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Check Out the Zero Landfill "Subaru Recommends" Products on Amazon
Though any business' primary objective is to make money, it is nice when a company also hopes to make a difference in the world through charity and sustainability projects. One of the companies at the forefront in the automotive industry is Subaru, especially when it comes to environmental preservation. This year, for example, Subaru is helping the National Park Service celebrate its centennial with a wide range of initiatives. These initiatives include the following:
- Eliminating paper waste by funding the design of travel guide apps
- Presenting a documentary called National Parks Adventure
- Donating vehicles to the National Park Service
- Creating virtual field trips for students to the national parks
- Sharing zero landfill knowledge with the National Park Service
That last item is of special importance. In sharing this knowledge, Subaru hopes to reduce—and eventually eliminate altogether—the waste sent from national parks to landfills. This would actually be a big deal for the national parks, which sent more than 100 million pounds of waste to landfills in 2013. Subaru currently operates a zero landfill plant in Lafayette, Indiana.
New from Subaru: Check out the all-new 2017 Impreza
Furthering its commitment to sustainability and its zero landfill initiative, Subaru is now vouching for several products on Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer. According to the site, by purchasing the recommended products over less sustainable competing products, shoppers will be contributing to a potential reduction of 100 million pounds of garbage every year.
Among the "Subaru Recommends" products are back packs and hydration packs, cooking utensils, dog items, reusable food storage items, solar products, water bottles, cups and mugs, and other miscellaneous merchandise.
To do your part, consider some of these Subaru-recommended Amazon products the next time you're doing some online shopping. Doing so could help to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills every year.
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I started coming to this studio the day it opened and am so grateful for this wonderful space! I have thoroughly enjoyed every class and teacher I have had. The classes are a perfect tempo. I feel challenged with new flows and poses yet I always leave relaxed and refreshed! This is such a positive resource for the community. Nothing but nice things for me to say!! - Megan G.
Gentle Yoga is great for those who want to take it slower. Classes focus on releasing tension, maintaining mobility, and connecting with the breath. Gentle Yoga is for everyone and is appropriate for yoga students with limitations.
Hatha Flow classes focus on mindfully linking poses together in a continuous and natural flow. The flow will consist of primarily standing poses and one-legged balancing poses and will be balanced with seated postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation.
The word "vinyasa" means to link breath with movement. It also means to link poses together purposefully and is a series of postures (Chaturanga, Upward Facing Dog, and Downward Facing Dog). Vinyasa classes are vigorous, dynamic, and creative. Inspirational themes and yogic philosophy are interwoven within the structure of this active practice.
Vinyasa Yoga + Yin Yoga = Yogi Heaven! Warm your body and release the stress of the day with an active vinyasa sequence. Then, drop deep into reflection and bliss with deep stretching and total body and mind relaxation. Class will end with a juicy savasana and meditation. This class is designed to bring balance to the busy yogis life. A great nickname for this class is "Yin Yang" (even though it's actually "Yang Yin").
"The expert at anything was once a beginner." (Helen Hayes) This class is ideal if you're completely new to yoga or if you have some experience but would like to spend more time learning about poses and refining them. Even if you're a seasoned practitioner, it's a great reminder of yoga fundamentals. The slower pace allows students to become comfortable with the asanas and breathing. You'll learn the basics needed for a strong, rewarding practice.
All classes are Open Level unless specifically notated on our schedule
Level 2/3 classes are suitable for students with at least one year of prior yoga experience and/or instructor approval
Single Class - $15
Paying per class? Every 10th class is free with a completed HPYC punch card - only $13.50 per class
Paying per class? Every 10th class is free with a completed HPYC punch card - only $13.50 per class

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In Linux, when you want to change a file name, mv command gets the job done. However, mv cannot rename multiple files using wildcard. There are ways to deal with multiple files by using a combination of sed, awk or find in conjunction with xargs. However, these CLIs are rather cumbersome and not user-friendly, and can be error-prone if you are not careful. You don't want to undo incorrect name change for 1,000 files.
When it comes to renaming multiple files, the rename utility is probably the easiest, the safest, and the most powerful command-line tool. The rename command is actually a Perl script, and comes pre-installed on all modern Linux distributions.
Here is the basic syntax of rename command.
rename [-v -n -f] <pcre> <files>
<pcre> is a Perl-compatible regular expression (PCRE) which represents file(s) to rename and how. This regular expression is in the form of 's/old-name/new-name/'.
The '-v' option shows the details of file name changes (e.g., XXX renamed as YYY).
The '-n' option tells rename to show how the files would be renamed without actually changing the names. This option is useful when you want to simulate filename change without touching files.
The '-f' option force overwriting existing files.
In the following, let's see several rename command examples.
Change File Extensions
Suppose you have many image files with .jpeg extension. You want to change their file names to *.jpg. The following command converts *.jpeg files to *.jpg.
Convert Uppercase to Lowercase and Vice-Versa
In case you want to change text case in filenames, you can use the following commands.
To rename all files to lower-case:
To rename all files to upper-case:
Change File Name Patterns
Now let's consider more complex regular expressions which involve subpatterns. In PCRE, a subpattern captured within round brackets can be referenced by a number preceded by a dollar sign (e.g., $1, $2).
For example, the following command will rename 'img_NNNN.jpeg' to 'dan_NNNN.jpg'.
img_5417.jpeg renamed as dan_5417.jpg img_5418.jpeg renamed as dan_5418.jpg img_5419.jpeg renamed as dan_5419.jpg img_5420.jpeg renamed as dan_5420.jpg img_5421.jpeg renamed as dan_5421.jpg
The next command will rename 'img_000NNNN.jpeg' to 'dan_NNNN.jpg'.
img_0005417.jpeg renamed as dan_5417.jpg img_0005418.jpeg renamed as dan_5418.jpg img_0005419.jpeg renamed as dan_5419.jpg img_0005420.jpeg renamed as dan_5420.jpg img_0005421.jpeg renamed as dan_5421.jpg
In both cases above, the subpattern '\d{4}' captures four consecutive digits. The captured four digits are then referred to as $1, and used as part of new filenames.
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Only 20 percent of Americans believe that employees clocking in 30 hours a week qualify as full-time, giving weight to the GOP argument to raise the government's threshold for full-time work under ObamaCare.
The definition is crucial under the healthcare law, which requires many employers to offer insurance to full-time employees.
A bill to define full-time as a 40-hour workweek cleared the House last week, largely along party lines. It gained the support of about a dozen Democrats.
That policy – often called the employer mandate – continues to garner wide support, with about 60 percent of people in support, according to the poll. The approval rating is an increase from the 53 percent of people who said they supported the measure in a poll taken near the midterm elections.
The boost in support comes even as Republican lawmakers remain in fierce opposition to the mandate, arguing that it is forcing employers to limit the hours of their part-time work force.
Nearly the same percentage of people who supported the employer mandate also believe companies should also be required to offer healthcare to part-time employees.
The poll was conducted Jan. 8–11 among a national sample of about 1,700 people.


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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The aging, long-haired singer and the bearded artist rattled the ice in their glasses and contemplated the transformation of their nation.
Old warhorses as surely as the veterans who paraded Sunday morning with their medals, the two men -- anti-war heroes of the past -- talked of peace, progress and the spirit of the nation on the 25th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
Loud rock music echoed down the old French colonial boulevard as tens of thousands of holiday strollers jammed the central streets of this fast-changing city, the former Saigon.
But the two comrades, their whiskey bottle almost empty, could not seem to get away from an image that still haunts them: the rich American man walking down the street hand in hand with the beautiful Vietnamese woman.
During the war, said the singer, Trinh Cong Son, that image symbolized the nation's poverty and moral degradation, although -- still a romantic -- he conceded that love might also have been involved.
But today, said the painter, Trinh Cung, it is the best example of the pragmatism and materialism that have gripped the soul of Vietnam: "Getting money, more and more, is what people want. They want to have a new life, a new rich life, and quite frankly they don't care what society says about them."
On this night of remembrance, a few blocks from the site where the last U.S. helicopters fled the city a quarter of a century ago, it seemed a luxury to complain about morality and materialism, the concerns of a nation at peace.
"Now, really, I have nothing to protest," said Son, who was famous in the 1960s as his country's Bob Dylan. His anti-war songs, banned by the South Vietnamese government, were circulated and sung by everyone from students to soldiers on the battlefront.


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A long weekend makes good eating habits and exercise more difficult. My wonderful husband cooks big breakfasts every morning. Then the coconut cake from Valentine's Day, strawberry shortcake, and brownies tempt even the best intentions. I love long weekends, but I need to learn to exercise better self-control if I plan to lose weight.
All things considered, I'm pleased that I didn't gain weight this week; but if I want to have an excuse to buy some new clothes to enjoy a Spring Break camping trip I better get serious the next couple of weeks.
This week's plan: add a daily vitamin. According to an article in the February edition of Health, taking a multivitamin at lunch can actually boost energy.
Looking forward to earning the Goal Achieved badge on Lose It!


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Ethan Hawke has just gotten some very lovely company on his latest thriller, REGRESSION, from director Alejandro Amenabar (THE OTHERS). The trades are reporting Emma Watson (HARRY POTTER) has come aboard the film to play an unspecified role.
Dimension Films will released the film sometime in 2015. Knowing the company's propensity for delaying movies, we might have to wait even longer than that.
Plot lines are being kept under wraps, but here is a rumored synopsis. Take it with a grain of salt:
REGRESSION is set in a small Minnesota town in 1980 where a man is arrested for sexually abusing his daughter. He admits his guilt despite having no memory of it. With the help of a psychologist, he relives the memories and implicates a police officer as his partner in crime. The man�s estranged son and other townspeople are also suddenly able to relive suppressed memories of horrific abuse. At the same time, the local news reports blame a Satanic cult that has been performing rituals of orgies, assault, killing animals and even babies, for years. The officers are alarmed when similar reports come in from all around the country�they believe they�ve uncovered a national and possibly supernatural conspiracy. Is the abuse real, or something else?�
�I am passionate about Alejandro and his work and am so happy to be collaborating with him. I�m really excited by the challenge my character presents to me as an actress. I can�t wait to begin,� said Watson.


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Posted: Thursday 1st January 2015 by Community
The turning over of a new year is traditionally a time where we reflect on the past twelve months and resolve to make changes that will benefit our lives. Where you may be tempted to (again!) opt for losing weight, joining the gym or saving money, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust asks you to instead make a commitment to wildlife and your environment (and do all these things anyway in your free green gym!) by choosing one of the following New Year's resolutions!
Choose your green new years resolution!
- Be more an organised advocate for wildlife
- Become a hedgehog hero
- Make an effort to reuse or recycle your unwanted items
- Make your garden a wildlife haven
- Give some of your time and gain some hands-on experience
- Reduce the energy you use
- Teach your children about the wonder of nature
- Put my best foot forward and walk for wildlife
Which green resolution are you going to pledge? Take our poll and let us know!
1. Be an organised advocate for wildlife
Every year, many of us promise ourselves that we'll make sure we're fully prepared for birthdays, Easter and all those other big celebrations. It's easy to forget though, so why not take this opportunity to stock up on some great gifts in our January Sale!
Yes we know that we said 25% off in our download, but we've decided to be extra extra generous and offer you 50% off gift membership, and 30% off adopt a species.
That's less than £1.50 a month for a standard membership (£15 a year!), and £2 a month for the whole family (£24 a year) and the lucky recipients of this great gift will recieve three wildlife packed Wildlife magazines, a guide to our 60 nature reserves and access to over 100 fabulous events!
Go on, give the gift of a wild Gloucestershire this year!
Pledge to be an organisaed advocate for wildlife.
Tweet or facebook your pledge to a member of the wildlife trust and open up a world of wildlife
2. Become a hedgehog hero
Become an advocate for hedgehogs in your area and with your friends and family. Make your garden more hedgehog friendly - perhaps install a hedgehog house, and make a hole in you fence and make a concious effort to look out for and record all the sighting of hedgehogs (both dead and alive) that you can and encourage your friends and family to do the same.
And remember - it's not just where they are that's important, but where they aren't!
Find out more about hedgehogs in Gloucestershire here
Tweet or facebook your pledge to become a hedgehog hero
3. Make an effort to reuse or recycle your unwanted items
After Christmas you undoubtedly will have some unwanted gifts, however small, that can either be donated to a charity shop or listed on freecycle.org As the saying goes, one man's rubbish is another man's gold and as long as you're willing to offer it for free, you could make contact with someone who has been looking for just that.
Christmas cards and wrapping paper can be recycled at your local recycling point or in your green boxes for roadside collection. If you aren't already taking advantage of this wonderful service, maybe 2016 is the year to start!
If you're having a New Year clear out of your wardrobe, don't bin those old fashioned clothes! Is there a young child that would be delighted with some new additions to their dressing up box? A charity shop will be able to sell any items in good condition and if they have seen better days they can be cut up and used as rags around the home.
Find out more about recycling in Gloucestershire
Tweet or facebook your pledge to reduce, reuse and recycle more
4. Make your garden a wildlife haven
There are many ways that you can make your garden wildlife-friendly with the simplest way being to provide them with the food, water and shelter that they need. Stock birdfeeders with black sunflower seeds, mixed wild bird seed and unsalted peanuts and remember to protect the birds you do attract by positioning your feeder away from any walls or other surfaces that cats might be able to jump on to it from.
Birds can easily die of thirst so another good idea is to install a bird bath. They will use this for drinking and bathing so make sure that it has a sloped 'beach' area where the water won't be too deep. Water should be checked daily to top up and clear away any ice.
Different types of birds will need different types of nest boxes—see wildlife gardening section of our website for more information— and remember to position them in a shady place away from predators.
Find our out more about wildlife gardening
Tweet or facebook your pledge to make your garden a wildlife haven
5. Give some of your time and gain some hands-on experience
Whether you can spare a few regular hours or you just want to get involved on an ad hoc basis, volunteering your time with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust will be a worthwhile experience.
We need help out on our nature reserves to carry out our conservation management plans from clearing scrub and keeping paths clear to carrying out wildlife surveys that will help the Trust assess the state of species and habitats in order to plan future work.
If you would prefer to work indoors we often need help with packing our magazines and other literature, or other office/computer based work - if you have any particular niche skills such as design, photography or anything else you'd like to volunteer we're always happy to a little extra help!
Find out more on the volunteering section of our website
Tweet or facebook your pledge to give more time to nature
6. Reduce the energy you use
Whether you choose to switch all of your household light bulbs to energy saving ones or LED's, make sure you don't leave lights on in unattended rooms or turn your central heating down one notch and wear a jumper, reducing the energy you use will save you money and that's got to be an incentive!
Here's some useful tips for saving energy or how about switching to a green energy supplier!
Tweet or facebook your pledge to reduce your energy consumption
7. Teach your children about the wonder of nature
Wildlife Watch is the junior membership of The Wildlife Trusts and local groups meet once a month to discover more about wildlife and conservation through talks, activities and events.
Members receive a great wildlife action pack including a membership card and badge, a guide to being a Wildlife Watcher, our national magazine full of articles, photos, competitions and projects, a giant poster with seasonal wildlife information and also Gloucestershire's local newsletter 3 times a year.
Through joining a Wildlife Watch group your child can become a nature detective, take part in environmental action, get stuck into local activities, help make a future for wildlife and have fun and make friends too!
Buy Wildlife Watch Membership or get 50% off of membership for the whole family with the promo code 'Gift'!
Tweet or facebook your pledge to teach children about the wonder of nature
8. Put your best foot forward and get outside this year
There are so many great places to walk, relax and find inspiration right on our doorsteps. but we recognise that it's not always easy to find them so let us help you. Take a look on our reserves page and find a nature reserve near you to explore, or look at our top 6 winter walks.
Up for a challenge, why not grab your earlybird ticket for 2016's Walk 4 Wildlife - it promises to be a memorable day, especially as it's taking place on one of NEW flagship nature reserves - Crickley Hill! The first 75 tickets are being sold at a special earlybird rate, so why not sign up to come with us and explore this brand new and exciting reserve - what are you waiting for - get your ticket now!
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text: Neither "Natural Deficit Disorder" or "Vitamin N" are actual medical terms but rather two phrases coined by Richard Louv. The author of "Last Child in the Woods," "The Nature Principle", and "Vitamin N," and co-founder of the "Children and Nature Network," Louv claims our culture is experiencing a crisis of nature withdrawal. Today's kids spend over 50 hours a week on an electronic device and 90% of their time indoors. But it's not just the vilified electronic device to blame for the nature deficit, there is also poor urban design, a culture of fear, and the emphasis on organized sports. Our rural and small town locale mitigate the impact of the "concrete jungle" and the fear of neighborhood violence, but for some families, it still takes an effort to find a safe, natural environment for play. However, the rewards are worth the effort:


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An application called LinkSwift got on your computer? You can't stand ads created by it? How to uninstall it from your computer? Please read this post and follow the flowing instructions to remove it.
The Information about LinkSwift Adware
LinkSwift, a bundled application, is adware, produced by hackers to earn advertising money from third party companies. Genarally, it can be seen on dubious or unknown websites which display third party programs and free software.
Once it is inside your computer, Google, Firefox or IE browsers are stuck in the flood of advertisements. For instance, when you open Facebook, Youtube or Amazon, you will be shown coupons or discount information. This look like useful and attractive, but it is not true, because you may be redirected to a hijacker site or even forced to install an unwanted programs. Also, add-ons of LinkSwift create unneeded web traffic which slows down executable speed of your browsers.
In addition, free software which can lead to LinkSwift includes free streaming, free computer games or PDF creators. Among them, it is clear that some programs such as 1ClickDownload, Superfish, Yontoo and FBPhotoZoom are bundled with LinkSwift.
All in all, next time you meet with the ads powered by LinkSwfit, don't click them and close them. Also, you need to remove it as soon as possible.
The Manual Methods to Remove LinkSwfit
Remove LinkSwfit programs
For Window 8 Users
- Click Start on lower left corner.
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find programs about LinkSwfit from the list and then click uninstall.
For Window 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP Users.
- Click start on the lower left corner.
- Click Control Panel.
- When the window pup ups, look though all and find Programs and Features. Click it.
- Find programs about LinkSwfit. Right click on it and choose uninstall.
Reset Internet Explorer
1. Open Internet Explorer and click on Tool button. Then click Internet option.
2. In the widow of Internet option, select Advanced tab and then click Reset.
3. Continue to click Reset when there appears a window of reset Internet Explorerer.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
1. Open Mozilla Firefox and click on Menu button on the upper right corner of web page. Click Help Menu button.
2. Choose Troubleshooting Information in the list of help menu.
3. There is a page which displays a button of Refresh Firefox and click on it.
4. Then choose Refresh Firefox in the pup-up.
Reset Google Chrome
1. Open Google Chrome and click on Menu button on the upper right corner of web page. Click Settings.
2. In the page of settings, click a sentence of "Show advanced settings". The folded information will be shown.
3. Smooth your mouse down. Click Reset Settings in the bottom of the page.
4. Please click on Reset button as you go for it.
Note: Before removing LinkSwfit manually, please remember to back up your data.
The Automatic Methods to Remove LinkSwfit
This method helps remove LinkSwfit or other adware permanently. Due to the complicated conditions of infected computer, manual methods may let the browsers ruined and some system files maybe lost. Use automatic software can scan deep into your computer system and provide easy operations for removing virus.
Download and Install SpyHunter
1. Click the link below to download SpyHunter.
2. Click Run when there appears a pop-up to ask "Do you want to run this file?"
3. When the file.exe is done, double click SpyHunter icon. In the interface of SpyHunter click the Scan Computer Now!
4. The results of scanning come out. You will see virus in the threats list. Now, don't hesitate to click Fix Threats before ticking Select All.
Note: the scan of SpyHunter for virus is free. If you want to remove the threats, you need to purchase SpyHunter Malware Security Suite.
The RegCure Pro, a professional optimizer tool, is developed by ParetoLogic, which has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Network. With its cleaning function, the registry, website settings, unwanted shortcuts etc brought by LinkSwift can be tidied up.
Download and Install RegCure Pro
1. Click the link below to download RegCure.
2. Click Save File when there appears a pop-up to ask "Do you want to save this file?"
3. Run the file.exe by clicking the Run button. If the Windows asks you whether to allow or not, please choose allow.
4. When the installation is finished, there will be a RegCure shortcut in the desktop. Double click the shortcut icon to open RegCure, which will automatically turn to the interface of System Scan and start to scan.
5. When the scanning is finished, you will see all the threats which are distributed on your computer are shown. Click Fix All to solve all issues in your computer.Note: The scan of RegCure for issues is free. If you want to fix these issues, you need to purchase RegCure Pro Registry Cleaner by registering.
If you meet any difficulties in the process of installation of SpyHunter or RegCure, please must leave a replay to us. We will give you a quick answer.


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Requesting New Items for the Library
Academic Staff are able to request the acquisition of new items and journal subscriptions. Please make the request through your Academic Liaison Librarian. Recommendations by students or general staff can be made through the Comments & Suggestions Form.
Checking Order Progress
Any queries about an order at any stage of the ordering process can be directed to your Academic Liaison Librarian.
Notification on Arrival
If a staff member wishes to be notified when an item arrives, please let your Academic Liaison Librarian know and they will note this on the order. A notice will be sent out at the time the book goes on display.
If a title has been received and you require it urgently, please request the title at the Service Desk or email Lending Services. They will arrange priority processing and have it in the library within 24 hours (in most cases).
New books are displayed on the New Book Display for one week, with the display changing each Wednesday. See also Resource Lists and Indexes for updated lists of the most recently received items.
Requesting a New Journal or Database
Please submit all applications for new journals and databases via your Academic Liaison Librarian.
New issues of print journals are displayed on the New Journals Display. This is changed each Wednesday.


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ESP® reaches 20 years of saving lives.
A guardian angel is celebrating a milestone anniversary.
In March 1995, Mercedes-Benz introduced the Electronic Stability Program ESP®. Alongside the seat belt, airbag and ABS, the Daimler invention is by far the most significant safety system of modern passenger cars and over the years has helped to save the lives of several thousand people. It was with ABS (1978) and acceleration skid control (1985) that safety pioneer Mercedes-Benz began to control dynamic driving processes with electronic systems for the first time. The next step followed in 1995: additional sensors that recognise the driver's directional intentions (steering angle sensor) and whether the car is sliding sideways (lateral acceleration sensor), or is in the process of rotating around its own vertical axis (yaw rate sensor), provided the basis for the Electronic Stability Program ESP®. Following a directive by the European parliament and the Council dated 13 July 2009, it has been mandatory to equip all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles newly registered in the EU with ESP® as standard since November 2011.
A setback became a triumph.
From March 1995, this worldwide innovation was fitted as standard on the S 600 (C 140) luxury Coupé. A few months later came its application in the S-Class Saloon (W 140) and the SL Roadster (R 129). The V12 models had the safety system as standard, while for the V8 models of this series it was initially available as an option. However, it was in 1997 that the rapid spread of safety technology began: a Swedish car tester exceeded the critical limits of driving dynamics by causing the new compact A-Class to overturn during an abrupt evasive manoeuvre ("Elk test").
What at first seemed to be a setback for Mercedes-Benz became a triumph: in 1997 the company systematically made ESP® standard equipment – first for the A-Class, then for all its models. All the other manufacturers had to follow suit: ESP® has been mandatory for new passenger cars in Europe since November 2011.
Mercedes-Benz as safety pioneer.
"Alongside the seat belt, the airbag and ABS, ESP® is by far the most significant safety system of modern passenger cars", stresses Prof. Dr Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. As a safety pioneer, Mercedes-Benz invented skid protection. The introduction of ESP® was a significant step towards reducing accident rates: according to estimates made as early as 2008 by accident researchers of the German Insurance Association (GDV), if all cars had been fitted with such a stability program then each year in Germany alone around 37,000 accidents resulting in injuries and 1,100 accidents resulting in deaths could have been completely avoided or their consequences significantly reduced. Based on these figures, ESP® has already helped to save the lives of several thousand people throughout Europe.
Support in critical situations.
ESP® helps the driver in situations in which he or she risks losing control of the vehicle. If it detects a critical dynamic driving situation, it specifically applies the brakes to one or more wheels according to the situation and requirements. In addition, if the system detects it to be necessary, the engine torque is automatically adapted. In this way, ESP® helps the driver to stabilise the vehicle once again – particularly when cornering and in sudden evasive manoeuvres. At the heart of the stability program is a yaw rate measurement unit. It constantly monitors the movement of the vehicle around its vertical axis and compares the actual value which is measured against the specified value, based on the steering input of the driver and the speed. As soon as the vehicle deviates from this ideal line, ESP® intervenes and controls any skidding movements as soon as they arise.
Two decades of ESP®.
A quicker and more finely dosed build-up of brake pressure, a control unit with greater processing power, more compact components, new algorithms – in two decades ESP® has been continually enhanced. A key milestone was the introduction of electric power steering: while only brake intervention and a reduction in engine torque were possible up until this point, from 2005 steering input also began to play a helping hand in vehicle stabilisation. However, it is in the area of the fine-tuning of the ESP® system that the most noticeable advances have been made for car drivers: whereas the electronics of the first A-Class were still somewhat radical in bringing it to a virtual standstill, in the meantime ESP® has been developed to intervene in a very cautious manner, keeping the vehicle on the road with minimal loss of speed.


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The Beautiful Struggle
We all strive to get by one way or another. It lies in our nature as human beings. But for some, just getting by isn´t enough. Those moments when most of us would give in, give up or back down inspire them. They see beauty in the impossible. On their way up a high mountain, hiking in the wilderness or trying to sleep in a tent with thousands of mosquitos. They are not beaten by torrential rain or icing winds - be it on their way to the next base camp or just going to work. These are the moments we at Haglöfs live for. The beautiful struggle that inspires us to beat the elements.
The Beautiful Struggle
Emilie Björkman
Vår vän
Alastair Humphreys


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His next one, no doubt, he'd like to forget.
Five nights later, the former Swift Current Broncos captain and some of his new Vegas Golden Knights teammates were sitting down for supper at the Cosmopolitan hotel, next door to their home rink. They'd just wrapped up their exhibition schedule with a 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks. And then the proverbial poop hit the fan. Two kilometres south, from his hotel room at Mandalay Bay, terrorist Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd at a country music festival, killing 58 people and wounding nearly 550 others.
"We all ended up getting put on lockdown inside the hotel so we were there until the wee hours of the morning," Eakin said in a recent interview with the Prairie Post.
Now the who, what, where, when and why of the healing after such an unspeakable tragedy will be different for each and every victim, victim's family and resident of the city.
The Golden Knights also knew that some would seek therapy in the form of entertainment. Eakin recalled Vegas players visiting hospitals and blood banks in the days after the shooting. Head coach Gerard Gallant and general manager George McPhee both spoke of their players taking the initiative in many of those instances.
The team followed up by undertaking a complete overhaul of the pre-game ceremony before the Knights' Oct. 10 home opener.
That ceremony included one first responder joining each player during their individual introductions, 58 seconds of silence (one for each person killed in the shooting), and a speech from Golden Knights defenceman and long-time Vegas resident Derek Engylland.
Then the Golden Knights did their fans one better by setting an NHL expansion team record with their third straight win to open the season, beating Arizona 5-2. (For what it's worth, Eakin was held pointless in just over 16 minutes of ice time but did win 19 of his 28 faceoffs and manage one shot on goal.)
"It was emotional," said Eakin. "The speeches and the 58 seconds of silence was emotional. But it was kind of motivating too."
It seems doubtful, but if that was the only thing motivating the Knights through their first couple weeks, the rest of the NHL will want to stand up and take notice sooner than later.
Since then, all Vegas has done is win two of three games to improve to 5-1-0, and sit third among the entire league in winning percentage (entering this past Saturday night) behind only New Jersey and Toronto.
"Some people are just looking for something to rally around and we obviously did something special ... by winning our first three games and the first one on home ice," said Eakin. "Hopefully we can continue on the track we're on right now and kind of help the city heal through sport."
For his part, Eakin had three assists in six games ahead of Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues.
With the Golden Knights on pace to shatter the NHL's single-season wins record by a first-year team, is it the coaching? The goaltending tandem of Marc-Andre Fleurand Malcolm Subban? A bunch of young guys with a chip on their shoulder after being cast aside? James Neal (he of six goals in the team's first six games) and James Neal alone?
"I think everyone's having fun," said Eakin, who like most of his teammates is living in the affluent suburb of Summerlin, about a half hour's drive northwest of the team's home arena. (The flip side is that it's also just a few minutes from both their practice arena and the Red Rocks Canyon recreation area.)
"And it's all those points you made. Everything's rolling right now ... it's a long season but things start falling into place and it's our job just to kind of show up, work hard, be crisp, be making the right plays and not being selfish.
"Guys are having fun, guys are enjoying themselves. It is a little different but so far it's just been good. Guys are excited to play and to come to the rink every day. Our expectations are to work hard and play smart and get better every day, and that's pretty much it."


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First and foremost I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Chatterbox and House Party for picking our family to be chatters for the Tai Pei Made to Order Chatterbox. I have been a member of House Party for a little less than a year now and have had the opportunity to host 2 parties and do one Chatterbox and I absolutely love it! The size of samples and products you get are great and it has given me a chance to try things I wouldn't have tried prior. It's totally free to join and definitely worth trying:
Now on to my review of the Tai Pei Made to Order Freezer Meals!
I'm not going to lie I was a little skeptical going in to this ChatterBox. I love cooking and making meals from scratch and only a few times a YEAR do we buy freezer meals. I've normally found they aren't that good, or they take just as long to make as if I cooked from scratch. When we went to Wal-Mart to pick out our dinners I was surprised at how many options there were! My guys are big chicken fans so we chose Grilled White Meat Chicken and Tempura Battered Chicken Breast. My hubby likes those little carrots so Cantonese Style Veggies were his first pick and the boys and I love green beans so we chose the Thai Style Veggies. We are all big rice eaters in our house so we chose the White Rice and Brown Rice. Lastly we chose the Honey Teriyaki Sauce and the Korean BBQ Sauce.
We went to Wal-Mart sometime during the week, a Tuesday or Wednesday I think, and I wasn't exactly sure when I was going to try these. Then Friday rolled around; both boys didn't nap and I was exhausted from a week of packing, moving and trying to setup our new house. So it was decided we would try our first meal from Tai-Pei. My little guys loved being able to pick what boxes we ate and they did a really good job paring things together. The first night we had Honey Teriyaki Grilled Chicken with Cantonese Style Veggies and White Rice and it was definitely our favorite! Everyone (including my 2 year old and 11mo) got seconds! I was thrilled how easy it was to make and even more happy about how good it tasted! Seriously tastes like something from a restaurant. The chicken was moist, the vegetables crispy and the rice was cooked just right. And a bonus clean-up was easy-peasy. From freezer to cleaned-up kitchen, dishes done was 35 minutes maybe forty. I loved it!
Sundays are usually my lazy days when it comes to cooking, well really every aspect of my day. So we tried our second Made to Order meal and were equally impressed. This time we did the Korean BBQ Tempura Chicken with Thai Style Veggies and Brown Rice. This one took a little longer to make. And by little I mean like 5 minutes. But was just as good. My husband and two year old liked this one better than the first because it had more kick to it. For me and the baby it was a bit too spicy (Baby didn't even get to try the sauce, just veggies and rice). Still good but I had to drink an entire bottle of water to help with the burn. I would cook it again though because my guys loved it so much. And I'm a total wuss when it comes to spice....Mild salsa is too spicy for me!
All in all I absolutely LOVED these meals. They are so easy to make and clean up after and they have such great taste! And the portion sizes were great! Enough for all 4 of us to have large first servings and seconds too if we wanted! The sodium content is a little higher than I would like, but I'm sure it is much less than if you were to go out to eat one of these dishes at an actual restaurant. If you're looking for a quick and easy crowd-pleasing dinner look no further!
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'Any time we can use our skills to help people around the world, it's a good feeling'
Spanish to English translator Betsy Galbreath has been a volunteer for The Rosetta Foundation since early 2016, and in that time she has translated over 50,000 words to bring people in Spanish-speaking countries, vital information in their language. Through her generous contribution of time and skills, Betsy has played an invaluable role in increasing the reach of the work of our non-profit partners. She has worked on texts that promote the rights of women and people with disabilities among other important issues.
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Hello all! I live on the central coast of California in the U.S. I translate from Spanish to English, having learned to speak Spanish fluently while living and teaching English in the Basque country of Spain. In 2012 I got a master's certificate in translation from the University of Denver, and I have been doing freelance and volunteer translating since then. When I'm not translating, I also volunteer for a couple of animal welfare organisations, and I enjoy getting out for walks and hikes in the beautiful area I'm lucky enough to live in. I also love to travel, and I make it a goal to see someplace new every year.
Tell us about how you became a volunteer translator.
A friend told me about The Rosetta Foundation. It's a wonderful idea to connect people in non-profit organisations – who might not have the resources to get the word out about their projects – with volunteers who can help them do that through translation. Any time we can use our skills to help people around the world connect and communicate, it's a good feeling.
50,000 words translated is quite an achievement, congratulations! I see that you have worked on some very impactful projects. Which have been the ones that stand out the most for you?
I've worked on several projects for The Rosetta Foundation, from a grant request for school projects in Central America to a report on a bear project in Spain for the EuroNatur Foundation. All of them have been interesting, and the best part of working on these projects is knowing that I'm helping worthwhile organisations get their voices heard with audiences they might not have been able to reach otherwise.
That is really inspirational, Betsy. And how nice that you get to translate texts in an area such as animal welfare that you are clearly passionate about. Thank you for taking the time to meet with us today. We really appreciate your support in helping us achieve our mission.
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Life has been pretty crazy lately. It seems like every weekend for the past few weeks has been packed with stuff!
Last weekend, I went camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. At first, I was really skeptical to go since Beans' broken leg, but we had already planned the trip with about 12 other people so I didn't want to cancel. We improvised pretty well if I say so myself.
I ordered this pet carrier for the trip and to make the next 6 weeks of recovery for Beans doable with our summer plans. At first, I wasn't impressed, but it actually worked really well.
We went on a three+ hour hike with him in it up a mountain and he did great! Here's the view from our hike. This terrain left me sore for days!
Beans Update
Beans is doing well and is acting like nothing is wrong. He has lots of energy and never seems like his leg is hurting him. The only problem is that he feels so well that he is trying to jump and run. Not good!
He is also clearly getting very bored. We were keeping him in the kitchen to limit his jumping in the house while I'm at work all day, but I kept coming home to things being destroyed.
It's pretty hard to make things any better for him. I can't get his energy out by playing very much because then he'll run and we can't go on walks. I'm not sure what else to do. We have lots of cuddle time at night, though.
He has started to put weight on his leg already, which kind of worries me, but he must not be in pain if he can do that. We changed his food so he would actually eat, as he's a really picky eater.
He's now eating his dog food mixed with sweet potatoes or pumpkin, broccoli, boiled chicken, white rice, and a calcium supplement – and he loves it! I'm just glad he's eating.
We won't get any kind of real update on how he's doing until the 4 week mark (in 2 weeks) when he gets another x-ray. Hope and pray for the best for us!
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I've been particularly busy in the past week because after we got back from camping, we had to do a ton of clean up. So all day on Sunday we were cleaning out the car and putting our camping stuff away, as well as setting up our new guest room.
Not too shabby, eh?
My in-laws are visiting for the 4th this week, so I turned our office into a guest room. Not just for them, but because in a few weeks one of my friends is moving in with us temporarily!
I'm so excited to spend some time with my in-laws, though. They get in this afternoon and will be with us the whole weekend. We're planning on taking them around our favorite spots in Boston like we did last time. It'll be a nice long weekend for sure.
On a totally random side note: I had grilled bananas the other day for the first time. Sounds odd, but they are amazing. It's like paleo banana bread.
TRY THEM! This is now my "dessert" of choice for the summer 🙂
I'll be out and about the next couple of days, but look for a new workout post on Friday! Have a great 4th of July!
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Try something a little different at Ivy House this time around. The Lake District is right on your doorstep so if you fancy shaking things up a little during your next adventure in the countryside, give Nordic walking a go!
Nordic walking is sometimes mistakenly considered a winter sport enjoyed in the likes of Austria or the French Alps. But that's not the case!
Nordic walking is in fact a style of walking that is used as a work-out exercise. A special technique is applied and walking poles used to increase muscle movement and development, toning the upper body while still working the leg muscles. It's really good for you! The poles reduce pressure in your knees and joints and propel you forward so that you can move faster and get further but without feeling as strained. The exercise is really good for your heart and lungs and can be enjoyed anywhere by walkers of any level.
Close to Ivy House the Whinlatter Forest Park is an inviting mountain forest in the Lake District that is great for outdoor activities. If you're interested in trying out Nordic walking take a look at Nic's Nordic Walking classes. You can join a free 45-minute taster session to see if it's for you and to find out more about the activity. Check out the website for booking information.
The Whinlatter Forest Park is a great place to start out because you are able to take in stunning surroundings as you go. It is home to an assortment of nature and provides great views over Bassenthwaite, Derwentwater and Keswick as you walk.
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Science Applications International Corporation announced on Wednesday that it was awarded a contract to support the U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program.
The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency and the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, has a five year performance period and a total contract value of $489 million for all awardees.
"SAIC is committed to supporting the CMA and PEO ACWA in destroying the nation's stockpiled and non-stockpiled chemical weapons," JT Grumski, SAIC's senior vice president and business unit general manager, said. "Ridding our nation of these old and potentially hazardous chemical weapons is vital to our nation's health and security, and we're proud to be part of the solution."
The Chemical Materials Agency is responsible for storing chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot and Bluegrass Chemical Activity. It is also responsible for the closure of the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, the Deseret Chemical Depot, the Pine Bluff Chemical Demilitarization Facility and the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Over the last 20 years, supported by the SAIC, the CMA has successfully eliminated chemical weapons at seven stockpile sites.
Under terms of the contract, SAIC will provide program, technical, engineering and integration services as required, including program management and oversight for chemical weapons storage and demilitarization missions for CMA and PEO ACWA.


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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Government of the People's Republic of China jointly organized the second advanced assistance-and-protection course from June 24 to 28 in Beijing.
The course took place at the Institute of Chemical Defense in Beijing. Twenty emergency response leaders representing 17 States Parties attended the training class, including participants from Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Georgia, Hungary, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Nigeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Zimbabwe and Cote d'Ivoire.
The course trained national responders on how to respond to a chemical threat, the use of protective equipment, techniques for detection and decontamination and how to monitor for chemical weapon use during both field and tabletop exercises.
The representatives who attended the event were from agencies that are classified as national emergency responders and handle chemical weapon incidents. The organizations are all highly trained in chemistry and know how to assist and protect in the event of a chemical incident. The course allowed for participants to exchange information between one another and openly discuss how Article X of the Chemical Weapon Convention can be implemented successfully.
Participants discussed the possibility for future cooperation.