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Art | 4 Feb 2016 | By Michael Slenske
Jorge Méndez Blake taps into Emily Dickinson at Galeria OMR's new space
To celebrate its new location in Mexico City, Galleria OMR is exhibiting pieces by artist Jorge Méndez Blake created especially for the space, including paintings and marble rock installation inspired by the American poet Emily Dickinson
For more than three decades Mexico City's blue chip powerhouse Galería OMR, founded by husband and wife dealers Patricia Ortiz Monasterio and Jaime Riestra, has served as the cultural anchor of Colonia Roma's Plaza Rio de Janeiro (and a diplomat for many top contemporary Mexican artists at fairs across the globe). The gallery's corner building just across from the park served as the House of Spain and the College of Mexico, and played home to Octavio Paz and Antonio Alatorre before the Riestras took over in 1983.
But as the power couple takes a step back from the action, their forward-thinking director son, Cristobal, is moving the gallery into its next phase inside a brutalist 1960s building that previously housed the popular Sala Margolin record store, which they leased from a neighbour who bought the space so it wouldn't be turned into a nightclub.
'What we did is we basically made the space a little bit smaller,' says Cristobal, whose architect brother Mateo Riestra revamped the space with José Arnaud-Bello and Max Von Werz. Adding massive doors, and reinforced walls and floors, the trio (who came together just for the project) transformed it into a soaring space that retains the original concrete columns and ceiling.
The renovations also included a newly built second storey, which houses a multipurpose space, a library, Cristobal's office, a bar, and leads to a rooftop area on the third floor. To accommodate for this the architects had to cover the ground floor's skylight and replace the natural illumination with electric lighting – but the Tiffany blue glow it emits is still quite striking.
Meanwhile, the architects incorporated new windows on the front and back of the skylit second floor with a deep aubergine trim that nods to a Paul Rudolph townhouse in Manhattan. 'It would have been so stiff if it was just greys, whites and blacks like every other gallery,' says Mateo, who is also the designer behind the popular Lupe Toys. 'When we inherited the space it was under-structured, there wasn't enough steel in the columns, so we wanted to maintain structural and functional aspects of the building.'
'The record shop had all these different levels, wooden floors, and these volumes of acrylic falling down from the center, so we opened it up,' says Cristobal, leading me through the space during the opening. The newly revamped space, he says, inspired Jorge Méndez Blake to make his first large-scale paintings, which consist of 10-foot tall acrylic on linen canvases (in yellow, red, green, blue, purple, and black) featuring cut-outs that recreate all of the hyphens in all six volumes of the American poet Emily Dickinson's oeuvre.
Cristobal adds, 'She wrote nearly 1800 poems and published [less than a dozen] during her life, so she was a pioneer beyond being a woman and feminist, but she also used these dashes to interpret a pause and the moment of creation before you write down your verse. [Méndez Bake] went back to every single poem and wrote the verses only leaving the dashes, so it's only the moment of creation.'
To reinforce this concept, Méndez Blake also assembled a pile of marble stones to invoke writerly contemplation by the ocean, exhibited an overturned book (to re-emphasise the moment of creation) and installed an oil lamp that will continue to leave smoke residue on the gallery walls for the duration of the show. He also created a concrete replica of Dickinson's desk from memory (there are no photos allowed in her house) but a visitor at the opening knocked it over and destroyed it while trying to snap a photo of the artist's massive paintings. 'He must have been trying to Instagram or something,' Cristobal jokes.
Elsewhere, a range of earlier works on paper and a neon sculpture in the library are on display upstairs. 'For me,' says Mateo. 'The best thing is that you can't tell what is old and what is new.'
Blake's acrylic paintings feature cut-outs that meticulously recreate all of the hyphens in all six volumes of Dickinson's poems
The canvases appear in red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black. Explains gallery co-owner Jaime Riestra: '[Méndez Bake] went back to every single poem and wrote the verses only leaving the dashes, so it's only the moment of creation'
To reinforce this concept of creation, Méndez Blake also compiled a pile of marble stones to invoke writerly contemplation by the ocean
Detail of Méndez Blake's painting
For more information, visit the Galeria OMR website
Photography: Enrique Macías. Courtesy of Galeria OMR
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Floyd Mayweather tried to convince Team GB boxer and Olympics finalist Ben Whittaker to turn pro in 2017
TEAM GB's Olympic star Ben Whittaker rejected Floyd Mayweather's advice in 2017 to turn professional.
The 24-year-old will compete for the gold medal on Wednesday when he faces Cuba's light-heavyweight Arlen Lopez.
Light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker faces Cuba's Arlen Lopez for the gold medal on Wednesday
Ben Whittaker met Floyd Mayweather in 2017 and mentioned he was aiming for Olympic gold. Mayweather said: "When are you turn pro? After the Olympics? Oh Hell no. Trophies don't collect nothing but dust."
Now Whittaker will earn a fortune if he wins gold on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/mFTSwM9aZ7
— Declan Taylor (@DeclanTaylor87) August 1, 2021
Lopez, 28, is looking to win back-to-back gold medals in the Games after scooping the top prize in the middleweight division in Rio 2016.
But he knows he will have to be at his best to beat Midlands supremo Whittaker, who won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.
And in a clip that has emerged from 2017, American boxing legend Mayweather urged then-middleweight Whittaker to enter the paid ranks after Anthony Joshua introduced the pair.
In a video posed by FightHype, Joshua can be seen telling Mayweather: "This guy here, this is Ben Whittaker. The future.
"Olympic fighter right now, but I swear to you, this guy here, he's the creme de la creme."
Mayweather then asked Whittaker: "When are you turning pro?"
To which Whittaker said: "After the Olympics."
A shocked Mayweather, who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Games, then remarked: "Oh hell no! Trophies don't do nothing but collect dust."
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Commenting on his meeting with the 15-time world champion, he said: "He told me waiting for the Olympics is a waste, and that all medals do is catch dust.
"But he was kind of lying cos he did it himself.
"The medal might catch dust but it opened a lot of doors for him. It will do the same for me."
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If you ever get knocked unconscious and wake up in a daze and the medic tests your clearheadedness by asking you what year this is, only answer "6018" if you are laying by the Masonic Center's cornerstone. Otherwise, you'll be assigned a legal guardian.
The letters A.L. stand for Anno Lucis, which is Latin for "In the Year of Light." Masons observe this calendar ceremonially, such as when laying cornerstones. Converting the number is easy: Simply take today's A.D. (or C.E.—don't start with me) and add 4,000 to it. 2018 then becomes 6018, which acknowledges the number of years since the Creation (I'm serious—don't start). The Masonic Center's cornerstone, therefore, was laid in 1926.
And what an awesome lay it was! Thousands of people attended the daylong ceremony and parade. The cornerstone was grouted with a silver trowel, which is still on display in the Center's museum. The Cincinnati Enquirer lovingly described the new building as the Masons' "monster fraternal home." Don't start with them, either.
In the olden days, radio commercial breaks happened three or four times per hour, each lasting maybe three minutes. Today, though, stations believe in "flow," which means you can enjoy about 24 continuous minutes of music, followed by enjoying 731 continuous minutes of commercials. This timing is strategic. Whenever a radio ratings participant listens to at least five minutes of a (15-minute) quarter hour, that station gets ratings credit. Each quadrant, then, benefits from as many minutes of entertainment as possible. Stations intentionally schedule a six-minute commercial break to start at, say, 8:12, making its first three minutes register as the end of one quadrant and the next three minutes count as the beginning of the next. This allows 12 uninterrupted minutes in each quarter-hour for showcasing the station's standard playlist of nine songs.
Talk radio works a little differently, but generally those stations tend to play commercials in about the same time frames. It's not just in Cincinnati, it's everywhere—and it's all your fault for being so fickle. Try listening longer next time to that triple-speed disclaimer.
While researching my neighborhood, I found a 1931 photo of Mt. Lookout Square. I was surprised to see the legendary Zip's restaurant location occupied by "Harrison's Billiards." Zip's claims it opened in 1926. Did it start somewhere else, or have I uncovered a scandal?
If scandal there is, let it rest in peace among the ghosts at 1036 Delta Avenue. Zip's owner Mike Burke acknowledges his establishment's blurry origins. Business began there during Prohibition, when many a Cincinnati storefront was, literally, a front. Sure, we play billiards here. Sure, we also serve coffee and soda, conveniently stored in these beer barrels.
Harrison's Billiards (wink, wink) later became Karcher's Billiards and was first described as a "café" in a 1935 burglary report. This was upgraded to "restaurant" in a 1936 burglary report. Not until 1939—after Prohibition and several more robberies—do we find an offhand mention of "the Zip Café in Mt. Lookout" inside a surprisingly crime-free newspaper story.
Zip's was boarded up for about a year in the late 1940s, not because it was closed but because rocks were inexplicably attracted to its front windows when it refused to hire union bartenders. Things have settled down considerably since those days. Don't be upset that Zip's in Mt. Lookout—now known for its burgers—probably opened years later than asserted, because that's offset by the recent observation (on this magazine's very website) that Arnold's downtown probably opened years earlier than asserted. Accurate memories do not go well with beer.


Exponential backoff is the process of a client periodically retrying a failed request over an increasing amount of time. It is a standard error handling strategy for network applications. The Core Reporting API is designed with the expectation that clients which choose to retry failed requests do so use exponential backoff. Besides being "required", using exponential backoff increases the efficiency of bandwidth usage, reduces the number of requests required to get a successful response, and maximizes the throughput of requests in concurrent environments.
The algorithm is set to terminate when n is 5. This ceiling is in place only to stop clients from retrying infinitely, and results in a total delay of around 32 seconds before a request is deemed "an unrecoverable error".


A growler is a ½ gallon glass jug that can be filled with beer straight from the draft lines.
Infinitely reusable package—Compared to other beer packages, a growler, by a long shot, has the least environmental impact. Buy one once and, unless it breaks, you can refill it an unlimited number of times.
Amber colored glass—The dark amber glass that growlers are made from protects your beer from excess light and UV rays, which "skunk" beer.
Fresh from the source—Fill your growler with any beer we have on draft, straight from source. Take your growler with you on a road trip and fill it up at other breweries.
Keep your money local--On average, 48 percent of each purchase at local independent businesses was recirculated locally, compared to less than 14 percent of purchases at chain stores.
Taste before you buy—When you buy a growler from a local brewpub, you have the opportunity to taste the beer before you buy it!
Available on Sundays—On July 4, 2010, Senate Bill 75 allowed Indiana breweries to sell growlers and bottles of beer if they are brewed on-site. It's only a matter of time before package liquor stores will be able to sell beer on Sundays in Indiana, but we'll enjoy the exclusivity while it lasts!
How do I care for my growler?
Once filled, keep your growler refrigerated. Unopened, it will stay fresh up to 7 days. After you open it, the beer will maintain its full flavor and carbonation for up to 12 hours.
After you finish the beer, rinse your growler well with hot water and turn it upside down to drain and dry. When you bring it back in, we will inspect it for cleanliness, wash it with a pressure sprayer and hot water and sanitize it before refilling to ensure it is sterile and ready for more great beer.


With heavy hearts, but gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing to eternal glory of Professor Gabriel Ikhidero Odia, the Pioneer Head, and Founder of the Physiotherapy Program at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Professor Odia passed on Monday, December 7, 2015.
Professor Gabriel Ikhidero Odia was born on the 30th April, 1934. He attended St. Peters Primary School Benin City, (1941-1945) and Igbobi College (1946-1951). He was a graduate of the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and he served in various professional and academic positions at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and the College of Medicine, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital where he was an Honorary Consultant Physiotherapist. He pioneered the physiotherapy training at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
Professor Odia belongs to several professional bodies including Member, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (Great Britain); Member Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Member International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, and past Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Physiotherapy.
He is also a Trustee of the Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria. A keen sportsman and professional Consultant in Sports Medicine, Professor Odia has served in various capacities including Team Physiotherapist, Nigeria Contingent to the 3rd All African Games, Algiers, Moscow Olympics, 4th All African Games, Nairobi, and the Seoul Olympics. He was Secretary, 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Medical Sub-Committee. He is also a founding member of the Sports Medicine Association of Nigeria. He has published many professional and research papers in both National and International Journals. Professor Odia is married with children. He voluntarily retired from the services of the College of Medicine and Lagos University Teaching Hospital in April, 1992 after 35 years of meritorious service.
The Federal Government appointed him as the Pioneer Chairman, Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria in December 2000, a position he held till 2009.
Pa Odia, as we used to call him, will be greatly missed. But his legacy lives on.


Constellation Design has produced a wide variety of print and online materials, including some that are featured below. Within the various categories are sample images from selected projects, just follow the links.
Constellation Design has handled all production aspects of this Seattle-based baseball magazine from July 2000 through June 2004 and from August 2007 to the present. Project includes photo and textual layouts, photo formatting, chart creations, statistics tables, editorial assistance with headlines and copyedits, and more for each issue. Letter-sized, glossy, 4-color/black-and-white. Published 6-7 times per year.
Constellation Design handled the full layout and production for this long-running tabloid-sized, newsprint monthly trade journal from 2007-2011. The Journal changed ownership shortly thereafter and ultimately ceased publication in January 2013.
Constellation has done layout and production for this game program distributed at Seattle Sounders FC soccer matches since its debut in 2009. 5.5" × 8.5", glossy, 4-color.
This small shelter in southern California was on a tight budget and essentially needed an attractive way to solicit donations and to communicate with their community and volunteers. It has since terminated its Website, but a dummy site can be seen here.
Constellation was enlisted to provide an online companion to the printed Chiropractic Journal, a trade publication for the chiropractic profession, to replace the rudimentary site they had been using. It was intended to showcase whatever portion of their print publication they chose and host a searchable library of years' worth of Journal archives. This one was a little different in that one specification was that it not use a database but be maintained and updated solely via FTP uploaded files. So we built it in PHP without a conventional CMS interface, providing easy-to-use file templates for the client to utilize when filing new stories and articles instead.
The Chiropractic Journal ceased publication in early 2013 and their web archive is no longer maintained. A dummy site will be added here as a portfolio piece when time permits.
Constellation has done several iterations of Websites for Marty's marketing and consulting ventures. Marty and I have worked together on a number of things over the years and lately he's been experimenting with doing his own web building using WordPress. I'm trying not to take it personally. :-).
In 2003, a volunteer arm of the John Kerry for President campaign enlisted Constellation to donate a Website for their group. The campaign is long over, but a dummy site remains for viewing.
Everyone needs a business card, and Constellation has provided them for several clients. See a sampling here.
Constellation has also produced a variety of other printed items for clients, including notepad tablets, postcards, brochures, even whole books! You can check out a sampling here.


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Види
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 Peraceras profectum Matthew 1899
 Peraceras superciliosus Cope 1880

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Q: How do I set Highcharts categories dynamically? I've been reading through the documentation and googling for hours and have not made any progress on finding these categories. I am building the grapg.
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Rock Stars like to wear tight trousers. Why? As Paul Gallagher notes, when a BBC reporters asked the cool kids what most attracted them to the man holding the mic, they answered in one voice: the music. But Mrs. Iris Mountbatten revealed her son 'Leggy' was an avid admirer of the Rutles after seeing their tight trousers. Mum, on the other hand, appreciated Tom Jones and 'Wendell', the name of the singer's penis. Iggy Pop writes sings about his concertinaed pal. Continue reading »
Take Your Balls And Go Home: The World's Most Dangerous Hiking Trail
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Mount Hua, or Hua Shan, or Xiyue located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is one of China's Five Great Mountains, and has a long history of religious significance. Originally classified as having three peaks, in modern times the mountain is classified as five main peaks, of which the highest is the South Peak at 2,154.9 metres (7,070 ft). Continue reading »
Shut Up And Take My Balls! China's Glass Walkway Opens In Tianmen Mountain
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China has opened a 100-metre-long glass skywalk stretching around a cliff on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Hunan province. The skywalk provides a view of a 300-metre drop and overlooks Tongtian Avenue, a mountain road with 99 turns that snakes up the mountain. When translated in English, it means "Avenue to the Sky". The 1.6-metre wide glass-floored skywalk has been dubbed "Coiling Dragon Cliff" and is the third of its kind in the area. Continue reading »
Plastic Balls Bathing
Members of the general public enjoy the "BEACH" at the National Building Museum August 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. The "BEACH" is an interactive architectural installation, with an "ocean" of nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls, that brings the experience of going to the beach indoor. (Photos by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Over 90 Million Plastic Balls To Protect The City Of Los Angeles
Over 90 million plastic balls cover the Los Angeles Reservoir in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles Wednesday, back to August 12, 2015. The city has completed a program of covering open-air reservoirs with floating "shade balls" to protect water quality. Photos by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo. Continue reading »
Swim In 1,000,000 Recyclable Plastic Balls At Installation In Museum In Washington
The National Building Museum in Washington has become the unlikely home of an enormous ocean of one million plastic bubbles and a plastic beach open to visitors who want to hop in for a truly bizarre experience. Continue reading »
1,252 Floating Balls Form An Eye When Looking From The Right Angle
Perceptual Shift is the latest in my series of sculptural works that I refer to as expanded graphics, limited color graphics that are exploded and rendered in three dimensional space. This work is the first of its kind, it's a 3D halftone. Black and white halftone images are traditionally produced using black circles on a white surface. This work moves away from the traditional picture plane using the white room as its canvas. The flat black circles have become floating black spheres. Continue reading »
For Men With Balls
A guerilla advertising campaign targeted at 16-20 year old males, to help raise awareness about testicular cancer and to encourage self checking. Continue reading »
"Jesus Is Everywhere" Project Photoshops Jesus In Everyday Situations
Gorgeous Beachwear And Lingerie Photography By Bonnie Cee


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Why The Illuminati Created Gangsta Rap
During the late-1980s and 1990s, the Illuminati took a new approach to destroying the lives of millions of Americans. For decades, the order used sexual promiscuity and narcotics to ruin people, but it needed something else, something that would be equally if not more damaging. That turned out to be street violence, which would be achieved through brainwashing. The secret order had already been influencing black youths through hip hop and decided to slightly alter the genre to encourage barbaric and tribal behavior. As a result, gangsta rap was born and it quickly became one of NWO's most successful mind-control projects.
Promoting violence and other criminal actions, gangsta rap became a cultural phenomenon that invaded black society. Artists such as Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, and Dr. Dre glamorized the basest tribal behaviors. These included forming street gangs, following a leader, fighting in wars, and objectifying women. In exchange for their cooperation, these Illuminati artists were granted fame and fortune. For those who were fans, all they got was broken dreams and incarceration.
Symbolism is also readily apparent in gangsta rap albums. Just check out Dr. Dre's group, NWA, which bears a similar resemblance to NWO. Another famous example is Tupac's "The Don Killuminati" album, and let's not forget how many artists sport clothing that boast pyramids and the Eye of Providence. The Illuminati leaves its trademark everywhere it goes. Everything the order does is done for Satan, and praise to the unholy one must be given through symbols.
Creating gangsta rap arose from many motives. First of all, the Illuminati holds extremely racist views and believes that the world's population should constitute a certain genetic profile. This doesn't mean that it wants humanity only to consist of blue eyed-blonde caucasians. It does indicate that the races will fall into some kind of caste hierarchy once the order takes control. We aren't really sure what that will be yet. One race will be at the top, while the others will occupy the lower rungs. The leadership will likely be more diverse to maintain coercion.
Second, the Illuminati needs a police state to subdue the population and destroy any resistance, and the way to achieve it is by convincing people that tougher and better armed cops are necessary. By elevating crimes to crisis levels, the order achieves this. Americans more or less feel relief at the sight of SWAT teams taking down drug lords and gang members. Even when gross abuses occur, the people do not want their police to be defunded or subjected to reforms out of fear that "gangstas" will rule the streets.
Lastly, the order wants to intensify racial hatred throughout the world, and the genre does it very well. Today, blacks face overwhelming stereotypes because too many people see them as violent thugs that belong in prison. Gangsta rap is the primary cause of this. Even those who don't listen to it know about its content and end up believing that all blacks act that way. Journalists further exacerbate this by focusing on crime when reporting on black communities.
How can this scourge be overcome? To do so would be extremely difficult. Blacks in America have been the Illuminati's guinea pigs for far too long. They were used to evaluate syphilis at Tuskegee and served as the primary subjects to see the effects of crack on a large scale. Brainwashing them to adopt a culture of violence was the next logical step. Just remember that the Illuminati had its reasons for introducing such a vile genre into the mainstream. Increasing police, encouraging racism, and instigating tribal violence were just some of them.
Remember, brainwashing works and is everywhere. Check your beliefs and you will also see.
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WHEN IN DOUBT, SAY DARLING!
Booking is now open for a new entertainment with Pieter-Dirk Uys ....and other darlings titled When in Doubt, Say Darling!
After a sold-out season at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Studio and the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, the newest Pieter-Dirk Uys show – When in Doubt, Say Darling - will have two seasons in KZN: at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg on October 30 and 31 and again on November 6 and 7, and at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on Durban's UKZN Campus, on November 1,2,3,4 and again from November 8 to 11, 2018.
Sometimes politics repeats itself, not only taking history and turning it into farce, but taking farce and turning into the fake news which is now called entertainment. Pieter-Dirk Uys is sorting out 40 years of distress, disguise and disgust: from apartheid to tripartite, from amandla to Nkandla - and happily back to amandla. In the boxes are wigs, glasses, wagging fingers, toyi-toyis, red berets, trump cards of madness, icons and aikonas, from Bezuidenhouts, Raubenheimers and Ramaphosas to Altzheimers.
See PW Botha impersonate Jacob Zuma! Witness Dr Piet Koornhof solve the Brexit stand-off! Celebrate the appearances of Angela Merkel, Theresa May, Nowell Fine and Evita Bezuidenhout!
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The plaintiff filed an action against the defendant for breach of contract, special damages, general damages, interest and costs of the suit. The two issues were whether there was a legally binding contract for decorating services between the plaintiff and the defendant and whether the plaintiff is entitled to the remedies claimed.
It was submitted that under s 55 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act 2003 (PPDA or the act) all public procurement has to be carried out in accordance with the rules set out in the act and regulations and guidelines made under the act. The court held that there was non-compliance with the PPDA regulations on procurement of services.
The court stated that the act was established to ensure the application of fair, competitive, transparent, non-discriminatory and value for money procurement and disposal standards and practices. Although there was non-compliance with established procedures as set out above, the contracts committee subsequently agreed with the methodology chosen albeit after the event. They ratified the process.
The court went on to decide that on the first issue thereof of whether there was a legally binding contract for decorating services between the plaintiff and the defendant, that the permanent secretary upon clearance by the Contracts Committee was under obligation to retrospectively regularise the procurement of the services of the plaintiff representing a consortium of companies which carried out decorations. The failure to regularise the procurement of the services of the plaintiff worked injustice because the plaintiffs remained unpaid for services procured and which had been cleared by the Contracts Committee.
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Q: Calculating amount of observations for grouped variable and attach result to dataframe Similar to dplyr: put count occurrences into new variable, Putting rowwise counts of value occurences into new variables, how to do that in R with dplyr?, Count observations of distinct values per group and add a new column of counts for each value or Create columns from factors and count
I am looking for a way to summarize observations under a certain grouping variable and attach the result to my dataframe (preferably with dplyr, but any solution is appreciated).
Here is the structure of my data:
id    team    teamsize    apr16   may16
123   A      13             0      1
124   B       8            1       1
125   A      13            1       0
126   A      13            0       1

I would like R to group my data according to the teams, count the number of 1 for apr16 (so just add up the 1 for each team) and attach a new variable to my dataframe with the result. In a next step, I would like to use this result (it represents numbers of users of a certain policy) in order to calculate the share of users for each Team (that's what I need teamsize for) - but I haven gotten there yet.
I have tried several ways to just calculate the number of users, but it did not work out.
DF <- DF%>%
  group_by(team, apr16) %>%
  mutate(users_0416 = n()) %>%
  ungroup

DF <- DF%>%
  group_by(team, apr16) %>%
  mutate(users_0416 = sum()) %>%
  ungroup

I feel like this is a really easy thing to do but I am just not moving on and really looking forward to any help.


Community engagement is a critical factor in the success of onshore and offshore projects, and influencing public perception is a critical element of community engagement. The oil and gas industry must learn to engage with local citizens better if it is to build upon its social license to operate, a pair of experts said.
At the Projects, Facilities, and Construction/Health, Safety, and Environment (PFC/HSE) topical luncheon, "Understanding Communities: A Key to Project Success," held during the recent SPE ATCE in Houston, Kevin Preister and Doug Bannerman discussed the steps operating companies should take to improve relations with local communities. Preister is a senior associate at the James Kent Group and the executive director of the Center for Social Ecology and Public Policy, and Bannerman is the head of North America social responsibility at Statoil.
Preister said companies should promote greater citizen ownership of the projects in their communities, and in doing so, they must engage in face-to-face contact with residents. Resident engagement should be at parity with technical disciplines in tactical and strategic project decision making.
The best method to connect with a community is through an informal network, either through company employees who live in an area or through a local liaison. Preister said there is enormous value to having people on the ground. Formal community organizations may not represent the majority opinion of a community and may not be of great value to companies.
"If you read the public interest only through organized groups, you're going to seriously misread the public interest," Preister said.
Attendees ask questions of speakers at the Projects, Facilities, and Construction/Health, Safety, and Environment topical luncheon at the recent SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Photo credit: Scott Morgan, Corporate Event Images.
Preister suggested that companies mimic the natural routines in a community to get their message across, meeting with respected individuals and using popular gathering places. Formal public meetings with community residents can be ineffective in sustaining relationships if the community is not aware of the progress of a potential project. Preister said surprise is the primary cause of dissatisfaction toward a project.
"If meetings are the first point of public contact, you are at high social risk. Don't let it happen that way. Make sure you stage those public meetings in sequence or that you know what's going to happen and you've predicted it so you can manage the outcome," he said.
Dealing with public opposition to a project is a matter of patience. Preister said opposition leaders seldom shift positions, and organized opposition groups adopt unresolved citizen issues for political purposes. Companies should focus their message on what he called the "moderate middle," or citizens within a community who may be skeptical toward a project but willing to consider its potential benefits.
Preister said that by solidifying its relationship with the moderate middle, a company can force more radical opponents to adopt a practical point of view or isolate them on the social, political, and financial fringe.
"If that outside [opposition] wants to get to you, but they have to go through the community first, it's a very different game. The dynamics are very different. You can't cause an impression on people, but a community can. When they are fighting for a project because they see a benefit out of it, you are in a winning situation," he said.
Bannerman said Statoil's communications approach is to divide community stakeholders into two groups: people who can be persuaded to support a project and people who cannot be persuaded. Companies often struggle with combatting organized opposition, particularly if it has an anti-fossil-fuel agenda that goes beyond the scope of a particular project. He said it is important to focus communications efforts on seeking a middle ground.


Following yesterday's massive explosion in the Chinese city of Tianjin, more and more videos and photos have started to come out showing the explosion itself and the carnage it has created in incredible detail.
At least 50 people were killed in Wednesday's explosion, but precise information about the blast and its effects has been difficult to obtain partly due to the secretiveness of the Chinese government. But as more time passes a larger and larger number of videos have appeared to document what has occurred at the ground level.
Great devastation in the core area of the #Tianjin #Blasts. Video shot on a highway very close to the blasts.
Tianjin explosion epicenter – check out that crater. What was that, just a gasoline tank?


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Podrobné výsledky Mistrovství světa ve vzpírání 2007:

Muži

Do 56 kg
V nejlehčí váhové kategorii mužů proběhl dramatický souboj o všechny sady medailí. V trhu hned v úvodu zaváhal jeden z favoritů – Kubánec Sergio Álvarez – a zapsal si pouze 118 kg. Do souboje o zlato pak nejvýrazněji promlouvali Vietnamec Hoàng Anh Tuấn, Severokorejec Ča Kum-čol a loňský mistr světa z trhu a dvojboje Číňan Li Čeng. Hoàng nakonec za 127 kg bral bronz. Velký souboj se poté odehrál mezi Severokorejcem a Číňanem. Ča měl výhodu nižší tělesné hmotnosti, a tak mu stačilo pouze "dotahovat" Číňana Li, který měl nižší startovní číslo a k pokusům nastupoval před ním. Li nakonec absolvoval tři platné pokusy a zapsal si velmi dobrých 130 kg. Ča posledním pokusem rovněž dokázal dostat činku až nad hlavu, ale rozhodčí mu pokus nakonec poměrem 2:1 neuznali, protože plně nepropnul paže.

O vítězi dvojboje se rozhodovalo hlavně v nadhozu. Vítěz trhu, Číňan Li, měl velké problémy. Platný byl až jeho třetí pokus, díky němuž si zapsal 153 kg v nadhozu. To sice znamenalo výsledek 283 kg v dvojboji, o 3 kg více než loni, kdy se stal mistrem světa, v tu chvíli však ještě pokračovalo v soutěži šest závodníků. Bronzový z trhu, Vietnamec Hoàng, z boje o zlato v dvojboj vypadl vinou problémů se zády. Ve dvou úvodních pokusech mu dvakrát vypršel časový limit, aniž k pokusu nastoupil, a ani ve zbývajícím pokusu se s problémy nedokázal vyrovnat. Druhým pokusem na 155 kg se pokoušel Severokorejec Ča zajistit si vedení v dvojboji. A úspěšně. Dále se už bojovalo o vítězství v nadhozu. Jediným úspěšným na 156 kg byl Kubánec Álvarez. Zvednout stejnou váhu se pokoušel také Indonésan Eko Yuli Irawan, který dosud soutěží procházel poměrně nenápadně, ale neuspěl, zapsal si 154 kg a nakonec vybojoval bronz z nadhozu a dvojboje. O 157 kg se pokoušeli ještě oba Severokorekci Ča Kum-čol a Ri Kjong-sok. Ča neuspěl. Ri předvedl velice nadějný pokus. Činku dostal až nad hlavu do poměrně stabilní pozice, ale nedokázal v ní déle setrvat a s činkou hrůzně upadl. Rozhodčí v poměru 2:1 ohodnotili jeho pokus jako špatný, a tak se vítězem v nadhozu stal Kubánec Sergio Álvarez, stejně jako minulý rok. Na vítězství Ča Kum-čola v dvojboji a druhé místo Li Čenga dramatický závěr nadhozu již neměl žádný vliv.

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 62 kg
V trhu kategorie mužů do 62 kg se rozhodovalo o zlatu až na vahách přes 140 kg. Číňan Čchiou Le, mistr světa z loňského roku, dvakrát neuspěl na váze 141 kg, při posledním pokusu si navíc poranil pravý loket a s výkonem 137 kg v trhu skončil bez medaile z tohoto mistrovství. Svého krajana však zastoupil devatenáctiletý Jang Fan, který nakonec za 142 kg bral zlato. Druhý skončil Severokorejec Im Džong-su, který získal stříbro stejným výkonem. K pokusu na 142 kg nastoupil až po Číňanovi, a tudíž bylo jasné, že skončí druhý, ať už jeho pokus dopadne jakkoli. Třetí místo nakonec obsadil Bulhar Ivajlo Filev, který třemi platnými pokusy došel až na váhu 138 kg. Český reprezentant Petr Slabý, který startoval ve skupině D, nezvedl základní váhu 108 kg.

V rámci nadhozu se startovní skupina A rozštěpila na dvě výkonnostní kategorie. O zlato vedli souboj Číňan Jang a Severokorejec Im. Ze zlata se opět radoval Jang. Im v posledním pokusu zvedl 173 kg, čímž se dostal do vedení jak v nadhozu, tak v dvojboji. Číňan, který šel k poslednímu pokusu po něm, využil své nižší tělesné hmotnosti a zvedal stejnou váhu, čímž by se opět dostal do vedení v obou disciplínách. Jang uspěl a radoval se ze tří zlatých medailí. Na bronzový stupínek se opět probojoval Bulhar Filev, který opatrným zvyšováním došel až na 163 kg. Shodný výkon předvedl i jeho krajan Jasen Stojanov, ale na čtvrté místo ho odsunulo až pomocné kritérium – pořadí pokusu. Vzepřít váhu vyšší než 163 kg se pokoušeli ještě další čtyři vzpěrači, ale žádný z nich neuspěl. Pořadí dvojboje proto zůstalo stejné jako v trhu i nadhozu: první Jang, druhý Im, třetí Filev. Čech Petr Slabý skončil v nadhozu výkonem 140 kg třicátý pátý; v dvojboji vzhledem k absenci platného pokusu z trhu nebyl klasifikován.

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Dvojboj

Do 69 kg
V trhu přešli přes váhu 150 kg čtyři atleti. Na 153 kg začínal Číňan Š' Č'-jung a pokus zvládl úspěšně. Po něm zvedal Bulhar Demir Demirev, který by se vzepřením stejné váhy dostal na průběžné druhé místo. Demirev tímto posledním pousem uspěl a čekal, jak se povede soupeřům. K pokusu, který by mu zajistil minimálně bronz, nastouopil Turek Mete Binay. Ve svém technicky hůře podařeném pokusu zabojoval a nakonec si zapsal konečných 154 kg. Nyní zbyli v soutěži pouze dva Číňané – Š' Č'-jung a Čang Kuo-čeng. Š' vynechával a nechal soutěžit Čanga. Ten dokázal zdvihnout 155 kg, ale na 157 kg již neuspěl. Jako jediný v soutěži si pak Š' nechal naložit 158 kg, svým posledním pokusem uspěl a bral zlato. Čech Radim Kozel, jenž startoval ve skupině D, vybojoval výkonem 130 kg v konkurenci 62 vzpěračů slušné třicáté místo.

Soutěž v nadhozu opět viděla mnoho nezdařených pokusů. Prvními, kteří uspěli na vyšších vahách, byli až Severokorejec Kim Čol-džin, který úspěšně zahájil na 185 kg, mistr světa a Evropy Francouz Vencelas Dabaya, který se ujal průběžného vedení výkonem 187 kg posledním pokusem, a Číňan Čang Kuo-čeng, který druhým pokusem dokázal zvednout dokonce 189 kg. Po Číňanově pokusu byl na řadě Severokorejec, který by se vzepřením stejné váhy dostal do vedení v nadhozu, ale v dvojboji by to znamenalo pouze čtvrté místo. Kim ale ani jedním ze svých dvou pokusů neuspěl. Kromě těchto tří vzpěračů v soutěži ještě pokračoval Jihokorejec Lee Bae-jung, jenž se rovněž pokoušel o 189 kg, avšak taktéž neuspěl a na šampionátu předvedl šest neplatných pokusů. V tento okamžik už bylo jasné, že Čang je mistrem světa v nadhozu i dvojboji. Svůj triumf ještě korunoval závěrečným pokusem na 192 kg. Druhé místo v dvojboji připadlo Š' Č'-jungovi, který si na další soupeře vybudoval velký náskok v trhu, a třetí nakonec skončil díky vyrovnaným výkonům Bulhar Demir Demirev. Český vzpěrač Radim Kozel zvládl v nadhozu 146 kg, což znamenalo padesáté třetí místo. Součtem 276 kg pak obsadil čtyřicáté páté místo.

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 77 kg
Trh mužů přinesl zajímavé výsledky z pohledu výkonnostního srovnání startovních skupin. Překvapivě velký počet závodníků ze skupiny B, a dokonce i někteří ze skupiny C, figurovali v celkovém pořadí po první disciplíně před vzpěrači ze skupiny A. Souboj o medaile z trhu už tak dramatický nebyl. Bronz získal Rus Oleg Perepečenov výkonem 163 kg. Na stejné váze uspěl těsně před ním Číňan Li Chung-li, ale Rus namísto zvýšení o 1 kg (čímž by se pokusil převzít vedení) zvolil pokus "do součtu", dal tak přednost budování si pozice do nadhozu. Před Číňana se ještě na okamžik svým prvním pokusem dostal Armén Gevorg Davtjan, ale Li mu úspěšně odpověděl a další pokusy Arména již skončily neúspěšně.

V nadhozu se nejdříve rozhodovalo o dvojboji. Li napodobil svého krajana a jmenovce Li Čenga a až třetím pokusem uspěl na základní váze 195 kg. Po něm překvapivě vypadl i Perepečenov, držitel světového rekordu z roku 2001, a tak se svým třetím pokusem dostal do vedení dvojboje Davtjan a arménská výprava začala slavit. Soutěž ale ještě pokračovala. Heroickými výkony se na medailové příčky nadhozu probojovali Jihokorejci Sa Džae-hjuk, jenž zvládl 200 kg, a Kim Kwang-hoon, jenž si zapsal ještě o 1 kg více. V soutěži s nimi zbyl už pouze Bulhar Ivan Stojcov. Ten chtěl posledním pokusem získat nejen vítězství v nadhozu, ale i v dvojboji, a tudíž si nechal naložit váhu 205 kg, o 12 kg vyšší než s jakou začínal. Hrdinským výkonem nakonec 205 kg zvedl a nečekaně zamíchal pořadím dvojboje, které se zdálo být uzavřené. Druhý v dvojboji skončil Davtjan a třetí Li.

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 85 kg

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 94 kg

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 105 kg

Trh

Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Nad 105 kg

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Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Ženy

Do 48 kg
Z vítězství ve všech discipínách nejlehčí váhové kategorie žen se radovala reprezentantka Čínské lidové republiky Čchen Sie-sia. Světová rekordmanka vyhrála s obrovským náskokem a o jejích kvalitách nebylo sporu, i když na světový rekord nedosáhla.

K radosti domácích diváků získala stříbro z trhu thajská vzpěračka Pramsiri Bunphithaková, bronzová skončila v těsném souboji Nurcan Taylanová z Turecka, jež měla jediný platný pokus až ten poslední. V nadhozu ale turecká závodnice nedala základní váhu 100 kg, výrazně ji omezovala bolest levé nohy, a uvolnila tak své místo soupeřkám. Za mohutné podpory diváků se na přední příčky dostaly obě thajské reprezentantky – jak zmiňovaná Pramsiri Bunphithaková, tak i Pensiri Laosirikulová, která nakonec výkonem 112 kg získala stříbro. Její krajanka Bunphithaková platným pokusem na 110 kg skončila třetí; díky vyrovnanějším výkonům ale nakonec v dvojboji skončila druhá. Laosirikulové po slabším trhu, kde skončila sedmá, chyběl na stříbro z dvojboje 1 kg.

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Nadhoz

Dvojboj

Do 53 kg
První část soutěže, trh, byla neobyčejně vyrovnaná. I proto zlatou medaili získala trochu překvapivě Jihokorejka Joon Džin-hee, když třetím pokusem zvládla 94 kg. Díky nižší tělesné hmotnosti odsunula na konečné druhé místo Bělorusku Nastassju Novikavovou. Třetí skončila devatenáctiletá Číňanka Li Pching výkonem o 1 kg nižším. Na tělesnou váhu s ní prohrála domácí závodnice Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoonová, která si v závěru disciplíny přivodila zranění pravého lokte a do nadhozu nenastoupila.

V nadhozu ve skvělých výkonech pokračovala Jihokorejka Joon Džin-hee, když se třemi platnými, vybojovanými pokusy dostala až na výslednou váhu 117 kg. Tento skvělý výkon jí nakonec přinesl dva bronzy z nadhozu a dvojboje. Druhé a třetí stříbro si pak pokusem na 119 kg zajistila Běloruska Novikavová a už se pouze čekalo, kolik zvládne Číňanka Li Pching. Prvním pokusem si zajistila vítězství v nadhozu a dvojboji, druhým oba výsledky ještě zlepšila a třetím se pokusila, stále ještě jako juniorka, pokořit seniorské rekordy v nadhozu (stávající a její vlastní měl hodnotu 129 kg) a dvojboji (226 kg) pokusem na 134 kg. Ovšem takový výkon byl již nad její síly. Smůlu nakonec měla vzpěračka z Hongkongu Jü Wei-li, která startovala v B skupině, neboť obsadila dvě čtvrtá místa.

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Do 58 kg

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Do 63 kg

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Do 69 kg

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I gassed a dog, wore its limp body like a stole, and threw the conked canine at a guard. Because of that my trousers are now more tactical, a room on my flying fortress has nicer decorations, and now I'll have more information about missions. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a bizarre game.
Those aren't direct effects, though. That would be ludicrous. No, they're purchases that Sam can make while he's flying around in his plane. It makes perfect sense in context: Terrorists, known as the Blacklist, are holding the US to ransom. They'll commit an act of awfulness every week until the US basically wipes out its worldwide military presence. They are confusingly named Blacklist, because of reasons. This is a threat forces Sam into the position of leader of Fourth Echelon, the spy group he's had an on-and-off relationship with from the first game. As leader he has perks: Sam, his team, and his informants fly around in a plane, moving from place to place like Scooby Doo in what's basically an upgradeable, flying warehouse of espionage. It's obvious if you think about it.
Everything Sam does seems to have an XP reward. Silence a bad guy, get XP. Crawl through a vent, get XP. That's what Sam spends in the upgrade menu, aboard his sky fortress. Everything can be added to. His trousers can have a different weave to enhance movement, his gloves can be upgraded to help with weapon handling; the goggles start off in a basic night vision set-up, but after only one mission I had enough to add a few upgrades, kitting them out the in wall-splitting enhance-o-vision. In colour. The plane, of all things, can have more comfortable rooms fitted so an informant on board is happier. Fluffier pillows will make him more open with his information. It's like the Geneva Convention has its own Innovations catalogue.
It's telling that all I've focused on the ridiculous steps in the upgrade tree. For all Blacklist adds, and there really is a hefty amount, almost everything else is a remix. It's an echo of Splinter Cells past. The floating text returns. Classic vs multiplayer and the excellent co-op is back. The pantherish additions to Sam's moveset keep him as lithe and lethal as he was in Conviction, but he can now use mark and execute, the instakill meter that you build with stealth kills, while on the run.
Everything's tried and tested, so it's up to Ubisoft to make the challenges fun. That's where concern coshes my enthusiasm. I panicked when I loaded up Blacklist, because it felt like the shadow Sam was using to hide was being cast by Uncharted: it wobbled between movement and cut-scene in awkward lurches, launching me into Sam's body after a helicopter crash and ending on moment where I snuck past patrolling guards on a night time patrol. This isn't really a mission, but a tutorial. I scrambled out of cover, they screamed that they'd spotted me, and the game unceremoniously yanked me into a cut-scene. It wasn't the only time the game just dropped a cut-scene with a clang, either.
The second mission also had problems. This time it was a wander through Benghazi in the daytime. I get the impression that the story missions for Blacklist will be focussed, with what I experienced feeling more like first-person shooter levels than a stealth game: dragging the player through corridors and into open areas filled with guards. An ever-present dot on the HUD was leading me onwards, not really letting me revel in the space provided. When it tried to get more interesting, it did so clumsily. The ending of that mission was a short but tedious fight against waves of guards.
Things are a bit better away from the story. From the mission control hub, Sam has access to single-player missions, co-op missions, and multiplayer. There's no distinction: the map clumps everything together so tightly that you can even see friends on there. I'd hoped to try out the Spy vs Mercs, but a crash put paid to that. Instead I was invited into a co-op mission. These side-mission might help you in tangential ways in the main story, though in this case it was just a quest to take out all the guards.
It was also an open level. The context of it wasn't made clear to me, because a producer hurriedly set it up to give me something to do: it was vaguely middle-eastern, with guards patrolling at multiple heights. There were enough walls to hide behind, enough patrol routes that give you time to shift from one cover to the other. In this situation things are a lot more fraught and interesting, and you can see the guard AI at work. They call-in to each other a lot more, so if someone goes missing on patrol fellow guards will break off and hunt. I took one guard out who was on a radio, and it set the others into a cautious panic. We had to hide the body and retreat into the dark.
Splinter Cell has always been an excellent co-op game, and this was no different. There were a couple of sneak routes, one accessed via a co-op boost, that we used to split up. We could take on anyone in any order, though this particular level had two open areas next to each other. It's fun, timing moves with other spies, hearing a grunt off camera as a partner panthers someone to death. And it's truly co-op: I found myself on a ledge with a viewpoint, and below was a helmeted heavy enemy. He's only vulnerable from the back, and there were a few other guards below. She didn't have an upgraded spy, so I talked the other spy through the route she needed to take that wouldn't alert everyone. When it was done, we had enough mark and execute tags to finish the level with a flourish.
I had a very brief play of a final mission that I plucked from the on-plane map: a Sea Fort off the coast of London that the terrorists were using for data transfer. It loaded up. I was in the dark. I could ponder my next move without any worry. It felt, briefly, like the Splinter Cell of old. I eked my way past a guard on a pier and headed towards a door. I was informed that I'd need another player to open it. Hrrm. I backtracked, looking out for the solo player route. Then I was spotted, and instead of allowing me to panther my way out of it, the mission was over, and my time was up. Really, Ubisoft? That was an notion that your own series started with, but by the third game it was being mocked by Sam's leaders.
Oh, I'm a bit grumpy. There were moments that it struck a chord, and the co-op game I played was ace. The versus multiplayer breaking on me was very frustrating, and when I looked mournfully up at the people playing it everyone was having a blast. I will buy this game for that multiplayer, and I can already tell that'll be enough. But singleplayer has problems: whether it's a big glowing icon dragging you on, or a ridiculous selection of trousers in the inventory, there's something demanding about Blacklist. A need to hurry the player along. I miss the calm, Michael Ironside-voiced Sam, sat in the dark, complaining about everything.
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Home / Programs and Services / Youth
1880 Quail Lane, Westbank, BC
Monday to Friday | 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays | 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Youth programs and services provide youth, ages 11 to 18, with cultural and traditional learning. The provision of high quality youth programming and services will continue to serve as a WFN government priority. All youth living on WFN lands are encouraged to come out to meet new friends and get involved. Unless otherwise noted, activities are held at the Youth Centre.
Program and Leisure Guide
All activities and times are subject to change without notice. Youth are responsible for their own rides home. Out trips have limited space and are on a first come basis. After-school pickup is available at Constable Neil Bruce school at 3:30 p.m. and at Mount Boucherie Secondary School at 3:45 p.m. Space is limited, however, and available on a first come first served basis.
We have different resources available such as a small computer lab, video gaming systems and a pool table. Every evening youth have the opportunity to take part in drop-in sports in the gym including dodgeball, basketball, and open gym time. Youth also go on weekly out trips to places like H2O, movie nights, and bowling.
Open to on-reserve youth aged 12-18 years.
Basic hunting skills
When: October-November
Learn hunting skills, patience, gutting, skinning, butchering, see our traditional hunting territory, see the Derickson Trap line with Raymond Derickson & family, learn gun safety, traditional teachings when hunting, learn how to make a fire, hunting stories, just to name a few of the many exciting opportunities offered.
Big White community snowboard program
Limited seating available. Open to WFN Members and residents needing a ride up to Big White.
Equipment and gear can be signed out for each use. Sign up and gear up by each Thursday.
The van leaves from the Youth Centre on time and will return after a full day. See calendar for exact times.
We can provide riders with snowboard lessons from our Youth/Red Snowboard Certified Instructors. Kids 11 years and under must be accompanied by a parent during full sessions.
Big White Fridays
When: Fridays | January to March | 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Contact: Youth and Recreation | T 250 768 4838
Join the youth department for Friday night Skiing/Snowboarding at Big White. Snowboarding equipment can be borrowed from the WFN Youth & Rec Department. Please bring all appropriate winter gear. A youth out-trip permission form is required to attend. There is no charge for lift tickets; however, youth will need to rent equipment if needed.
IR#10 pick-up at 4:20 p.m., return drop-off at 9:40p.m., at the Shoppers Drug Mart parking area
Children and Youth Counselling
When: Monday to Friday | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Evenings as required)
Contact: Child and Youth Counsellor | T 250-768-0227
The Child and Youth Counsellor provides counselling services using a variety of strategies and techniques, incorporating a holistic and culturally-sensitive approach. Counselling goals are developed with the family to ensure an inclusive, integrated approach is used. Young clients and their families may be supported through loss and grief, family conflict and/or change, violence, bullying, depression, and/or anxiety. Education and referrals to outside agencies may also be provided as required.
Cooking sessions
When: Weekly | September to June | Refer to calendar.
A fun session to learn basic cooking techniques and all sorts of recipes, such as moose stew, bannock, spaghetti, and caesar salad.
Drop-in basketball, volleyball, racquetball
When: Refer to calendar
Where: WFN Gymnasium, 1920 Quail Lane, Westbank, B.C.
All WFN residents have access to the gymnasium to practice technique, play games, or shoot some hoops.
When: Varying. Refer to calendar.
This program is open to girls, ages 9 to 12, who are either WFN members, aboriginal or community member residing on reserve. It is geared toward encouraging the development of strength, courage, confidence, honesty and communication skills for girls. The goal is to enhance girls' abilities so that they are able to take full advantage of their talents, academic interest, career pursuits, and potential for healthy relationships. Topics covered include self-esteem, body image, practical skills, boundaries, friendship, anger and physical fitness.
When: Wednesdays | December to March | 4:45 to 6:00 p.m.
Our youth and recreation department has nine snowshoes that can be borrowed on a first come first served basis. Protein bars and water will be provided. We will hike around our community or go up to Telemark.
Snowboard team
When: Saturdays | Seasonal | 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The snowboard team, open to WFN members, is geared towards developing skills in snowboarding which will lead to competitions. The team has the opportunity to work with an instructor to hone their skills, which will lead to more advanced training and to higher level competitions. To ensure our athletes reach their full potential, 90% attendance is mandatory. A $200 deposit is required at the start the season.
Where: Refer to calendar
Cost: Varying. Refer to calendar
Balance the body, calm the mind, and connect with the spirit. Yoga programs will vary throughout the year, and dates and times vary. Please check the calendar for updated dates and times.
The mission of the WFN Youth Council (WFNYC) is to guide youth in taking a positive, more prominent role in the community through promoting unity, leadership skills, and independence. Our goal is to empower youth, give them a voice in the community, build confidence and promote the development of future leaders.
This program is for youth ages 15-25 who want to pay a bigger role in the community, are positive role models, are interested in identifying problems facing WFN youth, and would like to help design and implement new youth activities.
Meet the Youth Council
Brianna Wilson Chair,
The granddaughter of the late Victor McDougall, Donna Swite, William Wilson and the late Catherine Jean Wilson. She is the daughter of Jarvis McDougall and Hannah Wilson. Brianna is currently a student at the University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus and is enrolled in the Aboriginal Access Studies Program. Her career goal is to work in Governance. She is keeping an open mind and is interested in fields of Journalism and the Private Sector. Brianna wears numerous hats within the WFN community. She is the on call employee for the WFN Afterschool Care Program and Chair of the WFN Youth Council (YC). Brianna joined the WFN YC in May of 2015 and enjoys giving back to her community by the volunteer opportunities provided though the YC and she is proud of the relationships she has developed with her fellow youth councilors and community members since her term began. Brianna's favorite aspect of the YC is the monthly meetings because it's a chance to catch up, check, exchange information or thoughts in a positive space with great, smart and all around amazing individuals.
Addison Fosbery Co-Chair,
The son of Ray and Debbie Fosbery and the grandson of Bruce and Cathy Fosbery, and the late Fred Popp and Norma Popp. Addison is currently a third year student at Okanagan College enrolled in the Arts program as a history major. The goals from the years of education that will subsequently follow are leading to a doctorates degree and a position as a professor. He works as an on call field technician for Okanagan Nation Alliances (ONA) Natural Resource department.
However, before Addison became a student in his first year of post-secondary he was given the opportunity to become one of the founding members of the Westbank First Nation Youth Council and later the co-chair. With the remaining years left as a counselor Addison hopes to continue to strive towards bettering the community for our youth so they will have the opportunities that Addison has had the privilege to experience. The youth are our future!
Saige Werstuik,
The daughter of Mickey and Nicole Werstuik and granddaughter to the late Marsha King. She is a proud member of Westbank First Nation and is currently attending post-secondary at UBCO completing her Associate of Arts degree, after completion she plans to continue her studies to ultimately achieve her Ph.D in Psychology.
Saige is currently a Youth & Recreation Leader for WFN Youth/Recreation Department and has been volunteering for different community events as a drummer, singer, and dancer for WFN since she could walk! Her hobbies include Hiking, Reading and Snowboarding.
Being a part of the WFN Youth Council has provided incredible opportunities and has impacted Saige's life in so many positive ways including the opportunity to win many bursaries and scholarships!
Justin Derickson,
The son of Chris Derickson and the late Danielle Marie Conlin, the grandson of Raymond and Carol Derickson, and a founding member of the WFN Youth Council. Justin currently resides in Vancouver where he is a working actor represented by Lucas Talent. Throughout his life, Justin has found that there are two passions of his, one is storytelling, and the other is working with youth. Justin has worked alongside both youth and early years kids to develop long-lasting relationships with them and aims to serve as a positive influence, role model, and friend, understanding that they are the leaders of tomorrow.
Wynnter Raphael,
The daughter of Pat & Leonard Raphael is a multi-disciplinary with a background of drawing, painting, photography and loves taking any challenges when come to art been exploring cosplay world and discover new techniques from this textile & prop making just a whole new level of experience. Wynnter has been on the Youth Council from the beginning and is a full time mother taking care of Qwaqwislakqin (Morning Star), NAPAT Graduated from En'owkin.
Chris Joe,
The grandson of Perry Joe from OKIB and Bonnie Coble from WFN. My mother is Michelle Joe and my father is Vern Campbell. I am one of the founding members of the youth council. I started my college as a AME (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, once completed my goal is to join the Canadian Armed Forces as an Engineer for aircraft. I current work part time as a custodian at Prospera Place in Kelowna, my hobbies include going to the gym lifting free weights to better my physical abilities and practicing martial arts.
Payton Wilson-Prince,
The daughter of the late Geoffrey Wilson and her mother Crystal Prince. Payton's grandfather in her dads side is the late Gilbert Wilson and her grandmother Jeanette Wilson. Her grandparents on her mother's side is Beverly Prince and her Grandfather Gerald VanWoerkom. Payton is a first year student at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and is currently working in the Aboriginal Program for SD@23 as a Cultural presenter. When Payton is finished school she plans on working with youth in the community. During her time in high school at MBSS, Payton received the honor to carry the eagle staff for NO Sd23.. carrying the eagle staff came with the responsibility of being a positive role model to her peers and remaining drug/alcohol free and taking the time to be culturally involved.
Youth fitness and movie night
When: Tuesdays | 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 to 10:00 p.m. (refer to calendar for most up-to-date times)
Youth Fitness is an exciting and fun way for our youth to get out and be active. There are all kinds of ways to be fit and active, and these different classes will be explored through this program. At the end of all that hard work, the youth can sit back and enjoy a movie and socialize with each other. It is a prerequisite to attend Youth Fitness in order to participate in Movie Night, so come out and have an active and entertaining evening!
Youth homework and tutoring program
When: Monday and Thursday, or as needed | 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Homework or tutoring support from the youth leaders. Homework supplies are available if needed. Students are rewarded with individual pizza after homework is completed.
When: Monthly evening meetings | September to June
The mission of the WFN Youth Leadership Council is to guide youth, aged 15 to 24, in taking a positive and more prominent role in the community by promoting unity, leadership skills, and independence. The goal is to empower youth, give them a voice in the community, build confidence and promote the development of future leaders.
The WFN Youth Leadership Council has a Female Seat available. Download an application if you are interested in joining.
Youth Works
When: July 3 - August 23, 2019
WFN Youth Works Summer program is for youth ages 11 to 18 who are interested in gaining employment skills and having a fun-filled summer! Each morning the youth will partake in employment training and spend their afternoons taking part in recreational activities!
Registration Cost: $200 until June 28, 2019 | $250 June 29 - July 2, 2019


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On a bright autumn morning, as the mist lifts from the River Thames, and our coxless four zips effortlessly away from the bank, you pinch yourself as you remember how lucky the RAF community is to enjoy the Central Fund facilities at Danesfield near Medmenham. As well as canoeing and force development, Danesfield hosts the RAF's Home for Sport for rowing.
In addition to twice weekly meetings for rowers from throughout the Thames Valley, Danesfield provides a terrific and homely base for three 4-day Learn to Row courses every year. The latest of these courses, at the end of September, saw 40 rowers from complete beginners to GB trialists, engage in the ultimate team sport. The course culminated in the athletes competing against the Navy and the Army in the Joint Services Regatta at Reading; Novices with only a few days on the water won silverware alongside our more experienced crews such as the Senior Men's Eight.
The RAF Rowing Club represents all disciplines within the sport. In addition to the sliding-seat fraternity, we support Cornish pilot gigs at RAF St Mawgan and send several contestants to the British Indoor Rowing Championships. Rowing is an incredibly inclusive sport; we arrange overnight trips down the Thames for recreational rowers and much of our fleet can be converted for adaptive rowing to accommodate para-athletes who might be prevented from participating in other sports. You are never too old to row, British Rowing offers Veterans' classes from age 27 to over 85. Don't think you have to be a 6'6" gym monster to row, lightweight events are popular for those under 72.5 kg (men) and 59 kg (women). And while we are on the subject of slender participants, we are always looking for people to squeeze into the coxing seat.
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The buildings and chain were long abandoned, many of the bricks being taken elsewhere. But the skeleton remained here.
The main area at the coal mines. Upwards of 600 people worked here during it's peak.
We had our own paparazzi as Teemu documented our trip as well (actually, many of us did!).
More of the main ruins.
There is no entrance fee, guides or guards at the coal mines. You are able to do as you please here, including climbing on the old structures. We had the place all to ourselves today.
One of the cells for problem prisoners. Already criminals, and usually considered 'worse than average' compared to the Port Arthur group, the ones that continued to make trouble even here got these lovely cells.
Someone had been keeping track many years ago.
The rough past and the ruins belie the natural beauty of the area. Picturesque and serene, we found ourselves at a gorgeous coastline.
Naturally we proceeded to skip stones on the water.
We walked on for a bit further, getting up into the headlands for a view further down the coast.
Before finding a pleasant rest spot. The water here is crystal, crystal clear.
The water looks shallow but that's an illusion caused by the clarity, it gets fairly deep quickly.
A few of the guys went and tested it out, as well as fished for mussels.
Eventually, we just started entertaining ourselves with getting Wiggy wet.
It was a fun day away from work, filled with lovely scenery and interesting history. I still had yet to visit Port Arthur itself – something I'd rectify shortly.


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Use of 2- and 3-pane insulated glazing in energy conservation
When choosing double-glazed windows, it's not just the price (although it's an important parameter) that you should pay attention to, but also other characteristics. These may be the size, shape, type of profile, and brand. The number of layers also affects your choice. Among the most commonly used windows are double-layered and triple-layered structures, which are also called single- and double-chambered windows, respectively. Let's analyze their composition, differences, advantages, and area of application.
The composition of two- and three-layer insulated glazing units
All windows consist of two main components – profile and glass. The first takes about 30% of the glass unit, while the second – up to 70%. Of the additional components, we should highlight the fittings. Both the profile and the glass can be different, and their construction and composition primarily depend on energy-saving characteristics. It is the number of chambers in the profile, which varies from 3 to 6, and the number of chambers between the panes (the most popular are 1 or 2 chambers, rarely 3-chambered structures) that influence the ability to retain heat in the house.
A single-chamber glazing window consists of two glass panes that have a space between them, called a chamber. A two-chamber construction consists of three glass panes – two external and one internal. The number of chambers affects the insulation characteristics first: the more of them, the better the window retains heat in the house. They often inject inert gas, which conducts almost no heat, into the chambers. The gas used is almost always argon as it is safe for people and plants and does not evaporate, due to which the glass can be used without a "refill" for up to 10 years and more.
Another characteristic of modern windows is that they use coated glass containing tin and silver ions, which work like a mirror and reflect more than 60% of the escaping heat back into the room.
It's obvious that the energy efficiency of 3-layer structures is higher than that of 2-layer ones, yet the latter have their own advantages, described below.
The thickness of two- and three-layered double-glazed units
A single-chamber construction usually consists of two glass panes 4 mm thick and a distance between them (the chamber itself) of 16 mm. Thus, the total thickness of double-glazed units is 2.4 cm. Thus, the total thickness of double-glazed units is 2.4 cm (0,9 in).
Obviously, the three-layer glazing unit is thicker. Dimensions of each layer:
Three glass panes of 4 mm.
The first chamber – 16 mm.
The second chamber – 14 mm.
So it appears that the standard thickness of a three-layer double-glazed window is 4.2 cm (1.6 in), although there are other sizes. As we mentioned earlier, they also produce 4-layer windows with a thickness of up to 6 cm (2.4 in). Yet their use is justified only in conditions of severe cold, where winter temperatures fall below -40⁰C (-40⁰F); in warmer regions, though, a 3-layer structure will suffice for effective energy conservation.
The weight of the insulated window depends on the number of chambers, so it is clear that single-chamber structures weigh less than double-chamber ones, and noticeably so.
Advantages and disadvantages of 2-layer and 3-layer insulated glazing units
The basic advantage of double-glazed windows is in weight and price, which are both significantly lower if compared with 3-layered structures.
A single-chamber window weighs about 20 kg per 1 sq. m., while a two-chamber product will weigh 30 kg/m2. The difference is considerable. Less weight simplifies the transportation and installation process. Such a window reduces the load on the walls and will be more securely fixed in the opening. One more advantage is that more light enters the room through a single-chamber glazing unit. If you compare prices, you will find that they are lower for two-layer windows; however, the difference is not so critical – about 25-30%.
Yet, all the benefits of single-chamber structures pale into insignificance if you want to save money on heat. Two-chamber windows are far ahead here. When analyzing the energy efficiency of the entire system, you should also consider the number of chambers in the profile, the number of coated glass panes in the overall system, and their thickness. Either way, if you install three-layer structures, you will have to spend much less money on the heat in the winter.
The glass coating also plays a major role. For instance, the energy savings of a single-chamber glazing unit with a coating will be higher than that of a two-chamber glazing unit with normal panes. When it comes to soundproofing, the latter wins.
Field of application of 2-layer and 3-layer insulating glass units
One-chamber double-glazed windows with ordinary glass panes (rather than energy-saving) may be quite suitable for installation in regions with mild winters, where temperatures rarely fall below -10⁰C (14°F).
They are commonly used when glazing balconies, except when these areas are set up as an additional room with heating. With the installation of a one-chamber insulated glass unit, the loggia or balcony will serve as an additional chamber between the street and the main room.
Choosing a one-chamber design is a perfect solution when glazing summer cottages and summer kitchens, especially if you don't spend much time out of town in the winter. Such double-glazed units are placed on patios that are used more often in the warmer seasons.
Two-chamber or 3-layer windows are mounted in the main rooms in regions where winter temperatures fall below -10⁰C (14°F). Installing them is worthwhile if your house is close to traffic interchanges or other noisemakers. Having paid extra money once, you will later feel more comfortable, save money on heating and keep the precious heat away from the street.
Therefore, the difference between the two-layer and three-layer structures in terms of heat and sound insulation is very substantial. But if you don't want to overpay, carefully weigh all factors and only then order installation.
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'Iris Man' Don Goss has a field of flowers for sale in Fort Wayne
They seem to know where I am," said Goss, who taught art and theater for 57 years at the former Elmhurst High School. Some customers have come to the Iris Man's house at 6311 Smith Road for decades, with up to 10 people showing up a day to get a typed list of his 17 rows of irises, with names like Boogie Woogie, Fortunate Son and Loop the Loop. Goss won't say how old he is, only that he's lived in the house since he was 2. The irises are the symposium list of the top 100 irises as selected by the American Iris Society's members. Prices range from 50 cents for the oldest registered irises such as 1927's blue purple Baldwin to $50 for the newest varieties, including Vanilla Frappe that's white and pale lavender with orange beards, the fuzzy-looking parts coming from the middle. Many of the irises cost around $4. Each iris' name is stamped into a metal sign, with Goss explaining the flowers follow where the sign is planted. Bloom season is April 27-June 15, with peak bloom time being around May 30, plus or minus a week. "We had a cold, wet and snowy springtime," Goss said. That will slow down the iris from emerging. On Saturday some blooms still hadn't opened. Meanwhile, Bran...
Man has a field of flowers for sale in Fort Wayne
They seem to know where I am," said Goss, who taught art and theater for 57 years at the former Elmhurst High School. Some customers have come to the Iris Man's house at 6311 Smith Road for decades, with up to 10 people showing up a day to get a typed list of his 17 rows of irises, with names like Boogie Woogie, Fortunate Son and Loop the Loop. Goss won't say how old he is, only that he's lived in the house since he was 2. The irises are the symposium list of the top 100 irises as selected by the American Iris Society's members. Prices range from 50 cents for the oldest registered irises such as 1927's blue purple Baldwin to $50 for the newest varieties, including Vanilla Frappe that's white and pale lavender with orange beards, the fuzzy-looking parts coming from the middle. Many of the irises cost around $4. Each iris' name is stamped into a metal sign, with Goss explaining the flowers follow where the sign is planted. Bloom season is April 27-June 15, with peak bloom time being around May 30, plus or minus a week. "We had a cold, wet and snowy springtime," Goss said. That will slow down the iris from emerging. On Saturday some blooms still hadn't opened. Meanwhile, Brandie Batchelder, a sign language interpreter at Wayne High School, said some ...
Spring Flower Show opens in Elmhurst's Wilder Park
Cantigny Park in Wheaton, the Morton Arboretum in Lisle -- there's also a relatively small and quiet place tucked away in Elmhurst's Wilder Park that may be worth a quick stop.The Wilder Park Conservatory at 225 Prospect Ave. has been an icon of Elmhurst since the 1920s. This weekend it opened its annual Spring Flower Show, which will continue through the end of the month.Because of a mix-up in deliveries and some unusually warm weather in February and early March, the 2017 show is a little different from those of the past. There are still Easter lillies, of course, although not quite as many as usual. And instead of spring bulbs that already have bloomed out, there's a new assortment of Asiatic lillies and Martha Washington geraniums to enjoy.The conservatory is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, admission is free, and for the next few weeks the place will just feel like spring.But this show has a short shelf life. Summer will be here before you know it and it will bring a whole new vibe as spring gives way to new displays at the conservatory and a season of red-hot, action-packed blockbusters. #article_video {width:100%;margin:25px 0;max-width:576px;overflow:hidden;} ... (Chicago Daily Herald)
Dromm, Residents Honor Memory Jackson Heights Florist
Owner John Ho (center r.) with a citation honoring the memory of his late mother Susan Lee. NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst) and Jackson Heights residents gathered in front of Ho Flowers, as Dromm presented store owner John Ho with a citation honoring the memory of his late mother, Susan Lee.Lee established the shop with her husband in 1973, and managed it until May 30, 2016, when she passed away due to ill health.Born in South Korea, Lee emigrated to the United States in 1972 with her two children, including John Ho and his brother. Her husband opened up a wicker basket store in Jackson Heights in 1973. Susan Lee slowly introduced flowers and plants to the shop. By the early 1980s, the store was exclusively a florist shop. For many years, Lee supported her two children as a single mom, working long hours to pay for their college tuition. Ms. Lee took pride in her family, her work, and in helping beautify Jackson Heights. Ho Flowers and Plants became a household name, due to Lee's strong work ethic and friendly demeanor.Ho Flowers and Plants is scheduled to close permanently at the end of this month. (Western Queens Gazette)
These gardeners had their roses ripped out by the council with no notice
A GARDENING group planted new flowers near their homes this week after the council ripped out their roses without telling them. The Friends of Elmhurst Gardens (FEG) meet once a month to maintain the trees, plants and shrubs in the park in South Woodford. They also invite children from nearby schools Oakdale and Churchfields to plant crocuses in the gardens every autumn, so they can see the blossom in the spring. This year children from Oakdale planted their crocuses around the existing rose bushes in Elmhurst Gardens on October 3. But in the week that followed, chairman Kathie Teahan got an email from the council's park managers Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure to say the roses had gone. Ms Teahan, a Gordon Road resident of 20 years, said: "They said they had taken away the roses and were going to replace them with two cherry trees and some border plants because they're easier to maintain. "When we looked for ourselves, we were puzzled and upset to see they were right. "Contractors had come and taken them away without telling us. "They just left a hole in the middle of where the children planted their bulbs." The FEG... (East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
Melrose resident Grace Mudrock turns 100
Mayor Rob Dolan, Gov. Charlie Baker, President Barack Obama and even one from Pope Francis. The staff at Golden-Living The Elmhurst in Melrose, where Mudrock lives, paraded through the party dressed to represent different decades of Mudrock's 100 years. Marilyn Monroe gave Mudrock her own star for the Walk of Fame. A smiling hippie handed her a flower. "She was a wonderful cook and a baker," said Sue Dow, Mudrock's niece – adding that poppy seed rolls were a highlight of Mudrock's menus. "When I was little, I used to run down the path and see what Aunt Grace was having for supper, and if it was something better than my mother's, I invited myself over." The party, Mudrock said, was a welcome surprise. Mudrock was born Oct. 7, 1916. Here are three things that happened on the day she was born. 1. In 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland University 222-0 in the most dramatic win in college football history. 2. In 1849, author Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore at age 40. 3. In 1996, Fox News Channel aired for the first time. (Wicked Local Melrose)
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