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text: Who We Are Company History Contact Us News & Events Consultants Richard A. Kipp, MAAA, FCA, RHUPrincipal, Consulting ActuaryWayne, PA, USTel: +1 610 6875644E-Mail | Download bio | VCardBiographyPublicationsProfessional DesignationsMember, American Academy of ActuariesFellow, Conference of Consulting ActuariesRegistered Health UnderwriterEducationBS, Southern Utah UniversityCurrent ResponsibilityRichard is a principal and consulting actuary with the Philadelphia office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 1986 and has more than 35 years of health industry experience.ExperienceRichard's areas of expertise include provider risk sharing, managed care, and disease management. His experience includes product feasibility and strategic business plan development, as well as the more traditional actuarial areas of forecasting, rating structures and systems, liability estimation, capitation and case rate analyses and trend analysis. He has particular expertise in the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan markets. He advises Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) organizations, insurance companies, HMOs, PPOs, providers, disease management companies, and pharmaceutical companies in the commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid markets. Consulting services that Richard has provided to clients include: Product development and pricing Regulatory rate filings Medicare and Medicaid feasibility studies Medicare Part C and Part D bid development Medicaid rate analysis and projections Trend analysis Medical utilization and cost experience analysis and benchmarking Estimation of claims and other reserves Evaluation of risk based capital requirements Provider reimbursement design and analysis Review of rating and underwriting practices Risk score development and analysis He has also assisted clients with actuarial projects involving small group rating and underwriting mechanisms, dental programs, surplus requirements, transferred business analysis, claim reserve analysis, and pharmaceutical cost benefit analyses. Prior to joining Milliman, Richard was chief actuary for the BCBS New Hampshire and worked for 10 years in various roles at the BCBS Rhode Island, the BCBS New Hampshire, and the BCBS of Vermont. Presentations and publications Richard is a frequent speaker at industry meetings on provider risk sharing and disease management and various actuarial topics.AffiliationsRichard served as the national health research manager for Milliman.Richard currently serves as the chairman of the Milliman Global Health Steering Group.He is on the board of the National Association of Health Data Organizations.Richard also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. Work at Milliman "I was offered a chance to come in, shake things up, create something." Work at Milliman

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New York: While Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart continue to remain tight-lipped about whether or not they`re dating, Stewart has once again slipped up and confirmed to the press their relationship status.
In a recent interview for the June issue of Elle magazine, the 22-year-old referred to Pattinson as "my [bleeping] boyfriend." While being interviewed in a bookstore, Stewart reached for a copy of 'Bel Ami' by French author Guy de Maupassant.
"Oh my God, my [bleeping] boyfriend just did this movie," the New York Post quoted her as saying.
"The French, they're up in arms that he did it."
Pattinson is in the upcoming film version of 'Bel Ami', which will hit the theatres on June 8.
Stewart's slip is quite reminiscent of an incident last fall when she told British GQ, "My boyfriend is English," in a moment when she apparently thought she wasn't being interviewed.
Besides that slip, the actress has stayed silent for years on the subject of her off-screen relationship with Pattinson explaining, "I'm not going to give the fiending an answer."


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PAUL COOK faced up to the loss of Gary Roberts and revealed: He's put his career at risk.
The Pompey boss has been hit by a double injury blow with the news the Blues talisman and striker Matt Tubbs are facing a minimum of four weeks on the sidelines.
He should never have been playing. He was putting his career at risk by doing that.Paul Cook
Tubbs picked up an ankle injury which ruled him out against Macclesfield Town last weekend.
Now closer inspection of the problem has revealed he is facing an extended stay in the treatment room.
It's a similar story for Roberts, who has battled on with the injury he picked up against Barnet in September.
Cook felt him playing through the pain showed his bravery and there was no doubt he was putting his future in the game in danger.
He said: 'It was great credit Gary played on with that injury.
'But as our supporters saw he was gradually getting worse by the game.
'Matt Tubbs is now also out for a month with a similar injury.
'Tubbsy missed five days because he was having injections in his foot.
'People were probably saying I was trying to get rid of him.
'Gary's seen a couple of specialists.
'He's got a tendon problem which he's had for a bit and he had a ligament problem.
'It's causing him a lot of problems.
'He was playing on and missing training.
'So he was losing his sharpness, which our supporters could see.
'You're not playing well and then you get frustrated with yourself.
'The results were he should never have been playing.
'He was putting his career at risk by doing that.
'The supporters should realise that and that he deserves a pat on the back.
'His ankle swells up massively but he's prepared to go on to keep people happy.'
Roberts has played down the prospect of needing an operation but Cook believes that could yet be a reality for the attacking talent.
The 31-year-old is set to have sugar-water injections to help his recovery and contain the pain.
Roberts has made 13 appearances this season since arriving from Chesterfield in the summer.
Six of those outings have arrived since picking up the ankle injury.
Cook feels there is little doubt Pompey supporters have not yet seen the best of the former Swindon and Huddersfield man.
Cook said 'It's been a massive blow.
'People should maybe take that into account sometimes.
'Any team who loses Gary Roberts – and our supporters haven't seen the best of him, they've only seen glimpses of him – are going to feel it.
'But he got the injury against Barnet in September and that happened.
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OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) is a flat light emitting technology, made by placing a series of organic thin films between two conductors. When electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted. OLEDs are emissive display that do not require a backlight and so are thinner and more efficient than LCD displays (which do require a white backlight).
OLED displays are not just thin and efficient - they provide the best image quality ever and they can also be made transparent, flexible, foldable and even rollable and stretchable in the future. OLEDs represent the future of display technology!
OLED vs LCD
An OLED display have the following advantages over an LCD display:
- Improved image quality - better contrast, higher brightness, fuller viewing angle, a wider color range and much faster refresh rates.
- Lower power consumption.
- Simpler design that enables ultra-thin, flexible, foldable and transparent displays
- Better durability - OLEDs are very durable and can operate in a broader temperature range
The future - flexible and transparent OLED displays
As we said, OLEDs can be used to create flexible and transparent displays. This is pretty exciting as it opens up a whole world of possibilities:
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So what's organic about OLEDs?
OLEDs are organic because they are made from carbon and hydrogen. There's no connection to organic food or farming - although OLEDs are very efficient and do not contain any bad metals - so it's a real green technology.
Where can I find an OLED display today?
OLEDs are used today in mobile phones, digital cameras, VR headsets, tablets, laptops and TVs. Samsung is the clear leader in OLED production for mobile devices, and the company uses OLEDs in all of their flagship devices, including the latest Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8. Apple is using an OLED in its flagship iPhone X (and also in other products) and so do many other companies including Motorola, Dell, Google, Sony, Microsoft, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Lenovo are also using OLEDs in many of their devices.
OLEDs are used in mobile devices today because they are thin, efficient, flexible and bright. OLEDs carry a price premium over LCDs, but companies are using these displays more and more as performance increases and prices decrease. Here's our list of products and gadgets with an OLED display. If you are looking to adopt an OLED display in your own device, our OLED Marketplace is the world's most comprehensive OLED display catalog.
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OLED is the best display technology - and indeed OLED panels are used today to create the most stunning TVs ever - with the best image quality combined with the thinnest sets ever. And this is only the beginning, as in the future OLED will enable large rollable and transparent TVs!
Currently the only company that produces OLED TV panels is LG Display. The Korean display maker is making 55", 65" and 77" 4K OLED panels, offering them to TV makers. Not surprisingly, LG Electronics is the leading OLED TV maker, but other companies such as Panasonic, Sony, Philips and others also offering OLED TVs that are based on LG's panels.
LG is offering a wide selection of OLED TVs, ranging from the "basic" (but still premium) OLEDB8 to the top-of-the-line Wallpaper-like OLEDW8. Reviews of current OLED TVs have been spectacular, with most reviewers and consumers that OLED TVs offer the best picture quality ever!
OLED disadvantages
OLEDs aren't perfect. First of all, it costs more to produce an OLED than it does to produce an LCD - although this should hopefully change in the future, as OLEDs has a potential to be even cheaper than LCDs because of their simple design (some believe that future OLEDs will be printed using simple ink-jet processes).
OLEDs have limited lifetime (like any display, really), that was quite a problem a few years ago. But there has been constant progress, and today this is almost a non-issue. Today OLEDs last long enough to be used in mobile devices and TVs. OLEDs can also be problematic in direct sunlight, because of their emmissive nature. But companies are working to make it better, and newer AMOLEDs (such as Samsung's Super AMOLED and Super AMOLED Plus and Nokia's CBD displays) are quite good in that respect - some even consider them superior to LCDs.
Can OLEDs produce white lighting?
Yes, OLEDs actually make for a great light source. OLEDs offer diffuse area lighting and can be flexible, efficient, light, thin, transparent, color-tunable and more. OLEDs will probably be used in completely new lighting designs.
Companies all over the world, including LG, OSRAM, GE, Lumiotec, Pioneer and others are working towards OLED lighting. Many companies are already offering samples and low-volume panels, but prices are still very high as production volume is low.
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08 May 2016 : Brauschweig edge Bochum thriller - www.bundesliga.com
Eintracht Braunschweig narrowed the gap on fifth-placed VfL Bochum with an entertaining 3-2 win at the rewirpowerSTADION. - more ...
Topics: VfL Bochum, Eintracht Braunschweig, 2. Bundesliga
28 Feb 2016 : Stalemate between Braunschweig and Frankfurt - www.bundesliga.com
Eintracht Braunschweig's hopes of catching the top three suffered a setback as they were held to a goalless draw at home by FSV Frankfurt. - more ...
Topics: Eintracht Braunschweig, FSV Frankfurt, 2. Bundesliga
01 Nov 2015 : Freiburg caught flat by Braunschweig comeback - www.bundesliga.com
Eintracht Braunschweig overturned a two-goal half-time deficit to snatch a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Bundesliga 2 promotion. - more ...
Topics: Freiburg, Eintracht Braunschweig, 2. Bundesliga
30 Aug 2015 : Bundesliga 2: Matchday 5 - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - Eintracht Braunschweig hit Karlsruher SC for six, while victories for SC Freiburg and 1. - more ...
Topics: 2. Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig, Karlsruhe SC, Freiburg
10 May 2015 : 2. Bundesliga: Braunschweig struggle away to Nürnberg - www.bundesliga.com
Nuremberg - 1. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig
02 May 2015 : Bundesliga: Matchday 31 - LIVE build-up - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - After Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg booked a date at the Olympiastadion for the DFB Cup final on May 30, the spotlight is back on the Bundesliga this weekend as the race for Europe and the battle to avoid relegation to the second tier hots up. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Hannover
11 Apr 2015 : Bundesliga: Braunschweig in contention for promotion after 1860 Munich win - www.bundesliga.com
Braunschweig - Eintracht Braunschweig kept their promotion hopes alive thanks to a 2-0 victory over TSV 1860 Munich on Matchday 28. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig
14 Mar 2015 : Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich: Team News, Predicted line-ups, Live Stream TV - bleacherreport.com
Bayern Munich resume their Bundesliga campaign on Saturday after hammering Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in Munich to secure progression to the Champions League quarter-finals. - more ...
Topics: Werder Bremen, Bayern Munchen, Bundesliga, Shakhtar Donetsk
12 Mar 2015 : Bundesliga: Pizarro hoping for one more Bremen run-out with Bayern - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - It is a few years now since a game between long-time Bundesliga rivals SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern München has been as hotly, and widely, anticipated as the Matchday 25 head-to-head at the Weserstadion. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Bayern Munchen, Werder Bremen, Claudio Pizarro
09 Mar 2015 : Bayern Munich Need Resurgent Muller and Gotze to Step Up Against Shakhtar - bleacherreport.com
Bayern Munich beat Hannover 3-1 on Saturday, and for the second consecutive game, it was the German giants' younger generation stepping up to deliver match-winning performances. - more ...
Topics: Bayern Munchen, Shakhtar Donetsk, Hannover, Arjen Robben
07 Mar 2015 : Aalen rock bottom after Fürth draw - www.bundesliga.com
Aalen - VfR Aalen fell to the foot of the Bundesliga 2 table after failing to beat ten-man Greuther Fürth on Saturday, drawing 1-1 at the Scholz-Arena. - more ...
Topics: VfR Aalen, 2. Bundesliga, FC St. Pauli, Eintracht Braunschweig
07 Mar 2015 : Pauli off the bottom after Braunschweig win - www.bundesliga.com
Braunschweig - FC St. - more ...
Topics: FC St. Pauli, Eintracht Braunschweig, 2. Bundesliga
06 Mar 2015 : Bundesliga: Matchday 24 - Bulletins - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - The weekend is almost upon us, so you've come to the right place to make sure you don't miss any of the build-up to Matchday 24, which gets under way on Friday night with VfB Stuttgart hosting Hertha Berlin. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin, Germany
06 Mar 2015 : Hannover-Bayern Munich Preview: Guardiola's men look to heap more misery on hosts - www.goal.com
The hosts are yet to win a game in 2015, while the Bavarians have been in freescoring form in the Bundesliga of late - more ...
Topics: Hannover, Bayern Munchen, Bundesliga, Pep Guardiola
05 Mar 2015 : Neuer content with Bayern progress - 05 Mar 2015 : Neuer content with Bayern progress
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says he was happy with his side's 2-0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig in the DFB-Pokal. - more ...
Topics: Bayern Munchen, Manuel Neuer, Eintracht Braunschweig, DFB-Pokal
04 Mar 2015 : Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Braunschweig: Team News, Preview, Live Stream TV - bleacherreport.com
Bayern Munich are coasting through the Bundesliga at the moment, and it looks as though the good times are here to stay, at least until Wednesday night when Eintracht Braunschweig come to Munich in a plucky DFB-Pokal tie. - more ...
Topics: Bayern Munchen, Eintracht Braunschweig, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal
03 Mar 2015 : Bayern Munich - Eintracht Braunschweig Preview: Bavarians continue DFB-Pokal defence - www.goal.com
Pep Guardiola's men turn their attention to the German cup after racking up 18 goals in their last three Bundesliga outings - more ...
Topics: Bayern Munchen, Eintracht Braunschweig, DFB-Pokal, Pep Guardiola
01 Mar 2015 : Bundesliga: Matchday 23 live updates - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - Matchday 23 so far has provided no end of action and entertainment, from a thrilling 146th a href='/en/liga/news/2014/0000314446. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, Bayern Munchen
08 Feb 2015 : 2. Bundesliga: Kaiserslautern win heavyweight clash to go second - www.bundesliga.com
Braunschweig - 1. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, FC Kaiserslautern, Eintracht Braunschweig
23 Jan 2015 : Bundesliga: Injury misfortune hampers Paderborn's preparations - www.bundesliga.com
Belek/Paderborn - It has been anything but a smooth winter for SC Paderborn, who have had more than their share of injury problems to contend with during their first winter training camp as a Bundesliga club. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, SC Paderborn, Eintracht Braunschweig, Hamburg
29 Dec 2014 : Bundesliga: Faces of the Hinrunde: Karim Bellarabi - www.bundesliga.com
Leverkusen - In summer 2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen invested heavily in their squad, drafting in - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Karim Bellarabi, Bayer Leverkusen, Hakan Calhanoglu
17 Dec 2014 : Bundesliga: Matchday 16 bulletins - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - The Bundesliga's four a href='/en/cl/news/2014/0000309292. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Champions League, Bayern Munchen, Freiburg
02 Nov 2014 : Bundesliga: Braunschweig's Ryu off the mark in Aalen win - www.bundesliga.com
Braunschweig - Seung-Woo Ryu scored his first goal in German football as Eintracht Braunschweig beat VfR Aalen 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig, Bayer Leverkusen
27 Oct 2014 : Bundesliga: Matchday 9 bulletins - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - It's only Matchday 9, but Bundesliga pacesetters FC Bayern München are already a staggering 14 points clear of usual top-two roommates Borussia Dortmund, but given Borussia Mönchengladbach's performance against the Bavarians, there could well be another Borussia pushing them close this season. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund, Moenchengladbach
27 Sep 2014 : Bundesliga: Matchday 6 bulletins - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - The 85th Bundesliga Revierderby may be the standout fixture on Matchday 6 of the 2014/15 season, but there is plenty more to look forward to in Germany's top flight this weekend. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Germany, Mainz, TSG Hoffenheim
01 Sep 2014 : Bundesliga: Bundesliga Matchday 2 - LIVE updates - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - There were goals, surprises and comebacks aplenty on Matchday 2, with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, SC Paderborn and 1. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund
19 Aug 2014 : Bundesliga: Matthäus: 'The Bundesliga has been admired for years' - www.bundesliga.com
Cologne - With a European Footballer of the Year award and a FIFA World Cup winners medal amongst his vast collection of silverware, when it comes to football, Germany's most-capped international Lothar Matthäus is a man worth listening to. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Germany, Bayern Munchen, Moenchengladbach
14 Aug 2014 : Bundesliga: Season Preview: VfL Wolfsburg - www.bundesliga.com
Wolfsburg - Dieter Hecking's VfL Wolfsburg were slow out of the blocks in 2013/14, but ended the campaign an agonising point short of their stated pre-season aim of the - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Wolfsburg, Champions League, Kevin de Bruyne
09 Aug 2014 : 2. Bundesliga: Eintracht see off Heidenheim threat - www.bundesliga.com
Braunschweig - Eintracht Braunschweig recorded their first league win since early April with a 3-0 win over Bundesliga 2 newcomers 1. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig, Eintracht Frankfurt
24 Jun 2014 : Bundesliga: 2014/15 Bundesliga Fixtures released: Bayern host Wolfsburg - www.bundesliga.com
So to confirm, today sees the publishing of the fixture list for each of the 34 weekends of the coming 2014/15 season, the 52nd Bundesliga campaign. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Bayern Munchen, Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt
18 Jun 2014 : Bundesliga: 10 things about the 2014/15 Bundesliga season - www.bundesliga.com
The last two Matchdays of the season will, according to tradition, see all nine fixtures kick off at the same time. - more ...
Topics: Bundesliga, Bayern Munchen, Allianz Arena, Borussia Dortmund
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We learned this firsthand at the new snowmobile evaluations last March in West Yellowstone, MT, when one of our test jockeys became partially separated from his ride and then came back to it. Fortunately for him, he was wearing the SV1 as his newfound but unwanted riding position had his rib cage matched up with the running board roll edge. Without the SV1 in place, this little adventure would have resulted in a guaranteed trip to the hospital and a shortened riding season. We know of another unfortunate soul who experienced our same fate the next day and was obviously not wearing a protective vest.
As for the SnoWest tester, he was able to shake off enough pain and regain his breath in around 15 minutes to climb back on his pony and continue on.
The SV1 Trail Protective Snow Vest construction utilizes a durable Ballistic nylon and Ballistic mesh outer shell, matched up with puncture resistant internal EVA and PP armor. The compact and lightweight design of the SV1 includes a zippered front closure to accommodate easy on/off, adjustable side straps for a precise torso adjustment fit and a removable wind stopper fleece collar to keep the light fluff and frigid air out on those particular days.
Other goodies included with the attractive red on black styling are the Hi-Vis reflective piping along with a RECCO Avalanche Rescue System transmitter and an ignition kill tether attachment loop.
The SV1 is available in three size ranges including: extra small/small (up to 125-pound rider); medium/large (125-175-pound rider); extra large/XX L (175 lbs. and up) and is very competitively priced at $200 retail.
Company: EVS SportsContact: www.evs-sports.com
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|Akziv Beach National Park
When I was at elementary school the first day of any school year started with writing the assay: "how did I
spend the summer holyday". I want to share with you a bit of what we did this summer. In contrast to last year's summer that we spent in Canada, this year we mostly juggled between work and kids on vacation. This year's summer broke records, we had such long heat waves that air-con became as essential as breathing. In spite the heat we tried to get out of the house and break the routine. We had a lovely five days break in the Greek island of Crete. While at home we went mainly to movies or museums (yes, especially for the air-con not necessarily or culture) and travelled mainly in the car. We had a nice picnic in the Carmel woods with food blogger Foodbridge and her family. Somehow between the
work, the heat and the long endless vacation we had fun.
.Having said that I'd really like to spend next year's August in a very cool place, The North Pole will be nice
|View of the Jordan river south of the Kinneret
|Picnicking in the woods
|Hot day requires some cold juice in Wadi Nisnas, Haifa
|Israel Museum in Jerusalem
|Keshet cave in the Western Galilee
|Sunset on Akziv beach
There is still an abundance of summer fruits in the markets and this cake is a wonderful way to use them.
Upside down gluten-free fruit cake
A cake tin 26cm diameter.
Fruit lair
1kg fruits (plums, apricots, peaches etc.) pitted and cut into halves.
Zest from half a lemon
3-5 sugar spoon
10-20gr butter
200gr soft butter
1 cup of sugar
6 eggs
1 tea spoon vanilla extract
2 cups of gluten-free flours dived to 1/3 soy flour, 1/3 corn flour 1/3 tapioca flour.
1 table spoon baking powder
Assembling the cake:
Layer the tin with baking paper, spread butter on the paper. Arrange the fruits densely so that the fruit's inside are upwards. Spread the sugar and half the amount of the lemon zest.
1. Pre-heat the oven for 160 centigrade
2. Whip together in a mixer the butter and sugar till a soft foamy batter, add the eggs one by one.
3. Lower the mixer speed and add vanilla extract, flour, baking powder till again the batter is unified.
4. Pour the batter on the fruits and bake for 60-70 minutes.
5. Let the cake cool properly and then flip it on a serving dish so the fruits are upwards.
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Bank of Montreal (BMO) released its fourth quarter financial results before the opening bell on Tuesday. The company reported lower earnings and higher revenue, both of which missed analysts' expectations.
Inside BMO's Q4 Results
The company reported earnings of C$1.07 billion, or C$1.111 billion on an adjusted basis. On an EPS basis, earnings were C$1.56 per share, down 3% from the year prior. Excluding special items, earnings were C$1.63. On average, analysts expected to see earnings of C$1.68 per share.
Revenue came in at C$4.34 billion, up from C$4.138 billion in the year prior. Analysts expected to see revenue of C$4.35 billion.
Mutual Funds to Watch
For investors seeking exposure to Bank of Montreal without purchasing the American Depositary Receipt (ADR) verison of the company, a mutual fund may be a good alternative. Below are three mutual funds that currently own the largest stakes in BMO.
|Mutual Fund
|Vanguard Total Stock Market Index
|Columbia Dividend Opportunity
|Principal Diversified
The Bottom Line
The funds above allow investors to gain exposure to BMO as well as a wide range of other holdings and industries. Investors interested in BMO may also be interested in other Canadian banks like Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS).


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RANSON, W.Va. - If everything goes as planned, a former manufacturing building eventually will be a spot for music concerts and sporting events.
"We have great plans for the future," Ranson Mayor David Hamill said Tuesday of the Ranson Civic Center at the end of Second Avenue.
The seeds for the civic center were planted when the Dixie-Narco vending machine plant closed its operations.
Hundreds of people once worked at Dixie-Narco, which had its operations spread out in several buildings in the Second Street area.


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Alex & Sierra Serenade the 'Today Show' Crowd with First Single 'Scarecrow' - Watch Now!
Alex & Sierra hold up their debut single while attending a CD signing at the NBC Experience Store on Monday (June 23) in New York City.
Earlier that morning, the singing couple hit the stage for a performance of their song "Scarecrow" on The Today Show. Check it out below!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Alex & Sierra
"cause normal people start to tear up during sound check…….. thanks for coming and making signs and everything and ah," they tweeted. Aw!
In case you missed it, check out Alex & Sierra in the first episode of their new web series, provided exclusively to JustJaredJr.com!
Alex & Sierra Sing "Scarecrow" on The Today Show
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NOBODY'S going to challenge Lewis and Nico. That's the accepted wisdom in the paddock after every technical director who wasn't called Paddy Lowe clicked shut their laptops after the Barcelona pre-season tests and had a moment of quiet reflection.
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas steamroller appears unstoppable.
That said, there are precedents here. Fernando Alonso was an unbackable favourite in 2007, only for Kimi Räikkönen to relegate the Spaniard to third in the final race. So who has the potential to cause some long faces in Brackley this time round?
There are a few worth watching but momentum and unpredictability make a driver's prospects more interesting than most at the start of the season.
Forget about old stagers like Button, Massa and Räikkönen. Experienced hands in the same teams are unlikely to reverse last season's fortunes, sadly. So for all their service to the sport, and the love the sport has for them, they are not drivers to watch.
And while there's novelty value in seeing a 17 year-old race in F1 (Max Verstappen) and watching the in-car footage to see if Carlos Sainz's son (Carlos Sainz Jr) can match his Dad's blurry hand-speed, drivers so new and so far back are unlikely to seriously challenge at the pointy end of the season.
Pastor Maldonado? He's one to watch, if only to see who he's going to spear into the scenery.
For momentum, Daniel Ricciardo has to be the man most likely to challenge them again, energised by his three wins last season.
That would have been good in any season, but it was sensational in a year when another team was so dominant: nobody else outside Mercedes won.
He smiles and laughs and looks like he's actually enjoying being an F1 driver, and that ease counts for more than you might think.
And he just set the fastest time for an F1 driver on Top Gear, so it's all settled. The only thing that could be an issue is that this is the second season after his breakout year. Expectations are higher.
Speaking of momentum, his team-mate Daniil Kvyat's move to the top of the Red Bull ladder after just one season will have swollen his confidence and indicates abilities that Christian Horner can see on his monitors, but that perhaps aren't obvious to us through the noise of other influences.
He'll be looking to put one over on the crowd favourite in Albert Park.
Valtteri Bottas might just be the season's dark horse. Fourth last year, the Williams-Mercedes package looks even stronger for this campaign and momentum certainly appears to be with the Finn, who claimed six podiums.
With 38 races under his belt, the Finn's excised the rookie rashness from his racecraft and now looks the finished article; quick, assured and decisive.
It feels obvious to nominate multiple world champions, but as vast talents in new teams, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso fit our unpredictability requirement.
It's crazy to think that Alonso won his first championship a decade ago: he is unquestionably still capable of winning another, and his race-craft makes him the driver the others most fear arriving in their mirrors.
Add to his unpredictability the fact that he's back at an old team with unhappy memories, and driving a car with a new - and rather good - engine supplier. He'll miss Melbourne, and huge question marks still hang over both his Barcelona incident and the durability of the McLaren-Honda package, but a driver as good as Alonso just can't be overlooked.
Neither he nor Vettel has much momentum after a zero-win season, but both will be highly motivated to at least destroy their team-mates and prove they still have it.
Vettel may have timed his move to Ferrari well: that team cannot afford to stay dismal for long, and a colossal shake-out at Maranello might give him the car a four-time world champion deserves.
If there's one thing that's defined Vettel's career to date, it's a certain guile to put himself in the right seat at the right time. Does he know something we don't? We'll know a few more answers come Sunday.


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The following list is from Dr. Schwontkowski's book "Partners for Life -- 50 Ways to Keep Your Love Honeymoon Fresh Forever."
Plan and serve foods and beverages your lover likes. There are several ways to a man's heart, the stomach is one of them. The same holds true for women, and savvy guys and gals will take advantage by taking the time to prepare those favorite snacks, meals and refreshments as a token of their love.
Don't be stingy with sex. And try to select love locations that your partner likes or finds adventurous and exciting. You don't always have to "go to bed."
Talk with your lover, and prepare yourself in advance for conversation that lasts awhile. If you have trouble starting a conversation, rely on topics that everyone is interested in and knows a little something about: Food, fond memories and friendly gossip come to mind.
Compliment your lover honestly, lavishly and often, both when you are alone and with other people. Whenever your lover does something that you appreciate, say so. Make sure you find something to praise every day, even if it's just "Thanks for putting the cap back on the toothpaste, dear," or "My don't you look good in that sweater."
Touch your lover's "oohhh baby" spots -- even when you're in public. Be discreet, but send a strong signal that you can't keep your mind -- or hands -- off your sweetie. Don't think you have to be a centerfold to use this strategy -- you don't.
Give your lover a stress-busting massage every day. With practice you can go head to toe in five minutes, bonding all the way.
Have you written any love letters lately? If so, keep it up. If not start now -- and don't stop.
Say, "I love you," at least twice a day and even more when you can squeeze the words in. Everyone needs to feel loved and needed. Enough said.
Regularly set aside time to romance your lover for hours on end. Not to guys: If you're a "two-minute man" and don't know how to maintain for hours, there are plenty of excellent how-to books and manuals. This doesn't include regular morning or late-afternoon walks together, which are highly recommended for your health and for bonding as a couple.
Make your lover laugh every day. Practical jokes dished out in the spirit of fun can work wonders for a relationship. Or you can get up a few minutes early and find the best comic strip in the newspaper you can share.


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Accelerated Reader (ACR): Accelerated Reader Program - Students at ICD read over 40,000 books last year.
Advisory Program: For all 7/8th graders - Students assigned to teachers who mentor in faith, virtue, and academics.
Aides: Full-time in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade, part-time in 3rd Grade and 4th Grade
Birthdays: May be celebrated by students dressing down for the day. Students do not bring treats for their classmates.
Calendar: See Handbook or website: www.icdschool.org
Celebration of Faith: Adoration 2x month, celebrate Rosary in Oct and May, Weekly Mass, Prayer Services, Virtues
Continued Care: 3:10-6:00 p.m.
Clubs & Organizations: Circle of Lectors (6-8); Choir, (6-8) Chess (all grades); Instrumental Band (5-8); Speech (6-8); Math Team (6-8); Yearbook (7-8); Student Council (4-8); Read, Right, and Run (all), Girls on the Run (3-5), Roc (Reach Out Club)
Computers in Classrooms: All classrooms are equipped with 2 student computers and 1 teacher computer. We have two technology labs as well as a chromebook cart housing 32 chromebooks.
Counselor: Available on staff 5 days a week.
Curriculum: Major emphasis in the primary grades on religion, phonics/reading, and math. Copy of the curriculum for each grade is available on our website.
Dress Code: See Handbook. (on website)
E-Mail & Voicemail: All teachers have FastDirect accounts and voice mail.
Field Trips: Teachers are encouraged to take field trips that pertain to a particular portion of the school's curriculum.
Home & School Organization: Parent organization which hosts 3 meetings yearly.
Hours: School Day is 7:50-3:10, doors opening at 7:30 a.m.
Kindergarten: Full day
Kindergarten Daily Schedule: All classrooms have a mid-day rest/quiet time; as well as daily scheduled recesses.
Library: K-8 visits once a week for approximately 45 minutes.
Lunch: Hot lunch is served daily. Students have a choice of 2 entrees. Program is funded by the state.
Mass: All students attend 1 time per week. Parents are encouraged to join us.
Morning Care: 6:30-7:30 a.m.
Newsletters: The Window is published weekly and sent by FastDirect. Classroom communication is published weekly at the primary grades and posted on website.
Nurse: Full time nurse is on staff.
Outdoor Classroom on site.
PE, Music & Art: Students have each of these classes throughout the week
Recess: Primary grades (K-4), depending on PE schedule, have recess in the morning, at noon, and in the afternoon. Intermediate (5-6) have noon recess.
Report Cards: Sent home quarterly. Grades are available through FastDirect.
Resource Department: Our Resource Department consists of one full time and one part time Learning Consultant, a full-time Math Consultant, a part-time Enhanced Curriculum Teacher, a part time Resource Teacher, a full time certified Counselor, and a full time VBRD facilitator.
School Buddies: K-5 is paired at the beginning of the school year with another class and encouraged to spend time/special events with each other.
Security: All exterior doors are locked during school hours.
Standardized Testing: Grades 3-8 in September.
Teachers are Certified.
Technology Lab: All students will visit the lab regularly.
Test Scores: Above the average percentile and well above the average percentile in Reading and Language Arts.
Volunteering: There are many, many ways to volunteer. A volunteer form is sent out in July and returned to school in August. All must have completed a background check, Code of Ethics, and Protecting God's Children workshop.
Website: www.icdschool.org
Immaculate Conception Catholic School | 2089 Hanley Road Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368 | Phone: 636-561-4450


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The best of both worlds – the Starfish Suite provides guests with fresh ocean air and a superb mountain view. The Suite comprises a bedroom and lounge area of 35m², a bathroom of 10m² and a private open balcony with comfortable chairs and table.
The bedroom is equipped with an ultra-comfortable King size double bed and the lounge with comfortable chairs. Floor to ceiling windows overlook the stunning Outeniqua mountain range.
The bathroom has a corner bath, a large shower, toilet and hand basin.
All finishes are in marble, with plush carpets throughout.
The Suite comes with all the standard luxury conveniences, such as individually controlled air-conditioning, fine linen, tea and coffee making facilities, Nespresso machine, private mini bar, hairdryer, flat screen television, safe and luxury bathroom amenities.
Book Online
Use the form below to book a room at Xanadu Guest Villa through our secure online booking system. If you would prefer to contact us directly you can call us on +27 44 877 0022 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The bedroom is equipped with an ultra-comfortable King size double bed.
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Seahorse Suite
The Seahorse Suite provides guests with the sounds of the ocean and a lovely view of the Outeniqua Mountain Range. The Suite comprises a bedroom and lounge area of 34m², a bathroom of 4m² and a private open balcony with comfortable chairs and table.
Dolphin Suite
Light and airy, the Dolphin Suite provides a beach house feel with a luxury twist. The bedroom and lounge area is 30m² and the bathroom is 10m². Guests also have use of a private balcony with comfortable chairs and table.
Neptune Suite
Completely private, with a large open balcony/deck, the Neptune Suite provides a perfect blend of old world charm and modern luxury conveniences. The bedroom and lounge area is 35m² and the bathroom 50m².
Oyster Suite
Enjoy incredible 180° sea views from the magnificent Oyster Suite. The Suite comprises a bedroom and lounge area of 38m², a bathroom of 8m², and features a private covered balcony.


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Dear USA Valued Customers,
Update to our May 9th USA SOLAS advisory.
Vanguard has conducted market research with its customers and has determined there is a preference for a single flat LCL charge for VGM related activity. As such Vanguard has elected to adopt a per Bill of Lading charge for LCL export cargo (as opposed to a previously communicated rate per 1000 kg/cubic meter). The amount of the revised fee will be US$10 per Bill of Lading, which will be inclusive of administration fees.
For LCL cargo, Vanguard will not require a VGM submission. As always, we do expect an accurate cargo weight be submitted as part of the customary shipping documents. To clarify, there is no VGM for LCL cargo according to the SOLAS amendment and as such, requesting certification from shippers or their forwarders has no merit. SOLAS regulations apply only to the packed container which is tendered to the ocean Carrier. It is Vanguard's responsibility as the master consolidator to submit a VGM in a timely manner to ensure it meets SOLAS requirements and in order to maintain its schedule integrity.
For FCL cargo, Vanguard will assess a VGM Administration fee of US$25 per container plus US$10 for each additional container on the bill of lading. This will be regardless of which party obtains the VGM,
the customer or Vanguard. Should Vanguard be requested to obtain the VGM, additional charges such as weigh ticket, driver waiting time, additional drayage(s), re-delivery, repositioning and any and all other applicable out of pocket expenses will apply.
VGM Fee(s):
LCL: $10 per Bill of Lading
FCL: $25 for 1st container, $10 for each additional container on the same Bill of Lading.
We will continue to monitor developments and keep you informed through further updates.
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Mega Bonanza was one of the very first posts I wrote on this blog, their 2014 Bazooka exhibition was a blast and this year was just as fantastic.
Mega Bonanza
Mega Bonanza is an illustration collective formed by Nina Torr, Maaike Bakker, Werner Burger from Albino Creations and PJ Kotze from Bonanza Films fueled by a mutual love of pizza, wine, and general chaos…
The rule of the collective is that each member gets to work on every piece, engaging in a visual dialogue which is based on improvisation. Mega Bonanza's output is thus an intuitive mediation of the expressions of its members, which reflects their response to their surroundings and collective state of mind.
1000 Islands
This year's exhibition was titled 1000 Islands. The exhibition was curated by Tharien Strydom from Swagger Collective as part of her Food + Art: Interactive Exhibitions initiative. Think gourmet junk food banquet meets art and décor lovingly created by Mega Bonanza! The food (which was amazing!) was catered by Prep'ed by Sasha Catering and guests were given the opportunity to go crazy with toppings on fries. Salty sweet fries never tasted this good.
If you don't want to miss future events, make sure to like the Food + Art: Interactive Exhibitions Facebook page and keep up with exhibition announcements.
All images copyright of Rita Hello. Please do not reuse without permission and give credit where it is due. All opinions are my own.


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Located in Moêlan-sur-Mer, at the end of a cul-de-sac, La Belle Relax is only 500 metres from the beach and some hiking trails. Free WiFi access is available throughout. The guest room is accessed by a private entrance and features an electric kettle and coffee machine with capsules. With a walk-in shower, the private bathroom also comes with free toiletries. A continental breakfast is served every morning at La Belle Relax. The property is located a 15-minute drive from Pont-Aven, a 40-minute d...rive from Quimper and a 30-minute drive from Lorient. Free private parking is possible on site.Read more
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Outbid.com is a new social gaming auction site that combines a thrilling experience of buying and selling, and they've teamed up with Marv Levy, the only pro football coach to take his NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, to four consecutive Super Bowls in the early 1990s.
The coaching legend, who more recently has worked as an NFL general manager, a novelist ("Between the Lies") and a supporter of numerous charity organizations, is now working with Outbid.com, the startup company that combines e-commerce, social networking and a game-style atmosphere into a live online auction unlike anything else.
RSVP now to meet him on air!


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Cantor Fitzgerald Europe said in a statement on Friday night that it had acquired Seymour Pierce's broking business, which advises more than 70 companies, as part of a pre-pack administration of the struggling broker.
The takeover of the business came after the broker's share were suspended on Friday on the London market and Grant Thornton appointed as administrators of the business.
Seymour Pierce, which is led by football financier Keith Harris, had hoped to secure a new financial backer following emergency talks to secure new funding for the business that is understood to have debts of between £3m and £4m.
David Dunkley at Grant Thornton said the sale of the majority of the broker's business to Cantor Fitzgerald would give it "the financial resources to stabilise itself and start capitalising again on its well-known brand".
"Seymour Pierce has struggled financially in recent years, with problems reflective of the mid-market stockbroking sector, with corporate finance mandates difficult to execute and falling secondary commission in its target markets," said Mr Dunkley.
Under the terms of the takeover, several senior Seymour Pierce managers will transfer to Cantor Fitzgerald, including the broker's chief executive, Tom Forcier, who will become chief operating officer of its European business.
Cantor Fitzgerald will take over Seymour Pierce's more than 70 corporate broking mandates and the deal will also add its advisory business.
The broker will provide Cantor Fitzgerald with the capability to offer advisory services in sectors such as metals and mining, oil and gas, retail, life sciences and healthcare, and property.
James Rowsell, chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, said the deal would help the broker become one of the "leading advisers" to small and mid-sized UK businesses.
"Our acquisition of Seymour Pierce provides us with the opportunity to accelerate our strategy to provide full-service corporate finance and advisory services for clients, and to expandthe reach and product specialisation of our established European equities business," said Mr Rowsell.
Seymour Pierce employs more than 50 staff and is well known in the world of football finance, mainly due to Mr Harris's contacts. The firm's best known role was as an adviser on Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea.
Mr Harris is currently in talks to buy Portsmouth Football Club out of administration. He also helped broker the purchase of Aston Villa by US millionaire businessman Randy Lerner.


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News from Tartary
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 11-09-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
For most travellers, and all merchants, the road from China to India lies as it has lain for centuries, through Singkiang along that ancient Silk Road which is the most romantic and culturally the most important trade route in the history of the world. In 1935 Peter Fleming set out to travel that route, from Peking to Kashmir. It was a journey which swept him and his companion 3500 miles across the roof of the world. It took them seven months to complete the journey.
They travelled across deserts and mountains, through ice and sand and into some of the most beautiful, mysterious and dangerous areas in the world. His account of that journey is filled with endurance and adventure, with strange encounters in the wilderness, with tales of Chinese, Mongol tribesmem and Indians, and with a spirited sense of humour and courage.
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- David
- 16-06-15
A Matter of Taste Perhaps
I am an avid reader of travel books and sadly, albeit Fleming is an accomplished writer, this just didn't hit the mark for me. It was more of a meander through a region, of minimal eventuality, rather than anything of real substance. I would not go as far to say I did not enjoy the book. Metaphorically it was more like lying in a gentle steam, not unpleasant, as opposed to standing under a waterfall, exciting and invigorating. As with most matters of taste, one concedes, this is a purely subjective assessment.
- 24-12-12
Peter Fleming's famous book, News from Tartary makes for compelling listening. It is a fascinating and colourful tale of his extraordinary journey from the wilds of China across a huge range of mountains and into India in 1935 - something that none of his small party of four ever thought would be possible. For some reason I have yet to discover, Fleming did not appear to have any particular reason for making the trip, except perhaps that he enjoyed testing himself in every way, and perhaps because the impossibility of the journey appealed to his sense of adventure - which, in his case, was clearly a great deal stronger than most of his contemporaries. His description of the journey by overloaded truck along impossible roads, hanging on the outside of the towering cargo as all possible seating places were occupied and spying a great fat louse climbing up his neighbour's back, but not having a hand free to remove the creature and put it to death as both of his were fully occupied with clinging desperately onto the swaying bundles of goods, is riveting....
Read the story and be amazed by the fortitude and resourcefulness of the four travellers and rejoice when they finally reach their destination. Definitely a must read for anyone interested in travel and adventure nearly 80 years ago and marvel at how they all survived.
- Expat Sidekick
- 20-03-13
Time travel back to 1935 and do it tough
Would you listen to News from Tartary again? Why?
What a slog... I felt each elbow in my back as we squeezed into the back of the lorry from Xian. I was thirsty from the dryness of the plateau and riding with the prince was another test of endurance, And then we got to the squalor and distress of the camels and horses from oasis to oasis on the way to Kashgar. I am still emptying the sand out of my ipod. Then the blood splattered on me as they pierced the noses of the horses on the pass over to India ... Peter Fleming's concern for the plight of the animals, his growing contempt for the dishonesty of the local "guides", and his generous praise of his traveling companion all brought to vivid life this moment in history.
What other book might you compare News from Tartary to and why?
Colin Thubron's Shadow of the Silk Road travels some of the same route in 2003 and is a fabulous listen, also full of back stories.
What does Richard Mitchley bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
Accent that anchors the point of view, and great pacing that deftly moved me from event to event.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Akela
- 29-07-17
listening to a smart and witty man is a pleasure
Would you consider the audio edition of News from Tartary to be better than the print version?
I would not say so, it is more like they complement each other. I have read nearly all Peter Fleming's books (and I like him considerably more than his famous brother) but listening to those stories - especially narrated that well - is a separate and new pleasure.
What did you like best about this story?
The old-fashioned style, the wit, dry humor (which is not unkind but often is sharp as a razor). A wonderful talent for a small but precise detail. An extremely cultured voice (Fleming's texts sound exactly like their author looked )))
Which scene was your favorite?
Various succinct and funny - nearly comic opera - descriptions of small caliber Asian and Chinese officials. At times one feels like listening to a part of a Gilbert&Sullivan libretto.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Never had time for that, but it was a pleasure anyway.
Any additional comments?
Richard Mitchley did a very good job. Exactly the kind of voice and attitude Fleming's books demands. Lovely narration. Will have to hunt for more by this narrator, love the voice and manner.
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The Wallscapes Glacier 8 in. x 36 in. x 3/8 in. Clear Glass Shelf with Silver Bracket Shelf Kit offers the versatile upscale appeal of clear tempered glass shelving and complements any decor, from traditional to contemporary. Quality glass adds charm and function to the shelf, and its aluminum bracket offers secure installation. Bracket fits the full width of the shelf and has two silver end caps to complement any decor.
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- Bracket fits the full width of the shelf and has 2 silver end caps to complement any decor
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"This is a modern song, this is a social situation. Background for your casual conversation." That is The Numbers doing Modern Song, Daniel Soames thought to himself as he approached the entrance to The Exchange Hotel, in Brisbane City, the venue for the gig by JFK & The Cuban Crisis he was attending that evening. That is a pretty good way to open the entertainment for the evening, he added. Once inside he saw Tabasco Cortez, Felicia, Charisma, Trent, Hamish and Mirabelle. Others arrived a little later.
This group of roughly fifteen (15) to twenty (20) young people met as a result of attending music venues such as this one, night clubs and parties. There was a roughly even spread across the sexes and they tended to continue to keep each other's company as they frequented the various performances and parties. They could hardly be called a Scooby Gang, but friendships were formed, some of which were tighter than others.
Perhaps not surprisingly sexual experimentation takes place within the group, as does experimentation with so-called recreational drugs. Many of the group were "trying to find themselves". This all took place whilst they held down jobs and some were also studying at university. For the most part they all got along, but it was not always smooth sailing within their respective relationships.
As the Disc Jockey followed The Numbers with Almost with You by The Church, Daniel thought there existed a reasonable sized original music scene in Brisbane for him to enjoy and he dismissed the talk that he so often heard from people from Sydney and Melbourne about the apparently limited entertainment available in Brisbane, Queensland Australia circa 1982. He knew from experience the Brisbane scene included a diverse range of live bands, dance clubs and parties. In fact later in the evening there was discussion amongst his group of friends about a party being held at Paddington the following afternoon, Saturday. Daniel was told that he should come along.
A little later in the evening Daniel had the following exchange with Tabasco Cortez:
Daniel: Have you heard the new album by Blue Rondo a la Turk, Chewing The Fat?
Tabasco: I thought Billy Idol or Altered Images would be more your style?
Daniel: How long have we known each other?
Tabasco: About twelve (12) months.
Daniel: Where did we meet?
Tabasco: The same as with the rest of our group, at a music venue like this one.
Daniel: What do we talk about what we get together?
Tabasco: Mostly music.
Daniel: So how is it against all of that background, you seem to not know my taste in music?
Tabasco: I guess I do not pay as much attention as I should.
JFK & The Cuban Crisis then started their gig and the rest of the world could wait, as far as Daniel was concerned.
Buoyed by the wonderful experience of the JFK & The Cuban Crisis gig Daniel decided to attend the Paddington party Saturday afternoon.
Shortly after he arrived at the party Daniel happened upon a conversation involving Charisma, one of the females within the group, and a few other members of their group present at the party. Charisma loudly expressed her opinion about Trent and Hamish, two (2) of the younger males within the group, both of whom were only months out of high school. Daniel understood each of them to have some heterosexual experience under their respective belts, including a dalliance or three (3) with one (1) or two (2) of the girls within the group. However thanks to Charisma, he learned that those two (2) young men apparently decided to partner off or at least get together. Charisma was kind enough to share with anyone who was within earshot that she considered that this liaison was not a union based on love, but a youthful experimentation. Her disdain was clear for all to see and hear.
Daniel thought this was a surprise admission from Charisma because previously she had not expressed any sexual or romantic interest in either of the males concerned and ordinarily she was rather quiet and reserved.
Notwithstanding that obvious disdain from Charisma, Felicia asked the group if anyone had seen either Trent or Hamish that day. Mirabelle said that she had heard they both were admitted to hospital, having taken too many drugs the night before. She did not seem too concerned for either of them.
Charisma added "That is hardly surprising news. It is not the first time they have done that and I suspect it will not be the last. I expect it will mean days off work again for both of them."
No one seemed to be arguing with Charisma.
Daniel then saw Tabasco Cortez was at the party, so he went over to talk to him. They each said that they intended to go to The Underground night club that evening.
Reality Bites
Over the next two (2) to three (3) years the Scooby Gang stayed together, for the most part, but the demands of work and life started to chip away at the group and by 1985 it had all but disintegrated.
As far as Daniel was aware, the fledgling Trent / Hamish relationship continued during that period, even though both parties apparently saw other people from time to time. Their life of experimentation had introduced them to not just social scarring, but also physical and mental scarring. Their at times rather obvious relationship was not generally accepted in the wider community. Charisma and her disdain was something with which they could deal, they thought, but dealing with the disapproval from their respective work colleagues was much harder for them individually and together. They found advancement opportunities were much rarer for them than their respective work colleagues and they ultimately realised that did not occur by accident.
Their drug taking caused them both health problems and their sexual experimentation introduced them to sexually transmitted diseases on more than one occasion. It was not uncommon for them to have to spend days in hospital to deal with the consequences of their excesses. The complications that created at work made their lives even more difficult.
Whilst they had each other they were fine and they did not notice the increasing isolation they were experiencing as the Scooby Gang chose to mix with them less and less. They also failed to immediately notice how the greater community was also not as accepting of them individually or together as that community accepted the other members of their Scooby Gang. They lived in their own bubble of youth, ignoring the outside world. When the bubble burst, the culture shock the real world had in store for them was severe.
The End Is Near, The Final Curtain?
By early 1986 the increasing tension in their relationship became too much for Trent and Hamish to bear and they ultimately ended their relationship. It was then that they found out the difficulties that their previous life choices had created for them. Their respective working environments were seriously not accepting of their homosexual disposition and lifestyle, whether it be one of convenience or genuine. They were also both experiencing increasing health problems from their considerable drug and alcohol consumption and carefree attitude to sex. Hamish learned that his liver was failing and he would probably soon need a transplant. Trent discovered that his kidneys were in a similar state of deterioration.
A future of increasing isolation and deteriorating health was not one either of them foresaw
when they decided to get together only months after they initially met. Whether their relationship was genuine or merely one of convenience, its ultimate consequences for them were very real and they both respectively acknowledged that they did not possess the skills to deal with those difficulties alone.
Hamish pursued relationships with women from time to time, none of which lasted any significant time. Both he and Trent foresaw no prospect of a reconciliation between them and they pursued separate lives.
Trent moved out of the home of his parents and into shared accommodation with two (2) other people he had met in his recent night-clubbing forays. He tried to form friendships that might offer some support to him in a life which appeared to be decaying relentlessly for him. His new friends liked to party and abuse alcohol and drugs. After five (5) months Trent realised that that shared accommodation was not a healthy environment for him and he moved back in with his parents. They continued to urge Trent to remain sufficiently focussed so that he would keep his job. To that extent they were successful. Despite his troubles, Trent managed to keep his job.
As his health deteriorated, Trent required more and more medical care and he spent considerably more time at his local public hospital. That also reduced the time available in his life to pursue social activities. Invariably Trent attended his medical appointments alone because he had no adults in his life supporting him, other than his parents.
Unbeknown to Trent, Hamish was also attending the same public hospital to receive treatment for his condition. Hamish had crossed paths again with Felicia when they simultaneously attended the same music shop. They spent some time together catching up over several months and whilst no romantic relationship was formed, Felicia was someone from whom Hamish gained support for his situation. In that regard, Felicia was more valuable to Hamish than any of the girlfriends he may have had at the time.
Felicia and Charisma
Whilst accompanying Hamish during one of his hospital visits, Felicia ran into Charisma, who worked as a Patient Liaison Officer at the hospital. Felicia and Charisma had not seen each other for a couple of years. They spent a little time catching up and Felicia told Charisma she was at the hospital providing some support to Hamish. Charisma told Felicia both Hamish and Trent were patients at the hospital and they had been scheduled for serious surgery: Trent for a kidney transplant and Hamish for a liver transplant. The surgery was scheduled to proceed in the next month.
Felicia and Charisma discussed whether there was any benefit in telling both Trent and Hamish they were patients at the same hospital. They decided not to tell them at that stage. However it was obvious that both women were saddened by the situations in which their Scooby Gang friends had found themselves.
Trent - Kidney Transplant
When Trent was admitted to hospital to undergo his kidney transplant surgery, Charisma contacted Felicia and asked her whether she wanted to visit and support Trent. Charisma told Felicia she would be keeping a close watch on Trent and see how the surgery progressed.
"Can you let me know when the surgery is over and I will go and visit him?", Felicia asked Charisma.
"Certainly", Felicia replied.
Eighteen (18) hours later Charisma telephoned Felicia.
"I have some terrible news for you. Trent died during surgery earlier today. The liver transplant surgery for Hamish is scheduled for three (3) days time. I will leave it up to you at the moment as to whether you tell Hamish what happened with Trent."
"That is terrible news about Trent, Charisma. I did not know him well, but he did not seem that bad. Tragic to die so young", Felicia replied.
Charisma: "If you like, we can get together later and talk about it. We can talk about Hamish too. His condition is worse than Trent and his prospects were not said to be as good."
Felicia: "Yes. I would like that. We can also talk about what, if anything, I tell Hamish about Trent."
Charisma met Felicia at a café near her and they spent about two (2) hours talking about Trent, Hamish and old times.
Felicia said several times to Charisma, "I cannot decide whether to tell Hamish about Trent and I do not know how to tell him, even if I decide to tell him."
Charisma did not pressure Felicia. She offered her support and tried to let her decide what she wanted to do.
Just before they left and went home Charisma said, "Felicia, I will do what I can to organise my schedule to be with you when Hamish is taken in to surgery."
Hamish - Liver Transplant
Felicia saw Hamish the night before his surgery and told him about Trent. She could see the news was upsetting for him. Felicia tried to be positive with Hamish, but she could see it was all very difficult for him. She did not stay very long that evening and said she would be at the hospital the next day supporting him.
Not long after they arrived at the hospital for the surgery, Charisma greeted Hamish and Felicia and said she would do what she could to assist them. Hamish was surprised to see Charisma, but grateful and he thanked her for visiting and supporting him. Both women could see that Hamish was worried.
As the preparations for surgery for Hamish really got underway, Charisma could see the tears welling in the eyes of Felicia. It was something she had seen many times before in similar situations.
Charisma stood beside Felicia and hugged her as Hamish was taken into surgery.
A portable music player nearby was playing Boy George and Culture Club performing Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?


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Ja Rule is the latest rapper to be sent through the system with the riff raff.
Ja Rule reached a plea deal with prosecutors in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday (December 13) that will see the rapper serve two years in prison. The charges stem from a gun bust in July 2007, when both Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested separately following a concert performance.
Ja Rule pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony in the second degree.
"Minor setback for a major comeback," Ja tweeted after reaching the deal.
Ja Rule is expected to be sentenced in February, following a court appearance that same month to report his progress to the judge, reports MTV.


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A scene from the SciFund outreach course (conducted in GoogleHangouts).
We were also introduced to non-traditional tools for scientific communication such as cartoons and podcasting, which may make an appearance on this blog in the future. There was also discussion about crowdfunding, which was the original impetus for the #SciFund Challenge. For more information on future outreach courses and other activities sponsored by SciFund, check out their website. More to come.
A caricature of Jai Ranganathan (one of the course organizers), courtesy of Jorge Cham, PhD Comics.
As a bonus, here is a list of papers and blog posts that were recommended reading during the five-week course:
Bik, H.M. and Goldstein, M.C. An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists. PLoS Biology, 11(4), e1001535 (2013).
Clancy, K. Defensive Scholarly Writing and Science Communication. Context and Variation blog, April 24 (2013).
Darling, E.S., Shiffman, D., Cote, I.M., and Drew, J.A. The role of Twitter in the life cycle of a scientific publication. PeerJ PrePrints, 1, e16v1 (2013).
Kwok, R. Two minutes to impress. Nature, 494, 137-138 (2013).
Somerville, R.C. and Hassol, S.J. Communicating the science of climate change. Physics Today, 64(10), 48 (2011).
Plait, P. SciFund Challenge: Why Do Outreach? Bad Astronomy blog, May 20 (2013).
Weinersmith, K. Comics as a tool for science outreach. SciFund Challenge blog, May 15 (2013).


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Leicestershire 323 & 245-5 drew with Gloucestershire 504-9 dec. ( Leics 7pts, Glos 11pts)
Grace Road proved true to its name as Gloucestershire toiled hard but failed to dismiss Leics for a second time to claim victory. Still, the Jessop Tavern View feels an away draw is a good result and one that the county have struggled to achieve in the last few seasons, a fact mentioned by Alex Gidman after the match.
The batting performance was very encouraging, with Gidman scoring some much-needed runs and maximum batting points taken. Kane Williamson's century, while an excellent knock, was less of a surprise as he looks a class act. We expect it won't be the only hundred from him this season. We would go as far to say that he looks an excellent addition already and was arguably the best possible overseas player the county could have tempted to Nevil Road. Time for some rare praise for the Richardson-Bracewell combo, perhaps? Also of note, his Shoaib Malik-esque off spin took more wickets than Banerjee and Ed Young combined.
It is of course unfair to judge Ed Young on the 5 overs Gidman allowed him in the match. You have to wonder what the point of picking him was, unless it was purely to strengthen the batting. The point of Banerjee is less clear. You could argue he was playing to lure the opposition into a false sense of security, thus prompting and error. However, the amount of dross he bowls you wonder whether even this questionable strategy is worth pursuing. Mind you, he was 9 not out when we batted.
Anyway, a CB40 thriller v Notts on Wednesday, then Essex up next in the Championship on Sunday. Should be a good game. We might even preview them if we're feeling inspired!


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The Nazca Lines in Peru
Nazca Lines Background
Written by Enrique Levano Alarcon.
The Discovery of the Nazca Culture
The history of the Nazca Culture began when in the 1890's a German Archaeologist named Max Uhle receive an array of ceramics while working at the Anthropologisch-Ethnografische Museum in Dresden. Among the ceramic he received, there were many that came from South America, but among the vessel, there were some beautiful and colourful examples that drew his attention. The vessels he saw where so different to the others he had examined, so when he asked for the exact archaeological location where the ceramics came from, he received as an answer that those beautiful ceramics came from Peru, without giving him their exact location of the city where the pieces were uncovered. The Nazca ceramics he had analyzed were so beautiful, that he decided to travel to Peru in search of the place of origin of these ceramics. It was in 1901 that Max Uhle came to Peru, and after month of searching he arrived to the Valley of Ica, exactly at a place called Ocucaje, where thanks to old farmers who knew about the ancient cemeteries where these colourful ceramics were frequently found, took Max Uhle to discover the place. It was this way Max Uhle made a series of excavations and discovered the Nazca ceramics at many archaeological sites, starting to classify them and also making them known around the world.
The Ancient Nazca People
The Nazca culture had as its main capital the Ceremonial City of Cahuachi, an ancient pilgrimage centre that is located some 28 kms southwest of the modern city of Nazca. According to the archaeologists the Nazca culture thrived between 500 BC, till around 600 AD, and their cultural influence spread from Cañete in the north till Acari in the south, covering am area of almost 600 kms, being its capital the Ceremonial Centre of Cahuachi. It is believed that the Nazca people chose the lower section of the Nazca Valley to build Cahuachi, due to the abundance of water coming from underground, sort of natural springs that allowed them to irrigate their fields and produce essential crops for life.
The Nazca culture is credited to have made the famous Nazca Lines, as the evidences abound. Most of the animal figures and other designs that were etched onto the desert surface are repeatedly seen also on the pottery and textile iconography they left behind under their necropolis found around the desert and mainly at the archaeological site of Cahuachi. At the very desert archaeologist also have discovered hundreds of pottery fragments that suggest the Nazca people gathered at the desert to carry out religious ceremonies and it is very likely that after a ceremony they smashed the pots as an offering to the gods, which they believed where above in the sky. The fragments found on the figures were mainly pieces of panpipes and whistles, whish suggest that music, along with dances were involve in their religious ceremonies.
On the Nazca desert has been recorded the presence of over 300 hundreds figures and over 10,000 lines, covering a huge area of 525 kms, according to archaeologists and scholars. Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefeci believes the Nazca people lived for over 800 years at the ceremonial centre of Cahuachi (500 BC – 350 AD), and it began to decline due to certain natural disasters that took place around 350 AD. Dr. Giuseppe Orefeci says that during this time there were changes in the climate and there was a big phenomenon (El Niño, which means The child, it was called like this because used to occur around Christmas time, when the child Jesus was born) that originated a great flood that rubbished a big portion of the Nazca valley, including the ceremonial centre of the Nazca people Cahuachi. He says that after this natural disaster it is very likely that the Nazca people began to reconstruct their city refusing to abandon it due to its great religious importance, but some years later the Nazca region was hardly damage by a huge earthquake that split their city in two. The evidences were found at the various excavations that Giuseppe Orefeci has been carrying out during the last 20 years at the site. Many human bodies were found under the fallen walls, which proof that many people were killed and the city was utterly turned into ruins. It was around 400 AD, that the Nazca people abandoned Cahuachi and moved out to the upper section of the valley, where lies the modern Nazca city today. It was at this time that the great under ground channels of the Nazca culture were built.
Nazca Channels or Puquios
In addition to the Nazca geoglyphs, as they are archaeologically called, it is also important to mention their great achievements in hydraulic enginery. The famous underground channels of Nazca, locally known as Puquios (a Quechua word to describe a natural spring), are one of the greatest legacy also left behind by the Nazca Culture, this unique underground system is unique in South America and perhaps in the whole world, as their construction are very intricate. The Nazca culture built over 50 underground channels in the Nazca region between the years 400 AD till around 500 AD, and many of them are still in use by the local communities in the Nazca Valley. Without doubt, one of the best preserve channels are those located at the zone of Cantalloc or CANTAYO, as it is also called. On this area visitors can see a series of blow holes shaped in a spiral form, which probably served to clean their inner part periodically, and also to restore them in case of tremors or earthquakes.
Nazca Ceramic
Long before the Nazca Lines were discovered, the Nazca Culture was already known by many, thanks to the colourful ceramics that were found at the many cemeteries located along the banks of the Nazca River. The peculiarity of these vessels is that they show in a very realistic way the ancient world of the Nazca men, showing mainly their everyday life, animals, plants, birds, and gods, stylized creatures, including zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs that sometimes reach more than ten colours in just one vessel. The best examples of these Nazca ceramics can be seen today in museums in Lima, such as the Anthropological and Archaeological Museum in Lima, The Regional Museum of Ica, and many others in Peru and around the world.
Nazca Textiles
The Nazca people believed strongly in a life after death, this belief drew them to mummified their corpses and wrap them with finest textiles, which after 2000 years still today show, quality and colours, as if they were woven yesterday. In the Nazca times, like in many other pre-Inca civilizations the textiles seemed to have play an important role, in the case of Nazca, their textiles were made with fine art and also great skill, using cotton and fibre of Andean camels. The Nazca culture considered their textiles to be an important element within the society, and on especial burials, the corpse had to be wrapping with these beautiful pieces of art with the aim of accompany the dead in the after life. The Nazca textiles were created with a high technological and intellectual point of view and were very sophisticated.
At the archaeological site of Cahcuachi, Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefeci has uncovered many textiles in very good conditions, which are currently display at the Antonini Museum in Nazca.
Discovery of the Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines were first spotted when one of the first Peruvian airlines called Faucette, started to fly from Lima to Arequipa in the 1920's. Pilots who flew over this area had noticed that between the valleys of Palpa and Nazca there were many lines crisscrossing the desert in all directions, this great news were shown at the local papers in Lima, and soon arose the interest of some people. In 1926, came to Nazca the archaeologists Toribio Mejia Xesspe, drawn by the reports of strange lines at the desert. He made some researches at the Nazca zone, getting simply to the conclusion that the Lines were part of ancient sacred roads. Xesspe never flew over the area, so he never got to see the figures on the desert, but only some straight lines. It was not until 1939 that came to Peru the American professor Paul Kosock, from Long Island University, who discovered the Nazca Lines properly. Paul Kosock was drawn by reports of ancient irrigation systems located in the Nazca Valley (the Puquios or aqueducts), in Nazca he made some surveys of the Nazca channels recording at that time over 50 underground aqueducts still in used by the local communities. One day he was told that at the Nazca desert, there were also other ancient channels, even older of those he had already seen. Thus, he went to the Nazca desert, and found only long shallows furrows. He thought that perhaps these ancient channels were located very far away, so he hired one of the small airplanes the farmers used on those days to fumigate their fields in the Nazca valley. Once he took off and started to fly over the desert, he was amazed by hundreds of lines and geometrical forms lying down below. In one of his comments he said that he ordered the pilot to follow one particular line to see where it finished, but the surprise was even bigger when he suddenly found himself flying over a huge design of a bird. It was this way the Nazca Lines were discovered, some years later Paul Kosock would meet Maria Reiche who followed Kosock's investigations.
Written by: Enrique Levano Alarcon.


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The headline of the top story on Page 1 of the Oakland Press today was "Foreclosures Down 45%". Of course it was very large type to draw maximum attention to that tidbit of information as a sound bite. The accompanying story talked as much about why the numbers reported by Oakland County are a more accurate reflection of the market that the numbers reported by regional or national groups. Apparently some of those "others" report every event within the foreclosure process as if it was a new foreclosure. That means that the delinquency notice, the Sheriff's sale and the eviction notice would all be reported as foreclosures – three reported for the price of one. The Oakland County numbers only report the Sheriff's sale, which is the best indicator that a foreclosure has indeed taken place.
I track and report on real estate sales in 8 local township/city/village markets and I report what I call distressed sales. These are sales recorded in the public records as either a foreclosure (where there was a Sheriff's sale) or as a short sale (reporting of short sales is required by the local Multi-List Services). I can report that, in general, distressed sales are down; however, there are still a few Townships – West Bloomfield, Highland and White Lake – that are still showing distressed sales near or above 50% of all sales, so far this year. The Lyon/South Lyon Market is the best in terms of low distressed sales right now.
Below are some distressed sales numbers comparing the most recent full month (April) over the last three years:
Milford – April, 2012 – Total Sales – 12, Distressed Sales – 5 ( 42%), 4 out of the 5 were foreclosures
Milford – April, 2011 – Total Sales – 17, Distressed Sales – 6 (35%), 4 out of the 6 were foreclosures
Milford – April, 2010 – Total Sales – 10, Distressed Sales – 5 (50%), 4 out of the 5 were foreclosures
Highland – April, 2012 – Total Sales – 21, Distressed – 15 (71%), 13 out of the 15 were foreclosures
Highland – April, 2011 – Total Sales – 15, Distressed – 8 (54%), 6 of the 8 were foreclosures
Highland – April, 2010 – Total Sales – 19, Distressed – 15 (79%), 5 out of the 15 were foreclosures
Commerce – April, 2012 – Total Sales – 40, Distressed – 22 (55%), 16 out of the 22 were foreclosures
Commerce – April, 2011 – Total Sales – 51, Distressed – 26 (51%), 22 out of the 26 were foreclosures
Commerce – April, 2010 – Total Sales – 30, Distressed – 21 (70%), 16 out of the 21 were foreclosures
These local market numbers don't necessarily support the report that foreclosures are down, at least not in these three markets. They are up in Highland and about the same over the three year period in Milford and Commerce.
For data on all of the Townships that I track go to my web site www.movetomilford.com .
There are all sorts of regional and national articles and news reports that spout off numbers, usually in the headlines, that really don't reflect the local market; so, stick with the reports that you'll get on my site to be really in-the-know about our local markets.


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Seeing Stars has looked at solar power satellites-aka solarsats-several times in the 11-year-long lifetime of this weekly column. It's time to revisit the idea for new trends.
First, let's remember that an average of 341 watts of solar energy falls on every square meter of Earth. This includes both Earth's night side and north and south poles. Unfortunately, our atmosphere blocks a lot of the Sun's energy which is where solar power satellites, or solarsats, come in to save the day. Free of Earth's blanket of air, an orbiting fleet of solarsats could collect up to 5 kilowatts of energy per square meter.
The idea of solarsats has been around since the 1970s, but with the price of oil rising in the long term, the 21st century may become the century of solarsats.
According to Jeff Keuter, president of the George C. Marshall Institute, the concept of space-based solar power concerns developing a string of solar satellites around the Earth is technically feasible today: "It will require a great deal of money," Keuter said, "but it is certainly possible."
A recent U.S. government study suggests that a large solarsat, providing enough energy to light several large cities the size of Burlington, Vt., would cost $10 billion. The price tag excludes ground-based infrastructure to collect the solarsat's beamed microwaves and distribute the electricity.
Japan is currently spending millions of yen to develop a prototype solarsat that's still many years away from flying. The recent Japanese nuclear accident has caused even more attention on that nation's solarsat project.
A new U.S. firm that is pioneering space-based power is Exploration Partners, LLC of New Mexico and Oklahoma. The firm is a shoe-string operation but it's one among a group of creative, emerging pioneers in solarsat financing and development.
Formed in 2005 by entrepreneurs Royce Jones and Tom Taylor, EP developed two, low-cost space-solar power satellite designs. The designs were created with cost effectiveness and safety in mind.
A single EP solarsat could generate 100 megawatts of electrical power.
Estimated costs? How does $250 million per satellite plus $150 million to launch in low Earth orbit sound? That's considerably lower than U.S Government estimates plus there's no "visual pollution" from the likes of large conventional power stations or noisy wind generators cluttering ridgelines and seacoasts.
According to EP's Royce Jones, "The financing (for our solarsat plan) is pretty straight forward. Each power satellite is leased to the end user. We don't sell the power generated, they do. Since the satellites are small, i.e., only 20,000 kg., and can launch on a single existing launch vehicle, they are fairly inexpensive versus building a nuke plant. Each satellite, that we call a SolarSat, can produce 100MW of power to the grid. There are two basic markets-the northern nations and the equatorial nations. Each market will have its own constellation of satellites."
Lou Varricchio, M.Sc., was a science writer at the NASA Ames Research Center in California. He is currently a member of the NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador program. He received the U.S. Civil Air Patrol's Charles E. 'Chuck' Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award and has several NASA accolades to his credit from his involvement in popularizing space science in Vermont and beyond.


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Strong post Scepter work
Michael Tierney | Big Ugly Creek, WV | 03/10/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"One of Warwick's more consistent efforts post her Scepter, Bacharach/David glory days. That's What Friends are For holds up the best of the 80s cause songs. Whisper in the Dark is one of her few successful forays into a time's dance music modes. But the gem is the last cut, Extravagent Gestures that reunites her with Burt Bacharach, with a song that probably was the first he wrote exclusively for her in a decade. The lyricist, Sager, is no Hal David, but the song reminds you of all the music lost when Bacharach/David and Warwick fell out in the 1970s."
Great album!
andy8047 | Nokomis,Florida | 09/24/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"In late 1985,Dionne Warwick graced radio airwaves with THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. She is joined by three FRIENDS on that song. They are Stevie Wonder whose harmonica begins the song,Gladys Knight and Elton John. MOMENTS AREN'T MOMENTS,written by Wonder,first appeared on the soundtrack from the 1984 film,THE WOMAN IN RED. All the other songs are good. Between this album,1982's HEARTBREAKER and 1987's RESERVATIONS FOR TWO,only this album is still in print in the United States."
Awesome Music
Michael Tierney | 11/17/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a very fine album of songs from Dionne. I love "Whispers In the Dark", "That's What Friends Are For" and all the other songs. Her voice is strong and sleek throughout! Get this album, you won't regret it!!!"