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Brake lights are an necessary security characteristic on all motor vehicles. They are the primary sort of interaction for other motor vehicles powering a driver. When a motorist depresses the brake to gradual down or arrive to a quit, the brake lamps promptly illuminate and sign to other motorists that the car or truck is slowing or stopping. Brake lights are helpful throughout the working day and are necessary at evening for visibility reasons. They are so essential simply because it is substantially easier to discover an instant visible cue that a car or truck is slowing relatively than getting to visually establish regardless of whether a car or truck is slowing down or not. Without the need of brake lamps, attempting to convey to regardless of whether a car or truck is retaining pace or decelerating is particularly challenging.
Value of Brake Lights
The plan of brake lights produced feeling even to early car or truck makers. Rear lamps have been all around virtually as very long as the car alone and have been an integral portion of every auto in The usa at any time since. In point, brake lamp requirements have amplified above time. In 1986, the Countrywide Highway Website traffic Protection Administration (NHTSA) commenced to require every auto in the US to have a heart higher mount quit lamp. This is a rear lamp that is positioned in the middle of the car or truck over the two principal brake lamps. It is typically identified at the base heart of the again windshield and provides extra notification to arriving site visitors that a car or truck is slowing.
The Threat of Inoperative Brake Lamps
When the rear lights on a car or truck do not illuminate correctly, other cars are not produced informed of a decelerating car or truck ahead. As a result other motorists might not discover that the car or truck is slowing or stopping in time, ensuing in a rear conclusion collision. It is certainly illegal to generate with burned out brake lamps, but numerous motorists do so either the law or do not comprehend that they have burned out lamps. Drivers who are unsuccessful to change their brake lamps and bring about an accident can be held liable for any injuries and damages.
Sometimes brake lamps will burn up out although the car or truck is in use and the driver has no way of knowing. The brake lights might have been improperly set up and stopped operating, or the car or truck might not have been effectively inspected and previous bulbs were being not replaced. Most likely the bulbs them selves were being faulty and out of the blue stopped operating very long in advance of they were being predicted to burn up out. Any of these accidents can set the motorist and other motorists in hazard, and in this circumstance the driver might not be liable for malfunctioning brake lamps.
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The Weill Music Institute presents West Side Story, a work that speaks closely to WMI's mission of supporting music in the community and around the world. Performed at the Knockdown Center—a restored factory in Queens—it features professional artists in lead roles and the participation of high school students and community members from around the city.
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Underestimating Water Damage Rain Causes
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Over 100 5-star reviews online and a BBB A+ rating say it all: Certified Restoration is the best choice for flood, fire and mold restoration in San Diego. The outstanding reputation, apparent in customer testimonials, is based on high standards and quality service, and the people at Certified Restoration couldn't be happier to deliver.
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By Eve Kelly, Feb. 3, 2010. Water roared down our street, pooled up around the clogged street drain, and began to overflow into our neighbor's front yard. By the time Patrick unclogged the drain — two plastic "No Parking" signs were the culprits — the water was inches from their living room.


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I stop posting "10 things I didn't know last week", but will post more on my tumblr. I will post some follow-ups here if anything gets more interested.
I have been enjoying tumblelogging using the excellent hosting service Tumblr. Like twitter, you can now follow your friends on your Dashboard.
Don't you have one, yet? Check what people are tumblring about. There are 28000 tumblr users according to Google.
Check Juxtaviews if you are wondering about tumblelogging. I agree with him that it can be more personal than the blogging. For me, it's more exciting than twitter.
Related Posts:
- Tumblr – Personal River of News
- Tumblr Custom RSS via Yahoo! Pipes
- Search Tumblr using Google Co-op's Custom Search Engine
The City
Originally uploaded by sunny-drunk.
- One in 10 web pages scrutinised by search giant Google contained malicious code that could infect a user's PC.
- Fly-tipping (illegally dumping waste) and Bestselling US author Bill Bryson is the new president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
- It's a good idea to power island's cars by locally produced coconut oil, but achieving the EU target 10% of all fuel in cars from biofuels by 2020 could have a severe environmental impact.
- Newly rich couples can afford to pay fines to have more than one child. China has about 1.3 billion people, 20% of the world's total.
- London's bendy buses can't reverse!
- The UK consumes 80 per cent of European cod and one third of global stocks, most in batter with chips.
- New findings in how bats fly could help in the development of machines which fly by flapping.
- "A picture tells a thousand words, but a sound tells a thousand pictures." Sounds bring Google Earth to life
- Poodle Milo helps epilepsy woman. 456,000 or one in every 131 people in the UK has epilepsy.
- Fasterfox Firefox add-on allows you to tweak many network and rendering settings.
Originally uploaded by zyber.
- Failing to curb human-induced climate change would cost at least 5% of the global GDP each year. In contrast, the costs of action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change could be limited to about 1% of annual global GDP.
- Congrats to Green my Apple and Greenpeace who won the Webby Award in the activism category and took one step forward to their campaign.
- Motion-sensitive cell phone and laptop
- "$100 laptop" now costs $175 and it will be able to run Windows in addition to Linux.
- Modbury will be the first in Europe to be entirely free of plastic bags. Nearly 90% of floating marine litter is plastic.
- A bicycle is stolen every 71 seconds in England.
- Launching a single gram of ashes costs £248, while sending remains into deep space, a service which comes into effect from 2009 will cost up to £6,257.
- PS3 was born out of a frustration from a cancelled deal for Sony to create a CD-Rom drive for Nintendo. The "Father of the PlayStation", Ken Kutaragi, is to retire.
- Rose, a goat married to a Sudanese man
- Don't buy a dog on internet
'Sparagus 'Sparagus Will You Do the Fandango
Originally uploaded by Finstr.
- My urine smell funny after consuming asparagus. An asparagus spear can grow 10″ in a 24-hour period under ideal conditions [via]
- April 22nd is Earth Day, which began in 1970 in U.S.
- April 23rd is St. George Unofficial Bank Holiday. Will you sign this e-petition?
- Sir Clive Sinclair, an inventor of the first pocket calculator, the first pocket tv, ZX Spectrum and A-bike.
- The Simpsons is celebrating 20 years since it made its debut on US television.
- "pennyweight" is 1.6g and a penny was literally, as well as monetarily, 1/240th of a troy pound of sterling silver.
- Virgin plans to fly the first biofuel-powered commercial aircraft next year.
- Our daily allowance of CO2 is 22 kilograms. [via innocent drinks]
- New genetic analysis suggests that chimpanzees have adapted to their environment more rapidly than humans have.
- "Tornado Wash" caught fire.
North love! / L'amour du Nord!
Originally uploaded by denis collette.
- Folding@Home on the PS3 – a network of just 10,000 PS3s would have as much power as a 200,000-strong network of personal computers.
- Nintendo Wii requires only 18 watts while PS3 uses 193 watts, Xbos uses 185 watss and an average PC uses 200 watts.
- Eventually Iris (Internet Router Protocol in Space) could extend the net into space, allowing data to flow directly between satellites, rather than sending it via ground stations.
- Laying chips vertically, instead of side by side, reduces the distance data has to travel by 1,000 times, making the chips faster and more efficient.
- Apple's next-generation mouse may dump scroll ball for touch-sensitive housing.
- The Millau Viaduct, designed by Foster and Partners, is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world – slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower.
- YOYOW is a storied example of Internet slang, an acronymn for "You Own Your Own Words", coined by Stewart Brand when he launched The WELL. [via JP]
- Aquasaurs (or Triops Longicaudatus) have existed for more than 350 million years. They're even older than dinosaurs! Aquasaur eggs can lie dormant for up to 25 years. [via Jay]
- Super Jam, sugar free, sweetened with grape juice. Sounds delicious. [via Innocent]
- A teaspoon of sugar to cure hicuups
Originally uploaded by Yumi@bagdadcafe.
- KML (Keyhole Markup Language) is an XML-based language for managing three-dimensional geospatial data in the program Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Mobile.
- Plastics can take up to 400 years to break down. Almost all the plastics ever made can still be found somewhere.
- Alptransit, the world's longest tunnel, would make the train journey between Zurich and Milan faster than flying, but have to wait until 2018.
- IBM is soon to launch a multimedia browser to make audio and video content accessible to people with vision impairments. Codenamed the Accessibility Browser was created by a blind employee in Japan.
- Murphy, an English Springer Spaniel, has been specially trained to hunt out the mobile phone handsets – which have a particular scent. The dog's brain is pre-wired to learn to interpret scent.
- Nearly two thirds of health staff would not be happy to be a patient in their own NHS trust. Deeply worring.
- Drinking green tea could reduce the risk of becoming infected by HIV, and could also slow down the spread of HIV.
- Scientists have developed a way of converting one blood group into another. Their method may enable manufacture of universal red cells, which would substantially reduce pressure on the blood supply.
- Nobu had parts in hit movies "Casino," "Austin Powers in Goldmember" and "Memoirs of a Geisha." [via]
- Croydon Airport was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Heathrow and Gatwick.
North Sydney @ Earth Hour
Originally uploaded by kelliejane1.
- Well done Sydney! Lights were turned out across Sydney for "Earth Hour" to raise awareness of global warming.
- A new type of material could allow solar cells to harvest far more light.
- The spaghetti tree is believed to be the first time television was used to stage an April Fool's hoax. Google really takes April 1st seriously. Imagine how they enjoy making them. Actually I think sharing Olympics with Paris is a good idea. More great yearly tradition here.
- The TARDIS, Time And Relative Dimension In Space, is a time machine and spacecraft in Doctor Who. The new series started this weekend.
- Cycling Proficiency Test and Bikeability. I scored 8 out of 10 on the cycling quiz.
- Fewer songbirds visited UK gardens this winter than last year. I've actually seen fewer in my garden.
- Toby is a amazing dog. He saved his owner with Heimlich manoeuvre – a technique for helping someone who is choking.
- Gromit stands in for Nipper. Nipper first appeared on an HMV record label in 1907.
- Rick Stein's much loved Chalky lived to seventeen. I miss him.
- The Apollo 10 lunar module was nicknamed "Snoopy" and the command module "Charlie Brown". Snoopy, a 5-month-old jack russell, is a Lilly's new friend.
Temperal Paradox
Originally uploaded by Pat's Piks.
- The BST change at 0100 GMT was the last one to be signalled from Rugby.
- tumblelog was coined by Why the lucky stiff. I've got mine. Have you got yours yet?
- Enough water is locked up at Mars' south pole to cover the planet in a liquid layer 11m (36ft) deep.
- "World Water Day" to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide.
- Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are the property rights to the environmental benefits from generating electricity from renewable energy sources
- Fewer than one in 200 British homes would qualify as zero energy building (ZEB)
- Found Khoi Vihn's presentation at FOWA [via]
- fag, a ciggarette (British) and urban dictionary, a slang dictionary.
- about:cache, about:plugins and more about links in Firefox [via]
- Inventor of Fortran and BNF, John W. Backus (1924 – 2007) R.I.P.
Originally uploaded by jaki good.
- There never were any snakes in Ireland. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
- Lucky and Flo are first dogs in the world trained to sniff the chemicals used to make optical disks. Good boys!
- David Cameron recruits Al Gore.
- Rains helped cool Barrier Reef, making them the coolest for up to five years.
- El Nino contributed to the warmest winer in the Northern Hemisphere since records began more than 125 years ago.
- Carbon labelling – useless idea. We should buy less and should not waste what you bought. Traffic lights food label is more important than that.
- NASA already monitors 127 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that could possibly hit the Earth.
- A whale attacked a rescue boat. Japanese and whales can't be friends.
- A Japanese plane made a perfect emergency landing. It was a small plane, but can Airbus A380 do that at emergency?
- Shutdown Day – I can't do that as I have to work on that day.
Crufts 2007
Originally uploaded by y_answrs_brainbus.
- Scruffts is a Crufts for crossbreed. It's Crufts time again. 2007 Best in Show is Tibetan Terrier "Willy".
- Ben Fogle, a presenter of Crufts, was in the first series of Castaway.
- The effect of cosmic radiation and solar activity may explain the global warming more precisely than the carbon dioxide theory [via The Great Global Warming Swindle on Channel 4]
- Producing palm oil, hailed as a future biofuel, can produce carbon emissions 10 times that of petroleum.
- Stop the Traffik and Chocolate Campaign – Human trafficking is now the second largest source of income for organised crime, exceeded only by arms and drugs trafficking.
- Lacock Abbey, where Harry Potter was filmed. Have you ever wondered 'Where did they film that?'
- Rapture Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, stands at 157, against a high of 182 in September 2001, and a low of 57 in December 1993. [via Telegraph]
- Keeping a computer on all the time, all year would use 50w x 8760 hours = 438kw hours, adds 188kg of CO2 to the atmosphere. You could drive your car 1,200 miles for that.
- Motion detection technology in handsets – imagine you play Wii with your mobile.
- You can zoom in much more deeply onto Google Maps.


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SYNC Financial Technology (Swanest) - Fintech Startup is looking for Full-Stack JavaScript Developers
SYNC Financial Technology (Swanest)
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SYNC Financial Technology (Swanest), Silvan Schumacher
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Description du poste
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Joe Salant will be taking us through a new 4-week sermon series titled, "Kingdom Apologetics: Standing for Jesus in the Public Square". Joe will be teaching the importance of apologetics in your Christian life and in our culture. Your faith will be strengthened and you will be equipped. Please note childcare is not provided during these summer months.
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Can you keep a secret?
I'm going to step way out of my comfort zones. Either I'm being brave enough to share something really personal, or I've temporarily lost my mind. If you are a personal friend, don't comment. 🙂
On Monday, I'm having my left eye cut open, to try and save what's left of the sight. I had surgery two years ago and it wasn't fun. Nothing would numb me, so I felt everything. The placement of the speculum, or whatever it's called that opens the eye very wide. The cutting of the tissue. the placement of the drainage system, sewing it all up again…all of it.
It was gross. Horrifying. Painful. Freaky. And a long time in healing. And the medication drops are turning my eyes from blue to green!
Do I sound like a whiner? Actually, there have been many worse things happen to my body. A brain tumor. Three miscarriages. A lung tumor. A botched shoulder surgery. Kidney problems. Abdominal surgery. Flat lining and pacemaker placement. I could keep right on, but you'd yawn and …. my point is this: None of these things is as freaky to me as the eye surgery.
So – staying on top of the little fears that keep me from fully trusting has been harder.
I don't readily share this kind of stuff. But maybe it's okay…. because we're all scared a little bit, sometimes. And writing just might help the remnants of worry wander right on out of me. I'd rather have inspiration than insecurities, any day.
Each time a very scary thing has popped up in my life, there has been a way to find goodness. Focusing on positives has given me that extra bit of Something that brought peace. It has helped lots this time around, too.
Here are a few wonderful things I'm trying to focus on:
- I have a wonderful, superb doctor who wants to help me, as best he can. He is attentive and thoughtful. And this time, he says he will do whatever is necessary to make sure I feel nothing during the surgery. Phew.
- I have a wonderful husband who stays right by my side, and is willing to do whatever is necessary to help me through these kinds of things. In a caring, sincerely loving way with strength that comes from his own faith that he adds to mine. Awesome.
- I have a family who cares and thinks of me, and prays for me. Dear friends whose sweet kindness lifts me.
- Heaven is more near than I can see. I feel the love. I sense the blessings.
- Little shiny things come to mind that remind me I'm gonna be okay, whatever happen: A song. A scripture. A comment that sounds like something my mom or dad would say, were they here in the flesh.
Here in the flesh… Maybe that's the most humbling [and wonderful] thing of all. Despite the many times of health crisis or accident that 'should have' taken me out of here, I'm still here. Healing always comes. Where there is not total healing of body, the Lord compensates in ways that I do not understand, but I feel.
I gain courage from Marie Curie's understanding:
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
And from this one from Brendan Francis:
Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.
I'm so HAPPY to be able to see. Grateful for medical care that can so often help. I'm working on taking courageous steps. I like that I have opportunities to gain more understanding. And to increase gratitude. Even when it's sometimes hard. Just because the optical pressure is really high, there's no need for the pressure to build in my heart or soul, right?
Now that I must wear sunglasses – even inside my house on a particularly bright day – now that most of the visual field in one eye has closed in – now that I can only use these eyes for short periods of time to read or write, I'm So Grateful for my vision. We can send a lot of 'fear' packing when we're able to live in thanksgiving to our God who gives us everything we have:
Live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings that (God) doth bestow upon you.
[Alma 34:38]
Even though my trust level in God is pretty high, it's not total. I think He needs me to get to the pinnacle, or the bottom of the barrel, depending on how you look at it. So that my trust becomes full and whole and total. Someday. Sooner would be better than later.
I usually keep the tough stuff to myself. One procedure impacts the function of other parts of my body, and … I just don't like dwelling on it, or talking about it.
But today, I figured I'd share this little secret – that I need to have this next surgery and I'm kinda scared. I guess that's okay, as long as I keep working on trust and recognizing Divine assistance. And sharing all my feelings with the One who most loves me.
I know some of you are going through much harder things. I'm sorry. I love you. I pray for your well-being, for your strength, and for your healing.
I hope that the unnerving things in your life won't keep you down. That you can look upward and take the next step. That you know Father in Heaven is aware of you. And that it's okay – I think – that we sometimes are a little scared. The Lord is in the business of helping us when we are feeling too weak to help ourselves. And in boosting us every time we're ready to take a little tiny step forward.
That's true goodness. And goodness matters.


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Art and Design Objects I'm Loving Now
I have been looking at design and art objects for as long as I can remember and these past two years seem to have been a very prolific in that arena. I think that since the 1980s when Keith Haring opened his pop shop in New York City, no other moment in history has been as fun, colorful and intense for design and art objects as the current times. I took these pictures in different places during in the past 12 months. I have already covered a lot of what I saw in Paris in 2013 here and here and because of that I'm keeping things local for this post.
These are objects that form part of my selection of what has called my attention and which I believe deserve a special mention. Some are older editions, some just released but they are all fun and cool and can be incorporated in any design –or at least in any design of someone who is energetic, passionate and has a sense of humor and optimism.
Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari's Toilet Paper Tableware
I love this provocative collection of enamel mugs, plates, tablecloths and other tabletop objects that Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari pulled from the pages of their image-only magazine, "Toilet Paper".
Phillip Estlund's Genus Chairs
These chairs caught my eye the minute I saw them at Grey Area. They look gorgeous and although the collages have bee pasted and coated on vintage chairs, the final result is decidedly contemporary and cool.
Renate Müller 'sTherapeutic Toys
These toys have been created by the prodigious hands of Renate Müller since the 1960s and every year she continues to produce a very limited quantity of these cute -yet very sturdy- animals. Their beauty lies not only on their phisycal appearance but also in the fact that they were created to help the eye and motor coordination of handicapped children. Additionally they can be stacked creating your own personal design. In my opinion they are as delightful for kids as they are for adults.
The PK Shop (emphasizing FriendsWithYou's Cloud Lamp and Shelter Serra's glow-in-the-dark Birkin Bags)
I truly love everything that the Paul Kasmin shop has in it because it is as cool, fun and interesting as Paul Kasmin's two Chelsea galleries. I'm particularly loving that FriendsWithYou limited editionhanging fixture and Shelter Serra's resin "Homemade Birkins: which glow-in-the-dark.
The Gagosian Shop (emphasizing Roy Lichtenstein's mobile)
The Gagosian Shop on the 72nd street and Madison location is a very stylish space where the selection of objects, prints and rare books is as carefully curated as the shows that the gallery upstairs presents (and any of the other 12 Gagosian locations, for that matter). I love Roy Lichtenstein (whose retrospective in Paris I covered here and this limited edition mobile is everything!
Morten Løbner Espersen's Ceramic Pieces
I had seen the ceramic pieces of Morten Løbner Espersen in several art and design fairs around the world but it was in Design Miami this past December when they completely captivated me. Morten is one of the most successful Danish ceramists of his generation and these vases are intriguing, sexy, beautiful and amazing.
Present Time's Yeddi Bowls
Present Time is a Dutch company that I discovered recently. These geometric melamine bowls are such fantastic design pieces while being eye-catching and useful. The best part of it is how affordable they are!


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I would like to thank everyone who is following my 15 Challenges and telling me how much you like the information being shared. These 15 Minute Challenges are going to be for a limited time. For more information about these topics, watch for my Easel-ly Successful Guide that will be coming out this fall. These challenges are just the tip of the iceberg of information.
Sharing your news with your community and gaining publicity takes more than just posting on Social Media. Ever picked up a local publication to see an announcement of an artist event or an article highlighting an artist and his/her work? How did that happen? I'd hazard a guess that a lot of those started with the publication receiving a press release.
There are so many opportunities to get your work in front of the public. It doesn't have to be about a show or a 1st place prize. Here are a few ideas that you could generate a press release. Example: Doing a demo at local art organization or event, painting a series about a historic or conservation area (highlighting the how that impacts the area) or inviting the public to come watch your monthly, local plein air group. You have a lot to share but takes some thought, so get busy.
Providing topics for writers is a gift to them. So wrap it up and sent it out.
15 Minute Challenge
- Click here for a basic press release template and customize it. I find it much easier to write one when all I have to do it simply add the specifics.
- Make a list of local and national publications and find out if there is a specific person who should receive them
- Make a list of potential events or ideas
For expert help with your art marketing needs, contact Kelley Sanford, Artist BFF and see a list of my services, visit my website.
Check our monthly Art Muse Contest. Great cash prizes, opportunities for gallery representation and exhibition plus other cool prizes.


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden's mission is to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants, advance sustainability and human and environmental wellbeing through action and research, and to celebrate its historic glass houses. The mission of the organization is evident in the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL). A restored brownfield is now a productive place that takes what it needs from what is available to it, and provides a healthy environment for life to thrive. True to the Phipps mission, the ongoing work at the CSL is based on recognizing vital and positive connections between people, plants, beauty, health, and focuses on awakening children to nature and encouraging sustainable, healthy lifestyles.
The CSL's goal to meet the Living Building Challenge helped create a building that, over course of the 2013 calendar year, demonstrated that it operates as net zero energy facility. Moving forward, the operations team continues to engage occupants into how the facility maintains a net zero energy status, and continues to actively monitor performance with constant feedback loops to operators and occupants.
Use the icons below to find out how this project approached each Petal of the Challenge.
Photo: © Denmarsh Photography, Inc.
Limits to Growth
Site condition prior to project start: The Center for Sustainable Landscapes project was built on brownfield site previously developed by the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works.
Photo: © Denmarsh Photography, Inc.
Early energy models helped inform the project's design during its development. Because available space for renewable solar photovoltaic systems was limited, the net zero energy goal presented a significant challenge for the design team. This team managed to overcome this challenge by employing an integrated design approach.
The final concept design energy model showed an EUI of 19 kbtu/sf‐year with an energy usage for the building at 117,623 kwh per year. A 125.25 kW PV Solar Array was chosen for the project that was estimated to produce 135,655 kWh per year. During the 2013 calendar year, the CSL was net positive on energy by 3,425 kWh, with an actual EUI of 20 kbtu/sf‐year.
Annual Energy Use
Annual Energy Generation
End Use Breakdown
Type + size of renewable energy system(s) used: The Solar World 125 kW solar system is made up of one ground and two roof mounted arrays, and the 10kW vertical access wind turbine is located northeast of the building. The system diagram below details the locations of the solar arrays and the wind turbine.
Diagram courtesy of The Design Alliance
Design and Building Systems
The 21,892 sf building is designed to serve as an office, classroom, research, and library space for the Conservatory. The general purpose of the building is educational and demonstrational, as well as to provide work space for employees and volunteers. The building consists of two main regularly occupied floors with a third, non‐occupied, floor in the atrium. The exterior of the atrium is constructed mostly of glass, allowing for an interior greenhouse that can support plant life in a minimally tempered interior environment. The rest of the building is constructed so as to ensure optimum energy performance in the tempered spaces.
The building is concrete and steel construction with a wood façade and metal frame windows. The glazing is high performance, low‐E, double pane windows, that in some locations, are operable. A green roof has also been installed to reduce heat island effect and impervious coverage, while at the same time providing an excellent thermal barrier between conditioned and non‐conditioned spaces.
Mechanically, the building is primarily served by an under floor air distribution (UFAD) system. UFAD was selected because of its efficiency and low energy consumption relative to comparable systems. The UFAD provides optimum comfort control while at the same time preventing over ventilation by reducing ventilation to unoccupied air volumes. The UFAD system introduced ventilation air directly into the breathing zone and allows heat from internal loads to stratify above the occupants. When outside air conditions permit, the building is cooled by natural ventilation through motorized operable windows and full economizing cycle on the rooftop unit. The atrium is not mechanically conditioned. HEPEX Tubing for a future radiant hydronic heating system is installed to temper the space in the heating season (if this proves to be necessary), and no cooling is provided to the atrium in the cooling season. Instead, the atrium relies totally on natural ventilation. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models of the atrium were created to evaluate feasibility and practicality.
The entire system is served by a roof top air handling unit (AHU‐1). One dedicated rooftop unit serves the under floor system for the entire building. The unit consists of a filter module (MERV 9 pre‐filters and MERV 13 final filters), recirc/mixing box module, exhaust fan with VFD, enthalpy wheel module, tricoil module, supply fan with VFD and water cooled compressors. The unit provides approximate 12,000 cfm supply air with the ability to go to a full economizer cycle when outdoor air conditions allow. The unit responds to CO2 demand control ventilation. The tri‐coil design includes a DX coil sandwiched in between a glycol run around loop. The run around loop and associated fractional horsepower pump provides pre‐cooling and reheating to increase dehumidification capacity. The desiccant coated total enthalpy recovery wheel provides free heating, cooling, dehumidification and/or humidification depending on the season. The system capacity is based on loads and ventilation requirements as calculated using Trane Trace 700 software program. All occupied spaces are ventilated with outdoor air (OA) in accordance with ASHRAE 62.1‐2004 with the intent of meeting LEED Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite 1, Minimum IAQ Performance and Credit 2, Increased Ventilation. Thermal comfort conditions comply with ASHRAE Standard 55‐2004 within all mechanically ventilated spaces.
A geothermal well system has also been installed as part of the energy conservation measures. The wells are 510 feet deep and twenty feet on center from well to well. These wells feed water cooled compressors for both heating and cooling loads by providing tempered water to the AHU in the winter and cool water during the summer. All HVAC equipment is controlled via a direct digital control (DDC) building automation system (BAS), and all metering pertaining to HVAC work records data in conjunction with the BAS.
Monitoring Methods: Solar PV monitoring at the Phipps CSL was conducted using an EMON Metering system for the first three months of the year until the Sunny Boy Portal, a web-based monitoring tool came online in April. The Sunny Boy Portal system is online and can be accessed remotely on the web and has applications for smart phones.
Photo: Renee Rosensteel
Rights to Nature
The Center for Sustainable Landscapes does not block access, diminish the quality of fresh air, sunlight and natural waterways for any member of society or for adjacent developments.
The CSL is located within the 15 acre Phipps Conservatory campus. The CSL project is built into the north facing slope of the Phipps campus, and is bordered by an inaccessible steep hillside to the south. To the West is parking, and to the East is the stormwater lagoon and surrounding landscape. No building facades or roofs are shaded by the CSL at any time of the year.
Fresh Air
No noxious emissions are emitted from the CSL which is a combustion free facility, and all operational emissions are Red List compliant. The project does not compromise any surrounding structures or properties from the ability to use natural ventilation.
Natural Waterways
No natural waterways exist within close proximity to the CSL project.
Photo: Cory Doman
Project Website
Center for Sustainable Landscapes
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Tour Information
Center for Sustainable Landscape Tours
Beauty Narrative Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden's mission is to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants, advance sustainability and human and environmental wellbeing through action and research, and to celebrate its historic glass houses. The mission of the organization is evident in the beauty and spirit of the Center for Sustainable Landscapes. A restored brownfield is now a productive place that takes what it needs from what is available to it and provides a healthy environment for life to thrive. True to the Phipps mission, the ongoing work at the CSL is based on recognizing vital and positive connections between people, plants, beauty, health, and focuses on awakening children to nature and encouraging sustainable and healthy lifestyles.
The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens incorporates green building technologies, passive strategies and natural processes in tandem to generate all its own energy and treat and reuse all water captured on its site. As part of the Phipps experience, which attracts over 250,000 guests a year, the CSL is uniquely positioned to communicate the importance of restorative design and health human scale spaces.
The facility is located on the Phipps campus' southwest corner, nestled into the hillside on a 2.6-acre remediated brownfield lot once used as Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works storage facility and service yard. The site had been paved over several times and suffered decades of environmental devastation. The storage facility was rehabilitated to serve as a support structure for the CSL. Underground gas tanks formerly used to fuel municipal vehicles were cleaned for reuse as storage for sanitary water. Indigenous, sustainable plants and soil were brought in to rebuild the hillside nearly from scratch. Today, a terraced garden leads downhill from the roof to the ground floor of the CSL, allowing visitors to walk through a trail of native plant communities, including wetland, rain garden, water's edge, shade garden, lowland hardwood slope, oak woodland and upland groves. Between the surrounding landscape and the building's green roof, over 250 species are represented, providing habitat for local fauna and serving as a demonstration for residential application of native plants.
In order to achieve the building's net-zero energy goal, the CSL team had to maximize efficiency. The CSL's orientation maximizes southern sun exposure, and the incorporation of light shelves, louvers and overhangs contribute to a projected 80 percent daylight autonomy while minimizing summer cooling loads and contributing to heating in winter. The building envelope and high performance wall and roof insulation reduce heating losses and cooling loads. Fourteen 510-foot-deep geothermal wells provide a 70% reduction in heating and cooling energy needs. A Building Management System monitors, controls, and provides feedback to ensure efficient operations. The building is designed to operate at an estimated 19.5 kBtu/sf/yr, a nearly 80 percent reduction compared to traditionally designed office spaces. Its energy is provided by photovoltaic arrays and a vertical axis wind turbine, together capable of producing up to 140,000 kWh/yr. Surplus power is directed to the other campus facilities.
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Every material element of the CSL was subjected to a thorough analysis of ingredients and their sources to ensure transparency. Pushing manufacturers to closely examine their supply and manufacturing chains, forging solutions, and training construction crews and subcontractors to properly document materials, the CSL project team emerged with findings which will ease this important process for future projects.
The project site can store enough water onsite to meet the buildings needs reducing impact on water conveyance and municipal sewage treatment. Rainwater is captured from not only the CSL site but the substantial rooftop space of the adjacent Tropical Forest Conservatory. Among the storm water treatment system's principal components is a lagoon which replicates natural water treatment processes that occur in wetlands and marshes while providing habitat for native plants, fish and aquatic turtles. It is expected that captured storm water, supplemented by well water, will offset seven million gallons of potable water to the campus annually. Sanitary water from the CSL and adjacent maintenance building is treated by a constructed wetland that utilizes plants, sand filtration and UV filtration to disinfect the water to gray water standards. An Epiphany Solar Water System, in one of its first deployments anywhere, uses parabolic solar dishes to generate heat and power multi-stage distillation units to further treat sanitary system water to pharmaceutical standards. This water is used to water Phipps' sensitive orchid collection.
In keeping with the outreach efforts of Phipps, the CSL is designed to maximize public interaction, beauty, and inspiration. Through talks and presentations, docent-led tours and dynamic science education programs, Phipps uses the CSL as a platform to reinforce the importance of human/environment interactions with particular emphasis on green space in the city, urban gardening, healthy food initiatives and urban-based sustainable building practices. Phipps' is also conducting conservation psychology research on the effectiveness of art and communication as tools for changing the way that people interact with the world around them. As increasing numbers of people discover the visionary concepts at work at the CSL, as well as the potential for replication, they will be encouraged to mount similar projects at the home, business and community levels. Additionally, in the CSL's dedicated indoor and outdoor classroom spaces, Phipps gives area children a chance to connect to nature, fostering the growth of tomorrow's environmental stewards.
The beauty and spirit of the CSL is recognizable on numerous levels and the work taking place at the project is inspiring and awakening people to understand the true benefits of allowing ourselves to live, play, and work in harmony with nature.
Photo: Joshua Franzos
Project Costs
Total Cost (land excluded): 15,656,361
Soft Costs: $3,927,714
Hard Costs: $11,728,647
Creative Financing Opportunities
Foundations/Trusts: $10,118,000 (61%)
Individuals: $3,160,070 (19%)
Government Grant-Makers: $1,992,529 (12%)


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Occupations? Computer consultant; occasional farm wife
Furthest place you travelled to and why: Laos by bicycle
Describe yourself using five words or less. Big hair, tall, vary smrt
What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you? There is no TV in my house.
Profile Questions:
What do you see as the top election issues? I stand for connecting this community through trails and events, encouraging our diverse business community and transparent and clear decision-making.
How would you address the housing developments now facing the Village? Trails before sales - wouldn't it be great if all taxpayers could bike into town in 15 minutes or less?
What do you think is the Village of Pemberton's role in boosting economic activity? Support events that showcase Pemberton's assets to bring in tourists; continue working to balance clear and consistent guidelines with flexibility as needed.
What would you do to enhance the environment for business? Pursue downtown enhancement strategy - create gathering places, keep Pemberton walkable and encourage local shopping.
Give an example of a difficult situation you have overcome. I left a large consulting firm to work for a start-up that fell to pieces around me, which I then left to start my own consulting business eight years ago.
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Nick's skill, creativity and professionalism in all our work together - from live performances to recording sessions, composition and songwriting to creative production - has always been exceptional. He has just the right approach, always brings the best out of you, and is a pleasure to work with.
Nick is amazing at what he does, simple as that really. He immediately understood the effect we were going for, resulting in an incredible final product that only took four days to record. He was actively involved with the process and gave his full attention to each of our songs, adding harmonies and organ lines in spaces that we hadn't even noticed.
Nick always gives productive and creative input during the recording process, suggesting new ways of playing or arranging certain parts that can pan out in surprising and positive new ways. He doesn't just press 'record' and sit back - he is actively engaged in the process, and seems to genuinely care about everything he records.
A wiry Alchemist of sound. He knew what the right recording technique was for us, exhaustively capturing live takes with excellent separation between instruments. He nailed my guitar sound and was willing to do things like re-amping, midi mapping and talking eq curves. A darling of the industry.
Working with Nicholas was incredible. He is not only very professional but he knows how to align with your ideas and music style.
Nick is a great musician AND engineer. He knows the musical effect that you're after and harnesses the technology to deliver it. Being an intuitive and sensitive musician himself, I can completely trust his judgement – invaluable when the pressure is on. The best engineer-producers are highly inventive and come up with results that are more musical than what the artist originally fed in, and that's certainly the case with Nick. Every part of the process, from planning to results, comes off professionally and stylishly.


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The once-formidable Ritter's Frozen Custard chain could be on the cusp of a turnaround under new ownership that is
embarking on a plan to have 100 locations within five years.
New York-based TruFoods, which bought the company in May 2008 for an undisclosed price, has spent the past two years revamping
the business model and now is seeking new franchisees.
TruFoods should have commitments signed for about 10 new franchises in 2010, with a goal of opening four of those by the
end of the year, said Gary Occhiogrosso, the company's chief development officer.
"We basically took a step back," Occhiogrosso said. "We took a look at what worked and a good focused look
at things that weren't working as well."
Ritter's has 17 stores in Indiana, including nine in the Indianapolis area. Overall, it has 31 locations in six states,
or about half as many as the chain had just five years ago before problems began plaguing its former owners.
Hoosiers have been passionate about Ritter's handmade frozen custard ever since it launched in Franklin more than 20
years ago. Yet while the ice cream is sweet, the story of the former mom-and-pop company's attempt to grow is anything
John Ritter and his wife, Bonny, started the company in 1989. At the time, it was a novelty—frozen custard made fresh
each day inside a retro-looking circular building that featured only outdoor seating.
The chain boasted 18 locations in 2000. By 2005—its peak—it had 60.
But the company's former CEO, Saul Lemke, who acquired control in 2003 (with the Ritter family retaining a major stake),
was roundly criticized by franchisees for expanding too quickly while neglecting daily operations.
Add an onslaught of new competitors into the mix and you have the ingredients for a rocky road.
The Ritter family reacquired control in 2004, installing John's son Bob as CEO. But the damage had been done.
TruFoods specializes in buying and turning around underperforming brands. The company's other holdings include Arthur
Treacher's Fish & Chips, Pudgie's Famous Chicken and Wall Street Deli.
The handmade frozen custard remains the cornerstone of what drove Ritter's past success. But new offerings such as
Italian ice and, for the health conscious, tart frozen yogurt and sugar-free custard, have been added in an attempt to appeal
to a larger customer base.
Perhaps even more important, TruFoods is branching out from the traditional, free-standing modular units that can be expensive
for a franchisee to purchase and usually are only open seasonally, which can dampen sales potential.
TruFoods' expansion plans include Ritter's locations in shopping centers and in existing restaurants or convenience
stores. The company also has plans for more so-called scoop shops, in which the custard is not actually made on the premises.
A franchisee's initial investment can be as little as $72,500 for a shop inside an existing restaurant or as high as
$750,000 for a free-standing unit, according to TruFoods' franchise disclosure document filed with the Indiana Secretary
of State.
Steve Delaney, a partner at the Indianapolis-based SiteHawk Retail Real Estate brokerage and former owner of several ice
cream shops, supports the new strategy.
"Going into more traditional locations that are anchored would help," he said. "Most of their locations
are secondary and destination locations, which was a big part of their problem."
TruFoods wants to expand in states where it already has locations: Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, New York and Texas.
Tim Mallet, a Ritter's franchisee who operates a free-standing shop in Warsaw in northern Indiana and another in Portage,
Mich., has witnessed firsthand the transition of ownership from the Ritter family to TruFoods.
After spending 10 years as an Eli Lilly and Co. sales representative in the Kalamazoo, Mich., area, Mallet became business
partners in 2000 with a former Lilly colleague who had opened a Ritter's. Mallet since has purchased his partner's
share of the business.
Under Ritter ownership, Mallet appreciated that he could speak directly to John Ritter when he had questions or concerns.
Conversely, though, the wherewithal to implement marketing and long-range planning strategies was lacking, he said.
The tradeoff in dealing with a large corporation that might not be as responsive is that it has the resources to assist in
brand development and management issues, Mallet said.
"It's neither good nor bad," he said. "It's just different."
What's remained the same, however, is the influx of competition. Since Mallet opened his shop, rivals Cold Stone Creamery,
Culver's, Marble Slab Creamery and Sonic have located within two blocks of him.
"I'm paying my bills," he said, "but it's not like it used to be."
Mallet has the safety net of his full-time job as a director of pharmacy at a community health center. Still, he's
anticipating an economic turnaround this year.
Ochiogrosso at TruFoods is confident his company can help reverse the decline of the Ritter's franchise as well.
"It's still an inexpensive treat," he said of the frozen custard. "You can take your family to a
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Road Reflections
Issuing a speeding ticket
sidewalk outside restaurant
Group of children playing in school yard
man looking at coming attractions at strip club
Sandwich board man on stilts
Woman walking her dogs
Whtie boots in shop window
Winter street scene
Road trip to Alaska with Canadian travel companions
People viewing NY City Skyline from Staten Island Ferry
Family photo time
boy with telephone
Easter Sunday
Grandma Anna Paul's brooms
Grandma Anna Paul leaves the family home for the last time.
Polaroid street photographer
Crowd watches Boston Marathon
Two men checking Boston Marathon results
Emancipation statue
Boy with wrench
Car show
Old bookstore window
Discarded Silvertone guitar in construction pit
Police officer observing the street
Woman standing with Hudson Hornet
friend posing in junk yard
Museum of Science porcupine demonstration
people watching house fire
Firemen fighting house fire
Firefighters fighting house fire
Store fire
children playing in Bouncy House, traveling carnival
Traveling carnival worker and daughter.
traveling carnival worker
Carnival ride
Soldiers line up for Memorial Day Parade
Scout troop Memorial Day
Memorial Day Rally
Occupation and protest. Boston Public Housing News
Boston Public Housing News story on popular tenant.
Day care center opening for Boston Public Housing News
Assignment to document substandard housing conditions for tenants rights group.
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Lavender Paper Folds
Lavender Paper Folds -- In the sun-baked markets of Provence, dried lavender is sold in folds of brown paper. It is a beautifully simple idea adapted here to make decorative scented sachets for cupboards, drawers or shelves. Contains approximately 1/2 cup of Dried Lavender Buds.
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Inspirational Instagram Accounts
Remember the days of #FF / Follow Friday on Twitter? Well, I've decided I am bringing it back, however this time it's all about who I am following on Instagram (sorry Twitter, I can be fickle at times). So without further ado, here are my current favourite creatives on the 'gram:
Alana Jonesmann
The queen of cakes! Honestly, what Alana can't do with some buttercream icing and sponge just isn't worth knowing. Her cakes are some of the most cheerful and original creations I've seen, and whilst I'm yet to cross the Atlantic to try one, I am sure they taste just as good as they look. Alana lives in sunny LA and has the most gorgeous pugs, making her stories worth a watch too.
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Motivational quotes in beautiful colour palettes. Each week creator Tessa Forrest shares a new graphic on her story to screen grab and use as your phone backdrop. Your very own pep talk that you can carry around in your pocket. You can also purchase her designs at her Society 6 shop here.
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Accidentally Wes Anderson
Ever stumble across a place that could be a location for a Wes Anderson film and you need to share it with the world? Then this account is for you. Wally Koval who curates it shares visually inspiring corners of the world and accompanies them with some good, honest facts too. This is my happy corner of the internet, enjoy.
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Jesse Chamberlin Marble
You've probably seen Jesse's work before on DesignLoveFest, as her and founder Bri are a visual dream team. Jesse's Instagram is an edit of all her work which features her colourful signature style of photography. You might also be interested (read: obsessed) with her wedding to her equally talented photographer husband Jimmy Marble - their joint account can be found
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Nicholas Scarpinato
My fifth and final person is also based in LA - clearly I am in need of some more light and sunshine now that autumn's daylight savings have kicked in! I don't know how Nicholas creates his colourful photographs, and I think if he shared his secrets with me he'd have to kill me (bit dramatic, I got all Bond there). However, for me, half the fun is marvelling at his camera trickery, and wondering exactly how it's been done.


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Do you want to help survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Los Angeles & West San Gabriel Valley area? Peace Over Violence invites you to come learn about volunteer opportunities on our 24-hr rape & battering hotline and emergency response programs.
Peace Over Violence encourages caring and compassionate individuals from the diverse communities of Los Angeles County to become trauma informed Counselor Advocates working directly with survivors of sexual & domestic violence.
• Become a trauma informed counselor advocate
• Provide direct services to survivors via our 24-hour hotline or respond in person
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• Commitment to one full year of service
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• Reliable transportation, valid driver's license and insurance
• Must live in LA County. Prefer community members from Metro LA or West San Gabriel Valley
Upon completion of the training, you will be part of the Peace Over Violence Intervention Division's Emergency Response Team, volunteering for the 24-Hour Hotline and Emergency Response Team and the Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART).
For information regarding the training, please contact email@example.com Due to the monolingual populations we serve, bilingual candidates fluent in Spanish and/or American Sign Language are encouraged to apply.
*No previous experience is required.
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Join the Board
EnergyCare seeks prospective volunteer Board Members like you – people who care about the plight of our low-income neighbors and who want to make a difference in our community.
Aside from an affinity for our mission, EnergyCare looks for a number of qualities in Board Members: evidence of leadership abilities; ability to commit time or financial resources; ability to provide relevant perspectives or expertise; willingness to lever contacts and connections in the community; and those with specialty skills, such as lawyers, doctors, accountants etc. Of course, no individual Board Member can offer all of these things, but between us we can get the job done!
Board Members attend bimonthly meetings of the Board of Directors (i.e. 6 per year). They generally serve on a committee, which meets regularly, or on an ad hoc basis, depending on the nature of the committee. Board Members support the organization financially by giving to the best of their ability (no fixed level).
Board Members act as advocates for EnergyCare in the community and actively try to engage the community with EnergyCare's mission. Board Members are also able to volunteer in a number of capacities (e.g. helping to weatherize homes) as they wish.
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Ménage à: Trois Mec
Disclaimer: A meal this decadent, prepared by a Chef this celebrated, will leave Boss feeling smug, satisfied, and absolutely exhausted.
Trois Mec is easily the Los Angeles restaurant opening of 2013. It's not for everyone - don't tell the unadventurous cynics - but if you're a foodie looking for fun, get in line and enjoy the show.
For the first-timers: book a two-person party size and sit at the bar. You'll be up close and personal with Chef Ludo (if you're lucky) and his kitchen staff; it really does add to the experience.
Note: Ludo cooks whilst simultaneously selecting the restaurant's background beats - French rap music from his iPhone. He is a G.
The catch: there is no reservation system here. To be seated, you must set your alarm for 8am PST on Friday, August 23rd (or every other Friday thereafter), and nab dinner tickets online. The food and the methods are equally cutting edge.
The menu: a varying set of five courses and a few snack bites. Above, a steamed and grilled mini brioche bun, painted with sweet clover butter. One was such a tease.
Vegetarians will be accommodated in palate and accompanied by eye-roll, courtesy of the Chef.
At the end of the night, the menu comes home with you. Boss will use it to brag to his colleagues.
Make sure Boss can handle an adventurous meal. Not pictured - the raw beef, served with fermented black walnut, grilled yogurt, and caramelized eggplant. Trust when we say it tastes better than it looks.
Cost varies based on menu items, but floats around $75 per person, or $96.47 including tax and tip, excluding alcohol.
Wine pairing available at an additional $49 p/person, and includes carefully selected treats like alcoholic apple cider from Normandy. Glass pour wine or beer also available.
All sales are final, tickets are transferable. Just go, it's worth at least one try.
Trois Mec $$$$ 716 N. Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Katlyn represents energy and utility clients on a variety of matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
Katlyn has prepared and submitted numerous filings under Sections 203, 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act. She has experience with representing companies seeking market-based rates, stated rates, and formula rates; filings to maintain market-based rates; and has represented clients filing complaints and comments with respect to Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). Katlyn has assisted in appellate proceedings before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals involving RTO issues.
In NERC audit and enforcement actions, Katlyn has assisted clients with responding to Regional Entities (including RFC, SERC, and AESO) regarding notices of alleged violations of various NERC Reliability Standards.
Katlyn's practice also involves counseling clients on both FERC and NERC compliance matters including compliance with FERC Standards of Conduct, Affiliate Restrictions, and Form Filings. With respect to NERC compliance issues, Katlyn has significant experience with NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards.
Katlyn is active in the firm's pro bono efforts. In 2014, she co-chaired a matter to secure asylum for a young mother who fled Cameroon to escape her violent husband, a high-ranking military official.
While attending law school, Katlyn worked as a FERC/NERC law clerk at a large energy company where her assignments primarily related to the FERC Standards of Conduct, Electric Quarterly Reports requirements, and compliance with NERC Reliability Standards. She also assisted in audit preparation related to the CIP Standards for several entities within the organization.
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Gidden Darling is a photographic company owned and run by Jake Darling.
Jake is a freelance photographer with extensive experience in various genres ranging from Press & PR, Music and Events; to Studio, Sports, Corporate and unique photographic briefs.
Clients of Gidden Darling will receive a friendly, professional and reliable service with quick turnaround times on all pictures needed for tight deadlines, without affecting the highest standard of image quality and overall customer satisfaction.
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A day after addressing the National Rifle Association convention, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is attending the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
No word yet on whether Palin has placed a wager on a horse or horses. There are a lot of great story lines at the Derby. "Frac Daddy" was named as a tribute to oil field workers. "Normandy Invasion" honors World War II veterans. A female jockey is riding "Mylute." Trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled five horses. And Rick Pitino co-owns "Goldencents." Jockey Kevin Kriggins, who will attempt to become the first black jockey to win the race since 1902, will ride that horse.
Breitbart's Liz Sheld has a fantastic guide of all the other Derby horses here in what is shaping up to be a muddy race.
Palin is in Kentucky to attend a fundraiser on Sunday.
Gov. Palin #Derby @ Churchill Downs instagram.com/p/Y5uPAeQoh8/
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5.2 Equipment and softwarePrint
There is a whole range of possible computer solutions for managing your collections. You can arrange to set up an in-house or customized data base, or you can obtain a ready-made system commercially. There are various ways of choosing and setting up new systems.
Existing resources (English):
|Collections Management Software Selection, CHIN/RCIP.
Excellent online course that guides you through the process of defining your needs and helps create methods for evaluating, selecting, implementing and maintaining a computerized system. Provides theory, advice, references and exercises for each of the nine modules.
|Criteria Checklist, CHIN/RCIP.
A list for helping choose a collection management software package. It reviews most aspects of collection management, and indicates those considered variously to be essential, desirable or unnecessary. The list can be downloaded. It is not directive – it is up to the user to decide what he or she needs.
|Capture Your Collections, Small Museum Version, CHIN/RCIP.
Online course made up of nine modules, specially designed to help voluntary workers, curators and managers in regional, local or specialized museums to better manage the process of digitizing images. It deals with technical information on images and digitization, image management, costs, legal problems, standards, etc.
|CollectionSpace, Museum of the Moving Image, IST, CARET, OCAD University.
This is a web-based, open-source (freely distributed) collections management software for museums.
|CollectiveAccess, Whirl-i-Gig, Deutsches Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Missouri History Museum, ULB, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Coney Island History Project, Night Kitchen Interactive, Smart Lounge.
This is a highly configurable cataloguing tool and web-based application for museums, archives and digital collections (freely distributed). it requires little to no custom programming to support a variety of metadata standards, external data sources and repositories, as well as most popular media formats. In addition to multilingual cataloguing facilities, it allows publication of this data in the languages of your choice.
In Spanish:
|Andrés Carretero Pérez, et al., Normalización Documental de Museos: Elementos para una aplicación informática de Gestión Museográfica. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, España, 1998.
|Georgina DeCarli, Christina Tsagaraki. Un Inventario de Bienes Culturales ¿Por qué y para quién? ILAM. Publicación Electrónica, Mayo 2006.
|Gonzalo Lara Pacheco, Alberto Castro Thompson, Clara López Guzmán, Guillermo Chávez Sánchez,
Dante Ortiz Ancona. Digitalización de colecciones. Texto e imagen. Volumen 1. UNAM. México (2008).
If these resources become unavailable, you will be able to find some of them on the EPA website. They were captured in March 2009 and checked in January 2011. You can find the Spanish resources on the ILAM website. They were captured in November 2009 and checked in January 2011.


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New government documents show just how over-the-top Sean Parker's extravagant $10 million wedding in the Big Sur forest really was.
The state of California actually fined the Facebook billionaire $2.5 million over it.
That's because he built a cottage, fake ruins, waterfalls, staircases and a huge dance floor in an ecologically sensitive area near ancient redwoods and a stream with endangered steelhead trout.
He also built a gateway and arch, an artificial pond, a stone bridge, multiple event platforms with elevated floors, rock walls and fake ruined castle walls. And although he was building all of this in a forest, he also planted 125 trees and other plants and flowers, too. The sets and gowns were created by a designer for the "Lord of the Rings" films.
Parker even created an LLC company, Neraida, to run his wedding, reports The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal.
But he didn't get permission from the Coastal Commission, which regulates the area. The commission got wind of it all before his unauthorized construction caused too much damage.
Parker married singer-songwriter Alexandra Lenas as scheduled on Saturday. A happy ending.


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Edwards are an independent estate agents, based in Bristol. I previously worked on a brand refresh for them, which included the introduction of a new set of sale boards, incorporating my illustrations and those of fellow Drawn in Bristol members.
To produce an ongoing set of illustrations for use across Edwards' marketing materials
The theme 'One Thing I Love about Bristol...' was developed as the basis of the campaign, with a new illustration being released quarterly, to be used on postcard flyers and print advertisements. Each illustration depicts a reason given by a member of the Edwards' team as to why Bristol is such a great place to live.
In addition to being a slightly different take on the kind of marketing materials usually produced for an estate agent, it is hoped these will help potential clients see Edwards as approachable and more 'human' than the usual perception of estate agents (!)
Pictured above, clockwise from top... (click on the images to enlarge)
1. Based around the idea of 'green pockets' - in response to a comment from Managing Director, Mathew Edwards about all the areas of green space throughout the city. ( For an insight of the process involved from initial sketch to the finished artwork of this image, see my blog here )
2. Senior Negotiator, Nick's answer to the question "The shops on Park Street and the guys that skateboard down the middle of the road at the same speed as the cars, sometimes even faster!"
3. My illustrated response to Southville sales team member Helen's story "…Seeing the SS Great Britain reminds me of my childhood. 35 years ago when she was first brought into dry dock, I donated my 50 pence pocket money to help with the restoration!"
"Carys… just great! She has been instrumental in the design and implementation of our complete brand. A valued member of our creative team; and we would not be what we are today without her ongoing care and attention. Honest, inventive, creative and professional… "
Matt Edwards, Edwards Estate Agents. May 7, 2013
Illustrations for Affinity Sutton (a large national housing association) and their new online customer portal
Promotional book illustrations for Zeke Creative - with a theme of 'elegance'. These illustrations also use a limited colour palette.
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WASHINGTON, June 11, 2017 ⏤ Depending on the results, police, criminal defendants, employers and employees either love or hate the polygraph.
Also called a "lie detector," the polygraph's name has Greek roots and means "many writings." It does not detect lies. It measures and records several body responses such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while a subject is asked and answers a series of questions. The belief is that deceptive answers will produce responses that notably vary from the responses of a person who is truthful.
Humans lie. The search for proof of truth has been and remains a vaunted and elusive effort. In ancient China, dried rice was placed in a person's mouth and when they spat the rice out, they were considered guilty if they still had rice sticking to their tongue. Innocents were believed to be able to produce saliva, enabling them to spit the rice out, whereas guilty people had "dry mouth."
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In 1921, John Larson, a University of California medical student, invented the modern polygraph. Today the machine is more sophisticated but uses the same basic concepts: measuring and recording the body's responses to questions.
The scientific and legal communities have provided opinions about the effectiveness of the polygraph. Psychologists have also commented on its use.
In 1991, a survey of scientists overwhelmingly (66 percent) determined that polygraphy was fake science. In 2002 the National Research Council found that in "untrained" populations, polygraph tests can distinguish lying from truth telling at rates well above chance, but well below perfection. Thus, with psychologists repeatedly declaring that the tests were unsound, the NRC stated in 2004 that there was no evidence of the test's effectiveness.
Polygraph advocates claim that test results are valid in up to ninety percent of tests administered.
Use in criminal courts
The United States Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of polygraph test results in 1998, when they stated that "there is simply no consensus that polygraph evidence is reliable."
In the case United States v. Scheffer, polygraph evidence in a military tribunal was excluded because, as the Court noted, "false positives occur, and these people suffer the consequences of 'failing' the polygraph." Further "the polygraph examiner can supply the jury only with another opinion." The court said that the test was "no more accurate than a coin flip."
The court said that the test was "no more accurate than a coin flip."
Polygraph evidence is not admissible in a criminal court to prove a defendant's guilt or innocence. In some states, however, if there is an agreement between both sides (prosecution and defense) before the test is taken, the results can be admitted into court as evidence.
Nonetheless, police and prosecutors use the test extensively to elicit confessions, and criminal defense attorneys attempt to use them as leverage in plea bargains.
A criminal defendant cannot be forced to undergo the test.
John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of the murdered six-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey voluntarily took polygraphs to clear their names in the investigation of their daughter's death. They passed the tests. This crime was the subject of national attention and many now believe one or both of the parents were somehow involved.
This crime was the subject of national attention and many now believe one or both of the parents were somehow involved.
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OJ Simpson failed a lie detector test over his involvement in killing his former wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Based in part on those results, and other evidence, a civil jury awarded his victim's families millions in compensation.
Gary Leon Ridgway (the 1980's "Green River" killer) pled guilty to the murders of 48 women after being linked by DNA evidence. He was suspected of having killed at least 70 victims. He passed a polygraph in the midst of his spree in 1984.
He passed a polygraph in the midst of his spree in 1984.
Polygraph tests measure emotional arousal. Anxiety, anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress, nervousness, fear, confusion, hypoglycemia, psychosis, depression, substance-induced changes in "normal" or other emotions can all lead to errors if polygraph test results are interpreted as deceptive. A polygraph cannot distinguish anxiety caused by dishonesty and anxiety caused by something else.
A polygraph cannot distinguish anxiety caused by dishonesty and anxiety caused by something else.
As many know, police lie. They are allowed to do so in attempting to extract confessions. As well, where a defendant has agreed to take a polygraph, the police have been seen to lie to the defendant about the results in order to get the confession. After intense and lengthy interrogations, some defendants caved when they were confronted with "you failed the test," believing they had no hope and that they'd fare better confessing than being found guilty.
Police may tell a suspect that the test is mandatory to prove innocence. That is simply not true. The test is never required.
Use in employment arena
In the employment world, polygraphs are used in a variety of ways. Prior to 1988, employers routinely used the polygraph for pre-employment screening and after-hire job continuation determinations. In 1988, the federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act was passed. The Act outlawed significant uses of lie detectors in connection with employment.
The Act applies to every private employer involved in interstate commerce, which today includes just about every business. Those using a computer, the U.S. mail, or a telephone system to send or receive messages in states other than their own are included.
Under the Act, it is illegal to:
- Require, request, suggest or cause any employee or job applicant to submit to a lie detector test;
- Use, accept, refer to or inquire about the results of any test conducted on an employee or job applicant;
- Dismiss, discipline, discriminate against or even threaten action against any employee or job applicant who refuses to take a test; and
- Discriminate against or fire any who claim the Act's protections.
The EPPA does allow polygraph testing for certain types of jobs, such as those with security firms (armored car employees, alarm companies, guard companies), and for jobs with pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers.
Further, if an employer is investigating a specific employment-related crime, upon 48-hour written notice to an employee that the employee is a suspect, taking the test can be required for continuation of employment. There must be a provable, reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved in the crime.
The EPPA does not cover federal, state or local government agencies. Government employees do not have the protection of this law.
In the realm of government or government-related employment, a security clearance cannot be revoked based solely on polygraph test results. Access to sensitive information, however, may be denied if results are not favorable. Finally, some security-type government positions require passing the test, and failure can mean being denied such a position.
Employees who choose to take a test have rights concerning the test and its administration. There are topics that cannot be asked about, including religion, sexual preference, race, labor union activity and lawful political activity.
An explanation of what the test results will be used for, the right to stop the test at any time, and the right to be asked questions in a way that is not degrading or needlessly intrusive are also attendant to a voluntary taking of the test.
Keeping your fingers crossed behind your back does not otherwise permit lying.
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The healthcare field is the subject of a host of federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, interpretive information, and model guidance. If you are familiar with the old story that men do not need to ask for street advice, as they can always find their way, they also generally tend not to seek out help when it comes to their health as they are always capable of surpassing the problem they have been facing and heal themselves.
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan supported for raising taxes on tobacco products during an event organized by PHFI in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO to commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2014 last week.
For even more helpful health information, view Baylor Health Exclusive , our online resource for additional articles, videos, recipes, health assessments and quizzes. The magazine remains as the best selling lifestyle magazine for men in the world. The magazine confidently says that it provides men with the tools which help them make their lives better.
American Journalism review: This is an American magazine which can provide you writing jobs related to all niches. With over 13 years of publishing history, the magazine provides an excellent medium of communication between the public, healthcare professionals and companies in the region. Health has been motivating women to feel happy and healthy every day since 1981. Many households count magazine subscriptions as a regular expense just like groceries and electricity.
B) Purchase a minimum of 1 subscription of 6 issues subscription to Good Health magazine by telephone on 136 116 quoting M1612GME, H1612GME, or HO612GME during the promotional period. The health benefits of walking – Although more reading and listening to the health benefits of walking, but you still hesitate to do it. Throw away the doubt, and see what are the benefits of this one exercise. Besides learning from the health magazine the good about yoga exercises it also teaches you about diseases, its prevention, symptoms, risk factors and treatment and also food nutrition in our daily life. The subscription will automatically renew and continue unless otherwise advised by the subscriber. Your first step for maintaining good health is eating right and getting enough exercise.


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The River Murray Act 2003 aims to ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures are taken to protect, restore and enhance the River Murray in recognition of its importance to the South Australian community and economy. The Act is important because it integrates the protection of the river into other legislation relating to the River Murray system.
A key feature is the general duty of care provision that applies to all river users. The Act outlines a referral system, whereby the Minister has the power to review applications for certain types of activities. You might need the Minister's approval to undertake an activity that could impact on the river. Select one of the following referral assessment policies for more information:
For more information about the River Murray Act, see:
Annual reports for the River Murray Act are also available to download.
The River Murray Act Implementation Strategy (1.85mb pdf) describes priorities and strategies to achieve the Objects of the River Murray Act 2003 and further the Objectives for a Healthy River Murray outlined in this Act. The Strategy was amended in 2014 following a review of the original strategy in 2011 that involved extensive consultation with stakeholders having an interest in the management of the River.
The Natural Resources Management Act 2004 enables water allocation and licensing on the River Murray so that water extracted from the river can be managed sustainably.
This framework determines how water available to South Australia under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement of the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 is shared between the different consumptive uses, including irrigation and other diversion entitlement holders, the environment and critical human water needs.
View the framework and current and historical water allocations.
Water Act 2007
The Water Act 2007 enables the Commonwealth, together with Basin States, to manage Murray-Darling Basin water resources in the national interest, address threats to Basin water resources in accordance with international agreements, ensure the return to environmentally sustainable levels of extraction, promote the use and management of Basin water resources in a way that optimises economic, social and environmental outcomes and improve water security for all Basin water resource uses.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority and Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder were established under the Act to overseeing water resource planning in the Basin and maximise environmental outcomes from Commonwealth environmental water.
We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians whose ancestral lands we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.
We also pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their nations in South Australia, as well as those across Australia.


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The City of Grand Island, Nebraska, is looking for a qualified candidate to fill their Utility Production Engineer position. This position participates in evaluating, planning, designing, recommending, and coordinating the construction of various systems, facilities, and related engineering activities of high-pressure steam and combustion turbine electrical generation plants and water distribution systems.
Essential Functions:
Display a willingness to assume and visibly demonstrate mentoring and coaching, role modeling and leadership to staff members by recognizing and developing talent.
Display honest, trustworthy, and ethical behavior when dealing with internal and external customers.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Prepare specifications and administer contracts with contractors and consultants for various plant or water system projects.
Design of plant and water system modification or additions.
Attend and participate in professional and utility organizations.
Perform plant and equipment performance tests and calculations.
Assist in coordinating electric and water utility engineering activities with those of other divisions and outside agencies and organizations.
Participate in the development and administration on budgets; forecast additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.
Provide staff assistance to the Assistant Utilities Director- Production.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of:
Principles and practice of engineering.
Basic principles of electric and water production system.
Process control fundamentals.
Principles of digital computer operation.
Fundamentals of word processing, spreadsheet, database and utility software.
Safe work practices.
Principles and practices of utility construction, maintenance, and materials.
Applicable federal, state, local, and industry codes and regulations.
Ability to:
Perform complex engineering designs and computations.
Develop technical specifications and engineering plans.
Work with and interpret engineering drawings.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Work in both outdoor and indoor environmental conditions, with exposure to heat/cold, fumes, dust, noise, water, oil and grease.
Work in confined spaces, and with moving mechanical parts.
Work at high elevations.
Must have use of arms and legs.
Must be able to operate computer terminal and applicable programs.
Properly wear all safety equipment.
Must be able to see and read gauges, trouble lights and control panel screens.
Must be able to recognize and distinguish colors.
Experience in power plan operations and instrumentation and electrical work is preferred.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in engineering.
License or Certification:
Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, an appropriate, valid Nebraska driver's license.
Residency is required within six (6) months of date of hire.
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