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This is a delicious Italian meatloaf recipe that can be recreated into other meals. I make a very large meatloaf and the first night I'll have it with some form of potato and a vegetable. The rest I will cube an put in tomato sauce as my form of spaghetti and meatballs. This freezes well if this is just too much meat loaf for you.
- 1 large onion minced fine
- 1 cup minced broccoli
- 2 tbsp. canola oil
- 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 cup fat free ricotta
- 1 cup low fat shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup uncooked oatmeal
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. rosemary
- 2 tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 3 tbsp. Worchester sauce
- 1 tsp. fresh cracked pepper
Preheat oven to 350. Cook onion and broccoli in canola oil until soft and set aside to cool for a few minutes. Combine all other ingredients and then add the cooked vegetables. Mix well using your hand for about 5 minutes until everything is evenly dispersed. Place on foil lined cookie sheet (less clean up that way) and shape into a long 5″ diameter loaf. Bake for 50-60 minutes and serve with your favorite tomato sauce recipe poured over the slice of meatloaf. This makes about 12 servings.
For the sauce I usually start with a readymade sauce like Rao that has no added sugar and embellish it with a 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes, 1 small can of tomato paste and doctor it up with some unfiltered olive oil, garlic powder, oregano, fresh cracked pepper and let that simmer for a couple of hours ahead of making the meatloaf. I make extra to have with the "meatballs".

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A new report has claimed up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an "unprecedented cyber robbery".
Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab estimates $1bn (£648m) has been stolen in the attacks, which it says started in 2013 and are still active.
It said a cybercriminal gang with members from Russia, Ukraine and China is responsible.
Kaspersky said it worked with Interpol and Europol on the investigation, and said the attacks had taken place in 30 countries including financial firms in Russia, US, Germany, China, Ukraine and Canada.
Sanjay Virmani, director of Interpol's digital crime centre said: "These attacks again underline the fact that criminals will exploit any vulnerability in any system."
The gang, which Kaspersky dubbed Carbanak, used computer viruses to infect company networks with malware, including video surveillance, enabling it to see and record everything that happened on staff's screens.
In some cases it was able to transfer money from the banks' accounts to their own, or they were even able to tell cash machines to dispense cash at a pre-determined time of day.
Kaspersky believes on average each bank robbery took between two and four months, with up to $10m stolen each time.
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Researchers of the Zoological Society of London have started a new campaign (called EDGE) to promote the protection of certain species that might not be so close to extinction as some other more famous ones (say, whales?) but whose impact on the survival of other species might be significant. The news can be found in BBC or for those of you that can read Spanish in El Pais.
Now, this is probably not something that many people might find relevant to cancer research but I think that there might be a connection. In ecological systems (and here I assume that a tumour is one of those) species depend on other species for their survival. This dependency does not need to come in terms of food webs (a species needs other to prey on) but also in the way that one species can change the environment for the benefit (or not) of the other ones. The idea then would be to identify 'agents' in a tumour whose role in principle might not look so relevant but that might provide support to other more important but less vulnerable targets. Given the current emphasis on the role of the microenvironment in cancer research I would be surprised if there was not already some work pointing in this direction.


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Remember it's fun to swim and dance with glee, cause when you do it sets you free. Truth be told, if I may be so bold, being silly makes me smile. It gets rid of the waste by making my day taste sweet and tart as it warms my heart. It is especially great when its late and we feel old and cold. We can scrape off the stress as we are impressed by the marvelous melodies of our magnificent moments. So as you sit, sleep or stand wiggle your feet like you are listening to a band. Shift your hips from side to side like the electric slide. Laugh, love and live your life to the fullest. Use your clever mind and pull joy's lever and surely you will have fun forever!
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When storm clouds thunder and rumble, let your bellows blow. Reach into your chest and let your sadness go and perhaps the silly fun times will be begin to flow. Inspire someone's soul with sun shine smiles. Give great intentions and subtly guide them a mile. Grant sweet spirits, grin ear to ear and glow with gooey goodness as you live with purpose.
Our insides can be sweet and sticky thick, like candy bits inside our spit. They may be empty and oily, perhaps slippery and slick, like a recently born yellow, cute little chick. But in the end, if we treat them right, simply put we wont have to fight. Our emotions will be true and our judgement fair, in our life we will live with little despair.
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News and sports from Hodgen
Spring and summer LeFlore County graduates from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Faithbridge United Methodist Church in Heavener plans after-school program on Wednesdays
HODGEN–Hodgen Students of the Month were recently recognized. The students received various school prizes as well as gift certificates from area businesses KP's, Hontubby Store, Simple Simon's, … Read More
HODGEN–The Hodgen fifth and sixth grade academic team is state bound for Norman this Saturday. After placing first in regionals out of 12 teams, Hodgen … Read More
HODGEN–Greenlee Church, a seventh grader from Hodgen Public School, recently won second place in the Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling Bee Art Contest out of 490 … Read More
HODGEN—The Hodgen Elementary School has announced its superintendent's and principal's honor roll for the third nine-week period.
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HODGEN—The Hodgen students of the tonth were recently recognized and received various school prizes as well as gift certificates from KP's, Simple Simon's, Southern Belle, … Read More
HODGEN—The Choctaw Nation recently donated funds to Hodgen School in order to help in the purchasing … Read More
HODGEN—The Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center announced the promotion and appointment of Chris Lee as the new deputy warden.
Lee began his career with the Oklahoma … Read More
Voters will go to the polls Feb. 14 for the annual school board election, according to LeFlore County election board secretary Sharon Steele.
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Tori started her MTV journey on Are You the One? and clicked with a bunch of guys during her tenure on the hit dating series. And now, one new cast member from the long-running program has his eye on the Final Reckoning competitor.
"She's athletic, and she's got a beautiful face," Season 7 hopeful Brett -- who will make his debut on AYTO on Wednesday -- dished to MTV News. "She seems fun." Accurate statement -- especially when you consider that rap battle with fellow Season 4 cast member Gio.
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"He is gorgeous... he definitely is crazy," Kenya divulged. "But he is so sexy."
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Buying breast milk online not safe, warn experts
New York, Dec 24 (ANI): Experts have raised concerns over the safety of breast-milk that is being sold over the Internet.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning saying that breast milk bought via the Internet or through individual may not be wise.
Online forums like OnlytheBreast.com and EatsonFeets.org allow moms who make more breast milk than their nursing babies need to sell it.
"The donor is unlikely to have been adequately screened for infectious disease or contamination risk," the New York Daily News quoted the government agency as saying.
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In November 2017, the Leander ISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution to study becoming a District of Innovation, allowing Leander ISD to explore flexibility with the school year calendar.
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Energy storage systems - are one of possible solutions to the problem of electricity efficiency and reliability increase. Main tasks of such systems are support of maximum long smooth power supply when emergencies take place, network peak load aligning and decreasing accidents risks in the energy system. Energy storage becomes more and more important not only in the field of consumer electronics but also in transport field, buildings power supply systems as well as in cities and regions, which do not have central power supply system. Energy storages play an important role in the realization of SmartGrid conception, which brings an opportunity to settle the load on grid and react on possible emergencies in real-time mode.
High energy volume, absence of memory effect, wide temperature range and long-live working period, reliability and security - all of that represent lithium-ion accumulators (LIA) as the most appropriate and potentially productive component of modern energy storage.
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I love when I have the chance to actually meet one of our new vendors face-to-face rather than just chat with them via email! It really does give me a better since of both the person they are and the type of business they conduct. I had the pleasure of meeting Michael Murphy IV this past week at a Simply Blue event in Downtown Bay Harbor. Not only was he a very sociable and fun guy to be around, he was also willing to help us out in a bind by taking some candid photos- his trusty camera is never too far away it seems. Based in Charlevoix, Mike's focus is wedding and portrait photography. His approach is simple, "be there to capture those once-in-a-lifetime wedding day moments of love, respect, and adoration between not only the bride and groom, but also the friends, family, and loved ones they choose to celebrate their special day with". A pure approach indeed and something I think most of us are looking for in a Wedding Photographer. Be sure to check out Michael Murphy IV Photography's Vendor Profile under the "Photographer" section of the Vendor Guide.
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Winter DO'S & DON'T For Your Swimming Pool in the Winter
Even when your pool is shut down we are always looking towards the springtime and the opening season. While well-intentioned most things we do (or don't do) can be detrimental can cause long-term issues with your swimming pool. Here are a few helpful tips to ensure your pool is properly cared for during the off season...
DON'T Add Shock
Staying atop of your water clarity is the leading issue for most pool owners over the winter. When the pool is opened most owners lament the condition of the water, which is generally poor if you have a mesh cover (which most people do).
To try to get on top of the situation many pool owners will periodically add shock to their pool during the off season when the pool is closed. This can be potentially devastating to your in ground pool: Granular shock may not fully dissolve as there is not circulation and liquid shock is heavier than your pool water. The inactivity of the water will allow either form of shock to settle on the pool floor and discolor/bleach your surface.
If you have a vinyl liner pool, you are certainly going to not only have a discolored liner, but your liner will become brittle, shaving years off its longevity. If you have a fiberglass pool or concrete pool, you likely won't experience the deterioration of the product but discoloration is still a likely result.
DO Keep Leaves Off Of Your Cover
Leaves and debris are a menace to your cover. One of the sales points on a safety cover is that it can handle additional weight with ease. But just because it can handle the extra weight doesn't mean that is should continuously handle the extra weight. Long term the additional weight can cause the cover to rub on your cover, causing discoloration on aluminum coping. If you have cantilever coping you may experience eventual ripping/tearing of your cover from the additional weight.
Regardless, you are creating additional problems that are 100% preventable. Lets not make things more difficult than they need to be: Keep your cover clear of debris as much as possible.
DON'T Put Off Major Expenses/Projects For Later
Generally speaking nobody is clamoring for out-of-pocket in ground pool investments. We get it. But pools do need upkeep from time to time- Liners need to be replaced, surfaces need to be acid washed and repainted, etc. Why go through the expense of filling your pool and balancing the water only to have to drain and refill your pool in the middle of the summer?
It makes better sense to have your liner replaced or walls resurfaced in the spring before you get your pool started up. Furthermore, you can likely get additional fees (like labor for opening your poo, for instance) rolled into the total which is a big win for you. Win-win!
DO Schedule Major Expenses/Projects Early
To piggyback on the previous point- If you're going to get your liner replaced it is better to get you liner ordered in the fall or winter. Trust us: When you start to think about it, everyone else is also thinking about it.
Consider: In January or February a liner can be ordered and made within 1-2 weeks. Later in March and beyond, the same process is extended to 3-6 weeks. Additionally, you're now competing with the weather. Do yourself a favor and get your liner ordered early.
DON'T Put Off New Salt Systems or Energy Efficient Motor Purchases
Energy efficient motors are very much front and center in the swimming pool industry (if you don't believe me just look at the space dedicated by Hayward Pool Products on their website here). More and more often, many manufacturers have offered rebates on new energy efficient motors in the past. What may not be as widely know is that your local energy provider are also encouraging pool and spa owners to convert to more energy efficient pool pumps (here in St. Louis, Ameren UE has a few programs listed here).
The catch is that many of these programs gave deadlines. To get all of your rebates you need to not only make purchases but you turn in your rebate paperwork within the allotted time frame. Get an early start on your research and get your new pumps installed during your pool opening to maximize your savings potentials and capitalize on your labor rates.
DO Schedule Your Pool Opening Early
You're starting to sense a theme here, right? You don't have to open your pool early, but you want to get the most ideal time that works for you and your schedule. Make sure you give yourself the best opportunity to succeed.
As noted several other places in this blog, scheduling in the latter part of the winter generally is a recipe for success. The longer you wait, the less likely you are going to secure the optimal opening date for your pool.
DON'T Throw Away Your Old Safety Cover
We'll say it again: DON'T throw away your old safety cover! Your cover will be used as a template for your new safety cover. We here at Prestige Pools and Spas will ship your old cover to the manufacturer at no charge to you in order to get a new cover manufactured that resembles your old cover as closely as possible.
This is important as the straps on your cover need to match up to your anchors in your deck. The more the straps are off, the more we will have to drill new holes in your concrete. This is never ideal. Keep your old cover please and let us dispose of it once it is no longer useful.
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What if the enemy of faith is not doubt -- but certainty? Witness to Doubt - Beliefnet
- by Michel Martin
'... When you think you know it all, you miss things, most of all a moment of discovery that what your mind can hold at the moment may not be nearly all there is to know.
One of the best ways I've found to do that is to be in constant contact with people I don't agree with...'
Stone Spirit [by me]
parts of me have turned to stone;
and my only joy is being alone;
other parts dissolve from me
into the next reality;
only my spirit truly lives
where other spirits always give
wholesomeness to who i am
Like Einstein [by me]
like einstein, the new golem,
when he was still alive,
i'm fifty years ahead of my time;
even though my time is 1945;
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seeing heaven,
just a peak, the highest view,
came back to end world war two;
a wizard of loneliness,
untied and new;
'... The Wizard of Loneliness is a warm, evocative and beautifully realized screen interpretation of John Nichols' 1966 novel about a 12 year-old boy's experiences on the homefront during World War II...'
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What if the enemy of faith is not doubt -- but certainty?
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There are three main components which produce noise in your PC. So you need to understand which of these 3 responsible components to have a quiet PC. Lets check the three components responsible for a noisy PC and how to quieten them.
The three main components are fans, power supply and hard disk or optical drives. The fans are used by microprocessors and graphics card which is used to cool the chip-set, which gets heated up quickly because of the high amount of processes happening inside. The strategy is to find the component which is making noise, find out the reason, fix it if it can be done then and there or else replace it with a quieter version of the same component.
The more powerful a computer is, the more work a fan need to do in order to disperse all the heat generated inside the PC. One major reason for making so much noise is the presence of dust which may clog inside, thus interfering with the smooth rotation of fan leaves. Another reason is when the fans are mounted loose on its platform. If it is not mounted properly, this might cause the fan to vibrate which in turn can make the other connected parts to vibrate, creating unwanted noise. These issues can be fixed by cleaning the fan from dust, tighten the screw or pins that is used for mounting, use vibration reducing silicone mounts and dust filters.
In some PC's there is more number of fans in order to keep it cooler. The combined effort can make the functioning noisier. You can replace these fans with a quieter version. You can also use fan speed controllers which allows to adjust the fan speed based on the temperature generated inside.
When the fans perform vigorously to dissipate the heat, it is natural to create noise. The best way to prevent this is to provide proper ventilation to PC. The computer should not be clogged with presence of stuffs piled around PC, which interfere with the free flow of air. Also it will be good, if you have a cool room preferably an air-conditioned room which helps in keeping the temperature low.
Hard drives/Optical drives
Hard drives over the years have gone through lot of changes and one of the main features is reduced noise generation. To make it quieter, you can mount it inside an anti-vibration drive enclosure. Also you can use an SSD instead of hard disk. SSD drives don't have any moving parts as it use flash memory to store information. Though costlier than hard disks, they are very fast compared to hard disks.
Also if your hard disk is creating lot of noise, especially sort of click sound of metallic nature, then it might be an indication that it is going to fail very soon. Regular scan of hard disk using the inbuilt operating system tools can be helpful to fix these issues permanently, but mostly it is just temporary solution till the hard disk fails again. Be careful. Understand the symptoms, take backup and be ready to replace the hard disk.
Power Supply Unit (SMPS)
SMPS or the power supply unit is responsible for converting the AC to DC. This process generates heat. The fan attached to SMPS constantly works in order to dissipate heat, thus preventing the over heating of hardware involved in it. The main villain in make noise is the dust clogged in it. This can be prevented by cleaning the fan from dust. Also you can use noiseless sleeve bearing, rather than the traditional ball bearings. Also you can choose temperature regulated SMPS, which only kick start the fan when the heat is above limit.
Computer Case
The noise made by the PC sometimes gets amplified by the case. You can prevent it by providing sound proofed enclosures which are usually costlier than the normal ones. Sound dampening materials can also be applied to the inside of the case which also helps in a quiet PC. These materials are usually non flammable, so don't worry about getting it burned.
Noisy Printers
Printers are also another component which is responsible for creating noise while functioning. Like hard disks, with improved technological advancements printers now a day's don't make that much noise as they used to before. Some of the latest printers have a quiet mode which reduced the fan speed and reduce the rate at which printouts are taken. You can find it under printer properties. Put a piece of carpet or towel under your printer to reduce the sound caused by the vibration on the desk. If you are using a wireless printer, keep it away from the desk within the wireless range to reduce noise.
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'It's A Once-In-A-Lifetime Event': Wild Lioness Spotted Nursing A Baby Leopard
July 14, 2017
For the first time, a wild lioness has been photographed nursing a baby leopard.
Photo credit: Joop Van Der Linde/Ndutu Lodge
Interspecies suckling has been documented among captive animals, but this sighting is pretty much mind-blowing to lion experts. Typically, a lioness would kill a baby leopard.
"It's unprecedented," Luke Hunter, president and chief conservation officer of the global wild cat organization Panthera, told The Washington Post. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime event."
Photo credit: Joop Van Der Linde/Ndutu Lodge
The photos were taken Tuesday by a guest at the Ndutu Lodge, a conservation area in Tanzania.
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Alice Waters Speaks on "Slow Food Values in a Fast Food Culture" at Yale on February 2
Chef, author, and food activist Alice Waters will visit Yale University on February 2, 2016 at 4 p.m. to give a talk at the Yale Art Gallery titled "Slow Food Values in a Fast Food Culture." The talk is free and open to the public.
Waters is the owner of the ingredient-driven Chez Panisse restaurant that opened in 1971 in Berkeley, a founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project and a recipience of the National Humanities Medal in 2015.
For more information about the event, visit Yale News.


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In many ways, starting infertility treatments is like starting a new life—one I wasn't exactly ready for. I tip toed into this process, rather than diving headfirst into it. When I first began, I didn't think a lot about what was happening—all I knew is I wanted a baby and I felt safe that I was in the hands of a reputable fertility clinic. I didn't analyze much or have a well thought-out strategy.
I suppose, looking back, my tip toe approach worked for me, but it was not one I had the luxury of staying with for very long.
I was not prepared for how demanding treatments can be…blood tests at 6 a.m., ultrasounds, more blood tests, shots every night. I was often late for my appointments. I had a hard time juggling my work schedule and the demands of the clinic. I had not yet altered my life enough to include fertility. It felt like an interruption I wasn't yet ready to surrender to.
I felt like the clinic was constantly calling me wanting something…another blood test, one more ultra-sound—didn't they realize that if went to the 6:30 a.m. ultrasound, I would be exhausted by the time I got out of work at 9 o'clock?
Surrender…that is the word that describes the process in many ways. Battling infertility takes battling, but it also takes surrender. For someone like me, I had to progress to the point where the requirements of the clinic had to take priority over my own exhaustion, work schedule, social life, or personal desires.
At a certain point, the only personal desire I had to pay attention to was my desire for a baby.
For the first six months, I was consistently late for most of my appointments. I sometimes didn't show up due to my work schedule or car problems. I did this so many times, I finally got called on the carpet by Dr. P.
"Are you ready for this?" he asked. He told me that if I continued to miss appointments or show up late, the clinic could not continue treating me.
Talk about a wake-up call.
Suddenly, I realized that I had to take this whole process very seriously and live up to whatever it was the clinic asked of me, even when it was hard. I could blow my opportunity to have what I most wanted due to my own irresponsible behavior.
I explained to Dr. P some of the problems caused by my work schedule, and a few car problems that caused me to miss appointments.
He understood, but made it clear that this type of behavior couldn't continue and was not acceptable.
If I wanted their help, I had to be responsible. If I wanted these treatments to work, I had to commit to doing whatever they asked. Whenever they wanted me there, I had to be there.
Looking back, I consider this the first step in my training for motherhood: being responsible isn't an option.
I walked out of that appointment somber and scared.
I wanted a baby, and I would have to put aside whatever was preventing me from getting to my appointments on time.
This was one of the many turning points in my treatment.
Dr. P was forcing me to make a choice: continue life as you know it, without 6 a.m. blood tests, or go through this painful, inconvenient, life-interrupting process in order to get what you want most.
I left knowing I had to change, and this was one of the many times my infertility treatments would push me in ways that I needed to be pushed in order to become the mother I wanted to be.


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Bonnechere Valley Township – Failed Resolve
The New Year is a time of resolutions made and resolutions broken. This is human nature, a part of the eternal struggle of willpower versus whimsy, and most of us are well used to the reality that some good intentions get left behind on the road of life.
Still, few resolutions have been so short-lived as the one passed at the Jan. 6 meeting of Bonnechere Valley Township council and rescinded at a second, hastily convened meeting less than three days later. Each time, the vote was 4-1.
As resolutions go, township Councillor Bob Peltzer's was fairly innocuous. It called upon the Province of Ontario to impose a moratorium on the construction of industrial wind turbines until such a time as provincial, federal and scientific authorities have assessed whether health concerns that have been associated with prolonged exposure to wind turbine operations can be assessed and proved or disproved. As Peltzer's resolution pointed out, the resources and expertise required to do this sort of review are beyond the scope of municipal governments.
Peltzer also said that environmental surveys and even the more rigorous environmental assessments generally don't assess a project's impact on human health. He says he wants guidelines drawn up "on the basis of good, well-founded science," adding that this should come from the levels of government that have the resources to assemble this information.
It should be noted that Peltzer is not against wind power. But he does see the way in which the issue is causing a rift in the community he serves – indeed, the anger was palpable on both sides of the issue at Friday's meeting where Peltzer's resolution was rescinded. He wants public concerns on the health issues addressed before it is too late to do so.
In any case, there are good reasons for a bit of prudence and little justification for haste on the wind turbine issue. In 2008, Ontario's total electricity consumption fell by 2.3 per cent and our total coal-fired electricity generation – the bugbear that is driving much of the rush to green energy – fell by 18 per cent, according to statistics released this week by the Independent Electricity System Operator.
There is a place in Ontario for wind energy. Indeed, the province now leads Canada in wind power capacity, with over 700 megawatts-worth of installed wind turbines, and more on the way. It is the way that we fit them into the landscape that is the rub. It is not mere NIMBYism to argue that wind farms should be located so that they intrude as little as possible on our lives.
Posted By Douglas Gloin
Barry's Bay This Week
14 January 2009
Bonnechere Valley council reverses wind power resolution
Passed on Tuesday, motion rescinded on Friday
The Township of Bonnechere Valley voted on Tuesday in favour of a resolution that asked the provincial government to impose a moratorium on the construction of wind turbines, and then reversed itself on Friday afternoon by voting to rescind that resolution.
The first vote by the five-member council approved Councillor Bob Peltzer's resolution four to one, with Mayor Zig Mintha casting the lone nay vote. Then, at a hastily convened and fully packed meeting early on Friday afternoon, council voted on a motion to rescind the resolution. Again, the vote was four to one in favour, with Peltzer voting against it. Councillors Merv Buckwald, Cairine Cybulski and Charlotte Neitzel reversed their initial support for the moratorium motion by voting in favour of rescinding it.
In between those two votes, there was a lot of debate on the wind farm issue, much of it laden with the emotion that has come to characterize this highly divisive issue. A series of wind turbines currently are proposed for the Bonnechere Valley, as are similar projects in many municipalities along the Opeongo Line.
Peltzer defended his resolution at Friday's meeting, saying he was hoping through it to encourage the provincial government, in conjunction with its federal counterpart, to take a good look at the data relating in particular to concerns about health problems due to prolonged exposure to operating wind turbines. Peltzer said health is not an issue that is usually dealt with in environmental assessments and studies.
The Ward Three councillor stressed that he is not opposed to wind turbines. Indeed, his motion called wind energy "a useful and potentially environmentally friendly method of augmenting our growing energy needs."
But Peltzer said the technical data in reports on wind turbine impacts is frequently beyond the expertise of municipal staff, and he wants the Ontario government to show leadership in examining the both sides of the issue and in coming up with realistic guidelines on siting turbines, dealing with any health effects and other issues.
"Some of the issues of greatest concern to the public, such as noise, economic impact and possible medical side effects, are little understood by the engineers as well as municipal councils and staffs," the motion said.
"Our tendency is to be dismissive of challenges to findings that show noise levels to be within Ministry of Environment guidelines. Supposed medical concerns are generally dismissed outright. This could be a costly mistake."
But the Tuesday vote in favour of the resolution caused a storm of protest in the township. About 35 people, many of them landowners on whose properties the wind turbines are to be sited, as well as wind turbine opponents, crammed themselves into the township's tiny chambers.
Mayor Zig Mintha told the gathering that not all parties in the wind turbine controversy were at the council meeting when the resolution was passed, and that they should have had an opportunity to have their say.
"I thought that this should have gone through committee before we touched it with a 10-foot pole," Mintha said. "What about the landowner? What about the other interested parties?"
Mintha said he had received many email messages from people upset at the measure.
"I just want to make sure that I'm fair to everyone – the people who were not represented here could not speak."
Ward One Councillor Charlotte Neitzel, who voted in favour of Peltzer's resolution, told the Friday meeting that she should never have agreed to the resolution. She said that councillors were not provided with a paper copy of the text; it was only read aloud at the meeting before the vote. Therefore, she could not fully digest its contents.
"My brainpower tends to tire out" at long meetings, she added.
Ward Four Councillor Cairine Cybulski also said she would have preferred to have had a paper copy because she usually likes to read resolutions line by line. She said that, at the time of the vote, "I felt I wanted to refrain from voting" and pointed out that she did suggest waiting before a vote was called on the resolution.
Cybulski said she was worried that the resolution might damage the township's relationship with the provincial energy ministry, and suggested a motion to rescind the resolution and that council "talk about it and formulate it further."
Ward Two councillor Merv Buckwald, who had seconded Peltzer's resolution, conceded on Friday that he had "had a little problem with the statement 'impose a moratorium'." He then unleashed an attack on those people who had misinterpreted the nature of the resolution and who alleged that the township had passed a moratorium on wind turbines in Bonnechere Valley.
Peltzer defended his resolution.
"People of my constituency have been very concerned about this issue" and said that most such resolutions are tabled at council, not in committees, and that "there was quite a bit of debate" before the measure was passed.
"There was no attempt by me to railroad this issue through," he said, pointing out that it was the mayor who called for a vote on the matter at Tuesday's meeting.
"I'm a little perplexed by the process here. Obviously folks have had a change of heart. … All I was asking for in that resolution was that the province tell us what is safe." He called the resolution "a very benign thing" that dealt with the concerns of those opposed to wind turbines in the township.
"Because this is such a new project, Mr. Chairman, maybe a bit more study is needed. These things are probably going to be with us for the rest of our lives – it's probably not a bad thing to be a little bit cautious about it."
In a telephone interview this week, Peltzer said he hadn't had time to make and distribute copies of the resolution to fellow councillors before the meeting and that's why he read it out to them.
Cybulski proposed the motion to rescind the resolution. It was seconded by Buckwald. After it passed, Peltzer said he still feels that the province must involve itself in the assessing the impact of wind turbines.
"What we have chosen to do is remain silent," he told the meeting. "We still haven't let any of the people here know in any formal way whether we're going to take this matter beyond the Environmental Assessment. I thought we were showing a bit of leadership on this… I still think that was the way to go."
Mintha, however, promised that there would be a public meeting on the wind power issue.
Peltzer also lamented the bad blood that has surfaced among township residents over the turbines.
"This issue is becoming I think a very divisive issue," he said. "I hear very strong and hateful comments coming on both sides of the issue. … Let's respect each other, and focus this debate on the issue."
He then read a letter from constituent Nelda Markham of Lake Clear, who said she is worried about the divisions cropping up in the township over the issue. "This debate is alienating not just siblings but friends and neighbours as well," Markham wrote. A full text of her letter appears on page nine of this issue.
By Douglas Gloin
Barry's Bay This Week
14 January 2009
Bonnechere Valley Council receives letter from resident
Compromise seems to be the order of the day on wind farm issue
Editor's note: A few days ago, Lake Clear resident Nelda Markham sent the following letter to Mayor Zig Mintha and other members of Bonnechere ValleyTownship Council. Like many communities along the Opeongo Line, Bonnechere Valley is considering applications to erect a series of industrial wind turbine farms. Ms Markham gave Barry's Bay This Week permission to publish the letter.
Dear Mayor Mintha,
As I have been watching the language and level of the windmill debate unfold, I have been increasingly concerned about the long lasting effects on this community. This debate is alienating not only siblings, but neighbours and friends as well. Rancorous comments such as "woman who went away, came back, telling us what to do makes me want to puke"—"has only lived here 20 years—has no right to an opinion"—"hippies smoking marijuana telling us what to do"—"cottage tree-huggers." Are comments such as these really productive or conducive to building an inclusive society?
Stereotypes are dangerous at the best of times, but we, as a community really need to look at the concerns of all taxpayers as equal voices. Perhaps some people need to understand that many, if not most of the 300 property owners on Lake Clear are just not weekend visitors but people who live on the lake year round, pay taxes year round and contribute to this community in many and various ways. Many of the property owners on Lake Clear live on generational property or have connections to the history and settlers of the Opeongo. They also value the history and hardship of this area. Their opinions of what they see as the future potential of this area should have an equal vote and place at the same table as the landowners who want wind turbines on their own property. Yes, anyone is entitled to do whatever they want with their own property as long as it doesn't impact negatively on their neighbour's property. That's why we have bylaws preventing anyone from stockpiling junked cars on their front lawn etc. Just as one can't let one's cows relieve themselves in the creek that runs through a neighbour's property, so do we need to really look at the impact of what one does on one's neighbour.
Just as maybe Kirkland Lake mine shafts weren't the answer for Toronto's garbage (despite the support of many in that town that supported the economic boom it would bring), perhaps the answer for Toronto's energy woes are not in the Opeongo Hills. Perhaps industrial installations belong in heavy industrial areas where they are truly welcomed by all.
I understand that the provincial government is very keen to "look green" and is moving full speed ahead on these projects, but as the public is becoming more and more aware of "greenwashing" they will harshly judge politicians who have not done due diligence on these projects and questions will be asked as to who is really profiting or losing from these ventures. History will judge these decisions made in haste.
Compromise would seem to be the order of the day. Is there a lack of objectivity in the proponent-driven self-assessment process? Like taxpayers in other communities are asking – should we be subjecting our futures to a broken process?
Nelda Markham
Barry's Bay This Week
14 January 2009
Killaloe Council speaks out on wind issue
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards asks province to impose moratorium on wind turbine projects
The reading of a resolution at a special meeting in the council chambers of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Township prompted applause from the large audience in attendance last week. The resolution requests the Province of Ontario to impose a 10-year moratorium on all industrial wind turbine projects under consideration until new medical, economic and environmental studies are reviewed; it also resolved that local municipalities retain the authority to control and direct industrial wind turbine development in their individual municipalities.
Council arranged the public meeting after receiving Notice of Applications – to amend the County of Renfrew Official Plan to allow wind energy farms on subject lands – from the municipalities of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan and Madawaska Valley.
"This is a very controversial issue," said Mayor Janice Visneskie in her opening remarks.
Over the past year, the township has received a wealth of information for and against wind projects.
"We have made it our goal to get all sides of the issue," she said.
Council has instructed the roads committee, headed by Carl Kuehl, to review the municipality's roads bylaw to see what can be done to tighten weight load conditions without harming all businesses that use the roads.
"There are no wind farms proposed for K, H and R, but they may have to use our roads," said Visneskie. "We have to do something to ensure our roads are not damaged."
Lou Eyamie, president of S.O.S. (Save Our Skylines) told council he understood that a transformer would be located in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards. This was news to council.
"We have not heard about a transformer in K, H and R," said Visneskie.
Nelson Coulas told council he'd heard of a lawsuit in the Kingston area over the effects of a transformer located near a man's property. Brian Tyrrell told the story of a man living next to a transformer who had his property assessment reduced 50 per cent by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
"He's planning to go back to MPAC and see if he can get it knocked down to zero," Tyrrell added, which prompted Councillor Carl Kuehl to respond jokingly, "Don't say that – everyone will want a transformer next door to get a zero assessment."
Local resident Garnet Kranz, who has property in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, expressed concern over the "stroboscopic effect" that generators situated within a half-kilometre of the 16th Concession would have along the road.
Councillor Kathy Marion wanted to know what financial benefit municipalities receive from wind projects. Visneskie told her that, on a council-sanctioned trip to visit wind projects in Sault Ste. Marie and Shelburne, she spoke with the reeve of Prince Township (just outside the Soo), and was told the township "got a good deal. The reeve said he would welcome even more turbines." She said she'd heard that the municipality at Shelburne also received an economic benefit.
"Municipalities are facing tough times, but they don't want to raise taxes," she said. "So I can see why municipalities are looking at this."
Visneskie said she was told that all power generated at the Prince Wind Farm goes to Toronto and not to the Soo; she was also told that if there is too much wind, the turbines have to be shut down.
"If they're not reliable, why are we looking at this?" she said. She was told that the companies get green grants from the federal government; they also get green tax breaks and are allowed to "sell" their Kyoto points.
Tyrrell said a major polluter in the United States could buy the company, thereby getting the carbon offsets.
"Ontario gets to look green and we get all the disadvantages," he said.
Discussion turned to moratoriums. Marion expressed concern about the financial stability of wind turbine companies, but was not sure a moratorium was the way to go. Councillor Ernie Cybulski was afraid a 10-year moratorium would not be long enough. He referred to the Blue Box program, stating the province was behind it at first, "but then they said 'Oops we want out.' It's the same with MTO (Ministry of Transport) – they used to look after all the highways then downloaded many of them. Will this happen with wind turbines down the road? Will we end up looking after them when they break down?"
Councillor Stanley Pecoskie brought up a 10-year moratorium recently passed by the Township of South Algonquin Council.
"Most of the land in question is Crown land, so will the moratorium mean anything? A moratorium may work for part of our municipality, but about 93 per cent of Richards township is Crown land and we wouldn't have a say on it."
Visneskie said council could "object, and deny, but they have the right to go to an OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) hearing and we could lose. I don't want anyone to think this council has the capability to shut them down. We can put roadblocks in place, but it's up to the taxpayers to be vocal."
At this point in the meeting, councillors agreed to write up a motion. Following a break to allow Councillor Debbie Peplinskie and CAO/Clerk Lorna Hudder time to write the document, Visneskie read the resolution aloud. When she finished, her words were met with loud applause.
Nelson Coulas, who has property close to one of the proposed projects, said he was born in Killaloe.
"This council makes me proud of the direction it's heading in trying to keep everyone safe. I'm proud to come from Killaloe. I have faith that Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan will do the right thing too."
Visneskie introduced the motion to council and it was passed in a unanimous, recorded vote. The township will send a copy of the resolution to Madawaska Valley and Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan along with a covering letter explaining its decision. Visneskie thanked the councillors for "being proactive, open and for making solid decisions. They took the time to carefully look at this issue. Congrats to Debbie and Lorna for drafting the motion. Well done."
By Heather Kendall
Barry's Bay This Week
14 January 2009
Ontario eyes speeding up wind turbine approvals
Ontario eyes speeding up wind turbine approvals; Green proposals would limit municipal powers
A draft provincial government proposal to "streamline" the approval of green energy projects such as industrial wind turbines would effectively strip Ontario's municipal governments of much of their power to decide whether they want such facilities to be established in their communities.
The document, a first draft of a proposed new Green Energy Act for Ontario, is dated Dec. 10, 2008. Its full title is a bit of a mouthful: "A Proposal for An Act Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources to Manage Global Climate Change, Protect the Environment and Streamline Project Approvals."
It's the "Streamline Project Approvals" part of the title that will be of the most interest to residents of this region, where a series of proposed wind farm projects in the Townships of Madawaska Valley, South Algonquin, Bonnechere Valley and elsewhere are now before municipal councils.
The document surfaces as proposed industrial wind turbine operations are meeting with resistance in several communities across the province. Last fall, the council of the Township of South Algonquin voted to impose a 10-year moratorium on the approval of any wind farm proposals. RES Canada Inc. wants to build between 40 and 60 such turbines in the township on Crown land just outside the south-eastern edge of Algonquin Provincial Park. The plans are strongly opposed by many year-round and seasonal residents. Plans by the SkyPower company for six turbines on the hills north of Wilno are also running into well-organized opposition. Farther afield, the town council of Essex, near Windsor, is considering a ban on such projects until all health questions and other concerns raised by residents are clearly answered by the province.
Ontario Energy Minister George Smitherman, who has a reputation for being both outspoken and confrontational, has made it clear that he is frustrated at public opposition to wind energy projects, which are a big part of his government's Green Energy Act plans. Last fall, after South Algonquin imposed a moratorium on wind turbines, he sent a letter to Barry's Bay This Week outlining his "disappointment" at council's move.
In its preamble, the draft provincial document says "Ontario is a world leader in the effort to arrest global climate change and the protection of greenspace." The paper then lays out the many benefits to the environment of green energy, and outlines plans to "make Ontario a global leader in the development of renewable energy, clean distributed energy and conservation."
Scattered throughout the 10-page draft are references to "streamlining" the approval process for green energy projects. But it is near the end of the document, in a section obliquely titled "Protecting the Environment," where the reader gets some idea of just what streamlining measures are being proposed. The document urges amending the Environmental Assessment Act and the Planning Act by making the following changes:
• Implementing what the document calls a "one project, one process" approach that would do away with requirements that green energy projects obtain approval under the Planning Act. It also favours doing away with any Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings into new or existing projects if they "have already been approved (or exempted) under the Environmental Assessment Act." The OMB is widely considered to be the final avenue of appeal for disputes over municipal government actions.
• The government, by way of Orders in Council signed by the Lieutenant Governor, should make regulations that set down "clear, prescriptive provincial standards for the siting of green energy projects (e.g. "no go" areas, setback requirements, etc.) and that determine areas in need of protection."
The document goes on to say that those restrictions "should be technology specific and based on legitimate and peer-reviewed scientific data." This would appear to rule out objections based on whether or not a project is appropriate for an area. For example, many opponents of the South Algonquin wind farm proposal object to the plans because the wind turbines would be located near Whitney beside the border with Algonquin Park, the province's largest provincial park and a national treasure in the eyes of many Canadians.
• The act should"streamline" environmental assessments and use "class environmental assessments" wherever possible. The class assessment sets down the planning process through which the environmental impact and benefits of projects are considered. Such a move would appear to limit the scope of individual assessment of the environmental impact of a particular project at a particular site.
• "Streamline" and co-ordinate the planning and building permit process for green energy projects.
The document goes on to recommend other measures to speed up the Environmental Assessment approval process for green energy projects. It urges "adjusting project categories or thresholds under approved class environmental assessments "so that a greater number of renewable energy projects are fully exempt under the EA Act (but they must still obtain other federal or provincial approvals where applicable)."
It also calls for shorter time frames, giving six months as an example, and clearer deadlines for the completion of the planning/review process under approved class environmental assessments.
The draft document does contain some recommended restrictions on the location of green energy projects. For example, it says that such projects "should not be located in, or cause adverse impacts upon," critical habitat of endangered or threatened species; provincially significant wetlands, valleys, woodlands or wildlife habitat; sites of cultural heritage or archaeological value; lands designated under legislation to protect the Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine, and in provincial parks and reserves.
It also recommends amending the Environmental Assessment Act to enhance the requirements for public notice of green energy projects to ensure that all parties have adequate notice and an opportunity to participate in the process.
Wilno resident Carl Bromwich emailed copies of the draft provincial document to the Township of Madawaska Valley council this week. In his letter, Bromwich charged that the Ontario government is moving "to virtually eliminate the Environmental Assessment Process that is presently in place."
"First Nations Groups will be afforded a front-row seat for any wind proposal, so that it appears the government is sensitive to this group of people," Bromwich says. "Of course, the Ontario landowner outside this group will not have a seat."
"I am just mailing this into municipal council to make sure there is a record of 'what may be' and offer up a suggestion that, as a municipal resident, I believe we should all stick together here and work together to make sure our local council retains the power to represent us, protect us and speak on our behalf during what may possibly be a tearing down of what few democratic rights we still have in this province."
Lou Eyamie, president of Save Our Skyline, or SOS, a group opposed to wind turbine construction in the area, warned Madawaska Valley Councillors at Monday's meeting that the draft proposal would, when implemented, mean that "you are going to lose your say on energy matters.
"I want to make sure that you know that they're going to go all the way around you," Eyamie said.
By Douglas Gloin
Barry's Bay This Week
7 January 2009
Editors Note: If anyone questions that this "Draft" is just an attempt by the Wind Industry to force our Government to adopt their agenda then you must read the following comment that describe the actions surrounding this draft by David Suzuki and his meeting with our Minister of Energy George Smitherman. The moderator explains how involved our Minister is and how he is "looking forward" to adopting an Act such as this to further his agenda. After reading this there can be no doubt as to the intentions of our Provincial Government to virtually eliminate the "bottlenecks" in the approval process for future Wind Farm Development.
"Thursday, December 4th, 2008
I had the honour of moderating a discussion on Tuesday evening between
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki and Ontario Energy and
Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman. The event, aimed at
promoting the creation of a Green Energy Act for Ontario, included a
free showing of The Suzuki Diaries (you can watch it in full online).
It's an entertaining and insightful one-hour documentary that follows
the European travels of Suzuki and his daughter Sarika as they explore
the creative use of renewable-energy technologies in Germany, France,
Spain, and Denmark. In addition to the focus on renewables, there's a
message in there about the need for parents to give their children
hope that we have the means today of changing the world for the
If you're interested in learning about the Green Energy Act initiative
in Ontario, click here. Green Energy Act Draft The envisioned act would give renewables and
conservation priority in electricity system planning and grid access,
make advanced renewable energy tariffs the primary mechanism for
developing green energy in the province (as opposed to RFPs), aim to
support such projects with low-interest financing, promote development
of the smart grid, and stimulate community and First Nation projects,
all with a mind to creating green-collar jobs.
Environmental groups are introducing the envisioned act on Friday in
hopes the Ontario government will adopt parts or all of it. So far
Smitherman, who appears to have a genuine interest in raising the bar
on renewables and conservation, has indicated his support for such
legislation and is apparently making steps toward that goal. It will
be interesting to see how far the government does go, but if this
initiative ever does make its way into legislation it would make
Ontario THE hotspot for renewable energy development in North America."………..
Bonnechere Valley Township Calls for Moratorium
BV TOWNSHIP adds it's name to "Councils with Backbone"!
Wind energy generation is a useful and potentially environmentally friendly method of augmenting our growing energy needs. At present, many municipalities across Ontario and the rest of Canada are considering numerous approvals for projects to harness this energy source. These projects are being undertaken mostly on private lands that cover terrains ranging from flat farmlands to mountains with heavy forest cover. Each application is being considered on a case-by-case basis with engineering and environmental reports being commissioned before decisions are made. However, the technical nature of the information in these reports is frequently beyond the ability of most municipal staff to comprehend in any meaningful way; therefore, we rely upon reviews by different engineers for interpretation. Even these reviewers do not have sufficient resources to undertake more than a casual review of the technical data and are unable to do much more than fact check the data. Some of the issues of greatest concern to the public, such as noise, economic impact and possible medical side effects, are little understood by the engineers as well as municipal councils and staffs, even after these reports and peer reviews are presented. Our tendency is be dismissive of challenges to findings that show noise levels to be within Ministry of Environment guidelines. Supposed medical concerns are generally dismissed outright. This could be a costly mistake.
There is a growing body of concern around the world that there is a need for a more comprehensive study of the reported incidents of apparent adverse health reactions due to prolonged exposure to the environmental alterations caused by industrial wind generation projects. It is beyond the expertise of municipalities and the resources available to them to undertake any meaningful studies in this area. Additionally, it would be wasteful in terms of time, money and resources to study this issue on a project-by-project basis. The provincial and federal levels of government in conjunction with the international community need to determine the nature of these health concerns through scientific study in order to create guidelines for safe setback distances from residential and other sensitive occupancies.
Furthermore, there is concern that while there may be economic advantages to a community hosting industrial wind developments, there are also potential economic losses to tourism and to the property values of those living in proximity to them. There has been little study of the true economic impact of wind farms on the host community other than opinion surveys and one outdated real estate study conducted in 2003 by wind energy proponents. Given the growth of wind energy installations since that time there should be ample, verifiable data to create realistic, unbiased studies that could reasonably forecast the economic pluses and minuses of industrial wind development. There is a role here for both the provincial and federal governments that is not currently being fulfilled.
Current policies allow industrial turbines to be installed in almost any location a municipality deems appropriate. Much of the public opposition to wind energy projects is rooted in a lack of apparent scientific information supporting current setbacks from dwellings and non-participating landowners. Added to this is a growing body of anecdotal evidence and small-scale medical studies that seem to demonstrate that the current provincial setback guidelines may be putting people at risk.
For these reasons we, the Council of the Township of Bonneceher Valley, put forward the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the production of energy from industrial wind turbines is an initiative generally supported by the public and governments through tax and other monetary incentives; and
WHEREAS, theses projects are being considered in areas which normally do not allow the intermingling of industrial and other land usages; and
WHEREAS, these projects are expensive investments and by their nature, difficult to relocate should unforeseen problems develop; and
WHEREAS, these projects, once commissioned, are subject to site control at the local level; and
WHEREAS, the local level of government does not have the resources, expertise or time to properly determine the validity of the health, economic and other concerns being raised by concerned members of their community
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Province of Ontario be requested to impose a moratorium on all industrial wind turbine projects currently being considered until such time as the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Tourism have time to review new medical, economic and environmental studies relating to industrial wind turbine development and undertake any additional studies or reviews necessary to create realistic guidelines to assure the health and economic well being of those living in proximity to industrial wind turbine developments.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we respectfully request the Province of Ontario to work in conjunction with federal ministries to provide the people of Ontario and Canada reasonable assurances that government guidelines and regulations for the wind power generation industry are the result of well researched, unbiased studies and can be relied upon to properly locate these developments in their communities without fear of adverse effect on their health or way of life.
AND FURTHER that this resolution be circulated to the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Health, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Tourism, The Association of Municipalities of Ontario, all municipalities in Ontario, John Yakubuski, MPP and Cheryl Gallant, MP.
SkyPower submits two wind tower applications
By Neil Etienne
Staff Writer Eganville Leader
Eganville — Committee meetings are typically scantly attended public affairs, but Tuesday's Finance and Administration meeting for Bonnechere Valley Township turned out to be the hottest seat in town as members of the local council received two wind tower site applications from SkyPower corporation of Toronto.
The first application received was for the Foymount area, a six-tower proposal that had come across BV CAO Bryan Martin's desk earlier in the summer, but was almost immediately returned to the applicant because of vital missing information. Mr. Martin said although he still hasn't had much of a chance to peruse the documents to know if all the previously missing pieces are there, new issues arising since will probably mean all the information isn't there now either.
The second application is for the 33 to 34 tower proposal for the Hardwood Hills area, but this would be the first in a two-phase project which could see as many as 66 towers there.
"We are currently reviewing these applications for completeness," Mr. Martin said, adding that may be hard to do right now. Mr. Martin explained that on one hand the province has identified wind power as a primary concern, however, the province also doesn't want to allow development of certain tracts of land, such as those containing aggregates. He said while the applications are only a rudimentary form, they do identify potential tower locations near sensitive environmental lands or near aggregate fields.
"So the province needs to decide what policy they want to enforce," he said, saying for example, people cannot build hunt camps on certain locations because they may harm the environment, "so does that mean you can't build a wind tower there too, I don't know; they'll have to get back to me on that." JP2G engineering consultant Brian Whitehead was at the meeting and explained he had penned a draft letter in response to SkyPower that would not yet identify the exact issues with the applications, but "as a first step" until council can determine exactly what is missing.
"It's more procedural right now," he said. "They've told us the EA (environmental assessment) for Foymount should be completed by the end of the year…for the other one, it's more toward the end of October of next year before completion." He said besides the missing EA, which for both is currently still in the works, "we have a fairly substantial list of issues," pointing out that list comes off of only simple scans, as he has not yet had a chance to seriously delve into the paper work. "There is a list of issues here," he said.
Council has 30 days to comment on the applications, but Mr. Whitehead said to not worry so much about that deadline, as there is little chance the applying company will have enough information to be able to fulfi ll council's needs. He did warn that at the end of the 30 days, the applicant can apply for an Ontario Municipal Board hearing, forcing council to make a decision to proceed or not to proceed, but that the OMB hearing would likely require all the same information be present that council would need to make a decision.
"Sure they could go to the OMB if they wanted, but it wouldn't serve much purpose that early in the process; the OMB is just going to ask for all the same information you're asking for," Mr. Martin said. Council, township staff and Mr. Whitehead will continue to look at the application in the coming weeks to determine if and where any lack of information may rest and will send a written response to the applicant identifying any issues with the goal to respond by the Nov. 28 deadline for the Hardwood Hills project and about a week later for the Foymount area project.


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Are you yearning for some creative expression, but lack the time or inclination for a long, in-depth class? Do you prefer to skip the tedious bits and cut right to the "good stuff"? This is your class. You can leave ALL the prep to me, and Just Weave.
I will provide you with a pre-warped (set up for weaving) rigid heddle loom, all the necessary tools, and a wide selection of yarns and other weavable stuff, in many textures and colors. No prior weaving experience? No problem! I will show you everything you need to know.
After a brief introduction to the loom and process, indulge in over 2 hours of pure weaving bliss. At the end of the session, you will cut your creation off the loom and take your handwoven fabric home with you.
What will it be? A scarf? Pillow cover? Wall art? Table runner? Tote bag? Cat toy? Time machine? It's up to you!
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Recommended update for velum
|Announcement ID:
|#1072242 #1099015 #1100113 #1103307 #1106193 #1107109 #1108679
|Affected Products:
An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed.
This update for velum fixes the following issues:
- allow to configure Kubernetes log level globally (bsc#1106193)
- update the minion hostname on a regular basis, based on the grain information (bsc#1103307)
- user interface: renamed new nodes -> unassigned nodes (bsc#1100113)
- use online status during update for update status (bsc#1108679)
- when rebooting admin, set tx_update_reboot_needed to false (bsc#1099015)
- map the keyboard file into velum container (bsc#1072242)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
Package List:
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
- sles12-velum-image-3.1.4-3.17.2
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (noarch):
- caasp-container-manifests-3.0.0+git_r289_e95407b-3.3.1


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Above: Bentwood stools arrayed in front of the bar.
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron recently finished work restoring a classic 1925 building in the heart of the city. Volkshaus Basel, a onetime concert hall now bar, brasserie, and concert space, with a hotel coming soon. The world-renowned architects went to great lengths to restore the former grandeur of the space, which had been aesthetically compromised during a 1970s renovation. The architect's stripped the building back to its original frame (the ceilings had been lowered during the renovation), and restored the original height of the rooms while preserving as much of the original detailing as possible. Using a black and white palette, the decidedly modern decor successfully restores an air of Swiss Old World glamor.
Above: Thick hand blown LED pendants are a modern take on chandeliers.
Above: Metal-topped dining tables. The architects chose materials such as metal, leather, and wood, which will gain a weathered patina over time.
Above: A table setting with embossed leather cover.
Above: The design of the chairs are based on the original Volkshaus chair model.
Above: Wallpaper with seventeenth-century etchings are used in the antechambers of the restrooms and hark back to the early days of Basel, when this area was once a medieval manor.
Above: On the wall, a mural provides a guide to all the Volkshaus ventures.


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Lots of thoughts find their way to my head whenever I get a chance to sit by a pool (lol) I still don't know why so please don't ask me, as I stared into the blue color of the sky I remembered a very ugly scene from way back in my head. A particular friend of mine in secondary school all of a sudden stopped talking to me, I tried all I could to know what was wrong but she wasn't ready to say, while I was talking to a mutual friend of ours I expressed my worries about our friend who hasn't spoken to me in a while, she pretended to be bothered and faked making peace between both of us, went behind my back and said God knows what to our friend.
I wouldn't know what they both said but the whole thing turned out so bad, made me cry and ruined my friendship with them.
I realized after so many years that if I had confronted the situation it wouldn't have turned out to be that bad at the time.
Now, I must say If you ask my very few friends if I like confrontation, they would boldly answer yes!.
Let's see what does confrontation means?
Confrontation : An argumentative meeting between two parties.
It took me very long time before I could start confronting both people and situation because I felt I didn't want to displease the other person or want them to feel bad about themselves. As I grew in wisdom and experience I realized sometimes when you confront a situation it becomes less difficult for you. There are so many people in our society today who do not love confrontation, even while those they love are hurting them they prefer to suffer in silence.
Well, I would have said it's okay but no! It is not okay. There is need to understand that confrontation isn't about starting a fight or war, it's about addressing problems, issues, and finding solutions to them. when you refuse to confront issues
One thing is clear, you begin to resent people involved secretly and when resentment sets in it causes strain on relationships and then you withdraw away from those relationships. It is quite hard telling people what you don't like about their actions, words but at the end of the day, it helps both you and the other party become better people
I know lots of people who lost their jobs, marriages, friends and lots more because the couldn't dare ask question or confront a situation they found themselves in, sometimes most of us decides to keep quiet about a whole lots of things because of "what if he/she gets angry?
What if am wrong at the end?
What if I loose him or him?
But have you ever asked yourself what if I loose my inner peace thinking of how hurtful this has made me?.
In my opinion, I think there is absolutely no harm done in been confrontational. All we need to know is there are different ways to confront different people. For instance If an elderly person does or says something you need to clarify, you don't go in the persons face all rude and ready to fight no! You have to be matured and respectful at the same time trying to know why and how of matter. Before you decide to confront a situation here are few tips you might need to know,
What exactly it is you're against in the situation.
Be sure to know what you feel and how you feel
Be ready to listen to the other person without been defensive.
Be composed and don't put your hands in their face while trying to talk.
Be sure you are free of anger or emotions that could escalate the situation.
The most important of all is be ready to reach a conclusion or a solution.
It's time to stop the "letting it slide" attitude while you become a bitter person gradually. It's time to ask question when you're not clear, speak up when you're hurt and experience peace in your heart .
Have a fruitful day.


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Publisher's Description
Version 4.1 added 123 monophonic team anthems in external prc databases, which use only 78 KB of Palm RAM. Added ability to stop the background polyphonic sound on Palm OS 5 devices. Simply tap the speaker icon. Fixed compatibility with some Palm OS 5 Sony Clie models and Tungsten W.


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28 July 2017
With ITIC Barcelona now on the horizon, the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal (ITIJ) is delighted to announce the finalists in this year's ITIJ Industry Awards. The companies that have made the final cut are to be applauded for their efforts in the industry over the past 12 months. They represent the best of the best, showing innovation, great customer service and excellence in their chosen field. Watch the video below to find out who the finalists are this year!
Haven't got time to watch the video? Find out who the finalists are here: www.itij.com/awards/awards-finalists-2017
Sarah Watson, editor of ITIJ, said: "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our finalists this year; the range of companies from all over the world that have reached this final stage of the competition is testament to the global nature of ITIJ and the industry we serve."
Ian Cameron, editor in chief of ITIJ, added: "We are very much looking forward to presenting the awards in Barcelona on 9 November, it's going to be a fantastic occasion, with all the major players in the industry attending the ceremony."
The Awards will be streamed live online via the ITIJ website, but if you want to see the ceremony live, come and join us in Barcelona: www.itij.com/awards/2017-itic-finale-dinner-awards


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Guns are bad. And people aren't much better. Such is the straightforward message of Lord Of War. But while the film is powered by a righteous anger, it is also very funny, stylish and daring. Nicolas Cage melds his action man and off-kilter personalities together to play Yuri Orlov, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur who realises gun-running is a business that will never die - providing you don't get killed with your own merchandise. He's clever and heartless, a little like the movie.
The film is relentlessly well-written: each exchange, each line of Cage's extensive voiceover, is exquisitely crafted. At one point Yuri quotes Oscar Wilde and it's a credit to writer/director Andrew Niccol's wit that swathes of his original writing could be confused with the legendary Irish playwright or the best of Woody Allen. "Is this how you want to be remembered?" asks Anatoly (the excellent Jared Leto) about his brother's relentless profiteering. "I don't want to be remembered at all," replies Yuri. "That means I'm dead."
The dialogue is both a massive strength and a peculiar weakness. It's so cutting and clever the action never feels much like life, the characters aren't given space to breathe and there's no sense of soul beneath their corrosive cynicism. That is what stops Lord Of War being a great film. But it is still a very good and timely one: a groan at the bloody horror in the world and a celluloid bullet aimed at the governments and businessmen who profit from it.


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By Darren Quick: Decent portable keyboards can be hard to find. Roll-up solutions like the ElekTex Smart Fabric Keyboard are extremely portable but lack the feel of traditional keys. Others that do provide traditional keys, like the Goldtouch Go! Travel keyboard, opt for a folding solution that doesn't really reduce their size all that much. The Keystick keyboard looks to overcome both of these shortfalls with a full-sized QWERTY chicklet keyboard design that folds away like a Japanese fan to become an easily transportable stick.
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Usually, when you envisage a media chair your mind conjures up thoughts of weird (read uncomfortable) pieces of furniture that would be more at home in a museum of modern art than your lounge room. But Martin Emila's Media Chair is something else. Sure, it's a bit "left field" but it's a concept chair that would look pretty good at my place I reckon. It features embedded speakers, an iPod dock, a projector and, above all, looks pretty darn comfortable.
With winter fast approaching, it's time to think about appropriate protective clothing. The Ecotech Solar Jacket, a new clothing piece from Zegna Sport, ticks all the right boxes for winter gear. Made almost entirely from recycled plastic, it is not only environmentally friendly but also solar-powers your MP3, keeps you protected from the elements and has Italian good-looks to boot.
This unique jacket features a detachable solar cell system located in each of the sleeves. Once the sun's energy is harnessed, it is fed to washable internal leads connected to a rechargeable battery device – also detachable – which is located in the inside pocket. Then it's ready to power your portable communication device or MP3 player.
The material of the Ecotech jacket will help protect you from the wind and rain, and the solar cells on the sleeve also serve to power a heating system located inside the collar, guaranteeing comfort and warmth. And, as the external fabric, linings, paddings and breathable membrane are all made from 100% regenerated plastics, you'll not only be wearing an Italian-designed jacket, you'll be carrying a clear conscience as well.
The battery requires about five hours of direct sunlight to fully recharge and is normally contained in an inner pocket but can also be placed in a separate neoprene case. After charging, it can be used to power your mobile communication device, MP3 player or camera. As the solar panel sleeves and battery are detachable, they can also be charged even when you're not wearing the jacket. The adapter sets (provided) ensure compatibility with most mobile communication brands.
This is not the first time Zegna Sport has dabbled in integrating technology and clothing, the Zegna Sport Bluetooth iJacket boasted a device in the sleeve to control a cell phone and iPod, and featured a bluetooth interface and microphone embedded in the jacket collar.
No word on pricing yet – what would you expect to pay for a multi-functional, eco-friendly, Italian-designed winter jacket? See video footage of the making of Zegna Sport's Ecotech Solar Jacket below.
Via Inhabitat
Zegna Sport making of Ecotech Solar-JKT


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Birthdays are always the best excuse to bake something!
So this time....
Ever since I've seen the video of
Black Jet Baking Co. in San Fransisco for the Next Big Small Brand competition, the only thing I was thinking about was baking these!!!
And booooyyy was it worth all those nights dreaming about them!
Amazing crust, hot drooling jam, nutella, banana, raspberries,... are you catching on?
Even made a shot at gluten free baking...
Just replaced the all purpose with gluten free flower, and you woundn't even notice the difference... Even better I must say! ( or is that just me believing gluten free is healthier that whole grain? Therefore harmless when eating plenty!! = better! )
Get your favorite bread spread, peanut butter and jelly, jelly, banana's, nutella, honey, whatever ( check out what black jet baking uses.... nutella with salty hazelnuts ,Jalapeño Cream Cheese, brown sugar,...)
scoop it onto the dough,
pop it into the oven....
recipe for a basic crust....
I'm sure it would work wonders for a lemon pie!
Recipe for the pop tarts!
To make gluten free... just substitute the flower
The making of...at 7:30 in the morning...
talk about motivation!!!
Before the shower...
Stepping out of the shower my apartment was filled with a lovely raspberry smell!!


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I had the pleasure meeting Monica at Las Vegas Market last year and I recently was given the privelage of reading Monica Pedersen Make It Beautiful: Designs and Ideas for Entertaining at Home
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