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Tacoma Power's Utility Technology Services (UTS) section is seeking a Data Architect with broad and deep experience implementing enterprise data warehouses, data pipelines, dimensional models, and ETL/ELT solutions using modern data architecture patterns, especially around data lakes, data pipelines, and cloud-based data warehouses.
The right candidate will be a collaborative team player with an excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to customer service.
This is an exciting time to join our team as UTS is building a new data engineering practice for Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU). As a Data Architect, you will design and deliver innovative data solutions on Amazon Web Services, Databricks, and Snowflake. You will play a critical role in defining our cloud data strategy, designing dimensional models, and translating utility business requirements into long-term data architecture solutions, including logical and physical models.
Responsibilities include:
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This recruitment is being managed by Alissa Mclain, if you would like to be notified of similar opportunities or stay connected with things going on at Tacoma Public Utilities and the City of Tacoma, connect with me on LinkedIn!
City of Tacoma Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
One of the primary goals of the Equity and Empowerment Initiative is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.
Tacoma Power
Tacoma Power is an almost 100% hydroelectric, municipally-owned public power utility, located in Tacoma. We serve approximately 170,000 customers as one of the three operating divisions of Tacoma Public Utilities, alongside Tacoma Water and Tacoma Rail. As one of the most livable, walkable cities in the country, you'll find that Tacoma is a great fit for all interests with places to bike, run, hike, and explore, the perks of a big city, and the charm of a small town.
The City of Tacoma
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city that sits along the Puget Sound with a population of nearly 210,000. The third largest city in the state of Washington, it is a diverse, progressive international gateway to the Pacific Rim.
Propelled by significant developments such as the University of Washington Tacoma, the Tacoma Link light rail system, the restored urban waterfront of the Thea Foss Waterway, the expansions of both the MultiCare and Franciscan health systems, and a significant influx of foreign direct investment in its downtown core, Tacoma has evolved considerably since the 1990s.
Tacoma boasts the state's highest density of art and history museums, and is home to a flourishing creative community of writers, artists, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, chefs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who each add their unique flair to the city's vibrant commercial landscape. The iconic Tacoma Dome has endured as a high-demand venue for some of the largest names in the entertainment industry.
A magnet for families looking for affordable housing options in the Puget Sound area, Tacoma also draws those who prefer to live in a more urban downtown setting with competitively priced condos and apartments that feature panoramic mountain and water views.
Tacoma's natural beauty and proximity to the Puget Sound and Mount Rainier draws hikers, runners, bicyclists, and maritime enthusiasts to the area. Its lively social scene is infused with energy by thousands of students attending the University of Washington Tacoma, the University of Puget Sound, the Evergreen State College Tacoma campus, and Tacoma Community College, as well as a number of local trade and technical colleges. Its prime location – just 20 minutes south of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 30 miles north of the state capital in Olympia, and within 10 miles of the U.S. Department of Defense's premier military installation on the West Coast – only adds to Tacoma's desirability.
Interested individuals should apply online at cityoftacoma.org/jobs and attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received for interview consideration.
Reference checks will be conducted on final candidates and appointment is subject to passing a background check.
Communication from the City of Tacoma:
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
If you have any additional questions regarding this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at 253.591.5400.


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Monday, October 21, 2013
Can't We All Just Get Along?
Oh God, I'm so sick of talking about shutdowns and fiscal cliffs and debt ceilings and sequesters. I'm so tired of living with crisis management. I'm worn out seeing our President and First Lady portrayed as Nazis, Muslim terrorists and chimpanzees. The smug, self-righteous arrogance of Ted Cruz exhausts me. I just shrug when I'm called a kool-aid drinking moronic lemming. I've heard it too many times for it to have much effect.
In reality, this is the same war as all modern wars. The rebels against the establishment. The guerrillas against the army. The insurrectionists against the status quo.
The only difference is in tactics. So far, (most of) the ones who see themselves as freedom fighters in throwing off the yoke of tyranny have confined themselves to verbal accusations and political dirty tricks. They haven't yet resorted to weapons although they threaten to do just that on Facebook every day where you see constant calls for a New Revolution and Secession and Taking our Country Back.
Do you suppose that is the Tea Party's strategy? To simply wear us down until we give up and say, "what the fuck ever"? Most of us just want to live our lives in peace. We want to work and take care of our families and buy houses and send our kids to college and eat out at Applebee's every now and then and go to church and watch football. We don't really want to man the ramparts with Old Bessie in our hands.
We wish Ted and his cohorts in the Tea Party would just go away so life would get back to normal, the way it used to be when we all pretty well liked each other and if we weren't always thrilled with our government, we didn't despise it either. Even if the president wasn't our favorite, we didn't think he was a alien, Muslim, terrorist who wanted to destroy the country.
Usually, it is the guerrillas who have the energy and the wild-eyed passion on their side and that's so in this case. The rest of us see them with confused dismay as they shout their cries for revolution. What the hell are they talking about?
If you ever read Ayn Rand then you have some idea of their philosophy of what the world should be. Law of the Jungle. Every Man for Himself. Sink or Swim. Of course, they ignore the fact that Ayn was an atheist who was swayed not at all by the kinder, gentler teachings of the Christ they claim for their very own. I haven't read Ayn since high school....I had rather an idealistic crush on her heroes then. Perhaps I should revisit Atlas Shrugged to recall exactly what kind of a society the Tea Party envisions in its ultimate fantasy.
I'd be glad to host a guest post if any Tea Party person would like to explain it from their point of view.
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The party was on Saturday, January 30, 2010, part of the Tampa parade known as "Gasparilla".
It was a rain-swept day in which over 150,000 residents strolled to the Sweetbay Supermarket, and, in the parking lot, assembled around a large replica of a pirate ship:
From the Tampa Bay Times:
"There wasn't as much shock this year, but there was definitely some awe. So said the area's best-known military leader.
"Awesome," Gen. David Petraeus said of his first Gasparilla parade.
Petraeus, who runs the U.S. Central Command from MacDill Air Force Base, and his wife, Holly, watched from the comfort of a big tent on Bayshore Boulevard. They were guests of surgeon Scott Kelley and his wife, Jill.
"You have to see it to believe it, even in the rain," said Petraeus, who spent the afternoon chatting candidly with two dozen guests, including state attorney general candidate Pam Bondi and Bern's Steak House owner David Laxer.
Security at Kelley's house was no joke, one paradegoer discovered, running after one zap of electricity from a guard's Taser."
Sunday, November 11, 2012
The Third Woman, Part 3
The party was on Saturday, January 30, 2010, part of the Tampa parade known as "Gasparilla".


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They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs.
A group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.
The twenty-seventh film in the PALM BEACH COUNTY GRINDHOUSE SERIES is a special one-time screening of Lamberto Bava's DEMONS (1985) at Movies Of Lake Worth on FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH at 9:30PM. The first 100 attendees will get a Free Button courtesy of Cult, Horror & Sci-Fi Pins and there will be a raffle after the screening.
A MOST DEMONIC RAFFLE! A variety of Demons prizes including a Vinyl Soundtrack from Two Headed Dog, a Hat & Patch from Inked Up Merch, Posters from House of Mysterious Secrets and an Enamel Pin from Mouth of Madness!
Raffle entry is FREE with the purchase of a DEMONS movie ticket. Find us in the lobby before the movie to pick up your raffle ticket and the drawing will be held after the movie.
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Tickets are only $10 and will be available at the theater box office the day of the screening (cash preferred).
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Click the "Read more" link underneath the photo below to see all of the pictures in this series.
|Ralfs Freiberg (#29) raises his hands after Bob Kinne (far right) scores in the second period
|Charles Williams
|Stars trainer Corey Courtney checks out Dominik Shine
|Will Suter (L) and Ralfs Freibergs (R)
|Luke Johnson
|Will Suter getting ready to pull the trigger
|Bob Kinne
|Logan Smith
|Bob Kinne shoots....and scores!
|Mike McKee
|Stars' bench. I really like this shot.
|More tricks from Will Suter
|Matt Friese on the faceoff dot
|Markus McCrea
|Mike McKee dropping bombs on Kenny Brooks of the Storm
|Check out the sign in the background. Yes, TC fans need to be told when to be loud. Amateurs.
|Zach Aston-Reese
|Kevin Roy
|A collection of sticks on the Stars' bench
|Paul LaDue
|Brandon Carlson


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Matt and I made a cake for my best friend Allison... she is going to be a pig farmer and that was our inspiration. I did the making of things and Matt made the magic happen.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
3 comments:
- Chelsea Kirchoff said...
I can't get over this. Glad you posted a ton of photos because process is IMPORTANT!
- April 6, 2010 at 11:38 PM
- James said...
yeah this is cool!
- April 7, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- Matt Chung said...
cake master!
- May 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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Miss U Card
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Ink all paper, canvas, and chipboard edges.
1 Make card from cardstock.
2 Cut squares of cardstock, canvas, and ledger card; adhere. Adhere tickets.
3 Affix letters to chipboard buttons; thread two with twine and adhere to squares.
4 Paint empty card square, using letter as mask. Adhere acrylic square; create "Miss" label tape and affix.
5 Affix remaining letters.
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Children can be challenging we all know that but Mariah Carey found this out first-hand that an unsupervised four-year-old can really throw things into a mush.
On Wednesday, during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, the songstress was interrupted by her son Moroccan during her photo shoot with her new star on the iconic sidewalk.
Finally, a friend stepped in and dragged poor Moroccan out of the shot as he kicked and screamed for his mommy. And to her credit, Mariah resisted losing her temper and simply assured the youngster, "It's okay."


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I was recently surprised by someone's actions. One day they were sad, not psyched up to do anything – either feeling lazy or just unwilling to get out of bed; then the next day they were buzzing around full of energy.
It might not be a remarkable feat since many people do that and have done that before. What piqued my curiosity is how some people are able to pick themselves up while others wallow in their sadness till it trickles into other areas of their lives. Next thing you know, they are sucking the joy out of an engaging conversation or they are complaining about how life has been unfair to them.
Which person are you: the one that wallows or the one that picks themselves up? Where do these positive people get this bounce back ability and how can you get this trait today?
Life is full of roses…and thorns!
I have said it before, life can be difficult. You hear all these motivation gurus say that the world is your mirror and if you are being negative then you will attract negative stuff into your life. In truth, life just happens. Even the most positive people get unexpected curveballs in their lives.
For instance, you get a phone call from the office telling you to come and pick up your stuff because you've been laid off. Then they insult you by saying it's not that you were doing a bad job, it's just the economy is in shambles. How do you respond to that? What if you have a family and they were counting on that pay check? What if you had just taken a loan and now you don't have the income to pay it back? What if you had a medical condition and being employed helped you tap into the health insurance cover your employer provided. Where do you get the money now?
While all this is hypothetical, there are people who have gone through such problems; probably even worse. It is in stories such as these that you discover whether you have a bounce back ability or not. Some people lie down and complain about the problems they are facing. They go around looking for an audience to hear their sob stories. In time, they refine their stories to the point that deep down they enjoy sharing it. Other people try to get back up as quickly as possible.
Here is how you can bounce back:
- Don't let yourself wallow
I've read before that if you are feeling sad you should allow yourself to feel sad and that it will eventually ebb away. Some of us look for every excuse to listen to our favourite sad songs. The musicians just seem to understand exactly what we are going through. But isn't life too short to spend it being sad? Wouldn't you rather be smiling?
Recently, I've discovered this principle that while feelings cause actions, actions can also cause feelings. For instance, if you are sad (feeling) you are likely to listen to sad music (action). However, if you listen to uplifting music (action) you are going to be happier (feeling). Try it out.
Writers and people in other creative professions understand this concept well. If you don't feel like writing, you will stare at your Microsoft Word for hours. But if you decide to start writing something anyway, you will start feeling psyched up to write even more than you had originally planned and the words will keep flowing.
- Take out the emotion and understand your problem
Simply put, you can't fight against what you don't understand. For those who've had a big problem such as being fired unexpectedly, it usually comes as a hammer blow. Your emotions are all over the place. What's worse, fear starts to kick in spinning all types of tales about your imminent demise. It is a bad place to be mentally.
If you can somehow strip away all the emotions you are feeling and confront your problem with solutions in mind, you will be able to come to terms with your situation.
For instance, if you've lost your job, here are some ideas of what you can do:
- Figure out what you are good at e.g. perhaps this is your chance to become a freelancer in writing, a consultant, a businessman, a salesman, develop a product from home etc.
- If your quality of work led to you being fired, come up with ideas on how to tackle that problem so that it doesn't threaten your next job.
- Could you go back to school to improve your credentials?
- Had you been planning to take a break from work to go on a sabbatical or extended holiday?
- Do you have a connected network that can help you get a new job?
These are all ideas that can take the emotion out and help you focus on solutions.
- Go for counselling
There is a stigma around seeking support through counselling sessions no matter what problem you are facing.
Counselling should not always be used as a last resort.
It helps you get out of your head and see your problems from a different perspective. You get to speak to someone who is concerned about your well-being and wants to see you get back on your feet again. Most importantly, you get to share your thoughts and fears in a non-judgemental environment. Going for counselling can help you bounce back sooner than you would have if you did it alone.
Plus, it doesn't always have to be a professional counsellor. Maybe you have someone who cares for you and always gives you an ear when you need advice. Seek them out and share with them. As I always say, be there for others also. If you see someone who you think is struggling with a problem, reach out to them and offer to help them find solutions.
- Take it on the Chin
Unfortunately, the more you go through negative situations and come out of them 'alive', you build character which helps you every time you face adversity. Bounce back ability is a learned trait.
What happened the first time you fell off your bike? You had to get up and try again till you finally got it. That is true of life. You will face different tough situations and each time you will have to decide whether you will shy away or you will take on the problem head on. The more you face your demons, the greater your bounce back ability will become.
- Have faith
I am reminded of the story of the origin of the Christian song 'It is well with my soul'. This man put his family on a ship and was going to meet up with them later but then received word that the ship had capsized. What a devastating moment! But do you know what happened when his ship got to the spot where his family had died? He wept for them and wrote "It is well; it is well with my soul". You can imagine all the pain he felt at that moment. Yet he spoke from a point of faith that everything will be okay.
It would be a lie if I said that you won't have scars; that you won't face overwhelming battles. That is just part of life. The key is to have faith that everything will be okay in the end. As motivational speaker Les Brown says, "It is much easier to have faith when everything is going well." But it is in those moments when you are afraid, when you are in pain, when you are beaten down that you have to find a way to have faith. Once you lay hold of it and believe in a positive outcome, you are able to cope with whatever you are facing.
All these tips will help you as you develop your bounce back ability. Just remember, even fighters who are champions get hit from time to time. The only difference is they keep coming back over and over again until their problem (the other fighter) is defeated. You can bounce back as well!


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16 Gorffennaf 2014
Cardiff Racing's CR10 prototype gains a solid finish at Silverstone's international student competition.
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Introducing cognitive behavioural therapy in primary schools significantly reduces anxiety levels among 9-10 year olds.
Llywodraeth Cymru i wahardd ysmygu mewn ceir sy'n cludo plant.
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Nobel Prize Winner among those honoured at graduation.
Scheme strengthens university ambitions to Welsh children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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First ever genetic study of the elusive wild Okapi unravels mystery behind its evolutionary origins.
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Baroness Ilora Finlay elected new BMA President.
Findings could inform development of a prognostic test for other forms of cancer.
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Baroness Ilora Finlay and Professor Julie Williams elected Academy Fellows.
Mothers concerned by changing shape during pregnancy 'less likely to breastfeed'.
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Transportation and Food can be booked right on Austin's Boat Tours site in the same booking flow
Bring whatever liquor you like on board, even glass bottles! Yachts are much more stable than smaller boats and pontoons, so you don't have to worry about breakage. Best Alcohol Delivery = https://drizly.com/i/woiig
Austin's Boat Tours sells ice for $5 a bag or you can bring your own.
Spark Productions Inc functions as a tour and logistics firm only. Transportation and excursion activities, such as boat parties, are operated by outside parties. Any damages or claims will be referred directly to the outside party responsible. Spark Productions holds no responsibility or liability for the operations of these outside parties. Drinking and swimming has inherent risks associated with it. Each tour participant is required to sign one or more waivers of liability the day of the event recognizing the risks involved in the excursion activity and indemnifying the operating parties.
FAQs on boat parties:
These four questions are the most common questions we get about Lake Travis. We sell out every Saturday from late March to late September and yes, February is too early to go out there if you're looking for a party scene.
Saturdays do sell out 8-12 weeks in advance so don't wait until February to book an April party!
The peak time on the lake on a Saturday or Sunday is anytime between 11am and 8pm. Yes 8pm since it doesn't get dark until then. We had a ton of parties go out last Summer around 4pm or 5pm and have a blast since it's hard for locals to go out the night before, logistically get everyone 45 minutes outside of downtown, AND actually have food and drinks in hand before 3pm. Plus, people are the most drunk in the late afternoon/early evening so any hour from 11am to 8pm will have crowds.
Lake Austin is more like a river (the Texas-Colorado river in fact) and is more for jetskis and wakeboards. Lake Austin IS NOT the party lake – it is more for water sports so if you choose Lake Austin, you will miss out on the big party in Devil's Cove on Lake Travis.


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Beautiful , It was my first Catt. long time ago , my favorite Gin
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This is a discussion on Blc. Mem. Crispin Rosales within the Cattleyas, Vandas, Dendrobiums IN BLOOM forums, part of the Orchid Photography category; This one's fragrant....
This one's fragrant.
Beautiful , It was my first Catt. long time ago , my favorite Gin
The classic cattleya. Now that is an orchid.
Thanks all, this is one of my favorites too.
One of my favorites. Good job!
Another gorgeous floofie!
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That's it I'M MOVING TO FLORIDA!!! It's spectacular.


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Re-viewing The Eye
This week's photo challenge asked us to capture horizontal and vertical versions of the same scene or subject from the same place/location and taken during the same shoot.
This has been an astounding challenge and you can see my first submission here.
I liked the way the task made me rethink photo orientation and its relevance to content and image impact. I've also really enjoyed viewing the way it has drawn out such a wide interpretation of submissions from other people.
SO TELL ME: Do you have a preference between the shots? And if so, does the orientation (portrait or landscape) play some role in your choice?
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Water Action Volunteers (WAV) is a statewide program for Wisconsin citizens who want to learn about and improve the quality of Wisconsin's streams and rivers. The program is coordinated through a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin – Cooperative Extension. Citizens, civic groups, 4-H clubs, students and other volunteer groups are participating in WAV programs across the state.
It consists of three parts: stream monitoring, river clean ups and storm drain stenciling. In addition, the program offers a variety of water-related educational materials for educators.
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Public sector functions as the focal governing unit in Sri Lanka. Enhancement of the living standards of the people and economic growth of the country can be achieved by strengthening the public sector. National Productivity Secretariat is the only government organization which promotes and enhances productivity of this sector.
National Productivity Awards competition 2018 will evaluate and honor organization with the best productivity performances. It is with great pleasure we invite you to join with this national endeavor which appraises achievements gained through practical application of productivity concepts.
Objectives of National Productivity Awards Competition:
* To motivate all public institutions to follow good practices for improving the quality, productivity and services.
*To direct public institutions for the national mission of improving the living standards of the Sri Lankans by actively contributing to the national development conforming to the National Vision and development programmes.
*To identify exemplary public institutions and reward them at the national level.
*To create a people friendly institutional system by grading the public institutions.
Classification of Organizations:
The National Productivity Competition relevant to the public sector consists of 6 categories.
Central Government Ministries and Provincial Chief Secretariat Offices
Provincial Ministries
In addition to the Provincial Ministries, Council Secretariats, Chief Minister's Offices, Office of the Council Secretary, Governor's Offices and Provincial Public Service Commissions are included
Government Departments, Departments under Provincial Councils, District Secretariat offices, and sub offices under a department which consists of 51 employees or more are included
Divisional Secretariat Offices
Local Authorities
Micro Category
Only the organizations operating under Ministries, Provincial Ministries and Departments which consist of less than 50 employees and more than 05 employees can apply under this category. (A sub unit operating under an institution is not considered.)
Important: As the State Corporations, Boards, Incorporated agencies are established with the intention of earning profits, those organizations should submit their applications under Manufacturing & Services sector.
Criteria Awareness Seminar Schedule:
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Registration Fee:
Public Sector - Rs.2,000/=
Award Winners 2015:
Gold Award - Sri Lanka Air force
1st Place - Minisrty of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Probation and Childcare,Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Uva Province


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The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge 2014 will kick off on the 28th March, at Seaside Reef, in Cardiff, California.
The surf series will cross the USA collecting regional qualifier winners from Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Hawaii and Orange County, before concluding on July, at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz.
The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge pits four-man teams (two surf shop pros and two shop employees) against each other for a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to the National Championship, an advertising spread in a surf magazine, and the coveted title and bragging rights of best surf shop in the country.
For the past two years, regional qualifiers earned a trip to Bali, Indonesia, where Sunrise Surf Shop bettered their runner-up finish from 2012 by earning the National Championship title in 2013.
But this year marks a change in the National Championship venue and a whole new adventure awaits in Central America for the seven regional qualifying teams.
The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge is inspired by a fun and competitive format for the hardcore surf shop riders, launched in the early 1980s. It is still about giving back to the shops, the true backbone of the industry and the heart of the sport of surfing.
The 2014 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge Schedule:
March 28 - Southwest - Seaside Reef, Cardiff, Calif.
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Abstract—In this paper is introduced a new algorithm by index parameters at grid environment with static scheduled that this proposed algorithm is used as more efficient method than previous studied algorithms. RQSG algorithm can increase the efficiency rather than previous algorithms using index parameters, and also is introduced a new technique method using proposed algorithm for better optimizing with mixing of communication cost and fitness function. In this situation is used choosing the best tasks with RQSG algorithm to create a suitable method for solving the problem which this method didn't use in previous algorithms. It will be introduced an algorithm for optimized choosing of processing sources based on a technique method, that with this algorithm and also with various simulations is increased the reliability and dependability in competition of previous algorithms. Also this algorithm has decreased dramatically the certification time of final processing source with the most optimized state. Finally the mentioned algorithm has increased the servicing quality for using the task in processing sources and also has created the best state of optimized path in index parameters at grid environment.
Index Terms—Genetic algorithm; scheduling; grid systems; dependentttask; RQSG
The authors are with the Department of Computer Science, Payam Noor University, and Tehran, Iran.
Cite: Arash Ghorbannia Delavar and Mohsen Khajeh naeini, "A New Algorithm by Index Parameters at Grid Environment with Static Scheduling," International Journal of Modeling and Optimization vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 213-216, 2012.


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- Population Biology (Zoology)
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- Evolutionary Genetics (Genetics)
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Nine people have died in a shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., police said early Thursday morning.
"I do believe this was a hate crime," Police Chief Gregory Mullen said.
Eight people died on the scene at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and one person was pronounced dead at a hospital, Mullen said.
Among the dead was the state senator who was pastor of the church, Democrat Clementa Pinckney, WCBD reported.
People were taking part in a prayer meeting at the time of the incident, Mayor Joe Riley said during the press conference.
"This is inexplicable," Riley said. "It is the most intolerable and unbelievable act possible... The only reason someone could walk into church and shoot people praying is out of hate."
Said Police Chief Mullen: "This is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. It is senseless. It is unfathomable that someone would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives."
Emanuel is the oldest AME church in the South and is led by South Carolina State Sen. Clementa Pinckney, a Democrat. The church has one of the oldest and largest black congregations south of Baltimore, according to its website. Denmark Vesey, executed for attempting to organize a major slave rebellion, was one of the founders
The shooting took place at about 9 p.m. ET, Charleston police said. The gunman is still on the loose, they said.
The suspect is a clean-shaven white male about 21-years-old with sandy blond hair, and is wearing a gray sweatshirt or hoodie, blue jeans and Timberland boots, officials said.
An emergency medical worker told people on the street to "drive far away or to go indoors," Boughton tweeted at about 9:45 p.m. EDT.


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text: OTTAWA, May 13 -- The world's largest tulip festival lent ambiance to Opto-Canada last week, where "clusters of clusters" -- forged relationships among cities that are emphasizing photonics -- was a common theme. Scott Walker, senior event project manager for The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Opto-Canada's sponsor, said the two-day event was a "great success." Over 1300 attended, 110 exhibitors participated, and 350 attended the business meeting Friday afternoon. Conferences from biophotonics to telecommunications to laser machining all played to packed rooms, Walker said. "Local organizers in Ontario and Ottawa really took the opportunity to showcase photonics in Canada," he added. Jozef Straus, co-chairman, president and CEO of JDS Uniphase, and Omur Sezerman, president and CEO of OZ Optics Ltd., both spoke to the current situation in the telecom industry during plenary sessions. "No one was willing to predict when the current 'depression,' as they referred to it, rather than as 'recession' -- will be over," Walker said, "But they said what goes up must come down and what goes down must come up, and that the industry will come out of this. They said the key is positioning your company to survive the current situation." However, the speakers said the very dynamics of the industry have changed, and that "building more capacity is no longer the key, but rather the current paradigm is to reduce costs, leverage the assets you have in the ground and improve manufacturing methods for photonics," Walker said. "In biophotonics, as well as in laser machining and ultrafast lasers, the mood is very positive," he added. But the concept of "clustering"-- partnerships among photonics companies, universities and governments to promote the industry -- permeated the event, he said. "They really took advantage of this. I just came from a lunch, and the mayor and vc people in town and KMPGs and Price Waterhouses and CEOs were all there. The day before the meeting began, we had a cluster of clusters where Ottawa, Toronta, Quebec and Vancouver were all represented, and they invited Rochester, Tucson and North Carolina to discuss the future of clusters and how to begin doing what they do," Walker said. "Tucson and Ottawa formed a partnership, as have Scotland and Florida, so they're extending out now to start what they call 'clustering clusters' in photonics." "The clustering concept has been very successful in Canada. The Canadian government is committed to push photonics as one of the keys to the future growth of Canada. So they used this meeting to present not only technical but also economic and social aspects of photonics, which was kind of unique and very interesting," Walker said. Clusters of a different sort added a Dutch ambiance to the conference surroundings: The annual Canadian Tulip Festival was also held that week in Ottawa. Some claim this celebration of spring is the most dramatic display of tulip clusters west of Holland.


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These little Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes are just as cute as they are delicious! With the Easter holiday approaching, I thought back on what we used to eat at my grandma's house for Easter dinner after church.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes Recipe
Somehow Grandma would always manage to throw together the BEST pineapple cake at the last minute. It was like she didn't even have to think about what she was doing. It was from a box and she never read the directions or measured out any of the ingredients… but it always turned out phenomenal. I think Grandma always timed it at the very last minute so it would be piping hot from the oven when it was time for dessert.
I think if Grandma were here today, she'd sure enjoy these little Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes. I've seen them around online and have always thought they were so dainty… not to mention that everyone isn't scrambling to get a slice of cake at the same time (like it used to be at Grandma's).
It all starts with putting a spoonful of a brown sugar, butter and rum mixture in the bottom of a muffin tin that has been greased or sprayed with cooking spray.
Then place half of a maraschino cherry in the center and surround it with pineapple tidbits. Pour the batter over the top and bake… it's as simple as that!Print
Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons dark rum
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, reserve juice for cake mix
- 12 maraschino cherries, sliced in half
For the cupcake batter:
- 1 package yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Heinz Classic Yellow, 16.5 ounce mix)
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Reserved pineapple juice (should yield 1 cup of juice)
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 24 muffin cups.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add brown sugar and rum. Bring to a slight boil and cook for approximately 2 minutes, or until thickened. Remove from heat.
- Spoon brown sugar mixture evenly into muffin tins. Place half of a maraschino cherry in the center of each muffin tin. Surround with pineapple tidbits.
- In a large bowl, beat cake mix, pineapple juice, eggs and oil on low speed for until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Spoon cake batter over pineapple, filling almost to the top of each tin (mine were about 7/8 full).
- Bake 18-22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center is removed clean.
- Immediately invert onto wire racks and allow to cool.
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Course Overview
A great variety of dishes are cooked using moist heat methods - whether you are referring to soups, stews, steamed foods, or braised dishes. These are all beloved foods around the world because they evoke a feeling of sharing or community. In understanding the differences between specific most-heat cooking methods, you will be able to successfully understand and practice a great number of recipes from around the world - as many world cuisines use these methods. You will also use this knowledge and skills to perfect and hone old family favorites and to use as a way to explore new culinary creations.
Steaming and submersion are most methods that use hot moist vapor and hot liquid, respectively, to cook foods. Depending on the specific dish, these can be executed very quickly (i.e. steaming small pieces of fish) or over a longer period of time (slow poaching a whole fish). Combination cooking techniques of braising and stewing use dry heat to add color, flavor, and moist heat with extended cook times to break down fibrous matter or connective tissue.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to steam food and control the temperature during cooking
- Describe how to properly prepare ingredients for steaming
- Visually identify the proper water temperatures for poaching, simmering and boiling
- Learn how to poach and simmer and why these techniques are often more desirable than boiling
- Learn the proper technique behind combination cooking methods such as braising and stewing
- understand what pot roasting is and how to make one
Course Syllabus
Steaming, Stewing & Braising
This course focuses on moist-heat cooking methods. Using submersion methods, you will learn about and then practice braising, poaching, steaming, stewing and simmering. Moist methods provide a learning platform through which to create a variety of delicious dishes that all use the power of hot liquid or steam for their preparation.
Lesson 1
Course Orientation
4 tasks | 35 mins
Welcome to the Rouxbe Cooking School! This course will help you understand why knife techniques are critical for skilled cooking, establish your knowledge baseline and learn how you will take your knife skills to the next level.
Lesson 2
7 tasks | 2 hrs 10 mins
In this lesson, you will apply the basics of the steaming technique.
Lesson 3
Submersion Cooking Methods
6 tasks | 2 hrs
In this lesson, you will be introduced to submersion methods of cooking.
Lesson 4
Combination Cooking Fundamentals
2 tasks | 35 mins
In this lesson, you will learn the few key steps and fundamentals to combination cooking. Understanding these key basics will help you stew, braise or pot roast without the need for a recipe.
Lesson 5
Braising | Combination Cooking
5 tasks | 3 hrs 50 mins
In this lesson, you will learn the technique of braising.
Lesson 6
Stewing | Combination Cooking
4 tasks | 1 hr 30 mins
In this lesson, you will learn that the technique of stewing is very similar to braising. There are just a few key differences, which we will cover in this lesson.
Lesson 7
Pot Roasting | Combination Cooking
3 tasks | 1 hr 20 mins
In this lesson, you will learn the technique of pot roasting.
Lesson 8
Course Review
2 tasks | 45 mins
Finish Line
12 hrs 45 mins Total Time
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Susy tells the story of how the feast began…
"Take one small village with a much loved but often empty village hall. Throw in a handful of keen amateur chefs, then gather your main ingredients, as many as possible from the local area. That's all the vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, eggs, bread, most of the drinks and even the flowers to decorate the hall: all bought, foraged or donated from the growers in the village itself, or nearby.
Here in Bridford, on the outskirts of Dartmoor, almost everyone has a vegetable plot or an allotment, fruit trees or chicken coops. There are endless woods and high hedgerows to forage in, and beautiful reservoirs close by for fishing. There's Devon milk and cream, and fresh meat, veg and fruit, all farmed on the fields by our houses.
So a group of us set ourselves a challenge: to feed 50 people with a fine autumnal Sunday lunch in the village hall. We called it The Growers' Feast. The cheffing team brought varied but crucial skills: Sam Henderson is a local organic farmer and we bagged a lot of produce from his Whippletree Farm; Georgina Evans is a caterer; Dan Nicholls is a talented amateur chef; and Melinda Dowding is one of the best organisers I know. Me? I manned the bar (of course) with elderflower cordial, lavender lemonade and cider from Brimblecombe's, just down the road.
Francis, a local allotment grower, gave us produce; Fran and Trudy made breads, desserts and sides and Bryony decorated the hall with wildflowers. The menu was led by the apples, onions, squash and tomatoes that are in good supply in October. Other dishes were shaped around the offers we got close to the event. A neighbourly fisherman donated a few trout from the reservoir, a farmer gave a big discount on his local grass-fed beef, and the pub did a deal on Devon ale. There was one supermarket run for things like oil, sugar and spices.


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"If you have a food sensitivity
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-Dr. Patrick
Two big problems that food allergy sufferers face are diagnosing what foods they are allergic to, and then having to avoid those foods once they know what bothers them.
Traditional allergy specialists don't have much to offer people with food allergies. First, most traditional approaches rely on uncomfortable skin-prick tests or blood tests for antibodies. These tests can identify "true" allergies, but miss countless sensitivities that produce allergy symptoms, and cause people to suffer. In reality, people are much more likely to have a sensitivity than a true allergy. Traditional testing misses the bulk of problems people face.
A second problem is that medicine has nothing to offer you other than telling you to avoid the foods you are allergic to. Good luck with that one if you're experiencing allergy-like to wheat or another ingredient that's commonly used.
The good news is that with the TBR (Total Body Rejuvenation) work that we do, we can rapidly identify what foods people are sensitive to without expensive and painful tests. And there's even better news-- with TBR treatments we can harmonize the energy of the body with the foods that you are sensitive to and you can eat those foods again without having allergic-like reactions. Call our office at 530-899-8741 for more information on how you can eat the foods you want again with our program.
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I've noticed I haven't posted any recipes for a while now. What with my trip and gallivanting about town with MSFW and horse racing and general Rosie awesomeness I haven't really had time to cook up anything exciting. Don't get me wrong, I still cook most nights but nothing blog-worthy (this is a term I've been using A LOT lately!)
When it comes to the end of the weekend I'm usually very lazy and don't want to exert too much energy in the kitchen. This is when this recipe really comes in handy. I mean who doesn't love a bit of fried rice made right at home? It's all the goodness of your local Chinese but without the gross oiliness and MSG foulness that's usually in it.
It's a great way to use up excess rice or left over chicken. If you're truly lazy you can use those ready in 30 second Uncle Ben's rice packets and a store bought roast chicken. What a life saver a roast chook from Coles is, hey?! If you're not a fan of runny eggs (WTF? How are we friends?) then you can scramble them up and stir them through the rice mix instead. Perfect Sunday night
hungover fare…
Lazy Girls' Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
*This recipe will feed 4 people for a regular meal or 6-8 as a side dish
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 roast chicken
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 spring onions, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 small capsicums (peppers), diced
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
- 4 birds' eye chillies*
- 2 eggs
- handful of crushed peanuts
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons ketchup manis (sweet soy sauce)
- 2 – 3 tablespoons hot chilli sauce*
Heat a splash of sesame oil in a pan over medium-high and fry up your eggs, once they're ready set them aside.
Return pan to heat. Add an additional 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to the pan and add carrots and onion and season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes or until the onion and carrots are soft. Increase heat to high add in the chillies, capsicum, corn and peas and heat through for 2 – 3 minutes. Once they're done add the rice, and stir through with the ketchup manis and chilli sauce until combined. Continue stirring for an additional 3 minutes to fry the rice. Then add in the chicken and crushed peanuts. Remove from heat.
Plate up the rice placing the fried egg on top and some extra peanuts and spring onions to garnish – add extra chilli sauce if you're mad like me!
Bon appetit!
*only add as much or as little as you like depending on your chilli tolerance
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"Are you a mean substitute?"
He asks.
I say,
It depends on who ya ask.
I've told I bask in my own rays too often-
Glow too brightly on my own.
I shine light on the darkness they think no one can see.
They call me mean.
I'm not mean spirited but I'll let ya have it if you cross me.
My spiteful silence will fill your hollowness with non-existence.
My existence is hard to ignore so people cut me out,
Blow me off,
But I'm the one who didn't show I cared.
I've had enough of this selfish selfless game.
I've put myself in other people and they've walked away with my pieces,
Can you see all my cracks I've gotten from people taking the parts of themselves they've given me back?
Can you see I lack the wholeness it takes to really love someone else in this place?
It all depends on how you view me.
Do you see my loose flowing boundaries as impossibilities?
I've been told my expectations fall too top heavy,
Don't view me as big headed.
I've got a lot of ideas just like you and I mostly always tell the truth.
I am not a mean substitute.
So you cannot be mean to me, now please, go take your seat."


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Looking for a way to trip your DSLR's shutter that's more advanced than your fingers? TriggerTrap Mobile is an iOS app that controls the camera in numerous creative ways from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. I reviewed it for Macworld: TriggerTrap Mobile review: control your camera' shutter with your iOS device
Monthly Archives: June 2014
New Articles: Lightroom mobile 1.1 and Adobe Photoshop Mix
Coinciding with the latest announcements from Adobe, two articles of mine were published this morning.
Lightroom mobile 1.1
For my first article at Lynda.com, I looked at Lightroom mobile 1.1. On the surface it appears to be an incremental update that delivers iPhone compatibility (which Adobe promised was coming when Lightroom mobile came out in April). However, it turns out that having the app on the iPhone can potentially change the way you work with mobile photos.
Right now, to get the shots you capture with the iPhone (and if you're like me, you take a lot) into your Lightroom library, you need to connect the phone to your computer via a sync cable and import the photos like any other camera. Using the feature of Lightroom mobile 1.1 to automatically add new photos from the Camera Roll to a synced collection means your photos get zapped to your Lightroom library without any intervention.
Read more about it at: How Lightroom Mobile 1.1 May Change Your Mobile Photo Workflow.
Adobe Photoshop Mix
Over at Macworld, I wrote a first-look article about Adobe's new Photoshop Mix app for iPad. It's an interesting use of the underlying Photoshop technologies that Adobe is putting into many of its apps, enabling you to perform image corrections on photos and also build compositions from different photos.
Take a look at: First Look: Adobe Photoshop Mix.
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New Article: Kinsgston MobileLite Wireless Review
Is the storage on your iPad or iPhone filling up? At Macworld, I reviewed the Kingston MobileLite Wireless, a small device that stores media files on SD or micro SD cards and streams them via Wi-Fi to any iOS device. It can also charge your iPhone in a pinch! Read all about it: Kingston MobileLite Wireless review: SD card reader for your iPad or iPhone.


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Carol Vorderman's Sudoku (PSP)
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DescriptionA simulation of a sudoku game. Included is a classic mode, four arcade modes centered around accuracy and speed, and career and Challenge Carol modes that ask you to complete increasingly difficult puzzles in a time limit. Classic and arcade modes have four difficulty levels for puzzles.
Multiplayer modes include Free For All, where both players work on the same puzzle at the same time, competing to fill in the most squares, Quickfire, where players take turns filling in squares, and the winner is the fastest, and Time Attack, which gives each player a separate puzzle, and the winner is the one who completes their puzzle fastest. All multiplayer modes have adjustable handicaps.
Finally, tutorial videos and a sudoku solver are included. Stats are tracked across games, and are saved to memory card.
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- "Sudoku Coach" -- Australian title
- "Der Sudoku Coach" -- German title
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If a picture paints a thousand words, then an outfit paints a million. The modern gentleman understands the power of appearance and never settles for second best. At Jennis and Warmann we understand this implicitly. That's why our firm of highly skilled tailors delivers uncompromising quality and attention to detail from start to finish. We think that being a gentleman is a state of mind, not a state of wallet; that's why we pride ourselves in offering affordable prices without compromising on quality. Ever.
Helping You acquire status with style
Status is not something you inherit, it's something that you acquire; the clothes we wear speak volumes about us, even when we don't intend to make a sartorial statement. We have offered expert design advice, wedding consultations and bespoke solutions for a wide range of local London residents and distinguished visitors, including sportsmen, actors and celebrities.
Since being established in 2015, Jennis and Warmann has built a unique reputation as a small but dedicated firm of talented tailors, designers and fashion enthusiasts specializing in luxury bespoke, custom and made to measure menswear for all occasions. We have won many accolades including 2018 Lux Bespoke Tailor of the year for United Kingdom.
Why do we recommend bespoke?
Bespoke tailored clothing means top quality attire made to fit your specific personal requirements, style and preferences; not simply another off-the-shelf number. Our expert eye for detail, precision cutting, and our consummate professionalism help set us (and you) apart from the crowd
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Our designs for men's suits, blazers, jackets, tuxedos, and coats range from single breasted two button classics to double breasted Italian cuts. We use only the finest fabrics on the market, reflecting a wide range of the latest styles from the classic to the ultra-modern. Some of our most popular suit fabrics include English Tweed, Cashmere wool, worsted wool, wool blend, linen, and polyester. Desire a fabric we don't have in stock? Let us know and we'll source it for you.
Our tailors have many years of experience in the business and we aim to deliver quality in each and every item we produce; no exceptions, no compromise. Because we believe custom made suits should be available for all, we simplify the customer experience; reducing costs by allowing to have the best at an affordable price.
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Hotel Indigo
A stylish boutique hotel, with an exclusive members-only health club and spa, it stands tall in the heart of the city centre skyline. Hotel Indigo takes you to new heights with its expansive panoramic city-views. With a clean and contemporary design aesthetic, it's situated within walking distance of Birmingham's top attractions and business centres.
200 Wharfside Street, The Cube, Birmingham B1 1PR
+44 (0)121 643 2010
Part of the Malmaison chain and rated at four stars, this sumptuous hotel offers contemporary and comfortable rooms in a convenient location. The hotel also has excellent leisure facilities which include a gym, steam room and sauna and beauty salon.
The Mailbox, One Wharfside Street, Birmingham B1 1RD
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An affordable boutique hotel in a great location for local bars and restaurants, Bloc's rooms are modern, stylish and designed to maximise on space. Perfect for an overnight stay, it concentrates on all the essentials you need for a fleeting visit - a weekend winner.
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Hotel du Vin
Hotel Du Vin, is a quintessentially English hotel (think Victorian red brick exterior, timelessly styled bedrooms combined with ornate furnishings) in the Jewellery Quarter of the city. A relaxing haven in the city, head to the Pub du Vin for a twist on traditional pub food and local ales.
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Our culture is focused on developing people, so we only hire people who are keen to grow with us. We let them take on responsibility and tell us how we could be doing things better.
Ultimately it is these people that make Third Bridge a great place to work, and why other great people decide to work here.
Though we employ graduates in all of our departments, most join our Connections team as Analysts.
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Eldredge Garage, A Downtown Landmark, Is Demolished
By: Alan Pollock
Topics: Infrastructure , Local History
CHATHAM — After more than a century watching over the east end of downtown Chatham, the landmark Eldredge Garage building has been razed.
On Monday, a small crew using an excavator tore down the large barn piece by piece, pulling aside scrap metal and salvageable timbers for recycling. By the end of the day Monday, about two-thirds of the structure had been demolished, and work was suspended Tuesday because of the weather. Later in the week, the crew was expected to tear down the easternmost side of the building.
In January, town meeting voters resoundingly approved spending $2.5 million to acquire the property at 365 Main St., with the goal of using portions of it for parking, open space, rest rooms or other public purposes. The purchase is being facilitated by a group of local merchants and property owners who have worked with the Eldredge family to carry out environmental testing at the site. The demolition of the building was a condition of the sale; preservationists had determined that saving the building was impractical.
According to historical records, the property was purchased by Mary Eldredge in 1870, and passed to her son, Marcellus, the president of a successful brewery in New Hampshire and the founder of the Eldredge Public Library. The land passed between Marcellus and his brother, Heman, and there is a reference to a stable having been built between 1880 and 1895, though it is not known whether this is the structure that survived until this week. The property was briefly owned by a Medford man before being sold to Joseph C. Eldredge of Chatham, who had begun a livery business nearby.
Eldredge operated his boarding and livery stable at the site until about 1915 when he converted it to a garage for automobiles. It served as a service station, a vehicle storage business, and at times, the quarters for the town's fire engines. The property passed through several members of the Joseph Eldredge family until the present day, and was most recently used for vehicle parking and a taxi service to Lighthouse Beach.
David Oppenheim, who represents the consortium working with the Eldredge family, told selectmen recently that most of the contamination found on the property had been addressed, with the exception of a small area adjacent to the gas station building. That structure, located close to Main Street, will be preserved for an as-yet-undesignated future use.
The ultimate use of the property will be determined by the board of selectmen.


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