31″ inseam, Tall approx. 34″ inseam.
Women's sizes 14,18,20,22,22,24, and 26.
Let me round up my metro chic appearance with wide width buckled ankle boots. This pair of wide width ankle booth will add little rocker style into your shoe wardrobe Man made materials. Side zip with elastic inset adjustable buckle. Cloud Heel Strike PadFlexible non-slip sole.
Approx 3″ heel. Wide Sizes /8/13.
Plus Size Carrer Clothing Workwear
If you still wonder what you can wear at the office this fall here are my two suggestions. Both outfits are classy and jackets can be combined with black classic fit-design pants with a natural waistline. The outfits are complemented with sleek shooties with a button detail to add chic style to your fall appearance.
Pair this tailored blazer with the matching pants to make a sleek suit or wear it with textured trousers for a more versatile look.
A nubby texture and longer length add style depth and a flattering fit to this 3-button houndstooth jacket. 3/4 length sleeves. Darting at bust. 3-button closure. Woven. 4-button front. 3-button cuffs. Engraved silver tone buttons. Princess seaming for shape. Woven. Stretch
If you want to add more feminine style at your fall office outfit here is another good suggestion.
Soft And Tender Pashminas
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Pashmina is a textile made from fine Cashmere wool. This wool comes from pashmina goat, which is a special breed of goat living only in Himalayas. As pure pashmina cannot endure high tension pashmina fabric is usually blended with silk in 70% pashmina/30% silk blend. Pashmina clothing ranges in size from scarf to to wrap or stole to full sized shawl. Authentic pashmina shawls are lightweight and warm, soft and drape nicely. Cashmere products are very chic fashionable accessory and there are different styles in wearing of the pashmina.


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Why Scouting?
Prepared. For Adventure.
It's a big world. Pack a map. Scouting is the introduction to the great outdoors for many young men and women and, most important, a lesson on their place in it.
Prepared. For Leadership.
Scouting builds leaders. Former Scouts sit on the boards of global corporations, walk the halls of the White House and have been known to occasionally go hiking on the moon. The life lessons young people learn in Scouting help them make good decisions throughout their life.
Prepared. For Service.
Many Scouts achieve more before the age of 18 than some people do in a lifetime. Best of all, they do it to not only improve themselves but also their communities.
Prepared. For Learning.
Beyond outdoor adventures and programs, today's Scouting uses innovation and technology to harness youth's natural curiosity and prepare them for success.
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Rugby club lead tributes to Pugsley family
Longford Rugby Club have led the tributes to the family of 15-year-old schoolgirl Ciara Pugsley, who died suddenly last Wednesday.
Ciara, who had just completed her Junior Cert this year, was found in a wooded area near her home on Wednesday night at Killargue, near Dromahair in Leitrim, after a small search party was organised by neighbours.
The teenager was a student at St Clare's Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton.
Gardai confirmed this week that an investigation was continuing in relation to Ciara's death. It had been speculated in recent days that Ciara's death was as a result of cyber-bullying on social media sites.
Speaking at the funeral, family friend Eugene O'Neill, speaking on behalf of the family, called on authorities to do everything in their power to bring an end to the abuse that children are exposed to from their peers on social media.
Ciara's father, Jonathan, is heavily involved with Longford Rugby Club, where he currently manages the U15s. Ciara's brother, Daniel is also a rising star with the club and has been involved with the U19 side for the past couple of seasons.
A spokesperson for Longford Rugby Club offered their sincere condolences to the Pugsleys and paid tribute to the family in "this most difficult time."


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What does collaboration look like in the classroom?
Teams are empowered to find answers and solve problems on their own while the teacher serves as a guide to keep them on the right path. Students are tackling open-ended, complex problems or tasks that they are unable to solve individually. Students are responsible for one another's learning as well as their own. Students work together to synthesize, produce and create something that would not have been possible alone.
2nd Grade Collaboration Project
Science Collaborative Project: What is oobleck?
Second grade students at Woodland Meadows were asked to collaboratively solve a problem using their science skills on matter. This was no ordinary problem though, it was based off of the Dr. Seuss story Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The story presents the problem when the King asks his royal wizards to make something new fall from the sky and when oobleck, a sticky green substance, begins to fall the next day the townspeople and even the King find themselves stuck in it! The second graders were tasked with finding out what oobleck is and presenting a solution to the townspeople of how to get rid of the oobleck from the town.
Students worked in teams to observe, describe and test the oobleck using several tools. They then use their notes to create a plan for the townspeople and presented that plan to the rest of the class.
Why teach collaboration?
Today's workplace demands collaboration. It is standard practice across many disciplines. The problems that we are tackling in today's world are too big and multi-faceted to be solved by any one individual. Technology has opened the doors to new ways of collaboration as people across the world connect and work together daily. The new Common Core State Standards place a large emphasis on the ability to work in a team and collaborate with others to problem solve and think critically about deep topics.
Common Core State Standards Used
Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.


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Most Influential Urbanists
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Negative responses to the "Most Influential Urbanists" list published last week overwhelmingly focused on one name on the list: Enrique Peñalosa.
These are the people that have had the most influence on the places and environments that we call home.
After accepting nearly 200 nominees for consideration, we're asking for votes to determine the "Most Influential Urbanists" of all time.
The world has changed since Planetizen crowdsourced its "Top Urban Thinkers" in 2009. Which urban planners, designers, doers, and dreamers do you think have had the most influence on the world?


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The year 2019 has been a bell ringer year for my film experience. Having considered myself pretty adept as far as breadth of viewing (50's goodies like Double Indemnity, 70's dark humor obscurities Death Watch 2000, Harld and Maude to modern gems both foreign The Square, Toni Erdmann and domestic Sean Baker's Tangerine), I had not seen some of the top ten of AFI's best movies.
So after checking off Citizen Kane, I watched The Godfather.I know, I know, I had always considered this a man's movie all the while being mighty fine with other masculine films like Drive, Revenant and Die Hard. So I realize I'm a walking cinema contradiction.
Let's get one thing straight: Citizen Kane is more profound than The Godfather. I'd even go so far and say that McCabe and Mrs. Miller and The Shining were both on par with The Godfather. That being said, I totally understand that The Godfather was the first epic (in length and production) Italian mafia motion picture.
I fully realize that seeing it almost five decades after its debut is nothing like seeing it in 1972, but hey, I was 9! But I can't imagine, seeing the bedroom horse head scene on the big screen without any spoilers and not jumping out of my skin.
My favorite scene was the hospital scene, when Pacino goes in to the creepy night to see his father, only to find the reception desk empty, waiting room empty, heels echoing off the walls, Christmas record eerily skipping…now that's tension!
Ditto the beauty and pathos of Marlon Brando playing with his grandson, then suffering a heart attack in the tomato garden…genius film making.
And Talia Shire was a wonder as the abused and emotionally ballistic darling sister.
So while I feel one step further toward movie expertise, I know I have a long and fun way to go!!


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Thomas Jefferson was elected President based on his really public opposition to strong Federal government. Then he went and purchased half a continent without asking anybody's permission. I guess he was a conman. Teddy Roosevelt was put in the White Residence by his wealthy buddies, and then he turned about and chose to throw them under the bus in favor of the functioning man". He need to have been a conman also. Abraham Lincoln was most undoubtedly not elected President primarily based on his guarantee to launch a civil war that will kill half a million Americans, but he did that anyway. He was the ultimate conman. I voted for Bill and I got NAFTA and the era of big government is over". I voted for Barack Obama twice, and I got no hope and barely any adjust. I consider I have a peculiar predilection for conmen, and my liberal pals say that Mr. Trump is a conman.


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In the Lections for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Jesus' lesson about the mustard seed suggests that big things come from small beginnings. The story of David's anointing hints at how easy those things might be to miss if we simply go for the obvious.
I am with Dawn in tending to choose the Hebrew scriptures for summer preaching after Pentecost. This is not just because the stories are good, indeed the lectionary skips a few. But if the seasons from Advent through Pentecost roughly outline the life of Jesus, it seems that "ordinary time" may be thought of as a season that is about the church. And all the readings about problems in leadership, the temptations of power, and the failures and abuses of authority speak volumes to the history of the church since Pentecost.
The story of the anointing of David is a gift for preachers of narrative and we get a tiny glimpse into the psyche of Samuel; that great king maker who stands as the transitional figure between the times of the Judges and the times of the Kings of Israel. If we remember that Mary's Magnificat is a reiteration of Hannah's praise we get the idea the Samuel like Jesus was expected to upset the world order.
The suspense in this story is not just that Samuel is risking his life and that of anyone put forward as a replacement for Saul. The suspense lingers through typical Hebrew repetition because not even the prophet knows the mind of God ahead of time. Why didn't the LORD simply tell Samuel that the choice was going to be David? Instead the LORD leads Samuel through the process of elimination. The point of that process thus seems to be not just discerning the choice of God as quickly and efficiently as possible, but rather deliberately realizing which options the LORD is not planning to bless.
This is a bit more than presuming the LORD will bless whatever project or ministry we can imagine accomplishing. Have you ever had what seemed like a logical or even great idea but the Lord didn't seem to give you permission to pursue it?
Perhaps typical of divine guidance in our lives, what we reject in faith, still not knowing what the better choice might be, is perhaps just as significant (for our own formation and the revelation of God's purposes) as what we ultimately decide and act upon.
Culmination of the suspense in the story is prolonged and we slowly realize that the one to be chosen by God was so unlikely in human terms that he was not even invited to the party. Once again the refrain that has been echoing from the book of Genesis is heard. The younger is chosen over the elder. The least likely is favoured over the favourite, and in this case that principle is made explicit:
"Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." God knows the tendency of we mortals to choose by virtue of appearance, and our culture is more image conscious than ever. It could be argued that Canadians no longer (if we ever did) elect leaders on the basis of their principles, platform, wisdom or character but rather on the basis of their media-produced image.
The theme of God making unlikely choices recurs. We had been told to expect it in the Servant of God: "he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him." (Isaiah 53:2). So we shouldn't have been surprised last week when we heard that Jesus' family and friends, those closest to him, were worried about his mental health and tried to restrain him. The pundits and academics of his day labelled him diabolically inspired. It wasn't just in his crucifixion that Jesus was "despised and rejected".
The point that we can probably preach is that God tends to reject those that we think most suitable and conversely tends to choose and use those that we would reject. Who are those today that we tend to reject as being used by God? Are we rejecting the very ones God has chosen to lead us?
Paul does more than hint that God's unlikely choices show up in our church membership. "Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth." (1 Cor 1:26) The church has been so influenced by models from business and politics and sports that we tend to strategize for mission by thinking about how the Lord could use our greatest and most obvious strengths, whereas this recurring theme suggests the LORD is apt to be more intent on choosing and using the least likely candidates.
Are we prepared, as Samuel was, to hear the instruction of the LORD to make choices not readily apparent and be bold enough to anoint a reject?


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Parkland High School Assistant Principal Henry Pankey, already an accomplished author, speaker and former principal of the year, has added a new line to his lengthy résumé: 2012 Assistant Principal of the Year, according to the N.C. Association of Educators.
Pankey, 60, has been at Parkland since 2005, when he came out of an early retirement to join the staff. Originally from Laurinburg, Pankey made a name for himself as a school administrator in New York City and Durham, where he was credited with helping to turn around failing schools.
He was barely retired from that career, and on a book tour for his memoir, "Standing in the Shadows of Greatness," when the call came from Parkland Principal Tim Lee asking if he'd be interested in joining the Parkland staff. Now he drives every school day from his home in Durham, about an hour-and-a-half each way.
"I think that tells you how I feel about Parkland," he said.
Pankey said Thursday that the new award is "the result of a team effort." He said he simply rides "the coattails of some great teachers, some hardworking students" and the rest of Parkland's staff.
"They've never disappointed me," he said.
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A Pound of Darkness, a Quarter of Dreams
There was something sinister about the representative's perfection. The oiled and combed dark hair, the even white teeth, the polished fingernails. His immaculate dark jacket and trousers, the pressed collar and cuffs of his shirt. He looked as if he'd dressed in the shop itself, not ridden up the damp valleys from Manchester on some dirty, smoking steam train, inevitably acquiring the grime and the dust from the tired upholstery of a grubby carriage. No one who had undertaken the walk down the wet high street should have kept their shoes so polished and shiny.


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Dongliang Xiong✉ & Jaume Flexas ✉ . (2020) From one-side to two-sides: the effects of stomatal distribution on photosynthesis New Phytologist (in press), PDF
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Tingting Du, Ping Meng, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Dongliang Xiong✉. (2020) Fast photosynthesis measurements for phenotyping photosynthetic capacity of rice. Plant Methods, 16: 6 PDF
Dongliang Xiong✉ and Miquel Nadal. (2020) Linking water relations and hydraulics with photosynthesis. the Plant Journal ,101: 800–815(约稿综述) PDF
Dongliang Xiong✉ and Jaume Flexas. (2018) Leaf economics spectrum in rice: Leaf anatomical, biochemical and physiological trait trade-offs. Journal of Experimental Botany . 69: 5599–5609. PDF
Xiaoxiao Wang#, Tingting Du#, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Dongliang Xiong✉. (2018) Leaf hydraulic vulnerability triggers the decline in stomatal and mesophyll conductance during drought in rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of Experimental Botany. 69: 4033–4045. (#co-first authors) PDF
Commented by Flexas, Carriquí & Nadal. Gas exchange and hydraulics during drought in crops: who drives whom? Journal of Experimental Botany , 69: 3791-3795.
Xiaoxiao Wang, Wencheng Wang, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng & Dongliang Xiong✉. (2018) Diffusional conductance to CO2 is the key limitation to photosynthesis in salt-stressed leaves of rice (Oryza sativa) Physiologia Plantarum. 163: 45-58. PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Cyril Douthe & Jaume Flexas. (2018) Differential coordination of stomatal conductance, mesophyll conductance and leaf hydraulic conductance in response to changing light across species. Plant, Cell & Environment. 41: 436-450 PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Yong Li. (2017) A few enlarged chloroplasts are less efficient in photosynthesis than a large population of small chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports. 7: 5782 PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Xiaoxia Ling, Jianliang Huang and Shaobing Peng. (2017) Meta-analysis and dose-response analysis of high-temperature effects on rice yield and quality. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 141: 1-9 PDF
Dongliang Xiong✉., Jaume Flexas, Tingting Yu, Shaobing Peng and Jianliang Huang. Leaf anatomy mediates coordination of leaf hydraulic conductance and mesophyll conductance to CO2 in Oryza. New Phytologist 213: 572-583. PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Dan Wang, Xi Liu, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng and Yong Li.(2016) Leaf density explains variation in leaf mass per area in rice across cultivars and nitrogen treatments. Annal of Botany 117: 963-971 PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Xi Liu, Limin Liu, Cyril Douthe, Yong Li, Shaobing Peng and Jianliang Huang, (2015) Rapid responses of mesophyll conductance to changes of CO2 concentration, temperature and irradiance are affected by N supplements in rice. Plant, Cell & Environment, 38(12): 2541-2550. PDF
Dongliang Xiong#, Jia Chen#, Tingting Yu#, Wanlin Gao, Xiaoxia Ling, Yong Li, Shaobing Peng, Jianliang Huang. 2015. SPAD-based leaf nitrogen estimation is impacted by environmental factors and crop leaf characteristics. Scientific Reports . 5: 13389. (#Co-first authors) PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Tingting Yu, Xi Liu, Yong Li, Shaobing Peng and Jianliang Huang. (2015) Heterogeneity of photosynthesis within leaves is associated with alteration of leaf structural features and leaf N content per leaf area in rice. Functional Plant Biology , 42: 687-696. PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Tingting Yu, Tong Zhang, Yong Li, Shaobing Peng and Jianliang Huang, (2015) Leaf hydraulic conductance is coordinated with leaf morpho-anatomical traits and nitrogen status in the genus Oryza. Journal of Experimental Botany 66: 741-748. PDF
Dongliang Xiong, Tingting Yu, Xiaoxia Ling, Shah Fahad, Shaobing Peng, Yong Li and Jianliang Huang. (2015) Sufficient leaf transpiration and nonstructural carbohydrates are beneficial for high-temperature tolerance in three rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars and two nitrogen treatments. Functional Plant Biology 42: 347-356. PDF
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The site is maintained by a few members of the BMC NW Area Committee and much of the content is a direct replica of the hard-back guide published with the help of a full team of volunteers.As of the 26th of January 2005 you are no longer required to register an account before browsing the online version of the Lancashire Rock guidebook and all of our additional features will be available to every user of this website. The secure login may be re-introduced at a later date for advanced users only.For users that are not familiar with Lancashire and to help you select an area of the guide here is a full list of what areas feature in Lancashire Rock and their nearest main towns:
STANDEDGE AREA - Nearest Towns = Oldham, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Marsden, Milnrow, Shaw & Uppermill
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By Amin Almasi, Rotating Equipment Engineer, WorleyParsons Services
The decision to use aero-derivative gas turbines is mainly based on economical and operational advantages. Modern aero-derivative gas turbine drivers will feature a new generation of offshore or onshore-emergency power generation trains. New innovations make these drive systems more economical, more flexible in their use and more reliable while seeking peak efficiency.
Advanced modern, compact aero-derivative gas turbines offer high performance and excellent efficiency. These modern drivers permit efficient control of torque together with potential for integrated and intelligent control/operation concepts. New aero-derivative gas turbine driver technologies will be major players to further mature the power industry.
This article discusses the latest drive concepts, major technical limits for further optimizing trains and advantages of new power solutions.
Common economic/operational advantages and benefits of the aero-derivative drivers compared to conventional heavy frame gas turbine drivers are:
- A 10 to 15 percent improvement in efficiency.
- Smooth, controlled start of the complete power string.
- Higher availability and operational reliability.
- Wide load range permits economically optimized power control.
- Operational flexibility that allows better control.
- Lower operating expenses due to reduced maintenance and spare part requirements.
Practical Notes On Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines
Modern aero-derivative gas turbines would be attractive options for offshore, floating or fast-response emergency power trains. Aero-derivatives gas turbine efficiency is typically around 45 percent compared to 30 to 35 percent for heavy duty industrial gas turbines (in both cases without steam recovery, in simple cycle). They usually need less than 50 percent foot-print and weigh less than 40 percent compared to heavy duty machines with same power rating.
Aero-derivative machines use most advanced aircraft engine technologies, facilitate on-condition maintenance, have numerous bore-scope ports, allow very intelligent/flexible operation and permit quick replacement of major modules (usually less than 48 hours).
One of the disadvantages for aero-derivative gas turbines are their relatively high initial cost.
Since aero-derivative machines use most advanced technologies and materials, they are expensive compared to heavy industrial gas turbines. Low initial cost was one of the main reasons for extensive applications of famous Frame 7 and Frame 9 gas turbines in traditional power generation modules. These heavy industrial large machines are typically offered at 70 to 80 percent of the initial cost per MW power, compared to famous, high performance aero-derivative models.
Within aero-derivative families, models that produced in large quantity usually are offered at more competitive prices. For example, the LM2500 is usually offered in slightly lower initial cost/MW installed power compared to other aero-derivative gas turbines. This data is based on normal/average market cases. Depending on the vendor situation, special project interest and many other complex technical, commercial and market factors exceptions could be expected.
Considering higher efficiency of aero-derivative machines, their total life cost (initial cost + fuel and operation cost) would be much less compared to heavy industrial frame gas turbines.
Low pressure air-compressor (LPC) vibration and corrosion problems have been reported as an issue for nearly all gas turbine models. Other important inspection and reliability areas are frame cracking, bearings issues, mandatory bore-scope inspection after any stall (particularly at high-pressure air-compressor (HPC)), pitting of the rotor shaft, performance loss and gas turbine transportation (including the new transportation system containers). Vibration analysis and monitoring are vital to avoid excessive dynamic loads, damages and premature failure.
The gas turbine expands when it becomes hot. This leads to axial and radial growth. It is necessary to accurately model various thermal expansions in gas turbine driven trains. Special attention should be given to coupling selection/sizing and thermal growth. The importance of coupling stiffness to manage axial, lateral and torsional movement should be emphasized.
Inlet filtration is very important. Sodium levels of inlet air should be kept below 0.003 ppm. Water content is to be kept at less than 0.5 percent of total inlet air flow weight. However, no water is to be allowed when ambient temperatures are below 5°C. Gas turbine packages should include a pre-filter (to be exchanged every six months on average), a main filter (exchanged once a year) and a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter 99.97 percent efficient at 0.3 microns. Uniform flow at the entrance of the radial inlet should also be emphasized. A stainless steel inlet silencer could keep noise level low (below 85 decibels).
Future Of Extra-Large Emergency Power Trains
Design of new power trains now require higher efficiencies and lower emissions as power industry continues to evolve in response to new challenges.
The key principles that have been guided and developed power generation units have always been:
- Fitness for purpose, cost and economics. Currently minimum life cost is very important which lead to selection of high efficiency driver options.
- High reliability and high availability.
- Safety, health and environmental protection.
The above mentioned principles lead power train designs to "aero-derivative" concepts. This option offers better efficiencies, greater operating flexibility and higher performance trains.
All queries regarding new technologies of "aero-derivative" driven extra-large compression units should be answered before ordering equipment. Deviations to specifications must be clearly defined and understood before the contract is awarded. Changes should be kept to a minimum after a contract is awarded because they generally have a profound impact on delivery schedules and costs.
The life cycle benefits are dominated by four factors: capital cost, plant availability, project schedule and plant productions. The expectation is that the capital cost would be slightly higher for this new aero-derivative driver concept. But considerable improvements (efficiency, availability, reliability, etc.) would mitigate the impact of a slight increase in capital costs.
The trend of increasing power train size adds importance to optimal plot arrangement and equipment design. Ensuring suitable performance and lower operating costs requires a prediction of not only how gas turbine and all power plant facilities respond to changes in ambient conditions but also how they affect those ambient conditions (particularly ambient air temperature) near the power plant facilities. Modern aero-derivative gas turbines release less heat and pollution to the surrounding environment.
One of the problems with traditional heavy frame industrial gas turbines was the dependency to ambient temperature. New aero-derivative gas turbines are more flexible in this regard.
About the Author: Amin Almasi is lead rotating equipment engineer at WorleyParsons, Brisbane, Australia. He holds chartered engineer certificate from Engineers Australia and IMechE in addition to a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in mechanical engineering.
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Murtz On The Scene: Murtz Jaffer Interviews Bachelor In Paradise's Vinny Ventiera At Eligible Magazine's TIFF 2016 Bachelor Party
On September 16, 2016, I had the chance to catch up with Vinny Ventiera from Bachelor In Paradise at Eligible Magazine's TIFF 2016 Bachelor Party. We chatted about why Izzy decided to let him go from the show and the rationale behind her decision. He gave me an update on the status of their relationship and also commented on what many consider to be the best moment of the series (when Izzy called him to try and reconcile and he said 'who is this?'). We chatted about whether he has found love since the show ended and the possibilities of him appearing on Bachelor In Paradise again and what would happen if Izzy returned as well. Vinny provided a prediction for which engaged couple from the show he thinks will last the longest. Finally, he gives me some tips on how to impress the ladies at the Eligible Magazine party that we both attended. This was easily my favourite interview of the night and solidifies Vinny's position as my favourite from the show.
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Coping strategies for everyday life
Life can sometimes seem like it's a never-ending round of work and obligations. Where's the fun?! The danger is, that over time, physical and emotional stress can build up triggering chemical changes in the brain that can lead to mental health issues, such as depression. And it's all too easy for this to creep up