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City of San Diego Water History
1850 - California becomes the 31st state and the City of San Diego is incorporated with a population of 650. Citizens obtain most of their water from the San Diego River and a few private wells.
1873 - San Diego Water Company forms to provide an organized water supply to serve a population of approximately 2,000. The company's first well is drilled at 11th and B streets in downtown, and produces 50,000 gallons a day. Water is 25 cents per bucket. An Army private soldier makes $13 per month.
1875 - Due to the poor quality of water from its downtown wells, San Diego Water Company drills wells in the bed of the San Diego River, builds a pumping plant, and extends its distribution system.
1887 - Old Town Reservoir built to store water from 12 wells located in the San Diego River bed adjacent to the old Presidio.
1889 - San Diego Flume Company completes a 35.6 mile wooden flume to carry water from Boulder Creek to La Mesa Reservoir (the duck pond at Grossmont Summit). Also, San Diego Water Company drills wells at Otay Creek, supplying water to both the cities of San Diego and Coronado.
1897 - Lower Otay Dam completed by what becomes the Southern California Mountain Water Company, thus creating Lower Otay Reservoir. Construction of Morena Dam begins, but work is soon suspended.
1901 - Following a vote of the people, City of San Diego enters into the municipal water supply business by purchasing the holdings of the San Diego Water Company (for $500,000) and the Southern California Mountain Water Company ($100,000) that were within the city limits.
1906 - Lower Otay Reservoir water supply connected to the City's distribution system by the Bonita Pipeline to a filtration plant located at Chollas Heights Reservoir (now Chollas Lake).
1912 - City votes to issue bonds to purchase the Barrett intake, dam and reservoir site, Dulzura Conduit, Otay Lakes, and Chollas Reservoir System for $2.5 million from the Southern California Mountain Water Company. Morena Dam completed, creating Morena Reservoir.
1913 - City begins offering public recreational use of its reservoirs.
1914 - City purchases Morena Dam and Reservoir. Otay Water Treatment Plant begins operations.
1916 - A series of very heavy rain storms, in conjunction with the alleged rainmaking activities of Charles Hatfield, hit the county. The San Diego River floods Mission Valley from cliff to cliff cutting all highways to the north. Lower Otay Dam, built without a spillway, tops out and bursts, flooding the Otay Valley.
1918 - Lower Otay Dam, now known as Savage Dam, reconstruction completed. Lake Hodges Dam and San Dieguito Dam completed by the Santa Fe Land & Improvement Co., creating Hodges Reservoir. Both dams were later purchased by the City.
1922 - City completes Barrett Dam to create Barrett Reservoir, and the Dulzura Conduit built to link Morena Reservoir, Barrett Reservoir, and the Cottonwood Creek/Pine Creek watersheds with the City's water supply system at Lower Otay Reservoir.
1925 - City purchases distribution lines in East San Diego (now City Heights) from Cuyamaca Water Company for $400,000.
1928 - Construction of what is now Sutherland Dam halted after only one year of construction. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) formed to bring Colorado River Water to Southern California. San Diego was not yet a member.
1929 - California State Supreme Court determines that City of San Diego has prior and paramount rights to the water of the San Diego River by virtue of the fact that the City was successor to the original Spanish pueblo. The pueblo was entitled under the old Spanish laws to all waters of the river. Appeals the following year to the State Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court are denied.
1931 - With water rights secured, City purchases El Capitan dam site from La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley Irrigation District. Four years later, the City completes construction of El Capitan Dam, creating El Capitan Reservoir; and the El Capitan Pipeline connecting it to the City's water supply system.
1935 - University Heights Filtration Plant enlarged.
1936 - City decommissions water well fields operated in Mission Valley.
1943 - San Vicente Dam and pipeline dedicated following two years of construction, and San Vicente Reservoir created.
1944 - San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) formed, with the City joining, and becomes a member agency of MWD two years later. CWA's first task is to complete a pipeline connecting the county with MWD's water supply system.
1947 - The first MWD water from the Colorado River flows into San Vicente Reservoir via the new San Diego Aqueduct constructed by the U.S. Navy, under a repayment contract with CWA. This ends San Diego's total dependence on local sources for water.
1950 - City of San Diego takes over operation of Murray Reservoir and commissions the Alvarado Water Treatment Plant, completed the following year. The water treatment plants at University Heights and Chollas Heights are decommissioned.
1952 - With completion of Alvarado Water Treatment Plant, the University Heights Filtration Plant is decommissioned and demolished.
1954 - Construction work on Sutherland Dam, dormant since 1928, completed creating Sutherland Reservoir. The reservoir is connected by pipeline and natural streambeds to the San Vicente Reservoir.
1958 - The sewerage function transferred to the newly renamed Water Utilities Department.
1959 - Upper Otay Reservoir established as a hatchery for propagation and introduction of Florida-strain largemouth bass.
1960 - Miramar Dam completed creating Miramar Reservoir. Murray Reservoir purchased from Helix Irrigation District.
1962 - Miramar Water Treatment Plant completed in Scripps Miramar Ranch.
1978 - San Diego begins receiving water from the State Water Project.
1996 and 1997 - Wastewater collection and treatment functions are separated from the Water Utilities Department forming the Metropolitan Wastewater Department. The Water Utilities Department becomes the Water Department.
2001 - Construction begins on the Miramar Treatment Plant Expansion and Improvement Project. Project includes a new rapid mix facility, installing new de-aeration basins, disinfection facilities, new chemical facilities, new and refurbished administration facilities, flocculation and sedimentation basins, washwater recovery system and water filters. The project is completed in 2010.
2002 - South Bay Water Reclamation Plant begins producing recycled water.
2005 - City begins 12-year program to replace all remaining 190-plus miles of old cast iron water mains.
2007 - San Diego City Council authorized the Pure Water Demonstration Project, which consists of a 1 million gallon per day advanced recycled water treatment plant at the North City Water Reclamation Plant.
2009 - Water Department and Metropolitan Wastewater Department merge as the Public Utilities Department.
2010 - As part of the Emergency Storage Project, CWA completes the San Vicente Pipeline connecting the City's San Vicente Reservoir with CWA's Second Aqueduct. Also, City completes seven-year Otay Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Upgrade Project. The project increases capacity and reliability to meet current and future water needs. The facility also meets or exceeds new, stricter water quality regulations.
2012 - CWA completes Lake Hodges Projects connecting the City's Hodges Reservoir to CWA's Olivenhain Reservoir. The new connection allows the City to draft water from Hodges for its own use for the first time.
2013 - The 15-year Alvarado Treatment Plant Expansion and Improvement Project completed. The project involves constructing eight new filters, constructing sedimentation and flocculation basins, implementing ozone as an alternative disinfectant, upgrading the Lake Murray and College Ranch pump stations and remodeling the existing Operations building.


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The first refugees in more than a week were allowed to leave Chechnya through checkpoints opened by Russian guards. But at the border with Ingushetia a crossing quickly closed again for reasons not immediately clear, as vehicles crammed with those hoping to flee the fighting backed up for miles. Loudspeakers told the refugees to come back again today. As many as 200,000 Chechens are thought to have sought refuge so far in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and Stavropol.
Trains, helicopters, and Navy ships loaded with food, clothing, and medical supplies were en route to India's Orissa state as relief efforts went into high gear following last Friday's devastating cyclone. But the help wasn't arriving soon enough to prevent rioting in the capital, Bhubaneswar, where people looted emergency vehicles in search of something to eat. Reliable damage assessments continued to be unavailable because the worst-hit areas were still cut off.
EgyptAir was under heavy criticism in Cairo because of the crash of Flight 990. Amid calls for an overhaul and privatization, a pro-government newspaper accused the carrier of shunning "modern developments." Critics recalled that another EgyptAir jet was hijacked two weeks ago en route to Cairo from Istanbul by a man using a pen as a weapon. The hijacker surrendered peacefully in Hamburg, Germany.
A fair trial for ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was promised by the country's new military ruler. But at his first news conference since seizing power Oct. 12, Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf did not reveal when such a trial would be held. He said documents being scrutinized by his hand-picked National Accountability Bureau indicated that because of alleged corruption in Sharif's government, "Never before have so few plundered so many." He repeated an earlier vow that the Army would rule until the corrupt were punished and economic renewal was complete.
A leading politician normally protected by the peacekeeping force in Kosovo was wounded as he answered a knock on the door of his apartment. Momcilo Trajkovic, who represents the province's dwindling Serb population, was unguarded late Sunday because he had asked for privacy in his Pristina home. A peacekeeping-force spokesman said two Albanian suspects were being sought.
A Nov. 14 runoff appeared necessary in Ukraine as near-final returns from Sunday's presidential election showed incumbent Leonid Kuchma wouldn't win the required 50 percent of the vote for a first-round victory. Kuchma, who faced a dozen challengers, was leading - but with 36 percent, to 22 percent for the nearest runnerup, Petro Symonenko of the Communist Party. Both were likely to seek alliances with distant finishers to improve their prospects.
As expected, a runoff will also be necessary in the presidential election in Ecuador, where final returns left front-runner Tabare Vazquez short of an absolute majority after Sunday's voting. Vazquez, the former mayor of Montivideo, won 38.5 percent of the ballots, to 31.3 for Jorge Batlle, the candidate of the ruling Colorado Party. The second round is scheduled for Nov. 28.
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In our Main Rooms our pre-schoolers are taught everything they need to enable them to successfully transition into school. We support children's developing skills within the structure of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. We look at both the Characteristics of Effective Learning as well as Prime and Specific Areas of Learning to support children during their time with us:
The Characteristics of Learning are:
* Playing and exploring
* Active learning
* Creating and thinking critically
The Prime and Specific Areas of Learning are:
* Personal, social and emotional development
* Physical development
* Communication and language
* Literacy
* Mathematics
* Understanding the world
* Expressive arts and design
Our approach ensures that we take into account the age and stage that the child is at, and that we "observe, plan, carryout & review" the activities that we deliver. We take a holistic approach to learning, recognising that children often cover lots of areas of learning in the course of doing one activity. We support children to be successful readers and writers by ensuring a "language rich" environment which includes interest tables, areas for children to mark make and "write" throughout the provision so that they are able to understand the value of communicating through the written word. We select a "Book of the Month" to spark children's interest in literacy and plan exciting, educational and stimulating activities around this to inspire children too. Social skills are further enhanced but we ensure that children's unique and individual personalities are celebrated to enable them to have the confidence to contribute within the room, to make friendships and to engage with adults. Of course, our educational approach is combined with care and attention to every child. We encourage and support children to explore arts, music, dance and technology to develop their learning further. We provide opportunities for children to be excited about mathematics and science, to problem solve and find things out for themselves, as well as scaffolding their learning – our approach to the role that the adult plays. Our environment is set up for children to independently access resources through different areas of provision which are available to children throughout the day.
The areas of provision on offer include:
Books and Puppets – children can read and tell stories themselves, make up their own stories using the props provided or sit and listen while an adult reads in small groups or individally.
Creative Workshop – lots of materials are available for children to make collages and junk models. We may ask you for empty cereals boxes and cardboard tubes from time to time, to keep this area stocked up!
ICT – children are introduced to technology, using digital cameras, light boxes, overhead projectors and computers.
Investigation and Exploration – broadly covering science, nature, problem solving, reasoning and numeracy. Children have the opportunity to examine, enquire and experiment.
Large Construction – block play develops children's ability to problem solve and their spatial awareness. It provides physical play which enhances co-ordination.
Literacy and Numeracy are supported throughout the room using number and alphabetlines, posters and environmental print. Children's pegs are labelled and they are able to register themselves when they arrive at nursery.
Malleable Materials – clay, goop, play dough and other mateirals offer opportunities for tactile and imaginative play.
Mark Making – although we have a specific area for crayoning, emergent writing and drawing, we also make 'mark making' materials available around the nursery so that children can write in other areas – for example making shopping lists in the role play area or drawing maps in the construction area.
Music – instruments are provided for children to access and props to support this area to include ribbons and fabric, a cd player and cds are provided. Children can play instruments, move, sing, dance and explore in this area.
Paint – children can create works of art using paint with brushes, sponges and string. We will display some of these on our walls - and you can take some home for your walls!
Role Play – children can dress up and pretend. Whether it's a home or a hospital they can take on different roles.
Sand – wet and dry sand offer different experiences to learn about the properties of natural materials and to dig, pour, mould, and make marks.
Small Construction – duplo, sticklebricks and other resources help to develop children's fine motor skills.
Small World – model animals, vehicles and people are available in most areas; sand, water, construction to allow children to use their imagination to make up and tell stories and scenarios.
Water – children love water, pouring, splashing, floating and sinking sailing boats, filling and emptying.
The opportunities in these areas of provision have the potential to support problem solving, critical thinking, understanding mathematical and scientific concepts, understand the world around them looking at differences and similarities of families and people - and develop an understanding of British Values. They also have the potential to develop literacy; writing and numeracy skills; develop their imaginations; help children explore different media and how they relate to each other; develop social skills including friendships & managing their own behaviour; develop fine manipulative hand to eye co-ordination, spacial awareness and large motor skills; develop vocabulary and communication skills; share, celebrate and represent their own experiences; support and develop their understanding of managing their own health, body awareness and safety rules; and create and work within expected boundaries - both social and for safety reasons.
Every day, at the beginning of the session, we hold Key Person led group times which include discussion involving each child's ideas and opinions to help them to plan and get the best out of their day. The well planned day offers opportunity for individual and group learning (both indoors and outside) through both planned activities specifically for children and through open access to resources, so that children can have their own explorations and lead their own learning experiences. Our approach ensures that the seven key areas of learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage are fully covered. Children have individual assessments throughout the year which monitors and reviews their progress and gives us the opportunity to include you in how, together, we can continue to ensure that they make progress during their time at our nursery - supporting their future. We make learning fun so that our children feel positive about learning and feel confident and competent, as this will enable them to succeed at school and beyond.


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Thursday, June 14, 2012
MvvmCross on Channel9
In particular he shows the code sharing in MvvmCross across Metro, WP7, MonoTouch and MonoDroid:
Portable libraries are the future - love em!
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Just want to know, why your solution with Portable Class Libraries is not still a part of main branch? Is it just an experiment, do you have plans to continue work on it?Replies
Thanks for the question.Delete
The vNext branch usind portable libraries is still I believe the future and the best way forwards.
However, I've still got some outstanding problems to solve with monotouch - requiring some changes with xamarin - monotouch and monodevelop PCL support is still quite basic v1 support and I need some v2 features. I've talked with a couple of engineers about this since April and looked at the monodevelop source myself, but there's no firm timeline on this yet. The rtm of .net 4.5 and vs11 (including PCL v2) may help get this moving.
Until I get PCL working in monotouch, then I must keep the master branch as the non-portable version.
Hope that explanation helps.
If it helps, here's some technical info - https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5346ReplyDelete


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Limb loss can have an effect on everyone involved, including family members and caregivers. The need for support is not just for the individual but for those in an amputee's life. There are a number of places to get support for yourself.
Log onto www.empoweringamputees.org and join the Caregiver of Amputees Group.
The Caregivers Action Network provides education, peer support, and resources for family caregivers.
Online resource for caregivers, newsletter and magazine.
The Family Caregiver Alliance supports and sustains the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
The National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.
The Well Spouse Association is support for spousal caregivers. They provide peer support and education about the special challenges and unique issues facing "well" spouses.


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On the Importance of Creating an Ideal Learning Environment
There is an abundance of factors that play a significant role in the academic success of every student, so it is of paramount importance to understand these factors and to utilize them in a manner that helps the student realize their full academic potential. At the Groza Learning Center, we are constantly researching new methods for cultivating the ideal learning environment for all of our students, and it is this research that has guided our choices in terms of the layout and interior design of the center.
With private tutoring rooms, one-on-one retreat rooms and small classrooms, the Groza Learning Center is a facility that is equipped with features specifically designed to aid students as they seek to achieve their unique academic goals. In addition to these practical features, the center also includes a number of inviting and comforting components, including the tree that stretches from the floor to the ceiling, the oversized games that adorn the walls and even the brook that offers a soothing babble to students of the center. Our students are therefore able to feel completely at ease because of these features and can adopt a sharper focus on their educational goals.
Of course, we also understand that our learning environment is not created solely through the center's unique interior design or its idyllic natural setting. This is why there is a focus on developing a culture of learning in which students clearly understand the inherent value of education and work diligently to achieve academic goals that go beyond some of the more superficial measures commonly focused upon. Students are therefore able to develop a lifelong love of learning that will be highly beneficial regardless of the future endeavors they choose to pursue.
With tutoring, test preparation, homeschool services and more, the Groza Learning Center offers a full range of academic options provided by expert professionals in an environment designed to yield the best possible outcome. The learning center has been working with students and providing individualized instruction since 2002, and its focus will continue to be on providing an unparalleled educational experience for students.


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Join Crystal Bridges Culinary Director Case Dighero, alongside Executive Director Rod Bigelow, as they invite regional chefs and mixologists to discuss (and eat) the virtues of High South cuisine. We'll take a look back at Bigelow's favorite moments in 2016. Open to guests ages 21 and above.
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Recipe from the Hungry Quilter
Here's a great use for quilting thread in the kitchen! It's used to slice your appetizers. (By the way, this thread technique will also work for most quick-bread and cake slicing).
If you keep the ingredients for these roll-ups on hand, you can whip up a tasty appetizer when holiday visitors unexpectedly drop by.
The recipe is from the out-of-print Keepsake Quilting Cookbook published as a charitable fund-raiser in 2001.
Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
|1 (6 ounce) can chopped ham
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
|1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1 (8 count) can crescent rolls
1/4 cup sesame seeds
Drain the ham. Combine the ham, cream cheese, garlic powder, lemon juice and onion in a bowl and mix well. Separate the roll dough into 4 rectangles. Place the rectangles on a work surface and press the perforations to seal. Spread the ham mixture on the rectangles and roll each as for a jelly roll.
Cut a 12 to 14 inch length of quilting thread. Hold one end of the thread in each hand, slip the center of the thread under one end of a roll-up, cross the thread ends over the roll-up and pull until the thread makes a clean cut. Repeat, cutting each of the roll-ups into 6 or 7 slices. Coat the outer edge of each slice with the sesame seeds. Place the slices cut side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cool. Yield: 4 to 6 servings.


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Examples of healthy meals for people with diabetes include fruit wraps, salads, oatmeal, and quinoa with corn and carrots, according to About.com. However, there is not a universal diet for diabetics, says Everyday Health.
Ideas for different fruit wraps include banana walnut, apple spice and tropical-fruit inspired. Greek summer, chicken and berry, avocado with corn and tomato are ideas for diabetic approved salads, according to About.com. Oatmeal provides soluble fiber that helps diabetics with glucose and appetite control. Add seasonal or frozen fruit to oatmeal for greater nutritional balance.
Combining protein-rich quinoa with corn and carrots provides a good balance of fat, carbohydrates and protein, says About.com. Add parsley, garlic and lime juice for flavor and additional nutrition.
Meal planning for people with type 2 diabetes should be centered around eating a balance of healthy carbohydrates, fats and proteins, says Everyday Health. Type 2 diabetics should consume fruits and vegetables, but it is recommended to consult a dietician for individual quantity recommendations. Starchy vegetables, such as spinach, carrots, broccoli and green beans, are good choices.
Legumes such as kidney beans and lentils should also be a part of the diet. Choosing fish over meat at least twice a week is also suggested by Everyday Health. When it comes to dairy, choose zero-fat versions.


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Case Summary: 13-cv-12412
Plaintiffs Richard Norgeot and Elizabeth Norgeot, citizens of Massachusetts, brought an action against Defendants Provident Funding Group, Mortgage Electronics Registration System ("MERS"), Wells Fargo Bank, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage for an alleged failure to comply with Massachusetts law regarding the foreclosure of their home. Plaintiffs executed a mortgage for their home, which listed Provident Funding Group and MERS as the lenders. The mortgage required Defendant Provident Funding Group to give Plaintiffs prior notice regarding any default and a course of action to cure any default. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant did not do so. As a result of the defaults on the mortgage, Defendant MERS assigned the mortgage to Defendant Wells Fargo. Plaintiffs allege that this assignment was in violation of Massachusetts law, and that the foreclosure of their home is therefore invalid.
This Motion to Dismiss was brought by Defendants, alleging that Plaintiffs have not stated a claim for which they are entitled to relief under the law. In this video, the Court hears oral arguments from Plaintiffs and Defendants. Plaintiffs argue that the assignment of the mortgage was invalid according to Massachusetts law, and that no notices were given to them in regards to any default. Defendants argue that Plaintiffs' allegations are conclusory because they give no specific examples as to why the assignment of the mortgage violated the law, and that Plaintiffs were aware of the default judgment but failed to appeal it before filing this lawsuit. The Court renders judgment against Plaintiffs and dismisses the case.
Case Highlights
- Complaint filed 9/30/2013 (Doc #1)
- Motion to Dismiss filed 11/12/2013 (Doc #12)
Case-related documents, including those referenced above, are available via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service. For more information, visit Pacer.gov.
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Colonial Williamsburg: Gardening Advice from the 18th CenturyMonday, December 12th, 2011
Can you imagine gardening in the 18th century? If not, I suggest you visit Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Historians have done a fantastic job re-creating early American gardens. Garden historians have used the writings of John Randolph who pinned, A Treatise on Gardening in 1793, as a guide to rebuilding the Williamsburg gardens. Here is a snippet of Mr. Randolph's advice to the 18th century gardeners, including many of our founding fathers: (more…)
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Ain't I A Woman
Referring to Sojourner Truth's stirring 19th Century oration, "Ain't I A Woman" is among Rory Block's most poetically evocative albums. Rory's music is an historic preservation of the past and a strong and original contemporary vision of the blues. She continues the classic tradition of the great women blues singers, while adding her own unique and magical sense of the world today. Features guitarist Mark Knopfler on one track.


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Lee Man Charged With Forgery
A Town of Lee man has been arrested on a forgery charge.
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says 23-year old Roger Drennon signed a false name to an FBI Fingerprint Card when he was booked into the county jail on vehicle and traffic charges.
Deputies later learned that Drennon had an active bench warrant out of Cherokee County, Georgia for an armed robbery.


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Mango Falooda Ice-Cream
It's a simple and easy ice-cream recipe mentioned to me from my dearest friend nitu, I added noodles to it and made it falooda ice cream. I and my husband enjoyed it a lot and I wish to share this with all mango ice-cream lovers.
Mango pulp ( I used one can of kesari mango pulp- you can easily find this in ASDA and TESCO)
805 g
Condense Milk
405 g
Birds Dream topping (you can find this in ASDA in home baking section)
450 g ( I packet is 36 g I used 3 packets)(two and half for ice-cream and remaining for falooda)
Noodles (boiled and drained)
1 packet
Cold Milk
Half cup
Chopped mango chucks
1 can ( drain the syrup)
Take the Bird's dream topping sachet and make a whip cream as mentioned on the back side of the packet.
Take a big bowl and add mango pulp (when adding retain 4 tsp for falooda), condense milk (400 g) and dream toppings and whisk for approximately for two minutes.
Now in a separate box pour the above mixture slowly and add the mango chucks and again add the mixture and freeze it.
Now for falooda noodles- take a bowl add cold milk, remaining condense milk and remaining falooda.
Add 5 tsp of mango pulp and mix well. Now you can add noodles and store in fridge.
When serving place noodles then the scoop of mango ice-cream then again some noodles.
Your mango faluda ice-cream is ready … enjoy with friends and family.
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Chicken & Salmon
Cats are carnivores and thrive on a fresh meat grain free diet.
Natures Menu is the first naturally balanced complete raw cat food made from great quality British meats. Nutritious Chicken and Salmon have been carefully blended into simple easy to serve nuggets of pure meaty joy to satisy your cats natural instinct for fresh food.
Made with the correct balance of nutrition including natural taurine, containing real cranberries, grape seed and green tea extract to ensure your cats overall health and well-being.
Feeding Guidelines
1kg - 9 Nuggets per day
2kg - 17 Nuggets per day
3kg - 26 Nuggets per day
4kg - 34 Nuggets per day
5kg - 43 Nuggets per day
6kg - 47 Nuggets per day
7kg - 55 Nuggets per day
8kg - 63 Nuggets per day
9kg - 71 Nuggets per day
10kg - 79 Nuggets per day
An inactive cat will have less per day than an active cat.
Please do download Natures Menu Transition guide by clicking here (this will take you to Natures Menu's website), to ensure your cat is safely and optimally switched to Natures Menu raw food.
Natures Menu recommend feeding this product defrosted, either in a fridge overnight or simply left to defrost in the same way you would safely defrost any meat you would eat yourself.
The nuggets may take up to 1-2 hours to defrost, depending on the temperature of the environment they are being defrosted.
Composition: Chicken (55%) inc 10% Heart, 5% Liver, Salmon (40%), Malt Extracts (1%), Yeast Extracts (1%), Cranberry (1%), Yucca Extract, Green Tea, Grapeseed Extract, Mannan-ologisaccharide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Carbonate.
Analytical Constituents: Crude Protein (17%), Crude Oils & Fats (9.9%), Crude Ash (3%), Crude Fibres (1%), Moisture (68.6%).
Nutritional Additives: Vitamins: Vitamin A (2,000iu), Vitamin D (200iu), Vitamin E (28mg). Trace elements: Zinc sulphate monohydrate (102mg), Ferrous sulphate monohydrate (40mg), Cupric sulphate pentahydrate (14mg), Calcium iodate anhydrous (0.85mg), Selenised yeast inactivated (17.4mg/kg).


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However, things have changed or rather improved since then. The society has become more acceptable and understanding towards people having an STD. While you might find a bit of support, people are still skeptical about dating a person having an sexually transmitted infection. There continues to be a stigma in the society that prohibits them from dating a person having an sexually transmitted disease. Hope is a revolutionary dating and support community for people infected with the Human Papillomavirus or the Herpes Simplex Virus.
Both these infections are incurable but medical science has succeeded in helping people deal with symptoms caused as a result of these infections. People gifted with STDs are special. Their needs, preferences and tastes are very different too. Hope aims to provide unconditional support and a feature — packed STD Dating platform for all these special people.
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§8-401. Time of taking effect; provisions for transition
(a). This Code takes effect on January 1, 1981.
[ 1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW) .]
(b). Except as provided elsewhere in this Code, on the effective date of this Code:
(1). The Code applies to any wills of decedents dying thereafter; [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
(2). The Code applies to any proceedings in Court then pending or thereafter commenced regardless of the time of the death of decedent except to the extent that in the opinion of the court the former procedure should be made applicable in a particular case in the interest of justice or because of infeasibility of application of the procedure of this Code; [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
(3). Every personal representative including a person administering an estate of a minor or incompetent holding an appointment on that date, continues to hold the appointment but has only the powers conferred by this Code and is subject to the duties imposed with respect to any act occurring or done thereafter and a guardian appointed prior to January 1, 1981 shall have the powers conferred by this Code on guardians and conservators, unless otherwise limited by the original order of appointment or subsequent court order under this Code; [1981, c. 127, §1 (AMD).]
(4). An act done before the effective date in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this Code. If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time which has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before the effective date, the provisions shall remain in force with respect to that right; [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
(5). Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this Code applies to instruments executed and multiple party accounts opened before the effective date unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent; and [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
(6). For an adoption decree entered before the effective date and not amended after the effective date, the child shall be the child of both the natural and adopting parents for purposes of intestate succession, notwithstanding section 2-109, subsection (1), unless the decree provides otherwise. [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
[ 1981, c. 127, §1 (AMD) .]
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Remarkable! Triumphant! Historic!
Then Bert Lance, the president's budget director, resigned in a financial scandal. Then came the disastrous "malaise speech," about the nation's supposed loss of moral courage. Then American hostages were seized in Iran. Next thing you knew, Carter was retired to pro bono carpentry.
The point being, if you do one thing right, and several other things wrong, catastrophe can await, such as defeat, humiliation and 12 years of the Republicans.
So, too, in advertising, where too many campaigns consist of one remarkable, triumphant, historic commercial that is overshadowed, or corrupted, or at least diluted, by several Bert Lances.
7 UP; Dr Pepper/Seven Up. Y&R Advertising, New York.
The idiotic "Are you an Un?" campaign has mercifully been euthanized, but eight of the nine spots in the new effort suggest meager progress. "Make 7 UP yours." Huh? What an awkward phrasing of an uninteresting proposition, and a lot of stupid jokes to go with it. (11/2 stars.) But wait. Then there's the remaining spot, stealing a gag from the film "Notting Hill."
One side of comic Orlando Jones' T-shirt says "Make 7." The other says "UP yours."
Oh, now we get it. Distasteful, yes, but it will make 14-year-old boys -- i.e., the target market -- laugh till their Pepsi comes spurting out of their noses. Since the strained and unfunny majority of the campaign clearly has been backed out of this one joke, they should just chuck the amateurish rest and stick with vulgar purity. (3 stars.)
Philips Electronics. Euro RSCG Worldwide, New York.
Here are two young women, watching a movie, weeping and a guy between them, unmoved. Where have we seen this before? Everywhere, friends. Everywhere. But then the guy starts to cry, too, because they're not at the movies but at home, watching a cooking show . . . on the Philips high-definition TV! And the TV chef is peeling onions! Oh, the hilarity!
Not only isn't the spot funny, but it is much too fanciful to sell the "lifelike picture" claim that spawned it. Kill it. (11/2 stars.)
On the other hand, a second spot shows a funky, downtown young couple looking for the perfect place in their apartment to put their ultra-flat Philips TV.
Words are useless to describe how the cha-cha music, acting, direction and editing come together in this spot, which is paid off by the couple in bed and the TV mounted on the ceiling. This is a small, brilliant gem. (31/2 stars.)
Jeep; DaimlerChrysler. FCB Worldwide, Southfield, Mich.
One spot, showing the hand of God creating Earth and all living things, is an impressive production with a wry, but predictable, final touch: a Jeep divinely placed atop a desert rock formation. Two more -- one set in Tarzan's jungle and another in a supermarket cart jockey's mind's eye -- are slight and forgettable. Ditch 'em. (21/2 stars.) Ah, but the fourth.
It begins with the Grim Reaper approaching a terrified hatchling, which he takes in his grizzled hand . . . and replaces gently in the nest. Eventually we see Death blissfully skipping stones, whistling and using his scythe as a golf club. Then, a question so trenchant it should be the centerpiece of the campaign for a


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On November 4, 2015, CytoSorbents Corporation (the Company) entered into a Controlled Equity Offering
Sales Agreement (the Sales Agreement) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as agent (Cantor), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Cantor, shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), having an aggregate offering price of up to $25,000,000 (the Shares). Any Shares offered and sold will be issued pursuant to the Companys shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-205806) and the related prospectus previously declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on July 29, 2015 (the Registration Statement), as supplemented by a prospectus supplement, dated No vember 4, 2015, which the Company will file with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act.
Under the Sales Agreement, Cantor may sell Shares by any method permitted by law and deemed to be an at the market offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on The NASDAQ Capital Market, on any other existing trading market for the Common Stock or to or through a market maker. In addition, under the Sales Agreement, Cantor may sell the Shares by any other method permitted by law, including in privately negotiated transactions. The Company may instruct Cantor...


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Margo did a great job of describing why it's so important to price properly at the beginning of the listing period.
What happens when you overprice your home?
In my listing presentation, I explain the "wave" theory of real estate to prospective sellers.
The day the listing hits the market, your property is at the crest of the wave. Buyers who are educated (ie. have seen all the other inventory), ready and willing (ie. have a need to move), and able (ie. have been pre-approved), are waiting for your house to hit the market.
If there is something out of synch - the marketing, condition, or price - and these buyers pass on making an offer, the property sinks into the trough of the wave. This is typically where some kind of adjustments are made. For example, the owner might spruce up by painting, or the agent might change marketing for greater effectiveness. If the problem can't be solved in any other way, then a price adjustment is made.
Now the market days start ticking along as we wait for a new wave of buyers to enter the market, get educated, get qualified, develop a pressing need, and if there is no offer, it is back into the trough again. This time it is even more likely there will be a price reduction.
The first question every buyer asks is: "how long has it been on the market?" The seller's most powerful answer: it just came on! The longer it stays out there, the greater the shift of power from the seller to the buyer. The longer the market days, the larger the price adjustment the buyer will make - whether the seller chooses to do it or not!
The second question the buyer asks is: "have there been any offers?" If not, then the next thought is: "how come nobody else wants this house?" If you are racking up market days you are indirectly potentially stigmatizing your property. It's a question of social reinforcement: everyone wants what everyone else wants -and no one wants what nobody else wants!
Pricing the property correctly results in: highest percentage of asking price achieved, shortest inconvenience to seller, greatest buyer-seller satisfaction, and the quickest path to closing.
So, price it right, ride the crest of the wave, and SELL!
"Delivering Dreams.....With Integrity!!!"


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John's Quest - Book Review
John's Quest – Book Review
Author: Cecelia Dowdy
John's Quest is a Christian fiction romance that brings together a Christian woman who has never married and an agnostic. There are strong attractions, but the woman resists because she knows it is not good to be married to an unbeliever.
Her younger sister who has done everything but live the Christian life presents her with a nephew who is blind. She just drops him off for an uncertain amount of time in order to take off with the latest boyfriend. Her parents live a long way off, so she has the problem of taking care of a blind boy while trying to work and take care of her home. She really has no time to work on a relationship she thinks may never go anywhere. But she does pray daily for the salvation of this agnostic.
The agnostic is a teacher and he has a heart for blind children. So, he took on the responsibility of tutoring her nephew to get him up to par in his schoolwork. The arrangement is for him to come to her house to tutor. But, after awhile, this seems to be too much for both of them, considering he hasn't turned to God and she doesn't want to get any closer to him. But, he does finally accept God, and they soon get back together.
This book is a great read and wonderful love story. I could have read it in one sitting. One just feels as though they are living right there, witnessing what is going on in these people's lives. And that is the essence of a successful novel.


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I thought I would share some wise words from our Chairman Lara Morgan which I trust you find valuable and take time to read, reflect and action. From Lara's desk… Now is the time with single-minded focus to answer the following 4 critical questions… 1.Do you have the right people to drive your researched strategy? […]Continue reading
This week I thought I would share some wise words from our Company Shortcuts Chairman Lara, who circulated the words below to all of her company heads. I think the message speaks for itself… "In order for a business to take advantage of an opportunity, four factors must be in place. The formula looks like […]Continue reading
Company Shortcuts co-founder Lara Morgan has been named as One of the UK's most inspirational female entrepreneurs in the UK by FreeOfficeFinder. The feature, which celebrates UK women in business, aims to inspire future generations of entrepreneurs, both male and female. Nick Riesel, their founder, explains the reasons behind the feature, and why Lara was […]Continue reading
IF YOU WANT TO GROW FAST, BE READY TO EXPORT! [LARA MORGAN] During UK Trade & Investment's (UKTI) Export Week, thousands of companies will be opening their doors to show the rest of the world why Britain is a great place to do business. While some businesses are embracing exports and taking the world by storm, […]Continue reading
No-nonsense entrepreneur, Lara Morgan, appears on The Apprentice: You're Fired panel, on Wednesday 11th November. BBC1's reality TV show, The Apprentice, sees candidates don helmets and hi-vis to offer their services, from gardening to window cleaning in this week's handyman business task. On The Apprentice: You're Fired, the panel turn to debate the performance of […]Continue reading
[FRASER SIMPSON, SMEInsider] Businesses have been exporting for hundreds of years, but with technological innovation and help from the government, it's never been easier for small British firms to trade abroad. We investigate how exporting really benefits SMEs, and we get some great advice from UKTI veterans who have travelled the world over to build ties […]Continue reading
Lara Morgan shares the system of reward she established in her business to motivate her sales team to accelerate the growth of her business. She explores how effective sales targets combined with really understanding what motivates an individual are crucial to developing the team culture focused on profit priorities for growth. Reward mechanisms, the generosity to some extent and […]Continue reading
I bear the scars of having seen my Dad steadily (miserably and slowly) go bankrupt, losing everything, because he failed to sense check his way forward. At the time I didn't see it this way, but I now consider myself lucky as those scars at an early age taught me the importance of the fundamentals […]Continue reading
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It's that time of year with holidays on the horizon, when we share our list of must-reads for all aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners. Take the opportunity over the holidays to get stuck into an inspiring business book and why not pass it on to one of your team when you've read it and invest in their […]Continue reading


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Ok so I purchased a diamond around 10 years ago. Apparently, in 2008 I signed up for a class action lawsuit because at that time DeBeers had a monopoly that unfairly drove the cost of diamonds purchased in the time frame I got mine.
fast forward to today, 5 years later, and I've gotten a settlement!
80 bucks –
LOL. Well, I'll take it! I forgot I even signed up for it.


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Catalyst comes out 12/11/12 from Samhain Publishing!!
CATALYST took an unexpected turn and I had to cut a lot and then add a lot, and because my deadline is in sight, I'm buried. This one is longer than the first two in the series. It's still not a full length–like my Dweller series with the first coming in at 105k–but it's one of my longer novellas. Borders on category length. Jacks, Vala and Bastian can't keep their hands off each other!
So, this is a quick stop to let you know that I'm working hard and hoping to have some more news for you soon! BTW, you all just rock. You do! I'm thrilled that readers are signing up for Vignettes and so far, a few have let me know they liked the story. These won't be long stories–just glimpses of characters you've come to know in my series. The first was kind of sexy, eh? Gotta love Ross and Dorian. One of the upcoming stories is already three times as long as the first, so these will definitely be random and hopefully, fun. 😉
Oh! I wanted to say that whenever new subscribers join, I send out the first Vignettes issue, so nobody misses out.
I will return soon when I have updates. Until then, that image above? Just a little hint into the world of CATALYST, vol 3 in The Kithran Regenesis.


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At the end of this week we're going to be accessorizing the built-in bookshelves that we designed for our client, Eva Chen. Working in the fashion industry for so many years, Eva has accumulated quite a collection of large coffee table books. She also has a fair amount of "real" books as well and it's important to her husband that these be part of the living room bookshelves too. When accessorizing a very large bookshelf unit like this, it often makes sense to come up with a theme–whether it be a specific color palette or a type of object. For Eva's shelves, we've put together a collection of organic, natural-feeling objects that will help give the large number of shelves some continuity while also staying true to the general feel of the apartment and the tastes of the couple who live there. Below is a lovely built-in where the designers used a large collection of coral to break up the all neutral-colored books. This is a lovely way to add a natural feel to bookcases, especially in a beach environment.
Little pieces of artwork, a collection of white ceramic vases, and a few other black and white objects keep these bookshelves from looking cluttered, below. Love the chic brass library lights! When accessorizing a large built-in like Eva's, we almost always do a sketch ahead of time so we can figure out exactly what we need to bring accessory-wise and so we can quickly put it all together on site. Eva is a new mom, so it was important that there be plenty of storage for toys, etc; baskets from West Elm line the bottom shelves. Accessorizing bookshelves this large can get pricey (and if you put too much on the shelves, it will also look cluttered!). We decided to limit the shelves for objects and decorative items to the 6 shelves on either side of the television. The four shelves above the TV will be reserved for non-coffee table books. Giving the reading books their own little section will help the entire unit look more uniform. While more often than not we purchase accessories at antique stores and flea markets, we wanted to see what we could pull together using only online, highly affordable sources. The results (we think) were pretty great! Check out some of the natural elements we'll be using on Eva's bookshelves, below:
3. bone china vases, 4. twig sculpture, 5. marble carved shell , 6. coral on glass base
7. wire and cane bowl, 8. fish scale wood frame
9. thai striped vases, 10. porcelain vase set
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A fun and exciting game for older children that can be done indoors or outdoors.
You will need:
- A parachute
- Small plastic balls
Unfold the parachute on the floor and place some plastic balls in the centre. The children can hold the handles of the parachute and lift it in the air and back down at the same time. Children can watch the balls being thrown into the air and try catching them back on the parachute. To add more challenge to the activity children can see if they can throw the balls higher, and work together as a team to catch them on the parachute.
Areas of learning covered:
- Physical development
- Personal and social development


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Hours Reclaimed for Learning
Products & Solutions
The University of Scranton
Going Global with Flash-enabled Classrooms
The University of Scranton is committed to providing students with opportunities to be immersed in learning in multicultural environments. As such, it is welcoming students from Africa, South America, and other regions using e-learning programs. The University is adopting a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) service mobile strategy to support learning and collaboration from anywhere at any time, as well as offering university-owned software free of charge to students and faculty. Integral to the success of these efforts is a high-performance virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
To maintain a quality learning experience for students worldwide, the University needed a highly scalable storage system. Bottlenecks were already occurring in local computer labs, where students attend classes that use heavy-hitting statistical and mathematical applications. With many students connecting to these applications simultaneously at the start of classes, VDI boot storms caused latency peaks as high as 50ms.
To expand mobile-friendly content delivery solutions and provide anytime, anywhere access for educators and students, the University moved its VMware Horizon View VDI deployment to NetApp AFF8040 systems. At the same time, it deployed non-flash NetApp FAS8040 systems to host critical applications such as its Banner student information system, in a virtual environment. All controllers run the NetApp clustered Data ONTAP operating system for continuous operations to support students and staff. With the new solution in place, applications now launch faster and are more responsive, with virtual desktop login times decreasing by 50%.
Today, the ability to offer high-quality learning experiences is helping the University be more competitive and attract students worldwide. Its VDI deployment has been so successful that the University is considering moving its Oracle databases to NetApp All Flash FAS to boost performance for enterprise applications.
About this Customer
Founded in 1888, The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university with over 6,000 students. It is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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May 12, 2009, 3:59 pm
Today was day two of openSUSE Community Week, and we had a lot of great sessions, good discussions, and an all-around good day.
Well, except for the wiki downtime, which was a bit of a problem but should be sorted out for the rest of the week and we're in the process of sorting out permanently.
Checking into the various rooms for Community Week, it looked like attendance was up across the board as much as 50% in some cases. One of the most important things, in my opinion anyway, is that we
Spent a big part of the day in Freenode in the #opensuse-wiki and #opensuse-marketing channels. The marketing session generated some good feedback, though we didn't get terribly far in actually putting together the 11.2 launch plan. The wiki session, likewise, was good in generating ideas. Attendance was not too bad - about 20 people between the sessions, and some folks in both.
A couple of ideas for running sessions in the future:
- Have a more firm agenda handy for guiding discussion.
- Pull together prepared text so if you're running the session, you're not typing in real time.
- Put together a short pre-session text that participants can read so that everybody's on the same page when participating in the real-time session.
Other suggestions for running IRC meetings effectively?
We still have a lot in store for the rest of the week. Check the openSUSE Community Week schedule on the wiki and, as always, feel free to discuss on openSUSE-project mailing list and in #opensuse-project on Freenode. See you on Wednesday, and (of course) have a lot of fun!


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Zurich, Switzerland -In the exhibition of around 30 photographs, ArteF Fine Art Photography Gallery present portraits of famous artists and other celebrities, for example Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Roy Lichtenstein, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Ed Ruscha, Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz as well as I.M. Pei, Marilyn Monroe, and Bill Clinton. For example, we see Igor Stravinsky sitting at his monumental grand piano, his head resting pensively on his hand. It is not the well-known composer occupying the centre of the picture, rather the open instrument, which dominates the space as an abstract form.
" Originally I wanted to be a painter. It was my dream to express everything I had to say in a single image – my thoughts and feelings, my opinions about people, my interest in nature ". Arnold Newman is unrivalled in achieving exactly this. Our memories of celebrities of the last century have been decisively shaped by his images.
Arnold Newman was born in 1918 in New York City , the second of three sons to Isidor and Freda Newman. He grew up in Atlantic City , New Jersey . Due to his parents' financial difficulties, he was forced to break off his art studies at the University of Miami and take a job in a portrait studio in Philadelphia . It was here that he began to take photographs in his spare time. In 1939 Newman made the acquaintance of Alfred Stieglitz and in 1941 he exhibited his photographs for the first time at the A.D. Gallery in New York . The Museum of Modern Art acquired several copies from this exhibition. A solo exhibition followed in 1945 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the museum bought up all the exhibits for its collection. In the following decades Arnold Newman regularly took photographs for well-known newspapers and magazines such as Harpers Bazaar, Fortune, LIFE and The New York Times. In 1954 he took his first trip to Europe , where he was introduced to the Parisian art world and made portraits of many artist celebrities. Numerous exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world confirmed his successful career.
In 2004 Newman received the highest commendation of the English Royal Photography Society and in 2006 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Portraiture from the National Art Club of America . Arnold Newman died on June 6, 2006, in New York.


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Volunteer Opportunity of the Week!
Do you love soccer? Consider volunteering with the Woburn Youth Soccer Association! They need adult and high school volunteers to help out at the Middlesex Commissioner's Cup on Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd. Volunteers can pick from the following shifts: 8-11AM, 11AM-2PM or 2PM-5PM.
If you would like to help out, just stop by the Joyce Middle School Soccer Complex and check in at the shack. For more information about Woburn Youth Soccer, please click here.


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Here we are showing Duniyadari Star Cast, Poster and First Look. Complete Star Cast Photos and Character Name.
Duniyadari is Upcoming Period Drama with Romance and Comedy. Kamal Amrohi Pictures Presents Duniyadari featuring Gujarati Super Star Malhar Thakar. Shital Shah is Directing this Upcoming Urban Gujarati Period Movie.
Kamal Amrohi Pictures in association with Worldwide Motion Pictures is presenting Duniyadari Gujarati Movie 2016. Hu Tu Tu movie fame Shital Shah is directing Duniyadari Gujarati Movie which is a remake of Marathi movie Duniyadari of 2013.
Malhar Thakar and Esha Kansara are playing the lead role in Duniyadari movie 2016. While Aarjav Trivedi, Mamta Chaudhary, Tarika Tripathi, Shaunak Pandya, Parikshit Tamalia, Kishan Gadhvi, Sanjay Galsar, Hemang Shah and Rajan Thakar are in supporting role.
Duniyadari Star Cast and Crew Details :
Duniyadari Star Cast :
Esha Kansara
Aarjav Trivedi
Mamta Chaudhary
Tarika Tripathi
Shaunak Vyas
Parikshit Tamalia
Kishan Gadhvi
Hemang Shah
Rajan Thakar
Duniyadari Film Directed By:
Shital Shah
Duniyadari Movie Genre :
Period Drama / Love Story / Comedy
Duniyadari Movie Production House :
Kamal Amrohi Pictures
Duniyadari Movie Produced By :
Tajdar Amrohi and Riyaz Balooch


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The TNT cable network announced on Friday, July 8, that it plans to air a full series based on "Dallas," which will see Larry Hagman, 79, reprising his role as oil tycoon J.R. Ewing.
The new show is set to debut in the summer of 2012 and TNT has ordered 10 episodes, according to a statement obtained by OnTheRedCarpet.com.
The network plans to air sneak peek clips from the new "Dallas" on Monday, July 11, during the season premieres of its programs "The Closer," which begins at 9 p.m. ET, and "Rizzoli & Isles," which stars at 10 p.m. ET.
TNT had announced its plans for a pilot episode earlier this year and confirmed Hagman's participation.
Also set to return - Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray, who will reprise their roles of Ewing's younger brother Bobby and the oil tycoon's ex-wife Sue Ellen."TNT has explored the possibility of an updated version of 'Dallas' for several years, but it wasn't until we read Cynthia Cidre's outstanding pilot script that we knew we had the foundation for a great new series," Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), said in the TNT network's statement.
The original "Dallas" series ran from 1978 to 1991 and was famous for cliffhangers, namely the "Who Shot J.R.?" storyline.
The new show will follow J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing's son John Ross, played by Josh Henderson, and the adopted son of Bobby, Christopher, who is portrayed by Jesse Metcalfe. The two clash over the future of the family dynasty.
Henderson played Austin on "Desperate Housewives." Metcalfe portrayed John on the ABC drama series and also played Miguel on the soap opera "Passions."
Also joining the new "Dallas" - "The Fast & the Furious" actress Jordana Brewster will play Elena, a woman in the middle of a love triangle with John and Christopher.Brenda Strong, who voices Mary Alice Young on "Desperate Housewives," is set to play Ann Ewing, Bobby's wife, on the new "Dallas."
Julie Gonzalo plays Christopher's fiance, Rebecca Sutter. She portrayed Maggie on the show "Eli Stone" and Parker on "Veronica Mars."
What do you think of a new "Dallas" series? Sound off in our poll below!


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What They're Saying In the Taliban War Room About Obama's Plan
Now that we've understood the administration's strategy for Afghanistan, what is the Taliban strategy against the United States? Such a question is warranted to be able to project the clash between the two strategies and assess the accuracy of present U.S. policies in the confrontation with the forces it is fighting against in that part of the world. So, how would the Taliban/Al Qaeda war room counter NATO and the Afghan government based on the Obama administration's battle plan?
Strategic Perceptions
The jihadi war room is now aware that the Obama administration has narrowed its scope to fully defeat the so-called Al Qaeda organization while limiting its goal to depriving the Taliban from achieving full victory. In strategic wording this means that the Obama Administration won't give the time and the means, let alone the necessary commitment to fully defeat the Taliban as a militia and militant network. The Jihadists strategists have now understood that Washington's advisors still recommend talking to the Taliban, the entire Taliban, but only after the latter would feel weak and pushed back enough to seek such talks. Underneath this perception, the Islamists' analysts have realized that present American analysis concludes that al Qaeda and the Taliban are two different things, and that it is possible to defeat the first and eventually engage the second. Such a Jihadist understanding of US defective perceptions will give the Taliban and Al Qaeda a first advantage: Knowing that your enemy, the U.S., isn't seeing you as you really are.
Strategic Engagement
President Obama has declared, and his aides have confirmed, that the goal of the mission in Afghanistan is to destroy Al Qaeda and train the Afghan armed forces but not to engage in nation-building. Unlike previous American commitments (which weren't very successful anyway), the current strategy officially ignors the ideological battle being waged in the country. What message did the Taliban take from the president's declaration? That the pipeline of new recruits that comes from the madrassas is wide open. Washington's military efforts and government funds won't touch the ideological factory of jihadism, which is the strategic strength of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Hence, the jihadi network in Afghanistan will continue and further develop its indoctrination structures, untouched and unbothered by American military escalation. The Marines and other NATO allies will be fighting today's Taliban while tomorrow's jihadists will be receiving their instruction in peace and tranquility. By the time the Obama deadline to withdraw forces arrives whether it's in 2011, 2012 or even beyond, the future forces of the enemy will be ready to be deployed. One wave of terrorists will be weakened by the action of brave men and women of the U.S. and NATO armed forces, while the next wave will be prepared to takeover later.
A Deadly Deadline
The administration's plan included a timeline for withdrawal from the central Asian country. Basing their assessment on the notion of "no open-ended engagement" the shapers of the new Afghanistan strategy have told the enemy's war room -- and on camera, to boot -- that America's time in Afghanistan will last until 2013 at the maximum, after which it will be Taliban time again.
As many analysts have already concluded, all what the jihadist war planners have to do is to wait out the hurricane of escalation. The deadly deadline proposed in the strategy has no precedent in the history of confrontation with totalitarian forces. The Taliban has already waited out eight years, what are two, three or eight more years, if the action taken by the U.S.-led coalition is not qualitatively –not just quantitatively, different?
A Rush to the Door
As presented to the Afghan people, the Obama administration's new plan for the battlefield is seen as a last surge before the general exit of the country. The Taliban's war room understands the equation. Thirty thousands more U.S. troops will deploy with their heavy equipment, backed by another five to ten thousand troops from allied forces. Offensives will take place in Helmund Province and other strategic areas. Special Forces will move to multiple places and shelling will harass the Islamist militias for as long as two years or more. The Taliban will incur losses and Al Qaeda's operatives will be put under heavier pressure: All that is noted in Mullah Umar's book and saved on Zawahiri's laptop. Then what?
Then it's time to exit the country and U.S and NATO forces begin their withdrawal. When that happens, the surviving Taliban, plus the new wave of fanatics just matriculating from madrassas, or the jihadi volunteers sent from the four corners of the "Caliphate" will have a choice to make: Either they will accept the offer by American negotiators to join the Afghan government or –depending on their assessment at the time -- they will reject the offer and shell the infidel troops as they pull out.
In a nutshell, the new strategy is convenient to that Taliban war room: they have all figured out until the Mayan year of 2012, and way beyond. All that it takes for democracies to hand the totalitarians a victory, is to not understand the latter's long term goals. And we've just done that.
Dr. Walid Phares is the Director of the Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of "The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad."


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Have you ever wondered what triggers wars?
There are two aspects in humans, one that tends to be precise, formal, correct: the Order.
Another, drawing from the indiscriminate freedom to decide anything about his life, without any sort of limits, without any poles that limits his patience: this is Chaos.
Every civilization shows that both components should be considered, and promptly also shows that both components can not coexist mingling too.
Every form of civilization, whether it has succeeded or has failed, tried somehow to find a formula for coherence between chaos and order.
Seeing some politicians, I notice how the order is a prerogative: to pay taxes, to encode roads, homes, times, city to organize, resources to rationalize.
Then there are also the "chaotic" activities in the ordered city: gambling, formula 1, hunting in the woods, and all those kinds of activities aimed to vent the "I" after the observation of infinite rules of order.
Some politicians, fanciful, may also decide to enforce the order for the "others", but failing to not recognize their duties. Then they search for deterrence, sweet pills, just to sweeten the great truth: that the human being is something far from a balanced creature. We thus see that writing a "ad personam" law becomes a way to place in order my the chaos, indeed, its own chaos.
But when the white and black blend to some degree, don't remain distinct as the Yin and the Yang, the universal symbol of balance, but give birth to a gray, dusty and poisonous, typical of cities like Hong Kong or Milan ... Cities have the color of the compromise from which they are governed.
I Believe that demand order where chaos has slowly but surely gained the upper hand means ... War.
Quite simply, war is an attempt by those who defend the order to prevail over the chaos, while those who defend the chaos will try the same thing in equal and opposite sense.
Moreover it is also true that there cannot be light without darkness, or simplifying, a perfect balance without the alternation of the one and the other.
So what is the best formula for coexistence of Order and Chaos?
If the order has prevailed for the most up to date, to keep in equilibrium is now the chaos time, and so on down the eons of the universe in perfect viable alternative. Just like two children, holding hands each other, play running in circle. If at least one of them leave, they both disastrously fall.
This is the surprise that the generals and the big heads of state do not recognize: that is if the enemy fail, they fail too. Just try to think: wars end with "truce", without winners or losers. This is the sign that the tour returned balanced, as it's in a temporary stasis, but just until the next round!
But what a sad thing that "the whirlwind unclean" is so costly in terms of human lives, suffering, and pain. We are part of a dynamic system although we lover the peace, the "stagnation", the quiet living.
If anything our civilization would recognize to be wrong by it's foundations, I hope it dumbs without creating any damage.
After all, tto rebuild everything there always is this incurable, unbalanced and crazy human being.
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December 1, 2016
(Toronto, ON) – Just in time for the holidays, seasoned Toronto hip hop artist MC FÜBB (pronounced "emcee foob") is proud to announce the release of his new EP: FÜBB Unlimited. The seven track album is produced exclusively by Toronto beatmaker Justunlimited, with guest artist features by Mississauga emcee Es (Toronto Independent Music Awards 2015 winner for "Best Urban Artist"), KRS-ONE cosigned emcee Bad Newz, and DJ Xplisit ("Toronto's Craziest Beatboxing DJ"). Being his fifth official non-mixtape album released since his debut EP Foundations back in 2009, FÜBB Unlimited is a testament to the persistence and tenacity of an artist committed to improving his craft and developing an extensive body of work.
Here are MC FÜBB's own words on his new project:
On the surface, the reason for the title of this album is straightforward (MC FÜBB + Justunlimited = FÜBB Unlimited). It's about an emcee/poet and a producer/beat-maker combining their talents to make something that neither of them could have created on their own – music created through the efforts of their synergy. It's a work of art that can be enjoyed by listeners today and will remain available for future generations to come, long after we are no longer here to make new music.
On a deeper level, creating this EP has given me pause to reflect on my career as a hip hop artist; a lot has changed in my life since I started taking my rapping seriously over seven years ago. In recent years, I've drifted away from my fixation on the dream of "making it" as an artist in the music business and toward a life that is fulfilling in a broader sense: the kind of life where I can be fulfilled and "make it" in a variety of different ways. But despite a recalibration of the priorities in my life, I continue to heed the call of the pen and pad, the microphone and the recording booth. Regardless of what else I'm up to in my life, I feel the need to express myself creatively and to transform my raw experience into something tangible that can stand the test of time.
Perhaps it's a way that we, as artists, try to cheat death – a way to overcome the existential dread that comes with the realization that our time on this earth is limited. Against the backdrop of the infinite, we are flashes in the pan of existence. But in the context of the lives we touch through our words and actions – be it through the structures we build, walls we tear down, or works of art we create – we have a chance to leave a legacy behind after we die. In that sense, the potential difference that our lives can make is truly unlimited.
My hope is that listeners' lives are impacted by our music for the better, if even just for a moment, as they take in this new EP.
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- CharleighT
- 4 years ago
- Wedding: July 2014
Hi Bees…
So, I'm about 5'3 and weigh 100lbs. I love to cook and I make most of our meals from scratch. This way, we can eat the foods we love and crave, but they're free of added sugar/preservatives/dyes/chemicals/etc and are healthier. I struggled with a severe eating disorder in high school and college and it took me so long to love food and the process of growing and preparing food, so I appreciate it ten times more than most. I missed out on years of incredible food and I'm making up for it now. This is the first time in my life that I have actually been really healthy and balanced. I don't weigh myself (I only know because i had to be weighed for a healthy program at my work tied into my insurance benefits), I don't count calories, I use full fat dairy when I cook without even thinking twice, and I am active but I don't schedule "workouts" per se. We do a lot of hiking, kayaking, swimming, etc. with our dog as hobbies as opposed to exercise. My doctors all know my lifestyle and my previous struggles and not a single one is concerned. My set point weight is between 100-115 and has been ever since I got through puberty. All of my aunts, female cousins, and my mom went through the same weight fluctuations of blowing up during puberty and settling in the same 100-115lb range. We are all within 2inches of one another's heights as well. This is just normal for us.
I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago after coming off the pill and growing body/facial hair (thank the lord I'm blonde!), gaining a little bit of weight (nothing cpared to what most of my Cysters with PCOS go through so I'm not complaining I promise!), and having each cycle become a few days longer every month. I was misdiagnosed for months because of my thin stature and the fact that I'm a ninja with body hair removal as I've been doing it forever. My history that matched the disorder was being an overweight preteen when puberty hit, having body hair, and having really painful and intense periods. I was lucky that they were regular but they were HORRIBLE.
To tie this all together, I have suffered intense blows to my self esteem due to having PCOS. I have felt like I'm less of a woman because my body doesn't do the most basic woman thing and ovulate. I felt extremely unattractive and like less of a person. I have had people tell me I'm "so lucky to have no curves" or "so lucky you don't have boobs!" in jest. I have tried on endless amounts of clothing/bathing suits/underwear and felt like everything is made for a body type I don't have– i.e. osmeone with breasts and an ass. Trying to find lingerie for my wedding was torture.. I looked like a little girl playing dress up. Ironically enough, the time in my life that I have been healthiest with food/nutrition/excercise/my outward body appearance, I feel the absolute worst about my body function. After years of wanting zero curves, I now know that my lack of breasts/hips/ass are directly related to a physiological failure that I can't change by altering my diet or exercise or just plain wishing.
So the point is this– there's a woman at work who drives me insane and always has an opinion about everything. She is desperate to be included (see previous post where she emailed me the day after we got engaged to invite herself ot my wedding), but the minute you give her an inch, she's calling you at home after looking your number up in the work system. I have distanced myself greatly but still see her daily during the week. Yesterday, she came out to our lobby adn saw me talking to the nursing supervisor by the doro. She exclaimed that she "thought I was a child patient trying to leave!" I didn't say anything but she walked around the counter of the reception desk and proceededto tell another employee that I am "annorexic". WHen the other woman said "No, she's not", she went on to explain that "No adult woman looks like that. That is the body of an underdeveloped child." The other employee said "her mother is built the same way.." and she retorted, "Yes well she had cancer and was on chemo so she has a reason. I'm telling you,its anorexia. THere's no other way a female body would look like that. I'm very close to going to HR to tell them about it."
I had to go to dinner with my husbands family that night and I am the only woma–excuse me..I am the only CHILD without babies. I ordered a water because I've been sick and someone immediately said something like "OHHHH LOOK WHO IS DRINKING A WATER!!! WATER HAS NO ALCOHOL SO I KNOW WHAT THAT MEAAAAAAANS!" I felt like I was going ot throw up because we hadn't seen them since our recent wedding and already the baby comments are coming and I was told I probably won't get pregnant without treatment and I'm already just so insecure about all of it. I know this is normal but these comments are so so hurtful and stressful to couples who are facing infertility. That on top of the other comments about how I'm not a woman jut wrecked me last night. I want a baby so badly but I am starting a new job and we have to wait to start trying with our RE. Now I'm just at step one feeling the way I did right after being diagnosed.
Can any small framed bees relate? Anyone with PCOS feel this way? Anyone want to tell me that all bodies are beautiful? Anybody else really tired of songs saying "Fuck them skinny bitches" or talking about how "only dogs want bones"? I'm so sick of how we, as women, have to constantly deal with the opinions and evaluations of other people on our bodies. It isn't right.


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just found out this super deal at Fu Lam Moon in fremont and also at milpitas branch because of their anniversary which will last another few weeks. just call them before you come to make sure.
the dim sum is good quality. it has good varieties. they come in carts and also in trays. the small, medium and large dim sum are all $1.50. unbelievable !!! For $1.50 you get 3 or 4 pcs. it is 50% off their regular prices because i ate there frequently. their porridge is also one of the best in the area and also $1.50 !!
but the SPECIALS dim sum prices are not on sale. these are the exotics such as special tofu, vegetables, shark fin dumpling in soups, etc. be careful because they're $5.00
I have never seen such a bargain before. hope you guys took advantage. Also the crab is only $12.00 each !!!
just make sure you get there before 12 noon or the place is packed.


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Media Statement | 25 September 2017
PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE CALL ON WORLD LEADERS TO ACT ON THE 2ND ANNIVERSARY of SDGs (#ACT4SDGs)
Today, on the 2nd anniversary of the SDGs, thousands of people in 834 events in 109 countries and more than 3 million people on social media around the world are raising their voices and calling on world leaders to be accountable and to #ACT4SDGs.
It's been two years since 25 September 2015, when UN world leaders agreed to a definitive plan for the planet and its people by adopting the Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.
"Only if the people demand it will governments act" says Beckie Malay, Co-Chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) from the Philippines. Civil society organisations are organising 834 events from Manila to Buenos Aires, to Brussels and Nairobi.
"People all over the world are calling attention to the many forms of inequalities everywhere - growing disparities in the incomes of the poor and the wealthy, limited access to education, health and basic social services, increasing vulnerabilities of the poorest to human-induced climate change and disasters, and the growing repression of human rights and civic participation in many countries. Agenda 2030, which aims for radical and transformational changes through the SDGs' wholistic perspective of caring for people and planet to achieve prosperity and peace, will be imperilled if we don't make our governments act on it," says Malay.
"Today we should be celebrating, but the situation is worrying," says Riccardo Moro, GCAP co-chair from Italy. "Social injustices are increasing and people are going hungry again. Last week the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that after steadily declining, 815 million people are suffering from hunger in 2016 – 38 million more than 2015!"
This is unacceptable in these times of over-production and over-consumption in rich countries, skewed trade agreements, and the available sustainable agriculture methods that can be adopted for food production in lieu of increasing and massive corporate control of the food system. It is time to break the cycle of inequality in all our systems.
Today we want to share our concerns while leaders are gathered at the UN General Assembly. If this lack of commitment continues, the SDGs will not be achieved by 2030.
We need action at all levels. First, we need to increase awareness, then public policies that create real changes to reduce inequalities in and between countries. We must also change production and consumption patterns, especially in the industrialized and the new emerging economies, in order to make development sustainable for the environment and for people.
We the People – starts the Charter of the UN, on this last day of this years' General Assembly many people all over the world are showing their commitment and calling on their leaders and governments to act.
Salina Sanou, GCAP Co-Chair from Kenya, points out that the ambitious
Agenda 2030 can be only achieved if we ensure:
1. Social protection for all
2. Tax justice – especially including fair taxation of multinational companies and the rich
3. Progress for women's and girls' rights
4. Political participation and ensuring the freedom of civil society
"We don't like rhetoric or empty slogans like 'now or never'," says Salina Sanou, "but we want to contribute and we are very worried for the threats to peace we are facing in too many areas of the world. There is no development without peace, there is no peace without development."
Let's act together!
Download the whole statement as PDF.
You can find photos and stories from all parts of the world aggregated and showcased on www.act4sdgs.org. Some examples are included below!
Notes to editors: Please contact Ingo Ritz, Global Call to Acton Against Poverty (GCAP), email@example.com, +32498412008 for interview requests, details of national mobilizations globally, or for any other questions.
We the People ACT4SDGs is a global campaign created by UN SDG Action Campaign, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the Action for Sustainable Development civil society platform to create awareness and promote the SDGs among citizens. We are joining forces with civil society, volunteers, and citizens in more than 100 countries. Our movement is open and inclusive. Everyone who shares our vision and wants to mobilize and engage citizens in their communities or around the world is invited to join our movement.
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a southern-led movement that challenges the structures and institutions that perpetuate poverty and inequality. GCAP supports people in their struggles for justice and brings individuals and organisations together to challenge the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequalities. Together, we defend and promote human rights, gender justice, social justice, climate justice and the security needed for the dignity and peace of all.
Beckie Malay, Salina Sanou and Riccardo Moro are the three global Co-chairs of GCAP, Global Call to Action against Poverty. http://whiteband.org
Ageing Nepal
Event with 500 students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the Kilusan Kontra Kahirapan by Philippines Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM)/GCAP Philippines
Youth 4 SDGs Zimbabwe in cooperation with Network of African Youth for Development
LUNACOP/GCAP DR Congo
SDGs Kenya Forum and GCAP Kenya
SDG Watch Europe – Elephant in the Room action in front of the European Commission, Brussels
Press conference - Alliance Contre la Pauvreté au Mali / GCAP Mali
Local SDG mapping exercise organized by the Shikoku Chapter of Japan Civil Network for the UN Decade of Biodiversity and co-organized by the Civil Network on SDGs (SDGs Japan)
Discussion organized by GCAP Italy at Roma Tre University
Anchor Street banners in all 15 districts of Buenos Aires – FOCO/GCAP Argentina
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