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Our long-term partner, LUSH, is joining Shark Savers with a whirlwind tour through Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to raise awareness about shark conservation with the sale of their "shark fin soap," a sea-vegetable soap with a fin, with 100% of the profits going to Shark Savers.
Singapore kicked off in January, and beginning in February LUSH's retail locations and the Shark Savers Taiwan team will conduct the largest awareness and education campaign on shark fin soup yet in Taiwan. Then it's off to Hong Kong in March with joint promotions running through May.
Below is our joint press release for the events held with LUSH Singapore:
Cosmetics Giant LUSH Joins Shark Savers 'I'm FINished with FINS'campaign
SINGAPORE, January 19, 2013 – COSMETICS giant LUSH has teamed up with Shark Savers Singapore to raise awareness about the urgent need to curb the consumption and trade of sharks' fins. The collaboration was launched on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at LUSH Cosmetic's boutique at Wisma Atria and continues for two weeks.
Attending the event were Singaporean celebrities featured in Shark Savers' "I'm FINished with FINs" campaign which empowers Singaporeans to not to eat shark's fin soup: Mr. Hossan Leong, the campaign's celebrity ambassador, Mr. Aaron Wong, campaign photographer, Ms Yasminne Cheng, Class95FM Radio deejay, and Nominated Member of Parliament Mr. Nicholas Fang. These personalities and almost fifty others can be seen in evocative black-and-white "I'm FINished" billboards throughout Singapore.
LUSH and Shark Savers have joined for a two week event called "Soap not Soup", featuring the sale of 'shark fin soap'. LUSH produced this special edition soap out of seaweed and sea salt, topped off with a small cardboard shark fin. All sales proceeds will go to Shark Savers.
Mr. Nafees Khundker, Director of LUSH, Singapore, explained, "100% of the LUSH products are not tested on animals and are designed to have a low impact on the environment." he said. "We are very proud to partner with Shark Savers in what is a critical initiative to save sharks, which face the threat of extinction due to the consumption of shark fin soup."
The celebrity participants gave their own reasons for supporting Shark Savers' campaign. NMP Fang said, "If you look at the damage we are doing to the environment through this activity [eating shark fin soup], it is huge." Fang urged people "to stand by your personal convictions" and not be afraid to speak out against shark fin soup. Yasminne Cheng added, "If there are traditions that are negative, that affect our welfare, then we should rethink these traditions."
Hossan Leong joked that he is "doing this for 'selfish reasons', because if you don't save the sharks, you won't have healthy oceans, and I like seafood." He referred to research that showed removing sharks from the ecosystem can result in the loss of species further down the food chain. He added, "the next generation should have the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat."
Jonn Lu, Regional Director of Shark Savers, Asia Pacific, noted that "the over-fishing of sharks, mostly for their fins, happens out in the ocean, where most people don't see it or know about its impact. People care about what they know, and they protect what they care about. We need to make sure people are aware about this issue, which is having a severe impact not just on sharks but the rest of the ocean ecosystem, and us humans who depend on the oceans for our existence."
LUSH, a vegetarian company with vegetarian beliefs and sensibilities, which has over 820 shops across 50 countries around the globe, has taken Shark Savers' pledge to not to serve any sharks fin dishes at corporate events, promote any shark fin products, or reimburse employees for expenses for sharks fin products. LUSH has also supported Shark Savers' campaigns in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, and Taiwan.
About Shark Savers Singapore
Shark Savers Singapore is a non-profit marine conservation organisation dedicated to saving sharks through awareness, education and direct grassroots action. Shark Savers Singapore's mission is to empower Singaporeans to educate and inform their friends and family about the plight of sharks; that the unsustainable consumption of shark fin soup is responsible for the intense overfishing of sharks worldwide, destroying a critical link in the maintenance of healthy commercial fisheries and global marine ecosystems.
Shark Savers: http://www.sharksavers.org
Shark Savers Singapore http://www.facebook.com/SharkSaversSingapore.
I'm FINished with Fins campaign: http://www.sharksavers.org/imfinishedwithfins
About LUSH
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics has been driven by innovation and its ethics. Creators of pioneering beauty products such as the fizzing bath bombs, bubble bars, and solid shampoo bars, LUSH places emphasis on fresh ingredients like organic fruits and vegetables and the finest essential oils. LUSH operates a strict policy against animal testing, supports Fair Trade and Community Trade initiatives, and leads the cosmetics industry in combating over-packaging by developing products that can be sold 'naked' to the consumer. LUSH products are 100 percent vegetarian, 81 percent vegan, 69 percent preservative-free and 44 percent free of wasteful packaging with absolutely no animal testing being done on LUSH products or ingredients. These ethics are at the heart of the brand and will remain there with every new shop that opens globally. LUSH has 1 location in Singapore with over 820 worldwide in 50 countries. Visit http://www.lushsg.com for more information.
For more information:
For Shark Savers: Shima Abdullah, Head of Public Relations & Special Projects, Singapore (+65 9728 8049)
For LUSH: Sohana Chowdhury, Director of Public Relations, Singapore (+65 9127 2070)
Notes to the editor:
Each year, the fins of tens of millions of sharks are slaughtered, with their fins entering the shark fin trade.
1/3 of all shark species are threatened with extinction.
80% of open ocean shark species frequently targeted in high seas fisheries are threatened or near threatened with extinction.
All 14 species of shark most prevalent in the shark fin trade are Threatened or Near Threatened with extinction.
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In astronomy and physical cosmology, the metallicity (or metalicity, also called Z[1]) of an object is the proportion of its matter made up of chemical elements other than hydrogen and helium. Because stars, which comprise most of the visible matter in the universe, are composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, astronomers use for convenience the blanket term "metal" to describe all other elements collectively.[2] Thus, a nebula rich in carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and neon would be "metal-rich" in astrophysical terms even though those elements are non-metals in chemistry. This term should not be confused with the usual definition of "metal"; metallic bonds are impossible within stars, and the very strongest chemical bonds are only possible in the outer layers of cool K and M stars. Earth-like chemistry therefore has little or no relevance in stellar interiors.
The metallicity of an astronomical object may provide an indication of its age. When the universe first formed, according to the Big Bang theory, it consisted almost entirely of hydrogen which, through primordial nucleosynthesis, created a sizeable proportion of helium and only trace amounts of lithium and beryllium and no heavier elements. Therefore, older stars have lower metallicities than younger stars such as our Sun.
In most astronomical systems, hydrogen and helium are the dominant elements. The hydrogen mass fraction is generally expressed as X\equiv \frac{m_\mathrm{H}}{M} where M is the total mass of the system and m_\mathrm{H} the mass of the hydrogen it contains. Similarly, the helium mass fraction is denoted as Y\equiv \frac{m_\mathrm{He}}{M}. The remainder of the elements are collectively referred to as 'metals', and the metallicity—the mass fraction of elements heavier than helium—can be calculated as
For the Sun, these parameters are often assumed to have the following approximate values,[3] although recent research shows that lower values for Z_\mathrm{sun} might be more appropriate:[4][5]
For many astronomical objects the metallicity cannot be measured directly. Instead, proxies are used to obtain an indirect estimate. For example, an observer might measure the iron content of a galaxy (for example using the brightness of an iron emission line) directly, then compare that value with models to estimate the total metallicity.
The metallicity is often expressed as "[Fe/H]", which represents the logarithm of the ratio of a star's iron abundance compared to that of the Sun (iron is not the most abundant heavy element, but it is among the easiest to measure with spectral data in the visible spectrum). The formula for the logarithm is expressed thus:
where N_{\mathrm{Fe}} and N_{\mathrm{H}} are the number of iron and hydrogen atoms per unit of volume respectively. The unit often used for metallicity is the "dex" which is a (now-deprecated) contraction of decimal exponent.[6] By this formulation, stars with a higher metallicity than the Sun have a positive logarithmic value, whereas those with a lower metallicity than the Sun have a negative value. The logarithm is based on powers of 10; stars with a value of +1 have ten times the metallicity of the Sun (101). Conversely, those with a value of −1 have one tenth (10−1), whereas those with −2 have a hundredth (10−2), and so on.[2] Young Population I stars have significantly higher iron-to-hydrogen ratios than older Population II stars. Primordial Population III stars are estimated to have a metallicity of less than −6.0, that is, less than a millionth of the abundance of iron which is found in the Sun.
This same sort of notation is used to express differences in the individual elements from the solar proportion. For example, the notation "[O/Fe]" represents the difference in the logarithm of the star's oxygen abundance compared to that of the Sun and the logarithm of the star's iron abundance compared to the Sun:
= \left[\log_{10}{\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{O}}}{N_{\mathrm{H}}}\right)_\mathrm{star}} - \log_{10}{\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{O}}}{N_{\mathrm{H}}}\right)_\mathrm{sun}}\right] -
\left[\log_{10}{\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{Fe}}}{N_{\mathrm{H}}}\right)_\mathrm{star}} - \log_{10}{\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{Fe}}}{N_{\mathrm{H}}}\right)_\mathrm{sun}}\right]
The point of this notation is that if a mass of gas is diluted with pure hydrogen, then its [Fe/H] value will decrease (because there are fewer iron atoms per hydrogen atom after the dilution), but for all other elements X, the [X/Fe] ratios will remain unchanged. By contrast, if a mass of gas is polluted with some amount of pure oxygen, then its [Fe/H] will remain unchanged but its [O/Fe] ratio will increase. In general, a given stellar nucleosynthetic process alters the proportions of only a few elements or isotopes, so a star or gas sample with nonzero [X/Fe] values may be showing the signature of particular nuclear processes.
These two ways of expressing the metallic content of a star are related through the equation:
where [M/H] is the star's total metal abundance (ie: all elements heavier than helium) defined as a more general expression than the one for [Fe/H]:
The iron abundance and the total metal abundance are often assumed to be related through a constant A as:
where A assumes values between 0.9 and 1. Using the formulas presented above, the relation between Z and [Fe/H] can finally be written as:
Stellar populations are categorized as I, II, and III, with each group having decreasing metal content and increasing age. The populations were named in the order they were discovered, which is the reverse of the order of their formation. Thus, the first stars in the universe (low metal content) were population III, and recent stars (high metallicity) are population I.
Although older stars do have fewer heavy elements, the fact that all stars observed have some heavier elements poses something of a puzzle, and the current explanation for this proposes the existence of hypothetical metal-free Population III stars in the early universe. Soon after the Big Bang, without metals, it is believed that only stars with masses hundreds of times that of the Sun could be formed; near the end of their lives these stars would have created the first 26 elements up to iron in the periodic table via nucleosynthesis.[7]
Because of their high mass, current stellar models show that Population III stars would have soon exhausted their fuel and exploded in extremely energetic pair-instability supernovae. Those explosions would have thoroughly dispersed their material, ejecting metals throughout the universe to be incorporated into the later generations of stars that are observed today. The high mass of the first stars is used to explain why, as of 2010[update], no Population III stars have been observed. Because they were all destroyed in supernovae in the early universe, Population III stars should only be seen in faraway galaxies whose light originated much earlier in the history of the universe, and searching for these stars or establishing their nonexistence (thereby invalidating the current model) is an active area of research in astronomy. Stars too massive to produce pair-instability supernovae would have collapsed into black holes through a process known as photodisintegration, but some matter escapes during this process in the form of relativistic jets, and this could have "sprayed" the first metals into the universe.[8][9] Though Population III stars have been and remain the goal of a number of searches for such stars, none have been definitely identified.
It has been proposed that recent supernovae SN 2006gy and SN 2007bi may have been pair-instability supernovae in which such super-massive Population III stars exploded. It has been speculated that these stars could have formed relatively recently in dwarf galaxies containing primordial metal-free interstellar matter; past supernovae in these galaxies could have ejected their metal-rich contents at speeds high enough for them to escape the galaxy, keeping the metal content of the galaxy very low.[10]
The next generation of stars was born out of those materials left by the death of the first. The oldest observed stars, known as Population II, have very low metallicities;[11][12] as subsequent generations of stars were born they became more metal-enriched, as the gaseous clouds from which they formed received the metal-rich dust manufactured by previous generations. As those stars died, they returned metal-enriched material to the interstellar medium via planetary nebulae and supernovae, enriching the nebulae out of which the newer stars formed ever further. These youngest stars, including the Sun, therefore have the highest metal content, and are known as Population I stars.
Across the Milky Way, metallicity is higher in the galactic center and decreases as one moves outwards. The gradient in metallicity is attributed to the density of stars in the galactic center: there are more stars in the centre of the galaxy and so, over time, more metals have been returned to the interstellar medium and incorporated into new stars. By a similar mechanism, larger galaxies tend to have a higher metallicity than their smaller counterparts. In the case of the Magellanic Clouds, two small irregular galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud has a metallicity about forty percent that of the Milky Way, whereas the Small Magellanic Cloud has a metallicity about ten per cent that of the Milky Way. Of the stars we see nearby in our Milky Way around us, Population II stars are rare, and Population I stars make up the vast majority of visible stars bright enough to see with the unaided eye. The globular star clusters in the Milky Way are the most prominent representatives of Population II.
Population I, or metal-rich stars, are those young stars whose metallicity is highest. The Earth's Sun is an example of a metal-rich star. These are common in the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.
Generally, the youngest stars, the extreme Population I, are found farther in and intermediate Population I stars are farther out, etc. The Sun is considered an intermediate Population I star. Population I stars have regular elliptical orbits of the galactic centre, with a low relative velocity. The high metallicity of Population I stars makes them more likely to possess planetary systems than the other two populations, because planets, particularly terrestrial planets, are thought to be formed by the accretion of metals.[13]
Between the intermediate populations I and II comes the intermediary disc population.
Population II, or metal-poor stars, are those with relatively little metal. The idea of a relatively small amount must be kept in perspective as even metal-rich astronomical objects contain low percentages of any element other than hydrogen or helium; metals constitute only a tiny percentage of the overall chemical makeup of the universe, even 13.8 billion years after the Big Bang. However, metal-poor objects are even more primitive. These objects formed during an earlier time of the universe. Intermediate Population II stars are common in the bulge near the centre of our galaxy; whereas Population II stars found in the galactic halo are older and thus more metal-poor. Globular clusters also contain high numbers of Population II stars.[14] It is believed that Population II stars created all the other elements in the periodic table, except the more unstable ones. An interesting characteristic of Population II stars is that despite their lower overall metallicity, they often have a higher ratio of alpha elements (O, Si, Ne, etc.) relative to Fe as compared to Population I stars; current theory suggests this is the result of Type II supernovae being more important contributors to the interstellar medium at the time of their formation, whereas Type Ia supernovae metal enrichment came later in the universe's evolution.[15]
Scientists have targeted these oldest stars in several different surveys, including the HK objective-prism survey of Timothy C. Beers et al. and the Hamburg-ESO survey of Norbert Christlieb et al., originally started for faint quasars. Thus far, they have uncovered and studied in detail about ten very metal-poor stars (as Sneden's Star, Cayrel's Star, BD +17° 3248) and two of the oldest stars known to date and also the oldest star: HE0107-5240 and HE1327-2326 and HE 1523-0901. Caffau's star has been identified as the most metal-poor star found as of 2012[update], initially highlighted in an automated search of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. Less extreme in their metal deficiency, but nearer and brighter and hence longer known, are HD 122563 (a red giant) and HD 140283 (a subgiant).
Population III, or metal-free stars, are a hypothetical extinct population of extremely massive and hot stars with virtually no surface metals, except for a small quantity of metals formed in the Big Bang, such as lithium-7. These stars are believed to have been formed in the early universe. Their existence is inferred from cosmology, but they have not yet been observed directly. Indirect evidence for their existence has been found in a gravitationally lensed galaxy in a very distant part of the universe.[16] They are also thought to be components of faint blue galaxies. Their existence is proposed to account for the fact that heavy elements, which could not have been created in the Big Bang, are observed in quasar emission spectra, as well as the existence of faint blue galaxies.[7] It is believed that these stars triggered a period of reionization. UDFy-38135539, a galaxy recently discovered, is believed to have been a part of this process. Some theories hold that there were two generations of Population III stars.[17]
Current theory is divided on whether the first stars were very massive or not. One theory, which seems to be borne out by computer models of star formation, is that with no heavy elements and a much warmer interstellar medium from the Big Bang, it was easy to form stars with much greater total mass than the ones visible today. Typical masses for Population III stars would be expected to be about several hundred solar masses, which is much larger than the current stars. Analysis of data on extremely low-metallicity Population II stars such as HE0107-5240, which are thought to contain the metals produced by Population III stars, suggest that these metal-free stars had masses of 20 to 130 solar masses instead.[18] On the other hand, analysis of globular clusters associated with elliptical galaxies suggests pair-instability supernovae, which are typically associated with very massive stars, were responsible for their metallic composition.[19] This also explains why there have been no low-mass stars with zero metallicity observed, although models have been constructed for smaller Population III stars.[20] Clusters containing zero-metallicity red dwarfs or brown dwarfs (possibly created by pair-instability supernovae[12]) have been proposed as dark matter candidates,[21][22] but searches for these and other MACHO's through gravitational microlensing have produced negative results.
Detection of Population III stars is a goal of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. New spectroscopic surveys, such as SEGUE or SDSS-II, may also locate Population III stars.
Recent theories suggest the first star groups may have consisted of a massive star surrounded by several smaller stars.[23][24]

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Barbecue on the beach to celebrate the Ramón de Carranza football trophy
In Cadiz in the south of Spain, the nightlife takes place by the beach, with everyone enjoying the music and the excellent temperature. There's no better way to spend the summer nights in July and August, when the clubs along the seafront and the parallel street General Muñoz de Arenillas fill with people out to enjoy themselves. The area near Victoria beach is very lively with people strolling through the streets and squares, as the temperature at night is much cooler than during the day. Some people even use the cover of night for a refreshing swim in the sea. You'll find clubs offering all kinds of music, discos and several with live entertainment. If you want to party on until the early hours and like loud music, then don't miss Punta de San Felipe, where all the young people hang out.
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Manhasset's most popular music stand is now available in Beautiful Blue! Students and professionals, young and old, will love the excitement and style that these colorful stands add to their music-making. This Manhasset best-seller is the favorite of most musicians and groups. You'll find that it works perfectly for orchestras and in the practice room! You'll get incredible quality at an unbeatable price! The lightweight aluminum desk measures 20"x12 1/2" and features ribbing for extra strength. The height of the stand from the lip to the floor varies from 26'' to 48''. The tallest the top of the stand will reach is 60 1/2". These stands have proven to be the strongest, and longest-lasting on the market. The black finish is scratch and chip-resistant. You'll love how simple it is to move the stand up and down and tilt it back and forth without any extra knobs or gimmicks. The bearings are made of solid brass, and the inner shaft is made of the heavy-duty chrome. You'll be able to move it one-handed! This music stand easily holds up to 12 lbs of music securely at any height setting. The steel base will keep the stand steady and store easily. All of the parts are replaceable, and can be exchanged for desks, bases, shafts and hardware of any other model.
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Looking for some super sparkle fun in the dark winter nights? I am!
Nars Night Life Series of Eyeshadows contain a million, trillion sparkles. It's one of my favourite things from Nars to collect.
There are 9 shades so far (I think there will be two more come Christmas 2008, in a gold and silver).
Night Breed – Black with chunky silber glitter
Night Porter – Black with Green pearl
Night Clubbing – Black with gold pearl
Night Flight – Black with Blue pearl
Night Fever – Black with reddish purple pearl
Night Snow – White with super chunky white glitter
Night Fairy – Violet with Gold Pearl
Night Star – Peach with gold pearl
Night Rider – Lilac/Plum with silver pearl
You can get 6 of these colours in the Night Series Palette To me, the palette has some of the weaker colours – Night Rider, Night Fairy and Night Star, which tends to be drier and scratchier than the others. However, its a great way to complete the Night Series collection!:
In addition there are the 3 solos:
Now – people often complain that the Night Series eyeshadows don't retain their sparkly effect once on the eye. Or sometimes with the black based shadows, or that the colour pearl won't show up.
Sparkles, alas, do not stick by themselves. You absolutely need to use a primer, or water or a cream eyeshadow underneath. Black makes the shadows pop (so I used Zardoz from Nars but you can use anything or even a black gel liner). If you apply it dry it will barely show up and it will certainly not last or hold its sparkle. I have never had a problem getting the pearl to show up when I add a drop of water.
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Water works really well, but a black base makes it pop a bit more. Some of the light colours also look great when added on top of black – such as night snow.
My favourite of Night Series are Night Breed, Night Porter, Night Flight and Night Snow.
If these colours are too heavy for you there are some other sparklies you can investigate from Nars.
Galapagos is a super duper sparkly gold chocolate brown
Santorini is a true disco purple with lots of purple sparkles. It can be a bit tough making the sparkles stick so press, don't swipe the shadow and use a sticky/wet cream shadow base. Strada is a lilac with tons of gold. Fiji is a moderate alternative to Night porter – similar pearl but on a Khaki base as opposed to a black one.
The same rule applies – if you want the sparkles to stick you have to mix something with it! perhaps that should be written on the pack or something cos I know a few years ago when I wasn't so addicted to make up, I wouldn't have known.
It's nearly winter, so me thinks everyone should get as glittered up as possible and add some sparkle 🙂


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No, HR 347- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 is not about planting flowers and mowing the lawn. Improving the grounds means another swipe at the First Amendment and using yet another law to keep pesky protesters away from anyplace they are not wanted .....
Passed by the Senate and overwhelmingly by the House, if the bill is quickly signed by Obama, it will apply to the AIPAC policy conference because Obama and others with Secret Service protection will speak there and the Israel firsters certainly consider it to be 'a special event of national significance.'''(1) the term 'restricted buildings or grounds' means any
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How this would affect Occupy AIPAC is anyone's guess? This protest event is a glimmer of hope for those who still have any but as we do each year, we still have to question whether or not the organizers are controlled opposition. Top Codepinker, Medea Benjamin, makes some excellent points in her "10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is So Dangerous" but she stops short of going all out in exposing the crimes and corruptions of AIPAC and Israel. It's what the left gatekeepers do even in the face of a potential massive turning against jews. Still, if it wakes a few more people up and prompts them to do more research and speak out, it can have benefits.
This 'grounds improvement act' is also just in time for the G8 and NATO summits to be held in Chicago May 19-21. The powers that be are always eager to add new weapons of illegal law to their arsenal of repression. We thought the 'designated' protest areas were bad enough but perhaps we ain't seen nothing yet.
This law does nothing but protect traitors and Washington is a cesspool of them with AIPAC's "Treason Fest™" high on the list. Hats off to all who will sincerely stand up for justice and truth in our country and the world ... no matter the consequences.


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Holy Cross & Friends Cookbook: Timber Lake, SD Centennial, 2010
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Timber Lake, South Dakota, 2009, 345 pages, Hardcover.
The Timber Lake area has many families with Catholic Black Sea German heritage with ancestry to the Kutschurgan District villages today near Odessa, Ukraine.
Recipes include: Braunschweiger Dip, Chicken Noodle Soup, Ham, Potato and Cabbage Soup, Cream Soup Base, Knoepfla Soup various recipes, Grandma's Baked Cabbage, Saurerkraut Hot Dish, Lazy's Man's Cheese Buttons, German Potatoes, German Potato Pancakes, Homemade Butter Noodles, Pigs in the Blanket, German Meat Roll, Fleisch Kuechle, Chicken and Noodle Casserole, Kolachy, German Blachenda, Granny Buddie's Berishki, German Apple Pancakes, Blitz Pancakes, One Pan Kuchen Bars, Easy Kuchen, Kuchen, Black Forest Cake, Poor Man's German Chocolate Cake, Apple Dumplings, Struseled Apples, Pumpkin Blidchinda, Plachinda, German Chocolate Cookies and Kuchen Bars.
Family names who contributed to this cookbook include: Aberle, Bader, Biegler, Boehm, Dahlke, Fiddler, Fritz, Goldade, Gross, Herman, Hoffman, Holzer, Hulm, Keller, Kraft, Kuhn, Leibel, Lindeman, Lipp, Maher, Malm, Meier, Reickman, Reinbold, Rieckman, Salzer, Schell, Scherer, Schlosser, Schmidt, Schott, Schumacker, Schweitzer, Seiler, Senger, Silbernagel and Voller. The cookbook includes an Index of Recipes and an Index of Contributors.
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|Resignation by Ettore Cadorin (Petry)
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Historic Walking Tour of the Santa Barbara Cemetery with Historian, David Petry, author of The Best Last Place: a History of the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
Sunday, May 30, 2010, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Rain or Shine!)
Meet at the Cemetery Chapel, 901 Channel Drive.
$25 per person. Pay at the door.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Mr. Petry's excellent history of the cemetery, The Best Last Place: A History of the Santa Barbara Cemetery, the book is discounted to $15 (retail $30). Payment in cash or personal check is accepted.
|Issac Sparks marker, 1867. His initial
burial in a broken-down Westside
cemetery is the reason the Santa Barbara
Cemetery exists today. (Petry)
But more importantly, the Santa Barbara Cemetery has transcended five separate incarnations: as a dusty and geometric town cemetery, as a rudely conceived rural cemetery, as a fitful lawn park cemetery, as an over-achieving memorial park, and as a local columbarium. The Santa Barbara Cemetery has embraced each of these phases and has built upon them, becoming in the end, a modern cemetery that is better than any of the models it followed.
The tour provides a brief history of the cemetery and a 1-mile walking tour to the most interesting gravesites and sections of the cemetery. See the burial sites of town leaders Charles Fernald and Thomas More Storke, actors Ronald Colman, Laurence Harvey, and his daughter Domino, murderer Cyrus Barnard, gold magnate Augustus Sahlberg, business founders Jheri Redding, Sam Battistone, David Nancarrow, and George Oscar Mayer. Among many others.
Get a $10 discount on the tour if you sign up for The Best Last Place group on Facebook!
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PURE BATHING CULTURE "Lucky One" MP3Published August 15, 2011 MP3 Leave a Comment
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I heard about Pure Bathing Culture over I Guess I'm Floating. The Portland troop makes some soothing lush tracks that would lull you into a harmonious slumber during a Portland winter. A perfect example of this would be in their song "Lucky One." I Guess I'm Floating also mentions that the duo are members of Vetiver. In some ways this makes sense. But I'm excited for some new songs from this new duo. All of the tracks on their BandCamp are quite sweet.
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LITTLE DRAGON "Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee)" (Crystal Waters Cover) STREAMPublished August 15, 2011 Cover Song , MP3 Leave a Comment
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If this doesn't take it back, I don't know what will. I used to jam Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman" all the time back in middle school. Yes, that far back. How old am I? The world may never know… anyways, Little Dragon's rendition came live during a gig at Ibiza. The cover literally brings back the same emotion and energy that the original had. Yukimi Nagao did a great job in bringing back the soulful vibe Crystal Waters' vocals had. It's been quite some time since I've seen Little Dragon live but I hope they bust out this jam next time I do. And oh yes, if you haven't gotten it yet their new album Ritual Union is ace! Thanks to Pretty Much Amazing for the tip.
BURNING HEARTS "Into The Wilderness" (Silver Swans Remix) MP3Published August 15, 2011 MP3 , Remix 4 Comments
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Two duos that are literally worlds apart. But they find their way together in this remix bringing the musical sensibilities and love for airy pop. The original by Burning Hearts was a shimmery track that recalled the Finnish landscapes. Bringing that world of fresh air and relaxing sounds of the waves crashing onto the shore. On the other side of the world, Silver Swans who hail from San Francisco, California also has a similar environment. The bay area and the beaches and sun. But the San Franciscan duo are slowly taking their world of dream pop into a more moody direction. In this remix, you clearly hear that. The keys, synths, percussion and chopped up vocals produce a dark and gloomy world. But that's not say it's not beautiful. In fact, the band likes their remix so much they have actually considered covering it live.
COBRA STARSHIP "Fool Like Me" MP3Published August 14, 2011 MP3 2 Comments
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COBRA STARSHIP "Fool Like Me" MP3Published August 14, 2011 MP3 1 Comment
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Oh man, I'm doing it again. I thought that the new single for Cobra Starship "You Make Me Feel…" was just going to be a one time thing. Since then they released two more singles and the latest one "Feel Like Me" sounds "familiar." It's not the celebrity party pop punk that they're known for and now the Top Forties dance track like the last. Instead this new track "Fool Like" is smooth and calm. A jangling acoustic guitar lingers through the song and a girl group hand clap hits the chorus. The lyrics are very teen focused and campy. But if you took away super mainstream pop production, changed the vocals up and some of the lyrics… well, it sounds like Brooklyn's This Is Ivy League (who happens to be two members in Cobra Starship).
It's too bad that the duo is probably beyond busy with their musical careers in Cobra Starship. Hopefully they'll be able to come back with a new album someday in the future. But for now, although not remotely near the indie pop fun of This Is Ivy League, their contributions for Cobra Starship will shine more in the future. Perhaps it will in the band's forth upcoming album Night Shades which will be out August 30th, 2011 via Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen.
Oh yes, there is something most "indie" bands can learn from Cobra Starship. I always found them to be one of the best bands using social media and their fans to keep their band alive through the rapid changes in the industry. After the first single with an official music video, they came out with "lyric videos" for their song "#1Nite" and "Fool Like Me." The videos are just music videos using computer effects using text to show the lyrics of the song in a creative way. It's something that most bands can probably do today with everyone having a MAC and getting some video editing software. You can see Cobra Starship's second lyric video below:
MP3: "Fool Like Me"
I BREAK HORSES "Winter Beats" MP3Published August 14, 2011 MP3 1 Comment
Tags: I Break Horses, Swedish Pop
Winter is still a ways away, but Swedish duo I Break Horses has written a sweet candy track in "Winter Beats." The beautiful singing synths and keys does make me long for winter. I know there aren't too many fans of winter here in New York. But the cold just brings this whole nostalgia I had of winter growing up in Miami. Snow, coats, jackets and those lights. But for now I'll have to contend with the remaining days of summer. If you dig shimmery music blended with hazy shoegaze you'll dig this track. It will appear on their new album Hearts out August 22nd, 2011 via Bella Union.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Towson University forward Timajh Parker-Rivera has been nominated for the 2014 Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team. The award recognizes a select group of college basketball student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the greater good of their communities through volunteerism and civic service.
In its second year, the award honors players at all levels of college basketball who represent the sport's finest in the areas of leadership and charitable achievements amongst their peers. The student-athletes nominated for this prestigious award embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back.
From the 118 NABC nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on behalf of their schools, special voting panels will select a 10-member team comprised of five student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and five student-athletes from NCAA Divisions II, III and the NAIA. Former Duke University student-athlete, two-time NCAA champion and seven-time NBA All-StarGrant Hill will headline the Allstate NABC Good Works Team voting panel.
Members of the Allstate NABC Good Works Team will be invited by Allstate, an official corporate partner of the NCAA, to the 2014 NABC Convention and 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four in Dallas, where they will participate in a community project in the city.
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The old parochialism meets the not-so-new isolationism in Michele Bachmann.
By Christopher Hitchens
"That was actually three dripping custard pies, rather than just the one, with which Rep. Michele Bachmann assailed her own face by bragging to Fox News about her small-town Iowa roots. Having hymned the incomparable Dairy Queen and Wonder Bread facilities boasted by the sturdy small town of her girlhood, she went on to claim that "John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa," adding, "That's the kind of spirit that I have, too."
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EEOC Says African American Electrician Subjected to 'N-Word' and Threats of Lynching at Worksites Across the Country
HONOLULU -- The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Lockheed Martin, the world's largest military contractor, for $2,500,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American electrician who was subjected to a racially hostile work environment at several job sites nationwide – including threats of lynching and the "N-word."
The monetary relief for former Lockheed employee Charles Daniels is the largest amount ever obtained by the EEOC for a single person in a race discrimination case, and one of the largest amounts recovered for an individual in any litigation settlement by the agency. Additionally, the Bethesda, Md.-based company agreed to terminate the harassers and make significant policy changes to address any future discrimination, the EEOC said at a press conference in Hawaii.
The EEOC's suit, filed in August 2005, alleged that Daniels was subjected to severe racial harassment while working on military aircrafts as part of a field service team in Jacksonville, Fla., Whidbey Island, Wash., and Oah'u, Hawaii. The EEOC charged that Daniels was the target of persistent verbal abuse by coworkers and a supervisor whose racial slurs and offensive language included calling him the "N-word" and saying "we should do to blacks what Hitler did to the Jews" and "if the South had won then this would be a better country." Daniels was also subjected to multiple physical threats, such as lynching and other death threats after he reported the harassment. Despite its legal obligations, Lockheed failed to discipline the harassers and instead allowed the discrimination against Daniels to continue unabated – even though the company was aware of the unlawful conduct.
Commenting on the settlement, Daniels said: "As an armed forces veteran who swore to defend the rights and interest of Americans around the globe, I find it sad that the U.S. government had to sue its largest defense contractor Lockheed Martin -- whose slogan is 'We never forget who we're working for' -- to protect my rights here at home!"
Daniels added, "I am pleased that we stood up for justice, because it should help all hard-working Americans of every race and gender to know that we have rights and protections guaranteed under the laws of this nation."
EEOC Regional Attorney William Tamayo said, "This is a very good resolution because Lockheed Martin agreed to terminate and permanently bar Daniel's harassers from employment. It sends a powerful message that racism cannot and must not be tolerated."
Raymond Cheung, the EEOC attorney who led the government's litigation effort, added, "To combat the harassment and threats faced by Mr. Daniels is at the heart of why the EEOC was created. Despite concerns of retaliation, this man had the courage to stand up and make public what happened to him, in an effort to ensure that it would not happen to anyone else. It has been a once-in-a-lifetime honor to work on this case."
The litigation and consent decree were filed by the EEOC under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in the U.S. Court for the District of Hawaii (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lockheed Martin, CV-05-00479).
EEOC Honolulu Local Office Director Timothy Riera praised the agency's lead investigator in the case, Gloria Gervacio, and said: "The overt harassment to which Mr. Daniels was subjected in Hawaii represents some of the most severe misconduct this office has come across. It is imperative that employers here take proactive measures to ensure that discrimination complaints are taken seriously and that all employees work in an environment free of harassment."
Racial harassment charge filings with EEOC offices nationwide have more than doubled since the early 1990s from 3,075 in Fiscal Year 1991 to approximately 7,000 in FY 2007 (based on preliminary year-end data). Additionally, race remains the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination in charges brought to the EEOC, accounting for about 36% of the agency's private sector caseload.
On Feb. 28, 2007, EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp launched the Commission's E-RACE Initiative (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment), a national outreach, education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race and color issues in the 21st century workplace. Further information about the E-RACE Initiative is available on the EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/index.html
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Lawsuit accuses former teacher of abuse
BRIDGEPORT -- A former Stamford public school gym teacher, who for years has been the subject of whispered allegations, repeatedly sexually assaulted a young boy in his school office in the 1970s, a new lawsuit claims.
The suit, the first filed against Robert Martinez, claims the former teacher assaulted a then 8-year-old boy under the noses of school officials at the former Rogers School. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages against both Martinez, who now lives in Florida, and the Stamford Board of Education, and was filed Monday in Bridgeport Superior Court.
"This is a very disturbing case, because we have been contacted by multiple victims who have made similar claims against Mr. Martinez," said Cindy Robinson, who represents the plaintiff, who is identified in court papers only as John Doe. "Here we have a situation where parents entrusted their children to the school board, only to have them violated by their own teacher."
Robinson, whose law firm, Tremont & Sheldon, has represented more than two dozen people who settled abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, said she expects to file more lawsuits for others who claim they were abused by Martinez.
Stamford Board of Education officials did not return calls for comment. A woman who identified herself as Martinez's wife said he was not available for comment.
Martinez was never charged with any crime related to the civil suit's allegations. In the 1970s, there was a five-year statute of limitations for the prosecution of sex abuse cases.
In the suit, the plaintiff, who is now in 44, claims that he was sexually molested and fondled by Martinez while a student at Rogers School. The molestation caused the victim to suffer emotional trauma and distress, the suit claims.
The suit claims that the Stamford Board of Education failed to enforce rules prohibiting teachers from having unsupervised access to children and further claims that the school board should have realized that students were at risk because of Martinez's conduct. Martinez, who later worked as a physical education instructor at Toquam Magnet School, retired from Stamford public schools in 2005.
In July, advertisements were posted in The Advocate and on Facebook by a man looking for other people who might have been abused while attending Rogers during the 1970s and 1980s. At the time, Stamford Schools Superintendent Winifred Hamilton, who saw the ads, consulted with the school district's human resources and legal departments, and then decided to contact police.
"I asked the city law department to contact Stamford police, to see if there is any record of any report of abuse," Hamilton said in July.
Robinson confirmed that her client and the man who posted the ads are the same person.
In 2010, a woman gave police the name of three boys who were allegedly abused by a teacher at the school during the same period, police said. Police talked to all three men, who they said denied being abused at the school, which today houses Domus Trail Blazers Academy.
Reporter Rob Varnon contributed to this story.


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Dormant while Obama campaigns
"I also have heard Senator Obama refer continually to Afghanistan, and he references being on the Foreign Relations Committee," Clinton said. "He chairs the Subcommittee on Europe. It has jurisdiction over NATO. NATO is critical to our mission in Afghanistan. He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight, to figure out what we can do to actually have a stronger presence with NATO in Afghanistan."
Obama responded: "Well, first of all, I became chairman of this committee at the beginning of this campaign, at the beginning of 2007. So it is true that we haven't had oversight hearings on Afghanistan."
Although Obama acknowledges the point, we sought to confirm what the subcommittee has been doing.
Congressional records show, and spokesmen for several subcommittee members confirm, the subcommittee has not held any policy hearings since Obama was appointed chair in early 2007. The subcommittee's jurisdiction includes "all matters, policies and problems concerning the continent of Europe, including the European member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization."
The chair sets the agenda for a subcommittee and Obama could have asked to hold a hearing on NATO and its role in Afghanistan.
But Clinton's claim, while technically true, is unfair, said Andrew J. Fischer, a spokesman for Republican Sen. Richard Lugar. Lugar now serves as a minority member of the Foreign Relations Committee, but he was the chair, from 2003 to 2006, when Republicans controlled the Senate. He is the ranking Republican on the committee.
Fischer, who is a minority staff member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said something as major as NATO's role in Afghanistan would typically be held before the full Foreign Relations Committee, rather than Obama's European subcommittee.
In fact, the Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on Afghanistan on Jan. 31, 2008, and NATO was a part of the discussion. Obama attended a Democratic debate in California that day. Clinton is not on the committee.
The Clinton campaign put out a statement reiterating Clinton's comments to reinforce the theme that Obama is more about talk than action.
"Given the opportunity to take the reins of leadership and shape two critical areas of U.S. foreign policy — Afghanistan and our alliances in Europe — Senator Obama has done next to nothing," the statement said.
Obama's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
So let's look at Clinton's statement:
"He chairs the subcommittee on Europe." Yep.
"It has jurisdiction over NATO." Yep.
"NATO is critical to our mission in Afghanistan. He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight, to figure out what we can do to actually have a stronger presence with NATO in Afghanistan." Yep.
Some may argue that the issue of NATO's role in Afghanistan typically and more appropriately would come before the full Foreign Relations Committee. But Clinton is right when she says Obama's subcommittee has been largely dormant while Obama has campaigned for president. We rate her comment True.


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Tim Tebow is doing everything he can to prove he is a legitimate NFL quarterback to all those doubters out there. Everything now includes working with former major league pitcher Tom House.
House, whose major league bona fides include catching Hank Aaron's 715th home run ball in the Atlanta Braves' bullpen in 1974, working as a pitching coach to several major league teams, a doctorate degree in psychology, and an admission to taking steroids during his playing days, previously worked with the USC baseball team as a pitching coach, and now serves as a volunteer assistant with the Trojans.
One can only imagine how this is going over in the Sanchez camp.
He got the guy who caught Aaron's 715th home run ball in the Atlanta Braves' bullpen in 1974??? Call Tannenbaum, maybe we can force a trade.
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NY Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is working on mechanics with former MLB pitcher Tom House [NY Daily News]


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BEIRUT — The head of Syria"s main opposition group in exile called Sunday for international powers to impose a no-fly zone in border areas to protect civilians who are coming under increasingly intense attacks by regime warplanes and helicopters.
The president of the Syrian National Council, Abdelbaset Sieda, told The Associated Press that such a move by the international community would show President Bashar Assad"s regime that his opponents around the world are serious.
The Syrian opposition has been calling for a no-fly zone over Syria for months. But Sieda renewed the plea a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington and Turkey were discussing a range of steps including a no-fly zone over some parts of Syria as the regime increasingly uses its air force to attack rebels.
"There must be special protection," Sieda said by telephone. "The numbers of martyrs are increasing and destruction too. If the country keeps going this way, then we are heading to a catastrophe."
Asked who will impose the no-fly zone, Sieda said: "We leave it to the international community."
Russia and China have vetoed attempts to pass tough U.N. Security Council resolutions aimed at Assad"s regime. Last week, the U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, announced his resignation, following a frustrating six-month effort that failed to achieve even a temporary cease-fire.
Sieda said the no-fly zone should be along borders with Jordan and Turkey, adding that the opposition had called for such a move during last month"s Friends of Syria meeting in Paris attended by world powers.
"Now that Syria"s air force is taking part in bombing cities and towns, there must be protection for the Syrian people. There must be a no-fly zone so that there will be safe havens to refugees," he said.
Syria"s civil war has spread to almost every province in the country and the death toll has increased over the past weeks. Activists say more than 20,000 people have been killed since the revolt against Assad"s authoritarian rule began in March 2011.
Activists reported more clashes Sunday in some Damascus suburbs, the battleground city of Aleppo in the north, central Homs province, and the restive southern town of Daraa. The U.K.-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had no immediate reports of casualties.
The deaths of two Syrian journalists on Saturday were reported on Sunday.
State-run news agency SANA said one of its reporters, Ali Abbas, was killed at his residence in Damascus. The report blamed an "armed terrorist group" — the regime"s catch-all term for its opponents — but gave no further details.
Pan-Arab satellite news channel Al-Arabiya television said that Bara"a Yusuf al-Bushi, a Syrian national and army defector who worked with the station and several other international news organizations, was killed in a bomb attack while covering a story in al-Tal, a suburb in northern Damascus.
Journalists have suffered a number of casualties in the uprising, and in recent months there have been several attacks on pro-regime media.
The Observatory said that government forces were able to retake the northern town of Ariha, in the restive Idlib province, that had been under rebels control for months. The group said troops backed by tanks entered the town late Saturday and quoted witnesses as saying that many people were detained and some were the victims of "summary executions."
Also Sunday, SANA said troops killed Wael Mohammed al-Majdalawi, who is a leader of the Sunni group al-Nusra Front, that claimed responsibility for deadly attacks over the past months including last week"s killing of a prominent Syrian television broadcaster, who had been reported missing since July 19.
In a video released Sunday, Capt. Abdul-Nasser Shumeir, who commands the rebel "Baraa Brigades" said government troops launched two attacks in an attempt to free 48 Iranians they have been holding for 10 days. He said Assad"s regime is responsible for the safety of the Iranians adding that any negotiations for their release should come after government forces lift the siege imposed on rebel-held areas.
He also called on the Iranian people to pressure their government to stop its support to Assad"s regime. Rebels claimed the men are military personnel, including some members of Iran"s powerful Revolutionary Guard, who were on a "reconnaissance mission" to help Assad"s crackdown. Iran, however, says the group was pilgrims visiting a Shiite shrine in Damascus.
Syrian state news agency SANA also reported that security forces ambushed an armed group in Aleppo and killed and wounded some of them. It said that al-Safira residents in Aleppo prevented gunmen riding in five cars mounted with machine guns from entering their area.
The Observatory said three children, whose ages were between six and 11, were killed Sunday when a bus they were fleeing in with their parents from the Shammas neighborhood of the central city of Homs came under fire. It said government troops were conducting operations in the area.
In Cairo, the Arab League said an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Syria that had been scheduled for Sunday in Saudi Arabia has been postponed. It did not say why the meeting was postponed or give a new date.


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The following Python program shows how to create a connection, create a session, send messages using a sender, and receive messages using a receiver.
Example 1.2. "Hello world!" in Python
import sys
from qpid.messaging import *
broker = "localhost:5672" if len(sys.argv)<2 else sys.argv[1]
address = "amq.topic" if len(sys.argv)<3 else sys.argv[2]
connection = Connection(broker)
connection.open() (1)
session = connection.session() (2)
sender = session.sender(address) (3)
receiver = session.receiver(address) (4)
sender.send(Message("Hello world!"));
message = receiver.fetch(timeout=1) (5)
print message.content
session.acknowledge() (6)
except MessagingError,m:
print m
connection.close() (7)
Establishes the connection with the messaging broker.
Creates a session object on which messages will be sent and received.
Creates a receiver that receives messages from the given address.
Creates a sender that sends to the given address.
Receives the next message. The duration is optional, if omitted, will wait indefinitely for the next message.
Acknowledges receipt of all fetched messages on the session. This informs the broker that the messages were transfered and processed by the client successfully.
Closes the connection, all sessions managed by the connection, and all senders and receivers managed by each session.
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A food institution born in Forest Hills continues to sprout in Queens and beyond.
Restaurateurs Peter Kambitsis and Elias Kalogiros know how to do healthy-meets-trendy, and they brought their vision to Forest Hills with a friendly face, enticing the taste buds and minds of neighborhood residents since 2008.
Ripe Juice Bar & Grill opened at 70-13 Austin Street in April 2008, and its success was followed with the opening of Exo Café at 70-20 Austin Street in March 2011, adding much-needed food fare, entertainment, and character to the diverse village-like stretch of Austin Street.
The owners were approached by investors in 2011, and the 35-year business partners, who have been close friends since high school, will likely unveil their first corporate franchise during the first half of 2013.
Freshark Juice Bar & Grill will give New Yorkers "Healthy Food You Can Sink Your Teeth Into," and will offer a similar menu to Ripe Juice Bar & Grill. Astoria, the Lower East Side, Midtown, or the Upper West Side may be home to the first Freshark, while other franchises are under negotiation in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Peter Kambitsis, a Bayside resident who previously lived in Forest Hills, stated, "Being in the restaurant business was my passion since age 11," said Kambitsis, a former Forest Hills resident who now calls Bayside home. "Uncle Elias Andreatos was my favorite person on the planet. I worked for him at a tourist café on the beach in Kefalonia, Greece, as a server and would translate orders."
He gives much credit to his late uncle for his success in running a business, and demonstrating the ethics behind customer service and employee interaction. Meanwhile, Kalogiros, whose family is from Volos, Greece, give credit for his success to his parents, referring to them as his "greatest inspiration."
As high school classmates, the pair would prepare food in their backyards, as well as work in Key Food as stock boys, patronize Forest Hills mom-and-pop shops, and eat at popular spots such as Biu Bello.
In 2007, Kalogiros approached Kambitsis about opening a restaurant in Forest Hills. Over dinner at the restaurant Mardi Gras, which is now Exo Café, they met the landlord of the would-be Ripe Juice Bar & Grill, and signed a lease that December.
"We conducted research and learned there was no healthy eatery on Austin Street, and felt it would be a good starting point in a bright, accessible, and historic neighborhood," said Kambitsis.
With "Eat Ripe...Feel Great!" as their slogan, Ripe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week in a quirky bright orange-and-green space with tropical décor. In a 1,000-square-foot space, diners sit on steel chairs alongside old school fruit-themed artwork and under glass fruits suspended from traditional brass fixtures.
The upbeat atmosphere, primarily designed by Kalogiros' wife Vaitsa, is complemented by dance music.
"Almost every person wants to eat something healthy, smart, and fresh," explained Kambitsis. "We have customers of all ages, from children to great-grandparents, and even have a kids' menu."
Ripe has also caught the attention of celebrities. Late singing star Donna Summer was spotted at least twice. Sid Bernstein, a music producer and promoter accredited with bringing The Beatles to America, appeared at Ripe for a Songs of Love Foundation fundraiser, and Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock paid a visit, too.
In summer 2010, the owners became aware of Mardi Gras' slated closure, which led to its acquisition for Exo Café. With the expertise of Kambitsis' brother's company, Greco Roman Construction & Remodeling, the 2,500-square-foot restaurant came to fruition in five months.
"Our plan was a casual and trendy hotspot with a modern Manhattan European ambiance, where friends can catch up, people can bring a first date, and private parties can be held," said Kambitsis. "Our average customer is age 25 through 45; those who want to be in the scene."
The design concept is three levels with a wrap-around central bar with five flat screens and unique areas for privacy, while maintaining an open lofty space with picture windows overlooking Ripe. Red-and-gray walls provide contrast to the stone walls, and are embellished with a geometric mirror and Roman numeral clock wheels.
Exo Café's food is American with an international touch. The menu features tapas and starters, Belgian fries, salads, Ciabatta Handwiches, smoked burgers, and entrees, desserts, and hot or iced specialty coffees.
Adam Stonehill of Forest Hills is a regular. "It is a welcoming upscale sports bar and more, with friendly patrons and staff," he said. "My favorites are the Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa and the Rocky Road Walnut Sundae."
The owners value their rapport with the community, and have befriended their customers. Some employees have been with both restaurants since their opening, attesting to the loyalty of the owners and patrons.
Bartender Mark Kryshtalsky previously worked at Mardi Gras for 14 years. Now he takes pride in serving drinks at Exo Café.
"People come in good spirits, and we prepare everything from our large selection of liquors to our signature drinks," he said. "We rotate some too, and always have a seasonal beer."
On a cold weekend afternoon, Eric Paez of Medford, NY, joined his two friends of 15 years, Omar and Eddie Delecio, at the bar.
"We've been coming since 2011," said Paez. "One of our favorites is the Chimichurri Handwich. You can sit, enjoy a beer, and feel safe and relaxed."
"We guarantee our food," Kambitsis said. "It's your choice, you pick. If you don't like it, we change it."
In addition to fulfilling his mission with Ripe Juice Bar & Grill and Exo Café with many thanks to the residents of Forest Hills, Kambitsis predicted, "I see Freshark being the number one healthy concept franchise in the country."


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|2-stroke Single-cylinder, liquid-cooled
|299,3 cc
|Bore x stroke
|72 x 72 mm
|Kick and Electric
|Electronic - Euro4
|6 speed gearbox with foot control
|Multidisc in oil bath. Magura clutch pump
|Intake system
|Direct reed valve VForce 4
|Exhaust muffler
|FMF PowerCore 2.1 - GASGAS Powered by FMF
|Unbreakable plastic
|Double Force
|Center frame in chrome-moly-steelframe
|Aluminium and Linkage system
|Front fork
|KYB ø48 mm, AOS system, closed cartridge
|Suspensión travel
|300 mm
|Shock absorber
|Suspension travel
|131 mm
|Rim type
|Excel Aluminium spoke rim
|Rim - tyre
|Front: 1.6 x 21 - Metzeler Six Days 90/90 - 21
|Rim - tyre
|Rear: 2.15 x 18 - Metzeler Six Days 140/80 - 18
|Front brake
|260 mm NG disc, Nissin caliper
|Rear brake
|220 mm NG disc, Nissin caliper
|10 l
|Dry weight
|105 kg
|Length x width x height: 2.285 x 825 x 1.260 mm
|1.480 mm
|960 mm
EC 300 E4, A total renewal of the brand in Enduro
New Bike Components:
Kinematics; Central backbone frame, completely redesigned, less torsional stiffness and low weight; Aluminium sub-frame with new profiles, lighter and more resistant; Kayaba (KYB) Ø 48 front fork, AOS (Air/Oil Separation) system, sealed cartridge, adjustable spring rate, compression and rebound; Kayaba (KYB) monoshock with adjustable rebound and adjustable high and low speed compression.; Greater turn angle.; Black suspension and handlebar clamps.; Fully redesigned aluminium alloy swingarm, optimized and lightened.; Optimised link with wishbone and rocker system, new progressive rear suspension.; Completely redesigned chain guide system and rollers .; Easier chain tensioner adjustment.; Rear axle designed for faster removal.; EXCEL rims with silver galvanized spokes.; NG brake discs.; Narrower petrol tank with a large fuel capacity; Larger air filter housing volume.; Rapid filter removal system through the side cover number panel.; Inlet system (filter, spider assembly, canister and nozzle).; Narrower seat with lateral mounting covered with a larger foam base to improve comfort.; Lighter footpegs with more grip and greater surface area.; Nissin rear brake and slave cylinder system.; MAGURA clutch cylinder.; Redesign of the whole body of the motorcycle, narrower, more aggressive and more comfortable.; Radiator grilles; Fork protectors; Frame protectors; Electrical installation and distribution of its components (battery, CDI, starter relay, regulator and coil); New multifunction; LED rear light and headlight
New Engine Components:
Motor Gas Gas EC, new thermodynamic and higher performance; New crankshaft; Cylinder with new distribution; Cylinder head with new strut; FMF Powercore 2.1 exhaust silencer designed exclusively for Gas Gas; New refrigeration system; Improved clutch lubrication system
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Since wild raspberries are often found in the Swedish hillsides, nothing could be more natural than introducing Absolut Raspberri. And so it was, in 2004, 25 years after the introduction of Absolut Vodka.
Absolut Raspberri is made exclusively from natural ingredients, and unlike some other flavored vodkas, it doesn't contain any added sugar. It's rich and intense with the fresh and fruity character of ripened raspberries.
In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced the continuous distillation with which he made Absolut Rent Brännvin. Instead of the usual three or four times, the vodka was distilled an infinite number of times. Absolut Raspberri is made the same way, the only difference is the taste of raspberry. And, like the rest of the family, it's produced in Åhus, not far from L.O. Smith's birth town. Since the process will never change, neither will the true taste of Absolut Raspberri.
The main ingredients in Absolut Raspberri are Absolut Vodka and raspberry flavor. Absolut Vodka is made from water and winter wheat. The water comes from a deep well in Åhus where it's protected from impurities. The winter wheat is also grown in Åhus and differs from other crops: it's sown one fall, and harvested the next one. Days in between it grows under the Swedish snow developing its hard grain. Also, the use of fertilizers is minimized. The raspberries are as natural as the rest of the ingredients.
|Typical values
|Per 10g alcohol
|Per serving*
|Calories (kcal)
|Total fat (g)
|– Saturates (g)
|Carbohydrates (g)
|Sugar (g)
|Proteins (g)
|Salt (g)
|*Serving = 35 ml
Such an easygoing taste as raspberries also blends well with a lot of other flavors. Below, you'll find some great combinations!
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NEW YORK — Global prices for liquefied natural gas are rising toward record highs this year as increasing demand runs up against stuttering supply, threatening to drive up fuel costs in some of the world's biggest economies.
After a record, unexpected drop in LNG output in 2012, production is expected to grow only marginally this year.
Demand, meanwhile, continues to march higher, driven by energy-hungry Asia's rapid economic growth, Japan's near total shutdown of its nuclear industry and a drought in Brazil that has forced the South American nation to buy emergency fuel supplies at high prices.
With 80 percent of global LNG supplies locked up under long-term contracts, it is countries such as Brazil, Argentina, No. 2 economy China, and India that rely on short-term deals who could face the biggest hit.
LNG helps bridge fuel supply gaps in countries where domestic output fails to keep up with demand. The intricate process of liquefying gas, shipping and regasifying the fuel also can make it more expensive than pipeline supplies.
Spot prices of liquefied natural gas are about $18 per million British thermal units, up about $2 from the same time last year, but still lower than record deals above $20 in 2008.
"The supply situation is worse than we thought it would be," said independent LNG analyst Andy Flower, who tracks global export and import volumes. "LNG production declined last year and it doesn't look as though it will increase by much this year."
He added that LNG output has fallen just three other times in the 50 years it has been produced: In 2008, when the global economy was in free fall, and in 1980 and 1981, when Algeria halted LNG exports to the United States over a price dispute.
Moreover, the tighter market means that any unforeseen events, such as Japan's Fukishima nuclear disaster, big weather events or sudden plant shutdowns, could push prices even higher. In the wake of Fukushima in March 2011, imports by the world's top consumer of LNG rocketed to meet power needs, pushing Asian prices up 70 percent in the next seven months, according to Reuters data.
Only two of Japan's 50 nuclear plants are back online nearly two years later.
LNG exporters are bracing for a supply glut in the second half of this decade as new supplies arrives from Australia, Africa and the United States. But in the meantime a shortage looms.
After production doubled between 2000 and 2011 as a raft of new projects were completed, output fell by a record amount last year because of unforeseen events. Maintenance slowed output in the world's top exporter, Qatar, while rising domestic energy demand in Egypt and Indonesia, once stalwarts of the LNG export market, took supplies off the open market.
Unrest and militant attacks in Yemen also halted output from that country's troubled export project, which began producing in 2009.
Meanwhile, only one major project, in Angola, is scheduled to start up this year.
"If overall demand is growing and supply is not, and you are relying on the spot market, you are going to have a harder time accessing supply and will have to pay higher prices," said Charles Martin, an analyst of Asian LNG markets for Waterborne Energy in Houston.
Global supply fell about 1.6 percent in 2012, according to Flower's estimates.
This year does not look much better. The security situation in Yemen remains a concern and a source told Reuters in December that Indonesian production will drop nearly 14 percent in 2013 because of declines in domestic gas production.
At the same time, new projects in Asia will suck up what supply they can in 2013.
That demand is only set to grow.
Adding to spot supply pressures is a move by Qatar — a crucial balance in the LNG market in recent years — toward longer term contracts with emerging importers. Qatar National Bank forecast in December that the nation's LNG spot sales would fall by at least 40 percent from 2012 to 2014 as the world's top exporter enters into longer-term supply deals.
The result is a less liquid spot market where the buyer usually willing to pay the highest price set prices and other buyers must pay up or go away empty-handed.
Difficulties have already emerged. Suffering from a severe drought that threatened to crimp hydro electricity output, Brazil paid up to $18 per mmBtu for emergency LNG this month, near the highest price paid for spot LNG in four years.
By comparison, U.S. gas prices, pressured by a glut thanks to the shale drilling boom, languish below $4 per mmBtu.
In Argentina, stiff competition from Brazil and Asia is hindering attempts to secure LNG supplies needed to make up for dwindling domestic oil and gas production. State-run energy company YPF SA opened a tender in December to import a record 83 cargoes for 2013, up slightly from the previous year. So far it has only secured 51 cargoes because of price disputes, sources said.
Waterborne's Martin says the spot market's flexibility can increase when new projects first come online with plenty of production to spare and decrease as they attract long-term contracts.
In a few years time, the supply picture is more promising for consumers.
The shale gas boom means there will probably be new supplies from the United States on the world market, although a debate is raging between domestic producers and consumers over allowing more than one project to go ahead. There are also new export terminals due to be established in Australia and East Africa by 2020.
Already experts are asking whether there might even be excess supply once these projects are built.
Resentment over costly LNG imports might prompt importers to diversify, analysts said, cutting demand just as producers turn the taps on at new mega-projects.
In 2008, India switched to naphtha when LNG prices hit record highs above $20 per mmBtu. Japan, too, has the nuclear option to fall back on, depending on the political and social appetite for such a move after the accident and subsequent crisis at Fukushima.
"Fuel switching is more likely to happen in Japan. If we see less LNG in 2013, then we could see the Japanese government fast-tracking nuclear reactor restarts," said Societe Generale analyst Thierry Bros.


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Consensus Report
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2010)Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
This seventh update to the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals integrates recently published data, scientific principles, and expert opinion to recommend practices for the humane care and use of animals in research, testing, and teaching. The Guide is an internationally accepted primary reference on animal care for the scientific community. Previous editions have served as the basis for accreditation of institutions worldwide by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International. Also, use of previous editions has been required for researchers funded by the United States' Public Health Service. Additions to this eighth edition of the Guide include expanded coverage of the ethics of laboratory animal use; components of effective animal care and use Programs; and new guidelines for the housing, environment, and enrichment of terrestrial and aquatic animals, and for veterinary and clinical care.
Click here for previous editions of the Guide.
A recording of the public briefing held on June 8, 2010 in Washington, DC is now available in mp3 format. Click here to download the file.
Key Messages
- A framework for an Animal Care and Use Program is provided to help institutions integrate regulations, policies, and principles with day-to-day operations and management. Discussion of institutional policies and responsibilities, personnel and program management and oversight, occupational health and safety, and animal facility design and management is provided to help in developing an effective animal care and use program.
- Environmental enrichment can enhance animal well-being, provide sensory and motor stimulation, and promote psychological health. Examples of enrichment include structural additions such as perches and visual barriers for monkeys and other nonhuman primates; elevated shelves for cats and rabbits, and shelters for guinea pigs; as well as resources such as novel objects and foraging devices and nesting material for mice. Like other environmental factors, enrichment may affect the experimental outcomes and should be appropriately controlled.
- Expanded information on topics such as transportation, pain and distress, euthanasia, and veterinary medicine is given. An acceptable veterinary program that offers a high quality of care and ethical standards is expected, regardless of the number of animals or species being maintained.
- For the first time, the Guide contains information on the care and use of fish and other aquatic species, reflecting the growing use of these animals in research.
- Housing space or enclosures should account for animals' social needs. Social animals should be housed in stable pairs or larger groups of compatible individuals. If there is a compelling reason to house animals singly, it should be for the shortest duration possible.
- The three Rs -- replacement, refinement and reduction -- continue to be the core foundation of the Guide for scientific laboratory animal use. The three Rs are a practical strategy for researchers to apply when considering experiments that involve the use of laboratory animals and in designing humane animal research studies.
- The updated Guide provides the first discussion of animal biosecurity practices. Animal biosecurity refers to all measures taken to contain, prevent, and eradicate infections that may cause disease or otherwise make laboratory animals unsuitable for research. Elements of a successful animal biosecurity program include ensuring that only animals in good health enter the facility; that materials such as food do not harbor infectious agents; and that practices are in place to limit cross contamination should an infectious agent be introduced. In addition, a comprehensive ongoing evaluation of animals' health status is needed.
- The utility of the performance standards approach for animal care and care practices is reaffirmed. The performance standards approach describes a desired outcome but with flexibility to those responsible for managing animal care and use in achieving this outcome.