Sabrina Henderson is looking forward to more room for children's programs when a new Community Renewal Friendship House opens in Shreveport after the first of the year.
"I think it will have a little more structure," said Henderson, who coordinates the Queensborough neighborhood Kids Club for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. "It's tough when you have two clubs meeting in the same place."
The new house will be Community Renewal's 10th neighborhood revitalization center and its second in Queensborough. Coordinators who live in each center oversee literacy, life skills and community service programs for children and adults. Wednesday, Henderson worked one-on-one with youngsters finishing their homework.
Henderson said she'll be calling on parents to become more involved when the new location opens.
"I'd like them to at least come see what their children are doing," she said.
Community Renewal has faced funding challenges in the past couple of years, but money from the House for Hope Auction this summer is underwriting some of the Friendship House construction.
Donations will cover the rest, said builder Curtis Loftin.
"We still need ceramic tile, carpet, counter tops, light fixtures, Sheetrock, door locks and hardware," Loftin said.
Community Renewal continues to seek sponsors for operating funds. The organization is "solidifying" its neighborhood revitalization structure in Shreveport and Bossier City, said founder Mack McCarter.
The organization also is gathering baseline data so it can measure how relationship building affects neighborhoods it serves.
"Within six months we will have all the baseline stuff done and within a year the first reports coming in. We want to show not only economic impact but what this means in terms of engendering hope and sense of well-being for all of us," McCarter said.
2011年9月5日星期一
2011年8月1日星期一
IKEA Buys Scottish Wind Farm
IKEA UK has purchased a wind farm in Scotland and is planning to install 39,000 solar panels on the roofs of its stores, as it strives to get all of its power from renewable sources.
The 12.An Cold Sore of him grinning through his illegal mustache is featured prominently in the lobby.3 MW wind farm (pictured) in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, north Scotland, consists of seven turbines, each generating 1.75MW. The farm can produce 24,700,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This is equivalent to the electricity consumption of five IKEA stores, or 30 percent of the company's total electricity consumption in the UK,They take the plastic card to the local co-op market. according to IKEA.
This is the first wind farm purchased by IKEA UK. The acquisition has increased the total number of wind turbines owned by the IKEA Group worldwide to 67.
The company is also investing close to 4 million ($6.5 million) in fitting over 39,000 photovoltaic panels to the rooftops of 10 IKEA stores. This will provide, on average, five percent of each store's electricity needs.
In total, 31,000m2 of roof space will be covered by solar panels, which will generate around 1,600,000 kWh per year, enough to power 492 homes.who was responsible for tracking down Charles RUBBER MATS .
The panels are designed to operate effectively for 25 years. IKEA UK says that the solar panels will reduce its CO2 consumption on average by 662 tonnes per year during this first 25 years of the installations' operation.
IKEA UK aims for all installation work to be complete by March 2012.
The measures form part of the company's global 'IKEA Goes Renewable' project ¨C a long-term goal for the furniture retailer to get all its energy from renewable sources. The windfarm and solar panels combined will allow the company to offset on average more than 10,500 tonnes of CO2 per year, IKEA says.
The solar panel initiative follows news that installing energy efficient measures has helped the home furnishings company reduce energy consumption by 19 percent. Since 2005 the company has opened six new UK stores with only a 10 percent increase in the combined energy use of all their UK stores, IKEA says.
"As part of our global 'IKEA Goes Renewable' program, we are committed to heavily investing in making IKEA buildings more energy efficient and use more renewable energy," said Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer,then used cut pieces of Aion Kinah garden hose to get through the electric fence. IKEA Group. "For example, our most recently built [British Isles]-based stores in Coventry, Southampton and Dublin have been designed to incorporate measures that will have a major impact on these areas, including geothermal heating and cooling systems,I have never solved a Rubik's hydraulic hose . biomass boilers and improved insulation."
The 12.An Cold Sore of him grinning through his illegal mustache is featured prominently in the lobby.3 MW wind farm (pictured) in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, north Scotland, consists of seven turbines, each generating 1.75MW. The farm can produce 24,700,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This is equivalent to the electricity consumption of five IKEA stores, or 30 percent of the company's total electricity consumption in the UK,They take the plastic card to the local co-op market. according to IKEA.
This is the first wind farm purchased by IKEA UK. The acquisition has increased the total number of wind turbines owned by the IKEA Group worldwide to 67.
The company is also investing close to 4 million ($6.5 million) in fitting over 39,000 photovoltaic panels to the rooftops of 10 IKEA stores. This will provide, on average, five percent of each store's electricity needs.
In total, 31,000m2 of roof space will be covered by solar panels, which will generate around 1,600,000 kWh per year, enough to power 492 homes.who was responsible for tracking down Charles RUBBER MATS .
The panels are designed to operate effectively for 25 years. IKEA UK says that the solar panels will reduce its CO2 consumption on average by 662 tonnes per year during this first 25 years of the installations' operation.
IKEA UK aims for all installation work to be complete by March 2012.
The measures form part of the company's global 'IKEA Goes Renewable' project ¨C a long-term goal for the furniture retailer to get all its energy from renewable sources. The windfarm and solar panels combined will allow the company to offset on average more than 10,500 tonnes of CO2 per year, IKEA says.
The solar panel initiative follows news that installing energy efficient measures has helped the home furnishings company reduce energy consumption by 19 percent. Since 2005 the company has opened six new UK stores with only a 10 percent increase in the combined energy use of all their UK stores, IKEA says.
"As part of our global 'IKEA Goes Renewable' program, we are committed to heavily investing in making IKEA buildings more energy efficient and use more renewable energy," said Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer,then used cut pieces of Aion Kinah garden hose to get through the electric fence. IKEA Group. "For example, our most recently built [British Isles]-based stores in Coventry, Southampton and Dublin have been designed to incorporate measures that will have a major impact on these areas, including geothermal heating and cooling systems,I have never solved a Rubik's hydraulic hose . biomass boilers and improved insulation."
2011年4月24日星期日
HALOES, HAT TRICKS AND HOWLERS!
This being Holy Week it was fitting that Elche’s quicksilver little striker, the aptly-named Angel should be heroically celebrated in the City of Palms with his brilliant hat-trick, rightly claiming the match ball as well as his halo in the process.
There was only one change from the Illicitanos’ exciting away draw at Girona last week, reliable full-back Carpio’s suspension meaning Vasco Fernandez was given a run out, Albacar preferred to back-from-suspension Ripa at left back, who was substitute.
The cheaply-advertised entrance prices didn’t really turn on the locals, only 7,366 watched the game, which considering Elche’s sound fifth play-off place in the league has to be disappointing.
Elche started briskly, only 3 minutes had gone when Mantecon’s fierce drive was drilled wide, Kiki Mateo’s mazy run down the left was smothered at the near post, this then countered by Huesca’s long corner on 20 minutes which caught Elche’s goalkeeper Jaime stranded and it was Elche’s turn to scramble the ball away to safety; that effectively was really the last time the visitors seriously bothered the well-organised home defence, Elche taking control in all departments.
On the half-hour, and the Illicitanos’ were on their way; a Xumetra cross was pushed out by goalkeeper Andres, only to be headed back by a rejuvenated Generelo. As Andres hesitated Angel nipped in to loop his header safely over the goalkeeper to deservedly put Elche in front; indeed he should have made it two four minutes later when clear through but rolled his soft shot agonisingly wide.
Mantecon, Generelo and Kiki Mateo were all booked for niggling fouls as the referee had a word with Xunetra about diving in the box, but didn’t book him - hmmm, interesting, that - no further score before half time - and no howlers – yet!
The second half continued with Elche in the driving seat, and an Albacar free-kick whistled wide. But the referee – El Cerro Grande, no less - decided to alienate himself from the home crowd as on 64 minutes Kik Mateo burst through clear, got to the ball before Andres to push it wide, only to be blatantly brought down by the desperate goalkeeper. Sure he went down theatrically, but it was a clear last-man foul.
However instead of Andres going off, Kiki Mateo got a second yellow for diving and was off himself. Funny interpretation that - and it went down badly with the home fans!
Strangely enough, it didn’t make a scrap of difference to Elche that they had only ten men (let’s face it, they’ve had plenty of practice - though not lately); the spirit was still there in abundance, and Elche continued to dominate. Only 5 minutes after the sending-off, Mr Lightning, our hero Angel did it again as he caught Huesca napping at the back, ran though, and checked before planting a cracker inside Andres’ near post. Elche 2 – 0 and coasting...
With 15 minutes left, off came Generelo to well-deserved applause for once, to be replaced by anchor-man Acciairi. But man-of-the match Angel was not finished yet,
With 7 minutes left he teased, twisted and turned his marker who pulled him down to earn his penalty – and he didn’t get booked for diving - merely coolly despatching his penalty low into the corner for his well-deserved hat-trick: he never stops working and running. Angel now has nine goals in 18 starts – great striker stats!
With the score safe at 3 – 0 there was just time for a little hilarity. With 5 minutes left Ripa replaced Xumetra and Bodipo for Angel. The new pair combined for Ripa to be left clear – what, five yards out?
He managed somehow to sky his shot so far over the bar it looked impossible, but worse still, more farce was to come as the young sub was then put though one-on-one with only the goalkeeper to beat, but again inexplicably managed to muff it; good job it didn’t matter, and it took the edge of the El Cerro Grande’s misdemeanours – he will look again at the video and see how wrong he got it!
But hey, the Franjiverdes go marching on, now beaten only once in nine games as they march towards the play-offs.
Next week Elche are away to lowly-placed Salamanca, sweating away just inside the drop-zone with a dodgy home record, winning only 5 of their 17 games. Elche are in great form and fear no-one these days – game on!
There was only one change from the Illicitanos’ exciting away draw at Girona last week, reliable full-back Carpio’s suspension meaning Vasco Fernandez was given a run out, Albacar preferred to back-from-suspension Ripa at left back, who was substitute.
The cheaply-advertised entrance prices didn’t really turn on the locals, only 7,366 watched the game, which considering Elche’s sound fifth play-off place in the league has to be disappointing.
Elche started briskly, only 3 minutes had gone when Mantecon’s fierce drive was drilled wide, Kiki Mateo’s mazy run down the left was smothered at the near post, this then countered by Huesca’s long corner on 20 minutes which caught Elche’s goalkeeper Jaime stranded and it was Elche’s turn to scramble the ball away to safety; that effectively was really the last time the visitors seriously bothered the well-organised home defence, Elche taking control in all departments.
On the half-hour, and the Illicitanos’ were on their way; a Xumetra cross was pushed out by goalkeeper Andres, only to be headed back by a rejuvenated Generelo. As Andres hesitated Angel nipped in to loop his header safely over the goalkeeper to deservedly put Elche in front; indeed he should have made it two four minutes later when clear through but rolled his soft shot agonisingly wide.
Mantecon, Generelo and Kiki Mateo were all booked for niggling fouls as the referee had a word with Xunetra about diving in the box, but didn’t book him - hmmm, interesting, that - no further score before half time - and no howlers – yet!
The second half continued with Elche in the driving seat, and an Albacar free-kick whistled wide. But the referee – El Cerro Grande, no less - decided to alienate himself from the home crowd as on 64 minutes Kik Mateo burst through clear, got to the ball before Andres to push it wide, only to be blatantly brought down by the desperate goalkeeper. Sure he went down theatrically, but it was a clear last-man foul.
However instead of Andres going off, Kiki Mateo got a second yellow for diving and was off himself. Funny interpretation that - and it went down badly with the home fans!
Strangely enough, it didn’t make a scrap of difference to Elche that they had only ten men (let’s face it, they’ve had plenty of practice - though not lately); the spirit was still there in abundance, and Elche continued to dominate. Only 5 minutes after the sending-off, Mr Lightning, our hero Angel did it again as he caught Huesca napping at the back, ran though, and checked before planting a cracker inside Andres’ near post. Elche 2 – 0 and coasting...
With 15 minutes left, off came Generelo to well-deserved applause for once, to be replaced by anchor-man Acciairi. But man-of-the match Angel was not finished yet,
With 7 minutes left he teased, twisted and turned his marker who pulled him down to earn his penalty – and he didn’t get booked for diving - merely coolly despatching his penalty low into the corner for his well-deserved hat-trick: he never stops working and running. Angel now has nine goals in 18 starts – great striker stats!
With the score safe at 3 – 0 there was just time for a little hilarity. With 5 minutes left Ripa replaced Xumetra and Bodipo for Angel. The new pair combined for Ripa to be left clear – what, five yards out?
He managed somehow to sky his shot so far over the bar it looked impossible, but worse still, more farce was to come as the young sub was then put though one-on-one with only the goalkeeper to beat, but again inexplicably managed to muff it; good job it didn’t matter, and it took the edge of the El Cerro Grande’s misdemeanours – he will look again at the video and see how wrong he got it!
But hey, the Franjiverdes go marching on, now beaten only once in nine games as they march towards the play-offs.
Next week Elche are away to lowly-placed Salamanca, sweating away just inside the drop-zone with a dodgy home record, winning only 5 of their 17 games. Elche are in great form and fear no-one these days – game on!
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