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Sonora Room Restaurant - Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
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Chef Simon is amazing. All the staff are exceptional. Would definately recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a phenomenal meal.
We had a very memorable dinner, thank you. The harp lady was lovely with a large repertoire.
We had an excellent meal with superb attention to detail. Our server was knowledgeable and pleasant. We would attend this establishment again for an important occasion.
The atmosphere at the Sonora Room was fantastic. The food was exceptional and we thoroughly enjoyed the bottle of Athene red wine which paired wonderfully with each of our meals.
Love the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery and Sonora Room Rest. Food was delicious as always. Try the Spanish Coffee, Superb!
My husband and I were very happy with our meal. Delicious food and stunning views. We sat outside and it was lovely with the heater and blanket they provided. Would go back again!
My husband and I went out for date night. The food was very tasty and fresh. We had the soup of the day which was mushroom and my husband had the special which was beef so tender you didn't need a knife and I had the duck confit also very flavourful. The ambiance is very soothing, noise level is low. The view is amazing looking over the valley. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly.
We would definitely recommend this place for a beautiful night out and enjoy amazing food.
How lovely to be reminded what professional service can be! A server who knows food, wine, has a blend of discretion and assurance to enhance your dining experience, the flexibility to follow your lead on pacing and the expertise and confidence to make useful recommendations. What a treat!
The food was good, not outstanding but good (except for the duck en torchon et rillette which was excellent).
The recommended wines enhanced our food selection and we never felt pushed to order more wine then what we were comfortable to do.
The setting, the ambience, and the service took what could have been no more than an ordinary dining experience into a memorable moment.
A must visit Restaurant in Osoyoos !
Outstanding Service, Food , Views and
of course the Wine !
Second visit and will be back next year.
Compared to our earlier visits to the Sonora Room, we were disappointed in the food. The service however was excellent. While it was an overall satisfactory experience, we will look elsewhere for a nice meal.
We had a reservation but waited 10 minutes to be seated and there were two groups ahead of us. When we were seated the hostess said there weren't any food menus available as there were all in use. The wine was wonderful and the food was good. Our server was pleasant and tried very hard. After reading the many reviews, we were a little disappointed.
Pleasant Evening
We really enjoyed our visit to Burrowing Owl. We ended up with outdoor seating as it was full indoors. It was a little chilly, but the staff accommodated us with blankets and heaters. We had the deck to ourselves and it ended up being a great evening. We had the mushroom soup (good but could have been hotter) and the lamb which was excellent. Dessert was an interesting take on S'Mores. We were served a complimentary chocolate truffle at the end of the meal. Very nice, but we were too full to really appreciate it.
We found that service was very slow throughout the whole evening. First we waited 10 minutes to be seated even though we had a reservation, then we waited another 20 minutes before we got our wine. And finally our main dish arrived approximately 2 hours after we arrived.
In addition, some of the dishes did not meet our expectations in terms of taste. But the wine was excellent.
Beautiful setting, wonderful food, fine wine. Who could ask for anything more.
Service was incredibly slow. It took almost 20 minutes to order and receive our drinks. Food portions were small for the price.
Did not think the menu was particularly inspired, a little ho- hum in fact. On the other hand, the staff in the tasting room were very helpful and a pleasure to speak with.
Do not order the "de-constructed" coq au vin. It is not coq au vin. It is a bizarrely pretentious attempt to flex culinary skills that simply are not ready for prime time. While it has the elements (I think), presenting them as less than the sum of their parts does nothing for the dish. The signature sauce that makes coq au vin what it is, based on a significant amount of red wine, is all but entirely absent from the dish. The chicken piece on the plate was dry and appeared to be overcooked. The dish left the impression that this is a restaurant that takes itself too seriously...without any justification for doing so.
Apart from the bizarrely precious entree, our waiter was unable to make any informed recommendation about which of the wines from the list would suit what we were intrrested in. In fairness, he told us he was just a recent hire so didn't know the wines well. Keep in mind this is a restaurant at a winery. Perhaps they may want to ensure their servers actually have sufficient product knowledge to justify the more than $140 per person price for dinner we paid by the end of the night.
Buy your wine here (the 2015 Cab Franc is my absolute favourite). Have dinner elsewhere.
The food was absolutely fantastic! We had the foie gras and squash salad appetizers. Then we shared the coq au vin entree. My friend and I were stuffed silly and oh so happily! We cannot stop raving about the food! Service was top-notch and the view from the patio was amazing. We highly, highly recommend dining at the Sonora Room! We will definitely be back!
Great afternoon and wonderful service.
Enjoyed the view on the patio
Expensive and very busy. But great service and delicious food.
Burrowing Owl is one of our favorite restaurants to visit when we are in Osoyoos. We always ask for Ingla to be our server as she is an absolute Gem, she is always so friendly,
kind, attentive and very knowledgeable with the menu and food that is prepared. Thank you Burrowing Owl once
again for a very tasty meal and to Ingla for always making it a very special experience for us!
Beautiful location with amazing views. Food and wine was outstanding.
The service was friendly and efficient. The food was great and the wine list had some older vintages of their wines. It's a must visit winery restaurant in Oliver,BC.
We went for lunch. The food was fine but not exceptional. In fact that would some up my description, service, ambience etc all fine but not exceptional and with not real effort to showcase their wines.
Beautiful scenery! Great wines. The charcuterie board was a little disappointing as it had moldy fruit on it, and we had to leave early because there was a wedding party at the restaurant.
Superb food. The barley 'risotto' and the shrimp roll were absolutely delicious. The patio has amazing views. Highly recommended.
Food was very good, based on local and fresh fruits and greens. The view is absolutely beautiful. We enjoyed our dinner.
Incredible vista, ambience, and service. A true gem on the Golden Mike Bench.
I've already reccomended Burrowing Owl to most of the guests we met at a lovely wedding the following day! Great location, vista; all helped by the perfect weather.
We so enjoyed our lunch in the Sonroa Room. The waiter recommended a new peach dish that the chef had created that day and it was amazing. The S'more dessert blew us away.
Always love having a meal here. The food is always good. The menu is quite limited and that would be my only down side.
This is our third time over the past 15 or so years, can't say enough about how good the food and wine is, it's by far our favourite place to eat, just gets better every time.
Food was excellent. Service was a bit slow. Location and view are outstanding.
We were visiting Osoyoos for the first time to see an 89 year old cousin who we'd never met
Amazing food and experience!
I would rate it as one of the top 5 places we have ever dined, we were on the patio overlooking the pool and vineyards, astoundingly beautiful , food was great, wine was great, service fantastic, there is a trend here, it is quite pricey, but it was worth it!!!!
First time there; Everything was great expect we couldn't wait for 15-30min for the patio table. But definitely will go back again! Over all The food was amazing!!! And service was great too!
Outstanding lunch. Our waiter had great sense of humour. Our wine was excellent as was our food.
Sonora Room Restaurant - Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is rated 4.5 stars by 1028 OpenTable diners.
You can book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size.


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The much awaited RBI policy came in earlier today. RBI cut the repo rates by 0.25% and improved liquidity measures. Let's understand what it means for you?
The much awaited RBI policy came in earlier today. RBI cut the repo rates by 0.25% and improved liquidity measures. Let's understand what it means for you?
Your investments:
- The rates on Bank and corporate FDs along with other fixed income instruments, will go down which means if your FDs are maturing now, you may have to renew them at lower rates. If you have deposits close to maturity or recently matured, go ahead and lock in right away if you are in a lower tax bracket.
- The monetary policy was accommodative which means there could be a further chance of rate cuts and/or transmission. This could mean that short term bond funds and accrual funds could become more attractive. Further rate cuts would be subject to levels of rate transmission, Inflation and the monsoon. Thus, use a combination of tax free bonds, accrual and dynamic bond funds in your portfolio if you are in a higher tax bracket
- For corporates, it could mean lower cost of borrowing, which could help improve earnings for companies, and thus a booster for the equity markets over the medium term.
Your loans:
- A combination of lowering of interest rates and the introduction of the Marginal cost based lending rate (MCLR) will mean lower loan rates. You can look to refinance you home loan at a lower rate. Car loans and other loans could also become cheaper.
What did RBI do?
- The RBI has cut repo rates, the rate at which banks borrow from RBI, by 0.25%, to 6.5% from 6.75% earlier.
- They have increased Reverse Repo, rates at which banks lend to RBI, by 0.25% to 6% from 5.75%. They have also cut the MSF (Marginal Standing Facility Rates), the rate at which banks borrow from RBI above the repo rate, by 0.75%, reducing the corridor between MSF and reverse repo from 1% earlier to 0.5% now. This reduced corridor means the overnight lending rate at which banks lend and borrow from each other will reduce. This will also mean increased liquidity in the system, making bonds attractive.
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- Going forward, interest rate changes will depend on the monsoon and inflation. There is a liquidity deficit due to slow deposit growth. RBI will continue to provide liquidity when required and will aim to move from liquidity deficit position to liquidity neutral position.
What else has been happening?
Since Jan 2015 RBI had cut interest rates by 1.25% ( Now 1.50%), but the transmission to depositors/borrowers had taken place only partially for multiple reasons. Due to the high rates offered on small savings schemes and post offices, banks were not comfortable cutting deposit rates. Recent rate cut in small savings schemes is aiding transmission of rate cuts. The banks can now go ahead and cut deposit rates. Also RBI has introduction Marginal Cost based Lending Rate, a new method of calculation of loan rates which has come into effect from 1 April 2016. This rate will be applicable for new loans. This rate will replace the base rate which is currently used by banks. The Marginal cost based lending rate (MCLR) will be calculated based on the deposit rates that the bank is offering to its clients. In the shorter term the loan rates will be lower when calculated based on MCLR.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and language
Video credit: Chris I-B, "Ladder Climbing with Robot's POV" July 30, 2013, via YouTube.
This video depicts a robot that can walk and climb a ladder. In robotics, it is believed that making robots walk similar to humans is one of the most challenging tasks. Scientists, however, seem to be making progress in this respect, as the video suggests. But how to make robots speak?
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Cummings, L. (2004). Pragmatics: A multidisciplinary perspective. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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About This Class
This course will reinforce the importance of persuasion in the context of dispute resolution. Students will first work on a variety of smaller writing assignments they might encounter when negotiating or mediating an issue, including letter briefs to opposing counsel and mediation briefs. In the second half of the course, students will focus on researching and writing a paper addressing an issue in the realm of dispute resolution, which will be presented during the final week of classes.This seminar provides an opportunity to explore emerging issues in dispute resolution through research and writing. The goal is to produce a publishable quality article.


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New technology becoming mainstream
When we had the opportunity to talk with senior industry figures, we asked them which new innovation, technology or practice they think will become mainstream in the near future. The variety of their replies was so interesting to hear and some of the responses were not as 'out there' as one might imagine; they were centred on very realistic next steps that organisations might take.
Here are their thoughts.
"There are all sorts of things that organisers are playing with. At registration they tie up with LinkedIn and share people's event info to appropriate contacts."
"Livestream broadcasting will become mainstream."
"3D is becoming less novel. It would be fascinating to understand how visitors' smart phones could be connected to the exhibition in some way."
"Direct transmission of what's happening on the stand straight into the office. I would love to see an easy way to assess footfall figures on the stand. People would need to be engaged in some way – doing something that is funny and/or give them some simple learning. Perhaps a gaming activity where the game is directly relevant to the business/product. Nothing formal or demanding and done with charm. We are cognisant of limited attention spans. A game would capture young people especially and the elderly too."
"Wearables – smart watches and smart glasses (Google glass) as they will be important in pushing information to people (in a different way than the smart phone). Communications will evolve (so we will still have apps and emails, etc.) but there will be direct click communication – click a button and directly talk to people. Oh, and video customer service as well."
"Oculus Rift – virtual reality headsets."
"We haven't used it but augmented reality videos or holograms (such as pretending to have your CEO live on stage) could catch on."
"3D printing will increase in the next few years. I think augmented reality will also be big. And touch technology too."
"Anything cloud-based – streaming – especially when people can't attend an event. People will broadcast directly from their booths to the web."
"The use of iPads to share information, present data interestingly, engage with people."
We believe that organisations do not wish to use technology for its own sake; they want it to be a tool to enable them to communicate more effectively with visitors. So, 'splashing the cash' is not the way to go. Rather, carefully considered messages, design, content and delivery devices are the order of the day. Real, positive, human impacts are the goal, denoting accessibility. Technology that is too 'out there' might alienate and raise eyebrows, jeopardising the meeting of objectives.


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Don't scare me like that!!
4 comments:
- stuart said...
Dare I ask whether the model is a Chinese brand with components supplied by the worryingly global Huawei Technologies?
If so, paranoia is your best friend, Froog.
On second thoughts, it's best not to look - you're back up and running, no need to lose any more sleep over the issue.
Or is there?
- April 29, 2010 4:26 AM
- Froog said...
Naughty boy, Stuart, pouring petrol on my already blazing paranoia!
I purchased a Dell in America last summer - but god knows where the individual components are manufactured these days. Taipei or KL, if I'm lucky.
- April 29, 2010 10:20 AM
- JES said...
I do Web work for a couple of paying customers, and have done for years -- well before I transferred my affections to Linux. Because the pages (and underlying databases) were built using Windows-only tools, whenever I have to work on those sites I need to reboot my PC and switch into THAT operating system.
Well, I'd been postponing work on them for a couple-three months, and so recently spent several days renewing my at-home relationship with Windows XP...
When things are going smoothly, it really can be a pleasure working in Windows (although that may mostly be the devil-you-know syndrome). But oh my, when things are going badly... Windows is something like the Oceania of operating systems: a series of linked archipelagos of functionality, surrounded by seas of frustration and futility.
One of The Missus's nieces is bringing a (Windows) laptop over here this weekend: it's playing host to a virus/trojan which apparently will not die. I'm bracing myself for at least a couple of looooong sessions without the pleasures of human, canine, broadband, or broadcast-entertainment companionship.
P.S. Yes, on the day job I use Windows exclusively. But things are a bit simpler there: it's someone else's -- the IT department's -- problem if the whole mess becomes unusable. Plus, they swap in new PCs every 3 years or so, so there's not enough time to build up all the layers of cruft.
- April 29, 2010 11:00 AM
- Froog said...
Ah, I love that "archipelagos of functionality"!
And gosh, 'cruft' is a great word, too. I haven't used that in such a long time. Hopefully, that's not yet an issues with the Dell, but my old 'back-up' computers (an 8-year-old Vaio and a Thinkpad of unknown vintage) are pretty seriously encrufted.
- April 30, 2010 2:54 AM


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In The Conversation, David Brooks and Gail Collins talk between columns every Wednesday.
Editors' Note: The conversation that follows took place before President Obama told an interviewer from ABC News that he thinks same-sex couples should be able to get married.
Gail Collins: David, let's get back to the high cost of higher education. Unless, of course, you really want to talk about President Obama's evolving feelings about same-sex marriage.
David Brooks: I don't think his feelings are evolving. I think his political positioning has. Have you noticed that four years ago Obama thoroughly rejected Dick Morris-style campaign tactics and this year he has embraced them. Morris is a poor political commentator, but his campaign methods seem to have won the day.
Gail: Now I'm sorry I brought it up. There's no way that discussion doesn't end with me banging my head against the nearest wall. So about higher ed — you had an interesting column last week about online college classes. Which you hoped might bring down the cost of getting a degree. I've been thinking about this a lot. Obviously, new technology that allows students all over the country to have access to the world's best teachers is good. But I have major reservations.
David: All over the world. Did you see in today's paper that Washington University in St. Louis is offering a U.S. law degree for foreign lawyers over the Web? This could help solve the incredible U.S. lawyer shortage that so many people have been complaining about.
Gail: Well, it may solve what some law schools perceive as a terrible shortage of American law students.
I don't think online college classes will save that much money. The huge rise in the cost of higher education that has everyone worried isn't due to faculty salaries. It's mainly from building programs and administrative expenses. If anything, I'd say colleges should be spending more on teaching – reducing the number of courses taught by adjuncts for a few thousand dollars a credit hour, and increasing the number of full-time faculty members who have the time to devote to their students and course preparation.
David: I agree. I don't think it will save any money. There will still be plenty of need (much more in fact) for face-to-face coaching, tutoring and discussion. That's expensive. Plus, as you say, many of the new costs have to do with administration. Did you see the report showing that while in 1993 there were roughly 2.5 professors for every senior manager in the University of California system, now the ratio is nearly 1 to 1. Every faculty member gets a senior manager! If the number of administrators had grown merely at the same rate as the number of faculty members since 1997, the U.C. system would have an extra $800 million a year to devote to education.
Gail: I'm trying to envision having my own senior manager. I would definitely want one skilled in computer repair.
The theory was that the "star" professors could do their teaching online, shifting the burden of paying them to dozens or hundreds of subscribing schools. But most of the "stars" are big names because of the research they do, which often draws in government grants while providing graduate students with the opportunity to work on important projects. Some of them are great lecturers, although I suspect most of those stars are already twinkling in some kind of online or audio program. I listened to a course worth of lectures on American history while planting daffodil bulbs one year, and they were fascinating. I believe the daffodil production the next spring was also superior.
David: I really think Dutch history is better for planting daffodils, especially something about the tulip craze. Gives the flowers something to shoot for.
Gail: Did I tell you that I was recently on vacation in Turkey? The Turks are really, really sure that they are the ones who invented the tulip. Just saying.
David: As for the star professors, you're right. Many of the professional rewards go for great scholarship, not great teaching, at least at the big research universities. It's interesting they use a pejorative word to describe their teaching responsibilities. They call it a teaching "load." But if great lecturers got famous and rewarded, that would change pretty fast.
Gail: If online learning in college meant students listening to super-great lectures and then getting more attention from the flesh-and-blood professors when it came to absorbing and processing the information, that'd be fine. But I am deeply, deeply suspicious of the profit-making aspect of these ventures. The vast enthusiasm for online higher education seems mainly driven by the vast enthusiasm for making money.
No offense to making money – it's the American way. But we're rearranging our entire educational system to fit this new privatization impulse and it hasn't been good for anybody but the profit-makers. The K-12 online for-profit schools have a very bad track record. The for-profit colleges and universities are more expensive than the public schools that educate most of the country's college students, and they have, on average, terrible graduation rates. The core of the crisis over student loan debt lies in the for-profit schools. But we help fund them with the government-backed student loan programs. And the G.I. bill – did you know that more than a third of the money the government is spending to educate Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is going to online schools like the University of Phoenix?
David: I share some of those concerns. It'll be easier in an online world to give a bad education. Some of the for-profit universities seem pretty good to me, but many are federally subsidized scams, inducing students to pile up big debt loads without any better prospects of getting a good job.
That's why I think we need value-added assessments to go along with this revolution. There has to be a way to measure learning, which there isn't now. Even today, there's plenty of evidence that college students learn basically nothing (or at least retain nothing) during their first two years, and that their motivation to learn goes down significantly. The technology revolution and testing go together.
By the way, if traditional universities got into the online game in a bigger way, they'd provide competition for the for-profit ones. I really do think many students would flee to quality if more options were offered at the same price.
Gail: I'd be more optimistic of the assessment idea if it was working better on the K-12 level. But that's the subject for a different conversation. Let me toss out an entirely different worry: all those teaching adjuncts. What's going to happen to all the kids who graduate with advanced degrees and then can only find part-time teaching jobs with no benefits and salaries of only $10,000 a year or so? This isn't just happening to the much-abused art history majors. It's happening to people who earn Ph.D.'s in areas like biology. I can't help but think that once you start telling kids with advanced degrees in the sciences that they should adjust to the idea of a future on food stamps, there's something very wrong.
David: The job market for people with Ph.D.'s has been miserable for as long as I've been sentient, unless you come from a star university. I'm not sure I see this situation getting worse. It could even get better. After all, global demand for U.S. teaching is apparently limitless. If we can find ways to supply that demand, the prospects for American Ph.D.'s should improve. Even in art history.
By the way, this is the ultimate manifestation of American soft power. In the 20th century our movies spread everywhere. This time around, it could be our universities.


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Most of us know to eat well and to exercise, but keeping up on your health requires paying attention to other less obvious details. You might be picking up on the right big habits, but there could be a number of little habits that are sabotaging your health, and you may not even realize their impact. Enjoying happy hour and eating a big piece of chocolate cake from time to time won't hurt you, but engaging in consistent bad habits, as harmless as they may seem, can have both short-term and long-term negative health effects.
"The problem with a few little bad habits is that they end up becoming a bad lifestyle overall," says Dr. Mary Wendt, MD over email. "By choosing take a car instead of walk or eating a cookie instead of an apple, a surprising amount of poor health can manifest over the years."
Pinpointing these habits can be difficult, but I consulted with a few doctors to help you figure out which habits should go. If you think your everyday habits can use a bit of an overhaul, consider paying attention to these 11 little habits that may be sabotaging your health, even if they seem innocent.
1. Skipping The Dentist
"It is easy to forget to floss and attend biannual dental visits," says Jared Heathman, MD over email. "While skipping a few days may be fine, repetitive neglect can result in various dental problems that can negatively impact the rest of the body." Your oral health can actually impact your overall health, as gum disease is linked to other health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis, among others. Time to make that appointment!
2. Taking The Elevator
We've all been guilty of taking the elevator instead of opting for the stairs. "Technology has made it easy to neglect physical exercise," says Heathman. "Instead of taking the stairs to increase blood flow and burn calories, most people take the elevator. This passes up a great opportunity to boost energy and increase exercise on a daily basis."
3. Isolating Yourself
Interacting with people is important beyond improving your social life. "Although it's perfectly acceptable to close the door for privacy or to focus on a tight deadline, isolating yourself at work can lead to poor work satisfaction and low mood levels," says Heathman. "Socializing improves brain function and promotes a positive attitude."
4. Drinking Too Much Coffee
Caffeine is more than necessary on those days when we're running low on sleep, but rely on it too much, and it could mess with your natural energy levels. "Try to limit your intake to two cups per day," says Dr. Ehsan Ali over email. "The artificial energy can lead to dehydration and also a crash/caffeine withdrawal, causing you to feel more tired than before."
5. Staring At A Computer All Day
Spending all day in front of a computer can cause "Computer Vision Syndrome," which includes a whole range of eye strain and pain, according to WebMD. "Get a 'glare guard' to protect your vision and eyes from all the light," says Ali.
6. Slouching
Most of us don't think about our posture much throughout the day, but not sitting up straight can lead to long-term health effects. "Poor posture at work can lead to chronic back pain," says Ali. It can also decrease your energy levels, negatively impact your mood, and affect your digestion, according to multiple studies.
7. Carrying A Heavy Bag
It's not uncommon to carry around a bag filled with all your daily needs, but if your purse is heavy, you'll likely suffer the consequences later. "Lugging a too-heavy satchel can lead to a host of health risks, including strained muscles, numbness, tingling in the arm from nerve trauma and unnecessary pressure on the spine or lower back pain," says Neel Anand, MD over email.
8. Unhealthy Snacking 24/7
Snacking on healthy foods can benefit you, but if you're constantly headed to the vending machine, you might want to think twice. "High fat, high-calorie snacks are going to keep your body in a setting of digestion rather than metabolism," says Wendt. Stick to natural snacks like fruits and vegetables if you're hungry throughout the day.
9. Not Drinking Enough Water
Drinking enough water is just as important as eating healthy. Even just mild dehydration can lead to moodiness, fatigue, and problems focusing, according to research from the Journal of Nutrition. "Focus on getting just six eight ounces glasses of fluid a day," says Wendt. "If it's tough to hydrate as much as you should, consider eating more soup."
10. Pressing The Snooze Button
You might think that hitting the snooze button will help you feel more rested in the morning, but it can actually leave you feeling more groggy and lower on energy. Once you drift back to sleep, your body starts your sleep cycle all over again, and waking up shortly after interrupts a deep part of your sleep, leaving you feeling worse off, according to ASAP Science.
11. Focusing On The Wrong Numbers
Instead of counting calories or paying attention to numbers on the scale, look to increase your intake of fruits and vegetables or other nutrients instead. "Focus on getting the highest quality antioxidants from a variety of sources, and getting a variety of colorful foods in your diet routinely," says Went. "Choose healthier proteins and the healthiest fats rather than a specific gram count each day."
The more you pay attention to the small details, the better your health will be overall.
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"We are holding negotiations on the deliveries of helicopters. Our army has already gotten acquainted with Russian helicopters and we hope for further cooperation with Russia. We also want Russia to continue maintenance of these helicopters," Kochai said.
He pointed out that Afghanistan also expected Russian assistance in the fight against terrorism, saying that Kabul needed Russian military production.
The Afghan armed forces currently use Russian Mi-17 helicopters, as well as old Mi-24s supplied from India.
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COWBOY UP – Vicki Lewis Thompson
Sons of Chance, Book 5
Harlequin Blaze #624
July 2011
Series Romance
Last Chance Ranch – Present Day
After watching her parents' divorce years ago, the last thing Emily Sterling wants is to get involved with a cowboy. But visiting her father at the Last Chance Ranch where he works, she encounters sexy cowboy Clay Whitaker. When he takes his shirt off…oh, my! Clay is as charming as any cowboy should be, yet he treats her with a bit of reserve. After all, he's close to Emily's father, Emmett, and both Clay and Emily are aware that their getting into a sexual relationship is treading on dangerous waters. But the temptation is too much to resist…
Clay thinks Emily is a spoiled, flighty woman who doesn't want to work and instead sponges off her father's generosity, and yet, he's surprised at her hard work and the genuine love she has for her father. While working on a surprise birthday for her father, Clay and Emily are given the opportunity for some sexual shenanigans, and they certainly enjoy them—and each other. They get along great, yet Emily is afraid to look beyond a vacation fling, as her mother has ingrained into her head that while cowboys make good lovers, they aren't good marriage material. And Clay thinks city bred Emily couldn't handle the harsh life on a ranch. Are they destined to only have a few days together?
Oh, boy, nobody creates a sexy cowboy better than Vicki Lewis Thompson! Clay is hardworking and dedicated to his job on the Last Chance Ranch. He thinks the world of Emmett, and when he gets his first glimpse of the grownup Emily, he's thrown for a loop at the intense desire for her he experiences. She can't be anyone he should ever get involved with, nor can he expect any kind of future with her. She's only around for Emmett's birthday. Yet, together they are as combustible as gasoline and fire, with both fighting the temptation for fear of getting singed. Their hot chemistry rocks the pages of COWBOY UP, and add in the fast paced track of their relationship, you're in for a sexy, fun read. They try hard (well, not that hard) to not get involved, but when they do, you're in for a treat. I had a good chuckle at the condom scene that took a couple pages or more in COWBOY UP, and I bet you will too. If you're a reader of ultra hot sensual tales, then I highly recommend you pick up this tale.
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Navajos Hope to Shift From Coal to Wind and Sun
By MIREYA NAVARRO
But today there are stirrings of rebellion. Seeking to reverse years of environmental degradation and return to their traditional values, many Navajos are calling for a future built instead on solar farms, ecotourism and microbusinesses.
"At some point we have to wean ourselves," Earl Tulley, a Navajo housing official, said of coal as he sat on the dirt floor of his family's hogan, a traditional circular dwelling.
Mr. Tulley, who is running for vice president of the Navajo Nation in the Nov. 2 election, represents a growing movement among Navajos that embraces environmental healing and greater reliance on the sun and wind, abundant resources on a 17 million-acre reservation spanning Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
"We need to look at the bigger picture of sustainable development," said Mr. Tulley, the first environmentalist to run on a Navajo presidential ticket.
With nearly 300,000 members, the Navajo Nation is the country's largest tribe, according to Census Bureau estimates, and it has the biggest reservation. Coal mines and coal-fired power plants on the reservation and on lands shared with the Hopi provide about 1,500 jobs and more than a third of the tribe's annual operating budget, the largest source of revenue after government grants and taxes.
At the grass-roots level, the internal movement advocating a retreat from coal is both a reaction to the environmental damage and the health consequences of mining — water loss and contamination, smog and soot pollution — and a reconsideration of centuries-old tenets.
In Navajo culture, some spiritual guides say, digging up the earth to retrieve resources like coal and uranium (which the reservation also produced until health issues led to a ban in 2005) is tantamount to cutting skin and represents a betrayal of a duty to protect the land.
"As medicine people, we don't extract resources," said Anthony Lee Sr., president of the Diné Hataalii Association, a group of about 100 healers known as medicine men and women.
But the shift is also prompted by economic realities. Tribal leaders say the Navajo Nation's income from coal has dwindled 15 percent to 20 percent in recent years as federal and state pollution regulations have imposed costly restrictions and lessened the demand for mining.
Two coal mines on the reservation have shut down in the last five years. One of them, the Black
Early this month, the E.P.A. signaled that it would require an
And states that rely on Navajo coal, like
So even as they seek higher royalties and new markets for their vast coal reserves, tribal officials say they are working to draft the tribe's first comprehensive energy policy and are gradually turning to casinos, renewable energy projects and other sources for income.
This year the tribal government approved a wind farm to be built west of
"We need to create our own businesses and control our destiny," said Ben Shelly, the Navajo Nation vice president, who is now running for president against Lynda Lovejoy, a state senator in
That message is gaining traction among Navajos who have reaped few benefits from coal or who feel that their health has suffered because of it.
Curtis Yazzie, 43, for example, lives in northeastern
Tribal officials, who say some families live so remotely that it would cost too much to run power lines to their homes, have begun bringing hybrid solar and wind power to some of the estimated 18,000 homes on the reservation without electricity. But Mr. Yazzie says that air and water pollution, not electricity, are his first concerns.
"Quite a few of my relatives have made a good living working for the coal mine, but a lot of them are beginning to have health problems," he said. "I don't know how it's going to affect me."
One of those relatives is Daniel Benally, 73, who says he lives with shortness of breath after working for the Black Mesa mine in the same area for 35 years as a heavy equipment operator. Coal provided for his family, including 15 children from two marriages, but he said he now believed that the job was not worth the health and environmental problems.
"There's no equity between benefit and damage," he said in Navajo through a translator.
About 600 mine, pipeline and power plant jobs were affected when the Mohave Generating Station in
But that also meant that Peabody stopped drawing water from the local aquifer for the coal slurry carried by an underground pipeline to the power plant — a victory for Navajo and national environmental groups active in the area, like the Sierra Club.
Studies have shown serious declines in the water levels of the Navajo aquifer after decades of massive pumping for coal slurry operations. And the E.P.A. has singled out the Four Corners Power Plant and the Navajo Generating Station as two of the largest air polluters in the country, affecting visibility in 27 of the area's "most pristine and precious natural areas," including the
The regional E.P.A. director, Jared Blumenfeld, said the plants were the nation's No. 1 and No. 4 emitters of nitrogen oxides, which form fine particulates resulting in cases of asthma attacks, bronchitis, heart attacks and premature deaths.
Environmentalists are now advocating for a more diversified Navajo economy and trying to push power plants to invest in wind and solar projects.
"It's a new day for the Navajo people," said Lori Goodman, an official with Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, a group founded 22 years ago by Mr. Tulley. "We can't be trashing the land anymore."
Both presidential candidates in the Navajo election have made the pursuit of cleaner energy a campaign theme, but significant hurdles remain, including that Indian tribes, as sovereign entities, are not eligible for tax credits that help finance renewable energy projects elsewhere.
And replacing coal revenue would not be easy. The mining jobs that remain, which pay union wages, are still precious on a reservation where unemployment is estimated at 50 percent to 60 percent.
"Mining on Black Mesa," Peabody officials said in a statement, "has generated $12 billion in direct and implied economic benefits over the past 40 years, created thousands of jobs, sent thousands of students to college and restored lands to a condition that is as much as 20 times more productive than native range."
They added, "Renewables won't come close to matching the scale of these benefits."
But many Navajos see the waning of coal as inevitable and are already looking ahead. Some residents and communities are joining together or pairing with outside companies to pursue small-scale renewable energy projects on their own.
Wahleah Johns, a member of the new Navajo Green Economy Commission, is studying the feasibility of a small solar project on reclaimed mining lands with two associates. In the meantime, she uses solar panels as a consciousness-raising tool.
"How can we utilize reclamation lands?" she said to Mr. Yazzie during a recent visit as they held their young daughters in his living room. "Maybe we can use them for solar panels to generate electricity for
Mr. Yazzie, who lives with his wife, three children and two brothers, said he liked the idea. "Once
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Two sets of clues -- some clever, some sorrowful -- are woven throughout "Swing," Rupert Holmes's brainy new mystery novel. One set is aimed at the genre's usual pursuit, unraveling a crime. The other hints at a far more dangerous pursuit for the author, nothing less than a grieving father's attempt to find solace in his art while entertaining his readers.
This atmospheric book takes place in 1940, against the backdrop of the Golden Gate International Exposition in the San Francisco Bay and the world of big-band swing. Its hero, Ray Sherwood, is a musician shadowed by the death of his young daughter. Years later, he regularly entertains audiences with a jaunty song he wrote called "Beef Lo Mein" that appears to be an amusing riff on the absurdity of life.
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It doesn't give away the book's big secret but reveals much about Mr. Holmes to learn that he wrote "Beef Lo Mein" in the late 1980's, not long after his 10-year-old daughter, Wendy, died, in 1986, of a brain tumor. ("Swing" is dedicated to her.) Up until that devastating moment, it had been a triumphant year for the multitalented Mr. Holmes. His first Broadway musical, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," for which he wrote the book, lyrics and score, had won five Tony Awards. Before that, he had been best known for his pop hit, "Escape" (aka "The Piña Colada" song).
"Beef Lo Mein" was meant to be part of a musical, also called "Swing," that Mr. Holmes was working on when Wendy died. He tried to continue, but could not.
"Not knowing how to survive, I wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote," said Mr. Holmes, a tall man with a neatly trimmed beard, dressed in black, speaking in a recent interview with humor, wistfulness and exuberant intelligence. "But Wendy's tragedy invaded the plotline, and I ended up writing one of the darkest musicals ever written, and realized I couldn't do that, it wasn't right."
He shelved "Swing" and pretty much stopped writing music. "To try to compose I would have had to write things that would have broken my heart in ways I couldn't cope with," he said.
To understand the severity of this self-imposed decree, consider Mr. Holmes's lineage and his résumé. His father played alto saxophone; his younger brother is an opera singer. Mr. Holmes grew up in Nyack, N.Y., listening to all kinds of music, from Mozart to Bob Dylan. Mr. Holmes, now 58, played in a rock band in high school, but also amused himself by studying "Glenn Miller's Guide to Orchestral Arrangements." He went on to write arrangements for Barbra Streisand, for Japanese zipper commercials and for high school marching bands. He has been a cabaret singer and a pop star.
Perhaps the culmination of his ambition was "Edwin Drood," a musical that combined his love of mysteries, music and theater. By any measure it was a great success: fine reviews, enthusiastic audiences and all those Tony's. It has had an afterlife on college and high school stages in part because Mr. Holmes allowed audiences to vote on the murderer every night and gave different actors the chance to be leads.
After his daughter's death, he focused on writing words, not music. Again, no single form contained his almost alarming energy. He wrote plays, including "Accomplice" and "Say Goodnight Gracie," and a television show for AMC, the cable channel, called "Remember WENN." Two years ago he published his first novel, "Where the Truth Lies," now being made into a film starring Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth.
Not surprisingly, he doesn't sleep much. He tends to work from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. and then dozes for three or four hours.
The literate part of the complex Holmes equation took root in boyhood. In high school he worked at a local library sweeping up and reshelving books, pausing to read the dust jackets and skim the insides. "It would take me five or six hours to put away 100 books," he said. "I am extremely well read, especially in terms of dust jackets."
While Mr. Holmes gave up "Swing" the musical because of the music in it, "Swing" the novel has become part of his return to song. The book's crucial clues crop up in songs. When Jonathan Karp, the editor in chief of Random House and a longtime fan, read the manuscript, he asked Mr. Holmes if he could record the songs so that a CD of them could be included with the book. Thus, like his main character, Ray, Mr. Holmes found himself writing and arranging songs that were crucial to the plot. In a way, he has turned the book into a new kind of musical production. On book tour stops in Los Angeles and San Francisco he will sing as well as read.
Mr. Holmes may resemble Ray, but they are different. Mr. Holmes, for example, hasn't taken refuge on the road but lives in Scarsdale, N.Y., with the woman he first dated in seventh grade and married at 21. After Wendy's death, they had two sons, the younger of which is severely autistic.
"I have certain skills," said Mr. Holmes. "I can make people laugh and make sounds that resemble singing. I'm probably the only mystery writer and Edgar Award winner who has sung on 'American Bandstand.' No matter how inflated I might get there's always, at a moment's notice, something to bring me back to reality."


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Talking about golf designers, someone asked me about Tiger Woods. I know his course at Cliff's Communities is not too far along. I heard his course in Dubai was on hold. That is not to say he doesn't have a lot on his plate, but then again so did Arnie, Jack, Gary, Tom and Greg and their course design business went great guns.
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We're all a little superficial when it comes to shoes! Everyone is always looking for a pretty pair over a practical pair, and understandably so. The last thing anyone wants is to wear something unflattering, but we still want to look and feel comfortable! How do we get the best of both worlds?
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In a bid to pitch for a 'Federal Front' ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the TMC would organise a meeting of opposition leaders in Kolkata in December this year. However, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury ruled out the possibility of a grand Opposition alliance at the national level before next year's elections.
Addressing reporters in Siliguri, Mamata said, "We are planning to hold a meeting of opposition parties at the Brigade Parade ground in December where we will invite opposition leaders from across the country. It will be a mega rally where many parties will be present. We cannot do it now as monsoon has set in…we will do it later this year."
The TMC chief has often spoken in favour of a 'Federal Front' to oust the BJP-led NDA government from power and has held talks with regional party leaders in this regard.
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However, the CPM said such an alliance can only be forged after the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are announced.
"…In India, it is not possible for any grand alliance to be formed before the polls… This time also, you will see the same thing that had happened in 1996, when a United Front government was formed and in 2004, when the UPA-1 government was installed," Yechury said.
The CPM Politburo member was of the view that regional secular forces too will come together after the 2019 general elections. "It is not just opposition leaders talking about an alliance. It is the demand of their followers and the masses who want this anti-people government to go, that is forcing parties to come together," said Yechury.
On whether CPM would join the proposed Federal Front if TMC is part of it, Yechury said, "TMC and BJP have a covert understanding and TMC doesn't have the credibility to fight the BJP. Our slogan is 'oust Modi government to save India, and oust TMC government to save Bengal'."
On Mamata's proposal for a meeting of opposition leaders, Yechury said, "Nobody trusts a party which itself murdered democracy in the state… What happened in the panchayat polls in naked daylight is the murder of democracy in the state…"
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Is there a way to extend ColorData in a way that it will integrate nicely with the rest of the system? E.g. define a new gradient "newGradient" so that it will get listed by ColorData["Gradients"], it will appear in the colour schemes palette, and DensityPlot[ ... , ColorFunction -> "newGradient"] will work. Is this possible?


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President Michel Aoun on Saturday held talks with Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil at the Baabda Palace where talks focused on the financial and economic situation and the preparations for the upcoming 2019 State budget, the National News Agency reported.
"I have briefed the President on the international reports regarding the country's monetary and financial situation, which reflected a general stability despite the difficulties Lebanon is facing," said Khalil after the meeting.
He did not elaborate on the subject, but stressed the need to "speed-up the government formation to meet the existing challenges," he said.
Commenting on the Syrian refugees' file, Khalil assured that "Aoun has the full backing of AMAL Movement in this context," noting that it has been expressed earlier through AMAL chief and Speaker Nabih Berri.