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Operational since 2005, the new sewage £ 80 million treatment works on Reading's Island Road is one of the most technically advanced facilities of its kind in the UK. This was the first completely new plant to be built by Thames Water since privatisation in 1989, and was one of a number of projects undertaken by the company under Asset Management Plan 3 (AMP3).
Target Alliance - a single project alliance partnership of Thames Water with the Black & Veatch/Taylor Woodrow JV - was established to act as main contractor to address the design, construction, installation and commissioning of the civil, process, mechanical and allied works. As a leading switchgear and controlgear provider to the UK Water Industry since 1982, Anord were selected to provide the complete power distribution and control system by the Target Alliance JV. The Anord scope included 2 x 4 MVA transformers, busbar duct, a large dual fed 6300A Main power distribution centre and the full suite of intelligent process MCC's.
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The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit is one of the top European industry events focussing exclusively on satellite navigation systems. The one-of-a-kind convention of high-ranking worldwide speakers from industry, science and governments provides the participants with a broad overview and different perspectives on the latest developments in the field of GNSS. The 3-day conference, held in the Munich Residence, is part of the efforts of the Bavarian government and the cluster on aerospace and satellite navigation to stimulate applications and services in this high-tech field.
East Asia is a hotspot for satellite navigation systems. Regional challenges and user needs provide a fertile ground for the development of innovative applications. Thus GNSS.asia held a dedicated session on "Trends and experiences from the multi-GNSS hotspot East Asia" on March the 3rd to discuss how multi-GNSS opportunities are harnessed and how expertise from other world regions can be useful in this process.
Over 80 participants gathered in the Max-Joseph-Saal to hear an Asian perspective on current developments in the GNSS sector. Yoko Kadoya from the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Masaya Mine the Director, Satellite Positioning Research and Application Center (SPAC) and Satoshi Kogure, the QZSS Mission Manager from JAXA initiated the session by sharing a Japanese perspective on future developments in GNSS and on the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), the Japanese SBAS system, set to be operational in 2018. Prof. Ta Hai Tung, Director of the NAVIS Centre of Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Vietnam followed suit with a presentation about current opportunities for European businesses to test satellite navigation technology in the multi-GNSS hotspot South-East Asia. Finally, Dr. Yang Dongkai from the Chinese NRSCC proceeded to highlight the progress made in integrating GNSS data with terrestrial outdoor and indoor navigation systems through the Chinese XIHE.
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Mon challenge me in https://lifeofmon.wordpress.com/ for Allergic to E challenge. Thanks for that.
English is not my colloquial language, but I try to join this challenge, seems so fun.. 🙂
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DXing is considered by many as listening for the "harder to hear" signals. DXing covers large parts of the radio spectrum, and include monitoring or listening activities in the bands listed here with their alternate name versions. - Longwave (also known as Long Wave or LW) - Mediumwave (or Medium Wave, MW, AM, BCB, Broadcast Band) - Shortwave (or Short Wave, SW, SWLing) - VHF/UHF, TV, and FM (Very/Ultra High Frequencies) This category is for links to DX references such as mailing lists and reflectors, individuals DX pages, and other sites that contain news tips about DX and DXing. This category is not for Clubs and Organizations, which have their own categories.
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The Art of Listening to Distant Signals
A history of DX'ing, plus listening tips by Brent Taylor of the Canadian Communications Foundation.
Based in the midwest USA with 130+ pages of the latest AM FM TV DX tips and DX TARGETS, along with format/call changes, QSL tips, and other radio news.
The DXZone
A large collection of SWL, BCL, CB, and ham radio links which are updated daily.
Florida Low Power Radio Stations
A compilation of Florida medium wave (AM), shortwave broadcast cue, FM, and VHF band travelers' information stations (TIS) along with other micro-broadcasters within Florida.
An Internet service concept designed specially for serious DXers who try to catch that station of the century.
HF Propagation Primer
A Flash movie describing the basics of HF (short-wave) radio propagation across the globe. With text and animation.
HF Spectrum Monitor
A live view of the entire HF spectrum from a location in Southampton, England. Listen to a shortwave broadcast, view the spectrum over a 24 hour period.
Jorma Mantyla's DX QSL Page
A selection of over 250 QSLs from world-wide radio stations in the mediumwave and shortwave bands.
K-W Amateur Radio Club
Medium Wave and Short Wave DXing resources from the Kitchener/Waterloo Amateur Radio Club.
Monitoring Times
Features on shortwave broadcasting, scanner listening, military, maritime, and aviation monitoring, and receiver reviews.
My DXing
A DXer's nostalgic memories includes about 60 old photos of radio stations, more than 200 historical recordings of station identifications, almost 90 pictures of QSL cards of the 1960s and 20 pictures of station pennants.
National Communications Magazine
A subscription only magazine devoted to the scanner, CB and two way radio enthusiast, with stories, product reviews, and topical columns, published 6 times yearly.
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Pirate and free radio information, links, and issues at About.com.
QSL Cards
QSL cards collection from around the world.
Radio/DX Information from Wisconsin
News and information about radio (AM, FM, TV, long wave beacons) in and around Wisconsin, directed to radio fans and DXers (long-distance listeners).
Shortwave DX Information
News on international radio broadcasting, community forum, recordings of AM and shortwave radio stations, equipment reviews, articles and DXpedition reports from around the world.
Shortwave Listener's QSL Card Museum
Museum of Shortwave QSL cards from stations and countries throughout the world.
SP2-0534 Poland
SWL resource features personal information, equipment list, DXCC, QSL and downloads.
Swiss SWL enthusiast shares station information, photos and links.
Todd Emslie's TV FM DX page
Australian page for 45-108 MHz VHF DX via Es, multi-hop Es, TEP, and F2 propagation. Includes DX links, photos, resource articles and propagation information.
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A large collection of Latin American radio information which includes links to stations and DX resources for Latin American DXing.
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However, I have made a wee bit of progress on my CQ block. So this is what I am reporting to Sharon's Work In Progress Wednesday.
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Work In Progress - Made on Holiday
However, I have made a wee bit of progress on my CQ block. So this is what I am reporting to Sharon's Work In Progress Wednesday.
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i like the look of that.ReplyDelete
I like the pearls ,very neat as always.ReplyDelete
Hope your having a good time.?
A lovely variation of the up and down buttonhole.ReplyDelete
I like your stitching and the use of the pearls. Hope you are having a good holiday.ReplyDelete
Great addition to your crazy quilt block, Queenie. Good idea to use the TAST in a practical way, rather than as a sampler, as many of us are doing.ReplyDelete
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Sharon's Work In Progress Wednesday is a good way to keep me on my toes; just a small addition is still progress, right! CQ 'needs' beads so they seem to creep in everywhere. As Debbie said it is a good idea to use TAST stitches in other projects as well. Firstly you practice more and can see the stitch in a different way. Secondly, you don't need to think hard about what to add to your 'progress'. Good for lazy, busy, holiday brains!
I'm having a great time, I hope you all are, too.
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The Esplanade Association is now taking steps to combat the ever-growing population of Canadian geese, which often has a detrimental impact on the park.
"Unfortunately, geese can be rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive," according to a press release detailing the new initiative. "They're not familiar with the concept of bathrooms – instead they leave behind an ever-growing amount of feces, which can pose a serious health risk if it gets too out of hand.
Their constant grazing and debris also creates several maintenance problems."
To curb the Esplanade's geese population, the nonprofit is partnering with the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR )on a proven approach, including contracting Canada's Geese Police, Inc., which uses Border collies to herd them off the park property; and installing black-and-orange canisters at the Charles Eliot Memorial and he Teddy Ebersol Red Sox Fields that omit a solar-powered, amber colored light at night to mimic the reflection in a predator's eyes.
The Esplanade Association also asks visitors to do their part by not feeding the geese, and by leaving off-leash Border collies and their handlers alone while they are working.
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(Photo above: Nicolai (to the right) debating in Danish TV back in 2009)
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"RSN: When it comes to immigrating Muslims, it is widely recognized that Muslims have difficulty integrating into Western culture, especially into Europe or a�?Eurabia,a�? to what do you attribute this difficulty?
Nicolai: Well, to integrate into a culture you have to fulfill three conditions. You have to want it, you have to be able to and you have to be allowed by your family. The more welfare, the lesser motivation for integration, since you will get food and accommodation, no matter if you learn the language, earn your own money and integrate into the community a�� or not. And because of low education, and possibly also negative effects of inbreeding, and the many and often insurmountable differences between Western and Muslim culture, many Muslim refugees and migrants are simply not able to. Learning the language, taking an education and functioning effectively on our high tech, knowledge based work market is too difficult for them. Thirdly, many Muslim families do not allow their children to integrate. Western culture, with our freedom of speech, democracy and equality of women is opposing Islam and Muslim culture on so many central areas, that integration would mean apostasy to many Muslims. Some young Muslim and some Muslim women regularly try, but the consequences are often so extreme, that it deters thousands others from trying to break free of the religious restrictions within Islam.
On top of these things comes the mountains of hate speech against non-Muslims and our way of life in the Quran and the hadiths, which makes it very unnatural to befriend and trust non-Muslims. A recent study among Muslims by the German state concluded thatA�94 percentA�of Muslims in Germany agreed with the statement that immigrants in Germany should keep the cultureA�of their country of origin.
The result you see today all over the West, where Muslims tend to group in Muslim areas. Many of these areas are today de facto no-go zones. Here secular authorities are regularly threatened and even attacked, while fundamentalist imams, patrolling Muslim father groups and home made sharia courts are safe to rule.
RSN: In your experience, what role do Islamic religious authorities play in the life of Muslim immigrant community? What role does the individuala��s practice of the Islamic religion play in the Muslim immigrantsa�� success or failure in integrating into the host culture?
Nicolai: Well, to answer you first question it is just to look at the statistics. According to the above mentioned study from Germany, 85 of Muslims in Germany declare themselves to be religious or very religious. A cross-European study showed that 75 percent of Muslims in Europe think that the Quran can not be interpreted ambiguously a�� that it has to be taken literal. Many other studies reach similar conclusions. Muslims are thus much more religious than most other groups, they trust the written word in their religious books more a�� so of course the religious authorities play an important role in Muslim immigrantsa�� life.
That is why it is so important to ensure, that mosques in our Western countries actively, publicly and consistently reject the many verses in the Quran and the Hadiths telling Muslims to persecute, harm or even kill non-Muslims. If we do not ensure this, mosques and religious authorities will contribute to the radicalization of Muslims. Unfortunately this has already happened, and now Europe has a deadly serious problem with homegrown jihadis. A�80 percent of young Turks in Holland see a�?nothing wronga�? in waging Jihad against non-Muslims. 27 percent of all young French and 14 percent of all young British under 25 sympathize with the genocidal terror organization Islamic State. This includes most probably the vast majority of young Muslims in these two countries. Take a look at those numbers and then try to imagine what that means to Europea��s future. Several of our countries have already deployed the military and the police is running out of resources in their desperate efforts to track and contain the threats.
The interesting thing is that Islam is the only religion in theA�world, where people become more violent, the more they practice and study their religion. So when it comes to Islam, more religion means more violence.
I think many Americans are not aware of what you are letting into your countries these months. After a few decades with Muslim immigration, more than half of Europeans are against Muslim immigration and the spread of Islam in our countries. I had hoped that the Americans would have learned from our bad example here where I live. But it seems that your president has decided that you should make your own experiences.
Your second question concerning Muslimsa�� religious practice and integration, you already have the answer if you look at Europe. Islam is opposed to Western, liberal values on so many areas, that you can not really call yourself a real Muslim if you also integrate. You might call yourself a a�?relaxeda�? Muslim or a a�?moderatea�? Muslim, but you can not both claim that you support FreeA�Speech, democracy and the equality of women and non-Muslims, and at the same time say that you follow the Quran and the example of Muhammad.
RSN: In Western circles, Muslim treatment of women is considered oppressive, do you consider that characterization valid,A�and what role do women generally play in Islamic culture, recognizing that there are obviously differences from area to area?a�?
Nicolai: Islam is obviously suppressive against women. Just read the Quran and the Hadiths. The question is of course how much Muslims follow the laws of Allah and his prophet. For sure there are variations. Just look at photos of women in Iran before and after the Islamic revolution. It is heart breaking to see how those beautiful, smiling, free women have become veiled andA�suppressed in todaya��s Iran. In some Islamic countries, though it is fewer and fewer, at least non-Muslim women can wear a bikini on the beach.
The role of women in Islamic culture is mainly to signal honor. The honor of the family depends on the womena��sa�� willingness to submit themselves to the suppressive Sharia.
One of the things that is interesting for me as a psychologist is that the religious suppression of Muslim women not only affects the women, but also the men. It simply changes the mena��sa�� sexuality, when they are taught that women are impure. Many Muslim men thus develop homosexuality or pedophilia.
Research among Pakistani truck drivers, for instance, shows that 95 percent of them a�?indulge in sex with a�?boya�� helpers.a�? Although according to most psychological schools, homosexuality is not a disturbance of the persona��s natural sexual drive a�� unless it is caused by cultural factors a�� the widespread use of bacha bareesh, or a�?dancing boysa�? within the Afghan culture, perhaps the worlda��s most segregated and women-suppressive, is just one sign of a culture that seems to lead to such behavior. A US military report from Afghanistan concludes that a�?homosexual behavior is unusually common among men in the large ethnic group known as Pashtuns. a�� Pashtun men commonly have sex with other men, admire other men physically, have sexual relationships with boys and shun women both socially and sexually.a�? The report also described how male Pashtun interpreters continuously infected each other with gonorrhea. When told by the doctors to be more careful they lied about their homosexual activities and claimed that itA�happened by mixing different kinds of tea. One US doctor working in Afghanistan had to explain to a local man how to get his wife pregnant: a�?When it was explained to him what was necessary, he reacted with disgust and asked, a�?How could one feel desire to beA�with a woman, who God has made unclean, when one could be with a man, who is clean? Surely this must be wrong.a��a�?
RSN: Do you, as a psychologist, consider the Muslim attitudes toward and practices of sexuality to foster healthy mental behavior? What are the effects of Muslim sexual practices in regard to their relations with members of the host society?a�?
Nicolai: On the psychological level, one of the most serious consequences of the Islamic view on women is the extreme lack of romantic love. This is because the healing quality of romantic love can only exist if the partners are equal, where nobody is forced, and where nobody is fearing or dominating the other.
Another psychological consequence of the lack of love and the lack of freedom for the sexes to safely explore each other and be inspired by each other can lead to increased anger and aggression, among other dysfunctional social behavior. One obvious case is the infamous a�?underwear bombera�? Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab who attempted to blow up an airplane in midair at Christmas day in 2009.A�Abdulmutallab struggled with sexual fantasies that according to his Islamic belief were sinful. In order to mentally combat the sexual fantasies, he tried to fantasize about jihad instead. In the end he decided to blow up the main cause of his frustrations by hiding the explosives in his underwear a�� his penis.
Islamization of sexuality in our Western countries is already happening. We see this already in the way that non-Muslim men are regularly excluded for public swimming halls, our secular societies are pressured to invest in separate bathing facilities in sports places, public authoritiesa�� advises for women to not wear sexy clothes close toA�refugee centers etc.
I think in general that our free sexual culture and equality of women here in the West is one of the factors that contribute most the Muslimsa�� alienation here.
The Islamic view on marriage, which is often not completely voluntarily, shows a wide acceptance of forced sexual intercourse, also called rape. Combined with the Islamic view on non-Muslim women a�� whom Muslim men are allowed to rape according to the Quran a�� A�this has led to an epidemy of rapes all over West Europe. Sweden, Holland and UK is hit hardest. Authorities in England estimates that a�?up to a milliona�?A�children may have been victims of primarily Pakistani rape gangs. According to one report, Muslim men are 200 times more prone to rape children than non-Muslim men.A� Every rape is a catastrophe to not only the victim butA�also the victimsa�� family and friends. Life-long traumatization and difficulties in onea��s sex-life is also often a result.
RSN: Many Western nations are experiencing a large influx of Muslim immigrants, can such a large inflow of Muslims be productively integrated into Western societies, both from the standpoints of the host society and the individual immigrant?
Nicolai: Only non-Europeans can ask such a question. Here on our continent it is clear to everybody that it is not possible and that the consequences are devastating. Not only economically, but we have to witness how ever growing areas of our beautiful, historical European towns and cities are transformed into areas, where our thousand-year-old culture is disappearing and met with hostility. These areas are often completely sealed to non-Islamic cultures and values, and is now breeding ground for jihad-sympathizers on an industrial scale.
It is becoming more and more common that people are talking about the imminent danger of civil war in our cities. Already now many of us have had to explain our children why there are armed military and police with automatic riffles on the way to kindergarten and school. The worst thing is that such conditions are normal to our kids. They do not even know what we have lost, whichA�will make it very difficult for them to fight to get back the safety, freedoms and culture that nourishes the whole world with European, humanistic values.
RSN: What advice would you offer the Western world regarding their growing Muslim populations?a�?
Nicolai: Well, I am a psychologist, not a politician. I mostly look at the human processes. On the other hand, I have been workingA�with this topic for so many years. I have seen my own continent, my own country and my own neighborhood transforming into something I would consider a dystrophic sci-fi movie, had somebody pictured it for me 20 years ago.
I think we can say for sure now that integrating Muslims in Western society is not possible. Of course a few will always want it, be able to and have their familya��s consent, but the vast, vast majority will not. Any society can handle having a few un-integrated individuals. There is enough money to give them money to food and clothing, enough public housing and enough police. But when there are enough of such individuals to establish a counter-culture in a larger defined area, trouble starts. That is where you can talk about a critical mass. And this just takes a few thousand. If you live far away, you may not even notice it. But if you live close by, you will discover that your house loses value, that crime rates increase, that there will be less money for welfare, and that your children feel less safe in school a�� etc.
I think that Americans can be somehow blind to the risks of inviting tens of thousands of Muslims to your country, because you already have problems with gangs and large ghettos. But you have to understand that Muslim ghettos are different from other ghettos. This is because, and this is what Europe learned at such great costs, that Islam is a political religion. It is not just about inner states of mind, inner beliefs, inner values. Islam is also about how society must be aligned with Islamic law, the Sharia. And more important is that Islam condones any mean in order to create these changes. These means include violent jihad and jihadA�through abusing the legal system. It also includes so-called taqiyya, which means lying in order to further the cause of Islam, and so called hijrah, which means migration in order to populate non-Islamic land in order to conquer it in the long run, block by block if necessary.
I want you Americans to be aware of this fundamental nature of Islam. It is not like other religions. And I hope that you will take a look at Europe and see what is happening here. OurA�free, safe societies where people have a basic trust and understanding of each other because we have the same basic values are being suffocated in terror threats and Islamization.
Europe have many things to offer the world. Our art, our egalitarian values, our food. But not the naA?ve approach to Islam and Muslim immigration, which has already cost so much on so many levels. There is a very interesting documentary called a�?Muslims in Europea�?, which might be good to spread in USA a�� you can watch it here.


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Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
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By Maddy on 10-07-14
From the beginning of the book there is a sense of threat and oppression as the main character, a professional woman married to a man working in a Middle Eastern country, comes to grips with living in a misogynist, muslim, arab environment. As a woman she has no power, no status, no independence and no credibility in her own right. It is a very disturbing picture of life with the veil through the eyes of a western woman. Mantel maintains the tension to the end and this is a gripping novel, written as well as you would expect. Highly recommended.
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I am ashamed to say this was my first experience of Hilary Mantel's writing and it was a revelation. I was so impressed by her skilful and witty creation of characters, ex-pats and locals and their interactions and relationships. The choking, claustrophobic atmosphere of Ghazzah Street and its environs was moving, exciting and tense. There was no let up. I loved every single minute of it. I have to mention Sandra Duncan, who did a great job on the narration too. I am familiar with her acting work, so it was no surprise. But Hilary Mantel was, and she has got herself another fan!
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Mountain Parks Electric ends fiscal year by donating more than $80,000 to locals in need
In 2017, Mountain Parks Electric (MPE), through its Operation Round Up program, donated $80,646 to local non-profits and individuals in need. These funds were awarded to 45 individuals and 21 organizations throughout the MPE service area for health and medical costs, housing assistance, community programs and education.
"We don't just provide electricity," said Stacie Dellamano, MPE Manager of Accounting and Finance. "We live in this community too, and care deeply about it. Through this program, Mountain Parks Electric and its members are turning community concern into something meaningful, simply by donating what amounts to a pocketful of change every month."
Since 1999, MPE, through Operation Round Up, has allowed its members the option of rounding up their electric bill to the next whole dollar. More than 50 percent of MPE's members (11,043 in all) contribute to this program. This money is collected and earmarked by a volunteer board toward local non-profit organizations and individuals in financial need. The average yearly donation per contributor is $7. All contributions are tax deductible. Since the program's inception, Operation Round Up has raised $1.12 million in donations and distributed $1.11 million to local non-profits and individuals faced with extraordinary financial circumstances beyond their control.
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Simply Red, simply delicious
Krysta Anderson, Gleaner Writer
On Friday, September 6, the Heart Foundation commemorated their quarter of a century of Simply Red under the theme 'Flair Fashion and Flavour'. The highly anticipated wine and food festival made no apologies in stepping up the flavour to newfound heights, arresting taste buds in its wake.
The heavy showers just hours before the event did not deter avid foodies from coming out in their numbers to show their support. Scents of the savoury and the sweet greeted patrons as they waited in traffic heading towards Jamaica House, eager to make their grand entrance.
The young, the old and the fashionable invited themselves into a circle of culinary greatness. From lobster to duck, pork to chicken (jerked and baked) pastas, chicken and seafood, stamp 'n' go, sushi, pizzas and soups, accompanied by an assortment of tossed, garden and potato salads, the pickings were in scrumptious abundance.
Trekking through mud, they joined long lines and a party of instant salivation ensued. They ventured
to the delectable offerings of culinary moguls Jacqui Tyson, Brian Lumley, Lorraine Fung, George Matthews, John Comrie, Lorraine Clunie, Theo Smith, Jessie Gayle, Saleem Lazarus and Gariel Ferguson, among many more.
Corporate companies Jamaica Money Market Brokers and GraceKennedy provided the fine wines for all to indulge, while the bars located at the heart of the spacious venue picked up the tab in supplying a variety of other libations.
While performances had been going on for most of the night on the stage, the real entertainment came in the form of Jacqui Tyson's Dancing Chefs, who cooked things up in the open space, attracting quite a crowd with the high level of execution of their moves.
As the night drew to a close, the event was extended for another half an hour more before finally packing it in and calling it a night. In the end, Simply Red was given five stars in satisfying food lovers at heart, as well as newcomers who were converted by the creatively culinary side of life, all for a good cause.


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Thursday November 15th, 2012 – 6:30pm, St. Helen School Cafeteria
Officers and UVNA Board Members in attendance:
- President: Paul Matwyshyn
- Vice President: Harriet Siller
- Treasurer: Marc Diamond
- Secretary: Samantha Arnold
- Board Members: Patrick Danaher, George Matwyshyn
Energy Impact Illinois Presentation
We had a presentation by Leslie Proudfoot about the limited-time rebate available to homeowners of up to $1750. The rebate is for the most cost effective and permanent energy efficiency improvements: air sealing and insulating. You are eligible for the program if you have service from Peoples or North Shore Gas, or a Nicor Gas or ComEd customer, and are an owner of a single-family home or 2-4 unit building. Along with the rebates, there are low-interest loans available as well. Call 1-855-9-IMPACT or check out www.EnergyImpactIllinois.org for more information.
Update: West Town SSA
The West Town SSA reconstitution and expansion process from SSA #29 to SSA #57 with new boundaries was stopped due to vocal opposition by residents to the effect that the Aldermen pulled their support. According to a recent West Town Chamber of Commerce newsletter "the City of Chicago Department of Law feared a lawsuit due to this vocal minority and the Department of Economic Development felt "uncomfortable," which led to the Aldermen pulling their support. " What does this mean for the future of the SSA? This means West Town only has SSA#29 for 2 more years before it expires. If the they want to reconstitute the West Town SSA, they will have to go through the reconstitution/expansion process again next year or in 2014.
The West Town Chamber Of Commerce is hosting a Community Leaders Summit on 11/29 and UVNA will be sending two officers to the meeting to help improve communications across community and business organizations in the West Town area.
Update: St John's Lutheran Church, 913 – 925 N. Hoyne Avenue, – Adaptive Re-Use proposal & Request for a Zoning Change
The officers and board had a meeting right before this meeting, with Preservation Chicago about the proposed development at St. John' Lutheran Church. According to recent information received from the developers, the foundation of the school building is in worse shape than they initially expected, based on surveys recently completed by their engineers. Because of the expense they estimate it would cost to resolved the problems, the developers now want to tear down the school and build four townhomes instead of converting the school into condos as was originally proposed. We would like more information about the status of the land-marking of the property (in review), as well as more information about the change in overall design and will reach out to Preservation Chicago and the developers for more information to share with our membership.
UPDATE: One day after the UVNA meeting the UVNA President Paul Matwyshyn was notified that the developers have backed out of the project altogether.
Innjoy – Request for Late Hour License
Ukrainian Village neighbors living around Innjoy (2051 W. Division) have received letters notifying them of Innjoy's request for a Late Hour License.
Businesses wishing to remain open beyond the legal closing time of 2:00 a.m. may obtain a Late Hour Liquor License. This license is required for the additional privilege to remain open and permit the sale of alcoholic liquor until 4:00 a.m., Monday-Saturday, and until 5:00 a.m. on Sunday. Businesses holding a Tavern, Packaged Goods, or Consumption on Premises-Incidental Activity license are permitted to apply for a late hour license
Requirements: Site Plan, Floor Plan, Late Hour Petition and related documents
Inspections Required: Local Liquor Control Commission
Fees: $6,000.00+$40.00 one time publication fee
Renewal: 2 Year
According to the City of Chicago if there are more than 50 registered voters residing within 500 ft of the premises, the tavern must obtain and file a petition, signed by a majority of the legal voters registered within the 500 feet, giving consent to the business to file the Late Hour License request. And then the application must be filed within 60 days of the date the petition was signed by the first legal voter. Registered voters within 500 ft may also submit a petition in opposition to the license request.
If you are a registered voter within 500 feet of Innjoy, please be sure you read your certified letter and let the Alderman know your views on this situation. The UVNA will be submitting our own letter to the Alderman in opposition to the Late Hour License Request.
CAPS Update
There is no official date yet set as to when the 13th an 12th districts will move into their new building – could be as early as December 10th though, CAPS will continue in some form, with a new name, as yet to be announced, and beats are being redrawn, as they consolidate the total # of beats between 12 and 13th districts. Beat #1312 which encompasses all of Ukrainian Village will be redrawn with a western boundary of Campbell Street, and an Eastern boundary of Wood Street. Northern and southern boundaries will remain unchanged.
December UVNA Meeting
Our December meeting will be a holiday social meeting – feel free to invite your friends and neighbors from around Ukrainian Village and West Town. We will announce the location shortly as soon as it is confirmed.


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Day 22: What is your opinion on medication used to treat mental illness(es)?
I don't give opinions on medication to treat mental illness as a rule because people can be vulnerable to suggestion. What I say might be the last thread that un-weaves their own medication use for fear that what happened to me might happen to them. The opinion I share here is on the medication that I am taking and how it impacts on me.
I never wanted to take medication that made me feel controlled. To be honest some of the medications I have been on have left me a zombie. They were in many ways worse than the symptoms that they were prescribed to treat. I have had days where I couldn't get out of bed because of the overwhelming exhaustion, or I was unable to drive because of the dullness of my mind etc etc. But that was a long time ago.
The current medication regime I am on is a three pronged attack. Effexor (primarily for depression), Quetiapine (primarily for anxiety) and Mirtazapine (primarily for depression). I am unable to increase the effexor because of my severe reaction to even small increases in doses. The two antidepressants work well together and the trio can be tweaked. I also have an emergency anti anxiety tablet, Xanax but I rarely have to use them thanks to the combination.
The psychiatrist works with me and we make decisions on the medication. I think this makes the difference, whether the prescriber works with you or expects compliance regardless of the side effects and their impact on your life.
I am not for or against medication for mental illnesses. They are useful to help manage symptoms that your own body can not. They can improve quality of life in doing so. I can socialise more comfortably with the anti anxiety medications and that increases the size of my world. A world that had shrunk to just my home and my hubby is slowly expanding again.
I am hoping that with time I can reduce the medication as my own coping mechanisms strengthen and can help. This includes counselling and meditation etc etc. Whatever helps you, never heed how it did or didn't work for someone else.


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Blueberry season is upon us. How about some blueberry soup?
With so many good recipes out there, why not try one, maybe more than one. Or, we can mix & match to create our own.
Blueberry soup, by the way, is delicious. Today's first soup almost makes itself. Really, it's that easy. Laura Yates' soup appeared in Southern Living in July, 2005.
Check out Laura's original recipe:
I made three slight changes to Laura's soup. I increased the ground cinnamon to 1/2 teaspoon; I added 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; and I increased the fresh lemon juice ever so slightly to a heaping one tablespoon full.
Depending on the crowd, you can lighten the amount of half & half with all milk or a half & half/milk combo.
Because we were only two, not four, for dinner, I knew we'd have leftovers. I wanted those leftovers to be as fresh as the first two servings, so I added the half & half/ milk combo, individually to each chilled bowl, as it was served, rather than adding the combo all at once. I found an added benefit with this, too. I was able to reduce the amount of the half & half/milk combo significantly. Instead of 1/2 cup of the combo into each bowl, I poured a generous 1/3 cup of the combo into each bowl.
Laura's Chilled Blueberry Soup , slightly adapted
4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1 heaping tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups half & half or 1 cup half & half with 1 cup milk to make 2 cups or less
mint leaves for garnish, optional
4-12 additional single blueberries,
1-3 per serving as garnish, optional
1-2 tablespoons plain yogurt, as garnish, optional
Combine the blueberries, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a 3-quart saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat on the stove. Stir continually until mixture comes to a boil. Continue the boil and stirring for 30 seconds. Remove saucepan from heat.
Give blueberry mixture a few more stirs, then, let cool for 15-20 minutes in the saucepan off the heat.
Pour blueberry mixture and the heaping tablespoon of fresh lemon juice into the blender. Blend to liquefied. Scrape down the blender insides if needed.
Pour mixture into a container with an airtight top. Refrigerate for several hours until mixture is well chilled.
Immediately before serving, pour the half & half or the half & half /milk combo into blueberry mixture. Stir to combine,then, pour into chilled soup bowls. Garnish as desired. Makes 4 servings.
Thinking that you need wine in your blueberry soup? Okay. We've got red; we've got white. Take your pick.
Zofia Smardz's mother's recipe appeared in the Washington Post in July, 2008. Zofia notes that a little wine adds "an oh-so-subtle oomph." https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/chilled-blueberry-soup/10093/?utm_term=.07eabb2be5ff
Zofia's Mother's Blueberry Soup , slightly adapted by Zofia
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, plus a few for garnish
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
8-10 thin lemon slices
1 cinnamon stick (or may substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
1/2 cup red wine, such as pinot noir, optional
1 cup low fat sour cream or plain low fat yogurt, plus more for garnish
Combine the blueberries, water, sugar, lemon slices and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan. Bring to a full boil over high heat, then, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring once or twice. Strain the mixture into a bowl; discard the solids.
Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Just before serving, whisk in the wine, if using, and the sour cream or yogurt. (The sour cream or yogurt may break into lumps, but don't worry; they will disappear as you keep whisking.) Divide among chilled bowls; garnish each serving with some berries and an additional dollop of sour cream, if desired. Makes 4-6 servings.
Martha Stewart likes a sweet white wine and buttemilk in her blueberry soup.
Martha's Chilled Blueberry Soup
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups water
4 3/4 cups blueberries, about 1 1/2 pounds, picked over, rinsed
3/4 cup sweet white wine, such as Sauternes, Riesling or Gewurztraminer
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the blueberries, wine, and lemon zest. Return to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until blueberries begin to burst, about 3 minutes.
Pass the mixture through a food mill or a fine sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids. Stir in lemon juice into strained liquid. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 1/2 hours. Divide soup among six bowls. Swirl about 2 tablespoons buttermilk into each bowl.Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.
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Abby Wills co-founded Shanti Generation in 2009 to provide greater access to yoga and mindful practices to children and young teens. At the time, there were many resources for young children and families to explore mindfulness, but very few for older children and teens. She wanted her students to have resources to continue their practices beyond the classroom. She also needed an organization to support more immersive practice experiences off campus. Shanti Generations's Youth Peacemakers Program now brings teens ages 14-16 together for 15 months to practice yoga, mindfulness, compassionate communication and conscious social activism.Read More
Dan has gently, yet tirelessly, insisted that contemplative practice be viewed as a powerful vehicle for developing healthy attuned connections – not just with other people but also with ourselves. In book after book, keynote after keynote, and workshop after workshop, Dan's taken this message to the streets – not just to the mainstream audiences of countless parents, clinicians and educators who rightfully adore him, but also to meditation centers where the connection between mindfulness and relationships hasn't always been prioritized and is sometimes missed entirely.Read More
Mindfulness is about being present and aware of your life as it is unfolding moment by moment, whether those moments are awful, wonderful, or neutral. When you are mindful, you become more aware of and in tune with both your physical and mental health and your needs, and whether your self-care gas tank is full or empty. Mindfulness helps you know just how well you are doing from moment to moment with taking care of yourself. Every morning you can assess how you are feeling, what your mood is, and what your needs are, and then make adjustments to get to the balance point of what feels best to you in terms of engaging in self-care.Read More
Mark's Bertin's new book How Children Thrive is a smart, readable, and immensely valuable guide to the development of executive skills. It's exactly the type of book I was looking for when my children were growing up. I'm delighted to post an excerpt as this month's shout-out along with a Q & A where Mark talks to Aviva DeKornfeld about how he came to mindfulness, moving out of autopilot, and stumbling blocks parents who are new to mindfulness generally face.Read More
The recent launch of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (full disclosure, I'm on the advisory board) has sparked both conversation and controversy over how best to certify teachers and professionalize the mindfulness field. In a guest post, Chris Willard offers seven ethical guidelines for teaching mindfulness to children and families. Chris talks with Aviva DeKornfeld about what moved him to write this piece in May's shout-out.
The ethical guidelines and Q & A together are a long read. Still, I encourage you to invest the time and carefully consider this argument for best standards from one of the field's thought leaders.
Emotions may seem like a liability much of the time, especially at work, but in fact, our emotions are an asset: they contain information and wisdom that can help us interpret and address when something is not right, in the workplace and elsewhere—if we are paying attention. When we pay attention to our bodies, we can catch emotional information as it heads upstream, before it hijacks our whole system. Once again, we're flipping the dialogue. This is an extension of the idea of knowing something in your gut—and in fact, recent research has offered evidence that feelings can "begin" in the gut. Indeed, our referring to the gut as our "second brain" comes from the fact that it has more than two hundred million neurons and contains three-quarters of the body's immune cells. Interviewed by Aviva DeKornfieldRead More
If you take a class with Dr. Suzi Tortora, you might find yourself crawling around on the floor, wiggling around in mirror with your infant, or dancing around with your eyes closed, engrossed in your bodily experience. No matter what you do, the goal is to find yourself more in tune with your body and the way you communicate without even knowing you're doing it.
Suzi Tortora is a board certified dance movement therapist and expert in early childhood development, and a Laban Nonverbal Movement Analyst. She has a private dance movement psychotherapy practice with two locations, one in New York City and one in Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, New York. She also teaches courses and lectures on dance therapy and movement analysis. Profile by Ellie Duke.Read More
B. Alan Wallace is president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He trained for many years as a monk in Buddhist monasteries in India and Switzerland. He has taught Buddhist theory and practice in Europe and America since 1976 and has served as interpreter for numerous Tibetan scholars and contemplatives, including H. H. the Dalai Lama. He has edited, translated, authored, and contributed to more than forty books on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, language, and culture, and the interface between science and religion. He talks to Ellie Duke about Buddhism, the difference between Buddhism and secular mindfulness, and attention.Read More
Before October 2013, Mindfulness First Founder and executive director Sunny Wight felt that a crucial component of child development was absent from the curriculum of central Arizona elementary schools: the concept of mindful awareness and social-emotional learning. Luckily, that month was the turning point — by the end of the year, the nonprofit Mindfulness First had kicked off its campaign of shifting the area's educational standards toward an approach that favors the "whole child," shaping kids to be more well-rounded, emotionally mature, and self-aware. Almost four years later, by the summer of 2017, Mindfulness First has achieved far-reaching, well-documented success in the Balsz school district of Phoenix, and this is just the beginning of a promising future, not only for the organization but also for students across Arizona.Read More
When he is not busy traversing the country and hopping the globe to teach, Daniel is known for putting together the Mindfulness in Education Conference and Teacher Training at the Omega Institute each year, as well as for founding and directing the Mindful Education program. Designed for educators to expand their skill sets with understanding, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning, the Mindful Education system boasts a host of big names in its faculty and an innovative approach to teacher training. In addition to all this, Daniel released a documentary film a few months ago that captures his past experiences mentoring and collaborating with young students. Fortunately for us, Daniel kindly paused it all for a moment to provide his thoughts and observations on the mindfulness field. Interviewed by AJ UrquidiRead More
Before founding Mindfulness Without Borders, Theo Koffler was a successful young entrepreneur in the healthcare field for 20 years. After being diagnosed with LUPUS she was forced to leave her career to restore her health. After years of personal healing work, her second career has been spent developing programs focused on mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and mental health. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Mindfulness Without Borders is active in 15 countries around the world and operates youth programs, professional development programs, and online courses.Read More
Sharon Salzberg is a teacher of Buddhist meditation practices and author of ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness. She is the founder, with Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and the co-founder with Joseph Goldstein of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Forest Refuge meditation retreat center.Sharon's most recent book is entitled Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection. Sharon speaks here about "real love," followed by a short excerpt from the book.Read More
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A former staff writer for Forbes magazine, Kelly Barron brings her journalistic sensibilities into her practice as a mindfulness teacher. She reads incessantly, gleaning information from a wide range of fields to inform her work. Her background in journalism also means she is familiar with stress, and all of the havoc it can wreak on the body. She started meditating in order to deal with that stress, and its benefits were so powerful and wide-reaching that she decided to devote her life to bringing the work to others.Interviewed by Ellie DukeRead More
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How to Spot a Liar: Why People Don't Tell the Truth and How You Can Catch Them by Gregory Hartley and MaryAnn Karinch is a fascinating read.
Gregory Hartley is a former military interrogator and currently a private consultant. He draws on his military experience to share techniques to help readers expose the liars in their lives. Ann Karinch is an author and literary agent.
The book can be a little confusing at times as Hartley varies his style. At times he refers to hypothetical cases and at other times he reverts to giving concrete examples of speech patterns and body language that can be used to detect lying. The shift between the two can be jarring, but the material is fascinating and useful.
I liked how Hartley applies the information to real-life situations, such as buying a car or negotiating a raise. After reading the book, I watched a tense negotiation on the TV show Shark Tank between an entrepreneur and three potential investors – the sharks. I could see the exact eye movements and facial expressions Hartley described. It was fascinating.
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it was made by S-rof from Denmark.how about yours?
i got this one from a video game blog. the faces we make when playing video games are FASCINATING to me. and the new york times: but i've had it for far too long.


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The reviews for the Apple Surface are coming in. There's two reviews at The Verge, one at the Wall Street Journal, and John Gruber's got early access from Apple as well.
The general gist? If you've ever read a Surface Pro review, you've read all the iPad Pro reviews. Well, mostly - the complaints leveled at the Surface Pro are being tip-toed around a bit now that they apply to an Apple product, of course, and suddenly, the magic argument "but it will get better in the future" is now completely valid, while the same argument is never considered valid for the Surface Pro (or something like the Priv and its early bugs).
That being said, all reviews dive into just how uncomfortable the iPad Pro is to use as a laptop - and the problem, of course, is iOS itself. iOS is a mobile, touch-first operating system that Apple is now trying to shoehorn into a laptop role. iOS provides no support for mice or trackpads, and the keyboard and iOS lack most basic shortcut keys, so in order to do anything other than typing, you'll need to lift your arm and reach for the screen to use touch. This is something Apple has mocked for years as the reason not to include touch on laptops, and now they release a device which requires it 100%.
This is what happens when you run out of ideas and try to shoehorn your cashcow - iOS - into a role it was never intended to fulfill, without being gutsy enough to make the changes it requires. The iPad Pro is clearly screaming for a touchpad (and proper keyboard shortcuts), but it doesn't have any, and according to John Gruber, it never will (a comment I filed away for later when Apple inevitably adds mouse support to iOS).
Microsoft's Surface may not be perfect, but its problems stem almost exclusively not from a lack in hardware capability or a faulty concept, but from Microsoft's Metro environment being utterly shit. The concept of having a tablet and a laptop in the same device, seamlessly switching between a tablet UI and a desktop UI, is sound - the only problem is that Microsoft doesn't have a working tablet UI and applications. Meanwhile, trying to shoehorn a mobile, touch-first UI into a laptop form factor is just as silly and idiotic as trying to shoehorn a desktop UI into a mobile, touch-first form factor - and Apple should know better.
Or should they? Paul Thurrott, earlier this week:
While the iPad Pro was in many ways inevitable, it also points to a crisis of original thought at Apple, which has been coasting on the iPhone's coattails for perhaps too long. At Apple, the solution to every problem is another iPhone. And the iPad Pro, like the new Apple TV and the Apple Watch, is really just another attempt to duplicate that singular success in other markets.
Thurrott really hits the nail on the head. The iPhone became a success because Apple sought - and succeeded in - designing an interface and interaction model that was specifically designed for the iPhone's input methods - the multitouch display, the home button. Ever since that major big hit, they've been trying to shoehorn that exact same interface and interaction model into every major new product - the Apple Watch, the new Apple TV, and now the iPad Pro. However, if there's one thing we've learned from Palm OS (pen-first, mobile-first) and iOS (multitouch-first, mobile-first), it's that every form factor needs a tailored interaction model - not a shoehorned one.
When you're a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - which sums up Apple's new major product lines ever since the release of the iPhone, and the iPad Pro seems no different. It will do great as an iPad+, but beyond that? It's not going to make a single, meaningful dent, without considerable restructuring of iOS' UI and interaction models - and lots and lots of crow.
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Surface is s**t - iPad and iPad pro leave a lot to be desired.
I'm writing this on an iPad (3rd Gen - not Pro). I'm a Systems Analyst. I support multiple OSs at work and multiple brands of hardware. Nobody swears at devices more than they swear --at-- Surfaces. Still the org that I work in keeps buying them and people keep bringing in their personal mobile devices and only pretend to use the Surfaces. They are down more than they are up. They have Microsoft camping here and they can't keep them working for more than a month. It's time to give up on them for a couple of generations and try again.
The same goes for iPads. They are at least a couple of generations away from being the computer for the rest of us or the computer for all of us.
Both definitely have plans though, to make their devices the standard devices. We'll see what happens.
Apple --is-- making plans for making iOS the OS for not only creative artists but creative programmers. There are a lot of rumors that Apple has Swift coding including compiling running on an iPad Pro. Too many leaks to be wrong. However, it is Alpha at best and probably years ago, maybe 3 or 4, from seeing the light of day.
Off hours (from work) I'm a writer (under a pen name) and yes I have Apple devices that I work on. I try to write on the iPad but it is painfully slow and yes the lack of keyboard shortcuts and yes having to touch the screen for things drives me nutts. So as much as I can I don't write on the iPad. Plus I am impatiently waiting for Scrivener to be allowed to release an iOS version which I think will be a lot better than Pages.
I've tried Word on my iPad. It's worse than Pages but I find Word about the 20th best out of 20th "word processors" that I've used in the last two months.
Writers are like people addicted to buying shoes or cars or whatever it is that you can't stop buying if you can afford it. We keep buying different writing tools to play with and write with when we get mental blocks and need to have a little bit of fun checking out something new. So I buy programs I can write with. I'm published by the way, and I have over 100 different word processing/writer/script writing programs and will buy more. Like I said, we love to play with new things.
Note that my editor isn't reading this and editing it and making me changes this up.
I'll buy an iPad Pro but for the foreseeable future it won't be for writing and that is my craft that I love. Maybe one day Apple will see it as a tool for writers and get serious with the OS as much as the hardware.
Sounds familiar doesn't it? Both Microsoft and Apple, well and Google and Corel and ... well I could keep going. They all have been rather blind in their own way for about forever.
While a lot of things, like being able to cooperatively work together a lot more now than under Steve Jobs, at least, the very imperfect person that he was, would have forced them to focus on what is different about each device instead of what is the same.
Jony Ive is too focused on Design and "Complications" and not enough on function. Steve Cook is too wrapped up in making the machine more and more efficient without getting into Jony's way.
They need someone at the top (like the rest of the companies) with a laser focus that can sometimes burn people but it is necessary so that they don't get lost like they are now.
The iPad for the Writers of us? Bad grammer but you get when I'm taking that from. It isn't here yet.


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The White House formally notified Congress on Thursday of the Trump administration's intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The notification letter from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer marked the start of a 90-day window to consult with members of Congress on developing negotiation priorities before beginning formal negotiations with Canada and Mexico as early as August 16, 2017.
Currently, there is no indication that renegotiations will impact NAFTA-related immigration programs. However, under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, the administration's negotiation objectives are required to be made public 30 days before formal negotiations begin. While the letter to Congressional leadership did not discuss any specific changes to NAFTA, the administration indicated that it would aim to modernize outdated chapters of the agreement and address challenges faced by U.S. consumers, businesses, and workers.
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Micro blogging service Twitter appears to be in the process of bringing its own official iPhone app to the App Store, it has emerged.
Twitter recently bought up the developer behind the popular iPhone app Tweetie, which has since been taken down from the App Store, presumably in anticipation of the launch of an officially branded edition.
Observers now expect it to hit the App Store within a week, pending approval from the market's gatekeepers.
Owners of the Apple iPad might also be getting a supersized Twitter app, according to TechCrunch, but there is currently no official confirmation of the company's plans.
Twitter has previously committed to official apps to support the iPhone and iPad, so its imminent arrival will be highly anticipated by microbloggers and celebrity stalkers everywhere.
Twitter has flourished thanks to the third party smartphone apps that allow mobile tweeting from around the globe and it has certainly been sluggish to get its official apps out there, choosing to buy up existing software and give it a quick re-brand rather than building its own from the ground up.


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09 Aug Stockhorn Bungy: Alpin Raft Interlaken
*STOP* I can tell you that you will be tempted to skip ahead but don't. Yes there is a clip of me screaming like a girl but please let me explain first…
Even if you're good with heights there's something about doing a bungy jump that will strike fear into anyone. I mean it's not every day that you jump off a gondola suspended between two mountains over a lake. Well not normal people anyway.
On a recent trip to Switzerland I met the guys from Alpin Raft in Interlaken who invited me to try out their 134m/450ft bungy! I've mentioned a few times over the last couple of years that I have a fear of heights. In case you hadn't heard I got stuck in a tree once. This was just yet another opportunity to face my fear of heights.
Someone once said they wouldn't pay to do a bungy because the experience was over so quick. Well that person clearly hadn't done a bungy! This isn't like ripping off a band aid. The tension and anticipation builds up to one glorious moment, the jump. The experience here started when you arrive at Alpin Raft's base in Interlaken. You're greeted with a friendly beer to calm those initial nerves and then you're off on a scenic drive to the Stockhorn Bungy.
Nestled in the Swiss Alps in the valley of Simmen is Ehrlenbach. From here you take your first gondola up the valley. As you see the valley floor tear away from you it suddenly dawns on you how high up you're going.
When you reach the top of this gondola you'll be confronted by the view below. Mount Stockhorn towers above you with the valley below culminating into a beautiful emerald lake.
Now hold your horses. The next stop is to get weighed and given your harness. Yes that's right I said weighed. You jump in groups based on your weight and conveniently have it written on your hand for everyone to see. I found it quite amusing when some of the girls were trying to hide their hands!
I was in the first group that went up. The gondola chugs it way up towards the top of Mount Stockhorn and then stops half way directly above the lake. This is really happening. Not sure if it was a good or bad thing but I actually jumped towards the end. In our party were three guys who I guess could be adequately described as stacked jocks. They were giving it all the talk and bravado. As the bungy cord was prepared and we all waited impatiently, nerves started to fray and adrenaline was building. These jocks were in front of me and I could visibly see one of them shaking. Even better, it was actually a 5ft, 18 year old girl (who decided to do the jump topless) who had the biggest balls of the lot!
I watched around six people jump before me and finally I was up. It all happens so fast. I'd been so busy watching others jump it hadn't quite struck me that I would be going out the door the same way. There's not much time to think and that's probably a good thing. In seconds I am attached, and walking to the edge. I just remember looking out the door seeing how far below the lake was and thinking "oh shit!"
All I hear is the words "It's all you man" and then everyone in the gondola shouting 5, 4, 3, 2, 1….
Well I look ridiculous but I decided to film my bungy jump with my GoPro camera attached to my wrist. Yes you can now watch me scream like a little girl!
The adrenaline rush is immense! Combined with the blood rushing to your head there is a massive sense of euphoria as you bounce back up. After I calmed down a bit it was rather pleasant to just hang there upside down looking at the lake and mountains. You're gently lowered in to a boat that will pick you up and take you to the shore.
One thing I will advise you is take munchies. The adrenaline will make hungry! They do sell snacks and hot dogs for after your jump. I wouldn't advise eating anything beforehand though.
Alpin Raft has a photographer that casually hangs outside the gondola when you jump (better her than me!). She'll take photos on two different cameras. One set as you jump out the door and the other as you fall and bounce back up. When she's explaining how it all works listen carefully! Bungy photos are great if you jump correctly. I mean check out these examples. (Don't get too fixated with the girls butt in the white bikini… not that I did…).
Great shots eh? You can purchase your own shots for 45 CHF. Well worth the cash for pretty memorable photos!
So what's the damage for this. This jump will cost you 179 CHF. For thrill seekers this is a must if you're touring Europe. Admittedly there are several sites across the world to Bungy but this is a rather unique and scenic jump. It's well worth the money. Would I do this again? Hell yes! Maybe next time in a superman outfit….
This Bungy operates Mon, Weds, Fri and Sat at 16:15. Alpin Raft also offer a rather interesting and unique Glacier Bungy. I'll have to put it down on my bucket list!
To book yourself on to this is easy. There office is centrally located in Interlaken.
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Scherer, like many high school athletes nationwide, will make the decision of his lifetime Wednesday if, as expected, he signs a letter-of-intent to play college football. By signing, Scherer will not just be committing to continue playing the game that has earned him recognition throughout his career, he will be using football as his tool to pay for one of the best educations made available to him. Scherer (6 feet 5, 230 pounds) wants to major in business.