IDS Worldwide wants its Bio-Track Identification Card and software to be part of the proposed immigration solution announced recently by President Bush. To make it happen, the company has dispatched lobbyists to Washington, D.C. to prove its case. The company also thinks its system could be part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
HLS to Send Lobbyists to Demonstrate Bio-Track ID Card to Washington, D.C.
ORLANDO, FL – IDS Worldwide, Inc. announced that the HLS Division will hire lobbyists to demonstrate the Bio-Track Identification Card and Software to decision makers in Washington D.C. IDS was previously invited to Washington, D.C. in December of 2005 to demonstrate this technology to a group of biometric security experts in the homeland security market sector. IDS was informed the technology demonstrated was one of the top two technologies in the world the biometric experts had seen demonstrated as a working model.
Recent current events, including President George Bush's address to the nation regarding changes in the United States Immigration policies and enforcement make this technology more valuable than ever. HLS Bio-Track ID Card and Software Presentation can be seen in its entirety on the parent company's website at www.ids-worldwide.com. Under Biometric Presentations box click on: Bio-TrackT Identification System Multimedia Presentation.
Numerous reports in the Wall Street Journal and major newspapers across the nation have also reported on a Homeland Security directive that 750,000 trade port workers also be issued a tamper proof identification card with biometric capabilities.
IDS software headquarters and HLS biometric headquarters have been located in Lahore, Pakistan since 2000. Pakistan is the only country in the world where every man, woman and child carries a biometric identification card like United States residents would carry a drivers license. This enables on the spot 100% identification by any government authority in real time. IDS HLS division developed this technology that includes on a magnetic strip, biometric fingerprint, digital signature, digital facial picture and the ability to include visa, passport or any other fields a government authority or issuing body would like to include on the card.
The news reports have placed the cost of issuing these cards at $139 per person. HLS demonstrated in Washington, D.C. to biometric experts in December 2005 that this card which exceeds the functionality called for by President Bush could be issued at a cost less than $20 per person including the software to track and update all cards issued.
HLS has become a leader in worldwide technology with the introduction of the highest encrypted biometric USB flash drive in the world and the bio-track identification card which was ahead of its time for deployment. HLS executives believe that it is prudent to use company resources to hire a team of lobbyists to restate the availability of this technology and a more economical deployment model.


Just saw this Tweet from Christopher Kimball of America's Test Kitchen! Mark Bittman (New York Times) wrote an article about 52 FDA Approved Ingredients for processing foods. OMG! I'm sending this as a follow up to some of my previous posts https://mycookinglife.com/2012/03/18/the-whole-food-and-nothing-but-the-food/ and https://mycookinglife.com/2012/03/09/we-have-a-right-to-know/ and https://mycookinglife.com/2012/01/23/whats-good-enough-to-eat/.
We can't just look out for ourselves and our families. It is important to consider our society and our future (children) and stand up for what is right. I don't have a clue what most of the things in this FDA document are, but I know they aren't "food." I know that I am not going to use things in my own kitchen that contain these products or that have been exposed to these products in processing (hopefully).
But I also know that my family and I, and others who are conscientious about choosing organic, whole foods, are nevertheless a part of a society and a world and that we have a responsibility to ensure our future generations have the best opportunities possible so they can flourish and prosper and so our planet can flourish and prosper.
Please contribute your ideas on what should be done.
This entry was posted in Cooking, Government, Health and tagged chemical additives, Christopher Kimball, Food & Drug Administration, food safety, Mark Bitterman, New York Times by mycookinglifebypatty. Bookmark the permalink.
Well, in a perfect world where people would understand my thoughts and not get bent out of shape, I'd say ladies, stay home with your children and cook for them…..but…..the key is education. People need to be taught what's on store shelves isn't really food but products that have some original food that has been highly processed with lots of chemicals added that is making them sick. But how to get people to listen is the hard part. There are so many people out there that just don't WANT to know….they want eating to be an easy part of their lives. If we could get through to those people, we'd be able to stand up to the FDA. But right now there are more of them then there are of us who have done the research and are cooking the old fashioned way with REAL food.
I'm totally with you and thank for stating your point about raising kids. And I am also a Mom who stayed home to raise my children and cook for them. Today they are grown and healthy and well-educated on the subject of what is real food and what isn't. (I'm very proud of them!) I consider children to be the key to the future of society, so old fashioned as it may seem, it was 100% worth it to stay home and raise them. Let's keep putting the message out there about REAL food!


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Кристина Нюйберг (; род. 8 февраля 1962) — шведская шахматистка.

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В 1980-х годах Кристина Нюйберг был одной из ведущих шведских шахматисток. В 1987 году она заняла второе место в зональном турнире первенства мира по шахматам среди женщин за Ниной Хойберг и получила право участвовать в межзональном турнире. В том же году в Смедеревске-Паланке участвовала в межзональном турнире по шахматам, в котором заняла 16-е место.

Представляла сборную Швеции на шахматных олимпиадах, в которых участвовала четыре раза (1980—1982, 1990, 1998).

В 1987 году в Слупске в составе сборной Швеции заняла третье место в командном розыгрыше кубка Северных стран.

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Duration: The program will last about an hour, but participants can stay and swap stories until the food runs out!
All ages are welcomed! Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event and pets must remain on a leash at all times. Please email cody.edwards@tpwd.texas.gov if you plan on attending and/or cooking for this event so that rangers may have an approximate headcount.
Fees: Normal day-use fees apply.
Remember to bring plenty of water and to apply sunscreen and bug spray before you arrive. Camp chairs and personal/re-useable utensils (reduce, reuse, recycle!) are recommended, also.
*Program is subject to cancellation due to weather.


Omega 3 Fish Oil contains a high concentration of the Omega 3 essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA. These essential fatty acids are important for healthy brain, heart and liver function. Studies have also indicated joint health benefits. Fish Oil is available in tablets or as a liquid in a variety of flavours.
Humans must obtain Omega 3 fatty acids from our diet as, while they're essential for optimal health, our bodies can't synthesise them. The three Omega 3's are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Omega 3 Fish Oil contains high concentrations of EPA and DHA, the two Omega 3's used directly by the human body. ALA is the plant version of EPA and DHA. Once ingested, ALA is converted by a metabolic process into EPA and DHA to make it available for use within the body. Thus, unlike in the case of fish oil, another step is required in turning plant sourced Omega 3, such as flaxseed oil, into a form that can be utilised.
Omega 3 Fish Oil or Krill Oil supplementation is a reliable way of ensuring optimal intake of EPA and DHA for general health and well-being.
enhance the quality of life and lower the risk of premature death. They have an important role in protecting and optimising nerve cell functioning.
conditions such as ADHD, autism, poor coordination, fatigue, dyslexia, and aggression may all improve with Omega 3 supplementation.
clinical trial have shown positive results with Omega 3 supplementation in affective disorders including depression and bipolar disorder.
cognitive function may improve with sharper memory, clearer thinking and mental agility through Omega 3. In early stage Alzheimer's disease Omega 3 may slow down the rate of decline, and supplementation may protect against the onset of the condition.
Omega 3 Fish Oil has been shown to support mental function, and may decrease the damage done by inflammation and oxidisation in the brain and also regulate the production of important neurotransmitters (like serotonin – our happy molecule).
studies have also indicated joint health benefits.
optimal skin health, blood circulation and heart function, immune response and allergies are other indications for Omega 3 fish oils.
Omega 3 fish oils are generally safe and non-toxic when taken as directed.
While mercury contamination is theoretically possible, all of the Omega 3 Fish Oil supplements we stock are tested for unsafe levels of mercury and other contaminants.
I have been using this Fish Oil for a number of years now and have never noticed any fishy smell after smell.
I take 2 capsules every morning with my prescribed medicines and have found my memory has improved greatly.


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Milton doctor loses license after admitting to opioid charges
By Courtney Hessler The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — A Cabell County psychiatrist has lost his license after admitting in both a Lawrence County, Ohio, and federal court to drug usage and writing illicit opioid prescriptions.
According to the order signed Nov. 4 by members of the West Virginia Board of Medicine, former Dr. Marc J. Spelar, a psychiatrist of Milton, had his West Virginia medical license revoked earlier this month.
The ruling came after Spelar was arrested and charged in federal court earlier this year with 10 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances involving more than 800 prescriptions and over 17,000 opioid pills.
He was accused from 2016 to 2017 of distributing Schedule II narcotics — including dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate and amphetamine salt — to a patient who he had never examined and did not have a medical need for the drugs, but had a history of abusing drugs.
He later pleaded guilty to one count of that indictment.
He had also pleaded guilty to some charges after he was charged in 2017 by a Lawrence County grand jury with possession of cocaine, trafficking in drugs, two counts of possession of drugs, endangering children and possession of drug abuse instruments.
Spelar's medical license had initially been issued in 2013, with his self-identified specialty as psychiatry. However, the license had been subject to restrictions since 2017 that prohibit him from participating in the clinical practice of medicine in the state, pending an investigation by the board after a criminal complaint was filed against him in Ironton Municipal Court in Lawrence County, Ohio.
In October 2017, Spelar pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs, felonies in the fifth degree and he was sentenced to serve four years of community controlled sanctions and intensive supervised probation. He was also required to successfully complete outpatient drug counseling.
The board conducted an investigation into his prescribing of controlled substances and after reviewing 16 of his patient records it found probable cause to substantiate charges of disqualification, the order said.
In May 2019, a second investigation opened after Spelar's federal indictment on similar charges was unsealed. The indictment involved 10 prescriptions issued by the former doctor without a legitimate medical purpose between October 2016 and April 2017.
In August 2019, he entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to one count, admitting to the charges against him surrounding a clinic in Huntington. As part of his plea, Spelar admitted to treating a patient addicted to opiates despite never performing a physical examination or seeing them.
A formal disciplinary hearing before the board was held in October and the order revoking his license was issued last week.
According to the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office, Spelar operated Prometheus Mentis Psych PLLC on 1079 S. Main St. in Milton.
His federal sentencing is scheduled at 3 p.m. on Dec. 9.
Follow reporter Courtney Hessler at Facebook.com/CHesslerHD and via Twitter @HesslerHD.
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Funerals for Monday, January 20, 2020
Coles, Kermit - Noon, Nitro Church of God, Nitro.
Craft, Kim - 11 a.m., Whatcoat United Methodist Church, White Sulphur Springs.
Cutlip, Ruby - 1 p.m., Greene - Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton.
Lawson, Edward - 7 p.m., Lincoln Drive Community Church, South Charleston.
Legg, Wanda - 11 a.m., Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Miller, Charles - 3 p.m., Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes.
Mitchell, Joshua - 2 p.m., Handley Funeral Home, Danville.
Scott, Linda - 1 p.m., Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek.
Tincher, Joe - 1 p.m., Lantz Funeral Home, Alderson.
Wilcox, Brandon - 7 p.m., Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane.

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Enjoy Good Live Music in NYC This Week
NJ/NY
North Jersey Notes: Dispute To Flames, Paramus, NJ
Tim Louie
Now, I can't remember for the life of me if I have ever written about this week's feature band. I mean I've known of them for a while, and they've even played many shows with friends of mine. So, if I've written about them already, "Lucky you! You get to read about them again!" The name of the band is Dispute To Flames and they're from Paramus, NJ. They recently had the opportunity to open a pretty big show down at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ, for God Forbid. Upon giving their songs "Marching In The Red Land" and "Fake Before Beauty" a listen, I felt that they had the Jersey metal sound down to a "T" with great guitar riffs. Here's what I didn't understand: These guys have been around for a while, and you would think that their sound would be developed by now and their recordings would be top notch, but I felt quite the opposite. The recordings made them sound like a bunch of kids playing in a garage recording onto an analog tape.
Dispute To Flames is four guys with four different influences and styles thrown together into one band. They formed in October 2004 in lovely Paramus, NJ, and claim to have accomplished a lot since their inception. They've played venues like the late CBGBs in NYC, the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ, on numerous occasions, and the Electric Factory in Philly, just to name a few places. The band consists of singer Andrew Padilla, guitarist Chris Ecochard, bassist Steve Koob, and drummer Nick Repice.
After taking a year off, Dispute To Flames made their return to Dingbatz in 2009, but parted ways with rhythm guitarist, Mike Koenig. No, I'm not talking about the Mike Koenig from LowBuz. Though the band feels that they've gotten by just fine as a four-piece, they feel that a replacement for Mike will fill out the sound of the band. So, if you live in the Paramus area and are a metal guitar player, contact these guys as soon as possible. If you want to give them a listen first, log onto myspace.com/disputetoflames.
NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES:
My bro Steve Brown of Trixter fame recently sent me an email saying that he just finished producing and performing two songs for the new Liberty N Justice CD, Light It Up. For those of you scratching your heads thinking Liberty N Justice? It's sort of an '80s hair band All-Star compilation Christian rock band. Did that make any sense? It's basically a compilation CD of Christian rock songs featuring some of your favorite hair band members. The new CD, Light It Up, features Steve Brown and Pete Loran of Trixter, WWE Superstar Chris Jericho of Fozzy with Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Marq Torien of the Bullet Boys and Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P., and Ted Poley of Danger Danger and Vic Rivera of Crunch. You get the idea.
Anyway, Steve said that he produced his and Pete's song, "Wrestling With God," and Jericho and Phil Collen's song, "Best Time You Never Had." You can pre-order the CD, Light It Up, now at libertynjustice.net. You can also catch Steve Brown and Trixter next month, Fe. 26, at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ. For more info, log onto stevebrownmusic.biz.
Local guitar wiz Angel Vivaldi has a new CD out. It's an EP called The Speed Of Dark. All I have to say is "Bravo, Angel! Bravo!" I think that when I first featured Angel Vivaldi, I called him a modern day Joe Satriani, but after hearing tracks like "Acid Reign" and "As The Sky Lay Burning," I'd have to start calling him the metal Satriani on steroids! This kid is good and he's starting to make a name for himself on the scene. Besides being a solo act, he's also played guitar for With Daggers Drawn and now he's tearing it up with Black Market Hero featuring Max Illidge. Angel is young, but what a future ahead of him! Thank you Steve Bello for introducing me to this new guitar hero! Check out Angel Vivaldi at myspace.com/AngelVivaldi.
And finally, my bro Eddie Night from Ten Feet From Murder, has a new project about to hit the streets. Eddie's teamed up with some pretty heavy hitters too! His new project is called Murder League All Stars, and it features Tim Mc Murtrie from Rhythm Trip and M.O.D. on guitar, Jeff Wood from Dillinger Escape Plan and Shat on bass, and Bill Lester from Pave The Way on drums. Now that's an All-Star line-up! Eddie threatens that the band will be hitting stages shortly with their version of rap-metal. They've even posted a teaser video on YouTube stating that they will be here in January. Well, boys! It's January! Check out the Murder League All Stars at myspace.com/murderleagueallstars.
That's all for now! And remember, if your band is from North Jersey, and you want some exposure, send your demos and press kits to Arts Weekly, c/o Tim Louie P.O. Box 1140 Little Falls, NJ 07424. No cover bands, please! Also, if you haven't checked out my podcast yet, do it now at northjerseynotes.mypodcast.com.
Just remember….We're all in the same boat, so every little bit of exposure counts!
NJN Concert Calendar:
1/22—Deathrash (CD Release Party)—Dingbatz, Clifton, NJ
1/22—Rahway—The Local 269, NYC
1/22—Kosmic Daydream—The Blue Room, Secaucus, NJ
1/22—Steve Brown—Beachcomber Bar, Seaside Heights, NJ
1/23—TRIMM—Crossroads, Garwood, NJ
1/23—Deathrash (CD Release Party)—Duff's, Brooklyn, NY
1/24—Angel Vivaldi—Crossroads, Garwood, NJ
1/24—Bled For Glory/Lamps Burning/Auraborus—Dingbatz, Clifton, NJ
1/25—Diablo Royale/Charetta (Diablo Royale CD Release Party)—Gramercy Theater, NYC
1/27—Steve Brown—The Copper Bottom, Florida, NY
1/29—Lamps Burning—Bowery Poetry Club, NYC
1/29—Atom Strange—The Delancey, NYC
1/30—Steve Brown—The Grasshopper Also, Carlstadt, NJ
1/30—Rahway—Market Street, Bangor, PA
1/30—Swear On Your Life—Crash Mansion, NYC
2/4—Killcode—John Varvatos (Old CBGB's), NYC
2/5—Kosmic Daydream—Clash Bar, Clifton, NJ
2/6—Mean Venus/Sebastian Bach/Z02—Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
2/6—Charetta—Mr. Beery's, Bethpage, NY
2/6—Lamps Burning—Bar East, NYC
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Die Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH ist ein vollständig im Besitz der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald stehendes Unternehmen zur Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit Strom, Gas, Trinkwasser und Fernwärme. Außerdem betreiben ihre Tochterunternehmen den Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr, das Sport- und Freizeitbad und das Bildungszentrum in Greifswald (BiG).

Geschichte
1815 begann die Beleuchtung von Straßen und Plätzen der Stadt mit Stadtgas. 1858 erfolgte der Ausbau der innerstädtischen Gasversorgung. 1887 kam es zur Gründung der Wasserwerke und 1906 zur Gründung der Elektrizitätswerke. 1923 erfolgte die Gründung der Städtischen Werke Greifswald. Zu diesen Städtischen Werken gehörten neben den Wasser- und Elektrizitätswerken ein Asphalt- und Gaswerk, später auch der Schlachthof, das Theater und eine Badeanstalt.

Zwischen 1949 und 1953 überführte die Deutsche Wirtschaftskommission für die Sowjetische Besatzungszone auf Grund der Verordnung über die Neuordnung der Energiewirtschaft in der sowjetischen Besatzungszone (Energiewirtschaftsverordnung) von 22. Juni 1949 die Städtischen Werke in zentrale Verwaltung.

Die kommunale Selbstverwaltung wurde wieder per Gesetz vom 17. Mai 1990 möglich. Die Bürgerschaft der Hansestadt Greifswald beschloss am 20. Juni 1990 die Wiedergründung der Greifswalder Stadtwerke.
 Gründung der Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH am 29. Mai 1991
 Gründung der Fernwärme Greifswald GmbH am 28. Juni 1991
 Gründung der Schwimmbad und Anlagen Greifswald GmbH am 28. Juni 1991
 Gründung der Bildungszentrums in Greifswald gGmbH (BiG) am 1. Februar 1992
 Gründung der Gasversorgung Greifswald GmbH (GVG) am 14. Februar 1992
 Gründung der Verkehrsbetrieb Greifswald GmbH am 26. März 1992
 Gründung der Wasserwerke Greifswald GmbH (WWG) am 17. Dezember 1992; Aufnahme des operativen Geschäftsbetriebes am 1. Mai 1993
 Gründung der Stromversorgung Greifswald GmbH (SVG) am 21. Dezember 1992; Aufnahme des operativen Geschäftsbetriebes am 1. Juli 1994
 Gründung der Grimmener Stadtwerke (GSW) am 5. Januar 2011
 Gründung der Energieerzeugungsgesellschaft Greifswald GmbH am 7. Juni 2011; Aufnahme des operativen Geschäftsbetriebes am 1. Januar 2012

 Abschluss der Rekommunalisierung durch vollständigen Anteilserwerb von Dritten:
 GVG zum 2. November 2012
 GSW zum 23. März 2015
 SVG zum 1. Januar 2016
 WWG zum 1. Januar 2016
 Die Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH wurde am 1. August 2017 mit ihren Unternehmenstöchtern der Fernwärme-, Strom-, Gas- und Wasserversorgung sowie der Energieerzeugung und den Grimmener Stadtwerken verschmolzen. Gleichzeitig wurde ein Teil der Fernwärme Greifswald abgespalten und in Stadtwerke Greifswald Innovationsgesellschaft mbH umbenannt.

Energieversorgung
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und insbesondere im Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald beliefert das Unternehmen über 70.000 Personen in Haushalten und Gewerbebetrieben mit Strom, Gas, Fernwärme und Trinkwasser. In Greifswald sind die Stadtwerke Greifswald Grundversorger für Strom und Gas und betreiben die Strom-, Gas-, Fernwärme- und Trinkwassernetze. Hinzu kommen das Trinkwassernetz in Gützkow, das Stromnetz in Wackerow sowie das Gasnetz in Grimmen.

Strom
Der Netzbetrieb Strom unterhält ein rund 587 Kilometer langes Niederspannungsnetz. Über 9300 Hausanschlüsse wird die elektrische Energie in jeden Haushalt der Stadt Greifswald, der Gemeinde Wackerow und der Insel Riems geleitet. Dabei kommt Strom aus klassischen und umweltfreundlichen Energiequellen zum Einsatz. Zudem befindet sich auf dem Betriebsgelände der Stadtwerke in der Gützkower Landstraße und beim Freizeitbad in der Pappelallee eine Tankstelle für Elektro-Fahrzeuge.

Gas
Der Netzbetrieb Gas betreibt in der Stadt Greifswald und Grimmen ein rund 152 Kilometer langes Niederdrucknetz. Über 6000 Hausanschlüsse in Greifswald und Grimmen werden mit Erdgas versorgt. Die Angebote der Erdgastarife reichen von der Grundversorgung bis hin zu ökologischen Varianten. Die Stadtwerke Greifswald betreiben zwei Bioerdgas-Tankstellen in Greifswald, in der Daniel-Teßmann-Straße 1 und An der Jungsfernwiese 8. Zudem ist auch eine Belieferung von Privathaushalten und Gewerbebetrieben mit Flüssiggas möglich.

Fernwärme
Der Netzbetrieb Fernwärme liefert über ein rund 89 Kilometer langes Leitungsnetz und über etwa 1200 Hausanschlussstationen an zwei Drittel aller Haushalte der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald die Wärme zur Heizung und Warmwasserbereitung. Durch Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung werden CO2-Emissionen vermieden. Die Stadtwerke Greifswald bieten zwei Versorgungsvarianten an. Kunden haben die Wahl zwischen einem eigenständigen Betrieb der Hausanschlussstation oder einer Installation und Unterhaltung durch die Stadtwerke.

Trinkwasser
Der Netzbereich Wasser Die Wasserwerke Greifswald GmbH fördert rund drei Millionen Kubikmeter Trinkwasser im Jahr. Über annähernd 320 Kilometer Leitungsnetz und über 8240 Hausanschlüsse gelangt es in jeden Haushalt nach Greifswald und Gützkow.

Energieerzeugung
In den Greifswalder Kraftwerken wird umwelt- und ressourcenschonend Wärme und Strom durch Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung (KWK) erzeugt. Als Brennstoff wird zu 99 % Erdgas eingesetzt.
Für die Erzeugung von Fernwärme und Strom sorgen ein Heizkraftwerk mit einer Gasturbinenanlage und Abhitzekessel sowie drei Blockheizkraftwerke mit Verbrennungsmotorenanlagen. Die Greifswalder KWK-Anlagen erreichen Nutzungsgrade von über 80 %. Die bei der Stromerzeugung entstehende Wärme wird in Greifswald als Nutzenergie der Fernwärmeversorgung zugeführt.

Wassergewinnung
Das Trinkwasser für die Greifswalder und Gützkower Bürger wird in den Wasserwerken Groß Schönwalde (erbaut 1914), Hohenmühl (erbaut 2004) und Gützkow (erbaut 1967 und 1994 modernisiert) gewonnen. Insgesamt 21 Brunnen, die bis zu 50 Meter tief sind, werden für die Trinkwasserförderung in der Nähe der Wasserwerke genutzt.

Weitere Geschäftsfelder

Freizeitbad Greifswald
Das Freizeitbad Greifswald wird von der Schwimmbad und Anlagen Greifswald GmbH betrieben und hat jährlich über 200.000 Besucher. Im Hallenbad sind sechs Becken und ein Außenwasserbereich mit 1300 m² Wasserfläche vereint. Dazu gehören ein Sport- und ein Variobecken, ein Indoorspielplatz und Spiel- und Liegeflächen im Außenbereich. Neben dem Bäderbetrieb sind auch eine Saunalandschaft und Gastronomie in das Freizeitbad Greifswald eingegliedert. 2014 erhielt das Freizeitbad Greifswald den 1. Preis des Public Value Award.

Öffentlicher Nahverkehr
Die Verkehrsbetrieb Greifswald GmbH betreibt den städtischen Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) in Greifswald. 16–18 Omnibusse, davon 12 Erdgasbusse, befördern jährlich über 2 Mio. Fahrgäste. Die Busse verkehren auf vier Linien mit insgesamt 68 km Fahrstrecke. Neben dem ÖPNV betreibt das Verkehrsunternehmen auch die im März 2011 gegründete Mobilitätszentrale am ZOB Greifswald als Anlaufstelle für Informationen über das Verkehrsnetz im Kreis Vorpommern-Greifswald sowie eine Nutzfahrzeug-Waschanlage am Eckhardsberg 8/10.

Bildungszentrum
Das BIG – Bildungszentrum in Greifswald gGmbH wurde am 1. Februar 1992 gegründet und ist aus dem polytechnische Zentrum des damaligen Kernkraftwerkes "Bruno Leuschner" hervorgegangen. Die BiG – Bildungszentrum in Greifswald gGmbH ist in folgenden Bereichen tätig:
 Vorberufliche Bildung (Berufsorientierung und Berufsvorbereitung)
 Erstausbildung im Auftrag von Firmen und Bedarfsträgern
 Berufliche Weiterbildung (Umschulungen und Weiterbildungen)
 Integrationsmaßnahmen und Personalservice sowie Projekte aus Drittmittelfinanzierungen

Unternehmensstruktur
Die Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH befindet sich vollständig im Besitz der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald.

Die Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH ist am 1. August 2017 mit ihren Unternehmenstöchtern der Fernwärme-, Strom-, Gas- und Wasserversorgung sowie der Energieerzeugung und den Grimmener Stadtwerken verschmolzen. Gleichzeitig wurde ein Teil der Fernwärme Greifswald abgespaltet und in Stadtwerke Greifswald Innovationsgesellschaft mbH umbenannt. Für den Verkehrsbetrieb und das Freizeitbad ist die Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH 100-prozentiger Gesellschafter und für das BiG Mehrheitsgesellschafter.

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Alleiniger Gesellschafter ist die Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald.
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McAlister v. State
IN RE INITIATIVE PETITIONS NOS. 112 ET AL
When citizens circulate a petition initiating a measure as is provided for in section 6631, C. O. S. 1921,…
Kerby v. Griffin
Defendant's theory is that the people, acting through the initiative, are as truly a part of the lawmaking…
Full title:McALISTER, Sec. of State Election Board, et al. v. STATE ex rel. SHORT…
Court:Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Date published: Sep 27, 1923
219 P. 134 (Okla. 1923)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Opinion Filed September 27, 1923.
(Syllabus.)
1. Constitutional Law — Powers of Legislature — Submission of Constitutional Amendments.
Section 1, article 5, and section 1, article 24, Williams' Annotated Constitution, vests the legislative power of the state in the Legislature and the people. Section 1, article 24 gives the Legislature power to submit constitutional amendments.
2. Same — Validity of Submission — Jurisdiction of Court of Equity.
When the Legislature authorizes the submission of a proposed amendment to the Constitution to the people, it merely places in motion the process of the people's exercising their reserved legislative power, and a court of equity will not assume in advance jurisdiction to determine whether the proposed amendment, if adopted, is submitted and adopted in accordance with the law governing the same.
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; T.G. Chambers, Judge.
Action by the State, on the relation of George F. Short, Attorney General, against W.C. McAlister, Secretary of State Election Board, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error. Reversed.
John H. Halley, W.L. Eagleton, Jr., R.C. Brown, and Margaret McVean, for plaintiffs in error.
George F. Short, Atty. Gen., and J. Berry King, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.
BRANSON, J.
This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment in injunction entered by the district court of Oklahoma county on the 18th day of September, 1923, enjoining and restraining, on the petition of the state, on the relation of George F. Short, Attorney General, W.C. McAlister, secretary of the State Election Board, Claude Baker, chairman of said election board, John P. Logan, member of the State Election Board, R.A. Sneed, Secretary of State, Ben Lafayette, chairman of the State Board of Affairs, Mrs. Patrick Nagle, and Louis LeFlore, members of the State Board of Affairs, from holding an election on the 2nd day of October, 1923.
The state, on the relation of the Attorney General, pleads in substance that the Governor, the Honorable J.C. Walton, issued his proclamation calling an election to be held on the 2nd day of October, 1923, throughout the state, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the state certain amendments to the Constitution proposed by the Ninth Legislature. The proclamation of the Governor calling said election is set out as an exhibit to the petition, and recites the resolutions passed by the Senate and the House submitting certain constitutional provisions, which, as recited in the Governor's proclamation, are, in brief:
(1) Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, providing for compulsory compensation of employes and their dependents in case of death, or permanent or partial disability, the same proposing an amendment to section 7, article 23, of the Constitution, said resolution being found in chapter 249 of the Session Acts.
(2) A proposed amendment to section 3, article 6, of the Constitution, eliminating the word "male" from the qualifications of persons eligible to election or appointment to all offices, the said resolution proposing said amendment being found in chapter 250 of the Session Acts.
(3) An amendment to the Constitution relating to "Soldier Bonus" by adding to the Constitution article 26, entitled:
"A Constitutional Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, Said Article Authorizing and Providing for the Industrial Rehabilitation and Equalized Compensation or Farm or Home Aid to all Soldiers and Certain Dependents of Deceased Soldiers who Served Honorably, from the State of Oklahoma, in the War Between the United States and the German Empire and Its Allies, Prescribing Qualifications of Those Who Shall Receive Such Loan or Compensation and Creating a Commission to be Known as the 'Soldiers' State Aid Commission,' and Defining the Powers and Duties of said Commission, Authorizing the Issuance and Prescribing the Character and Amount of Bonds to be Issued, and Creating a Special Fund from the Proceeds Thereof to Carry out the Purpose of this Act, and Providing how Said Bonds Shall be Issued and sold, and Providing Ways and Means by Which the Interest on Said Bonds Shall be Paid When due, and the Bonds Themselves Paid at Maturity, same Being Chapter 267, Session Laws of Okahoma, 1923."
(4) An amendment to the Constitution providing a special state levy for public schools, being an amendment to section 9 of article 10 of the Constitution, said amendment providing the total ad valorem taxes for state, county, township, city, etc.
(5) An amendment to the Constitution adding to article 14 a section to be known as section 4, said section providing that the Legislature shall provide for the payment of all lawful claims and judgments against the depositors' guaranty fund growing out of insolvent banks, etc.,
Which proclamation concludes:
"Now, therefore, in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the Legislature in the matter of submitting said proposed amendments to the Constitution above set out, I, J.C. Walton, Governor of the state of Oklahoma, by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby proclaim and call a special election to be held under the direction of the State Election Board of the State of Oklahoma, in each and every voting precinct in said state, wherein and whereat, by proper ballot title each of the above propositions and questions shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state of Oklahoma for their approval or rejection; said election to be held on Tuesday the second day of October, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Three. (Signed) J.C. Walton, Governor of the State of Oklahoma."
The said petition further pleading: "The Legislature, in violation of article 24, section 1, of the Constitution, did not by a two-thirds vote of each house order a special election to be held for the purpose of submitting said proposed amendments to the voters; that such attempt is void, and in violation of said article 24, section 1, of the Constitution"; and further pleading: "The expense of holding the election throughout the state would work great injury to the plaintiff, and that plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law."
Said petition was filed in the district court of Oklahoma county on September 17, 1923; the injunction prayed was entered the following day by the trial court, enjoining the holding of the election. The plaintiffs in error were represented on the trial of this cause by John H. Hally, W.L. Eagleton, Jr., and R.C. Brown, who appeared in behalf of the American Legion, and Margaret McVean, who appeared in behalf of the women of the state interested in the resolution and proposed constitutional amendment touching their qualifications to hold public office. The brief filed by the American Legion on behalf of plaintiffs in error was filed on September 26, 1923. The defendant in error in its brief recites:
"This suit was brought in the name of the state by the Attorney General upon the written request and direction of the Governor to test the validity of the submission of the amendments."
It will be noted that in the proclamation of the Governor calling the election (section 3, supra), a resolution was included passed by the Legislature in 1923, submitting a constitutional amendment to the people of the state on the payment of bonus to soldiers. On oral argument in this case, it was conceded by counsel who presented the cause for the defendant in error that the resolution providing for the soldier bonus amendment received that number of votes in each house required by the Constitution to submit the same to the people of the state at a special election, but contended that the said resolution is not in compliance with section 1 of article 24 of the Constitution of the state, which provides:
"Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either branch of the Legislature, and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall, with the yeas and nays thereon, be entered in their journals and referred by the Secretary of State to the people for their approval or rejection, at the next regular general election, except when the Legislature, by a two-thirds vote of each house, shall order a special election for that purpose. If a majority of all the electors voting at such election shall vote in favor of any amendment thereto, it shall thereby become a part of this Constitution.
"If two or more amendments are proposed, they shall be submitted in such manner that electors may vote for or against them separately"
— in that it was the duty of the Legislature, if a special election was ordered under said quoted constitutional provision, to specify the day and date when the same should be held, and that the Legislature was without power to delegate this authority and duty to the discretion of the Governor, as was done in said resolution.
We deem it unnecessary to discuss the other resolutions submitted by the proclamation of the Governor, or the propriety of submitting the same at a special election, for the injunction is against holding the election as called, and does not extend to the holding of the election on any particular one of the proposed constitutional amendments. If the election can be properly held on either, the injunction should have been denied.
While the question raised by counsel for the defendant in error as to whether the proposed constitutional amendment for the soldiers' bonus was by the said resolution submitted in conformity with the constitutional provision governing the submission of amendments at special elections, presents a serious and debatable question, we do not feel it proper to determine the same in this proceeding.
The plaintiffs in error contend that the judgment of the trial court in this cause should be reversed, for the reason this equity will not assume jurisdiction to enjoin the holding of an election where the question involved is of a purely political nature. In the case of Lamb v. B. C. R. M. R. Co., 39 Iowa, 333, the court said:
"And further than this, without undertaking to decide the question, we simply state that we should hesitate long before adjudging that any court has the power or jurisdiction to enjoin an election to be held by the people pursuant to a public law. * * * The jurisdiction of any court, or of the whole judicial department of the government, to enjoin the expression of the popular will at a time and in the manner provided by statute, may well be doubted. It the election, when held, was not according to statute, or if the statute was enacted without any constitutional authority, the courts might very well hold the election invalid. But this is quite another thing from enjoining the people from peaceably assembling and casting their votes for or against any proposition submitted to them under the color of the law."
In the case of Duggan v. City of Emporia, 114 P. 235, the Supreme Court of Kansas said in the syllabus:
"It is a principle of general application that courts will not enjoin the calling and holding of air election. * * * Injunction, being an extraordinary remedy, will not be granted unless it be made to appear to the satisfaction of a court of equity that some substantial and positive injury will occur; acts which, though irregular and unauthorized, can have no injurious result, constitute no ground for relief."
In the body of the opinion in said cause, the said court uses this language:
"One of the grounds urged for the injunction is that the ordinances are unconstitutional because of some defect in their title; but this gives a court of equity no jurisdiction to enjoin the passage of an ordinance. No one would claim that the Legislature could be enjoined from the enactment of an unconstitutional law, or that the electors could be enjoined from attempting in an unwarranted manner to amend the Constitution. It is a familiar principle that injunction will not lie to prevent legislative action by a municipal corporation. * * *"
"That this is an attempt to enjoin legislative action is apparent. The initiative and referendum statute provides that upon the presentation of a petition in proper form, duly certified by the city clerk, the mayor and council or mayor and commissioners shall do one of two things: pass the proposed ordinance within 10 days thereafter, or call an election and submit the ordinance to the people, and upon its adoption by a majority of the electors it becomes a valid ordinance.
"This is legislation, either direct by the city or indirect by the people. The suit, therefore, is one to enjoin legislation. In fact, the record shows that the temporary restraining order granted at the time the action was commenced restrained the city in express terms from either enacting the ordinance or calling the election. The appellant fails to make a showing of any fact which would bring his case within the exceptions to the general rule that courts will not enjoin legislative action.
"The futility of the proceedings to enjoin the submission of the proposed ordinances is likewise obvious when we reflect that the people may not adopt them, and the court ought not to be called upon to anticipate conditions which may never arise. The court will not decide at the mere suggestion of a taxpayer whether the city has the right to sell or lease its electric light plant, because there is no certainty that any attempt to lease or sell it will be made. The validity of such a transaction is at this time a moot question, with which courts will have nothing to do. Courts will not express an opinion upon an abstract question which does not arise on existing facts or rights, or where it is sought merely to obtain the opinion of the court upon a question of law. Knight v. Hirbour, 64 Kan. 563, 67 P. 1104; Crouse v. Nixon, 65 Kan. 563, 70 P. 885; The Queen v. Directors of the Blackwell Railway, 9 Dowl. 558; 27 Cyc. 911.
"It follows from what has been said that the order refusing the temporary injunction must be affirmed."
In the case of the City Council of the City of McAlester v. Milwee et al., 31 Okla. 620, 122 P. 173, this court held, in the opinion by Justice Kane, that a court of equity has no jurisdiction to restrain the holding of an election where rights purely political are involved. In the body of the opinion, the learned Justice recites, in substance, that the plaintiffs allege they are voters and taxpayers in the city of McAlester; that they own property in said city; that they are liable for their proportionate share of public expense incurred by said city, and that sections of the charter of the city whch provide for the recall of city officers are unconstitutional and void, for reasons set out therein, and that on account of the said sections being unconstitutional and void, the election called for the purpose of voting on the recall of the mayor would be without legal effect, and a great expense to the taxpayers. The trial court enjoined the proposed election, and, commenting thereon, this court said:
"Counsel for the respective parties seem to have refrained from presenting to this court the question whether the parties plaintiff below as taxpayers had such an interest in the subject-matter of the suit as to entitle them to prosecute the same, and whether a suit in equity will lie to enjoin the calling of an election. They say that, whilst the first of these contentions may be made upon authority, they are so anxious to have this court pass upon the case upon its merits that they do not wish to urge that question in this court. The court does not take that view of the matter; we think it is time enough to pass upon such important questions when they are reached in due course, with proper parties, in a proper proceeding. Many applications have been made to this court to interfere with the holding of elections of one kind or another by the exercise of some of the high prerogative writs over which original jurisdiction has been vested in this court by the Constitution, all of which have been consistently refused. As the question is jurisdictional, we cannot overlook the uniform practice merely because counsel do not wish to make that point. Courts of equity are only conversant with matters of property and the maintenance of civil rights, and will not interfere to enforce or protect purely political rights. This doctrine has been universally applied in other jurisdictions where equity has been invoked to interfere in matters preceding an election. In Fletcher v. Tuttle, 151 Ill. 41, 37 N.E. 685, 25 L. R. A. 143, 42 Am. St. Rep. 220, the Supreme Court of that state, after a review of the authorities, reaffirmed the doctrine previously adopted that chancery has no jurisdiction to protect purely political rights, such as those in respect to public elections, and held specifically that an injunction could not be granted to prevent the giving of election notices or the certifying of nominees for districts created by an apportionment act claimed to be unconstitutional, because such rights were purely political and enforceable only at law. It had been previously held in that state that a court of equity has no jurisdiction to restrain the holding of an election, since the right involved is a political one. People ex rel. Fitnam v. Galesburg, 48 Ill. 485; Walton et el. v. Develing et al., 61 Ill. 201; Darst et al. v. People, 62 Ill. 306; Harris et al. v. Shryock et al., 82 Ill. 119. This question is fully annotated in a note to Shoemaker v. City of Des Moines et al., 129 Iowa, 244, 105 N.W. 520, 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 382. These cases seem to sustain the conclusion here reached."
In the case of Davis, Superintendent of Public Instruction, v. Whitehead, 86 Okla. 274, 208 P. 216, this court said;
"Upon an investigation of the authorities we find the better rule is that an injunction will not issue restraining the holding of an election. It is beyond the power and authority of the courts to dictate to the officers of the people that they should not hold an election; and this rule is almost uniformly adhered to where the complaining party has an adequate remedy at law. If the courts would assume jurisdiction to restrain the officers of the people from calling and holding elections through fear that some imaginary wrong may be done to the complainant objecting to the holding of the election, then the people and their officers would be entirely subservient to the courts and the rights of the people to express their sentiments upon matters of governmental policy, and the administration of their public affairs through assembly and elections would be at the mercy of the courts. The law does not favor such a course of procedure. City Council of McAlester v. Milwee, 31 Okla. 620. 122 P. 173, 40 L. R. A. (N. S.) 576; Fletcher v. Tuttle, 151 Ill. 41, 37 N.E. 683, 25 L. R. A. 143, 42 Am. St. Rep. 220; Shoemaker v. City of Des Moines et al., 129 Iowa, 244, 105 N.W. 520, 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 382."
By reason of section 1, article 5, and section 1, article 24, Williams' Annotated Constitution, the legislative power of this state is vested in the Legislature of the state, and in the people of the state. By reason of section 1 of article 24, the people have vested the Legislature with the function or power to submit amendments to the Constitution, such amendments to be ratified or rejected by people at an election to be held throughout the state. The question for determination at the polls, when all such amendments are proposed, is a matter purely political, and although it involves an expenditure of public funds for the holding of such an election, courts of equity will not assume jurisdiction by reason of facts such as the allegations contended in the plaintiff's bill filed in this cause.
We conclude, therefore, that the learned trial court, in assuming jurisdiction in granting the injunction from which this appeal is perfected, committed reversible error, and this cause is reversed, with direction to the lower court to dismiss plaintiff's petition.
HARRISON, KENNAMER, COCHRAN, NICHOLSON, and MASON, JJ., concur.


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That is why a pension for severely injured victims and survivors remains a key priority for the Commission for Victims and Survivors.
One of the ways we continue to prioritise the issue is through the Pension and Need group, which is made up of current and former members of the Victims and Survivors Forum. The group meets regularly to advocate for the pension and to maintain positive relationships with key decision-makers in government.
Are all the details of the pension complete?
The Commission has done a lot of work on the detail of the pension in terms of cost and other matters, but the final mechanics of how a pension may be administered haven't yet been agreed by ministers so there are no guarantees. The main task is to find a way to bridge the political barriers to agreement by the two main parties.
We have had numerous meetings with political representatives, including a meeting in June this year with the five main political parties. At that meeting, all parties indicated support for the pension but acknowledged the continued disagreement over eligibility for support.
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However, the Commissioner, Judith Thompson discussed the issue of the pension directly with the Secretary of State at meetings with him. She reiterated the need for the pension to be implemented in parallel with the other legacy bodies proposed in the Stormont House Agreement which are to be progressed through Westminster following public consultation later this year.
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IMPD Deputy Chief Jim Waters dies after I-70 crash
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Jim Waters, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police deputy chief who was critically injured in a car crash Sunday, died Thursday afternoon at IU Health Methodist Hospital.
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"His untimely passing is nothing short of a tragedy, but the countless officers who worked beside Chief Waters know the legacy he leaves behind will continue to inspire generations of public safety and neighborhood leaders."
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The driver of the semitrailer was uninjured. The crash was under investigation.
Waters served Indianapolis for nearly 30 years, first as a civilian employee of the city and later as an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. He served in a variety of roles, including commander of East District (2011-14) and assistant chief (2014-17). In January, Chief Bryan Roach appointed Waters deputy chief of investigations.
"Jim has served with nobility, dignity, honor, and courage," Roach said in a statement. "Jim comes from a long family lineage of courageous law enforcement leaders. His presence will surely be missed, but his distinguished career and service to this community will be forever remembered."
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Ryszard Majewski (ur. 8 stycznia 1931 w Radomiu, zm. 26 marca 2007 we Wrocławiu) – pułkownik Wojska Polskiego i profesor historii, autor książek historycznych o II wojnie światowej.

Urodził się w Radomiu, gdzie mieszkał do roku 1950, w tymże roku po zdaniu matury rozpoczął naukę w szkole oficerskiej w Łodzi, którą ukończył w roku 1952. W roku 1959 ukończył zaoczne studia historyczne na Uniwersytecie Łódzkim. Od 1957 stale zamieszkiwał we Wrocławiu, gdzie kontynuował swoją pracę zarówno jako historyka jak i oficera, był m.in. kierownikiem Katedry Nauk Humanistycznych Wyższej Szkoły Oficerskiej Wojsk Zmechanizowanych. Doktorat z historii uzyskał w roku 1969 na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim, broniąc pracę pt. Cecora 1620. Habilitację uzyskał w roku 1981, podstawę kolokwium stanowiła praca pt. Dolny Śląsk -1945. W roku 1993 otrzymał tytuł profesora zwyczajnego, rok później odszedł z wojska na emeryturę.

Jest autorem dwunastu publikacji historycznych dotyczących II wojnie światowej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem działań wojennych we Wrocławiu i na Dolnym Śląsku w roku 1945 oraz dwóch przekładów z języka czeskiego. Do jego najważniejszych książek zalicza się monografię oblężenia Wrocławia pt. Wrocław – godzina zero wydaną po raz pierwszy w roku 1985 i wznawianą kilkakrotnie.

Jest pochowany na Cmentarzu Osobowickim.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Publikacje autorstwa Ryszarda Majewskiego w katalogu Biblioteki Narodowej

Bibliografia

Polscy historycy wojskowości
Pochowani na Cmentarzu Osobowickim we Wrocławiu
Pułkownicy ludowego Wojska Polskiego
Urodzeni w 1931
Wykładowcy Akademii Wojsk Lądowych im. gen. Tadeusza Kościuszki we Wrocławiu
Zmarli w 2007


"Utterly bewitching. This atmospheric, intricate thriller, a pitch-perfect modern Gothic, chilled my blood and warmed my heart. As unforgettable as it is original." - A.J. Finn "Goose-bump spooky, smart, and haunting, in every sense. I loved this book! And you will too." - Louise Penny Death lies between the lines when the events of a dark story start coming true in this haunting modern gothic mystery, perfect for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. M. Holland's most famous story, "The Stranger," left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature.


The cooling fan I tried first didn't work so hot. So I found another bracket style and thought I would try printing that to see if it would work better. It does!
I was amazed at how .1mm layer height looks. The natural PLA came out almost clear looking. It printed great until I got to the small, tower bits. Then the print completely fell apart. Printing too fast, there isn't enough cool time for the PLA to set, so it's still all rubbery when the next layer is put down, so it just flexes all over the place and looks terrible.
I ended up printing 2 copies of this part. The first one I ziptied onto my printer so I could print the 2nd one. The 2nd one is much better than the first. I almost have my cooling settings right. Maybe adding 2 fans, or trying a higher powered one would be the answer. Things to try in the near future.
1.75mm PLA @ 170c extrusion, 60c blue tape on glass on heated bed.
0.1mm layer height fan brackets. The ring section looks really good. The part that sticks up from the rings looks terrible from being too warm when the next layer is added.
You can almost read the green text through the plastic rings.
Beauty and ugly at the same time.
.3mm layers on the left, .1mm layers on the right. Almost can't see the layers at .1mm.
Using the first set of new clamps, the towers on these look MUCH better. Not perfect yet, but these are serviceable where the others where not.
Very little cleanup is needed.
This is the old cone fan. It looks like a good idea, but isn't up to par with what is needed.
Whenever you want! If your local, come on by. Not sure if it would be a #FVCP type item or not… I was thinking about bringing it to ETC some night as well.
I will be there tomorrow night…. do I need to bring you anything (I can't remember).
I've had my head in my printer so deep the last couple of weeks, i doubt I could pull anything together that would be worthwhile.
already brought it up to my parents once.
Should I print a bunch of http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4232 with the FVCP logo on it? Can I have permission to use the logo in this fashion?
run with it…that would be cool!
http://cloud.netfabb.com/index.php?key=ba49dc3af90121101d594b4f9b267c3125066&fixedfile=1 Going to try that & see how it looks.
That's good, as I was struggling last night.


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Azuero Peninsula
Gulf of Chiriquí
Isla Coiba
Kuna Yala (Guna Yala)
La Amistad National Park
Mount Totumas
Panama City – Surrounds
Within the country, the Azuero Peninsula is regarded as the 'real', original Panama, which, unlike the Americanized canal zone, has preserved the traditional rural, Spanish way of life.
The people here mainly live from agriculture, even though tourism has been an additional source of income for some years now. An internationally renowned attraction that attracts thousands of visitors from abroad every year is the Las Tablas Carnival, which boasts the liveliest and most splendid processions and celebrations in Central America. As you travel from Panama City to the peninsula, you should stop at Natá. The small town is the oldest settlement on the American Pacific coast and was founded in 1522 as Natá de los Caballeros after a hundred mounted Spanish soldiers who fought a battle with the followers of the indigenous Kaziken Anatá. The Basílica Santiago Apóstol, the oldest church on the American mainland, stands here on the south-eastern edge of the village. Its wooden figures of saints inside have been restored with funds from the cultural programme of the German Embassy. Only a little younger than Nata is Parita, 10 kilometres north of Chitré, whose colonial centre has been preserved over the centuries. The fact that the inhabitants of Parita are proud of this architectural heritage can be seen from the well-kept streets and the houses built wall to wall with their red tiled roofs. A national celebrity is the mask maker Darío López, whose devilish dance masks are worn every year during the Corpus Christi celebrations in the nearby Villa de los Santos. Also worth a visit are the tranquil Chitré, capital of the province Herrera, and second largest city of the Azuero peninsula after Las Tablas. Take a short break and visit its church San Juan Bautista from the second half of the 19th century as well as the local Museo Herrera. Its exhibits range from prehispanic finds to the history of regional handicrafts and the more recent past of the province. Las Tablas, on the other hand, can be skipped outside the carnival season, as the small town offers little to see apart from the carnival days.
Playa Venao on the southern coast of the Azuero Peninsula forms a wide, 3 km long bay, whose waves have made it the most famous surfing spot in the country. Beach lovers have only discovered this half-moon bay in recent years, together with real estate agents and foreign investors, who are planning a major resort hotel and holiday home project despite the lack of environmental studies and protests from neighbouring communities. On the other hand, environmental activists and committed citizens are trying to reforest the tropical dry forest, one of the most sensitive and threatened ecosystems in the world, which has been destroyed by centuries of pasture farming.
Despite these threats, Playa Venao is still off the beaten tourist track. A larger selection of restaurants, banks, shopping facilities and even reliable telephone lines can only be found in Pedasí, just 40 km away. On holidays and the weekends of the dry season, there is usually a small tent city of the surfers at this beach section. Another protected beach is La Playita, east of Playa Venao and the research laboratory Laboratorio Achotines, which is dedicated to the reproduction cycle of the yellowfin tuna. In Cañas, a few kilometres west of Playa Venao, visitors can catch boats to the Isla de Cañas and the turtle sanctuary.
The most beautiful beach of the Azuero peninsula can be found on Isla Iguana in front of Pedasí. Thanks to the coral reef there, which also provides a good snorkeling area, it consists of coral sand and is almost white. Tours to the protected island start in Pedasí. The small town has the reputation of being one of the most charming towns in Panama. For some years now, Pedasí has been experiencing a real boom, which has only been temporarily slowed down by the global financial and economic crisis. Whether Pedasí's relaxed, friendly atmosphere will be able to cope with this rush remains to be seen. For example, a Los Angeles-based brokerage firm has bought land in the Pedasí area and started marketing the place in Hollywood. If one believes the rumours, stars like Mick Jagger, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy are among those who have already invested.
The Azuero Peninsula is the cradle of the Spanish "Mestizo" culture and its pronounced folkloric traditions. Since the majority of Panamanians consider themselves to be Mestizos, these traditions are perceived as Panamanian national culture. Among their central elements are:
The Pollera, the female national costume, is embroidered by hand which often takes months, mostly red and blue, and worn with valuable jewellery on official occasions. Every year in July the Festival de la Pollera takes place in Las Tablas.
The Sombrero Pintao is the actual Panama hat. The densely woven straw hat owes its name as a 'painted' hat to the woven patterns of darker material. Many men on the Azuero Peninsula wear it every day for every occasion, as it is just as practical in the tropical sun as the Pollera is extravagant.
The Música Folclórica sets the rhythm for almost all celebrations and folk dances. The small bands consist of an accordion, two different drums and a churuca – a hollow calabash, which is beaten with a metal fork. Other forms of folk music are the Mejorana, which is played on the five-string Mejoranera guitar, and the Tamborito, a drum based music with call (of the lead singer) and response (of the choir), which goes back to African traditions.
The Máscaras are an essential element of the carnival and Ascension Day celebrations. Above all, the almost Chinese looking devil masks of the Diablitos, although based on traditions of the Peruvian highlands, are famous for their rich colours and wild dances.
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Development Dilemmas: Vornado and the Public Interest
In this morning's NY Times, the paper's Charles Bagli looks at the shaky planning initiatives over at the Far West Side: "For three years, it has been one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's abiding ambitions: to transform the warehouses, factories, parking lots and railroad tracks between Pennsylvania Station and the Hudson River into a glimmering high-rise business district...Today, those plans are in disarray. Because of the economic downturn, logistical problems and, critics say, design flaws, the expansion of the Javits Center has died, the plan to rebuild Penn Station and the area around it is in jeopardy and there are deep questions about financing, public and private, to extend the subway or build over the railyards."
Just goes to show you, even when the best and the brightest are involved, it ain't easy planning things properly-and it sheds light on the less than stellar record of the "Bloomberg miracle." In fact, when political scientists go to examine the mayor's body of work, they're going to have to exhume it. When Mayor Mike goes for the gold, he just lacks the political skills to attain it.
Which brings us to our friends over at Vornado Realty and Distrust-the folks who we last saw looking to close one of the few modern supermarkets in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Vornado, and its partner in high end heisting, the Related Company, are looking to develop the Moynihan train station. They're going to need a lot of city help in doing so.
Here's Bagli's take: "The Penn Station plan, spearheaded by Stephen M. Ross of Related Companies and Steven Roth of Vornado Realty Trust, calls for rebuilding Pennsylvania Station and moving Madison Square Garden one block west to the nearly vacant Farley post office building, which would also serve as an annex to what would be called Moynihan Station. In return, the developers would get the rights to build a half-dozen office towers nearby."
The two companies, receiving favored nation status for the entire Bloomberg term (that's okay News and Post?), were designated by the Bloombergistas for this task by the former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff-you know the fella who was also Steve Ross' friend and former business partner. Ross' company also got a no bid contract for the development of the Bronx Terminal Market (no "Knucklehead Award" for Dan here?).
The project, however, is going to need a lot of public support: "The Penn Station project is facing its own problems. The Garden is balking at the move, potentially killing the entire endeavor. If Vornado and Related Companies cannot lure the Garden back, they plan to revive an earlier plan to build a $900 million train station annex at the Farley building, an office tower across the street and improvements at Penn Station in return for more development rights. Vornado also plans to demolish the nearby Pennsylvania Hotel to make way for a large office project."
Could this be the same Vornado that wants to spit in the face of the health needs of South Bronx residents by evicting the Key Food on Bruckner Boulevard? It seems to us, that this would be an appropriate moment for all of the city's elected officials-from the mayor on down-to draw a line in the sand for these pork barrel billionaires. As the old saying goes; "No ticket, no laundry."
If Vornado wants the city to pony up for Moynihan, than a quid pro quo is needed for Bruckner. If Bruckner is private property, than the development rights around Moynihan are public property and belong to the city. It's that simple.
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Stranger Things Season 2 Review
Things have gotten even stranger in Hawkins...
Aden Morvice, Writer
Sequels are hard to get right. This was especially the concern with the hype and anticipation that surrounded the second season of Stranger Things. The pop culture show took the back half of 2016 by storm. Due to this, everything was riding on this second season. The Duffer Brothers, the creators of this show, made an eight-hour movie last year and were hoping for a cinematic sequel this year. There are very few sequels that are better or even on-par with their previous, fantastic installments. Aliens did it, The Empire Strikes Back did it, and…Stranger Things mostly did it.
The Duffer Brothers are not one-hit wonders. They have crafted a sequel that is bigger, weirder, cooler, and almost better than the original. This is not to say that everything works perfectly in the second season, but when it does, it is seamless entertainment and craftsmanship.
Much like the previous season, the show relies on 80's nostalgia. In the first episode, the show includes nods to arcade games such as "Dragon's Lair" and "Dig Dug," displays marquees depicting Terminator, and includes a plethora of 80's hits such as "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and "Whip It." In addition, The Duffer Brothers also add subtle references to other 80's era films and shows. The final episodes of the season includes seamless homages to The Goonies, Jurassic Park, and The Exorcist.
Compared to the first season, this season might appear to be a bit slower to some viewers. The first two and a half episodes are a lot of build-up but, once the actions hits, it doesn't slow down. This all leads to a climax that is so edge-of-your-seat quick, it will make last season's final episodes feel like a walk in the park.
One of the few flaws of the second season is its need to please fans. Nancy and Jonathan spend the first five episodes mostly doing "something" (spoiler free) to only please heartbroken fans from last year. While this may please some unhappy fans from the first season, it mainly comes across as forced and redundant.
The actors in the show continue to impress. The performers who do the best work this season are Millie Bobby Brown, who plays the fan favorite Eleven, David Harbor who plays our adult hero Chief Hopper, and surprisingly Noah Schnapp who is absolutely fantastic this season, after having to be saved as Will last year . Also, Joe Kerry as Steve Harrington sees a tremendous amount of positive character development this season. Unfortunately, Winona Ryder and Finn Wolfhard as Joyce and Mike, respectively, dominate the screen less than they did in the past. Each comes across as mostly irrelevant until the final episodes. However, everybody, in front of and behind the camera, does their own job perfectly in creating an almost flawless show.
The show does an excellent job which has left fans eagerly anticipating a third season. It is clear after two seasons that Stranger Things is here to stay.
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