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Over the last couple of weeks this blog has been password-protected, for a number of reasons. The main reason for this decision was as a gesture of peace, goodwill and optimism, following some especially brutal rhetoric. Maybe, just maybe, this blog has done its job, and maybe the time for harsh speaking is now ready to give way to a time of reconciliation and forgiveness. Maybe the rhetorical brutalism has finally had the desired effect on those who most needed affecting, the intellectual argument has been won, and they now see that this blog's stance is the right one. It's certainly one backed by logic, ethics, democracy and now the law of the land in England, if not Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
It's also the way the cookie seems to be crumbling in the USA, Canada and Australia. Wind farmers are on the backfoot, with communities now fighting back, using the force of law to defend themselves from the horrendous rape of the countryside for profit (or maybe just money laundering?).
There was another reason I temporarily password-protected the blog: an experiment, which I hope offers an example for wind farmers to follow. Words in cyberspace can disappear just as quickly as they appear. Now you see them…. now you don't! You'll see what I want you to see, up until I know you've got the message, and then when the job is done, I'll make every effort to remove all traces of my workings. This is a metaphor for how I'd like wind farmers to behave: to remove all traces of their blight and leave the countryside exactly as they found it.
In the interests of disclosure, I should reveal the third reason for password-protecting the site: I offered a huge dossier of documentation against the wind industry to West Yorkshire Police, and I was quite happy to hand over my four years worth of research and let them get on with it. It almost felt like keeping the blog up could become counter-productive, or at least superfluous, after its contents had been discussed during a fascinating, eye-opening conversation with two absolutely brilliant police officers, who only increased my respect for the incredible work done by the police forces of the UK. How many of you would be able to do the job they do: objectively enforcing the law of the land, AS IT IS, not as maybe one would like it to be?!
I was given the opportunity to make the case that I've been making here over the last year, and I came away from the meeting with the clear feeling that the police share many of my misgivings about the antisocial manner in which the wind industry conducts itself. The problem they face is that the police don't make the law, they just enforce it. And so they can only take action when the country's legislation requires them to do so. This is further compounded by differences in English and Scottish law, particularly with regard to wind farm placement, which means that a wind farm that would be illegal in England is, unfortunately, currently legal in Scotland.
This has been a moment of soul-searching for me, because, were I a true NIMBY, I wouldn't be remotely bothered by blight in parts of Scotland and Wales I can barely even pronounce, let alone have any personal interest in. Indeed, if I were a true NIMBY, as long as wind farms aren't built in MY backyard, I'd feel that the Celtic extremities can go and screw themselves! Not my problem…
I don't feel like that, however, because the high altitude moorlands, mountains and special landscapes of the entire planet are our collective backyard, as a species. It shouldn't be a surprise that selfish wind developers simply haven't attained the requisite spiritual development to understand this holistic view of how even faraway eco-damage can have a real and direct impact on people's sense of mental health and well-being.
I have been transforming my anger at these people into forgiveness and even pity. But more importantly, I want to make it clear that my main role is one of Education.
As all good engineers will tell you – those who take pride in their work – the 3 E's are the building blocks of every well-designed project: Education, Engineering and Enforcement. Where we sometimes go wrong is by jumping to engineering solutions, without at least trying to first educate people and giving them the opportunity to do the right thing. In management theory, this approach is known as Theory X. People have to be coerced into doing things they don't want to do, as opposed to a Theory Y approach, in which people are assumed to want to excel voluntarily, given half a chance.
Even worse than just ignoring the education stage is to additionally ignore the engineering stage and jump straight to enforcement, which is basically being a totalitarian control freak. That's not me… I'm a Classical Liberal, don't forget! I therefore have to remind myself that I should always aim to educate people first and foremost, and only if that doesn't work should I move onto engineering solutions (in this case, using activism as a means of getting wind farms rejected at the planning stage), followed up as a last resort with enforcement measures (ie changing the law so that wind developers end up going to prison if they don't remove their unwanted blight voluntarily).
Clearly I want wind scammers to stop hurting me and my natural habitat. I want them to leave me and my fellow nature lovers alone, to pack up and get another job that doesn't involve actively going out and looking for countryside to despoil. But I don't want to harm them – I merely want to educate them as to what they've been doing and how it screws up the world.
Should they to listen to and learn from this education, that should be the end of it – a troupe of chastened ex-wind developers would now have much clearer knowledge about the impact of their actions. With this new awareness, one hopes they might become more and more upset about what they've being doing to the world, and to make up for it they might decide to whistle-blow and lift the lid on the shady practices they encountered in their former roles. Kind of like the Marty Rathbun of the wind industry!
That would be my dream come true, and it would also prove the point I've been making that my words really are first and foremost about educating people; they're about getting through to the spiritual essence of everyone reading, cutting through the impersonal corporate BS, and communicating directly with you all on a raw, human, soul-to-soul basis. Kinesthetic learning means acquiring new knowledge, not from a stuffy lecture, but from experiencing an activity for yourself. I'd like to think of my writing style as emotionally kinesthetic – I want to jiggle your emotions all over the shop, in order to shake you up and wake you from your hypnotised stupor (assuming you were once, just like me, brainwashed into liking wind turbines).
The high amount of viewings received for those posts directed towards specific individuals indicates that these personally-orientated messages have been read something like ten times as often as my more general, non-specific posts! It makes me think my words really have touched the hearts of those who have read them and maybe got them learning about themselves. GOOD!
Their reward, should they carry on reading, is the knowledge that, going forward, the words get nicer from here. If you've ever been shocked by the brutality of the rhetoric of this website, never forget: I hate the sins, absolutely, but I never stop loving the sinners. I pray to God that one day they'll join our ranks and speak out about the barbaric practices of the wind industry. I'd instantly forgive them their previous sins, if they were to jump ship and tell all.
And so, having taken my grievances to the police, I considered whether to pull the plug altogether on this blog, whether to keep it private, or whether to revert to full transparency after a breather. A couple of weeks later, I'm tempted to once again make MindWind public, but with a new direction, less aggressive (unless I'm triggered by wind blight), more conciliatory, and more respectful of the fact that well-meaning people might well have got swept up with the wind industry without receiving any education about its dark side. Everyone has to earn a living after all.
I'll end this entry by reminding any wind developers reading (I have reason to believe some do!), my blog is all about Education. Now you've been given a crash course in how the wind scam affects so many people, there comes a point when you have to ask yourself if you're working for a good company, selling a good product which makes people happy; or are you working for a nasty company that hurts people, loses money hand over fist (like millions of pounds of loss!) and is nothing more than a giant parasite that normal citizens wish would just go away?
If it was me, I'd leave the company tomorrow and try my best to make amends for all the bad things the company has done! I'd understand how my industry's actions have made good people insanely angry, in exactly the same way that caging animals and ruining their habitats makes them literally go crazy. If we treated dogs the way we treat wind victims, the RSPCA would be onto us like a shot.
So feel free to blow the whistle, if you know where the bodies are buried (and that's another metaphor, for those prone to take rhetorical discourse literally… I hope, anyway; I sincerely pray that no dead bodies have ever been thrown into the cement beneath a wind turbine!).
I'm just implying some of you might know more about the dubious funding arrangements of the wind industry, and might be able to explain exactly why on earth companies that keep losing millions of pounds a year persist in throwing their money away on horrible wind turbines, against the will and without the consent of the communities that have them imposed on them!
Where DOES the money come from, and where DOES it go???


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Thursday, September 25, 2008
This Week's Posts
- EMPLOYMENT: Knowledge Sharing Officer, Climate Change Adaptation (FARA)
- EMPLOYMENT: Researcher, Remote Sensing & GIS (IWMI)
- FELLOWSHIPS: Natural Environment Research Council
- EVENT: Online Conference on Pro-poor Market Facilitation
- PUBLICATIONS: Equity, Poverty and Environment, WRI
- ONLINE RESOURCE: Hands ON - The Earth Report from TVE.org
EMPLOYMENT: Knowledge Sharing Officer, Climate Change Adaptation (FARA)
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa in partnership with Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) based in Senegal, IGAD Climate Predictions and Applications Centre (ICPAC) based in Kenya and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) based in the United Kingdom is seeking to recruit a Knowledge Sharing Officer to lead the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project or the AfricaAdapt project
The AfricaAdapt project is a three-year project funded by IDRC and DFID. The overall aim of the project is to 'improve the livelihoods of vulnerable people in Africa through increasing access to and use of knowledge assets by all stakeholders on climate change adaptation'. By linking with a variety of stakeholders, particularly those already engaged in climate adaptation research, the project intends to create a knowledge-sharing network of climate change adaptation actors across Africa.
The Knowledge Sharing Officer will be based at the FARA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. Preference will be given to AU nationals.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 1 October 2008. [more information]
EMPLOYMENT: Researcher, Remote Sensing & GIS (IWMI)
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) seeks a highly competent and motivated individual for the position of Researcher: Remote Sensing & GIS. The successful candidate will be based in IWMI's Nile Basin East Africa office, and will work IWMI's Water Availability and Access, and Productive Water Use Themes. The purpose of the role is to conduct research in natural resources management using GIS and remote sensing tools.
Closing date: 15 October, 2008, [more information]
FELLOWSHIPS: Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council Fellowship scheme provides opportunities for outstanding environmental scientists to devote their time to research, develop their research careers and produce work of international importance. Around thirty fellowships are available to start around October 2009.
NERC Fellowships are open to any nationality; deadline for application is 30 October 2008 at 16:00.
The Visiting Scholars Programme is intended to give qualified scholars an opportunity to undertake research on topics related to development and/or global economic issues, to participate in UNU-WIDER activities, and to contribute to UNU-WIDER publications. It is also designed to aid the dissemination of UNU-WIDER research and to contribute to the UNU-WIDER outreach programme.
The PhD Research Internship Programme aims to provide PhD (doctoral degree) students registered at a university and similar research institutions the opportunity to (1) utilise the resources and facilities available at UNU-WIDER for their PhD thesis research; (2) produce papers suitable for publication in the Research Paper series and elsewhere; (3) to work jointly with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.
Applications must be received by post (not email) by the closing date: 30 September 2008. Further details about the programmes and the application process are available at http://www.wider.unu.edu/opportunities/
EVENT: Online Conference on Pro-poor Market Facilitation
The Market Facilitation Initiative aims to assist practitioners working in Pro-Poor Market Development to move from market assessments and program design to implementation by advancing practical principles, techniques, methods and tools that achieve sustainable impact at scale.
The Online Conference on Pro-Poor Market Facilitation (29 Sep – 3 Oct) will provide an opportunity to share your experiences with and learn form a vast group of international practitioners. This online conference will allow members to share ideas and experiences on facilitation, fine-tune the preliminary findings of the literature review, and influence the research agenda for 2009. For more details and instructions to join go to http://communities.seepnetwork.org/market-facilitation/node/1462.
PUBLICATIONS: Equity, Poverty and Environment, WRI
The Equity, Poverty and Environment Objective at WRI just sent out an announcement of its new publications. A long list of new publications is now available online at http://pdf.wri.org/epe_publications_catalog.pdf with links to all of our publications since 2000.
ONLINE RESOURCE: Hands ON - The Earth Report from TVE.org
The 'Hands On-Ideas to Go' website is an exciting multi-media initiative, part of TVE's award-winning EARTH REPORT series! Described by one regular viewer as "the best environmental programme around" they bring you information on what people around the world are doing to meet the practical challenges of Agenda 21 - the Earth Summit's action plan to save people and planet.
A particular report that is interesting for CAPRi was about The Bhoomi Project.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
This Week's Posts
- EMPLOYMENT: Coordinator for Asia (ILC)
- EMPLOYMENT: Women's Access to Land and Resource Mobilisation (ILC)
- EMPLOYMENT: Head of Communication, Documentation and Information Services (ICARDA)
- EMPLOYMENT: Rural Employment and Poverty Reduction (FAO)
- SCHOLARSHIPS: PhD in Dryland Resource Management.
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Rise in agricultural prices: a chance for small rural producers?
- CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Alternative Development Program in Afghanistan (USAID)
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: New local and regional YPARD initiatives
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Knowledge Share Fair for Agricultural Development and Food Security
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EMPLOYMENT: Coordinator for Asia (ILC)
The International Land Coalition Secretariat is seeking a dynamic, results-oriented Regional Coordinator for Asia, to work with civil society and intergovernmental stakeholders for pro-poor land policies and governance. To be based and hosted in Manila, Philippines, the Regional Coordinator will develop, manage and monitor a multi-year regional platform and program of work, with the responsibility for managing regional secretariat operations and programs, resource mobilization, building strategic partnerships among diverse stakeholders, and representation with policy makers at national and regional levels.
Applications must be received on or before 20 September 2008, [more information]
EMPLOYMENT: Women's Access to Land and Resource Mobilisation (ILC)
The Secretariat of the International Land Coalition (ILC) is seeking a Programme Officer for the ILC Secretariat as focal point for Women's Access to Land as well the mobilisation of resources for the implementation of the ILC Strategic Framework 2007-2011.
Deadline for applications: 01 October 2008, [more information]
EMPLOYMENT: Head of Communication, Documentation and Information Services (ICARDA)
ICARDA is seeking to hire a new Head of Communication, Documentation and Information Services (CODIS). The Head of CODIS will have the overall responsibility for developing and implementing a communications strategy with clear outcomes, and branding of ICARDA, making use of latest ICT technologies. S/he will provide leadership for the activities of a team of over 20 staff members in diverse areas (web design, writing, science editing, publications design and layout, web publishing, printing, library and documentation, and information/knowledge management and dissemination) to promote awareness and impact of ICARDA's work; develop partnerships, networks and alliances; and be responsible for staff development and operational and capital budgets.
Applications must be received by 30 September 2008. [more information]
EMPLOYMENT: Rural Employment and Poverty Reduction (FAO)
The Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division (ESW) of FAO is seeking to hire a Senior Officer, Rural Employment and Poverty Reduction. Among another duties the incumbent will:
- Provide advice and technical support for the development and implementation of FAO's rural employment strategy to ensure equitable rural development, sustainable and diversified livelihoods, poverty reduction and food security, including preparing reports on progress in implementation.
- Lead and/or participate in missions to Member countries to provide policy advice, orient economic research or identify/formulate policy-related or technical programmes and projects to achieve more equitable, remunerative, and safer conditions of employment in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and rural enterprises, with a focus on economic growth while reducing vulnerability and social exclusion and eliminating the worst forms of child labour.
Deadline is 22 October 2008, [more information]
SCHOLARSHIPS: PhD in Dryland Resource Management.
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is offering a few scholarships for the regional PhD program in Dryland Resource Management. The program will be hosted in Kenya by the University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, but run on a regional platform.
Apply by 20 September 2008. [more information]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Rise in agricultural prices: a chance for small rural producers?
The Chorlaví Group calls public and private organizations and civil
society institutions interested in the rural problems of Latin America, to participate in the Mink'a de Chorlaví Fund 2008 Contest. The subject of this year's contest is: "Rise in agricultural prices: a chance for small rural producers?" In this contest, the Fund will allocate an estimated sum of US$ 175,000 which will be distributed between 10 and 12 projects.
Deadline to submit project profiles is September 30, 2008 (13:00h, Santiago de Chile time), [more information]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Alternative Development Program in Afghanistan (USAID)
USAID has issued this Request for Applications to implement an Alternative Development Program to increase licit and commercially viable agricultural-based alternatives for rural Afghans with the goal of significantly reducing and ultimately eradicating poppy production throughout Afghanistan. Subject to the availability of funds, this competitively awarded five year Cooperative Agreement shall focus across those provinces within the north, east and west of Afghanistan where poppy eradication has been showing success, security issues are comparatively reduced and opportunities are most abundant.
The closing date for applications is October 27, 2008. For more information go to http://www.grants.gov/search/ and search for the Funding Opportunity Number: 306-08-027-RFI
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: New local and regional YPARD initiatives
The Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research (YPARD) is calling for proposals for individuals and organizations wishing to set up local and regional initiatives. With funds from SDC (Swiss Development Cooperation), YPARD will be supporting these local/regional initiatives. Each approved initiative will be granted with a maximum of EUR 5, 000 seed funds. Funds are available for supporting a maximum number of five initiatives. Young professional and any organization in agricultural research for development may join forces with other individuals and/or organizations in their country or region to bring together other young professionals (YPs) to discuss, debate and act on key issues revolving Agricultural Research for Development (ARD). The group of individuals or organizations that seeks to institutionalize this way of interacting should send a concept note or proposal to the YPARD Coordination Unit.
Deadline is 31 October 2008. [more information]
IAMO together with its partners within the MACE project will conduct the Third Green Week Scientific Conference titled "Multi-Level Processes of Integration and Disintegration" on January, 14-15, 2009 at the ICC in Berlin. Especially young scientists are expected to play an active role at the conference.
Deadline for submission of abstracts and grant applications: September 30, 2008, [more information]
Thirteenth International Forestry and Environment Symposium will be held on 27 - 28 December 2008 at Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Theme of the Symposium is Developments in Forestry and Environment Management in 2008.
The deadline for submission of abstracts through the website is 30 September 2008. [more information]
The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is welcoming proposals for symposia, workshops, discussion groups, and short courses for Conservation: Harmony for Nature and Society, which will be held from 11 - 16 July 2009 in Beijing, China.
All proposals must be submitted by 15 October 2008. [more information]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Knowledge Share Fair for Agricultural Development and Food Security
On the 20-22 January 2009, the CGIAR ICT-KM program, Bioversity International, FAO, IFAD and WFP will be organizing a 3-day event in FAO's Headquarters in Rome entitled "Knowledge Share Fair for Agricultural Development and Food Security".
Submissions are now open for your knowledge sharing cases. The closing date is 15 October 2008.
They are looking for good knowledge sharing practices in the field of agricultural development and food security. How have knowledge sharing practices, methods and tools enhanced your work and made your project more successful and effective?
In particular, how do you effectively:
- Work in geographically distributed environments?
- Capture and share local (indigenous) l knowledge, issues and ideas?
- Deal with culture and gender issues?
- Retain knowledge when workers leave?
- Build relationships or networks?
- Facilitate collaborative practices?
- Communicate internally (within your organization and project) and externally (with partners, stakeholders)?
Please go to http://www.sharefair.net/ for more information.
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The Dark Knight and Game Theory
If you have not already seen The Dark Knight, then you should read this post at a later time as to avoid spoilers after the jump. Otherwise, follow the jump for a game theoretic discussion derived from the movie that has already broken two box office records for both best midnight opening and top first day revenue. [...] read the full post here.
Exploring Resilience Communities with John Robb
John Robb, master analyst of global guerilla warfare, is very pessimistic about the potential of the current global system to prevail. This means that he expects, like us, a strong trend towards relocalization. However, his vision is more radical since he expects a global breakdown. Hence, the need for a distributed network of resilient local communities, that can thrive amongst the chaos. [...] read part 1 (definition) and part 2 (infrastructure).
Ecuador may soon formally recognize that nature has its own inalienable legal rights. A constitutional assembly that is rewriting that nation's Constitution has approved new articles that would treat ecosystems and natural communities as having fundamental rights to exist and flourish; they could not be treated as mere property. [...] read the full post here.
India's Mining Boom: Tribal Groups, Poor & Environment Losing Out
Make no mistake, India has a lot of mineral wealth in the ground. Iron, bauxite, gold, lead, zinc, manganese, coal and copper are some of the dozens of minerals found in almost half of its landmass. However, despite the recent heavy foreign investment into its thriving mining sector, a recent report by an Indian environmental non-profit points out that most of these valuable resources lie in areas that are either ecologically precarious or heavily populated with indigenous peoples [...] read the full post here
Farming Innovations in a Slum
Google Earth is one way to appreciate the crush in Kibera, Africa's largest slum. Not surprisingly popular images of people living in desperate conditions aren't far from the truth when it comes to this corner of Nairobi - but out of the madness comes a little hope. I witnessed some amazing innovations in Kibera and conclude that people have adjusted to their situation and are making the most of it. Because of the stress associated with limitations on land, energy, water, and food the people have found innovative ways of surviving. This post is mainly about farming. [...] read the full post here.


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One of LTS's primary services to the campus is providing access to software. Below are links to various methods for accessing and obtaining needed computer software.
LTS-Provided Software
- LUapps - "on demand" access to software installed and running on servers in Lehigh's data centers. These applications are available via the Citrix Workspace client and can only be accessed while connected to the campus network. Remote access is available via the Lehigh VPN.
- Office 365 – For direct access to Microsoft's online version of it's office productivity suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). You can also download the latest version of Office for local install from Office 365.
- LTS Software Pages - https://software.lehigh.edu, also called LU Install Software or LUIS, are a web repository with information on software packages provided by LTS and related public-domain software. In most cases, the listings there provide links to downloadable installers, and provide details regarding the campus's license for using the software. Access to the applications depends on the licensing for each, which can vary by where it's being accessed from, and by whom. For instance, applications that are only licensed for installation in a particular room or building are restricted so that you will only see the download option if you are in that building.
- G Suite - LTS also contracts with Google to provide access to their suite of productivity applications including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Groups and Sites.
- ChemDraw Professional -- Download from vendor, register with Lehigh email -- Install on Windows, MacOS.
Software for Purchase
- These websites have discounted software available for students and faculty/staff for academic use.
- Lehigh.onthehub.com - 'The Hub' is a web portal for students that offers links to software available for purchase or download at a discount based on Lehigh's license agreements. This is where you could go to get a copy of Windows 10 or Office for use on your personal machine.
- JourneyEd - an educational software reseller carrying a number of popular titles.
- CDW - a national, web-based technology reseller with a large, defined area for educational customers.
- Microsoft Imagine (previously known as 'Dreamspark') - The Imagine program allows students and faculty to freely download and use Windows, Microsoft server products, Visual studio and other Microsoft programs. For more details see https://lts.lehigh.edu/services/imagine.
Miscellaneous Software Help
- Adobe Acrobat and PDF files - general hints and tips.
- Virtual Clone Drive – access .iso disk image files like they're DVDs or CDs
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My family sponsors three children. For letter writing purposes, my son writes to Daniel and my daughter writes to Abril. We wrote letters to all three children several weeks ago. I am seeing the letters to Daniel and David show up on my online account, but it says there has been no recent letter sent too Abril. My six year old worked a long time to compose a letter, and she included pictures and coloring pages for Abril. I am wondering where that letter and pictures have gone. Please help!


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Spider Wand Mod 1.11.2/1.10.2 for Minecraft
Spider Wand Mod 1.11.2/1.10.2 for Minecraft mod adds into the game only one item but is very useful. It's the Spider Wand!
Spider Wand adds only ONE single item into the game, known as the Spider Wand. But what this little wand can do is fascinating and useful. As you may already know, if you put a chest onto the ground and put items in it, the items will be dropped out if you break the chest. In short, once you put the chest onto the ground, you can no longer move it around anymore.
The idea is to create a kind of chest that can still retain its content even when being moved to a different location. SpiderWand enables players to turn ordinary Chests into Webbed Contents, meaning that the items inside the chest are bounded by spider web and won't come loose even if the chest is being moved.
Using the mod is easy; you craft the SpiderWand, put out any type of chest, then right-click the Spider Wand into the chest to have Webbed Contents. After that, put the newly acquired chest out and put the items into it and right-click it with the Wand again. The new chest then disappears into the inventory. To use it, just right-click it with the Spider Wand.
You can download the latest version of the SpiderWand Mod from the link below and follow the instruction to install. Do not forget to check if the mod needs any additional mod to run. Happy gaming!
How to Install Spider Wand Mod 1.11.2/1.10.2 with Forge Modloader:
- Download Forge Installer, SpiderWand.jar file.
- Right click Forge Installer, Run as Administrator and press OK to install Forge. (You can skip this step if you've installed Minecraft Forge)
- Open Start on desktop > Open Run (Or you can use the Windows + R keyboard shortcut)
- Type %appdata% into Run and press enter.
- Go to folder /.minecraft/mods
- Put jar file of the mod you have downloaded into mods folder and then run Minecraft. Done!
See latest Minecraft 1.10.2 Mods updated daily here.
Download links for Spider Wand Mod 1.11.2/1.10.2
Spider Wand Mod 1.11.2/1.10.2 for Minecraft is an alternation of Mod that players can install into Minecraft which they can have experiences differs from the original Minecraft version
Mostly, people modifying Mod for Minecraft (Modders) code by using Minecraft Coder Pack and Modloader or Minecraft Forge. The list classifying the latest of Minecraft 1.10.2 Mods and Minecraft 1.11.2 Mods. Trust me, and your world will be more exciting with many cool mods.


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Stocks in Asia recovered some of their recent losses as traders put on hold concerns about U.S. tax reforms and European political issues in a holiday-shortened week in America. Treasuries were little changed after slipping on Monday. Equities headed higher across Asia, with shares in Tokyo and Hong Kong outperforming. The Australian dollar dropped to a five-month low after suggestions from the central bank that interest rates will stay lower for longer.
The dollar was little changed from the previous session when it rose for the first time in five days. Gold held on to its biggest drop since September after the dollar's gains sent precious metal prices including silver and platinum lower. Oil recouped losses to head back toward a two-year high. The gains offer some relief after global equities fell from record highs for five.
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Selecting The Right Generator
The power output of a generator is generally given in kvA (kilovolt Amps). This is the theoretical capability of the generator and is normally more than the actual usable power available measured in watts or kilowatts which is usually 80% of the kvA rating.
To calculate the size of generator required add together all the power requirements in watts of all tools and appliances. For occasional or Intermittent demands the total power required may match the available supply from the generator. For continuous applications such as heating and lighting the demand must not exceed 60% of the generator capacity.
Most electric motors require a starting current at least three times in excess of their running current. It is important not to switch all loads on together as this will activate overload trips or blow fuses.
Most generators are not suitable for running voltage sensitive electronic equipment such as computers and hi-fi equipment. The voltage produced by the generator is in direct proportion to the engine speed. (Please note, increasing the engine speed does not increase the amount of power produced by the generator and will only result in damage to equipment or potential injury to the operator).
Generators are available fitted with an AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator). Many generators are available with the option of 110v output CTE (Centre Tapped Earth) for reduced risk of electric shock. For these and other specific requirements contact your nearest Lord Hire Centre.


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WHOIS opt out is provided when a new domain is being purchased or this can be added later via the domain management section.
Purchasing a new domain with WHOIS protection
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If the domain is not available, the status 'Unavailable' will be displayed. You can repeat instruction 3 and search for an alternative.
If you are happy with your new domain choice, select 'Add to Cart'.
6 Enter your name in the 'Registrant Name box, select your 'Legal Type' and tick the 'WHOIS Opt-out' checkbox.
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You know how it is - the sun comes out and anywhere with so much as a chair 'al fresco' is suddenly booked up. So where to take a date of an evening that's a bit different?
This annual sculpture show on the roof of a Peckham multistorey car park provides the answer: exciting contemporary art against a huge London skyline, plus a great pop-up cafe serving food and cocktails. Undoubtedly the place to be this summer.


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Munro Homes Ltd. has valued our close working relationship with Express Electric and we consider it an honor and privilege to write this letter of reference to YOU – one of our most valued partners in new home construction. For over six years, Express Electric has been providing excellent services to Munro Homes. In their capacity as electrical contractor, Express Electric works with our site staff, our project consultant, our designer and most importantly – our clients to perform all facets of the electrical in our new home construction projects. As a luxury home builder that custom builds 20-25 homes per year, Munro Homes offers our clients exceptionally customized homes and Express Electric is a compliment to our organization. All of our homeowners receive a personalized electrical walkthrough inside their partially constructed home with an employee of Express Electric. This "electrical walkthrough" is our client's opportunity to make changes, revisions, ask questions, etc. prior to any electrical work commencing.
The staff and owner of Express Electric are well acquainted with the latest technology in wiring and lighting as well as all building code requirements and standard practice in the home building industry. Our clients receive courteous and respectful treatment from all of the staff of Express Electric and no request is too complicated, too difficult or not worthy of consideration. Inside our luxury homes are often high quality and expensive lighting fixtures. Express Electric is always cautious of our owner's lighting selections and they work diligently to ensure that our clients possessions are well cared for during the installation process. Our clients often work with an Interior Designer or a professional Audio/Video Installer and Express Electric is both patient and respectful of the third party involved in our process and the changes and demands often required by that third party. The staff of Express Electric are stellar – both inside and outside the office. They employ excellent office staff and bill us accurately and in a timely fashion and they deal with our questions and concerns with courtesy, respect and responsive service. In the event of after sales service, they make and keep scheduled appointments – something that is very important to our clients once they have taken possession of their new home.
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Yours truly,
Mr. Jon Young
Project Manager, Morsky Development Corp
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The hotel offers travellers a total of 39 rooms. Services and facilities at the hotel include a baggage storage service, a restaurant, a bar, room service, a hairdresser and a business centre. Wireless internet access is available to guests in the public areas. Those arriving in their own vehicles can leave them in the car park of the establishment.
Each of the rooms is appointed with a kitchen and a bathroom. The rooms have a double bed or a sofabed. Guests will also find a tea/coffee station included as standard. Little extras, including internet access, a telephone, a TV and WiFi, contribute to a great stay. A shower and a hot tub can be found in the bathrooms. A hairdryer is also available. The accommodation offers family rooms and non-smoking rooms.
The hotel features various options for cooling off on hot days, including a pool and an indoor pool. A range of options are available, including tennis, golf, a gym, a spa, a sauna, a steam bath and massage treatments.
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Free Stock Images are Available to All
So Use 'Em!
If we have made your website, you know this train of conversation: 'Why doesn't my website look as good as my competitor's website, you know, the one I sent you?' Then we say, everyone say it together now, 'Because you didn't give us quality photos like your competitor has!' The good news is this: Free Stock Images are now available to all of you.
Why Free Stock Images?
You see, the copyright wars are happening right now. With 2 of our clients we have had to fight copyright trolls. They try to extort high amounts of money ($700+ per photo) of any image that they claim is theirs which you, as they claim, have used without permission.
Don't yield to them if you get a scary letter in the mail. (Contact us before you go stroking any checks!) The courts have not come back definitively on how stringent to be when it comes to pulling images off the web. (Could they not have locked their images with plugins that prevent downloads? Yes. Then why didn't they??)
One way this is being fought is with TONS of Free Stock Image websites.
No Excuses: Get Us Great Images and Your Website Will Look EVEN Better
So, with the list of free stock image sites below, you have no excuse. Go through the sites. Find images you think fit your business. Email us the images and the pages where you want them placed. And, based on your membership level for Content Support, our team should have it up in 48 – 72 hours! Now, without further ado, here are Free Stock Images for your Spark { SITE }
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Their story probably speaks for itself in how adventuresome it is. They are, in short, awesome:
About 2 years ago we noticed a less-than-awesome industry pattern: too many extraordinary brands, bloggers, and creatives struggled to find images that fit their vibe + tribe. Turns out, the solution lay on our laptops. We had files upon files of our own photos gathering dust. We figured: why not spread 'em around? So we started sending image packs directly to friends, writers, artists, freelancers, and businesses via email. The goal? To help more brands create rich digital experiences that elevated their visual aesthetic… without shelling out wads of cash, or their sanity. And the response. was. massive.
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This paper presents a system, named mTunnel, for application level tunnelling of IP-multicast traffic in a lightweight manner, where the end-user is responsible for deciding which MBone-sessions and which IP-multicast groups to tunnel. mTunnel is primarily designed for easy deployment and easy-to-manage tunnelling. Information about currently tunnelled sessions and control of mTunnel is provided through a Web-interface. To save bandwidth, tunnelled streams can be transcoded on the media level and traffic sent through the tunnel can be compressed by grouping several packets together and using statistical compression. The overall bandwidth reduction achieved, without modifying the media itself, has been measured to be between 5% and 14%, depending on the traffic and media type.
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Establised in 1986, Proline Pte Ltd began trading in outdoor power equipment from all over the world, bringing to South East Asia, quality products from USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Today, the company has established a reputable business in Asia as a manufacturer's representative of world renowned companies that manufacture quality equipment. We are proud to carry international names in a full range of pumps, swimming pool equipment, lawnmowers, chainsaw accessories and precision measuring instruments.
Proline has expanded its operating territory with associated companies in South East Asia, working through an extensive distribution network to cover markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, Vietnam and Korea.
It carries an extensive range of DIY consumer products and gas barbecues which can be viewed at its showroom.
Proline Pte Ltd operates from Blk 194 Pandan Loop #05-05 Pantech Business Hub, supported by ample warehouse facilities and trained personnel.


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- Deep understanding of tradeoffs in engine performance, scalability and maintainability
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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Zenith of the competition
As a mean of absolute strategy of marketing, most of the businesses will be selling out their various modes of offerings in order to receive their biggest deals ever. It is here internet has played its greatest role to become the best tools of advertising and thus trades now become capable of reaching to more and more potential customers in a single day. Making use of all the conventional methods it would never would have been at all possible. Because internet is a way which has enabled in rivaling completion by ensuring that you website is responding at its best to everything that makes the site all dynamic. A website which offers and appeal as professional can only be received after taking assistance from a team of professionals. Seeking a professional help will ensuring you to make your website reach the zenith of the competition and stand alone with the award of being the best websites that will equally suits all your business needs as well as offers all simplicity within itself.
In order to receive much a better idea about how the website should be looking, it can be a good idea to visit all the websites of your competitors. Try to recognize what are the things which are attracting all visitors and what needs to be done with that particular website. Note down the various ways the website has been designed and the contents get arranged and accordingly plan your website alongwith how you would be putting the content. Then start working closely with some better expert designers and plan to make the perfect design about your website. Although the person with whom you would be making your website can be an expert in their respective fields, but this expertise does not at all mean expert in what you are planning to do. Don't forget that the website is yours and thus quite obviously what your will be putting within the website is equally important.
Technically all the web development firms can ably supply all your projects by effectively using all the up-to-date technologies, but you should not ignore your involvement within the same.
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I was so excited, I thought these were going to be like the garbage bag pants from the early 90's. My friends and I had them in every color. Well they came so close, but the rise (from the crotch to the waist) literally goes to my nose. What is up with that? If I roll this much fabric down I will look like I have a tire around my waist. The color is great and they are thick not ripstop which is great also, but..........the cut is just bizarre. Keeping them for the price and thinking about cutting them down at the waist and using a piece of elastic. Not sure.
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Quartzsite, Sunday, January 26, 2014
I –10 and Exit 26, Gold Nugget Road
East of Quartzsite from 8am to 12 noon.
Last year during the QIA extravaganza, we had our 1st Annual BLM Quartzsite Clean-up. It was a huge success in the eyes of the BLM, with the group collecting 3 tons of trash.
Please join us this year, same location, along with the BLM Ranger Bill Alexander and his crew to clean up this area.The publicity for rockhounds was huge. It was noted in both the Arizona and California BLM Newsletters and BLM Facebook pages for Arizona.
Help us make a positive spin on rockhound activities, join us. Pictures say it all, and they are lasting.
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Potato stocks: where are we by the end of March?
A brief look at grower held potato stocks as at the end of March 2019, and which sectors are driving this For information on store management, browse our Storage Hub and the Store Managers' Guide. Or if you have any specific questions, email email@example.com or call the Storage Advice Line on 0800 02 82 111. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to subscribe to Potato Weekly for weekly updates on crop conditions, analysis and prices Visit the the Potato Data Centre (www.potatodatacentre.ahdb.org.uk) for further potatoes market insight.


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Tips to Cure the Rainy Day Blues During Sportcations
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission
Relaxation and outdoor adventure come to mind when you think of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. But, what if the weather doesn't cooperate? The great indoors are calling for a fun day off the beach.
A great go-to for rainy days is retail therapy, and coastal Alabama is brimming with shopping options from national franchises to unique boutiques. The Wharf, a multi-use entertainment district in Orange Beach, is home to many local specialty shops, regional retailers and delicious dining. Tanger Outlet Center in Foley is an excellent escape for stores like Nike, Gap, Vera Bradley and Coach. Forgot your cleats or need a cooler? Stop by Academy Sports + Outdoors for all your athletic needs.
Still wanting to learn about Alabama's flora and fauna but don't want to get wet? Check out the Gulf State Park Nature Center and Interpretive Center. The Nature Center is a museum of native plants and animals and offers weekly educational programs, including guided walks and nature time. The Interpretive Center is located at the beach pavilion and serves as a gateway to the park with interactive displays to connect guests with the area's nine distinct ecosystems and a sustainable way of life.
If cabin fever is setting in at the condo, check out some of our indoor attractions. The LuLu's Arcade features old school favorites like skee ball and a bar for adult libations and kids' smoothies. If you're looking for a brain teaser, check out the Escape Room at Waterville USA, where groups are locked in a room and must crack the code to break out within an hour. The Wharf also has indoor entertainment options, such as an arcade and an AMC movie theater.
You don't have to search far to find fun – even in the rain! Visit our website for more adventure inspiration from our attraction sponsors.


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I can't believe this deal is hanging around! If you haven't already, snag this deal on Lysol wipes for back to school or cold and flu season!
I love this Subscribe & Save deal from Amazon! It's the only way I buy my Lysol wipes now! These are the BIG canisters too! Just to give you an idea of how good a deal this is, Walmart sells the 80ct canisters for $3.58. This is a great time to stock up because these are often on back to school shopping lists! Add that to cold & flu season just around the corner and you might want to get TWO packs!
Lysol – Disinfecting Wipes – 4x80ct – Lemon & Lime Blossom are $10.94 when you choose Subscribe & Save. BUT, clip the extra off coupon to save another $2.00!
FOUR canisters will end up costing you just $8.94! Only $2.24 per canister.
What's even better, if you add FIVE items to your S&S order you'll save 15% on all the items instead of 5%!! That makes the wipes only $7.82! That's $1.94 each!
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Pit Bulls Hang from Pony's Neck
Pelican Rapids, MN - On the same day that DogsBite.org released our first report: Dog Attacks on Livestock and Horses January - May 2008, a pony was viciously attacked by two pit bulls. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the attack. In true-to-form "bull baiting" style, two pit bulls bit the horse on the neck so hard that they were hanging by its neck when bystanders tried to pull the dogs off the horse.
After the dogs let go of the horse, they turned their attention to nearby people. The "redirected" attack onto humans left a 17-year old boy bit on the ankle and sent a pregnant woman toppling to the ground. The boy was taken to St. Mary's hospital in Detroit Lakes for treatment. The horse suffered several puncture wounds to its neck and injury to a hind leg. Charges against the dog's owner are pending.
Related articles:
06/23/08: Dog Attacks on Livestock and Horses January - May 2008
05/10/08: Pit Bull Attacks Three Horses Killing One (Possibly Two)
05/08/08: Donkey Dies Following Bull Terrier Attack


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Prepare Now For The Easiest Upgrade In a Decade!
See the tools in action
Drupal 9 is coming in June, 2020 and brings with it an easy upgrade path forever. Moving to Drupal 9 means removing your Drupal 8 application's use of deprecated APIs, and BAM, you're ready for Drupal 9.
You can begin the upgrade process now by installing the "Upgrade Status Module" for Drupal 8.x. Click run report, and you'll get an easy to interpret, itemized list of your modules and their D9 readiness status. Click for more info if deprecations are found, and instructions appear that tell you exactly what to do! The best part is you can do this on your existing Drupal 8 application already with no special training or version branches.
Upgrade Status Module
Easily check your Drupal 8.x site now for deprecated APIs used and begin preparing for Drupal 9!
Drupal 7 End of Life
Learn more about Drupal 7's end of life schedule, and how it impacts your upgrade plans.
Extended Drupal 7 Support
Not ready to migrate? Security support for Drupal 7 will be extended by Acquia and other service providers until November, 2024.
When and How Should I Upgrade?
Begin preparing now! First of all, keep Drupal core and all contributed projects up to date. Then remove uses of deprecated APIs in your custom code, any contributed projects you use, and theme(s). Finally, when Drupal 9 becomes available, update Drupal core. All done!
What About Contributed Modules?
Most all Drupal projects use modules that were created from and supported by the Drupal community. Luckily, many contributed modules have begun preparing and over 50% are already Drupal 9 ready, and that number rises daily.
If you have modules installed that use deprecated APIs, you can share your Upgrade Status report results with the Drupal module maintainer directly from the report to alert them that deprecated API use must be removed, or even submit a patch yourself on Drupal.org to move the process along!
What if I'm on Drupal 7?
The best way to prepare for Drupal 9, is to move your Drupal 7 site to Drupal 8! Waiting for the next version to come out only reduces your time to prepare; so begin now!
Acquia products can help you to plan and support migration incrementally, allowing you to engage with customers and colleagues at your own pace.


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Upper-Intermediate Dutch (B2) blended
Location: Nieuwegracht 94, Utrecht
Level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
Can you speak Dutch but do you lack the skills to easily hold a conversation on unfamiliar topics? Then our Advanced Dutch course is perfect for you. On this course, you can bring your Dutch listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to a high level.
COVID-19: As long as the measures against the coronavirus are still in place, we will continue to host our classes in virtual classrooms. For the courses that start in the week of 20 April, we offer a free flexible booking policy.
€650,00Sign up
Starting from 9 September 2020
About the course Upper-Intermediate Dutch B2 (blended)
The course will prepare you for the State Exam in Dutch as a Second Language (Staatsexamen NT2), and therefore focuses on the skills and learning goals relevant to the state exam, such as taking a Dutch-language training course or working for a Dutch company. There is extensive practice of the four skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking, and attention will be paid to revising and expanding students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Topics covered on the course include: nature and the countryside, the environment, safety and health, the economy and work, and science.
Learning goals
By the end of the course, students will:
- Understand texts that concern abstract subject, such as the economy and science;
- Be able to speak more fluently and without preparation to Dutch native speakers;
- Have acquired sufficient skill in writing to be able to write in detail about a current topic.
During the lessons, the focus will mainly be on speaking and listening activities, with explanations from the teacher on grammar and vocabulary. Students work in groups, pairs or alone. The language of instruction is Dutch. The teachers are experienced personal-coaching professionals, meaning that we make sure students can achieve their full potential.
Time Investment
The Dutch B2 blended course has the same content as the regular B2 course, but the number of lessons is reduced by half: there are 17 lessons instead of 34, each lasting one hour and 45 minutes. The total length of the course is the same, meaning that students have one lesson per week instead of two. Alongside the lessons, students can access additional material from the online learning platform attached to the course. This course is thus a good alternative to the standard B2 course for those with a busy work schedule or those in full-time education.
Since the number of lessons is smaller than on the standard course, more investment of time is needed in self-study or homework (6-8 hours per week). The self-study tasks (reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary) are described clearly on the online learning platform, which also contains the course plan and other materials.
- The course material consists of the book De finale, which has been specially developed to prepare those with a higher educational level for Programme 2 of the State Exam in Dutch as a Second Language. The book contains practical tasks and exercises that also appear in the exam, as well as a language guide with practical tips and a grammar manual. In addition, more material can be found on the online learning platform, including a range of tasks which can be submitted online.
- The language of instruction on the course is Dutch. Students who attend a minimum of 80% of the lessons and who complete the homework tasks will receive a certificate. There is no final exam.
- This is course is suitable for individuals who have either:
- A certificate in Intermediate Dutch (B1);
- A Commone European Framework of Reference (CEFR) score of at least B1 in the areas of language structure, writing and self-assessment; or
- A recommendation to study at level B2 after completion of our online placement test.
- If you work or study at Utrecht University you will receive a 15% discount. Please register with your UU email address. Your registration will then be processed automatically.
- Starting date: 9 September 2020
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Dayle Bass has been at the top of the NY design industry for over 20 years. Known for her passion and innovative work, her design balances architectural requirements, lighting, sophisticated color, impact, authenticity and comfort.
As a self-described perfectionist, her portfolio of work encompasses very distinctive and highly effective design solutions for a diverse range of projects – homes, condos, lofts, casual weekend retreats and residential building lobbies and common areas.
Dayle relies on a multitude of resources to create beautiful spaces from the initial concept to the smallest detail. She has attracted a loyal following who have come to depend on her unique vision and innovative approach from New York City and Westchester to the Hamptons and Palm Beach.
Dayle has served on several Boards including Corenet Global and Special Olympics New York. She has been a member of many professional organizations including AREW and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
When not collaborating with her clients, Dayle can be found traveling the world for inspiration and a commitment to keeping her aesthetics constantly evolving.


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Rapid City Regional Hospital Names Vice President of Medical Affairs
Jul 05, 2014 09:16PM
● By MED Magazine
Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRH) recently announced Robert Houser, M.D., as the Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Houser moved into his new role with the organization June 1.
As the Vice President of Medical Affairs, Dr. Houser will provide physician perspective on the Administrative team and serve as a physician advocate promoting effective physician, hospital and system relationships. He will also serve on the Regional Health Executive Team.
An RCRH Hospitalist since June 2008, Dr. Houser has been an active leader in the organization. He currently serves as the Co-Medical Director of Hospitalist Services and has been instrumental in helping grow the Hospitalist group at RCRH. He previously served as Chairman of the Internal Medicine Department from Dec. 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013.
"We are delighted Dr. Houser has accepted this challenging and important leadership role at Rapid City Regional Hospital," said Tim Sughrue, CEO of Rapid City Regional Hospital. "He is an experienced medical professional who has clearly demonstrated his understanding of how a hospital functions. We are confident Dr. Houser will be a positive change agent for the benefit of patients."