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- See & Do
- Dining Out
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- Plan My Visit
Tours of the Realm offer chauffeured, sightseeing tours of rural and historic Britain to small groups of 2 to 3 people. An exclusive, bespoke and superior service for discerning travellers. Day tours or longer tours available on request.
North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PW, Tel: 01227 768072, www.martinpaul.org
St Martin's Church is the oldest in England still in use as a parish church and is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site. This church was the first base of St Augustine when he came to Canterbury in 597.
The Aspinall Foundation's Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent is a great day out for groups of all sizes where education, conservation and fun combine. Set in over 100 acres of beautiful ancient parkland.
Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7TZ, Tel: 01227 862000, Email
Curtis Wood Park is an informal area of protected open space situated on the outskirts of Herne. The site provides local residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy a variety of semi-natural habitats in a relaxed and pleasant setting.
Wildwood Wild Animal Park is a year-round experience for all the family in 40 acres of ancient woodland with over 50 species of British wildlife. Enjoy special events, talks and feeds around the park, adventure playzone and restaurant.
Mill Lane, Herne Bay, CT6 7DR, Tel: 01227 687487, www.herne-mill.btik.com
Herne Mill is the latest in a long line of mills, which have occupied the site for centuries. It is a local landmark on the skyline above the ancient village of Herne and is a 'sea mark' from the Thames Estuary.
Reculver Lane, Reculver, Herne Bay, CT6 6SS, Tel: 01227 740676, Email
The twin towers of St Mary's Church are a distinctive feature of the north Kent coast. They are visible for miles around, guiding visitors as they have guided sailors for centuries. But there is much more to Reculver than the towers...
Escape the busy pavements and lay back into the cushions, meander down the river and see the City as you never could on foot. Listen to historic Canterbury's rich and fascinating story as you sip champagne and view medieval buildings.
Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5DD, Tel: 01227 862162, Email, www.canterbury.gov.uk/leisure-countryside/things-to-do-in-the-district/parks-and-gardens/memorial-park/
Herne Bay Memorial Park was originally conceived as a memorial to those that lost their lives in the First World War.
Longport, Canterbury, CT1 1PF, Tel: 01227 767345, www.english-heritage.org.uk/staugustinesabbey
This great Abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded in AD 597 by St Augustine.
Westgate Grove, Canterbury, CT1 2DB, Tel: 01227 862162, Email, www.canterbury.gov.uk/leisure-countryside/things-to-do-in-the-district/parks-and-gardens/westgate-parks/
The Westgate Gardens can be found close to the City centre, just next to the West Gate Tower. The eleven acres of public gardens provide an ideal setting for a gentle stroll along the banks of the River Stour.

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Restore the Town's Heartless by defeating the Leechgrave.
Roxas is sent to Halloween Town to find out what happened to the Heartless population, which leads him to an encounter with the Leechgrave Heartless that seems to "eat" other Heartless.
Set plenty of Fire panels prior to this mission, along with many Hi-Ethers. Entering the Halloween Town Square, Roxas sees where all the Heartless have gone. The town is now "infested" with Tentaclaws and Roxas must defeat all of them in the square before he can proceed. Quite soon, you will figure out that wiping them out by using aerial combos takes a very long time. Casting Fire spells from a distance takes them down much more quickly, but conserving magic for the upcoming boss fight is more important.
|Challenge Mission 66|
Finish in record time!
|Level capped at 35|
No recovery magic
|3||5:10:00 or less|
Completing this mission may take a few tries, as you not only have to rapidly take out both swarms of Tentaclaws, but also deal with the Leechgrave itself. To take down the Leechgrave, you'll have to largely ignore the Tentaclaws it summons and just go straight for the main boss. Limit Breaks work well here, and Auto-Life is a must. Dodge the main body's attacks while dealing damage of your own, and you should be able to achieve victory. If you expanded the break in the wall by using another bomb in the mission where you fight Lock, Shock, and Barrel, you can save some time by going straight through it.
|Challenge Mission 66SP|
Avoid taking damage!
|Take 20% more damage|
Enemy level +50
|3||5 or less|
|2||6 to 20 hits|
|1||21 to 35 hits|
Like the timed mission, this one is a nuisance because you have to deal with three waves of enemies. Awareness is key, so proficiency with Block is well advised. The attachments of Round Block andAuto Block are also a big help. The two waves of Tentaclaws can be disposed of by staying out of their reach when they strike, and get in a quick combo before their next attack. Equipping Zero Gear with four sight units performs well with the short air combo and high critical rate. When you get to the main boss, you have to not only dodge the standard attacks, but also the poison clouds that the main body will create, as getting damaged by them counts as taking a hit. Take your time, and have plenty of Elixir's handy to restore your magic. The Tentaclaws can be rendered dazed by blocking them at the main boss fight, causing them to take double damage while they're down. A single Level 5 Thundaga spell can eliminate one while dazed. Another way to do it is to equip the Extreme ring, but you will need the Auto-Life panel. This will give you permanent access to Limit Breaks. Take out the Tentaclaws with a block to daze them and with magic for damage, always keeping an eye on Leechgrave. When the Leechgrave is stunned, two rounds of the Limit Break can be activated and dealt before it recovers. It is advised to remove the Final Limit panel for this mission, as the single target damage dealt to the main body is greatly reduced as compared with two Limit Breaks. It is possible to activate and deal two rounds of the Limit Break before the Tentaclaws reappear.
|Synthesis||Silver||Halloween Town Entrance||Left of starting point|
|Gust Gem||Halloween Town Center||Right of entrance|
|Silver||Suspension Bridge||Left of entrance|
|Blazing Crystal||Suspension Bridge||Left of bridge; on the wall|
|Frost Gem||Suspension Bridge||Right of bridge; on the wall|
|Premium Orb||Manor Ruins||Northeast of entrance|
|Thundaga Recipe||Boneyard 1||Left of entrance.|
|Shining Crystal||Boneyard 2||Northeast of entrance; on right wall|
|Badges||Unity Badge||Moonlight Hill||Next to Boneyard 2 entrance|
|Ordeal Badge||Suspension Bridge||Upper right corner from entrance|
|Ordeal Blazon||Halloween Town Center||Straight across from entrance|

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Kai Sotto commits to Gilas for February window, will arrive this week
The good news: Kai Sotto has committed to play for Gilas Pilipinas in its coming Fiba Asia window late next month.
Another piece of a great development: Most Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players on the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas’ (SBP) wish list have expressed willingness to join the pool in the bubble.
Here’s the sad part: Travel restrictions by so many countries in the world could effectively shelve the tournament all together even as the leadership of SBP is scrambling double time to make the Feb. 18 to 22 meet that also includes South Korea and Indonesia happen.
“It’s a two-way concern,” SBP president Al Panlilio told the Inquirer over the phone on Tuesday, referring to the travel ban imposed on certain countries because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Other countries are wary, too. Those are the parameters we are all trying to address. That’s the challenge.”
Countries have issued travel restrictions restricting their citizens from going to certain countries, so it’s not only the Philippines which has issued bans from nationals of certain countries from entering.
“We are working closely with government and we are very appreciative of all the help it has been extending,” Panlilio went on. “We will abide by what government dictates and we will not violate any rules with regards to the health crisis.”
Panlilio said that his agency has already advised the governing Fiba (International Basketball Federation) of what’s happening. “There are a lot of moving parts here,” he said.
Meanwhile, the SBP boss said that Sotto, despite being under contract with his NBA G League squad that is set to compete in a bubble tournament opening at the same time as the Fiba window, has given assurance that he will play for the Philippines in games slated against South Korea on Feb. 18 and 22 and Indonesia on the 20th at Angeles University Foundation.
The 7-foot-2 Sotto is slated to arrive this week barring any unforeseen circumstances and he will be joined by at least 15 PBA players who have expressed willingness to enter another bubble starting on Jan. 22.
There were more PBA players that the SBP actually wanted, but injuries have prompted a handful of them from joining.
The Philippines wants to assemble its strongest team possible with the Koreans reportedly taking in their A-Team led by naturalized player Ra Gun-ah, also known as Ricardo Ratliffe, the former Purefoods import in the PBA who has taken up full-time Korean residence and plays for the Jeonju KCC Egis in Korean Basketball League.
Team Philippines needs to win just one of those three matches to march on to the regional championship in August, where Angelo Kouame of Ateneo is expected to have been naturalized and be eligible to see action as a Filipino starting there.
June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel Beer, though given the go-signal to return from a year-long layoff because of a shin injury, will not be playing for Gilas next month like Jayson Castro, the TNT franchise player who limped out in the second game of the Philippine Cup Finals last month in Angeles.
Troy Rosario and RR Pogoy of TNT and CJ Perez of Terrafirma are among the reported shoo-ins in the new PH five. INQ
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Water traffic on the Vltava in Prague has partly resumed, following the floods which have interrupted it in the past two weeks. The river is now open to boats between the Barrandov and Jirasek bridges. But Jiri Friedl, of Vltava river management, said that more of the river will be opened depending on the weather in the upcoming week.
The remains of around 4,000 world war two German soldiers are to be stored at a Czech military facility for two years, before being buried in a German cemetery in the town of Marianske Lazne. They were exhumed around the Czech Republic and have been lying in a disused factory for three years, after the German organisation behind the project ran out of funding.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has made an unusual challenge to Civic Democrats chief Mirek Topolanek. Mr Paroubek sent a letter written in archaic Czech to his rival, challenging him to a television "duel" before the elections. It was delivered by an old-fashioned horse and carriage. Mr Topolanek has accepted.
Senator Martin Mejstrik is again pushing for Good Friday to be made a state holiday in the Czech Republic. Currently a bill on the issue also includes the scrapping of the International Women's Day as a day of national significance. But Mr Mejstrik says if that issue is dealt with separately, making Good Friday a holiday would have a greater chance of being passed in the left-dominated Chamber of Deputies.
The Czech foreign minister, Cyril Svoboda, is refusing to appear before a German parliamentary committee to answer questions about allegations that secret CIA planes stopped over in Prague. MP Max Stadler of Germany's Free Democratic Party called on Mr Svoboda to discuss the matter in Berlin. But he said it was unthinkable for a minister of the sovereign Czech state to be questioned by German deputies. Amnesty International reported last week that over 20 CIA planes had landed in Prague, an allegation denied by both the Czech foreign and defence ministries.
The second biggest party in the governing coalition, the Christian Democrats, is in danger of not winning enough support to remain in the Chamber of Deputies. A poll by the SC&C agency suggests the party would receive only 4 percent of the vote, falling below the necessary 5-percent threshold. The Civic Democrats are expected to come first in general elections in June, followed by the Social Democrats. Polls suggest the Green Party, who have no MPs at the moment, are now supported by around ten percent of the electorate.
Small Czech breweries have turned to the anti-monopoly office over the planned introduction of new bottles by larger beer makers. The action has been taken following suggestions that small breweries would have to buy up tens of millions of used bottles, if their bigger rivals don't agree to supply them. But Plzensky Prazdroj, one of the main producers, says that the allegations are nonsense; it said it would fulfil all its legal obligations.
The first secretary of the Czech Embassy in Havana has been given three days to leave Cuba after local authorities refused to extend his visa. The Czech Foreign Ministry has called on Cuba's charge d'affaires in Prague to explain the decision, which it regards as tantamount to expulsion. It said the move was clearly in response to the Czech Republic's policy of criticizing human rights abuses in Cuba and supporting the island state's opposition. Tensions have been high between the two countries for some years.
A new network of high speed trains should be in place in the Czech Republic by the year 2020, Hospodarske noviny reported on Wednesday. Under a plan due to be approved by the government, the purchase of land for the creation of new rail corridors should begin next year. Currently the country has just one high speed train, the Pendolino, which has been running between Prague and Ostrava since December.
Doctors are planning more protest actions against Health Minister David Rath. The minister's radical reforms have met with opposition from a considerable number of doctors, dentists and medical staff who claim that they are undermining the quality of medical care. Rath's opponents say he has failed to consult any of the planned reforms with specialists in the field. A week of protests is being planned for mid-May although it is not yet clear what form they will take.


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"While The City Sleeps" is a late period film noir directed by Fritz Lang with a large roster of well known actors that displays how Lang's style had become very refined by the time of this film. Unlike many film noirs previously done, this one has quite the pedigree of actors that include Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Vincent Price, Thomas Mitchell, Ida Lupino, James Craig, Sally Forest, and John Barrymore, Jr. Barrymore, is the son of the great actor John, as well as the father of Drew Barrymore. He plays the "lipstick killer" who is responsible for a series of brutal murders of women within New York City. The film is a multifaceted drama, in which two equally interesting threads-the lipstick killings and the competition for the New York Sentinel's editorship-are very well woven together. This is because Walter Kyne, Jr., played by Vincent Price, announces a competition among his staff which rewards the one who unmasks the will be named the paper's new editor-in chief. The well-seasoned cast do an excellent job, especially Dana Andrews, who plays prize-winning reporter turned television commentator Edward Mobley, and Thomas Mitchell, who plays fellow reporter and competitor, John Day Griffith. Both Ida Lupino and George Sanders are also excellent. The film's tone is very cynical, as would be expected in the world of film noir. There is an unusual reversal, in which the killer, who is portrayed as a "momma's boy", can actually be seen as more sympathetic than the newspaper's staff, who will do anything to get ahead and capture the prize offered. Actually, the fact that three men in the film would willingly use their girlfriends as "bait" to capture the killer, certainly does not speak well of their own fundamental humanity. Lang displays how an effective film noir can be created without a great deal of stylistic traits, specifically mood lighting or odd camera angles which are usually connected with film noir. Director Lang remains subtly expressionistic in his use of décor. I have always found the film to be a bit too "talky", but within the milieu of the newspaper's setting, the flow is quote natural. Yes, it is a stylistically understated noir, but the wheeling, dealing, and back-stabbing of the competing media players give it an effectively cynical tone, which fits right in with the noir features. The re-mastered dvd print is excellent, and the film is presented in widescreen, 16x9, 2:1 ratio. The running time is 99 minutes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! SMRZ!!


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Golf class submarine
|Displacement:||2,794 tons surfaced/3,553 tons submerged (629)|
2,300-2,820 tons surfaced/2,700-3,553 tons submerged (629A)
|Length:||98.4 m (629)|
98.9 m (629A)
|Draught:||7.85 m (629) |
8.5 m (629A)
|Speed:||12.5 knots (23 km/h) submerged
12 to 14 knots (22 to 26 km/h) submerged
|Range:||70 days endurance|
|Complement:|| 80 (629)|
|Armament:||Three nuclear tipped ballistic missiles|
First three 629 boats D-1 launch system with R-11FM missiles
|Diving depth:|| 260 m (design)
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Design was started in the mid-1950s at the OKB-16 design bureau along with the D-2 missile system which it was to carry, and was based on the Foxtrot . The submarine was originally designed to carry three R-11FM ballistic missiles with a range of around 150 km. These were carried in three silos fitted in the rear of the large sail behind the bridge. They could only be fired on the surface but the submarine could be underway at the time. Only the first three boats were equipped with these — the remaining ones were equipped with the longer range R-13 missiles.
The boats were built at two shipyards — 16 in Severodvinsk and 7 in Komsomol Na Amur. Fourteen were extensively modified in 1966-1972 and because known as 629A's by the Soviet Navy and Golf IIs by NATO (the original version now being designated Golf I). The major change was the upgrade of the missile system to carry R-21 missiles and increased speed. A few others had different conversions, for example one boat was converted to a minelayer (629E).
The hull was divided into eight water-tight compartments, although this did not prevent to loss of K-129 on 3 August 1968 1390 km northwest of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean. The submarine exceeded its crush depth for unknown reasons and imploded, the accident being registered by the SOSUS network. The United States recovered parts of the submnarine recovered in July 1974 from a depth of around 5 km, in an operation named Project Jennifer.
Later versions had significant modifications starting in 1967, the new version being called Project 629A. The NATO designation for the submarine was Golf, and Golf I/Golf II when the later variant appeared.
All boats had left Soviet service by 1990. In 1993, ten were sold to North Korea for scrapping. These boats have never been used operationally by North Korea, although their ballistic missile launch systems may have been studied by the North Korean military in order to improve other missile technology.
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CMS Updated Online Drug Plan Tool
CMS on Friday launched a revised "Drug Plan Finder" on the Medicare Web site to help beneficiaries compare 2007 Medicare prescription drug plans, CQ HealthBeat reports. Former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, whose final day in office was Saturday, said the online tool as of Friday included cost and coverage information on 95% of Medicare drug plans and that by Monday it would include information on the remaining 5% of plans.
McClellan said the tool includes several improvements made since last year, including a feature designed to help beneficiaries determine monthly costs (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 10/13). The feature will allow beneficiaries to create a monthly cost chart for each plan, which "could help seniors determine when they will enter the coverage gap," according to the Miami Herald.
In addition, beneficiaries can use the tool to sort plans based on factors that are most important to them, such as monthly premiums, pharmacy locations, formularies or coverage during the doughnut hole (Hatcher, Miami Herald, 10/14).
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said, "In 2007 there will be more plans, ... more drugs covered and more help from Medicare." However, some senior advocates say the 2007 drug benefit "could be as confusing as it was last year," Long Island Newsday reports.
Deane Beebe, a spokesperson for the Medicare Rights Center, said all beneficiaries should check their plans for changes to prices and coverage. "Assume nothing," Beebe said, noting that some plans will have higher premiums and different benefits in 2007.
The doughnut hole coverage gap also will change in 2007. Under the 2007 doughnut hole provision, beneficiaries will be responsible for 100% of prescription drug costs between $2,400 and $5,451.25. The gap for 2006 was from $2,250 to $5,100 (Ochs, Long Island Newsday, 10/16).
In related news, CMS on Friday released an analysis finding that beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare stand-along prescription drug plans will save an average of 53% compared with individuals who do not have prescription drug coverage. The analysis examines prices for the most common treatments taken by beneficiaries for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart failure.
According to CMS, beneficiaries enrolled in the lowest-priced plans will save up to 68%. Beneficiaries enrolled in the lowest-priced plans who use generic drugs could save up to 87% off brand-name drug prices, CMS said.
Meanwhile, the Medicare Rights Center and California Health Advocates released a report stating that CMS should require Medicare drug plans to provide "timely and accurate" responses to beneficiaries' questions about the drug coverage. The report also urges CMS to provide Medicare drug plans with detailed requirements for customer service representatives.
CMS spokesperson Jeff Nelligan said the agency closely monitors Medicare drug plans and issues compliance letters as necessary.
A separate study by Families USA finds that Medicare is overpaying insurance companies and drug makers for products and services that Medicare could administer directly for a much lower cost. According to the study, Medicare Advantage plans cost taxpayers an additional $2.7 billion in 2005 and $4.6 billion in 2006 (CQ HealthBeat, 10/13).


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It is with great sadness that I write this note. We received notice that Adirondack will not be able to host our Gold Championships this year. The spread of the virus has shut down any possibility of hosting the meet. This is incredibly disappointing for the 6 athletes (Shay, Zoey, Emily, Kendal, Lena and Amelia) that qualified and were planning to attend. These athletes dedicated an entire season to reach their goals and worked hard to secure their spot. I am so proud of each of them and I want them to all know that we think they are rockstars.


CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Last month, an Alabama school superintendent lost to his employees in court. Now, he’s asking the state’s highest court to step in.
Chilton County Schools Superintendent Jason Griffin has filed a petition in the Alabama Supreme Court, asking the state’s highest judicial body to order a local judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him. The judge had ruled against Griffin last month, allowing the suit to move forward.
The lawsuit, filed by two school system employees, claims Griffin illegally demanded that the employees pay the system thousands of dollars to correct past payroll errors.
Christie Payne, a lunchroom manager at Verbena High School represented in the lawsuit, was told she owed $23,465.40 dating back to the 2016-17 school year.
Shellie Smith, wife of school board member Chris Smith, is the other employee represented in the suit. She said that opening the letter from the school system demanding payments was “sickening.” The letter sent to Smith and signed by the superintendent demanded that the 19-year employee repay over $33,000 they claimed she was overcompensated as a result of repeated payroll errors.
In October, a Chilton County judge considered whether to grant a request by Griffin to dismiss the suit. The superintendent had argued he was immune from the lawsuit under a legal doctrine called sovereign immunity which limits claims against the state. In an order issued less than an hour after a hearing on the matter ended, Judge Sibley Reynolds ruled sovereign immunity law did not require that the employees’ lawsuit be dismissed.
Now, Griffin has filed a petition in the Alabama Supreme Court asking the justices to order Judge Sibley to dismiss the case.
“Christy Payne (sic) and Shellie Smith’s claims made against Jason Griffin, the Superintendent of Chilton County Board of Education, in his official capacity are absolutely barred by sovereign immunity,” Griffin’s petition said.
While Payne and Smith are the only employees named in the lawsuit, CBS 42 has spoken to others who received similar letters from the school system. One of them, a bus driver who’s worked for the district for nearly two decades, said he doesn’t plan to pay the money or respond to the district in any way.
Another employee, Frances Allison, said shehad already paid the money back because she was afraid of what might happen if she refused.
“I didn’t want the police to bring anything to my job or house,” Allison said. So she agreed: she’d pay up.
Allison believes the school system should return the money that was garnished from her paychecks to correct the school system’s mistake, adding it’s the right thing to do.
Allison, who retired in June, said she wants Griffin to understand that his actions have made life unnecessarily difficult for many hardworking employees.
“It is not right, what’s been done,” Allison said. “It was not our fault.”
CBS 42 reached out to Smith and Payne’s legal team about Griffin’s effort to bring the case to the state supreme court. We have not heard back as of Tuesday afternoon.


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Abbas said he "appreciated" Russia's role in the peace process. Both he and Lavrov said they were looking forward to a Middle East conference that Moscow plans to host next year.
Saeb Erekat, a Palestinian negotiator, also speaking before the talks, said that Abbas would be seeking to enlist Russia's support in opposing illegal Israeli settlement building in the West Bank.
"During the discussions he will insist on the necessity that Israel stop building settlements and prevent a rollback to the starting point of the negotiations," Erekat said.
Over the weekend, Abbas visited Grozny, the capital of Russia's war-ravaged region of Chechnya, and met Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader, in a trip that the Russian newspaper Kommersant said would "undoubtedly" please the Kremlin.
"Mahmud Abbas became the first leader of the Muslim world to fly to Chechnya," the newspaper said, adding that Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, and Jordan's King Abdullah II had not toured Chechnya on visits to Russia.
"This will undoubtedly please Moscow," Kommersant reported.
Russia is a member of the diplomatic quartet for Middle East peace that also includes the European Union, United Nations and United States.


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The Lakes Park Fall Festival is Back!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEP 30!
We are happy to announce that the Lakes Park Fall Festival will return October 15 – 31, 2021
Scarecrows in the Park is back too…
simpler, easier, safer, and just as much fun!
Businesses, community groups, school/youth groups and families are all welcome to participate. There’s no limit to who can build or sponsor a scarecrow for this beloved annual event.
This year’s scarecrow theme is Book Characters. It’s time to start brainstorming ways to bring your favorite literary friends to life. Dr. Seuss, Harry Pottery, Fairy Tale Characters, Frankenstein… the possibilities are endless!
Help us improve our park! Volunteer, donate or attend our fundraising events.
Raised fund will go towards added fitness equipment along the trails for bikers, runners and walkers, the Community Garden and Botanical Garden enhancements to add a children’s learning garden.
Join our fabulous volunteer community to support maintenance and expansion of the Lakes Park Botanic Garden, including the Fragrance Garden, the Community Garden, and the Children’s Garden.
Are you a gardener but don’t have the space for veggies? Rent one of our Community Garden beds! You will be surrounded by fellow gardeners and a beautiful park. Tools are available and beds come well amended. Rental period is one year.
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEP 30! KEY DATES & DETAILS Festival Dates: October 15th – October 31st, 2021Scarecrow Exhibit Location: The Children’s Garden at Lakes Park Registration and Scarecrow Name Due: September 30, 2021Installation: Thursday October 14th, 4-7 pm and Friday, October 15th, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. LPEF representatives will provide direction and assistance on installation days only. WEEKEND DROP- OFF IS NOT PERMITTED!VIP Judging – Friday, October 15th, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMRemoval of Display: Sunday, October 31 after 3 pm or Monday, Nov. 1, 7 am – 1 pm.ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK – PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!Pick-up & Drop-off Location: Parking lot adjacent to the Children’s Garden. (more…)
The Mission of the Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation is to enhance the beauty and experience of Lakes Park. Message From the President: Spring is in the air with summer on its heels! The park is in full bloom and buzzing with families, flowers and fun! Along with summer comes our campers, so keep an eye out for them exploring learning and even fishing! The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation is already planning for Scarecrows in the Park. The dates for the fall festival are October 15th to the 30th. More info on how to register and this year’s theme will be coming soon. Thank you to our supporters and I hope to…
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“The Secrets of Making Perfect Limoncello and other Liquores” Taught by Barbara Manzo on Saturday March 6th, 2021. Barbara is a LPEF Board Member and former Lee County Parks and Recreation Director. Barbera now spends her summers in Sardinia with family and friends where she learned the art of making Limoncello. Participants will not only learn how to make a variety of liquores but will also take home copies of the Family recipes and samples of Limoncello.Sign up on Eventbrite here “The Secrets of Growing Beautiful Orchids”Taught by Wes Higgins on Saturday March 20th, 2021Dr Wesley Higgins is a member of LPEF and world renowned Orchid expert! He is a Professor and lecture around the world and…
Our virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, walk on the road, the trail, on a treadmill or on a track. You get to run your own race, at your own pace and time it yourself. For more information or to sign up click here.
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On February 16, 2017, the House Republican Leadership released a policy brief outlining its favored approach to replacing the Affordable Care Act.
After reciting the Republican view of the ACA’s failures, the brief declares that the House leadership supports:
- Repealing the ACA’s employer and individual responsibility provisions as well as the ACA’s provider and insurer taxes (nothing is said about the additional Medicare taxes the ACA imposed on high-income taxpayers, although these would presumably be repealed as well);
- Providing fixed-dollar advanceable, refundable tax credits, adjusted for age but not for income, which could be used to purchase any state-approved individual market plan or for COBRA premiums (not for employer plans or government programs);
- Increasing health savings account contribution limits and liberalizing other HSA requirements;
- Phasing out enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion and moving federal Medicaid funding to a per-capita cap or block grant basis;
- Repealing the ACA’s Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital cuts; and,
- Providing “innovation grants” to states, which the states could use to fund high-risk pools, reduce out-of-pocket costs, reinsure health plans, fund preventive services, or for other purposes.
The brief states that these measures would move forward, presumably through reconciliation legislation, in tandem with Trump administrative initiatives and legislation to reduce insurance regulation, “increase flexibility” for employer coverage, and allow the sale of insurance across state lines. No legislative language or budgetary information was provided with the brief.
These proposals would seem to affect the revenues or outlays of the United States, and it is thus conceivable that they could move through reconciliation. If adopted, they would have dramatic effects. Repealing the ACA’s Medicare tax surcharge and Medicare tax on unearned income, which apply to taxpayers earning more than $200,000 ($250,000 for joint filers), would result in $2.8 billion for the nation’s highest-earning 400 families, a tax cut of $7 million each.
Allowing additional tax subsidies for HSAs would help individuals who have disposable income to save, particularly wealthier taxpayers in higher brackets. The fixed-dollar tax credits would provide substantial help for higher-income insurance purchasers in the nongroup market who are now often faced with high premiums without federal assistance. Eliminating taxes on health insurance and medical devices might reduce costs to consumers if market conditions are such that manufacturers and insurers must share their savings from the tax reductions.
The policy brief does not disclose the amount of the tax credits that would be offered. However, the credits are not income-adjusted and could, unless very generous, be too small to permit lower-income consumers to purchase coverage sufficient to approach their health care costs. The innovation grants could help, but there is no indication as to how much money the states would get, or that the funding should be targeted to help those losing coverage with ACA repeal. The mention of high-risk pools seems to assume that insurers could resume health status underwriting, making adequate funding of the high-risk pools critical for less healthy Americans who could otherwise lose coverage.
Restoring Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts could help safety-net hospitals provide more care for the poor. But the shift of Medicaid to per-capita caps or block grants could lead to a massive transfer of cost from the federal government to the states, growing over time, which could endanger coverage for many Medicaid enrollees unless the governors could significantly increase the cost-effectiveness of their Medicaid programs with the flexibility promised by Republicans.
Walden Modifies Pre-Existing Condition Legislation
Representative Greg Walden (R-OG), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has revised his pre-existing conditions bill. As originally released, this legislation promised that if the ACA was repealed, a ban on pre-existing conditions clauses and a guaranteed availability requirement would remain in the individual and group markets. It imposed no restrictions, however, on the premiums that could be charged to individuals with health problems.
The new version incorporates provisions from pre-ACA law prohibiting group health plans from discriminating against employees on the basis of health status in determining eligibility for coverage or the amount of premiums charged. With respect to the individual market, however, it states:
The [group health status discrimination] provisions . . .shall apply to health insurance coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as such provisions apply to health insurance coverage offered to employers by a health insurance issuer in connection with health insurance coverage in the group market.
The bill explicitly allows insurers to charge employers premiums based on the health status of their employees as long as the upcharge is not based on genetic information. Thus, read literally, the bill would allow health status underwriting for individuals. If the intent of the bill is, however, to prohibit health status underwriting for individuals as well as to ban pre-existing conditions and to require insurers to guarantee availability, more will need to be done to keep insurance markets from collapsing if the individual mandate and ACA subsidies are repealed.
New HSA And Association Health Plan Legislation
Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT) has also released a lengthy bill liberalizing rules governing health savings accounts, while Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) has released an even longer bill supporting association health plans for small businesses. Association health plans allow small businesses to pool their experience and could lead to lower insurance costs. They have been a part of a number of recent ACA replacement proposals. The American Academy of Actuaries has recently released an issue brief flagging problems that association health plans pose in terms of adverse selection, insolvency risks, and consumer protection. Congressman Johnson’s bill attempts to address these issues.
New Coverage Estimates
On February 14, 2017, the National Health Interview Survey released its estimates of health coverage for the first three quarters of 2016. Once again, the number of persons who were uninsured has dropped year-over-year, from 28.6 million in 2015 to 28.2 million for the first nine months of 2016. Just over one-fifth, 20.3 percent, of adults aged 18-64 had public coverage, while 69 percent had private coverage. Only 5 percent of children were uninsured in 2016. A total of 43.4 percent of children had public coverage; 53.5 percent had private coverage.
Poor and near-poor adults (age 18-64) were more likely to be uninsured (26 and 23 percent respectively) than their not-poor counterparts (7 percent), but rates of uninsurance have dropped precipitously among both the poor and near-poor since 2013. The rates of adults 18-64 uninsured at the time of the interview and those uninsured for at least part of the year dropped after 2013 (to 12.3 and 17.1 percent respectively in 2016) but did not did not change significantly between 2015 and 2016. The rate of those uninsured for more than a year, however, did drop significantly from 9.1 percent in 2015 to 7.6 percent in 2016.
Coverage through the marketplaces dropped from 11.3 million in the third quarter of 2015 to 11.1 million in the third quarter of 2016 (a statistically insignificant decrease). The percentage of adults 18-64 who were uninsured in 2016 was highest in federal marketplace states (15.5 percent), lower in partnership states (8.9 percent), and lowest in state-based marketplace states (8.6 percent). The variance in percentage of uninsured adults was greater, however, between Medicaid expansion states (9.3 percent) and non-expansion states (17.3 percent), and the presence or absence of a Medicaid expansion likely accounts for much of the differences between states with different types of marketplaces. In 2016, 39.1 percent of persons under age 65 were enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, while 15.2 percent were enrolled in a high-deductible health plan and also had a health savings account.


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Part Two in a two-part series. Part One, "Connecting the Dots: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Execute an Innovation Strategy," by Ronald Jonash and Barnaby S. Donlon, appeared in the March-April 2007 issue of the Balanced Scorecard Report (Reprint # B0703A).
In Part One of this series, Ronald Jonash and Barnaby Donlon introduced a tool that can help companies execute their innovation strategies: the Innovation Balanced Scorecard, or iBSC. Through a case study, Holger Koehler and Scot MacGillivray, who, along with Jonash and Donlon, lead a Monitor Group/Palladium partnership on the iBSC, articulate an innovation strategy and key themes, define measures and targets, and identify key innovation initiatives. They also offer recommendations for getting started with your own iBSC.

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Syrian forces freed two Italians workers from a group of rebels who kidnapped them earlier this month, Syrian state media said on Saturday.
Italy's foreign minister described the news of the release as a positive development.
"Our forces have managed to release two Italians who were kidnapped by terrorists in the Damascus countryside," state television said on Saturday.
The Italians, employees of a subcontractor for energy technology group Ansaldo Energia, were detained by armed men on July 17 as they drove to the airport to fly out of the country, according to Italian media.
"The release of our two nationals by the groups that held them in the last few days is a very positive development," Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said in a statement.
"We continue to follow developments through all available channels, to arrive at a swift conclusion," he said without offering any other details.
A report in Italian daily Secolo XIX had said last Saturday that the men were travelling in a convoy of 20 staff who worked for Ansaldo when they were captured.
The two men had become separated from the group when it was stopped and ended up in the hands of a rebel group, the newspaper said, citing a colleague of the men who managed to leave Damascus. The others made it home safely.
'There was a slight intrusion a mile deep by a Russian plane from Syria into our airspace, but it was immediately resolved and the Russian plane returned towards Syria,' Israeli defense minister says
Protest by the kingdom appeared to refer to remarks posted on Khamenei's Twitter account accusing Bahrain's 'tyrant minority' of 'desecrating' things sacred to the Shiite majority
Policemen died when the assailants fired on their vehicle in an area between the famed Giza pyramids west of Cairo and the Saqarra pyramids to the south
A new oil contract will replace a buy back programme and new joint ventures with international companies once the sanctions are lifted next year
At least five Russian airstrikes have targeted humanitarian aid trucks coming from Turkey to aid Syrian refugees in the past two days
Turkmen factions have launched a ground offiensive and have made noticable advances against Assad regime forces
Israeli Foreign Ministry director visits United Arab Emirates' capital Adu Dhabi to finalize opening of mission
Five people are killed when Russian warplanes strike targets in opposition-held area of Syria's northwestern Idlib province
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The gewog has appreciated that processed potatoes fetch far more than the raw deal
Agriculture: Villagers of Dotphu in Udzorong depend on potatoes for a living.
While they previously used to take their potatoes all the way to the Samdrupjongkhar auction yard, however, life has become easier for the people of Udzorong. They have started manufacturing potato chips. Almost 70 percent of the total potato yield goes into making chips.
The villagers approached the agriculture extension office with a proposal to form a cooperative to make and marketing potato chips.
“Villagers were upbeat about the idea and all we needed was some training and a chips fryer,” chairman of the cooperative, Tenzin Dorji, said.
In 2013, the cooperative with 12 members started manufacturing chips and marketing in and around Udzorong. The agriculture department has provided them two chips fryers.
Tenzin Dorji said earnings from selling chips was greater than taking potatoes to Samdrupjongkhar. About 45 packets of chips are produced from 10kgs of potatoes. A packet of chips weighs 250g and is sold at Nu 20.
“Had it been only potatoes, 10kg would fetch about Nu 250, if the market price is good. With the chips, we’re earning about Nu 900 from the same quantity,” he said.
Every member household sells about 70 sacks of potatoes to the cooperative at Nu 10 per kilogram. Smaller potatoes are taken to Samdrupjongkhar.
Tashi Lhamo, a member, said that it was difficult when she had to take her potatoes to Samdrupjongkhar. And because of an unstable market, she sold them at rates as low as Nu 8.
“After working hard in the field, we had to depend on the market for our potatoes to fetch a good price. Transportation was another issue,” she said. “With potato chips, if we can sell it, we get paid instantly.”
Another member, Pempa, said that the work involved was a lot easier and income much better. “We didn’t have to invest much. We just collected Nu 100 per member to buy oil and plastics,” he said.
Members start manufacturing chips from May and continue until November. While some of the chips are sold to the nearby shops, shopkeepers from Khaling and Kanglung buy most of the chips in bulk. The cooperative has saved Nu 7,000 in one of the banks.
“As long as we can produce, the market is there and it doesn’t cost much to transport the chips,” Tenzin Dorji said. “About five more households will join the cooperative soon.”
The cooperative is also looking forward to selling the smaller potatoes to the recently established Udzorong Central School.
By Tshering Wangdi, Trashigang


FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) -- Gov. Andy Beshear says his administration will be looking at the opinion offered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Fulton vs. Philadelphia on Thursday to see how it will affect their talks with Sunrise Children’s Services.
At a press conference Thursday, Beshear said, “We’ll review this decision. If the decision resolves the entire matter, it’ll resolve the entire matter. Each point in this has been about federal law, and a federal law means the contract that they’re seeking is one that we need to provide, then we’ll do it.”
The Supreme Court issues a 9-0 unanimous decision in favor of Catholic Social Services, a foster care agency in Philadelphia that could not sign a contract forcing them to consider prospective foster parents in same-sex marriages. The court ruled “foster care agencies to not act as public accommodations”, therefore, being forced to sign such an agreement would violate their First Amendment rights.
“We believe 9-0 is a resounding decision,” said Dale Suttles, president of Sunrise Children’s Services. “We celebrate the Catholic Social Services can continue their work.”
Speaking of the talks between Sunrise and the Beshear administration, Suttles said, “We look forward to further discussions with the Governor’s office and we hope we can reach a contract renewal.”
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services had given Sunrise until June 30 to sign a contract but had recently indicated they would extend the deadline until Sept. 1 as they were waiting on action from President Biden’s administration to reserve a decision made by President Donald Trump.
“When the Governor’s office tried to step in, it was simply to broker an agreement to where we continue placing children in Sunrise, until we got a final decision from the Biden administration, which wasn’t expected until the end of August,” Beshear said.
Sunrise’s attorney, John Sheller, told the Associated Press the high court ruling “applies fully” to the Kentucky dispute. If Kentucky “fails to follow it, it will invite litigation which the governor is sure to lose,” he said.
“The facts and law are virtually identical and legally indistinguishable,” Sheller said in an email to the AP.
“Me personally, I have great friends who are gay parents. They are wonderful people. They are raising an amazing son. I‘m concerned with any group that doesn’t see that, and the amazing families that are right there," Beshear said.
"We have a foster care system where children are crying out to have people who will love and care and invest in them, and to preclude anybody from being a part of that is concerning. We know that some of our LGBT youth are some of the most marginalized, have higher rates of falling into human trafficking, of certain types of abuse," he said.
"It concerns me that they would go to a place, and I don’t know that this happens at Sunrise, but anyplace that tells them that who they are is wrong in any way. Because I do not believe they are sinful, I believe they are children of God just like every person on this Earth," Beshear said.
Suttles responded to the governor’s statement. “Sunrise does our best to work with everyone. If a prospective foster parent or couple isn’t the best fit for us, we refer them back to the state or another agency that will be able to help them fulfill their desire to foster.”
Sunrise has been seeking an exemption from the Beshear administration to protect its deeply held religious convictions. Sunrise is an agency of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
Suttles added the agency does not turn away children because of age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.


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Kazakhstani Developer to Transform Yonge and Bloor: Very Niiice!
Leave it to the Kazakhstanis. Just days after Donald Trump was in town and it was announced that his 70-storey building at Bay and Adelaide was set to begin construction, Kazakhstan-based developer Bazis International declares its own plans to build an 80-storey building at Yonge and Bloor. Zing!
For those of you tracking this development, it was way back in 2002 that the city approved a 60-storey tower for the site to a different developer. In fact, as recently as 2 months ago, this plan was still on the table. However, it seems the site has been sold to Bazis and they will formally announce their plans for the tower at a press conference in April. Bazis also happens to be the developer behind Crystal Blu-a 34-storey tower a stone's throw away from Yonge and Bloor on Balmuto Street.
I think this is fantastic news for Toronto. Finally people are starting to dream big for our city and especially our for the downtown core. Yonge and Bloor is one of the busiest intersections in the country. It should be a showpiece, but instead, it's an eye sore. It should be a gateway to Bloor Street-Toronto's most exclusive shopping district, but it feels more like a flea market.
Height has a long history at Yonge and Bloor. When the Manulife Centre was completed in 1974, it was the tallest residential building in the British Empire, and the tallest concrete structure in Canada. A tower as bold as the one proposed by Bazis would go a long way towards putting Yonge and Bloor back on the list of the world's greatest intersections.
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After the second Weidman fight and breaking his leg...
I'll admit it was good to see him get in the ring again and get that monkey off his back, but knowing what we know now...I was better off not knowing.
Yes. Coming back and failing 3 drug tests hurt his reputation.
Leghound - I'll admit it was good to see him get in the ring again and get that monkey off his back, but knowing what we know now...I was better off not knowing.
This. But at the same time it's a good reality check to have a huge profile like Silva test positive. I wish he didn't, though.
StrikingMMA - Yes. Coming back and failing 3 drug tests hurt his reputation.Right but I honestly think it was more to prove something to himself than the fans.
But when you have to take a cocktail of PEDs, what's the point?
In hindsight yes
Don't think he wanted to go out like that, but this way is a lot worse imo.
At the time I thought he was done. Didn't see him coming back after that.
Wish he hadn't in all honesty.
for Silva legacy, yes but as a fan i like this reality check that the other poster mention. claim to be ped free and for a clean sport then have it come back to haunt Silva.
In hindsight of course, but at the time he gets PPV points and a comeback fight would make him a lot of money.
lol How is this even a question? He flushed his legacy down the toilet overnight by returning for a one off novelty fight.
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At the mention of popular Role Playing Games inevitably Final Fantasy becomes the main focus of the discussion. Final Fantasy 7 arguably brought the JRPG genre to the masses to the west and is widely regarded as one of the greatest examples of the genre. However, there is one game that I believe rivals FF7 for this claim. The Sega Megadrive didn’t have Final Fantasy but it did have Phantasy Star IV : The End of the Millennium.
My previous experience with the series came from Phantasy Star Online, a cooperative multiplayer online action role-playing game that appeared on the Sega Dreamcast. This was one of the first games that I played with others in an online co-op on a console. I had a curiosity as to Phantasy Star’s origins and after the release of the Sega Genesis Classics collection, I decided to dip my toes into, what is often described as the best in the series, Phantasy Star IV.
Even Final Fantasy couldn’t boast a universe as well developed as Phantasy Star’s Algo star system. Populated by an interesting cast of cyborgs, machines, human-like races and aliens. Each having their own distinct cultures and histories, it features dire threats that plagued generations of heroes across millennia.
However, with this innovation, Phantasy Star IV still embraces some RPG cliches. The game starts with two freelance “hunters”, Chaz and Alys, on a mission to clean monsters from an infested basement. The story soon catapults the stakes into orbit however as you learn that the character’s home planet of Motavia is experiencing rapid desertification. This is not the only threat however as the realms rampaging bio-monsters might decimate the population long before the increasingly hostile climate gets a chance.
Soon to compound this trouble an evil dark magician arises and becomes a dictator. Calling himself Zio he seeks to raze Motavia and from its ashes construct a new society. Behind Zio however is something much more insidious, a threat that veterans of the Phantasy Star series have known all too well.
The game isn’t initially as visually appealing as Final Fantasy VI or the beautiful Secret of Mana but according to its developers, this is by design. Motavia is a planet on the decline and its arid landscapes have been crafted to fit that atmosphere and overall narrative. It is a stylish game with its bleak brown environments and sterile mechanical corridors broken up by dynamic and bright manga-style cutscenes. These cutscenes make for effective interludes and help with character development.
The combat in Phantasy Star IV is turn-based and characters can combine techniques for powerful combo attacks. It does suffer from the rapid-fire random encounters which plagued the 16-bit era RPGs. What sets this game apart is its ability to tell a well-crafted story and effectively engage the player. It’s narrative is grown up and so is the gameplay. Main characters can suffer permanent deaths. The story also rewards players of the previous titles as it brings the series to a culmination.
I was surprised by some of the game’s more complex systems. You can actually create macros for your party, which is an impressive feature for such an old RPG. This means that you can use a menu to set up what actions you want your party members to do in a single turn. Macro A, for example, could be set so that everyone attacks. You can then select this Macro from the menu instead of having to go through every character and manually making them attack.
Phantasy Star IV does have some issues with its English translation. Characters speak in a somewhat rigid manner. This makes the dialogue feel somewhat unrealistic. Also, unlike most RPG experiences, there’s not much to do besides the main quest. There are only one series of sidequests that you can obtain from the Hunter’s Guild in one town. Sidequests can become an important part of the interpersonal narrative in RPG’s helping craft nuances within characters away from the central storyline.
Experiencing Phantasy Star in the Genesis Classics Collection
I mentioned that I played through this game in the PS4 version of the Genesis Classics title. This adds some new features to the game experience and makes it a more fluid and responsive title. You can use the shoulder buttons to fast forward or rewind time. Fast-forwarding makes battles and movement a lot faster and less tedious. Rewinding also helps revise strategy so that you don’t lose any characters. I don’t think rewinding detracted from my experience, it helped me fully access my strategic options. You can also create and load a quicksave slot. This is useful as the dungeons are quite long, with no places to save your game in a normal way. More than once, I died, thanks to a boss encounter and lost a lot of progress and time.
So true to its title Phantasy Star IV was a form of ending. So far there hasn’t been another Phantasy Star game outside Phantasy Star Online and Nova. Sega really deserves some respect from RPG fans for telling an epic story with such a well-defined beginning, middle and ending. This is a beautiful piece of game development that deserves to be recognized as one of the best RPG’s ever made.
The Genesis / Megadrive has fewer RPG titles compared to the Super Nintendo. One series stands out however, Phantasy Star is set in a Sci-Fi / Fantasy environment with a retinue of well-crafted characters. The fourth installment is considered the pinnacle of the series. Let’s explore why.
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5 OUT OF TOP 10 IMPRESSIVE RAIL-CUM-ROAD BRIDGES OF INDIA CONSTRUCTED BY "BBJ": India has amazing network of different type bridges around the country from river bridges to sea bridge or rail bridge to road bridges. Rail-cum-road bridges of India are the major part of Indian rail and road network to connect every city and operate at the same time. There are few rail-cum-road bridges in India and couple are under construction in the state of Assam and Bihar... read more>
GANGA BRIDGE AT MUNGER: The 3.46 kilometers long river bridge will connect two cities of Bakhtiyarpur and Tajpur and also link the two national highways NH 80 and NH 31. Rail-cum-road bridge over river Ganga at Munger, Bihar will be second longest rail road bridge of state Bihar and third longest of the country.. read more>
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HOWRAH BRIDGE / RABINDRA SETU: At its very inception BBJ had the credit of constructing the first cantilever suspension type bridge over the river Hoogly by joining the twin cities of Calcutta and Howrah involving 26000MT of steel with Monolith Piers having a Central Span of 1500 feet with approximate truss height of 300 feet.. read more>
2ND HOOGHLY BRIDGE / VIDYASAGAR SETU: Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India and one of the longest in Asia with a total length of 823 metres (2,700 ft). It is the second bridge built across the Hooghly River. This bridge is named after the educationist reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and has cost Indian Rupees 3.88 billion to build.. read more>
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# More than 100,000 Railway Wagons supplied to Indian Railways.
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# Special Wagons of capacities 300MT and 250MT for Bhilai Steel Plant.
# Around 4,000 Railway Wagons exported to Overseas Railways.
# Export of Tank Wagons to Sita Rail, Ivory Coast & Flat Wagons to Mali.
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EXECUTION OF REFRACTORY PRODUCTS UNDER BBUNL:
# High quality refractory products for Steel Plant - Highest heat level of 1750 Degree Centigrade.
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EXECUTION OF TURNKEY PROJECTS UNDER BBUNL: Ash Handling Plants for NTPC, RCF, NALCO
JAJPUR FLYOVER: Fabrication and erection of one 61 M span welded through type girder for flyover between Jajpur-Keonjhar Road and Jakhapura Station across then Howrah - Chennai BG line at Railway Chainge Km. 342/3-4 (Up/Dn Line), under East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar. Total quantity of Steel used 230 MT
KATHJODI BRIDGE: Fabrication, assembly and launching of 16 x 45.7 M triangulated open web steel through girder conforming to MBG loading over Br. No. 553 (Kathjodi River) in connection with Cuttack - Barang Dubling in Khurda Road Division of East Cost Railway, Bhubaneswar. Total quantity of Steel used 1760 MT for girder and 220 MT for Trolley Refuge, Inspection ladder and hand railing etc.
GANDAK BRIDGE: Construction of steel superstructure of new rail bridge of 2 x 18300 M + 8 X 76.200 M + 4 X 18.300 M across river Gandak between Hajipur and Sonepur under East Central Railway, Mehendrughat, Patna. Total quantity of steel used 3000 MT.
JALDHAKA BRIDGE: Supply, Fabrication, assembling and erection of 24 x 45.7 M MBG Span of open web welded steel girder for the super-structure of Br. No. 73 over river Jaldhaka at Km. 61.248 in between Mathabhanga & Chapaguri Station including linking of track with H-Beam sleepers in connection with construction of new BG line for New Maynaguri to Jogighopa of N.F.Railway. Total quantity of steel used 2600 MT.
DRAINAGE AT TRIPURA: Construction of Drain from (i) Birendra Club to Alaba Chowmuhani and (ii) Bidurkarta Chowmuhani to Colonel Chowmuhani under PWD, Agartaral Division. Total 3.5 KM.
TORSA BRIDGE: Supply, fabrication, assembling and erection of 17 x 45.7 M MBG span of open web welded steel girder for superstructure of Br. No. 95 over river Torsa at Km. 78.51 in between Coochbehar & CChapaguri Station including linking of track with H-Beam sleepers in connection with construction of new BG line from New Maynaguri to Jogighopa of North East Frontier Railway, Maligaon. Total quantity of steel used 1780MT.
MAHANANDA BRIDGE: Supply, fabrication, assembling and erection of 8 x 45.7 M MBG span of open web welded steel girder for superstructure of Br. No. 3 (DN) over river Mahananda at KM. 16.17 including linking of track with H-Beam sleepers, trolley refuges and pathway etc. in between Old Malda and Malda Town station of North East Frontier Railway, Maligaon
VIP Road - Kolkata Fly Over: Supply, fabrication and transportation of steel superstructure for four lane elevated corridor along Kaji Najrul Islam Sarani (VIP Road) from Kestopur to Joramondir under JNNURM. Total quantity of steel used 1100 MT.
Transportation of 6x30.5 m and 4x45.7m girders from Railway Engineering Workshop, Manmad (Maharashtra) and Mughalsarai (UP) for Br. No.139, 145, 172 and 29 and erection of new girders, dismantling of old girders including loading, unloading in connection with gauge conversion work of New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon MG.
Transportation of 9x45.7m and 1x76.1m girders from Manmad for B.No.2, 95, 132 and 52 and erection of new girders, dismantling of old girders including loading, unloading in connection with gauge conversion work of New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon MG.
Transportation, assembling and erection of BG girders of 45.70m span and replacement of MG girders with new BG girders of bridge no. 227 (9x45.70m) on Torsa river at KM 292/9-14 including painting.
Fabrication, supply, erection of 6 nos. 45.7m span BG steel girders and dismantling of old MG spans over river Sankosh in connection with New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon gauge conversion.
Fabrication, supply, erection of 5 nos. 45.7m span BG steel girders and dismantling of old MG spans over river Raidak-II in connection with New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon gauge conversion.
Fabrication, supply, assembling and erection of open web steel girders at Br. No.45 (Tangan River) of span 4 x 30.48 M and Br. No.52 (Punarbhaba River) of span 7 x 30.48 M between Gazole and Gangarampur in connection with Eklakhi - Balurghat new BG line construction.
Assembling and erection of 4 (four) nos. 45.70m clear span BG girders as per drawing no. RDSO/BA-11361 to BA-11377 with upto date alterations including track linking on the bridge proper and other ancillary works in connection with rebuilding of bridge no. 331 (River Doyang) at Km. 318/9-10 between stations Bhilgaon and Jamguri in Lumding - Furkating (BG) section in Lumding Division.
Supply, fabrication, transportation, assembly, erection and launching of steel through type bridge girders on bride no. 7, span 8 x 45.7 m on Bonam river between Brundamal and Lapanga stations of Sambalpur division of S.E. Railway.
Construction of three bridges across river Sarbhangkhola, Aie and Rongangchu and their approaches in Bhutan.
Construction of 2nd Cabway at Howrah Station of Eastern Railway, Howrah.
Transportation, assembly, erection and launching of 9 spans of 30.5m through type steel bridge girders on various Bridge on Tamluk-Digha BG New Rail Link Project.Erection of 4 nos. 45.7m spans in various bridges on Tamluk-Digha New BG Link Project.
Erection of 11 nos. 45.7m span over the river Haldi on Tamluk-Digha NEW BG Link Project.
Construction of intake jetty, raw water pumping station, electrical sub-station, suction main, delivery main etc. at Dakshin Raipur, Nodakhali, Budge Budge, West Bengal.
Repairing & Strengthening of distressed steel members including replacement of steel through and corroded steel members for Vivekananda Setu, Calcutta.
Fabrication and erection of 3x76.2M span + 1x5.7M span steel bridge girders over Main line at Shaktigarh, West Bengal and at Sonnagar, Bihar.
Erection of 6x76.2M span bridge across the river Ulhas.
Fabrication & erection of 9.85M span bridges between Dehri-on-Sone & Mughalsarai.
Fabrication & erection of 18.5M span bridges between Dehri-on-Sone & Mughalsarai.
Assembling, erection and launching of 3x30.5m open web through girder of Kopra ridge at kms. 119/27-37 on Bina-Katni section UP road including riveting.
Restoration of accident damaged 1 no. 76.2M span in bridge between Obra dam and Paprakund at Km 139/14-6 under DHN division of Eastern Railway.
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CollectinSteve wrote:Uh... I see P68, P84, and P94 Temperate mixed in there with the Tropicals Generally the buttons are a good indication of what goes with what. For example, Canadian style buttons are only used on S95 and newer, both top and bottom. Really small dish buttons were used on 1980s Tropical stuff only. Flat disk buttons in bluish green are P94, bright green are P84, and dull green are P68 (though this is not a hard and fast rule).
And congrats on a BEAUTIFUL "Belize" set. Super hard to come by. Also congrats on a lot of original badging. Although I've got really good uniforms, most of mine are completely naked. A shame since British badging is quite nice!
Nice Trops! These are faded kind of like the "loud" Trops I'd love to have a set of. Great find, and these kind are getting harder to get a hold of; hang onto them!bond007a1 wrote:


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Long after the memories of their time at Dawakha have faded, and normalcy
has returned into their once tumultuous lives, 15th of August 2019 will
forever remain etched in the checkered memories of the 26 female inmates
who are currently lodged at the Dawakha Open Air Prison. For, on this day,
these 26 inmates have received their Certificate of Competence – to practice a
vocation that the Rotary Club of Thimphu helped them acquire. The life skill
that these ladies have acquired will stand them in good stead – when they
complete their term and reintegrate into society. It is our Club’s effort at
rebuilding lives that have been thrown into disarray, for reasons beyond their
During a simple prayer ceremony presided over by a Truelku and the
Superintendent of RBP Sonam Wangchuk, these ladies have been issued their
certificate of proficiency in sewing.
Superintendent of Police Mr. Sonam Wangchuk and trainer Ms. Pem Pem Gyaltshen hold up the
Certificate of Proficiency awarded to 26 inmates who underwent one month’s training program in sewing.
For the past one month these ladies have been taught sewing on 10 brand
new sewing machines donated by the Rotary Club of Thimphu. Zamin Friends
Forever – a homegrown entrepreneurial trailblazer who is the one and only
manufacturer of reusable cotton sanitary napkins in the country, fielded the
training instructor, Ms. Pem Pem Gyaltshen.
Under an MoU that is due to be signed independent of our Club, between the
RBP, Zamin Friends Forever and the women inmates, this project will see
generation of income for the ladies while they are still at the Dawakha facility.
Zamin Friends Forever is committed to purchase all of the pads that inmates
produce at Dawakha. They will continue to make a living from sewing cotton
sanitary pads, should they wish, even after they leave the facility. For those
who are unable to afford to buy sewing machines, the Rotary Club of
Thimphu is committed to help them finance the purchase of sewing machines.
The Rotary Club of Thimphu is proud to be able to engage in this meaningful
project – the capacity building initiative towards manufacturing and use of
affordable and environmentally friendly reusable cotton sanitary napkins. We
believe that each of us must do our share to protect and safeguard our
environment. Disposable plastic sanitary napkins MUST GO! It is bad for the
environment. And it is bad for the pocket.
The Dawakha project is the epochal first step – The Rotary Club of Thimphu
will initiate much bigger programs in the coming months and years. Over
time, we hope to be able to cover whole of the country, in the production and
use of environmentally friendly reusable sanitary napkins. Currently
operational modalities are being worked out with the RENEW whose nation
wide reach and coverage will help us reach most parts of the country.
This project is a small contribution from the Rotary Club of Thimphu, towards
safeguarding the nation’s environment. In the same vein, we are currently in
the process of implementing a 100% organic agriculture project valued at
US$51,000.00, in Chhukha Dzongkhag.
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