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Au Naturale Foundation & Blush Swatches
I recently tried out a few products by Au Naturale which is one of the cleanest makeup brands out there along with Vapour, ILIA & Fitglow. They offer a very thorough range of foundation shades and I had the opportunity to swatch most if not all of them for you. Below are swatches of their Semi Matte Powder Foundations.
- Formulated without gluten, parabens, fillers, animal by-products, synthetic preservatives or toxins
- 100% natural, cruelty-free, vegan and made in the USA.
- Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Iron Oxides, Micas, Silica, Copernica Cerifera (Carnuba) Wax May Contain: Ultramarine Blue, Chromium Oxide Green
These are the 3 products that I own from Au Naturale besides a few of their older products before their recent rebranding.
The powder bronzer is a beautiful shade that is true to its name "sunkissed". I find bronzers to be too warm or too brown and this one is quite suitable to my taste. The pump and application is a little strange – what I do is basically pump a few times directly onto my makeup brush and apply and blend. It adds a subtle touch of warmth to my face.
The Lip Su/stain is a product I had been curious about for some time and it is VERY pigmented and opaque. I would consider this to be a true liquid lipstick rather than a stain. I got the camel thinking it would be more sheer applying just a slight "stain" to my lips but it literally turns them into the shade of my skin so my face and lips look like they're one and the same. It's moisturizing and doesn't accentuate the lines on my lips as much as liquid lipsticks do. This is why I prefer lip glosses over lipsticks, lip stains and liquid lipsticks. If you eat and drink it will fade so reapplication is needed.
The cream blush stick is nourishing, creamy and applies flawlessly. It does fade after a few hours so reapplication is needed. The shade Grapefruit pictured above was not what I thought it would be as it looks different online than in real life (see website image below). I was expecting more of a cool toned blush but as you can tell it's warm like that of a grapefruit.


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Step 1Combine the chocolate, oil and wine in a metal bowl. Set the bowl over a pan of nearly simmering water and heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the bowl and continue stirring until the chocolate is smooth. Set the chocolate aside for 5 minutes to cool.
Step 2While the chocolate is cooling, spread the coconut, chopped walnuts and cocoa each in a thin layer on separate plates.
Step 3Add the haroset to the chocolate by heaping spoonfuls, stirring quickly and thoroughly after each addition. The mixture will be a bit thin and watery at first; set it aside until it absorbs the excess liquid and is firm enough to shape into balls.
Step 4To form a truffle, roll about 2 teaspoons-worth of the chocolate mixture into a ball about three-fourths inch in diameter. Coat the truffle by rolling it over the coconut, walnuts or cocoa, pressing the truffle into the topping firmly so it adheres. Set the truffle on a plate or tray and continue until all the truffles are formed. If the chocolate mixture starts to stiffen, set the bowl above the warm water to keep the mixture soft and make shaping the balls easier. If the chocolate mixture gets too soft, remove the bowl from above the water.
Step 5If the finished truffles become soft, they can be refrigerated until firm. Serve at room temperature.


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LONDON – 22 February, 2010 – Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that in conjunction with AMTEC Management Consulting, it has been shortlisted for the "Change Management in Public Sector" Award organised by the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) for the innovative work carried out on the Future Brize Programme, a £340m programme to establish Brize Norton as the RAF's centre for air transport and air-to-air refuelling operations.
The Hitachi Consulting/AMTEC team was one of seven entries to be shortlisted in its category. The nomination recognises how, in a turnaround project, the team addressed the key programme management components required for a successful outcome, providing programme stability, visibility of current project status and the transfer of skills. The result is that the Future Brize Programme now has the structure, governance and momentum needed to succeed. With the programme back on track, cost savings are projected at £23 million per annum, morale is high and people aspects (such as the impact on RAF families) are a top priority.
Richard Goodson, Vice President, Hitachi Consulting UK commented, "We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for this award as it truly recognises the important work carried out by ourselves and AMTEC. We have worked successfully together on a high profile project that has a direct impact on the organisation and its personnel".
Romy Nash, AMTEC Director of Consulting, added, "With our joint expertise, we have helped deliver a robust and stabilising programme management environment, to enable the Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Manager to accurately assess current programme status against planned activity to meet the varied audit and reporting requirements of the Government, the Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State".
The winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on Thursday 29 April at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in Central London. An expert panel of judges will be selecting the winners. The judges are Sally Scutt, Deputy Director General, British Bankers' Association, Andy Saunders, Deputy Editor, Management Today, Dr. Peter Walmsley, Programme Lead, Supplier Relationship Management, The Home Office and Dr. Duncan Angwin, Strategic Management Group, Warwick Business School, to name a few.


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2013 - RFS Sylva Trophy Winner
The Royal Forestry Society's (RFS) Sylva Cup for exceptional achievement has been presented to Forest of Mercia and to its forester, Chris Martin from Chasetown, for his commitment in helping transform the fortunes of the Forest of Mercia.
- Winner: Chris Martin, Mercia Forest
Chris Martin, Mercia Forest forester, left, receives the award from Simon Lloyd, RFS Development Director.
Chair of the Forest of Mercia Steering Group, Hayden Baugh-Jones, nominated Chris, saying that his energy had helped rejuvenate the Steering Group at a time when the future of the organisation had looked "worryingly bleak".
Hayden Baugh-Jones said: "Chris told Steering Group members of his fears, both for his personal situation and for Forest of Mercia. He was very open and honest, vocalising what some were probably thinking but didn't really want to say. It was this that made me realise that Chris is a man of character; a man who is passionate about his work with Forest of Mercia; and who would not be doing himself justice if he felt he had not contributed fully in those meetings.
"This really brought home the message to me that, as a Steering Group, we had a massive responsibility to ensure that Forest of Mercia was able to continue. After all, it was one of the first Community Forests to be set up, so had a history and had done some incredible work planting trees, managing woodlands and working with the community.
"A knock-on effect of this is that, essentially, Chris, probably unwittingly, created the conditions for stronger links between Steering Group members and the wider Forest of Mercia team. It was right that we all stood together, shoulder to shoulder to bring back Forest of Mercia from the brink of extinction."
The Forest of Mercia is now part of the Community Forest Trust and, thanks to strong management and skilled people, is now in very good health financially with a strong, committed team in place to drive the business forward.


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KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (STMW) – A man was found dead in a submerged, upside down vehicle that veered off the road in a construction zone near I-57 Wednesday.
State troopers responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash about 9:53 a.m. Wednesday, said an Illinois State Police release.
A concerned motorist saw the four-door vehicle offroad, upside down and submerged in water near the southbound I-57 at milepost 316 and called authorities. Southwest suburban Bourbonnais is the closest municipality to the crash site, which the release said was in a construction zone.
The Bourbonnais Fire Department was first on scene, the release said.
Michael L. Simms, 27, of Joliet was removed from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
State police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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While cider's history in the United Kingdom is rich, America is ripe for its own flavor of heritage. Yet to create a legacy in Atlanta that lasts, we first need to ensure existing ones continue to grow. We harvest our apples from the majestic Blue Ridge Divide in Mountain City, Georgia—a family-owned orchard rich with Southern heritage that has been growing some of the South's finest apples for over 100 years.
Urban Tree isn't just about making deliciously refreshing ciders. Although that's what we do day in and how, we believe in something bigger. We believe that legacies connect us to the past and bridge us to the future. Whether it's within our families, communities, or friendships, we owe it to the generations to come to preserve historical legacies while planting the seeds for new ones to grow. You can taste this in every sip of Urban Tree Cider.
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text: Region Forward Blog Civilized Streets May 25, 2011 This Streetsfilms project (video below) demonstrates how recent Complete Streets projects in New York City have been able to increase the safety modal diversity and overall use of transportation corridors. This film uses several examples of Complete Streets (streets designed for various modes of getting around including walking biking transit and driving). Among these Prospect Park West in Brooklyn is a particularly strong example because automotive traffic speeds there decreased nearly ten miles per hour without increasing trip time while infrastructure that encourages more pedestrian and bicycle trips was added. This balance demonstrates some important lessons: 1) top speed is not a good metric for judging how well transportation systems work 2) local traffic needs access more than speed 3) modal diversity can support vibrant retail. Civilizing a corridor can transform a place from a means to an end to a destination. Complete Streets enable many different types of transportation system users to interact efficiently. Local traffic can easily and spontaneously stop and buy clothing a drink or a gift while on their way to a nearby destination. Multi-modal transportation increases and diversifies potential customers creating a fruitful environment for small businesses along the corridor by attracting more local customers with convenience. This film depicts retailers that have thrived from complete streets where do you think retailers in metro Washington would most benefit from Complete Streets? Ryan Hand is an Associate Regional Planner and is the author of previous entries on green building in metropolitan Washington Tags: Bicycling Bikesharing Transit Walkability Back to news


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Address: Calamar 28, Marina Puerto Santiago, 28868 Manzanillo, Colima
La Boquita Beach in Manzanillo is a quiet area for families with children.
The entrance is through Santiago Club, about one kilometer, followed by a stretch of dirt road in the middle of the jungle, ending in a row of restaurants.
This area is ideal for walking and swimming; the sea is quite calm. Services offered: snorkeling, restaurants, souvenirs. It is located only 3 km away from Miramar.


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Lynchburg, Va.- The Sacred Heart University Softball team defeated Quinnipiac tonight by a final score of 8-0 in five innings. The Pioneers will conclude play at the Liberty Softball Classic tomorrow when the Pioneers will face Liberty at 12:00 p.m.
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Quinnipiac University Bobcats (3-7 overall, 0-0 MAAC)
- The Pionners would jump out to an early 1-0 lead courtesy of an RBI single by graduate student Fallon Bevino who scored in junior Katelyn Christian to put the Pioneers head in the first inning
- Then an inning later senior Hailey Desrosiers would knock a double to right center scoring in two runs which included sophomore Caroline Kruger and freshman Brianna Santos to put the Pioneers up 3-0 in the second inning.
- Thn just three batters later, Bevino would strike again as she would rip a double to left field socring in Christian and sophomore Kylee Harvey to put the Pioneers ahead 5-0. The Pioneers would tally one more run in the inning to put them ahead 6-0 heading into the third inning of play.
- In the third inning the Pioneers would continue the offensive push as junior Jennie Boisvert would launch a solo homerun to left field to put the Pioneers ahead 7-0 with no outs in the inning.
- Then Chrsitian would be the continous hitter as she would knock in an RBI double down the left field line to put the Pioneers ahead 8-0 at the end of three innings.
- Dominate pitching by senior Emily Orosco and senior Kristen McCann would put lead to the Pioneers shutting out the Bobcats 8-0.


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President Obama this week proposed privacy laws that could give Americans greater control over their personal information. But Republicans in Congress will likely undermine or ignore many of the measures.
Some of Mr. Obama's ideas should have bipartisan appeal. For example, he wants to forbid companies from using data about students that they collect when they sell software and services to primary and secondary schools for marketing purposes. That measure is based on a law that California adopted last year with Democratic and Republican votes in the State Legislature. Most members of Congress would have a hard time justifying voting against a bill that sought to protect the privacy of minors.
But another proposal in Mr. Obama's package could result in less protection for consumers. It would require retailers, banks and other companies who have been hacked to notify customers whose data had been stolen within 30 days after officials learned of the breach. The problem is that such a law could invalidate existing state laws and prevent states from enacting new privacy laws.
Most states and the District of Columbia already have disclosure laws. Alabama, New Mexico and South Dakota do not. Some states have laws that are stronger than what Mr. Obama proposed. For example, California, Connecticut and New Jersey generally require notification of a data breach as soon as possible. Many states allow consumers to "freeze" credit reports so that hackers cannot sign up for credit cards and loans in their names. Other states allow residents to sue businesses for not protecting their data. Privacy law experts say Congress could use a data breach laws to pre-empt these state requirements.
Mr. Obama and lawmakers in Congress say a federal law would establish a national standard for businesses to follow. As a practical matter, privacy advocates say, companies are not hamstrung by having to follow different state policies because they usually do whatever is required by the strongest state law in all states. Another problem with the president's proposal is that it does not require businesses to improve the security of their computer systems so data are not stolen in the first place.
There is no doubt that federal law does not adequately protect the privacy of Americans. Numerous reports produced by Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and newspapers including The Times have documented the widespread collection of data like Internet browsing histories, retail store purchases and health information. Some companies known as data brokers organize and analyze vast sums of such data into dossiers on individuals and families that can be used to target people based on their medical conditions, economic desperation and their willingness to spend money.
In 2012, Mr. Obama wisely called for a "privacy bill of rights" that would give individuals more control over how their information is collected and used. The president now says his administration will produce such a bill of rights in the next 45 days. But nobody realistically expects the current Republican-led Congress to adopt a strong law that truly empowers consumers.
State lawmakers in California, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere have been willing to pass privacy laws. Those efforts are insufficient, but at least those lawmakers are trying, unlike members of Congress who have taken little interest in a privacy bill of rights because Internet companies and advertisers have heavily lobbied against it. That is why Mr. Obama must be careful not to give Congress an opportunity to undermine state laws.


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A campaign is under way to establish a monument in honor of famed World War II veteran and Hershey resident Dick Winters near where he parachuted into France on D-Day.
Documentary filmmaker Tim Gray of Rhode Island is trying to raise $400,000 for the project, which will also include a documentary that will air on a national cable channel. The statue will be located in Saint Marie-du-Mont, Normandy – the objective of Winters' unit on D-Day.
Sculptor Stephen Spears of Alabama will design the statue, and although it will depict Winters, it will also honor all Army officers who led soldiers into combat on D-Day, Gray said.
"Major Winters is a very humble man, and the only way really he would accept something like this is if we tried to recognize everybody else as well," Gray said in a phone interview Thursday. "It's not necessarily a Dick Winters statue. It's a likeness of him and quote from him, but it represents leadership."
Winters assumed command of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, shortly after parachuting into France in the early morning hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Following D-Day, Easy Company fought across Europe, participating in Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and eventually captured Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
Easy Company's story was made famous by the book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose and the 10-part HBO miniseries of the same name. The series, which was produced by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks, won two Emmy awards in 2002, including best miniseries.
After the war, Winters lived for many years on a farm near Fredericksburg, where he built a house by hand.
Now 92 and in frail health, Winters no longer gives interviews or makes public appearances.
Lebanon architect Bob Hoffman, a close friend of Winters for many years, said he thinks the project is a great idea.
"I don't think that we can really express or honor the sacrifices of the people who fought in World War II adequately," he said.
Hoffman accompanied Winters on a trip to Normandy for the 55th anniversary of D-Day and said he was struck by the reception Winters and other veterans received in England and France.
"The way they were treated by the Europeans was just unbelievable," Hoffman said. "To this day how they are revered and remembered in that area for what it is they did. Everywhere we went there was a parade and handshaking and tears."
In conjunction with the monument, which Gray hopes to dedicate in late 2011 or early 2012, Gray will produce a documentary that will focus on Winters' leadership during World War II. Gray said he has already completed several interviews with surviving Easy Company soldiers for the documentary. He said he will also use a never-before-aired interview with Winters from about two years ago.
"World War II has been a passion of mine since I was about 6 years old," said Gray, who has also worked as a television news journalist.
Gray said he has spent a lot of time in Normandy over the past five years and has viewed many of the memorials. He said he wanted to establish one similar to the Navy Memorial at Utah Beach.
"We wanted to do a similar monument about leadership," he said. "We wanted to do this leadership statue, and we wanted it to recognize all the divisions and all the men who fought on D-Day, and we thought that Major Winters would be an honorable choice to represent all the men who took part in the landings and the air drops just prior to the landings. We thought he would be a great representation of what great leadership was."
Gray said Winters and his wife, Ethel, have given their blessing to the project. He also said the village of Saint Marie-du-Mont is very enthusiastic about, and he plans to go there in June to meet with the mayor and other town officials.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling is the spokesman for the campaign.
Hoffman said he doesn't talk to Winters as regularly as he once did, but visited Winters about two weeks ago. He said Winters is "still as humble as ever."
"He would never initiate anything like this," Hoffman said. "He is somewhat of a reluctant hero, and one of the wonderful things is this notoriety hasn't changed him. He's still a strong, straightforward, humble man."
For more information or to donate money to the monument, visit the website www.timgraymedia.com.
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Is a sick employee eligible for unemployment while he gets treatment?
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.The quick answer is no.
I am assuming that this person was given all of his accrued/unused paid time off work prior to leaving your workforce, as that would have been the right thing to do.
I am also assuming that you either offered no disability insurance coverage through your company or that this employee did not opt for that coverage. If he had that, he would qualify to be paid at least some portion of his normal compensation while he is disabled due to serious illness for whatever period of time the disability policy allowed.
If you employ 50 or more people, you may want to refer to the FMLA regulations, as if the employee worked the requisite 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period, he is entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave and his job back. In this instance, he could not collect unemployment as he is off work due to being disabled.
If you do not employ 50 or more employees, the answer would be that in order to legally collect unemployment benefits, the person is supposed to be capable of seeking employment and commencing a job if/when one is offered. An individual in cancer treatment would not qualify.
He may be eligible for some kind of social security or other assistance (such as food stamps) while he is unable to work.


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, important Philistine city, SE of Jaffa, near the sea and bordering Judah. According to accounts in the Bible, Ekron was in the hands of the Philistines when it was the Ark of the Covenant's last resting place before its restoration to Israel. It also appears as Accaron.
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Expertise/Research Interests: south-south relations; Southern Africa; foreign policy analysis; post-conflict peace building; South Africa
Languages: English, Portuguese (intermediate), French (intermediate), Mandarin (elementary)
Bio: Dr. Christopher Alden holds a Readership in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He taught International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand from 1990 to 2000 and established the East Asia Project in 1992. He has held fellowships at Cambridge University, Tokyo University, École normale supérieure, and University of Pretoria. He specializes in south-south relations and Chinese relations with southern Africa.


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My shed is my domain. It's a place where I can go and shut the door and be in my own world.
It's a place that is full of inspiration and is my hub for creativity; where I can be at one with my surroundings and to take in all that the environment and atmosphere sends to me.
I view myself as a sponge and I love nature
When I built my shed I approached it in the same way I do my art, it was an un-going project, the structure of which changed as I was inspired with different ideas.
My shed is special as it's a sanctuary. I built my shed in such a way that it surrounds the trees in back garden, the trees are always in my view because they inspire me
My shed was mainly built from waste materials that I got from skips, building sites and also left-overs from my old shed.
As far as I'm concerned the shed itself is a work of art.
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Your family is gathered about the picnic table on a gorgeous summer day, when all of a sudden you hear screaming and understand that an individual has been injured. I didn't believe about warning men and women that the water the dentist makes use of may not be fit to drink. Emergency dentist will evaluate and resolve your distinct set of problems speedily. In most western countries, to turn out to be a qualified dentist 1 have to typically complete at least four years of postgraduate study within the European Union the education has to be at least five years. Soft gauze can be employed to gently bite down on to preserve the tooth in place until a dentist is noticed. If you arrive at the division in need to have of emergency or urgent dental care you will 1st be noticed by a triage nurse who will assess your symptoms and either provide you with guidance or arrange for you to be seen by a dentist as soon as achievable.
Even though we only spent two days with every other, by the time it we had to journey back to the UK, I felt like I'd known the other folks for considerably longer and it was a amazing way to get to know other dentists all through the UK. Because 1983, My Dentists has been supplying a various kind of dental care to patients and their households. You can maintain the infections at bay and even if they occur, you can always attain an emergency dentist. While numerous dentists are averse to the notion of tending to dental emergencies due to the fact it might disrupt their standard routines-emergency individuals are often desperate for instant relief-it is the duty of the emergency dentist to offer succor to folks in pain.
From that day forward, my discomfort was relieved till the day that I could go in to see my new dentist. Upon treatment the dentist will offer alternatives on the tooth's prognosis, these could incorporate a new restoration, extraction, root canal or placement of a crown. If you are unsure regardless of whether you must seek the advice of your dentist immediately, one particular important thing to take into account is Zahnschmerzen.Schmerz is an outstanding indicator of teeth and gums damageThis is why advise their patients to instantly your situations seek the advice of dentist, dental discomfort is felt.
I don't really feel that the initial dentist was dishonest, but I also consider that that pediatric dentist provided a much more proper treatment plan for a growing kid. Dentists will typically advise attempting teeth whitening very first, to steer clear of the need for much more complex cosmetic work. Not merely that, it feels you to have a considerably self-confidence as a dentist and creating you a cool dentist. I am not a dentist, but I would say if you have permanent tooth discomfort a dentist should be consulted.
I'm proud to say that I in fact created it to the Dentistry Show the following day (a little bit worse for put on). Awards have been presented from dentists to technicians to receptionists and entire dental teams. The Awards ceremony was held on the Friday around The Dentistry Show and it was enormous! The emergency dentists group will be in a position to identify the dilemma and get to the root of it quite rapidly. Insert your dentist for dental emergencies as you can, a Zahnseide.Seien very cautious not to hurt you firmly submitted of foreign physique in your teeth or gums so cautiously immediately.


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Hi, guys and gals and both and other.
I'm trying to figure out some soups to make for Dad. He has a few dietary restrictions* and needs things that are easy to swallow, and I figure soup is an easy thing for him to make 'cause I can freeze it in servings for him to heat up later, so all he'll have to do is let it thaw out or throw it in the microwave.
*He says that his doctor told him he has no restrictions, but he's been doing his own research on it and wants to stay away from some things, so I'm basing it on that.
Things he shouldn't have:
Potatoes (and anything else with lots of carbs)
Bread (see above)
Tomatoes (and anything else acidic)
He said the rule is "Eat your fruits, drink your vegetables," so soup seems like a good way to "drink" your vegetables 'cause there are so many different options.
Anyway, I made him some carrot soup. It's pureed, so it'll be easy for him to swallow. I'm also thinking of making him kale-and-chickpea soup, because cooked kale is easy to swallow, and chickpeas are small, so I don't think they would be a problem.
Any ideas? He does eat meat, but I'm looking for vegetable-only just for the sake of making sure he's getting enough veggies. (That said, chicken broth or beef broth or whatever would be okay, since he's not a vegetarian or anything.)
Notes for myself:
Broccoli Cheddar
pea soup
Kale and Chickpea Soup (minus couscous and red pepper flakes)
Broccoli and Spinach
Cauliflower and Garlic
Peanut Butter Soup


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AJAX multiple Update Panel, Triggers in ASP.NET
To enable AJAX in a page, you will require at least and only one ScriptManger in your ASP.NET page. Just drag ScriptManager from Ajax Extensions of Toolbox and drop it preferably at the beginning of your page. It will generate following code snippet in your web page and that's all to do with ScriptManager.
User controls in web page that you want to behave interactively must be in between some Update Panel Tags. You may have some multiple update panels in a page.
However, UpdatePanel does not directly contain the user controls; it is rather "ContentTemplate" tag that contains the user controls in UpdatePanel.
Another important property of UpdatePanel is "UpdateMode" that can be assigned either "Conditional" or "Always" value. It takes "Always" as default value if not specified and updates each time whenever any portion/UpdatePanel of page is posted back whereas "Conditional" value allows updating only when the specific UpdatePanel is posted back.
"Triggers" is an important Tag like "ContentTemplate" in UpdatePanel. This says when to post back the UpdatePanel.
Download Source Code. In this demo, I have used three UpdatePanels in AjaxTrial.aspx page. One is for clock that is continuously posted back the UpdatePanel in every second, second one has a ListBox and a Label and is posted back at selectedItemChange event of the ListBox. The third UpdatePanel has a Button and a Label in it and this one is posted back at Button Click event.
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If you live in the New York City area, drop by Videology Bar & Cinema in Brooklyn on Saturday, July 16th. Nurse Jill will be screened for the first time in front of an audience…and it's FREE! Seating is extremely limited, so if you are interested in attending, arrive early! Director Peter Romeo Lambert, Cinematographer Joe Rubin, and actress Nati Amos (Jill 2) will be in attendance, as will the awesome folks from Massacre Video.
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From the mind of veteran Hollywood television and screenwriter comes a haunting collection of tales focusing on the darker side of childhood. Stretching from the dark days of World War II to the steamy jungles of the Congo and on to the windswept bluffs overlooking exclusive Del Mar, California, you are about to enter a realm of wicked aunts and uncles, homicidal teenagers and proud but impoverished street urchins.
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Garden Art Sculptures
John van Beek started making Wire Art in 2008 at Lake Tekapo.
Wire Art has grown and now he makes trees, balls, chickens, roosters, sheep, lambs & other sculptures made with either barbed wire or plain wire – rusty or galvanized. Made from recycled fencing wire.
Visit the online catalogue or view the sculptures at garden fetes.
Balls and trees appear in gardens throughout New Zealand.
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The majority of the WWF Bhutan office set out for an overnight adventure in the Royal Botanical Park on Wednesday afternoon. The drive took about 2.5 hours along a winding mountain road. At the top of the peaks sits a monastery known as Dochula. Dochula was erected in 2003 as a gift to the gods to help protect the Bhutanese Royal Army when they flushed out militant members of an Indian group hiding in the forests. The main monastery is surrounded by 108 chortels to enhance the protective powers. We stopped here & were greeted by a bonfire, tea & biscuits. There is nothing like sitting on a mountaintop, surrounded by evergreen forests, sipping tea & reflecting on the tranquil powers of Buddhism.
We arrived at the Park 45 minutes later & the rangers quickly set-up camp. Shortly after arrival the Country Representative (the head of the office, Kinjay) brought out oro &Johnnie Walker whiskey. Oro is a local drink they refer to as "wine" but is really more like 80 proof moonshine. It is typically served heated, occasionally with an egg poached in it. Kinjay had prepared this batch himself & included coricepts in it. Coricepts are a mealworm like creature that gets impregnated with a fungus that eventually kills it & grows into a vegetable protuberance. It is highly revered & very expensive as it is used in traditional Chinese & Bhutanese "medicines." They were added just for us (Jan, Ute & myself), so we had to try it. I figured my mouth was still tingling from all the chilies we had for dinner.. why not go for the whole Bhutanese experience!


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Yabba dabba doo! Publisher soars with eagles
Paragliding wasn't on my bucket list, although I found myself soaring over the Roaring Fork Valley — connected to Pine Pienaar, a seasoned South African pilot — on Saturday morning. Pine is in his 11th season of operating Adventure Paragliding in Glenwood Springs.
How did I get there? We decided to buy a GoPro video cam for our newsroom. Editor Randy Essex and crew started discussing the possibilities. We could film the Strawberry Days Parade. The staff imagined themselves wearing a helmet cam and filming the experience of riding the giant swing at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. My enthusiasm once again got in front of my thought process, and I chirped, "Yeah, I'll wear it a paragliding."
As soon as I uttered the words, I realized I'd have to jump off of Red Mountain. What was I thinking? OK, to be fair, the staff hadn't pressed me to follow up. Although as the leader of this organization, I had to keep my word.
Early last week, walking down Cooper, I saw my buddy Ken Murphy at Glenwood Adventures. He partners with Pine. I told him of my commitment and the next thing I knew, his cell phone was dialed and in my hands and Pine was on the other end. I was booked to fly at 8 a.m. Saturday.
The forecast Friday afternoon offered a good chance of thunderstorms in the morning. I sighed in relief, figuring it may be my way out. But I woke up the next morning to a beautiful blue-sky day.
I did an online search for a picture to post to my Facebook page to boast to my friends and family. The first thing that came up in the search was a story about John Goss of Vaudeville fame who had broken his back a year ago as he flew solo. My heart sank. Reading on, I got a lift when I read that Glenwood Paragliding never has had such an incident.
I joined the group at 7:30 a.m. to fill out the necessary paperwork and get basic instruction. Included in the waivers was wording about the inherent dangers of paragliding. I promptly put those concerns out of my mind.
While I had preflight anxiety, I had no expectations. I just wanted to get it done. Pine and I were the last of the tandem teams to take off. It was encouraging that I did not hear any shrill screams from those that preceded us.
As we jogged to the edge of the mountain, my first surprise was that we didn't jump. Instead the wind gently lifted us off of the ground, and just like that we were over the valley. I got adjusted in my seat. Yes, you sit in a fairly comfortable seat, another pleasant surprise.
While the wind whooshed by, I had a sense of freedom. Steve Miller's "Fly Like and Eagle" was playing in my mind. As Pine expertly guided the paraglider, I would get glimpses of Mount Sopris, then downtown Glenwood Springs, with the Roaring Fork River always in view.
To get an idea of the paragliding experience, imagine living an IMAX Theater experience. Toward the end of our flight, Pine asked if I enjoyed roller coasters. And I said yes, so we went into some maneuvers that turned my world upside down. Thrilling as that was, I was happy when he completed his tricks.
My last surprise of the trip was the landing. Think Fred Flintstone. You stop by landing on your feet, although there was no jolt, just a slow walk as we softly made it to the ground.
Altogether, the flight only took about 12 minutes. I'm told that depending on the conditions you could be up there for 20 minutes. Would I do it again? Absolutely! Look for the video coming soon.
— Michael Bennett is publisher of the Post Independent.
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About 6:05 p.m. central daylight time on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, the eight-lane, 1,907-foot-long I-35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, experienced a catastrophic failure in the main span of the deck truss. As a result, 1,000 feet of the deck truss collapsed, with about 456 feet of the main span falling 108 feet into the 15-foot-deep river. A total of 111 vehicles were on the portion of the bridge that collapsed. Of these, 17 were recovered from the water. As a result of the bridge collapse, 13 people died, and 145 people were injured.
On the day of the collapse, roadway work was underway on the I-35W bridge, and four of the eight travel lanes (two outside lanes northbound and two inside lanes southbound) were closed to traffic. In the early afternoon, construction equipment and construction aggregates (sand and gravel for making concrete) were delivered and positioned in the two closed inside southbound lanes. The equipment and aggregates, which were being staged for a concrete pour of the southbound lanes that was to begin about 7:00 p.m., were positioned toward the south end of the center section of the deck truss portion of the bridge and were in place by about 2:30 p.m.
About 6:05 p.m., a motion-activated surveillance video camera at the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, just west of the I-35W bridge, recorded a portion of the collapse sequence. The video showed the bridge center span separating from the rest of the bridge and falling into the river.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the inadequate load capacity, due to a design error by Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc., of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, which failed under a combination of (1) substantial increases in the weight of the bridge, which resulted from previous bridge modifications, and (2) the traffic and concentrated construction loads on the bridge on the day of the collapse. Contributing to the design error was the failure of Sverdrup & Parcel's quality control procedures to ensure that the appropriate main truss gusset plate calculations were performed for the I-35W bridge and the inadequate design review by Federal and State transportation officials. Contributing to the accident was the generally accepted practice among Federal and State transportation officials of giving inadequate attention to gusset plates during inspections for conditions of distortion, such as bowing, and of excluding gusset plates in load rating analyses.
Before determining that the collapse of the I-35W bridge initiated with failure of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, the Safety Board considered a number of potential explanations. The following factors were considered, but excluded, as being causal to the collapse: corrosion damage in gusset plates at the L11 nodes, fracture of a floor truss, preexisting cracking, temperature effects, and pier movement.
The following safety issues were identified in this investigation:
As a result of this accident investigation, the Safety Board makes recommendations to the Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. One safety recommendation resulting from this investigation was issued to the Federal Highway Administration in January 2008.
As a result of its investigation of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendations:
To the Federal Highway Administration:
Develop and implement, in conjunction with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, a bridge design quality assurance/quality control program, to be used by the States and other bridge owners, that includes procedures to detect and correct bridge design errors before the design plans are made final; and, at a minimum, provides a means for verifying that the appropriate design calculations have been performed, that the calculations are accurate, and that the specifications for the load-carrying members are adequate with regard to the expected service loads of the structure. (H-08-17)
Require that bridge owners assess the truss bridges in their inventories to identify locations where visual inspections may not detect gusset plate corrosion and where, therefore, appropriate nondestructive evaluation technologies should be used to assess gusset plate condition. (H-08-18)
Modify the approved bridge inspector training as follows: (1) update the National Highway Institute training courses to address inspection techniques and conditions specific to gusset plates, emphasizing issues associated with gusset plate distortion as well as the use of nondestructive evaluation at locations where visual inspections may be inadequate to assess and quantify such conditions as section loss due to corrosion; and, (2) at a minimum, include revisions to reference material, such as the Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual, and address any newly developed gusset plate condition ratings in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials commonly recognized (CoRe) structural elements. (H-08-19)
To the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
Work with the Federal Highway Administration to develop and implement a bridge design quality assurance/quality control program, to be used by the States and other bridge owners, that includes procedures to detect and correct bridge design errors before the design plans are made final; and, at a minimum, provides a means for verifying that the appropriate design calculations have been performed, that the calculations are accurate, and that the specifications for the load-carrying members are adequate with regard to the expected service loads of the structure. (H-08-20)
Revise your Manual for Bridge Evaluation to include guidance for conducting load ratings on new bridges before they are placed in service. (H-08-21)
Modify the guidance and procedures in your Manual for Bridge Evaluation to include evaluating the capacity of gusset plates as part of the load rating calculations performed for non-load-pathredundant steel truss bridges. (H-08-22)
When the findings of the Federal Highway Administration–American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials joint study on gusset plates become available, update the Manual for Bridge Evaluation accordingly. (H-08-23)
Develop specifications and guidelines for use by bridge owners to ensure that construction loads and stockpiled raw materials placed on a structure during construction or maintenance projects do not overload the structural members or their connections. (H-08-24)
Include gusset plates as a commonly recognized (CoRe) structural element and develop guidance for bridge owners in tracking and responding to potentially damaging conditions in gusset plates, such as corrosion and distortion; and revise the AASHTO Guide for Commonly Recognized (CoRe) Structural Elements to incorporate this new information. (H-08-25)
Previously Issued Recommendation Resulting From This Accident Investigation
As result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board issued the following safety recommendation to the Federal Highway Administration on January 15, 2008:
For all non-load-path-redundant steel truss bridges within the National Bridge Inventory, require that bridge owners conduct load capacity calculations to verify that the stress levels in all structural elements, including gusset plates, remain within applicable requirements whenever planned modifications or operational changes may significantly increase stresses. (H-08-1)
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A controversy blew up in the US in March and April about the use of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) – also pejoratively coined as 'pink slime' – in manufactured ground beef.
Lean, finely-textured beef (LFTB) is lean beef that is separated in a manufacturing process from fatty beef trimmings, to reduce wastage. The process involves treating the LFTB with small amounts of ammonium hydroxide gas or citric acid to eliminate any harmful bacteria present.
The process has been approved as safe by the United States Department of Agriculture and it has been reported that over 70 percent of ground beef used in the US is believed to have incorporated LFTB as an ingredient.
However, a range of media commentators, including ABC News and British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, have criticised the practice. Despite statements by the USDA and meat industry bodies asserting that LFTB is safe for consumption, a number of major retailers and restaurant chains – including McDonald's and Burger King – have recently decided not to use LFTB, as a result of considerable negative publicity about the product.
As a result of the controversy, the major producer of LFTB, Beef Products Inc, announced that it is closing down three of its four processing plants. The American Meat Institute estimates that without LFTB, the industry would need 1.5 million additional head of cattle to make up the difference in beef supply.
LFTB is not used in New Zealand, as the leaner, pasture-raised New Zealand beef does not produce the high fat trimmings that provide the raw ingredient for LFTB, the MIA says.
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TOI had reported the story of the girl on January 17 this year. Trapped under a 11,000-volt high tension wire on January 20, 2013, while studying on the roof of a mosque in Dankaur, Sairabano lost her vision and was left with a gaping hole in her face and burn wounds all over her body. On Monday, mother Nafeesa told TOI that fed up with government apathy, they had decided to demand the state's permission for her daughter to end her life, as they could not bear the expenses of her treatment any further. "We made all attempts to save her. We can't see her die slowly. I now feel my daughter should have died in the incident, as she wouldn't have to undergo such mental and physical trauma then," she said.
Her family has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to intervene on behalf of their daughter, or allow her to commit suicide. Over the past two years, the family has mortgaged their home to borrow Rs 4.5 lakh for Sairabano's treatment. Doctors at a private Delhi hospital are now apparently demanding Rs 5 lakh for further surgery. But with neither police nor administration taking up the case since the accident, the family was forced to eventually approach the city court, which directed police to lodge an FIR in the case. Even that happened after TOI carried a story.
"I wanted to continue studies and serve the country as an IAS. But my physical condition won't allow me to achieve the goal," Sairbano said.
On the fateful morning of January 20, 2013, Sairabano was studying on the terrace of a mosque at Usmanpur village in Dankaur. As she got up to relieve herself, a high tension wire fell on her. The hot wire cut through her flesh even as it trapped her under its weight. "I got trapped under the wire and fainted," she said, recollecting the incident with horror. Half an hour later, she woke up writhing in pain from the burns and unable to see.
Over two years later, Sairabano has no vision in either eye and the wounds still hurt. "I pray that nobody has to go through the trauma we faced. As her mother, I felt helpless. Her screams still haunt me," said Nafeesa, a housewife. Sharafat, Sairabano's father, is a labourer who barely manages to make ends meet with an income of Rs 3,500 a month. The couple have two other children, Naushekh (14) and Rajbano (4).
But the family's ordeal was not over. To file the police complaint, they had to jump through hoops. When they approached Dankaur police station a few days after the accident, the policemen refused to register the complaint. Eventually, they approached the district court and managed to find a lawyer who was ready to help them file a case seeking for relief for Sairabano, and action against officials responsible for the accident.
After being turned away for six months, they had given up all hope of assistance. Then on September 30, 2013, the district court passed an order asking the police to lodge an FIR against the power department lineman and other officials, under appropriate sections, and probe the case. "The district court order gave us a ray of hope. We took the court order to Dankaur PS, but the station in-charge demanded Rs 10,000 as bribe to lodge an FIR. I approached senior police and administration officials, but in vain. Police lodged an FIR only after TOI did a story, but the accused are still at large," said Nafeesa.
With no government aid available, the family took loans and visited hospitals across Delhi-NCR for Sairabano's recovery. "When we did not get any government aid, despite our BPL status, we decided to provide Sairabano the best treatment possible ourselves. We borrowed money. We managed to save her life, but for what?"


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Aquaman In Talks To Add An Oscar Winner To Its Cast
DC and Warner's new Batman movie seems to be moving backwards, but the companies' Aquaman movie is continuing full speed ahead. Director James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) has already done a table read with several of the film's key cast members—including Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Amber Heard (Mera, Queen of Atlantis), and Patrick Wilson (Orm the Oceanmaster)—and it now appears that he has selected two more key cast members.
First up is Wan's countrymate Nicole Kidman—both hail from Australia, even though they were born elsewhere—who is in negotiations to play Atlanna, the title character's mother. This may seem like a departure for the prestige picture veteran (she recently earned raves and her fourth Oscar nomination for Lion), but Kidman is no stranger to superhero movies, having previously appeared as Dr. Chase Meridian in 1995's Batman Forever.
In other Aquaman casting news, it looks like The Get Down's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will play the film's villain, Black Manta. Moonlight's Trevante Rhodes and 24: Legacy's Corey Hawkins were also in contention for the role, but the relatively inexperienced Abdul-Mateen—who made his big screen debut last month in Sidney Hall and also appears in May's Baywatch—emerged victorious. According to Variety, the actor was also one of the finalists to play Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo movie.
Production on Aquaman gets underway in April, but don't expect to see the title character in action until October 5, 2018—when the film finally arrives in theatres.


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How to Use gotoAndPlay() and gotoAndStop() in Flash CS5 ActionScript
To loop a Adobe Flash Creative Suite 5 movie or to send the playhead to a different point on the Flash CS5 timeline, you can tell your movie to jump forward or backward to a specific frame with one of two variations of the goto statement: gotoAndPlay() and gotoAndStop().
Each of these two statements requires a frame name or number so that Flash Player knows where to send the playhead. When placed on a frame, these actions send the playhead forward or backward to the specified frame and stop, or they resume playback from that point.
To use gotoAndStop, follow these steps:
On the Actions layer, select and create a new keyframe at frame 23.
Choose Window→Actions to open the Actions panel.
Click the plus sign and choose flash.display→MovieClip→Methods→gotoAndStop.
In the Object field, target the current timeline by typing this in the Object text box. Enter 1 in the Frame text box and make sure the Scene text box is empty.
The statements should now read
import flash.display.MovieClip; this.gotoAndStop(1);
Choose Control→Test Movie to preview your movie.
The tween plays and jumps to the first frame, where it stops.
Follow these steps to use gotoAndPlay():
Create a new keyframe at frame 22 on the Actions layer and launch the Actions panel with the new keyframe selected.
Click the plus sign and choose flash.display→MovieClip→Methods→gotoAndPlay.
In the Object text box, have the timeline refer to itself by typing this.
Enter 5 in the Frame text box and make sure the Scene text box is empty (see Figure 7-5).
The actions should now read
import flash.display.MovieClip; this.gotoAndPlay(5);
Choose Control→Test Movie to preview your movie.
The animation plays until frame 22 and loops between frames 5 and 22.


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Joakim Noah was scratched from the starting lineup on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks with a thigh injury. The Bulls lost the game, 78-74, and will face the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden.
It's unknown if Noah will suit up and play, but according to CSN Chicago, the center will make the trip to the Big Apple with his Bulls teammates.
Tom Thibodeau said Noah has been dealing with the issue in the Bulls last "three or four games," and it hadn't hindered him on the court. But he seemed to aggravate it somehow on Tuesday before the game against Milwaukee and he was forced to sit out.
"It was improving, but he did something [Tuesday]," Thibodeau explained. "He said he moved a certain way and something happened. I don't know if it's the thigh or the knee. I think it's right above the knee. It's a bruise. He got banged and there's some swelling, and he's trying to get it out."


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They're playing with house money. But they could still lose big.
Cash-strapped baby boomers, taking the TV advice of the Fonz and former US Sen. Fred Thompson, have opted for reverse mortgages in increasing numbers.
Inside Mortgage Finance, a trade publication covering the housing industry, said borrowers took out some $15.3 billion of these loans last year, an increase of 20 percent over 2012.
Reverse mortgages, which let homeowners age 62 and up borrow money against the value of their homes, have become a popular way for boomers without significant assets to fund retirement.
Still, most advisers are skeptical, while others say they have clients use them but with numerous caveats.
"I would only consider the reverse mortgage as a last resort. They cost a lot, and there are better ways to pay for retirement," said Charles Hughes, a financial adviser. "Gone are the days of gleefully burning the mortgage and passing the home on to the children," he adds in a client publication.
There are three types of reverse mortgages: single-purpose, offered by local governments and nonprofits; federally insured; and proprietary, which are private loans backed by the companies that write them. The single-purpose reverse mortgage is generally the least expensive, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And costs are one reason advisers generally say homeowners should try to avoid these loans.
"The fees are just too much; they're just too expensive," says Raymond Mignone, a certified financial planner. Loan-origination fees, mortgage insurance and home-appraisal costs are among the charges the reverse-mortgage client will pay. "I always try to help clients who need more income find another way," he added.
Another adviser notes that taking equity out of a house goes against most retirement planning assumptions.
"Generally, you should have debts paid off in retirement," but reverse mortgages often come with high fees, says Ronald Rogé, an adviser in Bohemia, NY.
Still, one planner says that for those without significant retirement assets, reverse mortgages may be a solution.
"They can be a valuable tool for those who need cash and have no other option," says adviser Anthony Ogorek. Nevertheless, Ogorek asks clients to explore every option before taking the pricey loans.
Mignone points out that one less risky way to finance retirement could be to move out of a house — especially an old one that is likely to need many repairs — into a less costly place like an apartment. And Hughes says that a realistic lifestyle change, like moving to a cheaper state, could help without meaning giving up the equity in a home.
Still, Mignone acknowledges the popularity of reverse mortgages, while cautioning, "Whenever you have companies and brokers doing well, often it is the client who ends up paying the bill."
Yes, a home with a reverse mortgage will never be foreclosed on in the owner's lifetime.
But it can be a different story for heirs, whom lending companies can strong¬-arm to pay the mortgage off in full after the borrower dies, under threat of foreclosure. At the very least, it means dealing with often-confusing red tape in a time of grief and stress.
For these unfortunates, a reverse mortgage was literally mortgaging the future.


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I know, I know, I've posted on White Pine Lake a bunch of times already but it really is such a great mellow day hike that gets you to a beautiful high alpine lake in Little Cottonwood Canyon. I couldn't not post about it because it really is a favorite of mine.
Anyways, Heinz and I made a nice mid-morning hike up to White Pine Lake last week and it didn't disappoint at all. I swear it seems greener and just more beautiful in Utah these days. At slightly over 8 miles round trip, this is a great gradual hike or better yet, trail runner. The trail is in great shape, wide enough and just beautiful the whole way. At about three quarters of the way up you get an awesome view of the Cottonwood Ridge across the canyon, which is on the list of ridges to be done.
A look at the Cottonwood Ridge. Can't wait to tackle it!
Shot by Heinz
Shot by Heinz
I hope everyone is having a great summer. I know this has been one of the best summer's and years yet.
Happy Trekkin'!


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Dāna (दान) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms in Indian philosophies. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultivating generosity. It can take the form of giving to an individual in distress or need. It can also take the form of philanthropic public projects that empower and help many. According to historical records, dāna is an ancient practice in Indian traditions, tracing back to Vedic traditions.
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(PRWEB) January 31, 2014
Righteous Rubber Roofing is now offering a green alternative to roofing, keeping up with industry demands. 60 Mil EPDM is notorious for its Green properties and sustainability features throughout the construction and contractor industries. EPDM is rated to last 40+ years against the harsh nature of the elements including UV radiation, weathering, and extreme temperatures. EPDM is ozone resistant and will not lose its flexibility or toughness after being outside for many years. After being installed, EPDM can also result in lower maintenance costs and extend building life.
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Yuan Falls As U.S. Expresses Concerns At Fall In The Chinese Currency
The yuan fell on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar was largely unchanged as a senior U.S. Treasury official expressed concern at the fall in the Chinese currency, according to Bloomberg.
Citing the Treasury official, Bloomberg added that the U.S. is considering naming China as a "currency manipulator" in a report due next week.
The USD/CNY pair last traded at 6.9197 by 11:30PM ET (03:30 GMT), down 0.2%. The yuan was under pressure in the previous session and slid to its lowest level in seven weeks after the People's Bank of China announced on Sunday that it lowered the required reserve ratio (RRR) for some lenders by 1%.
The cut will become effective from Oct 15, according to a statement on the central bank's website.
A total of 1.2 trillion yuan ($175 billion) would be released, of which 450 billion yuan is to be used to repay existing medium-term funding facilities, the central bank said.
On Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi accused the U.S. of "constantly escalating trade friction toward China," and making "groundless criticism of China's domestic and foreign policies" in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Pompeo responded by saying: "The issues that you have characterized, we have a fundamental disagreement."
The yuan has plunged nearly 9% against the dollar in the past six months, and U.S. President Donald Trump has openly accused China of deliberately weakening its currency.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies was unchanged at 95.44.
Elsewhere, the USD/JPY pair slipped 0.09% to 113.14 as the Japanese yen came off an 11-month low of 114.55 yen per dollar reached last Thursday.
"The rise of U.S. Treasury yields is causing a correction of U.S. equity markets, which is typically a risk averse situation and causes the stronger yen," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo.
"The fall of the dollar/yen, typically below 113, is a good chance to buy the dollar on dips," he said.
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There's a big tank nestled in a hole in the ground behind the kindergarten in the Armavir
community of Yeghegnout.
It holds the drinking water, pumped from an underground well, for the whole community,
including the kindergarten.
A municipal employee adds chlorine to the tank by hand, using an approximate eye
For years, community residents have drunk artesian well water. Those who could afford it buy
their drinking water from the store.
Razmik Mkrtchyan, the community's interim mayor, confesses that the local potable water is of
poor quality. The network supplying the water was built in the 1980s and is mostly in disrepair.
Some of the iron pipes have rusted, permitting sand and dirt to flow with the water," Mkrtchyan
The municipality is responsible for supplying the water and for repairing the system.
There are two water pumps drawing the precious liquid from the ground.
Mkrtchyan says that there are times, during the summer, when the pumps can't supply enough water.
He says that some 30% of the community's 2,162 residents use the potable water for irrigation
purposes, depriving those in outlying neighborhoods of drinking water.
There's a shortage of water for irrigation, Mkrtchyan says, adding that the best solution would be
to replace all the distribution pipes and to install water meters.
Years ago, the municipal council tried to levy a fee of 200 drams for every one individual for the
use of artesian well water.
"Since some don't have water, of course they won't pay. And some of those who do, won't pay.
These fees won't cover the costs, so the municipality has to pay the difference," says Mkrtchyan.
The interim mayor says his predecessor estimated that it would take $115,000 to replace the entire water distribution system.
The Urban Sustainable Development Foundation is planning to modernize the network. The
community will be responsible for installing the meters and for digging up the old pipes; the cost
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It's not easy being an original property in Hollywood, where the box office tends to be dominated by reboots, remakes, sequels and adaptations, but last year Guillermo del Toro's large scale mechs-vs-monsters movie Pacific Rim managed to hold its own in the mid-summer release schedule with an eventual box office gross of over $411 million worldwide.
Del Toro has already confirmed that he's the process of writing a sequel with screenwriter Travis Beachman and there have been some potential hints about the plot from the cast numbers, such as Robert Kazinsky's speculation that it could be a prequel and Charlie Day's reveal that, at one point, his kaiju-loving character Newt was going to become a villain.
All the ideas in the world will amount to very little without a green light from Legendary Pictures, however, and when del Toro last spoke on the subject he made it clear that the studio had not yet guaranteed a sequel. Speaking in an interview with Collider, Legendary CEO and Pacific Rim producer Thomas Tull sounded positive about the idea of Pacific Rim 2 and the possibility of building a franchise from the first movie's modest success.
"We love being in business with Guillermo and frankly that movie, if you look it up, did I think more business than the first X-Men, did more than Batman Begins, our first movie, did more than Superman Returns, The Fast and the Furious, Star Trek- so for a movie that was an original property that we made up it's done really well. It did north of 400 million dollars globally and both the home video sales and the merchandise have way over-indexed, so it seems like fans really loved the world. So we're going to sit down with Guillermo and as long as we think it's authentic and there's something to say, we're certainly open to it."
Legendary is releasing another big (both figuratively and literally) kaiju movie this summer with Gareth Edwards' reboot of Godzilla, and the success of that will likely also be a significant factor in whether in not Pacific Rim 2 gets a green light, since it will further test the mainstream appeal of the kaiju genre. As Tull mentions, the first installment did better overall than the opening chapters of major franchises like X-Men and Star Trek, but with a budget of nearly $200 million Pacific Rim was also more expensive than those movies.
At this point Tull's thoughts on that matter are about as promising as they could be without actually making any promises. If Legendary considers Pacific Rim to be a financial success for the studio then it bodes well for Beacham and del Toro's planned sequel, but we shouldn't count our kaiju before they've slipped through the underwater trans-dimensional portal. So to speak.
Back when the sequel talk first began, we argued that Pacific Rim doesn't necessarily even need a sequel. One of the major appeals of the first movie was that it was an original story rather than a reboot or a remake, and it might be more gratifying to see del Toro expend his energies on other original projects and just let Pacific Rim remain as a fun and memorable standalone movie, rather than the start of yet another franchise.
We'll let you know if Pacific Rim 2 gets any closer to getting off the ground.
Source: Collider


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While I have mentioned a few times that New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority is facing a May 31 doomsday of budget cuts and fare and service hikes, there are other transit agencies facing the same types of issues. Whether the issues are caused by lack of funding from the local and state levels, poor management of the agency or unforeseen budget problems, transit cuts are going to happen, whether we want them or not.
The current economic crisis has made it difficult to guarantee funding for transit agencies. However, if the United States is ready to invest heavily in its future, let's guarantee funding for transit agencies capital projects AND operations! With transit ridership at record levels, let's continue that trend.
It goes without saying that transit is a more sustainable option for transportation than continuing to build roads, parking spaces, interchanges, etc. for personal vehicles. Other countries have fantastic public transportation systems – and so should we! Spain has a high speed train network that is rivaling France's and Japan's, most European countries ensure their citizens live within hundreds of meters of transit stops, and yet America only has public transportation in limited locales throughout our expansive countryside. Some cities have transit that is so unattractive, it has a hard time attracting riders other than the poorest of the poor.
I told a classmate a few days ago that transit can be a great class equalizer AND serve as a way to invigorate the economy. Jobs can be created in developing, building and operating transit and planning and building new transit oriented developments. The time is now – is America ready for a new future beyond doomsday?


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Activated Sludge Process Control Course
3 Days – 24 Contact Hours
Registration – $995
Additional Attendees from Same Company/Organization – $450
May 8-10, 2018 – Denver, CO
Who Should Attend?
Past Activated Sludge Process Control (ASPC) students who need review and want updated examples, as well as water and wastewater operations managers wishing to optimize process and reduce operational expenses.
Course Description
In this three-day course, students will participate in discussions of the complex biological processes in an activated sludge system. ASPC provides updated methodologies and laboratory techniques to generate process control parameters for operating an activated sludge process. Using real-world examples, students can learn how to monitor and control the process for the benefit of the microorganisms, while maintaining efficient municipal or industrial operations.
I heard this was the best wastewater class offered for activated sludge. Everyone was right.ASPC student
Why Tetra Tech's ASP Control course? Ronald G. Schuyler, P.E., B.C.E.E., brings nearly 40 years of training experience and on-site plant troubleshooting into the classroom to assist students in optimizing their own process controls. Learn to recognize operations and maintenance problems sooner, enhance control measures, and improve regulatory compliance.
Tetra Tech's ASPC also includes a copy of the Activated Sludge Process Control Troubleshooting Chart – 2nd Edition with CD-ROM user's guide. This laminated, easy-to-use chart provides tips and potential solutions for implementing process changes involving more than 40 in-plant conditions.
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Tell a Fairy Tale Day – February 26th #TellAFairyTaleDay
Tell a Fairy Tale Day February 26th History and Photo #TellAFairyTaleDay – Happy Tell a Fairy Tale Day images and download free pictures. This is a day that Fairy Tales are made of (and for). It's Tell a Fairy Tale Day . Today is a great opportunity to read your kids. If the kids aren't around, its certainly okay to read them alone. We all know that everybody loves a good fairy tale.
To qualify as a fairy tale, a story does not have to begin with "Once upon a time…..". But, they usually do. It is a requirement that the story has a happy ending. There's nothing better than a good story that ends with "and they all lived happily ever after".
On Fairy Tale Day, cozy up under a blanket with the kids and read "the good book"….a fairy tale book. Libraries and schools will often mark this day with special fairy tale readings and story hours.
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Bucket List Worthy
Thinking about your next big family vacation already? Well, it's about time you take a good look at the Grand Canyon state.
Prior to visiting a few weeks ago, I'll be the first to admit that we hadn't given Arizona much thought as a stand alone destination. Sure, we've often used Phoenix as a transit hub while en route to tropical destinations in the Caribbean or Central America, but never as the final destination.
This was a huge mistake, one that we hope to rectify by sharing a few of the reasons we think you should add Arizona to your vacation short list.
1. Guaranteed Sunshine
With over 300 days of sunshine expected every year, few destinations can compete with Arizona's sunshine predictability.
In the Phoenix area, the average monthly rain fall is less than 1 inch, with May and June being the driest months at 0.11 and 0.2 inches respectively.
So, if you're thinking about golfing or lounging by the pool, Arizona offers some of the best (if not the best) chance for frequent sunny days.
2. National Parks and Outdoor Adventure
I'm willing to bet that when you think of Arizona, two images come to mind – (1) the world famous Grand Canyon, and (2) the hot, dry desert landscapes.
Fortunately, Arizona is loaded with National Parks, which translates into endless opportunities for adventurers looking to connect with nature. From river kayaking to rock climbing to mountain biking, Arizona's national parks have something for every appetite.
For the on-the-go family, it's the perfect place for an epic road trip through vast desert landscapes, from Route 66 to the Apache Trail Historic Road. If time permits, try to visit Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Sedona and Montezuma Castle near Camp Verde.
Oh, and visit the Grand Canyon too, it's kind of a big deal.
3. Convenience
Let's be honest, convenience and simplicity play a big role when travelling with a family. Nothing sucks the fun out of a family vacation quite like long travel days and annoying flight layovers.
Phoenix is home to one of the busiest airports in North America, which makes it relatively easy to find cheap flights to Phoenix. More importantly, there's a good chance you'll find short, direct flights from your home destination (assuming you live in North America), which is always a bonus when travelling with younger kids.
Added bonus – if you're flying from a northwest province or state, like Vancouver or Seattle, you'll likely fly directly over the Grand Canyon. I captured the above image from the window seat on our flight down.
4. Rawhide Western Town
No trip to Arizona is complete without a visit to Rawhide Western Town, located in the city of Chandler. Set like an old Western Town in the dusty desert, there are burro rides for the kids, old western shows, a petting zoo, gold panning and many themed stores that transport you back in time to the Old West.
There are special events and attractions throughout the year. Fortunately for us, there was a beer and wine festival during our visit (read our experience here).
It's free to enter but if you want to participate in certain activities/rides/shows it's best to purchase a wrist band for $15. Before going, check the Rawhide website because hours of operation vary depending on the season.
5. Plenty of Family Attractions
We visited several locations on our trip to Arizona, ranging from bird watching to cowboy shows to boating around Tempe Town Lake.
Our highlights were visits to the Phoenix Zoo and SEA Life Arizona Aquarium. Ironically, we ended up having more fun than our toddler, reminding us that touristy attractions can be a lot of fun when you give them a chance.
If you're a baseball fan, Arizona is the place to be during spring training. The Cactus League brings 15 professional baseball teams to the Phoenix metropolitan area, which boasts the greatest concentration of professional baseball facilities in the United States. Now that's a lot of baseball!
Have you visited Arizona? What was your highlight?
Share your tips and tricks in the comments section below, we'd love to read them!


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Storage that gives life to life sciences
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The explosion in genomic and proteomic information, especially from next-generation sequencing, and the emergence of data-intensive molecular diagnostics techniques demand a scalable, high-performance storage infrastructure.
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Accelerate the work of scientists and researchers with the ultrafast streaming performance, true linear scalability, and enterprise-grade reliability of the ActiveStor storage appliance.
Boost performance as much as 50 times by connecting Panasas storage directly to computing nodes. One IT administrator can easily manage hundreds of terabytes of ActiveStor Solution, helping to cut operating costs. Panasas storage is the perfect foundation to increase research productivity and enable groundbreaking scientific insights.
Processing human genome data requires a combination of cloud and on-premises storage. Reliable Panasas real-time scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) is the preferred solution of research facilities worldwide.
The ActiveStor solution is specifically architected to handle the mixed data files and formats common to bioinformatics and interacts seamlessly with cloud data formats.
Computing calculations for computational chemistry often take days, weeks, or even months. The ActiveStor solution is reliable enough to handle the long-term computing needs of researchers.
Companies want their data to be accessible, secure, and easy to manage. Our customers accomplish this and more with the ActiveStor solution: the conduct advanced genomic research using the latest sequencing technology, render visual effects for animated films, design advanced aircraft with complex computer-aided engineering and finite element analysis models, and optimize the extraction of oil-and-gas deposits through seismic processing-based analysis.
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