The Louisiana Geological Survey has rendered invalid Helis Oil & Gas Co.'s application for an Army Corps of Engineers' wetlands permit for its proposed oil drilling and fracking project near Mandeville, the corps said Tuesday (Aug. 5). The move means Helis must submit a revised application for which the public comment period would begin anew.
Helis will have to show the Geological Survey that the drill site will be productive for oil development, corps spokesman Rene Poche said. The agency reviewed the permit application to determine the geological suitability for the proposed drilling, he said.
The Louisiana Geological Survey, a component of the LSU Office of Research and Economic Development, provides regulatory technical assistance to the corps.
The new application must be submitted to the corps and to the state Department of Environmental Quality, from which Helis would need a water quality certification, Poche said.
A spokeswoman for Helis said modifications have been requested by the agency but that the drill site has not been rejected. The spokeswoman, Virginia Miller, also took issue with the word "invalid.''
"In point of fact the corps has not made a decision of any kind on the pending application,'' Miler said in a statement emailed Tuesday evening. "What the corps has done, based on the recommendation of the state geologist, is ask Helis to submit a revised application with a revised well pad size. This is a change that Helis can readily accommodate.
"Helis has also been asked to limit its initial application to drilling a vertical well only, pending evaluation of the results before moving forward with a horizontal well and hydraulic fracturing.
"While this revision will require a second permitting process, conducting the operation in this way is exactly in accord with the process Helis committed to parish officials in late May and presents no obstacle to successful completion of the well.''
John Johnston III with the Louisiana Geological Survey said his review of the Helis permit application was routine because the drilling project would impact wetlands. He said he made recommendations to the corps, but referred questions back to the corps.
St. Tammany Parish Councilman Marty Gould said the ruling on the permit was good news.
"I'm thrilled that the Army Corps of Engineers is using good sense here, but Helis is very likely to reapply," Gould said in a statement. "As far as I am concerned, our legal fight should continue."
Rick Franzo, president of Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany, agreed, calling the development "a major setback" for Helis.
Attorneys for the group, which has fought the drilling project, are "cautiously optimistic," Franzo said.
Helis sought a wetlands mitigation permit and a water quality certification in connection with its controversial plan to drill a well on undeveloped land northeast of Mandeville and use the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, method to extract oil from a ancient layer of shale.
The company has said its odds of having a commercially successful well at the location - just north of Interstate 12 and about a mile east of Louisiana 1088 - are less than 50-50. That's due to the fact that the site is on the southern edge of the vast Tuscaloosa Marine Shale deposit that stretches across the state's mid-section, Helis project manager Mike Barham has said.
St. Tammany Parish government and many citizens oppose the project due to concerns that fracking could pollute and air and soil and jeopardize the aquifer that supplies the parish's drinking water.
The parish government filed a lawsuit in state district court in Baton Rouge seeking an injunction blocking the state Department of Natural Resources from issuing any approvals for the project. The lawsuit says the zoning at the site doesn't allow oil drilling, the parish can pass an ordinance to ban fracking, and that DNR's Office of Conservation is ill equipped to oversee another drill site.
The corps last month sent a letter to Helis detailing concerns raised by the corps, EPA, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The letter said the EPA was concerned that alternative non-wetlands sites may exist that have not been considered by Helis and that there is no indication the company had taken steps to avoid or minimize wetland impacts. The agency recommended that a permit not be issued until the company explained the need for the project to be located within a wetlands area and examined opportunities to minimize wetlands impacts by reducing or reconfiguring the project's footprint.
The letter also reflected concerns raised by Wildlife and Fisheries regarding an open pit that would be located on the drilling site adjacent to a wetland area.


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Behind The Scenes Of The July 2006 War on Lebanon
By Mokhtar Haddad
Tehran - August is a big month for Hezbollah as the resistance movement marks both the 40th anniversary of its founding or the Forty Springs, and the anniversary of the 2006 victory over “Israel.”
There is still a lot the world doesn’t know about the latter, which is why Al-Ahed News sat down with former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and gained interesting insights into what transpired behind the scenes 16 years ago.
Mottaki was Tehran’s top diplomat during the 2006 “Israeli” aggression. He reveals the circumstances of his presence in Lebanon during the war, and talks about a phone conversation between him and Hezbollah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the commander of the Quds Force martyr General Hajj Qassem Soleimani.
Mottaki also underscored Iran’s firm support for the resistance movements based on the principles of Islam that were established by Imam Ruhollah Khomeini following the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
July 2006: Saudi Arabia is a political arm of the aggression
Mottaki begins by recounting an important conversation he had in the early days of the war.
"At the beginning of the barbaric aggression, I called Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal at the time, and I spoke to him about the aggression and about this part of Lebanon being attacked, assaulted by the enemy, while heinous massacres were perpetrated.
I told him that something must be done, and the Arabs and Muslims must move and hold an Islamic conference and another in the League of Arab States to discuss a response to the Zionist aggression.
The answer he gave me was that ‘Hezbollah is gambling in the region.’
His response proved to me that Saudi Arabia was fully aware of this attack and was preparing for it. While Hezbollah was enduring a Zionist military aggression, Saudi Arabia was providing the political groundwork for this aggression.”
Mottaki in Lebanon and contact with the leadership of the resistance
Asked about how he risked his life to visit Lebanon during the aggression, Mottaki said, "The Iranian Supreme National Security Council at the time – which was reviewing the developments of the Zionist invasion of Lebanon on a daily basis – agreed that the Minister of Foreign Affairs would visit Lebanon. The Secretary General of the Council at the time, Dr. Ali Larijani, informed me of this decision. We immediately prepared for the visit and headed to Syria. From there, we headed to Beirut by land.”
Upon his arrival in Beirut, Mottaki's first order of business was to see the battlefield report, and accordingly, he established contact with the leadership of the resistance.
"I was able to have a telephone conversation with His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the martyr Lieutenant General Hajj Qassem Soleimani, who was accompanied by Sayyed Nasrallah at the time. They told me that things were under control, and we had complete superiority on the battlefield. They also assured me that the resistance would be victorious in this war, because the Zionist entity could not defeat us in this guerrilla warfare.”
On that visit, Mottaki carried with him to Lebanon "the decision of the Supreme National Security Council to declare the Islamic Republic's support for the resistance and the Lebanese government in the face of the Zionist aggression. Our position was clear, and I delivered it to the then Lebanese Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora. The message to the resistance was that we stand by you in all fields.”
Between the battlefield and negotiations
Mottaki also touched on the differences between French and British diplomacy.
"The British wanted to communicate with us during the aggression, but we did not have any direct contact with them.
They lacked accurate information, so they miscalculated the capabilities of the resistance. Therefore, when they sensed the steadfastness of the resistance, they became tense and fearful. As for the French, they were more active and realistic in this regard. They came to Lebanon and expected the course of things, and when I met the then French Foreign Minister Mr. Douste-Blazy in Lebanon, the focus of my discussion with him revolved around convincing France that "Israel" will not win this war. As soon as they realize this fact, it makes a big difference."
The former Iranian foreign minister believes that "this war changed the course of things, especially after it led to the defeat of the Zionist entity and the victory of Hezbollah."
He points out that "at the beginning of the war, the Zionists managed to convince the Americans that the war would go in their favor and that they would destroy Hezbollah once and for all. That is why they refrained until the middle of the war from participating in any initiative to stop it, waiting on the aggression to be resolved in favor of Tel Aviv."
Hajj Qassem and the Ummah
Mottaki recalls a meeting, which was held in the holy city of Mashhad in the presence of Major General Soleimani.
"Grand Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei was in Mashhad, and Hajj Qassem came at that time from Beirut. A number of officials attended to meet the Imam. Hajj Qassem had a battlefield map in his hand. He explained the latest developments in the field during the war with the Zionist enemy. He conveyed a message from Imam Khamenei addressing Sayyed Nasrallah and the resistance. The letter read: ‘Tell our friends and brothers in Lebanon to recite Dua al-Jawshan.’ The supplication had a great impact on the situation on the ground. This meeting with the Imam was unique, where all officials of different ranks were personally present.”
"It will take years and years for our people first, then the peoples of the region and the world to realize the value and role of Hajj Qassem Soleimani,” Mottaki added.
"Hajj Qassem was the defender of the Ummah who had the interests of his brothers, his countrymen, and fellow human beings at heart.
“Hajj Qasim was the beacon of justice and the preserver of justice in the world. Hajj Qassem was the enemy of the unjust regime that controls the political and international relations in the world. He believed that jihad for the sake of Islam is the highest thing in life, and there is nothing above Islam.
He believed that the school of Islam was comprehensive, complete, and obligatory to manage human societies. Hajj Qassem believed that if two people are companions in the same direction, then one must be the emir of the other. Therefore, he strongly believed that society needs a just, righteous leader and jurist, so he considered that Wilayat al-Faqih is the centerpiece of the cohesion of human societies.
Hajj Qassem was convinced that Wali al-Faqih’s belief in the people was not just a belief based on the contemporary democratic style, but rather an ideological belief stemming from the bottom of the heart. Hajj Qassem believed in these constants with his entire being.”
Mottaki concludes his interview with Al-Ahed by referring to the final years of Lieutenant General Soleimani's life.
"In the final years of his life, Hajj Qassem was not interested in anything from this life. He did not cling to it, and he was seeking martyrdom and departing to the other world to see the one and only deity. The last years of his life are the best evidence of his longing for martyrdom, and he fulfilled his dream.”

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Shruti Hassan is a popular actress known for her movies in Telugu and Tamil industry, while she has been predominantly starring in Telugu films, scoring huge blockbusters. While she started her career as a child artist in Films, she later debuted as a music director with dad Kamal Hassan starrer Unnai Pol Oruvan.
And proved her musical talents, before debuting in Hindi as a heroine with Imran Khan starrer Luck.While the film was a disaster, she was known for her Sensuous and bold dripping wet two piece bikini show in the movie.she debuted in Tamil later with Suriya starrer 7 am Arivu which failed at box office.
The actress who is quite active on the social media has now updated some new photos and she is quite resplendent as ever. She was drop-dead gorgeous and breathtaking in those photos. You can take a look at those photos below,
Samantha Akkineni Finishes ANOTHER SIDE too! Samantha, who is on a roll, with her impressive performance as the village belle Ramalakshmi in the latest blockbuster Rangasthalam directed by Sukumar, earning her overwhelming positive reviews for her stunning image makeover and transformation as an authentic rustic village babe, is all set for her next experiment.
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- Shruti Haasan to pair with 52-Year-Old Hero !?!
- 'Saaho' gets a BIG BOOST like 'This'
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What do you deserve? Name it. All of it. What are you ready to let go of? Name that too. Then name the most gentle gift for yourself. Name the brightest song your body’s ever held. Summon joy like you would a child; call it home. It wanders, yes. But it’s still yours. —Rachel McKibbens
#NaPoWriMo 2019-Day 7-Prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else?
While waiting for my grandson today I caught an amusing site on video. My daughter’s porch has a mirrored medicine cabinet sitting on it waiting to be carried into the house that apparently caught the eye of a little bird.
I sat watching as the little bird saw his reflection in the mirror and kept trying to figure out who that other bird was. It was very cute to watch.
#IArtDaily Day 25 Prompt: “Normal”, doesn’t live here anymore.
Embracing the abnormality of the creative life which is often unconventional, unusual, unique, and never mediocre.
Although I most often use forms in my poetry, I think the abnormality in it is that it many times it isn’t true conformity, and for me that’s ok because it’s my own take on traditional that’s abit irregular
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Exodus 14:13

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South Africa's Grynd Rodd Muse writes simple songs about complex things: Love, family, home and the evil that men do. Phrases turn, emotions connect, and melodies soar. You sing along even though you have never heard the tune before. GRM writes from personal experience of interludes of lovers and lives and the roads that lead from small towns to big cities.
"Blood & Scars" is taken from the band's 2010 album, "Bloodline".
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first i wanted to draw traxex from warcraftIII but.. i dont think it rly looks like her.. so just take it as a fantasy draw.. i used ref pic >.
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Whoa, she looks utterly pulchritudinous! I absolutely adore the blue color scheme in this drawing as well, it just adds to her cool-ness hehe. I simply love her pose and her glowing/pale eyes. Her clothing looks fabulous. 5/5 hearts and favorites.
Oooh! o.o So cool! Awesome job! :D
How amazing you are for drawing something like this. I suppose this is from you own imagination.
The way you drew the frost arrow and all the details like the bow, her armor, face and hair.
I love fantasy and this really is worth 5 hearts.
Amazing!!!! 5♥s~ ^_^
Amazing drawing!!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! What can I say -- everything is perfect about it!!! 5/5!!!!
I love blue-themed drawings ... they're very beautiful, and this one looks amazing. Nice work! 5 ♥s and added to my One Color Wonders collection
you have skillz...
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For astronomers, the only thing better than new data is more new data. And we seem to be in a golden age of data gathering. We’ve gushed over the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble continues to make observations, but several new space telescopes are lesser known, such as Gaia, TESS, and Swift. And now a new space telescope enters the game, known as Euclid. Euclid is an infrared telescope launched last month by the European Space Agency (ESA). It took 11 years to design and build the telescope, and it has just taken test images with its two primary detectors.Continue reading “Euclid Reaches L2, Shares its First Test Image”
The European Southern Observatory continues to build the largest telescope in the world, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Construction of the telescope began in 2014 with flattening the top of a mountain named Cerro Armazones in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
ESO just announced that progress on construction has crossed the 50% mark. The remaining work should take another five years. When it finally comes online in 2028, the telescope will have a 39-meter (128 ft) primary mirror of 798 hexagonal segments, making it the largest telescope in the world for visible and infrared light. The new telescope should help to answer some of the outstanding questions about our Universe, such as how the first stars and galaxies formed, and perhaps even be able to take direct images of extrasolar planets.Continue reading “The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built”
Amateur astrophotography is becoming increasingly popular among the astronomy community, as advancements in telescope and camera technologies allow individuals from all walks of life to observe the heavens in mind-blowing detail, including our own Sun, albeit with the proper protective equipment. This was recently demonstrated by Andrew McCarthy (Twitter @AJamesMcCarthy), who owns and operates Cosmic Background Studios, and is originally from Northern California but currently resides in Florence, Arizona.Continue reading “Watch a Dramatic Tornado Rise from the Surface of the Sun, Captured by Andrew McCarthy”
There has long been a limiting factor in the development of space-based telescopes – launch fairings. These capsules essentially limit the overall size of the mirrors we are able to launch into space, thereby limiting the sensitivity of many of those instruments. Despite those limitations, some of the most successful telescopes ever have been space-based, but even with all the advantages of being in space, they have so far failed to find an exoplanet in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Enter a new project called the Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER), which recently received funding from NASA’s Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC).Continue reading “If an Earthlike Planet is Within 30 Light-Years, This Space Telescope Will Find it”
It is an exciting time for astronomers and cosmologists. Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have been treated to the most vivid and detailed images of the Universe ever taken. Webb‘s powerful infrared imagers, spectrometers, and coronographs will allow for even more in the near future, including everything from surveys of the early Universe to direct imaging studies of exoplanets. Moreover, several next-generation telescopes will become operational in the coming years with 30-meter (~98.5 feet) primary mirrors, adaptive optics, spectrometers, and coronographs.
Even with these impressive instruments, astronomers and cosmologists look forward to an era when even more sophisticated and powerful telescopes are available. For example, Zachary Cordero
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently proposed a telescope with a 100-meter (328-foot) primary mirror that would be autonomously constructed in space and bent into shape by electrostatic actuators. His proposal was one of several concepts selected this year by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for Phase I development.
After a quarter-century of development, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a smashing success. But senior project scientist John Mather, a Nobel-winning physicist who’s played a key role in the $10 billion project since the beginning, still sees some room for improvement.
Mather looked back at what went right during JWST’s creation, as well as what could be done better the next time around, during a lecture delivered today at the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting in Seattle.Continue reading “JWST Pioneer Passes Along Advice for Future Space Telescope Builders”
In a recent study accepted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led by Texas A&M University investigate how the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect a variety of exoplanets orbiting the nearest 15 white dwarfs to Earth using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectrograph (MRS). This study holds the potential to expand our knowledge of exoplanets, their planetary compositions, and if they can support life.Continue reading “Webb Can Detect Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, And Maybe Even See Signs of Life”
We’re still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a paleo-delta on Mars to look for fossilized signs of ancient bacterial life. SETI’s been watching the sky with radio dishes, listening for signals from distant worlds. Our telescopes are beginning to scan the atmospheres of distant exoplanets for biosignatures.
Soon we’ll take another step forward in the search when new, powerful telescopes begin to search not just for life but for other civilizations.Continue reading “Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly”
The next step to understanding exoplanets is to understand their atmospheres better. Astronomers can determine a planet’s mass, density, and other physical characteristics fairly routinely. But characterizing their atmospheres is more complicated.
Astronomers have had some success studying exoplanet atmospheres, and spacecraft like the James Webb Space Telescope and the ESA’s ARIEL mission will help a lot. But there are thousands of confirmed exoplanets with many more to come, and the Webb has many demands on its time.
Can smaller, ground-based telescopes play a role in understanding exoplanet atmospheres?Continue reading “Smaller, Ground-Based Telescopes can Study Exoplanet Atmospheres too”
Launching satellites is an expensive business – at least for now. But satellites are necessary in astronomy for one major reason – it gets telescopes above the atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere and its associated weather patterns are a massive hindrance to collecting good images. If a stray cloud passes in front of the observational target once over the course of a few days, it could ruin the entire image. Which is why some of the most striking astronomical pictures come from space-based observatories like Hubble. But now, a team of researchers from Durham, Toronto, and Princeton Universities has come up with a new way to get above that atmosphere that doesn’t involve a launch into orbit. They want to use a balloon.Continue reading “A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble”


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Length / time: 9km / 3–4 hours
Start / finish point: Park at Cassidy’s Pub in Carran — the trailhead is here.
Nourishment: Cassidy’s pub is open 7 days a week from April 15th 2017 and is home to good food. The café in the nearby Burren Perfumery is another excellent eatery nearby.
This 9km loop begins in Carran — the only village in the Burren hills. The cultural highlight of the walk is Temple Cronan, a remarkable Early Christian monastic site set in a green valley, in stark contrast to the bare limestone massif of Termon you ascend afterwards.
Even though the peak is a mere 243 metres, it is never inundated with walkers. You may even have Termon’s generous plateau to yourself. Termon, coming from the Gaelic tearmann (sanctuary), is true to its name!
The views are lavish — to the south is Slieve Callan in mid-Clare; east is the wild, boggy terrain of Slieve Aughty; west is the dissident shale uplands of Slieve Elva in the heart of the Burren limestones. Most exhilarating of all are the views north — beyond Clare, into Galway Bay and chunks of Connemara.
Trek during the blooming season in May and June, and you’ll find patches of soil occupied by wild flowers with origins in different corners of the world. The most northerly point of the Termon plateau affords a stunning vista, too: a football stadium-sized depression known as the Glen of Clab. It’s a “darkly picturesque glen”, as described by the Irish antiquarian Westropp.
On the home stretch, there’s another sacred site — an eye-well dedicated to St Fachtna with a very impressive suite of dry stone penitential stations. It’s a vivid testimony to Ireland’s rich pilgrim past.
The Termon Hill accounts for 5km of the 9km walk. So just over half of the walk features the region’s renowned craggy terrain. However, the biggest challenge in this rocky landscape may be the trees! Hazel is steadily advancing across some Burren hills due to the decline of the out-wintering of cattle. The hazel tends to obscure the way markers… so detective work may be required!
*This blog first appeared in the Irish Independent on 1st April 2017 as 1 of 7 walks in the article entitled “7 Amazing Walks in Ireland: Fresh air for every fitness level.”

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Officer Joshua Lippert killed Jocques Clemmons in February during a confrontation after a traffic stop.
The meeting was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Project where the group discussed the Driving While Black report.
The minority caucus says they ask plans be implemented in the future to “address these shortcomings.”
Protesters led a silent march through the streets of Nashville to honor Jocques Clemmons, stopping in front of Mayor Megan Barry’s house, on…
Protesters marched in silence to Mayor Megan Barry’s home to lay a coffin-shaped box at her doorstep in honor of Jocques Clemmons.
Metro police still has the .357 magnum revolver in its possession.
A witness to the shooting of Jocques Clemmons by Metro Officer Josh Lippert was key to the investigation.
Nashville attorney Rob Peal, who is unaffiliated with the Jocques Clemmons case, offered some insight into the decision that was handed down…
The district attorney general announced Thursday the officer won’t be facing criminal charges in Clemmons’ death.
“And as Mayor, I know that decisions about justice must be made impartially and based on the facts and on the laws.”
Chief Steve Anderson said just because Joshua Lippert has been cleared of criminal charges by the state, the situation is far from over.
The district attorney announced on Thursday that charges would not be filed against the Metro officer who shot and killed a 31-year-old man …
The family addressed District Attorney General Glenn Funk’s decision not to press charges against the officer who shot and killed the 31-yea…
Officer Joshua Lippert shot and killed Jocques Clemmons during a confrontation on South Sixth Street in the James Cayce public housing devel…
The lawyer said the officer has fully cooperated with investigators.
Under Tennessee law, all TBI investigative files are confidential and can’t be released to the public unless ordered by a court or subpoenae…
Jocques Clemmons was shot and killed at the Cayce Homes in February by Metro police Officer Joshua Lippert.
Jocques Clemmons was shot and killed by a Metro police officer Feb. 10 at the Cayce Homes in East Nashville.
State and branch leaders with the organization met Saturday morning in Nashville.
Metro police, the TBI and the Davidson County DA are at an impasse when it comes investigations into officer-involved shootings.


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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear presented a ceremonial check commemorating the award of a $1,000,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to the city of Manchester, Ky., WYMTnews.com reported. The money will be used toward a new water treatment plant that will serve Clay County.
"Words can't describe what this [new water treatment plant] will mean to the people out in rural areas of the county where wells dried up and caved in during last year's drought," said Manchester Mayor Carmen Lewis. "We sincerely appreciate the governor's assistance with this additional funding and his recognition of the importance of safe drinking water for our community."
Currently, the existing plant operates over 80% of its design capacity for 22.2 hours per day, leaving an insufficient amount of time for maintenance. The new plant, which will be located at Bert T. Combs Lake, will have an initial capacity of 3.2 million gal per day (mgd) with the ability to expand to treat 4 mgd.
"Good, clean drinking water is a fundamental need and we must all work together to ensure that need is fullfilled," Beshear said. "Local, state and federal funds are all being used for the betterment of this community and the citizens of Manchester and Clay County.”
The total cost of the water project is estimated at $6,159,500. The governor also recommended the approval of a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant that will contribute to that total, the website reported.

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LUCKNOW: After failing miserably in Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017, divisional commissioner has asked Lucknow Municipal Corporation to fast-track the Smart City project. LMC has been limping so far to put the smart city project on track and has been asked to speed up the process and complete individual DPRs of various Smart City projects before June 25, the anniversary of Smart City Mission.
SCM is Centre's initiative to develop 100 cities of India into a modern urban ecosystem where a resident can aspire for standard infrastructure and services. Though Lucknow missed the slot in top 20 smart cities of India, it was able to secure first rank in fast-track round of 13 cities, putting it on all India 21st rank. Because of early selection, it had the advantage of getting Centre's aid much before several other cities selected in subsequent rounds.
Though LMC has already received Rs 66.20 crore each from Centre and state government, it has not been able to use the funds because of slow pace of work and lack of coordination between various government departments. Ironically, cities that got selected much after Lucknow are in far more advanced stage of preparing detailed project reports and executing it on ground. Lucknow is still struggling to sync the plans of various government departments with Smart City project.
Soon after Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu reviewed Lucknow's progress in various Central schemes on May 5, the divisional commissioner instructed LMC to gear up to ensure that DPRs related to Smart City project of departments like traffic police, Jal Sansthan, Jal Nigam, LDA, Lucknow Metro, City Transport are prepared and submitted with the consultant before the mission's anniversary.
Additional municipal commissioner P K Srivastava said, "We have to begin development work in Kaiserbagh area under Smart City project this year and these include installation of solar panels, rain water harvesting projects, uninterrupted water supply and sewer connections to every house. We needs DPRs before June 25." LMC has selected 813 acres land in and around Kaiserbagh for retro-fitting (revamping the old infrastructure).
Traffic police has to submit its plan of integrated traffic management system to the LMC, while LDA has yet to provide maps of fish and vegetable mandi and underground parking of Kaiserbagh. Jal Nigam has to furnish details of total sewer infrastructure and water supply connections required in the project even as electricity department has to prepare a plan to shift transformers from roads and also lay cables underground.
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In 1943, Los Angeles exploded in the infamous Zoot Suit riots, provoked by the Sleepy Lagoon murder case that railroaded young Chicano gang members who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Valdez masterfully synthesizes fact and fiction, using the case to examine Chicano Zoot Suit culture of the '40s, prejudices, the role of the media in the judicial system, and Latino family culture.
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Swarbrick decided that areas of the Valley Parade pitch were unplayable after a heavy overnight frost and the games was called off shortly before the 3pm kick-off.
Taylor said: "I think it was a great decision by the referee. Unfortunately it is one area of the field that is affected.
"Much of the playing area is fine, which made it difficult for the referee. We informed Burton at about midday that there was some doubt about the match taking place.
"We left it until then because we thought the frost would come out of the ground much quicker. The referee was worried about injuries. That is what he told Paul (Peschisolido) and me."


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Those not up on their revolutionary literature may think that Animal Farm is a strange name for a rap group, and make no mistake it is, but if you’re looking to make some seriously political and inspiring music, a George Orwell reference is a pretty good place to start. Making their Booth debut today with new release Test of Time, group emcees Hanif Wondir, Fury and Serge Severe draw on some serious classic hip-hop influences for their unique brand of unique lyricism, driven by group producer Gen.Erik’s jazzy and boom-bap-tinged beat. With a foundation like that it was only a matter of time before Blacksmith leader Talib Kweli joined the march and sure enough Mr. Kweli comes in strong, most notably throwing in a nod to his classic work on Soundbombing (ah, memories). If you think that this Portland crew has not only passed the test of time, but more importantly passed the test of DJ Booth ratings, be sure to comment below and pick up a copy of their new album, Culture Shock, which will be available for purchase May 17.
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IT took 73 long years for Liverpool FC to finally get their hands on the FA Cup - relive the joy of the Reds’ victories in the showpiece final of the world’s oldest domestic cup competition.
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Gerard Houllier’s side were chasing a unique treble having already lifted the League Cup two months previously but, with Wembley being renovated, faced Arsenal at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, the first FA Cup Final to be played outside of England.
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Two people died and more than 40 others were injured after a tornado ripped through a US mobile home park.
The tornado struck Gaylord, a town of about 4,200 people, roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit in Michigan on Friday.
In a region where tornadoes are rare, the National Weather Service said there had been winds of up to 140mph.
Fire chief Chris Martin said homes had been “picked up and turned over on top of each other”, leaving “just a very large debris field”.
He added: “Crews are in there right now doing a secondary search with heavy equipment.
“There is probably 95% destruction in there.”
Initially police had reported one person had died but they have now confirmed a second person, who was in their 70s, had also died.
The person, who was in their 70s, lived in the Nottingham mobile home park, which was among the first sites hit by the tornado on Friday, state police Lt Derrick Carroll said.
State governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the county, making further state resources available for the extensive clear-up.
Gaylord Police chief Frank Claeys said the immediate moments after the tornado were tough for first responders.
“We were searching in places where we knew the occupants. We were calling them out by name,” he said. “It’s a lot more personal when our officers know the people who live in those homes.”
Extreme spring winds are uncommon in the area because the Great Lakes suck energy out of storms, especially early in the season when the lakes are very cold, said Jim Keysor, a Gaylord-based meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
“Many kids and young adults would have never experienced any direct severe weather if they had lived in Gaylord their entire lives,” he said.


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Between 100,000 to 150,000 volunteers expected to be taken a crack at about six immunization preliminaries this mid year, researchers state.
The United States designs a gigantic testing exertion including in excess of 100,000 volunteers and about six or so of the most encouraging antibody up-and-comers with an end goal to convey a protected and compelling one before the finish of 2020, researchers driving the program told Reuters.
The venture will pack what is normally 10 years of immunization advancement and testing into only months, declaration to the earnestness to end a pandemic that has contaminated in excess of 5 million individuals, killed more than 335,000 and battered economies around the world.
To arrive, driving immunization creators have consented to share information and loan the utilization of their clinical preliminary systems to contenders should their own competitor fall flat, the researchers said.
Applicants that exhibit security in little early investigations will be tried in tremendous preliminaries of 20,000 to 30,000 subjects for every immunization, scheduled to begin in July.
Somewhere in the range of 100,000 and 150,000 individuals might be taken a crack at the investigations, said Dr. Larry Corey, an immunization master at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, who is helping structure the preliminaries.
“On the off chance that you don’t see a security issue, you simply continue onward,” Dr. Francis Collins, executive of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), told Reuters. The immunization exertion is a piece of an open private association called Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) reported a month ago.
The exertion fits into the innovative work arm of “Activity Warp Speed,” the White House program declared a week ago to quicken coronavirus immunization improvement. Antibodies, which are expected for use in solid individuals, are commonly tried in progressive advances, beginning with preliminaries in creatures.
Is an antibody preliminary safe?
Human testing starts with a little wellbeing preliminary in solid volunteers, trailed by a bigger report to locate the correct portion and get an early read on adequacy. The last stage comprises of enormous scope testing in a huge number of individuals. At exactly that point would an immunization engineer focus on assembling a large number of portions. In the period of coronavirus, a large number of those means will cover, especially the mid-stage and late-stage preliminaries, Collins and Corey said.
The methodology has its dangers, as certain wellbeing issues may just show up in huge scope preliminaries. Americans are worried about the speed of the immunization exertion, a Reuters/Ipsos survey appeared. An exceptionally successful immunization could be tried in as meager as a half year if there is a major distinction in advantage between the antibody and fake treatment gatherings, Corey said. For an unobtrusively successful immunization, preliminaries could take nine to a year.
The U.S. government has submitted billions of dollars to assist makers with delivering dosages of antibodies that may never demonstrate fruitful.
To find the fastest solution, immunizations will be tried in human services laborers and networks where the infection is as yet spreading to show whether they diminished new instances of COVID-19. Washington, D.C, which has not arrived at the pinnacle of its flare-up, is one likely test site. Preliminaries might be directed abroad, remembering for Africa, where the infection has recently begun to spread, Collins said.
The administration intends to tap its own preliminary systems, including the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 100 human services offices, for potential investigation volunteers, while sedate creators will enlist from their clinical research systems.
A Moderna immunization, created in association with the NIH, will be the first to the enter enormous scope testing in July, and might be joined by an antibody from Britain’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca, Collins said.
The U.S. government said on Thursday it would burn through $1.2 billion to make sure about 300 million dosages of the Oxford antibody. “What we may attempt to do is shown those two side to side, however with a control arm” that would likewise incorporate 10,000 sound people who got a fake antibody, Collins said. Moderna’s competitor is as of now continuing to mid-stage human preliminaries.
Immunizations by Johnson and Johnson, Sanofi and Merck are a month or two behind the leaders and “may get included throughout the mid year” following beginning period human preliminaries, Collins said.
Merck has not made a particular declarations on its antibody program and declined to remark.
Collins would not name different applicants on the U.S. waitlist of 14, however said they should complete early wellbeing testing by this late spring to make it into the greater preliminaries. Preliminaries should survey if the immunizations cause infection improvement — a possibly perilous symptom where the antibody exacerbates the malady in certain people as opposed to forestalling it. Infection improvement has been found in creature investigations of antibodies created to battle a nearby cousin of the infection that causes COVID-19.
“In the event that there is improvement, that is a major stop sign for everything,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, executive of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH. “On the off chance that all the cards fall into the ideal spot and all the stars are adjusted, you unquestionably could get an antibody by December or January.”


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Being the man in goal for the Nashville Predators has made for a good living for Pekka Rinne. His team plays tough defense in front of him and he’s already exceptionally talented.
It’s no wonder that while Rinne has fallen on hard times of late not looking like his other-worldly self that his teammates and coaches aren’t too concerned with seeing a few more pucks than usual get by him. Predators goalie coach Mitch Korn tells Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean there’s no reason to be alarmed with how Rinne is doing.
“There are ebbs and flows in the season kind of like you go through those stretches in life where today the dryer broke and yesterday the air conditioning didn’t go on and you had a flat tire,” Korn said on Friday. “It happens. If you sit down and look at it there have been some goofy things that have happened that not even a goalie like Patrick Roy would have stopped.”
Well, when you put it that way everyone can feel at ease when they have an off day.
Korn’s got it right though. All season long, Rinne has been outstanding and having a few games in a row that stink is just going to happen. Of course, you’d like to not have three out of seven shots from the Oilers get by you or see the Penguins put a five spot up, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
That said, if the Predators are going to lay claim to fourth in the West, beating Winnipeg and Chicago this weekend would be a good way to snap to it and Rinne (along with Anders Lindback) will have to be on top of it to make it happen.
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Cast Media Group Journalist of the Year – Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner received his award from Andy Watts, Managing Director of Cast Media
Frank Gardner is an inspiring, tenacious and hardworking BBC Security Correspondent who was injured while reporting and is now a wheelchair user. Frank has reshaped reporting in the high-profile area of international security issues, changing how news organisations view disabled reporters. He has reported on men and women with disabilities and he also reported this year from Bahrain on the civil unrest. This entry focuses on Frank’s report from the Arctic: Walking with the Wounded. These reports from Arctic Svarlbard broke new ground in reporting a mission undertaken by injured servicemen – predominantly amputees - to walk unaided to the North Pole, covered by a wheelchair-using reporter. Frank followed the troops, a perilous journey for any journalist, let alone a man who was unable to walk the frozen terrain.


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So much so that Dan Toombs, also known as The Curry Guy, has made a career out of sharing the secret of fuss-free curries that can be cooked in half the time but still taste as good as the takeaway.
He claims to have perfected the art of British Indian restaurant cooking and in his latest book, The Curry Guy Easy, he has come up with a collection of simple dishes for those takeaway favourites.
Toombs, who lives in Yorkshire, has spent years researching the methods and secrets of Indian chefs and has included many hints, cheats and ingredient shortcuts to save time and money he picked up from Indian chefs over that time.
His first book The Curry Guy (2017) was a bestseller.
Handy labels are included for quick reference, with plenty of recipes in the 30-minutes-or-less category.
He sees it as an essential guide to making your favourite recipes for the perfect Friday night (or any night) takeaway at home.
It's so often the case that the best recipes are the simplest. You don't need to slave over the hob all day to make a delicious meal. Back in 2015, I visited Thali on Old Brompton Rd in London. I was there to review the restaurant and they brought out a meal that was beyond amazing.
One of the side dishes they served that evening was this saag paneer. It's different to the way I've been making it for years, but I think it gets a much better result. You will need a big pan for this one as there is so much spinach, but it does reduce down a lot during cooking. You could also use frozen spinach for this recipe, which is a lot easier.
Serves/Makes 4 or more as part of a multi-course meal
Prep time 10 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
250g paneer, cut into cubes
5 Tbsp rapeseed oil
1kg fresh baby spinach leaves, washed or frozen
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp red chilli powder (or more or less to taste; optional)
1 tsp ground turmeric
4 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 Tbsp plain natural yoghurt
3 Tbsp single cream (optional)
Fry the paneer in about 3 Tbsp of the oil in a frying pan set over medium-high heat until nicely browned. Set aside while you cook the spinach.
Pour 285ml water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the spinach and simmer until the water has evaporated. Allow the spinach to cool, then blitz to a thick paste in a food processor. Set aside.
Now heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When visibly hot, add the cumin seeds and stir them around in the oil for about 30 seconds, then add the chilli powder and turmeric.
Stir in the chopped garlic and fry until it is light golden brown in colour. Be careful not to burn the garlic or it will turn bitter.
Add the blended spinach to the pan and stir in the yoghurt, 1 Tbsp at a time. Stir in the fried paneer and heat through.
Season with salt to taste and serve immediately. I like to stir in about 3 Tbsp of single cream to finish the dish off. This is optional but very nice.
Tandoori beer can chicken
This is one you are very unlikely to find at a curry house, but it was too good to leave out of the book. I've been making beer can chicken for many years and this Indian-inspired version is one of my current favourites. You could also easily make this in a conventional oven.
Prep time 10 minutes, plus marinating
Cooking time 1-1½ hours
100ml (scant ½ cup) rapeseed oil
440ml can of your favourite beer or lager
900g whole chicken
For the marinade
2 Tbsp garlic and ginger paste (see below)
1 Tbsp paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 small bunch fresh coriander, blended with a little water
salt and freshly ground pepper
Blend all of the marinade ingredients into a paste or pound them using a mortar and pestle. Slowly drizzle the rapeseed oil into the paste, whisking continuously until you have a smooth emulsion.
Cover the chicken inside and out with the marinade and allow to marinate for 8 hours or overnight. I carefully rub about half of the marinade under the skin but don't worry if you can't be bothered.
When ready to cook, set up your barbecue for indirect cooking (see below). Drink half the can of beer or lager and add 1 tsp of marinade from the chicken dish to it. The beer might foam up when you add the marinade, but that isn't a problem.
When your barbecue is good and hot you're ready to cook. If you have a thermometer, aim for a cooking temperature of 190-200degC.
Place the chicken, standing on the beer can directly on the grill on the side with no coals. Cover and cook for about 1-1¼ hours until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear when stuck with a knife in the thigh.
You can't be too careful with chicken so if you have a meat thermometer, check that your chicken is 82degC.
When cooked through, transfer to a serving plate and cover with foil to sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
Tip: You can also cook the chicken in the oven. Heat the oven to 230degC. Place the chicken on a rack over a roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes.
Reduce the heat to 200degC and continue to roast until cooked through and the juices run clear, about another 30 minutes. Check for seasoning and add salt to taste. Let the chicken rest for about 10 minutes before carving.
Garlic and ginger paste: Garlic and ginger paste is so easy to make. Simply peel equal amounts of garlic and ginger and blend with just enough water to make a paste.
If this sounds like a bit too much work, you can also buy it ready made at Asian grocers and most supermarkets. You can also substitute grated or finely chopped garlic and ginger for the blended paste.
Some stores only stock garlic paste and ginger paste in separate jars. Just take equal amounts of both out and mix them to make garlic and ginger paste.
Preparing your barbecue for indirect cooking
This is the method to use for roasting. You will need a barbecue with a tight-fitting lid. Fill your barbecue basin with about two shoe-boxes full of charcoal on one side, leaving the other side empty.
Tuck a few fire starters into the charcoal pile and light them. Let the charcoal heat up until white-hot, then place the barbecue grill over the top.
Place whatever it is you are roasting on the side with no coals and cover with the lid. If you are barbecuing in this way over an extended period of time, you will need to add a few handfuls of charcoal every half hour or so.
This is Bangladeshi comfort food that is delicious as a starter or snack. You can find Asian vermicelli at Asian grocers and online.
Feel free to use Italian vermicelli if you have trouble finding the Asian stuff. Asian vermicelli is quite a lot finer. When cooked, the fine pasta tends to clump together, but that is one of the things that makes it more interesting and different from Italian.
Prep time 5 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
150g Asian vermicelli
3 Tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp curry powder
3 Tbsp chopped coriander
Bring a pot of water to the boil and add the vermicelli. It only needs to cook for 3-4 minutes as it is so thin. When cooked, pour it into a colander and rinse with cold water.
Heat the oil in the pan you used to cook the vermicelli over medium high heat. When visibly hot, add the chopped onion and fry until soft and lightly browned. Add the green chillies and garlic slivers and fry for a further 1 minute or so.
Add the turmeric and curry powder followed by the eggs and fry it all up until good and scrambled.
Tip in the cooked vermicelli and toss it around until well mixed and heated through.
Season with salt to taste, sprinkle with the coriander and squeeze lemon juice, to taste, over the top to serve.


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Glaciers Shape the Land
Huge sheets of ice carved out the 500 square miles of the Holloway Reservoir’s drainage bash over 70,000 years ago. The water from melting ice formed its lakes and rivers. Great quantities of soil, gravel and sand were moved in the process, forming glacial features (moraines and eskers) found in the Hogback Hills. The sandy shores of Holloway Reservoir and the above average number of plant species it supports, results in a true “garden spot.”
Indians Create Paths
The earliest known inhabitants of the Holloway area were native Indians, dating back to 700 BC. The fertile land, rich forests, abundant wildlife, plentiful sugar maple trees and flint stone along the riverbanks were all desirable. The Treaty of Saginaw in 1819 put the land in the white man’s hands. The site of present day Columbiaville was a major confluence of Indian trails which together with the Flint River became the main travel ways of fur traders and white settlers.
Magnificent Pine Forests
The towering white pine trees of northern Lapeer County attracted lumbermen who were fabulously successful from 1850 to 1871. The Flint River was a virtual logging highway, crammed full of logs in the Holloway each spring. The huge trees were manufactured into pine lumber in dozens of sawmills and shipped out of Flint by train.
The Wild Dream
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The Art Institute of Chicago’s “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms” exhibit has been setting attendance records since its mid-February opening. So The Gwen, A Luxury Collection Hotel’s Keys To Van Gogh’s Bedrooms package is a brushstroke of marketing genius. But if you think the deal, which includes an overnight stay, skip-the-line gallery passes and tasty treats through May 10, is the only time the hotel shows what its right brain is capable of, think again.
Named after innovative sculptress Gwen Lux, who, in 1929, carved allegorical panels outside the McGraw-Hill Building that now houses the hotel, The Gwen embraces all things artistic every day. Today, you’ll see murals of Lux on elevator doors and find an artist-in-residence package that allows aspiring painters to go wild in their own room with an easel, canvas and watercolors during their stay.
When we visited the downtown Chicago property recently, we were certainly enamored with its appreciation for the arts. But that wasn’t the only thing we found interesting about the hotel this spring. Allow us to paint an even clearer picture as to why The Gwen should be a part of your upcoming travel plans.
A central goal in The Gwen’s ambitious 2016-17 renovation is to give an already stylish property more of a 1930s Chicago glamour feel. Once gold light fixtures, sleek black-and-white lines and mod furnishings officially debut in early May, you will almost be able to imagine early-20th-century Windy City businessmen like William Wrigley conversing over cigars and cognac.
A fresh culinary experience is also on the horizon. Come summer 2016, the Terrace Restaurant, which had a gallery-cum-bistro feel, will transform into a more masculine destination, complete with leather banquettes and mirrors dotting the dining room.
And while we welcome the design changes, we hope that the seared scallops with carrot puree and pickled rainbow chard we tasted haven’t gone anywhere. (If you’re visiting in early spring, a 10th-floor pop-up restaurant can curb any cravings.)
The Gwen promises a new-look lounge that screams old-school charm, too. The former drinking spot sat in the corner of the bustling main floor. The new location promises the same bar snacks and fun cocktails like Eddie’s Old Fashioned (Buffalo Trace bourbon, sugar, bitters and ginger), but they’ll be shared in much more intimate confines.
For the most part, room modifications won’t be addressed until 2017. The 300 units (including 34 suites) are smartly decorated in neutral tones and blond woods. Many of which also come with stunning looks onto Lake Michigan or the Magnificent Mile. And speaking of views, the finest vista might be from the Junior Suite with terrace, a corner winner that gives you a peek onto Michigan Avenue that Van Gogh couldn’t have drawn any better.
If you’re in town for the famed Dutch painter, you’re in luck — The Gwen is only a six-minute cab ride from The Art Institute of Chicago. Of course, even if you aren’t checking in for that reason, the property’s ideal downtown positioning makes it appealing to just about anyone.
Foodies will love the fact that Eataly is around the corner. Movie buffs will appreciate having AMC 600 North Michigan 9 just a five-minute walk away. Navy Pier and Millennium Park can be reached without breaking a sweat. And shoppers will like knowing that the Magnificent Mile can be hit very quickly. But in the event that one-block hike is too far, rest easy knowing that the Chicago hotel is connected to The Shops at North Bridge, a mall with Nordstrom, Stuart Weitzman and a host of other popular stores.
Lots of amenities
After a long day of shopping or sightseeing, you could go for a nightcap at the lounge. But if things are a little too boisterous there, toast in the privacy of your own bedroom with the help of The Gwen’s Prohibition Porter Experience. Keeping with the turn-of-the-century theme resonating through the luxury hotel, this alcohol-fueled amenity takes you back to a simpler time via a dapperly dressed bartender who prepares four drinks from a vintage menu (the bourbon- and local honey-doused Urban Buzz was our favorite) during the 30-minute service.
Personal touches don’t stop there, though. The Gwen doesn’t have an onsite spa, but because of its relationship with Windy City Massages and nearby Spa Nordstrom, it doesn’t really need one; with the former, a licensed masseuse will bring her magic hands (and hot stones and oils) to your room for a private session.
If you’re traveling with the little ones, The Gwen also has you covered there. During the spring and summer, the terrace presents family-approved movies under the stars. And if your “child” happens to have four legs and wear a leash, that won’t be a problem, either — the pet-friendly hotel welcomes Fidos and felines up to 40 pounds.


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PAKPATTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday arrived at PakPattan Canal Rest House and met with members of the Punjab Assembly.
The high-spirited CM vowed to work as a team to solve festering issue of the province. He said, “You are part of my team. We will work passionately to serve the masses”.
While vowing to bring change in the country, CM vowed to visit Pakpattan time and again to keep check on uplift projects.


A MIDLAND council was last night at the centre of a Father’s Day row – over comic book superheroes.
Council chiefs in Dudley have launched a campaign to recruit more foster parents, with the slogan “Foster parents are superheroes in disguise.”
But the theme has been criticised because it mimics the strategy of the militant group Fathers 4 Justice (F4J).
The recruitment drive shows foster parents in superhero costumes carrying out domestic tasks with foster children, including cooking and shopping.
The campaign is highlighted on life-size posters across the borough and on the council’s official website.
But the superhero gimmick closely mirrors the hallmarks of F4J which has staged controversial high-profile demonstrations to campaign for more rights for divorced and separated fathers.
F4J’s direct action tactics have caused outrage with publicity stunts including activists invading the debating chamber of the House of Commons, scaling the walls of Buckingham Palace and climbing Tower Bridge in London, causing traffic chaos.
Protesters dressed up in costumes such as Superman and Batman because F4J claims all dads – even absent ones – are superheroes to their children.
In 2006, it was claimed that a plot had been hatched to kidnap Leo Blair, the son of the then Prime Minister Tony Blair, ‘for a few hours as a symbolic gesture’.
At the time, police said they were aware of the plan but added it had never progressed ‘beyond the chattering stage’.
Many F4J protesters have been arrested and a number jailed.
Councillor Mike Attwood, a Conservative member of Dudley Council’s Children’s Service Scrutiny Committee, described the aping of the F4J as ‘unfortunate’.
He said: “I wonder if the people responsible for foster parents recruitment drive were aware of the similarities with Fathers 4 Justice.
“I am sure the apparent link was unintended but I would hope that consideration will be given to possible misinterpretations in any future recruitment campaigns.”
F4J was set up in 2000 to champion the cause of equal parenting, family law reform and equal contact for divorced parents with children.
The row comes as the government announced proposals to shake up family courts to allow more contact for absent fathers through a right to ‘shared parenting’.
F4J founder Matt O’Connor said: “Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery – so we should be pleased with Dudley Council’s foster parents’ campaign.
“But it will cause confusion. An error of judgment has been made. I don’t regret our high-profile protests. It has been the biggest civil disobedience campaign of modern times.”
Last night, Councillor Tim Crumpton, Dudley Council’s Cabinet member for children’s services, said: “Anybody who attempts to attack a council fostering campaign aimed at getting our children the best possible futures should be ashamed of themselves.
“The outstanding contribution foster carers make in society really cannot be underestimated.
“For this reason, the council – as well as the British Association for Adoption and Fostering and the Fostering Network – has run superhero-themed awareness campaigns and events to recognise their importance and encourage more people to become carers.
“There are currently 285 approved Dudley Council foster carers but there is an on-going national requirement to recruit more with the Fostering Network showing a national shortage of 7,100 carers.”


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Ford is one of the largest auto makers in the US. Nevertheless, the recent economic recession has had a important, negative impact on the development of the company. The company has deteriorated its selling public presentation systematically. In this regard, it is possible to mention to the balance sheet and income statement of the company ( See App. Table 1 and Table 2 ) , which show the consistent impairment in the organisational public presentation and selling place of the company since the beginning of the economic recession. In actuality, the company undergoes a considerable downswing in its concern development. In such a state of affairs, the company needs to set about immediate actions, which can better the place of the company systematically and forestall the on-going impairment of its selling place and lessening of its market portion in the US and in international markets.
In actuality, it is possible to separate several menaces to the hereafter of the company and to its current place in the market. First of wholly, the economic recession has decreased systematically the purchasing power of consumers, particularly in the US. As a consequence, the sale rates of Ford have dropped well because client can non afford purchasing as much autos as they used to make before the recession. Second, the competition in the industry grows stronger. At this point, it is of import to put accent on the fact that, on the one manus, American challengers of Ford, including GM and Chrysler have deteriorated their selling place and organisational public presentation since the beginning of the economic recession. On the other manus, abroad challengers of Ford, such as Toyota, have demonstrated a better selling public presentation compared to Ford and other American companies. In such a manner, Ford has undergone the consistent impairment of its market place but the company has survived the recession. Third, the company needs to run into environmental and economic concerns of the populace, because consumers are dissatisfied with the high fuel ingestion of autos sold by Ford.
Key strategic actions and determination elements confronting the company
On analysing the current state of affairs and place of Ford in both domestic and international markets, it is of import to concentrate on three strategic waies in the development of the company. First, the company has to get the better of negative effects of the economic recession. Second, the company needs to better its competitory place and recover its market portion. In add-on, the betterment of the selling place of the company should be accompanied by the fiscal stabilisation of the company. Furthermore, the company needs to alter its mission and vision to run into demands and wants of clients. To set it more exactly, the company needs to take into consideration environmental concerns of the populace.
Main findings from the analysis
The analysis of the current place of Ford reveals several jobs the company has to undertake with. In this respect, it is deserving adverting the job of the turning competition. Furthermore, the company has to cover with negative effects of the economic recession because the bead of the purchasing power leads to the bead of sale rates of the company. In add-on, the impairment of the selling place of the company leads to increasing portion of Ford & A ; acirc ; ˆ™s challengers, chiefly abroad auto makers. Furthermore, the company loses its place non merely in the domestic but besides in the international market. Ford still faces the job of the negative public image as auto maker responsible for the pollution of the environment because Ford & A ; acirc ; ˆ™s autos use gasolene, which causes nursery gas emanations, which, in their bend, lead to the clime alteration.
In such a state of affairs, it is possible to propose several solutions to current jobs of Ford. First of wholly, the company should optimise internal concern procedures. In this respect, the company should concentrate on the quality of its merchandise and services every bit good as on the quality of relationships between professionals working within the company. Second, the company has to salvage costs. At this point, the company can cut down its disbursals through selling its abroad subordinates, which need significant investings. In this respect, the determination of Ford to sell out Volvo, as one of its subordinates, is logical and rational but the company has to transport on the policy of optimisation of its disbursals and salvaging costs. Furthermore, the company should develop and fabricate more fuel-efficient autos. In this respect, Ford could even decline from fabrication of its celebrated pick-ups and other vehicles, which are non fuel efficient. In add-on, the company can seek for amalgamation with another big auto maker to better its selling place and to spread out its market portion. Furthermore, the company should develop intercrossed vehicles and vehicles utilizing alternate beginnings of energy but fossil fuels. In such a manner, the company can better its public image. Finally, the company should lucubrate the new scheme of the market development to spread out its market internationally.
Key recommendations, duties and timing factors
Taking into consideration all above mentioned, it is possible to urge presenting new scheme concentrating on fabrication of fuel-efficient vehicles and the betterment of the public image of the company. Ford should pull new clients and spread out its market portion internationally. In add-on, it is possible to urge presenting inventions, particularly in respect to the enlargement of fabrication of intercrossed vehicles by Ford. At the same clip, at the minute the company should cut costs well. In this respect, the company should take duty and sell out its unprofitable subordinates and, if necessary, to cut occupations. The company can try to obtain more revenue enhancement credits from the authorities. Finally, the company needs to concentrate on the quality of its merchandises and services.
Ford should carry through the aforesaid alterations in the class of the twelvemonth. Otherwise, alterations within the company and the impairment of the place of the company in the market will be irrevokable.

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Auger Torque Korea Opening Ceremony
Auger Torque’s Korea factory was officially opened on the 27th of September 2014. Auger Torque’s owner and CEO Alister Rayner was present at the grand opening ceremony alongside Kim Jung Goo, director of Auger Torque Korea as well as John Hu, vice president of Auger Torque China.
The establishment of the new factory has increased the global earthmoving attachment manufacturers total factory floor space to well over 250,000sq ft. (23,000sqm) worldwide.
“We are excited to now have our very own hub near Seoul, a move directly influenced due to the huge demand from within Korea from both the government and private sector and is further testament to our ongoing dedication to be the only true global manufacturers for earthmoving attachments,” explains Alister Rayner, CEO of Auger Torque.
“This investment into the local market here in Korea is exciting for our existing and prospective customers as it will allow us to service this region as we already do in our strongholds like Europe, Australasia & North America,” he concludes.
If you are located in Korea and would like to find out more about Auger Torque’s high quality earthmoving attachments please contact Kim Jung Goo of Auger Torque Korea via the following details: firstname.lastname@example.org | Ph: +82-31-574-2209 Mob:+82-10-7390-2202


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A Classic Classic! After recording all of Haydn's Symphonies with the Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati offers the perfect supplement to the cycle with these beautifully stylish performances of the composers rarely recorded 24 Minuets. If you love Haydn, you must hear these works (which Haydn himself incidentally, held in very high esteem) and it's doubtful that Dorati's wonderfully colorful, highly spirited performances will ever be surpassed. Decca. 2005.
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