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Burgundy's 2015 Selections Begin to Trickle In
Those of you who were following our OTL updates from Burgundy will be pleased to know that a number of the 2015 expressions from some of these producers have arrived on a recent shipment, and more will continue to trickle in over the next few weeks. Today we were able to receive in and retaste the bargain chardonnays from Domaine Renaud, one of our most popular value-priced imports, and the simply incredible new bargain reds from Les Frères Perroud, our last stop in Burgundy a few weeks back. We'll start with the Renaud wines, some of which came from the vineyard pictured above.
Ranging from fifteen to twenty dollars in price, the white wines from Renaud are proof that while 2015 brought more ripeness across the board, that extra weight didn't come at the expense of acidity. California central coast fans will want to take note: these are medium-bodied chardonnays without oak aging and clean, mild-mannered fruit buoyed by faint mineral notes and just enough zip. The 2015 Mâcon-Villages is the cleanest and leanest of the bunch with the crispest fruit and the most minerality on the finish. That'll run you a cool $13.99. The 2015 Mâcon-Solutré and Mâcon-Charnay expressions are a bit riper with more stone fruit on the palate and a creamier texture, but both are only a dollar more at $14.99. The 2015 St.-Veran comes from the slopes underneath the Rock of Solutré (pictured in this post from a few weeks back) and has more depth. There's a better concentration of fruit and minerality and wine finishes with more length. The richest of the bunch, of course, is the 2015 Pouilly-Fuissé that does see some barrel aging and adds the spice of that oak maturation into the richness. It's a serious crowdpleaser for the price.
One visit I unfortunately didn't find time to write about during our trip included Robert and Michel Perroud from Les Frères Perroud in the village of Brouilly. We started working directly with the brothers back with the 2014 vintage and now that the fantastic 2015s have arrived, I'm expecting non-stop positive feedback from customers who opt to try this year's latest batch. Simply put: the wines are incredible. They're ripe and fleshy, but with style and sophistication. They're pretty, joyous, and brimming with a juicy and pure red fruit character. Robert is the head of the Beaujolais consortium of growers and I'm guessing it's out of sheer respect for his abilities that they elected him as the leader. With the pricing we've worked out via our direct relationship, I can't think of a more impressive selection of red wines in the store from anywhere!
The Perrouds have gamay vineyards in Brouilly from which they make their cru level Beaujolais wines, but they also have a few plots of pinot noir from which they make a Bourgogne rouge. Don't mistake their Brouilly selections for carbonically-macerated nouveau, either. They vinify their gamay and pinot noir selections just like any other winemaker in Burgundy and the results for the money are truly unbeatable. The 2015 Bourgogne Rouge is nothing short of a revelation at $16.99 because it easily beats out other village-level and 1er cru selections in the store priced between $25-$30 (especially as it's all farmed organically, to boot). The wine is a plush symphony of pure cherry and raspberry splendor with classic Burgundian accents of earth and forest floor. I could probably drink this every night and never get tired of it. The only thing I might trade it out for would be the 2015 "Vieilles Vines" Brouilly, a dark and ridiculously-concentrated mouthful of pure Beaujolais magic. The 2015 "Amethyste" Brouilly adds a bit more finesse and elegance to the same equation, but seeing that both are well under twenty bucks it's really hard to go wrong.
The fun is just getting started, but already there's a lot to be excited about. We came back from this trip grinning from ear to ear and these wines played a big role in that initial enthusiasm. Expect more K&L-direct Burgundy selections in short notice!
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"Bloated and brown, the Mississippi River lay out before them like a giant, mud-covered slug too baked by the relentless sun to do much more than twitch in the thick September air." (page 23)
Good morning, world!
Day Two of Hellesgate's Long Goodbye arrives bookended with two chapter titles that are admittedly "blah." I'm disappointed in them, now that I look back at the mundane phrases. Where was my imagination? Where was the zing? The melodrama? The gloating storm of yesterday?
*drums her fingers pensively on her chin*
Sometimes my creative juices are as elusive as toddlers in a heated game of hide and go seek. I corner them between the sofa and the book case only to have them scamper away between my legs… ok, whoever snuck a Freud into my head while I wasn't looking please remove the doctor immediately.
I might frighten dear Sigmund.
Alright, where were we? Oh yes, the blahs. Every writer gets them. Every certifiable crazy person risks drowning in them. Literally. I'm talking the whole wet and cold world pushing and shoving to rush inside of you, wanting to flood you with its oceans and seas, its swimming pools and bathtubs holding only an inch of water. I'm talking long, dull moments where fighting and gasping for the air you so desperately need and want ironically becomes suicidal…
*stops, takes a deep, deep breath just for assurance, and then smiles cunningly*
Are the writing blahs that bad? Is losing that creative thread really so damning?
Of course not.
A person can drown in depression. A writer will never drown in a blah.
It's all relative…
Ok, what joker put Einstein in my head?... Fair warning: No way in hell am I doing physics here, Albert. No freaking way.
Until tomorrow, when hopefully all PhD's will have been thrown out with that inch of bathwater…
Chapter Three: The Seventh Floor
"Matthew groaned and firmly removed the hand from his dick. "We get tagged for public gay sex in Memphis and we're never going to hear the end of it from Bingham." (page 50)

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Brunswick's Abundant Economic Advantages
Settled in 1628 and incorporated in 1739, Brunswick is a historic and picturesque New England town that serves as a gateway to midcoast and Downeast Maine. A balanced mix of retail, professional and arts-related businesses, along with light to medium industry and traditional farming, foresting and commercial fishing – can all be found in Brunswick. Downtown Brunswick's broad Maine Street combines village flavor and city flair. Dotted with specialty shops, open spaces and fabulous restaurants to satisfy every mood and palate, Brunswick's pedestrian-friendly downtown attracts shoppers, strollers and foodies alike.
Brunswick is a college town offering rich and diverse arts and cultural resources, centered around noted Bowdoin College's museums, theater and concert hall. Bowdoin College was ranked sixth among liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report in 2017. Established in 1794, Bowdoin was the first college in the State of Maine and remains an important influence in Brunswick's continued development. Other colleges include Southern New Hampshire University, Southern Maine Community College – Brunswick Landing campus and University College Bath/Brunswick on Brunswick Landing.
Bordered by the Androscoggin River and Atlantic Ocean with its 67 miles of coastline, Brunswick is a coastal community, offering residents and visitors an array of recreational opportunities. With convenient access to I-295 and Route 1, Brunswick serves as a gateway to Midcoast and Downeast Maine, is located 25 miles north of Portland, Maine's largest city, and just 30 miles from the Portland International Jetport (PWM). Brunswick's strategic location has been enhanced significantly by Amtrak Downeaster services, connecting Brunswick to Boston with passenger rail service.
Brunswick is home to world class businesses, including LL Bean (manufacturing), Bath Iron Works (design/engineering), Owens Corning (composite fabrics) and Wayfair (e-commerce). With its proximity to boat builders and other marine trades along the Maine coast, advanced technology training resources and innovative businesses, Brunswick has positioned itself as the center of the state's composites manufacturing cluster, complemented by a composites technical program at Southern Maine Community College – Brunswick Landing. Home to Mid Coast – Parkview Hospital, as well as fifteen banks and credit unions downtown, Brunswick is a service center for neighboring communities.
Brunswick's strategic location is made even more attractive with the redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Station, now known as Brunswick Landing. As Maine's premier technology business park, Brunswick Landing features 3,300 acres of prime real estate, over 2 million square feet of commercial and industrial space, a world-class aviation complex, and on-site educational institutions. Additionally, in-fill sites are available in the Brunswick Industrial Park and Brunswick Commerce Center to further broaden an organization's presence in Brunswick.
Brunswick at a Glance / Vital Statistics
Population: 20,278 (2010 Census)
Land Area: 49.7 square miles
Median Household Income: $50,117 (2010 Census)
Average Household Size: 2.9
Labor Force (Brunswick Labor Market Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area): 34,488 (April 2017, not seasonally-adjusted) Source: Maine Dept. of Labor, Center for Workforce Research & Information
Total Employment (Brunswick LMA/MSA): 33,572 (April 2017, not seasonally-adjusted); Source: MDOL, CWRI
Educational Attainment: (Age 25+, 2010 Census):
• High School Graduate – 28%
• Bachelors or Higher – 34%
School District:
Brunswick School District
Major Private Employers:
- Bath Iron Works
- Bowdoin College
- LL Bean
- Mid Coast -Hospital
Key Industrial/Commercial Properties
- Brunswick Landing (industrial/commercial buildings and lots)
- Brunswick Industrial Park (industrial/commercial lots)
- Brunswick Commerce Center (light industrial/commercial lots)
Local Development Resources:
The Town of Brunswick Economic and Community Development is adept at facilitating projects through customized financial packages utilizing a variety of sources. Staff have experience working with the MidCoast Economic Development District (MCEDD) and Brunswick Development Corporation (BDC) financing programs, Finance Authority of Maine loan insurance, leveraged financing programs and Industrial Development Bonds, as well as Tax Increment Financing and Community Development Block Grant funds for credit enhancement and public infrastructure purposes.


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Blue Cheese Biscuits from Brittany brought by Jenni:
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1 can flaky biscuits
blue cheese
Crumble 4 to 6 oz of blue cheese. Place 1 stick (regular, salted) butter on a baking sheet. Throw the crumbled blue cheese over the top. Place the baking pan in a 350 degree oven for a couple minutes until the butter and cheese have just melted.
Open the biscuits and quarter them, pull pan from oven with melted butter and cheese. Stir it around so cheese isn't all clumped together. Dump all the biscuit pieces onto the pan and stir them around until they are thoroughly coated. Place coated biscuits on a clean baking sheet and bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes until golden brown.
If you want to add extra fat and calories, brush excess butter and blue cheese from original pan over hot biscuits when they come out of the oven.
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FRANCE HAS NEW IDEA FOR SMALL REACTORS: PUT THEM UNDERWATERThursday, January 20th, 2011
Nuclear Townhall
January 20, 2011
France has taken the idea of "moving industry offshore" and given it a new twist – plant small nuclear reactors in the seabed and pump the electricity back on land. Called "Flexblue," the underwater system could provide a large portion of the world's energy.
"The cylinder with the power plant inside would be lowered to the seabed at a depth of 60 meters (196 feet) to 100 meters, at a site between five and 15 kilometers from the coast," Patrick Boissier, CEO of the French construction company, DCNS, tells Platts. "Undersea cables would bring the electricity to customers on shore." Boissier notes that three-quarters of the world's population lives within 80 km of the sea.
DCNS, which does construction for the French Navy, will join Areva, EDF and the CEA research and development organization in exploring the idea, according to an announcement made in Paris yesterday. "The technical, economic and market feasibility study will be conducted over the next two years by 100-150 people from DCNS and the nuclear organizations, after which a decision could be made to build a prototype," says Platts. "Boissier said a submerged power plant, unlike a floating one, would not be vulnerable to earthquakes, tsunamis, or floods, and would be far less vulnerable to voluntary attack." It would also have an unlimited source of coolant and would create a minimal environmental footprint. Areva already builds 100-MW small reactors for French submarines and aircraft carriers and said it would be fairly easy to adapt Flexblue from this prototype.
The French project should serve as a warning to American political officials, who also have big dreams about small reactors but are reluctant to streamline regulatory procedures that now make such initiatives a decade-long ordeal. The French are not the only ones who are going to be building small reactors. The rest of the world knows the technology too.
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Generic equivalents for Zidovudine... What are generics?
Zidovudine (℞)
100mg Capsule
(℞) Prescription required. Can not be split. Product of Canada. Shipped from Canada.
To comply with Canadian International Pharmacy Association regulations you are permitted to order a 3-month supply or the closest package size available based on your personal prescription. read more
Zidovudine Information
ZIDOVUDINE, ZDV (zye DOE vue deen) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. This medicine can lower, but not fully prevent, the risk of spreading HIV to others.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
They need to know if you have any of these conditions: -anemia -drink alcohol-containing drinks -kidney disease -liver disease -low blood counts, like low white cell, platelet, or red cell counts -an unusual or allergic reaction to zidovudine, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives -pregnant or trying to become pregnant -breast-feeding
Take this medicine by mouth with a full glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. You may take this medicine with or without food. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. For your anti-HIV therapy to work as well as possible, take each dose exactly as prescribed. Do not skip doses or stop your medicine even if you feel better. Skipping doses may make the HIV virus resistant to this medicine and other medicines. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice. Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as newborns for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once. NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
-doxorubicin -fluconazole -ganciclovir -interferon -other zidovudine medicines -phenytoin -ribavirin -stavudine, d4T -valproic acid
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular check ups. Discuss any new symptoms with your doctor. You will need to have important blood work done while on this medicine. HIV is spread to others through sexual or blood contact. Talk to your doctor about how to stop the spread of HIV. This medicine can cause blood problems. You may have slow healing and a higher risk of infection while on this medicine. Try to avoid cutting or injuring yourself. Be careful not to damage to your teeth and gums when you brush or floss your teeth. This medicine may cause a decrease in vitamin B12. You should make sure that you get enough vitamin B12 while you are taking this medicine. Discuss the foods you eat and the vitamins you take with your health care professional.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible: -allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue -breathing problems -dizziness -muscle pain or weakness -redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth -signs and symptoms of liver injury like dark yellow or brown urine; general ill feeling or flu-like symptoms; light-colored stools; loss of appetite; nausea; right upper belly pain; unusually weak or tired; yellowing of the eyes or skin -signs of infection - fever or chills, cough, sore throat -unusual bleeding or bruising -unusually weak or tired Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome): -constipation -headache -loss of appetite -weight gain around waist, back, or thinning of face, arms, legs
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Keep out of the reach of children. Store at room temperature between 15 and 25 degrees C (59 and 77 degrees F). Protect from moisture. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
NOTE: This sheet is a summary. It may not cover all possible information. If you have questions about this medicine, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
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Discover The Future Of Binary Options Trading
Binary trading is a trading method that attracts a lot of investors, and some of them are making impressive sums with the help of this system. Due to the nature of binary options, it is relatively easy to grasp the basics and start investing, and that is why people from different backgrounds can become successful traders. However, this does not mean that you can just waltz in and start making millions all of a sudden, and a certain amount of risk is always present during these financial transactions. But, there is also a way to minimize the risk, and auto-trading software shows the future of trading binary options.
What Exactly Is An Auto-trading Program?
HBSwiss is a perfect example of a great auto-trading software, and this robot can monitor the market, find suitable opportunities for investments, execute the trades, and monitor the results – all on its own. In other words, users can be miles away from the computer, and this automated system will generate profits and improve their financial condition in a hassle-free manner. Experts and seasoned analysts are saying that auto-trading software makes binary trading much easier and more convenient, which enables people to quickly "join in on the fun" and start making high profits. Of course, even robots are not able to predict the movement of prices with 100% accuracy, but the overall ratio of wins vs. losses will leave a large sum of money in your bank account at the end of the trading day.
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- Features
- Functions always avalable (Dojo 'Base')
- Functions provided by the dojo.fx module
- See also
Have you ever wanted to nicely fade out or fade in a block of text, slide or wipe a DOM node into position, or even chain together numerous animations to provide a nice, dynamically changing page for your users? Well, that is exactly what the dojo.fx module is for. This module provides several commonly used animation effects. These FX functions all build upon the basic FX support in dojo base. There are also less commonly used FX functions available in dojox under the dojox.fx package.
This page is a landing point for reference off to each function, their description, and examples.
NOTE: There is a great quickstart animation guide to get you up and running with basic FX animations
Functions always avalable (Dojo 'Base')
- dojo.animateProperty – The most basic animation function in dojo. It allows you to animate the change of most CSS properties, as well as perform, pre and post operations as the animation executes. Almost all the following animation functions are built using this function.
- dojo.fadeIn – A simple function for fading a currently invisible (opacity 0), node into view.
- dojo.fadeOut – A simple function for fading a currently visible(opacity 1), node to opacity 0.
Functions provided by the dojo.fx module
- dojo.fx.easing – A collection of easing functions that can be used with dojo.animateProperty and its extensions to modify an animation.
- dojo.fx.wipeIn – Wipe in a node (Height 0 to max height of node).
- dojo.fx.wipeOut – Wipe out a node (Max height to 0).
- dojo.fx.slideTo – To slide a node from current position to ABS position x,y.
- dojo.fx.Toggler – A helper class to wrap to simplify assigning two animations to a node, one for the 'show' animation and one for a 'hide' animation. For example, fading a node in for show and out for hide.
- dojo.fx.chain – A helper function that can take two animation instances and combine them into a single animation instance where each of the input animations is run after the other in sequence.
- dojo.fx.combine – A helper function that can take two animation instances and combine them into a single animation instance where each of the input animations are run in parallel.
See also
- dojo._base.fxBasic animation functions in Dojo Base
- dojox.fxMore advanced animation functions in dojox.fx
- Animation QuickstartThe quickstart tutorial for doing animation effects.
- Semi-complex chaining and combining of effects


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Università degli Studi di Pavia
LLM (Banking, Corporate and Finance Law), Fordham University School of Law
Maria Francesca Ferrari is counsel to our firm. She is the principal of Peak Law, Ferrari & Partners, whom we have a strategic alliance with. Together, we focus on cross-border matters between the United States and Italy, including inbound and outbound investments and immigration law matters.
Maria Francesca Ferrari is an Italian licensed Attorney, specialized in international transactions, especially in the Corporate, Corporate Finance and Real Estate areas.
Ms. Ferrari is the founder of Peak Law. The firm, in collaboration with New York licensed professionals, assists Italian and American companies and individuals willing to open, expand their business or invest respectively in the United States and in Italy.
Maria Francesca worked for several years for Italian offices of leading American and Magic Circle Firms, where she focused on domestic and international transactions in the Corporate, Corporate Finance, Project Financing, Real Estate and Restructuring areas.
Since 2012 she has been counseling New York based boutique firms, providing support as Italian Law Counsel to Italian and American clients interested in entering, investing or expanding existent businesses respectively in the American and Italian markets and, in particular, in structuring and finalizing several Real Estate investments (single units and entire buildings), in selling RE properties, in structuring and establishing companies, in international M&A transactions, in drafting international commercial contracts and agreements, in negotiating lease contracts both residential and commercial, in coordinating the different professionals involved in each deal, etc.
She is graduated from Università degli Studi di Pavia (2003) and admitted to practice in Italy as member of the Italian Bar Association since 2006. She obtained an LLM degree in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law from Fordham University School of Law in 2010.
She has been serving the FLAA (Fordham Law Alumni Association) - European Alumni Chapter as Country Representative for Italy since 2010.
She is fluent both in Italian and English.
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My tomatoes had a rough summer and I've come to the conclusion I had better expand my green tomato reportoire beyond breaded and fried. The Sun Golds and Super Sweet 100's decided to make the best of it and ripen nicely but all the other tomato plants in the garden opted to stay green....so I started to research what to do with a pile of green tomatoes.
I figure any plant that puts forth the effort to produce food for us deserves a commitment on my part to use it....even it means under-ripe but perfectly formed little tomatoes. Green tomatoes have a crisp texture and a clean, tangy flavor that make them well-suited for pickling and I was hoping they would keep their crisp texture when they emerged from the water bath (and they did). I minced up a handful of them a few days ago and put them on top of a chicken curry -- perfect use of tomatoes grown in a cold northern town!
Curried and Pickled Green Tomatoes
2 pounds green tomatoes, rinsed and sliced or quartered (depending on the size of your tomatoes)
2 jalapeños, sliced
1/2 onion, peeled and sliced
1 4-inch knob of ginger, peeled and sliced
I lime, zest cut into 1/2 inch pieces
6 - 8 cloves of garlic, peeled
Handful of cilantro sprigs
1 1/2 cup white vinegar
1 1/2 cup water
1/3 cup kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoon curry powder
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek
Heat a large stockpot or canner with water and bring to a boil.
Heat the water, vinegar, sugar, curry powder, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. While the water/vinegar mixture is heating up, divide the sliced/quartered green tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, ginger, lime zest, cilantro, garlic, and spices between the prepared (sterilized) canning jars. Pour the water/vinegar mixture into each canning jar, leave about a 1/2-inch headspace at the top, place the lids on, and screw on the rings until just finger-tight.
Carefully transfer the jars to the stockpot/canner. When all the jars are in the canner, there should be at least 1 inch water covering them; if you need more, add water from the kettle until the jars are sufficiently covered. Bring the water to a full rolling boil, and process for 5 minutes. Using canning tongs, gently remove the jars from the stockpot/canner and transfer them to a kitchen towel or cooling rack, keeping them vertical. Leave to cool, undisturbed, for at least 12 hours. Store in a cool/dark place for up to one year.


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If you'd like to chat about this holiday or need help finding one we're very happy to help. The Travel Team.01273 823 700 Calling from outside the UK? email@example.com
Small group adventure holidayYou will be sharing your experiences with a maximum of 13 like minded travellers and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.
Responsible tourism
Alaska Wilderness and wildlife tour
Carbon reduction
Your holiday will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO2. Learn about the CO2 emissions of this holiday and how to reduce them.
We are committed to offering low impact tours that benefit both the places and communities we visit as well as our travellers. It is important for us all to be aware of the delicate balance that exists in the variety of natural wonders you will visit. National Parks and monuments, archaeological sites and other sensitive areas should and must be treated with respect.
We have created a 'Travellers' Code of Conduct' to help prepare and inform our groups of the various positive or negative effects they could have on a destination. The code includes tips on everything from handling wildlife encounters to how you can help to conserve precious natural resources. Our tour leaders will explain this code of conduct during the first nights orientation talk and encourage you to follow it throughout the tour.
This code includes following the Leave No Trace ethic, this is an international campaign that is designed to help us minimise the impact on the National Parks and other wilderness areas that we visit. Some key guidelines we follow include keeping to existing trails, staying in official campgrounds and disposing of all waste responsibly and recycling whatever we can.
We are proud supporters of Bay Area Wilderness Training (www.bawt.org) a charity based in Oakland California which works to connect disadvantaged children in the local urban area with the great outdoors. Their work helps to provide these young people with life changing experiences which they can
apply to everyday life. Everyone booking with Grand American Adventures has the option to donate £1/$1/1 to support this well-deserved charity and we will match this donation.
Whenever possible, we use local accommodation and activity providers. We also shop locally for groceries, eat in small family-run restaurants and visit local shops whenever possible. This all brings economic benefit to the local communities that we visit.
In Denali National Park, travellers are encouraged to leave the trails, one of the few parks in America where this happens. We meet with the ranger guides for details on how to best react with wildlife if encountered, how to avoid encounters, and how to make minimal impact on the trails.
Given the short tourism season in Alaska, we aim to provide as much money into the hands of local people, using only smaller locally based service providers, many of which include stopping at small diners to try Reindeer Sausage and cinnamon rolls.
Being a wildlife focussed trip we have tight regulations on how to make minimal impact on animals and mammals in their natural environment so as not to upset the balance of nature. This is especially prevalent during the bear viewing activity in the wilderness where we watch from the safety of a boat with no bathroom facilities so as not to pollute the area. The whale and mammal spotting cruise uses a smaller locally owned boat and meals provided are sourced locally.
As this is a hotel tour, we use locally owned and run hotels which benefit from our business during the short summer tourism season.
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The following events happened in the 1600s.
- 1600: A portrait of Sir Google Flange, currently hung at Hogwarts Castle, is painted.[1]
- 1603: The twenty-ninth Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Pottermore
- ↑ "Elizabeth I of England" on Wikipedia
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paidContent - Thomson Reuters Buys Indian Legal Online Database Company
Another acquisition by Thomson Reuters: it has acquired private equity backed Indlaw Communications, a Delhi-based legal information company, for an undisclosed amount. Indlaw runs a legal, tax and regulatory information database website at Indlaw.com. The site, founded by lawyer Joseph Pookkatt in 2002, had received early stage investment from private equity firm 2i Capital. The company provides access to information on various primary and secondary legal documents such as judgments, parliamentary and state enactments, notifications, circulars and rules, constitutional texts, parliamentary debates, to customers like law firms, solicitors, advocates, businesses and students.
With the recent global meltdown, financial information services companies have been suffering from loss of clients globally. The acquisition of Indlaw by Thomson Reuters (NSDQ: TRIN) is an example of how large information companies are looking at fast growing markets like India for expanding their footprint. Thomson is already present in financial data in Indian market.
This is also the second acquisition Reuters has announced this week: it acquired the Toronto-based webcasting software firm Streamlogics.
This article was provided by our content partner VCCircle.com.
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With the next Batman installment set for release tonight at midnight, will The Dark Knight help lift Time Warner's stock? Industry experts are projecting that the film will yield over $100 million in its opening weekend lifting it to one of the top 10 openings of all time.
According to IMDB, its predecessor, Batman Begins, brought in a respectable $48.7 million on its opening weekend in 2005. With additional hype and this being Academy Award Nominee Heath Ledger's final film before his untimely death, expectations are high.
Here are the top 10 opening weekends of all time and how the studios share prices performed the following market trading day. Returns are mixed. News Corp , had the best bounce after the release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.


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It has been a busy busy Spring for Portland Edible Gardens this year. I haven't been a good blogger lately because we have been having too much fun in the sun! Check out the work we have been doing building and planting vegetable gardens over the last couple of months.
...And remember, it's not too late to plant your vegetable garden for the year! Contact us ASAP if you would like to get your own organic edible garden going at your home.
Happy Summer!
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On episode 27 of the HomeTech podcast we were joined by co-founder and CEO of Chui, Shaun Moore. Chui claims to be the "world's most intelligent doorbell". And after our conversation with Shaun, it would be hard to argue against their claim. The concept of a a smart, connected doorbell is not completely novel. There are a number of products on the market that can alert to you to someone being at your door, and send you alerts, notifications, and live streaming video based on this information. And while Chui can do all of this, what takes the product to the next level is it's facial recognition technology.
Utilizing a combination of facial detection and proprietary recognition technologies, Chui's built in camera is capable of automatically detecting who is at your door. Through integrations with other smart home products, Chui can then act as a trigger point for home automation scenes based on this information. So, for instance the locks could automatically open when you come to the door, or automatically lock and send you an alert if it's your ex girlfriend (or boyfriend). Pretty cool stuff.
We had a great time chatting with Shaun about Chui, and about the smart home landscape in general. Download the episode now to learn more about this exciting new product!


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CATCH is "everyone's favorite" Brooklyn-based, hydra-headed, multi-disciplinary, rough-and-ready performance event series.
On Memorial Day, Monday 30 May, we're giving you a FREE East NY Barbecue Cook-Off, selling you beer, and presenting these amazing music, dance and performance artists:
Ilan Bachrach and Robert M. Johanson !
Eve Beglarian !
Charlotte Brathwaite and Ayesha Jordan !
Yanira Castro !
Elliot Cole and Katelyn Halpern !
Helga Davis !
I Am A Boys Choir !
Catherine Galasso !
Raja Feather Kelly | the feath3r theory !
Lumberob !
Jennifer Monson/iLAND !
Katy Pyle !
Joseph Silovsky !
Sunwatchers !
Title:Point !
Wildcat !
Kristin Worrall !
more !
... and Grillmaster Big Cee ! brings East New York's finest BBQ cook-off FREE!!!
3pm - 9pm Monday 30 May: Memorial Day!
at Knockdown Center
52-19 Flushing Ave Maspeth, Queens
$20 advance / $25 at the door
info at catchseries.org
tickets at knockdown.center
"2015 OBIE Award ... Best Ambulatory Feast of Experimental Performance"
- The Village Voice
Knockdown Center:
Knockdown Center is an art center and event space dedicated to unusual projects and collaborations.
The 50,000 square foot building has seen continuous use for more than 100 years: first as a glass factory, then as a door factory. It is named for the Knock-Down door frame that was invented here in 1956 by Samuel Sklar and remains an industry standard to this day. The frame could be shipped in pieces — or "knocked down" — and installed into existing walls, revolutionizing the speed and efficiency of building construction.


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Meet The Team
Julian French
Founder & Director
Julian started Orchards in 2002 with his father, working out of an office in Barton-le-Clay, shortly before opening our flagship Ampthill office in the heart of the centre.
Julian started in estate agency aged just 15 years old, having to take buses to his viewings and sometimes earning just enough to cover the bus fares for the week.
Away from the office Julian has three young boys who he enjoys sailing with as often as possible.
Sandra Betts
Property Manager
Sandra has a varied background dealing with all aspects of customer service and administration, with her first foray in to the industry being in managing tenancy deposits and offering more cost effective insurance like alternatives.
Day to day Sandra manages contract renewals along with processing deposit returns and the handling of rent and contractor payments.
You would catch Sandra outside of work enjoying the world of blues and rock with the likes of Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart and more recently spending her free time enjoying travelling around using her new favourite mode of transport - The Motorbike.
Adam Barker
Director - Sales & Lettings
Adam joined Orchards 10 years ago as a sales negotiator having spent his previous years working in marketing and design.
Having lived in Flitwick and Ampthill for over 28 years, his local knowledge paved the way for him to quickly set himself as the 'go to guy' for honest local advice.
When not in the office, Adam and his fiancee Becky, love to eat out and work on their 1966 triumph herald named 'Hattie'. Not to mention playing with their beloved cats Logan & Charles.
Alex Walton
Senior Sales Associate
Alex first job was on a market stall, learning how to build quick rapport from cold starts with potential customers. This experience has helped Alex to develop outstanding customer facing skills, and could quiet honestly sell ice to Eskimos.
Prior to moving to the area Alex lived in St Neots and worked for a market leading agent, honing his skills and learning the craft.
If you think he looks familiar, then perhaps you are an avid bowls fan. With Alex representing the UK multiple times all over the world.
When not selling houses, Alex can be found either out on the golf course, or asleep in front of the fire.
Harry Smith
Lettings Manager
Harry's background of customer service, working in large corporate companies helped him quickly establish himself as someone who is cool under pressure and able to keep open lines of dialogue at all times; except for his strange OCD where he has specific times of the day when he must drink a glass of water, Harry is easily contactable, and always unflappable.
In his spare time, Harry is an avid football fan and loves to watch local teams especially the mighty Luton town. Although his love of the game hasn't helped him in our office fantasy league where he constantly finds mid table.
Elaine Fullard
Property Manager
With a background in both customer facing rolls and admin Elaine found property management the perfect balance of the both. Managing to keep a keen eye on her customer service and administration alike.
Starting her dive in to the lettings industry in the 90's Elaine's knowledge of both practical and personal aspects of rentals is helped by being a landlady herself.
When not dealing with maintenance and property inspections Elaine's can be found swimming, running or cycling around box end park preparing for one of her many triathlons.
Gemma Vyse
Sales Assistant
Gemma is an Ampthill local and can speak directly from the heart when it comes to the local schools, amenities and transport links.
When not busy progressing sales or managing our concierge services Gemma is a busy mum looking after two boys, and loves nothing better than cheering from the sidelines a their local football matches
Tommy Betts
Office Ambassador
Tommy is our newest member of our team, but don't let that combined with his youthful good looks fool you, Tommy is 87 years young (in dog years).
Its true that age is but a number as Tommy has no fear in getting stuck in during meetings, and get very exited about the prospect of going out on viewings.
In the office you will often find Tommy loitering around the kitchen at lunch time waiting to find out what he will be treated to today.
The Clock House
Our Office | Our Home
Our Mission
Our aim is offer the very best customer service, to understand and exceed all of our clients expectations! Most of all to be proud of the company, the service we offer and the people that work within it.
To create and offer the very best in property marketing to ensure each and every property is presented at its very best and is noticed by each and every potential buyer or tenant.
Hold customer service at the very heart of everything we do.
01525 40 22 66
The Clock House |
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Ampthill |
" Very professional service, worked hard at selling our property and succeeded in a tough period. Thank you"
D Morris (Maulden)
Pleased with the service. Kept me updated on progress. Special mention and thanks to Harry. Well done.
P Franklin (Flitwick)


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EMBLEMS is a wind quintet and collective of musicians who value individuality, storytelling, and collaboration. June 3rd we are giving a concert at the University of Oregon featuring some of our favorite works for wind quintet and a world premiere by Nathan Thatcher, commissioned by Emblems with the support of the Barlow Endowment for Musical Composition. The program will last approximately 50 minutes and the quintet will stay afterward for socialization and Q&A. Special thanks to the University of Oregon SOMD for hosting us!
SEEGER, Ruth Crawford - Suite (1952)
KARLSSON, Finnur - Mirrors (2010)
RUMSEY, Brandon Scott - Emblems (2016)
THATCHER, Nathan - Terms of Venery (2018)
My work that was composed for Third Angle New Music and Tony Arnold will be performed in Portland, Oregon on October 21, 2017 at 5pm at the Bowstring Truss House. The evening will also feature world premieres by my colleagues taking part in the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music: David Coll, Hitomi Oba, Dave Reminick, Nina Shekhar, and Carlos Simon. Together with Gabriela, Tony, and Third Angle, we workshopped all pieces in Boonville, California during March 2017. Click here a PDF of the program!
Trade Winds Ensemble has been an inspiration to me since forming several years ago, and now I am thrilled to be joining the TWQ team on an upcoming project. Together, we have launched a crowdfunding campaign for a project taking place in Chicago in June! Please take a moment today to learn more about what we're up to this summer and consider contributing if possible -- any amount helps!
Trade Winds Quintet is a wind quintet who has partnered with organizations in East Africa, but this summer will do so here in our own country. This summer's curriculum will mirror the one that TWQ implemented in East Africa—to teach social-emotional skills through the arts and facilitate the artistic expression of our students. This summer, I'm joining the team as composer-in-residence to create a composition curriculum for the students we will be working with in Chicago. For two weeks, we will partner with local organizations: RefugeeOne and The People's Music School.
At RefugeeOne, an organization that provides opportunities for refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution, we will work with children who are new to Chicago, and use music to help them through their transition to life in America. The People's Music School is a non-profit that provides tuition free music lessons to thousands of Chicago children each year. We will offer summer programming to supplement these lessons. We will also connect these two organizations so our RefugeeOne students have the chance to take music lessons at The People's Music School following our camp.
Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music – Preview Video
In 2017, I will be participating in the inaugural Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy for Music. This first session, taking place in Boonville, California, involves seminar discussions with other participant composers, coachings with mentor Gabriela Lena Frank, and a reading session with Tony Arnold and the Third Angle String Quartet. All of this takes place in an unique, intimate setting that is focused on community involvement, cultivating a richly collaborative learning environment, and vigorous attention to the creative process. The culmination of this Academy will be a performance of my new work and the work of the participant composers in Third Angle's hometown of Portland, Oregon in October 2017. My piece Invocation underscores the opening of the preview video here.
Scarsdale Aussie Adventure to feature 'Wanderlust'
Conductor Jason Noble will lead his marvelous Scarsdale High School Wind Ensemble on a tour of Melbourne (at the Edge Theatre, pictured here) and Sydney where the group will perform works by John Mackey, John Philip Sousa, Percy Grainger, and my work Wanderlust commissioned by the Scarsdale band. The Scarsdale HS Wind Ensemble has performed on stages in Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and three times in five years at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Please see the Events page for more information about the location of their concerts!
Emblems Quintet Launch
I have launched the Emblems Quintet along with my colleagues Merryl Monard, Alex Hayashi, Clarissa Osborn, and Caroline Steiger. We have been reaching out to composers around the world to submit their music as well as repertoire suggestions that enliven aspects of our mission statement. Our online presence has taken off thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. During May and June, we are recording works to build our portfolio and offline presence as well. Learn more about Emblems.
On June 8, 2016, the Trade Winds Quintet will premiere Emblems for wind quintet at the Umoja Centre, a youth organization in Arusha, Tanzania as a part of their residency that includes teaching, workshops, and performances. This will be the first performance of my concert works outside of the United States, and I am honored that the Trade Winds Quintet has commissioned this piece for their residency!
Breaking Ground on DMA Dissertation
I have previously set two of American poet Geoffrey Nutter's incredible poems in my cycles In the Primal Garden and Remembering the Clouds. For my DMA dissertation work, I am collaborating with Mr. Nutter who is creating several texts exclusively for a new song cycle that will be completed in 2017. To learn more about Geoffrey Nutter, check out this feature on Gwarlingo.com or his writer's page on Wave Books.
BNMI Selects 'limelight' for 2015–16 season
Limelight (look/listen) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano has been selected for a performance in Boston, Mass. for the Boston New Music Initiative 2015–16 season! More details for the upcoming season will be posted soon. Limelight was composed, workshopped, and premiered at Brevard Music Center during the summer of 2013.
stem selects 'epitaph' for fall performances
Epitaph for a Darling Lady (look/listen) for soprano, clarinet, and piano has been selected for three fall performances by the incredible trio, sTem, out of New York City. For more details about their performances, check out the Events page. Epitaph for a Darling Lady was composed and premiered at Brevard Music Center during the summer of 2012.


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Initiatives – Local
The primary purpose of Community Care Teams [CCTs]is to partner in improving the quality and access to care for the most vulnerable of our citizens and by reducing excessive cost by identifying those at greatest risk for poor outcomes. Data collected consistently by each team reflects that CCTs are effective! Providers identify gaps in services and identify solutions and resources for clients, which is a hallmark of effective CCTs. Participants meeting weekly include direct service providers from: shelters, community health clinics, housing authorities, substance abuse treatment facilities, behavioral health services, acute-care hospitals, and staff from municipal, state and federal governmental agencies.
List of Teams, Patient Navigators
Community Care Team - A profile in Service
The Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN Norwalk and Danbury) Community Care Teams coordinate support for clients who experience repeated contact with crisis or emergency services, often across multiple systems or sectors. Comprised of a wide range of service providers, the team includes multiple organizations, all of which serve vulnerable community members. Action-oriented strategies create holistic and comprehensive plans, which include care coordination and customized treatment plans to address behavioral and/or chronic health issues, as well as other conditions that may inhibit an individual's capacity to achieve their goals. All services available through the WCHN CCT program are possible only through the philanthropy of generous donors!
Greater Bridgeport Opening Doors (GB-OD) Community
The ultimate goal of the Greater Bridgeport Opening Doors Community is to help end homelessness by learning about new resources, helping remove barriers, and integrating services to provide the best care for homeless individuals. Participants include representatives from federal, state and municipal agencies; shelters, and extends to providers of substance abuse treatment, behavioral health and housing services.
Meetings, Leadership and Staff
Improving the lives of low income residents living in Norwalk, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston and Westport is the purpose of the FFS community.The group is comprised of staff from governmental agencies and non-profit organizations involved in providing food, fuel and shelter service to households impacted by poverty, food insecurity and homelessness. Primarily, the group: identifies gaps in services and discusses strategies as solutions, often utilizing information on resources presented at each meeting. The group meets bi-monthly and the meetings are open.
For more information contact: Christi Pope, Bridgeport Rescue Mission, email@example.com
Greater Bridgeport opening doors Consumer Advisory & Advocacy Community
The Consumer Advisory & Advocacy Community is a safe place where those who have experienced homelessness or are homeless can share their stories of hope, create possibilities for advocacy, and generate awareness as productive citizens of the region. The community participates in Opening Doors of Fairfield County [ODFC], with special focus on providing support to advocacy initiatives. Their desire is to help individuals find more permanent, safe and affordable housing to improve the quality of life for all who have the need.
Meetings: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 1 - 2 pm, The Franklin Apartments, 12 Garden Street [corner of Garden and Park], Bridgeport


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Guess What Just Showed Up......../
THE KITS! After what seems like an eternity the Loose Nuts Cycles kits have landed.
If you pre-ordered yours swing by the shop and grab it. If you didn't come by quickly and grab one of the few that we have extra. There will be another run of them so if you can't get your size now place an order and we'll get the next batch in much quicker than this one.
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Subtidal reefs
South Australian subtidal reefs are typically rocky outcrops covered in macroalgae which is structured in a number of layers. These layers of algae can range from large brown kelp, forming a dense canopy, an understorey layer of brown, red and green algae down to small turfing and encrusting layers on the hard rocky substrates.
Subtidal rocky reefs provide food and shelter for a wide range of fish and invertebrates, and the macroalgae throughout southern Australia has the greatest diversity of any comparable coastline in the world.
Rocky reefs are a valuable part of South Australia's marine ecosystem providing biodiversity, nutrient cycling and other ecosystem services which add significant financial value to the state's economy.
Reefs are constantly changing due to natural variation, but also from human activity. One of the main human factors damaging reefs is believed to be an increase of sediments settling on the reef which fill all the small cracks and crevices in the rock. This can result in the loss of large canopy forming algae, with the structure of the reef changing to be dominated by small turfing algae that can thrive under high sediment loads. The loss of large canopy algae provides little food or shelter for the fish and invertebrates and is likely to reduce the biodiversity.
Nutrients can also damage reefs by changing the types of algae on the reefs or encouraging microscopic algae to become so abundant that they reduce the amount of light getting to the reef.
Monitoring the health of our reefs is important in being able to understand whether water quality is being adequately managed.
Over the last 20 years the amount of research undertaken on reefs has significantly increased with the EPA commissioning studies by the Adelaide and Flinders Universities to undertake the first real broad scale assessment of the health of reefs along Adelaide's metropolitan coast between 1996 and 2003.
This monitoring raised many new questions and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) led a collaborative project, which included the EPA, to investigate nearly 40 reefs, including the ones studied in 1996 and 1999, in more detail to see if there have been changes in health, and to examine the health of many reefs for the first time.
This monitoring showed that the health of reefs was variable over space and time and that the monitoring of these rocky systems is very complex. The results indicated reefs close to the Adelaide metropolitan centre were in worse condition than reefs located further away, this, and further research since these surveys has shown that the reefs along the metropolitan coast are substantially degraded.
The EPA's Aquatic Ecosystem Condition Reports show the condition of the nearshore environment throughout South Australia and these reports can be used to see whether reefs within the biounits are at risk of impacts from water quality. The AECR for each biounit also include the pressures that may be affecting water quality and the management responses that are currently underway to try to control and manage the pressures, including the Adelaide Coastal Water Quality Improvement Program
Further information
- Examining the health of subtidal reef environments in South Australia
Turner DJ, Kildea T and Murray-Jones S 2006, Part 1: Background review and rationale for the development of the monitoring program.
Turner DJ, Kildea T and Westphalen, G 2007, Part 2: Status of selected South Australian reefs based on the results of the 2005 survey.
Turner DJ, Brook J and Murray-Jones S 2006, Part 3: An evaluation of the potential for the community to undertake environmental monitoring of temperate reef habitats: A review of the South Australian Reef watch program.
Collings G, Bryars S, Turner D, Brook J and Theil M 2008, Part 4: Assessment of community reef monitoring and status of selected South Australian reefs based on the results of the 2007 surveys


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We have recently devoted a lot of time and resources into creating a new website. You might ask why we'd do that…the old site was fine. The idea is to create a more interactive environment for our customers and friends. We have some 4,500 Facebook Likes, and if we have just a small portion of those people interested in an ongoing conversation about everything that deals with being a parent, then we've made the right decision to migrate our site.
So, feel free to comment. In fact, we urge you to comment. Sometimes we'll be asking a question, and it will be because we don't know the answer so please join the conversation to spread the knowledge.
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By DAVID MALACHOWSKI
Special to the Times Union
SARATOGA SPRINGS — There was an ex-pop star, a TV dancing sensation, a singer-songwriter from a reality show, and yes, sir, even a hat-wearing, guitar-slinging country star at SPAC on a rainy Sunday night.
Glendale, W. Va., native Brad Paisley came out wearing a white hat, tight jeans and quickly
strapped on a blue paisley Telecaster guitar.
As if there was any other choice.
"Mud on the Tires" got the crowd on its feet, and Paisley (like the rain) didn't let up for the next 90 minutes. And unlike some country stars, Paisley could really play, ripping off searing solos with meaty tone and hot licks like child's play. With a strong band featuring fiddle and steel, Paisley powered through the ballad "She's Everything," a burning, breakneck speed "Mr. Policeman," and a thunderous take on Hank Williams Jr.'s "Country Boy Can Survive."
"I'm Gonna Miss Her (the Fishin' Song)" was a crowd pleaser, in a fine, old time country way. It was traditional, there was twang, it was country, and it was a good night.
Lots of folks have been showing up with country CDs recently, and now pop star Jewel Kilcher has one as well, allegedly coming back to her roots in country with her latest release "Perfectly Clear."
As contrived and desperate as this may all seem, there's one thing that can't be denied … she's got pipes.
The new single "Anyone But You" showcased her simply soaring voice, and yes, she can sing country-tinged tunes, but her set was littered with pop songs from earlier in her career, from `Standing Still," `You Were Meant For Me" to "Who Would Save Your Soul."
With the spectacular voice she has, Jewel can literally sing anything. Country? Sure. These days, the music biz mantra is: reinvent, reinvent.
Yet another TV veteran, hunky Chuck Wicks was involved in the ill-fated "Nashville" series (two episodes). At SPAC, his hit "Stealing Cinderella" didn't dig very deep. "All I Ever Wanted" had a pop flavor while "What If I Stay" was a sugary power ballad. A relentless drumbeat followed, that was, until Wicks waved it to a premature stop.
Apparently the drummer started the wrong song, and after totally losing any momentum gained, Wicks oddly offered yet another syrupy power ballad. But you can't stray from the set list, right?
Julianne Hough from "Dancing With The Stars" fame offered a high energy set to kick off the night.
David Malachowski is a local freelance writer from Woodstock and a regular contributor to the Times Union.
Concert review
BRAD PAISLEY, Jewel, Julianne Hough, Chuck Wicks
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: SPAC, Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs.
Length: Paisley 90 minutes, Jewel 50 minutes, the rest 20-minute sets. The crowd: 9,000 country fans. Highlights: Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss You (the Fishin' Song)" Jewel's "Anyone But You "


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I love bagels with cream cheese and lox (smoked salmon), as you may order in many Jewish delis in the US. Slicing a fillet of smoked salmon in very thin slices demands patience and a very sharp knife. A smoked salmon and cream cheese spread is an easy and delicious alternative!
It is the easiest thing in the world to make, if you have a blender in your house. I used a small handy one connected to my hand mixer to wizz up a small quantity.
This is a kind of spread where you may just improvise / experiment with what you like. The taste of the salt salmon will get milder when mixed with a creamy cheese. A good idea is to add sweetness. Ketchup provides colour as well as balance.
If you use plain cream cheese, you may flavour it with you favourite herbs. Dillweed is great to fish.
I took around 150 grams / 5 oz cream cheese. For cheese; pick what variety you want. I used Philadelphia cheese with chives. Then I just used 50 (2 oz) grams of smoked salmon and 2 tsp ketchup of sweet chili sauce for more balance.
I then just blended it all until it was completely smooth. If you want, you can mix in more diced smoked salmon for more taste.
Keep refrigerated.
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You're Invited to Picnic in the Park benefiting Wholesome Wave Georgia on May 7th.
On May 7, guests will join together for a Sunday afternoon picnic benefiting Wholesome Wave Georgia (WWG). Some of Atlanta's favorite chefs and restaurants will provide picnic baskets to be shared among guests as they dine al fresco, while enjoying beer and wine, live music, dancing, lawn games, and the beautiful scenery of Atlanta's public parks. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on gourmet picnic baskets and win prizes provided by local chefs and restaurants. Tickets are $35 for a two-person picnic basket and $70 for a four-person basket. This annual event aims to raise community awareness of and funds for Wholesome Wave Georgia, an organization that believes that all Georgians should have access to fresh, wholesome and locally-grown food. For more information and to purchase tickets please click here.


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'Brightest minds' key to future science success
Diversity in research should be an early focus of the new umbrella organisation for UK science funding, according to the Universities and Science Minister, Jo Johnson.
He said it should look at "all the different facets at what makes for a diverse and resilient research system that optimises all the talents available in the country".
The body's new chief executive said it would support "the brightest minds, while recognising that the brightest minds come in many diverse forms".
Sir Mark Walport and Mr Johnson were speaking at a launch event for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in London.
Commenting on the issue of diversity in science, Prof Ottoline Leyser of the University of Cambridge said diversity was essential for a creative and innovative research system.
"This requires an inclusive research culture, which in turn depends on diverse assessment criteria for researchers, diverse funding types and diverse routes for researchers into and out of the research base," she said.
"The creation of UKRI is an opportunity to embed diversity in all aspects of the research system."
UKRI will incorporate the seven existing research councils, as well as Innovate UK and Research England (the research arm of the Higher Education Funding Council for England).
"Research is a global activity," said Sir Mark.
"We practise in an international landscape, we are internationally diverse, and much of the science that's done today is international in nature, both through the instruments that are needed, which can't be funded by any one nation alone, and also by the desire of researchers to work with the best counterparts, wherever they are."
He said the world of science and research is changing, driven by big data, interdisciplinary research and global collaborations. The world of business and industry is also in flux, driven by factors such as data and the need to re-use resources.
Faced with all of those changes, it made sense "to look at our research and innovation landscape in a much more integrated fashion," said Sir Mark.
He said UKRI's vision was "to be the best research and innovation agency in the world" through:
- Pushing the frontiers of human knowledge
- Delivering economic impact and creating better jobs
- Creating social impact by supporting society to become stronger and healthier.
At the event, Mr Johnson also confirmed an investment of £100 million to attract global talent to the UK through its new Ernest Rutherford Fund.
The fund will provide fellowships for early-career and senior researchers, from the developed world and countries such as India, China, Brazil and Mexico.
"Rutherford and his immense contributions to science exemplify our vision of a Britain that is open to the best minds and ideas in the world, and stands at the forefront of global collective endeavours to understand, and to improve, the world in which we live," said Mr Johnson.
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Grapevine buzzed that Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif are all loggerheads. Both the actresses are fighting for the topmost position. Reportedly, Katrina Kaif has replaced Priyanka Chopra in Karan Johar's Dostana sequel.
Priyanka who has number of hits in her credit denied the report of cat-fight between them and she also refused the report of Kat replacing her in Dostana sequel saying that her role in Dostana has reached its end and she is least bothered about who will take her place. She added that every actor is a competitor including Katrina.
Presently, she is basking in joy with the success of Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Kaminey'.


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But some possibilities are in the pipeline — development of drugs to treat radiation poisoning, and the first rapid tests to tell who in a panicked crowd would really need them.
The U.S. calls these potential products "countermeasures," and they are part of the nation's preparations against a terrorist attack, such as a dirty bomb. But if they work, they could be useful in any kind of radiation emergency.
"Thinking of terrorist events is what drives us. Mother Nature can be much of a terror, too," says Dr. Robin Robinson, who heads the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, that funds late-stage research of products the government deems most likely to pan out.
BARDA has invested $164 million for research into anti-radiation treatment candidates since 2008, and $44 million for radiation testing — in hopes of adding such products to the nation's emergency medical stockpile soon. That's in addition to research dollars from the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Department.
Japan's crisis — where last week two nuclear plant workers were hospitalized for radiation burns — is sure to renew attention to a field that has long been overshadowed by the hunt for protections against bioterrorism, not radiological emergencies. Among the radiation projects considered farthest along in development:
- Rapid tests that could spot dangerous radiation doses with mere finger-pricks of blood. Already, a prototype machine sits at New York's Columbia University that could check thousands of people.
- Some drugs now used to help cancer patients boost their infection-fighting blood cells, sold under such names as Neupogen. They may do the same thing for radiation victims.
- An injection that saved monkeys from highly lethal beams. It seems to protect the body's two most radiation-sensitive spots, the bone marrow and lining of the gut.
Today, there are only a few proven therapies for radiation injuries. Good supportive care — lots of fluids, infusions of blood-clotting platelets, and infection-fighting antibiotics — is key for acute radiation syndrome, an overall poisoning that can begin causing symptoms days to weeks after a super-high exposure. To guard against longer-term harm, doses of potassium iodide can protect against future thyroid cancer by shielding the thyroid from one type of fallout, radioactive iodine. A few other treatments can help the body eliminate radioactive cesium and a few other isotopes.
Part of the challenge is radiation's variety of injuries — burns, bone marrow and gastrointestinal damage, lung scarring, the later-in-life cancer risk. Yet outside of an immediate blast zone where open wounds and burns make injury clear, there's no fast way to tell who got a huge dose.
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Those Geiger counter-style monitors used on power-plant workers in Japan? They detect contamination on clothing or skin that might not enter the body, not what the body has absorbed, says medical physicist David Brenner, director of Columbia's Center for Radiological Research.
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Moreover, previous emergencies have shown that sheer stress can cause nausea and diarrhea that mimic some early symptoms of radiation sickness in people who weren't exposed, he adds.
"Before you can start to treat people, you need to know what radiation doses they got," Brenner says. "If you take a guess and get it wrong, you might do more harm than good."
So his team developed a way to detect early, DNA-based signs of radiation damage that estimated dose — using a drop of blood like diabetics use to test their blood sugar.
Brenner's team built a robotic machine named RABiT — for "rapid automated biodosimetry tool" — that can analyze those bloodspots quickly. The eventual goal is to be able to test 30,000 blood samples in a day. Brenner is working with Northrop Grumman to make the machinery smaller, even portable.
Brenner says federal approval is still a few years away but that the prototype could be used in an emergency if health officials shipped blood samples to his lab.
What about treatments?
Cells in the bone marrow and GI tract are extremely vulnerable to radiation. They overreact to what should be reparable damage and commit cellular suicide, says Dr. Andrei Gudkov of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Gudkov's team created a drug based on a protein from normal gut bacteria, named flagellin, that blocks some of the cellular destruction and also stimulates recovery of remaining cells. It dramatically improved the survival of monkeys treated up to 48 hours after they were zapped. And safety testing in 150 healthy people so far suggests the main side effect is a flulike reaction, Gudkov says. Cleveland BioLabs Inc. is doing further work needed for Food and Drug Administration evaluation.
BARDA's Robinson says that closest to the emergency stockpile may be those cancer drugs that spur growth of infection-fighting blood cells. Later this year, his agency will begin a push for research to prove they could work similarly in a radiation emergency.
"There isn't going to be a simple solution to any of this," cautions Dr. Nelson Chao of Duke University's countermeasures program, who also co-chairs the Radiation Injury Treatment Network. "There will be a lot of little steps to address the plethora of toxicities that come from radiation."
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When I was about 12 years old my Mum owned this pair of shorts. They were a sort of grey-green in that suede look quickdry material that was huge some decade and a half ago. They were elasticated waist. A few centimetres above the knee. Really comfy - for her.
Me? Little ol' me with no freckles, straight red hair, who mainly walked around in jeans and old surfbrand t-shirts and singlets (thanks to my Dad's surf life saving career, and the fact that Mum and Dad started a successful surf clothin store in Perth back in the late 80's which, on the sale of the store - still open today - gave my brother and I seemingly unlimited clothes. So long as they were Rusty, Quicksilver, Billabong or Roxy. Anyway, you get the idea). I hated them. Infact, should we have been on our way out to the shops, or, anywhere really, there was a confrontation at the back door. "Mum! You can't seriously wear those out?" "Oh, Jasmine, yes, I can" "No, really Mum, you can't!" Needless to say, she never wore those shorts out with me.
Today, I did something I swore I'd never do. When it came round to 5pm. I grab my sneakers out of my bag, a pair of socks (gawd...did they have to be white?!?) . Took off my black pumps and put my white socks and shiny white sneakers (yes, well used, I just don't walk in mud) on with my thick black stockings and grey business skirt.
I swore, many years ago that I wouldn't do this. I mean really. It just looks, well, silly! ig chunky white sneakers + black ankle slimming stockings add generally a pencil skirt of various colours = weird! Yet, here I was succumbing. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the chunky white sneaker and black stocking wearing brigade that walk the streets before and after work. I. Just. Well, I didn't want to become one!!
I can gaurantee you, that my Mum will read this post and remember those shorts and she'll most likely be cracking up at my silly ideas of what do and don't go together. What's suitable with pencil skirts and what's not.
It's silly that we judge other people by what they wear . But hey, that's life and my opinions are kept to the clothes and don't continue onto the person wearing the badly fitting dress with the uggboots (at 11.30am) or the fact that even though I've triple checked, I keep thinking that cannelloni has been misspelt throughout the rest of this post, when it's not!
Gluten Free Spinach & Ricotta Crepe Cannelloni with Roasted Capsicum Sauce
This gluten free spinach & ricotta crepe cannelloni with roasted capsicum & tomato sauce takes a while to make, but is well worth the effort. Plus, you get to eat those few extra gluten free crepes with a little bit of butter and golden syrup!
If you don't have time to make this all on one day, I'd suggect making the crepes and sauce the day before. Simply remove the crepes from the fridge a few hours before putting the dish together.
Roasted Capsicum & Tomato Sauce
2 red capsicums
1/2 brown onion, finely chopped
1 or 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3tblspn tomato paste
400g tin shopped tomatoes
small bunch parsley washed and finely chopped
pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 200Deg Celcius. Place washed capsicums on an ungreased baking tray and bake for approximately 30-50minutes. Turn the caspicums every 10minutes until nicely charred and slightly soft. Remove from oven, cover with alfoil (this will help the skin peel off) and allow to cool.
This is where I made my spinach & ricotta filling.
Once the caspicums are cool enough to handle, gently peel away the skin and remove the seeds. Reserve the juices and roughly chop the roasted capsicums.
In a large saucepan heat a tablespoon of olive oil and brown the onion. Add the garlic and stir. Add the remaining ingredients, including the juices from the roasted capsicum. Simmer for approximately 20-30minutes until delciously fragrant.
At this point I made the gluten free crepes.
Spinach & Ricotta Filling
500g frozen spinach, defrosted
750g ricotta
Pepper, salt and nutmegto taste
Squeeze excess liquid from the defrosted spinach and place in a medium bowl with the ricotta. Stir to combine and add a few pinches each of pepper, salt & nutmeg.
Gluten Free Crepes
Makes 10-15
275g gluten free flour
3eggs, whisked
650 to 750mls milk
In a large bowl, make a well in the middle of the flour and slowly whisk in the eggs and 400mls of milk. Whisk to form a smooth batter, adding another 250ml milk until the batter is of a relatively thin batter. You may need a little more of less milk.
Heat a large non-stick frypan, add a small knob of butter to grease the pan. Reduce heat to medium low. Pour a few spoonfuls of batter into the frypan and, if necessary, swirl to make a thinround crepe approximately 18cm diameter (the width of my baking dish). When small bubbles appear on the top of the crepe, flip over and when cooked remove to a large plate.
Continue with the remaining batter. Set aside.
Put the Gluten Free Crepe Cannelloni together
Preheat oven to 170Deg Celcius. Grease a 20cm x 35cm baking dish.
Place a couple of spoonfuls of the spinach & ricotta mixture along the first third of a crepe and roll up. Place into your baking tray. Continue with the remaining spinach & ricotta mixture and crepes until your baking dish is full.
Pour the roasted capsicum & tomato sauce over the top.
Grate 1 1/2 cups tasty cheese and 1/2cup parmesan. Mix together and sprinkle on top. Bake for approximately 45mins until warmed through, bubbly and the cheese is nicely melted.
Serve hot with a green leafy salad (maybe dont worry about spinach though, I'm sure this has enough in it!)


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The Ominous Biker
I used to work at a Gas Station. Since the next nearest Gas Station is more than 80 miles away, I often find myself at the receiving end of curses and profanities from the disappointed customers whenever the storage runs out. So when this happen, I usually get my friend, Victor to help me deal with the nasty ones. He is so quick witted and funny that customers usually leave with a smile on their faces.
This was a particularly busy weekend and the storage was running low. Most of the customers went away without much fuzz, but after having it from the mouth of a couple of customers I decided to call Victor for support. Victor is a freelance photographer and he is usually jobless most of the time. As I suspected, on this day, he was home watching TV and agreed to come by.
Victor was doing his duty quite fine avoiding getting into loud arguments with irate customers until a big brawny man dressed like a biker drove down on a Harley Davidson and stopped for Gas.
Victor said, "Sorry sir, we are out. No gas, there is a place 80 miles north, please proceed."
The man looked at Victor for a moment behind his black sunglasses and then parked his bike. Then he started walking towards Victor with raised eyebrows rotating a long key chain on his fingers, looking really ominous.
Sensing danger I pretended to have received a call on my cell phone and moved away. Victor stood up from the chair all alert and deep down scared out of his mind. He looked at me for support, but I was not very keen to interfere.
The man moved within an inch of Victor's face and said, "Eh' do you have a toilet around here?"
It took Victor a few seconds to collect himself and point to the room. As soon as the man closed the door, we burst out laughing.
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DALLAS — Three people suspected of smuggling guns to Mexico were arrested in a Dallas suburb on Monday after federal investigators traced the gun used in the killing of a U.S. agent in Mexico to one of them, officials said.
Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested the suspected gun smugglers in morning raids in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, ATF spokesman Tom Crowley said. Crowley referred questions on other details to the U.S. Justice Department in Washington. The agency planned to issue a news release.
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The ATF said the gun was used in a Feb. 15 shooting of two federal agents who were driving on a highway near the northern city of San Luis Potosi on Feb. 15. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata was killed and agent Victor Avila was wounded.
Zapata and Avila, who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, were attacked as they returned to Mexico City from a meeting with other U.S. personnel in the state of San Luis Potosi. Avila was shot twice in the leg and is recovering in the United States.
Some reports at the time said the two were stopped at a roadblock, while others said they were run off the road by other vehicles. The Mexican government does not authorize U.S. law enforcement personnel to carry weapons.
Also Monday, the Mexican navy announced that marines had captured a regional boss for the Zetas drug gang that is accused in Zapata's slaying.
Navy spokesman Jose Luis Vergara said that suspect Sergio Antonio Mora oversaw Zeta activities in the state of San Luis Potosi. Vergara did not say if Mora was involved in the attack on Zapata and Avila, but he said that Mora, known as "El Toto," was the boss of Julian Zapata Espinoza, who was arrested last week and allegedly confessed that he took part in the shooting.
Mora and five other suspects, including a Honduran man, were detained Sunday at a hotel in Saltillo, capital of the northern state of Coahuila.
Much of northeastern Mexico has seen an increase in bloodshed as the Zetas battle their former allies in the Gulf cartel for control of drug trafficking and other criminal activity. Mexican authorities say Zapata Espinoza told them the two agents were attacked because they were mistaken for members of the rival cartel.
Last week, some U.S. officials said the attack was an intentional ambush of the agents and that the gunmen made comments before they fired indicating they knew who their targets were.
The agents were in a Chevrolet Suburban. Mexico's drug cartels frequently set up roadblocks and ambushes to steal large SUVs and pickups, vehicles they like to use.
Vergara said Mora also is suspected in the February killing of Manuel Farfan, a retired army general who recently had become police chief in Nuevo Laredo, the city across the border from Laredo, Texas.
Federal police on Sunday also detained another alleged Zetas member, Luis Miguel Rojo, 27, in San Luis Potosi state. They did not said if he played a role in the attack on the U.S. agents.
Associated Press writer E. Eduardo Castillo in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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1969 presents Aaron Zulpo: Up & Up, the artist's first major exhibition in New York City, consisting of seven new narrative paintings and the debut of oil pastels on paper.
Zulpo's paintings are memory-in-action. Two recurring lovers dance, recreate, gambol against vacation backdrops and romantic settings. Culled from the artist's personal experiences and romps through Thailand, down ski slopes in Denver and date nights out with his real-life partner, the paintings depict an idealized union in action.
The bond that unites the couple in Up & Up is most evident in La Fanciulla del West. As he is seated with her behind him, the couple fold into one. Her long hair drapes over his head – love is blind and blonde – echoing the curtains and scrims all around them at the opera.
In Our First Time and No Swimming After Dark, Zulpo demonstrates his proficiency, artistic ambition and long-standing interest in architecture and sequential art through the composition of his paintings. The ease of how the paint appears on the surface belies the complexity of all the figures and goings-on, as if the sequence in an entire comic book collapsed on to a single plane. While the viewer sees everything that is happening consequently, the two main actors in the paintings seem to see and relate only to each other. Zulpo's paintings remind us that intimacy partly requires a couple to believe that the outside world does not exist.
Aaron Zulpo (b.1985, Chicago Illinois) works in Brooklyn, New York. His paintings have been in numerous exhibitions including solo exhibitions with Project: ARTspace and most recently at Visions West Contemporary in 2017. His work has also been exhibited at VOLTA NY, and PULSE Miami Beach where he was awarded by the Perez Art Museum Picks. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Painting in 2008.
The Therapist office
Exhibition dates: April 29 - June 10, 2018
Exhibition opening: Sunday, April 29 from 6-8pm
The Therapist Office is a group exhibition of 21 artists, 1969's largest exhibition to-date. An assembly of paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs about the human need to daydream and document, the exhibition creates a more ideal waiting room in which to contemplate our individual experiences.
Almost always, waiting rooms are hell - in part, because waiting is hell. As we sit praying for negative test results, staring in disbelief about a missed connecting flight for that unexpected trip home or hating our too-proud selves for going to elective surgery alone, we look up and see neglected, ugly art. E-ve-ry-where. Tears begin to fall on last, last, last month's Hola! opened in our laps. In a moment of potential transformation or whatever news, revelations and life-changing scenarios await us, The Therapist Office asserts the need in such environments for affirming, alluring and distracting artworks...
Like the fired rainbows in Quinn Gorbutt's quizzical photograph and Chris Taylor's multi-colored glass rubber bands. Vista-views from landscape paintings by Christopher Arvans and Kyle Utter alongside Amina Kerimova's atmospheric paintings that brings the vast world closer into view. Jenna Gribbon's floating still-life-during-seance painting upend art historical motifs and Matt Lifson's narrative beneath thin layers of paint illustrate how lived experiences can turn vaporous.
Some of the works in The Therapist Office are made in the context of therapy including KB Jones' drawings while in-session; Ken Griffen's stacked works on paper forecasts what therapy will be like for a 29 year-old New Zealander artist newly-arrived into Manhattan; and a work by Sophie Calle whose tricky grandparents booked an appointment with a psychoanalyst and brought the 14-year old Sophie instead to a plastic surgeon. In various ways, the works in The Therapist Office take us on a psychological journey, giving meaning to place and alluding to the absurdity of family, especially our progenitors who give us so much to think about.
Participating artists not by alpha-last, not by birth order, just as they are: Kyle Utter, Christopher Arvans, Matt Lifson, Vahid Sharifian, Sophie Calle, Chris Taylor, KB Jones, Robert Fry, Andrew Salgado, Quinn Gorbutt, Julien Gardair, Gary Gissler, Jenna Gribbon, Amina Kerimova, Pau Atela, Michael Polubiec, David Packer, Ken Griffen, Christoph Niemann and Daniella Brahms.


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Environmental Management Systems
All companies should be embedding the environment into their business processes. An environmental management system (EMS) is a system to actively manage your environmental impacts. This can be a simple system, or something more formal, developed to the international standard ISO 14001.
EMS – Environmental Management Systems – ISO 14001
Eshcon will develop the Environmental Management System, advising on the stages of EMS implementation, conducting reviews, developing documentation, agreeing roles and responsibilities, establishing performance management systems and training staff. I will help with progression to ISO 14001 certification, and the ongoing management of the system.
The Stages of the EMS include:
- Environmental Policy
- Impacts and Legislation Review
- EMS Programme with action plan & targets
- Management System processes & documentation
- Train and Develop Teams
- Internal Audit
- Management Review
The new version of ISO 14001 must be implemented by Sept 2018. Eshcon will conduct a Gap Analysis on your existing EMS and help in your transition to the requirements of the new standard.
Eshcon info – EMS – ISO 14001 EMS
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Part-time Environmental or EMS Manager
Eshcon can also take the role of the company's EMS Manager, to run an already established system. A specialist to call on when needed – at the end of the phone for advice or on-site for key meetings & audits.
Eshcon info – EMS – P-T Env Manager
Environmental Action Plan
If you're not ready for a full EMS, I will help with an initial review & recommendations:
- On-site visits & Quick Wins report of recommendations for quick and easy improvements (concentrating on energy, water, transport and waste).
- Develop Environmental Policy
- Propose targets
- Workshop involving staff to finalise activities and develop your Action Plan
Eshcon info – EMS – Env Action Plan
Audits & Your Environmental Projects
- Audits – conduct your internal environmental audits or lead your own audit team
- Transport – travel plans & fleet management
- Procurement – review of your supply chain
- Products & Services – improve your systems and production processes.
- Tender applications – write the environmental section to increase your chances of success
- Awards submissions – help your applications for business awards. As a judge, I know what they are looking for so you tell your environmental success story well.


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Katie is a best friend of mine from University. Her passion for life and beauty is contagious. She lights up the room with her warm personality and outbursts of laughter. She's known for style and grace and we all knew her wedding would be magical. Set at the stunning Round Hill Hotel & Villas outside of Montego Bay, she and David exchanged their vows surrounded by an intimate group of loved ones.
Love you beauties!! xoxoxo
Hair by: Brennen Demelo
Make up by: Grace Lee
Dress by: Rita Vinieris
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For just about everyone, a few saw cuts in the road aren't very exciting, but for the KVT project team the cuts made along Cortland Place on Wednesday 10/14 represented a major step forward for the project. The gas line relocation along Cortland Place NW and Devonshire Place NW (referred to below as Phase 4) will feed the new gas line currently being installed along the Klingle Trail, and it will eliminate an existing feed pipe that crosses Klingle Creek behind the Woodley Park Towers. The crossing feed pipe, shown below, has been exposed for several years due to the heavy erosion along Klingle Creek. Removing the pipe is key to our stream restoration work and ultimately to the trail.
Here's the current status of Washington Gas' relocation work:
Meanwhile, crews continued working west on Phase 1 relocation this week, with another 150 feet of pipe installed.
In other news, Klingle Creek stream restoration work is ready to begin! Our stream restoration contractor will mobilize to the site in the next two weeks and will start the stream work during the first week of November.