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|Minutes March 06, 2018
Wabasha County Board of Commissioners
Meeting of March 6, 2018
The Board of County Commissioners of Wabasha County, Minnesota, convened in Regular Session at the Wabasha County Courthouse, in the City of Wabasha, Minnesota on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting was called to order by Board Chairperson Goihl.
The following Commissioners were present: Goihl, Hall, Key, Springer, Wobbe
Motion to approve the agenda
Adopted Unanimously
Staff Updates:
• Penny Schmit – County Assessor Update
Administrator Updates:
A. Anniversaries:
• Lisa Schuth-Stuhr, Social Services – 30 Years of Service
• Joe Schneider, Sheriff's Office – 15 Years of Service
Public Forum:
Motion to approve the consent agenda including the following:
Minutes: February 20, 2018
Meal Vouchers
Per Diems
Resolution No.: 2018-035
Whereas, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners on an annual basis per the Fund Balance policy approves by consensus designated fund balances as of the end of the financial reporting period.
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, the following designations as of December 31, 2017 are approved:
Resolution No.: 2018-036
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that that pursuant to Minnesota Statute 161.36, the Commissioner of Transportation be appointed as Agent of Wabasha County to accept as its agent, federal aid funds which may be made available for eligible transportation related projects.
Be it Further Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that the Wabasha County Engineer is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the County to execute and enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation prescribing the terms and conditions of said federal aid participation as set forth and contained in "Minnesota Department of Transportation Agency Agreement No. 1030637", a copy of which said agreement was before the County Board and which is made a part hereof by reference.
Resolution No.: 2018-037
Whereas, on November 28th 2017 the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners authorized the County Engineer to petition Zumbro Township for establishment of a cartway under Minnesota Statute 164.08, and
Whereas, in accordance with Minnesota Statute 164.08 subd. 2(c) the Zumbro Town Board has required the petitioner to post a security for the total estimated damages before the Town Board takes action on the petition, and
Whereas, Zumbro Township has required the deposit of funds in the amount of $20,000 for security of petitioned cartway estimated damages.
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, the County Engineer be authorized to make a $20,000 deposit with Zumbro Township for security of establishment of a cartway as petitioned.
Resolution No.: 2018-038
Whereas, Wabasha County is preparing plans for SP 079-070-010 on County State Aid Highway 10 from approximately 0.1 mile west of US Hwy 61 and on County State Aid Highway 59 to approximately 0.4 mile east of US Hwy 61; and
Whereas, Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operation 8820.9920 requires a Minimum Design Speed of 40 mph; and
Whereas, the reason for this variance request are the constraints of design due to the adjacent US Hwy 61 and railroad crossing to the proposed project, and the additional impacts to surrounding properties if the project was constructed to the above Rule, and increase in costs of construction if the project was constructed to the above Rule.
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, Wabasha County does hereby request a variance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid Operations Rules Chapter 8820.9920 Minimum Design Standards; Rural and Suburban Undivided; New or Reconstruction Projects to allow for the following horizontal and vertical curves (approximate Stationing and, for horizontal curves, appropriate superelevation in consideration of Stop conditions and radius) in lieu of a Design Speed of 40mph:
Horizontal curve #1: STA 12+23 – 13+30; horizontal curve radius 273'
Horizontal curve #2: STA. 14+95 – 17+43; horizontal curve radius 150'
Horizontal curve #3: STA. 30+32 – 36+46; horizontal curve radius 260'
Vertical curve #1: STA. 36+58 – 37+08; vertical curve length of 50'
Be It Further Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, Wabasha County hereby indemnifies, saves and hold harmless the State of Minnesota, and its agents and employees of and from claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or by reason of utilizing the above horizontal and vertical curves instead of the Minimum Design Speed in Minnesota Rules 8820.9920 and further agrees to defend at their sole cost and expense any action or proceeding commenced for the purpose of asserting any claim arising as a result of the granting this variance.
Resolution No.: 2018-039
Whereas, the Department of Public Health has requested the approval to covert a one person office space to a two person office space; and
Whereas, the current furniture cannot be used for this space; and
Whereas, the Director of Public Health and County Administrator has reviewed the bid and is recommending the purchase of office furniture for $4844.96. The total amount will be divided in half and will be billed in two invoices to the Radiation Reception Center Grant, and the Relocation Grant;
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, the Board approves the purchase of office furniture from Schmidt Goodman as recommended by the Director. The Director is authorized to complete the purchase, and acquire the equipment.
Adopted Unanimously
Resolution No.: 2018-040
Whereas, The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), in partnership with Minnesota Housing and the Minnesota Department of Revenue, is now accepting Opportunity Zone proposals from cities of the first class, counties and tribal governments, and
Whereas, Opportunity Zones use tax incentives in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide to draw long-term investment to areas that are in the most economic need by creating a fund for these investments. In Minnesota, Governor Dayton can recommend 123 census tracts out of a possible 491 that meet the law's low income requirements for Opportunity Zone designation, and
Whereas, Wabasha County would be the applicant on behalf of the City of Lake City and the City of Wabasha. The County is also collaborating with Goodhue County to take a regional approach.
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners that, the County Administrator is authorized to apply for Opportunity Zone Designation on behalf of the cities within the county as well as the overall region.
Adopted Unanimously
Resolution No.: 2018-041
Whereas, Wabasha County Board of Commissioners approved applying for the Voting Equipment Grant for Wabasha County Precincts on Resolution # 2017-192.
Whereas, on January 29, 2018 Wabasha County was awarded $61,314.46 for the Voting Equipment Grant to purchase precinct counters.
Whereas, communication has been ongoing with Townships & Cities in Wabasha County regarding their portion of the grant and Township & Cities will reimburse the balance to Wabasha County for their precinct counters.
Now Therefore be it Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes, Board Chair and Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer to accept the Voting Equipment Grant and sign the Voting Equipment Grant Agreement on behalf of Wabasha County. Grant paperwork will be on file in the Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer's Office.
Now Therefore be it Further Resolved by the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes, Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer to purchase the precinct counters, apply the grant money to the cost of the counters, pay the balance and invoice townships and cities for their share.
Adopted Unanimously
Presentation Finance: End of Year Financial Reports
Commissioners reported on meetings they attended
Motion to adjourn
Adopted UnanimouslyAgenda for this meeting
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Good Friday
(This year Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Pascha will be celebrated respectively on April 22, 23, and 24. In anticipation we offer the following sermon by Fr. Alexander Men. According to one source: "Father Alexander Men (1935-1990) was a great leader, and one may say architect, of religious renewal in Russia at the end of the Soviet period. He was a pastor, who found the time to write a great number of books including a seven volume study of world religions, ranging in style from the academic to the popular. He lectured widely, at the end gaining access to radio and television and becoming a nationally known figure...He was assassinated in 1990 but through his writings and through his memory and his spiritual heritage he still speaks and it may be is an increasing presence in the world as his work becomes better known.")
The last Gospel of Christ -- St. John's Gospel -- describes the Lord's trial, His sufferings, death and burial. Throughout three short years the Lord had preached every day. As St. Mark tells us, sometimes He and His disciples didn't even have bread to eat. He spoke and did a great deal. John the Evangelist says that if all the things He said and did were to be written down, the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
However, when He stood before unjust judges, Christ was silent. This is mentioned by all the evangelists. He answered the high priest only once and then was silent. When He was ridiculed, beaten and mocked, He was silent. When He was brought before Pilate, He also answered him briefly and then fell silent. What did this mean? Why was He, who formerly inspired people with faith and hope now keeping silent?
It was because He had already said all He had to say and also because His unjust judges would have remained deaf to His words and His defense. That was the reason for His silence. Only once during the trial, in answer to the question, "Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" did He reply, "I am," adding "and you shall see the Son of Man coming in glory, in the clouds of heaven." He said this and once more fell silent. Then, when He was dying, those standing around the Cross heard only a few words from Him. He suffered and died in silence. How many bitter words He could have found for the ungrateful human race. But He was silent, for He was the God-Man, through whom the Lord revealed Himself to us. He had said everything, taught everything; He had opened the doors, and thereafter He was silent. He submitted to insults, ingratitude, flogging and death.
Is it not the same in our lives? We sometimes feel that the Lord is silent, that He does not respond to our sufferings and sadness, to our sorrowful prayers. In fact, however, He is listening. He knows and feels for us, just as He did then, at the time when He Himself was suffering. He suffered when He stood before me blinded by envy, hatred and malice, yet was silent because His heart was moved even for them: for their degradation, their sins and blindness. In the same way our Lord suffers for us, seemingly without speaking. We appeal to Him, but we must not think that His divine silence signifies indifference, that He "doesn't hear," as we say. He cannot fail to hear. It is simply that, as before, He has told us everything. He has said more to us than the world or our hearts could contain. He has shown us the read to life and now He is silently awaiting a movement of the heart or will in each one of us.
In the same way that He broke His silence then, and spoke of the Son of Man coming to judge the living and the dead, so now the Lord tells us that He is longsuffering. He silently endures our sinfulness, our meanness, our lack of faith -- all our unworthiness -- but not for ever. A time will come when all will be weighed by the justice of God. For us, the silence of the Cross is both a reproach and a call to a real Christian life Most important of all for us is the fact that He acknowledges us, for we know that the One who was silent on the Cross, who is silent in heaven, is also the One who is our Savior, who has not forgotten or left us. He is our only hope. Amen.


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Surface ties and unties the certitudes of meaning as it progresses. What is seeing? What is knowing? What are the forces of narrative?
From Surface (FID 2008 competition) to Song-Mountain Area (FID 2010), Fanny Zaman has explored invisible and sometimes infathomable technology.
Song Mountain Area - The Centre Direction
A critical portrait of a mountain at the crossroad of rumours, facts and choreography.
Local (Draft Version)
The trader's solution is simple: make no predictions and there can be no surprises…
Algorithm is the last chapter of a trilogy set in the world of finance - following DplusOne and Local (Draft Version) - which observes the growing abstraction of an economy in which data is overtaking 'real' trade.
Conseil d'Etat
Images from the 1958 Brussels Expo are accompanied by a 1980s soundtrack causing sound and image, fear and optimism to collide.
Trinitite explores Belgian postwar history, with sound and image relating to awakening, emancipation and decay.
one, two, many, Viva Paradis and DplusOne at FIDMarseille
Manon de Boer's new film one, two, many has been selected for official competition at the International Documentary Festival of Marseille (FIDMarseille, 4-9 July). Both Isabelle Tollenaere's Viva Paradis and Fanny Zaman's DplusOne are also screening at the fest in the 'Threads of Power' sidebar.
Auguste Orts, the production and distribution company behind one, two, many, can officially celebrate its third film in competition at FIDMarseille. Herman Asselbergh's Dear Steve was the first to be invited in 2010, while Sven Augustijnen's Spectres followed suit the next year and even captured three awards (GNCR Award, the Media Libraries Award and a Special Mention). This year its Manon de Boer's turn with one, two, many, which is also set for its world premiere in Marseille.
Two to Marseille
Sequenza, an experimental short film by Manon de Boer en George Van Dam is selected for the parallel programme 'La java de la source' at FIDMarseille (1-7 July), Marseille's International Film Festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Fanny Zaman's upcoming film Carpets is also one of 10 participating projects at FIDLab, the festival's co-production platform.
Sequenza found its way into one of the parallel sections at FIDMarseille, whith 'La java de la source' focusing on the theme of sound. For their 14-minute experimental film project, Manon de Boer and George Van Dam took Sequenza VIII for solo violin by composer Luciano Berio as a starting point.


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Hercock joins Green Energy Centre franchise.
William Hercock joins Green Energy Centre franchise
Published: 12 September, 2012
SHROPSHIRE: William Hercock of Melton Mowbray is the latest merchant to strengthen its proposition for green energy market opportunities by joining the Green Energy Centre franchise.
As the Government moves forward with its various energy-efficiency and renewables incentive schemes like the Green Deal, RHI and RHPP, Jeremy Hercock, the merchant's managing director, decided to become more involved in this market.
Now that he has committed his company to this area of business, the breadth of target markets and training that the franchise provides was, he felt, far more appropriate for merchants than just a narrow Green Deal or renewables offer.
"The mix of brand, products and services from the franchise was in tune with our merchant operation," Mr Hercock commented.


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Let's talk about this amazing rose duster you guys.
A. It's pink.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY'D SEE THE DAY? Seeing myself in pink is just awkward so for the past…6 years??…I just didn't go there. It's funny how things change over the years. My childhood bedroom was actually painted an obnoxious, bright fuchsia color and I had a lime green bedspread to "match". If that's what you want to call it. Talk about overstimulating. I mean how did I sleep? Maybe that's why I hate the color pink so much now. But pink is BACK. Pink is trending. And I fell into the fad. This duster is a verrrrry muted pink so I can handle it. Of course I paired it with all black everything else so it brought the femininity level down a few notches.
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My childhood home was on a small farm beside the sea on Achill Island. The farm teaches you about manual work. Long days on the bog and in the fields, cutting hay, bringing home the turf and setting potatoes. One year we built our own house from blueprints. I started doodling and dreamt of a job where I could draw buildings.
Get yourself a real job. I completed my Architectural Degree in Bolton St, Technical University Dublin where I met some incredible people and we drew buildings together in a large studio for 6 years.
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For over 24 Years I have helped draw / design sets for Ireland's largest film productions including Jurassic World, Michael Collins, Vikings, Into the Badlands, King Arthur, Halo and Ella Enchanted and Moone Boy. For companies including Amblin, Ridley Scott, RTE, BBC, HBO, AMC, Showtime, Warner Bros, Disney and Universal Films. Microsoft, History Channel etc. I work in the Art Dept where people draw films sets all day long.
Over the last couple of years I have been slowly making progress with some of my own art. Some fine people buy them, thank you!
ThIS YEAR
I completed the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course in Guildford with Brian Bomeisler and a truly inspiring group of people from around the world aged from 25 - 75. We drew for 5 days and drank for 2 nights.
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What is human-centered design?
Why do some products become popular and some not? Why do solutions for change fail?
One reason is that new products or idea creators usually strive for their product to be unique and exceptional, focus on economic aspects and optimization, but they forget about the people they are designing for. Consumer needs are not assessed and the environment in which the product or idea will be applied in is not taken into consideration.
For solutions to get used, they must be human centered. Decision-making during the design process should be driven by people's wants, needs and behavior. This is the human-centered design approach. According to IDEO.org, a human-centered design is a creative approach to problem solving that starts with the people you're designing for and ends with new solutions that are tailored to suit their needs.
Who can use a human-centered design approach?
This approach can be applied to all walks of life. It can help companies produce new products or services, solve real life problems, such as poverty, gender equality, clean water…etc., or can used to deal with one's personal issues.
Florida Hospital for Children applied this methodology to redesign a hospital space in a way that reduced anxiety, made facilities more comfortable, and promoted efficiency, healing and togetherness. They achieved this by looking at both staff and patients experience from a human-centered perspective, and considered human connections.
Since its redesign, the hospital's operational efficiency and staff morale have improved and more clients choose this hospital's services. In fact, the hospital's pediatric emergency room is now ranked top in the nation according patient/family satisfaction scores.
IDEO.org designers together with Moneythink and CauseLabs created digital tools to build financial literacy in Chicago's public high schools. The mobile app that was developed using the human-centered design approach equipped students with tools they use to make spending decisions.
IDEO.org and CauseLabs worked closely with students to create an interactive, social mobile app.
Where and how can you learn more about Human Centered Design?
You can take free online courses developed by IDEO.org:
This spring you also have an amazing opportunity to participate in the America House Human-Centered Design Eco Challenge. We are accepting applications until May 18th. Selected applicants will participate for free. Don't miss this chance to try the approach first hand with Human Centered Design expert Oleksandr Akymenko, well-recognized consultant and Platfor.ma, Yes&Design founder.


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'Nenjam Marappathillai': Regina's Role Will Shock The Audience, Suryah's Performance Will Amaze Them
Actress Regina Cassandra plays a ghost in film-maker Selvaraghavan's highly anticipated romantic horror film Nenjam Marappathillai, which also stars actor-filmmaker SJ Suryah in the lead.
"Regina's role will shock audiences to the core. It's a physically exhausting role and Selva has written it in such a way that people will empathise with the character but at the same time fear it too. Her looks, which is being heavily guarded, will be one of the highlights of the movie," a source from the film's unit told IANS.
The source also added that Suryah's role will amaze all type of audiences.
"Suryah's performance in recently released 'Iraivi' has been the talk of the town for the last few weeks. Wait till audiences see his work in this film," the source said.
Nenjam Marappathillai marks the reunion of Selvaraghavan and music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja after nine years of hiatus. The duo was last seen working together in the Telugu flick Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, which released in the year 2007.
Also starring Nandita Swetha in an important role, the film is produced by film-maker Gautham Menon and P Madan under Gautham's home banner Ondraga Entertainment, and is gearing up for release this August.
While the cinematography is being handled by Arvind Krishna, the film will be edited by Kola Bhaskar and
Rukesh. Escape Artists Motion Pictures is planning to distribute the film on a large-scale.
Meanwhile, Regina Cassandra, who was last seen in AG Amid's Rajathandhiram, is also shooting for a couple of Tamil and a Telugu project.
While she will be seen essaying her role from Rajathandhiram in the franchise' second instalment (Rajathandhiram 2), she will also play a crucial role in Maanagaram, which is being directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.
In Telugu, the Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga actress is shooting for a movie titled Jo Achyutananda, which has Nara Rohit in the lead.
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Man Killed in Monahans, Texas Train Accident
Posted By The Carlson Law Firm || 2-Nov-2012
A train accident at an unprotected crossing left one man dead, Saturday, when his vehicle was struck by the train, where, officials believe he was parked on or nearby the tracks.
Authorities identified the man as Jamie Richards, 26, a former resident of Carlsbad. According to reports, Richards had just recently gotten off at H&P rig, where he worked, before the Monahans train accidentoccurred.
Richard's girlfriend had, reportedly, spoken to him over the phone prior to the train accident.
The impact of the train collision with the 2000 Ford Mustang caused the vehicle to be pushed as far as 130 feet.
Richards was pronounced dead at the scene of the Monahans, Texas train accident.
Police are still investigating the accident in an effort to understand why the vehicle was on or near the tracks and what caused the train accident.
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In this undated photo provided by City of Dixon, police officer Mark Dallas poses for a photo in front of Dixon High School in Dixon, Ill. Dallas, a school resource officer at the northern Illinois high school, was hailed as a hero Wednesday, May 16, 2018, for shooting and arresting a former student who fired on him in a hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal. (City of Dixon via AP)
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Charges were filed against a student who was wounded by a police officer after firing shots in a northern Illinois high school hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal, Illinois State Police announced late Wednesday.Matthew A. Milby, 19, of Dixon is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated discharge at a school employee and aggravated discharge at a school building. Police Chief Steven Howell Jr. said several shots were fired near the auditorium, and Dallas rushed to the area to confront the gunman.Howell said Dallas chased the suspect after he fled from the school. Howell declined to discuss why Milby brought a gun to the school.


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David Whitehead has been named Backus Hospital's next president and chief executive officer, and he will formally assume the duties of that office on July 1.
David Whitehead has been named Backus Hospital's next president and chief executive officer, and he will formally assume the duties of that office on July 1.
Peter V. Disch, Chairman of the Board and head of the Leadership Transition Committee, said the decision to promote Mr. Whitehead was approved by the board at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. Members of the medical staff and hospital employees were informed of the decision at special meetings early Tuesday morning.
"Dave is the right person, at the right time, to perform this difficult job," Disch said. "He knows how to lead, how to motivate, and how to set high standards that get met. Our hospital is fortunate to have a leader of Dave's caliber ready to move Backus forward, and the Board is extremely pleased that he has accepted this challenge."
Whitehead, 48, joined Backus in 1999 and has served as the hospital's Vice President for Planning since 2003. In that role, he developed and organized the Board-approved 2007 Strategic Planning process. He has served as a liaison to the Board to improve communications and clarify trustees' responsibilities. He has also worked with closely with physicians to more closely align the goals of the medical staff and the hospital.
In addition to his hospital duties, Mr. Whitehead has been involved in numerous civic and service organizations, and had worked for Gannett Co., Inc., as president and publisher of the Norwich Bulletin before joining Backus.
"It is an incredible honor to be asked to lead such a talented team," Mr. Whitehead said. "Backus is a superb hospital with a proven track record for performance and compassionate care. I look forward to working with everyone in my new role."


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Defense Department proposals to gut commissary funding, a move that likely would've led to store closures, as well as an elaborate plan to combine the various Tricare options into one system known as "Tricare consolidated," have been all but completely rejected by lawmakers.
The plans, which were a part of DoD's fiscal 2015 budget proposal, were not included in the versions of that funding bill approved recently by House and Senate committees.
Instead, for the commissary the House committee approved a $100 million cut to their budget of $1.4 billion, aimed at forcing efficiencies, while the Senate committee made no cuts.
And for Tricare the Senate approved an increase to pharmacy fees at retail stores over the next seven years as a means of pushing people to use the Military Treatment Facility (MTF) pharmacy or the mail order service.
Insiders say the cuts were escaped this time around largely because lawmakers would prefer to wait for the recommendations from the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission (MCRMC ... and if you don't know what that is, you should definitely read this). That panel, tasked with recommending military benefits cuts to Congress, is set to present their findings in Feb., 2015 -- just in time for the 2016 budget process.
That means that while benefits as we known them are likely safe for this year, that may not be true for 2016, said Tom Gordy, president of the Armed Forces Marketing Council, which represents brokers doing business with military stores.
"Nothing is a done deal yet until those bills are signed into law," he said. "But based on what we're seeing coming out of the Senate and House... it appears that the commissaries are in good shape going forward, yet the dark clouds are still hovering so we just have to maintain a watchful eye."
Joyce Raezer, executive director the National Military Family Association, said her organization saw the rejections coming.
"We weren't surprised Congress rejected the commissary and Tricare proposals this year," she said. "Both are being scrutinized by the MCRMC and I think Congress wisely recognized that changes made ahead of the Commission's recommendations couldn't be undone later."
The Defense funding bills must still be approved by the full House and Senate and then reconciled before a final version is put into law. But insiders said the proposals for Tricare and the commissary are unlikely to reappear in them before that happens. And even the changes approved, such as the $100 million cut to the commissary in the House version, aren't yet guaranteed to be in the final version.


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Hart? Hanks? New film academy members offer Oscar host ideas
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The newest members of the film academy will cast their first Oscar ballots this season, but the choice for Oscar host — usually decided in October — will be strictly up to Oscar brass.
Yet that didn't stop a few of the new recruits from chiming in on the process at a private welcome reception held earlier this week by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
"Oh, my God!" said Oscar nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy at the prospect of picking an Academy Awards host. "Well, I understand they don't want to do it, but Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: They should be Oscar hosts."
"Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman didn't hesitate to share his choice: Kevin Hart.
"I think he wants to do it," Boseman said. "Why not Kevin Hart?"
Visual effects artist Kevin Baillie had a more unconventional suggestion.
"I know this is going to sound kind of crazy, but I actually think JJ Abrams would do an amazing job at hosting the Oscars," he said. "He is funny, he's smart as a tack and he's really embedded in the industry. He's not an actor. He's not a comedian. But man he would do a good job."
Actress Rita Wilson, who joined the academy this year after decades in the business, has a special actor in mind for the job.
"Well, I would nominate my husband," she said of her hubby and fellow academy member, Tom Hanks. "I think he'd be really good. But I'm biased."
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Ridgefield teen dancer taking talents to Virginia arts school
While other Ridgefield students her age are beginning their junior year at Ridgefield High School, Izzy will take a combination of academic classes at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, and dance and theater classes at Virginia School of the Arts. She will be living in a dormitory on the arts school campus.
"I'm going to absorb everything they have to offer," the young dancer said Thursday as she toured the Virginia campus. "I'm so excited to be here. Most of the dancers who study here go on to dance professionally."
The Virginia School of the Arts offers an intensive dance curriculum and a full academic program. Students follow a course of study designed to develop physical strength, mental acuity, placements, flexibility and the musicality necessary to advance to the next level, said James Robey, Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance artistic director.
Robey has taught Izzy dance since she was 3. He put her in local productions of "The Nutcracker" and encouraged her to perform at the Jazz Dance World Congress in Chicago and with the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the American Academy of Ballet.
This summer, she danced at the Carolina Ballet in South Carolina, and it was there she was seen by a member of the board of the Virginia School of the Arts. She was invited to audition for the school and was accepted.
"Izzy is a talented young dancer and perhaps the hardest working student I have met," Robey said. "I am proud of her achievements but not surprised. She has what it takes."
Izzy said she had an "epiphany" when she was 12 and realized she wanted to make dance her career. She dropped interscholastic sports like lacrosse and threw herself into an intensive regimen of dance.
"I love performing," Izzy said. "I'm in every production the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance does. I can't get enough of it. I was in the Christmas Spectacular at the Ridgefield Playhouse and worked with (Broadway actress) Debbie Gravitte. She was fun to work with."
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This annual wildland fire workshop is designed to enable land managers, researchers, resource specialists, and fire practitioners an opportunity to hear and learn from different areas of expertise in a format which will help us to identify gaps in knowledge and communication, and work toward solutions to issues that complicate our collective wildland fire work.
General Agenda:
Over the two days we will explore topic areas that are relevant across the State of Michigan and the Upper Midwest, and have interactive opportunities such as panel discussions and a world café. These discussions and sessions are planned with and for the diverse community interacting around fire-related issues, and seek to build the understanding and communication to support further work toward collaborative solutions.
The four topic areas we will cover over the 2-day workshop include:
1. Managing for Wildlife in Fire-dependent Ecosystems
- Presenters and Panel include: Dr. Gary Roloff (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University), Dr. John Shuey (Director of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Field Office), and Tracy Melvin (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University)
2. Managing Oak Ecosystems with Fire
- Overview Presentation on Managing Oak Ecosystems with Fire in the Eastern U.S. by Daniel C. Dey, PhD, Research Forester, Project Leader, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
- Panel Discussion on the MI DNR's approach to Oaks and Fire Management by Jesse Bramer, Mark Sargent, and Paul Rogers
3. Managing Fire-Dependent Systems with Invasive Species Considerations
- Presenters and Panel include Dr. Jessica Miesel (Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University) and Glenn Palmgren (MI Department of Natural Resources)
4. Managing a Burn Program: Exploring the risks, barriers, and opportunities in developing and sustaining a burn program
- Presenters and Panel include Brian Schaffler (Fuels Management Specialist, Fuels Program, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Regional Office) and Trent Wickman (Air Resource Specialist – MN,WI,MI, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Regional Office)
- World Café interactive session
Working Detailed Agenda as of December 13, 2017
February 6
9:00-10:00 am ARRIVAL AND CHECK-IN
10:00-10:30 am Welcome; Overview of past Burning Issues and goals for 2018 Workshop; Update on Michigan Prescribed Fire Council and the "Passing of the Torch" to the new Chair
10:30 am-12:00 pm Presentations and Panel Discussion:
Managing a Burn Program: Exploring the risks, barriers, and opportunities in developing and sustaining a burn program
12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00-2:30 pm World Café Session for Managing a Burn Program
2:30-3:00 pm SNACK BREAK
3:00-4:30 pm Presentations and Panel Discussion:
Managing for Wildlife in Fire-dependent Ecosystems
4:00-4:30 pm Day One Wrap Up
4:30-6:00 pm Michigan Prescribed Fire Council HAPPY HOUR
February 7
8:45-9:00 am Welcome back
9:00-10:00 am Overview Presentation Managing Oak Ecosystems with Fire in the Eastern U.S.
10:00-10:30 am SNACK BREAK
10:30 am-12:00 pm Panel Discussion: MI DNR's approach to Oaks and Fire Management
12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00-3:00 pm Presentations and Panel Discussion:
Managing Fire-Dependent Systems with Invasive Species Considerations
3:00-3:30 pm WORKSHOP WRAP-UP
NOTE: For Federal Employees, this Workshop falls under the definition of a training, which means no meetings management is necessary. Attendees will simply need approval from a supervisor/budget manager to pay the registration fee. Please see the Burning Issues webpage which has the excerpt defining training.
Registration: Thanks to Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) we are able to keep costs low with a reasonable registration fee (includes lunch, snacks and coffee both days): Regular registration is $65 and a Reduced Rate registration for students/volunteers/private landowners is $35. Please contact Jack McGowan-Stinski to get the reduced rate Promo code; reduced rate is limited quantity.
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Procedures for estimation of genetic persistency indices for milk production for the South African dairy industry
Procedures have been developed for calculation of a Persistency Index for South African dairy breeds. This index is based on the Canadian Persistency Index, which is simple and easy to understand. Data used in this study were test-day records of the first three lactations, as included in the National Dairy Genetic Evaluations of South Africa, of the Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey breeds. Interpolation, using the Wilmink curve, was done on these test-day records to calculate 60-day and 280-day yields for each cow and lactation. Variance components have been estimated for these yields to be used in breeding value estimations, using bivariate evaluations and a repeatability model. To obtain independence of persistency from total milk yield, 305-day milk yield estimated breeding values were included as covariates in the genetic model for estimation of breeding values for 60- and 280-day yields. The Persistency Index will be released for sires with progeny following each national dairy genetic evaluation, allowing the South African dairy industry to select for changes in persistency in future.
Keywords: Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Repeatability model, test-day records
South African Journal of Animal Science Vol. 38 (3) 2008: pp. 224-230
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Alexia and Nate created a "preppy chic" wedding celebration set in an industrial location overflowing with character. This wedding is extra special due to Alexia being a part of the duo that makes up Whimsy Events & Design — one of Forever Bride's talented vendors! Whimsy was responsible for all the beautiful wedding floral, wedding design and wedding styling for Alexia's day. They infused the event with the couples' fun sense of humor and modern aesthetic.
The event took place in the Day Block Building in downtown Minneapolis. The wedding ceremony included a good amount of humor and was overflowing with heartfelt sincerity. Family played an important role in the ceremony; the groom's cousin officiated the wedding while the bride's father came up to read a segment of Dr. Suess' "Oh The Places You'll Go." Over a thousand cranes hung from the ceremony ceiling creating the perfect backdrop for their city affair.
The guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with signature drinks. A cocktail dubbed "The Giddy Groom" was a Makers Mark manhattan was made for the gentlemen while the ladies sipped on "The Bushing Bride" which was a pink passionfruit cocktail. The guests enjoyed sweeping views of beautiful downtown Minneapolis while taking in a slideshow of family members' old wedding photos. After the champagne toast, everyone danced the night away, but not before a surprise performance by the bride of Dust Springfield's "Wishin and Hopin." You could feel the love in the air all night long.
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Benefit Haul
What was meant to be a simple trip to Stanley to meet a friend turned into a mini splurge at the Stanley Plaza Benefit store! Having heard and tested a few of Benefit's products in the past, I decided that it was time I invest in some skincare of my own.
This winter I've been having trouble with keeping my skin moisturised, especially my face. With this in mind, the wonderful and incredibly convincing salesman took me over to their skincare deals where he dazzled me with this beauty of a container. Inside contained 4 products for facial moisturisation - an absolute godsend!
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Next in the bag is one of the newly released eyeshadow palettes! Being brown it's often hard for me to find nice neutral shadows that don't wash out my eyes and make me look like a zombie. The range of colours and the combinations of cream and powder shadow, made it a must-have kit.
Lucky for me I was shopping on a promotion day and got 3 free tester products on top of the eyeshadow kit and facial products! My darling salesman gave me a sample of their new push up gel liner, strip-down waterproof eye makeup remover and Puff Off! - a gel to help smooth puffiness around the eyes.
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Webinar - Disaster recovery in the era of Public Cloud
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POV & HMW Questions
Based on the needs of the personas, I came up with POV statements that led to the creation of action-oriented HMW questions which then acted as guide in establishing the MVP's by helping to ideate the best possible solution for each design challenge.
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Waveney District Council, in partnership with Norfolk and Waveney Enterprise Services (NWES), Waveney Business Forum and the Federation of Small Businesses, are launching a new project aimed at supporting new, start up and established businesses in Lowestoft and Waveney.
The Waveney Business Support Voucher Scheme will provide Lowestoft and Wavaeny businesses with a voucher enabling them to access quality business advice, skills training and networking events.
The advice will delivered by an accredited business adviser from the local enterprise agency NWES and will be in the form of 2 sessions; the first being an initial general/diagnostic session and then a follow up session for more specific tailored support.
The advice could range from core business areas such as legal issues, operations, budgeting, bookkeeping and access to finance to marketing and using social media tools. The tailored support could be in the form a skills training course or networking event and these will be delivered by local providers such as NWES and the Chamber of Commerce.
The project was officially launched on Tuesday 4th December 2012 in Lowestoft, where a range of business support organisations were also present including HMRC, Barclays Bank, Lovewell Blake, JobCentre Plus.
A series of drop in sessions will take now place around the Lowestoft and Waveney area in the new year where the NWES advisor will available to discuss any business issues and also administer the vouchers.
To check your eligibility and to book your initial advice session please contact NWES on 0845 60 99 99 1 or email firstname.lastname@example.com (please quote Waveney Voucher Scheme when contacting NWES).
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French Press: A Better Brew Method
Over the course of a few months, a few friends brought a different style of brew method for the French Press to my attention. To be honest, the first couple, I only briefly skimmed over the details and quickly wrote them off. Surely a 10 minute brew time would result in a severely over-extracted and dense coffee. As it turns out, I'm not always right, go figure.
Over Emphasizing Over Extraction
The longer water sits around ground coffee, the more solvents it extracts into the solution. Instead of decanting immediately, this method instead removes the larger particles. The fines then settle to the bottom of the French Press, where extraction slows drastically. If you pour carefully, those fines will remain at the bottom, making for a clean and flavorful cup of coffee.
Extra Flavor
Traditional French Press brew methods call for a coarse grind in an effort the limit the sediments in the final cup. Unfortunately, a coarse grind extracts flavor inefficiently compared to a finer grind. Since we are scooping out the larger particles and allow the fines to settle, we can maximize our flavor extraction with a finer grind.
Maybe you're asking yourself how the finer grind works with the metal filter on the plunger. After all, doesn't a coarse grind limit sediments from filtering through? Yeah, I asked myself the same question. In this method, we never actually use the plunger except as a screen for pouring. We want all those fines to settle and to stay at the bottom, pressing the plunger through the water only serves to agitate those fines and undo all that waiting we just did!
Updated French Press Method
What You'll Need
- French Press
- Kettle
- Scale
- Timer
- Burr Grinder
- 2 Spoons
- Decanting Vessel
- Container (for disposing the crust)
At a Glance
- Ratio - 1:15 (coffee:water)
- Water Temperature - 205°F
- Medium Grind - 4 Handground, 7 Bodum Electric
- Start timer, pour to weight
- At 4 minutes gently stir crust
- Scoop the crust out with 2 spoons
- Allow fines to settle to preference
- Pour gently
Full Method
- Heat your water to 205°F,
- If you don't have an electric kettle, bring the water to boil then let it sit settle for a minute or two.
- Weigh out your beans
- Pre-heat the French Press
- You only need an inch or two of water. Be efficient and dump it into your mug to heat it as well!
- Grind your coffee on a medium setting
- Add your coffee to the French Press
- Start your time and pour all the water at once
- Pour aggressively to agitate the grounds.
- Spin the French Press as necessary to wet all the grounds.
- Place the lid on top, but don't press down
- At 4 minutes, remove the lid and gently stir the crust
- Using 2 spoons scoop out the crust and the foamy top layer
Settle and Serve
- Replace the lid, but don't press the plunger
- Allow the fines to settle to preference
- The longer you let the coffee sit, the cleaner your final cup will be
- If you like the body and texture of the traditional French Press, you'll want to pour sooner, either right away or after a minute or two.
- If you like a cleaner cup, similar to that of filtered coffee, you'll want to let it sit longer.
- I waited an additional 6 minutes, bringing my final brew time to 10 minutes
- Leave the lid on to pour but don't press the plunger, we don't want to agitate the fines.
- Pour as gently as possible, using the filter as a strain for the grounds at the bottom.
Final Thoughts
For those of you who really enjoy the weight of standard French Press coffee, this method won't add to much additional time to your brewing, just a couple extra steps. If you're like me, on the other hand, and like a clean cup, this method does require a significant increase in brew time. You'll also need to dirty a few more dishes thanks to the two spoons and the vessel you scooped the crust into, unless you just dropped it straight in the trash. I'll be honest, the clean up still annoys me, so I'm probably not going to start brewing with this method on a daily basis.
Batch Brewing
However, the French Press scales far better than may other methods, so it may become my go to for group brewing with this new method. The method remains the same no matter the amount of coffee you need to brew. If you had two French Presses, you could easily alternate the brews in a sequence to increase your output efficiency.
As always, if you have comments or questions, drop them below or shoot me an email! Thanks for reading!
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This used to be an old-school blend of wet-hulled Indonesian coffees primarily, brought to a dark Italian roast. In recent years, we've grown disenchanted with some serious social justice issues in that country, however, and so we've moved away to blending this coffee with South American and East African coffees, coffees that take a dark roast well. Notes of burnt caramel, coupled with ripe banana and oak, make this a very nice coffee for a French Press or pourover.
It's become the new conventional wisdom that dark coffees are somehow bad, and that drinking them defines you as the kind of person who brews coffee in a percolator while groovin' to Gordon Lightfoot.
We disagree. It's true that there's a lot of coffee out there that's roasted dark to mask defects in the source beans. In fact, this is true of the majority of dark coffees. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Starting with quality estate-grade coffees, and carefully roasting to the early definition of an Italian roast profile while extending roast time a bit, produces this very nice, honest coffee. It takes on a roasty profile - as opposed to maintaining varietal character in the cup - but that profile really shines when the source coffee is as good as ours.
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The Regenesis group is a design consultancy that specializes in a regenerative approach to land use, community development and the built environment. They have created an illuminating video series introducing basic concepts of Regenerative Development.
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The Center for the Force Majeure, finalists of the Fuller Challenge, are eco-artists who take a whole systems approach, merging environmental, social and economic patterns of organization with the goal of generating comprehensive complex systems where human stewardship is a the service of environmental stewardship.
The Biomimicry Institute launched their fourth annual challenge, focused on finding nature-inspired solutions to mitigate, adapt to, and/or reverse climate change.
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In a stunning declaration, The World Bank announced that it will respond to climate change by ending its financial support for all oil and gas extraction within two years. The Bank announced this bold step at the One Planet conference in Paris in mid-December 2017, which commemorated the two year anniversary of the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement.
The 16th annual Cleantech Forum will take place January 22-24th in San Francisco with the goal to chart the future and connect the globe.
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2018 was launched in Bonn Germany at the COP23 UN Climate Conference. The award identifies global start-ups working on energy transition. Application are due on January 31st. "Start Up Energy Transition is a global initiative for visionaries and vanguards fighting climate change. We know there are many initiatives and great ideas out there.
Kiss the Ground, a soil advocacy group, has published its book of the same title. It features stories of carbon-capturing soil, many well-crafted graphics about regenerative agriculture and approachable science. You can learn about many whole systems approaches and models like the small water cycle and perennial grasses.
GreenWave, the 2015 winner of the Fuller Challenge, was featured as one of the best inventions of the year by Time Magazine. They are in good company along with Tesla's Model 3 and a hijab that empowers women athletes.
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Rolling in the Deep
Deep colors are my all time favorites which explains my love for Fall. I'm extremely excited for Burgundy, Mustard Yellow, and Olive. These colors will be constant for the upcoming season to brace yourself. LOL!
Transitioning the off the shoulder top from Summer to Fall is a must! Especially when you can make your own in your favorite Fall color. With the pattern that I created in my most recent tutorial, I love that you can customize the length of the over the shoulder portion of the top and also customize the length of the overall top to make it into a regular top like I did, a crop top, or a dress.
1 in. Elastic
Pinking Shears or Serger
Yard Stick
Safety Pin
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I write this at age 24, so we haven't met yet.
If you are reading this, I exhale with relief as it means I successfully got pregnant. Something I had always dreamed of, but also knew would be difficult, and frankly, might not happen.
When I was your age, I lost myself. I searched for something that only stripped me of happiness.
This thing was a big part of my life and has shaped me into who I am today. Through recovery, I developed strength, bravery, confidence, trust and a further appreciation of the world because of it. I hope this has been passed down to you.
I had anorexia. It controlled my life and my entire being for so many years. It was my defence mechanism against all the challenges and expectations I ran into. I couldn't control the outside world, but I could control my body. I spiralled, my liver was failing, my BMI was deathly low and the voices in my head were completely taking over. I went from a confident and happy young girl to a severely sick person who found it painful to get out of bed. None of the warning signs registered as dangerous in my head. I knew that as soon as the number on the scales went down I would 'feel better'. I became trapped in a dark and vicious cycle. I was constantly torn between the emotions of angry, terrified, confused and heartbroken.
It makes me sad to think about you being the same distraught 18 year old that I was. So I've written you a few things that I want you to remember.
Self-worth, darling! You're going to be beautiful, I already know that, but having self-worth and confidence is more beautiful than anything on the outside. Our culture and society places a lot of importance on what we look like. But wow, there is SO much more to life than this. I wish it didn't take me so long to realise. You're going to hear people talk about someone else's amazing body, or their great hair or some Victoria's Secret model. This is just life. Don't ever place your beauty in the hands of others. I hope you don't buy into the same culture as I did.
You don't need to please everyone. Self-care is something that took me a while to learn, but it came so naturally as soon as I stopped trying to please everyone around me and doing things I didn't want to do. It's okay if you don't go to the party…
Never apologise for your brains. I moved schools for my last two years of high school and was shocked how it wasn't 'cool' to be smart. All the popular girls seemed to dumb themselves down and thought it was funny to be ditzy. I chose to focus on my studies. I isolated myself as I thought it had to be one or the other. You can be both. That should be celebrated.
Be grateful for what you do have and put life into perspective when things get hard. The world changes when we alter our perspective. Tips: find a song that soothes your soul, go for a walk, watch the sunset, practise self-care and reminisce on the phone with your best friend.
It's okay to be vulnerable. Let people in and trust that they will look after you. You don't have to hold your own hand forever. Believe that someone won't break you, but if they do, believe in second chances. I didn't have the mental capacity to let someone in, but as soon as I did, everything started to change. I wish I realised sooner.
Give yourself grace and don't be so hard on yourself. If things get tough, recognise that this isn't forever. Be gentle with yourself, you're doing the best you can.
I'm a perfectionist, so chances are this will be passed down to you. Try not to compare yourself to others, it's a battle you're never going to win. "Admire someone else's beauty without questioning your own." A quote I live by.
In conclusion, I don't know what kind of mother I'll be. I get anxious when I can't sleep, I get overwhelmed and overthink things more often than not, and I still find cooking and grocery shopping a struggle. I'm a work in progress. But I believe you have to go through the struggles to find the strength.
Side note: Today is International Women's Day 2018 - the praise and love I have received has made me all mushy inside. The words that people have used to describe me reflect my inside, not outside. I've been told my whole life how 'beautiful' I am, and my disease tricked me into thinking this was the most important part of me. Now my thinking has changed. I still get told I'm beautiful, but the compliments I receive for my attributes, values and soul resonate more with me than an external compliment ever will. It takes a while to realise this, but the earlier you do, the more beautiful life becomes. I'm writing this because I'd hate for you to go through what I did in order to realise that.


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What is it about women not being able to use something for its intended purpose and call it quits? For instance, this is a picture of a black bookshelf not being used as a bookshelf but rather as a display case. It cannot simply house my books. No. I find it difficult, very difficult to allow my things to just "sit" somewhere. It must have function AND style. This bookshelf is a part of my craft room, something else that ironically has lost its original purpose as being a place in which to craft. It has morphed into a museum. Really a storage room that caters to my Audrey Hepburn obsession. In my defense, I will say that along with Audrey one can find in this room pretty much anything with which they might need to craft something.
Anyway, back to my bookshelf. I'm particularly proud of the items on these shelves because most everything has either been DIYed, recycled, or thrifted. Even the black mirror (originally gold framed. spray painted black) and photo board were found at thrift shops. The candle stick holders were purchased at an antique store and many of my books were found after scouring second hand stores (a treasure trove for classics). To spruce up my books and bring some uniformity to the overall look, I covered many of my books that had unattractive or damaged covers with packaging paper purchased at the Dollar Tree. I also used some scrapbooking paper for a few. My "L.U.V" book ends were a previous project of mine.
I had a lot of fun arranging and rearranging these items until I was quite satisfied with this little corner of my craft room. There are a myriad of ways to arrange items on a bookshelf. Here are a few things I kept in mind while putting together this bookshelf.
- I arranged books horizontally as well as vertically.
- I stuck to a single color (white) for most of my accessories. My craft room colors are black, white, and Tiffany blue. I didn't want to stray too far away from that color scheme, but I did allow a few of the book covers to add variety.
- I kept in mind that less is more. I could have easily packed much more onto each shelf, but opted to display only some of my favorite book titles.


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Geoffrey Burbidge
Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge FRS[1] (24 September 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor and theoretical astrophysicist, most recently at the University of California, San Diego. He was married to astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge.[2]
Geoffrey Burbidge
Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge
24 September 1925
|26 January 2010(aged 84)
|Alma mater
|University of Bristol
University of London
|Margaret Burbidge
Early life and educationEdit
Burbidge was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, a small market town in the Cotswolds roughly midway between Oxford and Stratford-on-Avon, where he attended grammar school. His father, also Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge, was a builder.[3]
He first attended the University of Bristol to study history, but changed to physics, receiving his degree in 1946. In 1947, he went to London and received his Ph.D. from University College London (UCL) in 1951.[citation needed] While at UCL he worked with Professor H. S. W. Massey who was then head of the department of mathematics.[4]
Career and researchEdit
With his wife Margaret Burbidge he worked at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Cambridge, before Margaret obtained work at the California Institute of Technology, while Geoffrey worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory and Palomar Observatory. They both obtained positions at the University of California, San Diego, in 1962.[citation needed] He was the Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory from 1978 to 1984.[5]
In collaboration with American physicist William Fowler and British astronomer Fred Hoyle, he and his wife were co-authors of Synthesis of the Elements in Stars, a fundamental paper on stellar nucleosynthesis published in 1957. It is commonly referred to as the B2FH paper after the initial letters of the four authors' surnames. The paper describes the process of stars burning lighter elements into successively heavier atoms which then are expelled to form other structures in the universe, including other stars and planets.[5]
Alternative cosmologyEdit
In his late years, Burbidge was known mostly for his alternative cosmology "quasi-steady state theory", which contradicts the Big Bang theory.[6]
According to Burbidge, the universe is oscillatory and as such, expands and contracts periodically over infinite time. This theory, due to its controversial nature, has brought a certain amount of fame (or even notoriety) to Burbidge.
Awards and honoursEdit
- Warner Prize, with his wife (1959)[7]
- Bruce Medal (1999)[8]
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2005)
- NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)[9][10]
- The Asteroid 11753 Geoffburbidge is named after him
Personal lifeEdit
He met Margaret Peachey and they married in 1948.[5]
Burbidge died on 26 January 2010 in La Jolla, California.[11]
- ^ a b Longair, Malcolm; Rees, Martin (2017). "Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge. 24 September 1925 — 26 January 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0002. ISSN 0080-4606.
- ^ "Geoffrey Burbidge personal page". ucsd.edu.
- ^ "Geoffrey Burbidge". The Telegraph - Obituaries. Telegraph Media Group. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Burbidge, Geoffrey (2007). "An Accidental Career". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 45 (1): 1–41. Bibcode:2007ARA&A..45....1B. doi:10.1146/annurev.astro.45.051806.110552. ISSN 0066-4146.
- ^ a b c Dennis Overbye (6 February 2010). "Geoffrey Burbidge, Who Traced Life to Stardust, Is Dead at 84". New York Times.
- ^ Richard Panek (22 November 2005). "Two Against the Big Bang". Discover magazine. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
- ^ "Grants, Prizes, and Awards". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010.
- ^ "The Bruce Medallists: Geoffrey Burbidge". Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Academy honors 18 for major contributions to science". 17 January 2007.
- ^ Childs, Martin (24 April 2010). "Geoffrey Burbidge: Astrophysicist notorious for his rejection of the Big Bang theory". The Independent - Obituaries. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
External linksEdit
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Geoffrey Burbidge
- Bruce Medal page
- Editor of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics from 1974 to 2004
- Oral History interview transcript with Geoffrey Burbidge 15 November 1974, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Los Angeles Times obituary
- Geoffrey Burbidge - Daily Telegraph obituary


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Kaizer Chiefs defender Ramahlwe Mphahlele, who admits that it's difficult to support a team at the World Cup knowing very well that he could not help Bafana qualify, is backing Germany to defend their crown. Mphahlele says he grew up supporting Germany and loved watching the likes of Michael Ballack and Oliver Kahn.
"How do I support when I could not take my team to the World Cup? My team is Germany, I've been supporting them from a long time ago. I enjoyed watching the likes of Ballack, [Torsten] Frings and Oliver Kahn. They still have a good team with players such as Toni Kroos, [Joshua] Kimmich, [Mesut] Ozil and [Julian] Draxler. It's my favourite team," Mphahlele says.
Jackson Mabokgwane of Orlando Pirates is another man backing Germany, but is also hoping African teams can do well in the competition.
"I've fallen in love with Germany. They seem to be getting something going there, so for me Germany stand a good chance of winning the World Cup," says Mabokgwane.
"The nice thing about them is if you were to mention key players you would mention around six or seven, unlike your Brazil, where a Neymar has to play well and be on form.
"If you had to single out their key players, you'd mention around two or three, but Germany could even lose one or two players and they have such depth.
"For example, in the goalkeeping department, they've been missing Manuel Neuer for the last couple of months, but they still have Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
"So, they have a strong squad, which is what is needed for any team to win titles – as was shown in the UEFA Champions League, where it looked like it was a level playing field but because Real Madrid had depth they were able to put Gareth Bale in and win the game."
Mabokgwane adds: "I'm hoping that Senegal can go far, I think they've been playing well. Obviously, Egypt as well, although they're not in the best of form and they will be relying on Mohamed Salah.
"But I'm hoping between Nigeria and Senegal, that they can fly the African flag as far as possible in the tournament."
Polokwane City defender Thabiso Semenya has his money on five-time champions Brazil.
"I have been a supporter of Brazil since I was young. I was mainly impressed with their style of play and their development [of players]. They keep on producing players from their junior ranks. Gabriel Jesus was an unknown four years ago, but now he is a Manchester City star," Semenya says.
"I just want to see [Philippe] Coutinho, Neymar and Fred performing to my expectations."
There's no prizes for guessing who Lorenzo Gordinho, currently on loan to Bloemfontein Celtic from Chiefs, will be supporting given his heritage.
"I think Portugal will definitely get into the quarterfinal, maybe even the semis. Although, getting out the group will be tough because they have Spain and Morocco," says Gordinho.
"I don't think they'll go all the way, but I think they'll be there in the quarterfinal at least. I think the reliance on [Cristiano] Ronaldo is also a bit too much.
"Maybe if he plays in a number 10 role, he would be better because he's not as energetic as he was before. There's going to be a lot for him to do, but the team will have to push too.
"The fact that they won the Euro 2016 also gives them a bit of momentum coming into this tournament, so they would want to do their best to get as far as they can."
By Chad Klate and Tshepang Mailwane


text: The Fourth of July is not only a time to revel in the home of the free and the brave, but also a great excuse to bust out anything and everything red, white and blue (and denim, of course!). No matter what plans you have in the works—whether you're hitting up a fun-lovin' barbecue, watching dazzling fireworks, enjoying a festive parade or embarking on a weekend getaway—proper American attire is essential. There's no better way to accessorize your Independence Day looks than with patriotic sunnies. Check out the must-have shades—and even a pair with cool clip-on lenses—below that are sure to put the finish touch on your ultimate Team USA getup!


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We have shared over 100 episodes on the Human Current podcast and have explored the very essence of complex systems throughout many different conversations. We continue to learn from others about interdependencies, patterns, relationships, emergence, self-organization, feedback loops, and many more trademarks of complex adaptive systems. All of these concepts have helped us better understand the inner workings of our reality. They are packed with meaning and tangible understanding. Yet, there is another concept that continues to reveal itself to us time and time again, which is harder to grasp with the mind: wholeness. Wholeness is the very essence of what it means to be a living system.
At first thought, it seems like a straightforward term that you can wrap your head around without having to sit with it for very long. When you do sit with it for a while however, you realize it's loaded with mystical complexity.
Peter Senge said, "systems thinking is a discipline for seeing wholes. It is a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeing patterns of change rather than static snapshots."
Wholeness is all around us. It is our reality. We can use systems thinking and complexity thinking to see it more fully and to tap into it, but we are learning that we also need something more, something beyond knowledge or reason, in order to fully appreciate what wholeness really means.
Here are a few quotes to help you grasp wholeness with your mind (and maybe a few insights for how else we might seek wholeness):
"Holistic Science is really a journey of the soul towards wholeness, involving thinking, feeling, sensing and intuition." — Dr. Stephan Harding (episode 112)
"Wholeness is the nature of our reality….it is an emergent quality." — Philip Shepherd (episode 72)
"To drop into being means to recognize your interconnectedness with all life, and with being itself. Your very nature is being part of larger and larger spheres of wholeness." — Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness." — David Bohm
"When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other." — Meg Wheatley (episode 90)
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts." — Aristotle
"Out of the cacophony of random suffering and chaos that can mark human life, the life artist sees or creates a symphony of meaning and order. A life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives." ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"The double role of living systems as parts and wholes requires the interplay of two opposite tendencies: an integrative tendency to function as part of a larger whole, and a self-assertive, or self-organizing tendency to preserve individual autonomy." ― Fritjof Capra, The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision
"Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one's being, but by integration of the contraries."― Carl Gustav Jung
"Complexity thinking is the thinking side of holistic science. It's that kind of thinking that brings you closer to the way nature really is." — Dr. Stephan Harding (episode 112)
"When the healthy nature of man works as a whole, when he feels himself in the world as though in a great, beautiful, worthy, and precious whole, when his harmonious sense of well-being imparts to him a pure, free delight, then the universe, if it could experience itself, would, as having achieved its goal, exults with joy and marvels at the pinnacle of its own becoming and being." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in Steiner, 1988)
"We are not broken people. It's our relationships that need repair. It's relationships that bring us back to health, wholeness, holiness." — Meg Wheatley (episode 90)
You can listen to the HumanCurrent podcast here and don't forget to subscribe in iTunes.


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National Museum adds Korean to its audio tour service
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) National Museum has now added the Korean language to its audio tour service to help the museum in making a deeper connect of Korean tourists with Indian heritage, history and culture.
The launching ceremony was attended by South Korean Ambassador Cho Hyun along with National Museum Director General B. R. Mani. Hitherto, the audio tour had been available in Hindi, English, German, French and Japanese.
Cho Hyun said that the two nations have developed deep and trustworthy relationship. Korea has witnessed sharp increase in tourism from India. Adding audio guide will further help in strengthening the relation and will help in reducing the linguistic barrier.
He appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet congratulating the new Korean Government and exploring further possibilities of bilateral exchanges. He also mentioned that economically, both the countries are doing well. Many companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai are now part of household names in almost each Indian houses. On root level people connection, education is playing a vital role. Many Universities and Institutes are offering exchange programs.
Kim Kum-pyoung, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India, said: "I hope more Korean tourists visit India and have a deeper understanding of the culture and art of India through the audio guide."
Mani said that adding audio guide in Korean Language will now help Korean tourists in developing better understanding of Indian history. This is a favourable step taken in the interest of history.
Hereafter, Korean visitors can enjoy a 75-minute tour that includes selected 64 masterpieces among the numerous national heritages, from the Dancing girl statuette made in 2500 BC to the sword of Tipu Sultan.
The Korea audio guide project was initiated by Korean Cultural Centre India with support of Korean organisations. It is the second Korean audio tour after the successful installation at the Red Fort in 2014.


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The Haven: Walk One Million Steps challenge
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Senior Architect, Allison Hooper and Interior Designer Amanda Meiklejohn from William Ross Architects, explore how the Interface Human Nature Collection was central to bringing their "outside, in" concept to life with their recent project, The Stonnington Civic Precinct.
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Mycobacteria are the only bacteria used in cancer treatment. The administration of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (BCG), is the current treatment for superficial bladder cancer. It is inserted directly into the bladder through a catheter, following removal of the tumour. BCG prevents new tumours from appearing, but despite its efficacy it has many adverse side effects, the most serious being BCG infections that need to be treated with antituberculous drugs.
A study begun seven years ago by the Mycobacteria Research Group, led by Dr Esther Julián, of the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, has discovered the antitumoral capacity of Mycobacterium brumae. These researchers studied the characteristics of a wide group of mycobacteria and showed that one of these, M. brumae, is able to reduce the growth of tumour cells in the bladder and activate an immune response.
Pre-clinical studies using mouse models of bladder cancer demonstrated the efficacy of the mycobacterium M. brumae in the treatment of this disease. Mice with bladder tumours that are treated with M. brumae in the same way as patients survive longer than untreated mice and, what is more, in larger numbers than those treated with the usual mycobacterium: BCG.
The studies conducted at the UAB have shown that M. brumae is not pathogenic, presenting no risk of causing infections, which means it would have fewer adverse side effects on patients than BCG.
Furthermore, the fact that M. brumae is a rapid-growth, non-pathogenic mycobacterium makes it easier and quicker to produce on a large scale than BCG. In fact, in the last few years BCG production problems have led to supply issues for certain bladder cancer patients.
"Our results suggest that Micobacterium brumae is an ideal candidate to replace the current BCG treatment for superficial bladder cancer", concludes UAB researcher Esther Julián.
The study, published in the journal European Urology Focus, was conducted in collaboration with Dr Rosa M. Rabanal of the Murine and Comparative Pathology Unit, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, UAB, and with the group Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies led by Dr Eduard Torrents, of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC).
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"Hope and Pray"
This past week we started a non-scientific survey of commercial leasing brokers about their biggest pain points with the leasing process. It was roughly 10-15 questions, with the idea that it could be completed in about 5 minutes. One of the questions I asked, was for them to rank their most important ways to attract leads to listings; I included the usual suspects "word of mouth", "social media", etc. As a way to have a little fun with it, I also included "Hope and Pray".
I assumed that one person (there's always that one) might click "Hope and Pray" as their most important. Surprisingly, over 45% of respondents listed "Hope and Pray" as one of their most important ways to attract leads. In fact, it tied "Word of Mouth" for the top spot. Now don't get me wrong, I know rebellions are built on hope, (and I am a fan of prayer myself), but to put that as your most important way to attract leads... as the most important way to build your business... especially in a world that is driven by data and has algorithms that can predict which ads you see based on user activity... is unacceptable. You're telling me that in CRE, we are still stuck with "Hope and Prayer" and "Word of Mouth" as our best ways to lease commercial property?
Either I just completely validated my market or I'm missing something here, I'm thinking it's the former.
If you are a CRE leasing professional, please complete this survey and let me know your thoughts: https://goo.gl/forms/5xiX9Q08SuMy35su1


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Hey there! How was your weekend? We're getting geared up for another busy week putting finishing touches on our NEW WEBSITE and the Ready to Order line!! Wahooo! There are so many fun & beautiful things in the pipeline, we're just plain giddy! Let's kick off the week with some feminine, sassy and well jeweled heels! Aren't they to die for?!
Happy Monday! Now let's carpe diem!!


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