text:
Food & Recipes
USDA Says What Is and Isn't Organic
Rules or No Rules, the Debate Rages On
Natalie is pleased that Uncle Sam has come up with uniform standards for organic foods. Even with the understanding that organic products may contain some pesticides, she still prefers the specialty items to the conventional ones.
"There has been some cancer, childhood autism, and Asperger's Syndrome in our family," she explains. "I just wonder if it might not be linked to all the preservatives [in regular products]."
Her concern strikes at the root of a longstanding dispute over whether eating organic is better for people and the environment.
Christine Bruhn, PhD, a food science expert with the Institute of Food Technologists, says at least 60% of consumers believe that organics are safer, more nutritious, and better for the environment. To her knowledge, however, there are no valid scientific data to back up those beliefs.
Yet, Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association, points to what he says are thousands of consumer reports showing that regular products have three to four times more pesticide residue compared with organic items. The pesticide use, he claims, is not only harmful to the soil used for crops, but dangerous for people. "Every fourth time a child reaches for a conventional apple in America," he says, "they're getting a level of pesticide residue that even the EPA finds troublesome."
Bruhn counters that organic foods can be produced using the same compounds as non-organic ones. The only difference, she says, is the source of the substance. "A particular chemical can be approved for organic if it is derived from a natural source," she explains. "That same chemical, when derived from a laboratory, is not approved. So how can one say that one is better for the environment than the other if the chemical is the same?"
Organic is merely a philosophy of growing something in partnership with nature, says Bruhn, adding that the new organic rule is good news for people who want to support that viewpoint.
On the other hand, Cummins says the current organic policies don't go far enough to address whether something is produced using fair labor and trade practices, or whether it is grown locally or regionally. "It's dangerous over time when you set minimum standards and you call them a ceiling," he says.
A full text of the government's national organic food standards can be found on the USDA Web site.
Related to Healthy Eating & Nutrition
Today on WebMD
WebMD Recipe Finder
Browse our collection of healthy, delicious recipes, from WebMD and Eating Well magazine.
Loaded with tips to help you avoid food allergy triggers.
Sending your email...
This feature is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.
Now check your email account on your mobile phone to download your new app.


text:
Pasting of advertising material on the exterior sides of the vehicles:
Advertise on the exterior surfaces of the tram vehicles, on one of the biggest moving advertising surfaces in the Greek market, promoting your message at a network of 27 kilometers, inside the city web.
The pricing policy for the disposal of vehicles for the exterior advertising is the following:
- 5.250 € plus V.A.T., per vehicle / month.
Internal pasting of advertising material on the vehicles:
Paste internally your advertisement at the backs of the seats and also at the floor of the TRAM vehicles and take advantage of the originality of this particular advertising means.
Visibility of your advertising messages at 75 double-sided panels which are located at the 48 stop of the tram network. The key spots that the stops occupy, combined with an extremely creative approach make optimal use of the advantages of this means and of the product.
Technical specifications of the panels:
Usable dimensions of the panels per side:
Height 136 cm Χ Width 187 cm
Usable advertising surface:
The usable advertising surface which corresponds at each side of the panel is about 2,60 m2.
The pricing policy, from April 23rd, 2012, for the disposal of panels for advertising is the following:
- 255€ plus VAT, per panel / month.
Show your message at (7) screens within each TRAM vehicle, at all vehicles! The number of the displays and the distance between them, as well as the frequency of showing the advertisements, guarantee that your message will reach 65.000 persons daily - the total number of the daily passengers of the tram.
- The displays host advertisements either in the form of static pictures, each one with a 10'' duration or in the form of a video, with a 40'' duration.
- Each message is repeated minimum 85 times daily at each one of the TRAM vehicles.
- The minimum duration for promotion is 5 days
Advertise via pasting at the stops of the ΤRAM (apart from the advertising panels) and more specifically at the surfaces of the installations, e.g. at the backs of the ticket issuing machines, at the barriers, at the stanchions, at the foreheads of the roofs etc.
The ΤRAM travels at the streets of Athens, transporting your own personal passengers!
The vehicles and the stops of the TRAM network as well as the necessary staff (driver, security, etc.) are available for corporate or private events, party, press conferences, photography sessions, video filmings and help you to impress your guests!
Technical specifications:
A TRAM vehicle is provided free of any pasted advertisements.
You can place advertising material at the interior of the ΤΡΑΜ (banners, posters, decoration etc).
Implementation time:
Reserve your TRAM at least a week earlier.
At the stops of the network and at the TRAM vehicles your message is "promoted" in an ideal way. With distribution of flyers, distribution of samples and happenings, which are designed according to your own needs. And as for the implementation: Don't worry! The experienced executives of the Department of Commercial Exploitation commit themselves to design the implementation with you and execute it.
- The interested party can choose specific stops or part of the route where it will promote its printed materials.
Implementation time:
3 working days are required, if you cooperate with your own company of promotional activities or 10 working days, if the Department of Commercial Exploitation undertakes the entire promotional activity.
Deliver to us the flyers you want to distribute and our staff at the ticket offices will make sure that they will reach the right persons!
Following your own directions concerning the public that you are interested to approach, with the issuing of every ticket your flyers are also promoted to the passengers that are really interested.
- Avoid the aimless distribution of flyers and the waste of your money.
- Take advantage of the idle time of the passengers during their wait at the stop and their transportation with the tram.
Implementation time:
Reserve the distribution of your flyers by means of the ticket offices at least one week earlier.
Advertise yourselves at the new maps, with the dimensions 132 cm x 132 cm which are located at all the stops of our network.
Your promotion has to do with coverage of part of the map's surface, approximately equal to 1/5. In addition, you are provided with the ability to mark your company, via a logo at spots of the map, the network and the city.
- The maps are double sided and they are located at every platform of the TRAM at all 48 stops of its network.
- The positioning of the stops renders the panels of the maps widely visible to the tram's passengers as well as to the local residents, pedestrians or seasonal residents.
For the use of advertising media at the TRAM you can get in contact with the Department of Commercial Exploitation:
Panayiotis Koulouridis tel.:
|+30 214.414.1176, +30 214.414.1175,
|+30 214.414.8038, +30 214.414.8178

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Press Gazette :: Bloomberg Businessweek has signalled its intention to make greater inroads into the UK market and become a "real global brand" by increasing its circulation in Europe and Asia by 80,000 copies a week. The US-based magazine giant was losing more than $60m a year three years ago and looked set to be another print giant killed off by digital competition and the economic downturn.
Continue to read Dominic Ponsford, www.pressgazette.co.uk


text:
The Poop
You still rock! The blog for parents of infants and toddlers in the Bay Area
Posts filtered on Category
Five reasons why I hate April Fool's Day
Even when I was a kid, I despised April Fool's Day. But I hate it much more now. Easily 99.7 percent of the modern jokes are not funny or believable. The remaining 0.3 percent are quickly debunked with an Internet search. And there's something about the whole process that brings out the jackasses. museumofhoaxes.com The […] [Read More]
The pitfalls of working at home with kids
I spend two half days per week working at home, which has its ups and downs. One of the downs came last Friday, when I talked about my Oscars column on KCBS 740. Here's the audio. Go to the two minute mark and listen closely. garycole.net The Nighthawk would have rolled with it. My mother […] [Read More]
Difficulty with day care: your stories here …
Voicemail, be damned. While listening to a message on my phone, my mood suddenly changed from content to upset, antsy, and helpless. A woman from my son's day care left a voicemail that said, "Your son has been crying for almost an hour now. We don't know what to do." It's not like they can […] [Read More]
The Santa Tantrum Awards are here!
Courtesy Sarie Scully The only way this could get better is with 3D glasses … I've been dreading this task for days. This year's Santa Tantrum Awards contest was particularly difficult, because there were so many great entries that won't be getting recognition. I thought about giving everyone an award, but that seemed like a […] [Read More]
More on the Santa cheerleader girl …
Thanks for all the voting in our Santa Tantrum Awards — it's not too late to pick your favorite. I'll post the winners later this week. In the meantime, here's another photo from Laura Rhine, mother of the very popular Santa cheerleader girl. Courtesy Laura Rhine Laura reports by e-mail that "my daughter is usually […] [Read More]
Santa Tantrum Awards — vote now!
The official Santa Tantrum Awards field is below. Let us know which ones are your favorites in the comments, preferably with your rationale. Please respect the integrity of this contest, and don't just blindly vote for some kid you know. Courtesy Lisa Edwards As you can tell from previous years (here are two examples), determining […] [Read More]
Santa Tantrum Awards entries are here!
Sorry for the delay on the 2008 Santa Tantrum Awards photos. I've been really busy at work, getting ready for Christmas with my family and researching the Chronicle's gift-related ethics policies. Courtesy James Zachary For those who are confused, here's an explanation of the contest. We have an incredible field this year — even stronger […] [Read More]
Santa Tantrum Awards has a new frontrunner
Sorry I haven't written a post that includes all of the Santa Tantrum Awards submissions we've seen so far. I've received several dozen by e-mail, and the field is incredible this year. I have a lot of deadlines but hope to get the first round up this Friday. Courtesy Sarie Scully I wanted to share […] [Read More]
The return of the Santa tantrum quads
Courtesy Gen McNulty My parenting role models and 2007 Santa Tantrum Award winners Gen and Conor McNulty just sent their latest Santa photos with their quadruplets. All I can say is … stunning. This is definitely "The Dark Knight" of Santa tantrum photos — epic in scale and completely living up to the expectations we […] [Read More]
The Santa Tantrum Awards are back!
We sponsor a lot of random contests on The Poop. By far the most prestigious is the Santa Tantrum Awards, which celebrates the iconic image of a child crying or screaming on St. Nick's lap. This year marks the fourth Santa Tantrum Awards in three years. (We had two in 2006 — one in December […] [Read More]
Show More


text:
05.24.12 @ 10:13
1 | MoMA courtyard view
2 | Andy Warhol postcard, 6th floor bookstore
3 | MoMA contemporary art level bookstore
4 | Josef Albers "Homage to the Square: Two Whites Between Two Yellows"
5 | Ellsworth Kelly
6 | James Rosenquist
1 | MoMA courtyard view
2 | Andy Warhol postcard, 6th floor bookstore
3 | MoMA contemporary art level bookstore
4 | Josef Albers "Homage to the Square: Two Whites Between Two Yellows"
5 | Ellsworth Kelly
6 | James Rosenquist
The Morgan Library & Museum is hosting an exhibition of sixty-six works by Josef Albers starting July 20th and I cannot wait to visit!
Josef Albers in America: Painting on Paper
July 20 through October 14, 2012
Josef Albers (1888–1976) is best known for his series of paintings, Homage to the Square, in which he endlessly explored color relationships within a similar format of concentric squares. Less well-known are the studies he made for these compositions. With approximately sixty oil sketches on paper, this exhibition will reveal a private side of Albers's work. These sketches were never exhibited in the artist's lifetime and have rarely been seen after his death.
On view will be early studies (1930s–early 1940s), studies for Albers's Adobeseries, inspired by Mexican architecture (1940s–early 1950s), and studies forHomage to the Square (1950s–1970s). These vibrant sketches provide insights into the artist's working process and, in contrast with the austerity and strict geometry of the final paintings, are remarkable for their freedom and sensuality.
Works are drawn from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Bethany, Connecticut and the Josef Albers Museum in Bottrop, Germany. The exhibition, which is traveling to multiple venues in Europe before coming to the Morgan (the only U.S. venue), is organized by the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich and the Josef Albers Museum in Bottrop.
I've been to New York City a countless amount of times (I'm even making the big leap and moving there for the summer), but up until my visit to the Museum of the City of New York, I wasn't aware of the intriguing details of the city's history. The museum keeps to a classical form of architecture, boasts a beautiful marble staircase in the main lobby, and contains exhibits that taught me much more than I had intended to learn when first walking through its doors. My favorite of the museum's contents is an on-going video exhibition, Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, which presents twenty-two minutes of visuals and narrative of the city's abridged history. After leaving the museum, I found myself viewing the city with a new perspective, and I am very glad to have made the visit.
With much anticipation, I finally visited MoMA PS1, the contemporary art affiliate of MoMA located in Queens. The arts center occupies an old schoolhouse building, making for quite the adventure while stumbling upon mysterious stairways and small, stark white rooms. My favorite, with the ARTBOOK shop and cat adoption exhibition aside, was Surasi Kusolwong's thread installation in which visitors are encouraged to lounge in and comb through for hidden gold necklaces. I believe I spent close to an hour entangled in this mass of threads feeling nostalgic and wondering why I ever chose to grow up.
Brooklyn Museum, January 2012
35mm photographs created by myself.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century explores the tenets of Wright's organic architecture—appropriateness to time, place and people—through the current perspective of green building; specifically the concepts of energy, materials, site, climate, space efficiency, pre-fabricated technology, transportation and urban planning. The exhibition highlights many triumphs of Wright's career including Unity Temple (Oak Park, IL, 1905), Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA, 1936), Johnson Wax Administration Building (Racine, WI, 1936, known today as the SC Johnson Administration Building), Taliesin (Spring Green, WI, 1911-59) and Taliesin West (Scottsdale, AZ, 1937-59).
Phoenix Art Museum's Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition is on display until April 29th, 2012.
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
January 2nd, 2012
Above is a collection of film photographs I captured at MoMA during my wonderful stay in the city. The absolute best way I could have celebrated the new year involved staring in wonder at all of my modern favorites. Works by Albers, Malevich, Stella, Picasso, Eames —you name it — and I was momentarily captured by their overwhelming history and beauty.
If you weren't fortunate enough to make it to the de Kooning Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA created a wonderful online tour. You are able to view works by major themes and periods, along with a timeline of his career and information on his media and techniques.
Closes Jan 9th:
"de Kooning: A Retrospective"
Willem de Kooning
MoMA, 6th Floor, 11 W53rd St., NYC
This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning, widely considered to be among the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century. The exhibition, which will only be seen at MoMA, presents an unparalleled opportunity to study the artist's development over nearly seven decades, beginning with his early academic works, made in Holland before he moved to the United States in 1926, and concluding with his final, sparely abstract paintings of the late 1980s. Bringing together nearly 200 works from public and private collections, the exhibition will occupy the Museum's entire sixth-floor gallery space, totaling approximately 17,000 square feet.
Representing nearly every type of work de Kooning made, in both technique and subject matter, this retrospective includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints.
If you can't visit in-person, a comprehensive online companion exhibition can be viewed here: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2011/dekooning/
I always seem to have this overwhelming desire to buy at least one thing, no matter how big or small, while in the presence of art-related merchandise. After visiting both The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, I couldn't leave with absolutely nothing to remember my visits! In actuality, I did save all ticket stubs and took plenty of photographs, but I needed something of more substance. I purchased these small postcards (I also bought a museum overview catalogue from The Met and a much pined for Josef Albers color theory novel) to display within my bedroom as a constant reminder of the wonderful beauties I had finally been able to experience in person.
"I like to work with paper that already has a purpose. It's a little piece of the world. A map or a certificate is a good place to begin, or a stray sheet of something — graph paper, ledger paper, a page from a book. The world is full of accidental beauty."
Peter Wegner
I visited the Phoenix Art Museum this afternoon and realized that I am still, in fact, heavily in love with "Guillotine of Sunlight, Guillotine of Shade" by artist Peter Wegner. The installation, made from approximately 1.4 million sheets of die cut paper, is arranged in two luminous mural-sized adjacent panels. The piece in its entirety radiates, leaving me to wonder if Wegner possessed some sort of systematic approach when assembling each thin paper into a combined entity.
Photo one property of Phoenix Art Museum. Remaining photos taken by myself.


text:
Photo with 232 notes
It's no secret that I love robots and monsters and I bet some of you do too. So let me introduce you to this idea of mine.
Above are examples of a typical Robot and Monster card. I'd like to make more. The cost is not very much, $2.50. No extra shipping charge.
For that price, you'll get a hand-drawn monster or robot (aprox. 1 1/2" x 3"). They will all be numbered, signed and no two will be the same.
Once you get a monster or robot, submit them to the RobotandMonster tumblr (front and back of card preferable) then find your friend or your enemy.
Tell your friend a funny joke. Insult your enemy. Turn your enemy into a friend or vice versa. This isn't a game, so there are no rules. I just think it might be fun.
There's a limited number on my etsy (click this) but I'll increase the number if need be. There are plenty of Robots and Monsters for everyone!
So amazing.
This is an amazing idea.


text:
Flowchart: Are You Going to Have a Good Year? [Click for full view]
This could be the year it all turns around for you.
The CollegeHumor Staff Blog is the official Tumblr of CollegeHumor.com's staff. Here you can find regular updates from some folks with way too much time on their hands, plus the best and newest pictures, original comedy, links, articles and videos from CollegeHumor.com.
Send us all the funny! Submit stuff to CH's Tumblr


text:
Mark V. Meierhenry
Cases Argued
Lopez v. Davis (2001)
Solem v. Bartlett (1984)
Solem v. Stumes (1984)
Solem v. Helm (1983)
South Dakota v. Neville (1983)
On May 5th, the Supreme Court decided a major Establishment Clause case. Check out our deep dive on the topic to find out more about the case.
Cases Argued


text:
01 2 / 2013
2012 In Photos
I started the year living in Quito, Ecuador and ended it onset of After Romeo's first official MV. 2012 has been the best and most successful year of my life thus far.
I am so thankful for the people I've had the honor to work with and the experiences I've found my self lucky enough to be a part of this year. I've lived in Ecuador, worked on music videos, met and taken pictures of amazing people, had internships, been in music videos, made some incredible friends, and so much more.
January- May- Studied abroad in Quito, Ecuador.
June- I met some hot hot hotties also known as After Romeo, took a few photos of their new band, met their friend Dave, and so starts my adventures in the LA Entertainment Industry.
July- Got to take some sick pictures of huge artists and celebrities like Josh Hutcherson and Far East Movement through my job as a Photographer for Guest of a Guest LA.
August- Hung out on the set of Chad Future's UNSTOPPABLE MV.
September- Shot TedX in Claremont, joined the PR team at Pitzer
October- Helped out on another Chad Future MV, seriously considered changing career paths.
November- Helped out with Chad Future's CRAYON English Remix
December- My life came full circle as a PA on the set of After Romeo's first official MV, directed by DL.
09 10 / 2012
29 7 / 2012
06 5 / 2012
06 5 / 2012
12 4 / 2012
Weekend #12: The Amazon (Yasuní)
First, we took an airplane to Coca, the town right outside of The Yasuni National Park. It was definitely weird being back at the airport, and even weirder to think that I´d be back here in only a little over a month. Next we took a taxi to a boat station.
This is probably where we saw the most animals. The station housed three monkeys, one of which looked like it actually might be the devil. Within three minutes of arriving at the station, two monkeys jumped on Morgan´s back and one started humping the other. They were both male, and the one of the bottom didn´t appreciate the love, so they ended up fighting and falling off of Morgan.
Then we watched this clumbsy monkey catch, drop, throw, and attempt to eat this giant moth. Eventually he gave up, watched the moth die for awhile, and went to find other food.
The station also had these super cute parrots that tried to bite you.
Once we got on the boat, we road down the Amazon River for about an hour, got off, and took an hour van ride to the Estacion Yasuni de La Universidad Catolica. We settled in and took our first walk through the rainforest. Everything is green, obviously, but we learned that the Amazonian soil is actually not fertile at all. The indigenous people can´t grow a lot of food and they have to change locations every few years. Only because of the insects can the Amazon survive.
We went on at least one hike every day, the third day was the longest hike topping out at 5 hours, 1.5 of which was walking about outside the rainforest in the direct sunlight. The heat was bearable, but the humidity was horrible. I´m from Arizona so I have no gauge for humidity. My favorite walk was the night walk. Everything was so calm, it was a little cooler outside, and the moon was full so we didnt really need flashlights.
One of the funniest/scariest things I witnessed was the Tapir. The Tapir is described on Wikipedia as "a large browsing mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses and they are classified as endangered or vulnerable." The Estacion Yasuni is visited every morning by a big fat female Tapir. She had a baby a year ago and is pregnant again, making her very aggresive. If you dn´t have a banana for her, like two of the people in my group, you get chased around and possibly bitten in the butt. We almost had one mishap, but both managed to run away. I do, however, have a video of the Tapir chasing this poor girl who is trying to hide behind a tree. I would have helped her but someone was already coaching the girl to stand still and not run. Plus, I was on the second floor. Basically, as long as you don´t run, you won´t excite the Tapir, and it won´t chase you.
Also cool: We found Cocoa Fruit while walking the second day. The part that is used to make chocolate are the seeds while are huge and white. They are then roasted (which gives them their chocolate color) and mixed with sugar and such. To eat the fruit, you suck on the seeds, which taste pretty much just like chocolate.


text:
Will This Hated Sector Continue to Shine?
Spencer is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
As 2012 winds down we would like to review some of the most hated financial stocks and determine which performed the best and which have the highest probability of flourishing in 2013. The problem with the financial sector is that the media and federal regulations (think Volcker Rule, if it ever goes into effect) have made many financial firms appear to be the worst thing ever created, and this is making it difficult for banks to perform their daily operations. With that said, we are expecting the financial sector to perform very well in 2013, just as in 2012, because many of these stocks were harshly beaten down from 2006-2009 and valuations are still low. Also, we are seeing a turnaround on the financial side of the big banks that make us believe that they are slowly returning to full production.
2012 review... Sort of
The year may not be over, but for financial companies there are not many surprises left. The biggest changes will be if a date is set for the Volcker Rule to go into effect or any action on the fiscal cliff "crisis" could cause bank stock prices to fall. Nevertheless, the best performing major bank stock is Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), which is up 68% in 2012. It must be noted that Bank of America was beaten down terribly over the past three years, thanks in part to the bank's acquisition of Countrywide and the government bailout.
Another top performing bank stock with negative sentiment is Citi (NYSE: C). Citi has rallied about 24% this year, compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 4.7%. It should not be surprising that these two bank stocks are outperforming the market, considering that Bank of America and Citi fell off a cliff during the recession. Bank of America lost about 94% of its value, while Citi lost about 98%. The reason for the decline was not only because both firm's earnings deteriorated, but also because many investors expected bankruptcy was inevitable. And as we know, Citi and Bank of America received major bailouts in order to recoup some of their losses in the housing market.
Banks follow the fundamentals too
Throughout the recent recession many bank stocks took huge losses. This can be blamed on homeowners not able to pay their mortgages, a lack of deposits due to skyrocketing unemployment, and thus a lack of interest income. This caused investors and analysts alike to grow worried about the sustainability of large banks in general. This worry has not subsided, but at least in 2012 we have seen growth and a turnaround across the board. Citi, for example, has gone from a net loss of $27.7 billion in 2008 to a profit of $12-$12.5 billion in 2012 based upon our estimates for the fourth quarter. This can be compared to a net profit of $11.1 billion in 2011.
Bank of America follows a similar pattern. After taking a net loss of $2.2 billion in 2010, the bank will produce a profit of $5-$5.5 billion in 2012 compared to a profit of $1.4 billion in 2011. This turnaround has helped the stock soar 86% over the last 12 months. Keep in mind that Bank of America is still down about 80% since its pre-recession high. Therefore long term investors that have held the stock for years are still down a considerable amount, but over the coming years we expect to see these losses continue to shrink.
This is important to note because it makes it clear that despite the negative sentiment surrounding these two banks, they are still following basic fundamentals. Many Bank of America bulls tout that the stock's book value is $20.40, which would indicate that the stock is selling at a massive discount to its value. Similarly, Citi's book value is $64.25, which makes the stock a terrific buy. However due to new regulations such as the Volcker Rule and strict restrictions on mortgage applications it is understandable that investors are concerned about the future valuation of each stock. Nevertheless, since major bank stocks continue to follow basic fundamentals we are expecting to see Bank of America and Citi continue to trend higher.
Looking for safety?
A stock such as Bank of America is a great stock for more risky investors. While we believe the stock will continue its upward trajectory, we also expect to see severe short term volatility due to the fiscal cliff and Volcker Rule being pushed into 2013. For risk-averse investors, the financial sector still has you covered. The two best bets for safety are U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM). Not only have these stocks proven to be less volatile than Bank of America, they also provide dividends of 2.4% and 2.9%, respectively, compared to Bank of America's lousy 0.4% dividend. Also, when compared to the other financial stocks JP Morgan and U.S. Bancorp have the least regulatory, financial, and business concerns. These two safety stocks may not provide the highest returns but they will avoid catastrophic losses, assuming no more killer whales are spotted at JP Morgan.
sbeefyk1 has no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America, Citigroup Inc , Facebook, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Wells Fargo & Company and has the following options: long JAN 2014 $20.00 calls on Facebook. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Facebook, Goldman Sachs Group, and Wells Fargo & Company. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Is this post wrong? Click here. Think you can do better? Join us and write your own!


text:
120 rounds Brown Bear® 7.62x54 FMJ 174 - grain Ammo
Item # WX2-147951
- Google+
This item cannot ship via any of our Next Day or Second Day Express delivery methods.
You must be 18 years of age to purchase this item.
Shipping restrictions apply to this product under some jurisdictions. Known age, state and local shipping restrictions are applied at checkout and may result in changes to an order. PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept returns of Ammunition for safety reasons. NEVER use any Ammunition unless it is specifically designed for your firearm.
Shipping restrictions apply to this product under some jurisdictions. Known age, state and local shipping requirements are applied at checkout and may result in changes to an order.
This item cannot ship to Canada.
This item cannot ship internationally.
- Details & Specs
Brown Bear® 7.62x54 FMJ 174 - grain Ammo
First quality! Lacquered steel case. Current production.
Muzzle Velocity: 2,495 F.P.S. Muzzle Energy: 2,556 ft.-lbs.
Order ONLINE Now!
- Reviews
Customer Reviews
Fast shipping. All is well.
great ammo and very fast delivery
This ammo work very well in my Mosin Nagant.
Shot a box of these through my M44. No problems. I can't see why anyone would not like this ammo.
Fast shipment, great product
Hard-to-find caliber ammo where I live. The Guide has it for an amazingly low price, and good quality.
Don't Forget
Guide Gear® Stereo Hearing ProtectionBuyer's Club $17.99 Non-Members $19.99
2-Pk. Ruger® Shooting GlassesBuyer's Club $13.49 Non-Members $14.99
6-Pk. Gun WipesBuyer's Club $6.29 Non-Members $6.99
You May Also Like
120 rounds Silver Bear® 7.62x54R 203 - grain SP AmmoBuyer's Club $75.04 Non-Members $78.99
260 rounds MFS® 7.62x54R 174 Grain FMJ AmmoBuyer's Club $153.89 Non-Members $161.99
440 rds. 7.62x54R 147 Grain FMJ Ammo (1 tin)Buyer's Club $94.99 Non-Members $99.99


text:
Britain's biggest coal mining company, UK Coal, has confirmed
that it will close its defined benefit pension schemes to future
accrual of benefits. The company operates three mines in the
Midlands and Yorkshire.
The defined benefit schemes were set up on the privatisation of
the mining firm in 1994 replacing the old Mineworkers Pension
Scheme (MPS) with two new schemes - The Industry Wide Coal Staff
Superannuation Scheme ("IWCSSS") and The Industry Wide
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme ("IWMPS"). The schemes had previously
closed to new members with new employees joining a defined
contribution (DC) scheme instead. Approximately 1,200 of the 2,800
staff employed are still in the DB schemes, with the remaining
employees in the DC scheme.
UK Coal revealed in its annual report and accounts, published
last week, that the deficit for its two funded defined benefit
schemes stood at £171.6m. UK Coal Finance director David
Bocksam said the company would begin an official consultation in
the coming months and also added: "Our focus is to come up with a
structure to allow the deficit to be funded, and moving to a lower
cost defined contribution scheme would do that".
There are a number of ways to contact us.
We regret, however, that we are unable to accept visitors at our
0300 123 1047
or email us
Web chat
Talk to a pensions expert live now
This web chat service is available Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm)
and Tuesdays (7pm to 9pm)
Sign up for our monthly newsletter.
All content © Copyright 2009 The Pension Advisory Service
Privacy & Cookies Policies


text:
Join 500,000+ Artists
Its' free and it takes less than 10 seconds!
This is my first post. Oh yeah! I'm currently a student studying 2D Animation who has a great desire to improve his concept art skills. This is a 45 minute speed contest drawing down in Photoshop for a Halloween Contest. Any and all critiques would be awesome!
Similar Threads
- SketchBook: on the road to improvement
- SketchBook: Ellyon's sketchbook-on the road of improvement
- SketchBook: A long bumpy road to improvement (August 4th)
- SketchBook: The road to improvement is paved with critiques :D
- SketchBook: My road to improvement.....(updates weekly)
The composition is a little simple but I'm not a pro so I can't really offer any critique there (besides, I kinda like it), but I think you need to go in there and make the figure of the guy a little more solid. He's not really weighted down that well and his posture is a bit off. I mean, I assume you're going for the "argh I'm a mean guy" look so... need to have a bit more emotion in his pose. Otherwise he looks a bit silly just standing there in the middle of a swamp with a bloody axe.
Also perhaps instead of using an eraser to draw the dogs muzzle in shadow (which doesn't look good) turn the dog's head to the side so we see it in profile. That way you don't need to resort to unrealistic tricks to show your audience that your badass character has a badass dog. Do you get what I'm saying? Half the battle in all images is clarity. You gotta be clear first. Everything else is secondary.
Apart from all of that. You really need to go back in there and add more detail to this piece. I can tell what everything is, and that's the start. But I think this would benefit a lot from more use of light to define the shapes instead of those unrealistic white lines in the middle of the shadows you're using to show things like his features, bandolier, clothes, etc.
So what am I gonna recommend? Why, what everyone recommends. Study anatomy, do still lifes, definitely work on your perspective and you'll see future pieces rapidly improve~. This is all I'm really gonna say because I'm not experienced enough to touch on any other things. Good start though .
Thanks a bunch for the critique HomicidalManda! I definitely need to study anatomy more intensively, especially with applying studies to imagination drawings.
And yes, your critique on the dog is spot on. I didn't quite know how to point it out. There's a saying in animation that states how if a pose/figure's action in silhouette is unclear, then the fully rendered figure in detail will be unclear. This would definitely be the case with the dog.
Developed Actively by vBSocial.com
The Art Department
SpringOfSea's Sketchbook


text:
Skip to content
Meet the Moderators of these forums
Meet them all
Meet the Experts in these forums
Steve Farrell
You are in... Forums > Discuss This > General news > You Ask/You Answer: What armour do I need?
Nov 06
Posts: 1113
admin says:
"I've been riding for 8 years, and all my kit has some form (or in some case, foam) of armour in the arms, legs, shoulders, back areas.
I find some of it uncomfortable, and am surprised that the one bit I'd really like – proper back protection – is just a bit of foam I wouldn't use as a kneeling...
Fields marked with an asterisk * are required
Your reply
Upload image(s) from your computer (up to 3 images)
Terms of use
Use of our community areas and forums is subject to important terms of use. By joining our community and using the features you agree to be bound by these terms. See terms of use below.
Jan 13
Posts: 1
Borisrevs says:
I wear a Furygan Sidney textile jacket while riding around town - shoulder back and elbow protection - with some armoured gloves - Dainese with carbon and steel knuckles. It's not really in case I fall off - more for if someone tries to jump me at the lights or, as happened a few weeks ago, I catch someone fiddling with my engine when parked up in central london.... In the summer I've got a skeleton armour vest - I'm not a massive guy, but it helps to make yourself look like your protected as two of my mates have had their bikes jacked at lights over the last couple of years - the successful one was in the London riots - although the other one did manage to fight the guy off....
Jan 11
Posts: 8078
snev says:
Just get out of London like @55% of Londoners have, (since the 50's) it's a cesspit of crime...... In My Opinion... if that's OK?
Oct 11
Posts: 2456
Piglet2010 says:
Just shoot the guy after he has to put his weapon away to ride off, then claim self-defense. Or garrott him if you live in a place where concealed carry is not legal.
Save money by comparing quotes. It's quick and easy
Motorcycle Cover | Cheap Motorcycle Insurance | Moped Insurance | Scooter Insurance | 125 Insurance | Work Experience
Car Magazine | Empire | FHM | Parkers | LRO | Today's Golfer | Zoo
Bauer Consumer Media Ltd (company number 01176085, 1 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, England PE1 2RF)


text:
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
This is never going to happen. I don't know why people can't accept that this was a special case scenario where a server had a 15-to-1 faction imbalance that free transfers hadn't fixed. To solve the problem, Blizzard has allowed transfers from select PvP servers for a limited time out of necessity.
Leveling on a PvP server, despite what the author of the post says, IS more difficult and takes longer. If people could powerlevel on a PvE server with no hindrance from the opposing faction, they'd do that all the way to 70 then transfer to a PvP server. PvP servers would become empty sub-70.
Again, NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.


text:
KD Rhine Pass from Mainz
- 1-day Rhine River pass for departures from Mainz
- Valid for KD cruises on the River Rhine between Cologne and Mainz
- Valid for KD cruises on the River Moselle between Koblenz and Cochen
- See the beauty of the Rhine Valley while cruising at a leisurely pace
- Pass by the Loreley rock
- Flexibility to choose your own itinerary on your day of Rhine River sightseeing
Recent Photos of This Tour
BoppardPhoto by: Hazel W
05 2013
DSCN1261Photo by: Mariette B
08 2012
So many Castles and VineyardsPhoto by: Edward A M
10 2013
Along the Rhein.Photo by: M ROGERIO S
09 2013
Wine crops along the Rhein.Photo by: M ROGERIO S
09 2013
Castle RuinsPhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
Another CastlePhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
BacharachPhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
Pflaz CastlePhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
Rheinfels CastlePhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
Village on the RhinePhoto by: Kevin F
08 2013
CastlesPhoto by: Hazel W
05 2013
IMG_0472Photo by: Mark C
IMG_0416Photo by: Mark C
DSCN1217Photo by: Mariette B
08 2012
What You Can Expect
Use the pass as a one way ticket to get from one city to another, or maybe you prefer to use it as a return trip to spend a day elsewhere along the river, the choice is yours!
Without committing yourself to a certain route in advance, the Rhine Pass allows you to enjoy the Rhine Valley with its numerous beautiful castles, endless vineyards, the Loreley and much, much more. This is a fantastic alternative to rail travel, while viewing the Rhine Valley from it's best vantage point - the Rhine itself!
The Rhine Pass is valid on all scheduled KD day cruises between Cologne and Mainz, as well as the Moselle between Koblenz and Cochem except special theme cruises and cruises including gastronomic service.
For a current timetable, please click on 'View Additional Info'.
Customer Reviews
July 2014
Great trip! .
June 2014
Worth every cent! Buying the day ticket allows you freedom to do what you want. We spent a few hours cruising to St. Goar, another hour or so walking through and around the sights, then trained it back. It was our choice to use the train for return to Mainz due to other commitments.
Some people took their own food onboard to eat, but we had snacks, reasonably priced, but coffee overpriced for size.
The boat was clean, not crowded and staff onboard could have been more helpful. Waiter didn't return change from payment of bill, expecting it as a tip. Wife asked a question and was rudely told that he was too busy looking after people on the boat, and this was the same guy that took the tip. Well he thought he could take the tip, I asked him for the change. I told him it was up to me as to what I gave as a tip and that he should never expect.


text: I want a WordPress plugin that will help me to know about my blog's traffic. Visitors daily, weekly and monthly. I am currently using Wassup. But I don't like this plugin. It shows the traffic update of last 24 hours(There are many options). It is very much live. But I am looking for a plugin that is similar to the stats blogspot stats. I know about Google analytics. So please don't suggest this! :(


text:
The race is on: Temple Run 2 now available on Google Play
James Gilmour
Temple Run 2
Imangi Studios
Endless running
[enlarge screenshot]
4 more pictures >
Having already dashed past its competitors straight to the top of the App Store Free Games chart,
Temple Run 2
has just taken its first step on the Android marketplace.
After a bit of unpleasantness involving fake
Temple Run 2
apps earlier in the week, the second chapter in Imangi's astonishingly popular endless-runner phenomenon is now officially available on Google Play. Accept no substitutes.
As in the first
Temple Run
, you step into the well-heeled boots of an archaeologist in this sequel. This Indiana Jones-esque adventurer finds himself beating a hasty retreat from weird beasties over the hazardous pathways of an ancient civilisation.
Tactical retreat
Though it's
business as usual,
Temple Run 2
does contain a few new elements.
For example, the roads are no longer straight and true, with pathways snaking around obstacles, or rising up and falling away without warning.
There's also the occasional zip-line, plus a new power-up system to master. Collect enough coins, and you will trigger a special power. This power can be anything from temporary invincibility to a coin-attracting buff.
After racking up 20 million downloads of
Temple Run 2
on iOS within the first four days on 'sale', Imangi has proved that its franchise definitely has legs.
In fact, the franchise will soon be striding onto another platform, with Imangi's Keith Shepherd confirming to
that a Windows 8 version of
Temple Run
is already in the works.
Android users, though, can join in the great escape now by downloading
Temple Run 2
from Google Play for free.
More news >
Pocket Gamer homepage >
©2014 Steel Media Limited
Get even more pocket gaming goodness online at www.pocketgamer.co.uk


text:
0 item(s) £0.00
Now in its 13th year, the company offers over 5,500 different creative treatments from over 30 leading design houses.
Products are sorted by category and brand for easy access. Cuttings and larger samples can be ordered to check design and colour before you purchase. A bespoke curtain making service is also available, offering a wide range of treatments.
Small swatches can be ordered through the product page and we charge £4.50 for every 8 ordered, with the first couple free of charge.We have introduced a new area to the site, the Boutique. Here we have a small selection of unique design houses, a number of whom are exclusive to ourselves, the majority of the products are hand printed, and can therefore be coloured to suit your interior style. All samples from the Boutique are worth two from the main store, we will refund you the costs when placing your order.
The pages of Fabrics & Papers feature interior design editorial, including advice on decorating schemes, updated regularly with new content and products
Thanks for sending the samples so promptly. I actually ordered the grey trellis paper on Friday as I thought the paper was beautiful and the quality and service was excellent.
Thanks again, Mellisa
Emma Vans Agnew is the co-founder of Fabricsandpapers.com and is responsible for product selection and overall management of the business.
She has over 20 years experience in interior design. Her career began with the leading design company Colefax and Fowler where she worked on many prestigious projects including the refurbishment of Althorp House , the family home of the late Diana Princess of Wales and Charlie Chaplin's lakeside home near Montreux in Switzerland.
After taking time out of the industry to have three children she continued her career with the designers Grubb and Kinahan who specialised in London houses and design work for historic country house hotels and conference centres such as Brocket Hall.
Emma is a regular media commentator on interior design topics.
Emma doesn't seem to have much time to for anything but Fabrics & Papers!Email Emma
Heather is responsible for business development at Fabrics & Papers. She was previously the store manager at the Brighton branch of Gresham Blake, the bespoke tailor. Her role at Fabrics and Papers includes sourcing new products and suppliers; improving the functionality of the website to enhance customer satisfaction; and supervising the company's sales and marketing activities.
Heather likes walking her greyhounds along Brighton beach.
Sue works in the cuttings department, and is also office manager. Having been a full time mother to twin boys, Sue decided she wanted to get back to work. After a spell at the charity RELATE, Sue joined the Fabrics & Papers team in December 2010.
Sue likes watching her boys play football.
Nick works in our cutting department ensuring cuttings go out promptly with all their relevant price and design information. Nick came to Brighton to study History at Brighton University and has since stayed.
Nick likes to take full advantage of living by the sea and spends most days off down on the beach!Email Nick
Amy works with us part time and looks after all our digital marketing activity. Amy studied Business & Marketing at the University of Liverpool and after having a successful career in London Amy decided to move to the coast to raise a family.
When not at work or looking after her two lovely children Amy enjoys taking advantage of Brighton's eclectic mix of shops & cafés.Email Amy
Joy has been running her soft furnishing company for over 20 years. Her clients include 5* hotels, restaurants as well as many private clients. We have been using her team to make all our soft furnishings for over 10 years, whether it be for our interior design clients or online customers.Email Joy
Toto is Tarka's son. Having been born (not literally!) and bred in the office, Toto is a true Fabrics & Papers ambassador!Email Toto
Perdy has grown into a beautiful young lady. On the days she comes to the office she is always keen to help with choosing fabrics, and moving things around the office!Email Perdita


text:
Recipes & Diets
Healthy Living
Get Coupons
©2014 General Mills, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This information will only be used to send an email to your friend(s) and will not be saved. Please read our Privacy Policy.
Looking for a Mexican dinner? Then check out this chicken and beans chili made with tomatoes and Old El Paso® enchilada sauce - served with corn chips.
In place of the stewed tomatoes with garlic and onion, use regular stewed tomatoes and add a teaspoon of finely chopped garlic.


text:
19 Action News has found new court papers in the case of serial killer Anthony Sowell.
One motion asks the state's high court to keep him alive longer. He's now set to die October 29.
Last year he was convicted of killing 11 women and keeping the bodies at his home in Cleveland. But his first appeal hasn't even been filed yet.
Also, Sowell has two new attorneys for his appeal. Two others just stepped off the case. They were afraid they wouldn't get paid enough since the court caps payments for lawyers and they expected to put in hundreds of hours for an appeal.
A pet goldfish is off-the-hook and alive after a micro-surgery removes a tumor from his brain.
1812 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 222-1212
FCC Public File
(318) 222-1212
EEO Public Report
Closed Captioning


text:
|HAL : in2p3-00211902, version 1
|DOI : 10.1021/ic701297v
|Fiche détaillée
|Récupérer au format
|Inorganic Chemistry 46 (2007) 10390-10399
|Hydrothermal Method of Preparation of Actinide(IV) Phosphate Hydrogenphosphate Hydrates and Study of Their Conversion into Actinide(IV) Phosphate Diphosphate Solid Solutions
|N. Dacheux1S. GrandjeanJ. RousselleN. Clavier
|Several compositions of Th2-x/2AnIVx/2(PO4)2(HPO4)·H2O (An = U, Np, Pu) were prepared through hydrothermal precipitation from a mixture of nitric solutions containing cations and concentrated phosphoric acid. All the samples were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis, and infrared spectroscopies to check for the existence of thorium-actinide(IV) phosphate hydrogenphosphate hydrates solid solutions. Such compounds were obtained as single phases, up to x = 4 for uranium, x = 2 for neptunium, and x < 4 for plutonium, the cations being fully maintained in the tetravalent oxidation state. In a second step, the samples obtained after heating crystallized precursors at high temperature (1100 C) were characterized. Single-phase thorium-actinide(IV) phosphate-diphosphate solid solutions were obtained up to x = 0.8 for Np(IV) and x = 1.6 for Pu(IV). For higher substitution rates, polyphase systems composed by -TAnPD, An2O(PO4)2, and/or -AnP2O7 were formed. Finally, this hydrothermal route of preparation was applied successfully to the synthesis of an original phosphate-based compound incorporating simultaneously tetravalent uranium, neptunium and plutonium.
|1 :
|IPNO - Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay
|in2p3-00211902, version 1
|Contributeur : Suzanne Robert
|Soumis le : Mardi 22 Janvier 2008, 10:54:54
|Dernière modification le : Mardi 22 Janvier 2008, 13:06:41


text:
Not that being single on Valentine's day ever really fazed me after middle school, but today I actually felt no discontentment with my current relationship status. I can't tell if this is because I'm fully disillusioned with our trite societal structure and the manifestations thereof (i.e. Valentines Day) or if it's because I really am apathetic to being in a relationship. A part of me hopes it's the former, though I can't help but feel relieved that after 10 years of pursuing a union between myself and another I can be content with just myself.
Oh look, it's me.
(via thendecember)
I understand the word 'contentment' no longer has any pertinence to my blog, but oh my, contentment lies within this song.
From Up on Poppy Hill will be released in US theaters on March 15th, expanding on March 29th! Support Goro Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli by attending a showing, and get the word out!
Oh my oh my oh my. This is actually my favorite. Though I don't look forward to the dubbing, I think I may go a good 64 times.
(via s--e--n)
First thing I picked up today was a Life "20 Years of Remembrance" photo-editorial of Audrey. I love it so much.
(Source: vintagegal, via lovelyhepburn)
This has to be my favorite gif of all time.
(via ghibli-gifs)
(Source: inartic-ulate, via lovelyhepburn)
(Source: inartic-ulate, via lovelyhepburn)
Oh gosh. I need to learn how to not let others' apathy get to me. Our civilization will soon be facing the most dramatic changes it has ever dreamed of, and nobody cares. They laugh it off and go on with worrying about a trite curriculum fed to us by a trite system fueled by a trite society.
It's times like these that I would rather have humanity kill itself off before it reaches the singularity than not.


text:
The next East Bay Vegan Bakesale is coming!
Just like before, the bakesale will be held in front of Issues (20 Glen Ave at Piedmont in Oakland) on Sunday, July 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and, as usual, will benefit two great causes: Bad Rap for pit bulls, and Girl Army, Oakland's peer-taught self-defense collective! Please check out both these very worthy organizations, and get ready to show your support for them in the form of chowing down!
To further tempt you, the participating bakers include Vegansaurus favorites Timeless Coffee, Cinnaholic, Pepples Donuts, and Fat Bottom Bakery!
Plus there'll be a prizes, including:
A $50 gift certificate to Millennium Restaurant
A gift certificate to Hella Vegan Eats
A gift certificate and prize packs to ISSUES
A gift certificate to Timeless Coffee Roastery and Bakery
A "Tea Tasting for Two" at Tea Here Now
A $30 gift certificate to University Press Books
A $25 gift certificate to Amoeba Berkeley
A subscription to VegNews and a pack of zines!
Not bad, right? Get more info and keep up with the EBVB with Twitter and Facebook. See you on Sunday, Oakland!
∞ posted at 09:02 by seriousmeaveness
Holiday Vegan Bakesale in San Jose on Saturday! »
Santa Clara County Activists for Animals are hosting a vegan bakesale this Saturday, Dec. 17, in San Jose. So many vegan things to do in the Peninsula/South Bay this week, I'm jealous! Writing this post at my Grandma's house in Redwood City, I wonder if I could make a life for myself out here? Living in the city is just so trying sometimes! How's the nightlife out here? Be honest with me.
You might still be able to contribute baked goods to this event, despite the short notice. It runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Garden Theater Atrium, at 1165 Lincoln Ave. in San Jose. The proceeds will go to both SCCAA and the Food Empowerment Project! Visit the event's Facebook page for more details.
[Picture via SCCAA]
∞ posted at 10:43 by jennybradley
HELL YES: Marin Vegan Bakesale! »
Vegan bakesales are taking over the BAY AREA! San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, and now Marin! California knows how to party. And how you party here is with PIE. Also, booze and drugs, just not at these events.
SO. If you're in Marin and would like to bake, contact Sarah. If you just want to eat everything, be there! Where you ask? Take it away, Marin Vegan Bakesale!
Looking for bakers and eaters of delectable vegan treats for Marin County's FIRST VEGAN BAKESALE, in celebration of the Worldwide Vegan Bakesale and in solidarity with the people and animals of Japan. All proceeds raised will go to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins sans frontières) and to Kinship Circle for their work in Japan relief efforts.*
You can help bake and eat:
1. e-mail email@example.com to get involved!
2. Invite all your friends. (Facebook invite, yo! If you don't have FB, you're either a serial killer or the coolest person we know. One of those.)
3. Save the date and come eat yummy vegan treats for a great cause.
All eating and purchases are guaranteed to be 100 percent guilt-free.
When: Saturday, Apr. 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Outside of Cafe Trio, 363 3rd St., San Rafael (Montecito Shopping Plaza).
Make sure to check out our host, Cafe Trio, too—we'll be right outside and they offer an outstanding menu with many delicious veg options, including a vegan soup of the day and a tofu scramble. Plus, they are totally big-hearted and awesome and excited about the day.
*Doctors Without Borders has sent medical teams to support the government-led earthquake and tsunami response in Japan. Kinship Circle has disaster and veterinary trained teams ready for Japan deployment to assist with animal quake-tsunami aid, and is also supporting countrywide animal rescue efforts.
Pie via Madame Furie! This pie (meaning one like it maybe) can be yours!
∞ posted at 11:03 by laurahooperb
Online bakesale for Japan! Bid on dino cookies from Vegansaurus! »
You guys! I am participating in a blogger bakesale for Japan! You read right. This means I will be shipping many cookies to one lucky winner. The Tomato Tart (we love her!) is hosting the sale, and all bidding will take place on that site on Wednesday, Mar. 30. So, uh, you all gotta bid on my cookies. Actual cookies, not my boobs… is that slang for boobs? or maybe it's vagina? Either way, you're not winning those UNLESS THE PRICE IS RIGHT EMAIL ME.
What I'm auctioning off is a couple dozen vegan cookies of various flavors that will all be shaped like dinosaurs. They may be pink, if I can figure out science by then. Either way, they will look like Hell Yeah It's Vegan's dino pizza, just smaller and made with cookies:
Yum! See you tramps there!
∞ posted at 08:17 by laurahooperb
Cupcakes for Choice raised $1,500 for Planned Parenthood! »
High five, y'all! Many thanks to everyone who came out in the rain and donated and stuffed your faces and made it happen! And many many many thanks to the wonderful Robin Doolin, who did the majority of the organizational work, and is an all-star superstar. Turns out, eating vegan whoopie pies for reproductive rights is where it's AT. Now I can cross that off my list of sentences I never thought I would type. Just last week I nixed, "I'm kind of attracted to Bobcat Goldthwait" off my list of sentences I never thought I'd say. Out loud.
So we can all feel even crappier that it's Monday, here are some pictures of delicious vegan treats that you can't eat. Sad.
∞ posted at 10:39 by laurahooperb
Happy Hours, Movies, & Bakesales: Vegan Valentines-y Events! »
Whether you're in love with love or hate everyone (or both! it's possible!), here are some ways you might wish to celebrate V-Day.
1) Vegan Happy Hour on Friday, Feb. 11! It's got a romantical theme, too. And don't forget, two awesome vegan cookbook authors are in town for events so maybe they'll be there and you can woo them with your sweet words/tasty potluck additions?? Anything can happen, it's Valentine's Day weekend! Let that fat fucker shoot you through the heart with his terrifying arrow. Sweet love.
2) On Saturday, Feb. 12, there's Lovers and Liberators: A benefit for the Red Vic. The lineup is a little complicated but definitely Bold Native will be screened and Cinnaholic is providing cinnamon rolls. WHAT COULD BE MORE ROMANTIC? RSVP (?) on Facebook, Romeo.
3) Also on Saturday, attend a Raw Divine Desserts class. Make vegan desserts and them eat them off your LOVA. Or eat them sobbing under your blankets. It's delicious either way!
4) On the actual day, go get really fat and then try to find love at the Vegan Valentine's Day bakesale at U.C. Berkeley! Oh don't be so selfish, fatty, it's for a good cause: Harvest Home Sanctuary!
As far as super romantic VD dinners, It's probably too late to get reservations anywhere good, so why don't you cook your honey a fine meal at home? The nerds at KQED always advocate it—check out last year's (vegan!) recipe for Heart's Desire Beet Salad. Nothing like a beet to heat up the kitchen. That's my advice to you for February 14. Happy love-making, lovebirds.
["te quiero" by Imagaday; "snugglepuss pair" by shine_blitz_on; "for a girl I love" by jediduke]
∞ posted at 09:06 by laurahooperb
The fabulous East Bay Animal Advocates need bakers & eaters for their bakesale this Saturday, May 29th, in Oakland! It's to raise money for their SF Pride float! Having a float in the parade means that they can reach thousands and thousands of compassionate people with a YAY VEG! message. It's a crazy important day for bay area veg activism.
If you can bake or volunteer, email Michelle! Do it up, fatties!
∞ posted at 12:25 by laurahooperb
East Bay Vegan Bakesale this weekend! »
It's that time again! Hooray! The East Bay Vegan Bakesale returns this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the same location as before, in front of Issues. Perennial baking superstars Fat Bottom Bakery, Cinnaholic (have you tried the pizza rolls?!), and more will be on hand dishing out treats to benefit Animal Place and Haitian relief efforts.
∞ posted at 08:01 by mumblingmynah
The next East Bay Vegan Bakesale is on Saturday, Mar. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! In front of Issues in Oakland! Yay! Let's EAT!
If you want to bake, email them! If you want to eat, SHOW UP! Let's do this, vegans and fellow fat-asses!
∞ posted at 15:41 by laurahooperb
Help Haiti: Bakesales forming in NY, LA, SF, Portland. Join in! »
Yesterday morning a 7.0 earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti—it was the area's worst earthquake in 200 years. It literally pulled everything to pieces. Here's the New York Times' coverage.
How can you help? In several ways! You could most definitely donate directly to Doctors Without Borders, The International Rescue Committee, or check out our friend Brant's list of charities based on their charity navigator score.
OR, you could also help organize a vegan bake sale!
If you're in San Francisco, a bakesale is being organized for Saturday, Jan. 23 in Patricia's Green (on Hayes Street at Octavia Street), from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you're interested in participating, please email Jen ASAP! Let's DO THIS, SF VEGANS!!!
RAINY DAY ALERT FOR SAN FRANCISCO: If it rains the day of the sale, head down the street to Mercury Cafe at on Octavia and Page st. We'll be inside with our delicious goods!
Other cities that are making it happen: @IsaChandra is organizing the Portland one; the user @miharu is taking on the Los Angeles one; @DaynaR in New York is looking for other people.
Isa put up a list of the bake sales on the Post-Punk Kitchen site—of course, there aren't lots of details yet, but they'll get filled in as we make them happen.
If you're in a city that's not represented, let us know! Join the PPK thread and get one started! NOW, GO!
∞ posted at 16:11 by abitingchance-deactivated201303


text:
Shop Our Store
More Ways To Shop
More Ways To Save
Select your preferred location and we'll note which parts are ready to be picked up TODAY.
Intake Manifold, CrossWind, Carbureted, Aluminum, Natural, Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Small Block, Each
Order this item and get free delivery and handling on your entire order! Offer excludes truck freight fees. Valid on orders shipped in the contiguous United States.
Estimated Ship Date: Tomorrow Would you rather pick it up? Select Location
View Similar Products
These CrossWind intake manifolds from Professional Products feature identical plenum and runner designs to the Typhoon. The main difference is that there is an open area under the plenum chamber. This feature is sometimes called an air gap design. The air flowing under the plenum provides a cooler charge for the incoming air with less heat transfer from the engine. This cooler air charge provides additional power.
Some parts are not legal for sale or use in California on any pollution-controlled motor vehiclesBack To Results


text:
Dolly – 3 year old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross
May 10th, 2013
Sweet Dolly is about 3 years old, spayed, vaccinated, chipped. Lovely affectionate Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross, seems fine with other dogs but not trusted with cats. Nothing is known about her former life. She does need a calm environment with no children or other pets where she can read just to family life with someone who is willing to work with her to overcome her issues. Adoption subject to homecheck & adoption fee.


text:
Shop Our Store
More Ways To Shop
More Ways To Save
Select your preferred location and we'll note which parts are ready to be picked up TODAY.
Wiring Harness, 22-Circuit, Dash Ignition, Front Mount Fuse Block, Spade Fuse, Jeep, CJ, Kit
Order this item and get free delivery and handling on your entire order! Offer excludes truck freight fees. Valid on orders shipped in the contiguous United States.
Estimated Ship Date: Today Would you rather pick it up? Select Location
View Similar Products
Painless Performance 22-circuit Jeep CJ harnesses are factory upgrades that use the OEM-style fuse block and TXL high-temperature wire for trouble-free performance. Open-ended wire leads allow for custom routing of wires. The standard 22-circuit features are included with harnesses for CJ-2/CJ-5 built 1974 and earlier, where the wires run through a grommet in the bulkhead and the key is in the dash. Harnesses for CJ-6/CJ-7 built 1975 and later use the factory-style bulkhead connector, so no special brackets are required.
Each harness includes circuits for:
* Air conditioning / heat
* Accessory / Cigarette Lighter
* Backup lights
* Brake lights
* Charging
* Dome light
* Electric choke
* Emergency flashers
* Fan relay
* Fused power source
* Headlights
* Horn
* Ignition coil
* Instrument panel lighting and gauges (see notes above)
* Parking lights
* Radio (constant/ignition hot)
* Starting
* Taillights
* Third brake light
* Turn signals
* Under hood light
* Wipers
Some parts are not legal for sale or use in California on any pollution-controlled motor vehiclesBack To Results


text:
This is my culinary treasure chest.
Sushi creation by the "new guy" where I work. Pretty darn good! Minus the inappropriate wasabi. Hahah.
Crickets in lollipops?? Yeah. Totally normal. It was actually really good.
Long time, no post!
After having done yoga 3 days in a row (I'm getting healthy, wealthy, and wise, who woulda thunk!) I have a satisfying wheatgrass shot and fresh carrot juice. Today is fulfilling!
BBQ Salmon over roasted garlic potatoes and sautéed spinach with a balsamic vinegar dressing. Scrumptious!
Mmmm! My favorite Italian soda!
Sticky bun and a latte at the Pannikin.
My kind of breakfast. Mmmm!
Okay, so I really want this right about now. I'm pretty desperate for it. But alas, I cannot but shall order a similar kind of meal at work tomorrow. Pictures will be up ASAP.
…to eating really bad things all the freakin' time after the raw food cleanse. Gah!! So far, I've had pizza, lasagna, froyo (frozen yogurt) with toppings galore, grilled cheeses, quesadillas, really amazing chinese food, hot creamy soups, and… a fast food… that I usually never eat but is kind of my fast food weakness… Taco Bell. UGH! Yes! I know! After all that detoxing for 19 (or so) days, I am not RE-toxifying my life. Dear oh dear. However must I go on with my mind yelling at me for REALLY caving in and having fast food.
For the record, the Dairy Fairy is evil! Stay away from over exposure to it!
That is all.
On another note, for this magnificent fall season, rather the BEST baking season, I'll be posting pictures of my famous sweet potato bread. I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it folks. Stay tuned!
$5.75 Lunch Special at Chinatown Restaurant in Leucadia/Encinitas, CA.
1. Shrimp & Veggie Stir-Fried in a Brown Sauce Served with Chow Mein, an Egg Roll, and Your Choice of Either Egg Drop Soup or Hot n' Sour Soup.
2. Tofu & Veggie Stir-Fry Served with Steamed Rice, an Egg Roll, and Your Choice of Either Egg Drop Soup or Hot n' Sour Soup.
So this weekend I went camping up in Big Bear! Now, all of you must know that when camping, certain foods are essential. Before I delve into the delicacies, let me just tell you right now… after getting off this 21 Day Raw Food Community Cleanse just 3 days earlier than I was suppose to because of this camping trip… I was and still am completely entitled to gorge myself to my hearts content.
With that said, I cooked and ate some of the most fulfilling foods this past weekend. So glad I borrowed my friend's stove!
I devoured at least 10 s'mores; ate 3 grilled cheeses some of which had tomato and avocado; sautéed red creamer potatoes with salsa and cheddar cheese; "baked" a layered apple s'more crisp (layers of sautéed apples in a simple syrup with cinnamon, chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows); and lastly char grilled red and green bell peppers, stuck 'em in a paper bag, then peeled the skins off and served them with cous cous tossed with some mixed greens.
Yup, I went full blast with cooked food this weekend.
Even after the camping was done, me and my boyfriend decided to mozy around the city of Big Bear. I'll just cut to the chase: we "shared" an 8-piece veggie pizza from Village Pizza (I ate 5 slices and he ate 3, not my fault he got full fast!)
From there we decided to make a stop at North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream Co. on Pine Knot Blvd. We sampled delicious fudge like pumpkin pie and chocolate-carmel-marshmallow. Matt, my boo bear, decided on some rocky road ice cream and I a bag of chocolate by the pound. From their extensive selection I picked 2 caramel chocolate sammich cookie things, 1 coffee chocolate creme, 1 raspberry chocolate creme, and my favorite…. *drum roll!*… 2 marshmallows on a stick dunked in carmel and chocolate! Mmm mmm mmm, SO fulfilling.
Now, I don't have this kind of green smoothie every morning but I wanted to switch things up a bit. I've had gnarlier smoothies but this one was topping the charts for sure.
Makes 2-3 servings or about 40 ounces
The Smooth & Silky Green Smoothie:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4-8 stems of dandelion greens, washed
- 4 romaine lettuce leaves, washed
- 2-3 fresh or frozen bananas
- 1 ripe peach
- 1 orange, peeled and seeded
- 1 1/2 cups water
Blend all ingredients together until smooth. If you want the consistency thinner, add more water as needed. I suggest in 1/4 cup increments.
Yeaahhh…. this didn't end up lasting 24 hours in my freezer. Oopsie!
Fresh, organic produce at the Leucadia farmers market!
Some amazing chocolate mint ice cream by Millie's from the Leucadia farmers market. So epic! It's made from almond milk, cashews, raw cacao powder, agave nectar, and coconut oil. The best!


text:
TT Type - Officer Patrol - Argus Thermal Imaging/e2v Technologies
The TT Type is a full-spec thermal imaging camera designed for security and law...
In the 11-day run-up to the Super Bowl, the Arlington (Texas) Police Department's undercover vice unit made 59 arrests of prostitutes, including 13 directly attributable to the event, reports The Star-Telegram.
Arlington undercover officers called escort services' phone numbers listed in local publications and scoured the Web for sex-trade advertisements to set up meetings with suspects to make the arrests from Jan. 27 to Feb. 6.
Read the full story at Star-Telegram.com.
Tags: Prostitution, Undercover Investigations, Arlington (Texas) PD, Super Bowl


text:
Find & share great dishes, not just restaurants.
Find whatever you're craving, see what's good at any restaurant and learn what foodspotters, friends and experts love wherever you go.
Incredible flavor, and served with a perfectly poached, then fried egg...yes it was still runny. Full review on atlfoodsnob.com later today!


text:
We couldnt find anything matching your search for Customer Reviews On Epson Moviemate 50 Projector
Try a related item, a more general term, or check out some of our suggestions below.
Shop By Category
Shop Deals
Don't miss out on this deal -- one day only. Buy now; quantities are limited.
Visit our online weekly ad for this week's best offers and more.
Quantities are limited.
Selection changes constantly.
Selection changes constantly.


text:
Addictive salad & one fought over for the last bite! Especially good with pork entrees.
Fennel and Apple Salad with Lemon-Shallot Dressing
NonaCarole Posted: 01/07/09
JennySmith Posted: 09/17/10
I could not believe that my husband rated this salad 4 stars--typically he rates salads as 3s. We both really liked the salad, which we made as a main course, adding rotisserie chicken. Otherwise, I followed the recipe pretty closely, except I probably only had 1.5 cups each of apple & fennel. I also probably only used about 1/4 cup of shallot. I blended the dressing using a stick blender, which worked really well!
Daily Specials


text:
View Large Image
More Images
Deluxe Shaped Thermoplastic Violin Case
Item Number: #
The ABS Thermoplastic Violin Case has been the choice of school music programs for decades because of it's strength and durability. This violin case has a traditional shape that is constructed of a thermoplastic shell with an aluminum valance for added strength. The ABS thermoplastic case is held closed with two metal latches, has a side carrying handle and two D-rings for shoulder strap carrying option. Shoulder strap may be purchased separately, SW Strings item #SS.
Sizes: 4/4-1/16. Weight 4 lbs..
The ABS thermoplastic violin case has a plush black interior with two accessory pockets, one at the scroll and one under the neck.
Brand: Deluxe
Model: Shaped Thermoplastic
This item is available. This item is backordered.
You must be logged into your account to save items to your wishlist.


text:
**Please Note: This film includes some footage of injustices being done to animals. These scenes are presented in a sensitive manner and are a necessary part of telling a story which is ultimately inspiring. The film's trailer, below, offers a very realistic impression of the overall experience of watching the film. **
Best Feature Documentary, Moondance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize, Canada International Film Festival
Audience Award, Environmental Film Festival at Yale
Best Feature Documentary, Peace on Earth Film Festival
Audience Award, Berkshire International Film Festival
Tribe of Heart's work is also recognized beyond the independent film community for its contribution to the public's understanding of the ethics of the human-animal relationship, with endorsements from Dr. Jane Goodall, The United Federation of Teachers, and the California Teachers Association.
Open your eyes. Trust your heart. Take the journey. Five farmers, a humane officer, an animal rescuer, and a cow named Snickers will make you laugh and cry, expand your consciousness, and challenge your ideas about animal farming. A riveting story of transformation and healing, this award-winning documentary explores the struggle of conscience experienced by several people from traditional farming backgrounds who are now questioning the basic assumptions of their inherited way of life. A Michigan beef farmer, a Montana ranching couple, and a New England couple who started a goat dairy together acknowledge some of the amazing connections they have shared with animals under their care, while revealing the social and economic pressures that led to their inner conflict. Interwoven with the farmers' stories is the dramatic animal rescue work of a newly-trained humane police officer in rural Pennsylvania, whose sense of justice puts her at odds with the law she is charged to uphold. With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of farm animals, this groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, the animals themselves. A favorite of both audiences and film festival juries, many viewers describe this inspiring documentary as a "life changing experience. (Dir. by Jenny Stein, 2009, USA, 78 mins., NR) Digital


text:
Join 500,000+ Artists
Its' free and it takes less than 10 seconds!
Does anyone know a good book on learning figures drawing?
and perhaps a book/illustration containing lots of figures/sculptures that one could use to practice figure drawing with?
i do plan on attending life/figure drawing sessions in the future to draw live models, but i figured i would get the basics down first.
also, can someone suggest a good set of pencils (or box sex) for doing figure/life drawings? and a good sketch notebook medium for these types of practices?
Developed Actively by vBSocial.com
The Art Department
SpringOfSea's Sketchbook


text:
Membership Reciprocity Program
Membership Reciprocity Program
Listed below are the YMCA Associations currently participating in the membership reciprocity agreement with the Auglaize/Mercer Counties Family YMCA.
of Darke County
of Miami County
|Greenville Branch
301 Wagner Ave.
Greenville, OH 45331
|Piqua Branch
223 W. High St.
Piqua, OH 45356
|Versailles Branch
10242 Versailles Rd.
Versailles, OH 45380
|Robinson Branch
3060 S. Co. Road 25A
Troy, OH 45373
YMCA members from these associations have unlimited access to our YMCA facilities at no charge. Our own YMCA members will get the same benefit at these associations as well. Qualification: The YMCA member MUST join the YMCA serving the community where they live in order to take full advantage of the Reciprocity Agreement.YMCA Members who purchase their membership at a YMCA not serving the community where they live, or Members from YMCA's not participating in this agreement are permitted use of our facilities for up to 12 visits free of charge per calendar year. Additional visits will be at a cost of ½ the standard guest rate.
Ambassador Program
Our YMCA Leadership recognizes that you are our most valuable asset to this organization. You are an ambassador for the YMCA. Who better than you, knows the advantages of being a YMCA member? Who better than you can tell the story to your friends, neighbors, and colleagues? And who better than you can get them to join you as a member of the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA.
For every new YMCA membership you bring in to the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA, you will get a refund back to you, equal to one month of your own YMCA membership rate. For example, if you bring in a friend and he/she joins the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA as either an Adult or a Family member. You will be refunded the value of one month of your own Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA membership. Talk to our staff at the YMCA Desk to get all the details.


text:
In an abandoned warehouse in , The Riddler finishes writing a note and laughs.
Riddler: Wow, I really have really out done myself on this one. Batman will never figure out this riddle in time to stop me from robbing Gotham Second National Bank! But I'll send the note with the clues to give him a sporting chance.
Batman walks through the front door of the warehouse
Batman: Hello, anybody…oh there you are. OK, Riddler, I've caught you. You're coming with me.
Riddler: Batman! This can't be! I haven't even sent you the riddle yet, and even that was only supposed to take you to Gotham Second National Bank! How did you find me?
Batman: Well, there's only like 5 abandoned warehouses in Gotham, so whenever one of you wierdos escapes from Arkum Asylum I usually just check those places first. And sure enough, here you are.
Riddler: Well, do you want to try to figure out the riddle now anyway? You know, just for kicks? I'll bet you can't figure it out
Batman: Well, to be honest I don't really see the point. I mean, I already have you right here.
Riddler: Yeah…
Batman: Plus you already told me that the answer was going to be the Gotham Second National Bank.
Riddler: Oh yeah…Damn
Batman: So are you ready to go peacefully?
Riddler: I guess. I haven't even had time to assemble my henchmen yet. I might as well.
Batman: Sounds good.
Riddler: Wait I could change the riddle now. Ya know, like, make it about somewhere else and we could do that instead?
Batman: Yeah, actually that sounds like fun. OK, I'll go back to the Bat Cave and
Batman grabs The Riddler by the back of the neck.
Batman: Syke!


text:
CPI Detailed Report
The CPI Detailed Report (continues Consumer Price Index) is a monthly publication issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics beginning in 1974. The publication reports on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. Statistics covers in detail two indexes: consumer price index for all uban consumers (CPI-U) and the consumer price index for wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
Recent issues of the CPI Detailed Report are available from the Bureau of Labor statistics at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpi_dr.htm
1974 to 2014
CPI: All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions Semiannual Average, by Expenditure Category and Commodity and Service Group
Download this page from:
Download this page in groups:
January 2000-Semiannual Average Indexes, Second Half 2004 (Tables 30-39) (1.0M)
Semiannual Average Indexes, First Half 2005 (Tables 30-39)-Semiannual Average Indexes, Second Half 2009 (Tables 30-39) (222.8K)
January 2010-July 2014 (Including First Half 2014 Semiannual Averages) (374.4K)


text:
Showing 1-1 of 1 Nature Resorts
Bug-Bee Hive Resort
Paynesville, Minnesota, United States
More Info
Enjoy the great outdoors at this fantastic Minnesota Resort. Go fishing on Lake Koronis with Captain Josh Hagemeister as your guide. You can also waterski, hike or bike along the beautiful surrounding trails, or spend a day swimming at Lake Koronis. There are also scheduled outdoor activities like tie-dying and karaoke bonfires! ... more
- Wifi
- Restaurant Onsite
- Pets Allowed
- Property Size 30 units
- Conference Facility
- Kids Allowed
- Nearby City Minneapolis
- Nearby Water Lake Koronis
- Open Dates All Year
- Cabins, Cottages, and Chalets
- Conference and Meeting
- Family
- Family Reunion
- Honeymoon
- Lake
- Nature
- Romantic
- Wedding
Showing 1-1 of 1 Nature Resorts


text:
Chicago's first-quarter murder total this year hit its lowest number since 1958, police say.
The first three months of the year saw 6 fewer murders than the same time frame in 2013--a 9 percent drop--and 55 fewer murders than 2012, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
There were 90 fewer shootings and 119 fewer shooting victims, drops of 26 and 29 percent respectively, according to police statistics. Compared to the first quarter of 2012, there have been 222 fewer shootings and 292 fewer shooting victims.
Overall crime is down 25 percent from last year, and police said more than 1,300 illegal guns were recovered in the last three months.
Follow @fox32news
KSAZ-TV & KUTP511 W. Adams St.Phoenix, AZ 85003Phone: (602) 257-1234Fax: (602) 262-0177


text:
A message from Peter Bridgewater, Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK
The following brief report describes the use of name badges used at the recent Parks Forum meeting in Australia, made from degradable, mostly recyclable materials by the local community at the Mabamba Bay Ramsar Site, in Uganda.
Dr Bridgewater reports that "the Parks Forum (www.parksforum.org) is an industry association of the parks management agencies in Australia and New Zealand, with some associate/interested membership from Europe and the USA. These agencies are of course responsible for management of the Ramsar sites in the countries concerned, as well a wide range of other protected spaces. The Forum has just held its biennial conference in Sydney Australia, under the theme "Common Ground".
However, that's not the main purpose of this item – which is that this meeting was a global first in offering participants a name badge made from degradable, mostly recyclable materials form the local community at Mabamba Bay in Uganda, a key and important Ramsar site for, among many other things, the Shoebill stork. But on original designation, as part of the community were very concerned that they could lose open and uncontrolled access to the area, the Nature Palace Foundation (NPF), guided by David Nkwanga Kintu, developed an approach which integrated ecotourism, efficient resource use, and alternative income generation.
Women's community groups are particularly well equipped to provide the skills, expertise and enthusiasm to make handcrafts from biodegradable and environmentally materials, including recycling banana and pineapple wastes, and careful use of some wetland products. I had the pleasure of visiting the community in 2006 on a follow-up visit to Uganda after COP 9, accompanied by former Chair of Standing Committee Paul Mafabi, and even then the achievements and potential seemed enormous. The NPF realised that many Conferences often used badge designs, which were made from plastics and other environmentally unfriendly materials. A chance contact between David and Andy Thompson the New Zealand Parks Forum Director, made the connection for the NPF at Mabamba Bay to supply the name badges for the Sydney meeting.
|L-R: Kevin O'Connor, Department of Conservation, New Zealand; Michael Ayrton, Parks Forum Board member from New Zealand; Andy Thompson, Parks Forum Director New Zealand; Michael Wright, Dept of Environment, Climate Change & Water, New South Wales, and Parks Forum Board member; David Clarke, CEO Parks Forum; Greg Moore, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco and Forum keynote speaker; Peter Bridgewater, Chair, UK JNCC and Parks Forum Trustee.
Parks Forum Delegates were especially pleased with the result, which was an attractive pouch containing name and affiliation, but also all tickets for events, and the pocket size programme. So it was much more than a "name badge" and, even if degradable, will have plenty of opportunity for use beyond the meeting.
Ugandan Wetlands Commissioner and former SC Chair Paul Mafabi said "The Ramsar Centre for Eastern Africa (RAMCEA), which is now operational in Uganda, is in the process of documenting some of the best practices through Wise Use of Wetlands in East Africa, including these kind of activities."
Much more information on the name badges and other activities from the Mabamba bay group is available at www.naturepalace.net. The accompanying photograph shows some Parks Forum personalities, and close up for the name badge of Carol Ritchie, Director of the Europarc Federation, who gave a keynote speech to the Forum.
For Ramsar related meetings, name badges from this group, connecting so many aspects of the Convention, especially that oft-forgotten one of ensuring sustainable livelihoods, is a must!"
Peter Bridgewater
Chair, UK JNCC
Secretary General 2003 - 2007.


text:
LOST SPOILER re: Jacob
- Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Over at DarkUFO's lost site, there are always several tidbits about the show. The most notable of the offseason so far has been this one:
I can now reveal the following.
Jacob has a child and it's one of [these people: Jack, Sawyer, kate, Juliet, Hurley, Locke, Michael, Bram, Desmond, Caesar, Ilana, Ben, Richard, Sayid]..
Click here to vote on your guess as to which one. As of this moment the leaders are: Richard (25%), Locke (19%), Desmond (18%), Ilana (16%), Jack (5%).
I want it to be Locke for several reasons, not the least of which is recalling how Locke's weird mom once told him he was a virgin birth or somesuch (though this gets sticky when you consider the biological match Locke was for his "real dad" to have stolen his kidney). I've also enjoyed considering Locke as a messianic character, which fits with him being born of the "god" character on the show.
Richard strikes me as too obvious, which is why I am leaning towards Ilana right now, though we know very little about her.
What do you think?
Editors' Picks
Have something to say about this article? Leave your comment via Facebook below!
Listen to Your Favorite Pastors
Add Crosswalk.com content to your siteBrowse available content


text:
Ted Turner Says It's 'Good' More U.S. Soldiers Committing Suicide Than Dying In Combat
- 1279 views
- Uploaded 2:34 PM Oct 25th, 2012
- categories: Media Military News & Politics
- tags: CNN Military Ted Turner
- channels: Media Research Center
"I think it's good," Ted Turner responded to the fact that more American soldiers are now committing suicide than dying in combat.
"[B]ecause it's so clear that we're programmed and we're born to love and help each other, not to kill each other, to destroy each other. That's an aberration. That's left over from hundreds of years ago. It's time for to us start acting enlightened."


text:
News RevitaliZe
Patient Solutions
2015 Global Implantology Week
March 9-12, 2015
Click here for details.
Press Release Trabecular
Metal Implant for the Esthetic Zone
Press Release Zimmer
Launched CopiOs Extend
Press Release Zimmer
Now Offers Competitive Abutments
Clinical Cases Trabecular Metal Dental Implant Cases now online
Animation New Products
from Zimmer Dental
Learn more about the Sunshine Act
For decades, Zimmer Dental has gained the trust of thousands of clinicians worldwide
who count on our comprehensive line of products to deliver successful patient outcomes.
We strive to maintain that trust by consistently offering unparalleled, scientifically-proven
products1 for the best value in the industry.
From the Tapered Screw-Vent® Implant System with its proprietary friction-fit
internal hex connection, to our complete line of restorative and regenerative products
backed by outstanding service and educational programs, we are committed to the
development of new products and services that simplify your practice.


text:
Interested in learning more about oils and using them in health and home? You can go here to see more of the many uses in our home.
I have written a series to help you learn more, have a free guide and freebies for you…
Want to learn about a different essential oil each month in a private facebook group with expert oilers and receive 30 tips for each oil? Learn more about the Oil of the Month Club.
Image via FreeDigitalPhotos.net, Praisaeng
Day 1 ~ Introduction to Using Essential Oils
Day 3~ Building a Natural First Aid Kit
Day 4~ Summer Fun & Sun Protection
Ready to purchase you kit and get started!! Click here to get started buying wholesale and improving your health!!
Curious about what being a wholesale member means? I will show you here.
Get your FREE guide for Using Essential Oils to Improve Your Health and Home and other freebies here.
To see all the products, visit my Young Living site.
Here are my favorite books to help you learn about using essential oils:
Disclaimer: Statements on this website have not been evaluated but the FDA. Any information on this site is not used to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. It is for educational purposes only.


text:
Must Haves For August
Daily Tech: The $20 Headphone Adapter For the iPod Shuffle
Geek Out: Do You Trust Online Reviews?
Prevent Whoopsies With the Belkin PC Case
Geek Chic Back-to-School Essentials
Belkin Is Already Dishing Out New Nano and Touch Cases
Belkin's New Fall Lineup of Products!
MacWorld 2008: Belkin's Tune Studio
Belkin's Laptop Hideaway: Love It or Leave It?
Share and Mix Music With Belkin's RockStar
Belkin Sports Armband For New Nano
Belkin's New USB Hub Line-Up


text:
oh hey, SHOWTUNES!
|Your place for all things showtunie, musical theater-ific, and drama-tastic!
Or, more accurately, the musings of one theater dork with way too much time (or, again more accurately, too little time) on her hands.
"Your a special kind of people known as show peoplewe live in a world of our own. Our days are tied to curtains, the rise and they fall. We're born every night at half hour call." - Curtains
Words can't explain how much I love Judy Garland
omg baby