CedarHill Homestay - Stay with us in the beautiful East Kootenays!
We are a family run farm and to the farm depence a small hotel garni with 12 rooms. Now harvest season starts and alot of kids spent there holidays here on the farm to get in touch with farm life horse and so on. The farm is located in the south of Berlin in Brandeburg near the Spreewald. Here its a beautyfull landscape with a lot of lakes and forest. Around the farm we have different areas of nature/ landscape protection zones.
We are Badulina intentional community in South Spain. Since 7 years we have been an experimental community close by, but since half a year we have bought officially a 9 hectare (22 acre) of a whole hill with small cortijo. We are at 500m above sea level and you can walk to the near town Orgiva. The climate is mild to subtropical, it does not freeze in winter, but can be over 40 degrees in summer.
Currently we have house with guest room (with grid electricity and tap water) and some caravans for guest use. We plan on making more guest domes, yurts and tents.
START 24th August - We are looking for an evening receptionist at our cosy hostel in the beautiful seaside town of Akaora (1.5 hours from Christchurch). The job is 5 -9pm, 6 days/week - taking telephone bookings and enquiries, checking people in, chatting with guests, general tidying of the hostel, etc. In return you get free dorm accommodation (shared with other helpers), internet & laundry. Must have exceptional English and be outgoing and friendly. 3 WEEK MINIMUM STAY, longer term preferable, with the summer months coming up paid jobs will be available in the town for people people with working visa's. This is a perfect job for someone looking to stop for a bit and recharge their wallet and their soul. We look forward to hearing from you!
We have an 8 hectare farm on which we run goats for milking, calves, horses, bees, chickens and dogs. We all have a large vegetable garden and green house which need tending.
I am looking for a single person or a couple, to stay at a self sufficient permaculture farm with plenty of opportunity to learn about fermenting food and cheese making. I'm a permaculture teacher and this farm is a great opportunity for people to learn about home food production. The aim of this permaculture farm is to be as environmentally friendly as possible, there is a compost toilet and re-using the grey water in the gardens.
Hi there hippohelpers. Would you like to join us to learn Permaculture? How to grow a garden which will sustain you for the rest of your life? We have grown a huge garden of Earthly delights, and you can share this with us but you will be asked to help extend the planting!
By now we have at least 90 different types of fruit and nut tree growing. The animals do their carbon sequestration thing and help us grow bamboo, trees and veges. With solar power and rainwater, wood stove to back up solar Hot water, we invite you to live lightly on earth with us.
We're a small family farm that sells mainly to the families in our town (North Fork, CA) and several nearby towns through a local market we recently opened that carries both our produce and that of other local farmers. We also sell produce to a few local restaurants and to the nearby Vipassana Meditation Center. My husband Hansel (I'm Sue), 27 year old daughter (Becky) and 25 year old son (Aaron) do most of the work, helped for the last eight plus years by some wonderful farm interns that have come through from all over the world.


Day 4: Serengeti – Olduvai Gorge – Ngorongoro.
Descend into the crater in the early morning. In Ngorongoro, plants and animals have created a distinct ecosystem owing to the crater's closed structure. You're particularly likely to spot the rather rare white rhino here. After the game drive, transfer to Tarangire national park for dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.
Early morning game drive in Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch, after lunch drive back to Arusha city.
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Fast Times At Ridgemont High on VHS. Starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Forest Whitaker, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, Ray Watson, Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards. Directed by Amy Heckerling. 1982.
Twenty-four-year-old first time screenwriter Cameron Crowe went undercover as a high school student to give us an insider's perspective on sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and trying to make it through another year at Ridgemont High. There's freshman Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) getting plenty of bad advice from Linda (Phoebe Cates) on how to lose her virginity. Her brother, Brad (Judge Reinhold), is the big-man-on-campus who's grooming himself for a career in the fast food industry.
And then there's Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) as the ultimate surfer who's most excellent at catching flack from Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), a rigid history teacher convinced everyone is on dope.
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As Global Excellence Lead (f/m) - Healthcare Solutions within our Customer Value Group, you develop, communicate and implement integrated healthcare solutions for payers and related customers. Based on your profound understanding of payer and healthcare systems, your operational customer engagement experience and deep strategic expertise in Health Economics, Outcomes Research and Real World Evidence, you lead the definition, development, and consistent replication of capabilities related to developing payer-relevant integrated healthcare solutions, across all Boehringer Ingelheim affiliates and Therapeutic Areas. Thus, you innovate and preempt future needs in a rapidly changing environment.
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In this function, you set the objectives and the strategy for the development of a capability framework and excellence standards for the development and engagement in integrated healthcare solution initiatives for all Boehringer Ingelheim affiliates, and across all Therapeutic Areas (TAs).
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An Electric Idea
Using data to improve our quality of life and our environment
Members of the team include (from left): Mahdis Modaresi, Mertcan Yetkin, Héctor Muñoz-Avila, Shalinee Kishore, Shamim Pakzad, and Alireza Khani. (Photo credit: Christa Neu)
How can transportation systems be transformed to make communities more livable? That question drives an interdisciplinary team that includes the Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE), six departments, and three colleges at Lehigh, as well as outside academic institutions, national labs, and industry partners. One of those industry partners is the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in California. As part of its Innovative Clean Transit regulation, California has a statewide goal for all public transit bus fleets to be zero-emission by 2040, and the VTA has agreed to be the team's testing bed. Optimizing the transportation sector is a daunting challenge, says Héctor Muñoz-Avila, a professor of computer science and engineering and co-director of Lehigh's Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation (I-DISC). "Our group continues growing because there are so many technical, societal, and policy aspects to consider. The future will bring megacities, and we must have an integrated solution for the implications of that growth." Here, team members share approaches to solving the problem.
"To optimize the transportation system, we need to understand how people use the system. We're trying to understand the reaction of users to changes in that system, such as rerouting or schedule changes. Based on that, we'll use optimization techniques to design the infrastructure network of stops and terminals, and make the schedule more convenient. When it comes to electric buses, they have limited operational hours, so we need to design the schedule so buses can meet demand while minimizing operating costs. We're also seeing a change in behavior of users like millennials and Generation Z who want to use shared mobility like Uber and Lyft. As engineers, we need to understand these needs and find a way to optimize these modes."
—Alireza Khani, assistant professor of civil, environmental, and geo-engineering, University of Minnesota
"These microgrids will actually be managed and operated by the transit agency, as opposed to the utility, and that's not something transit agencies have ever been asked to do. They've traditionally operated almost independent of what the power grid is doing. But with electric buses, the system is tied in with the power infrastructure. So agencies are faced with questions like: Where can we charge? How much capacity do we have? How many buses can we support and how does that affect their routes? Our research is in smart cyber infrastructure, how to make power systems smarter by gathering data, processing that data to understand how the systems operate, and figuring out how to make better real-time decisions."
—Shalinee Kishore, Iacocca Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; associate director, I-CPIE
"We're approaching this from a smart cities perspective, and one aspect of that is addressing the environmental issues connected with transportation. You can make buses zero-emission, but if you burn fossil fuels at the power generation site, then you haven't solved the emission problem. We envision a microgrid supplied by renewable energy, basically small generation plants distributed across the network. When you need extra energy, you can get it from the main power grid, and when the microgrid generates excess energy, it can give back to the main grid."
—Shamim Pakzad, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
"I study cities and how they work for people, and it's becoming almost irrefutable how much place matters. Not only to physical and mental health, but to economic mobility. A lot of that has to do with how well or not places are connected to the stuff people need, like food or jobs, to clean air, clean water. So we're looking at where are the households that have cars? Where are the households that don't have cars? Where are employment rates higher or lower? Basically, how are people arrayed in space and how can we rethink public transit and access for neighborhoods that may be underserved or disconnected from job centers or other resources. It's an interesting moment to rethink how these systems are designed."
—Karen Beck Pooley, professor of practice, political science, Lehigh University College of Arts and Sciences
"We're trying to address the co-optimization of the transportation network and the power network. For now, we're focused on the after-operation times of the buses—how should they charge and discharge so the load on the power network is within limits, but the vehicles can still operate the next day? We're trying to come up with the best policy for charging with respect to the current infrastructure. And if we're leveraging solar farms for the microgrid, you end up charging in the middle of the day, which is when buses operate, so that also poses a problem. Another challenge is coupling how long buses should charge with scheduling demands—picking passengers up, routing, break times. We need a smart scheme to handle all these elements."
—Mertcan Yetkin, PhD candidate, industrial and systems engineering
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Manchester United have been urged by pundit Stewart Robson to go for Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino over current interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for their next permanent head coach.
The Red Devils have largely been superb under Solskjaer, who replaced Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford back in December, but Robson remains unconvinced by the Norwegian tactician.
Following the defeat to Wolves, he said, as quoted by the Daily Star: "Now Solskjaer has got to get the best out of these players from now until the end of the season and if he goes close to winning every game then he will get the job.
"But I don't think that he is the right man for the job.
"I think that if you are looking for the long term then they have to go with somebody like Mauricio Pochettino."
It's fair to say that Solskjaer is far less experienced than some of the names who've been linked with the United job in recent months, but he's also had an incredibly impressive audition for the role.
It's hard to imagine anyone else could have made the instant impact the 46-year-old has had, with players like Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford in particular taking their games to another level under his guidance.
The results, performances and mood at the club were all dire under Mourinho but have been lifted significantly by Solskjaer, and it seems mad to now think that morale could be risked once again by another managerial change.
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Great Yarmouth Mercury > News
Firefighters release handcuffed woman
Published: 12:55 AM January 15, 2009 Updated: 8:22 PM October 10, 2020
FIREFIGHTERS had to deal with an unusual request when they had to release a young woman from handcuffs at Great Yarmouth fire station.The woman arrived with her partner at the station in Friars Lane at 6.
FIREFIGHTERS had to deal with an unusual request when they had to release a young woman from handcuffs at Great Yarmouth fire station.
The woman arrived with her partner at the station in Friars Lane at 6.20pm on Wednesday and said the couple had been "messing around" with the handcuffs before losing the key.
Fire service spokesman Steve Reilly said: "They had been messing about with the handcuffs and lost the key. She was fully clothed when she arrived at the station."
The station staff took five minutes to release her from the handcuffs.


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The matches of the quarter final of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup were kicked off on Monday with three games.
Al-Hilal turned the game around Al-Ittifaq to get a 3-2 victory, at Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium, in Dammam, in the opening game of the round.
Al-Ittifaq took the lead through Mohamed Al-Kwaikabi in the 28th minute from a penalty kick before Mohamed Al-Shalhob netted Al-Hilal equalizer in the 65th minute.
In the 87th minute Chrisian Gunaca gave Al-Ittifaq a late lead, but Mohamed Gahfali made it 2-2 in the 95th minute, then Andre Carlio netted the winning goal in the last minute of the first half of extra time.
Al-Hilal will face the winner of Al-Taween game with Al-Wahda in semi final.
At King Abdalla Stadium in Jeddah, Al-Ittihad clinched a hard-fought 4-3 win over Al-Batin.
Alexander Priovic scored a brace for Al-Ittihad in the 44th and 58th minutes, before Mansour Al-Harbu and Romario Da Silva added another two goals in the 69th and 72nd minutes, while Yossif Al-Shamri, Chrisan Da Cruz and Jonthan Benties netted Al-Batin goals in the 11th, 38th and 75th minutes.
Al-Nasr overcame Al-Jeel 4-0 at King Fahd International Stadium.
Al-Nasr goals were scored by Fahd Al-Gemiaa, Petros Masios who netted a brace and Abdel Razik Hamdalla from a penalty kick in the 10th, 73rd, 86th and 90th minutes.
Al-Nasr will face Al-Ittihad in semi final.
It must be noted that the semi-final games will be played on April 27th 2019.


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Tony Trupiano: The Voice of the People for Thursday, March 12, 2015
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On Thursday, March 12, 2015 joining Tony on The Voice of the People is:
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We begin the show today with Open Lines, but a few topics you can expect include Secretary of State John Kerry schools Sen. Marco Rubio on foreign policy, gently, but profoundly!
Sam Inglot, Communications Specialist with Progress Michigan has more than a few things to say GOP bigot Dave Agema, and if the GOP won't call him out, who will? Stay tuned!
Our National Political correspondent, Richard Zombeck, checks in to extol the stupidity of the US Senate, well 47 of them anyway, and how the Iranian Prime Minister had to teach them about our own constitution…embarrassing? Yes.
Dan Smith, Washtenaw County commissioner says there is a Plan B for the roads fix and he is here to share it with us all. Oh, and it's not just a Plan B, it's already in place.
Susan Demas, Editor and Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics and political columnist at MLive.com joins the show to discuss her unique and honest look at the issues that are affecting all of us, and some more than others.
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What If My Shipment is Damaged En-route?
Once the load arrives at its destination, the best practice is to inspect the shipment prior to signing off on the paperwork that the driver will have you sign saying everything was delivered and in good shape. If you notice damages, you should note this on the paperwork. Do NOT let the driver leave until you have inspected the freight. If damages are noted, at that point a claim can be filed with the shipper and the carrier to determine who was at fault.


I ran into a friend from my hometown who has recently moved near to where I live. We hadn't talked very many times, but the times we had were always memorable, sometimes powerful. Even without having stayed well in touch in over a year, we still seemed to know the other was going through her share of struggle.
With the help of social media, I'd learned early this year that this friend was diagnosed with difficult medical conditions and was undergoing treatment. She seemed to know that my lifestyle was taking a toll on me as well. We got to talking about life and our experiences only to realize how similar they are.
Heading to brunch on Saturday morning resulted in a life-altering encounter with a homeless individual in downtown Knoxville.
As I get out of my car, I start loading up with my backpack with my back and driver doors open.
"I'm coming up behind you." I've now tuned in clearly to what the hollering is about.
Read on for the full story.
Sharing my latest tea blend, made specifically to the request of my friend Katrina Ariel. This tea blends a variety of herbs to support feminine mental and physical health, with energetic focus on fostering patience and peace without the traditional use of chamomile.
My first experience brewing a sun tea, working entirely at the whims of my imagination. This tea blend incorporates celestial pattern influence, herbal medicine, color therapy, and intentional craft. Give this recipe a shot at home!
This morning, I awoke in the moody dawn light to a strong rain pounding on our metal roof.
Read one for a detailed exploration of my unruly wild natives patch!
I had the opportunity to tour my local Goodwill-Industries in Knoxville, TN. Director of Marketing Erin Rosalina gave me the lay of the land, the building, and the mission driving Goodwill's community impact. If you've ever donated to Goodwill, shopped secondhand, or wondered what they're doing behind those enormous thrift shops, this article explains everything.
Inspired by one of my archived photographs, an original poem from my daily writing practice.
Gallow the Greyt is a retired racing greyhound from Abernathy Kennels at Derby Lane, but first and foremost, he's my boy. We've been together for five years, and in this post, I share his adoption story and a few important details about greyhound adoption.
At the recommendation of a friend, I gave All The Birds in the Sky a read - and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Written by trans author Charlie Jane and published in the fast-growing speculative-fiction genre, this sci-fi/fantasy mash-up gave me plenty of think about and many moments to enjoy. However, I'm completely honest in my review and share my reasons for opinion in this post.
Lately, I've struggled to find reason to post on Instagram, on Facebook, or even on my blog. The last thing I want to do is create for superficial reasons. To have something to post, something to promote. Something to prove I'm still here.
Last July, I moved from my hometown of St Petersburg, FL to Oak Ridge, TN. I embarked on this new adventure with excitement, trepidation, and an open mind. While I expected to miss friends and the routine of my previous life, I didn't intend to miss this small but meaningful tradition. Read about one of my favorite gems in Tampa, FL and get a mini-travel guide for your next visit!
Riding on another stellar recommendation from Didi, Monkey King, Faeire Queen by Zen Cho opened up another small pocket of the literary scene I'd long-forgotten from my childhood: Speculative Fiction. My story review is short and sweet but comprehensive, highlighting the important themes, narrative elements, and historical ties this story seamlessly interweaves.
Mari Andrew was instantly my friend when I came across her Instagram account. Every day, she publishes an autobiographic - humorous - relatable illustration by her own hand; a practice to which she's maintained dedication for more than two years. To start the year off with a bang, Mari's book Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood published on March 27.
Erin Slocum is not your modern entrepreneur. Yes, she's started one of the most popular cultural platforms in Knoxville, Tennessee and yes, she's a boss-babe commanding a small creative team with an ambitious project schedule. Erin is also employed by Fox 44, a massive media syndicate in the Eastern US. While it may seem like quitting your job is the only option to pursue a creative vision, Erin took a different route: When the idea came up for her media-baby, Knoxville Weekend, she assembled a team from inside her organization, rallied high-level support, carefully implemented her company's resources, and has created a masterpiece. Erin's story is inspiring for any entrepreneur or hopeful-preneur who isn't interested in leaving the nest, but instead wants to learn to work within the system.
Learn more about Erin and Knoxville Weekend in this latest Women Taking Leaps interview!
Spring Has Sprung in East Tennessee!
My first spring living outside the seasonless realm (Florida) has been a glorious experience. Blossoming daffodils, bird symphonies, and these stunning white flowering trees! I've created a collection of photos depicting the Bradford Pears in my neighborhood and included a short poem written for the Spring equinox.
Lindsey Tramuta's life in Paris has spawned numerous articles, a blog called Lost in Cheeseland that's been around more than half a decade, and a recently-published book titled: The New Paris. What is the New Paris, you ask? Lindsey moved to Paris to attend college and stayed, despite what you may think you know about American's living in Paris. In the decade since, she's become acquainted with the cultural rhythm of the City of Light, cataloguing its modern renaissance through food, craft, tourism, and beyond. Lindsey's hard work helped her build a massive network, connecting her with creative minds, established pillars, and the change-makers bringing modern flair to her adopted hometown. In The New Paris, Lindsey breaks down the different facets of a changing city, evolving to meet the rapidly globalized culture and reforming its identity beyond what we could have ever romanticized.
For the first time in years, I happened to be in a pie and cake shop on Pi Day! My first time at Magpies bakery was a resounding success - everything was delicious and the atmosphere was delectable. Read about my experience + see delicious photos of their treats inside!
In the past, I've celebrated International Women's Day with big fundraisers for the women and girls of Nepal and awareness campaigns for women's health and hygiene challenges across the globe. My career path has led me into nonprofits, businesses, and professional environments whose sole existence was to serve women. Every day. This year, I chose to do something personal.
Inspired by one of my archived photographs, an original poem, part of my daily writing practice.
A spring snow surprised us in Oak Ridge! I sprang out of bed in the early AM hours to capture the snowy, slightly spooky landscape.
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Since 2007, the Congolese Ministry of Public Health, Congolese and French epidemiologists and the Veolia Foundation have been working together to develop an integrated approach for fighting cholera.
Chaired by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and coordinated by the Veolia Foundation acting as its secretariat, the Alliance brings together numerous experts (researchers, doctors, NGOs, etc.) It operates through regular exchanges between members of its Advisory Council and by formulating concrete strategies.
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Check your bank account for unemployment tax refunds, Child Tax Credit
Many people who were out of work in 2020 may want to check their bank accounts now for extra tax refund cash from the federal government — if they did not get that money already.
And if you have children, you'll need to check again this week for a special stimulus of sorts known as the Child Tax Credit.
Taxpayers who filed early this year and have been waiting endlessly for tax refunds related to a change in the way unemployment benefits were taxed on 2020 returns report seeing money in their accounts Wednesday morning.
The Internal Revenue Service announced it would issue another round of tax refunds to nearly 4 million taxpayers who overpaid their taxes on unemployment compensation received last year. The taxpayers overpaid because they filed returns based on old tax rules that treated all jobless benefits as taxable income.
The refunds apply to tax returns filed in February and March before the tax rules changed when the American Rescue Plan was signed into law March 11.
The refund average is $1,265. Some taxpayers will receive more money; others less.
The IRS said these unemployment-related refunds will begin being issued by direct deposit Wednesday.
And refunds by paper check will begin Friday.
Many waited a long time for refunds
The IRS has been rolling out these refunds in batches. We reported in early June, for example, that the IRS had begun issuing some of these refunds for taxes on 2020 unemployment compensation that were paid before they were excluded from taxable income by recent law changes.
The American Rescue Plan excluded up to $10,200 in 2020 unemployment compensation from taxable income calculations. The exclusion applied to individuals and married couples whose modified adjusted gross income was less than $150,000.
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The IRS first stated on March 31 that it would recalculate taxes to "automatically refund money this spring and summer to people who filed their tax return reporting unemployment compensation before the recent changes made by the American Rescue Plan."
Simple returns involving single taxpayers were to be paid out first; and more complicated returns handled later in the process.
Everyone who qualifies still hasn't received their money. These refunds will continue to be issued throughout the summer, according to the IRS.
The IRS has said that most taxpayers do not need to do anything to receive the money, if they filed a federal income tax return before the tax law changed. The IRS did not want people to try to amend their returns unless other factors came into play.
A amended return should be filed, according to the IRS, if, as a result of the excluded unemployment compensation, taxpayers would now be eligible for deductions or credits not claimed on the original return.
George Papadopoulos, a Novi-based financial adviser and CPA, said he heard early Wednesday morning from clients who had just received the unemployment related tax refund in their bank accounts.
Many taxpayers had been frustrated by the long waits for this money.
Watch out for Child Tax Credit cash
An even bigger payout is expected this week as the federal government said it will issue money Thursday via direct deposit for the Child Tax Credit to parents who qualify.
Eligible families will receive up to $300 per month for each qualifying child ages 5 and younger and $250 per month for children ages 6 to 17. The monthly payouts will be sent by the IRS each month from July through December this year only.
For example, a family of three with very young children could be looking at an extra $5,400 in their pockets this year. Another $5,400 would be available for that family of three with very young children when they file a tax return in 2022.
Total value for the family in this example: $10,800.
The extra money for children is expected to drive up spending in many areas, including some say back-to-school sales.
The Child Tax Credit, like many things this tax season, is badly misunderstood with some parents not even realizing that money could be heading their way. The advance payments are a new twist to an expanded credit that covers children through age 17.
The credit is complicated, though, and limited by income but covers far more people than some imagine.
A survey by Ally Bank indicated that 47% of the parents who qualify based on their income and children's ages incorrectly estimated the projected amount they should receive.
Ally's research indicated that nearly half of eligible consumers said they are uncertain whether they qualify for the payments for the Child Tax Credit.
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Bingo! Thanks... Hugh, I still would like to take a peak at your draft results if possible. See how it compares to this sites top dogs. Our draft isn't until Sept. 30th. Thanks for the help!
Here and present.... Lost by 2 points and would've won by 14+.
Yes..that would be great. We don't draft until the 28th.
That's kinda what I thought, but I just need to know who plays! LOL! I've been outta the hockey world since the North Stars left MN. I'll even take a mock draft at this point.
I inked up for a Fantasy Hockey league this year...thought what the heck for $120 bones. Anybody know of a good free website for rankings? Thanks in advance!
I agree...quit throwing it to f'n Lamont!
And the fact that Moss has had 2 long TD's and over 100 yards in both games. I haven't followed the Raiders that much, but I'm sure their O-line isn't the greatest. The Vikes people keep saying Birk is out, O-line is stuffed...bottom line, throw it up to Moss and he will catch it.
Wiggins...he'll get a lot of looks again today.
Tough call but I like Wayne today.
WDIS - need 2 RBs, Davis, Droughns, R. Brown?


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If you've been itching to talk to your Google Home about current events, travel, and pizza, you're in luck. The voice-activated speaker just added nearly three dozen new services that will expand its knowledge of what happening in your house and the world.
Earlier this week, Google Home gained the ability to play Netflix shows through a Chromecast and display pictures stored in the Google Photos app, but these new actions are conversational, meaning you can talk to the specific service to get information. Similar to Amazon's Alexa Skills, if you're looking for a recipe for tonight's dinner, the Food Network can walk you through it. Or if you want to know what's happening in the world, hit up CNBC, The Huffington Post, or The Wall Street Journal.
Why this matters: While most people probably won't use many of the services here, it's important that Google quickly adds capabilities to its Assistant if it ever hopes to catch up to Alexa's huge lead. Getting so many well-known companies on board just a week after the Actions APIs were released to developers is a good sign that Google Home will quickly become the intelligent home aid we want it to be.


From 9th to 11th of April the ventilator manufacturer Elektror airsystems gmbh will present customer-specific ventilators for applications and individual complete solutions for numerous processes in process engineering at the POWTECH exhibition in Nuremberg.
In the powder, granule and bulk goods sector, the POWTECH trade fair in Nuremberg is seen as the leading exhibition of the industry. With the slogan "The best blower for your job", the manufacturer of industrial ventilators, will be represented at the trade fair. Numerous ventilation technology solutions used in the entire process engineering chain will also be on display.
This year the trend is towards individual complete solutions and ready-to-install solutions. Because complex industrial plants and production processes require innovative solutions for air technology components.
Elektror is going to show an air cabinet, which is equipped with various fans and functional units as well as an electronic control. The air cabinet can be set decentral and fulfils various functions via tablet PC: drying, conveying, blowing etc.
Additionally Elektror exhibits the new Aluminum High Pressure series called A-HP. This series has a really compact design and high performance.
The conveying blower CFMT, which is specially designed for material transport, will also be shown on stand. With a ventilation volume of up to 12,000 m³/h and a pressure of 4,250 Pa, the particularly robust blowers with welded impellers made of sheet steel are perfectly suited for the transport of light, non-abrasive bulk material.
Another highlight is an individually adjusted ventilator from the High Efficiency range. The ventilator's special steel enclosure with two exhaust openings is particularly appealing. The S-HE range is distinguished by its operating point precision and optimised efficiency and is suitable for energy-efficient operation in numerous process engineering processes.
Elektror airsystems gmbh has consulted, supplied and supported reputable companies in the powder, granule and bulk material sector for many years. Often, application-specific solutions that were developed in collaboration with customers are used. The company will be present at the POWTECH Trade Fair at booth 577 in hall 4 from April 9th to 11th.


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I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here has received 30 complaints over claims of bullying.
TV watchdog Ofcom has confirmed (via the Daily Mail) it's been sent 32 objections over the behaviour of some of this year's campers.
It follows repeated rows between comedian Andrew Maxwell and footballer turned pundit Ian Wright.
The pair clashed again in last night's episode in a row over beans with Andrew taking himself off to be away from the group.
He later told James: "It's just so many more days to go, I'm trying to give him [Ian] as much space as possible."
James said "You're an important part of the group, Ian's temperament shouldn't dictate that you don't engage, I just want to check you're o.k."
In the wake of the arguments, Ian's wife Nancy has defended her partner.
Arriving in Australia at this week, she told The Sun newspaper: "I think everyone gets a bit tetchy after a while... He has his moments but he's doing well. I don't think it's anything particular between them. They're both quite strong characters."
She added: "I can't wait to see him. It's been a long time not seeing him.
"I think he's doing brilliantly. Lots of challenges but he's doing really well."
I'm A Celebrity continues nightly on ITV.
More of this year's celebrities include pop star Nadine Coyle; 'Rak-Su' singer Myles Stephenson; Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts; soap star Jacqueline Jossa and Capital Radio DJ Roman Kemp.
They're joined by Olympian and TV personality Caitlyn Jenner; ex-England rugby player James Haskell; TV and radio presenter Kate Garraway and latecomers, actors Cliff Parisi and Andy Whyment.
The I'm A Celebrity final date was recently confirmed for Sunday night, December 8.
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HERE IS A 1917 "Sophwith Camel Biplane. Stylish, simple and reliable. You could repair just about anything with some duct tape (90mph-tape we call).
IN 1566, IN BASEL SWITZERLAND there was a strange article written about an "aerial battle" a few years earlier. It explains that there was hundreds of flying "balls and discs" flying around throwing lightening sparks at each other. Some of them crashed to the ground and were just laying there.
IN SLOVANIA, THERE IS A turtle with two heads, two brains and five legs. the two heads are totally independent, and they often see conflict in the thinking between the two brains.
THIS IS WHAT IS CLAIMED to be a "Chupacabra". This animal was shot in Hood County Texas. It is a totally unknown animal.
HERE IS PROBABLY the smallest horse in the world: 6 pound horse name "Pinto"
HERE IS THE NORTH AMERICAN "X-15" Rocket Airplane. It has reached 4,519 mph and traveled to an altitude of 19 miles. In order to reach that high and that fast, it has to be attached to a B-52 Bomber airplane and carried to about 30,000 ft and let lose.
THIS PICTURE IS SAID TO BE one of the beings, or one similar to, that was found in the crashed Flying Disc at Roswell, New Mexico USA in 1947. It is hard to know, but they were similar.
HERE IS NICOLA TESLA with the very first "FLOURESCENT LAMP". 50 years later, it become in use among the people. It used only a 1/4 of the electricity, and the "power brokers" wanted to sell more electricity.
NICOLA TESLA in his office with one of his inventions.
THESE STRUCTURES are positioned on top of small Pyramids in the Sudan, Africa. The circles were used as burial tombs.
SOME PEOPLE THINK this Egyptian equipment is a "Television set". Maybe ? I see it more as an energy and light producing apparatus, which they used when they were working in tunnels and dark places.
THIS CAN NOT BE GOOD !! This is Trans-Asia Airways, Flight 235, which crashed after takeoff from Taiwan Kilong River Airport. 42 of the 58 on board died in the crash.
HERE IS "Stonehedge in Lights". It is a Mark Bower-Briggs painting. Always wanted to go there.
CHARIOTS plates were found in 4,000 years old burial place in Georgia, Eastern Europe. This was before the Roman Empire and most likely Egyptian origin.
HERE IS THE TOYOTA CONCEPT CAR I. It is said we may see this one in a year or two.
HERE IS ANOTHER PICTURE of South Africa's President Zuma's newly purchased Boeing 747. This is the bedroom in the tail end of it. The price of this US Taxpayer paid widely vary on the Internet. It varies from $236 Million to $400 Million. Some people go in style.
HERE IS A REPLICATED German V-1 Rocket powered bomb created to show off at an air-show. This is the weapon the Germans bombed London with for days on end. In fact, it had a rocket engine, before the Americans and the Brits knew what a Rocker engine was.
HEY - - I KNOW I have a lot of "Goofy" pictures on here, and many are just for fun. Life should be fun, and I insist on it. That is why I am showing you this one. This is a WW Trike. Would you ride this one ?
HERE IS A GEODESIC SOLAR HOME North of the Polar Circle in Norway. Between the house inside, and the dome they are growing food, fruit and berries - all year round.
HERE IS INSIDE the Geodesic Home in Northern Norway - nice - - .
HERE IS A LARGE, partially Solar Powered Blimp / Air Ship a group is looking for financing to build. It can stay in the air for weeks, and serve as a resort hotel.
THIS PICTURE CAME BACK FROM MARS. Well, the one on the left did. The one on the right is someones artistic expression of what he thinks he sees in the left one. I do not exactly see the same thing, but the artifact on the left look artificial. So, we still wonder - - what is it.
HERE IS ANOTHER view of the Temple at Petra Jordan. This is only what we see on the outside, it is huge on the inside. I is commonly believed that most of it was built in the 1st Century BC, and enlarged in the 1st Century AD. Than - there are other archeologists who think it is much older.


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Bridgwater farmland to be gradually released for new homes under council agreement
Plans for the first 260 homes west of the M5 were approved in April
Site of 260 homes on Bower Lane in Bridgwater (Image: Daniel Mumby)
Farmland in Bridgwater will gradually be released to provide new housing under a new agreement with Somerset County Council.
Sandpits Farm lies between Bower Lane and the M5 in Bridgwater - part of a wider area identified within Sedgemoor District Council's Local Plan to deliver hundreds of new homes over the next decade.
The county council, which owns the farmhouse and the surrounding land, has entered into an agreement with a land promoter to sell off sections of the site as new plans for homes come forward.
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Part of the site will also be safeguarded to deliver a new primary school to serve the residents of the proposed new homes.
The district council's Local Plan allocated the land south of the A39 Bath Road and either side of the A372 Westonzoyland Road to deliver up to 1,200 homes by 2032.
This allocation includes the expectation that a new primary school will be delivered, and that a new spine road between the A39 and A372 be constructed with Bower Lane becoming closed to traffic.
Site of 1,200 homes allocated within the Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan, including Sandpits Farm (Image: Sedgemoor District Council)
The council approved plans for the first 260 homes within the allocated site in April, which will include the first section of the spine road.
At the northern end of the site (near the community hospital and minor injuries unit), the county council recently completed construction of the £23M Polden Bower School, providing 160 places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Under the new agreement, the council will sell the farm buildings and gradually sell the farmland to developers as planning applications for different sections of the site come forward.
Strategic estates manager Charlie Field said the agreement was part of a wider policy to get the best value out of the council's existing assets.
He said: "The current council policy is to sell the buildings on the farm estate, reducing revenue maintenance costs, retaining such land considered of strategic value until it can be optimised.
"Sandpits Farm in Bridgwater is allocated as development land for housing development. On part of the site, our new Polden Bower school has been constructed.
"The remaining site needs to be brought forward to be developed in conjunction with neighbouring land.
"To this end, we will enter into a promotion agreement to develop the whole allocation with the promoter that has control over the remaining allocation and sell parcels as development opportunities occur whilst safeguarding a site for a new primary school."
Proposed site of 560 homes on Dunwear Lane in Bridgwater (Image: Daniel Mumby)
The county council has not revealed how much it expects to earn from this agreement, citing commercial sensitivity.
Plans for 560 homes to the south of the A372 were submitted to the district council in April - which, if approved, would include a new roundabout to link the new spine road to the existing road network.
A decision on these plans is expected before the end of the year.
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Q: How do I develop a completely custom portal/website that has rich designs in SharePoint? I am required to develop a fully custom knowledge management portal in SharePoint - where different team members in a project can login, ask directed questions, edit their profiles, contribute knowledge, etc. The rich bootstrap like designs I have been given is in no way close to the general SharePoint layout. I have just started understanding what SharePoint actually is and I am miserably confused as to where to begin, what version to use (SharePoint framework or Designer or others), how and where the coding would take place, will I need a database, etc.
Can you give a layout or a direction for development I can follow? Any guidance is much appreciated. Thanks.
Note: I don't have server OS for sharepoint-server.

A: The SharePoint look book is a great place to start for inspiration.
There is one that is based on Microsoft 365 learning pathways which I think would be a great place to start when making a knowledge management portal.
You can customize these further using both out of the box web parts, or extend when needed using SharePoint Framework.
Hope this gets you started!

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*A SharePoint add-in - you still get a tiny SharePoint navigation bar (which you can hide with css). In such an app you get help to get the SharePoint context and using the users context and thus the permission the user has.

*A web app of your choice. Make calls to the SharePoint API using a service account or the user context (the latter may be tricky).

I would try to avoid using a separate database. If you store data in the SharePoint lists etc that would reduce the complexity of deployment etc.

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Whoever came up with red-eye gravy was either very hungry or very hungover, maybe both. Afterall, coffee and salty pork fat don't exactly seem like a winning combination. But red-eye gravy is simple, it's Southern as cornbread (y'all), and more than anything, it's salty as hell.
Dietary guidelines be damned, some morning you just need an extra punch of salt - even if it's mixed with coffee and ladled over grits.
Red-eye gravy is basically two ingredients: salt-cured country ham and coffee. On it's own, it's rough. Think Vegemite via Montgomery, Ala. Just as Vegemite works better on buttered toast (I'm told), red-eye gravy is made to dress grits.
I love grits, but there's no getting around how bland they are. Add a good bit of butter, salt, pepper, cheese, even barbecued shrimp, and you transform the grainy porridge into a pretty nice dish. A little red-eye gravy does the trick, too.
The bitterness of the coffee works with the salt and cooked pork flavors from the country ham. A little butter adds a needed bit of richness to the gravy.
To make it, simply fry up a couple slices of country ham, deglaze the pan with black coffee and whisk in some butter. Now, the other night I was watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (I have no excuse for myself) as Guy Fieri tasted some Arizona cook's red-eye gravy. It was made with chicken stock and involved no ham or coffee. I don't know what they were doing, but they weren't making red-eye gravy. It's one thing to play with a recipe, but once you remove the primary ingredients it becomes a different dish.
And then I reminded myself I was watching Guy Fieri.
Red-eye gravy is a very quick dish. If you're going to make it as part of a large breakfast (and you should), cook the ham first (about 3 minutes per side) and deglaze the pan with 1 to 2 cups of coffee (to taste), making sure to scrap up the stuck on pork bits. Whisk in 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter (or more to taste). The gravy doesn't reduce (please, don't reduce it), but it can be kept warm while you prepare the grits, eggs and whatever else you plan to have.
Once everything it ready, simply ladle on the red-eye gravy (y'all).
With the weather this past Sunday only threatening rain instead of actually pouring as predicted, Eliza and I trekked into the city to run a few errands, and maybe grab some food and drink. After a long due stop at Second Story Books (who are having a 20% off Summer Sale, FYI), where we failed to come back with fewer books than we had brought, we swung by Circa to check out the brunch selection.
Established in April 2007, Circa is a relative newcomer to the already crowded category of "Dupont Circle Upscale Cafes." Apparently they have carved themselves a niche, as the shiny, aluminum accented dining room was at capacity; unexpectedly, we were able to snag the last two top on the makeshift sidewalk patio.
If nothing else, Circa is a great spot for people watching — over the course of our meal, we saw dogs and babies of every size, several death-defying feats of cycling, and were regaled with a fascinating, hour long argument from a neighboring table over a very special chair, and why Diner #1 felt it was wrong of Diner #2 to get hammered and ruin it. (To our dismay, the two gentlemen departed before reaching consensus).
The food was decidedly less thrilling. Eliza's Caesar's Salad, which on the menu promised "roasted red peppers, boiled eggs, [and] Spanish anchovies," actually contained about a square inch of pepper, one-half-of-one egg, and not a single tiny fish; I don't know where they get off pluralizing! My hamburger Sliders were equally disappointing, as the onions were not remotely carmelized, and each burger was presented on a bun that was limp and quite clearly store bought. Our meals as served weren't bad for the price ($7 and $9.75, respectively), but neither was actually what we ordered — a bit more attention to detail and truth in advertising might well be in order.
After a detour to U Street for some Margaritas at Alero (who knew half a pitcher was so big!), we happily made our way down 14th Street to our next port of call, Cork Wine Bar. Situated in the evolving Logan Circle neighborhood, Cork and its neighbors are an eclectic bunch whose numbers include a furniture store, a bodega, a dog sitter's, a plant shop, an independent comic book shop, and other small businesses not common to the city.
Cork reflects its diverse environment with one of the most interesting wine lists I have ever seen. It is an unfortunate fact that most restaurants in this area, even those which purport a wine focus, are lazy when it comes to their by-the-glass programs, limiting their selections to the banal offerings of the larger distributors (which are all to willing to "help out" in putting them together). Even those that put the effort forth all too often will take the safe route, sticking to well-known, workaday producers and varietals. Not so at Cork, whose 40+ long list is dominated by relatively obscure French and Italian wines like Verdicchio, Irouleguy, and Marcillac; if these words are meaningless to you, fear not, as each wine is accompanied by a pithy, well-worded description. Our server was very attentive and helpful, and over the course of the afternoon we were visited by several staff members, each friendly and informative. Prices range from $6 to $14 a glass, and I promise there is not a boring wine among them. For those interested in training their palates, Cork offers several well priced flights which are changed on a monthly basis.
As wine is always best enjoyed with food, Cork serves a selection of small plates intended for sharing and sampling with the bar's many wines. The menu is comprehensive given its size, offering cuisine appropriate for nearly any glass. On Sunday, we enjoyed a dish of sauteed wild mushrooms in madeira and marjoram, an asparagus special, and several items off the charcuterie and cheese list; everything was well prepared and well priced (the mushrooms were particularly tasty, and I hope someday we can replicate them at home).
Where Circa seemed careless in its execution, the people behind Cork quite obviously have a vision, and everything seems very well in focus. Though I have only been once and, therefore, am loath to make any conclusive judgments, I can say that I will most certainly be visiting Cork again. If you have any interest in exploring the wider world of wine, at first blush Cork seems a great place to begin.


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Like Edith Piaf , The Last Chanteuse grew up at the back of Montmartre in Paris, France. Her teenage years were spent playing guitar in an all girls punk band and watching films.
Anne Pigalle moved to London, recorded with Michael Nyman and Adrian Sherwood and then went on to sign a recording contract with Trevor Horn's record label ZTT, with whom she recorded an album and a few singles. Hailed as the Queen of Chic Bohemia, she will tour Europe and Japan. Her self styled photo in 1985 in front of the red velvet curtain has become iconic.
Anne Pigalle moved to LA in the 90's, she develops her film idea with the late Donald Cammell and returns to London where she produces some experimental music pieces as well as some classic songs, erotic poetry, paintings and some beautiful self portraits polaroids, exhibited at the Michael Hoppen Gallery (the show Amerotica voted 4th best in The Times in 2006 ); her role as a multi media artist becomes apparent and influential.
2011 sees the release of the trilogy : L'Amerotica I and II as well as L'Ame Erotique, a compilation of poetic and surrealists vignettes declaiming the values of personal love and erotic experiences in a world of generic and stolen ideas.
2013, an interlude album : Madame Sex : Anne paints each cover individually, she calls it the Art Cd. Madame Sex and L'Ame Erotique
2015 : Soho's Amerotic Nights
2016: a show at the National Portrait Gallery dedicated to Bowie, Brel and Baudelaire and performs again at the NPG in 2017 during the Cézanne show
2017: An Art show at We are Cuts in Soho : Les P'tites Femmes de Soho
2018 : Plays Memo from Turner at the anniversary of the film Performance in Powis Square
2018/2019 Release of Anne's self produced album ECSTASE on Cd and vinyl with guests musicians Glen Matlock, Terry Edwards, Paul Robinson, it's a multi media project and wins best art film at the Portobello Film Festival
2020; Planned to play at the Adelaide festival in Australia, but cancelled for Covid reasons, Anne directs 2 short films instead for the festival.
The record Ecstase is exhibited at the Bünder Kunstmuseum in Switzerland in an exhibition called Dance me til the end of Love, along with art and music greats
Anne creates the Ecstase Art Masks
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Iguane on February 1, 2012 at 12:24 pm said:
Loved that crazy movie. Can't wait for the next one.
Iguane
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Every year I do a photoshoot with the Easter bunny in my studio. I also have a real bunny and baby chicks come too. If you do not want photos with the Easter bunny you can do just the bunny or baby chicks. Some kids usually around age 2 to 3 do get scared of the bunny so be prepared.


Well, it's because our thinking relies on our mental maps and mindsets, not facts. Neuroscience tells us that each of our mindsets—the long-term concepts that structure the way we think—is instantiated in the synapses of the brain.
In his research Dr. Michael Merzenich, an expert on brain plasticity, found that mental habits actually showed up on MRI scans. In studying flute players, he found that their brains had developed larger representational areas that control the fingers, tongue and lips. He could see that flute playing had physically changed the brain.
This is why mindsets are not things that can be changed by someone telling you a few facts. And it's not just the flute players. We've all developed thinking preferences and mindsets that have changed our brains. The cumulative weight of knowledge and experience and the mental maps that have formed make it very hard to change your mind.
Know where they're coming from: Changing mindsets starts with understanding what someone's natural thinking preferences are. The greater the shift involved in the change, the more energy and motivation that will be required. That's why this has to be taken into consideration as part of any change management initiative.
Visualize it: If you're trying to get buy-in from someone else for this change, visualize what that person will ask, say and worry about so you can be prepared to respond. The brain doesn't necessarily know the difference between visualization and reality, so if you're facing a big change yourself, this is also a great way to "try on" different perspectives, get comfortable with them and make them a reality.
Define your goal: When you need to make a big change, write down your goal for the change and post it in a place you will see every single day. That constant reinforcement is essential for reminding you why you're doing it and for keeping it top of mind. Use this technique with others who need to get on board with change as well, personalizing it to the goals that matter most to them.
Use the buddy system: Work together to help each other stay accountable to a new way of doing things and be conscious about keeping an open mind to alternate perspectives and the diversity of thought that can help you push through your mindset barriers.
Make a plan: Give yourself and your team the gift of setting milestones. That way you can celebrate some of the changes you've made and figure out where you're succeeding, where you're struggling and how to go from there.
Change is always around the corner, and it's always a challenge. It takes time to overcome a natural mindset that's probably been years in the making. But you can control the way you respond to change and how you set the stage for others to deal with it.
If you're leading and managing change of any kind, start by grounding yourself and each person involved in the change process in an understanding of your mindsets and thinking preferences. Then use your own inherent diversity of thought to avoid the mindset traps we're all susceptible to as you navigate new change and uncertainty.
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Solarize Asheville-Buncombe Case Study
March 28, 2022 | Posted In: Blog, Case Studies
Asheville, North Carolina is a small to medium-sized city in the mountains of Western North Carolina with a population just under 100,000. Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, which has a population of 260,000. Asheville and Buncombe County are committed to sustainability and are leaders in the state in municipal clean energy goals and sustainability policies. Surrounded by natural beauty and dense biodiversity in one of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the region draws millions of tourists every year and the city's population is growing.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe launched in April 2021, led by a steering coalition of a dozen community organizations and individuals. It was initiated as part of a suite of strategies the Asheville-Buncombe community is taking to adopt more clean energy. Building a diverse steering coalition was key to this program's design and success.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe was led by Blue Horizons Project, a community clean-energy campaign housed at Asheville nonprofit Green Built Alliance in partnership with the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, and Solar Crowdsource. In addition to these four entities, a community steering coalition comprised of the WNC Sierra Club Chapter, Center for Biological Diversity, Green Opportunities, MountainTrue, Hood Huggers International, and Umoja Health, Wellness, and Justice Collective, and several individual community members worked together to design the campaign components, select solar contractors, and guide the campaign. Selecting community partners for the campaign involved significant outreach to partner organizations and individuals who were invested in an equitable transition to clean energy.
Blue Horizons Project staffed the Solarize Asheville-Buncombe campaign, with financial support from the City of Asheville and Buncombe County offices of sustainability.
As of the date of this case study, the main campaign is over, with two final components remaining to be completed – a workforce development program and a donated solar energy system to a local nonprofit.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe
Solarize campaigns are community-based programs that promote the widespread adoption of solar through a group pricing scheme. Solarize campaigns are designed to leverage the power of group purchasing to lower the cost of solar for all campaign participants. They utilize peers and social networks to spur solar adoption and often include components such as energy efficiency services, battery storage, and electric vehicle chargers in addition to solar energy systems. More than 350 solarize campaigns have taken place in the US since the first one in Portland, Oregon in 2009. As limited-time group-purchase initiatives that strive to streamline and simplify the process of going solar, solarize campaigns are effective in expanding residential and commercial solar installations rapidly in a defined geographical area.
Prior to 2021, Asheville had two solarize campaigns in 2013 and 2014. In 2018, both Buncombe County and the City of Asheville adopted 100% renewable energy resolutions for municipal operations by 2030 and the whole county by 2042. The City of Asheville and Buncombe County commissioned a report by the Cadmus Group called Moving to 100 Percent: Renewable Energy Transition Pathways Analysis for Buncombe County and the City of Asheville. This report outlined four different pathways to achieve 100% renewable energy. Solarize campaigns were a recommended strategy from the report, with the recommendation of repeating solarize campaigns every two to three years.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe was planned starting in early 2020, with the steering coalition coalescing in late 2020 to prepare for a spring 2021 launch. The campaign set goals of having 500 sign-ups and 100 contracts for solar energy systems. Green Built Alliance partnered with Solar Crowdsource's platform for sign-ups. Solar Crowdsource provided marketing support, customer database management, a webpage for the campaign, and guided the RFP process for selecting solar contractors. This support was necessary due to the small size of the staff and limited resources at Green Built Alliance.
Essential to Solarize Asheville-Buncombe was a workforce development program and pathway for low- and moderate-income households to participate in the campaign. The focus on prioritizing environmental justice set this campaign apart from other solarize campaigns.
The campaign launched on April 7, 2021. As it was still the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the launch and all associated educational outreach events were virtual. This didn't seem to hinder participation. Two hundred people signed up for the campaign launch event.
The Solarize Asheville-Buncombe campaign brought down the cost of solar for all participants thanks to bulk discounts on solar panels, batteries, and equipment, and reduced installer costs on marketing and lead generation.
The solar installers for residential and commercial installations were pre-selected via a competitive RFP process, and pricing was tiered, meaning that prices per watt installed went down as more participants signed contracts with the installer.
The campaign was wildly successful and surpassed all expectations. Just five weeks after launching in April 2021, the campaign reached its lowest residential pricing tier of $2.45 per watt of solar installed, which realized savings of 10 to 20 percent compared to non-campaign pricing.
A series of educational sessions ranging from Solar 101 to financing to a deep dive into solar proposals were scheduled throughout the campaign from April to December 2021 to facilitate the community's understanding of the benefits of solar energy as well as the workings of the campaign's tiered pricing model.
The City of Asheville was one of twenty-one local governments selected to participate in a cohort of city governments planning to implement solarize campaigns. This cohort was led by World Resources Institute and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and provided eight workshops, technical assistance, knowledge-sharing, and tracking of campaign results and equity initiatives and impact. Solarize Asheville-Buncombe had the most solar installations out of all campaigns in the cohort with 182 contracts signed.
Too often, the economic and environmental benefits of residential solar are out of reach for families of low and moderate incomes. Solarize Asheville-Buncombe's Neighbor to Neighbor program strove to offer solar installations free or deeply-discounted for families making below 100 percent of Buncombe County's area median income (AMI).
Local data on energy burdens shows that Buncombe County's communities of color, low-income families, and households in formerly redlined neighborhoods experience the greatest energy burden, meaning these households pay a disproportionate share of their already limited income on energy costs. Neighbor to Neighbor Solar was designed to help alleviate the energy burden borne by these households and to move toward a more just and equitable clean energy future for Buncombe County.
By the campaign's end, Neighbor to Neighbor Solar funded solar panel installations on the roofs of 12 low- and moderate-income households. Eleven of these were fully-funded, and one was partially-funded based on household income. In addition to income requirements, participating homes also had to meet criteria related to sun exposure and roof age.
By permanently reducing their utility costs through the solar installations, these households will have more money for crucial family expenses such as food and medication, and hopefully be less vulnerable to the effects of climate change moving forward.
"I've thought about solar for a very long time, did my research, but the prices were just out of my price range," said Neighbor to Neighbor recipient Millicent Johnson of Weaverville. "Having solar means more money in my pocket, so I can do other things. … Words can't even describe how grateful I am for this program."
Funding for these systems was provided by grants from the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, and individual donations.
Neighbor to Neighbor Solar is planned to continue into 2023 beyond the campaign.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe partnered with Green Opportunities, a local workforce development organization whose mission is to support marginalized communities toward employment through job training and service. Five trainees are slated to receive training onsite from Titan Solar at Solarize Asheville-Buncombe installations in the spring and summer of 2022.
Launching a community-focused solarize campaign in the middle of a global pandemic presented many challenges. The steering coalition was able to come together in person just a handful of times, mostly outdoors. Had the steering coalition and campaign events been able to be in-person, the campaign may have seen greater success.
Another principal challenge arose when engaging with the local solar installer community. A campaign with a goal of one hundred installations presented a capacity challenge to some of the smaller local installers, some of whom max out at a hundred installations per year. Paired with the confusion of tiered pricing and campaign constraints such as the fee that Solar Crowdsource levied on each contract, Solarize Asheville-Buncombe was not appealing to many local installers. It was the steering coalition's wish to engage with one or more local solar contractors, but that did not come to fruition.
At the time of the campaign, Duke Energy provided a solar rebate program. This rebate was available by a lottery, and there was some confusion with some campaign participants expecting the rebate or factoring it into their decision-making process for signing a contract, when the rebate was not a sure shot.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe selected Summit Solar as its solar installer partner. A couple of months after the campaign launch, Summit Solar was bought by Titan Solar, one of the largest solar companies in the US. While Summit Solar has many good customer reviews and emphasized top-notch quality and customer experience, TItan Solar has a more negative reputation and reviews. This was out of the control of the campaign and ended up causing confusion for some campaign participants who were expecting to work with Summit Solar but ended up working with Titan Solar instead. As campaign installations got underway, there were some quality control and customer complaints about Titan Solar.
Commercial installations presented another challenge. The team knew going into the campaign that solarize campaigns tend to comprise primarily residential solar installations. Despite efforts to engage with the business community in Asheville through connecting with the Chamber of Commerce and local business associations, the campaign netted just two commercial installations totaling 27.6 kW. This was a disappointment to both the campaign and our commercial solar installer, Renu Energy.
Lastly, Solarize Asheville-Buncombe's workforce development program and Neighbor to Neighbor Solar program were unconventional aspects of the campaign. Working with a solar installer that was used to primarily working with traditional customers and helping them understand the details of how workforce development and the low- to moderate-income program worked was a challenge at times. Neighbor to Neighbor Solar participants sometimes lacked access to internet or cell phones, and the solar installer utilized electronic contracts, presenting a challenge. Additionally, in order to file for interconnection with the electric grid, customers' utility bills and homeowner's insurance policies must have the same name and spelling on them. Volunteers with Neighbor to Neighbor Solar often did site visits to help with these challenges and to help facilitate these projects.
Solarize Asheville-Buncombe had 729 sign-ups and 182 contracts for solar energy systems signed, well-exceeding its goals of 500 sign-ups and 100 contracts.
These 182 systems equate to 2,009,732 kWh produced annually and an estimated $251,215 in annual utility bill savings for homeowners.
Community-wide, the campaign added more than $4.69 million in new clean energy development and eliminated as much as 2,689,753 Ibs of CO2 annually from the local environment. This is equivalent to removing as many as 1,344 tons and 163 cars from local roadways for one year. Added battery/energy storage as a result of the campaign equaled 125 kWh.
"Asheville was among 20 U.S. communities that took part in RMI's Residential Solar Cohort program in 2021," said Ryan Shea, senior associate at RMI, an independent nonprofit based in Boulder, Colo., focused on transforming energy systems globally. "Their effort resulted in the most resident participation and rooftop solar installed out of any campaign, largely due to their effective community-led outreach and the dedicated local government and community partners."
"The Solarize Asheville Buncombe campaign provided an incredible jump-start in 2021 toward increasing renewable energy use in our community," said Brownie Newman, Buncombe County Commission chair. "The campaign was another important pathway to meeting our goal of 100 percent renewable energy for county operations by 2030 and for the entire community by 2042."
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said: "The City of Asheville is proud to partner with Solarize Asheville-Buncombe in supporting our community to take proactive climate action. While the City is working diligently to address our internal carbon reduction and renewable energy goals, it is inspiring to see the enthusiastic embrace of the Solarize campaign as residents strive to address our climate emergency. This is just one energy solution that will get us towards our community-wide goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2042."
Added Sam Ruark, Executive Director of Green Built Alliance: "It will ultimately take the combined efforts of governments, nonprofits, businesses, and all citizens to reduce our collective fossil-fuel footprint. By working together in partnership with multiple organizations and stakeholders, Solarize Asheville Buncombe exceeded expectations and was a significant leap forward for renewable energy in our community."
From its conception by a coalition of local organizations in late 2020 to its community launch in April 2021 and through its completion on October 31, 2021 the Solarize Asheville Buncombe campaign was designed to spark new interest in solar power by communicating its benefits and reducing its entry price.
Another key benefit of the campaign's success is a solar energy system to be provided free to a worthy local nonprofit organization. This system will help reduce ongoing electricity costs, freeing up funds for the recipient organization to help achieve its mission more economically.
At the time of this case study, a community project nonprofit recipient had yet to be selected. Following a request for proposals, 15 local nonprofit organizations applied to be recipients of a solar energy system worth $60-$80,000. In the selection process, the Solarize Asheville-Buncombe steering coalition is taking into account the mission of the organizations and their positive impact on the community as well as their facility's suitability for solar including condition of their roof, potential shading, and energy needs. The recipient organization will be chosen in spring 2022 by the Solarize Asheville-Buncombe steering coalition and the installation is planned for fall 2022.
Lessons Learned & Recommendations
Try to time future campaign installations in the first three quarters of the year. The fourth quarter is a very busy time for solar installers and there is potential for delays as they work to wrap up their year.
On the front end of a campaign, make time for community engagement and outreach to local solar contractors to get input on the campaign. If local installers are not able to handle the potential volume of work from the campaign, discuss the opportunity for them to create a collaboration to share client leads. To ensure pricing is consistent, installers will need to agree on a price per watt for installations.
Ensure solar installers are not overstating estimated system production, proposing panels on north-facing roof surfaces, and oversizing systems.
Have a dedicated manager of any workforce development low- and moderate-income campaign components. These programs need careful attention and care to ensure success.
Have a plan to track program metrics regularly through the campaign.
Realize that solarize campaigns are typically heavily-weighted toward residential installations. Solarize Asheville-Buncombe included just two commercial installations totaling 27.6 kW.
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The Making of the Vanity Fair Summit
Go behind the scenes with architect Basil Walter as he brings the pages of Vanity Fair to life at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center.
Basil Walter reviews architectural models of the 2016 New Establishment Summit.By Justin Weiner for BWArchitects.
How do you bring a brand to life? This is how architect Basil Walter approached the task of designing the space for the third Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit. The Summit brings together leaders from across industries for conversations about the economic, technological, and cultural forces shaping the present and the future. Walter says his task is to transform the conference venue, San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, from a workaday theater complex into an environment that reflects these lofty topics as well as the rich visual and journalistic traditions of Vanity Fair.
It's an endeavor that takes about a year from start to finish. Walter, who has also designed the Vanity Fair Oscar party for 20 years, begins by mining the magazine's archives for photographic and illustrative inspiration—and for design elements. When Summit participants enter the lobby of the theater, for instance, they will immediately see an enormous Expressionist-style illustration of a man whose body is composed entirely of numbers. The illustration, created by the Flemish artist Frans Masereel, originally appeared in the April 1925 issue of Vanity Fair.
Left, a rendering of the lobby for the 2016 Summit; Right, the BWArchitects design for the Main Stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in San Francisco.
By Justin Weiner for BWArchitects.
One of the venue's hallways also displays a series of 12-foot-high panels featuring two Annie Leibovitz photographs. Printed on one side of the panels: a picture of the media moguls who ushered in the Information Age, and adorned the New Establishment package in the magazine's October 1998 issue. (The Summit, launched in 2014, marked the 20th anniversary of the New Establishment and its signature list of the most influential men and women in media, technology, business, finance, and culture.) The other side of the panels shows the speakers at last year's Summit.
It might seem paradoxical to highlight decades-old artwork at, of all places, a technology gathering. But the striking images and signature touches, including cheerful caricatures of all the speakers by artist André Carrilho, make the Vanity Fair Summit truly distinct. And the atmosphere isn't nostalgic: when a bold illustration such as Masereel's is reproduced at large scale, Walter notes, it takes on a very contemporary feel. Context matters, too. Dropping the 1998 Leibovitz photo in the middle of the 2016 New Establishment Summit, as a new generation of tech titans mill about, creates a new dynamic. "Rather than looking at something that happened in the past, we are actually experiencing, at that moment, the creation of a future history,'' Walter says.
An illustration by André Carrilho of the speakers for this year's Summit.
That sense of history-in-the-making is particularly acute on the Summit stage, where Vanity Fair journalists and other observers interview executives such as Amazon C.E.O. Jeff Bezos and Barry Diller, the former C.E.O. of Paramount and Fox, who is currently chairman of IAC and Expedia (two leaders surely destined for the history books); as well as artist Jeff Koons, and pop-culture icons such as Conan O'Brien and Sarah Jessica Parker. In this respect—through an eclectic mix of guests, in-depth conversations, and a visually stimulating setting—the Summit really does feel like Vanity Fair brought to life.
The 2016 New Establishment List
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Digital Colorization by Sean McCabe.
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