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120th #PattersonCup Preview
St. Davids set to host Patterson Cup Aug. 3-4
Another Major. Another milestone. Another slice of championship golf history awaits.
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The 120th Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank heads to St. Davids Golf Club Aug. 3-4. GAP, coincidentally, celebrates its 125th anniversary in step with the Wayne, Pa. venue's 125th anniversary. The special stars align.
The Joseph H. Patterson Cup is GAP's premier stroke-play championship and the final Major of the 2022 tournament season. It is a two-day, 36-hole event. Provident Bank returns as the event's presenting sponsor.
St. Davids will serve as host site for the eighth time (1903, 1908, 1934, 1950, 1953, 1973, 2008). It's brewed a distinguished group of titleholders. GAP Hall of Famers John Dyniewski, Harold B. McFarland, Buddy Marucci and William P. Smith all claimed Patterson victory there. Marucci, of note, defeated fellow Hall of Famer O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. in an 18-hole playoff at St. Davids in 1973.
St. Davids also played a key role in the Patterson Cup's evolution. In 1934, GAP moved the event from its traditional Memorial Day weekend slot to June. Furthermore, the Patterson Cup became so popular that GAP needed two courses to host the then one day, 36-hole championship. St. Davids joined Aronimink Golf Club to accommodate the 1934 affair, won by Chris Brinke, a Detroit, Mich. transplant and Aronimink member.
St. Davids last welcomed the Patterson Cup in 2008 alongside Waynesborough Country Club. Now a posture adjustment as it struts onto the stage solo.
"I'm sure we'll have a few spectators and some volunteers, so [players] can expect certainly a warm welcome here from the membership. They are proud that this is the eighth time we've hosted the Patterson Cup," Tyler Santacroce, who started as St. Davids golf professional in December 2021, said. "As far as the golf course goes, from tee to green it's going to be firm and fast. We have not been excluded from the drought and the heat wave that the area has had. We haven't had a whole lot of rain. We're plenty firm and fast right now."
St. Davids last welcomed a GAP Major in 2018, when the Open Championship graced its grounds. Those Donald Ross greens remain just as challenging today.
"They are going to be slick as you can imagine," Santacroce, 31, a resident of the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Pa., said. "If you're above the hole you could be in trouble, and I think competitors can expect to make some good scores and make a couple birdies if they are where they should be. If they get sideways or get above the hole, then bogeys and doubles are definitely in play for everyone in the field."
A field of 142 will traverse St. Davids in pursuit of Major glory. Not included in the rollcall is Peter Bradbeer, the event's defending champion. He turned professional earlier this year.
Only three former champions occupy the Patterson tee sheet: Michael R. Brown, Jr. of LuLu Country Club (2018), Jamie Slonis of Tavistock Country Club (2001) and Greg O'Connor of Bellewood Country Club (2000).
Brown is in the midst of a memorable golf campaign. He won the 122nd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship at Philadelphia Country Club in June. Brown, as a result, became the third individual to complete the GAP Grand Slam, joining Chris Lange (2005) and Jeff Osberg (2020). He won the Middle-Amateur Championship in 2009 and Open Championship in 2010.
"I feel good about my game physically. I haven't done much, other than win the Philadelphia Amateur, that I'm happy about. But I feel like I'm playing better than the scores I'm shooting right now," Brown, 49, of Maple Shade, N.J., said.
Brown tees off at 1:05 p.m. alongside Saucon Valley Country Club's Matthew Mattare, a two-time GAP Major titleholder and former POY (2017), and Riverton Country Club's Jack Wallace, the 2012 Pennsylvania Golf Association Middle-Amateur Champion.
"I love St. Davids because it forces you to make some decisions off the tee instead of just bombing it. I prefer a course where you have to make decisions on all of the shots, and not just some of them," Brown said. "It does require you to manage your choices a little bit more than some other courses. It's going to require more discipline from whomever it is who is going to win."
Brown is currently ranked first in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings. He leads Little Mill Country Club's Troy Vannucci, the reigning Middle-Amateur champion, by 46.6 points. Vannucci is also in the Patterson Cup field. He and Carlisle Country Club's John Peters lead the Silver Cross Award race by three strokes. The Silver Cross Award is comprised of the qualifying rounds of the BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship and the Patterson Cup.
The chips feel all too familiar for Brown. A year ago, he entered the Patterson Cup in position to secure a third (2010, 2018) William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Award. And Brown initially made good on that security. He tied for second in the Patterson Cup and cracked the Top 5 in the Silver Cross Award standings. However, the day following the Patterson Cup's completion, Brown informed GAP officials of a potential Rules of Golf violation during the final round. He told the GAP Tournament Committee that upon a further review of his round, he believes that he played from a wrong place. Brown inadvertently moved his ball in play before executing a chip shot on the bank of the 18th hole at Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club. Having failed to replace his ball, Brown, therefore played from a wrong place and subsequently signed for a lower score than he recorded. He was disqualified as a result.
Player of the Year prospects adieu. Player of the Year prospects anew come St. Davids.
"Basically, barring somebody doing something really special at the U.S. Mid-Amateur or U.S. Amateur, everything will come down to the Patterson Cup and the Silver Cross Award. Two days of golf will dictate everything," Brown said. "[The Player of the Year] is as prevalent as it could be. Period."
GAP Magazine highlighted the history of the Joseph H. Patterson Cup in its Summer 2022 edition. The tournament honors a man who championed golf in its infancy at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Friends of Patterson donated the Cup, designed by the esteemed J.E. Caldwell & Co., to the Association in 1900.
Both the public and media may attend the 120th Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank at St. Davids.
Aside from offering live scoring on its website, GAP will provide Joseph H. Patterson Cup updates via its social media outlets. Follow @GAofPhilly on Twitter and Instagram. Use the #PattersonCup hashtag when posting.
Provident Bank
Provident Bank, a community-oriented financial institution offering "Commitment you can count on" since 1839, is the wholly owned subsidiary of Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS), which reported assets of $13.72 billion as of June 30, 2022. With $10.87 billion in deposits, Provident Bank provides a comprehensive suite of financial products and services through its network of branches throughout northern and central New Jersey, as well as Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and Nassau and Queens counties in New York. The Bank also provides fiduciary and wealth management services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company and insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Provident Protection Plus, Inc. For more information about Provident Bank, visit www.provident.bank or join the conversations on Facebook (ProvidentBank) and Twitter (@ProvidentBank).
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The Association's 300 Member Clubs and 80,000 individual members are spread across the Eastern half of Pennsylvania and parts of Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. The GAP's mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
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Two fiction films based on 1960s history open at the MV Film Center this weekend. "Hidden Figures" is a special "Science on Screen" event about three remarkable African American women who helped NASA launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit. "Jackie" narrates the aftereffects of JFK's assassination in 1963 from the perspective of the newly widowed Jacqueline Kennedy. The documentary "A Plastic Ocean" will play Thursday, Jan. 19 (not Jan. 12, as incorrectly listed in last week's review).
"Hidden Figures" begins with Katherine Goble (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) accosted by a white policeman after their Chevy Impala breaks down en route to work. They quietly assert themselves with their NASA credentials, and, impressed, the cop escorts them to the space agency's campus. The rest of the tale illustrates the kind of racism and sexism the three faced despite their brilliant contributions to the space program.
The year is 1961, and Katherine, a mathematics prodigy, is promoted to the analytical team that will provide coordinates for John Glenn's 1962 launch into space. Her boss is no-nonsense Al Harrison (Kevin Costner) whose next-in-command Paul Stafford (Jim Person) has little respect for Katherine. Neither do the other men on the team. She must race a half-mile to reach a colored person's bathroom and can't use the coffeepot designated for white male staff only.
Her colleague and friend Dorothy oversees the all-Black computers, as these women were called. Her white supervisor (Kirsten Dunst) ignores her request for a promotion appropriate to her duties. Mary, the third, wants to take courses at the all-white Hampton institution that will allow her to earn engineer status. All three are required to wear below-the-knee skirts, high heels, and no jewelry except pearls — as if they could afford them.
Director Theodore Melfi uses archival footage to reinforce the excitement of the space-race era. Relying on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name, Melfi and co-screenwriter Allison Schroeder develop the distinctive personalities of the three and enrich the film with details from their backgrounds. In widowed Katherine's case, a romance develops with Col.l Jim Johnson (Mahershala Ali) despite his initial discrediting of her talents. Each woman fights the era's racism and sexism in her own way. The good news is that these three extraordinary women help eliminate aspects of the era's prejudices.
Natalie Portman has garnered multiple nominations and awards for her powerful portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in "Jackie." This film recounts the iconic first lady's struggle in coping with the death of her husband and fixing his place in history. It is framed by an interview she grants an unnamed journalist, played by Billy Crudup and based on Theodore White, just days after the president's assassination. She opens up to her interviewer, but at the same time makes clear who's in charge, saying, "Don't think for one minute I'm going to let you publish that," after describing how she felt when Oswald's bullets hit the president.
Director Pablo Larrain captures the clothes and décor that Jackie brought to prominence while she lived in the White House. Re-creations of key moments — some public, some private — include her televised tour of the White House, her explanation of President Kennedy's death to their two children, and the time she spent at the Kennedy's Hyannis Port compound immediately after the assassination.
Natalie Portman portrays Jackie as both a vulnerable, aggrieved widow and an assertive player in the complex, politically driven events following the assassination. She mimics Jackie's aristocratic diction as well as her shyness and assertiveness.
Viewers who lived through this history-making event — remembering where they were and what they were doing when Kennedy's assassination occurred — may find it hard to believe in Portman's depiction of a woman whose image is burned so firmly into their memory. That does not diminish the actress's achievement in interpreting that extraordinary and tragic figure.


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'Significant' concerns that Britain's labour force was under-skilled compared with other nations was a major driving force for learning and development programmes in the 19th century – how times haven't changed, writes Jayne Fergusson, Operations Director at NCTS,.
A definitive solution to the current skills shortage within the UK construction industry has yet to be found, increasing the need for training courses which offer candidates of all ability to gain a recognised qualification. A vocational NVQ Level 2 certificate and a Construction Skilled Certification Scheme (CSCS) Blue Skilled Worker card are vital accessories for those looking for a long and fulfilling career in the building trade. A CSCS card is increasingly required to gain access to construction sites as proof that individuals possess, or are in the process of, working towards a recognised qualification in the work they carry out. Signing-up to a Basic Competency Programme (BCP) or OSAT can be the first step towards achieving this.
Aimed at those who have neither a full competency or an official Lead, Stainless-Steel and Aluminium roofing qualification, BCP provides candidates with an opportunity to become qualified and convert their Green 'labourer' CSCS card to a Blue 'skilled worker' CSCS card, via a Red Experienced Worker card. The Lead Contractors Association (LCA), in conjunction with the Federation of Traditional Metal Roofing Contractors (FTMRC), are providing BCP training for Lead, Stainless-Steel and Aluminium roofing. Those who complete the programme will not only have covered sections of the Level 2 qualification, they will be in receipt of a certificate of competency in the knowledge and understanding of product systems, health, safety and welfare at a recognised level in the industry. The relevant roofing industry trade body will profile roofing operatives and advise the best route for further training or assessment to ultimately achieve an NVQ Level 2 and means to a Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card.
Certificated BCP operatives are able to apply for a three-year Red Experienced Worker CSCS card which will put them on the path to becoming competent and qualified. The Red Experienced CSCS cannot be renewed and the qualification must be achieved within a three-year period.
The BCP courses are being run in various locations in the UK to save time and travel with many available dates so that employers can be flexible with staff attendance.
Ultimately, the BCP, which is endorsed by CITB, NFRC, Competent Roofer, Roofing Industry Alliance and CSCS, offers operatives a kick-start towards official recognition for the everyday work they carry out, instilling confidence in themselves and others that they possess the knowledge and skills to complete projects safely and to the highest quality.
Alternatively, a Level 2 NVQ and Skilled Worker CSCS card can be obtained via On-site Assessment Programme (OSAT) - for roofing contractors with many years' experience, but not in possession of a recognised industry qualification. The programme involves assessments of candidates' on-site performance; their skills and abidance to practices such as health, height, safety and environment. Trainees and employers will be provided with a detailed report on their performance whilst outlining areas of improvement where necessary.
As the innovative programme is part-funded by the CITB, members are eligible for a grant towards OSAT fees. Following successful completion of a health, height, safety and environment test, they can register for a Level 2 NVQ which can be completed within three-to-nine months. On completion a Blue Skilled Work CSCS card can be applied for.
If, according to the well-known phrase, 'necessity is the mother of invention', BCPs and OSATs are the innovative response to the country's desperate need for a qualified and talented workforce to help solve the current property crisis.


Steamboat Rock State Park at the upper end of Banks Lake includes a campground and picnic areas as well as dry grassland, patches of Russian Olive and marshy habitats along the lake shores. Mostly sunny, 68F, slight breeze David and I walked through grassland and along the Russian Olive groves along the SW edge of the park.
Birds fairly quiet. No Long-eared Owls.


Bellamont Topiary is a family business in Dorset's beautiful bride valley. The nursery is situated south west of Dorchester on a south-facing slope, and has the largest and most varied collection of British field grown box topiary shapes and hedging in the U.K.
The nursery is open all year Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Weekend visits can be arranged by appointment. Orders can also be made by telephone, fax and email and transportation can be arranged to anywhere in the U.K.


DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Wound closures sometimes fail because tissues lack the organized connective tissue required by sutures and staples. In 2004, we assessed feasibility (Phase I) of FiberSecure; a coupling fundamentally different from conventional closures: holding is by shear, not direct or normal force. We showed, in that study and others (orthopedic and cardiac power uses), that this coupling of thousands of fine polyester fibers, inserted as bundles are rapidly ingrown by solid tissue. Holding strength reaches theoretical limits i.e., tissue strength itself. It is the mechanism by which root fibrils of plants hold fiercely even in soft soil. These trials have shown, to high probability (p<0.002 in this Phase I), stronger holding than control closures meticulously applied. There are 4 specific aims: (1) Validate healing stability in 12-month implantation begun at funding so any late changes are recognized and addressed (2) Select final design by randomized block study of 2 plausibly useful variations, from histology, histochemistry, and strength, (3) Adapt that design to regulatory (GMP) standards through a manufacturing process with a widely experienced commercial partner, and (4) Study those GMP products for 180 days in a GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) certified facility. Testing uses an abdominal muscle model in Sinclair Miniature Swine. Achieving these 4 aims would result in devices for clinical use under a investigational protocol as the basis for an FDA submission. 510(k) regulations apply. Human and commercial benefit would be enormous. While conventional couplings work quite well for strong tissues, many couplings are in tissues where they too often fail. Mortality and disability follow, across many surgical disciplines, from dehiscence (bursting apart or splitting open) of a sutured abdominal wound, to peripartum uterine rupture after fibroid myotomy or prior cesarean, to unsuccessful repairs of diverse tissues after blunt trauma, to disrupted heart valve replacements in normal (unscarred) annuli. Each may be lethal. This is a device that can address that need. This work is pivotal to its realization.


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When you stay at Appart'City Lille - Euralille in La Madeleine, you'll be in the suburbs, within a 10-minute drive of Casino Barriere Lille and Euralille. This residence is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Zenith Arena Concert Hall and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Lille Grand Palais.
Make yourself at home in one of the 134 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.


On "I Wanna Be Sedated," the Ramones sound anything but. Mirel Wagner's new cover though shows what the song would sound like had the band gotten its wish.
Over spare guitar finger-picking, the Finnish singer delicately enunciates each lyric. It's about as far from the original as you can get, but it works. Gradually strings and other shimmery instruments enter, courtesy of recently Golden Globe-nominated composer and arranger Benjamin Wallfisch, but the speed never gets above 5 M.P.H. on this one. It would have fit well on our full-album covers tribute to the Ramones' Road to Ruin.
The cover comes from the soundtrack to new psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness from director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring, Rango). It's hard to imagine how this will fit in a psychological thriller. This is not one of those quiet covers that hides a layer of understated darkness; it's just plain pretty. But whatever its source, we're glad to have it.
Check out more Mirel Wagner at her website.


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Événements
 21 janvier : La Vieuville devient surintendant des finances.
 23 janvier : Brûlart de Sillery devient chancelier de France (1623-1624).

 7 février : traité de Paris entre la France, la Savoie, Venise et les Cantons suisses pour la restitution de la Valteline.

 11 mars : réforme des monastères des ordres de Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Cluny, et Cîteaux.
 25 mars : mort du duc de Bouillon à Sedan.
 14 avril, Fontainebleau : déclaration du roi confirmant le traité de commerce signé avec l'Angleterre le .
 17 avril, Fontainebleau : déclaration du roi sur les assemblées de réformés ; elle introduit des commissaires du roi dans les synodes.

 - : synode national des Églises réformées à Charenton.
 15 septembre : marché passé pour la construction d'un pavillon de chasse à Versailles.

 17 novembre : troubles fiscaux à Rouen.

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Apple opens up Siri to third-party devs, a gradual erosion of the walled garden
Posted on October 10, 2019 by Anna Washenko
Apple made a definite shift in its media approach with the latest updates to macOS, and its new mobile software is also showing signs of a different perspective. While the Mac update's audio focus was in streaming, the most recent version of iOS brings more third-party access to the Siri voice assistant.
In fact, Siri received several upgrades in iOS 13. The AI assistant has a new voice that sounds more natural than the initial version. It can also recognize different users making requests of an Apple HomePod, so that requests for favorite songs or podcasts will be tailored to the individual.
But the big shift is a change to SiriKit that allows third-party applications to work with the AI platform. Developers who choose to support it can now add options for their users to interact with the software via Siri.
Spotify has been the most-highlighted integration so far to come out of the SiriKit update. Listeners can now ask Siri to access songs, albums, or playlists in Spotify. It's an intriguing move, since Apple Music and Spotify are currently such close rivals in both streaming music and podcasts, but it marks a key change in Apple's attitude.
Apple has long been entrenched as a walled garden. It sells proprietary hardware and makes in-house software and services. The benefit of that approach is greater control over the user experience, and it offers a suite of products that will always work in harmony together.
As more companies have challenged Apple's position at the top of the tech heap, the company seems more willing to loosen its control on every element of the user experience. In fact, Apple's biggest leaps forward of late have not been in revolutionary new hardware, but in subtler, less flashy fields such as augmented reality and privacy protections. Letting people take advantage of those features, where it still is one of the top innovators, could be a long-term play to transform more people into Apple customers.
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Q: leave-one-out cross validation with multiple regressors in Matlab I am trying to perform a leave-one-out cross validation on a multiple regression and I got the following script from a forum
clc
clear all
close all
warning off
data=readtable('Leave_One_Out.csv');
x=table2array(data(:,1))';
y=table2array(data(:,2))';
n=length(x);
predictions=[];
for p=1:n
    trainindex=setdiff(1:n,p);
    testindex=p;
    xtrain=Z(trainindex);
    ytrain=y(trainindex);
    xtest=Z(testindex);
    a=[];
    for i=1:length(xtrain)
        a=[a ; xtrain(i) 1];
    end
    c =a\ytrain';
    ytest = c(1)*xtest + c(2);
    predictions=[predictions ytest];
end
r=y-predictions;
r=r.^2;
rsq=(1-(sum(r)/sum((y-mean(y)).^2)))*100;
disp(rsq);

The problem is that I can't figure out how to extend the script to three regressors. Also, I need it to print all the RSQs in a table.

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Skydevco, part of the Skyline Group of Companies, plans to develop this 25-storey multi-use tower in Guelph. (Courtesy Skydevco)
Skydevco, the new real estate development division of the Skyline Group of Companies, plans to build a 25-storey mixed-use development in downtown Guelph that would be the Southern Ontario city's tallest building.
The proposed $75-to-$100-million development would be built at 70 Fountain St. E. and 75 Farquhar St. – the current site of a Skyline corporate office.
It would include 180 rental apartments on 20 floors, 70,000 square feet of office space on three floors, 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 207 underground parking spaces on four levels. It would also house Skyline's head office.
The Guelph development is part of an "expansive" plan by Skydevco, which launched in early 2019, to build 2,000 rental apartments in secondary markets in Ontario, Skydevco president Greg Jones told RENX. In addition to Guelph, rental apartments are planned for Peterborough, Tecumseh near Windsor, Welland, Collingwood and Gravenhurst.
"We're looking to build thousands of rental apartments in Southern Ontario and Ontario," Jones said. "It's a needed housing choice for the province."
Skydevco's Guelph development
If all goes well, construction of the Guelph development would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2025.
Skydevco (also known as SkyDev) has submitted an application to the City of Guelph to amend its zoning and official plan to allow for the mixed-use development to go ahead.
In advance of city council meetings on the development, SkyDev is holding a voluntary public open house on the project Jan. 9 at the Old Quebec Street Shoppes in downtown Guelph.
The meeting's goal is to inform the public "on what we're doing differently and what this could mean for the city," Jones said. "I think this project will bring more people riding transit and also more people shopping, living and working in the downtown core."
He expects young professionals and empty-nesters will be the primary audiences for the rental apartments, which will range from about 650 square feet for one bedroom to 750-800 square feet for two bedrooms.
The limestone and granite facade of the existing two-storey building on Farquhar and three-storey building on Fountain would be maintained and incorporated into the facade of the development's podium, which would house offices and stores.
Designed by Guelph architect T. Allan Sage and built in 1955, the existing building façade has heritage significance due to its international style of modernist architecture, Jones said.
"Skinny" floorplates
Rental apartments would rise above the office podium and there would be a narrow 7,104-square-foot floor plate, about half the width of other buildings in the area including Tricar's recently built River Mill and Riverhouse condo developments.
The "skinny" look makes for "an architecturally superior design" that reduces shadows and is visually appealing, Jones said. "We think it can be an icon for Guelph."
The development would be located adjacent to Guelph Central Station, which provides VIA Rail, GO Transit, Guelph Transit and Greyhound bus access, making it "a true pedestrian-oriented development," Jones said.
"This is a great place for density. It's an opportunity to build 180 homes plus office on a half a hectare piece of land. This is smart growth and I'm happy to be a part of it."
The building at the development site houses some of Skyline's corporate offices. Once construction begins, employees would move into the Skyline-owned 130 Macdonell St. in downtown Guelph, a 130,000-square-foot building that currently houses the head office of The Co-operators Group insurance company.
The Co-operators, which has three more years on its lease in the building, will move into its own new headquarters outside downtown Guelph.
Project incorporates sustainability
Jones said the new SkyDev development would be the most sustainable building of its kind in Guelph and one of the most efficient buildings in Skyline's portfolio.
"One of the neat things about being a rental housing provider is that we have a long-term view on ownership," he said. "We model these buildings over 25 years, so we're able to do things that pay off over a long period such as solar panels."
About 10 per cent of the estimated energy consumption at the development would be produced onsite through solar panels on the rooftops and building walls.
There would be heat recovery systems, Energy Star appliances, high-efficiency lighting and low-flow showerheads, faucets and toilets.
"We're trying to hit efficiencies beyond the building code because the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive for us. We find that these initiatives are good for investors and good for our occupants."
The parking area would have transportation demand management measures including transit passes, car-sharing spaces and time-of-day sharing between uses.
Twenty per cent of parking spaces would have electric vehicle charging stations and there would also be bicycle storage rooms and shower facilities.
There would also be one level of indoor amenities, as well as rooftop amenities above the office podium.
Skydevco's other developments
In November, SkyDev received zoning approval from the City of Peterborough to build about 250 rental apartments in five buildings ranging from three to 11 storeys near the Peterborough Lift Lock national historic site at a cost of about $70 million.
It will be built at Hunter Street and Armour Road on the site of an under-utilized parking lot in the back of Time Square, a Skyline-owned and operated complex with about 210 rental apartments and 70,000 square feet of office space.
Time Square is located in the former Westclox clock factory.
Jones says construction could begin in spring 2021.
Among SkyDev's other planned developments are two four-storey apartment buildings in Tecumseh that would house more than 140 rental units.
With nearly 1,000 employees across Canada, Skyline manages approximately $4.8 billion in real estate and clean energy assets. Skyline operates three REITs: Skyline Apartment REIT, Skyline Commercial REIT and Skyline Retail REIT.
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My husband Ron passed his final exams to receive his helicopter certified flight instructor license this afternoon.
It's been a long time coming. In late 2005, our dear friend Mike Welch, who had survived life as a police officer in south L.A., as a Marine, and as a security guard for U.S. contractors in the Balkans and in Iraq, returned home to the U.S. to finally enjoy the quiet life — and died of a heart attack only weeks after arriving. He was 48 years old.
Ron, who had loved Mike as a brother, was heartbroken. And we both realized how short life can be.
Ron was in the middle of working a desk job he hated, in order to help support the family. I had just left my Fortune 500 job to start my own business and spend more time with my kids. While Ron worked hard and was very successful at work, I could see the spirit draining out of him every day he returned home after dark, tired and more frustrated than the night before.
And then Mike died.
And we decided that Ron needed to pursue the one dream he'd held in his heart since he was 8 years old — to fly helicopters.
It wasn't going to be easy. Our research suggested it would take nearly two years, full-time, and cost more money than we had any chance of saving up. People thought we were crazy, and said so.
But we did it anyway, thanks to a home equity loan, Sallie Mae, and some very supportive families behind us.
And then the recession hit. And I was laid off. And his school became more and more strapped and time with instructors became harder and harder to come by. Nearly four years later and he was still "almost done".
Finally, he left for Texas to work with a school that could get him through his program. We anticipated he might be gone for a month or more.
And now, he's done.
Of course, he still hopes to find work as an instructor. And we're hoping it won't require him to leave us for long stretches at a time to work in another state.
But he's done. And he's happy. And despite the ups and downs, the stress and frustrations, nearly 20 years after our wedding we're still going strong.
I know people think we're crazy to have done this. I know people think I'm nuts to be building my own business again, when my husband's unemployed.
But I don't care. We believed. Continue to believe. It can happen.
It can happen for you, too.
iamchanelle says
this is beyond inspiring.
So sweet and congrats to both of you! You two give inspiration in more ways then can be counted!
Matthew Petro says
AMEN! Big huge props to both of you for doing what made you happy, no matter how crazy it seemed!
patrickem says
That is so cool and amazing. I wish I had a helicopter to fly to work everyday.
Wendy Coneybeer says
Life is way to short to not pursue your dreams, and I learned this at a very early age. My grandfather, for as long as I could remember when I was little, always spoke of his dream of retiring from his job that he had worked for 30 years and moving from NY to a cabin in the middle of the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. At age 54, the year before he was to retire, some issues developed and his doctors discovered a malignant brain tumor. Over the next year he endured two unsuccessful surgeries and ended up passing away at retirement age, never able to realize his dream he planned to make a reality that year. That had a profound effect on my life in more ways than one, but I'm sure it definitely factors into the choices that I make for myself, such as the decision that Chris & I made to move to Phoenix.
I'm so proud & happy, of and for both of you! Him, for hanging in there and accomplishing his goal;, you, for sticking by him and making the sacrifices necessary for him to make this happen; and both of you for supporting each other in your dreams & happiness! That is truly what life should be about.
Bobby Borszich says
one simple word … "Passion"
follow it with all your might!
Jana Knapp says
I got all verklempt reading this. Such a good story. Scary at times I'm sure, but inspiring. I'm so proud to call you both my friends.
Ron Baier says
This has been an amazing roller coaster ride these last few years! However; it would not have been possible to accomplish w/o the love and support of my amazing family and wonderful dear friends!
This has probably been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Numerous ups and downs along the way for various reasons as you've read. But through our tremendous support networks that we are blessed with, we have made it through the turmoil and now on to working on that 1st job and new challenges w/in this industry.
The group at Longhorn Helicopters here in TX really showed me how good a flight school can be. Very professional at all levels. Mgmt, instructors & equipment. I just hope I'm fortunate enough to land a gig with a group as dedicated as them.
Finally I want to send out a big thank you and 'I love you' to Susan, who thru think and thin, new schools, new instructors, being broke, stuck it out and was one of my driving factors that kept me going when I thought all hope was lost! With out her support, this would not be possible. Tout Mon Amour!
Thanks all for your kind notes today! I hope I responded to you all but if I missed one or two, Thanks again for your kind words.
See you all in a few days!


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A man must consider what a blindman's-buff is this game of conformity.
That's what I call blindman's-buff on a new principle, and no mistake!
Puff——muff——buff——I say, Berta, how would Muff do for yours?
"And get off delicate ourselves same time," said Buff Miles.
Buff, who was singing it, looked over his shoulder, and nodded.
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Li secures gold as Para cycling world records continue to fall at Tokyo 2020
By Michael Pavitt
China's Li Zhangyu triumphed in the men's C1-3 1,000 metres time trial event as Para cycling world records continued to fall at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in the Izu Velodrome.
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By Liam Morgan
Paralympic champion Eoghan Clifford of Ireland enjoyed another successful outing in his favoured C3 time trial event as he clinched the gold medal at the Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Ostend.
Double Paralympic champion turns attention to next year's able-bodied UCI World Championships
By Max Winters
Slovakian Para-cyclist Jozef Metelka has set his sights on the able-bodied World Championships next year.
Metelka maintains winning streak as Yverdon-les-Bain Para-cycling Road World Cup ends
Slovakia's Jozef Metelka maintained his winning streak in the men's C4 classification of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Cup, by securing his second gold medal on the final day of the three-day event in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
Aubague among repeated winners at UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Yverdon-les-Bains
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The River Falls Area Hospital, part of Allina Health, is honoring its former Auxiliary members and the long legacy of volunteerism at the hospital by creating a new addition to its history wall.
The three new history wall panels, placed near the entryway of the hospital, pay tribute to the Auxiliary and to the many forms of hospital volunteerism in River Falls throughout the decades. That history began in 1939, when the City Hospital Guild supported the first hospital built by the City of River Falls. In 1962, the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital was formed. After the City of River Falls purchased St. Joe's in 1975, the two volunteer organizations came together to create the River Falls Area Hospital Auxiliary.
In 2017, the hospital's Auxiliary voted to merge with its volunteer services department, creating one volunteer program to serve the hospital.
"While the structure of our volunteer programs continues to evolve over time, the people behind the work remain wonderful advocates for our patients and for our hospital," said David R. Miller, River Falls Area Hospital president. "By combining our Auxiliary with our hospital's Volunteer Services department, we are able to continue growing our volunteer program and helping our patients have the best experience possible when they walk through our doors."
The River Falls Area Hospital Auxiliary has made many contributions to the hospital over the years, including equipment and furnishings; smaller comfort items for patients and their families, such as magazines for waiting rooms, sleep sacks for newborns, stuffed animals for children in the Emergency Department, and scholarships for area high school students going into health care.
"The new panels really tell the story our hospital volunteers and how they have helped our patients over the years," said Heather Logelin, director of Community Engagement and the Foundation at River Falls Area Hospital.
In addition, the auxiliary has hosted many hospital fundraisers over the years, entailing barn dances, house tours, quilt raffles, card parties, style shows, salad luncheons and pie sales. Auxiliary members also volunteered in other ways by making quilts, blankets, hats, port pillows, mammogram bracelets and more for patients. The group recently won a Wisconsin Hospital Association award for their work on a Dignity Quilts project. The newly merged group will continue many of these volunteer-led fundraisers and activities, and will also take on new volunteer projects at the hospital.
"It's exciting to think about where our volunteer program will take us in the future," said Logelin. "Volunteering at the hospital is a fun and rewarding opportunity to help others in a meaningful way."
To learn more about River Falls Area Hospital's volunteer program and see a list of current opportunities, visit https://www.allinahealth.org/River-Falls-Area-Hospital/About-us/Volunteer/.


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Wildrose Party wins Calgary-Foothills by-election, and fairly decisively, but leaves plenty of grist for the mill
David Climenhaga
Posted on September 04, 2015, 2:04 am
PHOTOS: Wildrose Party candidate Prasad Panda celebrates his victory last night in the Calgary-Foothills by-election with Wildrose Leader Brian Jean. (Photo from Mr. Panda's Twitter account.) Below: NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth and PC candidate Blair Houston.
Within moments of Wildrose Party candidate Prasad Panda emerging as the winner in the Calgary-Foothills by-election yesterday evening, the Calgary Herald was spinning the story as "a major breakthrough for the Wildrose Party and a blow to the NDP government."
This interpretation is not unexpected, even if it overreaches a trifle.
Still, Mr. Panda deserves to savour his victory, which when all the poll results were in was pretty convincing.
However, the numbers are interesting and worthy of some crunching, quickly now and in detail later. They contain good news and bad news for each of the parties involved and, arguably, a couple that technically were not.
Wildrose good news: Well, they won, didn't they? And not just a seat, but a seat in a city. It's an opportunity for the Wildrose to expand their appeal to urban voters in Calgary, which they must do if they are eventually to form a government, and perhaps even to city voters in Edmonton, which is still solidly NDP and quite pleased about it. The victory significantly helps their narrative that they are the only conservative party that can win in the next general election.
Wildrose bad news: They hardly walked away with it, according to Elections Alberta's unofficial numbers, in one of the more conservative ridings in the more conservative of Alberta's two big cities. The NDP, which only got 444 votes in the 2014 by-election and fielded an uninspiring if experienced candidate in Bob Hawkesworth, nevertheless gave them a run for their money. The PCs, who were supposed to be finished, polled very strongly too, suggesting there's life in the idea of a centrist conservative party. So this is not necessarily a signal Albertans are about to embrace the Wildrose.
NDP good news: With more than 3,000 votes, the governing party came a respectable second in what had to be considered an unpromising riding for them. Remember, this is a district where the Conservatives won the previous 15 consecutive elections. This is evidence that their victory in May was not a fluke, and only hints that "the honeymoon is over." Premier Rachel Notley has also seen that the Wildrose plays hardball, and one hopes she will reach the obvious conclusion that if New Democrats hope to succeed in the long run, they must play hardball too.
NDP bad news: Well, close usually only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, as they say, and, anyway, when the dust settled this wasn't all that close. They lost. This will be used by their opponents in the Legislature and the media to establish the narrative that Albertans are suffering buyers' remorse after electing them, and, of course, that the honeymoon is over. That story may well stick.
Progressive Conservative good news: Actually, you can make a case that the Tories enjoyed the best news of the night. They were supposed to be deader than the proverbial mackerel and yet candidate Blair Houston polled almost as strongly as the governing NDP. Certainly voters in this riding had every reason to disdain them, thanks to former premier Jim Prentice's petulant performance as soon as his party lost the May 5 general election. And yet, here they are, obviously still a major player in Alberta politics – in need of a high-profile leader, sure, but clearly still in the game. This will be a powerful disincentive to those Tories who think they have to join the Wildrose to succeed.
Progressive Conservative bad news: Their caucus is still stuck in single digits in the Legislature.
Alberta Liberal Party good news: With almost 800 votes, there's still a little life in their damaged brand.
Alberta Liberal Party bad news: With fewer than 800 votes even with their leader right in the neighbourhood, there's not much life in their brand.
Alberta Party good news: Well, it's a wealthy neighbourhood, so maybe some of those 610 supporters can make a generous donation. They certainly have enough enthusiasts for a Big Coffee Party!
Alberta Party bad news: Even in a town with a popular mayor associated with their brand, they can barely get on the radar. Their few supporters may now see the wisdom of strategic voting for someone else.
Green Party good news: 377 votes.
Green Party bad news: 377 votes.
OK, that's it for everyone who actually ran in the election except for an independent named Antoni Grochowski who didn't appear to actually have an issue and got fewer than 50 pity votes. But, as I noted above, there are a couple of other parties that didn't have candidates in this race that can take some good news and bad news away from last night's proceedings too.
Conservative Party of Canada good news: Canada's current governing party, the party of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, can spin this as proof that Alberta voters have already realized a vote for the NDP was "a risky experiment." They certainly will try to do just this. Whether anyone anywhere else will buy this is another matter entirely.
Conservative Party of Canada bad news: If I were a federal Conservative, this result would worry me. In one of the most conservative ridings in the most conservative big city in the country, in the capital of the oilpatch for heaven's sake, the party that espouses the same philosophy as the Harper CPC, led by a former Harper MP and with close ties to the federal party without carrying much of its heavy baggage, nevertheless faced a tough fight. Particularly if you count PC voters as potential Joe Clark Red Tories, even here in northwest Calgary the numbers suggest a promising future for strategic voting. Sorry, but this does not bode well for the federal Conservatives – especially elsewhere in Canada.
Communist Party of Alberta good news: Thanks to the controversy surrounding the Wildrose Party's sleazy Chinese-language leaflet, which accused the NDP of being commies, the Communist Party actually momentarily became a tiny blip on the radar.
Communist Party of Alberta bad news: Really? Yes, Virginia, there is a Communist Party of Alberta!
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14 Comments	to: Wildrose Party wins Calgary-Foothills by-election, and fairly decisively, but leaves plenty of grist for the mill
jerrymacgp
I think there is an irreducible hard core of PC support in most of Alberta, with the possible exception of E-town, that will continue to vote PC through thick & thin, until and unless the PC party evaporates completely. I think the PC vote in Foothills reflects this reality. What's more interesting is how the rest of their former votes split. I think more progressive or pragmatic "Red Tories" are shifting their votes to the NDP, rather than to Wildrose, which does not reflect their values, or to the Libs or AP, which are essentially irrelevant. On the other side of the spectrum, more dyed-in-the-wool small-C conservatives that were past PC supporters are seeing Wildrose as their new political home, as it is free of the PC baggage of entitlement and corruption.
I think how Alberta politics might shake out in the coming years is a more competitive, less one-party dominant scene, where the NDP & Wildrose exchange election victories every one or two cycles, but with less one-sided legislatures than in the past, while the PCs join the Liberals and the others in political irrelevance. I think this would be a healthy development, since it would make governments more accountable and more responsive than we have seen in the recent era of what have really been elected dictatorships.
Athabascan
Totally predictable. Rich fascists constituents voting for a fascist party.
Ultimately the result of this by-election is still irrelevant since the NDP has a majority – thank goodness.
Note to readers: I personally think the characterization of Wildrose supporters as "rich fascists" is both unfair and wrong on a number of counts, however, I am going to allow this comment on the grounds that, since political discourse on this issue has already been debased by the Wildrose Party's McCarthyism, I might as well embrace the new Alberta reality.
I appreciate your comments regarding the garbage posted by that person and I understand your desire to allow free speech and all that. However, your rationale for allowing comments like that to be posted on your blog is incredibly flawed, which I find very disappointing. People like this poster contribute nothing positive to society and represent everything that is wrong with it.
Rhetoric.
You still haven't explained why David's rationale is flawed. Feigning righteous indignation is no substitute for well reasoned discourse.
Dave's rationale is that "those bad WR guys are doin' it so I might as well do it too." Not a flawed argument. Petty and unreasoned and juvenile and disappointing, but not flawed.
so a Wildroser who hands out false and slanderous information wins the by-election. Will there ever be any ethics in politics?
Ethics in politics is a choice we make as candidates, and as voters. Since behaving unethically is often effective, there will always be unethical people in politics. What is new is that thanks to the takeover of the media by ideologues and the Republicanization of the Conservative Party of Canada, it has become institutionalized. I frankly see little choice but for the progressive parties to do many of the same things, for the sake of the country. A depressing prospect.
Thank God, the WRP has once again saved us from the threat of international communism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfzm9dfqBw
Good analysis. I agree with Dave that the NDP has to learn to play a bit of hardball to fight the Wildrose. They still have to work on sending experienced candidates that people believe they vote for. There performance is still the best given where they have come from–which is the bottom!!! I am pretty disappointed with the Alberta Party because anytime I ask them a straight question I get a pretty mushy answer. They remind me of Jim Hightower's famous line that "There is nothing in the middle of the road except yellow lines and dead armadillos".
Clear to me that the Wildrose party can go nowhere. They lost 100,000 votes last election. Their arrogance of not wanting to merge with the PC's will ensure neither party wins in 2019 and Notley is given a second majority.
Three and a half years is an eternity in politics. We've had four different Premiers in Alberta in the last 18 months.
Well, I mean, if the best Harper's cheerleaders can do is claim "We held Calgary Foothills," then that is, regardless, bad news for them, but good news for Canadians and also Albertans. From now on, the Conservative Party cannot ignore Alberta the way they used to, and may actually have to campaign there.
I agree with Jim on the state of the Wildrose Party. I think they really screwed themselves when most of their party bolted to the PCs and their extreme positions don't help them either. I think the vote splitting could play a big factor. A lot will matter on what the government does and what unforeseen factors come. I don't think we will see three premiers in the next four years because that was based on factors that were particular to the Tory dynasty. If the NDP is allowed to become a dynasty, Chris's point could become a reality. I agree with Adam on his observation about Harper's cheerleaders and their rationalization. It should be no comfort that the race was close and that the NDP has increased their vote in that riding. I think the Conservatives can't take Alberta for granted anymore and that is a good thing.
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Michele Pompei, owner of Walla Walla Bread Company, is a competitor on the Food Network's baking competition show. #k5evening
Author: Kim Holcomb, KING 5 Evening (KING 5)
Published: 6:00 PM PDT May 10, 2021
Updated: 7:43 PM PDT May 10, 2021
SEATTLE — Could a Walla Walla pastry chef be the "Best Baker in America?"
The Food Network show by the same just debuted Season 4, featuring Michele Pompei – owner of Walla Walla Bread Company.
He was approached by producers after they discovered the bakery's social media accounts.
"They offered me an opportunity to participate in the TV show," Pompei said. "They saw my background, I guess, and they decided to put me in the show. It was an incredible experience."
Credit: Food Network
Contestants Jaclyn Joseph, Yassmeen Haskins Jackson, Michele Pompei, Miranda Prince, Clarice Lam, Katrina Tayo, Felicia Mayden, Aaron Manuyag, Caitlyn Cox and Caryn Martinez with Host Carla Hall, as seen on Best Baker in America, Season 4.
He and his wife Coral bought Walla Walla Bread Company a couple of years ago. Prior to that, they owned and operated a wholesale bakery in Redmond. Pompei has worked as a pastry chef for more than 30 years, and lived around the world.
"Coral, my wife's family is originally from Walla Walla, and we love the town, we love the vibe, the landscape," he said. "We were very excited to have the opportunity to raise our 3-year-old son in this kind of small town."
Credit: Michele Pompei
Pastries at Walla Walla Bread Company often sell out within a couple of hours.
But like most other small businesses, the Pompei's bakery hit a rough patch during the pandemic. He approached his appearance on Best Baker in America as an opportunity for the future.
"Regardless of the outcome, I think it's very good exposure for the town we live in, to represent the town and let people know that Walla Walla is an extraordinary town that has many things to offer," Pompei said.
The fast-paced competition is especially daunting for bakers, because time is always limited.
"It's chaotic in a funny way, but it's difficult because it's too short of time," he said. "The best part of the experience was to meet the other contestants. In this time, I believe we created more of a camaraderie and friendship than competing with each other. We helped each other regardless of what the outcome was."
He can't divulge any outcomes, but the next episode airs May 10 at 9pm on The Food Network.
Walla Walla Bread Company is open Wednesday – Sunday and is located on E. Main Street in Walla Walla. Get their early - the pastries often sell out within a couple of hours!
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The creator of hit Korean television shows Goblin, Descendants of the Sun, and Heirs has revealed news about her next projects.
Kim Eun Sook earned incredible success with Descendants of the Sun and this year's Goblin but it seems like she is already ready to begin work on new projects.
Goblin ended with the highest ratings ever, with its final episode receiving an average viewer rating of 20.5% to 22.1% across South Korea. The finale overtook Reply 1988 as the highest average viewer ratings among Korean cable dramas.
A 15-second advertisement is said to have cost 13.8 million won (11,800 USD).
In Kim Eun Sook's fantasy television series, Gong Yoo stars as Kim Shin, an immortal goblin and protector as souls. Lee Dong-wook plays an amnesiac grim reaper who helps Gong Yoo to take deceased souls to the afterlife. The show also stars Kim Go-eun as Ji Eun-tak who has the ability to see ghosts and is destined to be Kim Shin's bride.