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“The point of this letter is to possibly begin a local discussion about what life would be like if we stopped using money.”
The Sunlight Foundation recently released extensive data on “the political 1 percent of the 1 percent,” the 31,385 people responsible for over a quarter of political donations nationwide during the 2012 elections. Fifteen of them are in the Asheville metro area, including developers, retirees, a minister and a well-known local philanthropist.
Council member Cecil Bothwell tells Xpress that he’ll propose that the city of Asheville move its funds to local banks, and push to pass such a measure in the coming year.
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The latest campaign funding reports came in this week, showing Asheville City Council candidates in the midst of heated fundraising leading into the primary election.


Make your home your castle, with this state of the art Chuango G5W Starter Wireless DIY Home Security Alarm System.
Thanks to wireless connectivity, next-generation home security is now accessible to everyone. Installation is straightforward, with no need for a professional installer; just plug the control panel in and start adding your accessories.
No matter where you are, the G5W keeps you updated thanks to its ability to support 3G and 4G SIM cards. Any intrusions, abnormalities or low battery alerts are reported via SMS or phone call, while you can stay on top of your home security status thanks to the easy-to-use iOS or Android app. You can even use the panel to make calls, with a programmable speed-dial number for emergencies.
The crisp white control panel features a simple touch keypad, while the sleek design means it will blend seamlessly with your existing décor. Paired RFID tags and remote controls make arming and disarming a simple process.
The Chuango G5W supports up to 5 emergency phone numbers and 5 text message numbers. When an alarmed event goes off, alerts will go out to them in succession to ensure proper action is being taken. If for some reason your Chuango G5W is not connected to a cellular network, the panel will sound every 15 seconds as a reminder. When you are away, you can remotely check your G5W's cellular signal strength by sending it a text message.
The Chuango G5W works with a wide range of wireless, battery-powered sensors and accessories that are both unobtrusive and extremely easy to set up and operate. Wireless door and window sensors that still notify you when opened during the ‘Disarmed’ state, so you know if someone is coming home or sneaking out, are just one of the clever, user friendly touches you get with the G5W system.
This starter kit comes with the following sensors and accessories: G5W 3G/WCDMA Control Panel x 1, DWC-102 Door/Window Contact x 1, PIR-910 Pet-Immune PIR Motion Detector x 1, RC-80 Remote Control x 2, TAG-26 RFID Tag x 2.
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Hello again! It’s Karen from Intellexual Design with a new fun and functional project for your Spring and Summer travels! My family LOVES the beach, and with our first trip of the year fast approaching, I thought a new beach bag was in order. Before I get started, I want to give a very special thank you to Paintbrush Studio Fabric for providing these incredible prints from the Citrus House line designed by Erin Borja for this project.
Sewing bags can often be intimidating for newcomers to bag making, so I chose a well-written and relatively easy pattern that yields fabulous results regardless of skill level. We will be making the Superbloom Tote Bag by Sew Sweetness. This is a paid pattern.
This pattern requires a few materials that may be new to you, but they are pretty easy to locate for this beautiful tote.
¾ Yard of Quilting Cotton Exterior Fabric
1 ½ yard of Quilting Cotton Lining Fabric
4 Yards of HeatNBond Soft Woven Fusible Interfacing
½ Yard Solid Fabric/Waterproof Canvas/Marine Vinyl (exterior bottom)⅔ yard of foam interfacing
(3) 14″ Zippers
(1) 16″ Zipper
¼ yard of Decovil Heavy or Peltex #71 (optional but highly recommended for a polished look and reinforced bottom)
Super Sweet Fruit Beach Bag
Cut the pattern pieces and interface all of your quilting cottons according to the directions outlined in the pattern.
You’ll want to prepare your straps according to the directions. For this, I used a pretty nylon webbing I had on hand that matched so perfectly with this fabric. I cut it at around 49″ per strap which is just a bit shorter than the pattern calls for. The straps extend down the full height of the bag.
This pattern takes the fear out of installing zipper pockets! I personally like using double-sided tape to keep my zipper still while sewing it to the pocket.
Once you’ve got your pockets completed you’ll be attaching them to the main pattern pieces, and then attaching the straps (another great opportunity for double-sided tape!)
Your zipper panel is constructed a bit differently than your zippier pockets, but Sara of Sew Sweetness explains it beautifully in her pattern
Once you have your exterior bag and lining constructed, I always like to place the lining into the exterior to ensure the lining has a nice snug fit and isn’t baggy. This allows me to go back and stitch more seam allowance around ⅛ to ¼ of an inch at a time if anything looks a little off.
Now that you’ve ensured your lining is a good fit, open up the lining pocket! You’ll be turning your bag thru this hole. I can’t tell you how many times I have sewn a lining to the exterior only to realize I haven’t unzipped the lining pocket – and out comes the seam ripper.
Once you have turned your bag, I like to turn the bag inside out and topstitch this way. it’s much less maneuvering under the needle and allows you to get a real clean and even top stitch on your bag. I’m a big fan of binder flips for sewing, as they seem to last a lot longer than the plastic sewing clips.
Now turn that bag right side out, sew your lining pocket closed and load up all of your goodies for a day at the beach!
I hope you enjoy your day at the beach – and your new bag!

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St. George`s (Grenada): West Indies A beat India A by two wickets in a low-scoring first of the three match One-Day series at the National Stadium here.
After being dismissed for 190, the Indians looked like pulling it off when they reduced West Indies to 158 for eight before a critical, unbroken 35-run stand between skipper Veerasammy Permaul and tail-ender Nikita Miller steered the hosts to victory without further loss with three balls to spare on Wednesday.
Man-of-the-Match Permaul, who was earlier chiefly responsible for restricting India`s score taking four wickets, was 22 not out while Miller chipped in with 12 to give West Indies a 1-0 lead in the series.
India, bowled out off the last ball of the innings after winning the toss, got a good start with Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with 58 his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan getting 30. Manoj Tiwary (26) and Jalaj Saxena (22) were the only other batsmen to cross 20.
Permaul`s four wickets with steady left-arm spin came for a measly 28 runs while seamers Jason Holder (2/30) and Jonathan Carter (2/41) chipped in with wickets at crucial stages.
West Indies A lost Test opener Adrian Barath for five early in the run chase and fellow Test opener Kieran Powell followed soon (42/2) after hammering a brisk 25 off 24 balls with three fours.
Out-of-form Test batsman Kirk Edwards then stroked 33 off 44 balls with two fours and a six to add 29 for the third wicket with Nkrumah Bonner (14).
When Bonner perished at 71 for three, Edwards combined with top-scorer Jonathan Carter (39) to put on another 27.
Edwards departed with the score on 98, paving the way for a 54-run, fifth wicket stand between left-handers Carter and Assad Fudadin.
Carter faced 75 balls and hit two fours while Fudadin, who made his Test debut on the tour of England, scored 26 from 44 balls.
Both fell in a slide that saw four wickets tumble for six runs before Permaul blasted a four and a six off 13 balls to see his side home.
Fast bowler Ashok Dinda finished with three for 35 while 21-year-old seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/14) and off-spinner Rohit Sharma (2/32) bowled steadily.
India A 190 all out off 50 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 58, Shikhar Dhawan 30, Manoj Tiwary 26, Jalaj Saxena 22, Veerasammy Permaul 4-28, Jason Holder 2-30, Jonathan Carter 2-41)
West Indies A 193 for eight off 49.3 overs (Jonathan Carter 39, Kirk Edwards 33, Assad Fudadin 26, KieranPowell 25; Ashok Dinda 3-35, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2-14)


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Interannual volume variability in the tropical Pacific
The question of whether or not the volume of the tropical Pacific changes over the course of an El Ni\~no event has potentially important consequences for our understanding of the dynamical mechanisms responsible for El Ni\~no-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. In this study, we examine the volume variability of the tropical Pacific, defined as the areal integral of the sea surface height variability, using TOPEX/Poseidon altimetric sea surface heights and the output of a numerical model. We find that volume gradually builds up in the tropical Pacific prior to a typical ENSO event and rapidly decreases during the event due to volume flux out of the tropics. However, our results confirm the findings of previous studies showing that volume change over the entire tropical Pacific does occur on ENSO timescales, but that this variability is small when compared to the volume redistribution within the tropical Pacific. In particular, there is a large volume flux into and out of the equatorial waveguide. Furthermore, we find that the volume variability of the tropical Pacific during ENSO can be almost entirely accounted for by variations in the temperature field.
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It is said ‘a pen is mightier than a sword’ – such is the power of words. Did you know that the kind of emotional vocabulary we use shapes and controls most of our emotional experiences? The kind of labels we put on our experiences itself becomes our experience. Words hold the power to re-direct your thoughts and emotions, which will ultimately change your life. If you are wondering as to how to change yourself overnight, pay attention to these tips –
How To Change Yourself Overnight?
Become conscious of the habitual words you use to describe your unhappy state
Begin to notice the labels you put on things when they start becoming tough. Like – “I am so worried about this” may be converted into “I am a bit concerned”. Underplaying your own stress may actually make things easy on you. It makes you more joyful. As a result, it gives you the strength to deal with any problem. Consciously changing your attitude towards problems, makes life much easier.
Write down 3 words you use on a regular basis that intensify our negativity
When down in the dumps, you generally use negative emotions to describe yourself and your being. Words like depressed, frustrated, angry, etc. Softening the intensity of these emotions may just help you deal with them.
Write down 3 words to describe any positive experience
Use positive words to describe your day. In spite of having a tough day, using negative words will just amplify the situation. Think about these words, that describe your life. Words that you can say and own!
Get leverage so you follow through
Take two people you trust and would not want to disappoint. Explain to them your situation and how you want to change. These people will make sure you follow through with these changes. Whenever you have the urge to use a negative tone, these people will ensure you look at the brighter side!
So start today and you will see a real change. This will have a significant positive impact on the quality of your life. It will also impact those around you, your family, friends, and colleagues.
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Halloween is right around the corner. If you’re a pet parent, dressing up yourself isn’t nearly as fun as dressing up your dog.
Whether you’re taking your pup trick-or-treating with you, attending a pet-friendly Halloween party, or just taking pictures at home, there are countless adorable costumes out there that will make your dog the cutest pup-kin on the block.
If you want a simple costume, get your dog a pair of these bat wings. Made from lightweight and durable felt, these wings are perfect for any pet that wants to add a touch of spookiness to its costume.
With a velcro strap design, these are easy to put on and take off. The chest and neck girth straps are also adjustable, so you can find the perfect fit for your furry friend.
Rypet Dog Bat Costume
Give your pup wings.
Give a shoutout this Halloween to the people who are going to be delivering your Christmas packages in a couple of months. This adorable USPS mail carrier costume is guaranteed to thrill anyone who sees your dog walking by.
Each costume features a hook and loop closure down the back for easy on and off, as well as sleeves for your dog’s front legs. For an added touch of fun, it also comes with a fake package and an adorable hat.
Dog Mail Carrier Costume
Man's best postage delivery service.
For a creative and adorable way to dress up your dog this Halloween, check out this cowboy rider costume. This cute costume features a cowboy riding your dog like a horse in the Wild, Wild West.
Made of cotton material, it is easy to put on or take off and won’t bother your dog while walking. The saddle-shaped design is easy to wear for your dog, and the adjustable hook and loop closure ensures a snug and comfortable fit. It’s perfect for small- to medium-sized dogs, such as Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Corgis.
Cowboy Rider Costume for Dogs
Let your pup say yee-haw!
If you have more than one dog at home, you need to get them these matching condiments shirts for Halloween. They’re simple, funny, and guaranteed to make your pup stand out from the crowd.
Choose from nine different sizes in ketchup, mustard, relish, or mayo. Although the design will fade a little after washing, if treated gently, these can be used again and again.
Condiments T-Shirts For Dogs
One step further than dressing them as a hot dog.
You have the prettiest dog in all the land…so why not the sea, too? This beautiful mermaid costume is guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of anyone passing by.
This costume is made from soft and skin-friendly material, with a thickened intermediate layer to keep your furry friend warm. It’s also easy to put on and take off, thanks to the adjustable closures on the neck and chest. Plus, it’s machine washable for easy care.
Cyeollo Mermaid Dog Costume
Under the sea.
Nothing could be cuter than a little dinosaur running around. Made with soft velvet, this dinosaur costume features a dinosaur design with soft spikes on the back, an attached adorable tail, and a dino head hoodie.
It’s great for Halloween, as well as parties or even as a warm winter coat if you want to make a statement. And it’s sure to get your pet lots of attention and compliments.
Dinosaur Dog Halloween Costume
Welcome...to Jurassic Bark.
If you want your dog to be on the scary side, dress them in this terrifying doll costume. Based on the horror flick character, this Chucky costume will certainly freak out anyone who sees your dog in it running around with a bloody knife.
But don’t worry, it’s not too scary. The knife is made from soft fabric along with the rest of the costume, so your pup will remain open for cuddles. It’s also easy to take on and off and won’t make your dog uncomfortable.
Deadly Doll Dog Costume
Scare everyone in sight.
I vant to suck your blood! For a spooky costume that is still adorable, dress your pup up in this vampire costume. Featuring a large spiked collar and a red and black color profile, people will have a hard time believing your dog isn’t a count from a faraway castle.
The costume is adjustable at the neck with a simple string tie, so it’s easy to get on and off, and should fit most dogs. It’s great to throw on if you aren’t sure what you want your dog to be for Halloween.
ADOGGYGO Halloween Vampire Dog Costume
Turn your dog into the cutest vampire around.
Another simple costume for dogs who wouldn’t enjoy complicated pieces, this security guard shirt is perfect for Halloween. It will work particularly well if you’re dressing as a celebrity or another famous person, because you and your dog can go together.
Made with a soft cotton material, this shirt will be comfy for your dog and easy to keep clean. It also comes in seven different sizes, so you’re guaranteed to find one that fits your pup. The sellers recommend sizing up if you aren’t sure about a size.
BINGPET Dog Shirt
Bring your own security guard to your next Halloween party.
Your dog deserves to be a part of your spooky season celebrations. Here are some of the cutest dog costumes out there for your pup to rock at their next Halloween party.

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University of Florida (UF) Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) spent March fiercely ...
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April 24, 2017
University of Florida (UF) Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) spent March fiercely promoting conservatism on campus. Not only did they spend the month preparing and advertising for their campus lecture, they also paired it with unique activism. For UF YAF’s perseverance and commitment to boldly and consistently promoting conservatism on campus, they have been named March Chapter of the Month.
The YAF chapter started the month of March by hosting a socialist bake sale. This event demonstrated the flawed logic of their peers who support socialism. The rise of anti-free market groups on UF’s campus inspired the chapter hold this event. They did not just sit behind their keyboards and complain about the rise of the Left on their campus. Instead, UF YAF went out and did something about it. In turn they were able to expose hundreds of students to ideas of limited government and free enterprise.
When word got out that UF YAF was hosting Ben Shapiro, intolerant leftists were threatened by the spread of conservative ideas. Instead of respectfully allowing the chapter to promote their event, campus liberals resorted to vandalizing the chapter’s advertisements and planning unsuccessful protests. Instead of being discouraged by the pushback from the Left, UF YAF used the dissent as an opportunity to come out even stronger and step up their activism.
UF YAF’s constant stream of bold activism has led them to gain a high profile on campus. Students ended up waiting hours to gain tickets to their event, and the lecture hall was jam packed. Students at the University of Florida are aware that YAF is the principle outreach group of the Conservative Movement on campus.
Reflecting on the chapter’s March activism Daniel Weldon told YAF “It was so rewarding and we have some great momentum for the future. The best part was definetly the amount of students who finally felt included and respected. They felt like they had a voice and it was so worth it all.”
In addition to the Socialist Bake Sale and hosting Ben Shapiro, UF YAF has participated in Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project and Freedom Week. The chapter has also regularly tabled and held meetings. UF YAF created it’s own campus free speech project, and has held a screening of Dinesh D’Souza’s film “America: Imagine the World Without Her.”
UF YAF is led by Chairman Daniel Weldon , Co-Vice Chairman Daniel Zamora, Co-Vice Chairman Krista Del Toro, Treasurer Regan Lee, Secretary Dylan Beitel, and Special Event Chair Noah MacGinnis.

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SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) — Police in Santa Cruz are seeking information leading to the identification of a man who interfered with a police investigation and assaulted a police officer on Saturday.
At about 1 p.m., a Santa Cruz police officer was speaking with a male subject in the 600 block of Ocean Street, when an unknown male interrupted the investigation, according to police.
The suspect, described as a white man, approximately 25 years old, wearing a yellow T-shirt, rolled up blue jeans and a black baseball cap with the word LobCity on the front, police said.
The suspect walked over to the subject involved in the police investigation and sat down next to him, police said.
The officer told the suspect to step back and wait until after he was through with the investigation. The suspect walked away briefly, but returned a few minutes later.
He challenged the officer, waving his arms and clenching his fists. When the suspect moved closer to the officer, the officer armed himself with a Taser and again told the suspect to step back, according to police.
The suspect removed his baseball cap and threw it in the officer’s face, police said.
In response, the officer attempted to use the Taser on the suspect, but was not successful and the suspect fled the area on foot, police said.
Officers searched the nearby area, but did not locate him.
Witnesses told police they saw the suspect take off his shirt and get inside a cream-colored convertible PT Cruiser. The suspect was seen driving north on Ocean Street and then turning west onto Water Street, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to contact Santa Cruz police at (831) 420-5820.
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2016 NCHSAA 4A State Championship Finish: 4th
2016 NCHSAA 4A Midwest Team Finish: 2nd
Broughton girls took 4th place in 4A last season and have the potential to be even better than that this season returning a very deep girls squad. They don't seem to have any superstars, but could have one of the lowest 1-5 spreads in the state this season. Annabelle Atkinson and EJ Fuller will return to the team after missing the track season due to soccer. But they return as Broughton's 1 & 3 respectively. Atkinson holds a PR of 19:39 improving on her season best from her freshman year of 20:00. Atkinson did take a little while to develop into top form last season, and didn't come close to breaking 20 until she did so at the state meet. I assume this season will be like last and take her a while to get into the swing of things.
Anna Simmons had a really big sophomore year for the Capitals running 11:48 and 5:21 on the outdoor track. In cross Simmons developed from a 21 minute 5K down to a 19:52 runner, and after her strong track season I think she's got a lot of room to grow in XC. Simmons almost qualified as an individual to the 4A State Championships on the track in the 3200 taking 5th at the regional. She seems to be the girl that's taken the biggest leap this season on the track. EJ Fuller came back from the lacrosse season last year in just as strong of form as she was her freshman year and improved over the season down to run 19:59. Similarly to Atkinson it'll likely take her a while to get back into sub 20 shape.
Emma Lyon had the strongest track season of the returning group, though battled injury throughout her junior year. She only ran the 800 and 1600 last spring once each, but was very impressive clocking a 2:24 and a 5:21. In XC last fall it was a similar story where she only ran two races for the Capitals, neither the regional or state meet despite having a PR of 20:42. Regardless Lyon is a super talent based off what she's run with so few races under her belt. If Lyon can stay healthy throughout the season she could be the top girl for Broughton this fall. Emma Trowell should also be ready for some big improvement in XC this season as she had her best outdoor season year clocking 2:27 and 5:33. Trowell also was great on the XC course shaving 25 seconds off her PR at the end of the season running 20:15. She is a rising senior, so should be very determined and be a leader of this squad.
Sarah Grimes holds a PR of 19:57, but had a short season last year not racing past Oct. 8th. Grimes ran 5:31 outdoors last year qualifying for the 4A Mideast region as an individual, but holds a PR from 2016 indoor track of 5:24. The Capitals need to bring her back into her sophomore season form and it'll really shoot Broughton up in the rankings. They also have Ava Neijna who they'll hope to bring back to the squad. Neijna ran 19:42 as a sophomore and has only run one year of XC and two years of indoor track as a rising junior. Since she game back and had a strong indoor season I'd assume she was injured during XC. She holds an indoor 1000 PR of 3:07.60. Broughton certainly has the talent and have been a historically strong program in NC with great coaching. But they'll return with question marks surrounding a lot of their key athletes this fall. I think it could be until the end of the season until we really see how strong this Capitol's team is. If these girls run to their potential this season there is no question they'll be capable of being a podium team at the state meet.


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The Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme may have to be scaled back to pay for the government's ‘free schools’ programme, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.
Building work on hundreds of schools may have to be abandoned, the IFS said, and that there was not enough money both to finish Labour's £55bn school renewal programme and fund free schools, the BBC reported this week.
The government's free schools policy encourages parents' groups, trusts, charities and other providers to set up their own schools, while Labour’s BSF programme promised to rebuild or renew every one of the 3,500 secondary schools in England by 2020.
Work is under way or finished in more than 400 schools, and another 1,000 are at various stages of planning.
Luke Sibieta, from the IFS, said it was "difficult to imagine" the government would be able to fund both projects and "something had to give somewhere".
"Either they have to scale back plans for free schools or reduce building schools for the future by a substantial degree," he said.
Construction Products Association chief executive Michael Ankers said: “Although it is clear that government will need to address its public borrowing, it is critical that government provides clarity on where potential spending cuts may occur and ensures that spending cuts do not occur in those areas that are key to facilitating the economic recovery.”
The holding statement from the government on BSF is: “The Department for Education has not taken any decisions on BSF. Any future rollout decisions will be announced in due course.”

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Call it a busman’s holiday, but I went to see “The Big Short” over the holidays. It’s a Hollywood movie about the housing market collapse. It is clever, entertaining, and perhaps most daring for a movie seeking to make money, it is informative.
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About LifeWorks Integrative Health
Our highly trained and diverse medical team has found each other over time because of our desire to provide the best functional medicine and physical medicine. Each practitioner at LifeWorks Integrative Health has, through their career, gone above and beyond the status quo through additional training, innovation in their area of expertise, and a firm commitment to excellent health care services that get results.
On a daily basis this exceptional team hears stories of the countless practitioners our patients have seen who couldn’t help them. This pushes us to dig deeper, work harder and excel in every area of LifeWorks Integrative Health.
LifeWorks Integrative Health has built a team that truly knows root cause-based medicine on all levels, including functional medicine and physical medicine, so that you can better manage your pain and wellness.
Whether it is chiropractic care, pain management, chronic disease, physical rehab, or nutrition education that you need, we have the service and we have Kansas City’s finest practitioners to serve you.
Each member of LifeWorks Integrative Health is committed to a healthier you and a healthier community. We so look forward to serving you and your family.
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Dr. Matthew Gianforte, DC, graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa in 2005. He and his wife, Dr. Meredith Gianforte have been working together to help patients achieve maximum health.
Dr. Gianforte specializes in the functional medicine approach to ensure each of his patient’s are healed from the inside out from: digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, allergies, auto-immune conditions, weight loss and metabolic dysfunction. He believes that healing comes from within and finding the underlying cause of the problem is the key to achieving optimal health.
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Dr. Jill Brown, DC is a 2007 graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College in Overland Park, Kansas. She has been working to educate and improve the quality of life of her patients. Dr. Jill was first introduced to chiropractic due to a sports injury in competitive softball. The ability of the body to perform and heal itself has always been important to her and she has been passionate about spreading awareness ever since.
Dr. Jill has a special interest in children since having her first child in February 2013. She was able to experience firsthand how chiropractic care can make pregnancy and labor easier on the mom and baby. She has also witnessed the positive effects of regular adjustments on the health of her son who has been regularly adjusted since he was two weeks old.
Doctor Angela Garner MD
Dr. Angela Garner, MD, has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Dr. Garner is an internist and a hospice director. She has always been passionate about helping others as she enjoys volunteering her time in other countries to help people get the medical care they need.
Dr. Garner believes that feeling beautiful inside and out has tremendous benefits to the overall aging process. In 2012, she opened Refresh Medical Day Spa and Hormonal Health in Overland Park, KS. Also, in 2012, Dr. Garner wanted to combine her passion to help others with her medical expertise when she joined LifeWorks.
Nurse Practitioner Erin DeStefano NP
Erin’s passion for health and wellness came from her Division 1 softball career where she endured injuries and experienced firsthand the benefits of quality rehabilitation to heal the body through correct function and prevent further injury.
She graduated from Pittsburg State University with her BA in nursing and continued on for her MA in nursing where she completed her Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner degree in 2015. After working as a RN and Nurse Practitioner in the ER for over 5 years, Erin’s passion for wellness and prevention of chronic disease grew as repeatedly she encountered the severity of chronic illnesses addressed in the ER setting that could have been prevented or shifted much earlier on with a wellness model. She is passionate about helping patients achieve optimal health and prevent disease.
Erin’s hobbies include traveling, enjoying friends and family, cooking nutritious foods and staying active. She recently married Tyler and they are enjoying their first year of marriage.
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Dr. Priest has an extreme passion for health and wellness. He loves experiencing healthy foods and being active. Over the past 2 years he has become passionate about Triathlons, competing in 5 races in 2015 and 7 races in 2016 (completed first full Ironman in 2016). He coaches his son’s competitive baseball team with a desire to be part of helping coach and develop young boys into great men. He loves anything that requires activity outdoors, including triathlons, swimming, biking, running, golfing, wakeboarding, skiing and snowboarding, riding my motorcycle, building things (anything), landscaping and working in the yard. He is proud that his biggest achievement (as cliché as it may sound) is having two healthy fantastic fellas, and watching them grow into extremely respectful, healthy boys. Dr. Priest aims to model for his boys his commitment to his family while demonstrating that hard work in career and hobbies offers positive investment in the surrounding community creating something bigger than yourself.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Blakely Page RDN
Blakely Page, RDN is married to Tom and they have a daughter Nora and their newest addition due October, 2017. Blakely is from Lawton, Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2004 with a BA in Nutritional Sciences. She continued on to Kansas City to complete her dietetic internship and became a Registered/Licensed dietitian in 2005.
After working in the field for a few years, Blakely decided to pursue her passion of leadership by completing a MA in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. At the same time, she continued to study integrative and functional nutrition and nutrition supplementation while completing a functional medicine mentoring program in 2013. She has worked as a clinical dietitian, in corporate wellness, and with pediatrics through WIC, Marian Hope Center for Children’s Therapy and MaxLove Project. She enjoys writing in the field of wellness as well.

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By Darren Gray
The chief executive of fertiliser and explosives maker Incitec Pivot says it is vital farmers can grow crops to feed Australians at a time of crisis, saying the company has made significant changes to ensure the ongoing supply of its products.
Incitec CEO Jeanne Johns also said the company was "currently exploring market interest" in its fertiliser business, now the subject of a strategic review, and would finalise its position in coming months.
"It's vital we continue to supply farmers with our fertilisers and essential services so they can grow crops to feed Australians. We also need to continue to safely supply the mining and resources industries with explosives services critical to the mining process on their sites," Ms Johns told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Her comments come as the federal government pushes the economy to become more self-sufficient in light of the coronavirus, which has caused disruption to global supply chains. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is pulling together leaders from the public and private sectors to ensure agriculture can thrive after the virus.
The ASX-listed $3.6 billion fertiliser and explosives maker says it has made "significant changes" so that operations are running at normal levels during the coronavirus pandemic. These include temperature checks at sites and ensuring no contact between staff at shift changeovers. At its Queensland explosives detonator plant, doors have been modified so they can be opened with a person's foot.
Some Victorian staff have relocated thousands of kilometres to Western Australia to service mining customers and workers who usually travel between Asia and WA have relocated to WA for the duration of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
“We responded proactively to the virus and moved quickly to change how we work. As early
as January we implemented travel restrictions and carefully managed our workplaces and
sites, in line with government guidelines," Ms Johns said.
Some of its Brisbane-based engineers are using video streaming to support maintenance work at the company's Kalgoorlie manufacturing facilities. "These engineers would normally fly to site but have been able to work remotely from their homes," Ms Johns said.
The company announced its fertilisers business review last year when the country was gripped by drought. Last financial year the division recorded an earnings before interest and tax loss of $79.7 million. But heavy rainfall in cropping regions this year has seen a surge in demand by for fertilisers. "The review is assessing how we can best realise value from our fertilisers business for our shareholders and other stakeholders, through the sale of the business, a demerger of the business, or by retaining the business as part of the IPL Group and investing in its future," Ms Johns said.
"We're currently exploring market interest. This was always planned as a necessary part of the process," she said.
Incitec Pivot is a major supplier of fertiliser to farmers and explosives equipment to the mining industry. It has manufacturing plants and worksites across the country.
Shares in the company rose 4.7 per cent on Thursday to close at $2.21, but are down more than 30 per cent on a year ago.
Morgans analyst Belinda Moore said Incitec was expected to give an update on the fertiliser business review at half-year results in May. "The issue you've got at the moment is that global fertiliser prices, while they've ticked up from the lows, they're still well below the 10-year average. So the question the market has is will they be able to sell the business for a decent price," she said.
"I have no problem with the company keeping it, because I think fertiliser prices will eventually rise with improved seasons and IPL's earnings and share price will reflect higher fertiliser prices in time," she said.


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Stayed at this hotel for one night before an early flight and I have to say I was very disappointed. We were horrified to discover that we had to drag our cases up 4 flights of stairs to the second floor as there is no lift and the receptionist gave the distinct impression that she couldn't care less. The room was ok, but the bathroom was a disaster. The bath was dirty, the plug mechanism was completely broken so that the bath would not empty and the water was only lukewarm. Admittedly the hotel was very busy but this room should not have been used. We arrived late and left early so there was no time to complain to the management but I will certainly not be staying here again.
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Copper Mountain’s Resort Leadership Team announced that the ski and ride season will be extended for the upcoming weekend, April 19–21. Copper Mountain resort has received over a foot of snow since closing day, April 14; and up to 20 more inches are predicted in the forecast through Sunday, April 21.
Spring is historically the snowiest time of year in Colorado and has produced for Copper Mountain with snow totals accumulating over 8 feet in March and April alone. “Mother Nature is a fickle business partner and apparently she wasn’t ready for the ski season to be over. We can’t think of a better way to thank our loyal guests for celebrating our 40th Anniversary season with us,” said Gary Rodgers, President and General Manager of Copper Mountain Resort. “I personally invite everyone who didn’t get enough snow days in this season to come take advantage of the amazing conditions that we still have to offer.”
Copper Mountain will open American Flyer, Sierra and Timberline lifts this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 19-21, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day. Skier services including food and beverage offerings and rental and retail options will be limited to Center Village.
All Copper Mountain season pass products will be valid including Rocky Mountain Superpass and Superpass Plus, Four Pack’s with remaining days and Copper Mountain Season Passes. The Snow Day pass will be valid if 4 inches or more are reported. Lift tickets are available for a special 40th Anniversary rate of $40. The 40th Anniversary ticket is not valid with any other discounts or promotions. For more information, visit www.coppercolorado.com.
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Will delivery orders be affected by Brexit?
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In short No!
As you may be aware, the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union and the transition period ended on December 31, 2020, after which goods sent from the UK to any European country are now imported like goods from other countries outside the EU, such as the USA. Conversely, goods imported into the UK from the EU are now subject to customs clearance, and duties.
We have an EU website with all products priced in euros: www.falkcoppercookware.com
For customers in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland,, orders will continue to be despatched from our existing UK warehouse in Cambridgeshire, thereby ensuring these orders are not delayed by customs clearance, or subject to import duties etc.


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Remember most bay windows are custom - it is the combination that you create that creates the design specific steps for how to complete home improvement projects and renovations. A poorly planned remodel can be expensive mostly because of change orders; with some solid planning dramatically - especially if you enjoy a great spot for reading! Know Your Limits Home improvement projects look so simple bay window, keep a couple of design tips in mind. Ear plugs, dusk masks, safety boots are all vital safety devices depending on the form of DIY home repair job.
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In terms of performance, the BMW 435i Convertible is one of the most desired open tops on the market. While the F33 435i Convertible with the M Sport Package is already a looker, the addition of M Performance Parts will simply transform the cabriolet into a beast on the road.
The folks over at BMW Abu Dhabi Motors are back once again to prove us that the M Parts catalog can do wonders for any BMW. In their showroom, the BMW 4 Series Convertible in Mineral Grey Metallic stands out with the M Sport Package Carbon attachments for the front apron, exterior mirror caps in carbon black and kidney grille. Added to this package are the kidney grille struts painted in the M colors and an exhaust system from Akrapovic.
A set of new wheels with a two tone color were also added.
In the interior, the BMW M Performance sports steering wheel with carbon and Alcantara makes for a sportier look while the leather trim in Coral Red gives the cabin a more refined look.
To learn more about the BMW 435i Convertible, read our test drive.


[lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Madonna[/lastfm], the unquestioned and un-throned Queen of Pop, is proving that age is just a number. Even though Madge was churning out hit after hit before some of you reading this were born, the Queen will be “justifying” our love for her during this year’s Super Bowl half-time performance.
Not only that, during her performance Madonna will be riding high on the release of her first single from MDNA called “Give Me All Your Luvin'”— a collab with popular producer Martin Solveig and quirky, innovative pop stars, M.I.A and Nicki Minaj.
Five years since Madonna’s last album, Hard Candy, MDNA is her 12th studio album and was written by Madonna, Martin Solveig, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A, composed by Martin Solveig and Michael Tordjman and produced by Madonna and Martin Solveig.
The “cheerleader/football” themed video for the song will premiere this Thursday on American Idol at 8/9 PM ET/ET and will be on Madonna’s YouTube channel the following morning February 3rd at 9am EST/6am PST. Madonna will also appear on Jay Leno on January 30th.
If you are a Madonna fan, you can pre-order an 18 track Deluxe Edition of MDNA including one exclusive remix from Madonna’s new album on iTunes for $9.99 and you’ll get “Give Me All Your Luvin'” immediately.
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More US Online Gambling Legislation Launched
Sunday February 24,2013 : NEW ONLINE GAMBLING LEGISLATION LAUNCHED IN TWO MORE U.S. STATES
Massachusetts moves, and in California a sense of deja vu
Observers of the online gambling legalisation scene in the state of California may have a sense of deja vu this week on the news that there are once again two proposals on the legislative agenda...and both have been introduced by the same politicians who attempted to legalise intrastate online poker last year.
One observer wryly remarked over the weekend: "Back to the future. All we need now is the resurrection of COPA and we'll be back a year!"
In December 2012 Sen. Rod Wright took yet another run at online poker legalisation when he launched SB51. The bill, due for hearing in March 2013, was originally designated as an “urgency statute,” which means if passed by a two-thirds majority vote it could take effect immediately.
Now state Sen. Lou Correa has followed Wright (again) by introducing SB678 in a new attempt at online poker legalisation.
His proposal calls for the regulation and licensing of online poker operators in California under the supervision of the California Gambling Control Commission, and sets out the criteria for acceptance.
The Commission is also tasked with drafting the necessary regulations and setting up a system for licensing and regulation....that could take some time, based on what we have seen in the Nevada experience.
It's early days yet for both proposals, but there can be no doubt that California, with its large population and relatively high per capita income is the plum when it comes to online poker; not just for operators who achieve licensed status, but as a potential partner in interstate compacts to build player liquidity.
If California lawmakers can overcome the many self-interested commercial obstacles that have plagued legalisation initiatives in the past - especially at tribal operator levels - it could be the centre of attraction for the growing number of US states that are starting to enter the legalised poker or gambling environment.
In related news, it is also apparent that the state of Massachusetts is making progress on internet gambling legalisation, with the introduction of two bills to the Legislature, according to the publication Legal Poker Sites.
Our readers will recall that last year state Treasurer Steve Grossman spearheaded an initiative aimed at achieving some form of legalisation subject to the necessary research into the implications of such a move being carried out. Subsequently the Massachusetts Gaming Commission made a positive recommendation on i-gaming.
Back in 2011, the state decided after some acrimonious political exchanges that it would consider applications from land casino operators for three state land casino licenses.
Now two new bills have been submitted to the Massachusetts Legislature; S101 by Senator Jennifer Flanagan, and S197 by Sen. Bruce Tarr.
Of the two, the Tarr bill will probably be the most interesting to the online gambling industry, because Flanagan's proposal is aimed primarily at allowing the online intrastate sale of state lottery tickets, and a limited number of games like keno or scratchcard slots, although there is a provision for interstate agreements.
Tarr's bill goes much further, seeking to empower the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to licence and regulate suitable operators wishing to enter the online gambling sector in the state, but protecting the lottery by insisting that different games be offered.
Importantly, Tarr's bill makes provision for interstate compacts with like-minded states.
Again, it's still early days as these proposals await committee hearings, but the moves represent some political progress as Massachusetts faces the challenges of rapid developments in contiguous states like Delaware and New Jersey, and in the online poker context from Nevada.
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June 11th Gettin’ Fit With It!
Today was a great day to sign a gym membership! I finally caved and spent the almost $80 for the summer membership because I’m still feeling like aside from my running, I’m not getting enough out of my workouts. I joined Fitworks because it’s close to my house and they offer group classes that I think would be perfect for my ‘Yoga needs’. I did their Centergy class and lifted and took the day off from running since my hip is excruciatingly painful lately! (overdoing it) However, I did end up eating dinner afterwards and I think I might’ve indulged a little too much. I am having a hard time justifying that my ‘indulgences’ in fruits, veggies, and lean protein are indulgences at all…
Today I signed up at my local Fitworks because it’s the closest to my house and the cheapest. I signed up mainly for their free weights and their group classes. So I took their Centergy class which is a mix of pilates and yoga and it’s an hour long and it was phenomenal! I worked up a sweat, kicked some butt, and felt great afterwards. Then I did some upperbody toning with five pound weights and abs/core strength. I’m looking into taking some spinning classes too?! We shall see!!
According to my Calorie Counter App I burned over 2,962 calories and consumed 2,189 for the day. Breakfast was Honey Nut Cheerios with Milk, a banana, coffee and the works. Lunch was a Greek yogurt, cantaloupe & strawberries, mixed greens salad with ranch, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots & shredded mozzarella cheese, and some TLC Crackers for a snack at work. For dinner I turned down going to Cleats (a wings/burgers/beer) restaurant and stayed home and cooked! I had a lean burger grilled with some A1 and Worsteshire sauce, garlic couscous, broccoli and carrots with a lot of milk. Overall healthy, but ate a little too much because I ate after my workout instead of before. But it was all healthy and delicious! And it’s hard to justify salad, veggies, and milk as guilty food now, so I’m taking it with open arms.

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The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco and Panama Canal Model, Conference and Proceedings
Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Distinguished M. ASCE,
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Luis D. Alfaro, Ph.D., Vice- President, Division of Engineering, Panama Canal Authority, Panama City, Panama (firstname.lastname@example.org)
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was a world's fair in San Francisco between February 20 and December 4, 1915 that attracted 18,876,438 attendees. Its purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, and it was an opportunity to showcase the San Francisco recovery from the 1906 earthquake. Panama Canal papers were published in theTransactions of the International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915. The canal transactions had two volumes by Neal Publishing of San Francisco in 1916: volume 1 presented papers 1-13, 527 pp. and volume 2 contained papers 14-25, 483 pp., totaling 1010 pp. All papers were by Panama Canal engineers, employees, or consultants. This paper summarizes several papers and covers highlights of the PPIE: Planning, Construction, Exhibits, Buildings, Landscaping, Commemorations, etc. Completed on time and on budget with large attendance, some people said the 1915 world’s fair was the most successful ever held.
INTRODUCTION The world’s fair was constructed on a 635 acre (2.6 km2) site in San Francisco, along the northern shore now known as the Marina District. Taking twelve months to build, a main attraction at the exposition was a large scale, topographic model of the Panama Canal covering five acres (depicting 5,000 square miles of the canal). A moving platform (1,440 feet long for 1,200 people in 144 cars endlessly connected) with seats priced at 50 cents each carried people around the exhibit with each seat having a duplex telephone receiver to transmit Panama Canal information for the 23-minute ride. The miniature Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks worked with water flowing, and ships traveled back and forth, controlled by magnets. Among the official PPIE souvenirs sold were paperweights filled with soil from the Culebra (Gaillard) Cut, plaques made from cocobolo wood used for railroad ties across the Isthmus of Panama, and each with a souvenir letter from the Governor of the Canal Zone: G.W. Goethals, former Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS Almost a thousand conventions and congresses met in San Francisco for the PPIE fair, including international engineering sessions September 20-25, 1915 by the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. From the Panama Canal Commission Library, the following lists of papers in two volumes were published in 1916, totaling 1010 pages of Panama Canal details. Figure 1 shows the Table of Contents of the Panama Canal papers in the Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915.
Paper No. 1: “INTRODUCTION” (pp. 1-30) and Paper No. 10: “THE DRY EXCAVATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL” (pp. 235- 286) were both presented in 1915 by Major General George W. Goethals, Member- ASCE, Governor of the Canal Zone, formerly Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Panama. Also likely presented was Paper No. 11: “CONSTRUCTION OF GATUN LOCKS, DAM AND SPILLWAYS” (pp. 287- 424) by Brig. General William Luther Sibert, U.S. Army, Member-ASCE, former Member Isthmian Canal Commission and Division Engineer, Atlantic Division, re-located in San Francisco.
In volume 2, Paper No. 19: “HYDRAULICS OF THE LOCKS OF THE PANAMA CANAL” pp. 165-234) was presented in October 1915 by Richard H. Whitehead, Associate Member-ASCE, Assistant Superintendent Pacific Locks, Panama Canal. No other papers in the Transactions were specifically noted as being presented at the 1915 San Francisco Conference, but several may have been. (On p. 167, Richard H. Whitehead, still living, made Congressional Record remarks on March 31, 1954 at the dedication of the Goethals Memorial at Balboa, Canal Zone.)
As a side note, in the first chapter of “The Battleship and the Canal,” Lipsky noted that the USS Oregon, built in San Francisco, was ordered from the West Coast to Cuba early in the Spanish American War in 1898 (Lipsky, 2005). The battleship took 67 days to travel around the tip of South America. For military strategic reasons to move ships more quickly, the U.S. supported the construction of the Panama Canal. After Panama Canal completion, the canal trip took only 1-2 days. The USS Oregon and the Pacific Fleet steamed into San Francisco Bay during the 1915 PPIE.
GOETHALS 1915 “INTRODUCTION” IN THE TRANSACTIONS In Paper No. 1: “INTRODUCTION” in volume 1, George W. Goethals provided a detailed early history of Isthmian Canal plans, surveys, studies, etc., by people and engineers from Spain, England, France, Netherlands, the United States, Central America, and other countries. Most of these early studies were favorable in recommending a canal via Panama or Nicaragua and some included some preliminary cost estimates. Goethals gave early credit to the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who, accompanied by engineer Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron, discovered the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1513. Goethals noted: “Saavedra…prepared plans for a canal to be built along the route which he followed with Balboa in 1513. Death overtook Saavedra as he was about to lay his plans before the King of Spain.”
Figure 1. Table of Contents for the Two Volumes: Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915 in San Francisco, Neal Publishing, San Francisco, 1916
After covering many other historical events for an Isthmian canal and railroad history, Goethals cited the French involvement: “Under the presidency of Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, a ‘Congres International d’Etudes de Canal Interoceanique’ was invited to assemble in Paris in 1879, to consider and pass upon the whole question.” Goethals summarized: This congress consisted of 135 delegates…, most of them favorably disposed toward de Lesseps, who had attained such success at the Suez Canal…de Lesseps…advocated a sea level canal…. Opposition to his views was manifested mainly by abstaining from voting…forty members absented themselves, ten refrained from voting, and only nineteen (of the 135) voted, sixteen of whom favored a sea level canal.” Goethals referred to the 1879 concept (ultimately adopted): “Godin de Lepinay proposed a dam across the valley of the Charges at Gatun…with flights of …locks on either side… This project would reduce very materially the amount of excavation….” Following some U.S. Isthmian canal studies in the 1880s and 1890s, the 1915-1916 Goethals paper primary excerpts include: “…the Act of March 3, 1899, authorized the U.S. President to make a full and complete investigation of the Isthmus of Panama, with a view to the construction of a canal, the Nicaragua route and the Panama route…” Nine appointed commission members submitted their report on November 16, 1901: “…the most practical and feasible route…for the United States…is that known as the Nicaragua route…” When the payment of $40M to France was deemed acceptable, the Isthmian Canal Commission changed to support the Panama route…with a summit level dam at Bohio…. Goethals summarized: “By an Act of Congress approved June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, the President was authorized to acquire…not to exceed $40M rights, …property owned by the New Panama Canal Company, and to secure from the Republic of Columbia…a strip of land…subsequently failed of ratification by the legislative body of Columbia. The secession of the Province of Panama and the establishment of an independent Republic followed.”
Goethals also wrote: “…shortly after the United States took possession on May 8, 1904, the question of a sea level versus a lock canal was agitated…the President convened a board of (thirteen) engineers to consider the entire subject…. The board submitted its report on February 5, 1906; a majority, eight in number, favored the sea level canal, and a minority, five in number (Alfred Noble, General Henry L. Abbot, Frederick P. Stearns, Joseph Ripley and Isham Randolph) favored the lock type of canal… The report of the board was submitted first to John F. Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Commission, who had…expressed himself in favor of a high-level canal. He recommended the adoption of the type proposed by the minority of the board, modified by the withdrawal of the locks at Sosa Hill…” (It is interesting to note that Alfred Noble served as ASCE President in 1903, Frederick P. Stearns was ASCE President in 1906, and John F. Stevens became ASCE President in 1927.) Congress voted for the lock type design on June 29, 1906.
Goethals added: “By Executive Order, the dimensions of the locks were changed to a length in the clear of 1,000 feet and a width of 100 feet…. In a memorandum dated October 29, 1907, …the Navy…recommended (the locks) increase to a clear width of 110 feet… and consequently, the width of 110 feet was adopted.” Other design parameters and details were changed, some by Executive Order in 1908.
Goethals included cost details at the end of his paper, noting a 1906 change from a ten-hour work day to eight hours and higher cost of U. S. supplies/materials had increased the Panama Canal construction cost. Goethals ended his “INTRODUCTION” paper with: “…nine years would be required to complete the summit-level canal, or to January 1, 1915…. The result was that the work in all its parts was advanced to such a stage that the first ocean-steamer was passed through the canal on August 3, 1914, and, but for the unexpected slide which occurred north of Gold Hill on October 14, 1914, the canal would have been completed in its entirety within the estimated time.”
A 1991 LESSON LEARNED FROM THE 1915 PANAMA CANAL CONGRESS Goethals also wrote the tenth 1915 paper: “THE DRY EXCAVATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL,” with landslide control statements, which was re-discovered by the canal Geotechnical Group in 1991. From the Goethals paper: “In the Culebra (Gaillard) Cut, the French had undertaken the construction of diversion channels, one on either side of the excavated area, to take care of the (drainage) water of the surrounding country…. With the canal adopted by the United States of a bottom width of 200 feet and a depth of 45 feet, a considerable change in the existing diversion channels was made necessary, and as carried out there was a channel on either side - the Obispo diversion on the east and the Camacho on the west. The Obispo diversion was constructed to carry the largest recorded flow…. Because of its proximity to the (Culebra/Gaillard) Cut, this diversion gave a great deal of trouble, and was undoubtedly responsible for some of the slides which developed…. In May, 1910, it caused the breaks which occurred at La Pita Point, and the subsequent break north of La Pita Point on August 20, 1912, at which time the Cut to the north was so completely flooded as to stop all excavation for three miles during the remainder of the wet season…it was necessary to build a concrete flume around La Pita Hill.” This 1915 information led the 1991 canal Geotechnical Branch to examine the correlation between the original diversions and landslides, which proved to be quite strong. Immediately plans were revised for routine maintenance of the diversions, and a number of channels were built to reduce to a minimum the flow along these old diversions. Water was evacuated quickly from the diversion channels along perpendicular outlets to the Canal. This lowered the water level in the diversion channels, and had a positive impact by lowering the groundwater regime during rainy seasons. The Geotechnical Branch found this reduced the number of areas exhibiting incipient instabilities and/or fully-formed slides.
Figure 2 shows the rivers in the slide area, the position of the navigation channel through the Gaillard Cut and the three diversion channels constructed (highlighted). La Pita Point is on the East Bank between the Masambi River and Sardinilla River.
Figure 2: Gaillard Cut Region Showing Original Streams along the Canal Route and Diversions Required for Dry Excavation.
(Source: Lutton, Richard J., April 1975. Figure 1, Technical Report S-70-9). (Re-drawn by the Panama Canal Authority in 2014)
PLANNING FOR THE 1915 WORLD’S FAIR IN SAN FRANCISCO In 1904, Reuben Hale, a San Francisco department store owner, wrote a proposal to the Merchants Association that the city host an international exposition in 1915 to celebrate the scheduled opening of the Panama Canal (Ewald, 1991). After the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire on April 18, 1906, Hale met with other merchants in December 1906 to form the Pacific Exposition Company, renamed three years later as the Panama-Pacific Exposition Company. A meeting of more than 2,000 people held April 28, 1910 at the Merchants Exchange Building raised $4M in stock in two hours, including $25,000 from the Southern Pacific Corporation (Lipsky, 2005; Ewald, 1991). The State of California levied a $5M tax fund for the Exposition and San Francisco voted a $5M bond issue for the Exposition. On January 31, 1911, the U.S. Congress recommended San Francisco for the 1915 World’s Fair and on February 15, 1911, President W.H. Taft signed a resolution designating San Francisco as the 1915 Exposition site. On February 2, 1912, Taft issued a proclamation inviting all nations to participate in the PPIE. President Taft came to San Francisco on October 14, 2012 for a ceremonial ground breaking, attended by more than 100,000 people. After considering multiple fair sites, the PPIE directors selected the Harbor View (Marina District) of 635 acres. The Exposition had to buy or lease 76 city blocks containing 200 parcels of land from 175 owners and tear down or move 200 buildings (Ewald, 1991).
SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS IN THE 1915 WORLD’S FAIR George W. Kelham was selected as PPIE Chief of Architecture, having taken part in the Paris Exhibition of 1900, and Kelham was the designer of the iconic Palace Hotel and Bohemia Club buildings in San Francisco. Kelham planned four Exposition zones, including:
Joy Zone (with 70 acres borrowed from Fort Mason to the east) consisting of seven main blocks in length, 100 feet wide, for 60 attractions, restaurants, thrill rides, adventures, and souvenirs (such as the popular Watch Palace). The well attended Panama Canal Exhibit was near the entrance to the world’s fair along with models of the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park.
Great Showplaces of the World Zone with 70,000 exhibits in 220 acres,
Foreign and State Pavilions Zone, and
Livestock, Athletic Competitions, and Drill Grounds Zone (110 acres on some of the Presidio grounds).
In one core group, Kelham planned eleven main exhibition palaces: Palace of Machinery, the first building begun in January of 1913 (the largest wooden and steel building in the world, nearly 1,000 feet long, 367 feet wide and 136 ft. high, containing 250 exhibitions, displaying over 2,000 exhibits); Mines and Metallurgy; Transportation (including the displays of the Westinghouse Exhibit of a Pennsylvania RR electric locomotive and automobiles); Manufactures and Varied Industries; Agriculture and Food Products (such as Heinz and Sun-Maid Raisins); Education and Social Economy; Liberal Arts (with a ten ton, 20-inch Equatorial Telescope and Underwood Typewriter exhibit); Horticulture (with a larger glass dome of 152 feet in diameter than St. Peter’s Basilica); and, the Fine Arts Palace (framed in steel for fireproofing, rebuilt in the 1960’s for the Exploratorium, now re-located at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero at Green St.). To put the size of the Palace of Machinery in perspective, in January 1914, aviator stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey flew his plane through the building in the first indoor flight.
The great buildings were divided by one longitudinal and three lateral streets that intersected into magnificent courts: the Court of the Universe, the Court of Abundance, and the Court of the Four Seasons. The nearby Festival Hall, seated 3,500+ for more than 2,000 concerts. In the center was the Tower of Jewels (at 435 feet height) and Great Arch. The arch was 110 feet high and 60 feet wide and had six murals painted by William de Leftwich Dodge that allegorically presented the history of the Panama Canal (Lipsky, 2005). On the tower, there were 102,000 tustrian cut-glass jewels, each backed by reflecting mirror, made by the Novagem Company. W. D’Arcy Ryan, on loan from General Electric, selected PPIE innovative illumination by indirect lighting. Also, at night located on a platform in San Francisco Bay, the Scintillator sent 48 beams of light in seven colors above the PPIE, projected through steam created by a stationary locomotive (Ewald, 1991). Figure 3 shows the PPIE fairgrounds map.
West of the core, countries built 21 international pavilions (such as France, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, China, Siam, Japan (Golden Temple), Canada, Guatemala, Argentina, …) with 31 foreign countries participating. U.S. states built exhibition buildings (such as California (with exhibits from 58 counties), Pennsylvania (with the Liberty Bell obtained via 250,000 school children signatures), Texas, Ohio, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon (with Parthenon design and 48 Douglas fir columns, each 5 to 6.5 feet in diameter and 42 feet tall, the maximum length that would fit on a railroad flatcar), …). Expected to sell many railroad excursions to the PPIE, railroads had their own buildings: the Southern Pacific, the Grand Trunk System, the Canadian Pacific, and the Great Northern Railroad. “THE GLOBE” had dioramas of scenes along the route of the Western Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, and Missouri Pacific. From San Francisco to St. Louis, the scenic trip at the PPIE fair took three minutes.
Figure 4 is a 1915 photo from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, showing the PPIE fountains in the south gardens and the Tower of Jewels facing the Avenue of Palms.
THE FEATURED 1915 PPIE WORLD’S FAIR MODEL OF THE PANAMA CANAL Taking twelve months to build, the greatest educational attraction at the exposition was a large scale, topographic model of the Panama Canal covering five+ acres (depicting 5,000 square miles of the canal) near the Fillmore entrance to the exposition. Figure 5 is a photo of the 1915 Panama Canal Building in The Zone- PPIE.
Figure 3. In the core, the Panama Canal building was on the right near the Machinery Palace and the Fort Mason entrance on the map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition- San Francisco 1915 from the website of San Francisco Memories (http://sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/map.html)
Figure 4. 1915 photo of the PPIE fountains in the south gardens and the Tower of Jewels facing the Avenue of Palms
(Photo ID No.: AAD-5040, PPIE Collection, San Francisco Public Library)
Figure 5. Photo of the 1915 Panama Canal Building in The Zone-PPIE. (Cardinell- Vincent Co. Photographers) (Photo ID No.: aaf-034, PPIE Collection:San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library)
A novel moving platform (consisting of 144 cars, each ten feet long endlessly connected, totaling 1,440 feet - with seats priced at 50 cents each) carried 1,200 people around the exhibit with each seat having a duplex telephone receiver to transmit Panama Canal information by phonographs for the 23-minute ride. As each phonograph transmitted information to every third section of the platform, it took three sets or 45 phonograph records, and spectators heard 15 different records with 3,000 word talks (Panama Canal Exhibition Co., “The Panama Canal at San Francisco, 1915”). The miniature Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks worked with water flowing, and ships traveled back and forth, controlled by magnets, along with moving miniature electric Panama Railroad trains. After engineer L.E. Meyers visited the Panama Canal in 1911, the PPIE model was devised and patented over a two-year period by L.E. Meyers of Builders and Operators of Public Utilities, Chicago, IL. Figures 6 and 7 are photos of building the model of the Panama Canal for the PPIE.
The Panama Canal building and canal used more than 2,000,000 feet of lumber and 217 tons of cement and plaster. Panoramic painting was done on the walls of the nearby topography to depict an additional 4,000 square miles (Panama Canal Exhibition Co., “The Panama Canal at San Francisco,” 1915). The Panama Canal model required 85 miles of copper wire, 104 motors, and seven different voltages from 2.4 to 10,000 volts, as well as alternating and direct current.
F. C. Boggs, Chief of the Washington Office of the Panama Canal, inspected and reported to The Panama Canal Exhibition Company on this Panama Canal reproduction on February 26, 1915: “This is to advise you that I have completed the checking and examination of your reproduction of the Panama Canal, as arranged with Colonel Geo. W. Goethals, and I find that it is so accurate that it will in half an hour import to anyone a more complete knowledge of the Canal than would a visit of several days to the waterway itself.… I congratulate you on the results you have achieved, and would recommend that everyone should see it.”
Figure 8 is a photo of the Panama Canal Topographic Model at the 1915 San Francisco International Exposition.
Figure 9 is a photo of the Panama Canal Locks showing the details in the model at the 1915 PPIE.
LANDSCAPING AND SCULPTURE FOR THE 1915 PPIE WORLD’S FAIR Landscape architect John McLaren, who had designed Golden Gate Park, selected elegant PPIE landscaping with many flowers, hedges and 30,000 sand cypress, acacia, spruce, eucalyptus and other trees. Chief of Sculpture, A. Stirling Calder, commissioned more than 1,500 sculptures in the fairgrounds.
Figure 7 Figures 6 and 7. Photos showing the building the model of the Panama Canal. (Cardinell- Vincent Co. Photographers) (Photo ID Nos.: aaf-031 - September 25, 1914 and aaf-0032 - December 31, 1914, PPIE Collection:San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library)
Figure 8. Photo of the Panama Canal Topographic Model (Charles Caldwell), 1868-1932, (UC-Berkeley, Bancroft Library), was published in the U.S. before 1923 and therefore is in the public domain in the U.S.
Figure 9. Photo of the Panama Canal Locks showing the details in the model (Photo ID No. aaf-0033, PPIE Collection:San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library)
MAJOR PPIE WORLD’S FAIR ATTENDANCE DAYS George Goethals had his own PPIE recognition on Goethals Day on September 7, 1915, and he returned for the Panama Canal International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915. Figure 10 is a photo of Goethals being honored at this event.
Figure 10. Photo of Goethals being honored at “Goethals Day ceremony at the PPIE,” “Fairs P.P.I.E. Days,” ID: aad-6686 - C.C. Moore Photographer: was published in the US before 1923 and therefore is in the public domain in the US.
Some of the largest attendances were Opening Day on February 20, 1915 with a huge parade and 250,000 people; Dedication Day March 24 attended by U.S. Vice President Thomas Marshall; Independence Day July 4 with Speech by William Jennings Bryan; Roosevelt Day July 23 with Speech by Past President T. Roosevelt; Taft Day September 2 with Past President William Howard Taft; San Francisco Day including a Parade of Floats on November 2 with 348,472 (as the largest West Coast crowd ever to that time), and Closing Day December 4, 1915 brought the largest attendance (459,022 people) to the fair.
THE SAN FRANCISCO STREET RAILWAYS FOR THE FAIR San Francisco’s City Engineer M. M. O’Shaughnessy and consultant Bion J. Arnold improved the street railways to transport people to the world’s fair by starting the Municipal Railway of San Francisco (Muni) on Dec. 28, 1912 to augment the private United Railways (URR) (Ule, 2005). By the fair opening, Muni had 200 street cars on ten lines and URR built a loop for the regular 19- Polk Street line. These street railways transported people to the PPIE, arriving on ferries at the Ferry Building, the Southern Pacific Railroad, or from other areas.
COMMEMORATIONS OF THE 1915 PPIE WORLD’S FAIR Among the official PPIE souvenirs sold were paperweights filled with soil from the Culebra (Gaillard) Cut; plaques made from cocobolo wood used for railroad ties across the Isthmus of Panama; and each with a souvenir letter from the Governor of the Canal Zone George W. Goethals, former Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission. The PPIE promoted its world’s fair extensively with press releases, preview booklets, post cards, coins, and a U.S. Postage Stamp. A “Memorial Certificate of Visitation” in Celebration of the Opening of the Panama Canal featured portraits of George Goethals, President Woodrow Wilson, and vignettes of the Palaces of Machinery and Fine Arts, cherubs, and signatures of government/fair officials (Lipsky, 2005).
OTHER WORLD’S FAIRS AND THE PANAMA CANAL FAIRS IN 1915-1916 As shown in Figure 11, a 1992 Smithsonian Exhibition covered World’s Fairs from 1850 to 1940, with the 1915-1916 Panama Canal Fairs in San Francisco and a separate fair in San Diego Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 1916 as CASE 5. When San Diego did not obtain the official 1915 World’s Fair bid, the city decided to hold its own San Diego Panama California International Exposition.
SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PANAMA
CANAL BY THE 1915 PPIE FAIR, CONGRESS, MODEL AND PROCEEDINGS Almost 19 million people visited the Panama-Pacific International Exposition world's fair in San Francisco between February 20 and December 4, 1915, including seeing and learning about the innovative Panama Canal topographic model of locks, dams, ships, …. TheSeptember 20-25, 1915 International Engineering Congress, led by George W. Goethals, Governor of the Canal Zone, had presentations on the history, design, construction, and cost of the Panama Canal. Over 1,000 pages of technical details by Panama Canal engineers, employees, or consultants were published in the Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915, Neal Publishing, San Francisco, 1916. The civil engineering aspects and other information conveyed by the September 1915 Panama Canal Congress and 1916 Proceedings papers were most important educational presentations and a publication for people everywhere.
The 1915 PPIE world’s fair was the first fair to receive a transcontinental telephone call; the first to exhibit a periscope in the U.S.; the first exposition to exhibit a million-volt electric transformer; the first to demonstrate steam pyrotechnics; the first fair to use indirect lighting; the first to use colored lighting; the first to use trackless streetcars; the first exposition to have a working automobile assembly plant on site (with 4,338 cars built and sold); and, the first to offer airplane rides to the public (Lipsky, 2005).
With all the exposition innovations and successful planning, careful construction on budget and on time, large attendance, and information on the Panama Canal, the Panama Pacific International Exposition was one of the best World’s Fairs!
Figure 11: Smithsonian Institution Exhibition February 12- August 26, 1992 on World’s Fairs 1951- 1940 and the Panama Canal Expositions 1915-1916 in San Francisco and San Diego
Figure 11: Smithsonian Institution Exhibition February 12- August 26, 1992 on World’s Fairs 1951- 1940 and the Panama Canal Expositions 1915-1916 in San Francisco and San Diego
REFERENCES There have been many publications summarizing the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Only a few selected PPIE publications, websites, and references are listed here.
Avery, Ralph Emery, (Regan ) 1913. Picturesque Panama and the Great Canal: The
Eighth Wonder of the World. A Panorama of the Canal Zone, with the Complete
Story of the Building and Operation of the Great Canal under the Supervision of
Colonel George W. Goethals, (Google ebook) (384 pp.).
Ewald, Donna and Peter Clute, 1991, San Francisco Invites the World: The Panama- Pacific International Exposition of 1915, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 128 pp.
Lipsky, William, 2005, San Francisco’s Panama- Pacific International Exposition, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, 128 pp.
Lutton, Richard J., April 1975. Figure 1, Technical Report S-70-9 “Study of Clay Shale Slopes along the Panama Canal, Report 2: History, Geology, and Mechanics of Development of Slides in Gaillard Cut, Volume I: Text.” Soils and Pavements Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. Re-drawn by Panama Canal Authority in 2014.
Map of the Panama Pacific International Exposition- San Francisco 1915, from San Francisco Memories website: http://sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/map.html
Moore, Charles C., 1868-1932, “Albums of the Panama Pacific International Exposition” 190 Photos (Charles Caldwell), (UC-Berkeley, Bancroft Library) (in the public domain since published before 1923).
“Panama–Pacific International Exposition,” Wikipedia website.
Panama Canal Exhibition Co., “The Panama Canal at San Francisco,” 1915, 9pp.
San Francisco Public Library Website PPIE Photo Collection, San Francisco History Center (photo ID. No.: AAD-5040, aaf-031, aaf-032, aaf-033, aaf-034.
Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, September 20-25, 1915, San Francisco, Neal Publishing, San Francisco, 1916; vol. 1: papers 1-13, 527 pp.; vol. 2: papers 14-25, 483 pp. The Library of Congress has 12 volumes:
[v. 1] The Panama canal 2 v. - -[v. 2] Waterways and irrigation- -[v. 3] Municipal engineering- -[v. 4] Railway engineering- -[v. 5] Materials of engineering construction- -[v. 6] Mechanical engineering- -[v. 7] Electrical engineering and hydroelectric power development- -[v.8] Mining engineering- -[v. 9] Metallurgy- -[v. 10] Naval architecture and marine engineering- -[v. 11]Miscellany- -[v. 12] Index volume, LC control no. 16024238, LC classification TA5 16 1915, Published San Francisco, Cal .
Ule, Grant, January 10, 2005. “Fair, Please:” Streetcars to the 1915 Panama- Pacific Exposition, 6 pp.,

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Tonight the Salem City Council is expected to ask voters to approve an $82 million bond measure to build a new police facility. This is a bad proposal. It deserves to be rejected in the November election.
I'm planning to testify during the public comment period at tonight's City Council meeting.
One thing I want to say is that just as someone can be a strong supporter of our armed forces and still be opposed to wasteful military spending, so can someone be a strong supporter of the Salem Police Department and still oppose an over-priced new police facility that harms this town's ability to meet other pressing needs.


A little over 40 years ago, Stan Rogers was returning from the Kerrville Folk Festival when the Air Canada flight on which he was traveling caught fire and was forced to land at the Greater Cincinnati airport. Rogers valiantly helped other passengers try to escape the plane, but he and others were overcome by and succumbed to smoke inhalation. The loss shook the folk music community, for at the festival he and his band—who were not traveling with him—had garnered acclaim for Rogers’ poignant tales of shipwrecks (“The Mary Ellen Carter”) and odes to the history of Canada (“Northwest Passage”). After his death Peter Yarrow called him “an extraordinary talent,” comparing his work to Dylan’s. Tom Paxton remarked that Rogers “was to Canada what Woody Guthrie was to the United States,” and Pete Seeger praised Rogers as one of the “most talented singers and songwriters in North America.”
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Rogers spent his summers in Nova Scotia where he absorbed the musical culture of the region. He started playing guitar at 5, and he performed for the first time professionally in 1963, at age 14, at the Ebony Knight in Hamilton, playing songs by Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Snow, and others. By 1969, Rogers was touring on the folk festival and folk club circuits in Ontario and the Maritimes, and he released his debut album, Fogarty’s Cove in 1976. The album contained classic gems, including “Barrette’s Privateers” and “Forty-Five Years.” In 1978, Rogers and his brother Garnet formed Fogarty’s Cove Music, on which they released albums by Grit Laskin, Éritage, and The Friends of Fiddler Green.
Rogers played his songs in traditional Celtic style, a musical approach well-suited to his deep and rich baritone vocals. His finely crafted songs range from boisterous singalongs (“Barrette’s Privateers”) to tender love songs (“Forty-Five Years”) and ballads (“The Jeannie C.”). His blend of Celtic music with sea shanties and country music, and his cascading fingerpicking gained him a large following not only in Canada but also in folk music centers in the US such as New York and Chicago. He released three more albums before his death, with 1981’s Northwest Passage capturing the attention of a wide listening public. The title track of the album has often been called Canada’s unofficial national anthem, and it was hailed by the CBC Radio One in 2005 as the fourth greatest Canadian song of all time.
Following his death, Stan Rogers continued to be recognized for his lasting contributions to music and Canadian culture. In 1984, he was awarded the Diplôme d’honneur from the Canadian Conference of the Arts, and in 2019 he was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2021, the Canadian Post honored his work by featuring him on a postage stamp series. Every year, hundreds of fans travel to the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, Nova Scotia, to honor his music and memory.
Now, forty years after Rogers’ death, Borealis Records celebrates his rich musical legacy in a limited edition box set (1,000 copies), Stan Rogers, Songs of a Lifetime. Although the set releases on February 23, 2024, fans can pre-order this must-have collection now.
The lushly packaged set includes 49-recordings over 5 vinyl discs and a gorgeous book of sheet music with notation and introductions by Rogers and those who worked with him. The recordings on these five albums in the set are drawn from three posthumous Rogers’ albums. The set features the re-release of For the Family, released originally in 1983 shortly after his death. The package also contains, for the first time ever on vinyl, Home in Halifax—a live recording of a 1982 concert in Halifax, released originally in 1993—as well as Coffee House to Concert Hall, a collection of rare and previously unreleased tracks, released originally in 1999. Stan Rogers, Songs of a Lifetime honors the enduring musical contributions of a singer and songwriter whose songs continue to live in the hearts and souls of his devoted listeners, and this package offers the perfect introduction to Rogers’ life and work.
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CHICAGO — The city's tree-planting program (Metro, May 25) is truly impressive in the number and variety of trees, as well as the broad coverage of the city. It's a refreshing change from the usual urban tree selection plan that overemphasizes a single variety of tree (historically elms and, now, honey locusts).
It seems that any undertaking always has critics. The argument that there are more pressing social needs can be used against just about any public project. It completely ignores the considerable intangible benefits and aesthetic considerations that trees bring and that can't be measured in dollars and cents.


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
We're Having a Baby
We are going to be first-time grandparents in August. It's a boy! Baby Bump photo below was taken last week as my daughter was outside at school supervising her Kindergarten students at recess.
Of course, there will be knitting. Currently, I am making a Rambling Rows (Cottage Creations) baby afghan, using colors from her nursery bedding set. Can't show you a photo of the afghan in progress because I want my daughter to see it totally finished, rather than part way. But, here is the yarn I am using. I have completed 23 of the 50 blocks in the afghan so still have some knitting to do on this project.


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