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The Proposed Rock Creek Mine
By Marcia Franklin

Cabinet Mountains WildernessWhile many Idahoans have not heard of the proposed Rock Creek Mine, it’s been a concern for residents in north Idaho for decades.

People living near Sandpoint fear that effluent from the proposed mine, which would tunnel under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness area in Montana just across the state line, would pollute Lake Pend Oreille. The lake, designated as “special resource water,” is one of the cleanest in the state, and one of the deepest lakes in the United States. It’s not only a draw for recreation and tourism, but towns around the lake use it for drinking water.

Revett Minerals, which now owns the mine site, and the U.S. Forest Service, which has approved a plan for it, insist that safeguards, such as a treatment plant, have been put in place to prevent problems. But opponents, including the Rock Creek Alliance in Sandpoint, have repeatedly sued the Forest Service over its decisions.

In addition to the pollution concern, they worry that the underground blasting will drain Cliff Lake, a high mountain lake above the mine, and that noise will disturb goats and bears in the area. There’s also a fear that road building will create sediment loads that will affect bull trout in the nearby Rock Creek. They also point to the safety record of Revett at its nearby mine in Troy, Montana, where a worker was killed in 2007.

Revett is waiting for the go-ahead to proceed with an exploratory hole, also called an “adit.” The Forest Service expects to issue that decision, and opponents say they will continue challenging the plan in court.

For more information on the project, see:
Revett Minerals
Rock Creek Alliance
U.S. Forest Service page on the proposed Rock Creek Mine

Here are some divergent views about the proposed mine:

Paul Bradford, Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest

Paul Bradford, Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest

Producer Marcia Franklin: How can somebody mine in a wilderness?

Paul Bradford, Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest: The mining property was identified before the 1964 Wilderness Act was enacted. The 1964 Act established the Cabinet Mountain wilderness but it also provided 20 years for mining proponents to evaluate their properties and establish whether or not there was a valuable mineral property.

In this case those proponents were able to establish their mineral rights before the time expired in 1984 and in that case we are then required to deal with those properties regardless of the fact that they happen to be under the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.

Our mission is to find a way to work with proponents to access their properties in a way that is responsible and we can accept from an environmental management standpoint and that is what we believe we have done with this case.

Franklin: Do you feel that if the mine were there your children would still have a nice experience if they visited the area?

Bradford:I believe that in our proposal that we have worked to mitigate as many of the environmental impacts as possible and I believe that if somebody visits the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness they may very well not know that there would be a mine in the Rock Creek area.

The decisions are made in Montana, but people around Lake Pend Oreille could experience some negative consequences. Is there a way to make people in Idaho comfortable?Cliff Lake

I can understand that folks in Idaho might have concerns. However, from our analysis we have looked carefully at the water quality issues and we believe that all those potential impacts have been mitigated, would be mitigated and we would continue to monitor and insure that there was not a problem that is being passed downstream.

The bonding requirements will be very stringent. There will be funds available we believe if there would be any kind of problem and that would include say, the company walking away from the project at some point.

Franklin: Some people feel that there are some last, best places that should not be disturbed, no matter what.

Bradford:I understand that some folks may not want change in any part of this national forest. The fact is that there is change going on every day in every part of the forest. Trees are growing, trees fall down. The fact is that in this case we have a mineral deposit where a company has a certain amount of private property interest that we in the Forest Service have to address and deal with their rights.

The Kootenai National Forest is a tremendous chuck of property that is owned by all the citizens of the United States of America. It is a wonderful piece of country and I cannot imagine as a responsible official at this point in my career taking any action that I feel would be detrimental to that.

In the case of the Rock Creek project we believe that as an agency we’ve got the best possible proposal and decision made at this point if the mine goes forward. It is yet to be seen.

Jim and Mary Costello, Rock Creek Alliance

Jim and Mary Costello, Rock Creek Alliance

Producer Marcia Franklin: Describe where the mine will be.

Jim Costello, Rock Creek Alliance: The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is the only wilderness in the 2.2 million acre Kootenai National Forest. The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has been a wilderness since 1964 with the original signing of the Wilderness Act. It received protection from the US Forest Service in 1935 so it for seventy some years has been recognized as a pristine environment and worth protecting and that’s why industrialization like the Rock Creek Mine has no place here.

Franklin: People are confused that you can mine in a wilderness area.

Jim: Back in the late 80’s when I first found out about the Rock Creek Mine and I heard about some of the options that the US Forest Service had I was very confident that the US Forest Service would step in and say, “You cannot do this. This is not an alternative, this is not an option.” Because that is what I always thought. This is federally protected wilderness. You can’t mine in a wilderness area. You can’t ride a bicycle in here but you can mine it.

It was just shocking that the agencies didn’t step up. And instead of us suing to stop it the mining company should be suing to try to get in here. The agency should have stepped in the way and said “No, you are not doing this.” But unfortunately the contrary is true. We have to sue to try to protect it.

Franklin: The law says that as long as the claims were patented before 1984, they are valid.

Lake Pend OrielleMary Costello, Rock Creek Alliance: The 1872 Mining Law is an archaic law that needs to be reformed. A lot of the western politicians have stalled that reform. We’re talking about a law that is over 130 years old that was basically designed for mining when it was pick and shovel and it was not to the scale that we are looking at today. The mining industry pays no royalties, and we would like to see some provisions that will protect special places and would also give federal land managers the ability to say no if there are other values that are more important than the minerals in the land.

Jim: They follow the 1872 mining law while ignoring other federal laws. Because if they had originally looked at the Endangered Species Act and said, “Yes this is going to impact two threatened species, this cannot happen,” we wouldn’t be here today. But they did not do that. They always fall back and say, “The 1872 mining law does not give us the option,” which is not the case. There are other federal laws on the books besides the 1872 mining law that would stop this project.

Franklin: What about the buffer zone around the lake? Doesn’t that give you some comfort?

Jim: No, it doesn’t because all federal documentation says that they expect three million gallons of water a day to enter into this mine cavity and a thousand foot buffer is not going to protect this lake. So this lake could either be drained because of fracturing beneath us or it could be starved by a shortage of water feeding the lake.

Mary: We of course had a mining engineer look at this and basically go into the records and look at mining across the west and look at the incidences of subsidence, collapse with underground mining. It’s very common. His conclusions were that it is just basically a matter of time and that by using a thousand foot buffer - and that’s an arbitrary number – that all that does is delay the inevitable. There have been cases of lake straining. There was a lake in Colorado, Lake Emma, which had an underground mine and the lake actually drained. Fortunately it happened on a Sunday when there weren’t any miners in the underground mine.

Lake Pend OrielleFranklin: Do you think having the mine go in will make the road better and more accessible or detract people from coming here?

Mary: I think it is absolutely going to detract people from coming here because the wilderness will become an industrialized area. We will have major activity creating a lot of noise, light pollution, there is going to be a lot of traffic up and down the road, an influx of people. It’s not the kind of place where you are going to want to come for solitude. There aren’t going to be goats here. Wild life is going to be displaced from this area. It’s going to be rendered ineffective. It’s not a place that I would ever come if the mine was built.

Jim: It is not going to be an 8 to 5 project. It is going to run twenty-four/seven. For close to thirty years you are not going to be able to come in here at 6:00 in the evening and expect all the miners have gone home and the project is shut down. It is going to run around the clock.

Franklin: The company says the tailings are harmless.

Mary: There will be residual heavy metals because their recovery process isn’t 100% efficient. There is definitely going to be heavy metals that are going to flow from bottom of that tailings impoundment and eventually make their way into the Clark Fork River.

We’re talking about a discharge that in all likelihood is perpetual …and so we’re not just concerned about water quality standards on any given day. What we are really concerned about is the accumulation of toxins, of heavy metals in the lake over time. What happens to those metals? What is to keep Lake Pend Oreille from becoming like Lake Coeur d’Alene?

Franklin: Are you against mining?

Mary: We all use metals and I’m not against mining. I think it needs to be done in a responsible manner and the history of modern mining has not demonstrated that and I think there are certain places where mining should not happen, and in a federally protected wilderness with what is at risk here, threatened and endangered species, a wilderness area and Lake Pend Oreille, which is a jewel in itself that is deserving of protection. There is too much at stake and some places should not be mined.

Jim: I think when the Wilderness Act was written in 1964 I don’t think their intent was to have a federally protected wilderness mined.

Mary: The other issue too is the issue of perpetual pollution. I don’t think that we should ever permit a mine that is going to pollute in perpetuity. The owners of this mine are going to come and go, and any clean-up is going to be left to the citizens of this area. I don’t think that is a legacy we want to leave for our children.

Jim: Perpetual pollution is very frightening for downstream users. The maintenance on the facility, the maintenance on the pipes is going to have to continue for a hundred years or more and someone is going to have to maintain that.

Clark ForkFranklin: What about the grizzly bear mitigation plan?

Jim: The reality of grizzly bear mitigation is the grizzly bear will be displaced from over 7,000 acres in this region. It will be displaced. The Rock Creek mitigation will create no new habitat. That 7,000 acres will be gone. Their mitigation package – all that consists of is taking acreage to prevent future industrialization on other acreages.

Franklin: What is your concern about the road building?

Mary: It’s the sediment load that will go into Rock Creek. There have been a couple of different models that have been run by the agencies and one estimate, it was 400 tons a year and the other was 1,400 tons a year. Even if they mitigate by removing sediment from the stream at a later date most of this is going to come in during the five to seven year period and that is going to encompass the entire life cycle of bull trout.

Franklin: What is it like to work together 24/7?

Jim: Difficult at times. It is a very passionate issue. This is not just a job. We don’t do this because of the money, that is for sure. We do this because of the issue, the cause and it can get very passionate. The issue is so important to us but we’ve been able to balance it I think to a degree.

Mary: You have to be careful that you don’t always take it home but it’s not an eight to five job. We have to make a conscious effort sometimes to say, okay, we’re not going to talk about Rock Creek right now.

Franklin: Why are you so passionate about this?

Jim: There comes a point in time where you have to draw a line in the sand and say, not here, not across this border, not here and that’s what we decided. We’re never going to allow this to happen. We will continue to fight for as long as it takes.

Bill Orchow, Former CEO, Revett Minerals

Bill Orchow, Former CEO, Revett Minerals

Producer Marcia Franklin: What are the biggest misconceptions about the proposed mine?

Bill Orchow, Former CEO, Revett Minerals: One is we’re constructing this mess of tailings impoundment that is toxic right next to the Clark Fork River. It’s actually non-toxic. It’s silica, it’s beach sand; it’s just like the tailings impoundment that we have here at Troy. Here at Troy our tailings facility, at the closest place is about 500 feet next to Lake Creek, and we’ve never had any problems.

Another misconception is that we’re constructing an open pit gold mine that uses cyanide. Well, that’s completely opposite of what we’re doing here. It is going to be just like Troy – an underground copper silver mine that uses no bad toxic chemicals.

Another misconception is that we’re going to discharge into the Clark Fork River three million gallons a day of toxic processed water. Well, in effect we’re going to discharge treated water into the Clark Fork River. The water going into the treatment plant is drinking water quality and we won’t achieve three million gallons a day until about the twelfth or fifteenth year of mine production and that volume is only for the summer months of the snow melt. And in terms of what is coming down the Clark Fork versus what we put in of three million gallons, it’s a ratio of four thousand to one, so it’s a very small minute portion of what is in that Clark Fork River.

Franklin: Why do we need the Rock Creek Mine? Aren’t there enough mines already?

Revett Minerals signOrchow: The short answer to that is no. Mining is a means to an end. Mines mine many different things. In our case we’re mining silver and copper. The minerals are where they are. We didn’t place them, we didn’t determine where we want to be but if you believe that the society needs what we produce – in this case copper for electrical generation and those sorts of things – then it is important to mine.

It’s also important to be able to mine something that is environmentally sound and we don’t hurt the environment at the same time. Rock Creek happens to be an extremely clean deposit. There are no bad actors in the mineralization, it’s not an acid generating deposit and it can be mined with the environment in mind and there will be no harm to the environment or the wildlife.

Franklin: People say “Mining in a wilderness? I didn’t think that was allowed.” How can it happen?

Orchow: We’re really not mining in the wilderness. We’re mining under the wilderness. We never touch the surface of the wilderness. We will enter from underground, from outside the wilderness; we will be sufficiently deep under the surface that you would never know that we’re there.

The other reason that we’re able to do it is these deposits or these claims were found before the Wilderness Act and within the Wilderness Act there was a twenty year grandfathering for us to prove that there is mineralization there and to take ownership.

Franklin: People recreating in the area worry about noise.

Orchow: That complex will be out of the wilderness. Those lights will be out of the wilderness. It is sufficiently far away that there will be no disturbance.

Franklin: There’s also a concern that the blasting could affect Cliff Lake and drain it.

Orchow: It was determined that we would not disturb the lake, but as an additional measure of safety we are required to have a buffer zone of a thousand feet around the lake.

People know what happened to Lake Coeur d’Alene with pollution from mining tailings, and there are fears associated with that.

Clark ForkDuring the EIS process many, many studies were conducted and participation was not only the US Forest Service but the Montana DEQ and the Idaho DEQ were participants. They all saw the studies; they saw the results of those studies. I think we have provided some of them for you and in every case it shows that there is no degradation of that water. We are not allowed to degrade that water.

Franklin: What about grizzly bears?

Orchow: For grizzly bear we will be spending about two million dollars over a thirty year period in today’s dollars. A large portion of that is purchasing replacement grizzly bear habitat – 2400 acres, 2450 acres. We will be funding three positions full time. These are state positions – two biologists and an enforcement agent. We will be funding bear collars and the observation of bears and bear proof containers and education programs and if you were to go back and read the latest biological opinion that was produced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service the conclusion is that this is not only a mitigation plan but it goes a long way into recovery of the bear population.

Franklin: The road is a source of concern.

Orchow: My thought is these people are willing to raise any concern they have. I think the objective is to stop mining. It’s not the road, it’s not the sediment; it’s not the fish. How we got to this point I don’t know but people really just want to stop mining. But the road was considered in the EIS and all the various permitting and with the state. There is a sediment mitigation plan in place that was directly put into place because of the road - and if I’m not mistaken and you can go back and look at the documents – in the end we actually reduced sediments than put more sediments into the bull trout areas.

Franklin: What do you think of this process, which has taken so long?

Orchow: I think it doesn’t serve at this point our purpose to either criticize it or not criticize the process. I think that would certainly be interesting for the federal legislature or congress in one of the committees to investigate. Is the process working as it was intended? From our point of view, that’s the process we had to go through. This is approaching the longest that I have ever been involved. I have had one process in Wisconsin that was on private land that took 22 years and I thought that record would never be surpassed and I’m getting nervous here.

Franklin: Is it worth it to go through all that?

Orchow: If I knew 22 years ago that it was going to take this long would I go through it? I don’t have a good answer to that. I would have to think about it. But where I sit today and from where I came in I think it is worth it. This is a very good deposit in terms of what it is going to serve – copper and silver. There is a need for that, and as I said it is an extremely clean deposit. Too bad there isn’t more like this in the world that you could turn to and say, “hey we’re not going to have an impact on the environment and still serve the needs of the community and the world.”

So yeah, I think it is worth it. I’m in the mining business, I think mines are good. I think we have to go through the processes that are before us. And we have gone through the process and all the way it is determined that this will not jeopardize the environment.

Mountain Goats on a rocky mountaintopFranklin: Does the 1872 Mining Law need to be modified?

Orchow: I think the only thing that I struggle with is the part with royalties--should there be a royalty? Some days I wake up and say probably, and some days I wake up and say no, but I think that’s the area, one of the main areas that needs to be modified or should be modified.

Franklin: Opponents get frustrated because they say the Forest Service places the 1872 Mining Law over environmental laws like the Clear Water Act.

Orchow: If the 1872 Mining Law took precedence, why am I in 22 years in the NEPA process? It just doesn’t seem to balance out, so I think that is incorrect.

Franklin: Opponents say you can’t be trusted because you had a death in the mine last year.

Orchow: I take strong objection to that. They make it sound like we went out and purposely had this fatal accident, and nothing is further from the truth. We were all affected by that and the whole community of this mine and all of us in Spokane. We take safety extremely seriously. The one thing that they never seem to want to talk about is a year before that accident…we had gone for one year without a lost time accident. In an underground mine with the level of experience that we have that’s an extremely exemplary record and we’re proud of it and should be proud of it.

Franklin: What is next? What is your prognosis?

Orchow: I’m an optimist and I’m certainly hoping that the judge will render an opinion shortly, that we’ll be able to get on the ground this season and begin the process. I think it won’t end there. I think there will be continuing challenges. We will have to show people that we can do what we said we did but at the end of the day I believe this is going to be a big success for everybody.

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ

Producer Marcia Franklin: What would be the main concerns of Idaho DEQ about the proposed Rock Creek Mine?

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ: We want to make sure that it doesn’t pollute Idaho waters and so that is our primary concern – that it be constructed well so that there are no failures of anything that may get into the river and go downstream eighteen miles and get into our waters.

We’re concerned with the discharge or process waters and that is predicted to be up to 2,300 gallons per day for thirty years or for a good number of years of mine operations and so we’re looking at the pollutants that come from all different sources. It’s not just the tailings after they are de-watered.

Franklin: What would be in discharge waters?

Bergquist: Certainly metals. In this case nitrates (from blasting agents) was a big issue because nitrates was the one detectable pollutant in the water that had to be further restricted by the mine in order to meet our water quality standards. We have some pretty tough standards to meet in the Clark Fork River. It is designated as a special resource water and that means that there is no lowering of water quality so anything that you discharge from a point source discharge like this mine, if we can measure that our water quality has been lowered by that discharge then that is illegal. We’re not going to allow anything to pollute that.

Franklin: As far as heavy metals, you don’t anticipate anything like that?

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ: The Montana DEQ and us collaborated on the writing of the permit and we made sure that our rules were going to be adhered to by that discharge permit so no, there should not be any metals issues and if there are issues or predictions on what the mine is going to discharge were wrong there is a re-opener clause in the permit and we can stop the discharge at any time if it violates our water quality standards.

Clark ForkFranklin: But not in high levels as Silver Valley?

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ: The Bunker Hill Super Fund here in Idaho resulted from a lot of different things. There was very poor regulation of how these different processes – the extraction, the milling, the smelting of these metals lead to great amounts of pollution being allowed into the environment and so those loop holes have been closed and believe me, during the writing of the EIS and negotiating with ASARCO at that time and trying to get a very environmentally protective mine we had all learned our lessons on these things and seen the results of some really bad, bad practices.

Franklin: Do you feel comfortable with the way the mine permit is at this time?

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ: Obviously you don’t want any discharges into your waters when they are nice and clean but we have applied all the rules that can be applied to this discharge and they have met those stringent requirements and so that’s what we have.

Franklin: How important was it that Idaho be kept involved in decision-making?

June Bergquist, Idaho DEQ: I think one of the most important things that is yet to come up is the involvement of Idaho in the technical panels. And I think this is going to really help our agency and the Idaho public understand and be either alarmed or comfortable with how the mine is being operated, because these technical panels will be convened and they will either approve or disapprove of the mine’s plans for different designs.

Anything major that is going to be happening that really wasn’t practical to design in detail during EIS development is going to happen and we’re going to be on those panels.

John McKay, Geologist, U.S. Forest Service

John McKay, Geologist, U.S. Forest Service

Producer Marcia Franklin: The opponents say you put the 1872 Mining Law above environmental laws.

John McKay, Geologist, U.S. Forest Service: The only thing the 1872 Mining Law says is that you have the right to explore and develop but you have to meet the other laws as well. And so what we tell a proponent is, “Yes you have the right to develop this deposit but the only way you are going to be able to develop is to do it our way which is the selected alternative.” The proponent has the same right to file suit against us, to say this alternative that you select we don’t like.

Franklin: What about the mining tailings?

McKay: They don’t use cyanide, it is a completely different mining method. The rock type has different types of minerals in it than what you see in the Coeur d’Alene district, etc. The tails are different. Those tailings at Troy meet an EPA given test that makes them very clean. You can use those essentially to build concrete cinder blocks per se for housing. It is 99.9% sand.

Franklin: Does the US Forest Service ever reject a mine?

McKay: We actually reject the mine right from the very beginning when they put in their proposal and say “Hey, we cannot go forward with this project until we do a NEPA analysis and determine what the impacts are going to be and select an alternative that will meet those.” And so you get back into developing that alternative which meets those laws. Mining companies in today’s world I believe sit down with us realizing that it’s not the old school any more. You can’t just go out there and mine. They know they have to protect the environment.

State Senator Shawn Keough (R-District 1)

State Senator Shawn Keough (R-District 1)

Producer Marcia Franklin: What are the feelings here about the Rock Creek Mine?

State Senator Shawn Keough (R-District 1): The people in the community around Sandpoint, around the lake overwhelmingly are opposed to the mine…because the lake means so much to them and it is so precious that they don’t want to ever consider any harm to it.

Franklin: Why is it so difficult to find people who are supportive?

Senator Keough: It is such an emotionally charged issue. Lake Pend Oreille is really the heart and soul of this community. It is so precious, it means so much, and words are hard to figure out that adequately describe the depth of the passion that Pend Oreille brings out in people. But because of that huge emotional attachment that everyone who lives here has for the lake, those who might be supportive of the mine are reluctant to say anything because when they do they are immediately ridiculed. Sometimes they are harassed and it is in a very negative and personal way and so they just choose to keep their opinions and what they believe to themselves, because it is not worth the controversy and the personal attacks that come.

Franklin: What is your major role?

Cabinet Mountains WildernessSenator Keough: Lake Pend Oreille has been given the highest designation in the country and in the state as a special resource water and that calls for no degradation and it is a huge standard, a very high standard. And so as a state legislator my role is to make sure that our agencies are supported financially and have the staff they need and are doing the monitoring that is required to make sure that any degradation whether it be from the mine or any other activity on the lake does not occur.

Franklin: Do you have any concerns?

Senator Keough: Lake Pend Oreille is too great a resource to risk, and all the questions need to be answered as to whether or not the water quality for Pend Oreille can be protected. And until that can happen in a way that the people of this community can support that, it is very difficult as a decision-maker to say I am for the mine, because those questions remain in the minds of the people that I’ve been elected to represent and the majority of the people feel that the risk is too great.

Franklin: Do you think people understand where the things that they like come from?

Senator Keough: We have a disconnect between the products that we use in our daily lives and where they come from. It is a disconnect that is growing the more our population grows, the more urbanized we become, the more distant we become from our rural areas – be it farming, be it mining, be it logging. Because our society today is such that you go to the store and buy those products, people have become disconnected about that and don’t stop to think, “what is in that computer, what is in that house, what is in the daily products that we use?”

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Acting generously can actually be professionally powerful, as long as you don't turn yourself into a doormat

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We all know successful people who are self-serving at work, who take more than they offer. In a cutthroat, competitive world, they tend to dominate givers, colleagues who happily contribute without necessarily expecting anything in return. According to conventional wisdom, being a giver means leaving ourselves vulnerable to exhaustion — and exploitation by takers. Offer a client a one-time discount, and you might get stuck with it for a decade. Volunteer to help colleagues solve problems, and you’ll end up burning the midnight oil, running out of time and energy to get your own work done. Advise and champion a high-potential mentee, and you could very well be passed over for your next promotion.

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Recognizing the perils of generosity, many of us protect ourselves by waiting until we achieve success, and then start giving back professionally. Along the way, we reserve our giving for families, friends, charity, and volunteer activities outside the workplace. On the job, we’re careful to live our lives in the middle. We become matchers, striving to maintain an equal balance of giving and getting. A matcher is helpful enough to be a good person, but not so generous to be a sucker and sacrifice his or her own success.

But after studying these dynamics for the past decade, I’ve uncovered a paradox. Yes, there are a lot of givers who have low promotion and productivity rates, but givers also rise to the top. For example, studies show that although the engineers with the lowest productivity are givers, so are the engineers with the highest productivity. The same pattern emerges across a wide range of occupations. In medical school, the givers are the students with both the lowest grades and the highest grades. In my own research with hundreds of sales people, I’ve found that those who generate the lowest revenue are givers, as are those who generate the highest. The takers and matchers are more likely to land somewhere in between. And across many industries, from banking to manufacturing to retail, givers are most likely to earn promotions and ascend to leadership positions.

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In the course of my research, I explored why giving can be professionally powerful. By helping others without strings attached, givers build deeper and broader networks. Takers tend to burn bridges, and matchers often leave a transactional impression, as if they’re always keeping score, paying down a debt, or racking up a credit. Matchers also make the mistake of limiting their exchanges to people they’ve helped in the past or expect to help in the future. Givers, by contrast, have a habit of contributing to a wider range of people. And in collaboration, by sharing credit and volunteering for unpopular tasks, givers earn the respect of their colleagues without threatening them.

Being generous in the workplace is not without its dangers. Givers are prone to burnout when they fail to set clear boundaries on the time and energy that they invest in other people. They become pushovers when they fail to assert their own interests or make the mistake of trusting takers. Givers who avoid these traps are careful to contribute to others in ways that are not personally costly and they demonstrate flexibility in acting more like matchers when dealing with takers.

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Organizations will always have a mix of these three basic styles. But there’s reason to believe that in the long run, the greatest success — and the richest meaning — will come to those who, instead of cutting other people down, pursue their personal ambitions in ways that lift others up. From a manager’s perspective, it would be wise to clear the path for more givers to succeed, so that they can bring others along as they climb to the top.


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Presenting Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, this film festival will certainly not disappoint. Being coined a “brilliant documentary” by actor Martin Sheen, Walking the Camino is just one of the many exceptional films showing at this event. This documentary will open up your eyes to the ancient 500-mile path in Spain where millions have used the trail as a passageway to their spiritual and personal awakening.

Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, (760) 325-6565. www.camelottheatres.com.

Grab your cowboy hat, western boots and spurs, and head over to Fantasy Springs for a performance by one of the top names in country music. Trace Adkins has charted over 20 singles on the Billboard country music charts including “Ladies Love Country Boys” and “You’re Gonna Miss This.” Don’t miss your chance to catch your new favorite songs off his new album Love Will…

8pm. $39-$79. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Dr., Indio, (760) 345-2450; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.

There’s nothing more exciting about October than scaring the crap out of yourself with gruesome and terrifying films. Featuring some of the most classic horror films to ever grace the silver screen, this film festival will truly be over the top with Ron Chaney’s traveling exhibition of classic horror memorabilia—from an exciting collection of art to the actual movie costumes.

Riverside City College, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, RCCFilm.com

Music and the great outdoors become synonymous while bringing thousands of people together for a unique experience in Joshua Tree this weekend. Guests are left isolated from the busy world and their everyday demands when they attend this bi-annual celebration. Introducing up-and-coming artists from around the world, a diverse blend of music is offered including jazz, hip-hop, punk and experimental. Two stages in close proximity allow for a continuous flow of musical sets from afternoon to late in the night, giving all musicians a chance to be heard and enjoyed. Created by a group of fun-loving friends, this festival keeps both performers and guests in mind. Free water is available for all, as well as all-day yoga classes and a world market. For children 10 and under, “Kidsville” offers a selection of arts and crafts as well as kids yoga. Campgrounds are offered exclusively for families to relax and enjoy some peace and quite after a long day of fun in the sun. Since this festival is not as big as others, a great sense of community and energy is present, making the 3-day camping trip a wonderful break from the hustle and bustle of the city. With lots of fun in a family friendly environment, this event has something for people of all ages. (Victoria Banegas)

The Joshua Tree Lake Campground, 2601 Sunfair Rd., Joshua Tree, www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com.

Scottish alternative rock band heads this line-up at The Glass House with its newest album More Light. This 13 song compilation was written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes and conveys the transition from a dark time in life and into the good. Bringing some sophistication into its high-energy rock ‘n’ roll, you’ll be sure to dance all night.

7:30pm. The Glass House,  200 W. Second St., Pomona, (909) 865-3802; www.theglasshouse.us.

Events to enlighten and strengthen our community are extremely important. That’s why this year’s candlelight vigil “What Men Can Do to Stop Violence” presented by House of Ruth is meant to encourage men to take an active role in ending the presence of domestic violence in our communities. Attend this event to not only acknowledge and support those that have been affected by domestic violence, but to honor those that have lost their lives.

6pm. Pomona Outreach Center, 599 N. Main St., Pomona, (909) 623-4364; www.houseofruthinc.org.

Besides being a hilarious and successful stand-up comedian, Doug Benson has made international headlines with his documentary Super High Me—where he smoked cannabis all day everyday as an experiment in health and productivity. He also has a new talk show that consists of him getting high with celebrities called Get Doug with High. Check out his local comedy show and you’re sure to hear some cannabis infused laughter.

8pm. $20. Ontario Improv, 4555 Mills Cir., Ontario, (909) 484-5411; www.ontario.improv.com.

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Jim Harbaugh 6,127-square-foot Atherton homeIn the two seasons since taking over the head coaching reins of the San Francisco 49ers, 49-year-old Jim Harbaugh has quickly emerged as one of the best and most respected sideline men in all of pro football.  After years of continual struggle and disappointment, the once proud 49ers franchise now finds itself among the upper echelon of the NFL, with a future as bright as any team in the league. Without question, the highly intense, former NFL QB is the preeminent reason for San Francisco's long awaited return to prominence.

Harbaugh just completed the second year of his five-year/$25 million contract with the 49ers. This significant level of income, when combined with the Michigan alum's 15-season NFL career (10 as a starting QB) and four-year run as a major college head coach at nearby Stanford University, has allowed the married father of six (three children from first marriage) to live a life of opulence and luxury.

In the spring of 2012, the Harbaugh's purchased a four-bedroom/five-bathroom home, in the affluent Bay Area suburb of Atherton, for a cool $6,221,550. Here is a look at the exterior of the 6,127-square-foot abode, which sits on 1.3 acres of land.

Readers can also check out this aerial photo of the property, which features two barbeques, a pool, spa and soccer field.

The Harbaugh family moved into the mansion after selling their previous pad (located in the nearby city of Menlo Park) for $2.405 million.

The Harbaugh manor sits 20 miles northwest of the 49ers Santa Clara headquarters, 25 miles southwest of Candlestick Park, (team's home stadium) and 30 miles south of downtown San Francisco. Of course, after the upcoming 2013 season, the coach's practice and gameday venues will be one in the same, when the Niners open the doors to their brand new stadium, located literally across the street from the franchise's training facility.

In addition to serving as the home base of the Harbaugh crew, Atherton is also the residence of a couple “reasonably accomplished” sports icons named Jerry Rice and Willie Mays, as well as a significant group of titans from the business community, including renowned investment guru Charles Schwab, Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.


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The corn dog is an American snack food which consists of meat sausages that are dipped in cornmeal batter and deep fried. Corn dogs are a very popular snack in the US where they are sold during fairs, carnivals, and during ball games. These fried hot dogs are dipped into a cornmeal dough base and then served on a stick or without a stick. Different kinds of sausages or hot dogs can be used in corn dog and the filling will also vary according to the commercial manufacturer or the vendor who is selling the snack.

History of the Corn Dog

There is some debate to who exactly invented the corn dog recipe and the dish. But the snack appeared in different forms at fairs, carnivals and ball games since the 1920s. In 1927, a patent was filed and granted to a Combined Dipping, Cooking, and Article Holding Apparatus that would custom create corndogs for commercial use. The machine was given many names but a Krusty Korn Dog baker machine became popular in 1929 which created corn dogs in large amounts. But the actual originator of the corn dog recipe is still unclear. A number of modern day corn dog makers contest the claim with Carl and Neil Fletcher claiming that they created their corny dogs for sale at the Texas fair from 1938-1942. At the same time, Pronto Pups were also sold at the Minnesota State Fair in 1941. Another claim is also made by the Cozy Dog Drive-in who created the corn dog recipe and the snack at approximately the same time too. But in 1946, Dave Barnham created the first restaurant that served hot dogs on a stick at Santa Monica, California. There are many variations of the corn dogs that are found in different cultures like pogo sticks in Canada, and corn brats in the southern US. The actual corn dog recipe is almost the same everywhere though.

Ingredients and Popular Methods of Making Corn Dogs

Corn dogs can be found at all supermarkets as commercially prepared and frozen foods. A few vendors and restaurateurs do dip and fry the dogs just before eating to retain the fresh flavor. But most vendors use the frozen variant as per the corn dog recipe. These frozen versions just require thawing and then they can be fried or baked again. Corn dogs can also be created at home with a simple corn dog recipe. The actual hot dogs will vary according to your personal taste. The corn dogs are boiled and kept aside. The dogs are then dipped into a cornmeal base that is prepared from corn meal, eggs and milk. After dipping, the dogs are deep fried in peanut oil to create the typical crunchy taste.

Serving and Eating Suggestions For Corn Dog

Most corn dogs are eaten directly on the stick. They are served with ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard. Relish, sauerkraut and pickles are also served with corn dogs. Gourmet restaurants do seve high end versions which have uniquely hand made sausages that are stuffed into potato crusts, into pancake coatings and even into wheat based coatings.

Nutritional Value of Corn Dogs

The nutritional value of the corn dog depends on the sausage and the corn dog mix that is used to make it. A few varieties of corn dog will also have cheese layers in between them. Usually, a single serving will contain about 460 calories. It is recommended to check the nutritional label on the dish to ascertain the food value of each serving of corn dog.


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Malaysia: To speak of ‘Allah’?

Despite a Malaysian High Court ruling that the word ‘Allah’ can be used in Christian contexts it still cannot be used because of a pending appeal against the ruling. Clearly, slow justice is no justice.

It seems that in an attempt to get the appeal heard, a date has still not been set, the Catholic Church has reprinted a rare 17th-century Malay-Latin dictionary in what seems to be “a silent bid to speed up its case”.

The “Dictionarium Malaico-Latin and Latino-Malaicum” was first published in 1631 by the Vatican Press in Rome. Church officials say it is historical proof that its missionaries had played a key role in the exchange of knowledge and culture between Europe and Southeast Asia some 400 years ago.

Reverend Lawrence Andrew … said it was crucial to counter the mistaken belief that the spread of Christianity through local languages in Malaysia was a recent 20th-century phenomenon.

The issue is how do we speak of God/ Allah if we cannot name him? Of course, the substance or being of ‘God’ is infused with difference – that is the nature of religious diversity. For one religion to seek to lay claim to the word ‘Allah’ in prohibiting the use of it unless it carries their meaning is authoritarian in the extreme. Is this the nature of Islam in Malaysia? of Malaysian power politics? I do not know the answers but I do know the non-Muslim community is suffering.

See article in The Malaysian Insider, A year on, a silent war over ‘Allah’ between church and state  and the High Court ruling 1 year ago, Christians gain use of Allah in Bible.  Earlier post, Allah banned for Christians.

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Internet Matrix (iMatrix), a subsidiary of Internet Brands, is a leader in providing online marketing solutions for small to medium sized practice-based businesses. Our online digital marketing services include professionally designed mobile-friendly websites, social media management, an online review notification system, client survey tools, video marketing, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and a custom, advanced SEO solution known as Dominator. Based in San Diego, iMatrix strategically focuses on specific niche markets such as the chiropractic, veterinary, and eye care industries. iMatrix has experienced nearly 600% revenue growth over the past 5 years and has quadrupled headcount in the last 3 years.

 Manager, Client Support

iMatrix is currently seeking a Manger, Client Support who will take personal responsibility for the success of new and existing client relationships by managing a team of 27 technical support, onboarding, and retention specialists and for facilitating resolutions on escalated calls. The successful candidate will be passionate about great client service and will show it in their actions, their attitude, and their execution. You must be optimistic, reasonable, responsible, mature, and professional.

You should have a bias toward action, an ability to understand the big picture, to work independently, and to communicate quickly and accurately back to the Client Support team and throughout the organization. Your team is required to meet and exceed the client’s direct and indirect objectives with great service that is planned and executed through clear internal and external communication and aggressive follow-up. You will be a key member of the services organization management team and will report to the Director, Client Experience. You should be prepared to assist your teammates through performance coaching, career planning, and setting educational objectives.

· You will ensure the delivery of a world class client experience which promotes a high level of confidence in iMatrix through service excellence, fast cycle time, product expertise, aggressive follow-up in communication, and accurate results in deliverables from yourself and your team.

· You will be a rabid client advocate throughout the organization.

· Document, document, document. You must ensure the company and the teams do not over-rely on tribal knowledge by continually creating new and updating existing documentation.

· We foster a Leadership-At-All-Levels environment. Your team is competent and works well together. They need a leader, not a babysitter.

· You will be a key member of the strategic planning process and will participate in the shaping of new service delivery models.

· You will foster an environment of continuous improvement, teamwork, and a commitment to doing things right. Lead by doing, be a role model for your teammates, set clear expectations of support coaches, have open door policy with employees where they can share their ideas and suggestions. Energize and positively motivate the members of the support department. Create a working environment in which it is enjoyable to work.

· Exceed all success metric thresholds (low call queue wait times, low call redirect ratio, etc.)

· You must continually monitor the support process and implement new processes to improve efficiency. Guide and train your teammates.

· Demonstrate knowledge of SEO Best Practices, read and write HTML, use the Adobe Creative Suite.

· Ensure continual product relevance by routing client needs and requests along with knowledge of the client environment to Brand Management.

· Assist clients and staff with questions regarding DNS, domain transfers, and email trouble-shooting.

· We clearly define high standards and expectations and you will be expected to live up to and surpass them every day.

· Report daily to Director, Client Experience.

· Other duties as assigned.

Skill Requirements

· Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels of internal and external clients (business, creative, medical, and technical contacts at all levels).

· You should be able to demonstrate a history of strategic planning and team building.

· You must be passionate about leading a close-knit team of effective and optimistic individuals. You will be expected to take seriously the responsibilities of leadership.

· You should be able to prove a track record of professionalism and integrity.

· You should have the strength of character to measure your own success through the success of others.

· A strong technical aptitude with analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.

· Should have a high level of awareness and interpersonal intelligence with an ability to “read between the lines” and give the client what they need, not just what they ask for.

· Must be highly organized and possess the ability to multi-task.

· Must be able to easily get along with others and be professional in your relationships with co-workers and clients.

· Must read and write HTML and CSS. Should understand SEO best practices.

· Intermediate to advanced use of MS Office, especially Excel.

· Strong presentation skills at all levels of client organization.

· Minimum 3+ years’ experience in managing a client support team. 5+ years preferred.

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  • Communicating face to face and on telephone

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The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  • HSA Option
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
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  • Basketball Net
  • Game Room
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If we call you for an interview, please be prepared to tell us about yourself, why you think you are a good match for iMatrix, and what sets you apart from others who may also be applying for this position. Advance preparation is encouraged. We will not settle for the "best of the bunch". Only perfectly suited candidates will be accepted.

iMatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and takes great pride in building a diverse work environment. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. All offers of employment will be contingent upon a background check including criminal history.


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The IT sector will need to recruit at least 5,00,000 professionals in the next five years and there is particularly a large gap in the soft skills area. The only way to eliminate this problem is a finishing school. Keeping this in mind, a finishing school is all set to come up in Bangalore by this October.

The Dale Carnegie Walchand Finishing School will be set up on a 32 acre campus in Ramnagar, around 20 kilometres from Bangalore; it aims at making candidates industry-ready and will commence operations from October.

So what is this school all about and who does it cater to? Pallavi Jha, chairperson and managing director Dale Carnegie Training India Walchand PeopleFirst Ltd spoke to rediff.com about the school and their plans.

Says Pallavi, "The school is aimed at keeping candidates industry-ready. In India, only 25 percent of management graduates secure jobs. Many are unsuccessful as they are not industry-ready." She explains that there are several individuals who are technically qualified, but fail to get through the interview stages. "A lot of oratory skills are required to get through the interviews and the finishing school will aim at bridging that gap," she adds.

Karnataka already has two IT finishing schools -- Dayananda Sagar Institutions and the Mysore-based Raman Institute of Information Technology. So how is this school different?

According to Pallavi, there is already a lot of talk circulating about the Dale Carnegie Walchand Finishing School, as Bangalore itself is considered the IT capital of the country. She says, "There is more stress on the IT factor as the school is coming up in Bangalore. However, it will not just cater to those candidates getting into the IT industry. The school will also train candidates aspiring to get into the banking sector, retail, manufacturing and telecom sectors." She adds that they have been approached by representatives of all these sectors to impart training to candidates, in order to make them industry-ready.

Pallavi also emphasises that those who undergo training at their institute can be assured of a placement. "That is the guarantee we give," she says. Candidates at the finishing school will undergo a four-month training programme. The stress will mainly be on pyschometric and behavioural skills. The intention is to cater to the recruitment requirements of various companies and also to fill in the gaps left by the formal education system. Moreover, the Dale Carnegie Walchand Finishing School will have trainers from the US on the faculty, which will be an added advantage to the programme. "Applications have already started coming in in large numbers and we are expecting to train at least 10,000 students during the first year itself," says Pallavi. "Admitting so many students is not a problem."

The fee structure for the course has not yet been made public. According to Pallavi, finance should be no trouble for the students as the school is in talks with a few banks, which will grant them loans. The fee that is being charged by the Raman International Institute of Technology at Mysore, about 120 kilometres from Bangalore, is Rs 75,000 for the entire course.

Pallavi explains that they are also looking at accomodation facilities for the students -- "Although accomodation will not be available during the first phase of the course, the issue will be sorted out soon." Several other state governments are also in constant touch with them to open up more such finishing schools. She says that once the Dale Carnegie Walchand Finishing School is up and running, they will look at establishing more institutes in other states. However, it was vital that a finishing school be set up in Bangalore, because the IT industry in Karnataka saw a turnover of Rs 6,750 crore last year and at present, there are around 25,000 direct vacancies in this sector.

Also one has to take into account that there are 4,00,000 engineers graduating every year, out of which only one in every four is employable in the IT sector. The IT finishing schools will solve this problem and ensure that at least three out of the four graduates each year is employable.

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BEIJING, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China Finance Online Co. Limited ("China Finance Online", "the Company") (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a technology-driven, user-focused market leader in China in providing vertically integrated financial information and services including news, data, analytics, securities investment advisory and brokerage-related services, today announced that the Company will report its 2012 third quarter and first nine months financial results ended September 30, 2012, after the market closes on Thursday, December 13, 2012.

The Company will host a conference call and a simultaneous webcast, on December 13, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time/December 14, 2012 9:00 a.m. Beijing Time. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing approximately five minutes before the call start time at U.S. +1-877-847-0047, Hong Kong +852-3006-8101, Singapore 8008-523-396, or China 800-876-5011, and the pass code for all regions is 686390.

A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the event through 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 20, 2012 (or 12:00 p.m. Beijing Time on December 21, 2012). The dial-in details for the replay: U.S. +1-866-572-7808, Hong Kong +852-3012-8000, Singapore 800-101-2157, China 800-876-5013. Access code: 686390.

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China Finance Online Co. Limited is a technology-driven, user-focused market leader in China in providing vertically integrated financial information and services including news, data, analytics, securities investment advisory and brokerage-related services. Through its flagship portal sites, and, the Company offers basic software and information services to individual investors which integrate financial and listed-company data, information and analytics from multiple sources. Leveraging on its robust internet capabilities and registered user base, China Finance Online is developing securities investment advisory and over time wealth management services. Through its subsidiary, Genius, the Company provides financial database and analytics to institutional customers including domestic brokerages and investment firms.  Through its subsidiary, Daily Growth, the Company provides securities brokerage services in Hong Kong.

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Feb 19 2012 (7:45PM)   12269/Chennai Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express

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We are a collection of holistic practitioners located in the historical downtown district of Bellefonte, PA at 111 S Spring St.

Although we share building space, each business within The Nest is separate.  Each practitioner is personally responsible for the services that are provided to clients.
Our mission at Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center is to serve as a community resource for holistic well being through multiple healing modalities, educational workshops, individual and group experiences.
Our philosophy is to offer a tranquil, safe, and inviting facility that respectfully promotes healing and growth for all.
We strive to facilitate optimum holistic wellness by providing many paths for individuals and groups that nurture body, mind, and spirit.
Free client parking at our rear entrance which is accessible from South Spring Street

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Manufacturing and delivery of inert materials and concret in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region

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Company Salitar, Ltd introduced planned prices lowering on its products
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The company represents full-function structure on extraction, transportation, processing and shipping of broken stone and sand for civil engineering works in St.-Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

There are two large open-cast mines at the disposal of the company where trouble-free works on manufacture of high-quality inert materials are carried out. Likewise the Limited Liability Company has in possession about 5 concrete plants.

Technical basis which our company possesses:

— 300 units of large equipment (asphalt compactors, loaders, excavators, dumpers, bulldozers, trawls, graders, asphalt spreaders)
— Complex of construction equipment
— 26 units of transit concrete mixers (possibility of delivery of the material on the site to 500 м3 per day)
— 52 units of heavy-duty dump trucks (possibility of delivery of the material on the site to 5000 м3 per day)

Over the years of existence our company gathers a wide experience of performance of the most complicated orders on a complete set of construction projects by resource materials.

The reputation of the responsible partner has involved in cooperation thousands of customers, from private persons, wishing to get small volume of the material to clients who implement large civil projects, such as:

  • Sertolovsky Combine of Concrete Products
  • Military Community (Vsevolozhsky district)
  • Ring road (St.-Petersburg)
  • Port (town Primorsk)
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  • Complex: SWTP (South-West Wastewater Treatment Plant) (St.-Petersburg)
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  • Toyota manufacturing plant (rural settlement Shushari)
  • Shopping center IKEA (rural settlement Bugri)
  • 2nd turn of the oil refining terminal «Transneft» (town Primorsk)
  • Nokian Tyres manufacturing plant (Vsevolozhsky district)
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New CitiLogs Newark Sawmill Will Recycle Urban Wood and Aim for LEED Platinum Certification

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CitiLogs is a seasoned urban milling company that has been upcycling wood since 1991. Each year in urban and suburban neighborhoods around the city, thousands of trees and branches are cut down and many are removed due to age, diseases, or to clear the land for urban development. CitiLogs makes use of this “unusable” wood, that is normally cut down and turned into mulch or put into landfills.

Each fallen urban tree is milled, and transformed into an array of wood products. They could become lumber, millwork, cabinetry, or even artisan furniture to be used in the community where the trees were sourced from. By picking up the waste wood, CitiLogs also helps clean up the communities it sources from.

Aside from being a center of upcycling waste material, the Newark CitiLog mill is entirely self sufficient and powered by its own wood waste! The mill produces 100% carbon neutral electricity and heat, which is recycled throughout the facility to power the mill. These factors will help the mill reach LEED Platinum certification. Once the mill opens on July 31st, disadvantaged youth in the Newark area will also be hired to take on green-collar jobs, and will help their own community while putting money in their pockets.

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Naturehumaine, Sorel Residence, Sorel, Quebec, architecture, home design, Quebec architecture, landscape architecture, skylight, strategic design, responsive architecture

The focus of the Sorel Residence design was to construct a contemporary home in a traditional suburb without distracting from the area’s cohesive look. By covering the low, horizontal structure with a long, gabled roof with beveled corners, the architects were able to blend the home into the surrounding area, but still create a unique design for the homeowners. The dramatic slope of the roof gives the home both a traditional and contemporary look, complemented by the abundance of large windows along the facade. Additionally, the gabled front entry and screened-in porch allows for an inviting atmosphere, perfect for suburban socializing.

Related: Naturhumaine Brightens an Entire Street With One Colorful Home Renovation in Montreal

From the onset of the construction process, the architects were determined to leave the existing trees undisturbed. Accordingly, in order to adapt the home design to its natural environment without causing harm, the architects oriented the structure perpendicularly on the large plot of land, protecting the trees and giving the homeowners a semi-private wooded area to enjoy.

On the interior, two large skylights at the center of the house add a healthy and particularly luminous atmosphere to the open floorplan. For an added touch of personality, the two skylights are divided by a bright yellow frame, further warming the home by contrasting with the primarily all-white interior.

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We are now using a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) called HR Smart.  This new software allows you to create an account which provides a unique user login and password to monitor and apply for current Town employment opportunities through the ATS.

Positions that are available will be found in the “Job Opportunities” tab below.  You can select the position of interest to view the details and job description (when available).  Within the job details page, you have the option to create an account. If you have already done so, you select “submit your resume/CV to this job” to login and apply.  You can also share the job opportunity on your personal social media or share with a friend.

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Applications for positions will only be accepted through the ATS. Email or faxed applications will no longer be accepted. There may be special circumstances, as determined by the HR Department, where hand delivered applications would be accepted.

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Melbourne will be home to a $100 million, 400 teraflop supercomputer, expected to be the world’s largest supercomputer dedicated purely to the life sciences.

…Expressions of interest for the facility, to be called the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative, will be released later this year, with major installations planned for 2009 and 2011.

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[Victorian] Premier John Brumby said the supercomputer will focus on computational biology and will use large databases of genetic information, complex models of analysis of human systems and hundreds of teraflops of computing power.

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Marathoners Run in Memory of Krystle Campbell

A group of fifteen marathon runners will be pounding the pavement on Monday in honor of Medford’s Krystle Campbell. The marathoners, friends of Krystle, will be raising money for her memorial fund at The Boston Foundation. According to the group’s Facebook page, the fund will be used to make gifts in honor and remembrance of Krystle to non-profit charitable causes important to Krystle and her family.

Donations can be made online to support the fund.

Pictured below: Krystle’s parents Bill and Patty at Fenway Park with the World Series trophy and some of her friends after a successful fundraiser (courtesy photo).

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Just a year ago, Jeb Blazevich of Charlotte (N.C.) Christian was a self-described average receiver. Now scouts describe him as one of the top tight ends in the nation.

In fact, Blazevich is the No. 90 overall prospect in the ESPN 150 and the No. 3 receiving tight end. Average? Not any longer.

It seemed a long shot for Blazevich, who will announce his college decision Tuesday at 4:40 p.m. ET on ESPNU, to achieve such heights when he toured the many schools he visited in spring 2012. Blazevich wasn't well-known at most college camps -- that is, until the drills began.


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Gap of Dunloe - Irish Landscape Art Finished Painting

This is a short post to show the finished version of my Gap of Dunloe Painting. This is a 20"x 16" oil on canvas painting of the location in Killarney, Co.Kerry. As always feel free to comment. Thanks Jim

LadyGogo said...

Very well done. It's a magical place!

Young Vic said...

beautiful pianting !!