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Hi guys,
I will start by saying what I need my project to do! I have two Datagrids, One grid has all the customers garments on it with style number and contact length. The other grid has the users who have garment issued to them. the style number is in both grids. I need to loop through the users grid and say if the contract number is 1 from the first grid then the contract date on the second grid will be todays date + 365 days (year contract) I have looked at using a stored procedure and also a for each command but I am just getting stuck with it all. here is some of the code if it helps
Public Sub ActionGarments()
Dim ds As New DataSet
Dim StartDate As DateTime = DateTime.Today
If con.State = ConnectionState.Closed Then
End If
Dim Disp As New SqlDataAdapter("SPActionAllGarments", con)
Dim Build As New SqlCommandBuilder(Disp)
Disp.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
Disp.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add("@RentalID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = RentID
Disp.Fill(ds, "Action")
Dim AdpGarm As New SqlDataAdapter("Select RentalID,DateIssued,RenewalDate From dbo.TblRentalGarments Where RentalID=@RentalID", con)
Dim AdpBuild As New SqlCommandBuilder(AdpGarm)
AdpGarm.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add("@RentalID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = RentID
AdpGarm.Fill(ds, "Garment")
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To ds.Tables("Action").Rows.Count - 1
If ds.Tables("Action").Rows(i)("ContractTerm") = 1 Then
ds.Tables("Garment").Rows(i)("RenewalDate") = StartDate.AddDays(365)
ElseIf ds.Tables("Action").Rows(i)("ContractTerm") = 2 Then
ds.Tables("Garment").Rows(i)("RenewalDate") = StartDate.AddDays(24)
ElseIf ds.Tables("Action").Rows(i)("ContractTerm") = 3 Then
ds.Tables("Garment").Rows(i)("RenewalDate") = StartDate.AddMonths(36)
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Error" & ex.ToString())
End Try
Disp.Update(ds, "Garment")
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Failed To Update Database" & ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Any help on this would be very much appreciated

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From Michigan, USA:
At 27 weeks into my pregnancy, I had a 1-hour glucose tolerance screening test. My glucose level was 150. Needless to say, I was scheduled for a 3-hour GTT glucose tolerance test. I was only told to fast for 12 hours before, drinking nothing but water. I was not told to follow any particular "diet" 3 days prior to the test or even 24 hours prior to the test.
During the test, I noticed that my blood was not being drawn exactly on the hour. My blood was being drawn every 45 to 50 minutes. My results came back with only one high reading: 85 (Fasting), 153 (1 hour), 167 (2 hour), and 131 (3 hour).
I was sent to a maternal-fetal specialist who said that I do not have gestational diabetes. He ordered an ultrasound which showed that the baby is perfectly average-sized. I have also had two visits with my obstetricians since then where the height of my fundus is exactly the week that I am at. If I had gestational diabetes, wouldn't the height of my fundus start to become larger than normal?
The maternal fetal specialist wanted me to repeat the test to basically confirm that I do not have gestational diabetes. My OBs are wanting to treat me as though I am borderline unless the second test proves otherwise.
So, my questions are, what are the glucose tolerance testing procedures recommended for the patient and the test administrator? What should my diet consist of 3 days prior to the test? What should my diet consist of 24 hours prior to the test? What affect will blood being drawn every 45 to 50 minutes have on the test results?
Thank you for your help with any of these questions -- it has been very difficult to find information about the administration of these tests.
The following is the guideline for performing a 3 hour glucose tolerance test:
- 1-hour 50 gram glucose challenge result greater than or equal to 140 mg/dl
- Overnight fast of 8-14 hours
- Unrestricted diet and activity for 3 days including greater than or equal to 150 grams carbohydrate
- Seated, not smoking during test.
The diagnosis of gestational diabetes is made if two or more values are met or exceeded on the 3-hour test:
Fasting 105 mg/dl 1 hour 190 mg/dl 2 hour 165 mg/dl 3 hour 145 mg/dl
(Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice, Creasy and Resnik, ed., 3rd edition, page 969.)
You were appropriately scheduled for a 3-hour test. However, the testing procedure was adhered to rather loosely. But, if the blood was drawn early, if anything I would expect the glucose value to be higher than expected. You had a single slightly elevated value which does not make the diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
Rescreening is reasonable, since as many as 30% of women who have an initially normal 3-hour test may subsequently test positive. The fact that your baby is growing normally would suggest that you do not have gestational diabetes.
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Mobile GIS & LBS
Matt Sheehan
Matt holds an MSc in Geography and GIS. He has been working with clients solving problems with GIS for over 17 years. Matt founded WebMapSolutions whose mission is to put innovative, intuitive GIS driven applications into the hands of new and existing users.
Video: Your ArcGIS Dream Vacation
January 10th, 2017 by Matt Sheehan
Ever wondered how to get the most out of ArcGIS? To maximize ROI? In this video we lay the ground work for success with ArcGIS. What are the key elements you need to have in place to be able to use ArcGIS to solve your business problems. And yes, going on vacation is part of how we explore the topic.
What are your thoughts? Do you carefully construct your runway? Do you pilot ArcGIS or look for outside help?
Share how you solve problems with ArcGIS.
Offline ArcGIS Asset Management. Really?
January 6th, 2017 by Matt Sheehan
Our blog post editor sometimes asks me "Where are you going with this one?" He will at times reign me in. Other times, as in this case, he let's me at the topic.
So another question here: Offline ArcGIS Asset Management. Really? You might be able to tell that I am sensing something is not quite right.
Let's explore — >Read the article.
Getting Rich with GIS
January 5th, 2017 by Matt Sheehan
Getting Rich with GIS? That is just what Uber have done. They are one great example of an organization using the ability to answer a core 'where' question to build an incredible business.
Getting Rich with GIS
Let's look at Uber. They have transformed the taxi industry. How?
By using the power of 'where' and maps.
Its hard sometimes to step out of our GIS-centric world and think more widely about the opportunities to solve non asset focused problems. Traditional applications of geospatial technology has centred on managing 'stuff': water valves, gas pipelines, roads etc. Obvious. But questions which revolve around 'where' are far wider than assets and infrastructure. On the surface these are less obvious. But scratch beneath the surface and you find innovators like Uber.
How much does ArcGIS Online REALLY Cost?
December 29th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
Let me ask you a question. I'll whisper it in your ear so others cannot hear. How much does ArcGIS Online cost?
You might answer:
"My 5 named user annual subscription is $2500 plus additional credits above and beyond my base allocation."
A good start. But let me ask you again. How much does ArcGIS Online REALLY cost?
I see you scratching your head. Same question. But I've added REALLY to the sentence. What could that possibly mean?
How much does ArcGIS Online REALLY cost?
If I told you one of our clients just spent $25,000 on a 5 named user ArcGIS Online account would you be shocked? Would you scream 'gouging'? What if I further told you that client could not be happier and were looking to spend a good deal more in 2017, would you call me a liar?
Building your ArcGIS runway. Huh?
December 28th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
Looks like I've been overdoing the Christmas eggnog. ArcGIS runway's …. whatever next?
Stick with me here. Somewhere inside of today's blog might be that Christmas present you forgot to open until now. Onward.
Runway? What could we mean here .. see our post An ArcGIS Jumpstart is like trying to fly without a parachute for an introduction. From our work with clients, and what we have discovered, we have moved away from quick introductions to ArcGIS Online. So called Jumpstarts. Success with ArcGIS is based on two key elements:
4 ArcGIS Hits and Misses (and what we learned)
December 19th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
At years end I always like to reflect. Looking back what have we learned?
I believe 2016 was a year of growing pains for geospatial. So how did those growing pains express themselves in our business, and our work with ArcGIS. That's what we will discuss in this blog post.
ArcGIS Hits and Misses (and what we learned)
Let's present some short case studies. I'll use our GIS Solutions Pyramid shown below to help colour the picture so to speak of each project.
1. ArcGIS for Investment Company
Client GIS Expertise and Data: The client had no in-house GIS expertise. Public data was to be used as the source to build maps.
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An ArcGIS Jumpstart is like trying to fly without a parachute
December 15th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
Have you ever come across an ArcGIS Jumpstart? Sounds quick, easy and cheap. Right?
Generally that's the point. Some quick guidance and you are on your own. So let me ask this. Have you ever watched people with home made planes jumping off piers? Watch below:
No parachute but a nice soft landing! To my mind this is an ArcGIS Jumpstart. Why?
ArcGIS Online has made GIS more affordable that is true. Has it made GIS simpler. Certain tasks yes. Using our GIS Solutions Pyramid, the lower 2 tiers: basic map publishing and build a map have been simplified.
Simpler yes. Easy. No.
Thinking spatially and applying geospatial technologies like ArcGIS takes training and expertise. Rather like flying.
Helen and I agree. Clients looking to use ArcGIS need a runway built. Data preparation, data management, flexible applications : a path from problem to solution. Your 'where' questions are likely many and varied. ArcGIS is the perfect technology to answer all these questions. Definitely look for help when you step into the technology. But make sure that help is focused on a runway and not a short, wet landing!
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2016: A year of Geospatial Growing Pains
December 9th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
As 2016 nears its end, this is a good time to reflect. The rapid evolution of the geospatial industry has continued this year. The technology is advancing at a breathtaking pace. Platforms and SaaS have become part of the vernacular. New terms have emerged like Web GIS. Rapid change is upon us.
The geospatial industry has traditionally served the public and infrastructure sectors respectively. So local and state government, oil and gas, utilities etc. Organizations which manage assets: pipelines, water valves, roads, oil wells, parks etc. These assets have a location. The where questions, in relation to their management and upkeep, are obvious. These organizations have GIS departments; people trained to think spatially and use geospatial tools to answer where questions. In 2016 it became apparent that there is a growing awareness within the wider world, organizations new to geospatial, that there has been a focus on the Who, What, Why, and When but the Where has remained largely unanswered. These organizations are showing increasing interest in geospatial technology.
So, given this context, what high level (big picture) trends did we see in 2016?
How is your ArcGIS map problem like Thanksgiving dinner?
November 18th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
Think about your Thanksgiving dinner. Hours of preparation, pots and pans galore, chopping here, sampling there. Finally the dinner table is covered with dishes heaped with food. Turkey, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, rolls, carrots on and on. All sit down to the feast. So how are you going to eat the meal? What combination of food will you eat? How will you assemble what you choose – cover all with gravy, make sure the potatoes don't touch the carrots (my kids), avoid the turkey (vegetarians like myself)?
You have all the pieces you need to assemble that delicious meal. So how does this relate to ArcGIS and intelligent maps?
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My map problem is like a home cooked meal HELP!
November 16th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
You cannot beat a home cooked meal. To me little tastes better than a meal cooked by my wife. Carefully assembled, beautifully put together. I watch with awe as my wife goes back and forth from the fridge and food cupboard. Cutting, combining, mixing. One pan here, another there, steaming, bubbling. The air filled with such wonderful smells.
My job? To sample and give feedback. Love it. Maybe a little more spice here, more thickening there. But please don't ask me to do the same: cook a wonderful, tasty meal!
Your map problem might be the same.
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Roxy Theatre
320 20th Street West,
No one has favorited this theater yet
Very little information on this theatre. It opened on 28th August 1930. It was closed in 1995 and was re-opened after a restoration in the fall of 2005. A second screen has been added to the building, but this doesn't interfere with the original auditorium space.
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This theatre had been closed for ten years but has now been restored and it reopened on 30 Sep 2005.
The Roxy opened on 29 Aug 1930 and was designed by Winnipeg architect, F F LeMaistre.It was also known as the Coronet and Towne cinema.The interior was in the style of a Spanish Villa with a dark blue ceiling with twinkling stars and the theatre also had two cloud machines.Several exterior photos appear at
Scroll down on this website for some great photographs of the Roxy Theatre:
Kind of a neat article in the local Saskatoon website about the Roxy. Sounds like a place worth visiting.
Pictures I took of Roxy in September of '09—>
Thanks for the pictures. Playing May 1 1967 is "A COVENANT WITH DEATH".
Architect Max Blankstein's middle initial was not E. His middle name was Zev. This page from the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada has a list of some of Blankstein's designs, and it includes the Roxy. Blankstein's office was in Winnipeg, quite some distance from Saskatoon.
I've found only a couple of period references to F. F. LeMaistre; one from 1915 listing him as a draftsman and one from 1939 listing him as an architect with offices at 112 Bryce Street in Winnipeg. I've been unable to discover anything about LeMaistre's role in the Roxy project. However, I do see considerable resemblance between the Roxy and the Palace Theatre in Winnipeg, built in 1912 and expanded and remodeled in 1927-28, with Max Blankstein being both the original architect and the architect for the remodeling.
1930 and 1980 grand opening ads as Roxy and Towne in the photo section for this theatre.
Nice theatre, rough part of town. Originally a single screen, they added a second during the Towne Cinema era. Originally they were called the Red and Blue theatres. In the 1970s they regularly showed matinees of The Man Called Flintstone, Hey There it's Yogi Bear and Godzilla movies.
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The massacre of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese Christians following Israel's invasion of west Beirut has left the US star on the wane in the Middle East.
Israel's latest advance into west Beirut despite objections by the United States has caused US credibility to plummet in Arab capitals.
Such a credibility gap will make it far more difficult - if not impossible - to attract moderate Arabs, especially Jordan, into peace negotiations. Moreover, the events in west Beirut may also push the Palestine Liberation Organization, whose tacit acquiescence is needed at minimum for Palestinian participation in any new peace moves, away from any compromises.
Israel has never before occupied an Arab capital. It was fear of such an occurrence that spurred Arab states like Saudi Arabia to pressure the PLO to leave Beirut. Israeli assurances to the US that Israel would not enter west Beirut were critical in obtaining Lebanese government and PLO acquiescence to the plan for the PLO's evacuation.
Thus, Israel's move has been met with cries of outrage from many Lebanese officials.
''I consider what happened a scandal especially since we had American guarantees personally from President Reagan and in written form from Secretary (of State George) Shultz that west Beirut and its inhabitants would be safe after the PLO withdrawal,'' Lebanese Minister of Tourism Marwan Hamadeh told the Monitor.
PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, who watched American network video footage of the massacre with key PLO leaders in Damascus, charged that the multinational force of US, Italian, and French troops which supervised the PLO evacuation failed in its duty. He said the PLO had been assured that Palestinians remaining in Beirut would be protected from revenge-bent Christian Lebanese after the PLO left. The fact that US Marines left Beirut early before their mandate expired is seen by PLO figures as proof that the US knew what was about to happen.
Several prominent Jordanian officials told the Monitor that they believed Israel launched its invasion of west Beirut, specifically to undermine the Reagan initiative. King Hussein of Jordan, who had been the most enthusiastic of any Arab leader about the plan, called on the US to move immediately to end ''Israeli aggression in west Beirut'' because the Israeli attacks aimed at ''harming the US reputation and image in a the Arab world'' at this critical time.
It is hard to find a prominent Arab or Palestinian figure in Damascus, Amman, or Beirut who does not believe the US knew in advance of Israel's move into west Beirut, an allegation boosted by statements by Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. Such beliefs undermine the sharply positive impact the Reagan initiative made on Arab moderates only two weeks ago.
The attraction of the Reagan plan was its clear definition - for the first time - of an American position on the Palestinian problem that indicated US willingness to challenge Israeli opposition to returning the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip to Arab sovereignty.
But moderate Arabs, including Jordan, remained skeptical of US willpower to challenge Israel's rejection of the plan. This skepticism was magnified by Israel's approval of new Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank immediately after President Reagan's call for a freeze on such settlements. Such issues were about to be explored in an Arab-US dialogue following the Fez Arab summit.
Now that Israel has defied a unanimous Security Council vote to withdraw from west Beirut, Jordan and other moderate Arab states will be watching closely to see if Israel can flaunt US wishes with impunity. If they conclude this is the case, it will be far, far harder to attract them to the negotiating table.
As for the PLO, the Israeli invasion of west Beirut and the west Beirut massacres may tip the organization away from an expected new emphasis on pursuit of the political option.
''Before west Beirut things were different,'' said one PLO official in Damascus. ''Now all those in the PLO who maybe thought that there was something serious in the Reagan proposals - and they were few - are changing their minds.''
The PLO Central Committee was meeting in Damascus Sunday to discuss events before convening the Palestinian parliament or national council. Chairman Arafat , will soon have to decide where to base himself and his entourage. All other major PLO leaders have settled in Damascus, but relations between the PLO chairman and Syria's President Hafez Assad are strained. They did not shake hands at the Fez summit. The PLO leader arrived in the early morning hours to Damascus airport in an apparent attempt to downplay the significance of his first trip to Damascus since being evacuated from Beirut.
But Palestinian sources here say that in coming months the PLO leader may be impelled by events in Beirut to spend more time in Damascus and to focus on military moves rather than on diplomacy. They now expect that Israel will remain for some time in Lebanon. This means Syrian and PLO troops will stay put in the Bekaa Valley and in north Lebanon. This, they say, will inevitably lead to clashes with the Israelis and perhaps to major battles.


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Super Y Tryouts
Players born in years 2004 to 2008 are invited to attend tryouts regardless of club affiliation. Tryouts are free but all players are required to register in advance. Players are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes ahead of the start time, wear outdoor cleats and shin guards, and bring a ball and water to all sessions.
PLEASE NOTE: The Super Y League updated age groups for the 2018 season to reflect the players age groups for the 2018-19 regular season, e.g. a player born in 2008 will be in the U11 age group for Super Y, not U10. Your player will automatically be placed in the proper age group based on the birth year you enter at registration.
Tryout Schedule
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Find information on how much tree frogs are worth by comparing prices at PetSmart.com, BackWaterReptiles.com and PetCo.com. Be sure to take the size of the tree frog into account as price normally increases with size.
Some common types of tree frogs include gray tree frogs, red eye tree frogs and green tree frogs. When raising tree frogs, be sure to provide enough water and room for tadpoles to move around. Tadpoles die if the temperature is too warm, so consider controlling the temperature of the pool or water source. Tadpoles eat mosquito larvae, green algae and smaller tadpoles. Keep the water fresh by changing out half of the water on a regular basis and replacing it with non-chlorinated water.


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Has the field of constitutional law and history been so infiltrated by the Federalist Society and its brigades of Rehnquist-Scalia-Thomas law clerks that Vice President Dick Cheney's remarks about belonging to the executive and legislative branches continue to stand unchallenged and unanswered?
Anyone with an elementary knowledge of political science, or even eighth-grade civics, must know the most basic fact of separation of powers theory. Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution stipulates that "no Person holding any Office under the United States shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."
There it is: Vice President Cheney cannot be a member of Congress–not if he wants to be Vice President, or Co-President, or whatever he wishes to call himself. The Constitution dictates that he belong to one branch or the other. Cheney leaves us nostalgic for Vice President Richard Nixon–or even Spiro Agnew. It is unimaginable that either would have issued such sweeping, uninformed nonsense.
Cheney is at it again, claiming a uniqueness for his office–an office historically unique largely for its insignificance and of little consequence save for the necessity to succeed a President who had died or, in one case, resigned. Cheney's office recently acknowledged it had documents relating to the Administration's warrantless surveillance program. But his staff typically added that the Vice President would resist any efforts for Congress to see them.
Earlier, Cheney had refused to divulge his office's classification of documents, as required by President George W. Bush's 2003 executive order requiring executive branch agencies to report their annual accounting of such records to the National Archives. Cheney has not complied, demanding an exception in the most audacious terms. His spokeswoman declared the order "does not apply to the [Office of the Vice President]." Officials at the National Archives followed up by sending two letters to Cheney's staff arguing that the order's requirements do, in fact, apply to the OVP. Cheney's office never acknowledged the letters.
When Congress threatened to withhold funding for Cheney's office because of his refusal to comply, the White House backed off. "The rationale had been the view of the Vice President's lawyers, not Cheney himself," Mike Allen reported in Politico. Apparently, we are to believe that Cheney will disclose the material. But he has not reported to the National Archives and has ignored the Archives' request for an on-site inspection.
In his thus-far successful defense, Cheney has argued that he uniquely belongs to the executive and legislative branches. Incredibly, he insists that the order did not apply because his office is not an "entity within the executive branch." To quote the late Senator Joseph McCarthy: "This is the most unheard thing I ever heard of."


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Since 2003 Big Things on the Beach – a group of local residents - has invited artists to create new work in Portobello. We want to know what you think about this community activity, what it contributes to the quality of life in Portobello and how you think it might develop in future. Your views will be important in demonstrating to funders and others that Portobello is a community committed to creative sustainable development.
For this event we are creating an exhibition of photographs and other images captured by people inspired by the works we have commissioned over the past four years. If you have any images of the Blue Moon (pink dots), Progressions (windsocks) or Wonder (pyramids) that you would like to be considered for the display, send them to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Imagine Portobello 2 will be a mixture of lively presentations and discussions. The outline programme for the day is
|Registration and Exhibition
Imagine Portobello 1 and what has happened since
|Public Art and Public Places
Keynote Speaker: Pete McCaughey, Glasgow University
|Discussions: What do we think about public art; what is good public art?
|Buffet lunch (suggested donation £2.00)
|Edinburgh's Waterfront and Public Art
Keynote Speaker Riccardo Marini, Design Leader, City of Edinburgh Council
|Discussions: What next for public art in Portobello?
|Feedback and panel of "Resourceful People" – How might our vision be achieved?
|Closing comments
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The New Zealand Wind Energy Association's new analysis predicts the tiny nation of 4 million will go from a mere 5 percent of wind capacity now, to 20 percent by 2030.
"We live in a lucky country with an exceptional wind resource," says Eric Pyle, the association's chief executive. "Experienced developers are already seeing wind as the most cost-effective way of generating electricity and our ability to deliver lower cost energy is still improving."
But as Pyle notes: "We do have challenges for the wind energy industry. The outdated perception of wind as expensive and unreliable remains in the minds of some people. And as a consequence the benefits of wind generation for New Zealand tend to be underplayed."
New Zealand gets 75-80 percent of its electricity from renewable energy currently, but that is mostly built upon a base established long ago in the 19th century, as pioneers set about tapping its abundant geothermal power and hydro-electricity.
So even though the already very green nation is mostly powered by clean energy, it lacks experience in the recent advances in wind (and solar) energy. There is less experience with building new clean energy technology, with only 622 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity installed in the tiny island nation to date—though New Zealand's Meridian Energy did just install wind power in Antarctica, to add to that experience.
But NZWEA estimates that by 2016, wind generation will be clearly the most cost-effective form of new generation. "The technology is continuing to improve," says Eric Pyle. "Turbines are getting more reliable, operations and maintenance costs are reducing. And the industry is getting better at developing wind farms. Wind generation in New Zealand is already financially viable and it is going to get even better."
"Once electricity demand starts to increase I am convinced that wind generation will be a high priority for all generators."
To reach the 20 percent goal by 2030, New Zealand's current 622 MW of wind would need to be expanded to 3,500 MW. (Its electricity needs are expected to expand as well so that it needs a total of 21 percent more total electricity generation by 2030.)
At that point, wind farms would take less than half a percent of its land, mostly by including turbines spaced out along the windy plains on traditional farm land.


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IN their calculations, economists sometimes employ a ''stylized fact'' - a number they make up when they don't know what they are talking about.
Budget negotiators in Washington are using stylized facts these days when they quibble over the growth in the economy in the next seven years, says economist H. Erich Heinemann, of Heinemann Economic Research in Great Neck, N.Y.
''There is no relation to reality,'' Mr. Heinemann says.
In calculating what steps are needed to end the deficit, the Republican Congress uses a forecast of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that assumes national output will grow 2.3 percent a year. The Clinton administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) says output will rise 2.5 percent a year.
''Who can tell who is right?'' asks Charles Schultze, who was head of the budget office under President Johnson. ''There is no economically right answer.''
Economists have trouble predicting the economy a year ahead, let alone seven years. Moreover, within that time frame there is likely to be a recession. Heinemann expects a slump before the presidential election next year - one that would bloat the federal deficit in a hurry as revenues fall and unemployment costs rise.
Yet both sides are counting on the CBO to become somewhat more optimistic in its economic projections next Tuesday to facilitate a budget compromise. Under its present economic assumptions, the CBO projects a budget deficit of $340 billion in 2002 if no changes are made in federal government programs and taxes. The White House's OMB says the deficit would be $216 billion, or $124 billion less. If the CBO becomes more optimistic, the gap could shrink $50 billion or more. That's important because it would mean fewer spending cuts and a smaller reduction in tax cuts would be needed to reach a theoretical budget balance by 2002. The Republicans could boast of ending the deficit; the Democrats could trumpet lower spending cuts in federal programs, especially Medicare.
The CBO projects a slightly higher interest rate on the federal debt than the OMB. It also sees a bit faster growth in spending on Medicare and Medicaid (9.7 percent a year, versus 9.1 percent). That tiny percentage difference in growth, compounded over seven years, makes about a $25 billion gap by 2002 when spending on the two medical programs will exceed $500 billion.
The new Clinton plan finds more money by recalculating the consumer price index to limit the growth in Social Security pensions, welfare checks, and other benefits. Many economists suspect the price index exaggerates inflation. Economist Leonard Nakamura, writing in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's latest Business Review, says the CPI may overstate inflation 1 percentage point a year. Heinemann and Mr. Schultze hold 0.5 percent is probably more accurate. The Republican budget plan reduces the CPI by a politically cautious 0.2 percent a year.
To Heinemann, the budget disagreement is ''noisy political theater.'' Both the Republicans and the Democrats realize that somehow the rapid growth in entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security has to be slowed, he says. ''All the budget professionals know that they are arguing over who gets the political blame and not over reality.''
So neither side will accept any compromise until the deal shares the blame for that adjustment.
Mr. Schultze, now at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, would normally prefer conservative rather than generous economic assumptions behind a budget deal. But this time he wants the happier version because Republican budget cuts, in his view, are excessive. By 2002, federal nondefense discretionary spending would be down 30 percent. If outlays on such programs as the FBI and federal prisons are untouched, it would mean even greater cuts in other programs such as those aimed at alleviating poverty and maintaining national parks and highways.
He suspects Republican cuts might last two or three years, but not seven years. Political opposition will build. ''I don't believe the American people want to be in a third-world country,'' he jabs.
This week the White House moved one step toward compromise by offering a seven-year balanced-budget plan. It calls for spending $70 billion less on domestic appropriations than the nine-year balanced-budget plan outlined this summer. A deal may be cooking nicely - with the help of stylized facts.


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Don't Believe Your Lying Heart
How can a heart feel lonely
when it isn't alone?
How can a person feel homeless
when they're living at home?
How can someone be dreaming
when they don't have any dreams?
Why is is that life is never
never exactly what it seems?
The lying heart.
How can there be a sunrise
when there isn't any sun?
How can a person be happy
when they aren't having any fun?
How can they even open their eyes
with so much left under done?
Why does it have to be so hard
all the time...
Lying lying heart.
But I'll be fine
I'll get back in line
I'll pick myself up again
and realize it was all tricks
played on me with my own mind.
As if I had been blind.
Cause I had been blind.
I don't believe my lying heart.
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About Tetra Tech -Women's Leadership Development
The PROMOTE program is USAID's largest ever investment in women's empowerment. The Women's Leadership Development (WLD) project is a PROMOTE component that provides capacity building, coaching, and mentoring to two groups of Afghan women:
1) The Primary Target Group includes women between the ages of 18–30 who possess at least a high school diploma, though many will also have undertaken some college, university, or technical vocational and educational training (TVET) study or possess a university degree.
2) The Secondary Target Group includes Afghan women between the ages of 15-24 who have completed primary school and perhaps some secondary schooling or TVET but who have not graduated from high school.
WLD will provide opportunities for the Primary Target Group to develop advanced management and leadership skills that will enable entry and advancement into decision-making positions in mainstream social, political, and economic sectors at national or sub-national levels in Afghanistan. The Secondary Target Group will be provided with opportunities to acquire a high level of life and work skills through continued education and activities designed to promote social and economic development.
Participants in each group come from diverse sectors of society and possess the aptitude, aspiration, and ambition to serve as leaders in their communities and country. Over a five-year period, more than 25,000 women will participate in WLD. As they assume leadership and decision-making positions, they are expected to enact new policies that will provide services and opportunities to benefit many more girls and women throughout the country.
Job Summary
Under the guidance of the Senior Scholarship Specialist, the Provincial Scholarship Coordinator will help in the overall implementation of the scholarship program in each of the Project's target provinces and will liaise between the main office, scholarship recipients, and the high schools, in which the scholarship recipients are enrolled.
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|22 Nov 2017
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Duties and Responsibilities
1. Coordinating the implementation, operation and monitoring of the WLD scholarship program in the respective target Province;
2. Actively assisting in WLD Scholarship Program's announcements/awareness campaigns, e.g. disseminating correct and timely information to the STG in her/his respective province;
3. Distributing and collecting scholarship application forms to and from the applicants and to the implementing partners—UNICEF, Ministries of Women Affairs' Provincial Directorate, Ministry of Education's Provincial Directorate, and Afghan Women's Educational Center;
4. Collecting application forms and submit them to the Scholarship Program Assistant in a timely manner;
5. Monitoring scholarship recipients' monthly attendance and their academic progress to ensure that scholarship recipients remain eligible for the scholarship program;
6. Writing monthly reports—attendance and progress—for every individual scholarship recipient in the relevant target Province: the number of scholarship recipients in each Province is ideally 300 students;
7. Disbursing scholarship funds via Bank transfer to the scholarship recipients and providing clear evidences of the fund transfer/bank statement
8. Liaising with those institutions and agencies that are training/teaching scholarship recipients;
9. Serving as the primary point of contact for all matters regarding the WLD Scholarship Program within the designated province;
10. Organizing and facilitating orientation workshops, award ceremonies, provincial retreats, and networking events for the scholarship recipients in the relevant Province.
The current job description will be periodically revisited as needed to reflect current realities and project needs. Amendments can be added to that effect.
Travels to Provinces
Require Travels to Provinces
• Strong skills in training facilitation for mixed ability audiences of diverse backgrounds;
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of current trends primary and secondary education of Afghanistan;
• Demonstrated experience with gender mainstreaming and integration in Afghan context;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work with all levels and functions within the company;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, accept responsibility, and be extremely discrete with sensitive information. Must also be able to foster a supportive working relationship among all staff;
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment. In addition, must be flexible and willing to perform other duties and work irregular hours;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package, especially Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word; and
• Excellent language proficiency in spoken and written Dari, Pashto, and English. Proficient in Microsoft Office package, especially Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word.
• Excellent language proficiency in spoken and written Dari, Pashto, and English; and
• Ability to travel freely in the relevant Provinces.
• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in education, administration, or similar field;
• A minimum 5 years of working experience in a similar position for an NGO or an international organization is preferred;
Job Location
Afghanistan - Herat
Bachelors Degree, Education
Submission Guideline
Subject line must be: Provincial Scholarship Coordinator HERAT - WLD 098
Note: Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. Please ensure that only necessary documents are sent, as incomplete applications and/or corrupt files may delay processing of your application or remove you from consideration.
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2009 all-county Girls' track team
This article was corrected on June 26, 2009. An explanation of the correction is at the end of the story.
Runner of the Year
Aurieyall Scott, Eleanor Roosevelt
Scott said she had no idea she would dominate the Maryland prep sprinting scene when she moved from Savannah, Ga. A year later, she has three state indoor and outdoor crowns. She won the state Class 4A 100- and 200-meter events, beating defending state champion Olivia Ekpone of Northwest in both events.
Field Athlete of the Year
Lorraine Graham, Charles H. Flowers
Standing 6-foot-1, she towers over many teammates, both male and female. This outdoor season she dwarfed the competition with her performances. Graham was second in the high jump at the state meet, and won the 100 and 300 hurdles, setting a Class 4A state record in the 100 hurdles (13.92 seconds).
Coach of the Year
Carl Rose, Flowers
As Roosevelt and Oxon Hill dominated the regular season and Penn Relays, the Jaguars improved better for the championship season. Under Rose, Flowers displayed a balance that no other team could match, taking second at the state meet and scoring in 12 of 18 events.
First Team
Ekundayo Sogbesan, Forestville, Jr.
Sogbesan will be a senior to watch next season after establishing a Class 1A state record in the 400 (55.36 seconds) and winning 1A South Region titles in the 200 and 400.
Amirah Johnson, Roosevelt
Johnson is on pace to become one of the best runners in state history and will be an easy favorite to win state titles in the 800 and 1,600 for the next two years, having swept both events indoors and outdoors this past year.
Saniel Atkinson, Bishop McNamara, Sr.
Atkinson will head to the University of Georgia this fall after a stellar prep career that ended with a top-five finish in the high jump at the Penn Relays and a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference triple jump title.
Adenike Pedro, Elizabeth Seton
Pedro has the makings of a total athlete as she excelled in the long jump with a county-best leap of 19 feet, 2 inches at the Penn Relays. She also won the WCAC long jump title and helped the Roadrunners to a sweep of the relay events at the WCAC meet.
Deseree' King, Oxon Hill
King's nickname should be "Ms. Consistent," as she was a top finisher in the 400 all season. King won the county 400 title, finished second at the 4A South Region meet and took fourth in the state.
Jenea McCammon, Roosevelt
One of the unsung heroes of the Raiders' juggernaut, McCammon finished second in the 100 and 300 hurdles at the Class 4A state meet and was a part of the state record-breaking 400 relay and state champion 800 relay.
Brelyn Finley, Flowers, Jr.
Finley will enter her senior season as the best thrower in the county. She won the county shot put championship, placed second at the 4A South Region meet, was second at the state championships and received a Penn Relays invite in the event.
Shantae Boney, Largo
Perhaps the best athlete in the County 3A/2A/1A ranks, Boney finished her prep career with a county high jump championship, a 3A South Region 100 hurdles title and second place in the high jump at the Class 3A state championships.
Vernetta Biggs, Friendly
Saving her best for last, Biggs came out of nowhere to claim the Class 3A state long jump championship. She finished second in the state in the 100 hurdles and had a second-place finish in the 100 hurdles at the 3A South Region meet.
Dionna Hayes, Seton, Sr.
Hayes spearheaded a dominant corps of Seton sprinters. She claimed the WCAC 100 and 200 titles for the second year in a row, and was on a Roadrunners' 400 relay team that qualified for the Penn Relays Championship of America. Hayes will attend Virginia Commonwealth University.
Afia Charles, Roosevelt
Another important cog in the Raiders' machine, Charles won the 4A South Region 400 title, finished second in the 400 at the state championships and was a part of the Raiders' U.S. record-breaking 400 relay team at the Penn Relays.
Gloria Roberts, Frederick Douglass
One of the top distance runners in the county, Roberts swept the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 at the county championships. Roberts finished second in the 800 and 1,600 at the 2A South Region meet and was third in the 3,200 at the state meet.
Jameice DeCoster, Seton
DeCoster had a huge role with the Roadrunners the past two seasons. She won the WCAC 400 title, and was part of the Roadrunners' WCAC-winning 400 and 800 relay teams and the Championship of America 400 relay team. DeCoster is headed to the University of Wisconsin.
Second Team
Doris Anyanwu and Abi Adenikinju, Roosevelt
Indya Price and Seneman Burns, Friendly
Taylor Butler, Cearha Miller and Evann Slaughter, Oxon Hill
Alexis Strohman and Nsia Frenche, McNamara;
Elizabeth Carino, Parkdale;
Asha Roper and Brianna Young, Seton
Asha Ruth and Cassaundra Bouldin, Bowie
Corryn Hurrington, Flowers.
The Gazette-Star All-County Girls' Track Team was selected by our staff based on performances during the season. Staff Writer Terron Hampton compiled the team writeups.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Jameice DeCoster is attending Nebraska next year. She will be attending Wisconsin.


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For example, one of the most important discovery in astronomy is about tides. The study the attraction between Moon and the Earth helps us to understand the movement of tides. The activities of tides have a great impact on life and people's activities. Therefore, astronomy in general or NASA in particular, the funding is really necessary
I believe that NASA should be funded because as humans we are a very curious species. NASA has helped us understand our universe in a whole new way. Because of NASA new technologies have been created to help us humans with detecting weather patterns and gave us the internet. Without NASA life would be very different, we should keep funding NASA in order to keep learning and keep growing in technology so we can protect our environments and our world and our species.
NASA inspires people worldwide. It has inspired me to pursue a career in aerospace. The government should be given funds to organizations like these, not to fight more wars in countries on the other side of the globe. This is how we will advance as a country. We need more people like these, and someday, I hope to be on of them.
The government needs to give something for the American people to be proud about. Back in the 60s when we landed on the moon. We were proud about it. I realize that we have some problems down here on Earth, but the people need something to look at and be proud of instead of looking at the mess we have at Washington. NASA also indirectly helps push kids to be smarter. Some see the astronauts and scientists that work for NASA and they strive to be like them.
The government should definitely fund NASA because all our worldly problems seem pointless when there is an asteroid heading towards our planet. Without NASA, we wouldn't even know when an asteroid was on its way to Earth's atmosphere. In thousands of years, when we are all dust, we may need a new planet to provide for the growing population. NASA is a crucial step to help mankind grow.
There is a reason dinosaurs don't exist anymore: asteroids. This is very simple: fund the space program or be annihilated. It might not be today or tomorrow, but it will happen eventually. We are hurtling on a rock through a shooting gallery. We need more telescopes to look for asteroids, and we need more spacecraft so that when we find the killer asteroid we can actually do something about it.
In the event that we miss the killer asteroid, we need self sufficient colonies on Mars so that our species doesn't go extinct.
NASA is part of the American dream, the dream of becoming an astronaut, the dream of seeing people walk on the moon, people do not want to see, wow, we funded the air conditioning for people overseas for a month, FANTASTIC! People want to see someone walking on Mars. People want to see new smaller technologies and scientific revolutions!
Space programs are important to society. While we should ensure we have basic needs met first (healthcare, education, employment, etc.), there is nothing wrong with funding NASA. We shouldn't put a huge chunk of our budget into it, but you have to remember that NASA comprises an extremely small part of our budget. Eliminating it will do almost nothing to fix our national debt. For that, we need to look at welfare reform and military spending.
We have plenty of places where we should cut back spending. Nasa has contributed to the highest of our technology we now use (you name it). We evolve through the idea of curiosity. Moving forward through such curiosities helps us better understand, cope, and survive better. If we looked at things in the standpoint of well there is no need to desire any approach in the unknown, we would not evolve. Why look into space? Why look into new understandings of technology? Why leave the house? Ask these questions and always search for answers. Always ask questions and allow the world around you to amaze you.
I think the government should donate to NASA for two big reasons, the first reason is exploration and the second is discovery. I think there is much more to our exploration and discovery that to this puny little planet the we call Earth. We could find intelligent life up there that could support us and help us. We could colonize other planets. We could also find oil up in space that could help us with our oil shortage. So yes, if the government donated to NASA, your vacations would go beyond Earth, you could take a vacation to Mars or the Moon. Come on that would be cool right? So those are my reasons why the government should donate to NASA.
If man were meant to be on the moon, like my grandma says, we would have been put there. Seriously, it seems stupid to fund NASA, there's no point to it. How many fatal accidents have there been because we were trying to find other life on another planet? C'mon.
The answer to this would be no, simply because what NASA would fund would be completely ridiculous! Space elevators is a elevating plan, and if you don't know what it is, I'll explain it briefly. Basically the idea is to literally make an elevator from a specific standing point, all the way to space. (Or at least this is how it was explained to me when I first ran into the idea.) The idea behind it is that one day we'll have to colonize to Mars, and when this happens we'll have this space elevator to depend on. There are so many flaws to the space elevator, like space debris, which can not be solved for! Besides this the plan has never been done, so there's a high chance that we'll be funding something that can't done. Obviously our money is needed else where!
Governments of developed countries have invested a great deal of money in space programs over the past few decades. It is true that space research has provided up-to-the-minute information which is very beneficial for us such as depletion of protective ozone layer. However, it is undeniable that there are a wide variety of issues at home which people should deal with, including poverty, diseases and education.
For example, many people, including children, suffer from famine and HIVs in some parts of the globe. Therefore, I would argue that governments in economically developed nations should make more financial contribution to combating with these problems on earth, instead of spending a lot of taxpayers' money on NASA.
I do not think we should continue NASA for the time being. President Barack Obama has plunged us 10 trillion dollars more in debt, more than all the other presidents combined. That leaves we the people with less money than we should be getting. Until we can get the cash flow started again, I think NASA has to come to a halt. And my reasons are:
My first reason not to fund NASA is because of all the lives lost in their explorations into space. Several of the rockets have exploded causing, and some have never come back. Those families would give anything for them to be back at home. But, they never will, and some even blame NASA for existing so they could join their program for more money, even though it cost their life.
My second reason is because of all the money being spent for the space shuttles to be launched. It can cost upwards of $1 billion just for one rocket. We are already enough in debt, and basically it is a money pit. The rocket exploration is for mere curiosity, instead of for real critical thinking. We could save lives, instead of wasting it on more of the same thing.
My last reason is the time spent on it. The time it takes to make the shuttle is immense, taking upwards of 10 years. And that is not even including the errors that they might have to overcome in the shuttle. Then, the actual launch device could take years, making the rockets useless.
And those are my reasons we should stop funding NASA for the moment. Maybe in the future we could continue the space program in the future when we have more money, but we have no room to get more in debt just to examining something in space.
It's a total waste of money. Why would we spend money exploring other planets, and other galaxies, when we haven't even unlocked the secrets of something between our ears! I acknowledge that Earth is slowly deteriorating in many ways, but why not preserve it, instead of leaving it completely? If we just made some changes working for the environment instead of for profit, we could keep Earth habitable at least.
We should be exploring our own home, Earth first. Sure, we could find a planet to sustain life, but did the thought ever occur that we could live underwater? Secondly, NASA doesn't have the money anymore, so it means more taxes for us! :( Thirdly, NASA hasn't discovered anything truly mind-boggling in years.This is my argument.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with anyone that thinks the government should fund NASA. We need to take care of home before we start trying to explore what is in space. There are much more important things that the government's money could go towards to help our every day lives.
As a Policy debater I have gained a lot of knowledge on if or if we should not fund NASA more than what we already do. The answer to this would be know, simply because what NASA would fund would be completley ridiculous! Space elavators is a elavating plan, and if you don't know what it is, I'll explian it briefly. Basically the idea is to litearlly make an elavator from a specific standing point, all the way to space. (Or at least this is how it was explianed to me when I first ran into the idea.) The idea behind it is that one day we'll have to colonize to Mars, and when this happens we'll have this space Elavator to depend on. There are so many flaws to the space elavator, like space debree, which can not be solved for! Besides this the plan has never been done, so there's a high chance that we'll be funding something that can't done. Obviously our money is needed else where!
With all of the failed spaceships that have been launched for the past 40 years, Why should we try another hundred years to make astronauts hearts sink, Waste money on suits, Food for astronauts, And especially spaceship resources! That is over a billion dollars on failed replays of the same-exact-thing.
Its a waste of money and we have no real reason to explore space. Years ago it was about showing how good technology was becoming but now its just useless. These plans on colonizing mars are probably the most ridiculous plans ive ever heard. Instead of funding that we should try to fund education, Poverty, And other world issues. We're wasting our time in space.


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Sports Physicals Medical Forms
Health History Form (PDF document)
This form must be completed by a parent/guardian and returned to the school nurse before you have a sports physical completed by the school physician or your family physician.
Health Update Form (PDF document)
This form is to be filled out by a parent/guardian if you have had a physical and are planning to join a second or third team during the school year.
Family Physician Form (PDF document)
If you decide that, you want your sports physical to be done by your family doctor, this is the form that your doctor must complete and return to the school nurse.
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Live updates
Suffolk police appeal to road traffic collision
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision.
The emergency services were called at approximately 7pm last night to reports that a Suzuki motorcycle had collided with a tree along the B1079, Otley Road at Helmingham.
The rider of the motorcycle, a 28 year old man from Ipswich, was taken to Ipswich Hospital where he was later died.
The road was closed whilst officers carried out an accident investigation at the scene. The road reopened at 1.45am this morning.
Guns and rifle stolen during burglaries
Police are searching for thieves who stole firearms at two separate burglaries in Suffolk.
The first theft happened in New Road in Helmingham at around 2:30pm on Friday 22nd March. Thieves broke in through a ground floor window stealing five shotguns and a rifle.
Police would like to speak to three people who were seen getting into a grey VW van in the area at the time.
The second burglary took place later that day in Brookfields Close in Newmarket. Two shotguns were stolen from a gun cabinet.


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This week Al Hope from Creative Assembly dropped by the IGN AU office to talk about Alien: Isolation, and he was positively bursting with alien information. You could say that he had a lot to get off his chest.
Al Hope is the creative director on the game, and has been part of the team at Creative Assembly since the early days when the studio was still working on video game versions of baffling Australian sports.
What did we chat about? Crafting the unpredictable AI of the game's xenomorph, humans and androids; working with the film's original cast in the reprisal of their roles for the game's DLC; the incredibly lo-fi techniques the team employed to get that 1970s sci-fi feel; and more. Grab it below or stream it at the bottom of the page.
Download Pubcast Happy Hour 7!
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Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus are both in NYC...but they are definitely not back together! While Cyrus promoted her new album, Bangerz, in New York City, her ex-boyfriend Hemsworth was spotted snuggling up to his new lady, Eiza Gonzalez, in the East Village.
According to HollywoodLife.com, the pair were seen walking into the Bowery Hotel in New York City, holding hands and whispering into each other's ears. The young lovebirds were also spotted leaving the hotel at 1:30a.m. on Sunday morning.
Hemsworth and Gonzalez have reportedly been dating for several weeks. Pictures of the Aussie hunk and Mexican actress in a steamy make-out session were released just one day after his breakup with the Wrecking Ball singer was confirmed.
A source told HollywoodLife that his family is "thrilled" that his relationship with Cyrus is over.
It seems like Liam and Eiza are getting pretty serious! Do you think they make a cute couple?


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This is a wonderfully carved and decorated elegant gentleman's dresser tray made from solid mahogany with a charming frog sitting on a lily pad. The piece measures 14 inches long by 9.25 inches wide. It sits on four ogee style feet. The combined height of the feet and tray is 2.25 inches. The frog sits about 2.75 inches tall above the surface of the tray. On the two back corners of the tray are circular pieces of wood carved to resemble tree stumps but hollowed out to hold loose change, rings or other jewelry. The surface of the tray is textured and with two lily blossoms along with the lily pad applied to the surface. The bug-eyed frog and the two "stumps" have been attached from underneath with screws. The piece is a real charmer and a delight to behold. We believe that it is English. The execution of the piece is excellent. The condition is superb. Somebody has taken very good care of it over the years. There is one condition issue to mention. A petal on one of the lily flowers broke off once but has been skillfully reattached. It is barely noticeable. (See photo.) There is a little dirt and dust trapped in the corners and on the textured surface. Other than that there are no significant condition issues. This tray has been treasured over the years and will continue to be treasured in the future. It would be a great gift for the refined gentleman in your life.
You can buy with confidence from Sweetpea Cottage. We stand behind everything that we sell. If you wish to return your purchase for any reason, simply notify us by email of your intentions within 3 days of receiving the item. We then ask that you return it to us in its original condition in a timely fashion. At that time we will refund the full purchase price. You will be asked to pay return shipping.
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Via Christi Health was one of three health systems on Monday to become part of the nation's largest nonprofit health system.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance announced the merger with Marian Health System, which besides Via Christi operated two other health systems that include facilities in Oklahoma, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Monday's announcement followed one made by the two organizations last September, when they said they had signed a memorandum of understanding that could lead to Ascension's full integration of Marian and Via Christi.
"We are pleased to fully become a part of Ascension Health and believe this agreement will strengthen Via Christi and Catholic health care nationwide," said Jeff Korsmo, president and CEO of Via Christi Health in a statement.
Via Christi employs more than 10,000 people and operates hospitals, senior villages, physician offices and health services, mostly in Kansas. Its Wichita operations include three hospitals — Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, Via Christi Hospital on East Harry and Via Christi Hospital on St. Teresa — as well as Via Christi Clinic, the area's largest physician group. Including Via Christi, Ascension employs more than 150,000 people in health care operations in 23 states.
In an interview Monday, Korsmo and Bob Henkel, Ascension Health's CEO, said that while the Via Christi name will remain, other things may change, including some back-office operations, which Korsmo described as the operations that support Via Christi's caregivers and clinicians.
"We will take a good look at where there are opportunities for us to tap into the scale and expertise Ascension has," Korsmo said, adding that whatever happens, there "won't be a gutting of jobs in the community."
Ascension's Henkel added: "I wouldn't expect any substantive changes."
Both executives said the merger will make their respective organizations stronger while at the same time advancing each other's goals of providing quality health care at lower costs.
Korsmo said he expects Ascension to help Via Christi improve its costs of providing services, as well as to help it identify and implement best practices. Korsmo said Ascension and Via Christi share a deep commitment to providing health care to the poor.
Henkel said the merger gives Ascension a broader geographic footprint that allows it to be less affected by the economic swings of any one community or region. Ascension also will benefit from Via Christi's expertise in senior services, he said.
"It's a real mutual benefit here," he said.
Henkel is familiar with Via Christi in a way that most CEOs probably aren't in mergers.
He has been a member of Via Christi's board of directors for several years.
That happened because of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita, which in 2007 joined other St. Joseph congregations to form the Congregation of St. Joseph, part of the sponsorship structure of Ascension.
The Sisters of St. Joseph are one of two Via Christi sponsors.
Its other sponsor is the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, which has operated three regional health systems – Ministry Health Care in Wisconsin and Minnesota, St. John Health System in Oklahoma, and Via Christi – through the Marian Health System since 1989.
Henkel said Korsmo will retain his post as president and CEO of Via Christi and its board of directors will remain intact. Henkel said that he is vacating his seat on the board because Via Christi is now fully a part of Ascension.
In addition to reporting to Via Christi's board, Korsmo but will report to Nicholas F. Desien. Desien will serve as Ascension Health Ministry market leader for Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma.
"It's a model that's effective for us," Henkel said of local and regional CEOs.
Sister Therese Gottschalk, who served as president and CEO of Marian Health, will be an executive adviser to Henkel.
She will continue to serve on the boards of Ministry Health Care, St. John Health and Via Christi.
A final merger agreement was reached between the Catholic health systems in March, officials said, and took effect Monday.
The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.


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The on contract AT&T Moto X recently got a price cut bringing the cost to $99.99 and $149.99 for the 16 and 32GB variants respectively. This price drop was of much significance as it was coming directly from Motorola. And now, the off contract pricing of the AT&T Moto X has dropped by $100 as well on the Moto Maker website for both the storage variants. The 16GB variant now costs $479.99 while the 32GB Moto X costs $529.99. As both these variants are the Moto Maker variants, buyers will have the choice to customize it according to their liking with a large selection of back panel and accent colors to choose from.
This price reduction was very much expected after the on contract prices were slashed late last week. The price reduction makes it one of the cheaper off contract smartphones available in the market and we can expect third party retailers to drop the price further in the coming days.
Source: Moto Maker
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Clue: Haleakala's locale
We have 1 answer for the clue Haleakala's locale. See the results below.
Possible Answers:
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- So-called "Valley Isle"
- Haleakala Crater locale
- Haleakala National Park site
- Lanai neighbor
- View from Molokai
- Part of Hawaii
- Home of Haleakala National Park
- Second-largest of the Hawaiian islands
- Island near Lanai
- Hawaii's "Valley Isle"
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- New York Times - May 14, 2003
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Win a TREK MADONE 7, Customized Through PROJECT ONE
Of all the ways that World Bicycle Relief helps people in Africa, the thing that I love most is the way it completely changes kids' lives, transforming education from a near-impossibility to something they merely have to work extremely hard for.
And the "Ethel" video in the "Mobilize Me" series of videos beautifully shows and tells the story of what a bicycle means to a student:
One thing the girl says in the video really hits home for me. "The bicycle," says Ethel, "has already shown me that I will have a bright future."
Think about that. A $134 bicycle, in a practical and immediate way, has given a person a bright future.
Can you think of any other way so little money can make such a big difference to a person's whole life (or actually, to the lives around her too)? Cuz I can't.
So — more than any prizes your donations might (or might not) win, your donation in the Grand Slam for Zambia: The Power of 5 is incredible.
Literally life-changing.
Which is pretty remarkable. No, make that really remarkable
Win a Trek Madone 7 Series, Customized Through Project One!
Last Wednesday, I announced the first of the five dream bikes you might win by donating. Today, I'm happy to announce the second: a Trek Madone 7 Series frame, loaded up with your choice of top-end SRAM parts and components, and customized to be incredibly beautiful through Trek's Project One.
That, my friends, is about as dreamy a dream bike as a dream bike can get.
We're talking, retail-wise, about a bike that's worth well north of $10,000.
And you know what? This is the second time this year that Trek's been so generous about donating this kind of bike for me to fundraise for WBR, making for what was truly the best July ever.
And remember, Trek wasn't just donating bikes in this fundraiser. They were also matching, dollar-for-dollar, all the donations that were coming in. That's beyond generous. That's downright touching to see a bike company doing so much of the right thing.
Just to refresh your memory, here's what the winning bike from that fundraiser looks like:
I tell you what: I am still jealous of Jim for that amazing bike he won. In a nice way.
A Little More About The Bike
The Madone 7 Series is Trek's top of the line frame in the Madone family, hand-built in the USA, and completely customizable through Project One.
The lucky winner can choose any Project One paint scheme that they desire—from boldly simple to outrageously cool.
And you can build this bike up with any parts you want that SRAM has to offer, which means, between a SRAM Red drivetrain and some sexy Zipp wheels (I'd personally go with the 404 Carbon Clinchers) and parts, you're looking at a bike that is going to weigh less than fifteen pounds.
Yeah, I mean it.
This is going to be a beautiful, glorious racing machine.
Why Trek is Supporting WBR
I asked Brandon Buth of Trek about why Trek supports WBR. Here's what he said:
Trek has been a supporter of WBR since the beginning, and we have continually been impressed by the work they are doing and the countless lives they are positively affecting.
When you think about it, the bike really has been good to all of us in the industry—we use it for fun, recreation, and competition (to name a few), and it provides our livelihood.
How many other products can you say that about?
The way I see it, we owe a lot to the bike. So, supporting WBR is such an easy, relatable way for us to help an organization who is focused on improving the lives through the Power of Bicycles.
Huge thanks go out to Trek for their amazing support of this cause. And just as huge of thanks go out to you, for donating (click here to donate, ok?).
Good luck, and I hope you win.


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Avet SXJ 5.3 Single Speed Reel - Right-Hand
Avet SXJ Reels
Avet Reels have been setting new standards in reel design and performance since their inception nearly a decade ago and the Avet SXJ Reels are no exception! Constructed with lever drag system, 9lb. on strike, 14lb. max. with free spool, 100% machined, type 2 anodized, true one piece aluminum frame, 8 stainless steel shield ball bearings and stainless steel components. Extremely stable Avedrag brake system, a stronger design with larger line capacity.


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Posting ID : A1068470265
Date Posted : 2015-08-18
Category : General For Sale By Owner
Clear 10" filter Housing For Whole House Water Filtration System.
Features: Uses with this item
Made entirely of plastic so it will never rust
Rated at 85 psi max operating pressure
Rated at 125 degrees max operating temperature
Accepts standard 10x 2 1/2" diameter filter cartridges
10" Housing Pre filter For Osmosis Clear Water Filters
for 1/4" pipe thread inside/inner
4 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches x 12 inches (W x L x H)
Both clear housing are only 6 months new, both filters are brand new.
1 clear filter housing only $15
1 housing with a new filter $20


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Chocolate Cake
Had a fun day baking chocolate cake for my kids. Started off late (around 4+ in the evening), and it dragged until dinner time. With the preparation and baking and cooling down, we had a late dinner with my parents. Anyway, watching the anticipation on my girls' face made me feel wonderful.
This chocolate cake recipe was given by my MIL. Though not perfect, at least it turned out quite good, with praises all around (hehe)…
Here's the recipe:
- 250g melted butter
- 250g sifted plain flour
- 250g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 tsp sifted baking powder
- 6 eggs
- 100g cooking chocolate
- 100g roasted cashew nuts (can put in other types of nuts)
- Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
- Grease and line the base of a round pan.
- Place cooking chocolate in a bowl, over a pan of simmering water. Allow to melt. Remove the bowl and set aside to cool.
- Beat sugar and butter until creamy.
- Put in the eggs one at a time into the sugar and butter mixture.
- Mix them well.
- Sift the flour and baking powder (again) into the above mixture.
- Pour in the cooking chocolate.
- Place the cashew nuts at the bottom of the pan.
- Pour the cake mixture into the pan.
- To make it more interesting, put the cashew nuts at the top of the cake.
- Bake it for 1 hour 20 minutes at 190°C, or until cooked through when tested with a skewer.
- Cool the cake for about 10 – 15 minutes.


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You don't have to fill out both "Weapon(s) of choice" or "Fighting style of choice," but at least fill out one of them. Some of us already know each other, but some get pulled into this.
Name: Gemma Ross
Age: 21
Height: 5'9"
Skin : Light tan
Hair: Rich golden brown, wavy, a few inches past shoulders
Eyes: Rich brown with gold around pupil
Style: Always wear black fedora w/ dark orange and black feather band and black cape- like, hooded trench coat. Don't very often wear a skirt.
Job: Librarian, part-time archeologist
Weapon(s)of choice: Nothing specific. I prefer fire power, but I can handle blades.
Fighting style of choice: Nothing specific; whatever works.
Name: Blaire Forrest
Age: 13
Appearance: short Flame red hair, green eyes, freckles
Persona: tomboy; friendly; adventurous; fun; curious
Style: boys clothes; never goes any where without tools
Job: archeologist's assistant
Weapon of choice: any weapon you throw at me, I can figure out how to use
Fighting style: not really a designated style
Alexa Terrin
Age: 19
Skin : Sunkissed Skin
Hair: Curly, Loong, Jet Black cascades down, shines and silky
Eyes: Emerald Green
Style: Dark Flared Jeans, Bright Halter Tops, Converse Sneakers
Job: Web Designer
Weapon(s) of choice: Controls all Elements


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