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text: RNS Number:7817G Ceres Power Holdings plc 01 November 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Ceres Power Holdings PLC shares to which voting rights are attached(ii): 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Y An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):___________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation OppenheimerFunds Inc (OFI) (iii): 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is October 30, 2007 crossed or reached if different)(v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: October 31, 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% (6.07%) 8. Notified details: firstname.lastname@example.com A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii) shares the Triggering transaction (vi) if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights using the ISIN Shares Voting shares ix CODE Rights viii Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB00B0351429 OFI 3,281,790 3,281,790 3,625,320 3,625,320 6.07% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting instrument xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,625,320 6.07% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: OppenehimerFunds, Inc. owns, as of 10/30/2007, 3,625,320 shares equal to 6.07% of the shares outstanding (59,763,414). Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) OFI: 2 World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10080 USA Phone number OFI: 212-323-0200 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii Full name Breeda Beattie, Compliance Consultant Contact address Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1295 State Street Springfield, MA 01111-0001 USA Phone number 413-744-8606 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is with the person or legal entity subject to the the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. notification obligation) C: Additional information Notes -------------------------- (i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed with the competent authority. (ii) Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. (iii) This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the person acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached, as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the following list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for consideration the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights and declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateral under these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting rights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion. (iv) Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financial instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2. (v) The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the acquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see DTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took effect.(DEL: :DEL) These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to a condition beyond the control of the parties. (vi) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please state 'below 3%'. vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii Direct and indirect ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'direct holding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR 5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR 5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date when the right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- for example once every three months starting from the (date) xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLUAAWRBURROAA

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If you own a mobile phone and spend sunrise to sundown watching the traffic pass in Ghana's capital, then Iddrisu Mohammed wants you to be his spy.
With an iPad in his hands and two cellphones in his pants pockets, Mohammed crisscrosses Accra on foot, looking for people to become informants for Jamless, a recently launched traffic information service that hopes to restore a little sanity to the capital's hectic commute.
"What Jamless will do is give you the traffic situation in any part of Accra that you are and give you alternate routes to use if the place is jammed," said Mohammed, who is the company's informant manager. "You don't want to get to work late. You don't want to get home late. If you're on Jamless, you know the alternative route to use to get home early."
West Africa's population has been booming, and in many cases, infrastructure has failed to keep up, leaving residents of crowded big cities to grapple with impossibly congested commutes.
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In Nigerian mega-city Lagos, GidiTraffic and its more than 50,000 Twitter followers keep a running log of commute catastrophes in the metropolis of about 15 million people legendary for its hours-long slogs.
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In Ghana, home to a booming economy based on exports of gold, cocoa and oil, the number of vehicles per thousand people went from 21 in 2003 to 30 in 2009, according to World Bank statistics.
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"Living in Guinea, I had this idea. All African cities had this traffic issue," Boniface said, recalling traffic jams that would often degenerate into arguments between truculent drivers until the police came to break it up. "Ghana seemed an easier country to start up."
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"If there was enough [Twitter followers], then maybe, yeah, crowd-sourcing would be enough," Boniface said, referring to the practice of relying on followers for information. "Not enough people have a smartphone in Ghana yet."
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Former Miami Dolphin Chad Johnson bonded out of jail Monday afternoon after a Broward judge had ordered him behind bars on a probation violation.
Johnson, 35, was ordered into Broward Sheriff's Office custody under $1,000 bond during a hearing Monday. Prosecutors had asked that he serve 60 days behind bars.
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A final hearing will be held June 3.
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Johnson also pleaded his case, calling it a misunderstanding. He said he has missed appointments with his probation officer, but pointed out he's been going to his counseling classes.
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A day in the garden, in the mountains
iPhone movie: Colorado Aspen Tree
Since there's snow coming to Colorado's mountains now, I'm especially grateful that I got up to Estes Park last Friday to see some things in the gorgeous, golden light of autumn, which always seems that much more intense the higher you go. What follows is a random list of eye-catching things, from the high country and from my desk.
1. Cleome – a.k.a. spider flower – this giant stand of it, with stalks as big around as my thumb and blossoms that came up to my chin, taking people's eyes off the parking lot for a resort.
2. Aspens.
3. And like this fescue, which might be "Boulder Blue" fescue, though I can't be sure because I've never seen it in full seed-head like this example next to the foliage of some irises, turning all golden in the cool weather, along the town's riverwalk.
4. And then I got to feast my eyes on this, the debut issue of Leaf magazine, which I think is going to do for gardening what Bark magazine did for dog owners over a decade ago: Gather smart, stylish, timely, eco-conscious content about people and this particular passion.
5. Because of Leaf, I found what has to be one of the sexiest collections of garden tools ever born, at Red Pig Tools. Just check out their cultivating tools, including left- and right-handed hand plows. Plus a sweeder. I'm getting a kick out of just reading about what a sweeder is. If you have serious space in raised beds, and compost them in fall like you should, you'll want a broadfork, which I did not know was also called a grelinette. Blacksmiths: They kind of rock.
6. I got a hardback, full-color copy of "The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally," mentioned here earlier, and found in its pages a photograph of a tomato with a red and green skin. So that tomato is going on my "must try" list, if it doesn't require too long a growing season — authors Jere and Emilee Gettle live in Missouri. The book's also got LOTS of seed-saving advice, which, if you're doing it now already, add some days to your drying time before you package up those seeds. I'm going to take my chocolate cherry tomato seeds out of their ziplocks and put them in paper envelopes just to be on the safe side, though dryness isn't something we usually have trouble with here in Colorado.
7. My cherry tomato just isn't wanting to give up the ghost, despite last night's freeze. Former Grow editor Dana Coffield advises me NOT to try the yanking the whole plant and hanging it upside down in the garage. So I'll let it live in the garden for another week and cross my fingers, and hope that I'll make green tomato pickles or tomolives. At least the annoyingly insouciant plant has finally stopped setting fruit.
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SInce we're dead anyways, I figured I'd throw this out to anyone who still watched this poor forum. Credit for the idea goes to the moderator of Dr. Ashen's Forum, although he apparently also stole it from somewhere else.. (http://www.ashens.com)
As a sample. This is my roommate Zavion's submission for the same game.. the rules are as follows.
(Pinched directly from Dr. A's forum)
1. Take a random article title from Wikipedia. That is your band name.
2. Take the last four words from the last quote on Quotations Page's 'random quotations' page. That is your album title.
3. Take the third picture from Flickr's Interesting photo page. That is your album cover.
4. Put 'em together!
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Designed specifically to efficiently slice, chop and trim fresh produce, this German knife features a perforated blade that reduces friction when you're cutting potatoes and other firm vegetables. A lengthwise ridge helps push cut ingredients off the blade. The full-tang blade is forged from stain-resistant high-carbon steel and riveted to the nonslip polypropylene handle for balance and control.
- Knife is precision forged from a single piece of sturdy high-carbon steel that resists stains and corrosion.
- Wüsthof's Precision Edge Technology (PEtec) ensures a 20% sharper blade with twice the edge retention.
- Full tang is triple riveted to the handle for exceptional durability and control.
- Durable polymer handle is contoured for a comfortable grip.
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- 8"-long blade
- 4 1/2"-long handle.
- 5.2 oz.
- Made in Germany.
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- It is not advisable to use any knife but a meat cleaver to cut through bone, as other blades can be easily damaged.
- Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse and dry immediately.
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- Sharpen as needed. With regular use and honing, your knife should not need sharpening more than once or twice a year.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by John200 from Best knife I've ever had for vegetables Extremely sharp and stays that way. It glides quickly through all vegetables without sticking to them, even potato slices. Best knife I've ever had for vegetables.Date published: 2016-12-07Rated 5 out of 5 by combatfisher from Perfect for juicing ! I do a lot of juicing...this veggie knife is perfect. It is made for right handed people. When you cut the veggies...you know how sometimes they stick to the knife ? this knife has a ridge on it so the veggies fall off the knife. I would have liked to have the ikon style handle as it is more comfortable...but the classic handle works well too.Date published: 2015-04-01Rated 5 out of 5 by BobSooner from Vegetable Knife Ordered and got it very quickly and took advantage of free shipping. It is a bit larger and heavier than I expected, but it is a great knife. Use it 5-6 times weekly. Recommend it to others!Date published: 2015-03-30Rated 4 out of 5 by BluePlate from Sadly not for left-handers The knife is fabulous for wet slicing - onions, potatoes, cucumbers, etc., but the raised ridge that releases the slices from the blade is only on one side therefore it does not work if you are left-handed; I had to return it. Wish Wusthof would make it for both!!Date published: 2013-10-10Rated 5 out of 5 by NaturalCooking from Quick work of prep Belonging to a produce co-op means lots of veg prep. This knife does great job of making quick work of otherwise tiring process.Date published: 2013-10-06Rated 3 out of 5 by James310 from Cool, but not a "must have" I love Wusthof and I love a knife that is well suited to its particular task. This knife is very cool to look at and feels great in the hand, but it is nothing to get crazy about. The good news is that it is well made and when I bought it on sale it was a good price. The bad news is that it is not really a necessary addition to any kitchen's cutlery stand if you already have a good 8" chef's knife that you like and know how to use properly. My kids eat cucumbers and apples and other fresh fruits and veggies and I make hand-cut fries. All should be a perfect test of this blade. Turns out, it is not much better than what I already have and the holes require extra attention to clean. It just is not different enough to make a "must have" knife.Date published: 2013-05-10Rated 5 out of 5 by TheGablesInn from Great Potato Knife As the owner of the Gables Wine Country Inn, we prep a lot of sticky foods. This knife is awesome for slicing potatoes, tomatoes and other sticky stuff.Date published: 2013-04-22Rated 5 out of 5 by WSGJR from Perfect for potatoes I expected a lot from a Wusthof knife and I was not disappointed. The knife has a nice weight and excellent balance. It is ideal for slicing potatoes as the ridge and holes keep slices from sticking to the blade. I highly recommend this knife.Date published: 2013-04-22


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Kindergartner-dragging principal is suspended
Tisdale administrator: Placed on upaid leave
BRIDGEPORT -- Carmen Perez Dickson will keep her job with the district even though a majority of the city school board concluded the Jettie S. Tisdale School principal violated policy by using inappropriate physical force, without justification and put children at risk.
Dickson -- who was caught on videotape dragging small children through the school hallways on three occasions in 2012 -- will serve a six-month, unpaid suspension effective immediately.
The ruling was greeted with disbelief and outrage by some parents.
Parent Nakeya Hargrove, speaking publicly for the first time, said Dickson should have been fired.
"You should have seen the way she dragged my daughter out of the classrooms, first by the leg, then she dropped the leg and started pulling her by the arm," said Hargrove, who only became aware of the videos last summer. She said she wants others to see the video too, although officials won't release it.
Hargrove, who was not called to testify during the lengthy five-month hearing, said she spoke with school officials at the time and said she was guaranteed the matter was being handled, that Dickson would never be allowed to do it again. She feels betrayed.
Dickson has been on paid leave since July 2012, collecting $162,852 during that time, according to school officials. After her unpaid suspension, the board ordered Dickson to serve a six-month probation in an administrative role other than principal. She will also undergo sensitivity training.
More Information"Parents are disgusted that this principal is receiving what they call a slap on the wrist for years of using excessive force against children," Kase said. "I honestly think it declares open season on misconduct against children in Bridgeport public schools. If we can't hold principals accountable for their misconduct how can we hold staff accountable."
The board determined that in about a year, she can be a principal again -- but not at Tisdale.
Board members Sauda Baraka, Bobby Simmons, John Bagley and Jacqueline Kelleher voted to let Dickson keep her job. Thomas Mulligan, Hernan Illingworth and Leticia Colon voted to fire her.
Baraka said she did not feel termination was justified based on what she viewed in the videos.
"I felt there should be other consequences and action," Baraka said. She questioned the chain of custody of the videos, the inconsistency of some testimony given by witnesses and the lack of concern by security and staff when the incidents initially occurred.
Mulligan, who argued for termination, said the board's core responsibility is to make sure that students are safe and learning in each of the district's schools.
"Each and every one of us on the board witnessed (Dickson) on video, drag a small child down a hallway, pulling aggressively at the neck and arm in the process," Mulligan said.
In addition to the videos, the board heard testimony from school staff that Dickson once slapped a child and intimidated a special-needs student by cracking a baseball bat on the desk in front of her. When it was her turn to testify, Dickson told the board she used the force she felt was necessary to keep the children from hurting themselves or others.
Kelleher, the board vice chairman and deciding vote, said she had significant concerns about the appropriateness of Dickson's actions and admitted if it were her child, she'd be upset.
Even so, Kelleher said Dickson, a 35-year veteran educator, seemed dedicated to her job and believed she was doing the right thing. Kelleher said she was inclined to consider another route of penalty. Suspension and probation, she said, were more appropriate.
As news spread of the decision, the school superintendent's office fielded a dozen or more calls from parents Thursday, said Sandra Kase, a senior adviser to the superintendent who made the initial call to fire Dickson.
"Parents are disgusted that this principal is receiving what they call a slap on the wrist for years of using excessive force against children," Kase said. She added she thinks it declares open season for misconduct against children in Bridgeport schools.
"If we can't hold principals accountable for their misconduct, how can we hold staff accountable?" she asked.
Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas, who had recommended termination, said he too was "astonished and appalled that anyone who claims to care about the safety of students could possibly reach this decision."
Dickson's attorney, Josephine Miller, said in her opinion any discipline was unwarranted.
"Certainly not a suspension of this magnitude," Miller said. "We plan to continue this fight through the federal lawsuit that has been pending for some time."
Miller, who two years ago represented Baraka and others when they successfully fought the state takeover of the board before the state Supreme Court, said it has not been decided if the board decision to suspend Dickson immediately without pay for six months would be appealed.
She said a federal lawsuit Dickson has filed over the matter would still be pursued in any case.
Hargrove said that at the time Dickson was caught dragging her daughter on the video, the kindergartner was going through emotional issues at home and the board was told she was lashing out at school. Her daughter is still at Tisdale and is now doing fine, Hargrove said.
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FRUITA — Western Slope residents focused on tourism today as they discussed Colorado's economic future with Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Hickenlooper discussed his "bottom-up" economic development plan at the Fruita Community Center, the second of eight stops the Governor will make during the next four days.
During his tour Hickenlooper will meet with representatives from all 64 counties in an effort to "get the state out of the way" in supporting Colorado businesses to foster a stronger Colorado economy.
"This state can be dramatically more supportive of its business community," Hickenlooper said. "Where's the line between appropriate regulation and red tape?"
Nearly 250 residents from Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ourary, Rio Blanco, Routt and San Miguel attended the meeting. All 11 counties mentioned promoting the region's diverse tourism economy.


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Do you know of anyone who participates in EI, or extreme ironing? :shock:
It's a competitive sport. Extreme ironing consists of ironing clothing in different, usually extreme, situations like while rock climbing, surfing, on a kayak… The world of EI is quite fascinating, with participants from around the world and several International EI competitions that have given rise to stories of triumph and bitter rivalries. EI was the subject of Extreme Ironing: Pressing for Victory, a UK documentary following the British team's participation in the 1st Extreme Ironing World Championships in Germany.
I don't do ANY ironing, let alone in strange places. The nearest I got to it was when I first got married. On a nice day, I'd take the ironing board outside. It wasn't too bad, doing that one tea towel. :lol:


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Scientists expect to see the greatest effects of global warming in the Arctic. What, exactly, will these effects be?
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Shrinking sea ice, retreating glaciers, a tree line migrating further north, and less snow that also melts earlier—what do these climate-related changes mean for the Arctic, and for all of us?
"The Arctic fever…lives only in the mind, filling its victim with a consuming urge to wander again, and forever, through these mighty spaces where the caribou herds flow like living rivers over the roll of the tundra," wrote Canadian author Farley Mowat. But this captivating landscape may cease to exist, and this is your chance both to experience its wonders and to help researchers understand how we might protect it.
You'll measure evidence of global warming in the majestic Mackenzie Mountains, a range that forms part of the border between Canada's Northwest Territories and the Yukon and is on the front line of climate change. Among stunning wildlife, including one of the world's largest herds of mountain caribou, you'll help take soil and permafrost samples, monitor the health of the tree line, and record information on native plant species. By helping researchers learn all they can about this fragile environment now, you'll help preserve it for the future.
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Permafrost underlies 24% of Earth's land surface and holds about 50% of the world's terrestrial carbon (the carbon stored in soil and plants).
Permafrost—ground that remains below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for more than a year—holds crucial clues about global warming.
The two-decade record from the Mackenzie Mountains area shows an increase of about 1.25 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in mean annual permafrost temperature. As temperatures rise and permafrost thaws, the organic compounds in it begin to decompose, producing carbon dioxide and methane. The release of these greenhouse gases will amplify the effects of global warming. Arctic landscapes will change, and the current plant and animal residents may find themselves unable to adapt.
The tree line—the line beyond which trees don't grow—is the other major focus of this research. Warmer temperatures could mean that more trees can grow farther north, into the tundra. Good for the trees, right? But it's more complicated: in the tundra, trees are exposed to harsher temperatures and winds, which make it harder for them to survive and reproduce.
Find out how much, and how fast, climate change is affecting the Arctic.
These shifts will change life for every species in the Arctic. That's why researchers are working hard now to understand exactly how these lands and species work together. They can only see that picture by collecting long-term data; this landscape is vulnerable to extreme weather events, which means it can vary greatly from season to season. By joining forces with the scientists, you'll help detect long-term patterns and build a trove of information that will help make the future less uncertain for people everywhere.
Dechen la' Lodge overlooks the Mackenzie Mountain Barrens, a stunningly beautiful expanse of land. Among the sedges and arctic willows of the Barrens, you may glimpse some of North America's most well-known mammals, including caribou, wolves, and grizzlies, and less fearsome creatures like marmots and pikas. More than 130 bird species have been recorded here, many of which exist only in the Arctic.
The area also bears fascinating traces of its human inhabitants. The research area is bisected by the abandoned Canol Project, a World War II-era pipeline, which once transported crude oil to a Whitehorse refinery from which other pipelines distributed fuel to Alaska, at a time when four Aleutian Islands were held by the Japanese. The corridor for the pipeline was selected by Dené guides who knew the country well after generations of living in the area. This route has now become the Canol Heritage Trail, a demanding backpacking route for adventurous hikers.
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You'll become very familiar with the flora, fauna, and landscape of this singular place. Every day you'll begin hiking early, stopping along the way to:
In the afternoon you'll return to the comfort of the lodge, where you'll help enter data and process samples in the lab. After a convivial dinner, you might attend a talk on climate change, the natural history of species in the area, or ecotourism. Or you can enjoy the time relaxing, reading, or chatting with team members.
On one day during the expedition, your team will take a break from the research scientist life and explore some of the area's recreational offerings. Dechen la' Lodge is the perfect base for day hikes or for simply enjoying your free time by looking out over the landscape.
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Dr. Peter Kershaw is helping to prepare the world for climate change.
Steven Mamet has focused his research on range limits of tree species at northern tree lines, and how climate and environmental change shape tree line dynamics. Currently, he is evaluating range limits at tree line near Wolf Creek, Yukon Territory, and assessing climate variation and forest resilience along moisture gradients in central Saskatchewan.
Live the life of an Arctic explorer - with a comfortable bed and plenty of hot food and drink, of course. You'll share a cozy cabin with another volunteer at Dechen la', a remote lodge in the midst of lake-dotted tundra. "Dechen la'" comes from an aboriginal word meaning "The land at the end of the sticks," and the lodge's site occupies a special place for the Kaska and Sahtu people, the traditional stewards of the land. In the lodge's dining room, you'll share hot breakfasts and dinners with teammates and researchers. You'll often pack a lunch to take with you into the field.
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I can highly recommend this trip to everyone who loves nature and cares about climate change.
I had an amazing time and would go back in a heartbeat.
Every day was planned very well with different research activities in an absolutely stunning landscape.
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On Fridays we've been bringing you recipes from Helen Dollaghan's "30 Years of Rocky Mountain Cooking." But because it's the holidays, last week for Thanksgiving we shared four of Helen's stuffing recipes. This week we're offering recipes for your leftover turkey.
This recipe, which ran in one
of Helen's columns in 1995,
is from an old Betty Crocker
Hot Turkey Salad
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups plain croutons
2 cups thinly sliced celery
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
Salt to taste
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 2 ounces)
Dried cranberries to taste (optional)
Combine turkey, 1 cup of the croutons and celery. Mix together mayonnaise, lemon juice and onion. Add to turkey mixture with almonds, mixing well. Add salt. Place in shallow ungreased 12 x 7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup croutons, cheese and cranberries, if desired. Bake, uncovered, in preheated 350-degree oven 30 minutes or until hot. Serves 6.


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JOB DESCRIPTIONJob ID 14817591 Date posted 01/13/2020 Location Concord, North Carolina Job Type Part-time - Regular
- Willingness to accept the most effective role.
- Responsible for the promotion of a safe and professional workplace through adhering to policies and procedures as outlined in the Great Wolf Resorts handbook.
- Prepares mixed drinks by selecting and mixing ingredients according to recipes.
- Garnishes drinks by slicing and pitting fruits; preparing olives, and onions; placing on picks or in drinks.
- Prepares beer barrels by connecting hose couplings and connecting barrels to tap.
- Serves beer by filling glasses with beer drawn from tap; retrieving and opening requested brand bottles and cans.
- Services wine by opening bottles; decanting; and/or pouring by the glass offerings.
- Maintains attractive bar by arranging bottles and glasses for display; removing soiled glassware and empty bottles and cans; ensuring cleanliness.
- Maintains supplies by ordering, requisitioning, or re-stocking smacks, liquors, wines, beer, and non-alcoholic ingredients; replacing beer barrels.
- Prepares trash for disposal by separating garbage and recyclable items.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy bar and patrons by following and enforcing standards and procedures; judging when customers have consumed too much alcohol; call for alternate transportation; complying with legal regulations.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; keeping abreast of drink trends; exploring new recipes.
- Enhances bar's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments; safeguarding customers.
- Participates fully in Project Green Wolf, our company-wide environmental sustainability initiative, which includes, but is not limited to, recycling, waste reduction, and energy and water conservation.
- Training and/or experience in bartending preferred.
- Must be flexible regarding scheduling as it is based on business demands.
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"When I started this two-year restoration, I had yet to see a '61 bubbletop customized into a restomod to my liking," Bruno Cirello said. "Also, that year is not so popular. I thought if I could make it look cool, people may learn to appreciate the vehicle."
Not that the '61 is a dog. It happens to be the year Chevy introduced both the SS and the 409 engine. While the '62 is more popular with enthusiasts, there is nothing quite like the clean look of the original bubbletop.
"I actually bought the car for $4,000 off of Craigslist in Los Angeles," said Cirello. "The previous owner brought the car to San Diego for me. It was a black lowrider without much interior."
Thanks to Bruno, another fullsize Chevy classic has been saved from the indignity of being a pavement-scraping circus wagon.
After assessing that always-important characteristic of a rust-free body and chassis, Cirello put the car on a rotisserie in his garage and proceeded to strip it to the frame. Once in that state of vulnerability (the car, not Bruno) he was able to powdercoat the frame and suspension, replace every nut and bolt, and perform one of the more difficult tasks of designing and building all of the hard lines for the brakes and fuel system (the former of which lead to Wilwood brakes).
"I am a detail-oriented guy and found this to be very rewarding," said Cirello. "And while the fittings and braided A/C lines were a pain in the butt, not having a single leak after the unit was charged was nice. All of the time and effort paid off."
Cirello also had the original bumpers and all of the stainless and aluminum trim straightened, polished, and/or chromed. Of course, he had a little help from his "motley crew" of pals, including Paul Garret, Gary Bland, and his dad, Bruno Sr.
Bruno (the son, not the father) gives thanks to his mom and dad for instilling a passion for hot rods, noting that they grew up as teenagers in the '50s. "I grew up in the back of a '34 Ford two-door sedan and then a '29 Model A roadster," said Bruno. "My sister and I would sit in the rumble seat listening to oldies on the way to car shows."
Speaking of rumbling, it's high time we told you about the beating heart of this Impala. Cirello and crew took out the old 350 and replaced it with a ZZ502 crate motor. The addition of Jet-coated headers, 3-inch pipes, and Flowmaster mufflers undoubtedly brings back sounds similar to those of Bruno's youth.
To handle the 500-plus horsepower of the crate motor, a 700-R4 transmission replaced the original slushbox, and a Posi-traction-equipped 3.73 rearend was fitted. At that point Bruno sold the stock motor and tranny for $500 to a friend.
With his cash flow somewhat positive, Cirello could afford to outsource some other aspects of the car, namely the body and paint and the interior.
For the paint and body, the car went to Champion Castillo. As you can see, the Silver Birch with Top Desert Sage Pearl is a winning combination. But not like Charlie Sheen winning where you lose your job and start holding machetes on rooftops, more like the winning at car shows 'cuz your paint and body is such a tasteful two-tone. This is something that the car has done at the Grand National Roadster show in L.A. Well, actually Cirello took Second Place, but that was against 48 others in the class.
There is no doubt that part of the appreciation for the car came from the impeccable interior. Cirello said it point blank of his interior guy: "Ron Mangus is the best." Designed and installed by Mangus, the cabin is replete with leather and custom chrome, not to mention the Lexus six-way power front seats. Bruno went to Nu-Relics to supply the power windows. When it's too hot for those to be down, then Vintage Air keeps Bruno and his 18-year-old son Nicholas in a comfortable climate.
Rolling stock consists of Boze Muscle rims measuring 18x8 fore and 20x10 aft. TCI drop spindles and Bilstein shocks provide a ride height that enhances the stance and controlability, but doesn't bring it to lowrider territory.
Whether Bruno Cirello has made people appreciate the '61 more remains to be seen, but we definitely think it's gorgeous.


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In Considering Class Action Certification Order in Labor Law Class Action, California Supreme Court Holds Rest Periods Not Mandated Prior to Meal Periods, and Employer must Provide Meal Breaks but need not Ensure Employee Takes Meal Breaks
Plaintiffs filed a putative class action in California state court against their employer, Brinker Restaurant, alleging various labor law violations; specifically, the class action complaint alleged that Brinker failed to provide employees with rest breaks, failed to provide employees with meal breaks, and that Brinker required employees to work "off-the-clock." Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, ___ Cal.4th ___ (April 12, 2012) [Slip Opn., at 1, 4]. With respect to the meal period claim, plaintiffs argued that state law requires employers "to provide a 30-minute meal period at least once every five hours." Id., at 5. Defense attorneys argued that state law does not so long as it provides one meal period for work shifts exceeding 5 hours and two meal periods for work shifts exceeding 10 hours, then it has complied with state law. Id. Brinker also argued that individual issues predominated so that class action treatment would be inappropriate, id. Specifically, Brinker argued that it was required only to permit its employees to take meal and rest breaks, but it was under no legal obligation to ensure that its employees take such breaks. Id., at 6. Plaintiffs moved the trial court to certify the litigation as a class action, id., at 5. The trial court agreed with plaintiffs, and granted plaintiffs' motion to certify the lawsuit as a class action. Id., at 7. The Court of Appeal granted Brinker's petition for writ relief and reversed. The Court of Appeal concluded that common issues did not predominate as a matter of law, and therefore the trial court erred in certifying the claims for class action treatment. Id., at 15. The California Supreme Court granted review and held (1) the trial court properly certified the rest break claim for class action treatment, (2) improperly certified the "off-the-clock" claim, and (3) needed to reconsider the meal period claim. Id., at 1-2. Importantly, with respect to the meal break claim, the Supreme Court held that "an employer's obligation is to relieve its employee of all duty, with the employee thereafter at liberty to use the meal period for whatever purpose he or she desires, but the employer need not ensure that no work is done." Id., at 2.
The Supreme Court decision in Brinker has been awaited by both sides of the class action bar. Unfortunately, the decision creates as many questions as it solves. For example, with respect to the general rules governing class certification, the Supreme Court recognized that both state and federal decisions hold that consideration of the merits may overlap class certification issues. See Brinker, at 10-12. The Court also held that "[t]o the extent the propriety of certification depends upon disputed threshold legal or factual questions, a court may, and indeed must, resolve them." Id., at 13. However, in the next breath, the Supreme Court stated that "a court generally should eschew resolution of such issues unless necessary," id. And relying on its prior decisions, the Court strongly discouraged trial courts from considering the merits of a claim in determining class certification. See id., at 11. But the Court summarized its holding as follows: "if the presence of an element necessary to certification, such as predominance, cannot be determined without resolving a potential legal issue, the trial court must resolve that issue at the certification stage." Id., at 14. So precisely when trial court consideration of the merits is necessary or prohibited is less clear post-Brinker.


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There are a pair of stools in our kitchen that are quite an eyesore and have been needing to be re-done. We have a myriad of mushrooms in our kitchen and in keeping with the fungi theme, I transformed our unattractive stools to go with the cute collection. Here is my very first original Make:Project, How-To: Mushroom Stool.
How-To: Mushroom Stool


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Telnic needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
3 winners were selected from 223 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
.tel, the communications-focused domain, from Telnic, the Registry Operator
A .tel name is a quick, low cost and easy online presence that anybody can setup in only a few minutes and update at any time. .tel names are sold through a channel of distributors around the world, but the platform is run centrally at present by Telnic, providing everything needed for a .tel owner to store, manage and publish information through their .tel. Everything is included in the price of the domain including hosting and publishing templates.
The unique .tel publishing platform automatically optimizes information for mobile devices and structures it for better search engine rankings. As a result, tens of thousands of businesses and individuals across more than 180 different countries have already setup their .tel pages as online business cards or complementary web resources, storing millions of items of contact information.
All .tel pages currently look the same on mobile/cell phones and smart phones, but may have customized colours and designs when shown on a computer browser. To find out more about the .tel platform, please visit http://telnic.org.
We have a global community and support .tel names in 16 different languages today including Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Russian and many major European languages.
A .tel name can be owned and used by anyone, from a gamer such as http://eliw.tel/ through to a lawyer such as http://rikfarrowlaw.tel. Anyone can access a .tel domain, either by typing the domain into a browser or coming across them in search engines (for example, type Henri Asseily into Google, Yahoo! or Bing and you will find http://henri.tel).
Individual professionals can use them to market themselves to prospective employers or as a part of their role, small businesses can utilize them to get better visibility in search engines and minimize costs when printing business cards and stationery.
Additionally, large organisations such as retail franchises can use them to quickly put up a mobile-optimized site and show their stores in different territories (see http://schuh.tel for example).
We'd like you to design a universal template that reflects the spirit and purpose of .tel as the super-fast online presence that is global, efficient, easy and accessible. The winning design(s) are intended to be incorporated into the template gallery that .tel owners can choose from.
Your design may be strictly corporate, awesomely funky or anywhere in between. You can re-use as many elements of the existing templates as you wish, or create an entirely different design - the sky's the limit!
The width of the page is 728px and the information is displayed in two columns with the Left Column being 450px and the Right Column being 256px. You may provide a design with an alternative layout if you wish. Similarly, the current design has the owner's image at 78x78px in size, which is customary for an online avatar.
Ideally, it should support the ability for the .tel owner to change the colour scheme in line with existing options.
The submitted design should not include any video, flash-based or other interactive media or widgets that aren't supported on existing .tel templates today or that cannot be visually represented in the submitted static design. it should be as lightweight as possible to maintain speed of delivery over low bandwidth connections.
You may wish to suggest additional features such as social sharing tools, etc.
A successful submission needs to include design support for all of the following elements that .tel owners need to display:
- Page heading
- Description (text header)
- Image (the owner's avatar or logo)
- Contact information of various types (phones, email, generic web links, IM handles, etc.)
- Embedded Google Map showing a geo location
- Various structured and free-flow text information
- Adverts in different parts of the page
- Status bar with links ("Login to see private data" / "Logout", "Manage")
- Actions block (Print, Download, Share, Connect)
- Search box with additional toggles
- Breadcrumbs or similar type of navigation through .tel directories
(if using non-standard icons) a complete set of icons for all types of contact information (excluding trademarked icons for specific services like Facebook or Skype)
- .tel logo
Currently, all contact items are shown in full (i.e. no masking of contact information) so that visitors will know what they're clicking on, as well as providing information for search engines to index for businesses that wish to be found online. .tel owners can make any sensitive or personal contact information private and share it with only those they trust.
To see some examples of .tel domains used by their owners, take a look at some selections at http://telnic.org/community-weeklytel.html.
To see a .tel with all of the elements possible displayed, visit http://nowthatwasfast.tel/


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Perhaps its the stress of the holidays but lately I have been feeling a bit jaded. I suppose it happens to the best of us. Holiday depression sets in and we can't explain our feelings nor understand why we get so down in the dumps.
I think my real problem has nothing to do with Christmas. It's the sinking reality that my retirement life has changed yet once again and I am NOT liking the adjustments I am forced to make. Isn't it always something more and different from the obvious that gets us riled up? Yet we seem to suppress it and not recognize exactly what is going on?
In other words, I was feeling sorry for myself.
That is until I started watching this new YouTube, tell-all Channel (click here for the full series) by a woman named Glenda Sully. She recently started her own series on YouTube entitled "Real Life On Only Social Security." The series is brutally honest and extremely eye-opening. Glenda is a 68-year-old southern woman whose husband left her. She transplanted up north to be with her daughter. Glenda has been chronicling what it is like to live on $1300 a month. She lives in a $590-a-month studio apartment that has recently become infested with roaches and mice. She wakes up in the morning with roaches in her bed and in her toaster. When she complained to her landlord he threatened to evict her.
Glenda gets $15 a month in government food stamps. She uses it to buy milk and eggs. After that she supplements her meals with church pantry items and dumpster diving at Aldi. She is constantly, constantly lecturing her audience NOT to do what she has done and that is she never prepared for retirement. She saved nothing. She spent everything!
"Drive your car into the ground", Glenda warns. "Stop spending money. Save it instead. Stop buying things. I'm telling you this so you don't wind up like me." Glenda concludes.
Here's Glenda food shopping with her $15 Food Stamp Card:
Here's Glenda showing what 'Real Life On Social Security' looks like:
Here's Glenda giving a tour of her $590-a-month, roach infested, studio apartment:
Seeing Glenda's life forced me to look at my own retirement life. Was I making any of the mistakes Glenda warned others NOT to do. Unfortunately, my answer was 'yes'. This Christmas I was spending entirely too much money. Money that in my new retirement predicament I did not have. (hubby has dire health problems and can not collect social security for another three years till he reaches 65, otherwise he will lose his valuable health insurance! In the interim, he is out of a job and we must slink back to adjusting to living on a much lower income.)
I looked over ALL the stuff I had recently purchased, decided what was a need vs a want, and then packed it up and brought it all back to the stores. I didn't need the $65 cotton sheets my daughter demanded she sleep on. The original cotton sheets were just fine. I didn't need the $75 new boots. My 5 year old boots were just fine. I most assuredly didn't need another $50 haircut! I went back to Super Cuts and got my $16 senior special haircut and it looks just great!.
My husband was amazed at what lengths I was willing to go in order to get our finances in order. Inspired by Glenda, I came to the brutal truth that I wasn't listening to the heeding words and desires of my husband nor was I looking at the true reality of our restructured retirement standard of living. I was insisting on living as we did before and that is a very serious mistake many, many retirees make. When I got my credit card bill, it was for $1500.58. For the first time ever, I wasn't able to pay my credit card bill in full (without dipping into our savings account). I could only comfortably pay $500 and that would mean, for the first time ever, I would incur finance charges.
This was NOT acceptable.
I can't dip into our liquid savings because it's all earmarked to get us through the three years till Nick goes on medicare and collects his social security. It would be extremely embarrassing if we couldn't meet our financial obligations, such as paying our taxes, because I kept overspending. My credit card bill consisted of all the Florida reservations I made for the upcoming winter. I proceeded to book the trip anyway despite my husband begging me that he didn't want to go this year. He was exhausted, tired and just couldn't face another RV haul down south. Next year, he promised would be better but he just needed a year off. He was fine with our flying to The Grand Canyon and staying in a hotel (all 'paid' for with frequent flyer miles) BUT he just didn't have the gumption to drive down to Florida.
So, I cancelled each and every Florida stay, got full refunds except for a $25 cancellation fee and got the bill down to a more reasonable $182.91. My husband couldn't believe that I actually did it but Glenda inspired me. I surely don't want to wind up like her, and that folks, is the point of her message. Glenda got through to me loud and clear. Nick and I need a year to recoup our money and that's exactly what we are going to do.
I am, however, going to fly to see my sister for two weeks in February BUT I am 'paying' for the flight with my frequent flyer miles. No cash will leave my wallet.
I'm not feeling depressed anymore. In fact, I'm feeling a whole lot of inspiration instead. I got out my Christmas tree and will finish decorating it today. Nick is busy outside putting up our holiday lights around the house exterior. We're seeing the kids and grandkids all together on the 23rd. We stuck to our $25-each-granddaughter gift budget. Everyone is chipping in some food item to grace our holiday table.
Life is good. Life is balanced. And most importantly, so is our checkbook!
Live well and prosper, my friend. Live well and prosper.
UPDATE: Our tree is done!