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Cazenovia Some people would say being named the second-coolest small town in America this year has helped put Cazenovia on the map — and now that map will show high-resolution street view images of Cazenovia’s main streets and some businesses. This is because a Google Trusted Photographer team was in Cazenovia last week to photograph streets, sidewalks and storefronts for Google Maps’ “Street View” application — and the team will be back this week to photograph the insides of local businesses if owners request the job.
For years, Google has offered online maps for its users, and, in 2007, the company started its “Street View” application to allow viewers to zoom in and see actual streets in a community.
“When we first started Street View as an experimental project, we packed several computers into the back of an SUV, stuck cameras, lasers and a GPS device on top, and drove around collecting our first imagery,” according to the Google Maps website. “We've come a long way since our initial U.S. launch in 2007; today we've expanded our 360-degree panoramic views to include locations on all seven continents.”
Google trusted photographers now use cars, trolleys, bicycles, snowmobiles, backpacks and cameras on tripods to capture the world and allow people online to see communities, world landmarks, natural wonders, museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses as if they were standing right there.
“We actually can go anywhere – some places we’ve even gone underwater … on top of a mountain and in the Grand Canyon,” said Google Trusted Photographer Jim Hilker, who, along with his son and partner Drew, visited Cazenovia on Wednesday, May 28, to photograph downtown Cazenovia for inclusion on Google Street View.
The Hilkers have been photographing communities and colleges in New York state and central Pennsylvania for two years for inclusion on Google Street View, as well as a new Virtual Area Guide. This summer they will be working to photograph numerous communities in Central New York, which is what brought them to Cazenovia last week.


Early diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) is essential for the prevention of metastasis and for early treatment; therefore, we aimed to develop a simple, accurate, and multi-analyte assay system for early PCa diagnosis in this study. Experimental design: We fabricated three kinds of biochips then integrated into microfluidic device for simultaneous detection of vascularendothelial growth factor (VEGF), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and PCa circulating tumor cells (CTC) in human serum for accurate diagnosis of PCa. Then the integrated device can be put in the ELISA reader for signal analysis after sample incubation, no necessary of further fluorescence staining or microscopy counting. Result: The integrated device has wide liner detection ranges (0.05-25 ng/mL for both PSA and VEGF, and 5-300 cells/mL for PCa CTC), as well as high levels of sensitivity and selectivity, and demonstrated a high correlation with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for sample detection in patients. Also, the presented biochips could maintain their stability when stored at 37°C for 49 days without significant differences in the red-shift (<5%). Conclusions: We have successfully developed a multi-analyte sensing system for rapid and easy detection of PSA, VEGF, and PC3 cells in PCa samples using label-free glass-based chips. This method presents the advantages of a broad working range, high specificity, label-free, high-speed, stability, and low cost detection method for point-of-care testing of PCa.
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Our studio also offers body modifications of somewhat more extreme and permanent nature. It’s mostly tongue split (snake tongue) or subdermal implants. We are capable and willing to fulfil even more non-traditional requirements. It all depends on your needs, ideas and desires. Of course there are things we will not do, as we believe those modifications are either too risky or easily available at other specialists (e.g. surgeons)
Body modifications are not for everybody. We need to know that our clients are determined and fully aware of the consequences this procedure will have on their lives. Before the procedure we require a personal meeting with the client to discuss all the possibilities and potential risks. Modifying procedures are considered risky and dangerous and are not to be performed by amateurs or people without the proper knowledge, experience, sterile location and equipment. If you really want some body modification done on you, you should take extra care in choosing the right person and place to perform the procedure.
For body modifications, it is imperative that some conditionsare met first. The client must be fully informed and firmly resolved to go through with the procedure. We on the other hand have to have all the knowledge, experience and equipment. We are proud to be the only studio in Slovakia,able to provide all of the above. We do have to insist on all requirements being met. If not, the body modification can posea huge risk for the client.
We would like to introduce two of the most common modifications we perform. We will be more than happy to answer any of your questions about other types of desired modifications. Do not hesitate to contact us
The procedure involves cutting the tongue from its tip toward the root, but not farther than the frenulum. The best way is to cut the old healed tongue piercing and therefore preventing the deepest cut from healing forward from the back. The important fact is that not everybody is fit for having the split done, sometimes the tongue is too short for the procedure to be performed. This surgery requires a good physical health of the client and it is important to know how to stop possible heavy bleeding, which doesnt occur in mostinstances. The healing process can take up to 6 weeks and it is necessary to follow our advice, ensuring proper care and recommended procedures.
After the healing, your tongue will be split in two, which allows for more than just a fancy show off... :)
Tongue splitting does not create lisp or any speech impediment.
Subdermal implant is a type of modification when a ready-made piece of jewellery / desired shape implant is placed underneath the skin into subdermis. The implants are made from certified materials such as teflon or silicone. It is important to choose the right size, location and material of the implant, so it would be comfortable to wear and not bothersome to the client in any way. The cut is made close to the desired location and a subdermal pocket is created for the implant to be placed in. The wound is fixed from the outside and the healing usually takes about 8 weeks. The skin fuses around the implant and (after the healing) creates a 3D effect.

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This stunning villa is in close proximity to Manly’s Main Beach. Manly Waterfront offers spectacular views and tranquil outdoor areas for filming and photoshoot. The waterfront pool is an ideal for Model shoots and has a slide.
The villa is inspired by Spanish design with the main floor, kitchen and living areas overlooking the sea. There is a guest room with en suite on top floor, as well as master with ensuite and 2 other bedrooms and one bathroom on that level.The outdoor area provides a lounge area, dining area and offers a waterfront swimming pool.
Bedroom 1: Master Bedroom with en-suite bathroom, walk-in closet and balcony.
Bedroom 2: Guest room with ensuite bathroom
Bedroom 3: Queen Bed
Bedroom 4: Queen Bed
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This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) of global leaders and CEOs in Davos, Switzerland is to be chaired entirely by women for the first time in the organisation’s 48-year history.
The seven co-chairs for the four-day event, which starts on 23 January, include International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde, Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg and IBM’s chief executive Ginni Rometty.
The move comes after the high-profile summit was criticised for lacking female representation at past events.
A WEF spokeswoman said the co-chairs, who help develop the Davos programme and lead panel discussions, were chosen to reflect global stakeholders, adding that the women “represent both the public and private sectors, international organisations, organised labour, academia and science, as well as civil society and social entrepreneurship”.
“It’s an honour to be asked to be co-chair at the World Economic Forum,” said Norway PM Solberg, who underlined her commitment to creating a sustainable welfare society.
“Inclusive growth is essential to reach that goal,” she told CNBC. “This means, among other things, that both women and men must be able to take part in the labour market on equal terms.”
everywoman co-founders Karen Gill and Maxine Benson said “This is a historic moment but long overdue. Having women chairing the conference will help shape a more inclusive debate which we know leads to a more inclusive and economically healthy society.”
According to WEF, the theme of this year’s conference is to “explore the root causes of, and pragmatic solutions for, the manifold political, economic and social fractures facing global society”.
Attended by more than 2,500 people, including world leaders, business tycoons, policymakers and well-meaning celebrities, the Alpine summit has come under fire in recent years for being a male-dominated event. The pejorative “Davos Man” was coined to describe the typical wealthy, elite men who rub shoulders at Davos.
Speaking to CNBC, another summit co-chair, Sharan Burrow, took aim at Davos Man, saying: “If you ask me whether this rise of the alpha leader has created a wave of misogyny, you know my answer is yes.”
Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, added: “Davos Man needs to listen if he cares about his families and particularly about the question of equality and equal opportunity for his daughters.”
Other co-chairs are the Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti, director general of the CERN particle physics research centre, Isabelle Kocher, head of French energy supplier Engie, and Chetna Sinha, founder of India’s Mann Deshi bank for women.
The all-female chair was announced at the same time as a WEF report that found it will take a further 217 years before women earn as much as men and will have equal workplace representation.
Published in November, the annual report, titled “Global Gender Gap in 2017”, noted that women in senior industry positions are still few and far between and that the global gender pay gap had widened to 58 percent.
This is the second year in a row that the WEF has recorded deteriorating economic inequality.
Outlining the progress that 144 countries are making towards gender equality in the economic, education, health and political empowerment, the report found that the “overall global gender gap can be closed in exactly 100 years”.
PwC’s Women in Work Index 2017 noted that earnings by women could increase by as much as $2trn (roughly £1.44trn) if pay parity is achieved in the group of 31 countries that make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The WEF annual summit in Davos runs from 23-26 January.

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A groundbreaking comparison of two titans of American art
Winslow Homer (1836–1910) and Frederic Remington (1861–1909) represent a distinct artistic strain of the American mythos: both were celebrated in their day as homegrown, self-taught artists whose work offered a vision of American identity rooted in self-reliance, vigor, and a deep connection to the outdoors. This groundbreaking book is the first to consider the two artists together, revealing unexpected resonances between their artistic themes, careers, techniques, and lives. The publication highlights their formative years as war correspondents, their portrayals of adventure and masculinity, and their bold experimentation with different media.
These pages showcase seventy-eight illustrations, paintings, sculptures, and watercolors by Homer and Remington—a number of which rank among the great works of American art. Four essays address the surprising similarities and shared experiences between the two contemporaries, and a fifth essay on their techniques, the first of its kind, illuminates their creative practices. An extensive chronology traces the artists’ careers and lifetimes, and, finally, an introduction by critic Adam Gopnik situates them within the long, empirical tradition in American art, observing that “seeing them together, we see the shape of our own self-making and, with it, the enduring wisdom of our own self-doubt.”
Published in association with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Denver Art Museum, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine
Denver Art Museum (March 15–June 7, 2020)
Portland Museum of Art, ME (July 1–September 27, 2020)
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth (October 31, 2020–January 24, 2021)
Margaret C. Adler is curator at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Jennifer R. Henneman is associate curator at the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum. Diana J. Greenwold is associate curator of American art at the Portland Museum of Art. Claire M. Barry is director of conservation, and Peter Van de Moortel is assistant conservator, both at the Kimbell Art Museum. Adam Gopnik is a writer, essayist, critic, and staff writer for the New Yorker. Thomas Brent Smith is director of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum.
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Altering the definition of "public school employee" for Baltimore City to include Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors for the purpose of authorizing collective bargaining for JROTC instructors.
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At the beginning of 2021, the machine park in the clean room of RJ Lasertechnik was expanded by another five-axle laser system.
A total of four laser welding machines with 5 axles are now available in the clean room, which can process both 2D and 3D components.
The expansion of these special production capacities became necessary due to the increased demand for development work and was built at short notice.
The new system was equipped with a laser source from IPG type QCW3000/300 and a Fanuc CNC control with 5 axles. In addition, three axles with linear drives and two rotary axles (X500 x Y500 x Z300 x C+/-90° x A360°) are available for precision machining.
The laser welding of components within the scope of development projects will be carried out on the new facility in a first step. After completion of the development work, the system will also be used step by step for mass production orders. At a later date, another system of the same design will be used for the production of larger series.
Image: New five-axle laser system in the clean room at RJ Lasertechnik


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I was just a reporter, trying to stay ahead of my student loans. I knew the rules, and I followed them.
I thought I knew how the world worked—humans lived their petty little lives in the safety of the sun. We loved and fought and—when the sun sank—we scurried behind our walls and lived in fear. That is when the monsters came out to play.
And even in the safety of the sun, we knew who ruled us.
The Houses. And their Scions.
Everyone knows the great Houses and their Scions—they are feared and loved and hated and envied. They are the gods who walk the shadows and rule all of our lives. They are salvation and death.
And somehow, I am one of them.
The TV is on in the corner as I emerge from my bedroom, and I frown. “Turn it up.”
Elise makes an aggravated noise as she reaches for the remote. She’s painting her nails, the fumes making my nose wrinkle as I pour the coffee—thank God, I did set it last night.
A classically good looking man in his mid-forties is addressing a crowd of reporters, all of them hanging on his every word.
“The atrocities won’t stand. We need to remember that we were dying when the Houses stepped forward with the antidote to the #plague name# and restored order. The fealty given to their lines and Scions are not only appropriate, it is their right.”
I glance at Elise, scanning her tablet as the blood red polish dries. “What happened?”
“HR0 bombed a coven.”
My blood runs cold and I swallow hard to keep from rubbing away the goosebumps running down my arm.
The human rights movements terrify me. Not because I disagree with them. I don't. I agree too much. It's terrifying because the Houses don't tolerate any dissent. Some will accept the rumblings od rhe movement, as long as it stays only that.
But no House will tolerate humans attacking the covens. And--"Where did it happen?"
Elise glances up at me, her pale eyes haunted. "Seattle."
The west coast belongs to House Klinge. And they are savage. Blood will spill tonight, and wash Seattle's streets red. I wonder how many will die to appease the fury of the House before the patriarch brings his princes to heel.
"Go," Elise says abruptly. "You can't fix everything and the HRO knew the risks. We all do."
I nod, and grab my coffee, heading into the shower as the Kennedy scion drones on.
We all know the risk of crossing one of the Houses. But some are desperate enough that they no longer care.
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The Chuck Wagon Gang were the best when it came to singing those old hymns. They were the other "Carter Family". Based out of Fort Worth, Texas, you see them here on this old video singing one of their most requested songs. Along with sisters Anna Gordon and Rose Karnes, is their brother Jim Carter singing bass. Also is Anna's husband Howard Gordon on guitar with that unmistakeable Chuck Wagon Gang Sound and tenor singer Pat McKeehan. BTW, the man asking the questions and requesting the song is Wally Fowler.


Here are 5 highlights from Eric Nam’s concert in Singapore last night
Didn’t get to attend Eric Nam’s sold-out show at The Pavilion on Saturday night? Or just having PCD (post-concert depression)? We recap the singer-songwriter’s Singapore stop of his Before We Begin tour, named after his latest album of the same name. This all-English album is a departure from Eric Nam’s usual K-pop genre, marking a new chapter in his career as a global pop artist.
Scroll through the gallery below for the highlights from his concert!
Photos: Onion Production’s Instagram
1. His well-crafted set list
Eric Nam is known for dabbling in a wide range of genres – from slow ballads to R&B beats to trendy dance tracks. His attention to detail is demonstrated in the curation of his set list, which transitions seamlessly from his slower, dreamier ballads (“Miss You”, “This Is Not A Love Song”) to pop-driven dance tracks (“Don’t Call Me”, “You’re Sexy I’m Sexy”).
2. The interactive stage (and the 10/10 fan service)
In the first talking session, he thanked the crowd for coming to his “Ted Talk” and admitted that his shows are “30% music and 70% talking crap”. Given how intimate the setting was, the concert allowed for up close and personal interactions with the singer. He even entertained song requests by fans, including a birthday song for fans who were celebrating their birthdays. Which brings us to the next highlight…
3. When the concert became a mini karaoke session
After performing a whole line-up of songs, Eric then went around asking fans for song requests. He didn’t hesitate to break into song and sang an acapella version of “Stop The Rain” and “Heaven’s Door”. The charismatic performer soon had the crowd singing along too, turning the concert into a karaoke session.
4. When he joked about buying a house in Singapore
The singer is no stranger to Singapore. Having hosted HallyuPopFest in 2018 and filmed No Sleep No FOMO here last January, he commented, “Singapore honestly feels like my second home in Asia… you guys have got the weather except sometimes it’s too hot but it’s still good, and you’ve got the food…” A fan even told him to buy a house here, which made him chuckle and say, “I need to get a lot more work here first, and then we’ll look into that.”
5. When he busted out his dance moves
When performing “Like You”, Eric busted out his dance moves and teased fans with his sleek body rolls. He even went to the sides of the stages and leaned against the speakers, doling out fan service and posing for cameras. One thing’s for sure – this man knows what he’s doing.


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The genre of clickers has been at the top among others for several years, and their creators have been increasing their income drastically. What kind of genre is this, why do players like it, and what secrets does it keep? Let us find out the psychological principles that were used in their development.
People call these games clickers, but the genre as such is called idle. One of the most famous representatives of this genre was released in 2013 and immediately gained popularity among many people. It was Cookie Clicker.
Its main idea is more than simple. The gamer has to click on the screen to earn some currency and then spent it for different game purposes. It does not sound awesome, but why then has this game gained such popularity?
For those who do not play the game may seem ridiculous. However, as soon as one launches it he completely forgets about time and allows to be immersed in this world.
First of all, these games create a fascinating first impression. In the beginning, the gamer gets many resources, more than he needs. That is why he is quickly leveling up and increasing the capital.
After each action, the player receives generous feedback with colorful animation. If the gamer has improved something, the reaction will be thunderous.
The encouragement always follows the player and he can be rewarded for being in the game every day as well as for skipping a week and coming back.
No matter what you are doing, you are always successful and that is exactly the thing that many people want to feel.
This game perfectly fits into the daily life of many people who have a couple of minutes throughout the day and want to spend them without too much thinking.
However, over time, you will get tired of clicking, but then auto farm will come to the rescue and the game will play itself! Is this not happiness? After a certain level of accumulation, improvements are opened for you that automatically extract currency, and then your role is reduced only to the distribution of your untold wealth.
In many games, this would lead to destruction, but not in clickers thanks to the exponential price growth curve for improvements. The player can leave the game for long without attention, and savings will grow, but this will not cause any damage to the economy, because prices grow, even more, thereby arranging a good savings challenge for you.
Yes, when you reach huge values, then you need a week or more to save up for the desired improvement, this forces you to drop the game.
It seems that nothing can be done about it, but prestige came to the rescue. When you gain prestige, you are reborn, and all your progress is reset to zero, but in return, you get more compensation and a bonus, the higher your prestige level, the greater this bonus will be.

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Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
This material is extracted from Focus
on Ku-ring-gai, a well illustrated book published by the Ku-ring-gai
Historical Society and which is available from the Society and Ku-ring-gai
bookshops priced at $23.95.
Order a copy of Focus on Ku-ring-gai
What is Ku-ring-gai? The name is that
of one of the area's aboriginal tribes, the variously spelled Gurringai. In 1894, the
tribal name was adapted for the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. In 1906 it was also taken
by the first local government authority for the area, the Ku-ring-gai Shire Council.
The municipality of Ku-ring-gai is a predominantly
residential area of 8500 hectares (85 square kilometres), stretching from Roseville, 108
metres above sea level and 10 km north of Sydney harbour to Wahroonga, 210 metres above
sea level and 20 km from the harbour. It is surrounded by three major national parks and
is home to some 107,000 people. The average annual rainfall is 1118 mm. There are many
tree lined streets fronting substantial homes. Many of the older homes are architect
designed and surrounded by attractive gardens.
Ku-ring-gai has the reputation of being
conservative, with a relatively homogeneous and stable population. Of recent years that
character has been modified slightly. At the 1991 census, more than a quarter of the
inhabitants were born overseas. Of these, almost half come from non-English speaking
countries. There is much greater cultural and culinary diversity than twenty years ago.
Yet Ku-ring-gai remains essentially a conservative area, where traditional values are
respected. It is a pleasant part of Sydney in which to live.
What has made Ku-ring-gai so distinctive? Many observers point to
its architectural heritage. Real estate agents highlight its gentlemens
residences, its larger than average suburban allotments, its building covenants, its
social composition. Others note its many fine gardens, its retention of native eucalypts,
its surrounding bushland reserves. With its restricted commercial development and its want
of any industrial area, it has been described as Sydneys most successful attempt to
create a peculiarly Australian Suburban Arcady. (Robert Moore, Helen Proudfoot and others, Municipality of Ku-ring-gai.
Heritage Study, 1987)
None of these factors, however,
adequately explains what gives Ku-ring-gai its special character. To do so, we need to
look at its history and to observe particularly what happened in the decades of Australian
federation, between 1890 and the first World War.
The settlement and expansion of the Australian
colonies in the 19th century revealed two problems peculiar to this continent: the
immensity (what the historian Geoffrey Blainey has called the tyranny) of
distances and the want of an adequate rainfall or water supply over much of it. Throughout
the 19th century the settlements north of Sydney Harbour remained isolated rural
communities, whose inhabitants were largely self-sufficient, earning their livelihood from
timber-getting, fruit growing and market gardening. In this they were little different
from other rural communities within range of the Sydney markets, such as Dural, Windsor or
Picton or the Illawarra region.
The isolation of the district had long concerned its
more progressive residents. As early as 1874, J G Edwards had got up a petition for
a railway from St Leonards to Pearces Corner. It was rejected. The line was said to
run from nowhere to nowhere, not radiating (as did all existing lines) from
the central railway station, the present Redfern. In 1875, a public meeting was held at
the Greengate Hotel in Killara. Twenty residents met and elected Edwards to present their
proposal to government. The first stage of the line, from Hornsby to St Leonards, was
eventually opened in 1890. The first train on the extended line from Hornsby to
Milsons Point, ran on 1 May 1893.
The other deterrent to population growth, the want
of a regular water supply, was also solved at much the same time as the railway was
opened. In the 1890s, the colonial government constructed water tanks at Wahroonga and
Pymble which connected the district to the Sydney metropolitan water supply, based on the
Nepean catchment. In no other part of suburban Sydney did these two initiatives coincide
The character and population density of the region
was changed forever. In the 1880s, the colonies were brought in touch with ideas of the
garden city, by British architects like (Sir) John Sulman, who built his own residence, Ingleholme
at Turramurra. The ideal lifestyle was one in individual homes, not terraces close to
employment. Private gardens and vegetable patches and later, tennis courts, became much
valued. The suburban sprawl began.
At the same time, public health authorities showed
convincingly that infant mortality and outbreaks of diseases like typhoid fever and
bubonic plague could be dramatically reduced, even eliminated, by supplying running water
and eventually sewerage. Being well above sea level, with a healthy climate and adequate
transport to the city, the suburbs along the new railway line became attractive to those
who could afford to move out from the inner suburbs.
In the two decades from the opening of the railway
to the outbreak of the first World War, the character of the upper north shore was firmly
established. Subsequent generations have reinforced that character.
It is only over the past decade that many of its
distinctive features, its larger allotments, its building covenants, its gardens, its
heritage features and even its social composition, have come under threat. An increasing
volume of vehicular traffic (but not public transport) and pressure to find land for
medium and high density development, so as to contain the suburban sprawl, are endangering
the life style of the area. It cannot be retained, nor its natural and built environment
conserved, unless its inhabitants understand what it is they are preserving, and why.
Nineteenth century land use in the Ku-ring-gai
region was governed by its topography. Like so much of Australia, Ku-ring-gai was once a
sea bed. What is now a plateau was originally sandstone covered by Wianamatta shale which
was gradually eroded. Rugged gullies were formed, leading to the Lane Cove River, Middle
Harbour and Broken Bay. The higher ground kept its shale, but this was partly broken down
into clay with a brown loam covering. The soil nearer the gullies is a sandy loam, over
some clay and sandstone. In the gullies themselves, one tends to find just a little sand
over the underlying sandstone.
It is not surprising, then, that the higher parts of
the remaining plateau were the most fertile. The richer soils, combined with the highest
average rainfall in the Sydney region, produced in the centuries before white settlement,
almost impenetrable stands of fine, straight timbers, such as one can still see in the
south western corner of Western Australia and limited parts of the Victorian Gippsland.
The native timbers, the blackbutt, Eucalyptus pilularis, and the Sydney Blue Gum, Eucalyptus
saligna, were noted by the first white explorers in the region, Governor Arthur
Phillip in 1788, Governor John Hunter and in 1805, George Caley the botanist.
As early as 1791, samples of the timber to be found
in the colony and on Norfolk Island had been shipped to England to be assessed by the
Royal Navy. In 1807, Governor King gave a detailed report on the qualities of the
colonys timbers. Stringy bark, ironbark, box and mahogany were said to be the most
suitable for shipbuilding. As a result, the Navy requested that stores of timber be kept
ready. In the event, the Battle of Trafalgar (in 1805) ensured timber supplies from the
Baltic and North America were not endangered.
Of greater concern was the need for good quality
timber to construct government and private buildings in Sydney. These included the Hyde
Park barracks, the Mint building and a court house, soon redesigned as St James
Church. As a result, from around 1805 to the 1840s and 1850s, timber-getting became the
first industry of the region north of the harbour.
Timber-getters, some convict, some emancipist, as
well as some free settlers, worked the more accessible stands. Other settlers occupied
lands on the promise of a grant. The first grants gazetted were along the ridge where the
good soils produced the best timbers. The land district was then known as Lane Cove. The
parish of Gordon was surveyed around 1835, and covers most of the area that became
Ku-ring-gai Shire in 1906. It is a section of the 1835 survey map of the Gordon parish
that features in the front of this book.
As early as 1805, Governor King established what was
known as the Lane Cove Sawing Establishment, on the Lane Cove River, at the end of Fiddens
Wharf Road. At one time it employed 48 convicts. They prepared spars for colonially built
vessels, timber for public buildings, shingles for roofing and even charcoal for
foundries. This establishment closed about 1819, when another was opened at Pennant Hills.
Settlers soon occupied the area, on the promise of a
grant. The first grants, gazetted in 1821, were along the ridge where the good soils
produced the best timbers. The settlers, either emancipists or those arrived free, were
granted convict labourers in proportion to the size of their holdings.
The first inhabitants were itinerant. They were
there to work the land, not to live on it. The timber-getters built houses that were
haphazard and crude - bush huts made of a few sheets of bark.
The timber-getting era in the 1820s and 30s was busy
and profitable. The free settlers and crown grantees could be allocated free and convict
labour to work not only their own land, but also crown land over which they bought timber
rights. Timber-laden bullock drays and jinkers were a common sight in those days, pulling
heavy loads along the Pennant Hills Road, then down to the Lane Cove River, along tracks
formed by convict labour.
Once the great trees were felled, the land was
turned over to farming and to orchards. As time passed and particularly as second
generations came of age, much of it was subdivided. Permanent and generally more law
abiding inhabitants settled there. The soils which had nurtured forests now yielded all
varieties of fruits, both citrus and stone. Nearer the water courses, market gardens
flourished. The area was given over to farming, for subsistence or to supply the Sydney
markets. St Ives, the only district not served by the railway, remained a farming area
until the 1950s.
By the mid 19th century, the major transport routes,
by land and by water, had been established. Before the 1880s, river transport was more
important than the road connection. There were several wharves on the Lane Cove River,
including Hyndes Wharf and Fiddens Wharf. The principal road ran along the high ridge. Its
importance has never been challenged. It was known variously as the Lane Cove Road, the
Gordon Road (at the turn of the century) and eventually, by the 1920s, as the Pacific
Highway. (It was not sealed until 1927.) This road was the link between the scattered
settlements from St Leonards to Pearces Corner. The railway, when it came, followed
closely the line of the road.
The subsidiary connections linked the
ridge settlements either to water transport or to other outlying parts. Stoney Creek Road
/ Pittwater Road connected the district to Pittwater; Ryde Road led to the older
settlements at Ryde and along the Parramatta River; Kissing Point Road was a track leading
across the Lane Cove River to the old settlement at Kissing Point (now Ryde). Other roads,
such as Fiddens Wharf and Grosvenor Roads, led to the Lane Cove River.
Although the area did not have a defined commercial
centre, Gordon came close to filling that role. In the 20th century Gordon became the
civic centre, partly because it is roughly in the geographic centre of the shire. But
commercially, even at the end of the 19th century, the district remained a chain of
settlements or suburbs. Each cluster of housing boasted local shops supplying basic needs:
a bakery, sometimes a butchery or a produce store, and by the turn of the century perhaps
a pharmacy, a tea room and a post office. Each neighbourhood was served by delivery runs
for perishable goods like milk, butter, bread, meat and ice. The formation of progress
associations and private sporting clubs in the 1890s, emphasised the extremely localised
nature of community endeavour. Ku-ring-gai became a prototype of ribbon development along
an access corridor.
The construction of the railway and the introduction
of local government gave the area greater cohesion. It was transformed from a series of
isolated farming communities to a line of much sought after suburbs. By 1900, the line
from St Leonards to Lindfield was duplicated; by 1909 it was double track to Hornsby, with
island platforms and brick station buildings, some of which still survive. In March 1906
the Shire of Ku-ring-gai was constituted, initially with six councillors. A modest Shire
Council building was erected in 1911 on the main road, near St Johns Church in
Gordon, replacing temporary offices in the grounds of that church.
The significance of private enterprise to the region
cannot be over emphasised. Once the railway was constructed, private subdivision took
place on a grand scale, initiated by men like J G Edwards, descendants of pioneer
settlers. The architect-designed houses of the Federation and interwar periods, for which
Ku-ring-gai is noted, were all built for private clients. Builders and contractors,
carpenters and masons employed in their construction, made up much of the workforce of the
From the 1890s onwards, most schools in the district
were likewise predominantly privately owned and managed. Some of them have since become
leading educational institutions in New South Wales. But for generations of school
children whose parents could not pay fees, State secondary education was only available
outside the municipality, at North Sydney and Hornsby. The first State high schools in the
area were not opened till the mid to late 1960s.
There is still no court house in the municipality,
and the nearest branches of the Government Insurance Office are at Chatswood and Hornsby.
The public hospitals are the Hornsby / Ku-ring-gai Hospital located in Hornsby and the
Royal North Shore hospital at St Leonards.
From the 1890s onwards, Ku-ring-gai became
celebrated for its superior residences. By adapting imported building techniques and
architectural styles such as the Queen Anne to suit the Australian climate,
architects created homes that were both livable and aesthetically pleasing. They added
touches of nationalistic fervour, especially in decorative features such as stained glass
windows and wall and chimney tiles depicting native flora and fauna.
Improvements in the manufacture of bricks allowed
them to be used without stucco for walls. Cavity brick construction, an Australian
innovation, became standard practice by 1895. This technique, combined with the
introduction of damp courses, offered protection from rising damp, accentuated
by sudden thunderstorms, to which the north shore is particularly liable during long, hot
summers. Special attention was paid to roof lines, often elaborate and turreted. Pymble
and Turramurra, Warrawee and Wahroonga were especially noted for their fine
Federation homes, many of which can still be seen, in such streets as
Ku-ring-gai Ave (Turramurra), Burns Road (Wahroonga) and Hastings Road (Warrawee).
Within the space of little more than twenty years,
between 1890 and 1910, Ku-ring-gai had become a noted residential area of suburban Sydney.
The interwar period was one of urban consolidation.
State funded improvements helped. The first Roseville Bridge was opened in 1924, and the
Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. The Harbour Bridge made possible a direct road and
electrified rail link to the central business district of Sydney and to other parts of the
metropolitan area. The State Electricity Commission built sub-stations to provide
electricity to all homes in the municipality. By 1939, the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage
and Drainage Board had connected two-thirds of Ku-ring-gai homes to the sewerage system.
Local government also expanded. After 1920 the
number of building applications in the shire increased considerably. More councillors were
needed. In 1928 the Shire was converted into a municipality with four wards, Wahroonga,
Gordon, Killara and Roseville, each with three aldermen. The original section of the
present Council Chambers, in Georgian Revival style, was opened in 1928.
Private development remained the main feature of the
area. Almost all of the municipality was designated an area for pure
residential development, as opposed to mixed development (commercial and
industrial). In 1925 a council proclamation attempted to prohibit the use of any building
for the purpose of any trade, industry, manufacture, shop or place of public
amusement. Advertising hoardings were also prohibited. Though these regulations had
to be amended after they were challenged in the High Court, the concept of a strict
separation of residential and commercial districts was maintained.
Residential building was also restricted by local
government building covenants prohibiting the use of certain building materials such as
weatherboards and corrugated iron roofing. Flats were frowned upon, both for
moral reasons -- they were said to attract the flotsam and jetsam of
Darlinghurst -- and because it was claimed they depressed both the environmental
quality of the suburb and its real estate values. Very few blocks of flats were permitted
The building styles of this period were imported and
adapted. The Californian bungalow was much favoured in the decade after the
first World War. The Georgian Revival style was introduced by such leading architects as
Leslie Wilkinson, foundation professor of architecture at the University of Sydney in
1917. In the 1930s, two-storeyed, half timbered houses in an imitation Tudor style were
Most houses were within walking distance of railway
stations. Ku-ring-gai had become a dormitory area. Children travelled out of the area to
secondary schools; fathers travelled by train to offices and professional suites in the
city; married women stayed at home. What community and social activities were offered were
those provided by private institutions. Churches encouraged scout groups and tennis and
cricket clubs; sporting clubs fostered golf, bowls and tennis.
The decades after the second World War, from 1950 to
1980, were marked by population pressures, arising from post war marriages and
immigration. As an almost exclusively residential area, Ku-ring-gai has been particularly
subject to these pressures. Between 1950 and 1980, its population doubled, from roughly
50,000 to 100,000. The increase since 1980, to approximately 110,000 at present, has been
much less rapid.
In the 1960s and 70s, tracts of crown land were
rezoned residential. Housing developments spread to new extensions of all suburbs: East
Wahroonga, North and South Turramurra, West Pymble, East and West Gordon, East Killara,
East and West Lindfield and Roseville Chase. The State Planning Authority demanded that
new blocks be fully serviced, with water, sewerage and electricity connected, before they
could be sold. The average price of these allotments was higher than in other parts of the
metropolitan area. This helped sustain the conservative character of the municipality.
Ku-ring-gai remained a relatively expensive housing area.
Land near water courses, earlier rejected both for
farming and for residential development, now became spectacular building sites. Some
featured exposed sandstone; others were on precipitous slopes which required new building
techniques. Following post-1960 town planning practice, the streets of these subdivisions
follow more closely the land contours: they are never straight.
Population pressures have inevitably threatened the
Suburban Arcady for which Ku-ring-gai has been renowned. Houses have been
demolished or their gardens truncated to make way for road widening, particularly along
the Pacific Highway, which now carries six lanes of traffic. At peak hours, that traffic
is bumper to bumper. The opening of the Newcastle freeway, which terminates at Wahroonga,
has increased the flow of traffic, particularly heavy traffic, on the highway, so that it
now divides suburbs and shopping centres in two. The commercial centres of Turramurra,
Gordon, Lindfield and Roseville are all badly affected.
Increased population creates pollution problems and
it introduces transit traffic to residential areas outside the shopping centres. Aircraft
noise is another menace, especially since a locator beacon for aircraft approaching
Kingsford Smith airport was installed in West Pymble. Pressure to capitalise
on valuable residential land has led to the demolition of older homes and smaller
dwellings over fifty years old. Others have been substantially extended. Many are being
replaced with villa and town housing and two storey Federation homes. Many
older residences have lost their heritage features through unsympathetic additions,
especially second storeys and new fenestration.
Ku-ring-gai has always had minority immigrant
settlers. In the 19th century, Jonas Lofberg from Sweden settled in the West Pymble area
(now Bicentennial Park), and built a wharf on the Lane Cove River. His descendants still
live in the area. A section of what is now North Turramurra was once known as Irish Town.
Chinese market gardeners supplied fruit and vegetables to most suburbs, and did so till
well into the 20th century. In the early 1920s, a number of Italian families settled in St
Ives, while after the World War II new settlers (chiefly of British stock)
were housed in the former army camp at Bradfield (now West Lindfield). Some of them
However, over the past fifteen years, the ethnic
diversity of Ku-ring-gai has become more pronounced. The 1991 census shows that
Ku-ring-gai has the highest concentration in Sydney of persons born in Hong Kong, and the
highest percentage in Australia of Japanese-born immigrants. Many South African immigrants
have settled in Pymble and St Ives.
The district has not been immune from natural
disasters. In April 1927, a sudden storm hit Pymble and caused much damage in the shopping
centre. Wahroonga and Pymble in particular and surrounding suburbs were devastated by a
ferociously strong thunderstorm late one January afternoon in 1991. It swept up from the
south west, along Fox Valley Road, and a plot of the path of the storm shows that it was
actually centred on Pentecost Avenue, in Pymble. Damage to houses and other property was
widespread, much more severe than anyone could remember.
The January 1991 storm caused devastation also to
Abbotsleigh school: it was extremely fortunate that major casualties were avoided when
this massive tree fell on the 3-storey school hall.
The destruction of many hectares of bushland in the
devastating fires that swept the state in January 1994 caused some residents to examine
the balance between the pleasures and the dangers of homes close to bushland. Due to quite
heroic efforts by volunteer bushfighters, damage to life and property was minimised. On
the western side of Lindfield and Killara, however, homes such as this one in Albert Drive
were destroyed. The bush itself, as shown in these photos in sequence, regenerates very
Ku-ring-gai Council has played an important role
over the years in helping the municipality maintain its Arcadian character,
notwithstanding the pressures with which it has contended during periods of rapid
development and population growth. Successive councils have built or supported local
amenities such as the public golf courses at Gordon and Turramurra, tennis courts
throughout the municipality, a library with several branches, an arts centre at Roseville,
a youth centre at St Ives, and a swimming pool at Pymble. Another amenity created by the
Council is the Wildflower Garden at St Ives.
It has also carried out routine tasks such as
maintaining the road system, parks, railways station gardens and attending to waste
Council has been supported by active community
groups. Indeed many of the Councils initiatives are the result of suggestions from
resident groups. The citizens of Ku-ring-gai have always been aware of the important
contribution congenial surroundings make to the quality of life, and have jealously
nurtured the areas natural and built environment. In early decades local progress
associations played an important role in initiating community improvements. In more recent
times, this task has been taken over by a wide range of service clubs and special interest
action groups. These include groups focused on the aged and disabled and on children, and
a great variety of cultural, craft and hobby activities.
Some of the recent changes affecting the lifestyle
of residents are beyond the scope of local control. Aircraft noise and transit traffic are
examples. With an appreciation of the history of their suburbs, it is hoped that residents
will understand how recently some of their present concerns have evolved. They will also
learn to value the heritage of the municipality and help to preserve it.
From 'Focus on Ku-ring-gai'. Copyright The
Ku-ring-gai Historical Society. Reprinted with permission.
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A number of people have losing weight as a goal and may not be seeing the results. If this is you, then give this a read.
Sleep may not seem a likely factor to effect weight-loss / FAT-loss, but it can make a significant difference. Lack of sleep is linked to weight-gain, increased stress, and increased hunger.
Because sleep helps regulate important hormones controlling your appetite and stress: cortisol, insulin, leptin, and gherlin, it's important to make sleep a priority when trying to lose FAT. Understanding how each of these plays a role in your weight-loos / FAT -loss goals, can help you reach your goals faster.
Under stress, cortisol provides the body with glucose (energy) by tapping into protein stores via gluconeogenesis in the liver. This energy can help an individual fight or flee a stressor. But our stressors are work, relationship, and life related rather than surviving. Elevated cortisol over the long term consistently produces glucose, leading to increased blood sugar levels through insulin resistance, which results in weight gain.
The role of cortisol “directly influence appetite and cravings by binding to hypothalamus receptors in the brain. Cortisol also indirectly influences appetite by modulating other hormones and stress responsive factors known to stimulate appetite.” (Epel E, Lapidus R, McEwen B, Brownell K. Stress may add bit to appetite in women: A laboratory study of stress-induced cortisol and eating behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2001;26(1):37-49.) This is why we crave the high sugar/processes foods when we are stressed. (e.i. 'the time of the month' and how your craving increase for these foods.)
Insulin, also, plays a role when quality sleep is limited. Insulin's job is to help the body use glucose for energy. Lack of quality sleep will decrease the hormone leptin (your appetite suppressor), which increases insulin resistance. In insulin resistance, cells fail to use the hormone efficiently, resulting in high blood sugar. This links back to the first paragraph.
The hormone leptin is a 16-kDa protein. It is secreted by adipocytes and dominantly has major role in the body weight regulation by maintaining a balance between food intake and expenditure of energy. Leptin helps suppress your appetite. But, if leptin decreases, insulin increases, and ensue the 'Hanger' begins causing an increase in food intake. Increase in food intake = weight gain.
Ghrelin is another hormone that increases appetite, aka the “hunger hormone. Ghrelin levels determines how quickly hunger comes back after we eat. Ghrelin levels increase dramatically before you eat (this is you feeling hungry, grrrrrr), then decrease for about three hours after the meal. And, so the cycle repeats. When we lack quality sleep gherlin levels increase making us feel hungry, so we can provide energy to our bodies, when we actually just need some zzz’s.
Rob Allen Fitness created a great visual for this (thank you!):
Basically, through lack of sleep our hormones become imbalance and our body’s response is to keep us alive/surviving. In “normal” circumstances, if you were sleep deprived, it’s because you were trying to survive in the wild. But, we are no longer in the wild. We live in a world that is fast pace, has the “not enough time in the day” mentally, and easy access to processed sugary foods. Majority of us are sleep deprived with readily available sugary food, this combination is partly why we are where we are today - obese.
The Take Away:
If you feel like you are not making progress with your weight-loss / FAT-loss goal, try going to bed 1 hour earlier. Increasing your quality sleep could help you reduce your body weight without much change to what you are currently doing. Consistently getting in quality sleep over the next full year could lead to a total loss of 10-14 pounds, some research suggests.
Now, good quality sleep paired with consistent quality nutrition and a great training program can only accelerate your results!
Start tonight! Get some ZZZ’s!
If you need advice on how to increase your quality sleep, please reach out and ask! firstname.lastname@example.org. I look forward to hearing from you!


Wall Street rose for the first time in three days on Tuesday, helped by technology and discretionary stocks, but weak oil prices limited gains.
The S&P 500 technology sector rose 0.7 percent and gave the biggest boost to the benchmark index, helped by a 1 percent rise in Google parent Alphabet’s stock.
Amazon.com rose 1.3 percent, lifting the consumer discretionary index. JPMorgan raised its price targets on the two stocks.
The consumer sector also got a boost from a report that showed the consumer confidence index unexpectedly rose to 104.1, marking its highest level since August 2007.”The number came in much better than expected, so consumer stocks seem to be catching a bit after having a hard time for probably a month or two,” said Mark Spellman, portfolio manager at Alpine Funds in New York.


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Amnesty International is calling on Chinese authorities to halt the persecution of people seeking to remember the victims of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square.
The international human rights group issued the statement in response to the sentencing of a man to 18 months in jail for a remembrance last year and in anticipation of demonstrations to come as the anniversary of the June 4 massacre approaches.
A court in Changshu, in eastern China, found Gu Yimin guilty of inciting state subversion after he tried to post images of the crackdown online and applied to stage a protest on the 24th anniversary last year, according to Amnesty.
“Gu Yimin should be released immediately and unconditionally. Nearly 25 years on from the Tiananmen Square crackdown the authorities continue to stop at nothing to bury the truth of 1989,” said Anu Kultalahti, China researcher at Amnesty International.
Hundreds if not thousands, of protestors were killed or injured during the military crackdown against student protestors in and around Tiananmen Square in 1989.
“As the 25th anniversary approaches, this could well mark the start of the annual round-up of activists attempting to remember the tragic events of 1989. Rather than ratchet up such persecution the authorities should acknowledge what really happened and deliver justice for the victims,” said Kultalahti.
The 1989 crackdown remains an official taboo in China. Attempts to commemorate, discuss and demand justice for what happened are forcefully curbed, with no public discussion allowed.


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Today there is a lot of controversy over whether or not we should be salting our foods, and, if so, what type of salt should we be using. For every article I find that says we should be adding sea salt to our foods, I can find another one that says we should avoid salting anything.
I personally have decided to go with Dr. Cordain’s recommendation on the salt issue. He believes we should not salt our foods as salt consumption promotes high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and kidney stones, as well as insomnia, motion sickness, and asthma.
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After surprising audiences with her red and white Giorgio Armani gown earlier in the day, Zoe Saldana rebounded with this floral gown at the “The Tree Of Life” Party during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Martini Terrace, Gray D’Albion Beach on Monday, May 16th, 2011.
Her black and white ensemble was decorated with a multi colored belt that cinched her tiny waist. She finished off the look with her hair pulled back in a messy chignon accented with a few loose wispy bangs in the front.
It was announced last week that Saldana has joined the cast of the dramatic film entitled, The Words alongside Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, and Dennis Quaid. This girl is going places!
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Light up your Independence Day holiday! These cute and easy paper lanterns make a great addition to your outdoor parties and celebrations. Simple craft paper and string lights are all you need to make this festive craft shine.
Step 1: Fold your paper.
Take a piece of paper and fold it in half lengthwise. You can use printer paper, cardstock, or scrapbook paper. The heavier the paper, the sturdier the lantern will be. Use colored or printed craft paper to make the lantern more festive.
You may want to decorate your paper with paper-edging scissors or hole punches. For July 4th, a star punch is a great idea! You can also add stickers or embellishments as you desire.
Step 2: Cut the paper.
Cut slits along the folded edge, about an inch apart, and be sure not to cut all the way to the end. The longer the slits are, the more light will shine through your lantern. However, the longer the slits are, the floppier your lantern will be. Play around with it and find what style you like best.
Step 3: Wrap and secure.
Take the two ends of the lantern and wrap them around to make a tube-like shape. Use a piece of tape or glue to close it. You can also use a stapler.
Step 4: Make a handle.
Cut a strip of paper to make a handle for your lantern. This way you can easily slide them on a string of lights. You can also use ribbon or string for your handle if you so desire. Attach the handle with glue, tape, or staples at the top of your paper lantern.
Step 5: Hang and enjoy!
Hang your lanterns on a string of Christmas tree lights, or something similar. Then display them wherever you would like. String along your porch railings or dangle them from the edge of a buffet table for a festive look.
*Because they are made of paper, we do not recommend using candles or open flames near the lanterns.


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We needed some carbs after attending a festival for a few hours. We’d decided earlier to check out Feierabend, a German pub and restaurant, for their happy hour specials.
We dropped in on an early Saturday evening (around 5:30pm) and it wasn’t busy. A couple picnic tables outside were occupied. Service was friendly and our waiter came by several times to check up on us.
There’s a couple menus on the table but we were here for their happy hour (4:00pm to 6:00pm daily).
Gurkensalat ($6.00 US)
Shaved cucumbers, radish and red onions in a sour cream vinaigrette. We ordered because we thought some vegetables were a good idea. Cucumbers were tasteless and watered down. Not very much flavour going on in this dish. Wouldn’t get again.
The pork schnitzel itself was executed well. Lemon wedge was a nice touch.
Overall, Feierabend had one of cheapest happy hours I found in the area.
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COLUMBIA CITY â At Mondayâs work session of the Whitley Consolidated School Corporation, Superintendent Dr. Patricia OâConnor and corporation Business Manager Tony Zickgraf presented a document to the board that was drafted by the John Glenn School Corporation.
The document â a call out to the Indiana Legislature.
The Walkerton-based school corporation drafted a resolution to Indiana lawmakers and sent letters to WCCS and other districts around the state.
In the letter, the John Glenn board wrote âAs you may already know, the John Glenn School Corporation Board of School Trustees has taken issue with the discrepancy among districts in per-student funding.
âWe feel this, among other issues, needs to be addressed. We have constructed a draft resolution to take to the legislature before they convene next session.â
The school officials from Walkerton are seeking a coalition of 50 school districts to sign the resolution before sending it off to Indianapolis.
âWe would appreciate your participation in preparing the âfinal productâ and invite you to sign the resolution,â said the letter to WCCS.
âI think the purpose of the resolution is to educate our legislature,â said OâConnor, saying school officials hope to convince the lawmakers that âone size doesnât fit all. I think weâre just asking the legislature to consider the smaller districts when decisions are being made.â
In the budget for 2010, the state cut school funding across the board and OâConnor told the board that WCCSâs âper-studentâ cuts were heavier than some districts. The intent of the proposed pact among school corporations is to call on the legislature to remove that funding disparity.
John Glennâs letter and resolution also referred to the stateâs funding formula as âcomplicated and outdated.â
The board discussed the possibility of signing the resolution.
âThe squeaky wheel gets the oil,â said board member Tim Bloom.
âEvery schoolâs saying theyâre not getting their fair share and I donât envy the legislature,â said Zickgraf.
In late 2009, reports said Indiana schools lost $297 million in 2010.
The new legislature meets Jan. 5 and local residents Jim Banks (Senate) and Kathy Heuer (House of Representatives) will begin freshman terms in their respective branches. Coincidently, both members will serve on education committees.
After discussing the petition by John Glenn, WCCS Board President Don Armstrong said the board should consider the issue before the next meeting Dec. 20.
âI want to think about it,â said Armstrong. âBut I also want to think about education in general. We can vote our hearts if we make it an action item.â
âI think it is a show of solidarity,â said OâConnor, âbut not in an offensive way, but more in a âyoo-hoo, weâre small, but weâre out hereâ way.


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Home / Daily / Court takes a stand over replacement vehicles
17 September 2019
Drivers who accept vehicles from credit hire companies after car accidents could be left thousands of dollars out of pocket following a series of NSW Supreme Court decisions.
An appeal case has drawn a line under exorbitant fees charged to insurers by such companies, which provide replacement hire cars to not-at-fault drivers with the promise that the at-fault driver’s insurer will later cover the cost.
In Nguyen v Cassim, credit hire company Right2Drive provided a hire car to Azad Cassim after his BMW sedan was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Dylan Nguyen, who was found to be at fault.
Right2Drive later charged Mr Nguyen’s insurer a rate of $204 per day for a Nissan Infiniti over 84 days, for a total cost of more than $17,000. This was alleged to be well above the market rate.
After the NSW Local Court granted the full amount as damages to Mr Cassim, the insurer appealed the decision.
The NSW Supreme Court found that the test for a claim of damages is one of need, not actual financial loss, and that a cheaper vehicle such as a Toyota Corolla would have met Mr Cassim’s needs for less than half the cost. The court scrapped the previous orders and awarded $7476 to Mr Cassim.
In two concurrent cases, reduced amounts compared to the actual hire cost were awarded in the first instance, on the basis that a prestige car was not needed to meet the needs of the claimants.
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed the rulings.
“Exorbitant replacement vehicle claims have put pressure on the cost of motor vehicle insurance for consumers in recent years,” a spokesman told insuranceNEWS.com.au.
“The decision that need and inconvenience should be the ultimate consideration when determining recoverable replacement vehicle costs may help alleviate premium cost pressures.”
Moray & Agnew special counsel Nicholas Sullivan and lawyer Stuart Bryson say the judgement shows that appropriate compensation will be decided with reference to multiple factors, including the driver’s needs, the car value, the value of available replacement vehicles and the prevailing market rate.


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By Elaine Meyer (May 28, 2010, 12:19 PM EDT) -- Three former telemarketing sales representatives for U.S. Gas & Electric Inc. have slapped the company with a putative collective action alleging they were denied overtime pay.
Lazardo Denis, Carlos A. Lievano and Tony R. Perez filed a complaint against U.S. Gas and its CEO Douglas Marcille in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, hitting the company with one claim for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The company is based in North Miami Beach, Fla., but customers of its natural gas and electricity are in New York, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey and Ohio.
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The £4m financial package, agreed by Cabinet at a meeting on Tuesday (3 November), will fund a new three-year combined Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme.
It will see Bristol City Council continuing to lead the way with investment in reducing its carbon footprint and ecological impact even further – while also working to ensure everyone can play their part. The programme complements the council’s action on travel, housing, energy, nature and a host of other initiatives around the city that bring together many different groups and organisations.
It is designed to be an ambitious yet achievable response to the climate and ecological emergencies, which will help Bristol City Council deliver its aim to be carbon neutral for direct emissions by 2025, through its estates, capital projects and in training its staff. It will also help the council lead and support other organisations in the citywide effort to become a carbon neutral and resilient city by 2030.
The council has continued to make substantial reductions to its carbon footprint since the climate declaration, reducing it by a further 9% in one year from 2018/19 to 2019/20. This takes the total reductions in the council’s direct emissions since 2005 to 86%.
As well as focusing on ways for Bristol City Council to improve its own carbon impact, the programme also offers help for city partners and citizens through 20 new projects, including small grants for community led climate action.
As part of helping citizens to do their bit, the council is launching a new website, the Bristol Climate Hub, as an online resource for engaging and inspiring community action for our climate. It will launch on Friday 13 November and feature individually tailored suggestions to give individuals and businesses ideas on how they can contribute and make the biggest impact on their carbon footprint.
Mayor Marvin Rees said: “The funding of these projects is another important milestone in the huge ongoing effort of everyone in the city to do what we can to tackle climate change and our impact on nature. We are proud in Bristol to have led the way in highlighting what we can do to tackle both the climate and ecological crises at a community level. In doing so, we’re also supporting our recovery from Covid-19 and embedding a new way of life that means we can build back better together.
“It has been two years since we became the first council to announce a climate emergency and in that time significant progress has been made. But there is still so much more we all can and must do. Climate change action needs to be fair and inclusive. Bristol is embarking on a just transition to carbon neutrality so no one is left behind. We all need to come together and the One City collaborative approach can help us to achieve this and make Bristol a fair, healthy and sustainable city.”
For many years Bristol City Council has been a leading voice in the UK’s local authority-level response to the climate and ecological emergencies. Building on a successful track record it was the first council to declare a climate emergency and helped mobilise the whole sector through the Local Government Association. More than 16 Bristol organisations have since joined Bristol in declaring climate emergencies and committing to action.
In February 2020, the Mayor and city partners also declared an Ecological Emergency in recognition of the urgent need for nature recovery in the city and globally.
Cllr Afzal Shah, Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology and Sustainable Growth, said: “As a council we are proud of the progress we’ve made so far, but we know how important individual actions are in tackling climate change and we also know how these combined actions can have a real impact. We all have a part to play in reducing Bristol’s carbon footprint and that's why I would urge everyone to visit the Climate Hub website and help us develop it further. We know a lot of Bristolians are already engaged and have helpful stories to share. Let’s use this online platform to support each other and make a difference to our environment.
“The effects of climate change are being felt here in Bristol and we need to act now. This could be in the form of flooding, rising food prices and increasingly uncomfortable temperatures. As a responsible authority it is only right the council does everything in its power to tackle the issue and offer every opportunity for citizens to play their part as well.”


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As many as 20 MPs from Bihar found to their dismay that the Railways had not provided an AC First Class coach in the Patna-Delhi Rajdhani Express for which they had confirmed tickets. Also, the train arrived so late that they missed the better part of Parliament's proceedings on Wednesday.
Out of 26 MPs with confirmed tickets, the railways could accommodate only six with their spouses in AC1 coach. The rest were made to travel in AC 2 and some of their attendants were left with no option but to accept AC3.
The worst part was the train arrived at about 2.15 p.m. against its scheduled arrival time of 6 a.m. with the result that these MPs could not make it to Parliament before 3.30 p.m.
RJD's Raghuvansh Prasad Singh could not participate in the debate on the Second Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2011-12.
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Now you can cross that bridge when you come to it!
The Department of Transportation installed a traffic signal and crosswalk at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge off-ramp at Jay and Nassau streets on Nov. 22, which fans of car-free travel say will make reaching and traversing the hairy span safer for everyone.
“We’re happy to see that the DOT is doing this work to improve access to the bridge and make crossing safer for pedestrians and cyclists,” said Brian Zumhagen, a spokesman for cycling activist group Transportation Alternatives, which had been pushing for the additions. “This will also make things better for people biking on Jay Street, who have had to contend with dangerous uncontrolled traffic coming off the bridge.”
Pedal-pushers riding down Jay Street towards Dumbo previously had to navigate between cars zooming off the bridge, while pedestrians had no way of getting onto the bridge without walking all the way to Sands Street — although many took the risk of running across the off-ramp and skirting along the fenced-off curb until they got there.
Eleven people have been injured in crashes nearby since 2009, according to city data.
Workers installed traffic and bicycle signals for Dumbo-bound riders on Jay Street as well as a pedestrian crossing over the ramp. They also took down fences so bipedal travelers can easily access the sidewalk leading to the bridge’s walkway.


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Developer ImageForm announced today that their game Steamworld Heist will be coming to the Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita this month. Check out the launch date, price, and other details below.
Steamworld Heist will be coming to the Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita on May 31st. The title will be coming to North America, Europe, and Australia on that same day. It will be available with cross-buy support and cost $19.99. “The Outsider” DLC will be available day one too!
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Pacific West the first to offer MSC certified tempura hake products to the foodservice sector in Australia
Supplier of frozen seafood, Pacific West, is playing an important role in transforming the seafood market to a more sustainable basis by becoming the first to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified tempura hake products to foodservice providers in Australia, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to MSC.
To be sold under the new Sustainable Harvest brand, Pacific West is sourcing the fish for its tempura range from the MSC certified hake fishery in South Africa, and these products will bear the MSC blue ecolabel.
What Pacific West says:
Neil Cane, Product Manager of Pacific West, says: "Tempura fish is one of the flagship products for Pacific West, and is well known among food service organisations."
"Our customers can be assured that the new MSC certified tempura hake products are the same premium quality and taste as before, the only difference being that now, with the launch of these products, we can together begin to meet the growing consumer demand for sustainably sourced seafood in Australia, and can play a positive role in protecting seafood for the future."
Marketing Manager of Pacific West, Cindy Eskarous, says: "Pacific West is happy to show initiative in doing our part towards preserving marine life. We believe we have always done the right thing with our fisheries, and in managing resources, but we've now gone the next step by getting our Sustainable Harvest products independently certified by the MSC."
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MSC Manager, Patrick Caleo, says: "The certified hake Pacific West is using in their Sustainable Harvest products has been proven against the world's most rigorous and science-based standard for sustainable fishing."
"By offering these MSC certified tempura hake products to the foodservice industry, Pacific West is ahead of the game in Australia and must be commended."
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