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Analytics in the Cloud
Today, data is everywhere. As more data streams into cloud-based systems, the combination of data and computing resources gives us today the unprecedented opportunity to perform very sophisticated data analysis and to explore advanced machine learning methods such as deep learning.
Clouds pack very large amount of computing and storage resources, which can be dynamically allocated to create powerful analytical environments. By accessing those analytics clusters of machines, data analysts and data scientists can quickly evaluate more hypotheses and scenarios in parallel and cost-effectively.
The number of analytical tools which is supported on various clouds is increasing by the day. The list of analytical tools spans from traditional rdms databases as provided by vendors to analytics open sources projects such as Hadoop Hive, Spark, H2O. Next to provisioning tools and solutions on the cloud, managed services for Data Science, Big Data and Analytics are becoming a popular offering of many clouds.
Analytics in the cloud provides whole new ways for data analysts, data scientists and business developer to interact with each other, share data and experiments and develop relevant insight towards improved business processes and results. In this talk, I will describe a number of data analytics solutions for the cloud and how they can be added to your current cloud and on-premise landscape.
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Scientific Research
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (http://www.lbl.gov/LBL.html) offers a treasure trove of scientific data, as does the National Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov). The National Library of Medicine site (http://www.nlm.nih.gov) includes the Visible Human Project, which provides more than 1,800 cross-section views of the human body.
NASA's Welcome to the Planets on-line exhibit (http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/planets) features images from various space-exploration programs while the Johnson Space Center (http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/html/home.htm) offers digital images on everything from virtual reality to mobile robotics.
An executive order from President Clinton three years ago mandated that agencies conduct on-line procurements. The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 reinforced the Administration's directive by calling for creation of a governmentwide Federal Acquisition Network by 1997. The White House predicts that on-line buying will cut federal procurement costs by at least 10 percent and speed product delivery times by a third.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently used its Web site (http://www.epa.gov/airms) to conduct a complex information-technology procurement in just nine months-instead of two years under the paper-based system. Every phase of the process except bid submission was handled electronically. On that contract alone, the agency estimates it saved more than $114,000 in paper costs and postage.
The Federal Supply Service's new GSA Advantage (http://www.gsa.gov) is an on-line shopping mall, featuring a Scientific Equipment Mart, Hardware Store, Industrial Park, Vehicles Store, Specialty Store, Computers and Communications, and Furniture and Furnishings. Shoppers eventually will be able to order more than 13,000 products via the Web site.
Several federal resellers also offer electronic procurement systems: BTG Technology Systems (http://www.btg.com), Government Technology Services Inc. (http://www.gtsi.com) and International Data Products Corp. (http://www.idp.com). Federal customers with secure Web browsers can order GSA Schedule products from these sites and pay for them with government credit cards.
The Acquisition Reform Network (http://www-far.npr.gov), developed by the National Performance Review in cooperation with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the General Services Administration and the Council for Excellence in Government, features a reference library of acquisition policy documents and Federal Acquisition Regulations, plus a database of promising procurement practices. The site includes procurement-related discussion groups and joint problem-solving exercises.
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The Internal Revenue Service, which already lets computer users download tax forms, soon will allow people to file tax returns from their home computers to an IRS Web site (http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/irs/irs.html).
The pilot test, which starts next month in Dayton, Ohio, and San Jose, Calif., also will enable taxpayers to dial in to the Social Security Administration site (http://www.ssa.gov) to check on the status of their benefits.
Later this year, the pilot will be expanded so students can apply for loan applications via the Education Department Web site (http://www.ed.gov).
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Defense agencies are using the World Wide Web for disseminating information and products. Each branch of the armed services has a home page that contains directives and various service documents.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency site (http://ftp.arpa.mil) provides specialized Defense research data, while the Army Corp of Engineers uses its Web site (http://www.usace.army.mil) to display a directory of projects.
One of the Defense Information Systems Agency Web sites (http://www.itsi.disa.mil) offers an electronic version of the Standards Documents Library and includes guidelines for information transfer and processing.
Financial Data
Federal Web sites are becoming popular repositories for economic data.
FinanceNet (http://www.financenet.gov), sponsored by the Chief Financial Officers Council and operated by the National Science Foundation, provides one-stop shopping for federal, state and local financial information.
The Commerce Department's Stat-USA site (http://www.stat-usa.gov) offers searchable databases on all types of economic information, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://stats.bls.gov) provides labor statistics.
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Federal Web sites provide information on everything from the latest National Weather Service forecasts (http://cominfo.nws.noaa.gov) to FBI updates on the Unabomber investigation (http://www.fbi.gov). The biggest federal electronic repository for information is the Library of Congress computer system (http://www.loc.gov), which handles more than a million transactions each day. The system includes Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov)-a congressional information service featuring keyword-searchable text of legislation and the Congressional Record-and the American Memory Project, which provides more than 30,000 digital images, video clips and sound recordings. A "gopher"-an electronic tool for navigating between Internet sites-helps users gain access to the library's entire card catalog.
The Government Printing Office also provides electronic access to the Congressional Record, as well as the Federal Register and a host of other publications and links to federal depository libraries around the country (http://www.access.gpo.gov).
The Justice Department provides crime statistics on its Web site (http://www.usdoj.gov) while keyword-searchable texts of decisions of the Supreme Court are available through a site at Cornell University (http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct.table.html). The Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov) offers U.S. population facts and genealogy data, and the Federal Aviation Administration (http://www.faa.gov) supplies airline and airport information, plus access to the General Aviation Archives.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Web site (http://www.fema.gov) features more than 600 pages on preparing for and dealing with disasters-including training courses for local emergency teams. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Connections site (http://www.hud.gov) features mapping capabilities and makes planning documents available on-line. The site also includes Information about neighborhood income levels, unemployment rates, home sales and foreclosures.
The Environmental Protection Agency site (http://www.epa.gov), which receives about a million hits a month, includes information on everything from toxic waste to ozone depletion. In addition, the National Environmental Data Index (http://www.nedi.gov)-developed by eight agencies-provides access to numerous environmental databases.
Both the Department of Health and Human Services (http://www.os.dhhs.gov) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (http://ns1.neh.fed.us) use their Web sites to provide information on how to apply for research grants. And the Federal Communications Commission (http://www.fcc.gov) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (http://www.osha.gov) disseminate regulatory data via their home pages.
The White House Web Site (http://www.whitehouse.gov)-billed as "An Interactive Citizens' Handbook"-provides extensive details on the executive branch and the First Family. And the National Performance Review site (http://www.npr.gov) reports progress on the Clinton Administration's mission to make the federal government work better and cost less-something federal Web sites do every day.
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April 10, 2013, Portland, OR (ISN) – The Portland Winterhawks took a commanding 3-0 second round series lead over the Spokane Chiefs with a 3-1 Game 3 road win Tuesday.
The first period was scoreless until under a minute remained, as Ty Rattie scored a late goal to give Portland a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Nic Petan made it a 2-0 advantage at the 8:01 mark of the second, but Spokane got on the board with a power play goal by Blake Gal at the 16:24 mark to make it 2-1 going into the third. Gal's goal was Spokane's first since the second period of Game 1.
It remained a one-goal game until late in the third, and with Spokane netminder Eric Williams on the bench for an extra attacker, Taylor Leier scored into the empty net with 15 seconds remaining to seal the 3-1 win.
Portland goaltender Mac Carruth made 25 saves on 26 shots to earn the win. Williams finished with 33 saves on 35 shots, with the Hawks adding the late empty net tally.
Petan finished with two points in the win with a goal and an assist.
The Hawks can win the series tomorrow night, with Game 4 set for 7 p.m. tomorrow from Spokane.


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CSPI Releases Food Additives Mobile App
"Chemical Cuisine" Database Now on Sale in iTunes App Store, Android Market
WASHINGTON - For years, the Chemical Cuisine glossary of food additives has been one of the most heavily trafficked pages on the Center for Science in the Public Interest's web site. Today the group is launching a mobile application that will bring CSPI's food additive safety ratings directly to iPhones, iPads, the iPod Touch, and Android-equipped mobile devices.
"Shopping for groceries was a lot easier when more food came from farms, and not factories," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. "And the tens of thousands of packaged foods on supermarket shelves have a bewildering array of chemical food additives, designed to variously enhance the taste, texture, color, or shelf life of the product. We decided to make life a little easier for those who want to satisfy your curiosity about some of the most commonly used food additives—from the convenience of your mobile device."
Happily, most food additives are relatively safe in the amounts they are used, according to CSPI. But the group's scientists have flagged those additives that everybody should avoid, as well as a number of additives most people would do well to cut back on. The app features a randomly selected additive each time it loads—and lets users search for specific additives or browse among categories. Some of the entries may surprise people, including:
POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE. It certainly sounds scary! It's used in some chocolate candies and margarines. But it's perfectly safe. One would be better off worrying about the saturated and trans fat in foods that contain it.
QUORN/MYCOPROTEIN. This is a strange one—and it is more of a food itself (loosely defined) than an additive. A British food company found a tiny fungus growing in a dirt sample, and eventually figured out how to grow it in giant vats and process it until it resembles chicken or other meats. But in some consumers, Quorn products cause vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and, less often, hives and potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions.
CARAMEL COLORING. Finally! A natural ingredient! But not so fast: Much of what goes by this innocent-sounding name is made with ammonia, or sulfites, or both. And the ammonia-sulfite-process caramel colorings used in Coke, Pepsi, and other soft drinks contains two carcinogens, 2- and 4-methylimidazole. CSPI recommends that everyone avoid it.
Chemical Cuisine was researched by CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson, who authored "Eater's Digest: The Consumer Factbook on Food Additives" and holds a Ph.D. from MIT in microbiology. CSPI led efforts to restrict or ban the use of such additives as sodium nitrite, sulfites, olestra, Violet dye 1, and others. A CSPI petition calling on the FDA to ban food dyes spurred the Food and Drug Administration to hold a recent advisory committee meeting on the impact of dyes on children's behavior.
The app, built by the Washington, D.C., technology firm EchoDitto, goes on sale today in the iTunes app store and the Android market for $0.99.
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Rip Rogers brings his 40+ years of Professional Wrestling knowledge to OSW. This man has helped groom John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and many many more! He had spent 20+ years at OVW. If you don't know who this man is do your research.
Cost is $75. Deposit of half $37.50 must be made by July 1, 2017 to reserve spot. Spots are limited and there will be no "reserve my spot" the day of.
Cost after July 1 will be $100 for weekend clinic.
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This clinic is open to all trainees and trained wrestlers.
All participants must participate and not have lead in their asses.
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Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen at Lunch in LA
Michael Sheen Lunches With Rachel McAdams Prior to His Breaking Dawn Premiere
Michael Sheen and Rachel McAdams stepped out in Studio City yesterday for lunch. They broke out their Fall finest for the first chilly weekend in LA. Their downtime together came just ahead of a big night for Michael — Breaking Dawn Part 2, the final installment in the Twilight franchise, will premiere at the Nokia Theatre later today.
Twilight fans started camping outside the theater days ago in anticipation of seeing Michael, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and their costars. The studio behind the series has provided water, snacks, and even a screening of the first four Twilight movies for the fans. Also, live music performances from artists like Christina Perri, Nikki Reed, and Paul McDonald, who are all featured on the Breaking Dawn Part 2 soundtrack were organized. Kristen, Robert, Taylor Lautner, and the entire Breaking Dawn Part 2 cast are expected on the red carpet later — and you can see how the Twilight series ends when the film hits theaters on Nov. 16.


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CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind: Juliane Kaminski: Comparing Apes and Dogs
Date: 5/4/2015; 17 minutes
A key feature of human social interactions is the ability to make inferences about other individuals' mental states (e.g. others' knowledge, beliefs and desires). Juliane Kaminski (Univ of Portsmouth, UK) reviews studies which investigate whether the cognitive capacities underlying these skills are uniquely human or shared, at least to some degree, with other species. Recorded on 10/18/2013. (#26077)
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$50 alumni | $75 friends
This year's Summer Music Institute will focus on immigration rights through the arts.
You may reach the Concert Hall box office at 973.408.3176 or visit drew.edu/boxoffice.
This season's roster of acclaimed headliners is sure to spark thought-provoking and spirited discussion among attendees.
*Plus $6 handling fee per order.
Co-sponsored by The Casement Fund and the English department, the Writers@Drew reading series hosts a variety of published authors, who recite excerpts from their works for the Drew community throughout the academic year. The list of previous guest authors includes Drew alumni/ae, faculty, poets and fiction/nonfiction writers, such as Priscilla Becker, William Giraldi, Kathleen Graber, Phil Kay, Collum McCann, Sean Nevin, Patrick Phillips, Kevin Prufer, Jacqueline Woodson and Courtney Zoffness. At the end of the spring semester, the Drew Student Writing Prize winners read their award winning poetry and prose for the Drew community.
First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare is a national travelling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
The exhibition is produced in association with the American Library Association and Cincinnati Museum Center and is funded in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor and the generous support of Google.org, Lord Browne of Madingley, Vinton and Sigrid Cerf, the British Council, Stuart and Mimi Rose, Albert and Shirley Small and other generous donors.
First Folio, which was assembled in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death, includes 36 of his plays—18 of which had never before been published. Without it, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, As You Like It, The Tempest and more could have been lost. The book will travel to all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The exhibition, which also includes panels and digital content, exclusively features First Folios from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., whose collection of 82 First Folios is the largest in the world.
Folger Shakespeare Library selected Drew as the sole exhibitor in New Jersey because of its renowned theatre program, wealth of Shakespeare courses and nexus with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, which is based on Drew's 186-acre campus. The book will arrive in late September and be displayed from Oct. 6 through Oct. 30 on the first floor of Mead Hall, with a bevvy of daily programming around it.
First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare appears courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Books in the Time of Shakespeare is supported in part by the Delmas Foundation.
Exhibit Hours: Tuesday to Friday 4-8 p.m. and weekends 12-8 p.m.
Group Tours: For information on tours for groups up to 60, such as from schools, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 973-408-3702.
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This year's Summer Music Institute will focus on immigration rights through the arts.
You may reach the Concert Hall box office at 973.408.3176 or visit drew.edu/boxoffice.


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BRIDGEVILLE, Pa., Aug. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP) (the "Company") today announced the resignation of William W. Beible Jr. from his position with the Company in order to pursue other interests. Mr. Beible had served as the Company's Senior Vice President of Operations. "On behalf of Universal Stainless and the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Bill Beible for his service," said Dennis M. Oates, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Stainless. "We wish Bill the very best in his future endeavors." About Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., headquartered in Bridgeville, PA, manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steels, including stainless steel, tool steel and certain other alloyed steels. The Company's products are used in a variety of industries, including aerospace, power generation, petrochemical and heavy equipment manufacturing. Established in 1994, the Company, with its experience, technical expertise, and dedicated workforce, stands committed to providing the best quality, delivery, and service possible. More information is available at www.univstainless.com. Forward-Looking Information Safe Harbor Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others, the concentrated nature of the Company's customer base to date and the Company's dependence on its significant customers; the receipt, pricing and timing of future customer orders; changes in product mix; the limited number of raw material and energy suppliers and significant fluctuations that may occur in raw material and energy prices; risks related to property, plant and equipment, including the Company's reliance on the continuing operation of critical manufacturing equipment; risks associated with labor matters; the Company's ongoing requirement for continued compliance with laws and regulations, including applicable safety and environmental regulations; the ultimate outcome of the Company's current and future litigation and matters; risks related to acquisitions that the Company may make; and the impact of various economic, credit and market risk uncertainties. Many of these factors are not within the Company's control and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested herein. Any unfavorable change in the foregoing or other factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities values may be volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the Company's control. Certain of these risks and other risks are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the last 12 months, copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company.
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Annual to subshrub
Leaves generally basal and cauline, alternate, generally simple; stipules 0
Inflorescence: generally raceme
Flower bisexual; sepals 4, free; petals (0)4, free, generally white or yellow, often clawed; stamens generally (2,4)6, generally 4 long, 2 short; ovary 1, superior, chambers generally 2, septum membranous, connecting 2 parietal placentas, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed
Fruit: generally capsule ("silique") with 2 deciduous valves, sometimes breaking transversely or indehiscent
Seeds 1many per chamber
Genera in family: 300+ genera, 3000+ species: worldwide, especially cool regions; some cultivated for food (especially Brassica, Raphanus ) and ornamental
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Capparaceae [Rodman et al. 1993 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 80:686699; Rollins 1993 Cruciferae of Continental North America. Stanford Univ Press]
Family description, key to genera by Robert A. Price.
Roy E. Buck, Dean W. Taylor, and Arthur R. KruckebergAnnual to perennial herb, glabrous to bristly, generally ± glaucous
Leaves ± entire to pinnately compound; basal generally rosetted, generally ± petioled; cauline linear to (ob)ovate, often clasping
Inflorescence generally ± open; bracts generally 0
Flower biradial or bilateral; calyx generally ± urn-shaped, sepals erect, generally not green, bases ± pouch-like, generally keeled; petals generally exserted, blade generally narrower than claw, ± channeled, margins ± wavy, generally ± scarious; stamens generally in 3 free pairs; style 0 or short, stigma generally ± entire, blunt
Fruit long, generally strongly compressed parallel to septum
Seeds generally compressed, generally ± winged
Species in genus: ± 40 species: sw US, n Mex
Etymology: (Greek: twisted flower, from wavy-margined petals)
Reference: [Dolan & LaPré 1989 Madroño 36:3340; Kruckeberg & Morrison 1983 Madroño 30:230244]
Caulanthus sometimes including here. Calluses on leaf margins of some mimic pierid butterfly eggs, reducing larval herbivory. Variable, complex; needs study.
S. albidus GreeneAnnual 212 dm, simple to much-branched, generally sparsely (rarely ± densely) bristly below
Leaves < 13(22) cm; basal narrowly oblanceolate, coarsely dentate, petioles short, winged; cauline linear-lanceolate, lower ± coarsely dentate, upper ± entire
Flower: calyx ± bilateral, sepals 510 mm, glabrous; petals 814 mm, upper > lower; upper filament pair exserted, ± fused or adherent, with reduced anthers
Fruit spreading to ascending, 412 cm, straight
Seed: wing at 1 end
Chromosomes: 2n=28
Ecology: Open, grassy or ± barren slopes, often serpentine
Elevation: ± 150800 m.
Bioregional distribution: e San Francisco Bay Area, c Outer South Coast Ranges.
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Alyson Truog and Nick Gruhlke of Omaha, Neb., are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Alyson is the daughter of Dean and Sue Truog of Estherville. Nick is the son of Dave and Michelle Gruhlke, also of Estherville.
Alyson and Nick are both 2005 graduates of Estherville Lincoln Central High School and 2009 graduates of the University of Northern Iowa.
Alyson is currently pursuing a doctorate of audiology degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Nick teaches seventh grade science in Millard Public Schools and coaches freshman basketball and middle school track.
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Alyson and Nick
A July 29, 2011 wedding is planned at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Estherville.


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New Orleans artisan flour
I'm moving to New Orleans from northern California this fall. I've never lived there before and don't know anyone there who bakes bread, so I have no clue where I can get good flour for the pain au levain I make. For a year or so I've been getting Giusto's organic unbleached bread flour and whole wheat flour (the former is 14.2% protein, the latter 15%) from my local food co-op, and they are VERY good. However, it's a Bay Area company, and I'd rather not have to have my mom ship me flour on a regular basis. Is there a place where I could buy high-gluten organic flour in New Orleans or the surroundings that anyone knows about?


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Gardening experts are urging people not to neglect their gardens during the World Cup and use half-time and time between matches for horticultural jobs.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has drawn up a list of jobs football fans can do while still watching all the matches they want – and some ideas for handling the tension if England face going out on penalties.
RHS chief horticultural advisor Guy Barter said: "The summer months are vital for plants to grow and develop and build up the stores of nutrients they will need to see them through the autumn and winter.
"That is why the RHS has provided a guide for football fans on how to combine a love of the beautiful game with a passion for plants, in order to ensure their gardens receive the love and attention they need as both the temperature and football passions increase."
There are lots of jobs that only take a few minutes, and can be done in half time, he said, including doing some dead-heading, picking fruit or veg such as a bowl of strawberries or watering pot plants in the house or patio.
Mowing the lawn can be a good way to vent energy during the tournament, the experts said.
To get the lawn that World Cup pitch green, using a sprinkler once a week and watering for enough time for half an inch to collect in a jam jar placed on the lawn, provides the optimum amount to wet roots sufficiently without wasting water, the RHS said.
If a match is dull, the RHS suggests fans distract themselves with jobs such as shelling beans or topping and tailing gooseberries and if Mexican waves start – a sure sign of a dying match – start sharpening knives and secateurs ready to get gardening.
If the tension gets too much when a vital game goes to penalties, gardeners can dead-head flowers on their patio while listening out for the roar to tell them it is all over.
With many of the matches taking place in the evening or at night, as a result of the time difference between the UK and Brazil, Barter said evenings were "a splendid time to be out in the garden in the summer".
Night-time jobs include picking off slugs, snails, caterpillars and adult vine weevils by torchlight as they go about their nocturnal feeds, and it is the best time to water to prevent the evaporation that occurs in the daytime heat.
Hoeing by moonlight could even reduce the growth of weeds as many seeds need daylight to prompt germination, the RHS suggested.
And for those keen gardeners who do not care about football, there is always Hampton Court Flower Show, whose final day coincides with the day of the World Cup final, the RHS said.
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The Saint-Petersburg State Academic Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre is a one-of-a-kind ballet company, and the only theatre in the world to have a repertoire that celebrates the diverse heritage of Leonid Yacobson, a remarkably talented choreographer of the twentieth century.
It was Leonid Yacobson who brought the company together, and to this day, many of his unique ballet productions can only be seen here, at this theatre. The ballet master's choreography is passed on to every new generation of dancers with all of its nuances completely preserved, and every facet of his original artistic concepts gets fully developed — for the theatre's teachers and tutors once had the honour of performing under Yacobson's guidance at the dawn of his ballet company.
Since 2011, the theatre's activity has been managed by art director Andrian Fadeev, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, who builds upon the heritage of the Russian ballet's academic traditions. He believes that his main tasks are to ensure that Leonid Yacobson's best-known choreographic works are carefully preserved in the theatre's repertoire; to revive the master's less renowned creations; to continue sustaining and honing the traditions of classical ballet; and to expand the theatre's repertoire, covering diverse areas of classical and modern choreography.
Today, the theatre is proud to present a large number of Leonid Yacobson's choreographic masterpieces, including Rodin; The Bedbug; The Wedding Cortège; Spartacus; various lyrical miniatures and genre scenes; world-famous classical ballets, such as Giselle, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker; and modern choreography shows.
The theatre's dancers perform at the city's top venues, take part in international festivals, and often share the stage with world-class ballet stars. The company has been honoured with the Golden Mask National Theatre Award and the Golden Soffit Saint-Petersburg Theatre Award.
Productions by the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre are familiar to audiences from nations around the globe, including Japan, the USA, Mexico, Italy, Spain,
The Music hall building was finished by 1912 as Opera house of Emperor Nicholas II National Theatre by Court architect G. Lucedarsky. It also houses Planetarum.
The repertoire of the theatre is presented by classical ballets, including famous Giselle and Swan Lake and Russian musicals. Built close to St. Peter and St. Paul's fortress, Music Hall is easily accessible by subway (station Gorkovskaya, 5 minutes on foot), taxi o simply walking along the beautiful streets, canals and bridges of Saint Petersburg. Beside we'll gladly organize a transfer for you from the hotel or your cruise ship.
The Theatre is worth visiting every time of the year. Generally the time May-July is considered the most romantic and nicest time for visiting theatres because apart from the precious performance you can enjoy wonderful White Nights of Saint Petersburg!
There is no strict dress code for the St. Petersburg Music Hall. Casual dress is accepted, for example you can wear jeans if you want. The only dress that are not allowed are shorts and T-shirts.
Adress: Saint-Petersburg Music Hall Theatre, Alexandrovsky park, 4, St.Petersburg, 197198


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SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager Course with SAFe 4 POPM Certification
Develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a Lean enterprise—and learn about the activities, tools, and mechanics used to manage backlogs and programs—by becoming a SAFe® 4Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM). During this two-day course, attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Release Train (ART), how it delivers value, and what they can do to effectively perform their role.
They will also learn how to apply lean thinking to write Epics, break them down into Features and Stories, plan and execute Iterations, and plan Program Increments. Finally, attendees learn about the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, how to effectively integrate as Product Owners and Product Managers, and what it takes to relentlessly improve the ART.
Learning Goals
To perform the role of a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, attendees should be able to:
Apply SAFe in the Lean enterprise
Connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles
Collaborate with Lean Portfolio Management
Explore continuous value with Program Increment Planning
Execute the Program Increment and deliver continuous value
Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager roles
Create a role action plan
Topics Covered
Applying SAFe in the Lean enterprise
Relating a Lean-Agile Mindset to the Product Owner and Product Manager roles
Collaborating with Lean Portfolio Management
Continuously explore customer needs
Executing the Program Increment
Defining the Product Owner/Product Manager roles and responsibilities
Creating a Product Owner/Product Manager action plan
What Attendees Get
The class registration includes:
Attendee workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)exam
One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.
Who will benefit?
The following individuals will benefit from this course:
Product Managers, Product Line Managers, Product Owners, Business Owners, and Business Analysts
Solution Managers, Portfolio Managers, Program Managers, PMO personnel, and Process Leads
Enterprise, Solution, and System Architects
All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)certification exam:
Attend a Leading SAFe® course
Experience working in a SAFe environment
Experience with Lean, Agile, or other relevant certifications
SAFe Certification Kit
Becoming a SAFe 4 Product Owner/Product Manager requires an exceptional range of skills and is a career path for many servant leaders. Certification includes:
SAFe 4 Product Owner/Product Manager PDF certificate
SAFe 4 Product Owner/Product Manager digital badge to promote the accomplishment online
One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform, which includes access to the PO/PM Community of Practice
Access to Meetup groups and events that provide connections with other SAFe certified professionals
A variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey
Annual Renewal
Membership renewals are one year from the date certification is earned.
Renewal fee: $100
Exam Details
Exam name: SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager Exam
Exam format: Multiple choice
Exam delivery: Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
Exam access: Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe 4 Product Owner/Product Manager course
Exam duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam
Number of questions: 45
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Passing score: 35 out of 45 (78% passing score)
Language: English
Exam cost: First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
Retake policy: Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait. Contact [email protected] for any retake questions.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.
Course Logistics: Workbooks and lunch will be provided both days, dress is business casual, and pc are not needed. For more information, contact The i4 Group Consulting: [email protected]
Cancellation Policy:
Any change may be assessed a $150 processing charge. Refunds will be issued for cancellations greater than 14 days from the start of the course. For cancellations between 8 and 14 days from the start of the course, registrants may change to another course of equal or lesser value. For cancellations 7 days or less from the start of the course, no changes allowed.
All classes are NOT guaranteed to make. Classes can be cancelled due to low enrollment or any unforeseen reason. The i4 group is not responsible for any kind of reimbursements due to cancelled classes. It is recommended that you contact us for course status before booking any travel accommodations. In the event a class is cancelled, all ticket holders are entitled to a full refund for their ticket purchase.


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Shandong (simplified Chinese: 山东; traditional Chinese: 山東; pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lǔ, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Shandong's name is literally translated as: east of the mountain, which refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. The province is located in the lower reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and extends out to sea in the form of the Shandong Peninsula. Shandong borders the Bohai Sea to the north, Hebei to the northwest, Henan to the west, Jiangsu to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the southeast; it also shares a very short border with Anhui, between Henan and Jiangsu.
A common nickname for Shandong is Qílǔ (齐鲁/齊魯), after the state of Lu and state of Qi that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
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Dell Latitude D630 USB Device Driver, Latitude D630 Unknown USB Device Driver
Recently I was working on a Dell Latitude D630 laptop computer that came into the computer shop and needed to have Windows XP reinstalled on it. After reinstalling Windows XP Professional on the Latitude D630 and attempting to reinstall all of the drivers needed there was still a device that did not have the proper drivers installed. The device displayed under Other Devices as USB Device with a yellow exclamation mark next to it. The article below describes the USB Device driver error as well as how to resolve the problem on a Dell Latitude D630.


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SAN DIEGO — Authorities say a driver was killed when his speeding car flew off a San Diego County freeway and was hit by a train.
Published reports say the driver attempted to avoid a collision with another car Sunday night but lost control of his 1997 Honda.
The Honda flew off Interstate 5 and landed on the railroad tracks at San Onofre State Beach. About 15 seconds later the car was hit by an Amtrak train.
The California Highway Patrol says the Honda was traveling at more than 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic
No one aboard the train was hurt.
The San Diego County medical examiner has tentatively concluded that the driver was 24 years old and from either Squaw Valley or Costa Mesa.


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The New Directions Boys was the group of all the boys in the New Directions. The head of the boys was Will. The piano player, Brad, was also often counted as a member of the New Directions, although he never sang.
Kurt was also sometimes considered as one of New Directions' boys and joined in their group in gender-split-mashup competitions, even though he wanted to perform with the girls. However, Will usually sent him back.
The New Directions' Boys were simply just the boys who were in New Directions. They are not a separate club, but they often separated from the girls for Boys Power numbers such as It's My Life/Confessions Part II, Shout It Out Loud, and Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind. Finn, Artie and Kurt originally joined in the first episode of the show (Pilot), while Noah Puckerman, Matt Rutherford and Mike Chang joined in Preggers. As the show progressed, more male members joined the club, including Sam Evans, Blaine Anderson, Rory Flanagan, Joe Hart, Ryder Lynn and Jake Puckerman.
Sam joined at the early part of Season Two, but left the club after New York, as his family moved away from Ohio, but he later returned in Hold On To Sixteen, thanks to Finn and Rachel to help in the 2011 Western Ohio Sectional Championship. Blaine joined to be closer to Kurt, his boyfriend. Rory, an exchange student from Ireland, also joined the club because of Finn. Three band members of the Jazz Band, also joined only for Sectionals, due to the lack of members. In Big Brother, Joe joined the club after Quinn convinced him to do so.
In Goodbye, Finn, Puck, Kurt and Mike graduated, while Jake was accepted, and Ryder joined because of his performance in Grease. After the end of the fourth season, Joe quit for unknown reasons, and, although Ryder said he was going to quit from the club, he returned in the fifth season without no explanation, following his problem with Unique.
Once the glee club is revived, Roderick and Mason McCarthy are the first new male members. Spencer Porter later joins as well. Near the end of the season, more members join: Myron Muskovitz, Alistair and also the Warblers.
Others were a part of them in the past, included Jesse St. James, Bryan Ryan, and Will himself was a member during his high school years.
|Season One
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|It's My Life/Confessions Part II
|Vitamin D
|Bon Jovi/Usher
|Artie, Puck, and Finn
|Kurt, Mike, and Matt
|What It Feels Like For a Girl
|The Power of Madonna
|Finn, Artie, Kurt, and Puck
|Will, Mike, and Matt
|Shout It Out Loud
|Finn, Puck, and Artie
|Mike and Matt
|Puck and Finn
|Artie, Mike, and Matt
|Season Two
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
|Sam, Artie, and Puck
|Finn and Mike
|Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind
|Never Been Kissed
|The Supremes/En Vogue
|Artie, Puck, Finn and Sam
|Mike and Kurt
|Jingle Bells
|Not performed in an episode
|James Pierpont
|Finn, Puck, and Artie
|Mike and Sam
|She's Not There
|The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
|The Zombies
|Artie and Sam
|Somebody to Love
|Justin Bieber
|Artie and Sam
|Puck and Mike
|Isn't She Lovely
|Prom Queen
|Stevie Wonder
|Finn, Puck, Sam, and Mike
|Bella Notte
|New York
|The Lady and The Tramp
|Puck, Artie, and Sam
|Season Three
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|Hot For Teacher
|Mash Off
|Van Halen
|Finn, Blaine, and Mike
|Girls Just Want to Have Fun
|I Kissed a Girl
|Robert Hazard
|Artie and Rory
|Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash
|Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera/The Rolling Stones
|Puck, Finn, and Blaine
|The Spanish Teacher
|Gypsy Kings/Enrique Iglesias
|Rory, Puck, Finn, Mike, and Kurt
|Let Me Love You
|Puck, Sam, Mike, and Kurt
|The Rain in Spain
|Cast of My Fair Lady
|Puck and Finn
|Blaine, Mike, Joe, Artie, Sam, and Rory
|What Makes You Beautiful
|One Direction
|Joe, Mike, Artie, Rory, and Sam
|Season Four
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|Greased Lightning
|Ryder and Sam
|Finn, Mike, Joe, Artie, and Jake
|No Scrubs
|Sadie Hawkins
|Artie, Sam, Blaine, Joe, and Ryder
|Centerfold/Hot in Herre
|The J. Geils Band/Nelly
|Sam, Ryder, and Jake
|Blaine and Joe
|Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone
|Girls (and Boys) on Film
|Bob Segar/Kenny Loggins
|Sam and Blaine
|Joe, Artie, Jake, and Ryder
|Bye Bye Bye/I Want It That Way
|'N Sync/Backstreet Boys
|Finn and Will
|Artie, Jake, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam
|Hall of Fame
|All or Nothing
|The Script featuring will.i.am
|Artie, Jake, Ryder, Sam, and Joe
|Blaine and New Directions Girls
|Season Five
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|I Saw Her Standing There
|Love, Love, Love
|The Beatles
|Blaine, Jake, Sam, and Ryder
|Season Six
|Originally by/from
|Backup Vocals
|Arthur's Theme
|What the World Needs Now
|Christopher Cross
|Artie, Blaine, Roderick, Mason, and Spencer
|Sam and Kurt
- Ryder is the only former member not to have his audition shown.
- Due to the lack of enough members and the little time New Directions had to rehearse and perform at the 2014 Invitational, Spencer did not have to audition to join the club. Alistair also joined without auditioning.
- Every original male member of the New Directions has been on the football team as well.
- Sam, Ryder and Spencer are the only members who were part of the football team in the later additions to the club.
- Number of solos (not all solos have been released):
- Blaine has 31 solos
- Kurt has 20 solos
- Artie has 16 solos
- Finn had 13 solos
- Puck and Sam have 10 solos
- Jake and Ryder have 5 solos
- Mike only has 1 solo
- Roderick only has 2 solos
- Mason only has 2 solos
- Spencer has 2 solos
- Myron only has 1 solo
- Alistair only has 1 solo
- Skylar and Super Gay Warbler have 1 solo
- Most members of the group have had a romantic relationship, kiss, crush on, or date with a guy/girl from Glee:
- Mike with Tina and Brittany (implied).
- Artie with Tina, Sugar, Kitty, and Brittany.
- Puck with Santana, Quinn, Brittany, Rachel, Mercedes, Lauren, and after he graduated, Kitty.
- Kurt with Blaine, Brittany, Finn (crush) and Sam (crush).
- Sam with Quinn, Santana, Mercedes, Rachel, Brittany and Tina.
- Finn with Quinn, Rachel, Brittany, and Santana. Assumed that he kissed Tina, Mercedes and Lauren in Silly Love Songs when he was raising money for Glee club.
- Blaine with Kurt, Rachel (kissed, one date), Sam (had a crush).
- Rory with Brittany (crush) and Sugar.
- Joe with Lauren (Sadie Hawkins date) and Quinn (crush).
- Jake with Kitty and Marley.
- Ryder with Kitty (crusher), Marley, and Unique (crusher).
- Spencer with Alistair (crush).
- Mason with Jane (crush).
- Myron with Kitty (crush).
- Roderick, Skylar, Super Gay Warbler, Other Really Gay Warbler and the rest of the former Warblers are the only male members from the club to never have any kind of relationship with someone else from the club.
- Coincidentally, they were all introduced in the last season.
- Kurt was willingly a part of the boys (rather than being forced to or aligning himself as an honorary girl) twice. The first was in The Power of Madonna when all of the boys sang What It Feels Like For a Girl. The second time was in Funk when all of the boys were going to seek revenge on Vocal Adrenaline for egging Rachel, and Kurt jumped up with the rest of them.
- They have always started a school year with five or less male members.
- First Year: three members (Kurt, Artie and Finn)
- Second Year: five members (Kurt, Artie, Finn, Puck and Mike).
- Matt transferred to another school prior to the beginning of the year, and then Sam joined the club.
- Third Year: five members (Kurt, Artie, Finn, Puck and Mike).
- Fourth Year: four members (Artie, Blaine, Sam and Joe).
- Finn, Kurt, Mike and Puck graduated; Artie, Blaine, Sam, and Joe were already in New Directions when the school year started, while Rory was deported before the year began, and then Jake and Ryder joined.
- During the fifth season, as it continued the fourth year, it is seen that Joe quit after Regionals, starting the season with five members. In New Directions; Blaine, Artie and Sam graduated, leaving Ryder and Jake as the final members of the club, while it was disbanded.
- Fifth year: the glee club was disbanded during the entire year. Also, during this period, Ryder and Jake were transferred to other schools by Sue.
- Sixth year: two members (Roderick and Mason).
- Jake and Ryder are no longer students at McKinley, but two new people joined: Roderick joins the club after auditioning with Mustang Sally, while Mason joins the club after performing Home, along with his sister. Spencer joins just in time to help New Directions at the Show Choir Invitational. Myron and Alistair join at the end of Child Star, while 8 members of the now former Warblers join in The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester since Dalton Academy burnt to the ground, among them is the leader Skylar.
- Sam and Puck have dated the most girls in New Directions, although neither of them have kissed Marley, Unique, or Sugar. Puck has never kissed Tina, while Sam did in Trio.
- Before Season Six, no male member of the New Directions has had a full solo at a competition yet, as opposed to three girls. Blaine was supposed to get a solo for the 2013 Nationals, but it was turned into a duet.
- Roderick has become the first male members to have a full solo at a competition, specifically the 2014 Invitational.
- Only Kurt, Mason and Blaine were/are members of the Cheerios.
- Mason however joined the club already being a Cheerio, while both Kurt and Blaine joined the Cheerios after joining the club.
- In Season One, Puck and Finn were featured in every New Directions Boys number, and in Season Four, Sam was featured in every New Directions Boys number.
- Myron is the youngest member ever of the glee club.
|New Directions
|Emma Pillsbury • Finn Hudson • Holly Holliday • Kurt Hummel • Rachel Berry • Sam Evans • Will Schuester
|Alistair • Jane Hayward • Madison McCarthy • Mason McCarthy • Myron Muskovitz • Spencer Porter
|Artie Abrams • Blaine Anderson • Brittany Pierce • Quinn Fabray • Finn Hudson • Kitty Wilde • Kurt Hummel • Mercedes Jones • Mike Chang • Noah Puckerman • Rachel Berry • Roderick Meeks • Sam Evans • Santana Lopez • Skylar • Tina Cohen-Chang • Unique Adams
|Former Members
|April Rhodes • Joe Hart • Jesse St. James • Lauren Zizes • Matt Rutherford • Rory Flanagan • Sugar Motta • Sunshine Corazon • Marley Rose • Jake Puckerman • Ryder Lynn
|New Directions Boys • New Directions Girls • Dalton Academy Warblers • Sue Sylvester • Dakota Stanley • Bassist • Drummer


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While many happily choose the soft sand, warm sun, and ocean breezes to spend the last precious weeks of summer, a group of friends dubbed the "Extreme Makeover Team for the Animal World " say their perfect way to wave goodbye to summer is spending it with 90 wolves in the desolate and deep woods of New Hampshire.
The Project Pawsitive Foundation (www.projectpawsitive.org), a small, non-profit organization that started renovating animal rescues on the verge of collapse and closure back in 2009, will be building 15 enclosed shelters at the end of the month for the nearly 90 wolves and wolf-hybrid dogs living on the Loki Clan Wolf Refuge (www.lokiclan.org/). The refuge is a sanctuary devoted to the protection of wolves and wolf-dogs. Each pack is given an acre of land to run free because these animals are often condemned by law and would otherwise have no home or protection.
The Project Pawsitive team will also be camping right on the refuge surrounded by the animals they are helping. "I can't say I'm not nervous about being awoken by the howling of wolves feet from my tent," said Jill Sullivan Grueter, Team Leader and Creator of The Project Pawsitive Foundation. "But, this project is taking us all way out of our comfort zones and that's when we learn the biggest life lessons."
The team of close friends is made up of a master carpenter, master electrician, designer, jack of all trades, and project organizer. They have traveled nationally, but mostly perform their renovations for animal rescues in desperate need in New England due to donation struggles. Sullivan Grueter acknowledges tight budgets and low donations keep their work boots sitting idly-by much more than they want. "We could be doing renovations every single day for the rest of our lives and that's what we want to be doing," she said. "Maybe we should have bought a Powerball ticket?"
"We raise the money to perform free-of-charge renovations, round up volunteers, and get the job done in a matter of days," said Sullivan Grueter, who started the organization after the death of her dad and rescue dog. She left her successful business career and never looked back even when not taking a salary for years. "If we can help the lives of animals and people by keeping shelters open and able to adopt – then we've made a difference."
The Loki Clan Refuge project is just one of three rehab projects the team is taking on over the next few months. In September, they are renovating a cat shelter at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua (https://www.hsfn.org/) to enhance the lives of animals who may spend the rest of their days at the shelter and the Center for Wildlife (https://www.yorkcenterforwildlife.org/) in York, Maine in the fall to add a new roof to a cabin that rehabilitates falcons and rehab a cabin that nurses injured squirrels and hedgehogs back to health before releasing them back to their natural habitats.
The organization is asking for volunteer help and donations for their upcoming projects. To learn more, please visit their website at www.projectpawsitive.org and click How to Help.
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What do a Harley Davidson builder; former English bloke who brews his own beer; ex-military, extreme skier; a designer, and a 3rd degree black belt in karate have in common? They are friends from New Hampshire who give free-of-charge extreme makeovers to animal rescues in need across New England and beyond. They find the money, they find the manpower, and they find the means to do it. Why? Because it's the right thing to do.
It all started in 2009, when this group came together to renovate a barn in Epping, New Hampshire that saves horses from slaughter, abuse, and neglect. The barn was in rough shape. The roof was leaking and on the verge of collapse, there were no signs of running water or electricity out to the paddocks, the fencing was in shambles, and the volunteers were losing sleep over the amount of work that needed to be done on the facility with dwindling donations due to a down economy.
So, what did Project Pawsitive do? They used their tenured experience in carpentry, construction, electrical work, and project management to gain attention and rope in the help of one of the largest home supply stores in the country along with over 80 local volunteers and they got the job done. The result? Any awesome renovation, restored hope, and renewed faith. All in the matter of a week and to the tune of about $30,000.
Project Pawsitive is a 501c3, non-profit and all donations are tax-deductible. Support the upcoming projects today at www.projectpawsitive.org and click on How to Help.
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