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We’ve never seen the northern lights in Alberta, or elsewhere in Canada, or anywhere for that matter.
So when Jon Reaves sent us this northern lights photo, we learned there are designated “dark sky” places in the world where artificial lighting is prohibited – goodbye light pollution, hello stargazing! Jon took this picture in Elk Island National Park, part of a Dark-Sky Preserve, and it’s one of the best places in Canada (indeed, the world) to catch a northern lights show (Jasper National Park is another).
His experience of seeing the aurora borealis is not what you’d expect, however…
Jon’s story about shooting the northern lights in Alberta
“Most people imagine a northern lights experience going something like this: A chilly winter night, cuddled up under a warm blanket beneath the stars, drinking hot cocoa and watching the aurora dance and ripple in magnificent shades of blue and green across the sky, with subtle reflections of color on a frozen lake surrounded by snowy hills. Sounds great doesn’t it?
I’ve yet to have such an experience.
I tried taking northern lights photos in Iceland several times – and failed.
It took moving to the Canadian north before I saw the aurora borealis for the first time, where I caught the northern lights in Alberta. And, ironically, my first experience was in high summer in July. It was a hot night, the air was thick, and I was ravaged by mosquitos the whole time. Welcome to the north, eh?
That isn’t to say it wasn’t a magical experience. I’ll remember it forever, even if I (and I assume I will) have more experiences with stronger aurora activity in the future.
That night, I checked the northern lights forecast online and decided conditions were promising. So I headed out to Elk Island National Park (a place I love to go to photograph bison), where I hung around for a few hours, hiding from mosquitoes in my car until well after midnight.
I was just about to head home when the lights came.
At first, it was as a faint, pale, greenish band that almost looked like a cloud. Then it got brighter and brighter until there was no mistaking it – the aurora had arrived.
I grabbed my tripod and camera (already preset for the occasion) and sprinted down the beach of Astotin Lake until I found a composition. The aurora actually became stronger after I took this photo. I was trying different compositions in the forest by that time, but those images aren’t great because a heavy breeze was swaying the trees – thus blurring them during the long exposure time necessary to capture the northern lights. The orange light on the horizon is actually from downtown Edmonton, 40 minutes to the west. The small dots of light in the lower right corner of this northern lights photo are from a small dock on the lake.
This is a classic view of Astotin Lake. And I’m happy the northern lights in Alberta, showing up here at this lake, happened to be my first sighting of them – despite all the mosquito bites.”
About Jon Reaves
Jon Reaves is a travel and nature photographer based in Edmonton, Canada. His images have been licensed for editorial and commercial use all over the world. Jon splits his time between traveling internationally and making frequent visits to the Canadian Rockies. His experiences are chronicled on his travel blog, Maps & Cameras.
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OptiBirth is a project funded by EU, FP7, aiming to improve the organisation of maternal health service delivery, and optimising childbirth, by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) through enhanced women-centred care.
The Caesarean section (CS)-rates has risen over time and varies in an international perspective; for example 15 % in Netherlands, 17 % in Sweden, 32 % in Germany and 38 % in Italy. Much of the rise is attributed to routine CS following a previous CS. VBAC is associated with lower maternal mortality than elective repeat CS, and less overall morbidity for mothers and babies. The VBAC-rates is also varying in an international perspective; significantly lower in Germany, Ireland and Italy (29-36%) than in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland (45-55%).
OptiBirth involves 12 research groups from eight EU member states, lead by five WG; management, intervention development, translation of intervention into online and ICT tools, cluster randomised trial, and economic analysis. Ingela Lundgren is scientific leader for WG2 intervention development. Focus group interviews with women, their partners, physicians and midwives will be carried out in three countries with high VBAC-rates (Finland, Sweden and Netherlands) and low VBAC-rates (Italy, Gemany, Ireland). Based on the interviews an innovative programme of evidence-based antenatal strategies, incentives and interventions will be designed to increase the empowerment, engagement and involvement of women. The programme will assist them to work in partnership with clinicians with the aim of increasing the VBAC-rates from 33% to 53%. The intervention will also be translated into an on-line, user-friendly format, including innovative Information Communication Technology solutions, an interactive website and 3-5 mobile phone applications, to assist women to achieve their optimal birth outcome. The clinical effectiveness of the intervention will be tested through a cluster randomised trial in 15 maternity units in three countries with low VBAC-rates (Germany, Ireland and Italy), in a variety healthcare settings (small, medium & large units, in both urban & rural sites). A full cost analysis will be conducted, and the team will engage with decision-makers throughout the project.

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Originally Posted by Mustang Killa
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Will it fit? 305 or maybe 315's all the way around
I am in favor of 305which is recommended. 305 is best and fit size as compare with 315.


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The technique of medicine is a science that deals with the treatment of individuals. This practice includes medical diagnosis, treatment, palliation, as well as prevention of conditions. The objective of medication is to advertise the client’s general health and wellness. In addition to this, physician likewise function to promote the health of their patients. In this regard, doctors concentrate on different areas such as interior medicine, pediatric medicines, and also emergency situation medication.
The practice of medication has been around for several centuries. Historically, it was a method that was both an art as well as a science. As a matter of fact, some of the earliest kinds of medication were practices that were tied to religious beliefs. As an example, ancient theorists made use of bloodletting based upon humorism theories. Today’s clinical area is a blend of science as well as art. In fact, suturing techniques are learned through practice; science is made use of to comprehend the mobile as well as molecular degrees of tissues.
In many countries, physicians are required to be signed up by the government. This process generally requires a medical degree from a college and accreditation from the clinical board. In addition, the candidate may need to pass a variety of exams. These requirements are designed to help make certain the quality of treatment given. Additionally, they intend to shield the public from underhanded medical professionals.
Medical history go back to ancient Greece. Hippocrates is taken into consideration the “daddy of modern-day medicine”. He introduced the Hippocratic Oath, which medical professionals must take. He was also one of the first to classify ailments and to use terms such as “worsening,” “regression,” as well as “dilemma.” He also did several of the most adventurous surgical procedures of his day.
Other areas of medical research include genetics and also way of living medication. Histology, as an example, is the study of tissues and organs under a microscope. Biochemistry, on the other hand, examines the chemical processes that occur within living microorganisms. Microbiology, on the other hand, focuses on microbes as well as their interactions. Various other fields include biostatistics, physics, and also chemistry. Furthermore, neuroscientists study illness of the nerve system. Furthermore, biostatistics is essential to the preparation and assessment of medical research. Additionally, it is the basis for evidence-based medication and also public health.
Experts in certain fields are also vital for the health care system. Some professionals, such as gynecologists, focus on treating conditions that influence women. Generally, physicians in family medicine method non-emergency circumstances. Furthermore, obstetricians and also gynecologists additionally specialize in reproductive medicine. They focus on identifying diseases, and also some of them are even able to do treatments.
General physicians, on the other hand, manage diseases of the body’s cells. Their expertises differ commonly, yet they consist of everything from dealing with infections to diagnosing cancer cells. These medical professionals likewise deal with the elderly, as well as much of them work in doctors’ workplaces, nursing houses, and also assisted-living centers. They also help individuals with chronic clinical problems as well as offer flu shots.
The training needed to practice medication varies significantly across countries. Generally, an applicant needs to complete three years of residency and a fellowship. Clinical schools differ considerably across countries, yet as a whole, clinical homeowners benefit about sixty hrs a week. It is additionally common for homeowners to invest 2 extra years researching. This training is taxing, challenging, and competitive, but the rewards are significant. If you want ending up being a medical professional, you must know that you might be helping years after medical college.
A medical history includes information regarding the individual’s existing health and wellness and also past diseases. It is also important to offer information concerning the client’s family members. This may help the doctor determine specific illness in the family. Some doctors additionally maintain a record of the client’s allergies. The information you provide will certainly help figure out the most suitable therapy. Furthermore, a physician can aid the individual understand their very own body better. This procedure is called diagnosis. If the doctor believes that a person has a serious disease, the medical professional may prescribe a medication to treat the issue.
Along with sending cases straight to payers, medical billers also prepare as well as submit charm letters. A medical biller should recognize with types and also comprehend how each field is used. A lot of these areas are set into the technique monitoring system. If you select to utilize digital declaring, it is very important to follow HIPAA insurance claim requirements.
The header of a clinical insurance claim need to consist of the person’s full lawful name, date of birth, sex, and address. The person’s NPI (National Company Identifier) must additionally be consisted of in the header. Without an NPI, your practice will certainly not be able to obtain compensations.
When you’re using a health insurance plan, you’ll need to understand what to get out of the healthcare provider. Some sorts of procedures are exempt from coverage while others need an HCPC code. The majority of people will need to pay the insurance deductible before their plan covers the rest. In many cases, an insurance deductible uses per calendar year. Some health insurance plan may even forgo the deductible for office check outs. You’ll require to understand your deductible if you wish to avoid paying an excessive amount.
Medical payment and also coding services are an essential part of the profits cycle for medical care companies. A smooth medical invoicing and also coding process assists to make certain that carriers are spent for the solutions they offer. This process makes certain that company companies remain open and also can remain to provide treatment. It additionally decreases the amount of time required for a company to get paid.
As soon as a clinical insurance claim reaches the payer, the insurance firm will certainly assess the company’s claim as well as decide the amount of money to pay. If the carrier is refuted payment, the payer will release an age declaration discussing the factors for being rejected. When this takes place, the biller can either deal with the claim or resubmit it.
While Medicare covers many solutions and also products offered by medical suppliers, it doesn’t cover all of them. Consequently, it’s vital to know how to establish which ones are covered prior to you obtain your healthcare facility therapy. Sometimes, Medicare will just cover particular solutions when they are provided by a carrier in its network. In this situation, it’s best to get in touch with that physician group to identify whether they belong of your health plan. Hop over to this website
Doctor methods can conserve a considerable quantity of money by utilizing electronic cases management. Most of them now submit their clinical claims via a clearinghouse. This clearinghouse will review the cases and also make certain they abide by federal policies and payer plans. A clearinghouse likewise provides a variety of solutions to reduce mistakes.


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Osaka is packed with food options. Thankfully for tourists who hold the Japan Rail Pass, Chibo at Abeno Q’s Mall is easy to reach if you are traveling around the Osaka City Loop. This restaurant is located right on the loop just outside Tennoji Station on the fourth floor of Abeno Q’s Mall.
We were out late on this night and decided to visit Chibo, after reading about the numerous recommendations online. We visited right before we went to visit Spa World Osaka.
We weren’t super hungry, but were keen and happy to try their most popular dish, their Combination Okonomiyaki.
You can get a good idea of what their dishes look like by looking at the store window. (Most Japanese restaurants nowadays have their splendid plastic food displays, and it truly makes for eating with your eyes.)
The menu was simple and straight forward. The English was embedded into the usual Japanese menu.
There were several specials on offer and even the option to choose single dishes. The deals provided a small saving.
Osaka is known for its flour based okonomiyaki, whereas Hiroshima is known for its ramen/soba based okonomiyaki. We opted for the Combination Okonomiyaki with seafood and bacon rashes. Our okonomiyaki was cooked right in front of us and served on the hot plate. It is always fascinating to see the chefs build together the okonomiyaki with its layers of complexities, from the meats, the base with eggs and the flourishing of okonomiyaki and kewpie sauces and topped with bonito shavings.
Our okonomiyaki was piping hot and delicious. It was full of delicious meats and carbs with a nice combination of sweet and salty sauce.
There are plenty of food options around Tennoji Station, but if you are looking for something popular, represents the local cuisine and is affordable, you can easily find Chibo.
Chibo is located within Abeno Q’s Mall, which is right next to Tennoji Station at 〒545-0052 Osaka, Abeno Ward, Abenosuji, 1 Chome−6−1 あべのキューズモール4F
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Norway’s Old-School Heavy Metal outfit SINSID is back with third album In Victory, set for release on the 20th of May via Pitch Black Records.
In Victory is the follow-up to 2020’s Enter the Gates and the band’s 2018 debut, Mission From Hell. Originally formed in 2012, SINSID’s influences include anything from the blues and rock to metal and Viking or thrash but the very core of the band is, unmistakably, traditional heavy metal. SINSID are a five piece with Terje Singh Sidhu on vocals, Sten Roger Knutsen on lead guitar, Even Haavold is on rhythm guitar, Grzegorz Urbanski is on the bass and Trygve A. Tvedt is on drums.
In Victory sees SINSID at their most inspired with an album that will get defenders of Old-School Heavy Metal excited! The band sounds as good as ever, with added double bass and an improved contemporary production while managing to maintain that “old school” feeling.
In Victory will be available on CD and Digital with a limited LP (100 numbered copies) planned for release later in the year.
In Victory gets off with an intro song called The Northern March. A cool as fuck instrumental that grows from gentle melody into power chords with marching drums in the background. It sets the scene well with it’s glorious power metal esque lead guitar flourish. Iron Heart comes next and brings in clean, but with attitude, vocals over a neat riff and catchy drum beat. Lead guitar melodies drop in and out making for a cool and old school metal sound. The chorus is simple but effective, easy to remember and fun enough to sing along to. As you would hope for in this traditional styled music, there is a neat solo to top things off too. It’s a decent start.
Metalheads comes next and is a fun and rowdy anthem starting with a shout of “we are the metalheads”. Perhaps a bit of an anthem for us all, it’s catchy and up tempo with lyrics talking about the unity of the metal family, our strength and refusal to bow down. A sure-fire winner right? The chorus is fun again with a little added gang vocals but I really enjoy the loose and punk like pace and frenetic nature of the verses. A tempo change brings in a wicked rhythm that is sure to get a headbanging session up and running before a fiery solo will have you bringing out the air guitar.
Secret of the Beast has a darker, richer tone to it’s opening melody. The vocals are more menacing, a little Bruce Dickinson inspired, with threatening leads working in tandem with them. It soon picks up the pace with shouted vocals and a catchy drum beat before dropping back to the darker melody. That switch back and forth works well and keeps the song exciting and keeps you guessing. In Victory, the title track, is a banger. The bass and drum rhythm is just made for moving to with a catchy flow of vocals and lashings of quick riffs. The solo is a cracker, SINSID have so far been more than generous with the quality of the solos on In Victory. It’s just good, old school metal. It’s impossible to not enjoy it, especially when we get to a nice fist pumping ending.
No Fear has a bit of an old school anthem feel to it with that darker and richer melody coming back along with a phenomenal vocal performance. The guitars are great bit kudos to the rhythm section that just adds that necessary depth and power. Of course, you can’t have an anthem without a solos and you get another brilliant one here. The ending is a little odd, adding in layered vocals singing two different songs, or so it feels, it’s chaotic, which I like, but messy, which I don’t. Still a minor oddity on a wonderful song. Wrath of Destruction comes next and continues with the darker melody. Gentle but sombre strings play out before a soaring lead adds another layer.
The gentler start builds up nicely into a punchy heavyweight of a track with excellent drum skills and a thick, bassy riff. Bass solos, powerful and heavy verses, marching drum sections, catchy gang vocal choruses. This song ticks all the right boxes and is one of my favourites and a strong album so far. Headless Grinder is the penultimate track and is a wonderful short, rocking number full of energy and excitement. It has a hard rock vibe and moves at a nice pace with a catchy chorus and a wonderful riff.
The closer of In Victory is called Cult of Doom (Into the Fire) and sees SINSID flex all their NWOTHM muscles with a dark intro of shouted vocals, thrashy drums and and a neat riff. It’s a string closer with yet another fiery solo. I could listen to these solos for days and never get bored.
In Victory is a strong album, a real throw back to better/different days depending on where you stand on nostalgia. I love the traditional sound and what’s not to like – just a maelstrom of punchy riffs, fiery drums and blazing leads. The songs are dripping in lead guitars with massive solos and intelligent melodies while the vocal performance perfectly suits the song and style. Production wise, it does sound quite old school as well, with just enough of a modern edge to make it sound up to date yet never enough to make it sound like a new band trying to mimic the past. This is strong metal, fun and exciting – the kind that will get heads banging and devil horns thrown high in the air. Great job.
For more details and pre-order information visit Pitch Black Records by following the link.
In Victory by SINSID (Pitch Black Records)
The Final Score - 8.5/10

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Lawless Gang is the new name of Lawless Element, who's 2005 debut album on Babygrande Records I actually started a post on here as an underrated Detroit album but I don't think I ever finished it. Anyway, for those who know the duo consisting of rapper/producer Magnif and emcee JH-Allday and was as big a fan of "Soundvisions" LP, featuring the brilliant J Dilla/Young RJ produced "The Shining" (which first put me on to them when I copped the 12"), the Madlib produced single "Higher" and collaborations with Phat Kat and Jay Dee on the mic, here's some crazy news for you.
The potent duo is back as Lawless Gang, with a free new EP and a music video that will please fans of old at the same time as they clearly have moved with the times, creating a really banging EP that I highly recommend. Called "Detroit Bad Boys", the 5 track EP is entirely produced by Magnif who does a fine job with forward driving drums and groovy basslines, rewind worthy llines and fine sample chopping. Check out the video for the lead single "M.O.E." above, and download the "Detroit Bad Boys" digital record for free below... I'm super pleased with all the hot shit that's coming straight out of the D right now!
01. "Real Niggas"
03. "2 Da Bitches"
04. "Loyalty First"


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[Reporter Se-yeon Park, Daily Economy Star Today]
‘City Pop’s Godfather’ Kim Hyun-cheol is in harmony with music legends such as Joo Hyun-mi, Choi Baek-ho, and Jeong Mi-jo.
Fe&Me said, “Kim Hyun-cheol will release a new album ‘Brush’, complete with a gorgeous featuring lineup, and a new album ‘Brush’ on the 30th at noon.”
In Kim Hyun-cheol’s new album ‘Brush’, top artists such as ‘The Trot Empress’ Joo Hyun-mi, ‘Romantic Singer’ Choi Baek-ho and ‘Legendary Diva’ Jeong Mi-jo participated.
Kim Hyun-cheol, who presented a new trend in the music industry by collaborating with trendy singers including George, Hwang So-yoon, this time collaborated with music legends who have left a great footstep in the history of Korean popular music for a long time. ‘This is the back door that was born.”
Since about three years ago, Kim Hyun-cheol has been forcibly summoned by young generations who are sensitive to fashion, attracting attention as the original and self-proclaimed craftsman of City Pop, called ‘Hipster’s Music’. However, this time, we will take on a new challenge by preparing a song with a lonely and heartbreaking emotion that goes well with this winter.
Kim Hyun-cheol, who has already released 10 full-length albums and has risen to the position of mastermind, invited seniors who have walked the path of popular music before and for a longer time, paying respect for their voices, and giving new energy. Therefore, this album is more focused on ‘Producer Kim Hyun-cheol’ than ‘Singer Kim Hyun-cheol’. Kim Hyun-cheol completed a new adult song with different styles with a voice full of years.
Kim Hyun-cheol’s move to show off new styles of music by digesting all kinds of colors and genres like this proves that he is a ‘genius musician’.
Kim Hyun-cheol’s new album ‘Brush’ includes a total of four songs, including three songs in collaboration with music legends such as Joo Hyun-mi, Choi Baek-ho, and Jeong Mi-jo, as well as meaningful songs that Kim Hyun-cheol wrote, composed, and even participated in singing.
Meanwhile, Kim Hyun-cheol’s new album ‘Brush’ will be released on the 30th at 12 noon through various music sites. With this album, Kim Hyun-cheol plans to communicate closely with the public through various broadcasting activities.
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Intel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Annual Results
- Fourth-Quarter Revenue $8.2 Billion, down 19 Percent Sequentially
- Gross Margin 53 Percent, down 6 Points Sequentially
- Operating Income $1.5 Billion, down 50 Percent Sequentially
- Quarterly Net Income $234 Million; EPS 4 Cents
- 2008 Revenue $37.6 Billion, down 2 Percent Year-over-Year or up Slightly Adjusted for Divestitures
- Gross Margin 55 Percent, up 3.5 Points Year-over-Year
- Operating Income $9 Billion, up 9 Percent Year-over-Year
- Annual Net Income $5.3 Billion; EPS 92 Cents
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 15, 2009 - Intel Corporation today reported fourth-quarter revenue of $8.2 billion, operating income of $1.5 billion, net income of $234 million and earnings per share (EPS) of 4 cents. The results included a billion-dollar negative impact from the previously announced reduction in the carrying value of the company's Clearwire investments.
For 2008, Intel posted revenue of $37.6 billion, operating income of $9 billion, net income of $5.3 billion and EPS of 92 cents. Intel generated approximately $11 billion in cash from operations, paid cash dividends of $3.1 billion and used $7.1 billion to repurchase 324 million shares of common stock.
"The economy and the industry are in the process of resetting to a new baseline from which growth will resume," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "While the environment is uncertain, our fundamental business strategies are more focused than ever. Intel will continue to extend its manufacturing leadership, drive product innovation, develop new markets and implement operating efficiencies that have already taken more than $3 billion out of our ongoing cost structure since 2006. Intel has weathered difficult times in the past, and we know what needs to be done to drive our success moving forward. Our new technologies and new products will help us ignite market growth and thrive when the economy recovers."
To read the complete earnings release, click here.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at https://www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
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Love your Town Centre Capital Investment Fund
Get up to £5,000 from Mid Devon District Council to help create a new 'must be there' buzz in your town centre.
Mid Devon District Council want to support ideas/projects that will help to revitalise our town centres.
Love Your Town Centre is a funding initiative to support ideas from local businesses, town councils or organisations with projects that will help revive our high streets and help them to flourish for the future.
What is it?
Whether it's tidying up a public space, bringing back an empty unit/first floor space into practical use or an event to attract more visitors; we want to hear from you.
Who can apply?
- Event Organisers
Organisers with an idea to bring a new event that will increase interest and footfall within the town.
- Business Groups
Business groups who are collaborating to make a difference. This might be something physical, or just a great idea which creates a stronger town centre community.
- Town Councils
With a project that will support the ethos of developing a great place.
When can you apply?
The Love your Town Centre Fund opens for applications on Monday 13 September and closes at 12noon on Monday 4 October 2021. Applications will go to a Funding Panel for assessment with funding decisions announced by 22 October 2021.
There is no application form for the Love Your Town Centre Fund, but we expect applicants to be able to make a good case for their project. Applicants are asked to submit a bid application outlining key points as highlighted in LYTC Fund Application Process.
Town Centre groups are encouraged to consider projects that they could put forward for funding. The projects must be delivered within 12 months of the funding decision. Funding cannot be used for projects already delivered or initiated unless it is for a separate phase of a wider project. Applications must be for projects delivered within designated Mid Devon town centres or within Mid Devon town boundaries with a demonstrable direct positive effect on the town centre.
For more information about the Love your Town Centre Fund, or if you have an enquiry about a potential project, please contact email@example.com


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In his article The Future That Has Already Happened (The FUTURIST Magazine, November 1998), management theorist Peter Drucker wrote that it is “pointless to try to predict the future, let alone attempt to look ahead 75 years.”
But, he said, it is possible “to identify major events that have already happened, irrevocably, and that therefore will have predictable effects.” It is possible, in other words, to identify and prepare for the future that has already happened.
Drucker had a gift for clarity, for stating the obvious in a simple way that the rest of would take years to comprehend.
“The dominant factor for business in the next two decades absent war, pestilence, or collision with a comet is not going to be economics or technology,” he wrote. “It will be demographics. The key factor for business will not be the overpopulation of the world, of which we have been warned these last 40 years. It will be the increasing under-population of the developed countries Japan and those in Europe and in North America.
“In the developed world, younger people are no longer able to bear the increasing burden of supporting a growing population of older, nonworking people. They can only offset that rising burden by cutting back at the other end of the dependence spectrum, which means having fewer or no children.”
Well, the comets have missed us, but we do have wars and now even pestilence in the form of Covid-19.
A 2020 report by RBC zeroes in on Drucker’s insight into demographics: Canada’s Aging Population: What Investors Should Know for the 2020s (Jan. 20, 2020) from RBC Economics’ report, Navigating the 2020s. Some highlights:
The loudest sound of the 2020s may be the ticking of the demographic time bomb. Canadians are living longer and having fewer babies. Add the advancing age of the baby boom cohort, and Canada is set to join a growing club of super-aged societies. By the end of the decade, close to one in four Canadians will be seniors, up from 17% now.
Aging is likely to transform our society in significant ways—from increasing demands on our healthcare system and changing the types of housing we build, to boosting demand for group leisure travel and seniors-friendly sports.
Working-age Canadians will feel the financial squeeze. There will be fewer of them to shoulder the additional costs of our aging society. In 2010, there were 2.3 working-aged Canadians for every youth and senior. By 2030 we expect that number to fall to 1.7. The slowing growth of the labour force will be a problem for governments, who will have to shoulder an increased burden.
The financial demands of an older population will make it harder for governments to fund key growth priorities like education and skills development, let alone the vote-getting niche initiatives they often advance at election time. All levels of government will feel pressure from a shrinking tax base.
Ottawa, meanwhile, will face pressure to boost its transfers to the provinces to help them prepare for the realities of the 2020s.
In 2020, 45% of baby boomers will be 65 and over, with the others joining their ranks over the decade. By age 80, one in 10 will be living in a seniors’ residence or nursing home, a number that will jump to one in four by the time they’re 85.
One of the defining characteristics of the last decade was worsening housing affordability, both for homeowners and renters. This is likely to persist in the 2020s, especially in Canada’s largest cities, as strong immigration levels drive demand for housing. The steep cost of housing will make more of us renters—up to 1 million more, by our count. It will also fuel the growth of smaller housing markets beyond the more expensive cities, where younger Canadians have a better shot at buying their first home.
Canada’s aging population will offer an opportunity to address some of the country’s housing challenges. Over the coming decade, we expect baby boomers to ‘release’ half a million homes they currently own—the result of the natural shrinking of their ranks, and their shift to rental forms of housing, such as seniors’ homes, for health or lifestyle reasons.
The homes baby boomers put up for sale will be long-awaited supply for new generations of buyers. If the price of these properties will be hard for first-time homebuyers to swallow (baby boomers won’t sell cheap), the turnover will bring opportunities for others to add to, and transform, the housing supply.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Despite worries that an increase in dispensaries would decrease the value of the homes nearby, there seems
to be an opposite effect. Reporting on a recently released study by researchers at University of Wisconsin Madison and California State University Sacramento, Colorado Springs Independent revealed that the prices of homes in Denver increased in 2014 after Colorado’s Amendment 64 was passed, which legalized recreational marijuana:
In particular, the report found that single-family residences within .1 mile[s] of [recreational dispensaries that were newly converted from medical dispensaries] increased in value by over 8 percent more relative to comparable properties farther away (between .1 and .25 mile away) over that year. That’s an average of almost $27,000 in added value, whereas homes more than .1 mile away from a [dispensary] weren’t impacted.
Although great news for Denver, and possibly an incentive for legalization in other states that are debating on whether to legalize the drug, researchers also caution that that the increase in property values could also be due to other factors such as “a surge in housing demand spurred by marijuana-related employment growth, lower crime rates, and additional amenities locat[ed] in close proximity to retail conversions.” Nonetheless, all of these changes were related, at least in part, to Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana.
These findings are in stark opposition to concerns voiced by opponents of legalizing marijuana, who have constantly cited increasing crime rates and decreasing property values as an anticipated result of legalization. And while the study was fairly small, another study in 2016 by researchers at the University of Mississippi found similar, positive results. The study found that in municipalities that passed ordinances to allow for the sale of marijuana in response to Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana in 2012, those municipalities experienced a 6% increase in housing values on average. Both studies even went as far as to consider retail dispensaries as amenities that could be included in the estimation of property values.
With the increase in the number of states legalizing both medical and recreational marijuana, we will soon be able to determine whether the effect of increasing property values is a trend among these states or only a stroke of luck for Colorado.

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Measurements of KASCADE-Grande on the muon size in high energy extensive air showers (EAS) have provided evidence that the actual attenuation length of shower muons in the atmosphere is larger than the expectations from the hadronic interaction models QGSJET-II-04, EPOS-LHC and SIBYLL 2.3. This discrepancy is related to a deficient description of the shower muon content with atmospheric depth by MC models. To further explore the origin of the above anomaly, we have investigated the muon size as a function of the primary energy at different zenith angles using data from the KASCADE-Grande experiment. The procedure consisted in comparing the measured muon number flux against the predictions of a reference cosmic ray energy spectrum and from the observed difference to estimate the data/MC muon ratio that best describe the measurements. The ratio is then applied to the MC simulations and from here, we estimate the muon content versus the primary energy. As a reference model, we employed the energy spectrum measured from the Pierre Auger observatory, while, for the different cosmic ray abundances, the GSF model. Results are presented using the QGSJET-II-04, EPOS-LHC, SIBYLL 2.3 and SIBYLL 2.3c models in the analysis procedure.
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THE CORD’S NEW DIRECTION
“You are what you eat” is our motto at the CORD on the EUREF-Campus. Here, where the future is explored and lived. The more important it was and is to constantly develop our concept & offer.
With the new menu, we present a trend-setting style that creates healthy moments of enjoyment with high quality and regional products. This fall, chef Florian Peters and culinary director Thomas Kammeier focus on signature dishes that are vegan, vegetarian, but also express the season with fish and meat. “We pay attention to sustainability in our purchasing,” explains Florian Peters, “so guests can indulge in whatever they have an appetite for with a clear conscience.” And Thomas Kammeier adds, “We create new classics that achieve sophistication with simplicity.”
Our suppliers include many smaller businesses such as Keit Bakery in Berlin-Schöneberg, 25 Ponds from Gräben, Paolella Buffalo Mozzarella from Kremmen, and Gourmet Greens in Berlin Wedding. Our water comes straight from the tap and is directly enriched with magnesium and zinc thanks to “Best Water Technology”.
Let’s give you a glimpse on the new menu: Whether truffle-spinach salad, Kammeier’s fish stew, pasture-raised beef tartare or celeriac soup: Florian Peters and Thomas Kammeier create an ideal template for an individual mix & match menu with these small dishes. Vegetarian and vegan specialties also bring more attention to regional vegetable cuisine from now on. And with selected premium meat from Germany and Ireland, sustainability and organic quality are also taken into account here. Culinary delights from the grill are designed for sharing: crispy filet of loup de mer, Irish beef tenderloin and dry aged beef. Side dishes like wild broccoli and Caesar salad round out the sharing. “With the sharing concept, we want to make it possible to experience the diversity of flavors,” Peters says.
Thomas Kammeier, gastronomic director of the EUREF Campus, who cooked and held a star for HUGOS at the Interconti, says: “I see chefs as having a responsibility to contribute a lot to the environment, because they decide what goes on the plate.” Together with Florian Peters, he wants to constantly develop the forward-looking kitchen style at the CORD. In the future, food use will be designed so that nothing is wasted. “In everything we try out, good taste will of course continue to be our top priority,” assures Florian Peters.
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EPIC XMAS FAIL: Two Beaches In St. Croix Are Deemed Not Safe For Swimming Or Fishing By DPNR
NOT SAFE: Chenay Bay beach in St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Two beaches in St. Croix failed to pass a water quality test done by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) this week and are not considered safe to swim or fish in.
DPNR said Friday that Shoys and Chenay Bay beaches on St. Croix’s East End should be avoided by swimmers and fishermen because the waters around them do not meet established federal water safety standards.
The agency said that it tested 20 “designated” beaches from December 12 to 16 on St. Croix and St. John.
DPNR said it did not test beaches in St. Thomas this week — the busiest week for bustling Rock City when the most tourists will be there — and where a beach closed listing online could cause hotel guests to abandon their plans immediately.
It is the second Christmas season in a row under Gov. Kenneth Mapp that DPNR has elected not to test the beaches in St. Thomas — where tourism is the biggest on the capital island — a big revenue source for the territory overall.
DPNR has been testing the ocean waters in Tier 1 Coastal Zone Management areas since 2004 after the federal Beach Act was passed by Congress as an extension to the clean water act in 2000, DPNR environmental engineer Benjamin Keularts told the Virgin Islands Free Press.
The local agency tests ocean waters in areas that are used by the greatest number of people, are popular with water enthusiasts and have the greatest accessibility to the public, Keularts, who is the TPDES Permit Administrator in the Water Pollution Control Program for DPNR, said.
DPNR has been testing the waters in the territory out of a “concern for human health” and because it is mandated by the U.S. government under the Clean Water Act, he said.
Rainwater runoff is the greatest threat to clean ocean water in the Virgin Islands and DPNR is testing for ocean waters that “do not meet water quality standards because they exceed the established Enterococci bacteria threshold.”
Enterococci are potentially-infectious bacteria common in the feces of warm-blooded animals, including humans. In 1986, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended using enterococci in place of fecal coliform bacteria as the preferred indicator of fecal pollution and health risk in marine water.
High levels of Enterococci bacteria and turbidity may be caused by runoff due to heavy rains, heavy marine vessel traffic, high wave activity near the shoreline, irresponsible recreational use, etc. Runoff can consist of sediment, pesticides, animal feces and oil & grease, all of which are harmful to the waters of the territory.
DPNR said it will continue to monitor these popular swimming and also recommends that you use your own discretion when swimming or fishing at the designated beaches.
If the waters appear muddy or murky or have foul odors, do not swim or fish. For additional information regarding water quality call the Division of Environmental Protection at (340) 773-1082 in St. Croix.
The following beaches meet established water quality standards and ARE considered safe for swimming or fishing:
Johnson Bay, Oppenheimer, Cruz Bay, Great Cruz Bay, Frank Bay


June 26 2017: Budget delivers on regionwide plans for the future
Lowest rates rise since amalgamation & all loans paid-out
Cassowary Coast Regional Council has paid out all its loans and delivered the lowest rates rise since amalgamation in its 2017-18 Budget.
Cassowary Coast Mayor John Kremastos said the 'no-frills' budget provided for residents and was a solid foundation for future growth and investment in the region.
The rates rise is below the CPI.
"For the second year in a row this council has delivered a budget with the lowest rates rise since amalgamation - and this financial year we have also achieved a milestone for the region by becoming a debt-free council,'' Mayor Kremastos said.
"This council has embarked on significant changes including a restructure. Future budgets will benefit from this. With ongoing strong financial management, Council will continue to deliver key services and assets for residents while investing in the future."
The $78.1 million budget has major projects including the Mission Beach Aquatic Facility, replacing Victory Creek Bridge, region-wide unsealed road renewals, Tully Gorge Rd landslip work, a significant region-wide culvert replacement program with major works on Alexander Drive, a landfill capping project, water and sewerage infrastructure renewals and a new water reservoir.
There will be an average general rates rise of 1.65 per cent. The overall rates and charges increase is 2.09 per cent. This equates to an average weekly residential rates rise of $1.51 cents.
Mayor Kremastos said Council's pensioner remission and early payment discount remained in place. He said most recommendations from the rates reference group announced in the last budget had been taken on board in the creation of the 2017-18 Budget.
"Depreciation remains a challenge for us, with this region's comparatively high level of infrastructure for its population base,'' he said. "This is something we are committed to managing going forward.
"We have worked hard to secure external funding and this has led to a $5.8 million boost to the 2017-18 Budget."
The 2017-18 Budget includes $14.74 million to maintain, renew and replace roads, bridges, pathways and stormwater assets and $9.672 million for maintaining, renewing and replacing Council's water and sewerage infrastructure.
Mayor Kremastos said Council would continue its commitment to projects which would help drive a stronger economy and generate jobs.
“Work will continue on aerodrome improvements, a new region-wide 'Wayfinding' strategy, the Mission Beach Aquatic Facility, on attracting major events such as the IRF World Rafting Championships, on Work for Queensland projects that have already created jobs in our region and on recruitment of trainees and apprentices to give the younger generation a future on the Cassowary Coast."
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2017-18 BUDGET
- $14.74 million for road, bridge, drainage and walkway/cycleway network improvements (including replacing Victory Creek Bridge at Daradgee with a two-lane bridge, repairing a landslip (Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery funding) and widening a section of Tully Gorge Rd, replacing culverts on Alexander Drive at Mission Beach and Bryant St in Tully, renewing Seres Road Bridge at Mena Creek, Kings Bridge at Murray Upper and South Ramleh Rd Bridge at Moresby, culvert replacement work on Bryant St in Tully, regionwide road reseal work).
- $6.05 million on water infrastructure improvements (including $1.228 million for general water programs in the Innisfail, Nyleta and Cardwell water systems, $760,000 on automatic water meter readers for Tully, Silkwood, El Arish and Kurrimine properties, $200,000 to replace problem mains in El Arish and Silkwood, $1.316 million on a new reservoir to service Mission Beach and $625,000 for a cast iron water main renewals program in Tully's CBD).
- $3.62 million for sewerage infrastructure improvements (including $1 million to renew sewer mains servicing Mission Beach, $1.13 million for re-lining work to reduce groundwater infiltration for the Innisfail and Tully schemes and $300,000 to renew an Innisfail pump station).
- $5.81 million towards ongoing construction of the Mission Beach Aquatic Facility ($4 million of this through State and Federal Government grants secured by Council).
- $1.788 million for waste management works (featuring $1.27 million to cap and close a section of the Tully landfill).
- $500,000 to renew a section of the Flying Fish Point seawall.
- $481,000 for works at Mundoo Aerodrome including a full reseal of the runway and taxiway.
- $264,000 to renew and upgrade Council's community and pensioner housing facilities.
SMALLER BUDGET ITEMS
$160,000 for Works for Queensland-funded community projects (including refurbishing the Tully Golden Gumboot, Jackey Jackey Park playground fencing at South Mission Beach, an Innisfail showgrounds power supply upgrade, Penning Park path extension at Tully Heads and the Kurrimine Esplanade walkway).
$135,000 on new Christmas decorations for the region's major centres.
$20,000 on new lawn beams at Innisfail and Tully cemeteries.
$130,000 on a regionwide "Wayfinding" strategy to promote the Cassowary Coast.
$18,000 to repair the Kennedy Walking Track at South Mission Beach.
$134,000 on park, open space and sports ground renewals.
$100,000 on renewals and shade sails at public playgrounds.
$15,000 on bench seats at the head of the Cardwell jetty.
$50,000 on renewing bus shelters and public transport facilities.


Officially released, God Alone by Gifty Ovire
This is an uplifting project celebrating God’s love, sovereignty, and wisdom.
The ten (10)-track album features the lead singles “God Alone, “We Worship You,” “You Bring The Sun Out” (feat. Ebony Monifa, Kushon & DJ Finess) and more.
Commenting on the project, Gifty says; “The album is a project fully loaded with sounds that carry God’s divine presence and guaranteed to minister healing and life to every area of our lives.”
“Every single song on the album is a story, a testimony, and a celebration of God’s sovereignty. Anyone can find his or her place in this album.
This album will definitely set you out on a journey, give you an experience and ultimately get you into an intimate communion with the Father.” – she concludes.


CPPIB added almost $10B in assets in last quarter
CPP performance is well ahead of what chief actuary says will be needed to pay benefits for decades
Canada's national pension plan owned assets worth $326.5 billion at the end of June, a nearly $10-billion increase in three months despite a weakening Canadian dollar that dragged down results.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) invests funds on behalf of 20 million Canadian workers and retirees included in the Canada Pension Plan. The board's job is to take contributions not needed to pay current benefits and invest them for the future.
Last year, the chief actuary of Canada reaffirmed that the fund should be able to pay out all of its obligations for the next 75 years at its current contribution rate of 9.9 per cent.
Of the almost $10 billion increase in the fund's assets, about 5.7-billion worth came from investment returns. Another $4.1 billion came in via new contributions.
- CPP's CEO to step down in June 2016
- Don Pittis: CPP's plan won't help savers or stop the pension crisis
Between April and June, the fund earned a 1.8 per cent rate of return after costs. But the performance looks a lot better over a longer time frame.
In the previous five years, the fund has pulled off a return of 10.5 per cent, after costs. Over a 10-year horizon, the gains drop to 5.2 per cent, but still well above the 3.9 per cent annualized long-term gains the chief actuary calculates will be needed for the fund to pay out its obligations in perpetuity.
Every major class of investment that the fund has money put to work in contributed to the gain, including public stocks, private companies, bonds and other investments like real estate and infrastructure.
"Global equity markets produced a significant uplift and gains from fixed income improved," CPPIB president Mark Machin said. "Meanwhile, the strengthening Canadian dollar against most major currencies applied downward pressure, a trend that accelerated in the first half of the current quarter."


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The Mill is presently running at a commissioned capacity of 24,956 Spindles and is equipped to process finer counts rather than coarser counts. Kottayam Textiles (KT)is presently having 57 Ring Frames out of which 9 numbers are imported Ring Frames. KT can achieve a utilization of about 95% maximum on finer counts, which will be restricted to a maximum of 75 to 80% in case of coarser counts. The Mill comprise of factory premises, office, canteen etc. Kottayam Textiles provides employment to around 350 people including workers and staff.
The various production departments of the company are Blowroom, Carding, Drawing, Combing, Simplex, Spinning, Winding and Packing. The mills can fetch a turnover of Rs.20 Crore (approx) for an year if run at maximum utilization.The major raw materials used are Raw Cotton and Polyester, which is usually procured from outside of Kerala.
The Company was opened as a Private Limited Company by Sri.K S NarayanaswamyIyer on 12 Jun’68 with its Head Office at Kottayam. The licensed capacity of the mill was 11,976 spindles. The Company started its commercial production on 01Nov’68. Later on 28Aug’74 the capacity was further enhanced by 2,640 spindles. The major products of the mill were Cotton and Synthetic Yarn. Later due to poor market conditions the mill started incurring huge losses and gradually went into liquidation in the year 1975.
After about 3 years of shut down, the mills was taken over by the Govt. of Kerala and handed over to the Kerala State Textile Corporation Limited in 1978.The second phase of operations started in the name of Kottayam Textiles. During this period the capacity was increased by another 9,680 spindles and 116 Spindles.
The re-opened company, M/s Kottayam Textiles, was nationalized in the year 1985 with retrospective effect from 1983, as per the Kerala Sick Textile Undertakings (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance, 1984.The Company applied for enhanced spindle capacity and as a result the same was enhanced to 26,760 with effect from 22Nov’85.


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Falcon Aviation Services Signs Delivery Position Agreements For four Sikorsky S-76DTM Helicopters
FAS was formed in late 2005 under the initiative of His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, who attended the Farnborough Air Show and announced the signings with Sikorsky. The S-76D helicopter will be the next production model in the S-76® helicopter line that already has delivered more than 700 aircraft performing many missions including VIP and Head of State, emergency medical transport, search and rescue, civil defense, and offshore oil crew transport. The S-76D model is on track for initial certification in late 2009.
With 14 aircraft currently in service, the FAS growth strategy is underpinned by firm orders for an additional 23 new helicopters and corporate jets with a value exceeding USD $450 million. The S-76D helicopter positions, if converted to delivery contracts, would become the first Sikorsky aircraft to join the fleet, making FAS the first operator of the S-76D helicopter in the UAE.
"Sikorsky is proud to be associated with Falcon Aviation Services and to continue supporting the growth of general aviation in the UAE," said Joseph Gigantelli, Sikorsky's Regional Sales Executive for the Middle East region. "We look forward to expanding on our relationship with FAS and already have entered discussions on working with them to establish a maintenance center for our commercial helicopters."
The S-76D helicopter offers a more than 1,000-lb increase in useful load and extended range performance over the S-76C+TM aircraft. In addition, the D model will feature:
The S-76C++TM helicopter, which first entered service in 2005 and remains the current production model, includes a powerful Turbomeca Arriel 2S2 Engine, an inlet barrier filter to protect the engine against erosion and environmental contaminants, a new Health and Usage Monitoring System, and a quiet main gearbox utilizing Quiet ZoneTM technology that will significantly reduce interior noise levels without any weight, maintenance or Time Between Overhaul penalties.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., USA, is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. The company’s mission statement reflects its long commitment to safety and innovation: "We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere ... every timeTM." United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., USA, provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.


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A college right in our own backyard could be one of the worst investments for graduates.
A recent study by human capital firm PayScale.com named the best and worst schools in America when it comes to return on your investment for the cost of college.
The top of the list featured engineering heavyweights like MIT, CalTech and SUNY-Maritime with tiny liberal arts/engineering school Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, Calif.) topping the list with a 30-year return of investment of more than $2 million. But for those return on investment (ROI) champs there are also schools where going there seemingly costs you more over time than just tuition, according to the study.
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At the bottom of PayScale’s ROI list, which looked at data collected from surveys filled out by alumni of 1,511 colleges, are two Pennsylvania schools -- the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is dead last with Valley Forge Christian College coming in second to last.
Valley Forge Christian costs about $114,100 for a four-year student but leaves that student owing $178,000 rather than earning money in the future, according to the report.
The small Assemblies of God denomination-affiliated college’s President Dr. Don Meyer disputes the report.
“As far as return on investment, we feel that we are comparable to any similar kind of college or university in the state of Pennsylvania,” Meyer told NBC10.com.
When the ROI report came out, Meyer sent a letter to “friends” of the school that disputed the methodology of PayScale’s report since it took data from the last 30 years -- a time period during which VFCC went through drastic changes -- especially in the 17 years since he took over as college president.
“The fundamental basis for their report is inaccurate because we are a transformed institution from what we were in 1983,” Meyer said.
In the past 30 years, Meyer says VFCC has grown from a non-accredited regional school offering just six majors to about 400 students to now having regional accreditation with 57 majors and six masters degrees offered to more than 1,000 students on the four-year school’s 102-acre Phoenixville, Pa. campus.
When asked if the ROI report is a challenge to VFCC, Meyer said. “To reply to that question incurs that there is even a modicum of accuracy in the basis of this report.”
In his letter, Meyer noted the study’s methodology.
Here is PayScale’s methodology that Meyer questioned:
“We are effectively assuming the (wage inflation adjusted) earnings 30 years from now for a 2012 graduate is the same as the current earnings of a 1983 graduate. If the character of a school's graduates has changed substantially in the last 30 years, this measure may be inaccurate.
“For example, a school that has added or substantially expanded an engineering program in the last 30 years, such that the mix of graduates today are much more likely to be engineers than 30 years ago, would tend to have a 30 year median pay that underestimates the future earnings of the typical 2012 graduate.”
“It’s just very unfortunate that the profile of return on investment is based on three-decades old of our institution,” Meyer told NBC10.com.
PayScale didn’t respond to a written request for comment from NBC10.com.
Meyer says VFCC, despite mostly being under the radar, is headed in the right direction while staying true to its core values with thousands of VFCC graduates in “very, very high demand.”
According to Meyer, the college has expanded its vocational training curriculum while keeping true to the values the school was founded on in 1933. We’ve advanced “the application of our mission to include not only church vocational ministry majors but also marketplace ministry majors.”
According VFCC’s mission, the school must “prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.”
“When we speak of preparation we speak of it from the Gospel of Luke 2:52 where it speaks of the four-fold development that Jesus had as a young man in wisdom, stature, favor with God, and man,” Meyer said. “So all of students are developed with the intellectual, the physical, the spiritual and the social components -- and all way we do inside the classroom and outside the classroom is focus on those four developmental strategies.”
But does that strategy play in the ever-changing highly-competitive collegiate world?
That is the question raised in part by the PayScale study but Meyer isn’t worried and isn’t looking back.
“If you were to ask us what our best year was we ever had our reply would be ‘the next one’ because we want to continue the maturation process of our entire institution.”
VFCC will be able to prove Meyer’s words if they improve in next year’s 30-year ROI study.

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|Running Time||2h 1min|
|OTT Platform||Amazon Prime, Netflix or on Disney+ Hotstar|
|Production Company||Yash Raj Films|
|Directed By||Divyang Thakkar|
|Written By||Divyang Thakkar|
|Produced By||Maneesh Sharma|
|Main Star Cast||Ranveer SinghBoman IraniRatna Pathak ShahAnanya NagallaFarabi Md RefatRagi JaniSanjeev JogtiyaniBabli PandeyVaishakh RatanbenTarun MalhotraMehool Desai|
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|Real name||Name in the movie|
|Ranveer Singh||Jayesh Bhai|
|Boman Irani||Jayesh Bhai’s father|
|Ratna Pathak Shah|
|Farabi Md Refat||Raajju|
|Sanjeev Jogtiyani||(as Sanjeev Jotangia)|
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Through this project BPRG will provide an opportunity for all leaders, elected men and women, important public figures, ombudsperson, constitutional courts and other institutions, local actors and personalities and international supporters to be a major part in the locally led campaign and forum to promote the change of the quota.
This project aims at providing information in an accessible language to reach a public beyond the gender specialists. Men and women with varying knowledge and levels of gender awareness and gender analysis skills need to know about the range of possibilities and legal requirements. This project will produce one of the biggest outreach campaigns that will push for the initiation of changing the quota. BPRG will later help the government and the assembly in the process of amending legislation. The campaign will serve the purpose of brining the quota change issue back to the agenda and mobilise support for it.
Overall Objective: Promoting the change of the women representation quota by launching a digital campaign calling for change and endorsing Gender Equality.


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Mary T. Wanjiku was born in rural Kenya when the country was working to regain independence from colonial British rule. Her family lived somewhat against the grain, allowing the female children equal access to education and growing a small farm into a larger business that led them to move to Nairobi, which was then a budding metropolis. Wanjiku went on to work for the City of Nairobi and travel the world to enhance her skills in water and natural resources management. She currently resides in the UK. This brief memoir tracks her life path from the bush to the big city.
Wanjiku has a great story to tell and the skills to bring each vignette across with emotional punch. Writing about when she was newborn and feeding for the first time, for example, she notes that British soldiers enforcing curfew broke down the door of the family home and held a bayonet to her mother’s breast, an unspoken way to threaten her mother into starving her infant and avoiding another rebel from joining the cause. The soldiers eventually left, but the terror lingered.
With such incredible material one has to wonder, why stop at 65 pages? A life full of such bold changes in the cultural landscape begs for more detail, more stories, just more. Everything here is interesting, educational and entertaining; readers who like it (and there will be many) would easily devour a book five times this size that incorporated more historical context and added details about the rest of the family.
This criticism is really a compliment in disguise; From the Slopes of Mount Kenya is informative and engaging and leaves readers wanting more. A lot more!
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Reference: 1. Merry, A. F., Gibbs, R. D., Edwards, J., Ting, G. S., Frampton, C., Davies, E. and Anderson, B. J. (2010). “Combined acetaminophen and ibuprofen for pain relief after oral surgery in adults: a randomized controlled trial” British Journal of Anaesthesia 104(1): 80-88. Result achieved in a trial of post-operative pain relief after removal of 1–4 wisdom teeth using 2 tablets MAXIGESIC compared with paracetamol 1000mg or ibuprofen 300mg alone 4 times a day (Paracetamol 4000mg or Ibuprofen 1200mg per day). Research sponsored by AFT Pharmaceuticals.
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On Monday two Greenpeace activists climbed up Nelson’s column, which sits 52 meters above Trafalgar Square, to put a face mask on the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson.
Other statues were targeted including; Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus. The protest led to a total of 8 arrests.
The charity is demanding that more action on air pollution needs to be taken to protect Londoners from having to breathe dirty air.
Greenpeace is calling for an expanded Clean Air Zone covering a large part of the city and for the next Mayor of London to “stop the talk and start the action”. The current proposal for an Ultra Low Emissions Zone, which is to come into force in 2020 only offers protection from dangerous air to residents, children and commuters in zone 1.
Greenpeace thinks this isn’t good enough.
“Figures show that nearly 10,000 people die prematurely from air pollution in London every year,” said Areeba Hamid, a Greenpeace campaigner, “The UK and EU set legally binding limits on levels of air pollution based on World Health Organisation guidelines. One or more of these limits has been broken in London every year since they came into effect in 2005.”
“In the first week of 2016 London used up a whole year’s quota of days in which it is allowed to breach emission standards. Some areas, such as Brixton Road and Putney High Street, are over three times the legal limits for NO2.”


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Saturday, October 3, 2009
While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty
I can remember one of my creative writing professors sharing a famous quote: there are only three types of stories in this world. All stories revolve one of three ideas. I wish I remembered the wording. But google searching for the answer seems to defeat the purpose. These three things are war, love and death. look at these categories and I think: what about loss, self-discovery, catharsis, victory, defeat? And yet I also believe that most stories are about the same basic ideas. Different packaging, same themes. Most of the books I have read lately are about life choices.
While I’m Falling is a modern story. It ruminates on the sandwich generation, couples that get divorced after twenty-five plus years of marriage, career choices, college life. And yet, it is mainly a story that explores: what is the good life? While I was reading it, I stopped to consider my own life choices, the lack of a fire I feel in my belly somedays, the part of me that has wondered if being adult means accepting a more staid daily life. I yearned to be the protagonist, a junior in college trying to find her way, setting off course from the path she had previously chosen. I can’t even remember choosing a course in college. I was too busy having fun, learning, and living. Veronica’s life is nothing to really yearn for. But I suppose I just wanted to be back in an environment where it felt safe to make mistakes.
This evening, I started talking to a woman next to me on the metro platform. She asked about the book I was reading and I tried to explain it. A young woman in college struggles after her parents divorce, she realizes she doesn’t have what it takes to be pre-med, and a train wreck of negative events occur. And then suddenly her mother is at her dorm room, evicted from her apartment and living in her van. I explained to this woman that I felt disheartened reading the book. I didn’t particularly like the characters. Or I suppose at first I didn’t relate to them. I just felt propelled by the story. But something happened. An unlikely character emerged as the most compelling hero. The homeless mother, who doesn’t regret her life choices even as she has nothing to show for herself, made me feel reinspired. Even at her lowest moments, she is a true mother, a caring and considerate person, who truly appreciates the people around her, even the lowly waitress at an all night coffee place.
In the end, I loved this book. I love the way it captured the many conflicts of modern life. It showed that the choices we make alter our lives, but the most important thing is the attitude we use to face each day. The book is about a family unraveling, and yet it isn’t tragic. In the end, I believed that all of the negative events had to occur to get the characters where they needed to be.

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Album · 2009 · 2 Songs. Best of BWR 2009 (Mixed by André Lodemann). Coming Home - EP. 2009. Vehemence of Silence EP.
André Lodemann - You Never Know EP After the deep broken house of André Lodemann's debut single for Best Works, you might be forgiven for doing a double taken when listening to his You Never Know EP. Sans Nathalie Claude, the man apparently turns into a master of tension, building up and tearing down everything in this path. That's the A-side at least. According to the press sheet, Lodemann says that "Where Are You Now?" mixes well with Ricardo Villalobos' "Uli, Mein Ponyhof" mix of Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald from late last year. It's unclear at the beginning how Lodemann ever connected the two, but once the simple bass and drum groove is interrupted by seemingly incongruous swarms of bees hidden inside his synths, all is revealed.
Written-By, Producer – André Lodemann. Mastered by Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. Administered by Budde Musikverlag. P&C 2009 Best Works Records. Other Versions (2 of 2) View All.
In stock now for same day shipping. You Never Know EP. Andre LODEMANN. Best Works Germany. Format: 12'' Cat: BWR 002 Released: 09 Apr 09 Genre: Deep House.
You Never Know' launches into stuttering, confrontational rhythms, doing everything in its power to disguise its solid four-to-the-floor foundations. Cat No: BWR002 Label: BWR Genre: TECHNO, HOUSE. Genre: TECHNO, HOUSE. It's a strange old ditty, but a compelling one for being so rhythmically off-kilter. Where Are You Now?' is rather more approachable, driven by tuneful chord changes and tight-knit micro-beats.
You Never Know EP. Label: Best Works Records. Release date: April 14, 2009. Both of the tracks on this EP have very contrasting elements and surprising arrangements combining . piano harmonies with dark aggressive alarm-signals. think thriller meets drama. We will not tell you more. Label.


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Something funny to cheer you up today. Part of the VisualArt and related to BMW’s “Joy” campaign, a sketch has emerged on the internet and it is quite funny.
The new design project initiated by BMW Romania plans to stimulate the creativity of several artists in creating 2D/3D designs that revolve around the Joy marketing campaign.
While the sketch is still being considered work in progress, we couldn’t wait to share it with you and as soon as the final design is completed, we’ll make sure to post it.
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April is National Minority Health Month, a national initiative led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is designed to find ways to ensure that all patients have equal access to healthcare regardless of their race or ethnic background. To help raise awareness of health care disparities that continue to affect racial […]
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Addressing disparities in healthcare remains an important but difficult issue to tackle, in part due to the uncomfortable nature of discussing racial and ethnic divides. Research has shown that members of racial and ethnic minority groups often receive lower quality health care compared to their white counterparts. Providers may unintentionally make assumptions based on their […]