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Written by: Dr. Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky
As with many domesticated species, ducks have been genetically selected for different purposes, primarily meat production and egg production. In addition, ducks are raised for exhibition, pest control, herd dog training, and feather and down production. If you plan to raise ducks, it is important to choose a breed that best suits your particular needs.
All domesticated duck breeds are believed to have originated from the wild mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). The male mallard has a couple of curled tail feathers, called sex feathers. No other wild duck has these sex feathers, yet the males of all domesticated duck breeds do.
Another bird widely kept in domestication is the Muscovy. Although often referred to as a duck, the Muscovy actually is a different species. It is hard to categorize Muscovies—they have a body like a duck; they nest, attack predators, and hiss like a goose; they roost like a chicken; and they have a plump breast like a turkey. The male Muscovy has characteristic fleshy growths around the eyes called caruncles. It is believed that Muscovies originated from South America. They are still found in the wild in the warm regions of that continent and are raised domestically throughout the world. The Muscovy is called the Barbary duck in southern Europe and North Africa and the Brazilian duck in Brazil. In the Guineas, it is known as the guinea duck or turkish duck because of the caruncles on its face. The Spanish call it the Pato, as do some handlers in the United States. The Muscovy also is known as the Cairo duck, Indian duck, musk duck, and turkey duck.
There are 17 breeds of ducks recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA). The APA publishes the American Standard of Perfection (also known as the APA standard), which describes ideals for various breeds of domestic fowl. Duck breeds are categorized by the APA into four classes—heavy, medium, lightweight, and bantam.
Heavy and medium weight ducks typically are raised for meat production. The main breeds are the Pekin and the Muscovy.
Around 90 percent of the duck meat produced in the United States is from the Pekin. Commercial producers are able to obtain a duck weighing 7 to 8 pounds in seven weeks. Under small farm conditions, a Pekin usually reaches 6 to 7 pounds in seven or eight weeks. The Pekin is popular because of its fast growth rate and yellow skin. Pekins should not be raised past 10 weeks because at that age, they become difficult to pluck due to their pin feathers and their feed efficiency declines sharply. Pekins are considered a general purpose breed because the hens lay fairly large numbers of white-shelled eggs.
The meat breed of choice in many areas is the Muscovy, which thrives under free-range conditions. Because the Muscovy originates from the warmer areas of the Southern Hemisphere, its meat is leaner than meat from ducks, which tends to be fatty. Another difference between the Muscovy and ducks is length of incubation—35 days for the Muscovy versus 28 days for ducks. The male Muscovy can become very large (10 to 12 pounds); the female is smaller (5 to 6 pounds). Muscovies must be butchered by 16 weeks of age, or the meat becomes too firm.
Another option for meat production is a Muscovy cross. When a Muscovy is crossed with a duck, the offspring are sterile and often are referred to as mule ducks or moulard ducks, depending on the cross. Many commercial duck operations in Europe raise mule or moulard ducks.
If you want more colorful ducks and can accept a slower growth rate, consider choosing from other breeds that can be used for meat production. Options include the following breeds:
The runner and Campbell breeds are excellent egg layers, often attaining levels of production higher than those of egg-laying chicken breeds. Both breeds are hardy but tend to be nervous and flighty and stampede when startled. Both breeds are good foragers but also do well in confinement when a good layer ration is provided.
Runner ducks cannot fly, are lightweight, and stand upright like penguins. They run rather than waddle, thus their name. Only the females quack; the drakes are limited to a hoarse whisper. A runner duck's level of egg production depends on whether it is an exhibition strain or a utility strain (that is, bred to meet the standards for purebred exhibition birds or for egg production). Typically, a runner duck lays four eggs per week for about eight months, and some utility strains have produced more than 300 eggs in a year. In fact, the runner duck has such high egg production levels that it often is referred to as the Leghorn of the duck family. Darker varieties of runner ducks lay a blue-tinted egg. Runner ducks rarely form nests; instead, they drop their eggs wherever they happen to be. Consequently, when raising runners for egg production, confining them overnight makes egg collection easier. Good at foraging, runners eat worms and slugs and have even been seen to catch flies. Because of their small size, runners eat less feed than meat ducks. Of course, it is important to provide them with sufficient calcium and protein-rich feed to maintain egg production during the extensive laying season.
The Campbell breed was developed by Adele Campbell in the late 1800s. She crossed a runner and a Rouen in an attempt to create a breed of ducks that would lay well but have bigger bodies. The offspring were crossed with mallards to increase their hardiness. There is only one variety of Campbell ducks—khaki. Campbell ducks become sexually mature at approximately six months of age. They seldom become broody as this characteristic was sacrificed in exchange for a high level of egg production. They lay an off-white egg. When a lighting system is used, Campbells lay throughout the winter months, when daylight hours are naturally shorter.
A recent addition to the APA standard is the Welsh Harlequin duck. This colorful breed can serve as a meat duck and as a prolific producer of white or tinted eggs.
The Golden 300 hybrids and the White Golden layers, both developed by Metzer Farms, are excellent egg layers. The breeder crossed the Campbell with other duck breeds to produce ducks that achieve a high level of egg production and have calm temperaments.
All duck breeds recognized by the APA can be raised as exhibition birds. The bantam ducks are particularly good for exhibition because of their small size. The bantam breeds included in the APA standard are the call, East Indie, and mallard.
For centuries, ducks have been used as a biological control of insect pests in rice paddies in Asia. Today, in many parts of Southeast Asia, duck production has been integrated with rice and fish farming. One advantage of ducks is that they normally lay most of their eggs within three hours of sunrise (compared with five hours for chickens). This makes it possible for ducks to range freely in the rice fields by day and be confined at night.
All duck breeds help eradicate mosquito larvae from waterways. They also eat slugs, snails, and insect pests in gardens and clean algae slime and duckweed from ponds. The best foragers are the Anconas, Campbells, Welsh Harlequins, magpies, runners, and various bantam breeds. Silver appleyards, Cayugas, and Saxonies do a good job but do not cover as large an area, preferring to stay closer to their homes.
Herding dogs, such as Australian shepherds, often are trained with a group of ducks. In general, it is best to use lighter-bodied breeds of ducks for such training. The heavier the body, the easier the duck tires. Herders tend to choose more highly strung breeds, such as runners or Campbells, because such ducks have lighter temperaments, and the dogs can move them by using less force. There are benefits to using calmer breeds as well. Some herders have had success with Swedish ducks, which are very calm and "break" easily. The Cayuga is another option, but Cayugas take longer to break and can frustrate a herder early on. Regardless of the breed, herding ducks should be exercised daily. Otherwise, they will not have the stamina needed for working.
Feathers are the principal covering of birds. A feather has a hard quill shaft from one end to the other, with a series of fibers joining together in a flat structure on each side of the shaft. Down is the light, fluffy undercoat of ducks, geese, and other waterfowl. Land fowl, such as chickens, do not produce down.
Despite their light weight, down feathers are good insulation. They have a three-dimensional structure and the ability to "loft" so that each down cluster traps more air for its weight than any synthetic material. Every ounce of quality down has about two million fluffy filaments that interlock and overlap to form a protective layer of still air that keeps warmth in and cold out. Down is resilient, so it can be scrunched up or flattened out and, after a good shake, fluffs up and bounces back to the form that maintains warmth.
Generally speaking, the best down comes from larger, more mature birds. When age and maturity are equal, goose down is better than duck down. However, down from an older duck is better than down from a younger goose. Larger down has an extraordinarily high warmth-to-weight ratio. Down from younger birds tends not only to have poor filling power but also to collapse in a relatively short time because its fibers are too fragile.
Eiderdown comes from the eider duck and is considered by some to be the finest-quality down. Eiderdown is unique in that it clings to itself, resulting in superior insulation. The eider duck is a protected migratory species. Eiderdown is collected by hand from nests without disturbing the birds.
Climate does not affect the quality of the down a bird produces, but it does affect the quantity. In cold weather, a bird grows more down to stay warm.
Selecting the Right Duck Breed. Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore, and Austin Cantor, University of Kentucky.


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Georgia – Improving General Education Quality
Seward provided the Team Leader and Classroom Assessment Specialist for the Improving General Education Quality: Consultant Services for Training Educators for Excellence and Classroom Assessment Support Activity Project Design. The project was funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation and managed in Georgia by the Millennium Challenge Account – Georgia (June 2014 – May 2015). The project was contracted to GOPA Worldwide Consulting Group. The project's focus was on improving education through the design of an improved professional development program and a system of the integration for classroom assessment methodologies. The final deliverables included design recommendations for secondary education reform in Georgia through teacher and school leader professional development. Among other issues, the design recommendations addressed issues of professional development, curriculum, materials development, staffing, sequencing, and budget.
Uganda – One Health Workforce
Seward provided the team leader for the analysis online learning at Makerare University in Kampala. The activity was funded by USAID and subcontracted through the University of Minnesota (One Health Workforce project). The task, leading a team consisting of two international consultants and two Ugandan staff from One Health Central and East Africa (OHCEA) office, was to assess Makerere University's ICT efforts and capabilities. Particular attention was given to the online learning practices and potential in the School of Public Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security. The final report included findings and recommendations.
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Working closely with the Malawi Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and implementation partners RTI and Creative, Seward coordinated a three-year effort to design, develop, and implement a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for 35,000 teachers in Standards 1-4. The focus of the CPD was to improve teachers' abilities to effectively implement Malawi's New Primary Curriculum as it related to literacy. In addition, Seward was responsible for creating and delivering school leadership development training for 11,000 school leaders. Repeated CPD trainings were offered over the course of the project. Lastly, Seward supported MoEST's and RTI's Open and Distance Learning (ODL) activities by developing and piloting an alternative ODL technology program using multi-purpose media devices with pre-service teachers.
Egypt – Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes
The project focused on using technology to improve learning outcomes of students. Seward's role was to provide a series of face-to-face trainings and online support to information and communication technologies (ICT) professionals in the Egyptian Ministry of Education. Through a series of seminars and workshops, Seward provided training on instructional design for ICT and development of online learning materials using Moodle. As part of the training, the ICT professionals worked in teams to produce learning materials for local use.
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Jordan – Education Reform Support Program (ERSP)
Seward developed online learning materials and trained local personnel to design and develop materials as a capacity-building activity. Seward worked with subject-matter experts in-country who were conducting face-to-face teacher training in support of the Education Reform Support Program. Seward's instructional designers then created eModules that are used to enhance and extend the face-to-face training. eModules on new school models; physical environments in early grade classrooms, teaching and learning using ICT, and community involvement in schools were produced and will be used as the country becomes increasingly wired for online learning.
To build local e-learning capacity, Seward designed a series of six workshops which were delivered over a one year period. Twenty-five employees of the Ministry of Education's Queen Rania Teacher Academy participated. During the training, each of the five production teams produced two e-learning courses. Seward also conducted a pre- and post-assessment and technology audit to support design of the workshops and measure their effectiveness.
Oman – Online Teacher Training
The Sultanate of Oman and its schools had emerging information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities country-wide. Seward's Online Teacher Training project was a pilot project to determine the efficacy of using Internet-delivered teacher training. During the 17- month program, Seward designed and developed a learning content management system that supported the development and delivery of both Arabic and English e-learning materials. Concurrently, working with its partners at the Oman Ministry of Education, Seward created 12 active learning tutorials and three modules (English, math, and science) for training Grade 11 teachers. The tutorials and instructional modules incorporated video modeling of teacher behaviors and classroom activities, content presentations, practice activities, and exams. These materials were piloted in three schools with 15 teachers. Throughout the project, Seward's staff worked closely with its MOE partners to provide training, mentoring, and coaching to build capacity.
Oman – Principal Leadership Development
As the Oman Ministry of Education moved toward a decentralized education model, the Ministry needed to increase the leadership capacity of principals throughout Oman. To meet this need, Seward designed and piloted the Principal Leadership Development program that provided secondary school principals and deputy principals with the opportunity to examine the function of the school in their communities. The program also highlighted the principals' responsibilities for successfully leading teachers, students, learning and community involvement while maintaining communications with the MOE and others. The training was comprised of 26 distinct topics, which in the initial training were presented as three, two-week workshops conducted over five months. A final one-week workshop was designed to engage Ministry of Education leaders in a discussion about expanding training to all secondary school principals in Oman. (Subsequently, a national training program was implemented using the model developed by Seward.)
US-Affiliated Entities in the Pacific Region – Improving Data Collection and
Stakeholders across the Pacific region (including the Freely Associated States, the Pacific territories and Hawai'i) are seeking ways to use educational data to better understand how to prepare students for their futures and to improve teaching. As part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded REL-Pacific, Seward (along with partner McREL) is implementing several technical assistance projects focused on inventorying current educational data systems and comparing them with commonly-accepted standards for Education Management Information System (EMIS) design. Identifying the current gaps in educational data on student attendance, teacher certification, and postsecondary education will allow researchers and educators in the Pacific answer questions around student and teacher demographics and to help education stakeholders develop indicators for tracking college readiness.
Republic of Palau – ICT Analysis
Palau made a significant investment in instructional technology – equipping nearly all public schools with multimedia technology laboratories, which contain computers and other instructional technologies. These facilities are staffed with computer lab managers who oversee lab operations and assisted teachers in the use of these resources. Seward was contracted by the Ministry of Education to analyze their efforts and outcomes and to produce a report on the success of their integration efforts. In addition, the report offered recommendations to further strengthen instruction in the schools through the use of technology.
India – Program Evaluation
Seward provided the team leader for this program evaluation effort. The project was funded by CARE USA and subcontracted through Miske Witt and Associates. The activity involved leading a team of five (5) as they conducted an impact evaluation of a girl's leadership development program. (India's program was one of eight country programs being evaluated.) The task involved site visits to three participating schools, interviews with stakeholders and participants, administration of several assessment instruments, and preparation of the country report and collaboration on the eight-country report.
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Topic: Perspectives on American Politics
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Fahrenkopf comes to The Citadel at the invitation of Philip Lader, former U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James' (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Lader serves as the John C. West Professor of Government and International Relations at The Citadel. The John C. West Professorship is endowed by former S.C. Gov. John C. West, a 1942 Citadel graduate, and by The Citadel Foundation.


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Over the course of 2010, Latitude Research completed a multi-phase innovation study, Children's Future Requests for Computers and the Internet, asking kids across the world to draw the answer to this question: "What would you like your computer or the Internet to do that it can't do right now?" This study is part of a larger research initiative by Latitude that positions younger generations as a window into the future of technology, capable of informing tech experiences that resonate with people of all ages.
Download the study summary (PDF) for Children's Future Requests for Computers and the Internet.
Kim Gaskins is Director of Content Development at Latitude, an international research consultancy. Visit latd.com/ for other studies in Latitude's open innovation series.
More than 200 kid-innovators, ages 12 and under, from North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia, submitted drawings of their imagined technologies. By and large, kids wanted their technology to be more interactive and human, better integrated with their physical lives and empowering to users (such as by assisting new knowledge or abilities).
"Teleport through the screen to another computer at the place of your choice." –Male, 9, Perth, Australia
"I want an interface where we can search, not by text, but by drawing–and get image results with that particular shape or pattern."
–Female, 12, Mumbai, India
Researchers scored kids' inventions on the presence of specific technology themes, such as type of interface, degree of interactivity, physical-digital convergence, user's desired end-goal and so on.* The following infographic displays some of the top attributes present in kids' created technologies across world regions. (Download the full PDF report summary to read more about cross-cultural differences.)
To view a larger version, click here. Infographic created by Latitude in collaboration with ffunction, (cc) some rights reserved.
The following are key insights to come from an analysis of children's future requests for technology:
The Digital vs. Physical Divide is Disappearing (Tech = World)
Kids today don't neatly divide the "online" from the "offline." For them, these two realms continue to converge as technologies become more interactive, portable, connected and integrated with "real world" activities. Nearly 4 in 10 kids imagined technologies that integrated the virtual with the physical, such as more immersive experiences of physical spaces (e.g., real or simulated travel) or devices that assisted physical activities (e.g., playing sports). At a time when 3D movies are still a novelty and 3D televisions have just begun to hit the market, a full 9% of kids explicitly built 3D effects into their own imagined technologies.
"I'd like it if my computer could convert images or food and make them real." –Female, 10, Pakenham, Australia
"I'd like to go through the computer to the places that are inside it." –Female, 4, Medellin, Colombia (translated from Spanish)
For kids, technology is no longer something that mediates experience, but something that pervades it. "There's a real opportunity to create new experiences where the technology seems to disappear, where we experience the web directly – and almost magically – in the world," says Steve Mushkin, Founder and President of Latitude who's speaking at ReadWriteWeb's 2WAY Summit today on the topic of kids as tech innovators.
Why Aren't Computers More Human? (Tech = Me)
Kids expressed a desire for more intuitive modes of input as well as higher degrees of responsiveness from technology. Only half of kids envisioned technologies that used the standard keyboard/mouse interface, while 36% went for more fluid interfaces: touchscreen, verbal/auditory, gestural and even telepathic in some cases.
"Help Computer: it knows what you are thinking and does it for you–both touch and voice controlled." –Male, 8, Brisbane, Australia
The majority of kids (77%) illustrated a technology with more dynamic, human-level responsiveness. Children in Africa, South Asia and Latin America were much more likely to anthropomorphize computers in a direct way–to imagine them as friends or teachers that could share their experiences or help in the accomplishment of a goal. Additionally, 43% of all children drew themselves or another person interacting with their creations, highlighting the shrinking gap between gadget and user: the "iGeneration" understanding of device as merely an extension of oneself.
"A robot that would help me pick out fashion clothes everyday and dress me." –Female, 8, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Technology Can Improve and Empower Us (Me = World)
Instant access to people, information and possibilities reinforces young users' confidence and interest in self-development. One-third of kids invented technologies that would empower users by fostering knowledge or otherwise "adult" skills, such as speaking a different language or learning how to cook.
"I want to video kids on the other side of the world using a different kind of language." –Female, 7, Warwick, RI, United States
"Kids want technology to either act as a companion – a friend they can enjoy various activities with – or as a tool that empowers them to grow and express themselves," explains Jessica Reinis, a research analyst at Latitude who led the study. "In some cases, we saw the fusion of these two with kids envisioning tech as teacher."
In addition to self-development, kids expected technology to enable and empower them as creators. One-quarter of kids' inventions – the same number which favored gaming – centered on art or design. "Technology is a fully integrated part of kids' lives and this makes their creativity and their drive to create with it boundless because tech is really just an extension of themselves," says Vanessa Van Petten, founder of Radical Parenting and author of Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded? Nearly 1/3 of all children went beyond simple creations, envisioning more flexible platforms for creating games, Web sites, action figures and so on. Kids' interest in a wide range of design fields–industrial, landscape, fashion, game, Web and more–reflects the visual richness of the online world, as well as the can-do creative drive that tech encourages.
"I want to make up my own video game." –Male, 8, Kennewick, WA, United States
This part 1 of a 2-part series. Check back later this week for the next installment including opportunities for creators of technology experiences for both kids and adults.
Latitude 42 Study: Children's Future Requests for Computers & the Internet
*Note: Reported frequencies may be based on total number of submissions that were possible to code on a given variable, rather than total number of study participants.
Image credit: Marcus Kwan, (cc) some rights reserved.
Latitude is proud to have partnered with ReadWriteWeb on phase 1 of Children's Future Requests for Computers and the Internet. Latitude is an international research consultancy helping clients create engaging content, software and technology that harness the possibilities of the Web. To learn more about working with Latitude, contact Ian Schulte (email@example.com).


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WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- UCLA issued a warning for students about a man who exposed himself inside a men's restroom on campus.
Around 11:20 a.m. on July 11, a man was using a men's bathroom on the third floor of the Ackerman Union building when he noticed another man standing in front of a restroom stall exposing himself.
The incident lasted for about 10 seconds and then the suspect walked out. The victim is associated with UCLA, according to a campus alert, but it did not specify if the victim was a student.
The suspect is described as man between 40 and 50 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, has short black hair, facial hair, dark-colored eyes and was last seen wearing a black or gray shirt and black pants.
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CorbinFisher.com, a gay porn site that specializes in white models who often pretend to be straight (Mason Wyler got his start there as a "straight" guy), is planning on taking copyright violators to court:
That grace period ended on February 8, with the company focusing on people who have downloaded videos through the BitTorrent file-sharing program. Corbin Fisher's general counsel, Marc Randazza, tells The Advocate just 20 people took the company up on its offer, which included a one-year membership to the websites AmateurCollegeMen.com and AmateurCollegeSex.com.
Now the company is planning to go after some 35,000 people for illegally downloading content through BitTorrent. Those people "will be liable for up to $150,000 in damages for each infringement," XBiz reports.
I don't know how, other than going on bittorrent and copying down IP addresses of people with this content, they know who downloaded it. If they went that route, then the message to people who want to steal this content is to use a proxy server (if you have access to one that's fast) or to just go to someone else's place and download while on their internet.


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BC Rehab is pleased to announce a new program focused on supporting clients at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. The BC Rehab Hydration Station program provides clients in need with the proper water bottle devices to increase their daily hydration. The program was created through a partnership between GF Strong's Department of Occupational Therapy and BC Rehab.
The Hydration Station launched in April 2012 with two types of water bottle devices offered by BC Rehab. One water bottle is ideal for Acquired Brain Injury clients and those with hand dexterity; the second model is a camelback water bottle that can be hooked on the back of a wheelchair and water is accessed through a straw. You can see BC Rehab pass staff member Pam McHugh giving out the very first hydration device to Mr. Hugh Williams on April 22nd, 2012 in the photo.
According to Tracey Findlay, Practice Leader, Speech-Language Pathology at GF Strong: "The BC Rehab Hydration Project is beneficial to the clients at GF Strong because good nutrition and hydration are an essential part of the recovery process. This project increases access to hydration for the clients." By assisting clients to hydrate themselves, we are facilitating and enabling them to be more independent and accountable for their health. Hydration Station also seeks to address barriers that may exist for some clients, such as limited finances or those who do not have nearby family members to pick up such equipment, by providing a donated service. All clients must submit a simple referral form which is signed off on by a therapist on their rehab team.
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Live it! Love it! Foundation
BC Rehab granted $2400 worth of project grant funding to cover the accommodation costs for housing participants during the Freewheel camp.
Realwheels Theatre Society
BC Rehab granted $500 to sponsor the show tickets and attendance of people with disabilities.
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association
BC Rehab granted $540 to support components of the annual costs associated with Troy the therapeutic horses care.
Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
BC Rehab granted $1,500 to support instructor costs associated with program delivery for their 12-week Dance Without Limits program.
BC Wheelchair Basketball
BC Rehab granted $3,742 towards the purchase of two sport wheelchairs
BC Mobility Opportunities Society
BC Rehab granted $3,400 towards the purchase of a trailrider.
Horsefly Seniors Activity and Wellness Society
BC Rehab granted $5,000 to construct an exterior covered accessibility ramp on the Old Fire Hall Centre in Horsefly, BC.
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society
BC Rehab granted $4,500 for three puppies support and training to become wheelchair assistance dogs for people living with a physical disability.
Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC
BC Rehab granted $3,800 towards an adaptive swing for children with disabilities
Tetra Society
BC Rehab granted $3,300 for parts to build assistive devices and $500 for the 2014 Gizmo Sponsorship.
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia
BC Rehab granted $10,000 towards enabling accessibility for Crisis Centre, Volunteers and Staff.
BC Association for Individualized Technology and Supports for People with Disabilities
BC Rehab granted $7,500 towards the Open Door Project.
Pony Pals Therapeutic Riding Association
BC Rehab granted $3,000 towards the power hoist & mounting apparatus for Adaptive Riding Program at Pony Pals.
Kickstart Disability Arts and Cultural Fest
BC Rehab donate $5000 to the Kickstart Disability Arts and Cultural Festival, a visual art exhibit showcasing 20 artists from the disability community across Canada.
BC Rehab granted $900 towards the equipment rental to The Fine Line project.
BC Wheelchair SportsBC Rehab donated $12,500 toward the coordination and execution of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships taking place in Richmond, BC.
Pacific Coast Brain Injury ConferenceBC Rehab granted $20,000 toward the facilitation of the 21st Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference, making BC Rehab a platinum sponsor for the event.
Vancouver Adapted Music SocietyBC Rehab granted $5000 toward the Musical Passages project which develops new technologies for people with any level of mobility to control and create music using adaptive video game controllers and the motions of wheelchairs.
Farmers on 57thBC Rehab granted $8000 to the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities toward the development of their wheelchair accessible garden which is planned, planted and tended by George Pearson Centre residents.
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD)'Bringing the Garden to the Table and the Bedside' at George Pearson Centre is the most recent program funded by BC Rehab at the Farmers on 57th site at George Pearson Centre. This program will be aimed at integrating food cultivation with enjoying and consuming the food at Pearson Centre.
Pacific Riding for Developing Abilities in Langley, BCPRDA was successful in obtaining project funding from BC Rehab to sponsor 'Happy' who is a wheelchair lift-trained horse. Our sponsorship will support Happy's needs for a full year of the therapeutic riding program.
Horsefly River Roundtable Community AssociationAccessible Salmon Habitat Viewing Trail Walkway and Riverside Platform
Sandy Hook Community Association via Hidden Groves Legacy CommitteeThe Sandy Hook Community Association has been successful in applying to BC Rehab for funding to construct accessible trails to make the Hidden Groves Ancient Forest (located in Sechelt, BC) available to people with disabilities.
Arion Therapeutic Riding Association (ATRA) in Kelowna, BCAdaptive Equipment for Therapeutic Riding Association
Habitat for Humanity (H4H) Society of Greater VancouverBC Rehab provided funding for a fully accessible unit that is part of a current Habitat build in Burnaby, BC.
This unit will have many accessible features including a full bathroom with roll-in shower, open plan kitchen with roll-under kitchen sink and low height counters, low height light switches and extra wide door openings.
Sidney and North Sannich Memorial Park Society (MPS) / Mary Winspear CentreWheelchair theatre seating within the Charlie White Theatre


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Circuit #3 -- the pictures in the SIK Guide (p28) show the 3 color LED staring from flattened edge of the flange as [blue, green common, red). However the comments in the code (lines 15-17) say:
Starting at the flattened edge of the flange on the LED, the pins are ordered RED, COMMON, GREEN, BLUE.
Which is it?
Ah, and looking at the picture on p28 vs the picture on p29, the flat edge of the LED flange is going the opposite direction in the schematic.
Looking inside the LED I would say that p28 is wrong.
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Operation Push For Blood was created by Tina Kay because she was born with an inherited blood disorder (sickle cell disease) that has no cure and she needs blood often. After needing blood and there was none available for 4 days she decided to make this one of her platforms, blood donation. Many people don't know that blood contains DNA and has to genetically match in order for the person in need of blood to receive blood from a donor. In laymans terms, it is best to receive blood from someone in your race (because more times than not there is a genetic match). With blood transfusions and blood exchanges being common therapies for people like Tina Kay living with SCD, more African American blood donors are needed! Tina Kay works closely with Life South Community Blood Centers who provide Alabama with approximately 95% of the blood in Alabama, because their specialty is blood and nothing else. She's an amazing person according to Life South check it out http://www.lifesouth.org/donate/patient-stories/..
Tina has teamed up with First United Community Foundation (501c3), the NAACP (Alabama Conference) & Summit Media Group to get 50,000 African Americans to donate blood by December 31, 2015. This campaign is in rememberance of our forefathers who bled and died 50 years ago for our rights during 'Bloody Sunday', we are asking people to donate blood or donate funds, however, both would be ideal!
It is sad but true that the percentage of blood donated by black people is not filling the need, meaning more black people need to donate blood. So, Tina Kay created a movement to educate, engage, and encourage blood donation in her community. Most times Tina will use her own money to host blood drives in the form of competitions, challenges, festivals, events, and town hall forums to help increase the amount of donated blood. She works with schools, churches, non-profits, organizations, and events to set up blood drives. She really needs your help! Studies have found that 37% of the population can donate blood but only 10% donate, if you are reading this and you do not donate blood on a regular basis now is your chance to make a difference by donating a kind contribution.
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"You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands." (Psalm 119:73 NLT)
God made us! We did not make ourselves. He made us for a purpose. He made us to meet a need. Any product created without a need for it would be a useless failure. Ideas come from needs. Looking around us and seeing the way things work (principles) can help us explain some spiritual things. For example, whatever a farmer sows, he will reap. If he does not reap what he sows, then something definitely went wrong.
If he keeps sowing without fallowing his ground, it will eventually stop producing for him. He must give it time to regenerate, some rest time. God created us that way too. We need quiet times with the Lord to refresh, rejuvenate, regenerate and revive ourselves, otherwise we will burn out and get frustrated. Whether we we know it or not, we are constantly sowing seeds. We are constantly giving of ourselves. We are either sowing the right seeds or the wrong seeds. As we think, as we speak, as we move… we are releasing energy, we are sowing. That energy needs to be replenished.
Okay, so we did not create ourselves, God created us, and just as no product is created without a need for it, God created us to meet a need. We are His handwork, His masterpiece, and He created us for a purpose, to meet a need. The text just blows my mind! "…give me the sense …" That is, let me have the understanding, the discernment, the intelligence (the sense enough to know) that if someone created me, that person created me for a reason. Therefore, I must find out why he made me and what he wants me to do. I can't live my life like I made myself. "Lord, help me go after learning and understanding who I am through your word." I have to intentionally go after the word so that I can learn and understand why God made me and what He wants from me, so that I can fulfill that purpose.
Too many of God's people live dissatisfied lives; feel trapped in the jobs they do, struggle in a business that doesn't light any fire in them other than the need to make a living. Some are irritated and unhappy with themselves and those around them; blaming everyone, full of self-pity, disliking people who they feel better than but who seem to be living happier lives. Some have lost their self-esteem because they are in situations they don't know how to free themselves from. Why all this? They are living outside of the purpose for which they were created, that's why.
I experienced a lot of sadness, unhappiness, pain, failures, low self-esteem and dissatisfaction in my life until I decided "enough is enough!" I knew there was more to my life. If someone created me, that someone needs to tell me, show me what He created me for and help me walk in it. I spent hours upon hours, sleepless nights upon sleepless nights until that light switch turned on, and I could see clearly. Hallelujah!
There is NOTHING in this world that can be compared to the PEACE and JOY of being who you are, who God created you to be. That place of fulfillment is where all the goodies in life come from. Now, my mission is to help others find fulfillment. Live your life! It is the best life! I am so focused on living my life, and refuse to be distracted by remaining at the feet of my Father, my Lord, my Love and my Friend, right there in His word where He is daily transforming my life.
I just let you in on my life. What is your life like? Anything short of fulfillment, peace and joy is just not good enough. Your creator's plan is so much better. We live in a fast paced world where it seems like nobody can wait for you to get yourself together. I remember when I began my journey of self discovery, there were huge demands on me to get off my studies and back in the market place but I fought it. I fought it because I knew that if I could get this right, then every other thing will fall into place.
My dear Reader, no price is too much to pay to discover you and live your life. No price! The time, energy and resources you'll spend will be well worth it. You need to be you! It is the most important thing we should be focusing on. This is what Jesus meant when He said in John 10:10, that He has come for us to have and enjoy life abundantly, because it is in Him that we learn to be us.
I pray that the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus Christ will help you fulfill the will of God for your life, causing you to achieve all that you set out to achieve this week. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen! Enjoy you and shine this week!!


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SALISBURY, Md. – When the Salisbury University volleyball team opens its season in New York City tonight at the NYU Invitational it will be with familiar faces in nearly every uniform as the team lost just two players from the squad that advanced to the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in program history last year.
Those faces will be more fit, more trim and ready to take the next step. Playing in the NCAA tournament is a wonderful accomplishment which the players do not take lightly, but should they be fortunate enough to advance through the regular season and a tough Capital Athletic Conference, the returners want to take the next step and advance out of regionals. They have worked hard in the offseason to improve themselves and the team for another postseason run.
"They're really happy to get to the regionals, they realize how strong our conference is and to even get out of our conference is a tremendous achievement," Head Coach Margie Knight said, "but they want more."
Salisbury will start its offense with returning senior setter Carley Todd. The third-team All-American last season put up nearly five assists per set and adding 1.7 kills per set.
"She has so much confidence on the court and I think that trickles down to the other players," Knight said.
Todd will take the reins in a 5-1 offensive set, a change from last year when running two setters throughout the season. But that does not mean that system will remain in place all year. As with most positions on the team, there will be a battle.
Todd will have great in-practice competition from Kacey Franz and Lindsay Tapley. Two of the three freshmen on the roster, the pair has the skills to step in and play right away.
"We can change tempos by putting in any of the setters and I feel very comfortable that either of those players could contribute as starters," Knight said.
The recipients of the sets, no matter who they are coming from, almost all have experience as a Sea Gull. Four of the five returning seniors are hitters, as Chelsea Glowacki, Kristin Jehle, Jenna Shay and Kelly Vieira all return for 2012.
Glowacki, a middle hitter, led Salisbury last season with a .261 hitting percentage, and posted a team-best 136 blocks. Vieira is also listed as a middle hitter on the roster, though her versatility goes well past one position. She can take nearly any spot on the floor and the team will not miss a beat.
"Kelly is a tremendous athlete and her ability to react to weird things that happen with the ball during the game may be the best I've ever seen, and we've had a lot of really great players," Knight said. "I think Kelly would be successful at any position we put her in."
Jehle and Shay are both strong hitters on the outside, with Jehle working her way up the depth chart to get a chance to battle for a starting role this season.
"She's one of those people that just won't go away," Knight said with a laugh, "she just wants a place on that court. I think the great thing about Kristin is whether she's playing or off the court, you can't tell the difference with her because she gives 100 percent in whatever she's doing to help the team."
While Knight says that the five seniors may indeed come out as the starting lineup for the opening match of the year, there is no guarantee for any player in a Salisbury uniform. The hitters will be battle for playing time with juniors Sarah Hall, Julie Poston, Tam Weems and sophomores Kirby Buttry and Mattie Smith and freshman Ashlyn Tapley, the third newcomer to the team, who will all vie for time on the court.
Along with a strong offense, many of the players have worked throughout the offseason on improving their defense, giving a number of options for which hitters will remain in the game and play in the back row.
As a freshman last season, Michelle Meehan, who registered 458 digs, played her way into the starting libero spot and will start the season in that role, though she will also be challenged. Junior Danielle DuBois has impressed throughout the preaseason and will compete for playing time.
"Michelle's probably one of the best diggers around and Danielle is an excellent digger," Knight said. "They both bring big-time, point-producing serves so I think both of them can slide into any of the backcourt positions and do really well."
With a year of experience under her belt, sophomore Jess Wittwer is a player listed on the roster as an outside hitter. But with her versatility, she could see time on the front row, or the back as a defensive specialist as well.
One setback that has struck the Sea Gulls early was an off-the-court injury for junior Jess Tallant. She is a strong defensive player that could earn time at either setter or as a defensive specialist. She begins the season rehabbing her injury, but hopes to be back by mid-season.
Salisbury has built its way up to being one of the top teams in the region, with NCAA tournament appearances in four of the past five seasons. In three of those four appearances, the Sea Gulls have advanced to at least the second round. Part of that success has come through playing a strong schedule during the regular season to prepare and 2012 will be no different. Salisbury will play nine teams that competed in the NCAA tournament in 2011, including Christopher Newport University in the home opener on Sept. 4 at Maggs Physical Activities Center.
"This is a pretty tough schedule," Knight said. "We have a couple matches where non-conference teams are not at a national level, but they're still going to be challenging, and then there's our conference. I think the level of play in our conference is very high."
The Sea Gulls will also take on Springfield College (Oct. 13 in Salisbury University Tournament) and State University of New York at Cortland (Oct. 26 at Christopher Newport Invitational). Both teams played in the NCAA quarterfinals last season.


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Once there was a man named Nathan. He wanted very much to be a teacher. So he went to seek the advice of the wisest, most highly respected counselor in the land.
"Wise counselor," Nathan began, "it has always been my dream to be a teacher. I want to stimulate the minds of the young people of our land. I want to lead them down the road of knowledge. Please tell me the secret of becoming a teacher."
"Your goal is a commendable one, Nathan. However, it is also a very difficult one to achieve. First you must overcome three major obstacles."
"I am ready to meet the challenge," answered Nathan bravely.
"First you must swim the Sea of Children," directed the knowing counselor.
Nathan started off to swim the Sea of Children. First he had to learn their 38 names. He had to send the line cutters to the end of the line. He made the paper throwers stay after school to clean the room.
He commanded the name callers, pushers, and punchers to apologize to their victims. He gave M&M's to those who finished assignments and stars to those who were sitting in their seats quietly. Nathan checked passes to see how many children were in the bathroom. And he tracked down students who were gone longer than was necessary. He arranged the desks in alphabetical order, then boy-girl, boy-girl, and finally into small groups of four. He lined his children up for physical education and music and library and lunch. Then he stifled a cry when the secretary came into the room with number 39. Tired and shaken but still undefeated, Nathan returned to the counselor for his second task.
"You are a very determined lad," said the advisor. "However, now you must climb the Mountain of Paperwork."
Nathan set out at once. He wrote objectives and drew up lesson plans.
He made out report cards and graded papers. He filled out accident reports, attendance reports and withdrawal reports. He completed inventories, evaluations, surveys, and request forms. Finally, he made dittos and more dittos. He ran them off until he was purple in the face. But the courageous boy's resolve never dwindled. He went to the wise counselor for his third task.
"You are indeed very strong, Nathan. But this third task will take all the courage you can muster. You must now cross the country of Duties and Committees."
At first Nathan was hesitant. But his convictions remained steadfast. He began his long journey across the country of Duties and Committees.
Nathan took lunch duty, bus duty, and recess duty. He was on the social committee, patrol committee, and the faculty advisory committee. He was the adult supervisor of the student government and ran the United Fund and Easter Seal drives. He went to PTA meetings, NRA meetings, SST meetings, School Site meetings, and in-service workshops. He organized bicentennial programs, talent shows, and book drives. Finally, he was elected the building representative of the union. At last Nathan reached the outskirts of Duties and Committees.
Exhausted but happy, he returned to the knowledgeable counselor.
"I swam the Sea of Children. I climbed the Mountain of Paperwork. I crossed the country of Duties and Committees," Nathan proclaimed. "Am I not worthy of the title of Teacher?"
"Why, Nathan," began the counselor, "you have been a teacher all along."
Nathan protested, "But I have not stimulated any minds. I have not guided anyone down the road to knowledge, I have not had any time to teach"
"Oh, you say you want to TEACH! I thought you said you wanted to be a teacher. That is a completely different story!!
Source: http://www.jokes4teachers.com/J0145.php
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Glass of Milk
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay
his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and
he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he
lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! She thought he
looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so
slowly and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us
never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said .... "Then I thank you from my heart!"
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger
physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had
been ready to give up and quit.
Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The
local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city,
where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.
Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard
the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized
her at once.
He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to
save her life. >From that day he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to
him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge
and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she
was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.
Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side
of the bill. She read these words ..
"Paid in full with one glass of milk!"
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank
You, God! That Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the
waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit
you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never
see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better
place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?
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L-Carnitine is an important amino acid for providing energy to muscle and has been described as a "conditionally essential" nutrient for humans. 95% of all carnitine stores in the body are found in muscle tissue. It carries fatty acids into the mitochondria of each cell, where they are metabolized to produce ATP, the body's prime energy fuel.*
- Supports heart health*
- Supports body fat reduction*
- Assists in energy metabolism*
- Transports fatty acid into muscle tissue*
|Serving Size: 1 Tablet
Servings Per Container: 60
|Amount Per Serving
|L-Carnitine Fumarate
|1000 mg
|† Daily Value not established
|Other Ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Stearate, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, take one (1) tablet one to two times daily, or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
For adults only, if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of the reach of children, Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing, Keep in cool, dry place.


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The Rangers' top winter priority is upgrading its starting pitching but they're also going to be looking for a bat.
Target: Allen Craig, OF/DH
2014 stats: .215 batting average, .279 on-base percentage, 20 doubles, eight home runs, 46 RBIs in 126 games
The Boston Red Sox acquired Craig from St. Louis at the deadline in hopes a change of scenery and a beautiful hitters' park would rejuvenate him. It did the opposite, as Craig sunk to .128 batting average in his 29 games as a member of the Red Sox.
Now, Boston is looking to shop him, and the Rangers could be a potential suitor.
The one catch with Craig is that his contract was backloaded, so a team trading for him would need to pick up a lot of money on an aging player. But when he's right, he can hit the baseball, and he's proven that over time with three strong years prior to last season.


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Toronto, Ontario (December 21, 2011) – First Capital Realty Inc. ("First Capital Realty" or the "Company") (TSX: FCR), Canada's leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres located predominantly in growing metropolitan areas, today announced that it has increased its syndicated senior unsecured revolving credit facility by $75 million to $500 million. The Company also announced that it has completed, or secured commitments for, mortgage financing totaling $118.4 million, and has completed $67 million of additional property transactions.
Financing Update
Today, First Capital Realty increased its senior unsecured revolving credit facility from $425 million to $500 million with a syndicate of lenders comprised of Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, National Bank of Canada and Alberta Treasury Branches.
First Capital Realty has also completed or secured commitments for $118.4 million of mortgage financing. Of this total, $95.6 million consists of new 10-year mortgages with a weighted average interest rate of 3.95%. The balance, totaling $22.8 million, consists of increases to existing mortgages and has a weighted average interest rate of 3.48%.
On November 25, 2011, the Company temporarily reduced the conversion price on the entire $126.6 million principal amount then outstanding of its 5.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, class CDN and class US (TSX: FCR.DB.A and FCR.DB.B) (the "5.50% Debentures") from $16.425 to $16.30 for a period ending at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on December 30, 2011. To date, approximately $13.5 million in principal amount of 5.50% Debentures have been converted into approximately 828,400 common shares of the Company pursuant to this temporary reduction in conversion price.
On December 1, 2011, the Company repaid the entire $99.9 million principal amount outstanding of its 5.49% Series C senior unsecured debentures.
On December 8, 2011, Moody's Investors Service announced that it has affirmed the Baa3 senior unsecured debenture rating for First Capital Realty and revised the rating outlook to positive, from stable. According to Moody's, the revision to a positive outlook reflects Moody's expectation that First Capital Realty will continue to steadily grow its shopping center franchise throughout Canada's major markets while improving its financial profile with key metrics such as secured debt, unencumbered assets and fixed charge coverage moving solidly into the mid-Baa range.
On December 15, 2011, First Capital Realty announced that it closed its public offering of $50 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2018. These debentures are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $23.25 per common share.
"We are very pleased to continue to prudently fund our investment activities using various sources of financing," said Karen H. Weaver, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Capital Realty. "The additional funds, together with our existing revolving credit facilities, provide us with the financial flexibility to continue to pursue our business strategy and to fund accretive property investments. Notwithstanding our increased activity in the mortgage market in recent weeks, the Company remains committed to unsecured financing and has unencumbered assets of approximately $2.5 billion."
Recent Property Transactions
On December 12, 2011, First Capital Realty acquired Mount Royal Village in Calgary, Alberta, a 118,000 square foot mixed-use office and retail shopping centre anchored by London Drugs and located in the heart of Uptown 17th Avenue SW, Calgary's premier urban retail district. The purchase price of approximately $35.1 million (including closing costs) was satisfied in cash.
First Capital Realty also acquired the following additional space adjacent to two existing shopping centres, adding a total of 48,000 square feet on 2.1 acres of land. On November 2, 2011, First Capital Realty acquired a 4,000 square foot mixed-use building adjacent to the Company's Shops at King Liberty at a total cost of $1 million. On December 15, 2011, the Company acquired McKenzie Professional Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, a 44,000 square foot mixed-use centre adjacent to Tuscany Village, a Thrifty Foods anchored shopping centre which First Capital Realty acquired in 2010. The purchase price of approximately $12.8 million (including closing costs) was satisfied in cash.
The Company has also acquired 0.98 acres of land for future development adjacent to an existing shopping centre at a total cost of $1 million.
Through its Main and Main Developments joint venture, First Capital Realty has acquired interests in development land parcels comprising 0.54 acres in Toronto, Ontario for future development. Total expenditures on these additional interests amount to approximately $6.6 million.
These activities bring First Capital Realty's total investments in acquisitions, development activities and property improvements for the year to over $600 million.
On November 30, 2011, First Capital Realty completed the sale of Terminal Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia, a 30,000 square foot retail shopping centre anchored by BC Liquor and Bank of Montreal, for approximately $10.2 million.
Dispositions of select properties provide First Capital Realty with the opportunity to redeploy capital to uses which are most aligned with the Company's core strategies. First Capital Realty's gross proceeds from property dispositions for the year total $55 million.
First Capital Realty is Canada's leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres, located predominantly in growing
metropolitan areas. The Company currently owns interests in 169 properties, including ten under development, totalling approximately 23.2 million square feet of gross leasable area and three sites in the planning stage for future retail development.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the expressions "expects", "believes", "estimates", "will", "anticipates" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future results or events and are based on information currently available to Management. Certain material factors and assumptions were applied in providing these forward-looking statements.
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Welcome to the 87FSS Events Calendar!
Texas Hold 'Em!
December 10 @ 7:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until 12/17/2019
Hosted at Pudgy's Sports Pub Daedalian Room, every Tuesday 7pm.
Open to all DoD ID holders. Test your skills at Texas Hold 'Em, minimum of 6 players for prizes. Win $60 for 1st, $40 for 2nd, and $20 for 3rd in FSS Gift Cards. Free for Club Card members, $10 for non-club card members.


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LinkedIn's recent updates, including a new branding campaign, expanded options in advertising and the ability to use hashtags and uploaded documents and photos in posts, have made it a truly powerful social media resource.
Here are three tips to keep in mind when using LinkedIn:
1.) Attracting Employers – Don't just list your employer history; display tangible results you achieved at your job. There could be a thousand people on LinkedIn who worked for Viacom. But, you may have been the only one to accomplish a 10 percent audience increase for Viacom on Twitter.
2.) Making Connections – There's nothing worse than seeing a person who claims to "work well with others" or is a self-described "social media expert" and has less than 100 LinkedIn connections, barely any info on their profile and no picture! Show the strength of your expertise and social circle by completely filling out your LinkedIn profile and connecting with past and present co-workers, business partners and classmates. It's not a popularity contest, it's a networking pool. Take advantage of it.
3.) Recommendations – One of the most powerful tools at anyone's disposal is the power of word of mouth. LinkedIn provides users with the capabilities to give and receive recommendations of work at past or present jobs, as well as "endorsing" a variety of listed skills. It's very attractive to see a CEO or team member praise your work and abilities. Public appreciation is there for the business world and hiring recruiters to see so show it off! Don't forget to recommend and endorse others who you feel deserve the accolades. After all, social media is meant to be social!
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The Granfalloon's All New Patio
The Granfalloon Restaurant & Bar on the Country Club Plaza reopened, not only, with an all new bar area and dining rooms that now feature new stamped concrete floors, larger windows that open onto the Brush Creek side of the venue, but also.... an all new spacious patio that you can party on all summer long.
Now you can enjoy the summer nights and the plaza atmosphere on our spacious patio. We're open late just for you!


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Alan Partridge on Leveson
Hacking victim Steve Coogan deploys Alan Partridge in this satirical attack on the media's anti-Leveson lobbying campaign. As emails published by Scrapbook showed last week, News International are pulling strings for the so-called Free Speech Network behind the scenes. Like James Murdoch, Alan doesn't scroll down on his BlackBerry.


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Services, Getting There
Hikes & Trails
Related Areas
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Map Information
Nellis Wash Wilderness
Wilderness Area Status
Designated Wilderness Area
Year Designated: 2002
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Act or Law: Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002
Acres: 16423
State Region: Southern Nevada
County Regions: Clark
Managing Agency:
National Park Service
Local District: Alan Bible Visitor Center
Contact Info: (702) 293-8990
151 Lakeshore Scenic Drive Las Vegas,
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Area Description
The Nellis Wash Wilderness is a flat bajada sloping gently south from the Sheep Range. It is highly eroded, creating a deeply rutted but uniform terrain. Located at the north end of Las Vegas Valley, it is cut by roads into three smaller areas. Elevations rise to 2,789 feet
Creosote bush scrub
Horned lizard, greater roadrunner, crissal thrasher and cactus wren.
Threatened Species
Desert tortoise lives here, within the Piute-Eldorado Valley Desert Tortoise ACEC
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- Top Dreams
- Car
- Badminton
- Eye
- Bible
- Angel
- Station
- Wave
- Sparrow
- Thermometer
- Saxophone
- Champagne
- Apple tree
- Tongue
- Ostrich
- Tiger
- Ax
- Scorpion
- Grandchildren
- Spring
- Elk
Acrylic - Meaning of Dream
To be in the clothing made of acrylic means that you might risk losing attention from people around you and be lonely. But don't worry, the time will pass and you will be in the center of attention again. It is better to think of own life and behavior while you are alone, and no one will influence your thoughts. It is time for self-analyses and estimation of life values.
In the dream you see yourself buying acrylic, it means that you will receive all possible enjoyment in life. Now it is a period in your life when you don't need to be anxious because of serious problems. Your existence will be easy and stress-free, but there is the risk of becoming too frivolous and make short-sighted actions.
If you present an acrylic sweater to your partner, due to dream interpretation you will suffer in your relationships. Sorrows and troubles will follow you. The only way to get rid of such situation is to ask for support from your partner. Don't think that feelings are lost forever, you still can be close as before, you just need to show your affection and wait.
For a housewife, to clean acrylic things in the dream, it means that in real life her partner is ready for a serious talk. But don't worry, this will not necessarily be a breakup conversation, most likely he wants to talk about development of your relations with logical ending.


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Dearly Beloved / You Are The Jaguar
|28-Aug-2006 01:41 am
|Contributed by: Anonymous
|Music Reviews
Most songs teeter on the cusp of exploding into loose, frantic, blues based freak-outs, but one foot still remains anchored in safe, harmonic melody and song structure. Just one visceral noise explosion in the Stooges tradition was what I craved constantly threatened, but never materialized. This tension results in the majority of songs being immediately engaging as they build, but then lose their poignancy with predictable breakdowns and songs that dont quite deliver on their initial thunder. Where this tension becomes most effective, however, is on the slower songs. The Butler Routine, an easy standout, juxtaposes lazy surf guitars with a driving, slow drum beat that builds to satisfying crescendo. Additionally, the great closing track Noise Submitted to Order menacingly crawls along with distorted vocals and sinister guitar, but at just over two minutes is more of a teaser, and is criminally short.
There is something likable about this band, intangible and beyond the nostalgia of their sound. Well played and well written, You Are the Jaguar is definitely enjoyable but does not quite deliver on the obvious potential. This cat has claws and teeth, but for now is just not threatening, much less dangerous.
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|Tueren-Art Vertriebs GmbH
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City: Rodeberg
Address: Annaberg 9A, 99976 Rodeberg OT Annaberg
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Percentage of exports : 90%
Website: www.tueren-art.de
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I focus on the two disposable orange earplugs in my palm as I'm strapped to a pole on the wing of the 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane. Professional wing walker Sarah Tanner, all glossy chestnut hair and thin Lycra one-piece suit, is, I think, giving clear instructions on what to do once airborne, but I don't hear a word she says. Cold white fear has taken over and my legs shake and twitch uncontrollably. Tanner yanks both shoulder harnesses hard, rousing me from my pre-flight daze. "Do you feel secure?" I manage an anaemic "I think so" and Tanner flashes a wholesome smile, puts her hand on my right shoulder and says, "Don't worry, you'll love it!" She scampers from the wing, shimmying off the plane with all the grace that I lacked climbing up, turning only to give me a hope-filled wave and a double-thumbs up. I wave back at her maniacally and mute, but she's already walking away.
Tanner, 27, is one of three women who make up the world's only formation aerobatic team, the AeroSuperBatics' Breitling Wing Walkers. Based at a former First World War training airfield in leafy Gloucestershire, the team – Tanner, Danielle Hughes, 21, and Stella Guilding, 22 – spend the summer months performing complicated loops, handstands and rolls, 1,000ft above ground, while attached to a mainframe harness and a few bits of cable. Six million spectators see them every year in the UK alone, at airshows, carnivals, concerts – even weddings.
Six months ago, AeroSuperBatics faced an uncertain future. Their sponsorship deal with a cosmetics company had come to an end, and in the wake of the recession, the team's survival hung, as the wing walkers do, precariously in the balance. At the end of 2009, they secured a two-year sponsorship deal with luxury watch manufacturer Breitling, and are now looking to recruit two new wing walkers to join the team.
This is where I galumph on to the scene. I'm curious, and, having hurled myself out of a plane before (albeit attached to a parachute), I figure a bit of wing walking can't be too difficult. Tanner, with pixie-like features and a Strawberry Shortcake sprinkle of freckles across her nose, says the ideal candidate will be "petite [due to strict height and weight restrictions], enthusiastic, willing to learn and great at talking to people". Physical strength is also important, because you're working against the wind. Surprisingly, adrenaline junkies need not apply, as "bravado counts for nothing, you have to be really focused and serious about it". Petite, I'm most certainly not, but I figure my enthusiasm might make up for my other deficiencies.
The history of wing walking dates back to 1920s America, when a surplus of aeroplanes after the First World War encouraged soldiers who had been flying in battle to buy them cheaply and go "barnstorming", the first major form of civil aviation in the history of flight. Stunt pilots would fly low over villages and towns to get people's attention, land in a farmer's field, and put up a sign offering a ride in the plane, charging punters for a "once-in-a-lifetime" thrill – and often spending the night in the farmer's barn, hence the name. Some time later, with spectators growing bored of flyovers, wing walking, essentially an extreme form of barnstorming, started as a means of drawing people in again. Pilots would convince a friend, or a girlfriend, to climb out on to the wing of a moving plane as they flew low.
As wing walking grew as a spectator sport, competition between acts demanded ever more dangerous stunts. Variations on wing walking became more and more extreme: mid-air handstands, target shooting, even games of tennis supposedly took place while on the wings of a plane – all performed without a harness or cables, although much of this was achieved through trickery, as aerialists would have their feet discreetly strapped to the wing. Accidents and fatalities were common, and in the 1930s the highly publicised death of Ethel Dare, who was the first female aerialist to switch planes mid-flight, led to a ruling by the US government that made it illegal to wing walk at altitudes below 1,500ft, effectively ending the sport for spectators.
"It was very glamorous to be a stunt pilot or aerialist back then," says AeroSuper Batics founder and pilot Vic Norman, as he fiddles with the gold zip on his black leather bomber jacket. "You have to remember that in post-war America and Britain, the majority of people had never been on a plane. But to this day, it's open-air theatre in its truest sense. It's not serious, it's purely a means of entertaining the public, and that's why I love it."
Down on sweet, solid ground, 63-year-old Norman, sporting a toffee-coloured wind-tan and deep smile lines, tells me how he got a taste for flying. "My father was a pilot and I used to fly with him as a child. He died when I was 13, and after that I was desperate to get my licence, which I did when I was 17." For a while, Norman raced vintage cars for a living, but his heart, he says, would "always return to the sky". A year or so later, a chance trip to his first airshow became the catalyst for a major career decision. "I couldn't believe that airshow organisers paid you money to turn up. That was it for me. I decided then and there that that was what I was going to do."
Norman bought himself a former crop-dusting biplane on a trip to the US, returned to the UK and taught himself aerobatics from a book written by British aerobatic pilot Neil Williams. He found a sponsor in 1987, and AeroSuperBatics was born. But there was one other small issue that needed addressing – the Civil Aviation Authority had banned wing walking in the UK in 1933 for being too dangerous, only approving it again in 1967, under practically impossible guidelines. Determined to make his dream a reality, Norman worked out a way of maintaining safety standards in biplanes, which included increased safety harnessing, and was given special dispensation by the CAA, allowing his wing walkers to climb from the cockpit and on to the wing and back down again mid-flight. This meant that they didn't have to stay on the wing for the whole 45 minutes in freezing conditions and, ultimately, made it much safer for them.
Now Norman's crew perform across Europe, China and the United Arab Emirates – last summer, they were invited to perform for Dubai's royal family, who sent a private plane to fetch them. They fly to all their UK and European shows in the biplanes – a trip to France will take three days, as they need to stop and refuel every hour and a half. The team work around the clock between May and September, and when not performing death-dodging stunts, the three girls, along with the pilots and engineers, are cleaning and maintaining the planes and keeping fit, in order to withstand the pummelling 3G force and wind speed of 150mph.
Tanner, who has been with the team for four years, is one of only about 50 professional wing walkers in the world. She says she wanted to become a dancer as a child, but with a father working as a structural analyst for Airbus, she grew up with a fascination for aeroplanes. She bagged her dream job four years ago. "When I first saw the team perform, I thought that they were brave, strong women, and it combined two of the things I loved – flying and dancing – so I wanted to be a part of that. To me, dancing in the sky is what we do."
As the propeller starts to spin, about 8ft away from me, its white and orange stripes have the effect of an old-fashioned hypnotic spiral. I concentrate on the swirls as the plane begins to hurtle towards a hedge like a dirt bike with wings, jumpily gathering speed for lift-off, the grass around us blowing smooth and flat. The sound of my heartbeat is thumping in my head as I mutter expletives like a mantra. I close my eyes as we take off and keep them firmly shut until we're mid-air.
Cruising at 1,000ft, my eyes are now very much open. I try to hold my left leg out in front of me, but the wind force is too great, and the boiler suit I've been loaned restricts my movement. I look down at the stunning patchwork of fields below and wave my arms awkwardly. It reminds me of when I was a child, having one of those lucid dreams of flying around like an out-of-control Astro Boy, one arm raised to the sky, soaring towards the clouds before waking abruptly: elated, but heart very much in mouth. My cheeks flap like two pillowcases on a washing line in the 150mph wind, my eyes are streaming and my face is covered in snot, but it's calm, I'm calm, up here. Time seems frozen in the sky. Only a sudden and steep left turn sends me into a brief panic – thoughts of volcanic ash and "light aircraft crash" headlines flash by – before I realise the pilot is attempting to give me a better view, and our featherless wings fly on into the afternoon sun.
I have a moment of clarity mid-flight: although this is enormous fun, I'm not cut out for this line of work – I barely manage to lift my arms. I'll leave the loops and rolls to the brave, petite girls who dance in the sky.
To apply for a job as a wing walker with the team, go to aerosuperbatics.com


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UN Celebration does not excite me UNTIL it became the FIRST EVER school program that my son participated with.
When I learned that Kinder 2 will be joining this year's UN Celebration, I right away checked if a specific national costume will be assigned to them so that I can plan for Aki. I found out that he'll be part of two production numbers. The first one is a dance number, "Jai Ho", in which they will pay for a set of costume, and the second is a song (chorale) and interpretative number, "Yesterday's Dream", where they will wear a costume of their chosen country.
So, for the first part, I don't have a problem anymore since the costume will be provided and we'll just have to pay for it. For the second one, considering our "tight" budget, I thought of re-using the American suit set that he wore during my cousin's wedding last June. I'll thought of adding more USA accents like Uncle Sam's hat, USA flag and a sash.
His Uncle Sam's hat is a DIY hat made by yours truly.
illustration board/cardboard
red cartolina/red art paper
dark blue cartolina/blue art paper
paper plate
double adhesive tape/glue
packaging tape
This hat is very easy to make. Cut the red strips and glue them in the illustration board (as seen in the above photo) and then a longer blue strip and glue it horizontally at the bottom. Then join the ends of the illustration board to form a cylinder with a packaging tape. Measure a round shape of red cartolina at the top of the cylinder, cut and stick it with double adhesive or glue. Cut the middle of the paper plate (round), be sure to leave extra half inch to fold and stick inside the cylinder. Then measure the garter to your child and staple it at the two sides of the hat. That's it!
So, before the UN Celebration comes, we were practicing the dance and the song number. We first run through the song and memorized it with Yoshi. I'm so glad that there's YouTube that we were able to find the steps for the interpretative production number (my son told me it has the same steps) so we were able to practice well. And for the "Jai Ho", since I don't know the steps, I just played and played the music and followed how my son dances. Atleast, he got me and Yoshi as backup dancers so he won't get bored practicing.
And then, the most-awaited school program came! We were so early at school so prepared. My younger son was a little jealous that he also wanted to wear a costume. I told him that next year, he'll join them. 🙂
And as mentioned, they wore the costume of their chosen country…
I haven't uploaded the video of the second part of their presentation on YouTube yet so for the meantime, if you want to see the steps of the song "Yesterday's Dream" or their performance, you can watch it on my FB: https://www.facebook.com/sharijansen/videos/a.1304984336200963.1073741913.100000682285520/1305771812788882/?type=3&theater
Overall, it was a success because my son joined the rest of his classmates and didn't have tantrums the entire program. Now I'm looking forward to the next school program. Bring it on! 🙂 Continue reading