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Benjamin Ravaru necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 130 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Sacred Eden
Sacred Eden is a Health, Beauty & Well-being Company that is dedicated to delivering health and healing to the world through health programs, supplements and health retreats.
We are 3 dedicated guys trying to make a difference in the world.
Our Mantra is 'Bringing People Back to Perfection'... and this is because the world is such a hectic place which is only getting crazier by the day... with an emphasis on quicker, faster, better!!
Which puts more stress and strain on everyday people... With fast food dominating the market it means obesity and disease is thriving... We are here to try and educate people and reverse these effects.
Not only do we have weight related products but we also provide health programs from increasing mental capacity to fighting fatigue...
We are dedicated about working with great people and the planet in a sustainable way so generations to come can benefit from our work...
Some things we are doing:
- Online Health Programs
- Health Supplements
- Health Retreats
- Health Magazine
- Beauty Products
The Sacred Eden Market is fairly broad. As you can see from the information above, we are doing a number of different things within the health space.
But generally it would be for people 25 and over
Slightly favored to the female market
It is the health, beauty and well-being market which has been done before.
The desired audience would be
moderate to affluent
Aged 25+
Health Conscious
Appreciates Nature
The person we are trying to attract to the Sacred Eden brand. Are people who are energetic... they love life... therefore they appreciate their most important asset - themselves... and because of that, they invest in themselves... they work out, keep fit... they eat healthy... they enjoy holidays and getting the most out of their lives...
They are open to all kinds of healing.. whether if be conventional western medicine or Chinese, Indian, Shamanic or Tibetan Medicine...
Please Refer to Attached Document...
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Thousands of Syrians streamed into war-battered parts of the central city of Homs for the first time in nearly two years Saturday, many making plans to move back just days after rebels surrendered their strongholds to pro-government forces.
Men, women and children fanned through the smashed ancient quarters of Homs, some in pickup trucks and bicycles, while most walked on a breezy, sunny day.
A youth band banging drums and holding photographs of Assad marched through the area, adding a celebratory mood for those supporting his government amid the 3-year-old conflict.
Residents scavenged what they could from their homes Saturday, mostly clothes, dusty mattresses and some burned gas canisters, carrying them away in plastic bags and trolleys.
"My house was completely destroyed and burnt, but I found some photos," said Sarmad Mousa, 49, a resident of the old Hamidiyeh district. "They will remain a memory for me of the beautiful days we had here."
Some accused rebels of looting and burning their homes. Smaller crowds made the journey Friday.
Other residents were already making plans to stay in their homes, sweeping away rubble and smashed glass from their homes.
"God willing, we will sleep in our homes tonight, not tomorrow," one man told Lebanese television station al-Mayadeen. "Even if the homes aren't ready, we are going to help each other build our homes," he said.
Hundreds of rebels surrendered their stronghold in Homs to government forces in exchange for their safe passage to the nearby northern countryside as part of a deal that began Wednesday.
Some 2,000 rebels — and civilians living there — were badly weakened by the nearly two-year blockade and heavy bombing of the area.
The surrender deal is widely seen as a victory for Assad weeks ahead of a presidential election on June 3 that he is expected to win, giving him a mandate to continue his violent crackdown on rebels in the Syrian civil war, which activists say has killed more than 150,000 people.
For rebels, it was a bitter day, said an opposition activist who uses the name Thaer Khalidiya.
"The fighters left to rest and get treatment, but they want to return to liberate Homs," he said over Skype. "They want to go back."
In Homs, municipal workers began fixing power lines while bulldozers cleared rubble from the street. The Syrian Red Crescent gave clean water, food and candles to residents who wanted to return to their homes, Gov. Talal Barazi said.
But danger still lurked in some areas. A man, woman and child have been killed in three separate explosions in Homs after detonating rebel-planted mines left in their homes, Barazi said.
At least five military vehicles carrying soldiers searched the area for more explosives.
Some citizens rushed to the area of Bustan al-Diwan, gathering to pray around the grave of an elderly, beloved Dutch priest who was shot to death in April in a rebel-held part of Homs.
Father Francis Van Der Lugt, 75, was a Jesuit, the same order as Pope Francis. His death underscored fears among many of Syria's Christian and Muslim minorities for the fate of their communities as Islamic extremists gain influence among rebels seeking to topple Assad.
"I came to pray on his grave," said Rasim Sayrafi, 40. "The father was a secular man who walked with Muslims and Christians, together and equally. I am here to remember that."
Another young Muslim woman wept next to his tomb.
"I came here to pray for him," said Nadine Abdul-Aziz, 25, before she went to see her home. "I wish he had lived longer to see the liberated Homs."

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Dixon Film Studio Update Will the City of Dixon be the home of a new $2.8 billion film studio? Morning View, a company run by Carissa Carpenter, was looking to build on more than 500 acres of open land in Dixon, but questions about Carpenter's background and past business dealings have arisen. The Sacramento Bee has recently published an investigation into the story and the issue was before the Dixon City Council last night. We'll get an update on the situation from The Sacramento Bee's Senior Writer Sam Stanton.
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Tahoe Bears Wildlife officials say an early, dry summer in the Tahoe Basin is leading to increased interaction between humans and bears in Incline Village. Dry conditions are leading bears to forage for food in unsecured garbage cans, which is actually becoming more of a problem between animal rights activists and Nevada Department of Wildlife officials than between residents and the bears. We're speaking with representatives from the NDOW and the Bear League in an attempt to figure out the core issues of bear and human cohabitation in the Tahoe Basin, and how to keep both bears and humans safe.
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Kushman by the Bottle In this month's Kushman by the Bottle, we'll talk an inside look at wine judging at the California State Fair. For the first time, our resident wine expert and occassional guest host Rick Kushman is chief judge along with critic Mike Dunne. We'll hear how judging is going for one of the oldest and most prestigious competition for California wines.
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Emily Wells Momentum seems to be building behind the classical hip-hop stylings of violinist Emily Wells. She recently released an album, "Mama," and an acoustic version came out yesterday. She's playing at Plainfield Station in Davis this Saturday for a benefit concert for Annette DeBow, a Davis woman with a rare blood cancer. We spoke with DeBow on Monday and today we'll talk with Wells about her music, doing a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR and how she came to be a part of a local benefit.
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Salesforce taking all of high-rise on Mission
One more construction crane is headed to the San Francisco skyline - and the fate of 14 acres in the emerging Mission Bay neighborhood is murkier than ever.
That's the mixed message from Tuesday's announcement by Salesforce.com that it will lease an entire 27-story tower planned for the northeast corner of Mission and Fremont streets. Construction will begin next month, and the homegrown software giant should move in by the end of 2015.
The site now contains an empty four-story building surrounded by tall fences.
Salesforce also will lease 100,000 square feet across the street at 50 Fremont, a 43-story tower where it already has space. In all, the company occupies 1 million square feet spread among five buildings in the Financial District.
As for the 14 acres in Mission Bay that Salesforce purchased in 2010 with visions of a corporate campus, "the news on Mission Bay is that there's no news," Chief Operating Officer George Hu said Tuesday.
According to Hu, the attraction of the approved but unbuilt 350 Mission was not only its proximity to other Salesforce outposts, but also the fact that it will be across the street from the new Transbay Terminal.
That structure is set to open in 2017 and is designed to serve commuter buses and rail service from throughout the region and state. The block also is approved for a tower that will be 200 feet taller than the Transamerica Pyramid - a gesture intended to signal that this stretch of Mission Street is the new center of downtown San Francisco.
"The proximity to the Transbay Terminal is attractive to us," Hu said. "We really like the design of the (350 Mission) building as well."
That high-rise was designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. Its most distinctive feature is a 50-foot-high lobby with walls that would be pulled back during the workday to blur the line between the sidewalk and the interior space. Stairs leading up to the lobby mezzanine would be wide enough to provide seating for events. Several benches in the lobby would be art pieces that could slide across the floor at a rate of 1 foot per hour.
"People will have an interactive experience in the building's public lobby on a daily basis," according to the 350 Mission website.
Asked if Salesforce might seek to rein in some of the tower's overtly public features, Hu said no. "We're not planning to make any major alterations. A lot of our customers visit us downtown, and we like the feeling of vitality."
The developer of the $250 million project, Kilroy Realty Corp., also is seeking city permission to add an additional three floors and 50,000 square feet beyond what was approved in 2011.
If the extra height is approved - it is allowed under current zoning - 350 Mission would grow to 30 stories and 445,000 square feet.
Whatever shape and form it finally takes, 350 Mission will be the first new office tower to break ground in San Francisco in more than half a decade. Other cranes now on display signal upcoming residential buildings - including four in Mission Bay - or office buildings that will be tucked below the skyline.
Three other office towers near the Transbay Terminal have been approved in the past two months.
"It's the right place at the right time," suggested John Rahaim, the city's planning director. "People are confident about the economy, and there's a strong push right now with people wanting to be close to transit options."
John King is The San Francisco Chronicle's urban design critic. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @johnkingsfchron.


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Helsinki is known as an international capital of design, and Finland is one of the eurozone's wealthiest nations. But despite that upscale reputation, the city offers a wealth of experiences that are light on the wallet. In summer, glorious sun-filled days draw picnickers to every available last patch of grass. The city also has a timeless maritime character, with its location on the Baltic Sea offering views of the bay filled with boats and dozens of tiny islands. There's a cosmopolitan side to Helsinki too, with striking architecture and street art as far as the eye can see.
Here are a few adventures to be had for free.
You know summer has arrived in Helsinki when trendy young urbanites blanket every corner of Esplanadi Park and set up picnics. Known locally as Espa, the charmingly small park lives up to its short name. Sandwiched between parallel streets that are lined with cafes and shops — think of home-grown design brands like Marimekko and iittala — it's also the hot spot for a number of free outdoor concerts and one of the most vibrant parts of town.
For a different kind of adrenaline rush, head over to the hillside amusement park of Linnanmaki, where the observation deck of a 173-foot tower offers a panoramic view of the city. Admission to the park, tower and even some (though not all) of the rides are free of charge.
For complete serenity, try the manicured botanical gardens at Kaisaniemi Park, where hundreds of exotic plants populate the greenhouses that are maintained by the University of Helsinki.
Though the grounds are as lavish as any royal residence, there are no castles on Suomenlinna Fortress, a star-shaped bastion built in the 1700s atop a cluster of six islands. Today, the only invaders of this UNESCO World Heritage site are visitors who explore the church, theater, craft galleries, and half a dozen onsite museums. One museum is an entire submarine! There's no entry fee to the island, though if you lack a boat of your own, there's a small cost for the ferry ride over. The particularly adventurous can even stay the night at the fortress' own hostel — not free, but potentially priceless.
The parks that envelop Toolonlahti Bay showcase the exotic plants of the Winter Garden, the quiet splendor of the Finnish National Opera House and the vastness of the Olympic Stadium, built when the country hosted the Summer Games in 1952. At the end of boulevards leading from the park next to the bay, locals bring their competitive spirit to the beach volleyball tournaments at the man-made and ever-popular Hietaniemi Beach.
Nestled in the heart of the city, and steps away from iconic spots like Helsinki Cathedral and Senate Square, the fashion-forward Kluuvi shopping center showcases trendy items that aren't available anywhere else in the country. During summer months, the open-air flea market at Hietalahti offers a more bohemian feel and a glimpse of the everyday objects that are desired by many Finns.
But if there's only time for a single excursion, the place to go is the century-old Hakaniemi Market Hall, where 70 shops offer an endless array of knickknacks, such as local delicacies (reindeer meat and blinis), alpaca jackets and other regional specialties from the northern Lapland to the north, and toys and other crafts that have been handmade from local fir.
And finally, no visit to the country is complete without basking in a sauna, where an extra burst of heat is felt every time a shot of water is ladled onto piping hot stones. Saunas are source of national pride, and most private homes have them. Many hotels and hostels have them, too, so in all likelihood, you'll have access to one as part of your overnight lodging. There's also a new public facility called Kulttuurisauna that was built as a result of Helsinki hosting the 2012 World Design Festival, but admission is 15 euros or about $20.


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Sitting in his consulting room, Doctor Yao Zhang looks over to a bookcase with photos displayed on the shelves and says with a laugh: "I use the photos as a medication".
The keen landscape and nature photographer has worked in hospitals in China and Australia, including the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) in Sydney, but now lives in Naracoorte in south-east South Australia where he is finishing his training as a GP registrar.
He was one of only two overseas-trained doctors taken on by the RPA in 2010.
During his time with the RPA, health problems again struck and he was treated for bowel cancer.
Photo: Dr Yao Zhang in his consulting room at Naracoorte, South East South Australia.
"The pathological side [of illnesses] is a lot easier to deal with, but the mental side is totally different," Dr Zhang said.
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Calling his service with the Texas Plant Protection Association (TPPA) down through the years a great place for professional growth, Dr. Dan Fromme, Associate Professor & Extension Agronomist at the Texas AgriLife District 11 Extension Service Center in Corpus Christi, says networking with agriculture plant professionals has helped to open the doors to finding solutions to problems large and small that producers encounter in the field.
"Down through the years the Texas Plant Protection Association has provided a platform for professionals to come together to address the problems associated with plant production, and the more heads you have working on a problem the quicker the problem is going to get solved," Fromme told Southwest Farm Press.
His association with TPPA, a non-profit agricultural group, started in the early- to mid- nineties when he attended his first conference. It wasn't long until he became a presenter at subsequent conferences, which he says led to a long and profitable relationship with the organization and its many members.
According to the association, TPPA's underlying mission is to provide education through conferences and communication for all involved in production agriculture in Texas. Since the late 1980s the group has attracted plant professionals from science, education and industry to form a unique forum to address longstanding and new obstacles to productive crop production development.
In a journey of his own professional development, Fromme was asked to serve as chairman of the TPPA cotton section for two years in his early days with the group and quickly followed that assignment to become the poster board chairman. That was followed by terms as vice president and president of the organization.
"Serving in the association provides a great venue to increase your leadership abilities and responsibilities and further offers a real platform for professional growth," he said. "There is no better way than to bring common problems before a group of dedicated plant professionals who can put their heads together and develop strategies and solutions to the problems facing plant production."
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Fromme said producers are looking to universities and to plant protection industry leaders for answers to plant production problems, and the TPPA provides a platform to keep the many individuals and organizations involved in plant management and development "on the same page.
"To say it simply, because there's no better way to put it, the association provides the opportunity where university, research, teaching and extension come together with industry professionals to share information, which is a great benefit to the producers, the people we serve out there in the country," Fromme added.
He says TPPA is an ideal place to network with coworkers and gather information and come up with ideas that lead to joint research projects, and on a smaller and personal level provides the opportunity to strengthen relationships and builds a spirit of cooperation between professionals working on the same kinds of problems.
Calling it a great gathering point, he says the TPPA conferences offer education and opportunity to exchange the kind of information needed to move research forward.
"The industry continues to shrink in numbers. There are fewer industry personnel out there because of the merging of companies in recent years, and those companies that are active today seem to be downsizing and are faced with budget restraints. Even our land grant university systems are hard pressed for enough funding for research. Working through associations and professional organizations like the Texas Plant Protection Association provides the chance to open the doors of communication and share ideas to develop new strategies and better manage the task of plant production through cooperative efforts," he said.
Fromme believes agriculture is more important than ever with so many people coming into the world with prospects of many more in the near future. He says new regulations require planning and implementation.
"So as resources diminish and the industry grows, it remains critically important to bring together the various elements of education and industry to stay on top of the science necessary to support and even drive the industry forward," he said. "I believe that's what the TPPA has done and continues to strive to do to benefit agriculture in Texas."


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Robbie E is Robbie E, from the hair down to the toes, bro. It's not a character, he stressed to SLAM! Wrestling earlier this week.
A member of the TNA roster since August 2010, Robbie said it has been simple keeping it fresh.
"Easy, it's not a character, it's really who I am," Robbie E said. "My hair's up right now, I'm wearing Robbie E clothes right now, I say 'bro' after every sentence I say. I'm about to go to Office Max to buy some ink for my printer and I'm going to say 'bro.'"
Ah. the hair.
Of all the questions asked, the talk of the pumped-up 'do elicited the most passion.
"There's different hair days," he explained. "If I want to make it look really good, we're looking at an hour. If it's an okay day, maybe a half hour. If I'm just going to the gym, maybe 10 minutes. It's a lot of hair glue, I go through a lot of jars of hair glue by the week. After that, it's a lot of hair spray, and a lot of electricity from my hair dryer, which is on my hair the whole time I'm doing it."
As TNA Impact hits the road more and more, for taping the weekly TV show and pay-per-views (such as Lockdown on March 10 in San Antonio), as well as the regular house shows (Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich., this Friday and Saturday, and Bowling Green, Ohio, on Sunday), he feels supported by the company.
"Whenever we have Impact Wrestling events, there's makeup ladies there ... that have all the stuff if I want it. There's a specific hair dryer I need and specific Robbie E hair glue I need and a specific kind of Robbie E hair spray that I need. I choose to bring my own stuff because I would not trust anyone with my hair, no matter who it is."
The 29-year-old Robbie E (born Rob Strauss) truly enjoys being away from home, which is New Jersey.
"Traveling is my life, man. I love it," said the 5-foot-11, 201-pound Libra. "I love going to different gyms, different restaurants, meeting new people, the plane rides -- it never gets old. Other people get tired of the road life, but I love it."
The TNA Impact crew recently got back from a trip to the United Kingdom.
"Wrestling anywhere, wrestling in the States, no matter where we go, Impact Wrestling shows are always an 11 out of 10, they're always awesome shows," he said. "The UK fans are very appreciative."
It's exciting to bring the show on the road. "It's always good to hit up different crowds, bro. We'll be interacting with fans that don't regularly get to see our product, so they're going to be more energetic than ever. It's going to be new for them, so it's exciting for everybody."
Another thing that Robbie E loves is the ability to interact with his fans.
"I love social media. It's awesome, man," he said. "Whenever you're bored and have got nothing to do, you get out and write something. I know if I write something on Twitter, I know 50,000 people are reading it. My website keeps old photos of me, videos, links, what's going on, where I'll be next on my schedule. I have a Facebook page. Even eBay items I have for sale I can post on there. It's something that can always keep yourself entertained."
He brushed off the idea that he was waiting for a meaty storyline.
"I don't really know what ideas I'm being patient on, bro," he said. "I don't know what any of that means. I'm Robbie E and I get paid to be a professional wrestler and wrestle on Spike TV every week and travel. I can honestly say that I've got the job that I wanted my whole life. I'm happier than ever, bro."
For the last while, Robbie E has had Robbie T (Rob Terry) as his partner/lackey. Things are a little off-kilter at the moment, he said. "He's been playing me up lately. He showed me up in my own Bro Off. He kissed Miss Tessmacher, which kind of made me mad because I had the hots for her. I paid him to be my bouncer, and he's kind of messing up. We're kind of rocky right now."
Robbie E vows he is on the side of TNA.
"I've got to say, Sting, whatever guys he chooses to be on his team, I've never necessarily agreed with everything he's done, never seen eye to eye with him, but I would love to be on his team for this," said Robbie E. "Aces & Eights, first of all, they smell up the whole building -- the Impact Zone isn't that big and they stink the whole place up. I don't know if any of them shower. Then also, they're ruining Impact Wrestling and they're trying to take our jobs, so I would definitely be on Sting's side and want to help him out with this huge Lockdown steel cage match."
He will admit to one fear about the whole Aces & Eights angle, though. "I don't know who's behind it, but I pray to God that it's not Cookie."


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Tortilla Soup
1 cup cooked, cubed chicken
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 10-ounce can tomatoes with chilies
2 cups chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 4-ounce can green chilies
1 cup broken corn taco shells
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
Combine chicken, onion, garlic, tomatoes, broth and green chilies in a medium saucepan. Cover and cook about 20 minutes, until heated through.
Top with broken tortilla strips. Sprinkle with cilantro.
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During his time as a cardinal in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and into the first year of his pontificate, Pope Francis has demonstrated his deep concern for society's most vulnerable and downtrodden. He has called for prayers for the people of Syria deeply embroiled in a bloody civil war, and he has emphasized the need for a universal change in attitude of "defensiveness and fear, indifference" toward migrants and refugees.
Indeed, the needs of refugees has remained one of his priorities since the beginning of his papacy, and his first official trip outside of Rome as pontiff was to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. There, he commemorated the thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have died crossing the sea from northern Africa in their attempt to flee wars and authoritarian regimes in their native countries. And he lamented the rampant apathy toward other people's suffering.
"We have become used to other people's suffering; it doesn't concern us, it doesn't interest us, it's none of our business," he said then. "Their condition cannot leave us indifferent."
At the beginning of the year, for the Church's 100th annual World Day for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis spent hours visiting Rome's Sacro Cuore Basilica, which, in addition to reaching out to the poor and homeless of the city, also has a welcome center for young refugees and asylum seekers.
During his planned brief May pilgrimage to the Holy Land, however, Pope Francis will have little time to meet with local people. The visit has the explicit intention of commemorating the 1964 meeting between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, which served as a sign of the desire of greater reconciliation between the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
But as Palestinians and Israelis — both nations of refugees — gear up for the pope's visit, the refuge- and asylum-seeking community living among them in Israel looks toward the pope's visit as a sign of hope. Today in Israel there are some 54,000 African asylum-seekers, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, who have crossed over the border via Egypt. Only the first names of those interviewed were used to protect their anonymity.
"It is really good, this is a spiritual thing," said 26-year-old Teklezghi of the pope's visit. A Catholic asylum-seeker from Eritrea who has been in Israel for a little more than three years, Teklezghi, like that of other asylum-seekers here, faces an uncertain future. While waiting for his case for refugee status to be reviewed by Israeli authorities, he works with a temporary permit — but he is concerned about what will happen when it expires.
"I think (Pope Francis) will pray for us. I hope if I have the chance I can see him," said Teklezghi, who said his faith strengthened him during several failed attempts to flee Eritrea for Italy via Libya — and finally during a successful flight to Israel through Egypt. "If he sees that it is bad, he will tell the world, and some change will come."
Not too long ago, Ethiopian Father Medhin Tesu was assigned to minister to this community of migrants and refugees. On a recent Saturday afternoon, some 20 young Eritreans sat in the chapel of the Pontifical Ratisbonne Institute in Jerusalem, filling the space with prayer sung in the traditional Ge'ez rite, which uses the classic Ethiopian language. For a few hours a week, the asylum-seekers find strength in their faith.
The thought of having the pope in the Holy Land uplifts them spiritually, said Berhane, 28, who fled from Eritrea to escape the authoritarian regime that forced him to serve in the military. He has been in Israel for four-and-a-half years.
"If he can talk with authority, maybe (people) will listen and give us a solution," Berhane said.
The pope, of all people, will understand their problem, added Wedaje, 25, who also escaped enforced conscription and has been in Israel for several years.
Noting that the issue of migrants and asylum-seekers is an international problem, Jesuit Father David Neuhaus, patriarchal vicar for Hebrew-speaking communities for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, told Our Sunday Visitor that in Israel, most of the asylum-seekers are either Sudanese Muslim or Eritrean Orthodox — though 10 percent of the Eritrean asylum- seekers are Catholic. The local Catholic Church has taken on the pastoral needs of the asylum-seekers, working together with Israeli non-governmental organizations to support them, he said.
In an interview on the Latin Patriarchate website, Father Neuhaus said they are fortunate to be working in collaboration with Comboni Sister Azezet Kidane, who he called a "true leader on world migration." They also have been preparing the asylum-seekers for the pope's visit, he told OSV.
"The asylum-seekers and migrants are very aware (Pope Francis) is coming and have already expressed their great desire to see him and be present," Father Neuhaus said."The pope is very aware ... and we are told that the pope follows the situation of the migrants ... and takes a deep personal interest in this issue. Reports are sent to the pope, and he is very serious."
The pope's visit will be in the spirit of a Jesuit who has come to listen, Father Neuhaus said.
"He is very conscious of the power of words, and his words will be chosen well and will be few. He will listen. And he will use the words and signs to remind that the real vocation is to live in hope," he said, adding that the pope will undoubtedly in some way advocate for justice and peace in regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Also noting the pope's special attention to the plight of refugees, Yohannes Bayu, a Catholic, founder of the Tel Aviv-based African Refugee Development Center and himself a longtime Eritrean refugee who has been given permanent resident status in Israel, said the asylum-seekers in Israel specifically are neglected. He hopes that a solution for them can be found "in a dignified human way," without denying the problems that Israel faces as a result of the influx of asylumseekers.
"It would be a great chance to be able to sit down and speak with the pope (about this)," he said.
Sister Azezet, better known as Sister Aziza, has been working with women in the asylum-seeking community, many of whom have been raped and tortured and held for ransom by Sinai Bedouin during the dangerous trek to Israel. Eritrean men also have suffered from torture and kidnappings at the hands of some Bedouin tribesmen. Sister Aziza has written to the pope about the problems facing the asylum-seekers here, she said, but she understands that though the spiritual significance of the pope's visit to the Holy Land will be meaningful for the community, there will be little time for him to concentrate on any specific issues.
"The refugees have no voice, no rights and no one listens to them; even when they shout, no one answers," she said.
"This is an issue the pope cares about," Sister Aziza added. "He needs to pray for them and to touch the hearts of the leaders to give them their rights. It is a desperate, horrible situation right now."
Judith Sudilovsky writes from Jerusalem.
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Hospital board OKs purchase of former clinic building
Purchase of the Gateway Professional Services building, the former Gateway clinic, was authorized by the Mercy Hospital Board of Directors at the meeting on Monday, November 26.
The property, including the parking lot and two lots across the street, will be purchased from the current owners, Dan and Sue Benzie, for $1,247,500. The former clinic is attached to Mercy Hospital and will be integrated into the plans for the expansion and addition project at Mercy, explained Keith Carlson, Director of Support Services.
In a telephone interview, Carlson said that the former clinic is expected to be used for materials management and support services, including dietary services. The plans have not been finalized.
Construction of a garage for the ambulances and support vehicles is planned on one lot across the street from the former clinic, and the Walters House, used as a housing facility for temporary staff, will be moved to the other lot. Both are currently located to the rear of the hospital building. Trees will be left as a buffer between those facilities and the residential area.
Carlson said that residents on Jon Brown Drive can be assured that the ambulance will take a direct route out to Highway 61 and will not be using the drive as a route to Highway 73.
CEO Jason Douglas explained that the purchase of the former clinic will save $980,000 in construction costs.
"Purchase of the property will complete our campus," said Carlson. "It was like owning a house with someone else owning the front door. It will facilitate the flow of the ambulance traffic and keep it separated from the public traffic."
In his report to the board, Carlson said that the design work is underway for the addition and expansion project. Eight construction companies have expressed interest in the project and will submit proposals. It is expected that the board will select a contractor at the December meeting.
Community meetings will be held in January, with drawings on display, for the public to view.
From information in the Strategic and Facility Plan, BWBR Architects of St. Paul was selected to lead the campus master planning team.
"The proposed plan features a two-story addition that will relocate the main hospital entrance," it was stated in the plan.
"By rearranging some department locations, the new floor plan will create a smooth and efficient flow of services for both patients and staff, enhancing patient care, privacy and safety.
"Diagnostic services will be located adjacent to Emergency Services, with private ER patient bays, and private inpatient rooms will be located on the second floor away from major walkways."
Construction is expected to begin in the spring.
Chief Financial Officer Gregg Chartrand said in his report to the board that Mercy Hospital has been awarded $50,000 through the Rural Hospital Transition and Planning Grant Program to prepare the property for a hospital addition.
"It is good to have this grant," said Chartrand. "It will help fund pre-planning work and invoices from BWBR."
Dr. Dania Kamp met with the board in her new role as Chief of Staff.
"I'm excited," said Dr. Kamp. "It will be a lot of work but I plan to be more active. I have been working with the By-laws and Peer Review Committee. It's nice to see things on the table."
Trina Lower, Director of Health Information Services, reported about the work of the By-laws and Peer Review Committee, and said that a plan could possibly be presented to the board in December for approval.
Donita Korpela, Director of Patient Care Services, presented a report about the "Partnership for Patients" Series.
Mercy is partnering with other health care organizations and working through the process to improve communication and safety for the care of patients.
"Thousands of hospitals across the nation are participating in this," she said. "We are going to try and keep patients from being readmitted. Discharge advocates will follow up with the patients for 30 to 90 days. We will get the patient and family involved in the patient's care at home."
It is the goal to educate the patient about his or her own care, and to work together as a team, she added.
A letter had been received from the Arrowhead Leader, the hospital's legal newspaper, stating that publication has ceased.
Another letter had been received from Tim Franklin, the owner of the Star Gazette, stating that the newspaper could provide for Mercy's legal publishing needs.
The board approved naming the Star Gazette as the hospital's legal newspaper.
The next meeting of the Mercy Hospital Board was changed to Thursday, December 20, due to the regular meeting date falling on Christmas Eve.


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Opening Sequence
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Islamic State's Syria territory faces collapse
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Minimal change disease is a kidney disorder that can lead to
Alternative Names
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome; Nil disease; Lipoid nephrosis; Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Each kidney is made of more than a million units called nephrons, which filter blood and produce urine.
In minimal change disease, there is damage to the glomeruli — the tiny blood vessels inside the nephron where blood is filtered to make urine and waste is removed. The disease gets its name because this damage is not visible under a regular microscope. It can only be seen under an electron microscope.
Minimal change disease is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. It causes about 80% of cases in young children. It is also seen in adults, but makes up only 10 to 15% of nephrotic syndrome cases.
The cause is unknown, but the disease may occur after or be related to:
Allergic reactions
- NSAID use
Viral infections
There may be symptoms of nephrotic syndrome:
- Foamy appearance of the urine
- Poor appetite
- Swelling (especially around the eyes, feet, and ankles, and in the abdomen)
- Weight gain (from fluid retention)
Minimal change disease does not reduce the amount of urine produced. It rarely progresses to
Signs and tests
The doctor may not be able to see any signs of the disease, other than swelling. Blood and urine tests reveal signs of nephrotic syndrome, including:
High cholesterol
High levels of protein in the urine
Low levels of albumin in the blood
Corticosteroids can cure minimal change disease in most children. Some patients may need to stay on steroids to keep the disease in remission.
Adults do not respond to steroids as well as children, but many still find steroids effective. Adults may have more frequent relapses and become dependent on steroids.
Patients who have three or more relapses may do better with cytotoxic therapy instead of steroids. In most cases, this involves a medication called cyclophosphamide. Other medicines that have been used include cyclosporine and chlorambucil.
Swelling may be treated with:
ACE inhibitor medicines
Blood pressure control
Diuretics (water pills)
You may also be told to reduce the amount of salt in your diet.
Expectations (prognosis)
Children with minimal change disease usually respond better to corticosteroids than adults. Children often respond within the first month.
A relapse can occur. However, patients may improve after long-term treatment with corticosteroids and medications that suppress the immune system (immunosuppressive medications).
Nephrotic syndrome
- Side effects of medications
Calling your health care provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
You develop symptoms of minimal change disease
You have this disorder and your symptoms get worse
You develop new symptoms, including side effects from the medications used to treat the disorder
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I was never great on determining on how much food to give to the dogs. Kozmo could eat a whole lot. I'm feeding him Wellness and they recommend me to feed 2.5-3.5 cups. Does that mean per meal or per day? I've been feeding him 4 cups per day, 2 cups each time. Should I feed him till he doesn't want to eat anymore, or should I stay inside the recommendation suggested? Since he is still a puppy, is it better to feed him more (3.5 cups) now so he can have more nutrients for him to grow. Or should I feed him 2.5 cups so he doesn't get huge?
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The very first panorama my son Moritz shot at the age of 10. He choose the time and the place, did the setup and shooting. It's a place with a nice look over Freiburg (to the left) and Merzhausen (to the right) below the Jesuitenschlössle. The black forest hills are covered with fresh snow.
The Jesuitenschlössle is a manor house ('schlössle' means 'small castle') built by the Society of Jesus in 1666 and now owned by a foundation. It contains a winery and a restaurant.
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Written by Jacqueline Wilson
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Part of the Hetty Feather Series
A fantastic new adventure for brave, feisty Hetty Feather - one of Jacqueline Wilson's most well-loved characters. Since leaving the Foundling Hospital, Hetty has seen her fair share of drama, excitement, tragedy and loss. After the death of her beloved mama, she sets off to find a real home at last - starting with the search for her father. But Hetty is no longer a simple country girl, and begins to fear she'll never truly belong anywhere. And even when she is reunited with her beloved childhood sweetheart Jem, Hetty still longs for adventure - especially when an enchanting figure from her past makes an unexpected reappearance. Could a more exciting future lie ahead for Hetty?
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JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. 'A brilliant ...More About Jacqueline Wilson
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 299 diseños de 79 diseñadores freelance.
Superstar U
We want to give kids in performing arts a place to go, a community site where they can learn from industry professionals, meet their favorite celebs and share their experiences with their peers.
Our audience is mainly teens who are looking to persue careers in performing arts.
Our goal is to create a site for teens who want persue performing arts. We want them to be able to learn their craft from industry professionals, meet and interact with celebrities and earn points towards special events and exclusive merchandise. We also want the site to be a hub where these teens can interact with eachother, share news, read blogs upload pictures and video, and help one another in virtual classrooms.
We want the design to be slick, modern, contemporary, sleek, sheik and simple. The logo must be young but not too cartoonish. We want the focus of the logo to be the typeface. Though we do want an icon to go with it, the strength of the logo itself should be the font.
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Tickle wrote:The most dangerous animals in the UK are wasps...
...How boring...
hmmmm! tickle I would have to say that the following animals are more dangerous than wasps and resident in the UK......
1) human beings (anyone for a spot of genocide?)
2) adders (nasty snakes)
3) rats (wiels disease anyone? black death?)
4) bees (more people are allergic to bee stings than wasp stings)
5) seagulls (just look at the eyes and read this with horror http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2097681.stm)
6) badgers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/here ... 027681.stm
7) foxes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2078419.stm
sharks - mako have been seen around our coasts and a couple of years ago we had the first great white in UK waters.
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Are there tax advantages to donating stock to charities rather than cash?
While donating cash to charities is most common, investors can get more bang for their charitable bucks by gifting stock instead. Either strategy can help reduce your income taxes, as long as you itemize your deductions on your federal income tax return. How much you save depends on your tax bracket, but gifting stock can offer the additional benefit of avoiding capital gains tax on long-term (more than one year) appreciation.
For example, let's assume you donate $1,000 to charity and you are in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket. You would save $280 on your income taxes that year. If you donated $1,000 of long-term appreciated stock that you originally paid $200 for (aka "cost basis") and were in the same tax bracket, you would save $280 plus $120 on capital gains ($800 x 15 percent) for a total tax savings of $400. If you were in the highest tax bracket, you would save even more by avoiding the Medicare tax on investment income, which is 3.8 percent.
Keep in mind that this is only a hypothetical example. Actual tax benefits will vary based on your particular financial situation, type of property donated and type of beneficiary organization. Also remember that the amount you can claim for a charitable gift of stock is its fair market value on the date you make the gift and that you can donate up to $14,000 this year per recipient ($28,000 per couple per recipient) without subjecting yourself to the gift tax.
Donating appreciated stock that you have held less than one year (aka "short term") does not make sense since you will only be able to claim your cost basis as your charitable gift. Similarly, donating depreciated stock is wasteful since you could sell it, donate the proceeds and then claim the losses on your tax return for additional tax savings.
Besides the tax benefits, there are other reasons you might want to consider donating stock rather than cash. These may include reducing a concentrated holding in your portfolio of a particular stock (and thereby reducing risk), making a larger donation than you could make in cash or keeping your cash on hand for other purposes.
Before making a donation of stock, you should make sure that the recipient is an IRS-approved non-profit organization and that the organization is capable of receiving gifts of stock (your broker can assist with the required paperwork). You should also be aware that the IRS has limits on how much you can donate based on your adjusted gross income (AGI).
Lastly, if you are passionate about philanthropy and have at least $1,000 of stock to donate, you might want to consider opening a "Donor-Advised Fund," which is offered by many big financial companies and some charities themselves. This allows you to build up a dedicated charitable account that you can use to make grants as you see fit. Think of it as your own mini foundation. Your initial contribution to the fund (and any subsequent contributions) would count for a tax deduction and be invested to hopefully grow in value, which could potentially increase the amount of your future charitable gifts.
It is always a good idea to consult your financial advisor and/or tax professional to learn more about charitable giving options that are most suitable and beneficial for you and to maximize your potential savings.
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In a press conference last week, Kagame accused Lt.
Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former ambassador to
No journalists were named, but Charles Kabonero and Jean Bosco Gasasira,
founders of two private vernacular weeklies, knew that the president's message was
aimed at them. Both papers had conducted interviews with Karegyeya. For his
part, Kabonero makes no apologies. "I believe that Kagame is educated
enough to know that, as a journalist, if I had a chance to meet [Osama] bin
Laden I would not hesitate to do it [in order to] to get news. It's the job.
So, yes, I met Karegyeya for journalism-related purposes," he told CPJ.
Nyamwasa and Karegyeya have left
This is not the first time the Rwandan government has accused independent
journalists of involvement in a bomb attack. The pro-government bimonthly
magazine, The
Rwanda Focus, claimed in April
2006 that Kabonero conspired with a military officer to launch a wave of
bombings in
Godwin Agaba, a Rwandan correspondent for the Ugandan online publication 256 News, went into hiding after he heard Kagame's televised remarks. The reporter, who has written about Nyamwasa, was warned to stop writing about the general, a vocal critic to the president, according to CPJ sources.
In fact, any interviews with critics of the current regime seem to raise eyebrows with the president. During the same press conference last week, Kagame singled out the Nairobi-based regional weekly, The East African, which he described as "insulting" and "offensive," for interviewing opposition candidate Victoire Ingabire, according to the Kenya-based Media Institute.
One thing is clear: Kagame's televised warnings will help silence critics prior to the August presidential election. With pro-government media outlets outweighing the country's beleaguered private press, the chances of balanced election coverage are now slimmer than ever.


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Oprah Winfrey Still Not Running For President In 2020
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60 Minutes Overtime
correspondent Ann Silvio. "It's not in my DNA." Winfrey said the same… *Milton is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 443 at the 2010 census. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3.1 2010 census 3.2 2000 census 4 References History Milton was laid out in 1851. In 1872, Milton experienced growth when the Burlington and Southwestern Railway was built through it.[4] The town was founded by settlers from Milton, Delaware.[citation needed] Geography Milton is located at 40°40'23?N 92°9'42?W (40.673056, -92.161681).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.51 square miles (6.50 km2), all of it land.[1] Demographics Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1880 412 — 1890 643 +56.1% 1900 849 +32.0% 1910 913 +7.5% 1920 845 -7.4% 1930 771 -8.8% 1940 809 +4.9% 1950 719 -11.1% 1960 609 -15.3% 1970 567 -6.9% 1980 567 +0.0% 1990 506 -10.8% 2000 550 +8.7% 2010 443 -19.5% 2014 417 -5.9% Source:"American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. and Iowa Data Center Source: U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010 census As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 443 people, 169 households, and 114 families residing in the city. The population density was 176.5 inhabitants per square mile (68.1/km2). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 81.3 per square mile (31.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 169 households of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25. The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. 2000 census As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 550 people, 216 households, and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 219.6 people per square mile (84.9/km²). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 97.0 per square mile (37.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.18% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.36% Pacific Islander, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population. There were 216 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $32,708. Males had a median income of $25,735 versus $16,786 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,696. About 8.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
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drizzleox needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
New upstart mixed martial arts website needs a fresh new logo for e-commerce website.
MMA Zap
Our company is called MMA ZAP. We want a logo for our website that will be selling martial arts clothing, accessories, gears, gloves, training equipment, etc.
- be creative, some logo references may be websites like www . mmawarehouse . com
- or martial arts pride . com
- or ufc . com logo
- or affliction logo
- try all capital letters
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- dark orange colors
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- manly tough colors
- try one line text logo
- try stacking letters MMA on top, ZAP on bottom
- try starburst image , like a ZAP or POW explosion behind the logo
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Tell us about your first lucid dream - and your latest. We want all the juicy details. Also share results of dream challenge experiments.
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I was in a club with no pants or underwear on and everyone was looking at me , I didn't care tough. The stares didn't bother me at all. Some fiends came up to me and said hey "why are u like that Andre?" I said idk and about 5 of us went into a bathroom stall. At this point I had pants on. I heard a DC tell my friend "I like him he's different". I asked my friend if I can use his cell phone to call another friend. When I start dialing I keep on marking the wrong numbers and the call never went through. I got frustrated and that's when I became lucid. I said hey this is a dream! I calmed myself and remembered to use my mind more and not wake up. I told a DC to start floating and she did, I asked a DC what he would like to do and he said " walk up these walls" I said ok do it! Then I said "lets try to fly" and the DC's said yes your a great teacher! When I put all my energy into my head to fly I never got off the ground and woke up!
What is your definition of reality?
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good LD.
Yup; the 'ol in a public place with no pants on dream.
The key to creativity is to remove the watchers from the gates, and realize how free you really are.
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This week's newspaper column: (Read it in the Hattiesburg American.)
The concept of sustainability has been sustaining the earth for as long as it's been around – that's why this planet is still here. Yet there seems to be some disagreement among twenty-first century humans about the meaning of sustainability.
Some people claim that sustainability is a collection of costly boutique solutions only affordable to the extravagantly wealthy for the sole purpose of elevating guilt about how their retched excesses are allegedly destroying the planet. Wrong. Sustainability is not an isolated tactical solution here and there; it is set of interdependent principles that work to sustain the life of the planet and its inhabitants. Here are a few hopefully-not-so-boring concepts:
Sustainability is self-perpetuating. In a sustainable world, life goes on naturally as the decayed remains of the old feed the next generation of growth. In a sustainable world, there is no waste to be buried in a landfill. The last phase of one cycle is the first phase of another. As architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart put it so poetically in their classic book "Cradle to Cradle" - waste equals food.
Sustainability is holistic. Isolated solutions are inconsistent with sustainable practices. The history of man is full of unintended consequences as a result of isolated solutions. Use DDT to control pesky mosquitoes and you wind up killing humans, channelize a river to prevent floods and you deplete rich farmland of important replenishing nutrients, kill off a species here and another codependent species dies off, and the list goes on and on. Even when it's not apparent, decisions in our physical world are never truly in isolation . In a highly sustainable environment, everything is connected to everything.
Sustainability is organic and dynamic, and nature is the best example of sustainable growth. In nature, growth happens where renewable resources abound. In the wild, diversity is a constant. Life flourishes when multiple species of flora and fauna exist in close proximity. Nature encourages integration and coexistence. The most sustainable places on earth are where, naturally, the greatest diversity occurs. A suburban lawn - limited by choice and Roundup weed killer to one grass species - by contrast, is one of the least sustainable micro-systems on earth.
Sustainability takes the long view, and is not necessarily efficient in the short run. "Slash and burn" expediency has quickly enriched many a businessman, and the pressure of tomorrow's stock price is no friend of green solutions, but sustainability is the one thing that is essential for our long-term survival. Non-sustainable solutions are like sparklers: fast spectacular burn - then nothing. Sustainable solutions, by nature, endure and become stronger with the passage of time.
And most important, sustainable solutions are not necessarily costly. In fact, Mother Nature has been providing no-cost solutions long before humans lurched at the reins. By taking our lessons from nature, we have a ready roadmap to all things sustainable.
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Here's how to plant them
Pansies give the garden fall, winter and early spring color. Breeders have provided us with a great array of colorful varieties to choose from. These hearty flowers are one of the few plant species with light- and dark-blue flowers. In addition to solid colors — yellow, brown, purple and reddish-brown — my favorite cultivar, the Pacific Giant, includes blooms with brown monkey faces in their center.
Pansies grow best in deep, well-drained, organic-rich soil. Incorporating an inch-thick layer of compost just before planting will provide all of the needed nutrients as well as promote good root development. If you have not added lime to the soil during the last three years, add enough lime to make the surface of the soil appear covered with frost.
Don't Put Asparagus to Bed Too Early
Don't prune back the asparagus bed until all of the stems have turned yellow. The nitrogen in the stems and leaves is migrating back to the roots and accumulating around the buds that will be producing asparagus spears next spring. If you cut back the stems while they are still green, you will be reducing the yield of next year's crop.
Spade or rototill the compost and lime into the soil to a depth of at least four inches before planting.
Be gentle using fertilizer in place of compost. A heavy application of high-nitrogen fertilizer will lead to large, lush plants with few flowers. This is not a problem when using compost.
Pansies perform at their best in full sun with limited shade. In the shade, they produce lush plants with few flowers. Afternoon sun is preferred over morning sun.
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If rabbits are a problem, they can be controlled by sprinkling Repel All around the edges of the beds and between the plants. Apply monthly. Repel All or Hot Sauce Animal Repellent can also be sprayed on the plant. But, as the plant grows, the new growth will not be treated, and rabbits have a tendency to return. This I know from experience. When I developed the Hot Sauce Animal Repellent, I quickly discovered that both deer and rabbits make return trips to eat untreated plants.
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L.A.'s Private Club for Techies Is Over Before It Began
When we first heard L.A. had a members only club for techies like The Battery in San Francisco, we were stoked. More Bling Ring, less Social Network, fingers crossed. But during a visit in March, I was told not to bother sneaking in: "There weren't enough members to support the place."
Now even one of the founders of the exclusive venue tells Re/code it turned out pretty lame:
"Don't go to 41 Ocean. It's already over," said one of the 41 Ocean founders, Josh Berman, who runs the e-commerce company Beachmint. "Like, it would be a little embarrassing. We're starting a new thing, actually."
Why is it so hard to get Hollywood entrepreneurs to adopt Silicon Valley's pack mentality and silo themselves off? Perhaps because 41 Ocean was "an explicitly tech space," reports Re/code:
"We had a vision. We wanted to install plugs, we wanted to make it a place to work and meet," Berman said. "The guy running it just wanted it to be a nightclub."
It's not that they don't wanna pardy, they just want to be celebrity adjacent:
At one entrepreneur's birthday party, Selena Gomez was there, and somehow I found myself wedged between her and some founders in a selfie. The Winklevoss twins of Facebook infamy — the Winklevii — and Troy Carter both have excellent parties, many people said. And almost everyone agreed that Elon Musk has the best parties. He recently bused partygoers half an hour outside LA for a Renaissance party.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Spotted On Memorial Day, Bike Lanes With Door Zone Buffer In Redondo Beach
4 comments:
- Rachel said...
I love that! I wish more bike lanes had the door zone buffer. Kudos to Redondo!
- May 31, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Rahul said...
Hi Gary,
I was just going through the blog and found it very interesting.. I had a couple of questions about the bike rides and routes and i don't know where or whom else to ask.
Would you be kind enough to answer those.
My gmail Id is rahul.babbar1
Would you mind dropping me a line?
- May 31, 2011 at 8:38 PM
- dreamlet said...
Those are great bike lanes! I'll have to head down to Redondo and try them out!
- June 1, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Mike said...
Wow I think that is an awesome idea. Someone should do this in all major cities to promote cycling. Because it really shows people that it can be done. Showing cyclists won't do it that's speaking to the choir but showing regular people that they can do this in a faster more economical way is really showing them something.
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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair couldn't get much smaller in this single-player boss battle.
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair starts off level two with a quick hello from the boss.
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Konami's multiplayer-focused installment of the Dracula-Belmont feud confirmed for downloadable release on PSN this summer.
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Giancarlo grabs a friend and heads back to the castle in this video review for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
Disguised as a skeleton, Charlotte and Jonathan navigate a confusing path through teleporting pictures hung on the castle walls.
Charlotte uses her energy flow attack to make her way to the Lord of the Unseen Strings.
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Mayor Don Wesely today cut the ribbon to officially open the One Stop Career Center, 1010 "N" Street. The Center offers services to job-seekers and employers as part of the new job training and employment system mandated by the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Center now includes the services of 18 organizations.
"The creation of the One Stop Center represents the very strong bond we have between the public and private sectors," said Mayor Wesely. "This Center is an invaluable resource. It is very important to our economy that we have a system that responds to the needs of employers and job seekers."
The public is invited to a Community Open House at the Center from 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, November 15.
On July 1, 2000, the WIA replaced the Job Training Partnership Act, which had coordinated job training services nationwide since the early 1980s. Three local workforce investment areas were designated in the state: Lancaster and Saunders Counties and the city of Lincoln; Douglas, Sarpy and Washington Counties and the city of Omaha; and "greater Nebraska," which consists of the remaining 88 counties. The Act placed administration responsibility for the new system in the "chief elected official," and the Boards of Lancaster and Saunders Counties designated Mayor Wesely as that individual.
The Workforce Investment Board, appointed by Wesely and chaired by Jim Linderholm of HWS Consulting Group, developed the local implementation plan for WIA. The plan was approved by the Nebraska Department of Labor.
Employment services have been offered at the Center since July of 2000. In a survey conducted by the Board last spring, 91.3 percent of the 765 respondents indicated they would recommend the One Stop services to others.
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It was at this point that I glanced up at the calendar that hangs above my desk - and saw that the next Abba post was to be by, er, me. Curses! Not an idea in sight for that either. I reached for my notebook, desperately seeking inspiration.
Then I came across the beginnings of a story inspired by my grandson, who is undeniably gorgeous but also on occasion Rather Naughty. Hm, I thought, reading about the mother who was a Very Fast Knitter. Intriguing. Must come back to that when I've finished climbing the mountain-so-much-higher-than-Everest that is my current work in progress.
Next up: the beginnings of a story about an old man who has to give up his allotment. Not very thrilling, you may mistakenly think - believe me, that story will plumb the darkest depths of the human heart: full of drama, tragedy and pathos, it will leave you feeling wrung out, such will be its power. (If I ever finish it.)
Turn over a few pages, and onto the stage comes the Willow Man. I've already written a book about him, so he really can't complain, but he's currently being threatened by a gigantic Morrison's warehouse apparently made out of green Lego - so perhaps he's due for another story.
And finally, one that's been niggling away since I went to Brittany two years ago and visited the inn where Gauguin and some of his friends stayed for a few months: the Buvette de la Plage. But that one's still on the boil: no, no, it doesn't matter how much you plead, I won't tell you another word. (The picture was taken nearby.)
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- You should from time to time actually look through all those notes you've made in that oh-so-pretty notebook.
- It's not just about having ideas - it's about actually doing something with them.
- Hurrah! I have more ideas than I thought I did.
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Born on January 6, 1987 in Panorama City, Calif. ... parents are Diane and Dennis Borak ... has two older brothers, Shawn and Josh ... favorites include the television show "Entourage" and soccer club Chelsea FC ... chose CSUN because it was an opportunity to go to a good school and play soccer ... lists his greatest moment in sports as when he competed against teams in Brazil and England ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "getting to travel" ... majoring in Criminal Justice.


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July 30, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A league title, a semifinal appearance and a chance at a gold medal sums up this year's summer experience for a handful of Seminole soccer players.
Michaela Hahn played an integral role in helping the Gulf Coast Texans (Pensacola, Fla.) to an undefeated season (11-0-0) and a WPSL championship. Hahn started for the Texans in the championship final on Saturday, July 28 and played every minute in a 4-0 victory over Aztec MA (Boston, Mass.).
Kahlia Hogg appeared in 10 games for the Pali Blues of the W-League as she tallied 749 minutes on the pitch this summer. The Blues reached the semifinals of the W-League playoffs falling to the eventual champions, the Ottawa Fury, in penalty kicks (4-3).
Marta Bakowska-Mathews played for the Laval Comets of the W-League this summer. Laval finished in third place in the Central Division with 21 points (6-3-3). Bakowska-Mathews appeared in nine matches recording two points on one goal. She registered 12 shots and played over 500 minutes this summer.
Kassey Kallman is headed to Japan with the U.S. U-20 team in search of gold at the FIFA World Cup. Kallman and the rest of Team USA will travel to Japan for the World Cup which runs August 19 – September 8.
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The WPSL Elite season came to a close over the weekend as a pair of Seminoles led the Western New York Flash to the league championship. Tori Huster started and played every minute of the match for the Flash, while Toni Pressley scored the equalizer in extra time to force overtime against the Chicago Red Stars.
In the waning moments of stoppage time, Pressley received a pass from Jodi-Ann Robinson and struck a left footed shot from outside of the box. The ball hit the crossbar and went over the line to send the game into overtime.
Both teams were unable to find the back of the net in overtime forcing penalty kicks where the Flash came out victorious, 4-2, to claim the title.
This championship marked the third straight title for the WNY Flash, who took the W-League title in 2010 and the WPS title last year.
Amanda DaCosta also played in the WPSL Elite league this summer appearing in eight matches with the Boston Breakers. The former Seminole All-American tallied over 700 minutes on the pitch finishing with three points on a goal and an assist. DaCosta scored the lone goal for the Breakers in the semifinals of the WPSL Elite playoffs as Boston fell to Chicago 3-1.


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Do The Math! - Dr. VernPosted in News on February 11, 2014
Crow. It's what's for dinner. You see, I owe an apology to teachers everywhere. As you may have guessed, there's a story behind this one. It dates back to yours truly as a young man, cooling his heels in the vice principal's office. Although he readily conceded everybody was entitled to their opinion, the vice principal asked me, in that beleaguered tone of somebody who buys Maalox by the case, if I thought I had used the appropriate manner for delivering my speech.
I will give the vice principal kudos for using the word "speech" to describe the incident. "Outburst" may have been a more accurate term. In retrospect, despite how enticing it may have seemed at the moment, it's definitely a rhetorical question when the teacher asks if you'd like to stand on the desk and share with the whole class.
In my defense, at the time I was young and stupid, but I'm much older now. And I most certainly am not afraid to admit I was wrong. As an adult, I would indeed be using at least some of what I learned in high school. It turns out those long-ago math classes finally did pay off when it was time to build a radiator shroud for my '63 Willys wagon. The original overhead-cam Tornado engine was long gone when I bought this rig. That exotic powerplant had been replaced by a run-of-the-mill Chevy small-block V-8.
As a grouchy old man (more on that later), one thing that really irks me is poor workmanship. If, for some odd reason, you'd like to see something sketchy up close and personal, pop the hood on practically any Jeep with an engine swap. Rarely will you find a conversion that looks professionally done from start to finish. Once the engine has been shoehorned into place, it seems the old brain clutch must have started slipping when wrapping up the details. I've seen coat hanger wire for throttle linkage. Wire harnesses really shouldn't be spliced with household wire nuts. Don't get me started on those ugly universal flex radiator hoses.
"The scent of burning genius filled the air"
Probably the biggest sin I see over and over is the lack of a shroud for the radiator. After a few years of watching the coolant temp hover near the red zone, it was time. Building a shroud was no small task, I don't mind telling you. The fan diameter was wider than the radiator, so the shroud had to be tapered. The engine tips down towards the back, so this meant the fan wasn't parallel with the radiator. The protruding part of the shroud would be an angled, wedge-shaped slice of a cone, a complex shape if there ever was one.
Safely tucked away in the darkest recesses of my brain, mostly surrounded by '70s TV trivia, those old math formulas roared back to life. The scent of burning genius filled the air as long-dormant neurons fired for the first time in many years. I added A² + B² and found C². I worked out cosines and tangents as if I had never stopped. I think I even calculated the meeting point if a train headed west from Chicago at 40 mph and a second train headed east from Denver at 60 mph. When I finally set down my tin snips and rivet gun, the shroud fit perfectly and looked as cool as the temp gauge was now reading.
As satisfying as this feat was, I'm still not sure this epic accomplishment justified all five years of high school. To get my money's worth, it's time to revisit literature class, too. Forget Shakespeare and his indecisive "To be or not to be." I've long known what I wanted to be: a grouchy old man. For that liberating freedom, I have another high school teacher to thank.
Before I explain, I should point out schools are doing it wrong when trying to get students to read. Rather than book reports, discussions about themes, and so on, just ban the foolish books. A little reverse psychology is the only sure-fire tactic. Or maybe they were trying double reverse psychology, but it didn't work.
Despite my best efforts, one little snippet of education accidentally got through to me. In William Sayoran's The Human Comedy there's a grouchy old man who defends his prize peach tree from the neighborhood kids. Knowing full well it was a rite of passage for the kids to steal the peaches he secretly relishes his role in the game. At that moment I knew my destiny, but I would have to wait many years to become a proper grouchy old man.
Grouchiness as a young man doesn't go over very well. With age, however, a little grouchiness is sort of endearing. I've had to wait an entire lifetime for this freedom, and I plan to make the most of it. With my newfound grouchiness, people don't bother asking me questions anymore. After lifting your Jeep to fit a set of 44s, it goes through U-joints once a month and you can't figure out why? Neither can I. Need help moving? I'm busy that weekend. Anytime my phone rings, I now just pick up and then hang up right away so it won't even go to voicemail.
The possibilities are endless, limited only by one's imagination. Best of all, whenever anybody says, "Have a nice day," I just tell them, "No thanks, I've got other plans." The only downside is that occasionally those plans include fixing crow for dinner.


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The past few nights I have working like crazy making sugar decorations for a few fun cakes due this weekend.
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Most mobile phone makers use the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in late February to showcase their planned introductions for the year, as CES tends to be highly crowded with TVs, computers and a wide array of other gadgets.
Sony also brought out its latest offerings in its Bravia TV line, as well as new digital cameras. It's also updating its recently releases line of X headphones first launched last year in a partnership with music and TV celebrity Simon Cowell.
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