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I'm excited to present the following video of our April 28, 2012 end of year program!
First, here's a synopsis of what we learned from the songs in our Let's Play Music program:
Scotland's Burning Many people think that “Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do” was made up f or “The Sound of Music”, but solfeggio is actually a method for teaching music that is over 100 years old. By putting syllables with hand signs, young minds can absorb how notes move around on the staff --before note reading is possible. Solfeggio also helps us audiate. You will see how they hear the song in their heads as they “leave out” a part!
Primary Chords Song /Chords in Pieces The primary chords make up about 90% of all the music we listen to. Even though we might not yet be able to read music notation, we can still familiarize, internalize and even feel what the red (I), blue (IV), and yellow (V) chords sound like. Do you know all the pieces of your primary chords? I am Learning.
How to Skip This year the students have learned the basics about the musical staff. We learned to visually recognize the difference between baby steps, skips and leaps. This song reminds us that notes “from a line to the next line” or “from a space to the next space” are skips!
Old Paint Once we understand how our primary chords work, then we can use them to make music! Old Paint has only one chord – the red chord! By simply playing the red chord in its pieces, it transforms into the accompaniment to one of our favorite songs.
Are You Sleeping? We’ve learned that when you sing (or play) different things at the same time and they sound good together, it’s called harmony! Listen for the harmony between our voices AND our tone bells.
Dinosaur Song Of course once we learned to read them on the staff, we were ready to take that knowledge and play baby steps, skips and even leaps on our bells---which is prepatory to be able to play on keyboards next year.
Do, Re, Mi This song has it all! Watch as the children sing a major scale up and down, play it on the bells, use their solfeggio hand signs, and sing harmony all at the same time!!!
Can't Bug Me One of the most exciting skills we learned this year is how to read and feel rhythm. We used jungle animals to help us learn how to subdivide a beat, and we can read rhythms because of our very musical bugs. Who knew that learning rhythmic notation could be so fun?!
The Magical Lamp--Georges Bizet “Aragonnaise” from Carmen Puppet shows are our favorite! While we play, we’re listening intelligently to classical music, learning about form, recognizing themes and the moods of themes, and distinguishing various instruments. Can you tell which character is minor in this piece?


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A few weeks ago at the LA Auto Show, BMW made news by announcing a partnership with NRG’s EVgo to install an additional 500 DC Fast Charge stations in 25 major US markets. The project is called the DC Fast Charge Expansion and is actually the second phase of a program started in 2014, which brought 100 DC fast charge stations to select California areas. I was there at the show for Press Preview days, and had the opportunity to sit down with basically all of the top EV infrastructure managers at BMW of North America. Seated at the table were Robert Healey, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Manager, Idine Ghoreishian, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Specialist, and Cliff Fietzek, Manager of Connected eMobility.
Even though the news of the DC Fast Charge Expansion program had just been released, I wanted to first talk about the East and West Coast Express Charging Corridors. If you remember, this program was announced back in January at NAIAS and the press release stated that approximately 100 stations would be installed in these corridors (Washington, DC to Boston, MA on the East Coast, and San Diego, CA, to Eugene OR, on the West Coast) and it would be completed by the end of 2015. This was a joint venture between BMW, Volkswagen and ChargePoint. ChargePoint is responsible for the installations, and BMW and VW are basically telling them where they want them, and footing the vast majority of the bill. Time is running out and I knew they wouldn’t hit the predicted deadline, so I asked the group what happened, and when can we expect it to be done. Here are some quotes from the discussion:
When asked about why they missed the predicted end of 2015 completion date, Fietzek said: “The business model for ChargePoint changed for this program. Before this they were responding to site hosts that wanted to have a charger installed. Basically the site host would call them, and say they wanted a charger. Now, ChargePoint had to go out and say to property owners, ‘I need to put a charger here, because BMW and Volkswagen want me to, do you want to work with us?’ This was very different from what they were accustomed to.”
Ghoreishian added: “Another challenge of placement goes back to our goal of making sure they were no more than 50 miles apart. Seventy five miles just won’t work.”
I also learned that getting the sites in good locations was more important than just getting them in the ground and meeting a deadline. BMW knew these locations would likely be used for years to come, so it would be worth their while to take the time to make sure they got good locations. In that vein, Healey had this to say: “There is a process in place between BMW and VW; collectively we have the final (site) approval. There were a lot of sites offered to us that we rejected. For instance, we looked at the customer and said, ‘Do you want to have your wife go in and charge in this area late at night?’ There were sites that we rejected because we didn’t think it was a safe place. We want the best sites for our customers, basically.”
I then asked if they thought BMW should finish this program before they start new infrastructure projects, like the NRG EVgo program which had just been announced and Fietzek quickly said: “Different partners, different projects. I’d rather have them running in parallel than waiting for one to finish before starting another. We’ll get things done much faster this way.”
Finally, I asked that since it’s clear the program won’t be finished on time, when can we expect the two Express Charging Corridors to be completed, and Healey answered: “Yeah, we’re a little delayed. We’re now shooting for early spring for completion. We always knew it was going to be tight. We sat with ChargePoint, we talked to the Volkswagen people and said, ‘Can we do this in one year?’ We knew approximately where we wanted to install the stations, but we still needed to contact the property owners, sign site host agreements, go through permitting and that just took more time than we expected. If you look at the ramp up, we started off slow, but are now really ramping up. We should have about 52 stations active by then end of the year, with another 19 already under construction. We’re looking at finishing in late March or April.”
Having personally gone through the process of installing a DC fast charger on my property in Montclair, NJ, I know the challenges that can arise during the process. I’ll actually be pretty impressed if they do finish by Spring. That would mean that they installed the 100 stations on two coasts in about 15 months, and the company doing all of the site host agreements, permitting and installations never really took on a project like this before. That’s really not bad in my opinion.
With that progress update on the East and West Coast Express Charging Corridors finished, I turned the discussion to the announcement made just hours before, the national ChargeNow DC Fast Expansion. This is actually an expansion of a program started in 2014, when BMW and NRG teamed up to install 100 DC Fast chargers to select California markets. That program was completed earlier this year, and this is the second phase. There will be an additional 500 DC Fast chargers installed in 25 markets around the country.
When I asked about why they chose these specific markets, Healey said, “One of the important points of the expansion of the NRG program is that these 25 markets cover 80% of our current i3 sales. Now, we don’t want to forget about the other 20% of our customers; we’re working on it, and you’ll be hearing from us shortly about how we’re filling in the other 20%. It’s really a systematic approach.”
The 25 markets covered in this second phase of the program are:
Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fresno, CA; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Monterey, CA; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Seattle, WA and Washington, DC.
Arun Banskota, President and CEO of NRG’s EVgo had this to say about the program:
“It is our mission to install the right charging solutions at the right places, and EV drivers have overwhelmingly told us they prefer DC Fast chargers at public spaces. Over the next 24 months EVgo will add reliable DC Fast Combo capability to what is already America’s largest DC Fast charging network. This will be the fastest and most cost effective build out of a new network ever – thanks in large part to our existing infrastructure and committed retail host partners… The only way such a massive expansion is possible is because of the purpose built, and forward looking planning behind the EVgo network…EVgo has installed infrastructure with the ability to efficiently and economically add this new DC Fast Combo standard as the number of electric vehicles have increased. EVgo owns and operates our chargers with long term agreements with premium retail hosts, and is able to provide the level of customer service, reliability, and pricing that will lead to increased EV adoption and high satisfaction among the existing base of EV drivers.”
The deployment rate of these 500 stations is expected to be aggressive. NRG is a very large company with vast resources and plenty of experience with regards to installing infrastructure. After all, they are an electric utility company. Healey told me that they have existing sites that currently have CHAdeMO stations that they’ll be adding a CCS station to, as well as many other sites already identified and ready to go. He expects to see hundreds of stations completed within the first year and the entire 500 stations in the ground and operational by mid 2018. He even said that he’s being conservative with these predictions based on the lessons learned by the previous programs they worked on, and that it is quite possible that they finish earlier than the mid 2018 prediction.
Since I had over an hour with the team, we covered a lot of infrastructure topics and there’s just too much for one post. Check back next week for part two when the discussion turns to BMW’s decision to offer free charging, but only for new i3 buyers, the future of DC charging and BMW’s long term commitment to EV infrastructure.

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Blizzard Entertainment’s iconic action role-playing franchise Diablo has captivated gamers for over 25 years since the original PC classic Diablo released in 1996. Known for its demonic themes, satisfying isometric combat, randomized loot drops, and hordes of hellish creatures to slaughter, the series has seen several iterations over the decades.
Diablo 3, launching in 2012, modernized the formula with new classes, abilities, crafted items, and a cinematic story presentation. After years of updates and content additions, Diablo 3 still retains a dedicated playerbase today.
Now, over 10 years later, Blizzard aims to shake up the signature Diablo gameplay loop once again with the upcoming fourth numerical sequel, Diablo 4. This highly anticipated next entry incorporates many lessons learned from Diablo 3 while also adding new features like open world zones, cross-class skill trees, player housing, and a grittier art style.
With Diablo 4 still deep in development but slowly revealing more details, it’s an interesting time to compare and contrast it against its direct predecessor. How do Diablo 4’s evolutions and innovations stack up against the tried and true Diablo 3 blueprint? What elements appear dramatically improved or wholly new?
In this detailed comparison, we will analyze the key differences, similarities and changes between Diablo 3 and Diablo 4 across areas like combat, customization, endgame content, monetization, graphics, and overall gameplay philosophy. Evaluating how Diablo 4 expands on Diablo 3’s foundation can offer insights into Blizzard’s overarching vision for the franchise’s future. Keep in mind that gamers can get help at https://kboosting.com/diablo-4 if needed.
Gameplay & Combat
Diablo 3 offers rapid, responsive gameplay perfect for its console ports. Skills cast instantly and the combat encourages quickly teleporting between mobs to unleash abilities. Diablo 4 adopts a weighted, measured feel with animations and physics. Combat seems more grounded and deliberate rather than arcade-like.
Character Customization & Progression
In Diablo 3, each of the six classes has a set of about 20 unlockable active and passive skills. While runes allow for minor modifications to skills, overall builds and playstyles feel limited and static. The Paragon system provides bonus points to spend on core attributes.
Diablo 4 expands build options with the introduction of cross-class skill trees. The Sorceress can learn Rogue skills, the Barbarian can pick up Druid abilities, etc. This promotes far more playstyle diversity and experimentation.
The Paragon Board lets you allocate Paragon points into various branches like Ferocity, Preservation, Dominance. You can respec points to freely try different builds. Jewels can also be slotted into gear for bonus effects.
Legendary items in D4 further augment skills. For example, a two-handed axe can cause Seismic Slam to drop a fissure that deals damage over time. Item rune words also return from Diablo 2 for added gear customization.
With open-ended skill selections, Paragon branches, legendary affixes, and rune words, Diablo 4 provides exponentially more character building options compared to Diablo 3’s rigid class skill sets. D4 encourages fluid, evolving builds tailored to your personal playstyle.
Loot & Itemization
The randomized loot hunt remains strong in both games but D4 adds more depth via weapon models, properties, gems and dyes. Legendary affixes and set bonuses shape builds in D3 while D4 also brings back rune words for gear customization.
Enemies & Bosses
D3 enemies and bosses can feel generic and redundant over time. D4 introduces a bestiary system with unique models and modifiers for 150+ monsters along with varied elite enemies and more elaborate boss designs.
World & Setting
Diablo 3 opts for bright colors and WoW-esque visuals while Diablo 4 returns to a grittier, gothic, lived-in aesthetic. Sanctuary feels more grounded and menacing. Zones are seamlessly connected with realistic weather and lighting.
Storytelling & Lore
Diablo 3 takes a focused, cinematic approach to storytelling, using in-engine cutscenes and significant dialog to drive the narrative forward. It focuses heavily on Deckard Cain, Leah, Adria and other prominent characters guiding players from Act to Act.
Diablo 4 aims for a more organic, environmental approach to worldbuilding and storytelling. Side quests, optional events, item descriptions, bestiary entries, and conversations with camps of survivors will flesh out the history and lore of Sanctuary.
Rather than frequent story cutscenes, the world itself will help unveil mysteries and narratives for players to discover at their own pace. Weather, lighting, random encounters, playable flashback sequences, and destructible environments will also help immerse players in the bleaker, grounded setting.
This shift towards more subtle environmental storytelling aims to give players agency in uncovering lore and news about Lilith, Inarius, Rathma, and other characters new and old. While Diablo 3 directed the narrative, Diablo 4 wants players to shape their own story journey through Sanctuary.
With series co-creator Chris Metzen returning to assist the writing team, Diablo 4 has an opportunity to expand the franchise’s backstory and worldbuilding in compelling ways. Long-time fans will surely appreciate the focus on organic discovery within the world to complement main narrative beats.
Diablo 3 has basic social features and 4-player co-op. Diablo 4 expands multiplayer with large public open-world zones. Social hubs called camps provide gathering spots and vendors. Trading between players returns as well.
Endgame & Post-Launch Support
Diablo 3 relies on Rift runs, escalating Nephalem Rifts and leaderboards for endgame. Diablo 4 plans to have competitive events called Nightmare Dungeons along with new zones, dungeons, and features added regularly post-launch.
Diablo 3 is a flat one-time purchase with optional DLC character classes. Diablo 4 will be buy-to-play with a seasonal battle pass system and cosmetic-only in-game shop. No pay-to-win mechanics or gameplay boosts.
Diablo 3 is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch. Diablo 4 so far is announced for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. No crossplay matching at launch but Blizzard aims to add it down the road.
While comparisons can be drawn between the two titles, Diablo 4 ultimately seeks to establish its own modernized identity of what a contemporary Diablo game can be. It aims for more build diversity through open skill trees, strategic combat with weight, and deeper itemization for more meaningful loot pursuit.
Coupled with next-gen graphics, seamless online connectivity and ongoing content updates, Diablo 4 strives to both appeal to franchise veterans and welcome in new fans with its vision of Diablo’s future. Time will tell if it succeeds in both respects when it eventually releases.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The AP has noticed that many people re-use their stories on the internet without paying. They would like to be paid and are considering, I think, filing lawsuits against pretty much everyone. This sounds a lot like the music industry circa 1995.
Posted by Mileage at 1:27 PM

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ENID, Okla. - The Kirkwood Eagles' defense let them down at the national tournament on Saturday.
Kirkwood committed seven errors and lost to Madison Area Technical College, 18-9, in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II World Series at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla.
The game was stopped after eight innings due to the college mercy rule.
Kirkwood got off to a fast start and led, 9-1, after three innings, but the rest of the game was a disaster for the Eagles. Madison drubbed the Eagles, 17-0, during the next five innings when Kirkwood committed all seven of its errors.
Kirkwood (42-16-1) will face Scottsdale (29-31) in a losers bracket game on Sunday at 10 a.m. in an effort to stay alive in the double-elimination tournament.
The Eagles used three of their top starting pitchers on Saturday with Peyton Long throwing four innings, Adam Ketelsen lasting only one inning and Cameron Leff throwing two innings. That will make it harder for the Eagles to bounce back in the losers bracket with Long, Ketelsen and Leff having already seen action.
Kirkwood is making its first trip to the World Series in 19 years. For three innings, it looked like the Eagles would sail into the second round in the winners bracket.
Izaya Fullard had an RBI single in the second inning to make it 6-1, and the Eagles scored three more times in the third inning for a 9-1 advantage on a two-run triple by Cal Clark and an RBI single by Korry Howell.
Madison (35-20) scored twice in the top of the fourth to make it 9-3, but then Kirkwood stopped hitting and began kicking the ball all around the ballpark.
The Eagles committed four errors in the fifth inning to help Madison score five runs and pull within 9-8 and the tide had turned. Suddenly, all the momentum was in the visitor's dugout.
Madison scored four runs in the top of the sixth for a 12-9 lead, with the big blow a three-run homer by Nick Gile off Ketelsen.
Madison scored three more times in the seventh inning and tacked on three more runs in the eighth to make it 18-9, and when the Eagles failed to score in the bottom of the eighth the game was called due to the eight-run mercy rule.
Ketelsen, who sparkled in relief in the regional and district tournaments, was charged with five runs (four earned) in one inning and was saddled with the loss.
Howell, Taylor Jackson and Moseley had three hits for Kirkwood. Fullard and Wiskus had two hits. Wiskus, Moseley and Clark had two RBIs.
Madison catcher Logan Michaels went 6-for-6 with a double, home run, four RBIs and four runs. Gile, their second baseman, was 4-for-6 with five RBIs.
Kirkwood is the No. 3 seed in the 10-team tournament and Madison is the No. 6 seed. Madison did not make any errors.
Madison 100 254 33 - 18 19 0
Kirkwood 513 000 00 - 9 15 7
W - Hamilton. L - Ketelsen.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If the trade deadline in your fantasy basketball league hasn't passed yet, you might want to look into shipping out the highly productive Pau Gasol or bringing in Andrew Bynum or Lamar Odom.
Phil Jackson half-jokingly described Gasol as "weak and sickly" Friday after he had 10 points and one assist in 34 minutes in Miami on Thursday night. Jackson often rests Gasol for brief stretches late in games, and in Miami he started overtime with Andrew Bynum instead of Gasol.
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"He has played long minutes," Jackson said, adding: "I've started to work the bench."
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Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2015! Are you excited? Have any great plans or resolutions? Or are you still hung over?
Anyway, our Holiday Feast series is soon coming to a close. This is the penultimate post, yay! And this is the 102nd post on the blog. Can you believe it? I certainly can’t. Even though I’ve written all those posts. WIth about 98 recipes. Talk about work. Thanks to all the readers, to everyone who pushes the “like”-button here on WordPress and also over on Facebook! Your acknowledgement of this little culinary adventure means a lot to me. I can’t emphasize just how much – hope you feel a warm embrace and a wave of happiness! All the best to you and yours for the next year!
And tomorrow, we’ll add the 99th recipe. For Churros. Yup, you guessed it! Nothing you want to look at in case you’re about to embark on a healthier and fat-free 2015. Sorry! Also, this eggless chocolate and chestnut semifreddo is also not light on the hips, but it will totally brighten your winter evening, if you dare try it. It’s frothy, rich and very chocolatey and the chestnut cream, oh my, it’s so frothy and tastes like a winter evening spent by the open fire.
Whenever I plan a Holiday Feast, I try to think of a dessert that will let the meal go out with a bang. And I can never have a dessert without chocolate during these occasions. It wouldn’t seem festive. Something would be missing. Great thing that chocolate and chestnuts go together really well. I had semifreddo with walnuts during summer and thought: why not have chocolate and chestnut together in one semifreddo? So off I went to work. I had never made semifreddo before, and when realized semifreddo usually contains egg, I though “eeeew”. But, I went ahead and bought lots of eggs nonetheless, and then – on the day of preparing the Holiday Feast – I decided to go eggless at the last minute. I said to my mother-in-law: there would be no point in me having a dessert that I’d cringe at. It felt right to try making the semifreddo without and I am happy to report that it worked out quite well. You can prepare this semifreddo either in the morning, if you are serving the semifreddo at night, or the evening before. It keeps well for a couple of weeks in your freezer (provided it freezes to -18°C). For those of you looking to get some extra credit, I’m sure this dish would be glorious with caramelized pecans.Ingredients:
400g peeled and cooked chestnuts (you can make these on your own, but really – it will ruin your nails and take forever)
500ml whipping cream
100 ml milk
100g heavy cream (I used crème double)
100g dark chocolate (85 percent cocoa) plus 25g finely chopped
Chop the chestnuts and place them into a medium pot, cover with the milk and 250ml whipping cream and bring to a boil. Add 100g of the sugar (you can use brown, if you like, for a deeper flavor) and continue stirring. After about fifteen to twenty minutes and you feel that your chestnut-mix tastes kind of like dulce de leche, turn off the stove. Take out about two to three tablespoons worth of batter out of the bowl and set aside. Run a handheld blender through the batter remaining in the post until it is more or less finely pureed. Return the batter you set aside to the bowl. In a separate bowl, whip up the remaining 250ml whipping cream and set aside.
Heat a bowl in a water bath, add the dark chocolate (roughly chopped, if you want) and melt chocolate at medium heat, whilst stirring. Remove chocolate from water bath and add the remainder of the sugar and the heavy cream, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in one third of the whipping cream. Allow to cool to room temperature. Add the finely chopped chocolate pieces.
Line a rectangular plastic container or baking tin with plenty of plastic foil (I placed one layer going from north to south and one from west to east), and distribute the chocolate-sugar-heavy-cream mix on the bottom of the plastic container or baking tin. Add the remainder of the whipped cream to the chestnut cream and then carefully distribute it over the layer of chocolate cream on the bottom of the plastic container. Freeze for at least six to eight hours. Remove from fridge about half an hour prior to serving. Remove semifreddo from plastic container, but keep plastic wrap around it. Then carefully peel plastic wrap off, cut off as many slices of semifreddo as you require for your meal with a large, sharp knife. You should run your knife under hot water between cutting slices. This will be most effective and render the cleanest results.

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As the most-watched show on Ghanaian television, #PerfectMatchXtra nears its grand finale, the finalists were treated to a night of elegance and sophistication at a lavish dinner.
The evening was filled with captivating fashion, soulful music, and memorable moments that captivated viewers at home.
The male finalists, Kordark, Bebelino, and Etornam, looked like movie stars in their sleek black tuxedos. Their confident and dapper appearances set the tone for the glamorous affair.
On the other hand, the ladies showcased their impeccable fashion sense, donning svelte gowns that perfectly complemented their counterparts’ styles.
Grace, a vision in her deep plunging v-neck dress, exuded class and sophistication with her low bun hairstyle. The look added a touch of classic charm to her overall look.
Bella, on the other hand, stole the spotlight in a black sequinned mini cut-out dress that accentuated her curves and styled her wig in a sleek middle partition.
Lovelyn rounded off the trio, captivating onlookers in a stunning sequinned silver dress with a mandarin collar. Her whimsical low bun hairstyle added a playful touch to her ensemble.
The evening was not just about aesthetics; it also featured captivating performances and delightful entertainment.
Thai Mentor XI 2nd runner-up serenaded the finalists with a repertoire of romantic songs, creating an enchanting atmosphere that perfectly suited the occasion. Accompanied by the talented Arc band, the performance left everyone in awe.
In addition to the musical delights, the finalists received insightful advice from the esteemed counsellor, Kelly Daniels.
According to Etornam, during a conversation with Big Mama after the event, Mr Daniels’ words of wisdom added depth to the dinner as they begin their relationships outside the house.
Comedian OB Amponsah also lightened the mood with his rib-cracking jokes that brought laughter and joy to the gathering.
As viewers of #PerfectMatchXtra, it is essential to continue voting for your favourite couples to increase their chances of winning the grand finale.
Your support plays a significant role in determining the outcome of this remarkable journey.
Tune in to the grand finale of #PerfectMatchXtra on Sunday, July 9, 2023, on TV3 as the couples showcase their love and vie for the title. It promises to be an unforgettable event filled with joy, excitement, and the celebration of love.
Perfect Match airs on TV3 and audiences can also stay connected with the show through the TV3 reality app, available on Google Play and Apple App Stores as it continues to captivate audiences with its mix of romance, rivalry, and unexpected twists.

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Giving working locations A brighter future Holbrook Electrical can design and install totally new systems or work with your existing infrastructure Ramsgate is a good example of this as we undertook work that covered both areas of this requirement. Ramsgate has an array of 25 metre high climbable lighting towers these were fitted initially with expensive floodlights that contained all the control equipment at high level. Due to the aggressive nature of the environment these units rotted through quickly and had a high failure rate, they were expensive to purchase and labour intensive to replace in difficult conditions working at high level. Holbrook Electrical sourced alternate cheaper and more robust fittings. We also designed and built lighting control panels to contain all the control equipment at the base of the column so it could be easily accessed For maintenance, repair and testing. Therefore the high level work was massively reduced and keeping a high level of serviceable units in operation became much easier. Holbrook Electrical have also improved areas of the port lighting as the site has developed. Holbrook Electrical worked with Clancy Docwra to install the services for radiation detection equipment to be installed in the port. As part […]


The Wooden Legs Brewing Company is developing their brewpub at 309 5th Street in Brookings (on the north side of 5th Street across from the Brookings Register). According to Seth Koch, CEO, they plan to open this fall before Hobo Day. The facility will have seating for 100 people and estimates brewing 350 barrels of beer yearly. The site is the former location of NorthWestern Energy. The brewpub received unanimous approval by the planning commission and now moves to the city council for a vote. Read this article from the Brookings Register for the full story and follow here for updates.


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We are once again partnering with the MAES/SHPE Club of ISU Engineering Students to offer an afternoon of hands-on science. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Seattle — Early holiday reports of increased mobile shopping were confirmed last week by e-commerce king Amazon.com.
On the day after Christmas the No. 1 e-tailer released a flurry of holiday facts and figures. Chief among them: Nearly 60 percent of its customers shopped using a mobile device this holiday, and channel traffic accelerated as the season progressed.
Underscoring the data point, Amazon reported that holiday sales from its mobile app doubled in the U.S. this year, and that Cyber Monday remains the company’s peak mobile shopping day, although mobile sales grew fastest on Black Friday.
Fire tablets and e-readers also performed well, with sales of the former tripling, and sales of the latter quadrupling, year-over-year on Black Friday.
The company also included its Amazon Basics line of HDMI cable among its list of holiday best-sellers.
Among non-Amazon devices:
*top-selling TVs included Samsung’s 32- and 40-inch 1080p 60Hz smart LED TVs and LG’s 42-inch 1080p 60Hz LED TV;
*top-selling computers included three Chromebooks – Acer’s C720 (11.6-inches, 2GB RAM); Asus’s 13-inch model with Gigabit Wi-Fi (16GB storage, 2GB RAM); and HP’s 11-2010nr (11.6-inches) in white, and;
*top-selling video games included Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Just Dance 2015 and Super Smash Bros.
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I love the feel of this knife, with its grooved, contoured handle and thumb ramp, it just feels very natural in the hand. The flared guard protects both the index finger and thumb while providing ample purchase even without jimping. Opens very smoothly and the linerlock keeps the blade in snugly in place while still being easy to disengage. With the button snap Nylon sheath it can be carried both vertically and horizontally, making this a great knife for every day carry. Check out this new Maserin design at www.knifecenter.com. Continue Reading


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In Genesis Chapter 3, the Bible so perfectly diagnoses the human condition. It seems that we all desire to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil rather than from the Tree of Life. William Law (b. 1686), whose writings greatly influenced Wesley, Whitefield and others, once made this statement: “Man needs to be saved from his own wisdom as much as from his own righteousness, for they produce one and the same corruption.” Several of the current popular fields of knowledge, particularly philosophy and psychology, can easily lead us to eat from the Bible’s forbidden tree.
Back in the early 1960s I was a young, impressionable, pastoral student in seminary. I remember how Pastoral Psychology was just beginning to become a popular field of study. We pastors were told essentially that from then on any serious problems of living would need to be handled by those specially trained in Pastoral or Clinical Psychology. From that point on, it seems that many pastors including myself sought to shy away from the simple Bible ministry to hurting individuals, which had held sway in the church from earliest Christian times.
EATING FROM THE WRONG TREE
Much of this great shift in thinking happened as a result of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and his popularization of counseling and psychotherapy. It seems that the US and much of the western world got swept away by his thinking in the twentieth century. This was particularly true of the US. It is important that we stop and take a long look at this man and his followers.
Doctor E. Fuller Torrey, who served as a clinical and research psychiatrist in Washington, D.C., has written the book called Freudian Fraud, The Malignant Effect of Freud’s Theory on American Thought and Culture. He has much to say about the man. Freud was deep into the occult and periodically consulted soothsayers, who were alleged to have telepathic powers. He was an Honorary Fellow in the American Society for Psychical Research. Once he remarked that if he could live his life over, he would devote it to psychical research rather than psychoanalysis. Not only was he deep into the occult but he was extremely enthusiastic about the use of cocaine in his work and at times he used it himself. (Torrey 9-10)
Torrey mentions that the core of Freudian theory was, and has continued to be, the importance of sexual traumas in early childhood, and how this sexual emphasis was the main factor in the rapid spread of the Freudian doctrine. (Torrey 6, 17) However, continued testing has revealed that many of Freud’s theories are incorrect, and that genetic factors are now believed to be the most important determinants for the development of personality traits. (Torrey 224)
Torrey quotes Nobel Laureate Peter Medawar who suggested that Freud’s theory will be seen in retrospect as “the most stupendous intellectual confidence trick of the twentieth century.” Another writer has remarked of Freud, saying: “His place is not, as he claimed, with Copernicus and Darwin but with Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm, tellers of fairy tales.” (Torrey 256, 218)
HOW THE UNDUE EMPHASIS ON PSYCHOANALYSIS HAS AFFECTED US
We do not mean this as an attack on the whole field of psychology. Many good results have come about from those psychologists and psychiatrists who have labored faithfully in this field. However, the undue emphasis on psychology and psychoanalysis in dealing with normal problems of living has caused us great trouble and ruin in several areas. First of all it has affected Christianity in general and Bible counseling in particular. We need to realize that pastors in the first century were dealing with more serious problems of living than we deal with today. Some of these problems were life-threatening, such as martyrdom and even imprisonment for the faith. Yet, the problems were obviously dealt with through pastoral ministry and the ministry of friends in the church. In spite of these severe problems the early church remained healthy and victorious.
By our wholesale introduction of psychology into religion we have almost eliminated simple Bible ministry from pastors and especially the kindly and wise ministry and prayer of others in the Body of Christ. This ministry is plentiful and it is free. Psychologist Martin Bobgan quotes Dr. Robyn Dawes who says that from evaluations, “professional psychologists are no better psychotherapists than anyone else with minimal training—sometimes those without any training at all; the professionals are merely more expensive.” (Bobgan, Stop Counseling 40) Dr. Hans Eysenck in his research has noted that, on the whole, psychoanalysis treatment ranks slightly worse than those who receive no treatment at all. (Bobgan, Stop Counseling 83)
We also need to understand that Freud, Jung, Rogers and other leading psychologists were enemies of Christianity. Freud, who was Jewish, desired to inflict vengeance upon the church for its traditional anti-Semitism. (Bobgan Psycho Heresy 13) Patrick Glynn states it succinctly: “Freud believed the credibility of religion must be destroyed. It was, quite simply, the ‘enemy.’” (Glynn 59) Glynn says of Freud: “In The Future of an Illusion (1927) he branded faith as a form of mental disorder, a ‘universal obsessional neurosis,’ rooted in ‘infantile’ and ‘narcissistic’ patterns of thought – a neurosis that he predicted humanity would ‘outgrow.’” (Glynn 57) Freud’s heirs, both C.G. Jung and Carl Rogers renounced Christianity entirely. Jung is very clear in confessing, “We psychotherapists must occupy ourselves with problems which, strictly speaking, belong to the theologian.” (Bobgan Psycho Heresy12) Actually the very root word for Psychology is based on the Greek “psyche” meaning “soul,” and has to do with the innermost person. Saving and caring for souls has been the traditional work of the church. Karl Kraus, a Viennese journalist, once wrote: “Despite its deceptive terminology, psychoanalysis is not a science but a religion – the faith of a generation incapable of any other.”(Bobgan Psycho Heresy 23)
Second, the great overemphasis of professional counseling has greatly affected the family and the individual. In the past, believing families and individuals were protected by the church and its biblical beliefs. Many recent studies have documented the natural help that comes from Christianity. Studies have shown that committed Christians are healthier and happier than others. (Glynn 77) They recover from surgery more quickly than non-believers. They are less likely to abuse drink, use drugs or commit suicide. (Glynn 63-64) So obviously, the church has many tools to deal with the normal problems of living. Now that psychology has been introduced into Christianity on a massive scale many of these blessings are being removed.
Dr. Tanya Dineen, a psychologist with many honors to her name, left the industry entirely after seeing its abuses. She says, “The Psychology Industry is separating people from their families, promoting stereotypic and hostile views of men and women, degrading friendship and generally promoting distrust and suspicion.” (Dineen 98) Since women far outnumber men in the counseling process the psychologist unfortunately often removes the woman out from under the covering of family headship. Dineen adds: “What is now called ‘psychology’ is… ‘junk science’, …with no soul or science, no boundaries and no method; swept along by the shifting ground of popular belief and ephemeral demands for expert opinion.” (Dineen 138)
Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel, M.D., cite a 2000 study by Robert Neimeyer of the University of Memphis. He reported “that 38 percent of subjects receiving grief therapy actually fared worse than a matched group not receiving treatment…Typically, grief is self-limiting and the vast majority of us do not need ‘experts’ to guide us through mourning.” (Sommers 138)
The psychoanalysis fad has had some very destructive results for many individuals. Since psychology is a “for profit” business it is natural for counselors to “manufacture victims” as Dr. Dineen has also verified. It is also natural for them to prolong the counseling sessions. Dineen says, “By and large, psychology is neither a science nor a profession but rather an industry focused on self-interest and propelled by financial incentives.” (Dineen 13)
The psychology fad has greatly focused upon individual self-esteem. This has also lately become the focus of our whole educational system in the US. Sommers and Satel comment on this trend saying: “A growing body of research suggests there is, in fact, no connection between high self-esteem and achievement, kindness, or good personal relationships. On the other hand, unmerited self-esteem is known to be associated with antisocial behavior- even criminality.” (Sommers 6) These writers go on to say, “high self-regard is very often found in people who are narcissistic and have an inflated sense of popularity and likeability.” (Sommers 31) All this seems far removed from the simple Bible teaching that advises: “… Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you” (Rom. 12:3).
The psychology industry has tried its best to remove individual responsibility for problems while blaming the problems on others or else labeling the problems as “diseases.” For instance, abuse of alcohol is no longer a sin but a disease. Many other things that were once just plain old sins are now considered diseases. Dr. Thomas Szasz, who was professor emeritus of psychiatry at the State University of New York, had this to say: “People do not have to be told that malaria and melanoma are diseases. They know they are. But people have to be told, and are told over and over again, that alcoholism and depression are diseases. Why? Because people know that they are not diseases.” (Szatz xxiii) Sommers and Satel add, “The problem with therapism is that it licenses tolerance of the intolerable…It also shows how the real victims are disregarded. When sin becomes syndrome, ethically inexcusable behavior is granted absolution and innocents suffer.” (Sommers 84)
There are many other areas where psychology has changed our way of thinking in the western world. Let us just site one last area where psychology has caused us harm. Patients are now told that they must talk about their feelings and release them or express them. Sommers and Satel say of this: “The intervening years have produced a sizeable and compelling body of research demonstrating that the expression of feelings is not a sure pathway to fulfillment. On the contrary, it often leads to unhappiness.” (Sommers 112) They also cite a call in 1973 from the President of the American Psychological Association, for a moratorium on the use of “venting” in therapy. They note how data have continued to be published in journals confirming that talking about negative experiences does not necessarily lessen the anxiety of these events or promote their cure. Instead, talking per se seems to have little effect on recovery. (Sommers 112)
WHAT CAN WE DO?
We need to forsake the Tree of Knowledge and return to the blessed Tree of Life that is found only in Jesus and in his word. We need to note the word of God found in Matthew 7:17-18 which says, “…every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.” We recall that a tree is known by its fruit. Sigmund Freud, as we have mentioned, was a bad tree. Unfortunately, in the church we have been feasting from this bad Tree of Knowledge for many years. Now we are beginning to pay a dear price for this transgression. Paul warns us as he also once warned his favorite young pastor Timothy: “… guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you” (1 Tim. 6:20-21).
Let us return to simple Bible-based ministering. We need to make a distinction between pastoral and church ministry to the individual and the professional fields of Pastoral Counseling or Biblical Counseling. These latter fields are often fee-based as well as based in Freudian psychoanalysis. Bible-based ministry is most often free and is done by a loving pastor or by church friends. It is focused on getting the person well and whole and not upon continuing the sessions for personal and professional gain. It is solely based upon prayer and upon the Bible or God’s holy word. That word will continue through all ages, even forever (Isa. 40:8).
We must remember that we only gain our salvation, maturity and wholeness in Christ and in him alone. The Bible speaks of him,“ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3). The Bible affirms, “… you are complete in Him…” (Col. 2:10 NKJ). Jesus still says in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. Freudian Fraud, The Malignant Effect of Freud’s Theory on American Thought and
Culture, (NY: Harper Collins Books, 1992).
Martin and Deidre Bobgan, Stop Counseling! Start Ministering! (Santa Barbara, CA: East Gate Publishers,
Martin and Deidre Bobgan, Psycho Heresy, The Psychological Seduction of Christianity (Santa Barbara,
CA: East Gate Publishers, 1987). For free electronic versions of these books see: See
Patrick Glynn, God:The Evidence:The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in a Postsecular World
(Rocklin CA: Prima Publishing, 1997).
Dr. Tana Dineen, Manufacturing Victims, What the Psychology Industry is Doing to People (Montreal:
Robertt Davis Publishing, 1996).
Thomas Szasz, The Medicalization of Everyday Life (Syracuse: The Syracuse University Press, 2007).
Picture credit: Wikimedia Commons. Photo of Sigmund Freud. Public domain.

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It is a lovely camp site just outside Ruthin.
The Terrible Twosome have settled in ok after the drive :)
it must have been a stunning house when in good condition, such a shame to see it like this now
a few of the locals are watching us, mother and...
Awwwwww cute :)
the next morning we are heading for Eyarth Rocks , its about 40 minutes walk up into the hills :) looking a beautiful day for a nice walk even if the butterflies are not there.
Taking the bridal way i have just shot this miner bee on a dandylion flower:)
Heading up the steep path through the woods that will eventually come out at the reserve , the silver birch make a good contrast with the bluebells
Moll in a sea of Forget-me-Knots :D
Finally we come to the reserve entrance , in the clearings Bracken just starting to come up and bluebells still in flower, would be great to photograph a butterfly sitting on one of those :)
This is the area where the Pearls should be found , i have a good look while we are walking through but cannot see any butterflies .
It is quite warm now and the sun is starting to come through the light cloud giving lovely light, If i can find something to shoot! Jan and the dogs are taking a rest near the top.........while i go for a hunt.
After just a few minutes i have just spotted my first Pearl :) Yay!
This is the area , i have spotted 3 or 4 now and they look like they must have just emerged as they are not flying too far before settling.
Now to find a nicely perched Butterfly :)
Found one on a Bracken frond, just sitting drying its wings, this will make a perfect subject to photograph:)
moving slightly i can get out of focus blue bells give a different background colour :)
It has flown a short distance with me chasing it and perched halfway up an old stem , love the back lit wings :D
and now to get the mpe-65 out to do a portrait :) focus stacked to increase depth of field
I'm happy now , so we are continuing the walk and i have just shot this dandy :)
We are now back to the field after a really good morning walk , agreat avenue of trees and ..........
the end of a good day :)
its "Yoda" the sheep :D
A normal Lamb :)
a magnificent oak.

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Northern Marianas Gov. Ralph Torres has rejected a bill that would have allowed the operations of poker arcades in select Saipan villages, the Saipan Tribune reported.
In his veto transmittal letter to Rep. John Paul Sablan, Torres expressed reservations on the poker bill’s impact on the economic growth of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) if House Bill 20-48 was enacted. HB 20-48, which Sablan authored, sought to transform certain lots in southwestern Saipan into mixed commercial districts to accommodate the relocation of poker arcades from villages and non-specific areas.
Torres pointed out that it will cost the CNMI government some $1.4 million in revenue from the annual poker machine licensing fee if he signed the bill. There are an estimated 120 poker machines in the CNMI, each remitting $12,000 in renewal fees to the government annually.
The fees from poker go straight to the government’s socio-economic projects such as the Northern Marianas Trades Institute, non-profit and community organizations, and the Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance (SHEFA), which Torres said is a crucial lifeline for students who wish to improve their lives through higher education.
“While I agree with the interest and intent of the delegation to support the economic growth and business development and provide funding to important community activities, I am unable to approve of H.L.B. 20-48, S1 as I maintain reservations about the nature of the economic growth if this bill were to be enacted,” Torres said, according to the news outlet.
The Northern Marianas governor recognized the lawmakers’ commitment to transferring gambling activities away from villages and to create a framework that will ensure communities’ welfare.
“I still believe this policy is necessary and [I] am confident our joint efforts in creating economic growth in various other sectors of our economy can provide the resources of the constituents of Saipan and the Northern Islands,” Torres said.
The CNMI government had opposed HB 20-48 since the day it was introduced in Congress. The Commonwealth Zoning Office said HB 20-48 contradicts another law that requires poker machines to move out of the villages.


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Let Your Life Speak . . .
This is one of my favorite books, by one of my favorite authors, Parker Palmer.
It’s short, simple, and through stories of his own life, he invites us to find clarity about our unique calling in life.
If we are to continue being “instruments of God’s peace,” we need to pay attention to God’s deeper callings to us.
How do you listen beyond the often too busy roles on the surface of your life, to the hopeful, creative, life-giving call in the depths of your soul?
These times of deeper listening (contemplative, prayerful, listening), take us beyond head knowing, to knowing deep in our heart.
Sometimes, the more painful, most difficult moments in our lives are the times we have clarity of calling and purpose. The deep, darkness can lead us to mountaintop visions.
A powerful example, not to try to emulate, but to let his life inspire us to “let our life speak,” is that of Martin Luther King.
This song below was sung beautifully this past Sunday in the Chapel Communion Service at 10:30 by Lydia Smith, accompanied by Laurie Simmons on the piano.
I invite you to listen to it, and let it invite you, to let your life speak . . .
Blessings on your journey,


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A three-way association causing coral injuries in the Red Sea
B.W. Hoeksema, H.A. ten Hove, M.L. Berumen
Bulletin of Marine Science, volume 94, (2018)
Corals, Spirobranchus, Red Sea, Worms
Some corals in the Red Sea that were infested by tube-dwelling Spirobranchus worms showed injuries. These were located at spots where the coral was touched by the worm's operculum and most obvious in case the operculum was overgrown by algae. They present a three-way association of coral, worm and algae.
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The Miami native began singing at a very young age. Her uncle encouraged her to develope her natural talent. After singing in church choirs, in sessions, and singing with artists such as Bishop R. Lee Bryant, Veronica sought out a professional outlet for her solo project.
She feels as though she is “an anointed minister of The Lord’s divine words,” and nothing brings her greater joy than sharing her talent with others.
Dave Moody of Lamon Records says, “We’re excited to be offering distribution for Christworks artists Veronica Love’s CD ‘The Lord Knows’ and her radio single from the album ‘Running Back to You’ written by William Shepard.”
“Because of the love I have for people in general, I find no greater way to comfort or bring them joy than in the singing of songs” – Veronica
The project will be available January 2016 on iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere music is sold.


Glasson, Forsman lead Regions Tradition
Bill Glasson swiftly polished off his round at Shoal Creek, finishing before lunchtime and leaving the rest of the Regions Tradition field chasing.
Dan Forsman didn't catch up until about four hours later Thursday when he completed a run of four straight birdies at No. 14.
Forsman and Glasson shared the first-round lead at 6-under 66 in the Regions Tradition, the second of the Champions Tour's five major championships.
Glasson and Fulton Allem were first on the course and done by 11 a.m., finishing up in 3 hours, 21 minutes. The solo lead held up longer than that, though Glasson might not have noticed because he said he wouldn't spend the afternoon monitoring the scoreboard.
''My philosophy is I need all the birdies to make up for the impending bogeys I'm going to make,'' he said. ''So it doesn't do any good for me to watch. I just need to make as many birdies as I can.
''This course will get you, there's no doubt about it. It's about one of the best courses in the country.''
Glasson has overcome tougher obstacles. He has undergone 25 surgeries, including back and neck fusions. This is the first time he's held at least a share of the lead since the 1997 Las Vegas Invitational, where he claimed the last of his seven PGA Tour titles.
Fred Funk was a stroke back, and Bernard Langer opened with a 68. Glasson, Forsman and Funk all had their sons working as caddies.
Forsman, who missed the cut at the Senior PGA two weeks ago, set the stage by asking son Tommy for a driver on the first tee, instead of playing it more conservatively with a 3-wood.
''A lot of times on a course like this you say, `I'm not going to play a Mickey Mouse game,''' Forsman said. ''It may be futile, who knows? It worked in this case.
''That kind of set the tone that I was going to be aggressive on the course today.''
His run of birdies came after a marshal found the glove he had lost on the 10th hole. Coincidence? Maybe not.
''The marshal came up to me and said, `Did you lose a glove on the fairway back there?''' said Forsman, who won the opener at Hualalai. ''I said, `Oh gosh.' So I put it back on and went out and birdied the next four holes. So I guess the glove I received from my walking scorer on the 11th tee is the reason I had those four birdies, so I have to lift my cap and say thank you to him.''
Glasson closed his bogey-free round with a pair of birdies in a strong rebound from a 75th-place finish last week in Iowa in the Principal Charity Classic.
''That was a miserable experience,'' said Glasson, who tied for 58th last year at Shoal Creek. He knocked 11 strokes off that opening-round performance.
The 20-foot birdie putt from the right side on the par-4 12th hole was especially cathartic. ''I don't think I've ever parred it, let alone made a birdie,'' Glasson said.
He and Allem even beat most of the fans out there, finishing the round with about 20 people in the gallery, including a few wearing volunteers' polo shirts.
Defending champion Tom Lehman had an up-and-down 69. He had seven birdies but hit into the water on No. 9 for double bogey and had two bogeys.
Lehman thought some low rounds might be in the works when he saw Glasson's score.
''I looked at the board at one point and there was a 6 ... a 4, a bunch of 3s,'' Lehman said. ''So you think the course is giving up some birdies, so be aggressive.
''When you see that, up by 3, it makes me happy that it's a four-round tournament. In the three-rounders, getting off to a fast start is really, really important.''


INS Visakhapatnam will be included in the Indian Navy's war fleet, know what is its strength
INS Visakhapatnam is equipped with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and lethal weapons and sensors. INS Visakhapatnam has been constructed using indigenous steel DMR 249A.
Indigenous warship INS Visakhapatnam will join the Indian Navy today. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over the warship to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held at the Mumbai Dockyard. INS Visakhapatnam is equipped with missiles and anti-submarine rockets.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and top naval commanders will attend the ceremony at the Western Naval Command. INS Visakhapatnam is equipped with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and lethal weapons and sensors. INS Visakhapatnam has been constructed using indigenous steel DMR 249A. It has an overall length of 163 meters and is one of the largest destroyers built in India.
She is vigilant,— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) November 21, 2021
She is valiant,
She shall always be victorious!
India’s first indigenous P15 Bravo destroyer ‘Visakhapatnam’ ready for commissioning.
Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh to attend the ceremony in Mumbai today. @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/p19NXxy6ua
Officials said this is the first destroyer of the Rs 35,000-crore Project 15B. A total of four warships are being built under this project. INS Visakhapatnam is one of the most powerful warships built in India. It is built by Mazagon Dockyard Limited. It is a Guided Missile Destroyer.
Let us tell you that it has been prepared with 75 percent indigenous equipment under the self-reliant India campaign. At the same time, on November 28, Vela, the fourth submarine of the Kalvari class, will also be inducted into the Navy. During this, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh will be the chief guest.


Safaricom shareholders Wednesday had the value of their investment in the telecom firm more than double since they bought shares in the primary market five years ago.
The company’s shares crossed the Sh10 per mark in Wednesday morning trading a day after it announced a 45 per cent rise in after tax profit that analysts said were higher than expected.
The shares traded at a price of Sh10.20 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on expectations of strong annual results.
The share price rally pushed Safaricom’s market capitalisation to Sh408 billion or equivalent to a fifth of the entire Sh1.9 trillion stock market wealth and more than double the Sh200 billion valuation during its listing 65 months ago.
The mid-morning share price rally came after analysts raised dividend expectations to between 43-45 cents a share before it closed the day at an average of Sh9.70.
“We are expecting that the dividend for the whole year to stand at 44 cents a share going by the fact that the company pays out 85 per cent of the free cash flow,” said Kuria Kamau, a research analyst at Kestrel Capital.
Standard Investment Bank (SIB) forecast the dividend payout for the year at a high of 45 cents a share.
Safaricom paid a dividend of 31 cents a share for the year ended in March 2013, and payout of 45 cents would amount to an increase of 14 cents a share or 45 per cent growth. The forecasts are supported by the fact that the Safaricom management has raised the 2014 free cash flow estimate from between Sh15.5 and 17.5 billion to between Sh20 and 21 billion.
Since its listing on the NSE in June 2008, Safaricom has struggled to rise to touch the price of Sh8 a share. It only did so ahead of the announcement of the latest results.
The telecoms operator has had little to show in terms of market performance despite making investments worth more than Sh100 billion in the past five years.
The company has had an equally turbulent net profit growth in the five years since listing – having returned a drop in net income in some years.
The price of Sh10.20 recorded during Wednesday’s morning trading, the worth of government shares stood at Sh143 billion — almost half of the budget deficit for the current financial year.
The deficit stands at Sh330 billion, amounting to 8.1 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
The wealth of other shareholders, including Vodafone and individual investors, also rose considerably to stands at Sh265 billion going by the early morning price.
Retail investors hold 25 per cent of the company’s shares worth Sh105 billion. Vodafone Kenya, which owns Vodafone Plc’s 40 per cent stake at Safaricom rose to Sh160 billion.
Should Safaricom pay a dividend of 44 cents by the end of this year ending in March 2014, Vodafone would take home at least Sh7 billion besides payments for royalty on MPesa business, while the government would earn about Sh6 billion. Other investors, who in total hold 25 per cent stake, would take home Sh4.5 billion in dividends.
SIB said that Safaricom management had indicated that it could maintain the 41.7 per cent margin of earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the full year pointing to the firm’s ability to convert sales into profit.
“In our opinion, this [high net profits and free cash flow] points to good dividend payout for next year given the company’s dividend policy is usually around 85 per cent of the free cash flow,” said Old Mutual Securities.
Profitability is also indicated by the profit margins.
Mr Kamau of Kestrel said the major risk to the share lies in the looming cessation of the US five-year bond-buying spree since much of the recent increase in the share price has been driven by foreign investors.
“The major risk lies in fact that the recent price rise has been driven by foreign investors and there is, going forward, a possible reduction in the monetary stimulus in the US,” said Mr Kamau.
Safaricom has traded at all-time lows of Sh2.50 as some investors became pessimistic with the fall in net profits and exited. The same investors are now forced to watch the unfolding events with quite some regret.
The rise in Safaricom’s share price has been so sudden and robust that investors have made not only book or accounting profit, but also economic gains in sense that it has beaten inflation.
Other costs aside and adjusting the price for inflation, the stock breaks even at Sh9.60, which essentially puts investors to be at the same place as they were in June 2008 when the share was listed.
In the past five years, 2008 was the worst year in terms of inflation at 28.2 per cent following post- election conflict and global financial crisis.
At an average price of Sh9.70, the share is marginally above the inflation-adjusted price at the time of listing some five years ago.
But the company’s profitability could receive some knock from next year with a cut in interconnection rates. The interconnection rate is currently Sh1.4 and is set to fall further to Sh1.2 from June 2014 under the plan set by the Communications Commission of Kenya.


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Type 2A sub-type of Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is characterized by the loss of high molecular weight multimers. Several plasma-derived Von Willebrand factor concentrates (PD-VWFC) are available for treatment and recently a recombinant VWF concentrate (rVWFC) has been approved for use in VWD for adults in the United States. We describe a patient with Type 2A VWD who had persistent refractory epistaxis despite treatment with PD-VWFC. We describe differences in VWF multimeric composition and Factor VIII (FVIII) levels after plasma-derived and rVWF concentrates. Despite similar VWF levels, VWF multimeric composition after PD-VWFC remained abnormal while it corrected with rVWFC. Post-PD-VWFC, high levels of FVIII were seen, which were not observed after rVWFC. Recombinant VWFC may offer some advantages over PD-VWFC. This finding needs to be confirmed in larger studies.
- Von Willebrand disease
- plasma derived Von Willebrand factor concentrate
- recombinant Von Willebrand factor concentrate

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"Spider-man: Homecoming" is a 2017 sci-fi action movie co-produced by Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures and distributed by SONY Pictures Entertainment. It is directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei.
The film tells the story of the growth of the young Spider-man Peter Parker in his high school career. It is different from the previous superhero movies, giving the audience a fresh feeling.


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Justin Moore has spent the last three years on the road opening for artists like Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker. So is he ready for the big time, headlining his own tour?
"We think we are," he tells Country Weekly. "We're going to try it." Justin isn't ready to talk details like opening acts or tour schedules yet, but he does reveal that March 2013 is the tour's tentative launch date. While he understands the tough task of filling all those seats, Justin still feels confident about the trek. "We've been to all these arenas and opened for people and now we're going to pull in and our name is at the top of the marquee, which has not been the case so far," he says, laughing. "It's a little nerve-racking because it all falls on you. If nobody comes it's your fault. But it's really, really exciting and kind of hard to believe we've come to that point, in all honesty."
Justin still has a little time to study and do his headlining homework, as he finishes out 2012 on Eric Church's Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour.


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A life with the Yanomami people of the Amazon
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In 1971, photographer Claudia Andujar began documenting the life of an isolated indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Now 90, Claudia has taken thousands of unique images of Yanomami men, women and children. His photos have helped the campaign for the recognition of the rights of the Yanomami to their own land.
Witness to history: The stories of our time told by the people who were there.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Furious parents gathered on Monday night to blast the New York City Department of Education’s plans to allow a nonprofit organization to collect student data, including personal and health information.
New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said an Educare center will open at P.S. 41 in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn next fall. Educare is a preschool program for at-risk children aged six weeks to five years old.

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text: Eastern box turtles have a high, dome-like carapace and a hinged plastron that allows total shell closure. The carapace can be of variable coloration, but is normally found brownish or black and is accompanied by a yellowish or orangish radiating pattern of lines, spots or blotches. Skin coloration, like that of the shell, is variable, but is usually brown or black with some yellow, orange, red, or white spots or streaks. This coloration closely mimics that of the winter leaf of the tulip poplar. In some isolated populations, males may have blue patches on their cheeks, throat, and front legs. Furthermore, males normally possess red eyes (irises) whereas females usually display brown eyes. Eastern box turtles feature a sharp, horned beak, stout limbs, and their feet are webbed only at the base. Eastern box turtles have 5 toes on each front leg, and normally 4 toes on each hind leg, although some individuals may possess 3 toes on each hind leg. Staying small in size, most range from 4.5 to 6 inches, but occasionally reach over 7 inches. In the captivity, box turtles are known to live over 100 years, but in the wild, often live much shorter lives due to disease and predation.

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The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is one of the world’s major diver training associations and it offers many different types of certification for recreational divers and professional diving instructors. PADI:s portfolio also includes training programs that does not lead to any certification, such as Discover Scuba Diving, Discover Snorkeling, Discover Rebreather and Discover Tec.
Below you will find information about the two most common types of diving certification for new divers: Open Water Diver Certification and Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
PADI Open Water Diver Certification
PADI Open Water Diver Course is an entry-level diver course. After obtaining this diving certificate, you can proceed to the general PADI Advanced Open Water Course or to one of the more specialized PADI courses that requires a PADI Open Water Dive Certificate.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of a combination of theory, diving in confined waters and diving in open waters. To enroll, you must be 10 years old or older. No prior experience with scuba diving or snorkeling is required, but you must have adequate swimming skills and be healthy enough. You can download a Medical Statement and Questionnaire from the PADI site.
The theory part of the PADI Open Water Diver Course can be carried out online, through independent study or in a classroom at a PADI diving school.
As a part of the PADI Open Water Diver Course, you will learn how to use basic scuba gear, including a snorkel, fins, scuba mask, regulator, tank and buoyancy control device. Use of other gear, such as a full or partial wet suit, can also be included in the course depending on the conditions where you dive.
PADI Scuba Diver
If you are interested in eventually obtaining a PADI Open Water Certification but is short on time right now, you can opt to take a PADI Scuba Diver course instead. The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver Course tailored to people who do not have enough time to go through the complete PADI Open Water Diver Course right now and who plan on scuba diving with a dive guide until obtaining the full PADI Open Water Diver Certificate.
After successfully completing the PADI Scuba Diver Course you will be qualified to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters (40 feet) under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional.
The age requirement for the PADI Scuba Diver Course is 10 years or older. No prior snorkeling or scuba experience is required, but you must have adequate swimming skills and be healthy enough. You can download a Medical Statement and Questionnaire from the PADI site.
Just as the full PADI Open Water Diver Course, the PADI Scuba Diver Course consists of a combination of theory, confined water dives and open water dives. You will however only go through the first three of the five theory sections of the PADI Open Water Diver Course. You will only do the first three dives of the five dives in confined water included in the PADI Open Water Diver Course, and when its time to venture into open waters you will only do the first two dives of the four ones included in the PADI Open Water Diver Course.
You will learn to use the same equipment as in the PADI Open Water Diver Course, including snorkel, fins, scuba mask, regulator, tank, buoyancy control device and any other gear necessary in the environment where you are diving (e.g. a wet suit).
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
Once you have received your PADI Open Water Diver Certification, you can proceed to the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course to deepen your knowledge and skills. (There are also more specialized PADI courses that you are eligible for once you have your PADI Open Water Diver Certification, such as the Rescue Diver Course and the Emergency First Response Provider Course.)
Some people mistakenly believe that the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is for divers that are already advanced divers. This is not true; the course has been designed for divers that have gotten their PADI Open Water Diver Certification and now want to learn more.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course will help you expand your scuba skills by giving you opportunities to gain more experience and participate in adventure dives under the supervision of a PADI Instructor.
You need to be 12 years or older to take the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. If you are a young diver, there may be certain Adventure Dives that you can not participate in. Check with your PADI Instructor to find out more.
For information about health requirements, visit the PADI site and download the PADI Medical Statement and Questionnaire.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is not just a way of fine-honing your general scuba diving skills, it is also a great way of finding out more about various specialty dives that you may be interested in exploring. After you have completed the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course and received your Advanced Open Water Diver Certification, you can investigate these specialties more through PADI Speciality Dive Courses. In many cases, Adventures Dives that you have participated in during your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course will give you credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Speciality Diver Course.
Five Adventure Dives
When you sign up for a Advanced Open Water Diver Course, you get to chose three Adventure Dives from a list of available Adventure Dives. There are also two Adventure Dives that are always included in the course: Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation Dive. This makes five Adventure Dives in total for the duration of the course.
For the Deep Adventure Dive you need to learn how to plan and carry out a deep dive, taking various challenges and physiological effects into account.
For the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive, your task will be to refine you compass navigation skills and learn more about how to use kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time to aid in navigation.
What other Adventures Dive that will be available to you varies from one dive school to another. Examples of popular and commonly available Adventure Dives are photography, fish identification, buoyancy control, boat dive, night dive and wreck exploration. More unusual options are dry suit dive and sidemount.

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Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy has revealed that he used last season's Champions League game at the Etihad Stadium as an audition for a move to the club.
Mendy was part of the Monaco side that ultimately dumped City out of the competition in the round of 16, despite slipping to a 5-3 defeat in the first leg in Manchester.
Despite forming part of a defence that leaked six goals over two legs, Mendy did enough to convince Pep Guardiola to spend more than £50million to bring him to Manchester in July.
The 23-year-old will make his first appearance at the Etihad as a City player against Liverpool on Saturday, and admits he can't wait to perform in front of the home fans.
Mendy told the club's official website: "I already wanted to join this club, to join Pep Guardiola here, so when I saw the draw I started to motivate my team-mates.
"City is a club that I liked a lot. When I saw the draw, I thought it was the perfect opportunity. After, when I arrived here for the first leg, I saw the Etihad Stadium and it is magnificent.
"I knew I had to give my best and show what I could do in order to have a chance of coming here and becoming a City player."
Mendy made his debut in the 2-1 win against Bournemouth two weeks ago, and knows he is going to have to be at his best to combat a rampant Liverpool attack.
"Liverpool at home… it’s a huge game,” he added. "I'm excited and really looking forward to play my first home match.
"I came to the Premier League to play in matches of this calibre. Above all at home, it will be great to play in front of our own fans.
"They were fantastic at Bournemouth and we celebrated a bit together at the end and now I want to give them my best the whole season."
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19 May Inspirational 8th Graders receive the OMEGA Award
Amazing stories of leadership, courage, compassion and community service fill the pages of OMEGA nominations each year and the McPherson Chamber is honored to recognize the Outstanding McPherson Area Eighth Grade Award (OMEGA) recipients. These McPherson County 8th grade students were nominated by teachers, pastors, neighbors, grandparents, youth leaders and community members who appreciate their compassionate gestures, value their positive attitudes and have noticed how their considerate actions have impacted the lives of all those around them.
Thank you for being an inspiration to us all!
Left to Right: Cora Masar, Makayla Schroeder, Makenzie Archer, Kallie Jost, Zach Brewer, Luke Brossard, Trent Schmidt


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November 23, 2009, 12pm PST
As reported here, many boomburbs have ceased growing, if only temporarily. Streetsblog notes that experts are suggesting that in order to maintain their economic viability, these fast growing communities will have to, gasp, become more urban in form
November 21, 2009, 1pm PST
Areas like Bellevue, Washington and Coral Springs, Florida have grown by 10% or more every decade since the 1970s. Today, these suburban communities are actually losing people.

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- circular economy / sustainable consumption
- climate education & awareness raising
- green areas: flora, biodiversity
- green skills
- oceans and other water-related
I am a secondary school teacher and president of the "San Martino Cultural Center - Puglia Region", a cultural association in Taviano (Lecce). For the Climate Pact I will try to raise awareness among students, teachers and citizens by organizing activities, project for education on the sustainable development goals in Europe. I am planning to carry out european projects in order to promote climate and environmental issues, circular economy and inclusion of vulnerable people.


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Police are conducting a shooting investigation near the corner of Hanson Street and Central Avenue in Fort Myers. No further information is available at this time
A crash along Palm Beach Blvd Sunday night killed a 21 year old Labelle woman. 21 year old Taylor Hicks was killed in the 2-car crash at Palm Beach and Joel Blvd. Police say the crash was alcohol related and they're continuing their investigation.
Sun-Tropical Storm Alberto continues to pound the Southeast with rain...Clean up is underway in the panhandle where some light damage and flooding was reported. In North Carolina, 2 TV journalists were killed covering the storm when a tree fell on their vehicle.
Entertainment News: Last week we told you about Kevin Federline and his request for $2,000 per day in support from Britney Spears. Britney's reaction?.....


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Holey Crullers! #1-6
plus the Pin-Up Special
[Avernus Comics B&W]
Written by Troy Hickman / Art by Jerry Smith
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Holey Crullers! is a series of digest-sized comics about super-heroes. But its not about super-heroes bashing one another and posing ad nauseum. The stories in Holey Crullers! all take place in or near a chain of donut shops called, Holey Crullers. It was founded by an ex-super-hero as a tribute to his dead son (also a former super-hero). He conceived of Holy Crullers as a place where heroes and villains could take a break from all of the fighting and just relax and maybe talk. To enforce this no-fighting policy Holey Crullers employs some pretty powerful bouncers. But both sides honor the holy ground of Holey Crullers and true to their word do not engage in fighting while on the premises.
Each issue is complete with usually two stories per. In them youll meet characters such as The Acidic Jew who can excrete an acidic substance through his hands thereby dissolving whatever he touches; Strangeness and Charm, a brother/sister duo who fight crime to make up for their villainous father; American Pi, a genius super-heroine who loves her country; Man-witch a villain who uses magic as his criminal tool of choice; and many others. The stories are sometimes funny but more often touching as Troy Hickman explores the downside of being a super-powered individual in a normal world.
Jerry Smiths art is simplistic but I cant fault his story-telling. Doing this is obviously a labor of love for Smith and Hickman but in issue #6, Larry Blake inks one of the stories and it really pulls Smiths artwork together and gives it some polish. However, I realize in the world of self-published comics its going to be difficult to get someone to commit to being a permanent inker.
Each issue of Holey Crullers! is packed with entertaining stories that read more clearly than a lot of full-color, full-sized comics being published today. If you are a fan of the super-hero genre you owe it to yourself to give Holey Crullers! a try.
Holey Crullers! can be had for $1.50 each for issues #1-5 and $2.00 each for issue #6 and the Pin-Up Special. Include at least 50¢ if youre ordering one issue and Id say a $1.00 if youre ordering more than one issue and send it to: Troy Hickman, 3200-A South 9th Street, Lafayette, IN 47905.


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What Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s hometown says about the state of the Church
In addition to being a part-time pollster, Dean Del Mastro is also an amateur bishop.
Dean Del Mastro, the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, said on Facebook last month …
Jason Kenney talks about faith and politics with the National Catholic Register.
I guess the big question is how your religious faith and your politics relate. Is there a connection?…
‘Few people realize how powerful the pope is’
In Morinville, Alta., Catholicism is part of the public school system
From evolution to safe sex, Benedict revealed himself to be a surprisingly activist Pope
He didn’t foresee the long-running sex abuse scandal suddenly igniting, but the Pope showed surprising openness in dealing with it
The ice-cream ad that has been banned in Italy
Cardinal sins: Kickbacks for cheap real estate?
How Hispanics are turning American Christianity Catholic
From Dominic LeBlanc’s scrum after QP yesterday.
Question: Sir, as a Catholic, are you concerned about protesters dressing up in religious garb?
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I finished it this evening.
Earlier today I sat down with the monogrammer attachment and the instruction manual. It was really easy to use and less than 30 minutes later, after 2 test R's, I had the center heart square monogrammed.
It even looks nice and neat from the back.
That's a fun little gadget. I am resisting the urge to monogram everything in sight. If you have a Singer you can get those monogrammers on Ebay for $10 to $20. They're worth it for the entertainment value, alone. Once the initials were in place it was time to sew the blocks together and add the frame pieces. Not too shabby for my first attempt. Singha wants me to hurry up so I can start his quilt.
The top turned out a little bit smaller than the back piece. I'll have to try harder to achieve a "scant" 1/4" seam.
It's turning out just like I envisioned. Planning a quilt is a lot of fun. Now to learn how to get the batting inside and machine quilt it. Time to make friends with the walking foot.

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Chicago voters sent a message to Congress Tuesday — help us tackle jet noise.
More than 70 percent of voters across 50 city wards approved a referendum that called on Congress to pass a law requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to “revisit the criteria it uses to create `noise contours’ that determine which residences near airports across the country are eligible for noise mitigation.’’
“Last night, the people of Chicago sent the federal government a clear message – take immediate action on addressing the issue of aircraft noise,’’ said Ald. Mary O’Connor (41st), who sponsored the resolution which could benefit residents affected by both O’Hare and Midway Airport jet noise.
“I hope that the members of the Illinois delegation were also paying attention because we need their help in this effort. We need them to hold the FAA accountable,’’ O’Connor said.
Her Northwest Side Ward is among many with residents now complaining about a blitz of planes overhead.
The complaints soared to record levels after O’Hare launched a dramatic change in flight paths last October as part of an $8 billion O’Hare Modernization Program that is intended to decrease delays and increase the number of planes flying in and out of O’Hare. The move has sent 70 percent of all traffic over city and suburban areas east and west of O’Hare.
The referendum, as written, would help residents affected by both O’Hare and Midway jet noise because it endorses crafting a new federal formula that could make more homes eligible for soundproofing.
O’Hare’s runway overhaul has “greatly disrupted the quality of life in communities like mine and many of those solutions that could actually help are going to require an extraordinary level of cooperation from the federal government,’’ O’Connor told the Sun-Times by email.
Outgoing Chicago Commissioner of Aviation Rosemarie Andolino didn’t seem to appease many aldermen concerned about jet noise last week.
“People are experiencing noise. I understand that. However, there are limited things we can do to change that. I just can’t magically make something happen,’’ Andolino said during City-Council budget hearings.
Andolino said she is putting pressure on airlines to phase out older, noiser aircraft.
Contributing: Fran Spielman


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The 2013 Honda Civic Type R Prototype allowed public testing of the 2015 hatch, and has a 2-liter turbo I4 with 228kW (306hp) and 400Nm (300 lb-ft).
The ninth generation Honda Civic hatch is based on the Fit/Jazz, and has rear Magic Seats. Only the hatch is available with diesel engines.
Unlike the sedan and coupe, the UK built FB Honda Civic hatch is built on a longer, wider version of the Fit/Jazz platform, meaning that it has Magic Seats.
The UK built FB Honda Civic Type R will go on sale in Japan in limited numbers later this year. The Type R has a new 2-liter turbo engine with 310PS/400Nm.
The second Honda Civic Type R concept car looks incredibly hot with pumped up fenders, an amazing aero kit, and that eye catching blue paint job.
The Euro Honda Civic wagon and hatch received a minor facelift in 2014, with a lightly restyled front and rear, complete with LED head- and tail-lights.
The FB Honda Civic Type-R will feature a 228kW 2-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder motor, front-wheel drive and a 6-speed manual transmission.
The Euro-built Honda Civic hatchback and wagon have been given a facelift, with new lighting, bumpers, grille and spec updates.