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- 6Beds
- 8Baths
- 8,571Sq Ft
222 E Witherspoon St 2000 Louisville, KY 40202
Listing provided courtesy of: Semonin REALTORS
First time offered for sale, this exquisite condominium spans the entire 20th floor of the coveted Waterfront Park Place high rise in downtown Louisville, offering panoramic views from every room and outdoor terraces. With over 8,500 square feet of living space and finished with the finest materials, the quality and craftsmanship will impress the most discerning buyers, which includes Lalique chandeliers and fixtures, extensive Italian marble and granite throughout, hand forged artistic glass doors and fixtures, appliances consisting of top brands Gaggenau, Miele and Wolf, which includes two Subzero refrigerators and one commercial quality freezer, custom built Woodmont cabinetry, many floor-to-ceiling windows with custom designer draperies, automatic remote controlled blinds, and the list goes on! Upon stepping off the elevators, the foyer separates two wings of the home--both the private residence, and the main living spaces. A large living room to the left offers multiple views, with a terrace that spans the length of the building, including access from the beautifully appointed guest suite with luxurious private bath. The main living spaces are open, which provides for optimum entertaining, and includes formal dining, cozy family room with gas fireplace, chef's gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, home theater/family room, and gaming area. Of course there is a separate butler's pantry, walk-in catering kitchenette/pantry and built-in work station/bill-pay area. The owner's suite features double door entry into the foyer, multiple built-in closets (including his/her walk-ins) and luxurious spa-like bathroom with private terrace. There are 4 additional en suites with private baths, which includes a nanny suite/maid's quarters with separate elevator entrance. Just down the hall from the guest/children's bedrooms is a huge recreation room. Other features include large laundry room, lots of walk-in storage/linen closets, 4 reserved parking spaces, not to mention all the amenities and lifestyle you deserve! Call listing agents for a full detailed brochure of this truly remarkable property!!
General Features
- Area 00-Central Downtown District/Old Louisville
- Bedrooms 6
- County Jefferson
- Full Bathrooms 6
- Half Bathrooms 2
- HOA Fee No
- HOA Maintenance Fee 3800
- Included in Maintenance Exterior Maint.,Groundskeeping,Mstr Ins,Security,Sewer,Snow Removal,Trash,Water
- Property Sub Type Condominium
- Subdivision WATERFRONT PARK PLACE
- Unit # 2000
- Year Built 2014
Building Features
- Age 3.00
- Above Grade Finished 8571.00
- Construction Other/NA
- Fireplaces Level 1 1
- Foundation Poured Concrete
- Garage Parking See Remarks
- Heating Cooling Central Air,Electric Heat
- Roof Flat
- Style High Rise
- Sub Condo Amenities Elevator,Fitness Room,Guest Room,Laundry Located in Unit,Pets Allowed per Restrictions,Pool
- Subdivision WATERFRONT PARK PLACE
- Total Fireplaces 1.00
- Total No. of Rooms 15
Room Features
- Dining Area Room Level 1
- Family Room Room Level 1
- Formal Dining Room Level 1
- Great Room Room Level 1
- Full Bath Room Level 1
- Half Bath Room Level 1
- Living Room Room Level 1
- Master Bath Room Level 1
- Master Bedroom Room Level 1
- Study Room Level 1
- Bedroom Room Level 1
Property Features
- Exterior Balcony
- Lot 2000
- Utilities Electric,Public Sewer,Public Water
Price & Status History
Days on Market
- This property has been listed on the market for 396 days
- Average days-on-market for homes between $3,085,560 - $4,628,340 = 396 (in zip code 40202)
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Community Demographics for Zip Code 40202 (Louisville)
Housing Occupancy
- Home Owners: 241 (7%)
- Renters: 2,805 (78%)
- Vacant: 528 (15%)
- Total Housing Units: 3,574
- Average Household Size: 1.53
- Housing Density (People per square mile): 4,739
Age Range (number of people)
- Age 0-14: 1,092
- Age 15-24: 516
- Age 25-39: 1,130
- Age 40-59: 2,484
- Age 60-79: 1,675
- Age 80+: 449
- Total: 7,346
* All numbers in this section are 2016 projections provided by Geolytics Inc


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We Challenge the Status Quo!
- Maranatha has community music prep schools to provide university pedagogy students with three or more years of supervised, hands-on experience teaching group classes, early childhood classes, ensembles, and private lessons, as well as planning special music events before graduating. Students teaching in the community prep schools are paid for teaching.
- Maranatha has a Kiddie Kampus daycare where music education and pedagogy students teach early childhood classes for two or more semesters, enabling our students to earn their Level One National Early Childhood Music and Movement Certification.
- Maranatha Music Prep Schools host several national festivals/competitions so that Maranatha pedagogy students learn how to prepare students for the Achievement Program, the National Piano Guild, the National Federation of Music Clubs, and other state competitions.
- Music students are encouraged to be actively involved in the music ministry of one of the many churches in the southern Wisconsin area.
- Music Education students become experts in applying Music Learning Theory.
- Pedagogy students learn how to teach musical instruments using a highly successful sound-before-sight approach.
- All music students participate in a music group every semester. These music groups engage students in ministry opportunities through performances on campus, in the surrounding community, and throughout the United States on annual tours.
- Music students attend, perform, and critique performances at weekly instrument-specific repertoire classes. These repertoire classes have included performing in master classes given by area professionals, attending open rehearsals for the Madison symphony, attending chamber music concerts, having discussions after viewing historic performances, and sightreading literature.
- The close proximity of the campus to institutions such as the Milwaukee Symphony, Madison Symphony, and Chicago Symphony makes frequent attendance to outstanding concerts possible.
- Music major seniors often have the experience of conducting a number with a university choir, band, and/or orchestra.
Small College Feel, Big College Opportunities!
- Maranatha's Department of Music faculty/student ratio allows faculty to be involved with music students on personal level.
- Because of Maranatha's small size, music degree students develop lifelong friendships as they participate in a large music group every semester.
- Maranatha music students foster a closely-knit community of support and encouragement for one another regardless of one's academic or performance abilities.
- Faculty and students cultivate a campus-wide appreciation for music by encouraging the student body to participate in music performing groups. Over 20% of the student body participates in music at Maranatha.

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Harry Bury
Harry J. Bury, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio and teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions (1979 - present).
Dr. Bury also holds the Chair as Director of the Doctorate Program in Business Administration (DBA) at Burapha University in Bangkok, Thailand. He teaches Advanced International Organizational Behavior. He earned a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Organizational Behavior in 1975. He also completed the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's Post-graduate Program in 1975. Since then he has been involved in individual and large-scale systems change in the industrial, public and community sectors. In addition, he has co-developed an organic approach to management and organizational development toward creating open and free-flowing communications, increased productivity, collaborative management of work team culture, enriched job content and improved interpersonal and inter-group relations.
Dr. Bury's career is highlighted by consultations for corporations and governmental agencies worldwide. He has consulted with such organizations as TRW, Baily Controls, RTA, EMD Pharmaceuticals, and The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank among others.
Dr. Bury's international competence in experienced-based-cross-cultural training for the improvement in communications and problem prevention has been demonstrated as a consultant to and organizer of three International Assemblies, in Paris, France, Turin, Italy, and Quebec, Canada, as well as, consultant to companies in Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Brazil, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia.
In 1990, he received the coveted Strosacker Award at Baldwin Wallace University for Excellence in Teaching.
During the 1990-91 academic year, Dr. Bury had the privilege of being a visiting scholar in residence at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong. Since then, he has been doing seminars and workshops two-three times a year in Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Beijing, Guangzhou (China), Vietnam and in East Malaysia. He also has taught at FAE (Faculdade Catolica deAdministracao de Economia) University in Curitiba, Brazil in the summers of 2000, 2002 and in May 2005.
In 2001 and 2002, Dr. Bury had the privilege of teaching Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management for Southern California University for Professional Studies, in Vietnam, China, and Malaysia. In the winter semester, 2003 he was invited and was honored to teach Organizational Behavior in the MBA program at Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Bury co-authored a text: Success in College and Career Simplified, which was published by Pearson Longman in the Fall of 2004. Dr. Bury has also authored another book entitled, Thinking and Feeling Differently: An Emerging World View for the Third Millennium, which was published in the spring of 2011 and is currently available at his website, www.harryjbury.com.


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Author: AJ Rose
Publisher: Self Published
Cover Artist: Elizabeth Mackey
Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Publication Date: 09/13/2016
Length: Long Novel (~ 100K+)
Genre: Gay Fiction
From Rainbow Award-winning author AJ Rose, Defenseless is a gut-wrenching, heart-stopping story of love through adversity.
Kyle Decker knew dating Jesse McGovern would change his life. Young and in love, and with the Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality, the world is theirs to conquer.
But their victorious Pride celebration ends in a savage attack, brutally demonstrating they're far from equal. Instead of wedding planning, Jesse and Kyle face an arduous recovery and a shattered sense of their place in the world, their once-promising future suddenly something to survive.
While Jesse struggles with a permanent injury and its emotional aftermath, Kyle's single-minded focus on Jesse's recovery is the only thing keeping his demons at bay…for now. What was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love is now full of lies and resentment.
With their dreams tattered and forever changed, trusting anyone—even each other—is daunting. So how can they have faith in twelve strangers on a jury? They've already learned the hard way it only takes a moment to become truly defenseless.
My View:
Although this book begins by celebrating same sex marriage it soon becomes devastatingly clear that whilst that is a great win it is not the end of the battle where equality is concerned.
This is a tough read. What starts as a happy story – two men beginning their lives together, moving in together, meeting each other's friends together, making plans for the future together soon takes on a dark twist when after a day of celebration at Pride it becomes all too clear that not everyone is happy. That awful but thankfully small part of society that believes it has a right to not only disagree with who you are but to act on those feelings and physically hurt you – that is who Kyle and Jesse are confronted by on their way home – a home they are still in the process of building but a home that will never be the same again as they themselves are changed irrevocably in a vicious attack.
The writing is flawless and haunting – in fact this is one of those stories that haunts you for days. You will be doing something innocuous and Kyle and Jesse will spring to mind. Only a small part of the book is about the actual attack as the real story is the aftermath – the piecing back together of two young lives both physically and mentally, living with the fear EVERY day that it could happen again, living with the consequences of a parent fearing for your life and that fear causing them to turn their back on you and living with the breakdown of firstly yourself and then your relationship because you are scared, tired, angry and you can no longer control your temper.
Be prepared for this story to put you through the wringer. The author doesn't mince words or soften over things to keep your feelings and emotions in check. It's raw and powerful but sadly a true story for many. There is a happy but it takes time and effort to get there both for Kyle and Jesse and you the reader.
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Bronchodilator Effects of Nebulized Versus Inhaled Albuterol In Subjects With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
We have reported that approximately one third of patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis
(LAM) who have airflow obstruction respond to bronchodilators such as albuterol, a
Beta2-adenergic receptor agonist, with an increase in forced expiratory flow in one second
(FEV1) of 12% and 200 ml above baseline values. Others however, have questioned these
findings, reporting instead, a low rate of response of only six percent. Contrasting with
our study, in this study albuterol was administered with a metered dose inhaler whereas in
ours it was given by nebulizer. We propose to measure changes in lung function after
administration of albuterol, respectively by metered inhaler and nebulizer, for 3
consecutive days in 150 LAM subjects. Our hypothesis is that albuterol administered by
nebulization will produce a greater increase in FEV1 than two puffs of inhaled albuterol. If
this hypothesis is confirmed, then we may recommend that patients with LAM and airflow
obstruction use as a method of drug administration a nebulizer, rather than a metered dose
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Greater improvement in lung function with nebulized albuterol.
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Angelo M Taveira-DaSilva, M.D.
Principal Investigator
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
United States: Federal Government
December 2012
November 2015
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Due to its high level of professionalism and dedication, Kaspersky Lab has become one of the market leaders in the development of antivirus protection. The company's main product, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, regularly receives top awards in tests conducted by respected international research centers and IT publications. Kaspersky Lab was the first to develop many technological standards in the antivirus industry, including full-scale solutions for Linux, Unix and NetWare, a new-generation heuristic analyzer designed to detect newly emerging viruses, effective protection against polymorphic and macro viruses, continuously updated antivirus databases and a technique for detecting viruses in archived files. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 is a product intended for advanced users. It includes proven antivirus technologies that provide effective protection to millions of users across the globe.
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Avast Antivirus software provides complete virus protection for your computer. Antivirus engine is complemented by anti-spyware, firewall and Antispam modules to protect you against phishing schemes, identity theft and internet-distributed web viruses.
Norton AntiVirus 2010
Symantec today announced their latest computer security solutions in the Indonesian market. Continuing the previous series, this time a security application bundle named Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2010 and Internet Security 2010.
In Norton Internet Security and Antivirus 2010, Symantec implement a new security method called Quorum. This method has the ability to detect the malware that is better than traditional signature-based detection and behavior.


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Character Or Cunning, But Not Both
THE MOST craven man wins. That's why it was Dubya's turn to look bad this week. After chastising Team Gore for trying to settle the election in court, Bush had his own lawyers in court yesterday trying to prevent a hand count of votes in four Democratic counties in Florida.
Bush had his reasons. As the Republican National Committee's Cliff May explained, "If you do it in a Democratic county, you get a bigger Democratic count." And as Bushies like to say, a machine has no stake in the outcome, which can't be said for Democratic Palm Beach election officials. They changed the criteria for counting a vote, as the Associated Press reported, twice on Saturday.
That said, Bush looked bad fighting against a recount that could recognize votes that lawfully deserve recognition. No surprise, a federal judge rejected his plea.
Bush should have pushed for hand counts in all counties, or some GOP counties. Such a plea would have played better in the court of public opinion.
Bush lawyers should have demanded a hand count of Duval County, which voted for Bush despite the fact that 27,000 votes, or 9 percent of ballots, were rejected because of double votes and under votes -- a fact about which the Bushies should be screaming. Instead, Bush is trying to seal an election result that may not be his.
Worst of all, with every twist in this escapade, Team Gore has been 10 steps ahead of Bush League. It's not pretty to watch the man who would be president outfoxed at every obstacle. A president, after all, has to take on some pretty tough characters from hostile nations. Unless Bush has some secret plan he's not sharing, his performance does not suggest he would be a wily negotiator.
Washington election lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who had served as counsel for Steve Forbes' campaign, was impressed to learn that Gore people were collecting affidavits on the Palm Beach ballot the day after the election. The Bushies took up to a day -- a crucial day -- to counter. "There was a sense on the Bush campaign that the process would work its way and the law is what it is," Mitchell noted. "They didn't dispatch people to Florida, stirring people up, getting affidavits."
Credit Team Gore for being on top of the election game. Alas, there is little reason to believe that Al Gore would use the same ruthlessness he saves for Republicans against governments that threaten U.S. national security. The Clinton point man on Russia, Gore failed to keep Russia honest when it came to spending International Monetary Fund money.
And for all his experience and intelligence, Gore makes rash decisions. When the networks gave Florida to Bush, Gore should not have called Bush to concede the race -- a call he had to rescind. Sleep-deprived and worn out, he made a bad call.
Gore also erred in showing how far he is willing to go to win. It is entirely possible that Gore will win Florida after hand counts, or after absentee ballots are counted. By allowing his troops to suggest a revote in Palm Beach, Gore demonstrated that he is willing to risk anarchy and violence to win.
Gentleman George at least has let it be known that if he loses a Florida vote count Saturday, he will concede. While he hasn't been as quick as Gore, he at least is willing to think about the good of the country.
"Maybe that's admirable," election lawyer Mitchell mused, speaking of the late Bush response to the Palm Beach brouhaha. "Maybe that's the preferable way to have behaved. It may not have helped them politically, but it was probably the right thing to do as a matter of character."
Character or cunning. In this race, America can get one, but not both.
On Friday, I wrote that Palm Beach County rejected 14,872 ballots for double voting in 1996. In fact, ballots also were rejected for other reasons.


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Probabilistic Short-Term River Yield Forecastsby Stephen J. Burges, (A.M.ASCE), Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg.; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA,
Allen E. Johnson, Grad. Student; Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA,
Serial Information: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division, 1973, Vol. 99, Issue 2, Pg. 143-155
Document Type: Journal Paper
A predictive model, employing a first order autoregressive structure, which enables estimation of the probability distributions of streamflow volumes in future seasons is developed. The model is applicable to streams that have intraseasonal runoff volumes describable by lognormal probability distributions. A season long observation provides the initial value which is propagated through future seasons by the first order autoregressive streamflow volume structure. For high interseasonal (lag one) correlations application of the model yields valuable forecasts for as many as 10 time periods in the future, while for low correlations such forecasting is of no additional value after four time periods. The method has the greatest utility for streams having high variability and distinct seasonality.
Subject Headings: Seasonal variations | Autoregressive models | Probability | Rivers and streams | Forecasting | Probability distribution | Streamflow | Correlation
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In Trussville, Sylvan's Coding for Kids courses know how to deliver the fun! Our interactive, hands-on programs aim to teach elementary and middle school-aged kids programming abilities through video game design. It's a cool way to help students develop critical creative, technical and problem solving competencies they can put to use in the classroom — and for years to come.
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there should be an event in like an art gallery or a run-down old industrial area
and its set up so there are five or six people playing in different rooms or areas.
so they all do like five or six sets each
and people walk round on like a tour
so you'd have like Colin Stetson playing in one room
and Cut Hands in another and Keiji Haino in another and that bloke who can't play drums properly from Hella in another. and the audience is split into six groups and you move from one room to another.
There used to be a traveling club in LA called Power Tools
Back when I was a kid in the 80s. It would set up at a different machine shop-like place every week. Big places. Drill presses and CNC machines and metal filings on the floor.
In one room they'd have go-go dancers on pedestals, painted in neon stuff that would glow-in-the-dark with blacklights. A band in another room. Another room would show the Great Rock 'n Roll Swindle or some creepy sex film on the wall. Another DJ in another room. Everybody dressed goth.
Just as awesome as it sounds ;) Of course, these kind of things never last.
Is this a real thread? I can't decide
because this happens all the time.ethricdouble this'd this
as in a proper festival/big event
not just like a few mates doing it
I figured
Once saw Jane's Addiction play at an auto junk yard. No reason to think this sort of thing stopped just cos I got old and lost touch with the hip crowd.
one band playing isnt the same
the idea is that these artists are all improvising or playing a themed set in different rooms, and you move between one and the other. maybe with storytellers too.
not just like gigs in warehouses or abandoned buildings.
Already mentioned Power Tools
which I think is what you were talking about. You should start such a thing, Jordan. Do it right, and you could launch a career from it.
Go-go girls. That's the key!
Although, the cops in California, the USA probably, don't turn a blind eye anymore
Was supposed to see Evangelicals at some industrial art studio a couple years back, but LAPD was all over it. Shut it down quick. In the old days, they'd say fuck it -- we have more important things to do.
Nowadays everything is a felony. *shrugs*
Re-read your post
Nah, your idea is too artsy. The kind of thing at a street fair, like Sunset Junction, where you stop for the artsy poet/storyteller for 2 minutes before moving on.
Liquor, Women in 60's cocktail dresses, A disturbing sexual vibe, Loud music with danceable beats, and Heavy equipment. That's the ticket.


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It's the question that is foremost in every local football fan's mind this week: What should the Chiefs do with their first-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft? Trade the pick, which will be the 23rd overall selection? Grab a receiver, such as USC's Marqise Lee? Add a much-needed shutdown cornerback? Go for a quarterback? None of the above? Participate in our poll and share your comments.
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Taste the first wines of the 2016 Vintage during Nouveau Weekend
The nine wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail will debut their first wines from the 2016 vintage, along with other new wine releases, during Nouveau Weekend on November 19 and 20. It is the final Wine Trail event of the year. Traditional nouveau wines are bottled very young, with limited barrel aging, and are light, fruity and semi-dry to dry red wines. The wine trail event is based on a tradition started in France and continued each year in which nouveau wines are released the third Thursday of November. Each winery will feature its own activities including live music, food and...Read More


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Give me a reason not to lash out,
Because I don't see much reason now I want to banish frauds, slay unruly sods.
Since false idol gods have nothing figured out
Nothing at all
So you've got a tale to tell,
Well how about something real? Feel free and stifle someone.
Go on and belittle someone as well.
Or but fucker yeah you'll get yours
So fill up your pockets, and watch them swell.
You could be no one, an inconsiderate bastard son.
Kiss your smile goodbye.
Kiss it all goodbye.
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In Johannesburg, City Power has heeded the call from National Treasury to contribute to improving work experience skills for many of the unemployed youth across the country by employing 24 electrical engineering students with the end goal of producing certified engineers over the next three years.
Managing director for City Power, Sicelo Xulu, says, "The response we received from our advertisement was overwhelming. Almost 200 qualified engineers came to our head office in Johannesburg to apply. It was disheartening to see how many young people are sitting at home with degrees, unable to find work and, unfortunately, we could only take 24 learners this cycle. We need to find a way to incorporate the remaining qualified applicants and we challenge other utilities and private sector to consider taking graduates which we could not employ."
The provision of this on-the-job training will not only benefit students with required experience and addressing the issue of shortages of work-ready skills in the country, it will also benefit them as the utility responds more quickly to service disruption and improved performance efficiencies while ensuring skills transfer.
Government is making a concerted effort to professionalise the engineering field in the country. The utility has partnered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) on a special joint initiative known as 'Road to Recruitment'.
"There are not enough professional engineers in the country; this initiative is not just good for City Power or ECSA – ultimately, it will raise competency levels of engineers in the country. We need other energy utilities to join the cause by providing on-the-job training," says Xulu.
The absence of professional engineers in the country is what drove ECSA and National Treasury to pledge allegiance to City Power to rectify this shortfall. The programme is designed to challenge other utilities to follow suit and hire "young minds" to assist in elevating the sector through 'professionalisation'.
National Treasury has allocated a R7.7-million budget for the programme that will be used as remuneration for the learners during the course of three years. The programme is designed for individuals who wish to be registered as professional engineers. By participating in the programme learners will become recognised as professional ECSA members.
In order to qualify for 'professionalisation', applicants must possess accredited qualifications in the engineering field. "Employers are increasingly requiring registration with ECSA as a prerequisite for appointment to certain engineering positions. Graduates who have not registered with the professional body will find it difficult to find jobs in the engineering sector. This programme is not only a job opportunity for previously unemployed youth but it also elevates learners' existing qualifications. The successful implementation of this programme may encourage National Treasury to give us more funding for a larger intake next year," concludes Xulu.
City Power plans to continue recruiting new graduates once it has selected the top 24 learners that will participate in the programme this cycle. City Power's recruitment policy is governed by an acquisition process where interested applicants are required to respond to a national advertisement.
The utility screens the applicants based on qualifications and selects the most suitable contenders for interviews.


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Alan and I have the opportunity to live in the Dominican Republic with our twin daughters and have a chance to see a beautiful glimpse of humanity being restored here across the island through our work with G.O. Ministries. To say it is a "blessing" would not come close in describing the thankfulness we have in our hearts and the hope we believe in that God will and is changing lives through the Nationals here on the island. It is simply overwhelming.
Thanksgiving in the DR, we have so much to be thankful for!
We are both training for our 2nd running event to raise funds and awareness for the Kingdom and our work here in Hispaniola. We will be running on a 4 person relay team on Saturday April 30 in the Kentucky Derby Marathon. Alan will be running a little over 12 miles and I will be running the 10k portion.
Alan getting ready to head out for a run
After our first 1/2 marathon for our team
All of us missionaries with G.O. Ministries are committed to raising 100% of our funds for living and for the ongoing ministry on the island. Through the work of the ministry here, G.O. is opening our 10th nutrition center on April 7, 2011. We are building schools, churches, homes, and nutrition centers where many people's basic needs are being met and hope is found. Nearly 50 short-term teams come from the US each year to help expand God's Kingdom. Free Medical Clinics are held in some of the poorest communities in Hispaniola. There is ongoing education for pastors to equip them and empower them to preach God's word to their communities. God's glory is all around us! And that is why we run! For His Glory!
Alan and I hold various roles with the ministry and participate in leading short-term teams when they are here, working in sports ministry reaching out to high-risk youth, teaching English to the Dominican sports staff, and overseeing the coordination of all of our short-term teams.
Alan teaching kids at a sports camp
Jackie with Yahaira at the nutrition center in The Hole
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The Washington Times has reported that Feinstein's sweeping gun control legislation would exempt government 'officials', law enforcement and retired law enforcement personnel.
Now bear with me for a minute… think about it… why is it that 'they' would be exempt whereas 'we' would not? Are they somehow better than us? More responsible than us? More safe than us? Why would they be above the law?
Seriously. How could it be that Feinstein herself could carry a handgun with 15 rounds whereas I (and you) would be prohibited? What makes her different from us? I'm serious here. It makes absolutely no logical sense whatsoever. It is the ultimate in hypocrisy.
My brother-in-law is a retired police officer. For example, how could it be that he could carry a Glock G22 with 15 rounds (and own an AR15 or similar rifle) whereas I wouldn't even be able to carry an old S&W 59 with 15 rounds, even though I have passed a background check, have trained, am proficient, and am licensed to carry concealed? Does that make sense? Nothing against my brother in law, but is he somehow more responsible than I am? It is hypocrisy.
What is the definition of a government 'official'? It seems to me that word or phrase is used very loosely and can apply to anyone in government, probably even our mailman. Not that our mailman should not have the right to carry a firearm (in fact given their job, they probably should…) but why would he be able to carry a gun with more than 10 rounds whereas you and I could not? Where is the logic?
Why are 'they' as human beings ANY DIFFERENT THAN YOU OR I? How is it that they could be exempt from these new laws and the rest of the U.S. citizenry would not? Why are they making it us against them?
Why is it that they can have body guards armed with weapons that would be banned (so long as they are government officials, LEO's or ex-LEO's), while we would not have that same right and level of protection? Why are their lives apparently more valuable than ours? Does that make any sense?
How is it that they are better than us, more deserving, and ABOVE THE LAW? They are supposed to SERVE US! They are government servants to the people. We the people. Remember?
You can fill in the blank for yourself. Just like most government workers and those in our Congress and Senate have far more benefits than the rest of us, and are somehow held above the law, it doesn't make it right. In fact it is WRONG. We should ALL be held to the laws of the land, assuming they are Constitutional.
If you are angry about this, do yourself a favor and write your representatives… even if you believe they are on your side of this issue. Let them know how you feel. If you do not, then you will only have yourself to blame when it all comes down. Do it now… open a new browser page and Google who your congressman and senators are, find their web page, find their contact information, and let them know.
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Washington Times reference article
Mrs. Feinstein's measure would exempt more than 2,200 types of hunting and sporting rifles; guns manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or slide action; and weapons used by government officials, law enforcement and retired law enforcement personnel.
On a related note, take a moment to watch this short video segment of a veteran who spoke up during an anti-gun forum recently in Chicago, and listen to his words…
"The threat of tyranny today is no less than at the turn of the century in the 1900′s, 1800′s or 1700′s."
The modern day American sheeple do not understand this, and cannot comprehend this, because they have not been taught this. The evil tendencies and doings of some of the human species have not changed, just because it is now 2013.
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I've noticed that the neighbors I've had over the years seem to have had professions that were disturbingly — useful. They've run the gamut of professions and trades — plumbers, carpenters, electricians, lawyers, accountants, teachers, nurses. These are the sorts of neighbors with skills one could conceivably want to tap into if the need arose, and you had a reasonably friendly relationship with them.
I can think of one specific example where a former neighbor, an electrician, gave me advice on how to drill a hole through my foundation, dig a trench, and run some cable out to our backyard pond to hook up a receptacle to power the pond pump. I followed his suggestions (all up to code, of course), and it still works great to this day. See? Neighbor = useful resource.
But, a chemist? Heck, the minute you tell your neighbor you're a chemist, there's usually an awkward pause, and if they follow up with anything at all, it's "So, um, what do you do?" So you assess the expertise level of your audience and begin to explain what you do, the goal of your research, and how it possibly might fit in to something that could affect them at some point.
Three or four sentences in, however, it's clear that they didn't really want an explanation at all, on any level. Their eyes glaze over a bit, then they avoid eye contact and perhaps fidget. If you're quick enough to pick up on these social cues, you can try to recover with something like, "Hey, how about that local sports team?"
Being a chemist means being met with suspicion. What am I up to, you ask? Do you suspect, say, that I'm doing experiments? Trust me, pal, without a fume hood, I'm not synthesizing anything, legal or otherwise, that involves the use of organic solvents. The catboxes smell bad enough.
And as far as being asked for my help with something, I'm not holding my breath (with or without a hood). I can't recall one instance where a neighbor has come over and said, "Hey, you're a chemist. Do you have a minute? I need some help with…this…um…thing."
So, to all my past and current neighbors…I'm sorry. I apologize that my chosen field is one not ideally suited for home use. Please forgive me for my seeming inability to share your alarm in discovering that a food product you love contains chemicals. I am truly sorry.
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"Andy Warhol famously had the same lunch every day for twenty years -- Campbell's Soup. Not only did it satisfy his bodily cravings, but his artistic ones too -- as it became the muse for one of his most famous series of paintings, his 1962 collection of 32 canvases, each depicting a variety of Campbell's offerings. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famed works, Campbell's Soup has released limited edition cans featuring artwork derived from Warhol's "originals," distributed at Target stores nationwide."
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Small Talk – NPCs and The Art of Conversation in Solo D&D
The red links below are affiliate links which are easy to detect – no Intelligence (Investigation) checks necessary (Affiliate Disclaimer). In Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying and interaction is essential (which is why it's called a 'roleplaying game' 😉 ). From the smallest things such as bartering with a shopkeeper, to major interactions such as speaking


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All You Need To Know About The Answering Service
If you are feeling a bit confused about choosing the right call answering service for your company, you're not alone. Nowadays, numerous small business owners are having a hard time choosing which telephone answering firm is ideal for them. Besides, many of these providers differ in terms of rates that they charge as well as the packages they offer. This list aims to help you simplify the whole selection procedure. Read on and learn how you can find the right firm whenever you will need to hire a call answering services.Make a search on the following website, if you're looking for more information on small business answering service.
Are their operators friendly? This may seem like a small aspect to some, but in fact, this can make a significant difference. Remember that a call answering firm will act on your behalf and represent you to your clients and other important contacts. The company's operators should be a pleasure to speak with. Your clients should have a positive experience each time they get in contact with your business. The operators should be friendly, respectful and helpful all the time. In short, the staff members should be properly trained and fully capable of handling the job.Do they know your company well? In the same way, the company should have a thorough understanding of your company. They should have a complete grasp regarding your mission, vision, values as well as your goals in the business. What technology do they use? A good answering service will use top notch equipment to make sure they're ahead of the competition.
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The Knot-y Embroidery Ladies Evening Group (and the Day Group) love to have "treats" at our gatherings - almost as much as being together to embroider - just sayin' ... Every now and then I remember to bring my camera so that I can share what they bring to eat. They have the dates all figured out for the year and who is bringing treats down to a science - Lonnie was on for our October Evening and last time she was up for treats she brought the best homemade apple pies (we all still remember!).
Well look at her spread. We all enjoyed the buffet and commented on how she has raised the bar for the next round.
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PENTICTON - A Penticton man will serve a six-month jail sentence for breaching conditions and several driving misdeeds.
Jesse Kane Armstrong appeared in Penticton court by video today, July 4, to hear his sentence after entering guilty pleas to three counts of breaching release conditions, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, driving while under a suspended license, and possession of stolen property under $5,000.
Crown Prosecutor Vern Frolick told court police attended Armstrong's residence on May 3, 2016, expecting to find him inside his residence. Instead, they found him on the roof.
Armstrong was found in a fetal position, in possession of a knife.
He told police he had broken up with his girlfriend and was eventually talked into coming down from the roof.
Police found another knife in Armstrong's pocket. He said the knives were for protection from bears.
He was charged with breach for failing to remain in his residence.
In a second incident, police investigated a break and enter at a seasonal residence and found evidence of a vehicle driven onto the property that displayed plates later identified as stolen.
The following day, police identified the vehicle on the property where Armstrong was residing.
When he spotted the police, Armstrong got into the vehicle and drove off at a high rate of speed, accelerating through stop signs at two Penticton intersections. Police did not pursue the stolen vehicle, later finding it at a Tim Horton's.
They arrested Armstrong a short time later. At the time of his arrest, Armstrong was also under a driving prohibition.
Frolick and defence lawyer Robert Maxwell submitted a joint submission to Judge Gale Sinclair, requesting a six month jail term for the numerous counts.
One year's probation, a $500 fine for driving while prohibited, and a two year driving prohibition,were also part of the submission, to which the judge agreed.
With time served, the 27 year old man has another 109 days left in his sentence.
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I am afraid that we have set ourselves up for an election fiasco that will make Floridas pregnant chads look like a school yard game. In an effort to fix the election system in America, our inept politicians have been rushed into ill advised changes that will really mess things up. It is called the Help America Vote Act of 2000.
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Its the wee morning hours of election night, take your pick: Wesley Nash has beaten John Bellew by three votes or Bellew has beaten Nash by that margin.
Whoa, we need a recount.
So how does a recount play out on these new election machines?
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Freshman lifts MCHS to victory, winning season
The stat sheet had its usual suspects. There was Jamey Rice refusing to go down, finding the end zone in the games waning moments. There was Chaz Perry picking off two Rockdale passes and greeting a receiver with a Ronnie Lott hit on a key third down. There was Metric Shivers blazing down the sideline after a late interception.
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Three local races on the ballot for Tuesday
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot on two key local races, as well as the presidential race.
In the sheriffs race, incumbent Charles Chapman (D) is facing former sheriff Allen Venable (R).
Bushville voting precinct changed
The Bushville location for voting has been moved from the old fire station near I-85 and Hwy. 441 to the new fire station at Banks Crossing, located at 613 Industrial Park Boulevard.
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Three county races on the ballot
Voters in Jackson County were already lined up this week for early balloting in one of the most talked about election years in history.
Drawn by a hotly-contested presidential race between Republican President George W. Bush and challenger Democrat John Kerry, a large turnout of voters is expected for early voting the rest of this week and on election day next Tuesday.
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Water chairman steps down following racial remark flak
The chairman of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority resigned Friday at a meeting he called for that purpose. Warren Walker resigned his position but not from the authority in the aftermath of a racial remark he made following Wednesdays meeting that led new member Saverne Rucker Varnum to vacate the building.
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Poll workers Florene Jenkins (L) and Peggy Freeman assist voter Doris Fowler (standing) Tuesday at the Madison County Government Complex. Early voting is taking place all this week at the complex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pollers said turnout for the early voting process has been good, with approximately 850 people voting as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Its Time to Choose
Historic Election of 2004 includes several local seats up for grabs
Voter turnout at 850 as of Wed. morning
Its finally time for all finger pointing to turn to the touch screen.
In fact, voters are already inserting their electronic ballots into the computers at the county complex this week, getting their Georgia Peach I voted stickers before the official election day arrives Tuesday.
As of Wednesday morning, 850 out of Madison Countys 12,500 registered voters had cast their ballots in the county, helping making monumental decisions at every level of government. Of course, nationally, all eyes are on the Presidential race between George Bush/Dick Cheney and John Kerry/John Edwards.
Meanwhile, locally, attention is on the county commission chairmans race, where two-term incumbent Republican Wesley Nash is being challenged by Democrat John Bellew, the countys chairman of the board of tax assessors. The two candidates have been on opposite sides of a year-long conflict over the performance of the tax assessors office.
Also on the ballot are three races for district commissioners seats. In District 1, incumbent Democrat Bill Taylor is being challenged by Republican Stanley Thomas. In District 2, incumbent Democrat Johnny Fitzpatrick is facing Republican John Pethel Sr. And in District 4, Democrat Mike Sales and Republican John Scoggins are running for the seat left open by current commissioner Melvin Drake, who lost in the Democratic primary for the BOC chairmans seat.
In the tax commissioners race, incumbent Louise Watson, a Democrat, is being challenged by a current employee in the tax commissioners office, Kathy Stamps, a Republican.
In the State Senate District 46 race, which includes the Hull precinct, Republican incumbent Brian Kemp is being challenged by Democrat Becky Vaughn.
In the State Senate District 47 election, which includes all of Madison County except the Hull precinct, incumbent Republican Ralph Hudgens is being challenged by Democrat Bill Healan.
In the U.S. Senate race, Johnny Isakson, a Republican, is facing Denise Majette, a Democrat, and Libertarian Allen Buckley. Incumbent ninth district U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood, a Republican, is being challenged by Bob Ellis, a Democrat.
Also on the ballot, incumbent public service commissioner Robert Baker Jr., a Republican, is being challenged by Democrat Mac Barber and Libertarian Jalynn Hudnall.
In the non-partisan race for Judge of Court of Appeals of Georgia, candidates include: Debra Bernes, Howard Mead and Mike Sheffield.
Also on tap for Tuesday, Danielsville will hold a city-wide election for council seat four, with councilman Stanley Watsons seat up for grabs between contenders Janice Merk and Calvin Broom. Watson is not seeking re-election. City residents registered to vote may do so between 7 a.m and 7 p.m. at city hall.
Several local incumbents are running unopposed in the general election, including Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Robert Lavender, who defeated Chris NeSmith in the Democratic primary this summer; Clerk of Court Michelle Strickland; Sheriff Clayton Lowe; District 3 county commissioner Mike Youngblood; District 5 county commissioner Bruce Scogin; surveyor James R. Smith; and coroner Michelle Cleveland.
Local state House representatives, Democrat Alan Powell, District 29, and Republican Tom McCall, District 30, are not facing opposition. (District 29 includes the Collins, Harrison, Ila, Mill and Poca precincts, while District 30 includes Colbert, Comer, Danielsville, Fork, Hull, Paoli and Pittman precincts.)
The 2004 ballot also includes constitutional amendments for Georgia voters to say yes or no on whether this state shall recognize marriage as only the union of man and woman. Voters will also choose yes or no on whether the state constitution should be amended so that the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction and authority to answer questions of law from any state appellate or federal district or appellate court.
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BOC to review local legislation at first of the year
County commissioners agreed Monday night to review the countys local legislation once the next four-year term of commissioners takes the table in January.
BOC member Bruce Scogin said at Mondays meeting that he changed his mind on one of his proposed changes in local legislation concerning the hiring and firing of the county clerk, saying that he felt the chairman of the commissioners should retain his authority over the hiring and firing of the county clerk.
Previously, Scogin said he felt the board should oversee the position, but he said he changed his mind after talking with people and realizing that a chairman and a clerk should have a trust and a bond to do what they need to do.
However, Scogin said he felt the chairman should not have the authority to fire other employees without the boards consent and without a way for the BOC to reverse his action.
We dont need anyone with that sort of authority over employees, said Scogin.
Scogin said the main reason he brought up changing local legislation is that parts of the county codes are out of line with state law and that the BOC needs to make sure that any such discrepancies are corrected.
My position is that it (the local legislation) needs to be brought into compliance with state law, said Scogin.
For instance, the District 5 commissioner pointed to one local law that requires all board members to be present to have a legally closed BOC meeting. State law allows a closed meeting with a quorum. He noted that the discrepancy could put the BOC in a bind if, for instance, it needed to take quick action on a land matter. (Under state law, commissioners can meet in private to discuss real estate, litigation and specific personnel.)
Commissioner Mike Youngblood agreed that the local legislation needs revisions, noting that he has some changes of his own to suggest.
In a separate matter Monday, the board heard a lengthy presentation from George Bush not the president representing Jim Escoe, owner of Lone Oak Field in Colbert.
Escoe has said that the recreation department is unfairly competing with his business by offering the rental of recreation fields for fees lower than what he can afford to offer. He said taxpayer money is used to maintain those fields and that he cant compete with government-funded facilities.
Why do I care if the Madison County Recreation Department rents softball fields to a promoter for a profit-making activity? asked Bush, reading a prepared statement for Escoe. Because when they decided to do that, they put my ballfield out of business.
Bill Chandler, vice-chairman of the recreation board, said the recreation department has rented out fields for years. He said the recreation department is not out to make a profit, but to provide quality services to adults and kids alike.
Let me state to you that our (rec) board has no ulterior motives, said Chandler. ...I regret that Mr. Escoe feels the way he does. That was not our intention.
The recreation fields have been rented more frequently in 2004 than in previous years, with Thomas Wood renting fields 19 out of the 20 total rentals this year.
Chandler said he felt Mr. Escoes conflict was not with the recreation department but with Mr. Wood.
Commissioner Youngblood agreed and said that Escoe and Wood need to work out their differences and keep the recreation department out of it.
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Eight Ways to Speed Up Metabolism
From the Community: 8 Easy Ways to Rev Up Metabolism
Looking for ways to speed up your metabolism and shed a few pounds this Summer? FitSugar reader eNutritionist has eight suggestions on how you can do just that; she shared this post in our Diet and Fitness Tips community group.
Whether you're trying to lose weight, or you just want to maintain a sleek physique for the Summer, boosting your metabolism is an effective way to burn extra calories. In this article I have put together a few diet and exercise tips to rev up your metabolism, so you can burn fat faster and look fabulous in the sunshine!
- Power breakfasts — Always eat a healthy breakfast. After going 10-12 hours overnight without food, your energy reserves are low so your body, and perhaps more importantly, your brain, needs fuel. When you skip breakfast your metabolism slows to conserve energy and this can actually make it more difficult to maintain weight. Many studies have shown that people who regularly eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight than people who don't; they're also more inclined to eat less during the course of the day. Like any other meal, a balanced breakfast should include foods from each of the major food groups: some protein, a reasonable amount of complex carbohydrates, and a little fat. These three nutrients will help stave off hunger pangs and keep blood sugar levels balanced until lunch. It's also a good time to get at least two servings of fruit. For instance, one small glass of fruit juice or a sliced banana and some raisins sprinkled over your cereal. If you can tick off two servings at breakfast you are providing your body with a good boost of vitamins and minerals and are well on target to reaching your "five a day."
- Eat little and often — As strange as it may sound, eating frequently can actually help you lose weight. This is because our bodies can burn calories from digesting and absorbing food. Grazing on small, regular snacks throughout the day can help keep your metabolic rate elevated for up to two to three hours after eating. Ideally, snacks should be spaced around your breakfast, lunch and dinner to help balance blood sugars and sustain energy levels. Healthy snacking options include a handful of plain nuts and seeds, natural yogurt with mixed fruit, raw vegetable sticks with hummus, a slice of rye bread topped with low fat cottage cheese, or rice cakes with almond butter. Aim to have two to three small healthy snacks a day at two to three hour intervals for a calorie burning boost.
See even more tips after the break!
- Get moving — One of the many great weight loss benefits of exercise is that even after you finish your workout you continue burning calories faster than normal. This afterburn effect can last up to two hours post-workout as your body works overtime to pay off the oxygen debt, replenish energy reserves, and repair muscle tissue. Furthermore, this burning effect comes predominantly from your body's fat stores. For best results, do a mixture of aerobic and resistance training. And don't forget to be more active in your daily life too — brisk walking to the shops, cycling to and from work — even gardening and housework can burn a significant amount of calories.
- Add muscle — If you want to increase your metabolic rate in the longterm, you need to build muscle. The more lean muscle mass you have, the better your calorie-burning capacity; the result is fewer calories being stored as body fat. Our muscles act like furnaces and operate by burning food for energy. When we increase muscle mass, we also increase metabolism, which means we burn more calories, even when we are resting. If you belong to a gym, aim to fit in a full body weight training session twice a week to help build muscle. Not a gym member? Invest in some kettlebells for a highly effective fat burning work out from home.
- Get enough protein — Foods that are high in protein are best at helping to boost metabolism and can help you burn extra calories each day. This is because protein ingestion produces a high thermogenic effect, which means that more of the calories you consume will be burned off as heat. Choose low-fat protein foods such as lean meat, fish, chicken, low-fat cheese, yogurt, and milk. Aim to have a fist size serving with every meal.
- Take up a mid-afternoon walk — Fancy a walk after Sunday lunch? Research has shown that moderate exercise after eating, such as walking, may turn more of the calories you have just eaten into heat and cause your body to burn more. As well as increased calorie expenditure, this can also lead to beneficial cardiovascular effects including lowered blood pressure. Similarly, eating within an hour after vigorous exercise encourages calories to be used for energy rather than stored as fat, as the metabolic rate is accelerated during this time.
- Milking the benefits — Could milk be the secret to weight loss? According to a study published in the January 2003 American Society for Nutritional Sciences Journal of Nutrition, women who consumed milk, yogurt, and cheese three to four times a day lost 70 percent more body fat than women who didn't eat dairy. The reason: calcium along with other substances in dairy may actually raise the metabolism, telling your body to burn excess fat faster. The best results come from dairy products such as low-fat cheese, yogurt, and milk instead of calcium-fortified products like orange juice and supplements. Women have the largest fat burning benefit when they consume three servings of dairy and 1000 milligrams of calcium a day.
- Spice things up — It's not an old wives' tale after all! Adding spices like chili, turmeric, and cinnamon to your meals can temporarily increase your metabolic rate and in turn help you burn fat. Some spices such as chili may even raise your metabolism by as much as 50 percent and this effect can last for up to three hours after eating. The reason behind this could be down to their thermogenic properties. Spices raise your body's temperature, which in turn increases the heart rate and stimulates the body's fat burning process. The overall result is that eating spicy foods can increase the amount of fat and calories you burn temporarily.
Do you have any fitness-related tips or questions? Join the Diet and Fitness Tips community group for feedback, advice, and encouragement!


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Grove Hill Hospitals
In Grove Hill we currently have one hospital and accute care centers. HospitalsCenter.com has complied reports on the following hospitals in Grove Hill, Alabama. Choose one of the hospital listings within Grove Hill for more information on the medical services, patient reprots and hospital ratings at each center as well as phone numbers, contact information and directions to the hospital.
- Grove Hill Memorial Hospital
295 Jackson Hwy S
Grove Hill, AL 36451
This facility is an other non-profit organization run acute care hospital
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Ledoux Fire Station
Allegretti Architects
This rural community project is located in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, near the town of Mora, New Mexico. The Ledoux fire station was built with a mix of public funding directed by design-build contractor, Sarcon Construction. The scheme was produced by an association of design-build consultant, Allegretti Architects and project architect, Abeles Pfeffer and Associates.
The building supports the local volunteer fire department with equipment bays, training room, and a small office. Constructed on an accelerated schedule, the building has been the realization of a long held dream for the community.
Ledoux Fire Station was built by Sarcon Construction of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Greg Allegretti is principal of an architecture firm in Santa Fe, New Mexico which has been crafting elegant sustainable designs for homes and buildings since 1992.


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Great Step-By-Step Store Kit in-App Purchase Tutorial
The other day I shared an article that pointed to a couple of in app purchase tutorials, while those tutorials were good they did leave something to be desired in the overall layout and formatting.
I just found another terrific tutorial that lays everything out in a very clear step-by-step format that I find significantly easier to follow than those shared previously.
The tutorial is: In App Purchases A Full Walkthrough
I found out about this tutorial thanks to Oliver Drobnik's Thing's I learned Implementing My First In-App Purchase which is a good article about potential pitfalls you may encounter with in app purchases.
Please post any comments below, thanks.
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Rochester Hills MI 's Preferred Commercial Electrician Company
Commercial Electrician Services You Can Trust with Dave's Electric Services!
Dave's Electric Service is the most trusted name in Southeast Michigan for any and every electrical service! Our team of electricians is fully licensed & insured, and contains 4 master electricians as well - meaning that you're in the absolute best of hands for your next electrical job! We pride ourselves on providing quality workmanship at an fair price.
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Long-term Newcastle target Bafetimbi Gomis has revealed that he's 'unlikely' to sign a new deal with current club Lyon.
With just a year left on his contract, Lyon have been desperate to try and sell the 28-year-old striker before they stand to lose him for free next summer.
However, with the collapse of his move to Newcastle and Swansea not following up their initial interest, Gomis said today that he doesn't see himself signing a new deal with Lyon - which has alerted several Premier League clubs.
Speaking on a French TV show, Canal Football Club, Gomis revealed the reason behind the failure was because Newcastle asked him to take a pay cut.
"I had a talk with Newcastle's coach (Alan Pardew) and we found an agreement," he said.
"Newcastle then came back to me and asked me to make an effort on wages - but I never asked anything as it was my club which wanted to transfer me, so the effort had to be made by Newcastle or Lyon."
When asked about a new deal with Lyon he simply replied: "Now I think after what has been said and done, it is not conceivable to talk about any prolongation."
Gomis has scored 53 goals in 143 games for Lyon since his arrival from St. Etienne in 2009 and has scored three times for France in 10 games.
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The term "statistical science" has become commonplace in the time since the naming and founding of the now well-known journal of that name. The purpose of this note is to put out for public comment some personal recollection of how that particular name came about.
There were many meetings and discussions that stirred the pot for an IMS journal that would be more friendly, more people-oriented than the traditional IMS Annals.
Perhaps the most persistent agitator for such a journal was Ingram Olkin. I know he'd been at the task for years before the "critical meeting." Also, Morrie DeGroot and Carl Morris were supporters, though perhaps not quite as consistently passionate for the cause as Ingram.
Anyway, by hook or by cook, the suggestion finally developed steam, and, after much vacillation, there was meeting to forge a concrete proposal for submission to the IMS council.
I guess our group was formally an ad hoc committee, and, as I recall, I was a last minute recruit. Among the other people at the meeting I clearly recall Ingram Olkin, Morrie DeGroot, and Carl Morris. Steve Fienberg or Brad Efron may have also been there --- these are details to check. Anyway, the people in Washington that day were all enthusiastic supporters of the basic concept.
Still, as usual, things became less unanimous when we confronted the the thorny issue of the name.
The year must have been 1982. I was at Carnegie Mellon where I spent as may hours as possible swapping jokes with Jon Bentley, famous computer scientist and noted (at least in our building) raconteur.
A few weeks before the meeting, Jon had observed:
"Any science that calls itself a science is not a science." Jon then gave his motivating examples: "Consider Chemistry, Physics and Medicine compared to --- say --- Political Science or Computer Science."
At our Washington meeting, in the middle of our discussion of the name for the new journal, I suggested the name "Statistical Science." I then told Jon's story just to shoot down my own suggestion.
As events evolved, the suggestion would not go down. Instead it gathered steam, and, before too long, our committee had agreed to call the new journal Statistical Science.
After giving myself this slice of credit, let me mention a couple of other developments from the meeting where I had no hand.
In particular, there was the idea of publishing interviews with well-known statisticians and probabilists. I believe this idea was Ingram's.
At first, I didn't warm to the idea, but I was clearly wrong. This has been one of the most persistently engaging features of the journal.
Also, someone on the committee also came up with one hell of a great marketing trick. We decided to give the journal away for the first few years; formally it was bundled with the other IMS publications according to rules that I can't remember.
At the same time Bruce Trumbo thought of of trick to over come a strange library rule that "library's cannot be changed more than" some (small) multiple of the "individual" subscriber rate. Bruce's trick was to introduce an new intermediate class of "individual" who paid a LOT for the subscription.
There was probably never ANY such person, yet this loop-hole put the IMS into the sweet spot, where it has been ever since.This double whammy worked like a charm.
In those days, libraries that had two years of the journal on their shelves would automatically pay up when they were asked in the third year if they wanted to continue with the journal.
Of course they were right to do so. The journal is first-rate and a tremendous bargain.
This are mostly personal recollections, and so far I have done only a little checking. If you have any comments or corrections please let me know.
I would be especially happy to hear from anyone who has source material such as minutes, memoranda, or council reports.
This is not the most earthshaking event in history, but it does offer a little reminder of the strange paths by which institutions wind their way in the world.
"By the mid-1980s, the question of where floating lobster larvae landed on the bottom and transformed themselves into fully formed lobsters had become one of the most maddening mysteries of lobster science."
--- Trevor Croson The Secret Life of Lobsters (Haper Perrenial, 2005, page 143).
Incidentally, I recently saw a note in the Cornell Alumni News that mentioned meat science. Yumm!
"Statistics is a science in my opinion, and it is no more a branch of mathematics than are physics, chemistry and economics; for if its methods fail the test of experiencenot the test of logicthey are discarded." --- John W. Tukey, quoted by David Brillinger (AS, 2002)
Another tidbit from the Brillinger's article:
"For the period 19601961 he [JWT] was President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. One innovative step he took as President was to carry out a survey on the IMS members feelings on the need for a separate journal of probability. The results were in favor, but The Annals of Probability did not appear until 1973."


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We are nearing the end of 2017 and Anthony Joshua is the odds-on favorite to add the BBC Sports Personality of the year award to the IBF & WBA World heavyweight belts and 2012 Olympic Gold.
Anthony Joshua's life story is a modern-day rag to riches, he was born in Watford to Nigerian parents in 1989.
He spent some of his early years in Nigeria, before returning to Watford halfway through year 7 and attending King Langley Secondary School
Joshua excelled at football and athletics, running the 100m in just 11.6 seconds when he was in year 9.
He only began Boxing in 2007, aged 18 when his cousin Ben Ileyemi took him to Finchley and District Boxing Club, where his life would be changed forever.
Joshua went to the London 2012 Olympics as a novice on the international stage but brought home the Gold medal after a dramatic victory over Italy's Roberto Cammarelle. Joshua trailed by three points going into the final round against the defending champion, but a grandstand finish saw the judge score the fight 18-18, with Joshua claiming gold on countback
Joshua began this year as IBF world heavyweight champion but added the WBA belt to his collection in an amazing win in front of 90,000 fans at the Wembley stadium, in a fight where he climbed off the canvas to twice floor Wladimir Klitschko, who is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time.
Joshua then faced late replacement Carlos Takam under the closed roof of the Principality Stadium in October and 80,000 fans got what they came to see when the referee waved off the fight in the 10th round to give Joshua the 20th Win of his career, all coming inside the distance.
Joshua is the overwhelming favorite at 2/7 to win the prestigious award with second favorite Lewis Hamilton who has just won a fourth Formula one driver's title last month at 6/1 and third favorite Chris Froome 10/1 who won his fourth Tour de France in the summer.
It's been a standout year for Anthony Joshua he has amassed a huge following during his short career, having fought at various locations around the UK while building on his London 2012 Olympic success. His big personality makes him hugely popular with the general public and boxing fans alike. He is the hot favorite to be crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the year on December 17th.


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Recently retired NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire insists he has plenty of basketball left in him.
Arriving in what he called "my favorite city in the world" for a new chapter as a player for Hapoel Jerusalem, Stoudemire says he came to Israel to win — and to continue a spiritual journal to trace his Hebrew roots.
Hosting some 140 Jewish and Arab kids at his basketball peace camp on Monday, Stoudemire said he didn't come to the Holy Land just for "fun" but to pursue the championship that eluded him during his 14-year NBA career.
He said he had offers to keep playing from at least three NBA teams — which he didn't name — but since none of...


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New & Notable - March 2011
[ Empire House ]
A cursed space on University Avenue (where Better Half Bistro and The Big Easy have tanked in the past few years) gets a brave new concept and menu. Empire House promises gourmet food-truck fare (fancy tacos, housemade everything, daily menu changes) in a casual bistro setting. It's BYOB until owners get their liquor license, but Mission Hills Liquor a few blocks north on Lewis Street has a great selection of wine and craft beer. 127 University Avenue.
[ Naked Pizza ]
Going for world domination? Not quite, but the Naked Pizza franchise is diving headfirst into a heated pizza battle zone in Hillcrest with a new location on University Avenue near Fifth. Pizza Fusion, Arrivederci Pizza (near the sit-down location) and longtime stronghold Bronx Pizza each have loyal followers within a few blocks of the Naked shop. Which pie will reign supreme? Stay tuned. nakedpizza.com.
[ Bayu's ]
An Ethiopian family has taken over the marquee restaurant space that once held Café Bleu and Crush at the corner of Fifth Avenue and University. The focus is on family recipes and low prices. So far, the neighborhood seems to be embracing the new concept, according to several dozen Yelp reviews.
[ Au Revoir French Bistro ]
We finally got in to sample the French menu at Au Revoir. Tres bon, for the most part, as the food is simple and the vibe is a similar Euro-bustling-chic one to that of the owners' other establishments, Arrivederci and Il Postino. aurevoirbistro.com.
[ Tre Porcellini ]
Italian for "three little pigs," Tre Porcellini is now open in the former Bite space on University Avenue in Hillcrest. Despite the name and a pink piggy logo, the concept and menu offer much more than pork. Pastas and traditional sauces take up most of the menu, with a few more-modern appetizers (mac 'n' cheese risotto, Carlsbad mussels with champagne vinegar and black pepper). We love the Happy Hour offering $3.50 wine and beer options. treporcellini.net.
[ Public House ]
The folks behind Encinitas Ale House took on a new lease in La Jolla (where Burgundy Grill & Wine Bar once was) and plan to open a similar establishment called Public House, serving up lots of local and international craft brews and simple pub food. Here's hoping the innovative craft brewers help revitalize La Jolla's restaurant scene. the-publichouse.com.
[ Burger Lounge ]
We noticed two new locations of the perennial "Best Burger" contender: one in Hillcrest at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Robinson; one in the Gaslamp on Fifth Avenue. When will North County folks get their quinoa burgers and half-and-half fries and onion rings? burgerlounge.com.
[ Revolver ]
Gaslamp club Voyeur (with its landmark light wall that pulses behind famous deejays spinning to a crowd of partyers on the dance floor) recently launched a new restaurant on the premises, called Revolver, with only a handful of tables and just four booths. The club is billing the dining experience as "intimate," with a menu of sharable small plates like sliders, flatbreads and, hopefully, earplugs. revolversd.com.