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January 16, 2003
Design and Reusability of Learning Objects in an Academic Context: A New Economy of Education? If you missed it when I posted it on this site, the USDLA Journal has published the text of the talk I gave in Milan. This paper brings together a number of themes expressed in my recent work: current trends in learning object repositories, problems with those trends, principles that lead to a better approach, and an outline of that approach. By Stephen Downes, USDLA Journal, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Blogs Refine Enterprise Focus All you really need to publish a blog is a website, a text editor and an FTP server for uploads. If you want to splurge, you can spend $50 and get a blogging tool. But I've already seen "enterprise weblog solutions" selling for $50,000 and more. This article doesn't list them: it's just a part of the background buzz intended to be read by executives to create demand. My advice? Don't buy large, centralized and "secure" enterprise blogging software. Encourage employees to develop a distributed and grass-roots approach to blogging. That way, it won't hardly cost you a dime, and you'll get a much better product. By Cathleen Moore, InfoWorld, January 10, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
In Praise of the Purple Cow This item doesn't have a lot to do with e-learning, but it has been making the rounds of e-learning lists and with good reason. The basic message is simple: if you want to be successful with your product, do something different and useful. Stand out from the crowd. Be innovative. Do things that "just aren't done" in your field or your organization. We have seen venture after venture in e-learning fail precisely because they are following the rules. But what will be successful will be the initiative that breaks the rules, the initiative that stares the big universities and the big companies in the face and laughs. By Seth Godin, Fast Company, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Sleeping With the Enemy? This author is concerned that senior managers are beginning to "talk nonsense" about commercial journal publishers in public meetings. "Like most individuals and organisations on the planet we need other people to help us along the way, and commercial publishers provide libraries with services that we should value, not disparage." So what are these services? Circulation statistics from electronic collections. The "cost of an electronic archive, and the systems needed to support e-journal access." And finally, marketing and promotion. Oh yeah, that's worth hundreds of thousands a year! Well, it would be if I couldn't get exactly the same thing with a free Apache server, a thousand dollar computer, and an internet connection for a few hundred a month. Give me a break. Most of the costs cited by publishers of electronic archives have nothing to do with distributing content and everything to do with security and account processing, things that are necessary only because of the fee-based subscription model endorsed by those very publishers providing the service. By Philip Calvert, Emerald Library Link, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Exposing Information Resources for E-learning - Harvesting and Searching IMS metadata Using the OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting and Z39.50 Nice technical document that I wish people working on development in a large national learning object initiative (which will go nameless, to protect the guilty) would read. Especially, what they should read is the ease and simplicity with which academic resouces and learning objects can be represented within the context of the same metadata harvesting system, in this case, the Open Archives Initiative. By Steve Richardson and Andy Powell, Ariadne, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Sharing History of Science and Medicine Gateway Metadata Using OAI-PMH After a fairly standard description of the Open Archives Initiative, metadata harvesting and RSS, the author provides an insightful list of some of the problems and issues involved in setting up a repository. The major issues: staff time overhead (especially for categorization, which is a silly waste of time); copyright; different information formats; and collection development. By David Little, Ariadne, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Taproots for a New Century: Tapping the Best of Traditional and Progressive Education The author tries to find a common ground between the "intertwined taproots" of conservative and progressive approaches to education, presenting a set of ten commandments on two tablets (one conservative, the other progressive). "Traditionalists," he writes, "need to stop ridiculing progressives as anti-intellectual bleeding hearts, and progressives need to stop deriding traditionalists as pedantic, insensitive crushers of freedom." I think there's some merit to the ten points listed, but the author's approach will satisfy neither adherent, since what they oppose is precisely what is not listed on the other's tablet, and what they support is precisely what this compromise will not give them. To pick one example: I have no particular issue with the need to keep the disciplines separate, as the author suggests, but when the list of disciplines to be "kept holy" does not include, say, critical thinking and reflection, it gets my dander up. Sure, keep the disciplines holy: but which disciplines? Therein lies the rub. By David B. Ackerman, Phi Delta Kappan, January 2, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Cocoon Following up from some of the work I'm doing in Edmonton this week: readers may be interested in this Apache project called "Cocoon." The purpose of Cocoon is to provide XML data handling capacities. Based on a "pipeline" model, it takes web content expressed in XML and provides output in a variety of formats, including HTML, PDF and RTF (to name only a few). Cocoon also supports XML data handling and search capacities. I conducted a search yesterday and found a few resources (there aren't many). There are three books on the subject; I had a look at all three and settled on the one by Matthew Langham and Carstebn Ziegeler and published by New Riders. The Cocoon Wiki is also a great source of infomation. By Various Authors, Apache Software Foundation, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Power Lines Promising for Internet Expansion The use of power lines to supply broadband internet access may represent another leap forward for connectivity. According to this article, the engineering problems have been solved and we are waiting only for regulatory approval and business models. By Associated Press, Globe and Mail, January 16, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Supreme Court Endorses Copyright Theft Readers of my most recent article will not be surprised to read that my reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to allow extended copyright terms is exactly the same as this author's: "Swipe a CD from a record store and you'll get arrested. But when Congress authorizes the entertainment industry to steal from you -- well, that's the American way. We learned as much on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress can repeatedly extend copyright terms, as it did most recently in 1998 when it added 20 years to the terms for new and existing works. The law, a brazen heist, was called the Copyright Term Extension Act. It was better known as the Sonny Bono act, so named after its chief sponsor even though Disney and other giant media corporations were the money and muscle behind it. Who got robbed? You did. I did." By Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, January 15, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
The Silent Five More reaction today to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the copyright extension act. My own take is just what it was at the beginning of the hearing: the danger with taking a legalistic approach to such issues is that you are forced to rely on the law as it is written, and if the law contains inherent injustices, then these will be reflected in the court's decision. That's the case here. Nothing in law prevents the U.S. Legislature from extending the terms in response to political pressure, so the court ruled (rationally) that they could. Whether it is right or wrong to extend the term is something the court couldn't - and shouldn't - consider. By Lawrence Lessig, Lessig Blog, January 16, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
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The Story of Old Fort Johnson
W. Max Reid
In the Catskill Mountains, a few miles northwest of the Kaaterskill, and at an elevation of about four thousand feet, one of many springs flows from the mountain side in a tiny rivulet, which soon unites with other small streams and goes bounding and dashing through dark and tangled ravines, sometimes lost to sight in dense vegetation, again visible in foaming cascades. Ever descending, it winds it tortuous course to the north, gathering other streams in its embrace, until these nameless rivulets lose the designation of "kills" and are dignified with the Indian name "Schoharie" Creek. Still turbulent it dashes on through Schoharie County, ever descending, ever widening, unharnessed, except in a primitive way, tapping the Helderbergs, draining the Appalachian foothills, through which it flows until it attains the dignity of a river, and a hundred miles from the source forms a junction with the historic Mohawk, at the prehistoric village of Ti-o-non-de-ro-ga, known, since 1712, as Fort Hunter.
Mound at Fort Hunter where a Number of Indian Skeletons Were Uncovered.
During the latter part of the winter of 1903-04 this stream gave renewed evidence of its turbulency by pouring great floods, mingled with ice and snow, into the ice-bound Mohawk, forming a gorge below its mouth, endangering a suspension bridge across the Mohawk at Fort Hunter, flooding the extensive flats at this point, and altering the course of the Mohawk so that a section of the Erie Canal, about a mile long, was practically destroyed.
After the warm weather of spring had cleared the watercourses of the accumulation of water and ice, work was begun to put the Erie again in commission, and a thousand men and hundreds of wagons were soon at work filling in the "break" with earth from the surrounding hills and flats. It may be well to state that this section of New York State was formerly the home of the Mohawks of the Six Nations, and probably for many centuries the home of tribes of the Algonquin Indians.
During the necessary excavations human bones were unearthed, but, except in a few instances, did not seem of any significance to the laborers, until the many bones uncovered attracted the attention of a limited number of persons who were familiar with the early history of this section of New York State.
In the early part of May, however, as many as six skeletons were uncovered, three of which were nearly complete. Around the neck of one were the remains of a necklace of wampum, which was estimated to contain about two thousand beads, which in the scramble that ensued among the Italian workmen were widely distributed or entirely lost, with the exception of about three hundred, that were obtained by Foreman Martin J. Hartley, who also secured the skeleton. Another collection of bones in a fair state of preservation was secured by N. Burton Alter, of Fort Hunter.
The third skeleton, secured by the writer, was more complete than the others and proved of great value on account of the finding of a portion of an Indian jar of large size in the grave with the bones, being positive evidence that the remains were that of an Indian, and that the place where they were uncovered was an ancient burial place of the Amerinds.
Recently I again visited this spot and obtained photographs of the vicinity. The day, although warm, was one of those "rare days in June" when the air, the sun, the sky, the wooded hills, and the vast extent of flat lands tempted one to explore this enchanting section of the beautiful Mohawk Valley, and to revel in the great wealth of verdure covering hundreds of acres of flat lands extending to the east and to the west. "Peace, peace, perfect peace," pervaded the spot. Nearly a mile away to the west the little village was scarcely visible through the screen of tall elms that intercepted the view, and the only sound heard was the creak of the tiller of a canal boat, and the clang of the bell of a hidden schoolhouse. To the south were wooded hills and north the Mohawk River, while midway the sluggish flow of the Erie Canal shone like a ribbon of burnished silver in the noonday sun. At our feet lay a small lake, half covered with green rushes and bordered with shrubs and low trees covered with the dense foliage of leaves in the luxuriance of full maturity.
Screening the Mohawk from view was an elevation of about twenty feet, and two acres in extent, covered with a grove of large forest trees. A new road through the edge of this grove led to one of the excavations that had been made in repairing the canal. This was the spot where the greatest number of bones was found.
One of the pictures taken was a view of the small lake in close proximity to the knoll. In selecting a point of view for this picture, the Professor wandered up and down the margin of the lake, and at last set his tripod down in front of me near the shore. I was barely conscious of an object in the grass, within a couple of feet from my position, which I had taken to be a good-sized boulder. An exclamation from my friend centered my attention, and the object was seen to heave, and I became aware that my boulder was an immense turtle, whose huge bulk was half concealed in the high grass. "Shall I turn it on its back?" I asked the Professor. "Do you think you can?" was the response. Reaching down I grasped the off side of the shell, out came four great legs armed with sharp claws about an inch in length, while the horrid reptilian head, as large as my wrist, reached for my hand and I dropped the ponderous body, which with an awkward movement sped down the sharp incline and disappeared in the lake in a muddy cloud which marked its course and at the same time concealed its destination. Not till then did I realize that I had in my grasp a monster turtle that had eluded capture for many months. "It is a fortunate thing for you," said the Professor, "that that wide mouth did not catch your fingers, because, as the old saying has it, ëa turtle never looses its hold until it thunders.' "
Having obtained our quest, but lost the turtle, we turned our steps homeward, which in this case was away from home, in order to reach a bridge and make a visit to Tribes Hill, pleasantly situated on a large plateau about two hundred feet above the Mohawk River.
Great Turtle Pond, Fort Hunter, N.Y.
The earliest record that I can find of Tribes or "Trips" Hill, as it is called on the Tryon map of 1779, is a grant of two thousand acres of land in the town of Mohawk to "Hendrick Hansen and his son Hans" dated 1713. The first settlers are said to have been respectable yeomen, being the family of Nicholas Hansen, who emigrated from Albany about 1725. His son, Frederick, is said to have been the first white child born on the north side of the Mohawk River in this vicinity. Other settlers came in 1728, a New Englander named Bowen and Victor Putman from Schenectady. With the assistance of Dewitt C. Putman and Pearson' s history of the Schenectady patent I am able to trace the genealogy of the Putman family back to Jan Putman, Goor, Holland, born probably in the latter part of the sixteenth century. A story is told which deals with the descendants of the two pioneers.
It is said that conspicuous among the Tories who accompanied Sir John Johnson in his raid in the Mohawk Valley on May 20, 1780, were Henry and William Bowen, who were active in the massacre of their neighbors on that awful night. The most zealous Whig at the "Hill" was Garret Putman, a great-grandson of the original settler, Victor Putman, and captain of a company of rangers. He had rendered himself particularly obnoxious to the British and Tories as a fearless and zealous patriot. On May 18, 1780, two days before the stealthy attack of Sir John and his Indians and Tories, he was ordered to repair to Fort Hunter; probably for garrison duty, as he took his family with him, and rented his house to two Englishmen named William Gort and James Plateau. Although the sympathies of Gort and Plateau were with the British they had taken no active part in the struggle that was going on, and were therefore unmolested by the patriots.
About midnight on the 20th, a party of marauders were stealthily approaching the dwelling-house of Mr. Putman. The waning moon half disclosed the dusky forms of the painted Indians and the half-disguised Tories, former neighbors of their helpless and unsuspecting victims. The crash of doors and windows as the invaders forced an entrance into their victims' home was made doubly terrifying mingled as it was with the war cry of the savages and the shouts of the whites as they killed and scalped the inmates, supposing them to be Mr. Putman and his son. But the dawn of the day and the vivid glare of burning dwellings and barns revealed the forms of their friends, Gort and Plateau, whom they had mistaken for the Putmans. The same night Henry Hansen was also killed.
Many tales are told of that dreadful night, when the unsuspecting inhabitants of the Hill were aroused from their peaceful slumbers to seek safety in flight from the Indians and the equally cruel Tories (whose fiendish natures had been aroused in this cruel partisan war by the example of the Butlers and Johnsons), or to meet a cruel death by tomahawks and scalping knives in the hands of these ruthless marauders. A story is told of the subsequent part of this raid, which was continued up the valley. Having destroyed the residence of Col. Fisher, who was scalped and left for dead, and his two brothers, John and Herman, killed, they proceeded to the house of Adam Fonda, which was pillaged and destroyed, and Mr. Fonda captured. Before the house was burned one of the Tories stole a large and massive copper tea-kettle, which he filled with butter and hid in the water under the bridge near by, expecting to return that way and get it, but the militia gathering in the rear of Sir John Johnson forced him to return by the way of Johnstown. After the war this kettle was found, and returned to the family of Adam Fonda, and is now in possession of the family of his granddaughter, Mrs. John. H. Striker, of Tribes Hill.
The Jelles Fonda Copper Kettle. A Revolution Relic.
It was for the purpose of obtaining a photograph of this interesting relic of the times that tried men' s souls that we made our visit to Tribes Hill.
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Organic farming avoids the use of chemical pesticides and manmade fertilizers. Supporters say organic farming is better for the environment than other methods. But studies have shown that organic farming often produces less food per hectare. That lower yield means feeding the world organically would require more land. But good farmland is limited. And scientists say deforestation from the clearing of land for agriculture is already a problem for climate change. In a new study, researchers wanted to measure the difference between conventional and organic yields. So they combined the results of sixty-six earlier studies. They found that some organic farms can yield almost as much as conventional farms. But most cannot. The findings were reported in the journal Nature. The study's lead author was Verena Seufert of McGill University in Canada. She says convention farms usually have higher yields than organic ones. But some activities, environmental conditions and even crops can narrow the differences. On average, organic farms produced twenty-five percent less compared to conventional farms. But yields of organic fruits and other perennial crops nearly equaled the yields from conventional ones. So did the yields of legumes such as soybeans. Legumes produce some of their own nitrogen fertilizer. However, organic vegetables and cereal crops had a lot lower yields compared to conventionally grown crops. Ms. Seufert says the soil on organic farms holds water better, and that can reduce the yield difference. Also, organic farmers can improve their yields by making sure crops get enough fertilizer. But increasing the nitrogen is harder to do organically, using just animal waste and crop rotations. Organic farmers rotate food crops with plants that fertilize the soil. But while these "cover," or fertilizer, crops are growing, food crops have to be grown on other land. And if farmers use manure, they have to feed the animals that produce it, and that requires grazing land or crop land. The United Nations says world demand for food will grow seventy percent by the middle of the century. John Reganold is a scientist at Washington State University. He says no one should dismiss organic agriculture as part of the solution. He says farming is increasingly a mix of organic and conventional methods. For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villarreal.(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 01May2012)


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My brother Bob and I were only in our 40s when deafness came for us—as we had always dreaded it would. Every member of Mom's lineage has been haunted by this frustrating condition. I watched both Mom and then Bob withdraw from people, social gatherings, and conversations. Then I did it, too. It's easier than asking someone to repeat, and repeat, and repeat.
My patient spouse has been my ears for years—married me despite the fact I said "Huh?" a lot. Bob's wife is his interpreter. We are blessed to have such understanding helpmates and would be lost without them. We needed that kind of support to be successful at work, too.
Errors in the workplace are always bad, no matter how innocent. With hearing loss, there is a horrible stress level—straining to hear on the telephone or in meetings, and then there's the constant fear I might not get it right. The mistakes I found reinforced my need to worry.
Bob retired early from his job. So did I.
My brother is fluent in Spanish. His deteriorating hearing, along with the soft-spoken people and the difficult language components, made Bob almost give up on a language he loved.
Now he doesn't have to make the sacrifice. Because a miracle happened. A miracle of medical technology.
"Look at that!" I shouted at my husband, Bill, and leaped off the couch. It was the fall of 2004, and we were watching the news. A trailer across the bottom of the TV screen reported a research program for a "totally implantable hearing device," the first of its kind. Within five minutes, I'd sent an e-mail to volunteer.
I asked Bob to enter the clinical trial with me—scary stuff is always better faced in good company. Bob decided not to apply.
The revolutionary device is based on pacemaker technology. It senses vibrations within the middle ear and then delivers a customized dose of energy that the brain interprets as hearing. My first unit was implanted in May 2005. The surgery was a breeze and almost painless, although I resembled Yoda until the swelling subsided.
After a two-month wait, the device was activated. It worked better than any conventional aid I've ever worn, not to mention the sensation of hearing naturally. There was no plug in my ear canal. The system was totally inside my head. I loved it.
I was happy, but the Envoy Esteem engineers were not yet satisfied. Offered a redo involving a new device and an opportunity to hear even better, I quickly said, "Yes."
When my second implant was activated at the two-month mark, my hearing was simply amazing. I was ecstatic. A year and a half later, I still am. "I kind of wish I had gone with you," Bob said. I wished he had, too.
On a follow-up visit, I learned that a second clinical trial with an improved version of the original device was accepting applicants.
I flew home, and, two days later, my husband and I drove to visit Bob and his wife.
"Want me to see if I can get you in?" I asked, knowing the surgeries were already under way.
Myriad emotions flew across his face. I recognized each one; I'd experienced them all—hope, fear, the what-ifs.
Hope won.
"OK," burst out of him. "Yes. I want to do it."
Bob received his implant in April 2008. Two months after surgery, Bob called me. We spoke for half an hour—on ordinary cell phones. He heard every word I said, as I could with him. Those who are hearing-impaired understand exactly how precious is this gift of new technology.
"I heard birds sing for the first time in 30 years," Bob said.
One of my earliest memories of my big brother is his whistling. Bob's collection of birdcalls was extraordinary. Because he couldn't hear birdsongs, Bob lost his mimicry talent. "Envoy brought the whistle back into my life," he told me.
I now travel alone, without fear. Sleeping or showering—I know I'll hear everything if I don't turn off my device.
Pillow talk, absent for years, is back. I didn't realize how much I had missed it. Still, it is marvelous to turn off the duet of snoring husband and snoring cat if I wish to. Sometimes I don't—I just lie there and giggle.
Nothing external interferes with sunglasses or earrings.
Exercising? Perspiration? No problem! For those readers without hearing loss, let me explain that often when wearing conventional aids, it felt as if my head was immersed in a bucket—with or without water—depending on the situation. That's gone. The cacophony of a crowded restaurant—again, no problem. Hearing is sheer joy.
Bob and I ended our conversation with a mutual agreement. We each still wear a conventional hearing aid in our unimplanted ear. But just as soon as we can, we're going to get our second devices. We want to be binaural Envoyees.
About the Envoy
Who Benefits
The Envoy Esteem system (envoymedical.com) may be suitable for people with moderate to severe hearing loss that stems from damage to key sensory or nerve cells. Hearing loss occurs when the inner ear is unable to convert sound waves into electrical signals that travel to the hearing center of the brain.
How the Envoy Works
The device delivers a customized dose of energy to the middle ear in a way that allows the inner ear and brain to filter the sounds that comprise speech and those that are simply noise. This is an important difference. The artificial microphone of a conventional hearing aid makes no distinction between different kinds of sound and amplifies each one equally.
The Procedure
The hearing system, a bean-shaped device 1.5 inches in diameter and one-fourth-inch thick, is implanted in a hollowed-out portion of the skull behind the ear. Two wires run from the device to sensors in the middle ear. All is placed beneath the skin during a four to five hour surgery.
A two-month healing process follows, and then the device is activated. Replacing the battery requires minor surgery but is necessary only once every five to nine years.
More than 250 people worldwide have been implanted—the number increases daily. FDA approval in the United States is anticipated by February 1. At press time, insurance coverage is yet to be determined. Envoy offers financing for the device and surgery.


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Ardagh, John, Ireland and the Irish: Portrait of a Changing Society, Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
In this accessible book, Ardagh examines how the Irish
Republic has undergone a tremendous transformation
in the last half of the twentieth century, from a mainly
rural society to one that embraces the modern world.
Although the writer addresses the conflict in Northern
Ireland, he is not limited by it, discussing a wide variety
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massive success of the Irish rock band U2.
Burris, Sydney, The Poetry of Resistance: Seamus Heaney and the Pastoral Tradition, Ohio University Press, 1990.
This critical overview of Heaney's poetry examines
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Start your day at Poltair with one of our award winning breakfasts which we usually serve from 8.30am.
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Breakfast on the balcony
In addition to the traditional Full English breakfast we offer many alternatives including scrambled egg & smoked salmon, vegetarian options, creamy traditional porridge served with hot milk & brown sugar, croissants & muffins & seasonal fresh fruits. All food is locally sourced wherever possible and there are usually home made goodies including bread, marmalade, jam & Anne's own recipe muesli.


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Sunday, 8 January 2012
Paranormal Tours of Castlewood
Join Spirited History Investigations, a team of professional paranormal investigators as they explore the rich history of Castlewood during the month of January.http://www.villagenewsonline.com/node/7218
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Ghosts of North Platte
Is one of North Platte's most historic buildings haunted? A team of paranormal investigators wants to find out.
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Staffordshire Ghost hunting
After many year investigating a group of experienced investigators joined forces to create Paranormal Events UK
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Harriman's Temperance Building
Ghost-hunters encamped overnight with high-tech gear in the city's oldest building claim they took a photo of a "full-bodied apparition" as well as recordings of ghosts talking.
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Streiber and the Paranormal
In his new book, "Solving the Communion Enigma: What Is to Come," author Whitley Strieber tries to explain the strange happenings surrounding his life since he wrote "Communion" 25 years ago.
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Her beautified basic. Starting with a foundation of comfort in organic Green Cotton jersey, we finished this anytime tee with gorgeously girly details, like ruffle sleeves and a twisted-trim neckline. * Relaxed fit * Crew neckline with twisted-trim detailing * Forward-rolling shoulder seams * Short ruffle sleeves * Slight drop shoulders * Hip length * 100% organic Green Cotton * Imported This v...
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Girls' Paloma Embroidered Folk Blouse
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Girls' Pima Cotton Lace-Trimmed Tee
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Girls' Organic-Cotton Dolman-Sleeve Knit Tee
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As comfy as a sweatshirt in organic Green Cotton jersey, this ready-to-play dolman-sleeve top dominates the style game. Utterly cool, with contrast color-blocking and a distinctive asymmetrical design. * Relaxed fit * Crew neckline * Long dolman sleeves * Asymmetrical color-block detailing across front and back body and lower half of right sleeve * Hip length * 100% organic Green Cotton * Impor...
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Girls' Organic-Cotton Embellished Graphic Tee
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Girls' Organic-Cotton Long-Sleeve Graphic Tee
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Girls' Favorite Pima Cotton Boatneck Tee
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Girls' Pima Cotton Short-Sleeve Ruched Knit Tee
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Trump: Democrats made up Russian election interference claims
US president Donald Trump has accused Democrats of making up allegations that Russia interfered in last year's election, and said US Congress and the FBI should be focusing on media leaks instead.
His tweets came just hours before a potentially politically damaging hearing in which FBI director James Comey and National Security Agency director Michael Rogers plan to testify over allegations of Russian hacking and whether there were any connections between Moscow and Mr Trump's campaign.
Mr Trump tweeted on Monday: "The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!"
President Donald Trump has made further accusations about the Democrats (Niall Carson/PA)
"The real story that Congress, the FBI and others should be looking into is the leaking of Classified information. Must find leaker now!"
A hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, one of several congressional panels probing allegations of Russian meddling, could allow for the greatest public accounting to date of investigations which have shadowed the Trump administration in its first two months.
The two most senior members of the House intelligence committee said on Sunday that documents the Justice Department and FBI delivered late last week offered no evidence that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower, the president's New York City headquarters.
But the panel's ranking Democrat said the material offers circumstantial evidence that American citizens colluded with Russians in Moscow's efforts to interfere in the presidential election.
"There was circumstantial evidence of collusion; there is direct evidence, I think, of deception," California representative Adam Schiff said on NBC's Meet the Press. "There's certainly enough for us to conduct an investigation."
Devin Nunes, the California Republican who chairs the committee, said: "For the first time the American people, and all the political parties now, are paying attention to the threat that Russia poses.
"We know that the Russians were trying to get involved in our campaign, like they have for many decades."
The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a similar hearing for later in the month.
It is not clear how much new information will emerge on Monday, and the hearing's open setting unquestionably puts Mr Comey in a difficult situation if he is asked to discuss an ongoing investigation tied to the campaign of the president.
At a hearing in January, Mr Comey refused to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation exploring possible connections between Mr Trump's associates and Russia, consistent with the FBI's long-standing policy of not publicly discussing its work.
His appearances on Capitol Hill since then have occurred in classified settings, often with small groups of representatives, and he has made no public statements connected to the Trump campaign or Russia.
But Mr Comey may feel compelled to respond to Mr Trump's unproven Twitter assertions that former president Barack Obama ordered a wiretapping of Trump Tower during the campaign.
Congressional leaders briefed on the matter have said they have seen no indication that that is true, and Mr Obama's top intelligence official, James Clapper, has publicly called the claims false.
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Elias Calladine 1825, Wirksworth Derbyshire
I managed to find the baptism records for Elias in the Independant church of Heage, 3 miles South down the hill from Norton Steer Farm which is about a mile and a half East of the village of Wirksworth. The main road today, which is cut into the valley did not exsit, and this road was the main route to Derby, because the nearest wide bridge across the River Derwent was at Heage.
ELIAS CALADINE Male
Birth: 18 MAY 1825
Christening: 09 JUN 1825 Independent, Belper And Heage, Derbyshire
Father: JOSEPH CALADINE, Mother: ANNA MARIA. Joseph was born in 1770, and Anna in 1785.
The LDS Church record Elias as being the son of Joseph Joseph Calladine and Ann Marie Duffield, however, I think that it may be Middleton?
JOSEPH CALLADINE Male
Marriages: Spouse: ANNE MIDDLETON
Marriage: 27 DEC 1813 Duffield, Derby, England
Elias is in the 1841 and 51 as a batchelor,
1841 Census, Noton Steer Farm,
Ad08a Joseph CALLOWDINE 66 m Y Farmer
Ad08b Anne CALLOWDINE 55 f Y
Ad08c Joseph CALLOWDINE 15 m Y
Ad08d Elias CALLOWDINE 15 m Y
Ad08e Anna CALLOWDINE 10 f Y
Ad08f Mary ALSOP 15 f Y
Marriage, 1846 may 14 CALLADINE Anna maria(Alderwasley)/TOMLINSON Joseph(Wirksworth),Butcher,#423
Fathers: Joseph CALLADINE,Farmer/John TOMLINSON,Underwear?
Witnesses: C TOMLINSON,Elias CALLADINE
Status: s,u/b,f
Elias's brother Joseph died, and was buried at Wirksworth 1847 oct 28 CALLENDINE Joseph(Alderwasley)[aged 24],#331
his father Joseph CALLADINE of Alderwasley died on 2nd Feb 1848, aged 70.
1851 Census
#081---Noton Steer Fm---[Alderwasley]---(p21, Wirksworth district, Enumeration district 3, HO 107/2145)
Ad81a Anne Maria CALLADINE Head W 66 F Farmer of 56 acres Water? OXF Empl 1 in & 1 out lab
Ad81b Elias CALLADINE Son U 26 M Farmers son Heage & assistant overseer
Ad81c Mary Ann BULLOCK Servant U 21 F House servant Ashleyhay
Ad81d Robert SPENDLOVE Servant U 17 M Farm servant Chaddesdon
ELIAS CALLADINE Male
Marriages: Spouse: MARY DANN
Marriage: 02 JAN 1860 Brenchley, Kent,
Elias is thus married in the 61, all at the farm in Noton Steer.
#70---Noton Steer---[Alderwasley]---
Ad70a Anna Maria CALLENDINE Head W 76 F Farmer Wat--? OXF
Ad70b Elias CALLENDINE Son M 35 M Farmer Heage
Ad70c Mary CALLENDINE Dau M 24 F Farmers wife Brenchley KEN
Ad70d Anna Maria CALLENDINE Gdau 1m F Alderwasley
Ad70e William HEATHCOTE Servant U 23 M Farm servant Hognaston
Ad70f Mary HEATHCOTE Servant U 21 F House servant Kniveton
Wirksworth parish church records record that
1. Christened 1861 may 05 CALLADINE Anna maria daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#2105
2. C 1863 may 10 CALLADINE Joseph so of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#2233
3. C 1865 dec 03 CALLADINE Thomas William son of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#2391
4. C 1867 apr 21 CALLADINE Sarah Rhoda daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#90
5. C 1869 dec 19 CALLADINE Elizabeth daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#239
Elias's mother died and was buried in 1871 feb 23 and recorded as only 89 years of age.
#40---Noton Steer---[Alderwasley]---(page 9,ED 7, RSD "Wirksworth",RG10/3595)---
Ad40a Elias CALLADINE Head M 45 M Farmer of 95 acres Heage Empl 1 lab,2 indoor servants
Ad40b Mary CALLADINE Wife M 35 F Brenchley KEN
Ad40c Ann Maria CALLADINE Dau 10 F Scholar Alderwasley
Ad40d Joseph CALLADINE Son 7 M Scholar Alderwasley
Ad40e Thomas Willm CALLADINE Son 5 M Scholar Alderwasley
Ad40f Sarah Rhoda CALLADINE Dau 4 F Scholar Alderwasley
Ad40g Elizabeth CALLADINE Dau 2 F Alderwasley
Ad40h Mary CALLADINE Dau 4m F Alderwasley
Ad40i Jerman LUDLAM Servant U 24 M Farm servant indoor South Wingfield
Ad40j Thomas CUTTS Servant 14 M Farm servant indoor Fritchley
wirksworth parish records,
6. C 1871 may 28 CALLADINE Mary daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#337
7. C 1877 mar 25 CALLADINE Eliza emberlin daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#694, born 14 oct 1874
8. C 1877 mar 25 CALLADINE Alice malin daughter of Elias/Mary(Alderwasley)[Farmer],#695
after Alice in 1879, I assume that he moved back to his wifes parents in Kent, before or shortly after she died, and the family crop up on the 1881 in Kent.
This Calladine family appear in Kent on 1881
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Elias CALLADINE Head M Male 55 Heage, Derby, Agra Labourer (1826)
Thomas Wm. CALLADINE Son U Male 15 Aldermasby, Derby, Agra Labourer (1866)
Sarah R. CALLADINE Daur U Female 14 Aldermasby, Derby, (1867)
Elizabeth CALLADINE Daur U Female 12 Aldermasby, Derby, Scholar (1869)
Mary CALLADINE Daur U Female 10 Aldermasby, Derby, Scholar (1871)
Eliza E. CALLADINE Daur U Female 6 Aldermasby, Derby, Scholar (1875)
Alice M. CALLADINE Daur U Female 4 Aldermasby, Derby, Scholar (1877)
Source Information:
Dwelling No 6 Cottage Census Place Brenchley, Kent, RG11 0922 / 69 10
Back in Derbyshire. in the farm at Noton Steer are the Spendloves,
#52---Noten Steer---[Alderwasley]---(RG11-3420-7-p11)
Ad51a John SPENDLOVE Head M 50 M Farmer of 93 acres Shottle
Ad51b Ellen SPENDLOVE Wife M 45 F Farmers wife Shottle
Ad51c William SPENDLOVE Son U 23 M Farmers son Shottle
Ad51d Lucy SPENDLOVE Dau U 21 F Farmers dau Ashleyhay
Ad51e John SPENDLOVE Son U 19 M Farmers son Ashleyhay
Ad51f Thomas SPENDLOVE Son U 16 M Farmers son Ashleyhay
His eldest Daughter is living with his sister, who has married the retired Butcher, Tomlinson
#154---Derby Road---[Wirksworth]---(RG11-3419-3-p27)
W468a Joseph TOMLINSON Head M 63 M Retd farmer,butcher Carsington
W468b Anna M. TOMLINSON (nee Calladine) Wife M 53 F Heage
His son Joseph is working as a groom
Household: merged with kent 2
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Amelia PAGE Wife (Head) M Female 49 East Grinstead, Sussex, England Gardeners Wife
Peter H. PAGE Son U Male 11 Ruxley, Kent, England Scholar
Robert G. PAGE Son U Male 7 Basted, Kent, England Scholar
Joseph CALLADINE Boarder U Male 17 Aldersley, Derby, England Groom (1864)
Source Information:
Dwelling Pope Street 17 Brentwood Cotts Census Place Eltham, Kent,
And the rest of the family are working as Agricultural Labrours, which is quite a turn in fortunes, from Farmer of 95 acres to labrour?
in the 1891, his daughter is still
#144---Derby Road, Wardman's House---[Wirksworth]---
W446a Joseph TOMLINSON Head M 73 M Living on own means Carsington
W446b Anna M TOMLINSON (nee Calladine) Wife M 63 F Heage
W446c Anna M CALLADINE Visitor S 60 F Alderwasley
i think Anna's age should be 30...
52---Derby Road, 2---[Wirksworth]---
W497a Joseph TOMLINSON Head W 83 M Living on own means Carsington
W497b Anna M CALLADINE Niece S 40 F Alderwasley
[Memorial Inscriptions from Wirksworth Cemetery. 246]..... In loving memory of/ANNA MARIA/wife of/JOSEPH TOMLINSON/who died May 7th 1895/aged 67 years/also of the above/JOSEPH TOMLINSON/who died June 7th 1913/aged 95 years/alsoof/ANNA MARIA CALLADILNE/niece of the above/who died May19th 1926/aged 65 years/There remaineth therefore/A rest to the people of God.(Limestone headstone)
on 2006-10-22 13:52:11
Dave Calladine , from Yeovil, Somerset, UK, has been a Family Tree Circles member since Jan 2006. is researching the following names: CALLADINE, LAUNCHBURY, FULLER and 22 other(s).
Re this Statement above: The LDS Church record Elias as being the son of Joseph Joseph Calladine and Ann Marie Duffield, however, I think that it may be Middleton?
Joseph CALLADINE married Anna/Hannah Maria MALINS in 1804 in Stratford on Avon. They had a son George before moving to Derbyshire. Anna was born in Whatcote WAR. I suspect Joseph previously came from Derbyshire and can only speculate on how they came to meet!
Sandra (We have been in contact once or twice David.)


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June 30, 2013
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Before I started my first company, I didn't believe in stress. I genuinely thought people just complained a lot. Then, I racked up a $100,000 American Express bill from overspending without tracking my advertising, and I became a believer in work-related stress.
The saying goes "If you're not scared, you're not doing it right." My first real experience of stress and fear in business was a result of mistakes I made, but I'm glad it happened or I wouldn't have succeeded as an entrepreneur.
The only way to make monumental leaps in growth is to put your business on the line and learn to tolerate a healthy dose of fear. But you don't want to let your personal well-being suffer, or your business may not last. Stress can drive you to get important tasks done, but leading a healthy and balanced life benefits you much more.
Balance Your Personal Well-Being
Although everyone knows that eating well and exercising are important, many people fail to make these things a priority. They don't realize that focusing on a healthy lifestyle will benefit any business indefinitely. With better sleep and nutrition, you'll be more focused and more productive during the workday, and you'll also be able to use your time away from work more effectively.
I couldn't run a business if I didn't feel healthy. This means that a fair amount of my schedule each week is devoted to exercise. People might say that this takes away from time I should devote to work, but it makes me healthier — both psychologically and physically — so I can handle the potential stressors that land on my desk every day. When you get stressed, you carry that with you outside of work, and it affects other areas of your life.
Good health during the day is closely related to good sleep at night. Every time someone confides in me about his difficulty in finding restful sleep at night, I soon learn that he doesn't exercise enough. I exercise at least once a day, and I never have trouble sleeping. Sleep is grossly underrated. When you sleep well at night, you have more energy and focus during the day, and everything feels more manageable.
The Balancing Act
Just as you must make an effort to balance your health priorities as an entrepreneur, you must also learn how to strike a good balance between the manageable dose of fear that comes from taking calculated business risks and the constant stress that eats away at your health. Here are three tactics you can use to improve your life and keep work stress at bay:
Track Metrics. Track metrics such as revenue, gross profit, and advertising spending on a daily basis. This will help you spot discrepancies or issues long before they become debilitating problems for your business. This leads to better business results and offers you peace of mind.
Make Yourself Less Available. I'm notorious for not being attached to my phone and laptop. I hire people I trust to be competent and creative enough to solve problems on their own. When I don't answer every text or call immediately, it gives them an opportunity to resolve urgent issues without my help. This is counterintuitive for many people, but it's better for you to focus on other things when you can — and for your employees to become more self-sufficient.
Don't Check Email after 7 p.m. The exact time might vary from person to person, but several hours before you go to sleep, you need to shut your laptop and forget about work for the night. I hate when I slip up on this — there's always an email about a problem. When I see it, I either end up working on a resolution for several hours, or I worry about it all night. Either way, I lose sleep, which we've already established is bad for your business. It's OK to refuse to let work issues affect your nights.
Use Fear to Your Advantage
I don't agree with Donald Trump's belief that you should focus on revenge in business, but it's not a bad thing to instill a healthy fear of your company in your competitors. Fear and stress can go both ways, and a strong competitive advantage is good for three reasons:
1. If your competitors know they can't treat you like other companies, they'll be less likely to sabotage your marketing efforts or attempt to defame your brand.
2. If your competitors are afraid of your brand power, they'll be less likely to try to directly compete with you, which helps your business.
3. If your competitors fear your business's drive to excel, they might leave the market completely, resulting in less competition and higher margins for you.
You need a healthy level of fear and stress to succeed as an entrepreneur, but if you're too full of anxiety, your stress can paralyze your business. Finding balance for yourself moves your business forward and keeps it standing long enough to see the risks pay off. Make some changes and see the results: When you're leading a healthy life, your body and mind aren't the only things that will benefit.
Matt Clark is a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and health and fitness enthusiast. He is an entrepreneurial thought leader, and he founded a multimillion-dollar product distribution business enterprise. He welcomes anyone to reach out to him on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Google+.
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Mr. GFE and I just returned from a mini-vacation. We headed southwest to Peaks of Otter in Bedford, VA. Then we backtracked a bit to Forest, VA to visit Thomas Jefferson's weekend retreat, Poplar Forest. It's here where then second-term President Jefferson escaped from the British invasion on Monticello. From there, we headed northwest to Warm Springs in Bath County. As the names indicate, warm mineral springs reportedly rejuvenate all who "take the baths." From Warm Springs, we headed north into Highland County and then through several counties in West Virginia before we headed east to Winchester, VA. There we spent the last night of our vacation at one of our favorite B&Bs, Long Hill. It was a great trip. In most places, the fall foliage was still beautiful, with some trees still green. Even in spots where most of the leaves were gone, one could see farther and the mountains and valleys were still beautiful. Oh, and of course, I ate naturally gluten-free meals along the way—some great meals!
But, where was I earlier this past week? I was in Minneapolis, at General Mills (in the Betty Crocker Portrait Kitchen most of the time!) for the Gluten-Free Bloggers Summit. You can read more on my Out and About page.
Shirley, these photos are phenomenal. So beautiful! You are such an inspiration in living life to the full and truly relishing the great outdoors.
What a lovely trip that sounds like — thanks for sharing it!
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Piper Perabo – American actress, who became famous after performing the title role in the film "bar" Coyote Ugly "." Also known for the films "Slap her, she's French," "You will not catch", "Prestige", the TV series "Secret communication" and other tapes.
Piper Lisa Perabo was born in a family of Portuguese physiotherapist and professor of poetry, Norwegians by birth October 31, 1976 in Dallas, the US state of Texas. In Perabo has two brothers – Noah and Adam, who also became an actor. Childhood and adolescence girls were held in the remote suburbs of New York – New Jersey. The school is excellent studied Piper, involved in sports, played in amateur theater and dreamed of becoming an actress. After graduation Piper entered the Ohio University, where she studied theater. Within the walls of the university Perabo did not change yourself and still diligently studied, he graduated from the school with a "red" diploma. After that, she went to conquer New York, adding to a cohort of numerous actors who dream of glory, pestered New York studios. Piper began to play in a small theater company, then tried to get a role in a movie.
For the first time on Lisa appears at 23, and immediately won the attention and love of the public. In the comedy of Mark Levin's "White Boys" (1999) she played the girlfriend of a white guy who dreams of becoming a rapper.
Following the success of a small girl cemented the role of an FBI agent in the comedy "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" (2000), which starred Robert De Niro and Rene Russo.
Already the third largest film work brought a pretty blonde in a rank of Hollywood celebrities. The fame brought her starring role in the film "bar" Coyote Ugly, "" (2000), where the Piper played almost itself. 24-year-old actress embodies the role of ambitious provincial, which leaves tiny New Jersey and goes for glory in New York. The heroine Piper, as once and the actress, the actress dreams of a career, but starts as a waitress in a bar. However, in the movie heroine Perabo terribly afraid of the scene and trying to overcome the fear of singing and dancing on the bar.
Tear-tape of the waitress made a lot of noise. The film is literally a breakthrough for a little-known actress – Piper was nominated for a popular channel MTV award in the "Women's Breakthrough of the Year" category.
Perabo's next role was far from naive image Queen of New York, and not without a little shocking. Piper played crazy expensive college student who falls in love with his roommate, the Canadian drama "You will not catch" (2001). The film won the National kinopriz "Genius" award at the International Film Festival in Mar del Plata for cinematography, as well as the audience prize at the International Film Festival in Stockholm.
Becoming a popular actress, Piper appeared in leading roles in a number of romantic popular comedies – such as "Slap her, she's French" (2002), "The I Inside" (2003), "the exact opposite" (2004), "Imagine Me & You "(2005).
In 29 years, the actress appears in a dramatically challenging role of a young woman who is forced to leave Los Angeles and return to the unloved Brooklyn to care for their sick parents, in "Understanding". Following in the 2006th, Perabo was lucky enough to play in the film Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige", where partners site Piper became Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson. This film has been twice nominated for "Oscar".
In 2010, the year of 34-year-old celebrity was the main character of the television series "Secret communication", which appeared in the image of Annie Walker, a CIA trainee steep.
Perabo also perfectly embodied his acting talent in the genre of sci-fi thriller, starring in horror movies such as "Media" (2008), "The Lazarus Project" (2008), "Bloody Machine" (2013).


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Alberta Infrastructure - Evan Thomas Pumpstation & Potable Water Storage Reservoir
Project Description:
Location: Kananaskis Country, Alberta
Construction Value: $ 30 Million
MPE's Role: Sub-Consultant: (Design of WTP, Potable Water Reservoirs, Distribution Pumps and Pipeline)
Alberta Infrastructure - Red Deer Remand Centre Electronic Security Upgrades
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Construction Value: $1,700,000
MPE's Role: Prime Consultant
Alberta Infrastructure-Kananaskis Improvement District - Evan Thomas Infrastructure Upgrades
Construction Value: $20,000,000
County of Stettler - Endiang and Byemoor Water Storage Facilities
Location: Endiang and Byemoor, Alberta
Construction Value: $2.5 Million
Henry Kroeger Regional Water Commission - WTP-UV Disinfection
Location: Hanna, Alberta
Construction Value: $250,000
M.D. of Foothills No. 31 - Aldersyde Potable Water Reservoir Upgrade & Pump Station
Project Description:
Work included upgrades to increase the capacity of an existing potable water reservoir and construction of a new pump house and truckfill station. Upgrades involved conversion of existing pump house into generator building housing, new generator, construction of a 735 m3 concrete potable reservoir with pile foundations and installation of a prefabricated building above the new reservoir housing distribution (45hp total) and fire pumps (50hp), MCC, SCADA system and truckfill station.
Location: High River, Alberta
Construction Value: $1.5 Million
Newell Regional Services Corporation - Upgrades to Treated Water Reservoirs
Upgrade of water treatment plants in Tilley, Rolling Hills, Scandia, Rainier and Lake Newell Resort to convert to a treated water reservoir and pumping station receiving water from the Newell Regional Services Corporation Regional Water Treatment Plant located at the City of Brooks. Upgrades included process piping, control and instrumentation upgrades and a SCADA system linked to the regional water treatment plant. The project also included three pressure reducing stations and two meter vaults.
Location: County of Newell
Construction Value: $3,250,000
Newell Regional Services Corporation Water Treatment Plant
Project Description:
The County of Newell, Water Treatment consists of a state of the art membrane filtration plant consisting of rapid mix, flocculation, dissolved air flotation clarification and membrane filtration system. The plant also includes pH adjustment utilizing CO2 gas injection, and taste and odour control utilizing Powdered Activated Carbon.
Location: Brooks, Alberta
Construction Value: $19,100,000
Rocky View County - East Balzac Water Supply Project Potable Water Supply Expansion
Location: Balzac, Alberta
Construction Value: $ 35 Million
Rocky View Water Co-op Ltd. - Water Treatment Plant DAF Upgrade
Location: Bearspaw (Calgary), Alberta
Rocky View Water Co-op Ltd. - Water Treatment Plant Expansion
Location: Rocky View County, Alberta
Construction Value: $ 10 Million
Rocky View Water Co-op Ltd. - Water Treatment Plant Upgrades
Construction Value: $10,000,000
Starland County - H.K.R.W.C & Craigmyle Clearwell Expansion
Location: Craigmyle & Hanna, Alberta
Construction Value: $2.25 Million
MPE's Role: Prime Consultant
Key Staff:
Starland Water Authority - Morrin, Munson, Starland County
Location: Drumheller north to Villages of Morrin, Munson, and Starland County
Construction Value: Projected $5.67 million. (Jointly funded)
Stoney Tribal Administration - Eden Valley Reserve WTP Upgrades & Truckfill Station
Location: Eden Valley, Alberta
Construction Value: $1,160,000
Stoney Tribal Administration - Morley Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location: Morley, Alberta
Construction Value: $5,300,000
Suncor Energy - South Tailings Pond PAW Pond Pump Station
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Construction Value: $8,000,000
MPE's Role: Electrical Sub-Consultant
The Lakes of Muirfield - Water Treatment Plant and Pumping Station
Location: Lyalta, Alberta
Construction Value: $3,800,000
MPE's Role: Sub-consultant - WTP and Associated Pumping Facility
Town of Chestermere - Treated Water Storage Reservoir & Pumpstation
Location: Chestermere, Alberta
Construction Value: $1.4 Million
Town of Claresholm Water Treatment Plant
Project Description:
The Town of Claresholm, Water Treatment consists of a state of the art membrane filtration plant consisting of rapid mix, flocculation, dissolved air flotation clarification and membrane filtration system. The plant also includes pH adjustment utilizing CO2 gas injection, and taste and odour control utilizing Powdered Activated Carbon.
Location: Claresholm, Alberta
Town of Drumheller - East Coulee Wastewater Treatment Plant Electrical Upgrades
Location: East Coulee, Alberta
Construction Value: $150,000
Town of Trochu - Pump Station Upgrades
Location: Trochu, Alberta
Construction Value: $600,000
Key Staff:
George Romao, P.Eng. Project Manager
Rory Sykes, E.I.T. Project Electrical Engineer
Village of Cremona - Treated Water Reservoir
Location: Cremona, Alberta
Construction Value: $1,050,000
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"And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3 NKJV) Most others when they think of handicaps they think of physical and or mental limitations. However, ANYTHING that holds one back is a handicap. This also incudes psychological and spiritual. Doubt, non-belief, lack of discipline and waywardness are all handicaps that keep us from getting closer to God. And, getting closer to God is our ultimate goal. We need to remove all the barriers in our lives that hold us back so that we can soar. So, my question for you to ponder this week is, "What is holding you back and handicapping you; And what are you going to do about it?" Love, Beau
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Praise be to God!!
Psalm 48
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised
In the city of our God,
In His holy mountain.
Beautiful in elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.
For behold, the kings assembled,
They passed by together.
They saw it, and so they marveled;
They were troubled, they hastened away.
Fear took hold of them there,
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
As when You break the ships of Tarshish
With an east wind.
As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of the LORD of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will establish it forever. Selah
We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness,
In the midst of Your temple.
According to Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.
Walk about Zion,
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may tell it to the generation following.
For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will be our guide
Even to death.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Light of the World
""You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14,16 NKJV) We are not to hide our good works, but to use them as a way of glorifying God. Our relationship with God is a personal one, but how we present ourselves in public should be glorifying to God. We are to be positive examples of what God has done for us and is doing in us. This in turn will hopefully lead others to Christ. Let our example of the amazing love and grace of God be one that others want to follow. Love, Beau
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Everlasting God
"And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me." (Jeremiah 32:40 NKJV) God makes a covenant with all who love Him, that He will never leave nor forsake them. He also promises that He will not depart from doing good for them. God shows us time and time again that we can put our faith and trust in this, and that we have no reason to doubt Him. On Him we can be sure! And, in biblical tex, fear does NOT mean being afraid of God, but having such a high reverance for Him that we respect, obey and submit to Him....not out of being afraid but of great love for Him. This is what God puts in our hearts for Him. After all, God wants us to be able to feel the same kind of love that He feels for us. On that we can be sure! Love, Beau
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Praising in the Darkness
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them. They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed." (Psalm 22:1-5 NKJV) These verses start out with the same words Jesus Christ used on the cross. Feeling all alone, and suffering incredible pain, God didn't answer when Jesus called. But, God raised Him from the dead as He did Lazurus. Even in the darkest of times God hears our cries and answers us. It may not be when we think it should be, but He does answer our prayers. And, as the author of this psalm does, even in the darkest of times praise God. Because God is still, and always, good and steadfast, strengthens us, and delivers us. Trusting Him in the darkest times also bring us closer to Him. Praise be to God for both the good and the bad times! Love, Beau
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Prayer and Thanksgiving
"...but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;...giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...." (Phillipians 4:6; Ephesians 5:20 NKJV) Mom and some people she knows were having a deep discussion about prayer the other day. It was so deep mom shared it with me and I wanted to share it with you. We pray for things we want and need, we pray for others needs and wants, and we pray when there are struggles. Also, we are hopefully quick to thank God for the things He gives. But, do we pray and thank for, not only the things we have not yet received, but also the things we have and or did NOT receive??? The former Bible verses states that EVERYTHING by prayer (and thanksgiving), and giving thanks ALWAYS for ALL things. I believe that it's a good idea, when praying, to not only remember needs, wants, and gifts, but also to thank God for those things yet to come and for those things God said no to. After all, it lets God know how much we appreciate his gifts; AND, God is wise. Not getting things only makes us stronger and builds character. It also helps us appreciate what we do have! That's a good thing! So, remember to fully pray and be thankful! Love, Beau
Sunday, July 3, 2011
God Given Freedom
"Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners." (Psalm 146:7 NKJV) No one is perfect. We are all sinners. And, sin is what keeps us from getting close to God. But God is a loving, generous, forgiving, compassionate god. He delivers, or frees, us from our sins. God breaks the chains of those who are prisoners to their sins. In addition, He feeds our souls giving us the bread of life; He gives us understanding and wisdom, and He is a friend to the needy, the poor in spirit, and the homeless. God is with those who need Him the most. God is merciful, compassionate, and forgiving...and He is forever. Let us go quickly to Him, and rejoice in the wonderful freedoms God gives us....Now and forever. Amen! Love, Beau


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Vue 10 Infinite review
Thanks to twice-yearly updates, each new iteration of Vue isn't that spectacular. That doesn't mean E-on hasn't been busy with this update, though, because there are new features that do enhance the already hefty toolset.
Two of the most interesting new features are the spline and road tools. These can create road paths in the scenery and feature a path-finding process to make it look more realistic. The spline function can be assigned either a terrain or EcoSystem effect, making it possible to create localised terrain effects. A previous criticism was that you couldn't increase the detail level in specific areas; it had to be done across the terrain map, leading to a massive increase in the polygon count. Now you can create a spline shape, increase the detail for it and assign terrain and materials.
One other area much improved is the terrain editor itself, which shows exactly where you have edited in the current session. There's a raft of new brush options for painting terrain features and there's a new Strata3D node for creating canyon walls and rock formations. There could be a bit more control over the 3D painting tool, but this is still the most sophisticated terrain editor in the 3D world.
Less dramatic but still useful improvements include a new library of dynamic rock templates. There are upgrades to the water system with physical transparency adding absorption and scatting parameters. Out in the oceans, the underwater caustics should look more realistic, thanks to more accurate reflections of incident light. One area that still needs looking at, though, is the effect of gravity on water-based areas.
The terrain editor has been improved to show more details for brush types as well as where you have edited the landscape
In Vue 10 the spline and road tools take centre stage, but there's improvements in depth-of-field, water effects, animation control, dynamic rocks and render speed too. It's still the best 3D landscaping software there is. We tried Vue 10 Infinite but there are versions for all abilities.


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baby boomer
a.k.a. Generation Jones
A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II "baby boom" between 1946 - 1964.
Coined by Landon Jones, in his book Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation, baby boomers are associated with a rejection or redefinition of traditional values (or those of the "traditionalists" the generation before them). As a group, they were the healthiest and wealthiest generation to that time, and amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time.
A main feature of boomers is that they tend to think of themselves as a special generation. The baby boom has been described variously as a "shockwave" and as "the pig in the python." By the sheer force of its numbers, the boomers were a demographic bulge which remodeled society as it passed through it.
The term Generation Jones was used by Jonathan Pontell to distinguish those born from 1954 onward from the earlier baby boomers.
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Royal High School counselors assist students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development. This includes working with students to develop four-year plans to meet graduation requirements and to explore and prepare for the wide range of post-high school options. Students are assigned to a counselor by the first letter of their last name for all grades 9 through 12.
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College and Career Center
Visit the College and Career Center Webpage!
Find all the information you need about resources, college and career planning, upcoming events and more.
Counseling Office hours:
7:30 - 4:00
All students and parents are invitied to attend our counseling workshops.
Important dates for 2018-19:
Aug. 6:00 PM Back to School Night
Aug. 5:00 PM College Fair @ Royal H.S.
Sept. 6:30 PM College Information Night
Oct. TBD Financial Aid Night (district event)
Oct. 10 8:00 AM PSAT - all 10th;
11th and 9th may sign up
Oct. 23 6:30 PM College Application Night
Jan. 6:30 PM Open House
Feb. 6:30 PM Int'l Baccalaureate Night
Mar. 6:00 PM Sinaloa Registration Night A-M
Mar. 6:00 PM Sinaloa Registration Night N-Z
Mar. 6:00 PM Hillside/Valley View/Out of
District Registration Night
April CAASPP Testing begins
April Moorpark College Preview Day
(field trip for seniors)
May 6 - 17 AP Exams
June 3 4:00 PM RR CSI Diploma Seal Project
Presentations @ RR Library
6:00 PM Senior Awards Ceremony
@ RR Library
June 6 6:00 PM Graduation
Family Connection/Naviance
Welcome to Family Connection - a comprehensive website that you can use to plan for college and a career. Family Connection is linked with Naviance, a service we use to track and analyze data about college and career plans. Family Connections also allows us to share information with you about meetings, events, local scholarship opportunities and other resources for college and career information. You can also use this site to communicate with the counseling office.
On this site you can:
- build a resume
- manage timelines for making decisions about colleges and careers
- merge the Common Application
- request transcripts
- request letters of recommendation
Log In here: goo.gl/xKHQ75
Your user name is your ten digit State Student ID number found at the bottom of your transcript.
Your password is your first name, with the first letter capitalized.