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Educated in England, Simon is ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. Simon also holds an Overseas License in the Church of England and Bishop's Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. A dual citizen, together with his wife Lucy, Simon has ministered on both sides of the Atlantic, most notably in the USA as Executive Director and President of the Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools (FOCUS) and as Executive Vice President of American Bible Society. An experienced Christian leader and a gifted speaker, his travels have taken him across the world, although when not in Louisville he and Lucy make the village of Priston just outside Bath, England their home, together with a dog, two cats and three donkeys. Although they do not have children of their own, they are actively involved with scores of young people not least their fifteen Godchildren. Simon and Lucy enjoy entertaining and providing a welcome to scores of individuals who cross their threshold.
As Interim Rector, Simon is passionate about building for the future as he brings his enormous energy, skills and gifting to the parish family as he steers the parish forward together with the staff and Vestry in St. Francis' next chapter.
The Rev. Simon Barnes
Interim Rector
simonb@sfitf.org
As a lifelong resident of Wisconsin, graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Nashotah House Seminary, Bishop Russ was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in the Diocese of Milwaukee by Bp. Donald H. V. Hallock in 1970. After serving as curate at Trinity, Wauwatosa, WI, Vicar then Rector at St. Anskar's, Hartland, WI, and Rector of St. Matthias, Waukesha, WI, he was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac, northeastern Wisconsin, in 1994. After retiring in November of 2013, Bishop Russ and his wife, Jerrie, have traveled across the US visiting family and friends from California to New York. A year later he accepted an interim position at St. Michael's Church, Orlando, and a year following, accepted another interim position at St. Andrew's, Fort Pierce, both in the Diocese of Central Florida. The Bishop says it was nice to return to pastoral ministry in congregations where he was again able to share in the joys and sorrows of the lives of parishioners. They grew to love Florida and last fall purchased a home in Leesburg, FL where they could live during the cold months in Wisconsin. He and Jerrie have been married 50 years and have three grown children and two grandchildren.
Bishop Russ says, "I believe the Church is about relationships; our relationship with God and with each other. I pray that my ministry among you might help strengthen these relationships, and I know God will bless us as we move forward together in this ministry."
The Rt. Rev. Russell Jacobus
Associate Interim Rector & Bishop in Residence
russj@sfitf.org
Bob has returned to St. Francis with his wife Evelyn after 12 years as rector of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Tallahassee FL. From 1996 to 2002, he was associate rector at St. Francis and helped develop Tuesday Morning Bible Study and The Alpha Course as well as ministering in the Pastoral Care area. Bob has an M Div. from Seabury Western Theological Seminary in Evanston Illinois.
Bob is currently supervising the Pastoral Care Ministry and teaching the Bible which is his passion. He and Evelyn have begun to develop small group ministry commonly called "Home Groups" in the parish to help people deepen their spiritual life. Bob and Evelyn are delighted to be back with wonderful friends and family.
The Rev. Robert H. (Bob) Coon, Jr.
Pastoral Care Associate
bobc@sfitf.org
Raleigh has been the Minister with Youth here at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church since the Fall of 1990. He graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1990 with a Masters of Divinity Degree. His focus during seminary was Christian Education and Youth. His church in Columbia, SC, Grace Church, ordained him in 2006. In 2019 Raleigh was ordained at St. Francis as priest in the Episcopal Church.
Raleigh considers himself not a Youth Minister or Minister of Youth, but a Minister WITH Youth. There's a big difference and it shows by the number of youth who are active in our church through service, missions and Bible Study. Along with leading our youth group and teaching Sunday school, he also coordinates our summer and Christmas missions and is called upon by many parents to help them navigate through difficult situations.
Raleigh is married to Kristin Langley and has one daughter, Emma Grace Langley.
The Rev. W. Raleigh Langley, III
Minister with Youth
raleighstf@aol.com
Jennifer Grady has been with St. Francis since 2012. She oversees the Children's Ministry at St. Francis, including Sunday Childcare, Sunday School, Children's Chapel, Junior Youth Group and Crossroads, the Wednesday Night Bible program for children. Jennifer has a Masters of Theological Studies from Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is married to Dr. Kristopher Grady and has two daughters, Abigail and Lydia.
Jennifer Grady
Children's Minister
jenniferg@sfitf.org
Alison has been a member of St. Francis since 2008 and has been on staff as Children's Ministry Assistant since September 2010. Alison staffs the nursery on Sundays, provides materials for the Sunday School teachers and handles communication for baptisms and baby baskets.
Alison plans and executes church events such as the Teddy Bear Tea, St. Timothy's Craft Fair, Goody Two Shoes Consignment sales and Vacation Bible School. Her BA in Art/Education and sales experience at Talbots have been especially helpful in her current position.
Alison is married to Hamilton and has two girls, Ellie and Mary Hamilton.
Alison Kemper
Children's Ministry Assistant
alisonk@sfitf.org
Libby has been the Associate Youth Minister since September of 2017. She was baptized and confirmed here and was an active member of the youth group throughout middle and high school and served as an acolyte. She was a member of the youth senate, acting as the outreach chair her senior year. As a youth she participated in many missions to David, KY and the Dominican Republic. In college she continued to be involved participating in retreats and the Christmas missions to David. After graduating from The Sewanee: University of the South in 2010 she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in South Africa from 2011-2013. Since returning home to Louisville she has been involved in the youth group as an adult mentor on Wednesday and Sunday nights and teaching Sunday School. She has also participated in Christmas missions to David and in 2016 returned for her first summer mission since high school.
Libby Garfield
Associate Youth Minister
libbyg@sfitg.org
Melodie has been with St. Francis in the Fields since 1998 in the role of Parish Administrator. Her corporate experience, organizational skills and outgoing personality makes her a valuable asset to St. Francis. She manages the parish office, overseas the day-to-day administrative responsibilities of the church and manages the church properties. She is the contact person for contractors and maintenance issues and works alongside the Properties Committee in regards to the building and grounds on our beautiful property. Melodie also manages and coordinates the internal and external communications for the church such as newsletters, Sunday bulletins, and brochures.
Melodie has been married to her husband Gary for 32 years and they have three grown sons.
Melodie Fridley
Parish Administrator
melodief@sfitf.org
Emily has been with St. Francis since May 2017 as Administrative Assistant in the Parish Office. In addition to her role as administrative support to the Clergy and office staff, Emily helps to manage the Every Member Canvass each year and manages many of the worship volunteer schedules. She feels blessed to have joined the St. Francis family and enjoys her work both with the office staff as well as her varied interaction with our parishioners.
Emily Fraiser
emilyf@sfitf.org
Kelly has recently joined the staff as Parish Accountant (July 2017). She is a graduate of the University of Louisville with an accounting degree. Among her duties, Kelly handles all the church payables and receivables as well as involvement in Every Member Canvass. She manages parishioner pledges and gifts. Kelly is excited to join the staff and looks forward to meeting many St. Francis parishioners.
Kelly Stengel
Parish Accountant
kellyd@sfitf.org
Amy started as communications director in May 2019. Previously, she worked as an editor and writer at TechRepublic and Louisville Magazine. She is also a recent graduate of the Code Louisville web development program.
When she's not working at St. Francis, Amy is a freelance web designer and content creator and a volunteer with organizations in her neighborhood, Beechmont, in south Louisville.
Amy also loves running in Iroquois Park and Jefferson Memorial Forest, doing projects around her house, and spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and cat, Anna.
Amy Talbott
Communications Director
amyt@sfitf.org
James Rightmyer is Organist and Choirmaster at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, a position he has held since 1983. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists. Mr. Rightmyer is a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians and the American Choral Director's Association. He is married to Dr. Elizabeth Campbell Rightmyer and has two children, Campbell and Robin.
Jim Rightmyer
Organist / Choirmaster
jimr@sfitf.org
Robert is a graduate of Samford University (B.Mus.Ed) and Mississippi College (M.Ed).
Before joining the staff at St. Francis, Robert served as Organist/Choirmaster of St. James' Episcopal Church, Jackson, Mississippi; Choral Director, St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville, South Carolina; Organist, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenville, South Carolina; and Musical Director at Stage One Children's Theater, Louisville, Kentucky.
Assistant Organist
Mathew started serving as the Verger at St. Francis in February 2019.
Originally from Ohio, Mathew served as a missionary in multiple countries around the world for two years with the JESUS Film Project.
After leaving the mission field he received his MDIV from Trinity School for Ministry, and was ordained through the Diocese of Central Florida. He has served churches in New Jersey and Texas as an Assistant and Associate Rector.
After 11 years of parish ministry God has called him to serve in a new way as a Chaplain to Law Enforcement personnel.
He is serving here while raising financial support for his ministry as the Assistant Senior Chaplain with the Louisville Metro Police Department.
As Verger Mathew makes sure things are set up properly and running smoothly for the many classes, programs and events offered at St. Francis as well as the weekly services.
Matt Fenlon
m.fenlon01@gmail.com
As the St. Francis Sexton, Scott plays a key role in maintaining the church building and grounds. God has blessed Scott with talents to create and build products both in his professional career, as an Industrial Designer, and through participation in St. Francis outreach ministries such as Habitat for Humanity and Porch de Solomon.
Scott and his wife Cindi have raised two children during their 39 years of marriage. They have been active members of St. Francis for over 20 years. During that time, he has been involved in many aspects of the St. Francis community from supper groups to Vestry member, usher, TBS, flower delivery and Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
Scott Calvert
Sexton/Handyman
scottcalvert@twc.com
The St. Francis in the Fields Vestry is made up of existing members of the parish who are faithful and steadily present in Sunday worship; reflect a deep commitment to the Christian faith and to the church's ministry; are a proportional, pledging member of the parish; and manifest leadership abilities and commitment within the parish. As Vestry members meet the demands of being Christ-focused leaders in the parish, they are steadily present at gatherings of the congregation and attend all monthly Vestry meetings and go on weekend conferences with the Vestry for occasions of planning and spiritual reflection. Much of the Vestry business is long range planning to achieve the parish vision and mission, finance, and facilities; serve on other lay committees that support parish programs and ministries; reflect seriously with the Vestry on the Christian call to stewardship of our resources of wealth and talent and serve as a leader of the congregation in that regard. The Vestry takes seriously a course of personal growth in the traditions of the Christian faith to include Bible reading and reflection.
Vestry members are elected for a 3-year term at our Annual Parish Meeting, usually held on the last Sunday of January. Applicants are sought beginning in September for the opening slots that will come available. Since we are currently being led by the Interim Rector, we have adopted the best and common practice to delay the addition of newly-elected Vestry members until January 2020. Vestry Minutes are also kept on file at the church, but will be made available upon request once they have been approved.
Current Vestry Members
Term Ending 2019: Powell Starks, Senior Warden, John Bush, David Eager, Barbara Tracy, Elise Whitman
Term Ending 2020: Bob Burdette, John David Myles, Clerk, Marianne Reutlinger, Tim Root, Junior Warden, Liz Cecil
Term Ending 2021: Katie Booker, Thomas Dieruf, John Jennings, Thomas Noland, Jr., Cassandra Zimmerman
Appointees: George Vieth, Treasurer; Bill Receveur, Properties Committee


We strongly suggest that travellers avoid the 18:41 from Charing Cross if at all possible – with the best alternatives for Tonbridge being the 18:45 to Hastings, and for Paddock Wood the 18:19 to Ashford International or the 19:10 to Ramsgate.
All of these services have been reduced to just 7 carriages, having been previously been formed of 11 carriages. Although passenger numbers are indeed lower during the summer holidays, they are not completely devoid of passengers.
We've had first hand experience of some of these trains as well as lots of feedback on social media and email. The mornings seem all right, with passengers boarding at Tonbridge and Hildenborough able to secure a seat. However, in the evenings we've been seeing cramped and sweaty conditions. We've asked Southeastern what they've done to alleviate the evening crush and they've 'passed on reports', in other words little or nothing. This intransigent following of a model that clearly didn't work is disappointing and frustrating.
Our view is that this is a conscious decision by Southeastern to take trains out of service and so they should take every reasonable option to mininise the impact on passengers. We understand that Southeastern wishes to catch up with maintenance over the summer, but forcing people on to cramped, hot trains in a heatwave is a failure to passengers. It also breaches the promise that passengers won't have to stand for longer than 20 minutes.
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Indiana Congressional delegates sworn in amid government shutdown
Indiana's newest Congressional delegates were sworn into office on Thursday, including Republican Sen. Mike Braun and Vice President Mike Pence's brother Republican Rep. Greg Pence.
Indiana Congressional delegates sworn in amid government shutdown Indiana's newest Congressional delegates were sworn into office on Thursday, including Republican Sen. Mike Braun and Vice President Mike Pence's brother Republican Rep. Greg Pence. Check out this story on IndyStar.com: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/04/indiana-congressional-delegates-sworn-amid-government-shutdown/2481425002/
Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star Published 3:17 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2019 | Updated 3:30 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2019
Republican Mike Braun reacts aduring an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Indianapolis, after defeating Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.(Photo: Darron Cummings/AP)
Indiana's newest Congressional delegates were sworn into office on Thursday, including Sen. Mike Braun and Vice President Mike Pence's brother Rep. Greg Pence.
The newly elected members are joining Congress at a contentious time as Democrats and Republicans fight over border wall funding and the partial government shutdown wraps up its second week.
Greg Pence and newly elected Fourth District Rep. Jim Baird, both Republicans, will find themselves in the minority party in the U.S. House, making it more challenging for them to push bills through Congress.
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The attitude of new members, however, was mostly optimistic Thursday.
Florida Rep. Brian Mast welcomed Baird to Capitol Hill by tweeting a picture of himself, Baird and newly-elected Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw — all three wounded veterans.
"5 eyes. 5 arms. 4 legs. All American," Mast tweeted.
Baird lost his arm in the Vietnam War, Crenshaw lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan, and Mast lost both his legs and a finger in an explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
5 eyes. 5 arms. 4 legs. All American.
Welcome to Congress, @ElectJimBaird & @DanCrenshawTX. pic.twitter.com/NU7YnbAE4u
— Rep. Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast) January 3, 2019
Meanwhile, Braun tweeted, "Time to get to work" with a picture of Mike Pence swearing him in. Braun, also a Republican, wore a gray suit jacket, white button-down and red tie — a departure from the signature blue shirt he wore on his campaign.
In an interview with WANE, Braun expounded on the importance of border security and emphasized his desire to help bring down health care costs and keep the government operating within its mean. He also said he was eager to start his term.
"I spent 15 months in the process of getting here so it's neat that the day has finally come where you're going to start your career as a senator," Braun said. "So I look at all the time spent getting here, it's neat to have a day like this."
He also reemphasized his support for securing the southern border.
"It's sad that we come to government shutdowns to make a point on trying to get something done, and it seems like it's become standard operating procedure when it comes to critical issues, more often than it should," he added.
Braun will serve on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee; Budget committee; Environment and Public Works committee; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee; and Special Committee on Aging.
Meanwhile returning Sen. Todd Young will serve on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee; Finance committee; Foreign Relations committee; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee.
Call IndyStar Statehouse reporter Kaitlin Lange at 317-432-9270. Follow her on Twitter: @kaitlin_lange.
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Webroot Achieves Significant Growth in Fourth Quarter
Increased Market Share, Growth in New Customers and Partnerships, and Industry Accolades are Highlights as SecureAnywhere™ Security-as-a-Service Solutions Continue Market Momentum
Broomfield, CO - July 30, 2013
Webroot, a leader in cloud-based security intelligence solutions, today announced highlights from its fourth quarter and 2013 fiscal year operations which ended June 30, 2013. Notable achievements include attainment of the top market-share position in the U.S. retail security software category, surpassing one million users of its mobile security solutions, and the addition of thousands of new business customers.
Significant Year-Over-Year Growth
Webroot achieved significant year-over-year growth in fiscal 2013, driven by strong demand for its SecureAnywhere Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Webroot first introduced these cloud-based services in 2011, and saw continued acceleration in this business during the past fiscal year. Sales of these new services grew 173 percent and adoption was strong across all customer segments. New small and medium business (SMB) accounts grew by 200 percent, and SMB endpoints under protection increased by 315 percent, while sales in the consumer segment grew 36 percent, and new mobile security accounts increased 134 percent.
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"We had a great year at Webroot and are very pleased with the continued adoption of our unique products and services among consumers, small and mid-sized businesses and enterprises," said Dick Williams, Webroot CEO. "As a SaaS company, we are growing very quickly. We have actually acquired more business customers than Salesforce.com and Workday did in their first two years. We believe the market has recognized that traditional security solutions can no longer provide adequate protection against the complex and fast-moving threats they now face, and are turning to Webroot's cloud-based security-as-a-service solutions to identify and block those threats more quickly. Virtually all aspects of our business showed strong growth this year, which is a testament to our employees, our partners and the solutions we bring to market."
Dominance in Retail and Continued Growth in Mobile Mark Stellar Fourth Quarter
Webroot's fiscal year was capped by several significant achievements in the fourth quarter. In the consumer market, Webroot captured the top market share position in the US retail security software category, holding 38 percent share in units sold, and outpacing competitors Symantec and Kaspersky by more than 10 points, according to an April 2013 report from The NPD Group1.
"The endpoint security market continues to evolve along with the threat landscape. Webroot has made significant strides in the retail channel, and consumers have taken notice of the company's high performance and highly effective cloud-based protection against malware and identity theft," said Michael Suby, Vice President of Research at analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.
In addition to the retail channel, overall demand for Webroot's PC, Mac, and mobile endpoint security solutions continued to gain momentum, as it added a new endpoint under protection every 4.8 seconds, and surpassed one million users of its SecureAnywhere Mobile products during the fourth quarter.
Partnerships Drove Expansion in FY2013
Throughout the fiscal year, Webroot secured a number of technology and channel partnerships to rapidly expand delivery of its security services and technologies worldwide. Recent announcements include an expanded relationship with Facebook, to protect the social network provider's more than one billion users worldwide from malicious links within their newsfeeds, and a new partnership with RSA, the Security Division of EMC, to provide real-time phishing detection as part of the RSA FraudActionSM Anti-Phishing Service. Webroot also recently added Saudi Arabian-based distributor ValueBoxx, and Malaysia-based distributor Agile Networks to its rapidly growing global channel network, replacing competitors in both accounts.
Webroot also achieved significant growth during the fiscal year within the managed service provider (MSP) segment, signing more than 150 new MSPs since beginning the initiative in late 2012. MSPs are rapidly adopting Webroot SecureAnywhere® Business – Endpoint Protection to protect their clients and provide remote security management and administration. Among the most prominent developments in this growing customer segment was Webroot's four-year global agreement with Anittel, one of the world's largest MSPs, to deploy Webroot's protection to 10,000 customer endpoints.
"After an extensive review of the majority of anti-malware products available on the market, Anittel chose Webroot for its revolutionary 'no definition' update model, its small install and scanning footprint, and its excellent detection and remediation abilities," commented Rob Pickering, Chief Technology Officer at Anittel. "We expect that the deployment of this will save significant amounts of our staff's time and lead our customers to have a much better managed antivirus experience than our previous solution."
New Security Services Introduced
Webroot's growth was also accelerated by the introduction of new services using the benefits of the security-as-a-service platform it created in 2011. New offerings introduced in the fiscal year included:
Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Mobile Protection
Webroot Web Access Information Web Fraud Solution for Banking and Finance
Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus for Mac
Webroot SecureAnywhere System Analyzer for PC and Mac
Webroot Mobile Application Reputation Service
Webroot now offers more than 20 security-as-a-service solutions that provide endpoint protection, web filtering, mobile protection, and threat intelligence solutions including IP reputation, URL classification and reputation, application reputation, a real-time anti-phishing service, and an API-accessible malware determination service.
Earlier in the year, Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus for consumers was named Antivirus Product of the Year and Editors Choice, and Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete was named Suite Product of the Year by PCMag.com, further confirming the company's dominance as the market leader.
Furthermore, Webroot received Gold AV certification from OPSWAT for its Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus 2013, Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete 2013, Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus 2013, and Webroot SecureAnywhere Business – Endpoint Protection 2013. Gold certification is OPSWAT's top recognition for leading products that display the highest level of interoperability with third-party technology solutions.


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With the Supplementary Vote, candidates have to campaign to get a broader base of support.
The Supplementary Vote (SV) is used for electing Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners in the UK.
It part of a broad group of 'preferential' voting systems, which include the Alternative Vote used in Australia and the Contingent Vote used to elect the Sri Lankan President.
There are two columns of boxes alongside the candidates' names on the ballot paper. One column of boxes is for voters to mark their favourite candidate with an X and one in which to mark a second favourite with an X. Voters don't have to mark a second favourite if they do not have one. Voters can put a X in both boxes for one candidate but this is effectively the same as just marking your favourite and no additional benefit comes from this.
How is it counted
All the votes for favourite candidates are counted and if one candidate gets over 50% they are elected.
If no candidate gets over 50%, the top two candidates continue to a run-off round and all other candidates are eliminated. The votes of everyone whose favourite candidate has been eliminated are moved to their second favourite.
Votes from people who had their favourite candidate eliminated and their second favourite candidate is in the run-off, are added to their first-round totals for the two run-off candidates. The candidate with the most votes at this stage is declared the winner.
As voters mark two Xs rather than writing a number to show their first and second choice, it is simpler for the voter when they are also using other electoral systems that use Xs, such the Additional Member System for the London Assembly or local councils using First Past the Post.
The Supplementary Vote means politicians need a wider base of support than First Past the Post, but they are much less likely to get half the vote than with the Alternative Vote. SV is viewed as encouraging a more positive style of campaigning as candidates desire the second preferences of third parties.
Supporters argue that first and second choices are more firmly held than say the difference between a fifth and sixth choice.
"The Supplementary Vote stops candidates winning on low levels of support, but doesn't need them to get half the vote"
Electoral Reform Society
As the Supplementary Vote only lets voters express two choices, it is possible for a high number of voters' first choices to be excluded in round one and for their second choice to not be in round two. In almost two decades of Supplementary Vote elections for the Mayor of London, only in 2016 has a mayor won more than 50% of the total ballots once these 'non-transferable' ballots are included.
The 2012 London Mayoral Election
Supplementary Vote then encourages a form of strategic voting where the most logical thing to do is to cast your first choice for your genuine favourite candidate, and your second choice for your preferred candidate that you think will reach the top two in the first round.
But this becomes more difficult as the number of candidates increases, in particular in races where multiple people may enter the second round.
Although deciding on just a first and second choice is simpler for the voter than putting all the candidates in order, some consider that this tactical element makes SV more confusing overall.


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The Residents Action Movement (or RAM) was a political party in New Zealand. RAM described itself as "a mass membership, broad left, grassroots movement of social change". Its national chair was Grant Morgan and its co-leaders were Oliver Woods and Grant Brookes.

History

Foundation
RAM was formed in 2003 out of dissatisfaction by Auckland community activists with the control of local body politics by centre-left Labour-supported City Vision and centre-right National-supported Citizens and Ratepayers.

RAM ran eight candidates for Auckland Regional Council in the 2004 local body elections and polled over 87,000 votes. One candidate, Robyn Hughes, was elected to the regional council.

2007 Auckland local elections

RAM expanded its activities in the 2007 Auckland local body elections, running seven candidates for the Auckland Regional Council and six for Auckland City Council, as well as candidates for Auckland's three District Health Boards and Auckland City community boards. Despite receiving more than 117,016 votes Auckland wide, no RAM candidates were elected. In the Auckland Regional Council elections, its vote decreased, from 87,000 to 76,000.  Across the board, the right made gains in Greater Auckland's 2007 council elections at the expense of both the centre-left (Labour-aligned tickets) and the left (RAM).

2008 parliamentary election
In early 2008, RAM began to actively recruit to meet the 500 party member threshold required by the Electoral Commission for party registration. Later in the year, it achieved more than 2,000 registered members, to contest the 2008 general election. It applied for a broadcasting allocation.

The party was registered by the Electoral Commission on 29 July 2008.

RAM received 465 party votes in the 2008 Parliamentary elections, coming second-to-last.

Policies
RAM advocated a policy of free and frequent public transport, with the aims of alleviating traffic congestion, allowing improved transport means for Auckland residents and fighting against climate change. The other core messages of RAM were reducing rates on homeowners, shifting local taxation onto big business, and removing goods and services tax from food. The organisation had a very strong policy of anti-racism and particularly of supporting Muslim migrants to integrate into New Zealand society. It also called for an "Auckland Parliament" to co-ordinate local democracy in Auckland's five local cities, as an alternative to what it sees as an undemocratic "Super-City" body.

RAM also organised against supposedracism and "Islamophobia" in the city. It has sponsored peace marches in Auckland with Global Peace and Justice Auckland.

Demise
In May 2010, the party was deregistered by the Electoral Commission at its own request. According to RAM member Curwen Rolinson, members went to different parties such as Labour or the Greens. Rolinson himself became a key figure in the early years of Young New Zealand First.

See also
:Category:Residents Action Movement politicians

References

External links
 RAM's Official website
 Electoral Analysis of RAM's performance in the 2007 local elections

Political parties established in 2003
Political parties disestablished in 2010
Defunct political parties in New Zealand
Politics of the Auckland Region

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Q: How to type-annotate object returned by csv.writer? I want to apply type annotation to the returned object of csv.writer in order to comply with a larger codebase. Unfortunately I can not figure out the fitting return type.
>>> import csv
>>> writer = csv.writer(open('outfile.csv', 'w'))
>>> type(writer)
<class '_csv.writer'>

If I try to use this classname:
>>> import _csv
>>> writer: _csv.writer = csv.writer(open('outfile.csv', 'w'))

I get the following mypy error:
Invalid type "_csv.writer"

Does someone know which type to use in this case. Of course I could use typing.Any but this nullify the sense of a type annotation.

A: Often when things are acting weird it's a sign typeshed doesn't exactly map to runtime. If you look at _csv in typeshed you will see the type is named _writer. So you should can the annotation to _csv._writer.

A: I ran into problems with the typeshed defs and ended up using the following:
class Writer(Protocol):
    def writerow(self, row: Iterable[Any]) -> Any:
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    def writerows(self, rows: Iterable[Iterable[Any]]) -> None:
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Reader = Iterator[Any]

writer: Writer = csv.writer(open('outfile.csv', 'w'))
reader: Reader = csv.writer(open('outfile.csv', 'w'))

A: Short answer is there is no way to directly access the type. Reading the C source of the _csv module will show that the types of reader and writer are not exposed. Even in Pypy where the _csv module is implemented in Python, doesn't expose the types.
Therefore, if you need to use it, you will need to use a work-around, by instantiating a temporary instance of the writer and getting it's type.
import csv
# We'll need a temporary file-like object, so use a tempfile
from tempfile import TemporaryFile

with TemporaryFile() as t:
    CSVReader = type(csv.reader(t))
    CSVWriter = type(csv.writer(t))

w: CSVWriter = csv.writer('path/to/data.csv')

If you want keep this logic separate, I would suggest creating the types in a separate module
from csv_types import CSVReader, CSVWriter

The other solution (which also involves writing your own module of types), is to follow the example of the typing module in it's definition of types for io and re.

A: One solution is to write an abstract class that represents the type. This is also how it is done for some classes in the typing module. For the csv.writer() function that is the following:
class _CSVWriter:

    @abstractmethod
    def writerow(self, row: List[str]) -> None:
        pass

    @abstractmethod
    def writerows(self, rows: List[List[str]]) -> None:
        pass

    @abstractproperty
    def dialect(self) -> csv.Dialect:
        pass

Now this class can be used in the type-annotation for the writer object. As the typename of the returned object is still _csv.writer you will still get a type error. To avoid that you need to cast it to a _CSVWriter object.
from typing import cast
writer: _CSVWriter = cast(_CSVWriter, csv.writer(open('test', 'w'))

That solution is a bit verbose but it does the job.

A: I saw that the original class inherits from Iterator so I was able to do:
from typing import Iterator

with open(spec_file) as csv_file:
            spec_csv: Iterator = csv.reader(csv_file)

and then with mypy voila:
Success: no issues found in 1 source file

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However, Patagonia has partly emerged from its isolation thanks to the southern Carretera which currently crosses it for more than 1,000 km, from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins. Beyond that, when you venture even further south, Chile becomes an isolated land trapped between an icefield and Argentina, with very few roads and infrastructure. Here you are in the heart of wild Patagonia! To continue the road to Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas, you even have to use the Argentine road network. But to push the expedition to Tierra del Fuego, it was necessary to cross the Strait of Magellan, and this time it was Chile that spilled over into Argentina until it touched the Atlantic Ocean, and it was the Argentinians who had to enter Chilean soil to reach the southernmost tip of the country.
On the coast and in the islands, the climate is maritime and very humid, while in the Cordillera it is continental and has harsh winters with a lot of snow, in the ice field that takes place in the regions of Aysén and Magallanes, it is then polar, and the extremely low temperatures are accentuated by the strong Patagonian winds that further lower the thermal sensation.
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Q: Transfering ArcGIS custom symbology to another machine I created custom symbols on my PC at home using:
Layer Properties dialog box > Symbology tab > Advanced > Rotation
Now I want to transfer the symbology settings to another machine on campus.
How can I do this?
I can't locate a file which contains the setting.

A: You could save the layer out as a layer file (this doesn't store data):
Saving a layer file
And then import that layer file as symbology:
Import symbology
Or, if you want the data, and symbology included in one package, you could save the symbolized layer as a layer package. This would probably be the easiest and best solution.
Saving a layer package (scroll down)
After you create the layer package, you just open it on the new computer and it will add the data and symbology you created.

A: If you want the symbols separately as a style reference then access the pc have intended symbols and go to "C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.1\ArcMap". There you will find  USER_NAME.style. Copy this file and paste in the location "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\Styles" of the new pc.

N.B. In fact, if .style file extension is changed to .mdb then it is an ms access databse where you can change the properties of symbols.

A: When you send someone a layer file you are assuming that the fonts to create that symbology are installed on their pc. If that person opens the layer file and sees wingdings instead of your symbology you will need to send them the fonts located on your pc at (C:/window/fonts); they will need to store the fonts in the same location on their pc to get them to show up correctly in ArcMap.

A: I don't think you can save a Rotation setting in a Style the same way you'd save a custom marker symbol. But I think you can still transfer the symbology's Rotation setting to another machine using a Layer (.LYR) file. Try this:

*

*On your home PC, open ArcMap, highlight the layer which has the rotation setting you want, then right-click it and click "Save As Layer File..."

*Copy the .LYR file to your campus PC.

*Open the ArcMap project you want to bring use the symbology in. Right-click the layer you want to use the symbology on, click the Symbology tab, then the Import button, and import the symbology from the .LYR file by clicking the folder icon next to the "Layer" dropdown box.

A: Take a look at The ESRI Resources for the Style Manager.
You'll need to create your own, new style file, and copy your styles from the default into your new one.
Then on the new machine, just import/add the style file with your styles.
ArcMap 9.x Tools > Styles > Style Manager
ArcMap 10.x Customise > Style Manager


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An Israeli soldier stands on an armoured vehicle near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 13, 2019. Israel launched deadly strikes against commanders of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad triggering a wave of tit-for-tat rocket salvos and air
Jerusalem | The Israeli army said Tuesday that a strike in Gaza that killed nine members of the same family had been due to a faulty assessment of the risk to civilians.
The November 14 air strike targeted the home of Rasmi Abu Malhous, described by Israel as a commander in Islamic Jihad, the militant Palestinian movement against which Israel had launched a three-day campaign.
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A statement from the army said that intelligence collected ahead of the attack had indicated that the residence "was designated as an Islamic Jihad terror organisation military compound".
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An army inquiry later found "that even though military activity was conducted in the compound, it was not a closed compound, and in reality civilians were present there," it said.
The army said it would learn from its "mistakes" to reduce "the recurrence of similar irregular events."
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The military report also blamed Islamic Jihad for exploiting and endangering non-combatants "by placing its military assets in the heart of the civilian population and by deliberately acting from within densely populated civilian areas."
The three-day flareup began when Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad official in Gaza on November 12.
The Islamist group, which is closely allied with Gaza's rulers Hamas, responded by firing more than 450 rockets at Israel.
During the confrontation, Israeli forces attacked dozens of targets in the enclave.
Palestinian officials said 35 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded. There were no Israeli fatalities.
In its Tuesday report, the Israeli army said its November operation had been a success, dealing a blow to Islamic Jihad and serving to increase the security of Israeli civilians and help prevent "a wider military campaign."
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Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mike
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Formed in 2001 by harmonica player Joe Nosek, the band added veteran Chicago vocalist Oscar Wilson six years later, with the two now leading a rotating line-up of band members that includes Billy Flynn and Joel Paterson on guitar, Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, Mark Haines and Alex Hall taking turns on the drum kit, Brad Ber on bass, Mel Ford on rhythm guitar, and newbie Lee Kanehira on piano and organ, filling a void left by late longtime band member and friend Barrelhouse Chuck, who wasn't well enough to play on this recording (the band's first without him in ten years) and to whom the album is dedicated.
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Having grown up on Chicago's 43rd St. (a portion of which is now known as Muddy Waters Drive) in the company of bluesmen such as Junior Wells, Elmore James, and good friend David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Wilson has a strong, expressive voice similar to that of Waters and Waters' protégé John Primer, particularly on tracks such as the slow, soulful Waters song "Flood", the swaying blues of "I'm Gonna Get My Baby" (Jimmy Reed), the zippy, uptempo "Sugar Sweet" (another Waters tune), and the creeping "I'm a Stranger" (Junior Wells).
Several of the songs here have themes similar to those we heard on Alexander's release, with the band offering its own pokes at social media and presidential politics on the swinging "If You Got a Jealous Woman Facebook Ain't Your Friend" that's filled with lively guitar, keyboards and harmonica, and the tongue-in-cheek rockabilly political commentary of "Build That Wall", with its Chuck Berry-ish riffs and on which Nosek sarcastically sings "this P.C. thing's a bunch of crap, now we can mock the handicapped/ and when we're done with that, let's go and build a wall" and "take your science and your facts/ you can blow 'em out your #&$, 'cuz the unexamined life is where it's at/ climate change ain't that all bad, you know it's just a passin' fad/ c'mon now you will say, let's build that wall".
The swaying original "Blues for Chi-Raq" has a tough, Fabulous Thunderbirds sound to match its lyrics on violence in Chicago, with some terrific guitar and horns, while the band slows things down a bit on the remaining two originals, a quiet countryish "Daddy Bear Blues" that features Flynn on mandolin and Nosek again on vocals, and a "I Come All the Way From Chi-Town" ("just to shake glad hands with you") that offers both a traditional blues sound and lyrics.
Nosek calls Royal Mint The Cash Box Kings' "strongest album", capturing "the band…at its absolute best", and far be it for us to argue with the guy who knows the band better than anyone. This is indeed a good one!
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Devlin took to Instagram on Saturday, July 14 to share this exciting news while wishing McGregor a happy birthday.
The post features a photo of the UFC champion sitting on a luxurious yacht and the caption reads, "Happy 30th birthday babe! Thank you for being you! Love you to bits from me, Conor jr and the bump."
The 30-year-old mixed martial artist and boxer's sister, Erin McGregor, also replied to the birthday post, writing, "Wohoooooo @deedevlin1 can't wait x happy birthday brother."
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The amazing couple, who have been dating since 2008, is already parents to son Conor Jack McGregor Jr., 1, whom they welcomed in May of last year.
Following the pregnancy announcement, Devlin shared a second photo featuring her boyfriend holding their adorable son and she captioned the sweet picture, "Best daddy".
He came in at 8 pounds 14 ounces. The whole family are absolutely delighted. The parents are absolutely over the moon and everyone is healthy.
Conor and Devlin aren't the only celebrity couple who recently shared the expecting news.
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Friends are wonderful – including those you might not actually have met. Readers may recall that I bought a pair of 1957 Moto Guzzi Lodolas for restoration which were featured in 'Unearthed' in an autumn issue of OBM.
One of those bikes is now a healthy runner thanks to a friend I had not met, and I am very grateful.
Back in April, after a period of good health, an illness I'd been suffering returned back with a vengeance, leaving me useless for spannering and barely enough energy to lift a tea cup!
I'd had the cycle parts of one of the Lodolas refinished very nicely by Glyn of GG Autos in London Road, Ipswich, and accumulated the top end spares needed for the engine. I wondered how to get the bike reassembled as a last hurrah!
The happiness on Gavin's face cannot be doubted as he gets to ride the bike, which he's had repainted in the chosen colours of its last Italian owner.
I decided to contact Jon Frazer of Brome, mid-Suffolk, who has specialist knowledge of Lodolas as he used to import them. He was unable to take on the work, but thought he might know a Suffolk man who could – and this turned out to be the friend I had not met.
Graham Jones, a time-served motorcycle mechanic from Lowestoft, agreed to take on the project on the brief that it would need to be reassembled pretty quickly, and that my goal was a roadworthy runner and rider. It took him less than a month, despite having a number of issues to work through.
I run a monthly group called Petrolheads in my home village of Somersham, near Ipswich, at 2pm on the first Wednesday of each month, and the July meeting was marked by the arrival of a green van driven by Jon Frazer (sadly, Graham couldn't come because of an appointment), and from the van emerged the pretty little 1957 Lodola.
Colin Betts (left) and Jon Frazer admire the restored Moto Guzzi Lodola.
I kept faith on the colours, partly with Guzzi and partly with the previous owner in Italy, who had added green. I wonder if he ever campaigned it in the Giro?
I'd chosen to use the 235cc overhead-valve engine for this bike rather than the overhead-camshaft 175cc variant because the spares fell more easily to hand.
There were big grins from my Petrolhead friends when I found just enough energy to straddle the saddle and ride the bike gently round a meadow. It was a great moment, and I am so grateful to Graham and Jon for all the time they have put in on my behalf, and also to my good friend Colin from our village.


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Just search if the string is there or the one without '-x64'.
I did a search for libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll within mod_md.so and found 2 instances of it.
I got Apache to start with new mod_md.so and mod_ssl.so if i do not download and use the jansson.dll and libcurl.dll in the DEPS folder on your site.
Do I need to download and use them along with the mod_md.so and mod_ssl.so from your site, or can i use the jansson.dll and libcurl.dll that came with the version of Apache 2.4.37 from ApacheLounge?
Just do the check again on a fresh Windows VM (to avoid path or deps trouble) and all work fines with apachelounge httpd distrib.
@DnvrSysEngr are you using « -avx » release or standard (SSE2) one?
If AVX, is the return of coreinfo | grep -i avx a - or a * ?
I am not running the AVX version.
It appears that when I download and use libcurl.dll from the DEPS folder on your site, that is when my issue/s occur.
So, I now understand what appends after your precision on DEPS libcurl.
So, better than compiling a big libcurl statically linked I've deleted my deps on github.
Sorry for all this time taken to find the problems but I was finally a good debug session ^^.
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Q: Hikari connection pool with oracle on azure We are using Hikari Connection pool to connect to Oracle on Azure. We tried increasing the timeout value to 12000000 after consecutive connection time out error with a value 600000.
Error is intermittent
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What ever be the time we get this error intermittently.


1. Put the apples, mint, parsley, onion and lemon juice in a food processor and blend to a rough puree.
2. Add the pork and breadcrumbs and blend again until smooth. Shape the mixture into 8 or 9 small burgers.
3. To cook, heat some butter or vegetable oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan and fry the burgers for 3 to 4 minutes each side until cooked through.
4. To make the pea and mint dip, place the peas, parsley, mint, lemon juice, sugar, cream cheese and spring onion in a food processor and blend until well mixed. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
5. Serve the freshly fried burgers with the pea and mint dip.


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Q: AJAX + SEO quick question When users want effects to happen between page loads (ie, old content fades out then new content back in), I typically build the site as follows:
index.php, about.php, etc...
<?php if(@$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']==''){include('includes/header.php');}?>
<content>blah blah blah</content>
<?php if(@$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']==''){include('includes/footer.php');}?>

this way, if Javascript is enabled, I can dynamically load the content and do whatever effect is desired, but the page still function if the jscript is disabled.
When I do this, though, is it possible to dynamically load meta tags/titles as well? ie:
<?php if(@$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']==''){include('includes/header-top.php');}?>
<meta http-equiv='description' content='stufffffff'>
<title>Page | ABOUT</title>
<?php if(@$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']==''){include('includes/header-bottom.php');}?>
<content>blah blah blah</content>
<?php if(@$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']==''){include('includes/footer.php');}?>

Is there any way to replace the title/meta tags with the jquery 'load' function?  If I just want to replace .copy with the new .copy, I can do $('.copy').load($url+' .copy'), but is there any way to do this with the title and meta tags as well?
Also, if you have any suggestions on alternative methods here (if I'm going about this all wrong), please offer suggestions.  Thanks!

A: Can you leverage the IE page transition effect and then something else in Webkit and Firefox?
This seems like a weird rat hole to go down for an effect.
Anything you do in JavaScript for the most part will not be seen by search engines.
So even if you could replace the meta tags it wouldn't do you much good.
Are you asking if you can do the second block in JavaScript?
If you want more info on Ajax and Google Search see:
http://searchengineland.com/googles-proposal-for-crawling-ajax-may-be-live-34411

A: I have recently just completed the major work for a site that does much of what you're trying to do.
I use the HIJAX technique, which is similiar to what you are doing. The major SEO concern is that your site be accessible with full titles, and meta keys, WITHOUT JAVASCRIPT. That is the way web spiders (google, bing, yahoo, et al) will crawl your site.
to make the site dynamic for visitors, I recommend embedding a hidden span inside of the content that is returned via ajax. Inside of this span, include the page title using PHP. then use javascript to get the content of that span, and set the document.title to it.
Summary:

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*make the site function without javascript

*Add ajax to hijax links

*insert a hidden dom node inside of the returned ajax contents

*Parse that hidden node for it's title on ajax success, and set the document.title to it.


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05 May - Minister Coughlan Announces Family Support Agency CEO
Mary Coughlan TD, Minister for Social and Family Affairs, today announced the appointment of Mr Pat Bennett as the Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Family Support Agency.
Announcing Mr Bennett's appointment, Minister Coughlan said, " The family, in all its forms, is the bedrock of Irish society and has been in the forefront of the profound changes in Irish society over the last decades, a fact recognised by this government in its Family First approach. The establishment of the Family Support Agency is a groundbreaking initiative in addressing the challenges families face. Mr Bennett's appointment is a major step in bringing the Agency fully on stream," said Minister.
"I look forward to working closely with Mr Bennett, and the Agency, in meeting these challenges over the coming years" added Minister Coughlan.
The main task of the Family Support Agency is to support families, promote the continuity of stability in family life, prevent marital breakdown and foster a supportive community environment for families at a local level. It does so by providing a family mediation service, by developing marriage and relationship counselling, undertaking research and by advising the Minister on its functions and family issues. The Family Support Agency has been allocated a budget of €17.2m for 2003.
Mr Bennett is most recently Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the South Western Area Health Board, where he was responsible for its Children and Families programme. He has 25 years experience in the public sector and has also worked in the private sector.
Mr Bennett has held a number of posts in family, child and community policy development and service delivery, including; Management roles at St. James' Hospital in Dublin, Chairman of the Traveller Health Unit in the Eastern Health Board, Chairman of the National Project Team for E-government and responsibility for the SWAHB Children and Families Programme which includes the areas of child protection as well as residential care.
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The Family Support Agency will
provide a family mediation service
support, promote and develop the provision of marriage and relationship counselling and other family supports and
support, promote and develop the Family and Community Services Resource Centres programme.
The new Agency will also undertake research, provide and disseminate information about parenting and family issues and provide advice to the Minister on matters relating to its functions.
The Family Support Agency Act, 2001 provided for the establishment of the Family Support Agency to bring together the main programmes and pro-family services developed by the government since 1997.


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Lustgården 14 är en kontorsfastighet i kvarteret Lustgården i Stadshagen på Kungsholmen i Stockholm. Fastigheten bebyggdes i mitten av 1980-talet av det då fortfarande kommunala fastighetsbolaget Hiby, som uppförde nio sammanbyggda punkthus i tegel som bildade tre oktagonala innergårdar. Under 2010 inledde den nya fastighetsägaren Skanska rivning av den befintliga bebyggelsen och efter tre års byggtid färdigställdes i början av år 2014 ett kontorshus med bostäder och parkeringsgarage.

Kvarterets namn och läge
År 1876 förvärvades marken av Tomt AB Hornsberg som hade planer på att skapa Hornsbergs villastad.
Den nya villastaden hade romantiska kvartersnamn som Tillflykten, Lyckan, Kojan, Paradiset och Lustgården.
Men villastaden blev aldrig någon framgång och bolaget lyckades inte sälja en enda tomt. Idag påminner bara några av de romantiska kvartersnamnen om denna tid.

Nu gällande kvartersutformning för Lustgården fastställdes i stadsplanen från mars 1939 samtidigt bestämdes bebyggelse för industriändamål. Kvarteret omges idag av Lindhagensgatan, Kellgrensgatan, Warfvinges väg och Essingeledens viadukt som uppstolpad på cirka sex meters höjd över Strandbergsgatan passerar på västra sidan. Idag ingår området i riksintresse för kulturmiljövården som omfattar hela Stockholms innerstad tillsammans med Djurgården, Essingeleden är riksintresse för kommunikation.

Bebyggelsehistoria

Fram till mitten av 1980-talet var fastigheten Lustgården 14 obebyggd. Här fanns en större parkeringsplats, medan i de övriga kvarteren hade industrier och kontorshus redan växt upp. I mitten av 1980-talet uppfördes kontorsbebyggelsen genom det kommunala fastighetsbolaget HIBY. Anläggningen ritades av Ramels arkitektkontor och bildade nio sammanbyggda punkthus i tegel med tre oktagonala innergårdar.

Fastigheten förvärvades i början av 2000-talet av Skanska med avsikten att riva 1980-talsbyggnaderna. Rivningen motiverades med att det var lågt i tak, mörka lokaler uppdelade på många byggnadskroppar samt att huset inte var miljöriktigt och energieffektivt. Fastigheten hade även under många år outhyrda lokaler och enbart en ombyggnad ansågs kunna undanröja en del av bristerna.

Den nya bebyggelsen
År 2010 fastställdes en ny detaljplan som innebär att bebyggelsen rivs. Kvarteret kommer att bebyggas med kontor, bostäder och ett garage. Mot Lindhagensgatan planeras ett kontorshus med nio våningar, där de övre tre våningarna är indragna. Innanför kontorshuset föreslås två bostadshus i sju till elva våningar. Planen anger även att en förskola med fyra avdelningar skall placeras i bostadskvarteret samt att butiker och publika lokaler kommer att anordnas i bottenvåningen mot Lindhagensgatan och Warfvinges väg. För att förbättra kommunikationerna planeras genom den södra delen av kvarteret en ny lokalgata; Lustgårdsgatan.

Den första delen som omfattar 35 000 kvadratmeter kontor och garage påbörjades 2011 och blev klar 2013. Därefter uppfördes bostäder ovanpå garagedelen samt ytterligare kontor. Totalt omfattar projektet 55 000 kvadratmeter kontor. Skanska kommer själva att flytta sitt huvudkontor till kvarteret och hyra cirka hälften av ytan. Hela projektet blev färdigt 2014 och beräknades kosta cirka 1,4 miljarder kronor.

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I was offered SHC of Spencer County where we used to pass ice for Jeff Stidam during a 2001 survey war with the state, where we had a pretty ugly union struggle over a decade ago that was highly contested by both sides, and where I had my Serenity Immersion Experience several years back, and where David Baumgartner and I started together nearly 17 years ago. Today we were side by side again!
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6. Time Well Spent needs a facility champion because it was not really a priority or really understood that well and how easy they should all get it especially 1st shift! It was on the break room but not part of the culture!
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COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Not Tied to Adverse Outcomes
Pregnant women who received a COVID-19 vaccine faced no additional risks of adverse birth outcomes compared to those who were not vaccinated, according to a retrospective cohort study.
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.91, 95% CI 0.82-1.01) or of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) at birth (aHR 0.95, 95% CI 0.87-1.03), reported Heather Lipkind, MD, MS, of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues in Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report.
However, only 21.8% of the more than 40,000 pregnant women in the study were vaccinated, the researchers noted.
Lipkind and colleagues added that while the absolute risk of severe morbidity associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy is low, pregnant women with symptomatic illness have an increased risk of ICU admission, invasive ventilation, life support, and even death versus non-pregnant women with COVID-19. Additionally, researchers are gathering more evidence about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, such as the presence of antibodies in cord blood.
"Together, these findings reinforce the importance of communicating the risks for COVID-19 during pregnancy, the benefits of vaccination, and information on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy," Lipkind's group stated.
The CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, and additionally suggests that all adults — including those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to get pregnant — get a booster shot.
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The PUC offers a variety of conservation tips and information, from using heat-producing appliances like dryers at night to avoid heating up the house, to weather-stripping all doors. Information also is available on how to save money on your summer electric bill without spending money.
Statewide, more than 2.1 million customers receive their electricity from a competitive electric supplier, according toinformation compiled by the PUC. The "price to compare" (PTC) for the electric utilities changed as of June 1. The PTC is the price per kilowatt-hour that the electric utility charges. Consumers can use the PTC to evaluate prices from the competitive suppliers at www.PAPowerSwitch.com.
Information on the types of contracts being offered by competitive suppliers, such as fixed and variable electric rates, is available here. Consumers are advised not to sign a contract without knowing the length of the contract, the price, whether it is fixed or variable, and whether there are any early termination fees.
Because under current regulations it can take between 11 and 40 days to switch electric suppliers, customers who do opt to make a change will still feel the impact of the June 1 utility rate increase. However, consumers who act now should see their new rate go into effect before the highest usage months of summer.
On April 3, 2014, the PUC approved regulations that require the utility to accelerate switching time frames through off-cycle meter readings, which will allow consumers to switch suppliers within three business days once the utility has been notified. The changes should go into effect in 2015.
The PUC does not control the price of the generation portion of the utility's bill. The generation rate is determined by the wholesale electric market and each individual utility's independent purchasing plan. The PUC only sets the utility's distribution rate, or the charge to deliver the electricity.


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Country Director Asian Development Bank for Pakistan Ms. Xiaohong Yang called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at Prime Minister's office today.
Mr. Asad Aleem, senior Energy Specialist ADB Pakistan, Ms. Farzana Noshaba, Senior Economic Officer, Secretary Economic Affairs Division Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan and senior officers were also present during the meeting.
Ms. Xiaohong Yang appreciated the progress that the country has made towards overcoming energy-deficit by producing surplus generation. She also noted robust economic growth which she said was projected to reach 5.8% during the next financial year, enhanced revenue generation and structural reforms being undertaken and continued by the present government. Marked improvement in power sector has not only brought relief to domestic consumers but is also leading to growth in large scale manufacturing. She also observed that credit rating of the country has significantly improved during the recent years and the investors were showing keen interest to take benefit of the existing investment opportunities in Pakistan. Pakistan's return to international financial market was a clear indication of investors' confidence in country's economy.
Ms. Yang assured the Prime Minister that ADB would continue to provide its financial and technical expertise in all mutually agreed areas. Besides reiterating continued commitment of ADB in the energy sector, Ms. Yang also offered financial and technical support and expertise in the gas sector as well as introduction of structural reforms in state owned entities including Pakistan Railways and Pakistan International Airlines.
Prime Minister thanked ADB for continued support to infrastructure projects and expressed his optimism that the relationship will grow further as Pakistan enters high economic growth.